Miari led Lum Cheng down a dark, most likely unplotted corridor of the headquarters. With a smirk that could barely be seen, she turned to Lum Cheng. "This program was intended for insubordinate officers, in other words, those who don't know how to work as a team. Come here." Lum Cheng complied somewhat reluctantly and Miari put a blindfold on her. "And I don't believe you'll be allowed to use that elemental staff during this training session." Miari snatched the staff away with ease and the corridor became pitch black. Miari's image faded and then multiplied, illuminating only a small section of the corridor. Growling sounds came from the darkness. "Now," said Miari. "You are to defeat every single creature I have placed here using your bare hands."
"WHAT?!" shrieked Lum Cheng. "WHERE ARE THEY?!"
"You'll simply have to find them as soon as possible, so that they don't kill you." More growling sounds erupted, and then a howl. Miari disappeared altogether and invisible jaws clenched on Lum Cheng's shoulder. Yelping with pain, she whipped around and threw a fist. A howl erupted as she connected with a body. Something crashed on the floor, unconscious, and had stopped breathing. Lum looked down at it cautiously and something painfully luminous came out of the floor. "Stop!" shouted Miari as she appeared in front of Lum Cheng.
A giant luciferhawk was slowly approaching, its long, serpentine tail hovering in the air. Its head was round and it had a slender, finely toned body. "Stop!" Miari shouted. "This is first commander Riessa, stop!" The luciferhawk looked at her venomously and charged. The entire corridor shook, threatening to collapse. Miari took Lum Cheng's arm and teleported with her to the main room. Lebia and Mana were going crazy trying to enable all of their defense systems at once. Lum Cheng was pointing at Miari, failing to utter a single word. Kiddy and Yuki were on standby for attack. Miari stood there calmly and looked out the window. She sensed so many luciferhawk that her mind was hurting. "There's one that should grace us with his presence in a few minutes, and about fifty of them are heading right for us. Are you all ready for that?" Kiddy's eyes were wider than ever as she stared at Miari, who was standing there calmly as if nothing was happening.
"F-fifty of them?" asked Yuki in a frightened voice. "Are you sure about th-the numbers?" Katsumi looked over at Miari and shook her head in disbelief. "Miari, there can't be fifty of them! They had trouble scraping together ten to twelve decently intelligent ones! You're lying Miari, lying!"
"I wish I were," said Miari sadly. "They've been planning this ever since our world connected with yours, ever since I left Nemesis." That was when that giant serpentine tail shot up and grabbed Miari in a fierce grip.
"No!" shouted Nami. She threw spell tags at the luciferhawk, but it simply laughed and held up a screaming Miari in its tail. The spell tags attached to her and she felt a burning from the inside...her luciferhawk blood was boiling. Her skin burned and she felt a power rise within her. "Katsumi, Rally, leave NOW!" she shouted, feeling the spell tags seep into her skin with their burning fire. Tears ran down her face as she saw Katsumi and Rally simply standing there, Katsumi holding Grospelina firmly.
"Miari," said Rally. "Hold on, I'll get you out of there."
"No, it's alright. I can do this. Just leave, you two, before he can.." Her lungs were being crushed, but she had to concentrate. The luciferhawk squeezed her harder, and laughed, stopping when he noticed that there was no Miari on his grip. She peeled off the spell tags and stuck them on her opponent. She faded again and appeareed in midair.
"I told you two, get out of here, this isn't your battle!" She muttered an incantation and looked at her opponent fiercely. It started to shrivel, and was soon dead. Miari touched solid ground again, and saw the other members with looks of utter shock on their faces.
"What did you do?" demanded Kiddy,who had just come running in. Miari looked around and saw that what seemed like only a moderately powerful attack had destroyed several work stations, and obliterated Lebia's latest invention.
"I simply rid the world of another luciferhawk. Is there anything wrong with what I have done, or are you just a little angry?" Her face was completely serene, as if she had been watering some flowers, or having a cup of coffee. Kiddy grabbed her by the shirt collar and screamed,
"WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING TO THIS PLACE! EVER SINCE YOU WERE HIRED, EVERYTHING'S GONE WRONG! SO WHAT ARE YOU, SOME INSIDE AGENT FOR THE LUCIFERHAWK?!" With a snap of her fingers, Miari disappeared and reappeared by one of the many windows that had been shattered by her attack. She closed her eyes and shards of glass flew at Kiddy. Blood streaked down her arms, and Miari snapped her eyes open. Silently, a blood red, translucent orb formed around her.
"Maybe if I can't find acceptance amongst humans, the only choice is to return to Nemesis," said Miari, lifting her arms and raising the orb higher and higher. "Remember, Kiddy. Your failure to accept powers beyond yours has been your downfall. Katsumi, Rally, if only we had some like you to straighten out the objectives of the luciferhawk. Farewell...AMP. Just remember that not all of us are unwilling to go against common opinions." Her icy blue eyes began to fade, like a dissipating mist. None of the other AMP members knew where she was heading to. Yuki's sobs rang through the room, and were the only unheard sound in the pale rosy sky that represented dusk.
"WHAT?!" shrieked Lum Cheng. "WHERE ARE THEY?!"
"You'll simply have to find them as soon as possible, so that they don't kill you." More growling sounds erupted, and then a howl. Miari disappeared altogether and invisible jaws clenched on Lum Cheng's shoulder. Yelping with pain, she whipped around and threw a fist. A howl erupted as she connected with a body. Something crashed on the floor, unconscious, and had stopped breathing. Lum looked down at it cautiously and something painfully luminous came out of the floor. "Stop!" shouted Miari as she appeared in front of Lum Cheng.
A giant luciferhawk was slowly approaching, its long, serpentine tail hovering in the air. Its head was round and it had a slender, finely toned body. "Stop!" Miari shouted. "This is first commander Riessa, stop!" The luciferhawk looked at her venomously and charged. The entire corridor shook, threatening to collapse. Miari took Lum Cheng's arm and teleported with her to the main room. Lebia and Mana were going crazy trying to enable all of their defense systems at once. Lum Cheng was pointing at Miari, failing to utter a single word. Kiddy and Yuki were on standby for attack. Miari stood there calmly and looked out the window. She sensed so many luciferhawk that her mind was hurting. "There's one that should grace us with his presence in a few minutes, and about fifty of them are heading right for us. Are you all ready for that?" Kiddy's eyes were wider than ever as she stared at Miari, who was standing there calmly as if nothing was happening.
"F-fifty of them?" asked Yuki in a frightened voice. "Are you sure about th-the numbers?" Katsumi looked over at Miari and shook her head in disbelief. "Miari, there can't be fifty of them! They had trouble scraping together ten to twelve decently intelligent ones! You're lying Miari, lying!"
"I wish I were," said Miari sadly. "They've been planning this ever since our world connected with yours, ever since I left Nemesis." That was when that giant serpentine tail shot up and grabbed Miari in a fierce grip.
"No!" shouted Nami. She threw spell tags at the luciferhawk, but it simply laughed and held up a screaming Miari in its tail. The spell tags attached to her and she felt a burning from the inside...her luciferhawk blood was boiling. Her skin burned and she felt a power rise within her. "Katsumi, Rally, leave NOW!" she shouted, feeling the spell tags seep into her skin with their burning fire. Tears ran down her face as she saw Katsumi and Rally simply standing there, Katsumi holding Grospelina firmly.
"Miari," said Rally. "Hold on, I'll get you out of there."
"No, it's alright. I can do this. Just leave, you two, before he can.." Her lungs were being crushed, but she had to concentrate. The luciferhawk squeezed her harder, and laughed, stopping when he noticed that there was no Miari on his grip. She peeled off the spell tags and stuck them on her opponent. She faded again and appeareed in midair.
"I told you two, get out of here, this isn't your battle!" She muttered an incantation and looked at her opponent fiercely. It started to shrivel, and was soon dead. Miari touched solid ground again, and saw the other members with looks of utter shock on their faces.
"What did you do?" demanded Kiddy,who had just come running in. Miari looked around and saw that what seemed like only a moderately powerful attack had destroyed several work stations, and obliterated Lebia's latest invention.
"I simply rid the world of another luciferhawk. Is there anything wrong with what I have done, or are you just a little angry?" Her face was completely serene, as if she had been watering some flowers, or having a cup of coffee. Kiddy grabbed her by the shirt collar and screamed,
"WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING TO THIS PLACE! EVER SINCE YOU WERE HIRED, EVERYTHING'S GONE WRONG! SO WHAT ARE YOU, SOME INSIDE AGENT FOR THE LUCIFERHAWK?!" With a snap of her fingers, Miari disappeared and reappeared by one of the many windows that had been shattered by her attack. She closed her eyes and shards of glass flew at Kiddy. Blood streaked down her arms, and Miari snapped her eyes open. Silently, a blood red, translucent orb formed around her.
"Maybe if I can't find acceptance amongst humans, the only choice is to return to Nemesis," said Miari, lifting her arms and raising the orb higher and higher. "Remember, Kiddy. Your failure to accept powers beyond yours has been your downfall. Katsumi, Rally, if only we had some like you to straighten out the objectives of the luciferhawk. Farewell...AMP. Just remember that not all of us are unwilling to go against common opinions." Her icy blue eyes began to fade, like a dissipating mist. None of the other AMP members knew where she was heading to. Yuki's sobs rang through the room, and were the only unheard sound in the pale rosy sky that represented dusk.