Again, this is a fanfiction of a fanfiction called "To Be Good" by Kizmet, and of course, I do not own any of the Blue Exorcist characters, just my wonderful OCs!
At 6:45 a.m. the exwires were still looking for the meeting place at the north-eastern edge.
"He said we'd know it when we saw it… WHAT KIND OF CRAP ANSWER IS THAT?" Bon fumed. He was afraid they would be late. The rest of the exwires ran to keep up.
"Maybe…. That's it…." Shiemi huffed, pointing to an overgrown section of the forest.
"That definitely looks different than the rest of the forest," Konekomeru remarked. This section of the forest was denser, creating a dark atmosphere. Vines were overtaking the trees, and the growths had huge thorns everywhere. The exwires slowly came to a stop, the intimidating atmosphere keeping everyone quiet.
"So you finally figured it out huh?" Lightening said from behind them. They all jumped and turned to see Lightening and Angel. Angel let out an exasperated sigh.
"Your observation skills obviously need some work," he said, before outlining the plan. They would all enter the forest together, reaching the clearing roughly a mile in. From there they would split into two groups, Angel leading one, and Lightening leading the other and search for the portal.
"It's going to be extremely dangerous with our mobility so severely limited, be careful as we approach the clearing," Angel ordered. They nodded, and entered the tight confines of the forest. Soon Angel had his sword out and was hacking a path through the vines. Rin followed behind him, widening the path for the others with his katana. It was eerily quiet throughout the forest. No insects or birds could be heard. The heavy silence put them all on edge.
"Shouldn't we have run into some demons by now?" Shima asked, breaking the silence. Angel paused, then continued hacking away.
"Yes we should've," Lightening answered quietly. "Something's not right here."
It was getting brighter and brighter as they came closer and closer to the clearing. Heavy thuds sounded from the clearing, and a rage-filled roar made the very trees around them shudder. The exwires looked at each other with wide eyes before preparing for battle. Suddenly, the very vines around them snaked over their wrists, preventing them from drawing their weapons. Rin and Angel jumped to intervene, and were grabbed by the ankles, the vines yanking them away from the exwires. They were all hoisted into the clearing. Angel quickly sliced the vines around him to ribbons, but more kept coming. A furious roar sounded and the vines came faster and faster. The exwires had managed to free themselves, but now they were struggling desperately to stay clear. Bon and Konekomeru erected a barrier around them all, shearing through the vines nearest to them. The vines beat against the barrier, and the two arias started to sweat. A fierce roar shook the ground. Suddenly, Rin could hear the words in it.
Kill them! I'll kill them all! Destroy every last one for killing him! A woman's furious voice sounded in his head.
"Killing who?" he shouted back, ignoring the strange looks he got from his friends. Suddenly they were face to face with a huge, monstrous creature. It looked as old as time, made out of the very vines and bark that surrounded them, thorns viciously sticking out everywhere.
Your kind killed him! My baby brother! It howled. I'll make you pay for what you've done! A vine the size of a tree came up to smash the barrier. Just as it was about to make impact something stopped it. The creature shrieked in confusion and outrage. Standing on the barrier, holding off the vine, was Hell's Queen. She knocked the vine aside with her bare hands.
"Do not let your barrier drop," she ordered, turning those vivid gold and green eyes on them, then turned away and focused on the creature.
How dare you interfere! I'll kill them all! It screamed and charged. A strange expression crossed the demoness's face.
"Mira," she said quietly, almost sadly, then a new resolve filled her. 'I won't let you do this to yourself Mira' she thought determinedly. She grabbed the vine and pulled the creature away from the exwires' barrier with amazing brute strength.
"Mira!" She said louder, commandingly. "Snap out of it!"
But the creature only howled its rage.
They killed him! Katiana they killed Riren! I'll kill them all!
In the barrier, Rin quickly explained what the creature was saying as Lightening called for backup. The arias were getting tired, and they weren't sure how much longer they could hold up their barrier.
"I – I'm sorry Bon…" Konekomeru stuttered, and collapsed. Bon, unable to maintain the barrier alone, gasped as it shimmered out of existence. The creature howled triumphantly and hurtled three vicious, sharp vines at them. Angel and Lightening moved to block, but vines had snuck around their ankles and swords, holding them all in place. Izumo drew Kurikara, but Rin was already in motion, flames erupting from him as he burned up the vines around his feet and moved to intercept them. He caught one, but the other two moved of their own volition and headed toward the team.
"No!" Rin shouted desperately, his flames cutting off the vines connecting them, but the sharp points still hurtled closer and closer. THUD! Hell's Queen stood in front of the team, one point stomped to the ground underneath her foot, the other caught in her hand.
"Mira that's enough!" She yelled, and took off toward the creature, manifesting a single broadsword in her hands.
"Don't let them control you like this Mira!" She shouted, using the flat of the blade to catch the vines that hurtled towards her.
Riren… They killed Riren! The creature wailed.
"You know why they had to Mira! You know he was hurting people!"
Riren would never! He wouldn't! YOU'RE LYING! The creature called Mira roared.
"You know who made him hurt people Mira, and it wasn't the humans, was it?" The demoness said quietly. For the first time, the creature faltered. Utilizing that opportunity, Katiana quickly dodged the remaining vines and stopped, right in front of the creature's face.
"It wasn't Riren's fault, you and I both know that Mira. But how could the human's know that? They had loved ones to defend too." The creature's vines shrank back with each word. Suddenly, they began to shake.
No… He's gone… Gone forever… Because of them!
"NO! No, Mira! Because of the arena!" The demoness shouted furiously. The vines shook even harder.
"I will avenge him!" Suddenly, they all could hear the creature's voice. It was shaking in pain and fury.
"RIREN!" the creature shouted and sharp vines flew at Katiana, who didn't even try to deflect them. Most glanced off her armor, but two found their way in, and stabbed her in the shoulder and the side. The demoness grimaced.
"Feel better now Mira?" she asked quietly, and gasped when the vines yanked themselves out of her flesh. The creature was sobbing now, shaking all over. The vines surrounding the creature began to rot away and collapse, and a beautiful woman with white-gold hair and beautiful, golden-brown eyes was left standing there.
"Katiana… Katiana I'm so sorry," the beautiful woman sobbed, collapsing on the ground in tears. Katiana knelt down in front of her, her back to the exwires, and hugged her. The exwires looked at each other with wide eyes, unsure what to make of this.
"It's ok Mira, you know me, I'll be fine. Let's get you cleaned up," she whispered, helping the woman to her feet.
"FREEZE!" A voice rang out, and guns were leveled at the two demonesses. The reinforcements had arrived.
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