First time writing anything let alone a fan fiction so criticism is welcomed. Hopefully nothing looks too bad and that I'll get better at writing with each chapter.
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The sun began to settle behind the horizon, taking the light with it as an eerie wind blew across Misty Lake.
"Ladies first." Max said.
Remilia did not hesitate as her wings unfolded and she took to the air with demonic speed. She just as quickly dove for Max who was just barely able to jump out of the way from the explosion that resulted from her landing.
"Jeezus Christ she's fast!" Max thought. Remilia sent out a barrage of human sized red danmaku towards him. He thrusted his hand out, sending out a shock wave that rippled through the projectiles, causing them to explode. Remilia flew through the smoke from the explosions and swiped at Max with her extended nails, slashing the front of his shirt. "Shit!" Max yelled out. He tried to counter with a punch, but Remilia merely swayed to the side, avoiding the blow. She then jumped up and delivered her knee into his chin, knocking him backwards. "Damn little...!" Max said. She quickly followed up with a spell card.
"Scarlet Sign: Scarlet Meister!" Remilia shouted. A burst of large red danmaku emitted from her hands.
"Shit!" Max yelled out as he tried to shield himself from the danmaku. The projectiles exploded on contact as they pelted him, causing him to grunt in pain witch each hit. Remilia showed no signs of letting up. Max moved to the side as he tried to dodge what he could, taking several hits here and there. Max threw out a shock wave towards Remilia, blowing up the danmaku. She was fast enough to avoid the rippling blast and continued on to fire her danmaku. He then began to make his way towards her as he weaved and tumbled through the horde of projectiles, throwing off several transparent blobs and shock waves as he tried to interrupt her attack, but she continued to effortlessly dodge them.
"You need to aim better, little boy." Remilia taunted. Max then reached out for her, grabbing her with his telekinetic power and canceling her spell card. "Eh?" Remilia said as she began to try and break out of his hold.
"Damn, she's hard to hold onto." Max thought. He then threw Remilia into the stone floor who just managed to land on all fours, cracking the floor beneath her. He rushed towards her then sent his fist at her. She caught his punch then slashed his chest with her claw, this time drawing blood. She kept up her offensive and began to relentlessly slash at Max. He tried to strike back, but she gave him no room to attack, keeping him on the defensive. He summoned up some energy at his center then released it, ending her attack and sending her flying backwards uncontrollably. She landed on the ground then bounced backwards a few times and out the front doors.
"I need to lead him outside. My mansion has been damaged enough for one day." Remilia thought.
Max quickly followed her. He jumped into the air and tried to deliver a flying kick only for Remilia to catch his leg then slam him into the ground. Grabbing onto his leg with both her hands, she began to spin him around in circles, causing him to get dizzy. After swinging him around a dozen times, she threw him into the front metal gate, breaking right through it. He hit the ground hard and tumbled dozens of feet before stopping himself. She didn't give him time to recover and quickly flew under him, delivering an upper cut and sending him into the air.
"Damn you!" Max cursed out as he was sent into the air. He caught himself then began to form a large transparent blob between his hands. "Eat this!" He then threw the large projectile down at Remilia.
Remilia smirked. "Critical Heart Break." A spear like aura formed in her hand. She quickly took aim then threw the red spear. The spear pierced right through the transparent blob, detonating it while the spear continued on its way towards Max. He wasn't able to dodge the incredibly fast attack so he took it head on. His body was barely able to keep it from piercing right through as it exploded on contact, knocking him out of the sky. Remilia watched in disappointment as Max hit the ground. She began to walk towards him as he struggled to his feet.
"Is this all you have to offer me, young man?" Remilia said.
Max simply stared at her. "How can such a small girl be so powerful? I don't care what she is, this is bullshit. I'm going to have to use more power than I have ever used before and I'm not sure what kind of affects it will have on my body and mind, but there is no fucking way I'm going to let myself be beaten by this little girl." He thought as he clenched his teeth.
"You look upset. Is something wrong?" Remilia said in a taunting voice.
"I shouldn't be. You give me a good opportunity to delve deeper into my power."
"Oh? So you were holding back. I thought we had agreed on not wasting each others' time."
"Bitch, please. You were holding back too."
"Indeed. Then I shall not hold back. I hope you don't either, young man, for your sake."
"Your ignorance of my power is what keeps your mind safe." Max said as he clenched his fists.
Remilia's expression turned into that of surprise. "What is this?" She thought.
Blood began to run down from one of Max's eyes as the glow in them became more apparent. Currents of red electricity ran across his body as his aura became wilder. He clenched his teeth as pain ran through out his body.
"I felt that he was holding back some of his strength, but this much?" Remilia thought. She then raised her hand to touch her chest. "Is this fear I'm feeling?" Her surprised expression disappeared as she formed a demonic smile. "Perfect."
"You want a piece of me? Then come and get it, vampire girl." Max said.
"Gladly."
They both flew towards each other at great speeds, crashing into one another and knocking each other backwards while sending out a powerful gust of wind from the point of contact. They recovered then closed the distance between one another. They traded claws and fists, sending out sparks of energy with each hit. Max leaned back as Remilia tried to slash his throat. He countered by grabbing her arm and slamming her into the ground then stomping onto her chest. He tore her arm off and threw it off to the side, leaving blood gushing from the wound. She yelped in pain before sending her extended nails into his leg muscle, causing him to also yelp in pain. She jumped into the air as soon as he removed his foot, kicking him in the side of the head. They traded some more blows before Max formed a blob in his hand. It was not transparent as they were before, but a blob of what looked like glowing blood that was surrounded by a black flame. He slammed it into Remilia's stomach, sending her tumbling backwards across the ground and smashing through a couple trees before stopping herself. She dodged several more red blobs that were sent her way as she took to the air, sending down a barrage of large red danmaku. Max didn't bother to dodge them, preferring to shield himself with his hands, swatting away at the projectiles that made their way to him. He then leaped into the air, going through the danmaku and trying to punch Remilia who then bursted into a swarm of bats.
"Frikin bats." Max said as the bats enveloped him.
Remilia then reformed, along with her lost limb, on Max's back. She held onto him with all her strength then called out her attack. "Scarlet Sign: Red the Nightless Castle!" Remilia shouted. Max screamed as he was consumed in a burning red aura in the shape of a cross.
Max sent out a wave of destructive energy, throwing Remilia off his back and ending her attack. He grabbed what was left of his shirts and tore them off, revealing his medallion, which was shacking violently, the symbol on it giving off an ominous yellow glow.
"Such a nice looking boy, for a human." Remilia thought. The medallion then caught her attention. "Such evil is being emitted from that medallion..."
Max moaned in pain as blood colored energy began to rip through his skin, forming into what looked like spheres of blood all around him. "Take this!" Max yelled as he unleashed his attack, the spheres firing off towards Remilia as curving beams of dark energy. She began to quickly dodge as another group of spheres of energy formed around Max before firing at her. The entire island shook as the ground was pelted from each of Max's bursts of energy.
Though the fight was taken outside, the inside wasn't spared any less damage as the entire fairy maid staff had gone insane from Max's maddening presence. Groups of them were fighting one another as other groups simply trashed the place for their own insane amusement. Some of the mansion's residences were relatively safe from the madness that was taking place inside and outside the building.
"Miss Patchouli! I found them!" Koakuma ran with some books in her hands through an isle of large, book filled shelves as she made her way to a table where Patchouli Knowledge, the librarian of the mansion, was reading some spell books.
"About time. Now hopefully they have what I need in them." Patchouli said as she began to flip through the pages of one of the books.
"Miss Patchouli, how are they doing?" Koakuma asked.
"They'll be fine. They just need time to recover from their ordeal with that intruder, especially Sakuya. Meanwhile," Patchouli handed Koakuma a piece of paper. "I need you to go into Flandre's room and draw these runes everywhere."
"Eh?" Koakuma said as she took the paper. "But Miss Patchouli-"
"Whatever you do, do not wake Flandre if she isn't awake already. If she's awake, trick her into helping you place those runes. Tell her you're setting up a game or something..."
"What are they even for?"
"It's the best defense I could make against that intruder's lingering power. Though they won't hold up long, which is why I need to stay here and look for a more effective enchantment. I've already put some up around the library."
"So he is the one causing the fairy maids to go out of control."
"Not only the maids, but the chief maid and almost the gate keeper. It seems as if anyone near him begin to have their sanity slowly eroded away."
"Does that mean Lady Remilia is at risk as well?"
"Yes, though she has a much stronger mind than most beings, she should be fine for the time being. It's Flandre I am more concerned with. I'm surprised she hasn't awakened in a fit of insanity already."
"She has become less and less stable ever since everyone started having those nightmares. Could he be the cause of those as well?"
"Possibly. All I know is his power is unreal. I've never felt such a terrible force before which makes it very difficult to come up with a better defense against it." Patchouli then pointed at Koakuma. "Now hurry up and go. If Flandre goes out of control again, we're going to need more than one immortal to help stop her."
"Yes!" Koakuma said before making her way out of the library.
"Divine Spear: Spear the Gungnir!" Remilia shouted.
A large, great red spear formed in her hands before throwing the mighty weapon. Max caught the tip of the spear with his hands right before it could pierce through him, but failed to stop its momentum. His hands burned as the great spear tried to pierce through them. He mustered up his strength then pushed the spear off to the side, sending it into the ground below and shaking the island from the resulting explosion. Max held out his hand as black smoke began to flow around it. A sword then began to materialize in his hand. The sword had a black metal handle and the blade was a glowing dark red as black flames covered it. Remilia quickly formed another great spear and rushed for Max. She swung down with her spear as he blocked with his sword, the clash letting out a loud boom. They began to relentlessly swing their weapons at one another, loud clangs and blasts of wind resulting with each clash. With a mighty blow, Max shattered Remilia's spear then brought a fist to her stomach. She spat up some blood before sending a kick towards his face. He blocked her kick with his sword then swung at her in an attempt to cleave her, but only managing to cut her dress. He then swung down upon her. Remilia caught the blade with her hands as Max pushed down with all his strength. She pushed the blade away from her then quickly formed two great spears, one in each hand. They both continued to cross weapons as the moon began to rise from behind the horizon. Remilia kicked off of Max's chest to create distance between them then threw one of her spears followed by the next one. Max blocked both spears and then more as she began to send more his way. After blocking a couple dozen great spears, his sword shattered into pieces. He then flew towards Remilia as he avoided her red spears. He sent out a shock wave at her that she swiped away with the swing of one of her spears. Max dodged her last spear then tried to hit her with his red aura consumed punch. She caught his punch, but was quickly grabbed then thrown down to the ground, losing the top part of her dress. She landed on the ground on all fours then stood up, revealing her small breasts. Max descended to the ground with the piece of cloth he had just torn off her.
Remilia brushed her bangs away from her face. "Oh my… is this your way of getting a girl warmed up?" Remilia teased.
"Whoops. That was a nice dress too." Max said as he threw the torn cloth to the ground. "Heh, not a bad size for someone who looks like a twelve year old." Max thought. "You should have worn something more suitable for a fight like this."
"I honestly didn't expect you to last this long, young man. You actually managed to satisfy me. You should be proud of yourself as a man."
"You seem to enjoy the high risk of getting killed."
"It has been so long since I have had to fight with my life on the line. I have forgotten just how exhilarating it can be. You have no idea how dull life can be when you have lived as long as I have."
"I'll admit it right now. You vampires are powerful. A lot more powerful then I could have imagined."
"I can say the same about you. That power of yours… I have not once ever came across something so strange… so fearful. Perhaps you can quench my curiosity for a moment and tell me where you got that medallion?" Remilia said as she pointed at Max's chest.
"Oh this?" Max said as he held up the medallion. "I could tell you, but that knowledge would only destroy whatever chances you have of winning against me. Take my word for it."
"Is that so? Then can you tell me why you decided to come here to Gensokyo?"
"Let's just say that I don't want to be seen by prying eyes. That large barrier thing around this land does a good job at masking my power."
"And now that you are here, what are your plans?"
"I'm acting out my plans right now. Learn more about my power and how to better control it. Though it's not going exactly as I wanted, but oh well."
"So you barely know what you are getting yourself into by practicing a dangerous power and putting at risk those around you? That's quite foolish of you, young man."
"I could care less about you people here. You are nothing but ginnie pigs to me."
"So is it safe to say that you are the one causing the nightmares that have been plaguing Gensokyo lately?"
"Couldn't tell you, honestly. I know my power causes people to go mad and inflicts fear. I wouldn't be surprised if it caused nightmares as well."
"I see. Well young man, this unfortunately means I need to kill you. Your presence is damaging to Gensokyo and the people who live here. I don't care much for them either, but this is still my home and I will kill all those who threaten it." Remilia said as a red aura surrounded her.
Max smiled. "You know, I can't say I don't like you. I wouldn't mind living in a place like this, but like you said, my presence is too dangerous." Max's smile disappeared as his demeanor turned serious and he got into his battle pose. "I will master my powers, and I will destroy those who forced this power on me and no one is going to stop me. Not even some girl."
Remilia readied herself. "Alright then, young man. Let's dance."
The red filled moon rose into the night sky, being partially covered with black clouds. The wind howled furiously across the land while humans and youkai alike began to fall to the mad effects of Max's leaking taint. The Human Village had been plunged into chaos as smoke rose to the sky from the burning buildings.
Keine ran around the village, knocking unconscious any insane villager she could find. "This is a waking nightmare…" She said before knocking one of her students out cold before he could set another building on fire in his madness. She then knocked out some more students who were fighting one another. She began to look for more villagers when her headache turned into a migraine. She fell to her knees while holding her head, laughing slightly. "Oh no… this can't be… happening." An arrow then suddenly pierced her foot. "Ouch! Damn it! Who did that?" She said while looking around angrily.
"Who do you think?" A woman said as she landed next to Keine. She had dark gray eyes and long silver hair with a large braid. She was dressed in blue and red while wearing something that looked like a nurse's cap.
"E-Eirin?" Keine said while looking surprised.
"You need to keep your head on straight if you wish to protect this village." Eirin said while smiling.
"But, why are you here?"
"Lady Kaguya sent me here to investigate when Mokou showed up out of nowhere and attacked us."
Keine's eyes watered up. "No… so she's-"
"She'll be fine. You know Kaguya. She can drive that girl insane as well as bring her back out of it." Eirin said confidently.
Keine got up then wiped a tear from her eye and smiled. "You're right, Eirin."
"Now," Eirin said as she raised her bow. "I believe we got a village to pacify."
Keine nodded. "Yes. But please, Eirin. Be careful not to hurt them more than is needed." Eirin nodded before they went their own directions.
"Damn youkai. Attacking me head on? This forest really has lost it…" Reimu said as she threw amulets at some youkai who were charging straight for her. The amulets exploded once they stuck to the youkai, disposing of them. "That tainted power is giving me such a headache… Hey Marisa! Find anything?"
Marisa was walking around while observing the ground and trees. "Well Reimu, there was definitely a fight here, ze."
"Got something that I don't already know about?"
"Nope. It's hard to see. Can't you make that stick of yours shine brighter, ze?"
"I'm trying, but whatever that lingering power is, it's interfering with my power. I can't concentrate at all."
"Bummer, ze."
"Alright, forget this place. We need to get to the Human Village and see what is going on with all that fire we saw."
"Gotcha." Reimu took off into the air as Marisa hopped on her broom. She was about to fly off until she spotted something. "Hey Reimu hold up!"
"We don't have time for this." Reimu said as she landed back on the ground.
Marisa ran over to one of the trees where someone was lying against it. "Oh my god! It's Alice!"
"Alice? What is she doing out here in the middle of the night?"
"Sleeping apparently. And she doesn't seem to be having pleasant dreams either, ze."
"She must be having a nightmare like everyone else who sleeps."
"Wakey wakey sunshine! This isn't the place to be sleeping!" Marisa said as she shook the sleeping Alice. Marisa had an upset look after failing to wake her. She then began to slap her. "Wake up damn it, ze!"
Reimu rolled her eyes. She then pushed Marisa to the side then looked at Alice's face. "Hmm… she might be trapped in her nightmare." Reimu said while rubbing her chin.
"You think so?"
"It's a possibility. I mean why else wouldn't she wake up after being slapped like that?"
"Wouldn't that mean the nightmares are now getting to the point where we might not wake up from them, ze?" Marisa said while panicking slightly.
"Maybe. Damn it. I just don't know. It's so hard to think with this menacing power everywhere. We need to find out where the hell it's coming from. It's probably connected with the nightmares." Reimu sighed. "Just pick her up. She's coming with us."
Marisa picked up Alice then sat her on her broom. "Race you to the village, ze!" Marisa said as she took off towards the village with Reimu lazily flying right behind her.
Max's and Remilia's fight had been taken off the small island where the mansion sat and out on the edge of the lake. Black clouds conjugated above them as they clashed with one another, the red moon being barely visible now.
"Damn it! He's getting more powerful by the second!" Remilia thought as she just barely blocked one of Max's kicks with her arm, the blow cracking her bone. "It is getting harder and harder to focus. My vision is getting all blurry." Max formed a red blob then slammed it into the ground, catching them both in the blast. "Gah!" Remilia yelled as she was sent backwards and her skin sliced in places from the attack. She caught herself before she fell into the lake. Max on the other hand was barely fazed from his own explosion. She glared at him as he slowly made his way towards her. "Damn this. My danmaku doesn't work on him and now it has become nearly impossible to even fight him up close without my vision getting all wobbly." Max sprinted towards her. She jumped above him then delivered a kick to the back of his head, nearly sending him into the lake. He quickly turned and round house kicked her, sending her tumbling across the ground. She quickly caught herself then stood back up. Max was about to charge again, but stopped.
Max slapped his forehead. "Jeezus Christ I'm retarded. You're a vampire. It's your frikin heart I need to destroy."
Remilia looked dumbfounded then began to laugh slightly. "Yes. Yes indeed." She said as she panted.
"Look. You can always surrender. I won't kill you if I don't need to." Max said as he panted and with blood running down from both his eyes.
Remilia chuckled. "You give me a hard time and now you think you are all high and mighty? Such a naive boy you are. You forget you are fighting Remilia Scarlet. I'll tear my own heart out and crush it with my own hands long before I surrender to you."
Max shook his head. "Damn stubborn girl." He said. "Damn it all. I've flirted with Lady Luck long enough. I can't handle using more of this power. I need a fucking rest." He thought. "Have it your way." He then charged towards Remilia with unreal speed, leaving behind afterimages. He swung for her head, but she was able to just narrowly dunk in time.
Remilia pulled out a spell card. "Midnight King: Dracula Cradle!" She yelled out. Her red aura became larger and fiercer before she rocketed into Max's stomach. He yelled out in pain as she drove him into the air. He wrapped his arms around her then began to crush her, but she quickly turned into a swarm of bats to escape. He held onto his severely bruised stomach as she reformed.
Remilia looked up into the black filled sky before looking back at Max. "We might have to pull an all nighter don't you think?" She said.
"You seriously won't give up?" Max complained.
"No. I still have yet to taste your blood." Remilia said as she licked the tip of one of her fingers.
"Fine, damn it." Max said before he began to fly towards Remilia. She prepared herself as he drew closer. Suddenly, someone quickly appeared right between them, surprising Remilia and forcing Max to stop his approach. "Oh… just fucking great…"
"Hi sister Remy!" Flandre said. She wore a red dress and vest, with a pink shirt underneath, along with a pink mob cap. An aura floated off each of the prisms on her wings.
"Flandre? Sister… I'm sorry, but this just isn't a good time for me to play with you right now. I'm busy with this young man. Please go back to the mansion and wait for me there."
"I don't wanna. It's boring there now that I broke all the strange fairies."
Remilia sighed. "I wish you didn't do that, Flandre."
"It was their fault! They were acting all weird and… Sister! Why aren't you covered?" Flandre said as she poked one of Remilia's breasts. "They're perky."
Remilia swatted Flandre's hand away. "Mind your manners, Flandre."
Flandre turned around to face Max. "Who's he?" She eyed him up and down. Her face turned red then turned back to Remilia. "Remy! You shouldn't do these kinds of things outside where someone could spot you and take pictures!"
"Flandre, I told you to mind your manners. Now do as your elder sister says and go back to the man-" Remilia quickly grabbed Flandre and moved her out of the way of a red glob that had been thrown at them. "That was rather rude, young man." She said. Her face filled with surprise as she noticed Max's power had begun to surge. He hugged himself as he violently shook. His skin splitting open as his horrid power began to seep out. Remilia forced a smile. "Losing control are we? Perhaps we should call it quits and settle this another night. I do not wish for my sister to get involved in our affairs." Max suddenly began to charge for the girls. Remilia shoved Flandre out of the way then took Max's shoulder to the chest, knocking her out of the air. She caught herself just before she landed in the waters below.
"Hey! That's my elder sister you just hit!" Flandre yelled as she went to punch Max, but he grabbed her fist then threw her down towards the water, Remilia catching her. "That was mean."
"Damn it… This… can't be… happening…." Max thought as he held on to his head with his hands, blood dripping from his ears.
"This isn't good. He's losing control of his power. If this goes on any longer, Flandre might lose control of her powers as well because of all that corruptive energy he is releasing." Remilia thought as she held onto her little sister. "I don't want her to get involved in this, but I can't waste any more time." She then looked into Flandre's eyes. "Flandre, I am going to need your help, okay?"
"Anything for you, Remy!" Flandre said happily.
"Now, this will be very dangerous. You see that mean man?" Remilia said. Flandre looked up at Max then back to Remilia and nodded. "I need your help in breaking him and only him. You understand, Flandre?"
"Yes, sister!" Flandre said happily.
"Good." Remilia replied.
Max continued to try and keep himself from shaking as his power tried to consume him. He looked down at the two vampires who were about to strike.
"Doesn't it feel good? No one can stop you now." The mysterious voice of a girl echoed in Max's mind. He ignored it.
"I hope I'm not… left with any permanent… damage after this… because it seems like I'm going to be using it whether I like it… or not." Max thought.
"Let's have some fun!" Flandre shouted as she pulled out a spell card. "Taboo: Cranberry Trap!" Numerous large danmaku of different colors appeared all around Max. He looked around as they closed in on him. Right before they made contact with him, they suddenly froze in place. "Eh?" Flandre said as she pondered why her attack had stopped. Remilia could only clench her teeth in frustration. An evil grin formed on Max's face. All the danmaku then shattered like glass all around him. "Hey! That's cheating!" Flandre pouted.
"He's not playing by any rules, Flandre. So be careful around him." Remilia said.
"No rules? That's fine with me." Flandre said as she grinned. She then took off towards Max with great speed, her hand extended in front of her. Without moving an inch, Max sent out a powerful shock wave that knocked Flandre back. She cried out as she was sent backwards. "What the hell?" She yelled out angrily.
"I feel like I've been injected with a huge amount of every drug known to man." Max thought as he watched for Flandre's next move. "Wait… where's Remil-" Max's thoughts were interrupted by a sudden painful pressure on his neck. "Gah! What the hell?" Remilia had sunk her fangs right into his neck, drawing a large amount of blood.
"Ah… his blood is so tasty…" Remilia thought as her cheeks redden a little. Her eyes suddenly widened in horror as a number of horrific images flashed before her eyes all at once. She immediately withdrew her fangs from Max's bloodied neck, holding onto her head and screaming out in utter terror. Max quickly put an end to Remilia's uncontrollable screaming with an elbow to her stomach, knocking all the wind out of her. He then brought his heel down on her head, sending her into the waters below.
"Remy!" Flandre called out. She quickly glared at Max. "You're going to pay for that!" Max then made his way towards her, but in a way that didn't make sense to her. "W-What? But… I can't… follow." She said as her vision began to waver. She then formed a creepy smile as her already shaken mind was shaken even more. "Whatever! I'll just break you!" She pulled out a spell card. "Taboo: Lavatein!" Flames wrapped around her arm as it formed into a black, iron wand. She swung the fiery weapon at Max as he came into range. A huge explosion resulted the moment he blocked it with his own sword he managed to form, but it shattered from the awesome blow. The windows from the mansion all shattered from the powerful air burst. The smoke was quickly cleared as Flandre repeatedly swung her wand at Max as he ducked and dodged, creating a cyclone of winds.
"This is so much fun! You're so fast, but how long can you keep this up?" Flandre said as she laughed hysterically.
Max grabbed a hold of Flandre's wand, its fiery power swallowing him up. He then kicked her in the stomach, causing her to lose her grip on the wand. He went to use it against her, but it vanished in a burst of flames. She quickly countered with her own kick to his gut, making him spit up blood. He retaliated with a punch to the side of her face, nearly knocking out a fang. Soon, they both were delivering powerful punches to each other, not bothering to block.
Flandre continued her insane laughing as she pulled out another spell card. "Taboo: Four of a Kind!" She shouted. Three more Flandres appeared around Max. All four began to mercilessly slash at him, cutting to the bone at times before his power would quickly heal the wounds, but not the pain. Unable to fight them hand to hand, he grabbed all four of them with his psychic power. Max held up his open hand as the Flandres struggled in place. With just the clenching of his hand, their bodies were crushed with a sickening crunch. The mangled bodies bled horribly as they remained suspended in the air. All four of them then bursted into a cloud of bats. Flandre reformed away from Max, who simply waited for her to make a move.
She stared at him with an insane look. "So many eyes… So many to choose… So many to break!" Flandre said as she held out her hand in front of her. She began to hallucinate as there was a number of Max's just floating idly in her vision. The moment she closed her hand, a large area of the forest by the lake went up in a fiery explosion. Max didn't move as the wind blew wildly from the explosion behind him. "One down! Plenty more to go!" She said as she laughed sadistically.
"She'll… destroy everything around us… long before she kills me…" Max thought.
Flandre continued to open and close her hand as she tried to blow up Max, turning the forest around the lake into a blazing inferno. Max looked around him with an insane expression as he watched the destruction all around him. Large, colorful danmaku then formed above them.
"Forbidden Barrage: Starbow Break!" Flandre said with a menacing smile.
With the flick of her wrist the danmaku rained down all around them like meteors from the heavens. Max didn't bother to move as they passed by him harmlessly, decimating the land below. Flandre's sadistic giggling could barely be heard over the explosions as she drew pleasure from the destruction she was causing. Max began to chuckle under his breath as he relished in her madness. Flandre then pulled out Lavatein and pointed it at a random direction. A beam of destruction fired from the tip of the wand, blowing up another part of the forest. She continued to fire at whatever didn't look like it had been destroyed, laughing in sadistic enjoyment.
Down below on the lakes edge, Remilia had pulled herself out of the lake. Completely drenched, she struggled to her feet. "Those images… not once have I seen such horrific images…" Remilia thought as she covered her mouth with one hand as if she was about to vomit. The sound of an explosion brought to her attention what was going on around her. She looked up into the air to see that her sister Flandre had gone mad and was firing off destruction every which way. "Flandre!" She cried out. "This can't be happening. My nightmares are becoming a reality right before my eyes." She thought as she looked at the desolation around her in horror.
Remilia could remember her nightmares perfectly for they were as vivid as reality itself. She would find herself flying over a city of the outside world that had been annihilated. Once great skyscrapers burned, sending out large clouds of smoke into the air. Scorched bones of the city's inhabitants littered the streets below. She flew towards a headless statue of a person in robes who held up what looked like a torch. On the torch stood a girl who was enveloped in a chaotic aura of different colors.
"Flandre!" Remilia called out. She stopped in front of the broken girl. "Flandre… what have you done?" Tears began to run down her face.
"They all broke, sister. Everything… broke…" Flandre said in a weak voice. "I… broke them… didn't I?" She said, her eyes looking down at the red waters below, avoiding making eye contact with her elder sister. "I've been a… bad girl…" Tears began to run down her blood covered face.
Remilia floated towards her sister then embraced her. "Yes… yes you have…" She said while trying to hold back her tears.
"Will I… be punished?" Flandre said softly as she hugged Remilia.
"Yes, Flandre. You will be punished."
Flandre arched her back backwards, her eyes widening as Remilia pierced her back with a metal stake, striking her heart. She held onto her sister harder as she closed her eyes. "Sorry for being… such a bad girl… Rem… il…lia…" Flandre said as she slowly turned to dust in Remilia's arms.
Rivers of tears ran down Remilia's face as the dust of her sister blew away with the wind. She fell to her knees and let out a wail of lament as pieces from the shattered moon above rained down upon the earth.
Remilia looked over to Max who floated idly in the air as Flandre continued to wildly fire beams of energy. "You… she was doing so well ever since meeting the shrine maiden and the witch until you showed up." She said as she struggled to contain her rage. She took to the air towards Max with blinding speed, stopping within arm's length in front of him. "I think it is time for me to put an end to your little experiments. You've been a bad boy and so you shall be punished." She said as a great, red spear formed in her hand as Max stared at her. She thrusted the spear towards his heart, but he effortlessly caught the blade. "Damn him. I am exhausted while he shows no sign of fatigue." Max shattered the spear with his power then swatted Remilia away. He formed a sword in his hand then took off towards the wild Flandre. "Get back here!" Remilia yelled as she went after Max.
Flandre saw Max coming and began to fire off red beams at him, which he quickly dodged. They both swung their weapons at one another, causing a huge air burst the moment their weapons connected. Remilia was sent flying backwards from the blast. Max and Flandre continued to swing wildly at one another as lightning danced across the black filled sky. Max swung with all his might, knocking Lavatein out of Flandre's hand. He then held up his palm to her face then blasted her with a rippling shock wave, sending her into the lake. She quickly jumped out of the water and landed on the ground, coughing up water that had entered her lungs. Before she knew it, Max appeared in front of her with his sword drawn. He thrusted his weapon forward in an attempt to pierce the stunned vampire's heart.
"No!" Remilia shouted as she jumped in front of Flandre, her hands held out to her sides as she prepared herself to take the strike. She didn't flinch as the sword made its way towards her heart.
Max suddenly stopped his attack, the tip of his sword just barely touching Remilia's left breast, drawing a little blood. He stared at the two vampires, one scared while the other remained stern in the face of death. He looked at the two as an old memory began to surface. He began to picture Flandre as a scared young boy, a boy that looked like a younger version of himself, while he pictured Remilia as a girl with long, straight, brown hair who appeared older than the boy and with blood pouring from what looked like gunshot wounds on her chest, yet she kept a stern expression. The sword in Max's hand vanished into black smoke. He took a couple steps back away from the vampires as his insane expression faded. He smirked a little and closed his eyes. He then fell backwards, hitting the ground with a loud thump.
"You… are beginning… to vex me…" The mysterious girl's voice echoed in Max's mind as his consciousness faded.