With A Snap
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Chapter 29: Is this Dust?
The world is filled with strange things and wonders.
Ayumu Aikawa knew this better than most, he died then a necromancer brought him back to life as a zombie, and he was forced to fill in for a magical garment girl.
Life, or in this case, the afterlife, was weird.
His home was much more lively than it had been a little more than a year ago. When he died and was brought back, the necromancer that brought him back moved in with him.
Eucliwood Hellscythe sat by a table and sipped on her tea as she watched a comedy on TV. Eucliwood, or as they called her Eu, she had long silvery hair, she wore a purple dress and pieces of armor. The armor itself helped contain her great magical power. Part of the reason Eu was stoic was that she had to control her emotions to control her powers. She had to speak through writing because even her words carried great power.
Next to her sat the young-looking Haruna, she was the self-proclaimed genius who used to wield a pink chain saw as a magical garment girl.
Next to her sat a beautiful young woman with long black hair and bright green eyes. That was Seraphim; she was a vampire ninja that had come to get Eu's help for her village. That didn't work, then her village leader ordered her to kill Eu, and she didn't agree with that. Long story short, she moved in without Ayumu's permission, much like Haruna. Eu didn't ask permission either, but she did bring him back to life, so Ayumu let that slide.
Ayumu came over and settled down the food at the table. Haruna smiled as she grabbed her chopsticks to eat.
As they sat down to eat, Ayumu wondered about his life.
Then it struck, Eu began to shake as she dropped her teacup.
"Neckwear-mancer?" Haruna mumbled Eu's title.
"Lady Hellscythe? Seraphim asked.
"Eu?" Ayumu finally let out.
Eu's face contorted to that of horror, something that made the other three very uneasy.
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Somewhere else in Japan, a red-haired woman that was known as Nene sat by a food cart. Besides her was a young-looking woman wearing a puffy white dress outfit that went with her pink hair and its big curl. That was Chris, a magical garment girl, and considered to be the strongest one. Nene was considered the strongest fighter of the Underworld, their worlds fought, and they were hated, enemies. They also got together to drink and eat together sometimes. They had a fun friendship.
They both pretty drunk by this point, so much, so they didn't feel anything.
"Hey, Gramps!" Nene called out; I'll have another drink."
The guy behind the stand nodded and went to get another bottle for them.
"Fried Squid! Fried Squid!" Chris cheered happily at her meal.
There was a crash.
Nene looked around, "Hey, Gramps, you drop something?" She found a broken bottle on the ground but no longer their server.
"Hey, Nene?" Chris said a bit tipsy, "How drunk am I? Cause I don't feel drunk enough this."
Nene gasped as Chris was just dissolving into dust, Nene could cancel out magic and effects and reached for her trying to stop it. Her magic failed to do anything, and soon Nene found dust on her hands. Nene started to sober up real quick.
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Ariel was a teacher on the lands of Villers, a whole different dimension, a kingdom filled with magic, and she took pride in teaching magical garment girls.
She was looking at the cell that held one of her failed students, Kyouko, who had murdered a lot of people. Ariel did have some shame at her student and wondered if she could have done something. That thought was bloated out as Kyouko turned to ash before her.
Ariel stood there in shock, feeling a strange sensation washing over her.
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Eu was considered to be the strongest magic-user; she was so powerful that her words could change fate itself. It seemed something was inevitable.
Her body trembled as she felt a greater force was over her, and her body began to crumble into ash.
"Eu!" The trio screamed together; they dropped formalities and nicknames.
Eu's face broke into a quiet sob as tears streamed from her face. As a necromancer, she knew death; she knew the sensation and pain. Every time she healed or brought someone back, she felt what they experience, and she felt the same feeling of her very soul being pulled away.
She looked at her friend, and her eyes fell on Ayumu, "Good-Bye,"
The room fell silent as Eu's spot was filled with dirty ash.
"Eu?" Ayumu grabbed at the dust, "Is this a joke?" The Zombie huffed, holding back tears, " It's not funny."
"Ayumu?" Haruna called out.
Ayumu didn't respond too focused on what remained of Eu; he didn't even realize his body dissolving.
"What's happening?" Seraphim asked, shaking, seeing two people just vanish like nothing.
Haruna stared at the TV; the comedy program broke into chaos as half the cast dissolved. Breaking news soon took over as the reporter began to explain how this was happening all over the world.
Across countless worlds and dimensions, from the S-Class Megalo to the lowest maggot, half were culled without rhyme or reason.
Author's Notes: Hey, so did Is This a Zombie? It's a kinda guilty pleasure for me. But not guilty, not really. It's a fun series that never got that much attention. And I get it, the cross-dressing jokes don't age well, and they do get old quick. Still, I loved the characters and the stories. If you are in the mood for a comedy, you might want to check this anime out.
We didn't get any questions in the last chapter. I'm also almost done with my backlog of stories. I'm trying to write more, but it might take some time. So besides leaving me a review telling me what you think. I'll give you three choices, monsters, magic, Gods, or angels and demons.
Which shall be the next world we vist? Let me know in the reviews along with any questions or comments.