Session 37

The Tower

The ride didn't really last long.

Mostly since Blade's apartment wasn't that far from their current location and their strange ability to make time go by quite fast.

"I think that's more of the author's ability." Chacha explained, as the group sat inside the armored vehicle. "Which goes quite well with creating assistants that break his rules and creating confusing universes that seemingly serve no purpose."

And it seems that someone is still unhappy about losing their protagonist status oh so long ago. At the very least, she could be grateful to not be a chew toy to Usagi. But I digress.
Even as they stood in front of the building, a sense of unease and despair seemed to come over them, almost similar to what was felt in Mahora's Library.

*We're being watched.*

"What do you mean?" Alice whispered as the group did a quick sweep of the surrounding area, only to come up with nothing.

*Someone is watching us.*

"Where?"

Suiko didn't answer, possibly searching for that very answer at the moment.

Reluctantly, they made their way into the parking garage. In a way, it was just like how the author had described in the previous chapter. Gray and depressing.
"Okay then." Adarnamon whispered, only for the shadows to creep towards them.

*They're here.*

Alice made a quick glance into her shadow, only for it to be engulfed by the other shadows in the room.

"Intruders! Intruders!"

A pair of feathered angels then swooped down.

"He has returned!" the first one announced, only to be doused in a conslig special. "Interesting, so Bonessa has finally decided to wake up."

Consligmon only rolled his eyes and laughed.

"You're quite wrong, my friend." Consligmon answered, flicking a match at the doused angel. "I'm the only one to leave that wretched realm."

"Okay then."

The second angel then cleared it's throat, possibly ready something truly mind-blowing that you people will probably ignore.

"In that case, welcome intruders!" angel #2 announced, only for all of Delta to stare at her.

"I believe you're doing it wrong." Elena answered, only for the angel to glare back at her.

Neko Scratch!

Joey slammed his staff against the ground, only for two cat claws to shoot out from the ground and tear at their opponents.

Dark Bubble!

While Joey was doing that, Tsukaimon puffed up and shot a purple bubble out at the opponents. The projectile curved towards the targets, only to explode upon them.

"Nice shot." Gentleman responded and pulled his swords out.

Kimera Slice!

Gentleman then charged over to the two angels and proceeded to slice them into a million pieces. In a way, it was kind of a refreshing change of pace from Talos.

"I guess that worked." Officer EMT added, "Still would have preferred the challenge."

The group made their way towards the door, finding more angels awaiting them.

"How dare you!" an angel announced and was treated to a mouthful of shotgun shells. As such, this was the signal for all the other angels to charge forth and attack them.

Overkill!

Yokozamon pulled the minigun out and proceeded to mow down the targets. Strangely, this didn't seem to stop the battle between angels and gunfire.

And it appears Yokozamon has won this battle, allowing for Delta to proceed until they hit their next obstacle. In this case, that turned out to be a large pane of 'plot glass'. You know, the kind of destructible barrier that must be destroyed with a certain one-time use it-

Before the above sentence could be finished, Officer EMT flung a large suitcase at it and the barrier shattered into a middle itty-bitty pieces.

"I don't get it." Cutemon announced, with everyone agreeing with that logic. At the very least, the rabbit had managed to get through an entire sentence without stuttering. "Awesome!"

"It's an anime reference." Officer EMT answered and acknowledged his partner's accomplishment with a slight nod. After, he turned his attention back to their current goal.

They headed through the door, finding themselves in some sort of lobby.

Pink blood had been smeared all about the area, going quite well with all the broken stuff. Further complimenting the place, were the handful of angels sitting in three-legged chairs.

"Can you just leave us alone? We're currently on a coffee break." an angel announced, taking a sip from a mocha.

"Uh... sure?" Elena answered and continued on, with the rest of the group following her into the elevator. Once they were all inside, she pushed a button and the large metal box ascended towards the heavens.

"Officer EMT, I have a question." Chacha inquired, only for the troll's gaze to focus on her as Aegiochusmon did the same.

"And what would that be?" Officer EMT answered.

"How old are you?"

Officer EMT froze, but took a deep breath and smiled.

"I'm older than this multiverse."

Everyone just stared at him, unsure of whether Officer EMT was even telling the truth or just pulling their leg.

"That would make sense." Lily added as she glanced towards Officer EMT. "After all, this world was created before the digitalverse was a thing to an extent."

Aegiochusmon only rolled his eyes.

"Let's say that's true." Aegiochusmon started. "Doesn't that make you super overpowered and totally unbalanced?"

A large hand then connected with his face, slapping him into the wall. After, everyone turned to face the original speaker.

"Overpowered?" Officer EMT remarked, stamping his left foot against the floor. "Just because I've been around the block, doesn't mean anything in this realm. You could be the god of all gods, only to get beaten by a mortal who is throwing everything he has at you."

Silence filled the elevator as it came to a halt. The doors then opened, revealing a a ruined hallway similar to that of the lobby. Even then, it appeared that the the Tasmanian Devil had come through and decided to not clean up his mess. That, or someone had released a horde of children of St Velodias without forcing them to engage in the dangerous ritual known as 'cleaning'.

At the very least, it merely added only a handful of minutes to the journey to their destination. But with each step, a feeling of unease seemed to erupt from the hall as they go closer to Blade's Apartment.

"Here it is." Lily whispered as a tear dripped down her face.

In front of Delta, a plain room stood quietly. It taunted them in a way, mocking them for the outburst in the elevator.

"Ready to do this?" Aaron whispered, with everyone nodding in reluctant agreement. The detective then pulled the door open and everyone froze.

Laying in front of the door, was a skeleton with a message written in dried pink blood on the floor.

All good things must come to an end...

Next time: Investigation time!