Chapter 02 - Arrival X Guardians X Mind Control
"What was that? Is he often in that state?" Silva asked, interested.
"Nope, it's rare that he completely loses himself in this killing mood," Edea replied in a worried tone.
"Yeah, but it looks like it happens once every month!" José added.
"Very mysterious," Silva whispered as he observed the silver haired boy - who followed behind them - out of the corner of his eyes.
/ God might know what's wrong in his head, but he's our friend after all. I don't want him to become a psycho killer who kills like a beast. We must discover where this bloody mood came from. /
Marcel was torn from his thoughts, when José stopped at the end of the road and pointed to a big gate.
"There's the entrance, how do we get in?"
"Leave it to me, I'll settle this!" Edea walked to the two gatekeepers.
/What is she going to do? This sorceress is really someone to take note of. / Silva observed the scene from afar with the three young men.
Immediately when Edea reached the gate, one of the men stopped her, his MP pointed at her chest. "Who are you? Identify yourself and explain the reason why you came up here."
Edea snorted. "Baka!"
Her yellow eyes began to glow lightly as she raised her right hand with the long finger gloves, and touched the man's shoulder.
"Mind Control!" She whispered.
Her Aura glowed as she took control of the guardian. The other guardian attempted to fire with his MP, but Marcel quickly stepped behind him.
'Whack!' A blow on the neck sent the man to the ground.
"Clean Hit and K.O.," José grinned.
"We're guests who are awaited by Mr. Pegasus, let us pass!"
Edea removed the hand from the shoulder and took a step back.
"Hai, I'll open the gate for you!" The guardian spoke in a weird, slow voice.
Marcel and José giggled. "He sounds like a hanging record."
Edea turned around, glared at the boys and raised a brow. "What?"
"Nothing!" Marcel answered seriously.
The gate opened with a squeak. Edea walked through, signalling her companions to follow.
Silva followed directly, but Sephiroth kept standing in the same spot, looking at the bloodstained Masamune.
Marcel went to him and waved his hand in front of Sephiroth's face. "Hello, is there someone at home?"
Sephiroth blinked. "Nani?"
"Come on man, what's going on with you. You're acting like a day dreamer."
Sephiroth closed his eyes and turned his head aside. "It's nothing, let's go!"
Marcel rubbed his head. / That's what you say, but I doubt it's nothing./
Sephiroth and Marcel ran quickly through the gate and caught up with the others.
"This is not a garden, this is a jungle!" José snorted and kicked away a stone in front of his feet.
"Be careful guys, there can be a guardian in every tree!" Silva warned.
"We must distract all the guardians so that we can easily get inside." Edea went through a bush.
"Yeah, I will do that!" José disappeared in the opposite direction.
"Be careful!" Marcel shouted after him.
"Sure!" Came the reply out of the woods.
"Lead us to the main entrance of the residence," Edea ordered the mind-controlled guardian.
"As you wish, my ruler," The guardian went slowly through the woods. Sephiroth, Silva, Edea and Marcel following directly behind.
After nearly two minutes they reached a gravelled path, which led directly to a fountain in front of the residence.
"Nice." Edea grinned.
"Very ostentatious." Sephiroth grumbled and put the Masamune on his back to carry it.
The mind-controlled guardian reached the two guards at the main door. "Here are the guests Mr. Pegasus awaits."
"What are you talking about? I'm not informed about any guests!" One of the guards shouted angrily.
"What do you expect, you dumbass. We're here incognito and so we didn't announce our visit." Edea played the indignant.
"Ok Ok Ma'am, calm down. I don't intend to start a discussion, here you are." The man handed Edea a key-card.
"Thanks!" Edea gripped the card and unlocked the main door.
Suddenly there was a big explosion in a side part of the garden.
"What's going on?" The two door guards rushed away - confused - in direction of the cloud of smoke.
"Looks like José has started his diversion," Silva whispered, grinning.
/I just hope he doesn't overdo it. / Marcel gave the cloud of smoke a slight worried glance.
"Stop staring around and come in," Edea said as she attempted to step inside.
He shook his head and went inside.
"Wow, the hall is at least more ostentatious," Sephiroth grumbled with disdain.
"It seems that you really hate people who show their wealth." Silva gave Seph an amused look.
"Oh dear, I don't think you're invited, so I suggest you leave immediately or you'll die." A weird figure appeared on the stairs.
"Huh? Who's that?" Sephiroth had to narrowed his eyes in order to see the man clearly, as the sunlight that fell through the big window above the stairs dazzled him.
Marcel raised his hand to his forehead in order to get a better sight on the stranger.
Edea glared at the stranger before realising. "He has a strong aura, he's a nen user!"
End of chapter 02