Chapter 20: Mind Void

Brutus contacted Hawk Moth via telepathy, hoping to give him the good news. He truly believed that this would be the night where the Miraculous Team would fall, once and for all. As he waited for his master to answer him, Brutus could not help but to feel the thrill of what was to come. He truly believed that he would succeed where Madame Romani and Reptile had failed. It was true that he would have never been able to get inside that hospital, without Reptile's help, but the triumph would be his. Not that it mattered who would be responsible for the triumph over the Miraculous Team. For him, as long as in the end, Hawk Moth would come out victorious, it did not matter who helped him achieve victory. You could say that all that mattered to Brutus, was his master's success.

At the same time, Reptile kept looking at the bedroom door. The alarm's siren could still be heard, and he knew that it was only a matter of one or two minutes, before security showed up to see what was going on. But instead of not wanting the guards to show up, the lizard man wanted them to show up, so he could have fun with them. On the last battle he had against the Miraculous Team, he hardly had the chance to fight, with Grizzly Bear putting him out of commission, early on the fight. Not having been able to even strike the heroes once, he longed for a fight and a few security guards would do for a warm-up for the real fight.

"Come on… show up, so I can have fun." -Reptile mused to himself, as he took his switchblade from his pocket.

"Master, please. It is I, Brutus. I bring you urgent news. Answer me, please." -Brutus insisted, after Hawk Moth not responding after his first contact.

"I hear you, Brutus." -Hawk Moth's voice echoed inside Brutus' mind.

"Master, Reptile and I, have found you a new victim." -Brutus told him. –"I believe that she will become a powerful Akuma… just feel the emotions that are emanating from her, master." -he said. –"I promise you will not be disappointed with her."

Using his psychic link to Brutus, Hawk Moth instantly felt a cocktail of emotions. He felt that they were slightly dormant, but they were there, and just like Brutus had said. He could feel the anger, the severe depression, the apathy and the sadness that had crept inside her heart, and had made a house for themselves in it. And as he felt these emotions, he allowed himself to appreciate each one of them, as if ach one was a different tune of a distinct melody.

"Yes… yes… a very unusual choice. But I can see it happening." -Hawk Moth's voice echoed in Brutus mind, as the villain smirked evilly. –"Very well. I will send you one of my beautiful Akuma Butterflies, right away. And as always, remember what will happen if you fail me." -he said, as he closed on the glass dome, where the Akuma Butterflies were kept. Magically delving his hand through the glass and gently picked up one. –"It is time for you to do what you were created for, my beautiful Akuma Butterfly."

Encasing it in a purple energy bubble, Hawk Moth tapped his cane on the floor and the bubble with the Akuma Butterfly disappeared, only to reappear in front of Brutus, who gently grabbed it. Signalling Reptile to keep an eye on the door, Brutus broke the energy bubble and allowed the Akuma Butterfly to flap its wings freely, before landing on the woman's chest and was absorbed into it. When this happened, a wave of purple energy coursed through her body, waking her up, and making her eyes glow purple.

"Good evening, my dear. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Hawk Moth, and I have a proposition for you." -Hawk Moth told Lorayne. –"I see that you carry a heavy burden, both in your mind and in your heart. I can see that no one helped you when you said you couldn't take it anymore. And I can also see that no one even bothered to understand your pain and despair ... not until it was almost too late." -he went on, picking his words, the same way a regular person picks the best pieces of a roasted chicken. –"No one should carry such a heavy burden alone. No one like you should have to suffer the way you did… unfortunately, the world isn't fair. And so, I'm giving you the chance to make the world see and feel what you felt. Would you be interested in that?"

"Yes, Hawk Moth." -Lorayne answered him, as a smirk appeared on her face.

"Excellent. We have an agreement. In exchange for the power to make others share the pain you feel, all I ask is for you to get me the miraculouses from the Miraculous Team." -Hawk Moth told her.

"I agree. The miraculouses shall be yours, Hawk Moth." -Lorayne said, as she broke free of the restraints that were around her wrists.

"Very well. Then, let us not waste any more time… rise, Mind Void!" -Hawk Moth exclaimed. –"Rise and fulfil your vengeance!" -he said, as Lorayne's body was enveloped by a black smoke cloud.

As Lorayne's transformation into an Akuma began, Reptile and Brutus heard someone at the door. It was the security guards. Having been notified by their colleague that was in charge of monitoring the action in the security monitors, that the two suspects that had broken into the Intensive Treatment Ward, had broken into room 23, they went to check what was truly going on. Accompanying them were two orderlies. When they arrived, they found out that the suspects had barricaded themselves inside the room. Fearing the worst could come to pass, the orderlies told the guards to break down the door. And that was what they did. Breaking it open, the four men entered the room, and were surprised by who they saw.

"What's going on here?!" -one of the security guards asked, as he saw Reptile and Brutus in front of him.

"It's those freaks who work for Hawk Moth!" -the other security guard exclaimed in fear.

"Good evening, gentlemen." -Brutus greeted them.

"Looks like I'll get the chance to play with someone, before the main event, after all." -Reptile said, while laughing manically. –"You're not those miraculous brats, but you will have to do for now." -he said, as he pointed his switchblade at them. –"How do you want to go? Quick and painless? Or painfully slow? Go on, take a pick, I insist."

But before the men could answer him, a dark ray hit them, surrounding them by a sort of black translucid energy, which made them start to quiver. But this kind of quiver was not the kind a person has, when feeling cold. This one was the kind a person has, when feeling incredibly nervous. A second later, they began to mumble some kind of speech, before falling to the ground, still quivering. Seeing this happening, Brutus and Reptile realized that they were having a severe panic attack.

And the one who did it, was Lorayne, who had been akumatized into Mind Void. Standing next to the bed where she was before, Mind Void had an appearance that could be described as a fusion between Morticia Adams and Misery from Ruby Gloom. She had black long hair, which covered her left eye purple eye, bluish skin and black lips. Though she had a beautiful face, happiness was something that did not show up on it. Instead, gloominess was the thing that was shown on her face and in her eyes. As for her clothes, she was wearing a black and white corset, with a matching skirt that reached her knees, white stockings and black stilettos. She was also wearing a black leather trench coat. Snapping her fingers, a black veil showed up, covering her face, like that of a bride. All in all, she looked both depressive, yet fierce.

"Impressive." -Brutus declared. –"You managed to put them out of commission quite easily." -he said, as he looked at Mind Void.

"Sure, but that takes all the fun out of the fight." -Reptile said, as he looked at the security guards and the orderlies lying on the ground, having a panic attack.

"Perhaps. But what matters is that we can expect the heroes to end up like this, or worst, if she touches them. They will be easy prey." -Brutus smirked evilly. –"But let's not waste time. Mind Void, the master has given you a job. We will assist you as we can." -he told her.

"Yes. I must show people that this world doesn't care about us. No one cares about us." -Mind Void said with a low and depressed voice, as she passed by the security guard and moved towards the door. –"I will show them that what truly means to be alone…" -she sighed, in the same tone of voice as before.

With her eyes filled with tears, and her heart broken into a million pieces, Chloe Bourgeois felt like the unhappiest human being not only of Paris, but of the entire world. Her mother had had told her that she had no business in telling her she loved her, or that she felt any kind of pride in her. On top of that, she had told her that she was an ungrateful child, and that she owed everything she had and everything she did to her mother's fame and status. All that made her hate her mother, and all she wanted right then, it was to go to a place where she could be alone. As she exited the ballroom, pushing everyone that was in her way, Chloe's first thought was to go up to her suite and lock herself in it. But something inside her, told her she had to go somewhere, where she could not be disturbed. Somewhere, where no one she knew would find her. And so, she made her way out of the hotel, through one of the service doors. Exiting the hotel, she kept running as fast as her feet and her watery eyes allowed her. Turning the corner, she saw herself on the back street of the hotel. Crossing it to the other side, she was almost run over by a car that was coming up the road. The driver honked at her, but she did not care. Her head was a mess and she just wanted it for that mess to settle down or disappear. But she knew that that mess would not go away, right away. First, she needed a place, where she could be alone and cry until running out of tears.

Not far, Adrien, Marinette and Sabrina, along with their kwamis, as well as Chloe's, were trying to catch up to her. What had happened in the ballroom still felt surreal to them. Marinette never thought that Chloe would pick a fight with Ambroise Delay, while Adrien himself, never thought that Chloe's mom would make such a scandal in front of everyone, especially since she was the kind of woman who wanted people to see that side of hers. Sabrina herself hoped that nothing like that came to pass, but throughout the whole party, she had a bad feeling that something similar to what happened would come to pass. And unfortunately, that bad feeling came to pass, and her best-friend was now hurt. As for the kwamis, they were shocked. Though the four of them had seen their fair share of events, where parents disagreed with their children, this was the first time, the four of them, saw a mother telling her daughter that she had no business in telling her she loved her. To their eyes, Audrey Bourgeois was a bad mother, plain and simple.

When they left the hotel, to chase after her, they all had an eye on Chloe. But it did not take long for them to lose sight of her. Even the kwamis could not keep up, as she disappeared in the labyrinth of streets.

"Where did she go?" -Adrien asked, as he looked around for any sign of Chloe.

"I don't know. I can't see her." -Sabrina said, slightly breathless. –"She can run really fast in those stilettos of hers." -she commented. –"I don't think I would be able to do so."

"I can't see her either. Where would she go from here? You two know her better than I do. If she had a huge arguing with someone, and she needed a place to go to vent off, where would she go? Any ideas?" -Marinette asked them.

"Sorry, no clue." -Adrien told her.

"If it was in the hotel, it would be her suite. If not her suite, it would be either the pool on the hotel's rooftop, or the hotel's spa. But out here, I have no idea." -Sabrina answered her. –"When she usually threw one of her tantrums, she would stay in the hotel. This is a first for her." -she added.

"I know where she went. I can feel her." -Pollen said, as she and the other kwamis landed on Sabrina's shoulders. –"The link between holder and kwami allows us to know where you guys are, at any given moment." -she added.

"Then, take us to Chloe, Pollen, please." -Marinette said, as her right hand reached for her pochette, realizing she had left her behind. –"Oh, crud, I forgot my pochette back at the ballroom. And we can't have you guys running around like this. People might see you." -she said. Until that moment, they had not run into anyone, but that could change in mere seconds.

"Here! I still have mine with me. Get in here, guys." -Sabrina said, as she opened her pochette, allowing Tikki, Pollen and Mika to enter it.

"Hurry, Plagg, inside." -Adrien told his kwami, as he unbuttoned his tuxedo, allowing Plagg to slip inside the inner pocket.

"Okay, Pollen, where did Chloe go?" -Sabrina asked the bee kwami.

Pollen wasted no time in telling them which direction they had to go. Like she said, the link between her and Chloe would guide them to where she was. As they followed the bee kwami's directions, they all wondered where could have Chloe gone to? They all feared for her well-being. They knew that the odds of her getting hurt were slim. But that did not mean they did not worry she would get hurt. And in the state, she left the hotel, the probabilities of that happening were quite high. To their surprise, they found her hiding near the river. She had gone to the quayside, and sat on the edge of the quay, with her legs crossed and her hands buried in her face, crying. There were several benches nearby, but she did not use one of them. For someone like Chloe to sit on the floor, instead of a bench, it meant that whatever was going on, inside her head, it was just too much for her to even care where she sat or not. At that time of night, there was no one passing nearby, except for an occasional bateau mouche on a night excursion. It was a calm and rather secluded place to be, in the chaos that was the centre of Paris.

Going down the stairs the blonde had taken before them, the three friends could hear Chloe sobbing. They wanted to go to her and tell her that everything would be alright, but did not know how to say it, without sounding like they were not being completely honest about it, which could make Chloe even sadder. Right then, they did not know what to tell the blonde.

For years, they had heard people saying that words have the magical ability to both hurt and heal. And they believed that. They had seen it happening, both humans and kwamis. But right then, they all felt that whatever words existed, they would not be enough to comfort Chloe. Her feelings and her heart had been broken, and that was causing her more pain than anything else in the world. Still, they were also told that silence is the mightiest thing in the world, also capable of hurting and healing. And they wanted her to know that they were there for her, even if they did not say a word about it. So, silently, they approached her, and one by one they all hugged her, as she continued to sob. The first one hug her was Adrien, who placed his arms around her shoulders. The second one was Sabrina, who placed herself behind Chloe and hugged her as well, resting her head on her left shoulder. The third one was Marinette, who ended up giving her a bear hug, placing her arms around the three of them. And finally, Pollen and the remaining kwamis, also hugged her. By doing that, they hoped that their warmth and positive energy would make Chloe feel better.

Chloe continued to cry, as she felt her friends' gesture of love. At first, she wanted to tell them to let go of her. But it did not take more than a mere second for her to change her ideas regarding it. Still crying, she began to feel the warmth of their bodies against hers and considered herself lucky. Lucky to have people who cared about her. But at the same time, it only made her feel even worst, as she remembered her mothers, which kept echoing in her mind. They remained like that for what looked like an eternity, even if in reality it was just for a couple of minutes. And when they broke the embrace, the blonde was feeling a little better than she was, before they arrived. Still, the sadness inside her, had etched itself into her heart, and she did not know if she would ever recover from what happened.

"I-I knew it… I knew m-my mom didn't l-love me." -Chloe said, between sobs. –"A-A-And I was a fool for b-believing she did…" -she cried.

"Chloe, there's nothing foolish about believing something. Especially when you want to believe it with all your heart." -Adrien told her, as he and the others sat next to her.

"Except if you believe like the Moon is made out of cheese, or something like that." -Plagg joked.

"Plagg!" -the whole group yelled at the black cat kwami.

"What?! I'm just trying to lighten the mood a little bit!" -Plagg told them.

"Uh, Plagg… even after all these millennia, you still don't know when to shut up." -Tikki sighed, waving her head in disbelief.

"Just ignore him, my queen." -Pollen told Chloe, as she looked her in the eyes, and gently wiped one of her tears with her left paw. –"Focus only on what matters now." -she said, trying to cheer her up.

"She's right, you know? It's like you told your dad. You need to focus on your well-being, because that's what truly matters now, Chloe." -Marinette told her. –"And we're here for you." -she reassured her.

"We're always here for you, Chloe." -Sabrina smiled at her. –"You're a wonderful person, and no one should even be allowed to say those awful things to you-" -she declared.

The words that were coming of their mouths, warmed Chloe's heart. But the sadness that was inside her heart and her mind, would soon chase away those sweet words, and replace them with bad and awful thoughts. Thoughts those that were caused by the memory of her mother's words to her. Thoughts that made it impossible for her to truly believe any of the things her friends were telling her.

"S-Stop it! How c-can you say those things?! I am a fool! I actually believed that deep down she would love me! B-But she doesn't! She only cares about herself!" -Chloe broke in tears again. –"Not o-only am I-I a fool, I'm a-also a spoiled brat! Y-You h-heard my m-mom… I was always a spoiled brat, who took advantage o-of my p-parents wealth and f-fame and i-influence… I never…" -she went on, crying.

"No, you stop it, Chloe!" -Sabrina snapped at her, already tired of hearing her best-friend saying those things about herself. –"You're not a fool. You're many things, but you're not a fool, for believing that even the worst person in the world might have a heart that allows her to love. And you're not spoiled, either! You may have been a little spoiled in the past, but that's not who you are anymore. You're a good person, Chloe." -she told her. –"So, stop saying that you're a fool and you're spoiled, because every time you say it, you're insulting both your feelings and your heart."

"She's right, Chloe. There's nothing wrong in you believing that your mom actually loved you. And as for being spoiled, that's in the past. The Chloe you are now, is the sweet, kind-hearted and loving girl, that I know you always were. You're just the way you were, when we first met." -Adrien told her. –"If there's something wrong here, it's your mom, who can't seem to love anyone, except maybe herself." -he said. –"But like you said before… you have us. And we won't abandon you."

"Adrien's right. And making your words, mine, you don't have to earn our love or our friendship, because we're giving it to you freely." -Marinette said. –"With us, you'll never have to think that you need to earn those things, Chloe. Because you are our friend, and friends… they stick together, through thick and thin." -she said, as she shed a tear.

"She is right, my queen." -Pollen said. –"Through thick and thin, true friends stick together. And right here, you have three of the best friends you could ever ask for." -the bee kwami smiled at her.

"Pollen's right, you know? You won't find better friends anywhere, and that includes the rest of the gang, who isn't here now." -Mika smiled at her.

"Just forget about your mom, Chloe. Even if it's just for a little bit." -Marinette told her. –"Give your heart and your mind the time to process everything that happened. But more importantly, give it a chance to heal a little bit." -she said.

Chloe knew Marinette and the others were right. But even knowing they were right, right then, her brain was a mess, and as much as she tried not to think about her mother, it was the first thing that came to mind. The harder she tried not to think about her, the more she did, and that was killing her.

"I can't… I'm trying, but I can't, Marinette." -Chloe said, as she resumed to sob. –"I keep r-reliving the whole thing in my head." -she said. "W-When I told her… that I wish my dad and her were divorced, I-I really meant it! I really wish they were divorced, so I would never have to see her, ever a-again!"

The words that came out of Chloe's mouth were all laced with anger. But they were also laced with sadness and sorrow. It both pained her and relieved her, to say those things about her mother. They could all see that as much as she wanted to hate Audrey, a small bit inside her, could not do it. Chloe did not know if it was because she had been raised to love her mother, even if she was the worst mother in the world, or if it was because naively, her heart still hoped that there might be a chance, even if it was microscopic, that Audrey loved her.

"H-How can someone do what she did to me?! How c-can a m-mother say those t-things t-to her own daughter?! T-Tell me, because I-I can't understand it!" -Chloe cried in agony.

"I don't know, Chloe. I really don't know." -Sabrina told her, as she placed her left arm around her shoulder, and gently tapped it.

"Who knows? Some people are just like that, Chloe. Nobody can understand why they are the way they are, or why they do what they do." -Adrien said.

"I think it's not for us to find out why, Chloe. But it's for us to make sure that even if she does it again, we'll be there, for you." -Pollen smiled at her. –"I, for one, am staying right here, next to you, and I'm not going anywhere." -she told her.

"Neither are we." -Marinette smiled at her. –"And you can bet that the rest of our friends would say the same thing, if they were here with us, right now." -she said.

"T-Thank you." -Chloe smiled back at the blond, while shedding a couple of tears.

Suddenly, a familiar sound was heard. It was the sound the Akuma Attack app did, whenever there was an attack. Because Sabrina and Adrien were the only ones who had their cell phones with them, they quickly checked them to see where the attack was taking place.

"An Akuma attack?! They couldn't have picked a worst time for it, could they?" -Adrien sighed.

"It's in the in the 14th arrondissement of Paris… near the Sainte-Anne Hospital!" -Sabrina exclaimed.

"That place again?!" -Marinette asked. –"Don't tell me that hospital has become Akuma Central now?" -she asked rhetorically. –"First that Ifrit, who nearly roasted us alive, and now another one? What are the odds of that happening?"

"Don't know, but if there's an Akuma, there's trouble." -Adrien said. –"Still, I think we can skip this one." -he said. –"I'm sure the others can handle it, without us."

"No. You better go… You don't need to stay because of me." -Chloe told Adrien, sighing.

"But Chloe, I want to stay. Also, I won't feel alright leaving you, when you need me the most." -Adrien smiled at her, as he placed his right hand on her shoulder.

"But I want you to go. I want the three of you to go. I want you to save the city, from whatever Akuma Hawk Moth has unleashed." -Chloe said, her eyes all teary.

"But we don't want to leave you, Chloe. It just doesn't feel right to leave you behind, when you're in pain, and in need of a friend." -Marinette said.

"Maybe… but we don't know how powerful the Akuma is." -Chloe said, looking the blue-haired girl in the eyes. –"The others might need help, and you two are the team's leaders." -she said.

Even after all that happened to her during that past hour, Chloe could not bring herself to be selfish, and think only of herself, right then. That was proof of just how much she had changed, and how different she was from her mother. And Marinette, Adrien and Sabrina, as well as the kwamis, could not help but to feel sad, but also proud of her. Also, they knew she was right. They did not know what kind of Akuma had been unleashed, and as Master Fu used to tell them: "A simple grain of rice can tip the scales. One man or woman may be the difference between victory and defeat.". Their presence in the battlefield could tip things in their favour, instead of against them.

"Are you really sure? Because we can stay." -Adrien told her.

"Yes, go." -Chloe sighed.

"You two go. I'll stay with Chloe." -Sabrina told them.

"You should also go. I'll be fine, Sabrina." -Chloe told her.

"Yeah, well, but I won't. And unlike them, you can't convince me otherwise. You know I'm too stubborn." -Sabrina said, with a tearful smile on her face. –"I'm staying with you, and that's final." -she insisted.

"That's the way, kiddo." -Mika thought to himself.

"Okay… you can stay." -Chloe smiled back at her. –"But you two have to go." -she told Marinette and Adrien. –"So, get going and save the town."

"Alright." -Marinette said, still feeling that they should not leave their friend behind. –"We'll go." -she said, while looking at Adrien.

"But once we defeat the Akuma, we're coming back." -Adrien told her. –"Stay close to her, Sabrina." –Adrien asked the redhead.

"Will do." -Sabrina smiled at him.

"Come on, Tikki, let's go! We've got to find a place to change into something a little more subtle for butt-kicking." -Marinette said, as she and Adrien headed towards the stairs leading up to the street.

As Marinette and Adrien looked for a place to transform, away from prying eyes, outside the hospital's fence, Mind Void was continuing to do what she was good at. Accompanied by Brutus and Reptile, every person she saw in front of her, she used her powers and gave it a panic or an anxiety attack. Her first victims were hospital's staff, whom she encountered, as she made her way towards the front exit. To create even more chaos, Reptile and Brutus decided to open the doors of every room they passed by, releasing the patients. The more chaos there was, the faster the heroes would show up.

And chaos quickly took control of the hospital, with the patients running around, unsupervised, as the staff lied down on the floor, trembling and mumbling, after Mind Void used her powers on them. She had given them a taste of how she felt most of the time. Seeing them on the floor, gave her a feeling that most people would identify as pleasure, only stronger. Already outside, she wanted to give everyone else she saw the same treatment she had given those inside the hospital. Victim after victim, Mind Void was beginning to understand her powers and how to use them. At the same time, Reptile and Brutus were following her, while keeping an eye out for the Miraculous Team. They knew it was only a matter of time, before they showed up. And the first ones to respond the call to action were Flamingo and Corbeau Noire.

The girls were share-watching "Les Sisters" on Netflix, when their cell phones warned them that there was an Akuma attack. Sighing, they both agreed to meet up on the way. To Rose, getting out of her house was not hard. Her mom had gone to sleep earlier that day, and her dad was so focused with his hobby, painting-miniatures from World War II, that she knew it would take an earthquake to make him move from where he was, until it was midnight. But for Juleka, it was a bit tricky. She had to come up with an excuse that her stomach was aching a little and that she was going to go for a walk around the block, for her parents to allow her to leave the house. And they almost did not allow her to do so, when Luka warned them about the Akuma attack. Juleka had to convince them that she had seen the warning in her cell phone, and that the attack was on the opposite side of town. On top of it all, she promised she would not take long.

Transforming, they met up in the air, on their way towards the place where the Akuma attack was taking place, partly hoping it was a false alarm, so they could go back to their respective homes and continue to binge watch the series together, which they were enjoying so much. Unfortunately, as soon as they saw Hawk Moth's minions on the street, accompanying the new Akuma, they saw it was no false alarm.

"Hold it, right there, you!" -Corbeau Noire ordered, as she and Flamingo landed a few metres from the villains.

"We don't know what you guys are up to, but you're going to be sorry you crawled out of the gutter to do it." -Flamingo told them.

"Good evening, Flamingo and Corbeau Noire." -Brutus greeted the heroines.

"Looks like the birdies decided to show up." -Reptile smirked evilly at them. –"I was expecting those blasted Dragonfly and Antelope to get here first, since they're the fastest of you, but I guess I'll just have to settle myself with plucking your feathers, while I wait for them to show up."

"Yeah, well these birdies aren't going to let themselves be plucked. And you, can be that we're going to give your boss another reason to punish you, you slithering snake." -Flamingo told him.

"You have a big beak, that's for sure… but we'll see about that." -Reptile told her, before turning to Mind Void. –"Take care of them, Mind Void. Show them what you're capable of." -she told her.

"Feel what I feel." -Mind Void sighed, without emotion, as she prepared to use her power on the two heroines.

Seeing she was about to attack them; the girls took evasive measures. They did not know what kind of powers that Akuma had. But they had learned from experience to always keep their distance from an Akuma, until knowing what kind of abilities and powers Hawk Moth had given it. From the way she looked, it was hard for both Flamingo and Corbeau Noire to know what it could or could not do. Taking to the air, the girls kept their eyes on the Akuma. Sighing again, Mind Void looked up and targeted the girls. Shooting a ray of dark energy at them, she missed them both, who evaded her. But just like every other Akuma, Mind Void was still beginning to learn how to use her powers. And she was a fast learner, who quickly understand how they truly worked. On her second attempt, she fired not one, but three rays at Flamingo and Corbeau Noire. The raven heroine was able to evade then, but Flamingo was not so lucky.

"Argh!"-Flamingo screamed in pain.

As she fell down, Flamingo felt like her body was being taken by an unnatural cold, making it impossible for her to move at all; almost as if she had been frozen. But that was not just the only thing she felt. She felt like a darkness of some sort was creeping inside her, removing every last bit of happiness and joy that was inside her, replacing it with fear and insecurity, while also making her heart pound faster. She tried to move, but it was no use. Her body did not respond, and she fell hard on the ground. Seeing her getting hit, Corbeau Noire dove towards the ground, to check on her, fearing the worst. Landing in front of her, she kneeled by her side, to check on her. She saw that her girlfriend was conscious, but there was something wrong with her. She was shaking, as if she was afraid, and her eyes showed that she was feeling that.

"Flamingo! What's going on?!" -Corbeau Noire yelled at her girlfriend, as this one remained curled up, shaking like a leaf. –"Please, talk to me! Say something!" -she begged her, shaking her, hoping for her to answer her, when she herself was hit by one of Mind Void's rays, falling on the ground, next to the blonde.

This one took an extra day to finish, because I was busy with an early Spring cleaning. There isn't much to talk about it, to be honest, except our new Akuma. Mind Void was not an easy Akuma to create, especially when it comes to her powers. I wanted to come up with an Akuma that could do some real damage, without destroying half the city, and this is what I came up with. Defeating her won't be easy, that I can tell you.

As always, feel free to comment, fav and leave suggestions to improve this and future fanfics, my friends.