Saya stood before her kneeling sister filled with shock. Diva… she was shedding tears on behalf of her own daughters. She actually wanted to protect them… Was this woman in front of her, truly her sister? "Nee-sama, all I ever wanted was a family." Diva pleaded. "All my life there are only those who would only kneel to me, and those who want to kill me. But my little girls, they have never done anything to anyone, please, don't kill them!"
Still, Saya remained silent. Diva was right before, right in striking range. She could take her vengeance, for her sister's murder of Joel I, for the fate of her adopted father, Miyagusuku George, and for Riku's death. All she had to do was to coat the grooves of her katana and pierce it right through Diva's heart. She could end it now. But why didn't her hands move? Why can't she just do the deed? Chiropterans brought sadness to everyone, but somewhere down the lane, she had reached the conclusion that it was the doing of Diva that led to all this chaos. Her own sister that was the subject of the nightmares that she and those of the Red Shield had suffered. Very early on, she had wanted to hunt and kill Diva, and then have Hagi kill herself. But could she do it now? Both she and her sister had children of their own. New Queens that shared their destinies… Could she bring herself to kill Diva, and more importantly, her own nieces, after seeing her sister's tears.
Nathan was the one who broke that god-awful silence. "Saya, dear, I am sure that if you do manage to kill Diva, you won't kill her daughters. And even then, how about your own, and Solomon's?" Those words pierced Saya's heart like an arrow. What he said was true. She had no reason to kill Diva's children whatsoever. She pierced her katana into the metal floor of the ship and let loose her hand. "Solomon, you have found out Amshell's plans for Diva's children, haven't you? An opportunist like yourself would surely jump at that kind of chance."
"What chance?" Hagi asked, glaring at Solomon. It had better not be some plot to have Saya involved. It had better not be. "If Saya's safety is compromised…"
"I would never step in any cause of action that would harm Saya. The only ones that would be harmed in Amshell's plans that Nathan had spoken of is Diva's unborn children. She would wish for death before her children is taken away from her, and so I came to Saya to aid her in killing Diva, as Diva's Chevalier and as one who loves Saya." He cleared his throat and spoke louder so all could hear him. "Amshell Nii-san wishes to pry Diva's daughters away from her once they are born. He will continue heavy experimentation on them until they are fully-grown, to lead the Corpse Corps as alpha-females and the most powerful biological weapons upon this world."
Kai fisted his hands as he witnessed everything. Amshell Goldsmith, according to Joel's Diary, he was the one who suggested to Joel I to lock Diva up in the tower in the Zoo as a control experiment. If even Diva would come to Saya for mercy because of him, that Chevalier must be pure evil. He must be. However, before anyone could do or say anything, Joel VI came up to Diva and asked, "Are you saying that Amshell Oji-san is the cause of all this chaos?"
Diva merely looked at Nathan. To her, Amshell was not only her benefactor, but also her longest serving Chevalier. He had taught her how to read, to speak in many languages, and most of all, he had given her his company during those dark days of her life. But even after Saya had freed her into the world, Amshell would not let her go. Truth be told, he had her caged under his gaze, within his mind, even if her body was free. Too many times she had been happily frolicking around one moment, while the in the next, she felt sedated, waking up in a strange room undressed and feeling intimately… content. She would beg and plead her Chevaliers to tell her what had happen, but half of the time they just shook off her questions. It was only in rare occasions that Solomon and/or Nathan told her that Amshell had injected hormones into her body to conduct experiments on her reproductive processes or some other aspect that she did not care about. As time passed, she began to fear such experiences, but refused to back down. Now that she had her daughters, she could not possibly allow this to happen. What mother would want her daughters to go through the suffering she was forced into? "Amshell was the one who whispered dark things into my ear." Diva murmured in a small voice. Finally, after so many years of causing so much death, the true Diva had emerged. The Diva that Saya had known before she was released. "When he saw me walking below the tower I was locked in, he carried me into a big room and got me dressed"
She then narrated how she had come to find the party where Joel I's 72nd birthday was celebrated. Amshell had told her to kill him, to kill all those that had sought to deprive her of her freedom. Immediately, an untold rage caught her, and she began to kill each and everyone present, draining them of their blood as she did so. With more blood consumed, the more feral she became until Joel I was the last one standing. Killing him without thought, she drank his blood as well, and saw for the first time, Saya.
From then on, everyone knew what happened between the two Queens. From their escapades in Russia, to the horrific battles in Germany, fought right in the middle of the conflict between the Axis and the Allies, right to the tragic Vietnam War. "Amshell… was the one who caused all this right?" Kai asked Diva, remembering very closely that she once took Riku's form and appearance. "Why didn't you kill him then?"
"Oh, come on, Kai. Can you back out on the person who saved you from near-sanity-consuming loneliness?" Nathan snapped impatiently. Sighing, he took Diva's baby-basket and wrapped his arms around his Queen. "Diva, we must go before Amshell notices that we are missing." Diva nodded, and agreed to leave, casting longing looks on Saya. "Oh, and, Saya, I would hope that you will take some time out and rethink on what Diva has said. Our race can't possibly survive if we keep on fighting like this. Think about your own children and Diva's, okay? We'll expect you to contact us as soon as possible. Solomon knows my number, ciao!"
In a flash of blue light, both Nathan and Diva were gone, leaving the Red Shield and Saya to contemplate on a decision that they had never encountered before: To ally themselves with Diva, and hence, destroying the one source of suffering experienced by human and Chiropteran alike or to fight it out until the last one standing.