Raigan's Army: Leonhardt, Ellis, Renee, Borgnine, Fyuria, Luana, Zerva, Vira-Lorr, Yuri, Neptune, Noire, Vert, Edward, Kanonno, Prinny, Kirito, Takashi, Rei, Saeko, Saya, Kohta, Shizuku, Alice M., Alice D., Lili, Mai, Dizzy, Junko, Jean, Jak and Daxter, IF, Kat, Lloyd, Colette, Winfield, Etna. Elaine.
Chapter 17: The Assassins
Meanwhile...
Three women were talking to someone through the portal screen.
Her body is soft, moist, and jiggly. Though an amorphous being, her most commonly seen form is that of a well-endowed woman with a pink hue on her skin, a lithe physique and blue eyes with clover-shaped pupils. She has long pink hair that reaches past her shoulders, featuring a pair of bunny ears. She is scantily-clad, wearing only a very small pink transparent jacket that only covers her shoulders featuring eye-like pauldrons and a collar bound by a heart-shaped emblem with wings and a pink dress. She wears an equally revealing blouse of the same color and density and wears a pair of pink shoes with a pair of eyes. The bangs of her hair that frame her face form into a pair of hands that cover her otherwise fully exposed chest.
The second woman has long, red hair in twintails and blue-green eyes. She is always seen wearing a french maid outfit and wielding a large scythe.
the third and final woman is a well-toned young adult female with black hair and blue eyes. Despite her young appearance, she originally lived thousands of years ago. Carrying a Egyptian-themed motif, the woman is adorned with an elegant golden headpiece with a cobra at its center. She wears a jeweled breast plate that reaches only midway through her bust along with striped panties below an opaque cloth at her front. Her arms are also wrapped with a white cloth, but do not be fooled by the benign appearance!
To top it all, they each have dark amulets with a dark jewel embedded on them.
"Do you understand?" The same voice who told Etna not to return if she failed her mission asked. "Kill the one called Leonhardt and take the Bracelet of the Covenant as well as the rest of Summerill's trinkets wielded by some of the ones who were brought to Agarest."
"I don't understand..." The Egyptian looking woman blinked as she puts her pinky on her chin in thought. "Why does Lord Summerill and you consider this Leonhardt person a threat?"
"Because he is gifted with near god like powers due to a unknown source or help. He died at the hands of one of our Dark Knights, but someone he was revived with near god like powers." The woman who was obviously the one ordering these three women inducted, her red eyes shining in the darkness. "That is why Lord Summerill considered him a threat in his quest to rule all of creation. Do not underestimate him. He is quite powerful. Now kill him and bring us the Bracelet and Lord Summeril's trinkets! That's an order!" The woman ordered sharply.
The bunny woman gave a wicked smile as she saluted "Yes ma'am, Master Werbellia!" The dark portal disappeared.
"...Are you sure about this, Melona?" The maid girl questioned as she looked at the one called Melona with both concern and disapproval. "Remember what Master Werbellia said? This Leonhardt has near god like powers and may be difficult to fight if what our master said is true."
"But if we don't do what Master Werbellia does, she and Summerill won't restore my kingdom! I don't want that, right Setra?" The Egyptian woman held her staff which is shaped like a cat or dog like head close. Apparantly, he is called Setra by the Egyptian woman.
"Of course my queen. Though I have doubts about this..." Setra voiced his concerns about working for evil demons.
"Aw you worry too much, Airi and Menace! Besides, this Leonhardt guy is a pushover. Plus we have wolf monsters and zombies from that world Lord Summerill ruined with his curse. This is easy as pie." Melona smirked darkly as she took a few steps. "Now let's go fulfill our mission!"
Back to the party
Renee got near the waterfall and cupped her hands together and dipped them into the water, she got the water in her hands and splashed them on her face. Renee sighed in relief. The party are taking a breather before they can move on. Now that they got Elaine Rubech's help, their tiny army has increased a little.
Renee looked at the water falling out of the waterfall. She couldn't help but feel relaxed despite the war going on.
The wolf girl sighed as she looked at her bracelet. It's been almost a month since Teonor told her that this particular bracelet is one of Summerill's cursed trinkets.
She also learned that the otherworlders and one from this world are wearing the trinkets, and one of them is wearing the one thing that will bring about the end of the universe, the Bracelet of the Covenant.
She heard footsteps after she was finished looking at her bracelet and turned to see Elaine walking up to her, a smile on her face.
"Oh, Elaine, wasn't it?" The wolf girl forced a smile on her face. "If I may ask, what brings you here?"
The former female general looked away, rather shyly before she asked "I want to know your relationship with Leo and about your strange clothes. Clearly, the clothes you're wearing are finely made, but unlike anything I have ever seen before. Leo told me you as well as others who are strangely dressed like you are from other worlds." Elaine sat down on a rock, Renee did the same.
The wolf girl nodded in response to Elaine's question and pointed out "These clothes are from a world I hailed from, Earth. I don't know how I know that name, but I think that's where I'm from. Takashi and his friends also came from a world called Earth, so there must be alternate Earths..." Renee inducted.
"I see..." Elaine nodded for a moment before remaining silent. She spoke about 50 seconds later "To tell you the truth, I barely knew Leo since childhood."
"Is that right?" Renee mused before she added "Leo told me he knew you since childhood since the both of you are of royalty. But..." The wolf girl looked down a bit before saying "Leo doesn't want to talk about it."
"...It was because Leo's father was overthrown by the other houses." Elaine tighten her fist, all that feelings of kindness and caring disappeared and anger and regret was in its place.
"Hmm?" Renee turned to the female general with eyebrows raised.
"A few years ago, Melchior and the other houses staged a plot that resulted in Lord Raigan being overthrown, on Lord Raigan's death bed, he gave Leo his golden sword and tell him not to exact revenge on the ones who overthrown his family. Hence here we are today." Elaine sighed, looking at the sky depressed.
"I see... Melchior is lower than I thought... I despise him for overthrowing Leo's dad and killing him in the first time..." Renee said through gritted teeth, now she knew Leo's sad past.
"I have been meaning to ask you that." Elaine turned to the wolf girl. "How did Leo survive?" Truth be told, the female general wanted to knew how the former general returned from death's door.
Renee looked at Elaine seriously, staring into her eyes and stated "It is because of Dyshana..."
"You mean that strange woman who knew about your home and the otherworlders' homes?" Elaine asked, skeptical of this.
"I dunno who Dyshana is, Leo doesn't even know who she is either, but that woman claims she is a agent of the gods, tasked with restoring harmony to this world and the universe. Plus, she seems to know about Summerill's trinkets, the ones we're wearing." The wolf girl showed the female general the bracelet on her arm.
"I see... If Summerill's trinkets are evil, why can't you take them off?" Elaine then remembered something regarding that. "Oh... Leo told me you and the others can't take them off no matter how hard you tried. Sorry to hear that." The female general bowed her head lightly.
"It's ok. I'm sure we'll find a way." Renee closed her eyes and smiled. In her thoughts, she hope so, cause if these trinkets are not removed, she and the otherworlders will be Summerill's slaves forever.
"Well, we better head on back to camp." Elaine crack a smile as she and Renee stood up and headed back to camp.
1 hour later...
"It seems we're packed and ready to go." Alice D. smiled as the camp was disassembled and the gang were ready to make the trek to Mudus Gate.
"Yes. Now let's hurry to Mudus Gate or we'll miss this opportunity." Lloyd added.
However, just as they're about to leave, Dyshana and Borgnine tensed.
"What's wrong, oh fine beauty?" Daxter asked Dyshana obviously.
"...They're here." Dyshana warned. That alarmed the party.
"Who's here?!" Ed asked sharply, ready for battle.
It was then Melona and her group walked up to the party. Jean immediately recognized them.
"You three!" Jean growled through gritted teeth as he pointed his staff at them.
"Jean... You know those three?" Ellis asked the perverted healer as she too got her staff out and got ready for battle. Borgnine was right beside her.
"Yeah... They're Melona, Airi and Menace... servants of an evil woman called the Swamp Witch. They want to disrupt a tournament in our world so their master will rule the kingdom of Grainos."
"Aw, how nice of you to remember us, Jeany boy!" The bunny woman winked before clearing her throat and adding "It's too bad that brat you were protecting isn't here to save your ass this time. Making it even easier to finish off Leonhardt and taking the Bracelet of the Covenant and the rest of Lord Summerill's trinkets."
Etna frowned as she got her spear ready. "That old hag sent you three losers here to kill Leo and take us prisoner, didn't she?" She spat vemonusly.
Jean turned to Etna and asked confusedly "You know who the Swamp Witch is, Etna?"
Etna nodded with scowl and stated "The old hag is one of Summerill's six Dark Generals, actually, there are now five generals since I joined your rag tag group of do gooders..."
"You are no longer a Dark General, Etna." Airi told her coldly as she readies her scythe and adding in "You have no right to speak illy of our master."
"You won't kill me and take some of my otherworldly friends as your prisoners! I have a duty to fulfill and if it means fighting you three, then so be it!" Leo shouted with a brave tone of voice as he pointed his sword at the Swamp Three.
"Is that how a peasant like you gonna act? We'll see if that attitude of yours will survive this battle. Now!" Menace shouted as werewolf like demons and zombies with swords came out of hiding. Takashi and Rei gasped in shock as they recognized one of them.
This zombie in particular looks pretty strong, but not as strong as Borgnine, has black gray skin, wore white modern clothes and has a gray bandana on his head. The notable things on his teeth were bracelets and a gold tooth and he is wielding a sword.
"T-That's..." Rei stammered as memories of this zombie who was once human came flooding into her mind.
"It's the asshole who tried to rape you... If he is one of Them, I wonder if his memories of us are still intact. If it does, I bet he's holding a grudge against us for leaving him to dead..." Takashi gritted his teeth, he and Rei hoped to never see this thug again, but now he has become one of Summerill's zombie slaves.
The zombie thug growled angrily as he narrowed his eyes on Takashi and Rei. For some damn reason, the zombie thug still has his memories of when he was human, and he remembered those two. Those two seem to trigger a rage in his memory.
With a angry snarl the zombie thug charged at Takashi and Rei, his sword ready to chop them up into itty bitty pieces. Rei hugged Takashi as the born leader of his group aimed his gun at the zombie thug, ready to finish him off once and for all.
"That fool!" Melona said through gritted teeth, how dare this zombie disobeyed a direct order to remain still until the battle has begun.
Then, without warning, Borgnine got between his two friends and the zombie thug and punched the zombie thug in the face, blood came out of the zombie thug's mouth and two of his teeth came out. One of them was golden and landed near Etna. Etna smirked as she crushed the tooth with her foot.
"Nice save, Borgnine!" Takashi grinned as he gave Ellis's guardian a thumbs up. The larva nodded in response as he watched the zombie thug get up.
The zombie thug was angry as he wiped some blood from his mouth. He charged at Borgnine again, streaming with rage. The larva remained calm as he again, punched the zombie thug in the face, this time, clean off, the zombie thug's expression on his face was full of shock and agony as it hit another zombie minion, killing both of them.
Takashi and Rei watched as they see the zombie thug's headless body burned in ash, when it stopped, only the clothes on its skeleton remained. Rei muttered "Good riddance..."
Melona growled as she rubbed her temples in frustration. "You know what? Screw this. Kill them all!" The bunny girl ordered as she changed shape, she has changed into Leo.
"W-W-What?! She has shape shifted!" Noire's eyes widen in shock upon seeing this.
"Yeah! That's cheating!" Neptune punched her fists in the air in frustration.
"We have to attack, now!" Elaine shouted as she charged at a werewolf demon, jabbing it five times with her spear.
Takashi and his friends open fire on the zombies, killing them all.
Lloyd and Yuri slashed and killed 4 werewolves.
Neptune and Noire transformed and charged at the two remaining werewolves, killing them all.
The purple haired girl turned to see Airi charging at her, she blocked the maid's scythe, but suddenly, she felt weak all of a sudden.
"Ugh! My power... it feels like... it's draining away..." Neptune moaned as Airi continues to drain away her life force.
"Neptune!" Noire gasped in shock as she charged at Airi, slashing the demon maid in the back.
"Ack!" Airi yelped as she felt blood coming out of her back slightly. Growling, she clashed with Noire.
Winfield loaded his gun and aimed carefully at Airi. He then shot her in the leg. 'Forgive me for this, fine demon beauty, but I hope we get you and those other beautiful ladies on our side.' He felt guilt in his subconscious, but right now, his friends need his help.
Borgnine and Menace charged at each other while Fyuria and Luana were clashing with Melona.
Borgnine and Menace punched and blocked each other's fists for roughly about 50 seconds till Borgnine came out on top by punching Menace in the stomach, causing blood to spit out of the ghost queen's mouth. The larvae then did a roundhouse kick and knocked her into the ground.
Ed and Kat charged in to help Fyuria and Luana and the odds were in their favor.
Ed used his blade arm to slash Melona in the chest, Kat followed this by a kick in the torso which gave the shape shifter some pain.
"Crap!" Melona swore as Kanonno charged at Melona and clashed swords with her for about 60 seconds till Kanonno overpowered the shape shifter and knocked her to the ground next to Menace.
Airi was clutching her left leg as she tried to stop the blood flowing out of her leg, whoever did this will pay dearly!
Junko rushed in and slashed Airi with her katana, knocking her next to her two cohorts.
"Now!" Junko shouted as she sees Ellis chanting.
The elven girl's eyes opened and she shouted "Shine Storm!" The energy rained down on the Swamp Three, causing a explosion, the gang saw them screaming as they disappeared in the sky.
"W-Will they be return, Aunty Saeko?" Alice M. stammered as she hugged Saeko.
Saeko has a look of seriousness in her face as she muttered "Probably..."
"We're wasting time and strength. We need to keep moving." Zerva told everyone sternly.
"Zerva is right. We will worry about those three later. Right now, let us press on in our journey." Leo agreed, so did everyone else.
To be continued...
Next chapter: The Battle of Mudus Gate: Part 1 of 3: ISes and Symphogears