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Chapter 21: Queen of the Sirens
April 11, X792 - Midday
Chaos is what Nanami Shiraki had walked out into from the female S-Class dorm ship and made her way onto the middle ship. She could hear loud singing taking over the guild, which she guessed is what had all the men in a frenzy. From what she could tell, all the men had been hypnotized by the singing and were attempting to walk towards it. The women were doing the best they could to keep the men away from the sides of the ships. Nanami ran up to Mia and Hagi when she saw them in the mix of the chaos.
"What happened?"
Mia looked up at Nanami when she asked the question, a feeling of relief coming over her when she saw the S-Class mage, "We're not really sure. This singing started and then the men all went still for a moment before they tried to walk towards it. We think it's probably sirens."
"Probably," Nanami agreed, looking over at Hagi, "And how have you not became hypnotized like the rest of the men?"
"It'll take more than some silly song to overpower me!"
Nanami and Mia exchanges glances, both having the same thoughts of, 'It's because he's not manly at all.'
"Well then, you can both be of some help with making sure that none of the men jump over the edge of the ship. We can't let a single one of them fall. You think you can handle that?" Nanami asked.
"Of course!"
"Good," Nanami said, "I'll be finding the rest of the S-Class and dealing with them myself. If you happen to find one of them, try to send up some sort of signal for me. Even though they may be hypnotized right now, they still have the strength to push forward towards the singing. Keep that in mind with any of the people you run into. And relay the same orders to anyone else that can help."
"Yes ma'am!"
As Nanami watched the two of them go, she noticed Jean, Seth and Devin were on the same deck at her at the moment, "Well, that makes things a bit easier for me," she said, beginning to make her way towards the group. Though, she noticed a difference in the way that Devin was acting compared to the other two men. When she was close enough to him, she saw that he was wearing his headphones, the music blasted up as loud as it could go. He was doing what he could to keep both Seth, who had Gamu perched up on his shoulder still, and Jean back. She came up beside him and laid a hand on his shoulder to get his attention. When he looked up at her, she saw that his eyes weren't glazed over like the rest of the men on the ship.
"It's Shiraki," Gamu said, catching Nanami off guard. She looked up at the man to see that his eyes were clear before glazing over quickly. He stayed that way for a moment before he broke away from the singing, "It's Shiraki," he repeated before his eyes glazed over again.
Nanami could only sweat drop at this, 'I guess that's what a short attention span does to a man,' she thought before turning back to Devin. She motioned to stop for a moment so she could take care of the two men herself. He stepped back just as she pulled out Swallowtail. She cut open the space in front of both men so they could walk through it before cutting another two lines for them to come out of and walk back into the first lines, creating a loop like she had done to Tazz before. She then turned back to Devin, "Get up to the front of the ship to check on Cordelia," she said, the man being able to lip read fairly well due to wearing his headphones so often. He nodded at her and took off running towards the front ship. She looked back over the deck she stood on and decided that everyone there could handle the hypnotized men well enough. She had to find Securus and make sure he wasn't trying to jump over the side of the ship from the singing.
She took off towards the male S-Class dorm ship, remembering that being the last place he was at since he still felt too ashamed to show his face on the main deck. She ran down the bridge that led to it in time to see Securus about to step over the edge, mermaids swimming in the water below while they waited for him. One of them had even managed to pull herself up by a side rope and was close enough to swipe at his leg and cause him to trip into the water.
"You idiot!" Nanami shouted as she raced over towards the man. She leapt forward and kicked the mermaid across the face, causing the creature to hiss at her, "You were not invited onto the guild, so it is time for you to leave," she said to the blue scaled woman.
"We will take your men with us. It is there own fault for being so weak," the mermaid said, trying to reach out for Securus again.
Without saying anything, Nanami kicked the woman in her chest and knocked her off the boat. She then yanked on Securus's coat and threw him back onto the deck. She then trapped him in a loop like she had with Jean and Seth, "You really owe me now, Securus-kun. Buying me sake and sashimi for a week should make up for all the trouble you have caused me recently."
"You'll have to get that reward from someone else," a smooth female voice said, "Your men will be ours."
Nanami turned to see a woman-like creature flying down onto the deck. While most of her body was that of a curvaceous woman covered in a few pieces of light armor, her legs were that of a bird's. Long, black hair tumbled down her shoulders and back and striking, red eyes were locked onto Nanami. Aside from the bird legs, the most noticeable feature of the woman were the large black wings on her back. As she landed with a heavy thump, Nanami could hear her talons clicking on the deck. The woman also held a long, broadsword.
"Who are you?" Nanami asked.
"I am Ekho, First General to our lady, Adonia, Queen of the sirens," the woman said, standing tall in pride, "You have the unfortunate luck of coming in too close to Angel's Cove. It's been a while since someone came in this close to our home and we cannot simply let your men go so easily. It's been so long since we've had a decent meal," she said, a long tongue slipping out to lick her lips. This allowed Nanami a brief glimpse of the sharp teeth that laid behind the woman's lips, "The animals on this island cannot measure up to human flesh and young men always taste the best."
Nanami stared back in disgust, "You will not take our men," she said, her grip on Swallowtail tightening, "You will not take our nakama away!"
"I'd like to see you stop us," Ekho said with a wicked smile.
'I need to make this a quick fight,' Nanami thought, 'I can already feel the affects of using my magic on those three. It'll keep draining quickly if I let this go on too long.'
"I hope you're ready," Ekho said before she charged Nanami. She brought her sword down in a hard strike, forcing Nanami to throw up her own blade to block the attack. The two women struggled back and forth for a moment before Nanami managed to knock the siren's sword aside.
"Space Cutter: Quick Dream!" Nanami shouted, slashing her katana upwards. This sent out a quick, red wave of distortion in space towards Ekho. Once the wave hit the woman, it left her in a disoriented state, one that was long enough for Nanami to jump back and think of her next attack, "Space Cutter: Shadow Chase!" she said, cutting open a red hole in space. She quickly jumped into it, disappearing for a moment only to reappear behind Ekho. She swung outwards with her feet first, kicking the siren as hard as she could. The siren wasn't ready for the surprise attack and was sent flying across the deck until she smashed into some boxes.
"You're going to pay for that, you little wench!" Ekho shouted, bursting forth from the smashed boxes. A thin line of blood fell from her forehead and she had scratches along her body, "Piercing Shriek!" she said before releasing a high pitched scream at Nanami. Nanami instantly dropped to her knees from the loud and piercing sound, covering her ears with her hands. Though, her ears were still ringing once the shriek had faded. Because of this, she wasn't able to hear Ekho walking up to her, allowing the woman to slam a foot down on her. Her talons broke the skin where they landed, blood beginning to stream from the wounds on her chest.
"Let's get rid of that pesky sword, shall we?" Ekho said, knocking Swallowtail from Nanami's hands with her broadsword, "Not so tough now, are we? And your magic is still draining, isn't it? At least while you have that loop going for that man over there," she said, pointing towards Securus.
Nanami looked over to see Securus still walking in the loop she set up and she could feel her magic draining into that loop along with the two others that held Jean and Seth, 'Stay calm,' she thought, 'Just think through your next move.'
"Say, why don't we free up some of your magic by getting rid of him already?" Ekho asked with a laugh. Nanami's eyes went wide as the siren above her set her sights on Securus. All reasonable thought left her mind as she watched the woman lift her wings up to send out an air attack that would be strong enough to knock the man off the boat.
Nanami quickly released all the loops she had going, sending a silent apology to whoever would have to deal with Seth and Jean now. Ekho flapped her wings forward, sending out a huge burst of air, "Securus-kun! You idiot!" Nanami shouted as she clamped her hands around the woman's leg, "I won't let you take my nakama!" she continued, finding the strength to lift the leg up off of her chest. She cringed when the talons ripped out of her skin, but she kept on lifting the leg off of her. When it was lifted high enough, Nanami swung her legs up to kick the woman in the back. She continued with the momentum in her legs until she was now standing on top of the siren, who was smashed against the deck.
Nanami looked up to see the gust of air still traveling towards Securus. She pushed off of the woman and grabbed Swallowtail from where it had been thrown to as she ran for the man. The gust of wind hit him, and since he was still in a hypnotized state, he easily flew off of the deck, "Securus-kun!" Nanami shouted, knowing there would be vicious mermaids waiting for him in the water. She ran and jumped off the side of the boat, slashing the space in front of her as she fell. She reappeared underneath Securus and caught him in her loop before he smacked into the water. She opened a new tear in space that would have them landing back on deck. They landed in an ungraceful heap, Nanami quickly smacking Securus in the head with the blunt end of her sword to knock him out. She had refrained from doing that earlier since she hadn't wanted to hurt anyone in the process.
"You bitch!" Ekho yelled, having stood back up again with a bruise across her face from where she had been smacked into the deck, "I'll kill you for what you've done to me!"
Nanami was panting from using so much of her magic in such a short amount of time, but she gripped her sword once again and stood back up on her feet, "You may be a so called general," Nanami said as she straightened her back out, "But I am an S-Class mage of Storm's Helm. I will not let you win! Space Cutter: Helm Bash Chaos!" she shouted, using what was left of her power to make a final blow on the woman. She tore open another hole in space and jumped through it. She reappeared below Ekho, a leg coming out of the tear first to land a powerful kick to her jaw. Ekho's teeth clack together, the woman spitting out blood from the attack as she was sent flying up into the air. When Ekho was at her highest point in the air, Nanami appeared from above her and landed another powerful kick to her head. This sent Ekho back down to the deck, landing against it in a heavy crash. The siren had been knocked out, blood pouring from her mouth and nose while her face with fill with bruises.
Nanami landed back on the deck with shaky legs. She stared at Ekho's unmoving body for a moment to make sure she really wasn't going to get back up. Once it was apparent that the siren was down for the count, Nanami placed Swallowtail back into its sheath before dropping to the ground in exhaustion.
"I was wrong Securus-kun," Nanami said, "You will owe me two weeks worth of sake and sashimi now."
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"All right, ya'll heard what Mia and Hagi told us!" Aria shouted, standing in a small circle with Zipporah and Alisa, "We have to hold off the men at all costs! When you see an idiot get too close to the edge, push 'em back!"
Alisa sighed, "Your speech is just so horrible."
"No one gives a shit about that right now, Miss Prissy Pants!" Aria snapped, turning on the woman quickly, "Just to your dang job!"
"She's right this time, Alisa," Zipporah said before the two could get into an argument, "We have other things to worry about at the moment."
"Fine," Alisa huffed, "But we will be having another tutoring session once all this is through."
"Whatever," Aria said as she called out a sword to use, "Rokuryu!" she shouted. A gold greatsword with a green hilt appeared in her hands. She felt it would be the best one to use at the moment since the sword had a wind attribute that increased her speed, "Let's do this!" she said before taking off to one end of the main ship. She started kicking and knocking back men with the broad side of the sword. She zipped around the fog at a high speed, continuing around the edge of it to knock men back.
"If she is not careful, she is going to fall off the edge herself," Alisa said as she stepped forward next, "It will be much more effective if we just knock them out instead of letting them go back toward the edge," she said, pulling out her lead pipes and aiming them each at a different man, "Charge Beam!" she shouted, sending out beams of electricity at the two men. While it might have hurt them in the process, it did the job Alisa set out to do since the two men fell to the deck in unconsciousness.
"You want to use your electricity to catch those three over there?" Zipporah said, pointing towards Jean, Seth and Gamu, "Looks like Shiraki had to lift the loop she had them in.
"I am on it," Alisa said before making her way over towards the trio, "Electric Web!" she said, sending out a large web of electricity at the men. It easily stuck to them and quickly set in a temporary paralysis. The three men went down fairly easily after that, Alisa keeping the web on them for the time being as she moved onto other men to stun.
Zipporah turned to start helping as well, her eyes quickly landing on Gordon as she did so. A panicked look crossed her face when she saw him getting near the edge and with Aria on the other side of the deck at the moment, "Looks like I have to stop him then," she said as she ran up to the metal mage, "Diamond Make: Encasement!" she shouted as she slammed her hand down on the deck near him. Diamond quickly flowed out from her hand and moved around Gordon's feet and legs to lock him in place, "That should keep you in place until all this is over," she smiled as she turned to go help the next person. Though, she was stopped from doing that as a creature landed in front of her.
"You're quite annoying, stopping our meals like this, fufufu," it said. It was a siren that stood before Zipporah, she knew that much, what with the bird legs and the red wings on its back. Short, pixie-cut red hair crowned her head while golden eyes stared down Zipporah, the siren wearing a devilish grin and carrying a spiked mace, "I am Kalliste, Captain under First General, Ekho, who serves our lady, Adonia, Queen of the sirens! Today is the day you will die, fufufu! For intervening with out meals, fufufu!"
"What's with the 'fufufu'?" Zipporah asked, her eye twitching in annoyance.
"It is my victory laugh, fufufu! You will remember well even in your death, fufufu!"
"The hell I will!" Zipporah shouted, as she pulled out her black rapier, "Encasement!" she continued, encasing her entire blade in sharp diamond, "I won't let you take our men!"
With that, she took off towards the siren. She brought the rapier down in a hard strike, but the siren was much faster than she accounted for. Kalliste sidestepped the blade and moved in towards Zipporah with a hard punch to her gut. Zipporah coughed hard as she was sent sliding backwards a few feet.
"Stupid girl, you can't just go charging in against a siren," Kalliste said, "That'll only end your life quicker, fufufu! Kalliste's Power Strike!" she shouted as she swung her mace down towards Zipporah. The diamond mage moved backwards, but panicked when she saw how close the weapon got to Gordon, "Oh! You seem awfully worried for this particular man, fufufu! Maybe I should eat him now, fufufu!" she said, her tongue sliding out in hunger as she wrapped an arm around Gordon, "Would you like to become my meal? It would be quite the honor for you, fufufu!"
Zipporah's anger grew as she watched the woman's lips pull back to show off her sharp teeth. Those sharp teeth then began making their way towards Gordon's neck in order to bite down on the jugular. Zipporah put away her rapier and ran towards the siren while shouting, "Diamond Make: Knuckles!" This created brass knuckles made of diamond on both hands. With Kalliste solely focused on Gordon, it gave Zipporah the chance she needed to smash a fist into the woman's face. The woman's head went flying back with blood and teeth flying out with it, "You stay away from my nakama!"
"You bitch!" Kalliste growled, holding her bleeding mouth with one hand, "I'll make sure you pay for that tenfold!"
"You asked for it when you came onto our guild!" Zipporah said, taking on a fighting pose with her fists up in the air, "Bring it on!"
The siren shouted in anger as she ran towards Zipporah, wielding her mace with both hands. Zipporah readied herself for the frontal attack, so she was caught off guard when Kalliste flew up into the air at a high speed and reappeared behind her. Just as Zipporah stared to turn to face the woman, the mace was slammed into her side. Zipporah let out a shout as the spikes sunk into her skin and the ball part of the mace slammed into her ribs. She knew a few had to be broken now as she was flung across the deck. She skidded to a stop on her side, blood pouring out from her wounds.
"I told you this would be the day you die, fufufu!" Kalliste said as she landed right next to the fallen woman, "I'll kill you and then eat that man! You can see each other in the afterlife, fufufu!" she said, laughing loudly as she raised her mace in order to bring it back down on Zipporah's head.
"I won't die…I still have so much I want to do," Zipporah said lowly, "And I refuse to die against someone with such a horrible laugh! Diamondback!" she shouted, covering her entire body in diamond. She jumped up just as the mace came down, the weapon sticking into the deck. Kalliste stared at the now empty spot with surprised eyes. Zipporah took that moment to slam a fist down onto the woman's wrists, instantly breaking them. Kalliste shouted in pain as she stumbled backwards away from her weapon, "How dare you touch my nakama! And to eat them no less!" she continued, slamming a leg into the woman's gut. Kalliste was now the one to cough out as she skidded across the deck. She went down to her knees, panting heavily in pain as Zipporah ran towards her, "None of you will be eating our men today!" she said before jumping up into the air in order to come down on her with a heavy kick. The blow was enough to knock the woman out, her body sprawling across the ground, "Looks like the victory is mine, fufufu," she said in a mocking tone before her diamond skin disappeared and she dropped to the ground while holding her bleeding side.
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"Eli! Wake the hell up!" Cordelia shouted as she continued to struggle against the man. She tried pushing him back, and while it did slow him down, he had managed to get closer and closer to the edge of the ship. Cordelia had thought about knocking him out several times, but then she thought he could be helpful in their current situation if the spell on him could be broken. She looked over to see that Matilda and Sam were still dealing with Ace.
"Let's play keep Ace in the middle of the deck!" Matilda said, pushing Ace back to the middle of the deck every time he tried to move.
"I have a better idea," Sam said, pulling up his Archive Magic. He clicked on a few buttons quickly, "Get out of the way, Matilda," he warned, the woman quickly following his orders, "Force Shield!" he said as he clicked a final button. This created a large dome of screens around the sword mage. Normally, Sam would use this spell on himself, as the shield would also blast away anyone who hit it, but it could also be used to imprison someone.
"Ooohhh! You're so smart, Sam! How did you do that? Your Archive Magic is rather versatile compared to others I've seen! What a great guy you-" Matilda said before stopping quickly to eye the young boy beside her, "Wait a minute…why aren't you affected by the singing too?!"
Sam had been caught off guard by the question and looked unsure of what to say for a moment, sweat beginning to roll down his head. Though, he quickly recovered and cleared his throat, "That's because I'm too intelligent to be caught up in some silly song."
Matilda looked thoughtful for a moment before a smile broke across her face, "That makes so much sense! You are so smart! You're will power must be top notch!"
Sam sighed in relief as the woman continued going on and on. He then looked over to see Cordelia still struggling with Eli. Just as he was about to walk over to help her, a haughty laugh interrupted the scene.
From the fog, a woman flew down, her bird legs landing on the deck gracefully. Long, blonde hair flowed all around her and her icy blue eyes held a regal look in them. Huge, pure white wings were extended behind her and she held a shotel in each hand, the curved swords looking quite deadly.
"Who the hell are you?!" Cordelia asked.
"I am Adonia, Queen of the sirens. You should feel honored that I have come to grace you with my presence."
"Honored? More like I'm really fucking pissed off! Call off your attack now!"
"I shall do no such thing," Adonia said, "You have come into my territory and I have an obligation to feed my people. Your men will fill that obligation quite nicely. It has been so long since we have gotten to sink our teeth into human flesh."
"You will not eat my men!"
"Ah, so it appears that you are the person in charge here," Adonia said, her lips lifting up into a smirk, "I will make a bargain with you. You give us your men and we will leave the rest of you in peace."
"The hell I will!" Cordelia answered instantly, "These are my nakama! My family! I will not let you tear my family apart!"
"Oh, we will tear them apart, delicious bone by delicious bone," Adonia said, using her speed to appear right in front of Cordelia. Her tongue darted out to lick across Eli's neck, "And I think I will start with this handsome man. It is the fate of all men who fall under our spell."
Anger coursed through Cordelia at the actions of the siren in front of her, "Don't you fucking touch him!" she shouted, trying to make a swipe for the woman.
Adonia only laughed as she jumped away from the punch, "These men will be all ours. I promise you that."
"And I'll kick your ass! I promise you that!"
"And how do you propose to do that while you are holding that man back?"
It was at that question that Devin appeared on the deck. He was surprised to see the scene he walked into, but quickly made his way over towards Cordelia.
"Talk about good timing," Cordelia said, looking right at Devin so he could read her lips, "I need you to hold him back, but do your best to not knock him out at the moment. If we can get him broken from the spell he's under, then he'll be a big help. Just make sure to keep him away from the edge, okay?"
Devin nodded at her and took her place in front of the man. Still being at his full strength, Devin was able to easily push the man back towards where Matilda and Sam stood.
Once things were in order, Cordelia called out her Twin Pistols, "Let's see what your butt ugly face can do!"
Adonia's eyes widened for a moment before narrowing in anger, "You will regret offending a queen with such language."
"You're nothing but a queen of cannibals!" Cordelia shouted before pulling her triggers.
Adonia dodged the two bullets coming at her and moved in quickly to make her own attack. She moved to thrust one sword forward to force Cordelia to the left. She then swung her other sword at her, the hook of the sword aimed to hit Cordelia right in side. Cordelia ducked down low, hearing the sword whoosh right over her head. She threw up her right hand, recalling her pistol for the moment, in order to grab onto the back of the woman's head. She brought down the siren's head to connect it with her knee. Adonia shouted out in pain from the attack, but didn't back away from Cordelia. Instead, she plunged one of the hooked ends of a sword into the shoulder that already had a wound in it from Desmond's sword.
"You better release me right now," Cordelia growled through the pain as she pressed her other pistol to the woman's head.
"You think I am scared of a little scrap of metal. I am queen for a reason! Royal Scream!"
Adonia pointed her head upwards and let out a scream that was louder than Ekho's had been. The volume of the scream continued to grow until it had Cordelia dropping her gun to cover her ears. The others on the front ship had dropped down to cover their ears, even Devin could hear it over his music, but he made to sure to keep Eli held back.
Cordelia shouted from the pain ringing through her head and the fact that the siren's second sword had been imbedded into her other shoulder. Adonia quickly shut her mouth, the scream disappearing with an echo as she used the hooked swords to lift up Cordelia into the air and flip her back down onto the deck. Once Cordelia was down on her back, she yanked the swords from her shoulders and slammed a foot onto her chest, knocking the air out of her.
"Do you see the difference in the two of us now?" Adonia asked, "I am a queen! And as queen, I will have what I want for my people and I. Let me show you what we will be taking before I smash you to death!" she said, extending her wings out fully. She flapped them once as hard as she could, the burst of air from them being strong enough to clear away the fog and reveal the entire guild.
Matilda and the others gasped at the scene before them while Cordelia felt her teeth gnash together and her fists clench so hard that her fingernails broke skin. She saw Nanami and Securus passed out with Nanami looking beat up. Her eyes moved towards all the other ships to see similar scenes. She saw Zipporah down and bleeding, a few other women looking the same way from the sirens that had landed on the deck. While her mages had managed to take out a good number of them, more kept coming…more kept attacking without mercy, leaving less and less mages to keep her men at bay. Cordelia felt pain and anger well up in her chest at the sight of her mages being hurt like this. She couldn't let it go on any longer, not while she was still alive and had the strength to fight for them.
"So as you can see, we will win and take over your guild. You really should have taken my earlier offer and left here alive without your men," Adonia said with a triumphant laugh.
"Leave without my men? Don't make me laugh," Cordelia said, her voice starting out low. Though, it quickly rose with every word she spoke, "I will never leave my men behind! I would rather die than leave them here with ugly sea witches like you! You think you're so tough because you have some damn wings and some shitty songs?! I'll show you what a real queen is like! I'll show you what kind of loyalty I hold!" she said, now shouting at the creature above her.
"You can show me all you want, but unless it is something that can kill me, then you have no chance."
"So all I have to do is kill you? Does that mean I will become your new queen?"
"It does, but no one has ever won a challenge against me! I am all powerful! I am queen!"
Cordelia started chuckling lowly before it was soon full blown laughter, "You really just challenged the wrong woman! All powerful?! With puny, curved swords like that and a scream that sounds like you're just throwing a tantrum? You've gotta be fucking kidding me!"
"Stop laughing you insolent little human!" Adonia shouted, stomping down on Cordelia over and over again. Things suddenly became quite and Adonia thought she had killed her for a moment, but Cordelia quickly proved her wrong.
"I'll show you that loyalty I was talking about earlier first, wench," Cordelia said, "Eli Nicholas Winchester! You sure as hell better fucking wake up already! I swear to God, if you don't get over here and melt off this witch's face in the next three seconds, I'll have you cleaning barnacles off all the ships for the next month!" she shouted. Her voice was louder than the singing still going on and it hit Eli full force as he stopped struggling against Devin. The others looked up at him in surprise, Devin taking a step back away from him. Cordelia's shout seemed to turn into a roar as she shouted his name again, "ELI! GET OVER HERE NOW!"
The glazed over look in his eyes vanished, his gold eyes coming back to life. He looked over to see a siren holding down Cordelia, the creature not seeming to pay attention to him. A dark look came over his face as his body ignited into flames. Red Fire covered him at first but it quickly faded into Green Fire. The small licks of green flame that dropped down from his skin melted through the wood like acid. He quickly began to walk towards the creature holding Cordelia down with full intentions of taking her out.
"Your voice will do nothing over my peoples' singing. That man is under my control!"
"You would like to think so," Cordelia smirked up at her, causing Adonia to quirk an eyebrow.
"Green Fire's Acid Fist!" Eli shouted as he slammed a green fist across the woman's face. It burned instantly, causing the woman to scream in response. She jumped away from Cordelia, holding her cheek that had been hit while continuing to scream over the melting affect it had. Eli dropped his fire for the moment to help Cordelia stand back up.
"My face! My beautiful face!" Adonia screeched, turning to look at the two mages. A hole had been burned through her cheek, blood dripping from the wound and everyone being able to see her teeth and tongue through the hole now, "What have you done to my face?!"
"That's only the beginning for touching my guild master," Eli said darkly, cracking his knuckles. He began to walk forward, but Cordelia stopped him.
"Now that I have shown you my loyalty, I'll go ahead and take your title from you," Cordelia said with a smirk, "Murdock Family Gun Wall!" she shouted. This called forth gun after gun from her collection, ranging from small pistols to machine guns to shotguns to much large rifles and gatling guns. They were all called forth and spread out around Cordelia.
Adonia stared at the wall of guns in fear and she threw her wings out in an attempt to fly away from the woman.
"Not fast enough!" Cordelia called out, "Shoot her down!"
With that shout, the guns went off. Metallic echoes filled the air as all bullets were aimed for the siren. Adonia had managed to lift off the ground, but she didn't get very far as the first bullets hit her. They caught her wings first, taking away her ability of flight and bringing her back down towards the deck. The next bullets hit her arms and legs, forcing her to drop her weapons and keeping her from getting back up. The next wave of bullets hit her in the torso, ensuring her nearing demise. Her body finally hit the deck again with a circle of blood appearing all around her. Cordelia picked up the pistol that had been forced from her hand earlier and walked over towards the siren.
Cordelia stared down at the woman covered in blood, feeling nothing but anger for her for what she had done to her guild. She cocked the pistol before pointing it right at the woman's head, causing Adonia's eyes to widen even more in fear, "I'm the fucking queen now," she said before pulling the trigger.
Adonia's life was snuffed out with that last shot, which caused an exchange of power to happen. Light rose out from Adonia's body and surrounded Cordelia, the light eventually burning a marking into Cordelia's left forearm of siren wings. The marking stayed lit up as Cordelia turned away from the dead woman. She began walking towards the middle vessel where most of the fighting was going on. Matilda tried to reach out for her to make sure she was all right, but Sam pulled her back, shaking his head at her.
Cordelia made it to the middle vessel without any problems and looked up at all the fighting that was still going on. She breathed in before letting out a deafening command of, "Enough!" This halted all fighting and had all the men stopping in their movements towards the edge of the ship, "I am the queen of the sirens now! What I say will be followed without question, got it?"
The sirens stepped away from the mages, their wings drooping down as they bowed towards Cordelia.
"The idiots that belong to me, wake up!"
At her command, the spell on the men was broken. Their eyes cleared up and they looked around, trying to figure out what happened.
"Now, one of you sea witches better show me where the hell a frozen statue is at or else you'll end up like your dead queen!"
Storm's Helm Question Corner!
Our question today comes from IdentityCrisis.03 for Hagi:
Which Costume Re-Quip is your favorite?
Hagi: That's such a hard question! I really love them all! And you haven't even seen all of them yet!
Mia: Well, you need to pick one, Hagi. Saying you love all of them is kind of cheating your way out of the answer.
Hagi: Hmm, I do quite enjoy the Butler costume. It comes in handy whenever I'm cleaning and do love doing housework.
Watson: Then I need you to come to my place and tidy up. I've been way too lazy recently. Just a light dusting will do.
Hagi: You'd use your own characters?!
Watson: Hell yeah I would, especially when you have some killer cleaning abilities.
Mia: I still don't think that's your favorite one.
Hagi: You're probably right. I think right now I've been favoring my Stylist costume. I just love dressing people up! *eyes Watson before capturing her and styles her in new clothes*
Watson: *stares flatly at Hagi* I hate your Stylist costume.
Hagi & Mia: But you look so cute!
Watson: Just give me my jeans and t-shirt back! I really need a break from interviewing the two of you. And this is only the second question corner!
Hagi: Then let me match-make properly on the guild already!
Watson: You already cause enough problems as it is! The interview is finished for today!
Hagi & Mia: Awww, already?
Watson: Yeah, unless you care to share your crush with us this time? *watches as Mia takes off, pulling Hagi with her* Well, that's all for today! See you all again next Sunday!
A/N: And there we are! I hope you all enjoyed it!
This chapter was just…it just got me really pumped up! All those action scenes! It was so much fun and I just loved writing them all! So I hope you all enjoyed them!
I also think the new song I got helped a lot with this chapter. I swear, I've been obsessing over it (aka listening to it nonstop for two days now). But 'Let Me Hear' by Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas is what definitely inspired this chapter for me. It's actually the opening song for Parasyte, so you should all check it out if you haven't heard it yet.
And now we're almost on our way to the third clue! And that clue has mostly been figured out, so like where it'll happen and what they have to do to get to the next clue, so I'm pretty excited for that!
And holy crap! 300 reviews! I can't believe we've already hit that! I know I keep saying this, and I'll continue to say it especially any time we hit another hundred reviews, but you guys are just completely awesome! Seriously, this last batch of reviews and PMs were just amazing and they all made me smile! I hope you all continue to enjoy the story as much as I do!
So we'll jump right into those reviews!
Thanks to all of you that reviewed last chapter!
reven228 - You were the 300th review! CHA! And I was hoping you would notice some things in the last chapter, so I'm glad you picked up on what I'm think you picked up on, lol. Hope you enjoyed the chapter!
AkumaXHwaorang - Haha, I want to do flashbacks with as many characters as I can so everyone can see what happened to them and how they joined the guild, but Gamu is one I really want to make sure I do, so I'm sure you'll see it in the future. I'm glad you like the question corner! And yeah, Gamu was the first one! I didn't mean to make Mia cry either! Glad you liked the fight scenes too. Yeah, I could see Tazz and Micky getting along if they weren't enemies. And I'm glad you liked that scene with Eli and Cordelia, but of course it had to be interrupted by Ace! And I hope you liked the sirens in the chapter! I liked your idea of Gamu falling in and out of being hypnotized, so I used it in this chapter. It was too funny to picture to pass up! And your question will be answered in the near future! I hope you enjoyed the chapter!
Sakura-Fiction - Haha! I'm glad you liked that fluff scene between Cordelia and Eli. And yes! I had to have Ace ruin it! It can't be that easy or soon, can it? But I'm glad you liked the action too! I hope you liked the action in this chapter too along with the sirens!
DarkHyena - Yep, Micky got left there on that island. But she'll eventually be found or make her way back to the ship on her own! I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed the action scenes too! Eli really was so close, lol! And originally Devin was going to be part of the men that were hypnotized, but then you mentioned his headphones in your review and I was like, well, that's gotta happen now, lol. So he lucked out! And we'll have to wait and see about that crush. Hope you enjoyed the chapter!
Joshua1277 - The sirens have appeared! More to come on what happened with Lance and Chris though next chapter. I haven't forgotten about them! And I'm not sure if he would have cauterized someone yet or not. But it would definitely have been painful if he had. Yeah, Desmond really isn't a villain. He's just following order and he has a stuck up attitude, but really means to be a protector of justice and all that jazz. And those sirens were pretty tough this chapter. I think it actually turned out way more intense than I had originally thought it would be. And yeah, lol, that question corner! It just kinda took control of itself and I was dragged along for the ride, lol! Hope you enjoyed the chapter!
PlaguedAmbition - I hope the sirens turned out like you had hoped for this chapter! And yeah, things really are winding up for the guild! Just wait until we get into the other islands! And the Western Captains and Vice Admiral are actually all from different places…I believe they are anyways…across Fiore. But the west happened to be the palce they were stationed in. Hope you enjoyed the chapter!
IdentityCrisis.03 - Haha! Well I'm glad you enjoyed that last chapter so much! Tazz is so much fun to use in and out of combat, but her magic is really interesting! It's so cool to use in fights! But yeah, I also think that Tazz and Micky could be friends if things had been different. And I'm sure that bopping on the head will become a habit of Tazz's. It fits her character well, lol! And of course Ace had to interrupt that moment! And we'll find out what happens with Micky soon. Hope you enjoyed the chapter!
Benthino - Glad you enjoyed the last chapter! And the sirens make their appearance this chapter! I had a lot of fun with that! Haha, and there are ten ships total in the guild. Hope you enjoyed the chapter!
XLil MEkoX - Yeah, Tazz definitely did a number on Micky and then still had the energy to stop Rio. That ship though…But we'll find out more on Micky soon for when she gets back with her crew! I'm glad to hear the Desmond turned out the way you pictured! But yeah, he lucked out with having Kira there. He would have freaked out even more if his uniform got messed up, lol. Muwhahahahaha! That CordeliaXEli moment! I had to have ace ruin it, lol! And I'm glad to hear that you're liking the question corner! Thanks for your question and it will be answered in the near future! Hope you enjoyed the chapter!
Cat the Alien - :3 Glad you really enjoyed that last chapter! I always worry about those emotional scenes being too cliché or not, so its always good to hear that you all like them and that they're turning out well. And I'm glad you're liking Matilda and Sam along with Kasra and Ingrid. They're really all so much fun to write separately or in their pairs there. Haha, those cliffhangers are just so convenient though. And thank you for your question! It'll be answered in the near future! Hope you enjoyed the chapter!
mrady - Happy to hear how much you look forward to updates! And I hope you enjoyed this update too!
Momochan77 - Yep! You got the first question! So thanks again for it! Tazz can definitely kick some definite butt! And yeah…Ace with that timing, lol! And thanks for the new question! It'll be answered in the near future! Hope you enjoyed the chapter!
Origm2012 - Yeah, I agree. Tazz's magic can be frightening because of all the internal damage it does and the fact that it can scan for old wounds and whatnot. But it's just so awesome to use in battles! I absolutely love it! Yeah, I've always like mythology stuff too, so being able to have sirens in here was great. The mermaids too, but the sirens were obviously the bigger threat here. Haha! That sabertooth tiger. Honestly, it's appearance came from my reading a One Piece fanfiction called Race for One Piece and the main character in it has the ability to turn into a sabertooth tiger, so that's where it originated from. Plus, there's a guild called Sabertooth, so I thought, why the hell not? So I'm glad to hear you liked it. Yeah, Bern was definitely the one to get Desmond to attack since those were his orders. Although, he didn't have to go so far and could have easily stopped when Kira did too. But I'm glad that you liked Kasra's magic! It's pretty cool and I still have other forms for him too! Yeah, Eli definitely still has some things to learn. He felt he was on the same level as Cordelia for a long time, so to see her in this leadership role is kinda hard for him. But he'll have to get over that quick…not that he'll make it an easy thing to do. Haha, that Seth and Zinnia detective picture is now stuck in my head! I totally did show you a moment and then smashed it! I'm curious to see how you get even for that one, lol! But I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed the question corner too. I didn't think I would get myself involved in it, but then it just sorta happened, lol. And Cordelia has pieces of me in her personality, like the excitable and childish parts of her behavior. And that cursing too…So it was a little weird to go back and forth like that with her, lol, but it seemed to turn out well. Hope you enjoyed the chapter!
LightandDarkHeart - Ace totally threw off the groove, haha! But I'm glad you liked the last chapter and the fights that came along with it! And I'm glad you liked the idea of sirens! I had a lot of fun with that! That recording of Gajeel probably would actually work, lol! Hope you enjoyed the chapter!
ThePrinceOfLight - Yeah, Tazz's magic is pretty beastly when you think about it. And we'll find out what happened to Lance and Chris soon! But yeah, Rio got lucky with Tazz knocking him out. Glad you liked that fight between Kasra and Desmond. And yeah, Ace totally ruined that moment! The guild really has been through a lot on this island. I want to hope that they'll catch a break soon, but it's doubtful right now since they're right in the middle of the treasure hunt. But we got to see how they dealt with those sirens this chapter! So I hope you enjoyed it!
Dreadburner94 - Like we talked about before, it really is procrastination at its finest. Reviewing the day of the next update, lol. You're lucky I tend to update late. And Eli has some things he still needs to learn and work through. He had always felt that he was on the same level as Cordelia for a long time, that it's hard for him to transition over to her being the guild master. We'll see more of that come about in the future and how he deals with it. But yeah, if Eli isn't careful then Isaak just might…well anyways! Haha! Hope you enjoyed the chapter!
That should be it for this time around!
See you all next Sunday!
Please remember to review!
Yours Truly,
MyDearWatson