[Cues - Far Away (遥か彼方, Haruka Kanata) – Asian Kung-Fu Generation]
残り:四の影/ Remnant's Four Shadows
Volume 2, Episode 11: Flame Broiled Finish
(Friday – Day 12)
Silence. Nothing but a dead silence as everyone stared at the new figure that looked so otherworldly to them. The heat it gave off was scorching them light before it slowly began to cool. Nobody wanted to say anything, as it slowly walked its way downstairs. It walked out of the building dragging some poor maintenance worker by his collar.
"So, what's up?" It said jovially. "I bet you have your questions. Well let me ask you all a question?"
"What is it?" Penny asked.
"YOU WANNA SEE ME BITE THIS GUY?!" It screamed before driving fangs into the worker's neck eliciting screeches from him.
Injecting a digestive enzyme into him, she began absorbing the dissolving genetic extract causing his body to slowly melt. His skin sagged as he screamed as everyone else could only watch.
"By the gods, what I am watching?" Deanna said sickened.
Her shock had gotten her to loosen her grip freeing Yuki in the process. Lapis had long time gotten over the panic attack instead being completely blank with what occurred. Now, Lapis knew she could do the same, but this thing was superheating the body in the process causing it to evaporate faster into mist.
"Oh god, I think I'm going to p-" Jaune said as Penny was the one to hurl on the ground.
"Neat, I've experienced revulsion." Penny said haggardly.
All that was left of that worker was his personal effects.
"So, what's good in the hood, sister?" It said looking at Lapis.
Lapis got to her feet as the creature's face had to shaft as human skin formed around the skull and hair overtook the face. What everyone saw was a lookalike of Lapis with the red hair and eyes being the only difference.
"Lazuli." Lapis said flatly. "I should have known Rotertod would do something this fucked to my twin."
"Ah, don't be mad. He made you and I into super soldiers, didn't he?" Lazuli said sweetly.
"I didn't fucking ask to be made into that, and neither did you." Lapis said sharply.
"True, but I now have power. The spawn of a drunk wasn't going to last long in this world…" Lazuli said only for Nora to scream, "Why are you here?"
"Because bitch, I eat people." Lazuli said firmly.
"Yeah, to hell with that!" Nora said launching her into the air to slam her with her hammer.
"Nora, get back before…" Jaune said before Lazuli sidesteps and elbow Nora into the ground.
"Such tasty flesh…I wonder what your innards taste…on second thought, too skinny." Lazuli said kicking Nora down the road.
Ironwood had his men open fire on her to which she raised a wall of fire to shield herself before using the shield to return fire before flying into the air. Before Lazuli could attack, Lapis flew up headbutting her.
"A duel between sisters. We shouldn't be fighting." Lazuli said with a sneer.
"You're not my sister. My sister saved me on dying breath imparting me the will to survive. You? An experiment in my sister's skin only programmed to lash out because that's all you know do." Lapis said curtly. "I can't even call you Lazuli. You don't even have a soul."
WHAM! Lazuli had punched the wind out of Lapis looking at her with hate-filled eyes.
"Then maybe I'll get one when I tear it out of you!" Lazuli said.
[Mood Music Cues: Elijah who – hitchuwithdawork]
The two landed on the ground both glaring each other as everyone else gave them. Lapis formed a sword of water whilst Lazuli had one of flame before they rush in clashing blade. The loud hiss of steam emanated from both blades as they repeated clashed to get the leg up on each other. Their third clash led to them both jumping back. As the two sisters fought, everyone else still had to deal with the Grimm. Ruby was rushing through them hoping to get a shot in to help Lapis.
"Armis Iai: Aquatic Crescendo!" Lapis said unleashing a blue crescent moon-like projectile of compressed air and water.
Lazuli sliced through the projectiles letting the halves blow up the Grimm behind her. Lapis swirled water around her before using Lazuli's fire to her advantage making the area around a steamy mist.
"I can't see the fight." Nora said looking around.
"Nora, quiet. I'd rather not you lose your head." Ren said putting a hand over her mouth.
"Is this the shit Team YUKI has to put up with on a daily basis?" Glynda thought.
"Come on, I can't clear the place by heating the place!" Lazuli said before shifting back her monstrous form they all first saw her as. "Now burn!"
Her eyes glowed red as her head glows bright orange erupting with flames producing a stronger searing heat as evaporated the steam. It was getting to the others as well as they started to sweat. Her aura glowed orange only to be lashed by a water whip.
"Not this time, Lapis. I'm a bit too hot for you to put out!" Lazuli said only for Lapis to get her shoulder with an ax made of water. "Ok, that actually hur…"
Lapis had kicked her face in before coming down with her sword slashing across her chest only to cut on her head from Lazuli's sword. The cut burned as Lapis's aura was moving to heal it.
"[Yuki, you need to step in. This intense heat is going to make her water less effective, and her aura is overworking to compensate that.]" Serena said as Yuki readied himself.
"Lapis, you need to fall back." Yuki remarked.
Lapis was panting and sweating asking him why he suggested that. Before Yuki could answer, Lazuli flew up into the air forming a ball of fire into her hands. Ruby had launched herself into air with her scythe before shooting at her. Lazuli noted the reluctance to slice her with the scythe before grabbing Crescent Rose with her free hand.
"You should have sliced me in two." Lazuli said as her hand emitted a sear heat burning Ruby's precious scythe. "Maybe this would not have melted.
[Cues: Cowboy Bebop OST – Green Bird]
Lazuli tried the heat of Ruby's own weapon burning Ruby's hand causing her let go of it. Yuki leapt up catching up only to look in horror to see that he may have stepped into a trap. It all went in slow motion. Lazuli using the fireball in her hand to incinerate Crescent Rose before throwing said fireball after them. The fireball had missed them to which Ivory jeered she had bad aim, but the sneer Lazuli said that was intentional. Ruby was busy screaming over the loss of her baby and Yuki looked down in fear. Before he could scream or anyone could react, the area was bated a sea of white. He could last see Pyrrha using her semblance to make a shield of metal.
(A/N: And we end Volume 2 here. Technically, I know I did not do all of Volume 2. I am aware there's still the dance and so on. It will be covered in Remnant's Four Shadows Volume 3. I felt that this chapter was a good time to end it. And yes, you'll get your post-credits scene.)
