Hi sorry for the delayed posting. Between drawing and school I hardly have time to write. I'm not ever abandoning this project so don't think that. I expect to finish this. I hope you people enjoy this new chapter!
I don't know how long I've been out, but I awake to find myself locked inside of some sort of cage. The bars have a sleek shiny metal finish, and they seem to tower over me. I'm small though, so that isn't saying much. I look around beyond the cage and notice a dark room that glows a damp shade of purple. I can't see clearly so I start to get a little scared and walk backwards, I then stumble across a sleeping sister. I sigh, relieved, I'm re-united with my sister once more.
When I'm around sister I feel cared for, I feel loved. I don't just feel like I'm some useless play toy. I'm actually something valuable to her, curse these maids for ruining her image of me and ruining me in general! I will kill every single one of them, they will all go boom! I will make sure their blood is spilled everywhere, they do not deserve to live! I start to tear up when I wonder something important: What have I missed these four hundred years of containment? I don't know what I could have spent my life doing other than crying every single day. I feel left out, and I feel lonely.
CRASH!
What the? I hear a painfully loud noise and I have no idea where it came from. It sounded like glass, and I slowly start to freak out as I here the footsteps getting close. Who could that be, and what could they want from me? The footsteps keep getting closer until they stop at what seemed to be directly behind the large double doors in front of me. My heartbeat quickens as I await the the doors to open and reveal that person. Finally, the doorknob turns and the doors open slowly.
It's someone I am not quite familiar with. A devil with two sets of bat wings, one set on her cranial and the other normally behind her back. I find this quite strange, but still don't let my guard down. I wonder what she's doing here? I see her keep walking slowly and up the steps towards our cage. I walk back slowly till I touch the wall and anxiety sets in once more. What if she's evil like the rest? I don't want anything to happen to me or my sister! She finally makes it directly in front of the cage and stops, her hair is nearly blocking her entire face. She just stays there saying nothing. "Uh, h-hello?" I ask, nervously. No answer, but she looks behind her, to her left, and to her right. Seeming fortunate to find nobody and sighs.
"Okay, listen to me good." She says, "Sakuya, and Patchouli, aren't themselves." Well I could clearly see that, they tried to kill me. They never did that before. "Sakuya seems to be the first to be 'taken'. She's been acting strange for the last few years, and we don't have a single clue as to why." This is starting to make a little bit more sense now, but what does she mean by 'taken'? That's the very question I ask. "Taken, simply put, means their souls are corrupted. To be more precise, not there. Your soul is something that makes who you are, and is your very life essence. Without a soul you're evil and don't have any feeling at all. Your friends become your enemies and your enemies stay enemies. Only people you like are others without souls." Now I understand, and without this soul they want to kill those with souls. They want to attack us. "But what I don't understand, is how others are losing their souls as well. Patchouli was fine a couple of days ago. But since then, with each passing day, she becomes increasingly more evil." I'm starting to get scared, I don't want to lose my soul and become someone I am not! I don't want my sister like that either, or we may try to kill each other. My sister, who has been awake and sitting right beside me the entire time, sighs.
"How do we stop such a thing" She asks, standing up, "I don't want to lose this time." She grins. The lady just sighs.
"That's a question I'm still trying to answer. I don't know anything about them, they are mysteries to me." The lady replies, "But I'm still looking more deeply into them. Right now they don't know I exist, so let's try to keep it this way." She takes a shiny silver key out and unlocks the door, "There! Meet me at the throne room!" She immediately runs off, too fast for us to catch her. I look at sister curiously.
"Follow me." She says, and I do.
We're a couple minutes into the halls when we finally encounter other life. It seems to be some fairy maids guarding something. If we don't move passed them we won't be able to even get to the throne room! Remilia looks at me and I look back, she just nods. I know what to do. I take my wand out and quickly peer around the corner, I cast a Flame Bolt as soon as I can and it lands directly between the two maids causing a short burst of fire that is enough to make them burn and die very quickly. It is silent, but deadly. Very quickly the fire goes out and we keep advancing through.
I'm already lost in this maze, in this world. At least, that's what it is to me. A new world that I barely knew existed. I think to myself, this is what it feels like not to be constrained by walls. To be able to run around wide open spaces. To be free.
I can't knock the smile off my face. It's just glued there, and I keep thinking of the endless possibilities before feeling an immediate sharp pain on the side of my cheek, which had enough force to make me turn. I turn back and look up to see my sister staring at me, her hand open but raised. She had slapped me, I must not have been paying attention. "Stay focused!" She says in a seemingly angry tone. I just nod slowly and we keep moving.
We finally make it to another pair of giant double doors. It seems this whole mansion is full of them! Remilia carefully pushes slowly, and peeks in as soon as she gets the chance. I follow, uneasily. The first thing we see is that lady sitting atop a well cushioned red chair, with a golden outline. Behind her is a giant circular window peering into the night, it seems tinted purple, so that's what color the room is from the bright moonlight.
"Well." The lady says, as she stands up and begins to walk down the long staircase to that comfortable-looking chair, "I knew you people would come." She smiles softly, "Perhaps I should introduce myself to you, Flandre." Wow, I wonder how she knows my name? "My name is Koakuma, and I'm the librarians assistant. The librarian is Patchouli, but sadly she is taken for now. The first step to resolve any of this would be forming a group that can look out for each other.
That sounds interesting, we can all be friends. Maybe I'd meet people who would actually like to talk to me! I would enjoy this very much, but I'm also sort of scared. Nervous about meeting someone else for the first time. I don't know if I could do it. Just then, Koakuma looks at us.
You two are our leaders.
I hope you've enjoyed this! I didn't know how to end this chapter so sorry! Hope it wasn't too bad. Thanks for reading and look forward to chapter 7