Daily Life of Monster Girls in Alabama

by GoatManofAnime

It's time for a MonMusu fanfiction that takes place in sweet home Alabama, nuff said.

23. The Proposal (part 4)

The Proposal( part 4)

***At the Bizzell household****

Unease swept throughout the home. Mirabelle and Lyca paced about the living room unable relax or contain themselve. They were reliving the worst experience from the month before. Camilla wore a sullen expression as she sat at the counter holding her forehead and tapping the countertop incessantly. Sterling was there as well. After Ein called and told him what happened, he immediately came to help them and contacted support from ICEP to begin an manhunt. Zwei found Drei in the park. After bringing her the requested items, she quickly whipped up a medicine to heal the rest of her wounds. The both of them returned to Caleb's house where Drei filled them in on more details on what happened. Drei was currently on the couch recovering more of her strength while Zwei and Ein watched over her both with worried expressions.

"This can't be happening. Why?! Why is this happening?", Mirabelle repeated with a horrified expression.

"I could've gone with him-I-could've'-taken-her Grrraahhhh I should've gone after him!", Lyca growled cursing herself.

"Ms. Kessler! Marequine! I need you both to calm down.", Sterling says to the two panicked girls.

"Are they dispatching any other MON agents to help with the search?", Ein inquired.

"Yes, but most of our units close by gave been designated to act as guards during the execution of Nikolai. The only other units available at this time won't arrive for another hour.", Sterling explained.

"An hour?! That's insane! And why is there so much security for ONE gang member?", Zwei stated in disbelief.

"That 'ONE gang member' as you put it Ms. Zyklon, is directly related to one of the most dangerous criminal families of the 21st century only made even more dangerous now that Liminals are working for them! He's highly respected in that family and it stands to reason they would do anything to stop that execution. On top of that, the integrity of our ICEP agents has been called into question lately ever since some were found to be WORKING with the Malones so we've been in a tough spot finding trustworthy agents!", Sterling stated.

"Have they at least been able to track him through the chip we placed in his phone?! I'm sure he had it on him when he left I can't get anything with my tracker.", Ein inquires showing the app on her phone commissioned to MON agents.

"I keep checking with them but they keep saying they can't pinpoint his location. There's some type of interference.", Sterling says before Lyca interjects.

"In THAT'S the case, just let me track him! Take me to spot that bird wing bitch took him and I'll find her!", Lyca stated assuredly.

"Ms. Kessler, we can't let you do that! We have our procedures to-", Sterling says only for Camilla to interrupt.

"Qué montón de mierda(what a load of shit), FUCK ju are your 'procedures'! We settle this de right way and that is finding Señor and make that Angel pay!", Camilla finished in a venomous tone before turning to Lyca, "Senora Lyca, are ju sure ju can find him?"

"Of course, I know Chief's scent by now like the back of my paws.", Lyca stated confidently, "The trail should be still fresh so it'll be much easier.

"Excelente, in that case we need to leave right now.", Camilla replied.

"I'm going too!", Mirabelle stated as Camilla and Lyca turned to her.

"Mira...are you sure? You don't like to fight and-", Lyca started before Mirabelle interrupts.

"I know, Lyca!", Mirabelle started then looking up with determined eyes, "but I refuse to sit by and let everyone do everything and I do NOTHING while my Dear's life is in danger! NEVER AGAIN! Even if it's not fighting, I WILL protect him!"

Camilla and Lyca pause before smiling at her.

"We'll watch each other's backs! We'll gang up on her!", Lyca stated pumping her fists.

"That is right! Now vomonos, we have no time to waste here.", Camilla stated heading to the door with Mirabelle and Lyca following her lead.

"HEY, stop for a second!", Sterling says putting himself in front of them, "None of you have any idea what you're in for! How do you know it's JUST the Angel?"

"If does not matter! Human, Angel, they took mi Destino. I'm going to kill them all.", Camilla says every word laced with venom. Mirabelle's eyes widened in concern.

"Now step aside or I will move ju myself.", Camilla stated down at Sterling. Ein steps to Camilla's side.

"Are you threatening me? I'm trying to help you? You have NO IDEA who or what you're up against!"

"I'M GOING TO KILL THEM ALL!", Camilla yelled in her demonic voice. Startling Mirabelle and Lyca and even unnerving Sterling, "Now. Move."

"Whoa whoa, hey!", Ein rushes to Camilla's side, " I need you to strongly consider what you're doing. Sterling IS right, we don't know what to expect. You could make this a whole lot worse for everyone, especially Mr. Bizzell.", Ein says.

"It's likely the Angel is working with the Malones. She incapacitated and captured him so obviously they're keeping him alive...for now.", Drei added raising herself up into a sitting position.

"Then means we cannot wait here!", Camilla stated.

"Who knows what they're doing to Chief right now!", Lyca added.

"I understand but we have to consider how long it would take US to get to him. Drei said she flew off with. We can't even be sure they haven't left the state. It's bad enough if we let you act within the state as exchange students it'll be even worse in another state with legal permission to be there.", Ein explained to Camilla as she gave a thoughtful yet frustrated expression. She clenches her fists shooting one last glare at Sterling before backing away.

"Trust us Ms. Sartana, I understand how you, Kessler and Marequine feel. I really do. But you have to understand that THIS is the best chance of getting Bizzel back safe.", Sterling says

"I have no reason to trust ju.", Camilla scoffs, "It must be easy for humans. Ju do not know how cruel those filthy Angels can truly be!"

Sterling was about to say something but Mirabelle approaches Camilla.

"Camilla, listen, I hate this just as much as you. However, we can't afford to be reckless right now.", She says earning a shocked look from Camilla and Lyca.

"Mira! What are you saying?! We have to save chief, don't you trust me?!", Lyca says with a hurt look.

"Senora, ju cannot put so much faith in these humans and their laws!" , Camilla added equally shocked.

Sterling steps, "Thank you Ms. Marequine, I'm glad you at least-"

"I'm not finished!", Mirabelle stated firmly, "You said, it'll be 1 hour until backup MON forces arrive?"

"That's correct, yes.", he answers raising an eyebrow.

"Well then, in that case, we'll given them 30 minutes and they aren't here in that time, WE are leaving. I'll put my faith in Lyca's tracking skills, Camilla's power, and myself to rescue Caleb. Ein and Zwei will be the ones to arrest whatever criminals come our way but we'll focus only on Dear." Mirabelle stated with a serious look in her eyes. This earned shocked stares from everyone.

"Are you kidding me?! DO you have any idea what you're saying?!", Sterling yells starting to lose his patience, "All I'm trying to do is keep all of you safe. The least you can is work with me here!"

"Yes, I do Sterling. I'm aware of the danger but...I have to at least try! We'll hold off for now so please contact them telling them it's imperative they arrive immediately. Camilla, Lyca, are you both fine with waiting a bit?", Mirabelle asks them.

"I still believe we should leave now but...for ju Señora, I am willing to give this team of his a little time.", Camilla reluctantly agreed.

"Ok Mira, I...I trust you." Lyca utters in a worried tone.

"Then it's settled. We wait for now and if nothing changes, we're going after him.", Mirabelle says to Sterling who gives a shocked look trying to collect himself.

Lyca holds her shoulders securely; her imagination racing on what could be happening to her Cheif right now. Zwei then approaches her giving a firm slap on her back making her stumble and yelp in surprise before turning to Zwei in confusion.

"Why are you getting all timid and fearful all of a sudden? You're a predator, hold her chin up. We're going to rescue him, ok? And we won't let anything happen to any of you either, just hold on for now.", Zwei whispers assuringly earning a thankful grin from Lyca.

"Zwei, I heard that! What that are you talking about?! We CAN'T let them go on their own!", Ein scolds incredulously.

"Sis, look at them.", Zwei stated pulling Ein closer pointing to Caleb's houseguests. She sees the determined yet slightly afraid expressions of each of their, "This ladies love this guy and will do anything to protect him. Anything. Even if it means making God knows how many enemies, getting who knows how hurt, to do so. Our moms would do the same for dad. How is this any different?", the last part caught Ein off gaurd.

"I-it IS different Zwei. None of them are with him right now so there's a much bigger chance he'll...!",

"What?!", came the irate voice of Camilla. Ein turned and flinches seeing her face contorted in a vicious, monstrous scowl with her glowing red eyes piercing her soul and sharpened teeth bared. She literally LOOKS like hell right now, "He will be WHAT?!"

Ein hesitantly responds, "He'll...um...I mean...Look! I'm with Sterling, we can't afford to be reckless when lives are on the line. We're all afraid, not just you! If we're going to rescue him, we need to do so in a way that minimizes as much damage as possible."

"Thank you very much, Ms. Ein.", Sterling thanks her.

"Of course sir.", she replies.

"Teacher's pet.", Drei says earning a surprised look from Ein.

"Drei? Why would you say that?", Ein inquires in a slightly hurt tone, "I'm sure you agree that we need to do this delicately."

"Right...because the Angel who attacked us was very delicate in leaving me to bleed to death in a park children play in.", Dre spoke dryly.

Ein and the others pause for a moment.

"In fact, from what I could tell, she appears to be the impatient type. Whatever we're going to do, it should be done soon.", Drei added.

Mirabelle, Camilla and Lyca turned to each other with worried glances. Zwei and Ein turned to each other quizzically.

"HAAARHhhghhh! Dammit!", Sterling groans dialing a number on his phone, "I can't believe I'm-Yes, hello? This is Agent Sterling of the Huntsville branch. Yes, unfortunately certain...circumstances have changed and it's urgent they arrive within the next 30 minutes! YES, I KNOW BUT WE'RE THINGS HAVE CHANGED!"

...Meanwhile...

" *cough* * cough* *hack* ...uuuuuhh-AH-AHHHHHHHHHHHH!, ", Caleb screams as Azaeli hits him with another spell. His body spasmed and convulsed in agony as golden electric sparks ran through every inch of his body. Azaeli stood with an amused smirk and a yellow magic seal in front of her palm firing a stream of golden lightning.

"Ahhh come on now Bizzell, I'm not even using the higher level spells yet. Is that really allll you can handle Devil-lover?", Azaeli mocks. She closes her palm allowing the seal to disappear along with the lightning. Caleb elicits a sharp gasp and coughs finally catching his breath. Every muscle even his body felt like was slammed with a hammer. His insides were on fire like acid was melting his organs. He coughs up a little blood with a little spurt getting on Azaeli's snow-white jeans. Azaeli scowls in disgust.

"HEY, what the hell are you doing? These are two-thousand dollar custom made designer Arachne silk fiber jeans asshole!", Azaeli yells before backhand slapping Caleb. She pulls at the hem looking in annoyance as the blood stain spreads out seeping into the fabric, "Great, juuuust great! Right near the inner thigh. Looks like I just had my period and barely cleaned up. Yet ANOTHER thing you ruined you piece of shit!", Azaeli rants at him before punching Caleb in the gut. He recoils coughing up another spurt of blood.

"SHIT! SHIT! Did NOT think that through!", Azaeli exclaims immediately jumping back a few feet protecting any more of her outfit from getting ruined.

"*cough* Why?", Caleb uttered breathlessly, "Why are you...doing this...to me?"

Azaeli raises an eyebrow, "Oh? The insect wants to know why he's being punished. Well aside from the obvious of being a Devil-lover, I would say...RUINING MY TRADE BUSINESS!"

"Haaa...trade...business? What?", Caleb utters weakly.

"Ughh, maybe it's better I show you.", Azaeli says pulling out a small black card. A tiny yellow Hebrew seal appears on it. Suddenly, the card transforms spreading outwards in a large black sack turned top-side down and it's contents spill out into a medium sized pile.

Caleb looked at the pile of various guns from pistols to assault rifles, ammunition rounds, large hunting knives, and...collars litter the pile. He looks up at her.

"Impressive I know. It's amazing what affects a simple enhancement or charm spell can having on your species technology. It also helps that I have strong work ethic. I've made quite a fortune for myself selling my merch to top buyers.", Azaeli picks up a collar, "And you wouldn't believe how many love these! I can't blame them. Who wouldn't want their personal servant?"

Caleb eyes widen in shock, "Y-you...you made those collars? The one...ack...that was on Camilla...and her friends haaa...?

"Hoho. So they used my collars on those devils you stole from them. Which means that demoness of yours was one of them! Haaa, damn it's a small world.", Azaeli stated busting the case wide open.

"You...you sold those awful things to those crimina-GAAAHHH!", Caleb stated before being zapped with another dose of lightning magic.

"Those 'criminals' are the 'Malone family' and happen to be my highest paying clients.", Azaeli stops the spells as Caleb is left wheezing and coughing with smoke coming from his body, "and BECAUSE of you're little stunt, they, along with my other clients are on constant watch by ICEP making it harder for dealers like me to move my shit! You single handedly fucked my profits in the ass! This making sense? Huh?! Supply and demand? I got the SUPPLY but the DEMAND is dead!"

"Is...that...why...your doing...this? *cough cough* Money? You sold...this stuff...that hurt and ruined countless lives...for money?", Caleb utters through ragged breathing.

"Pfft, countless lives? Try lives nobody really cares about. The only reason you humans care about liminals and each other, is because there's something you can benefit from them. Ok, I'm just a small business owner working independently and surviving on her own. Even mother can at least agree with that much.", Azaeli's mumured the last part looking off in thought.

"Speaking of business, I have to finish mine. See, I'm not the only one you fucked. See him?", Azaeli shows her smartphone in Caleb's face with an online news article with Wick, "His execution is today, in about 2 hours from now and his uncle paid my to find and kill you then deliver your head for the other half.",

Caleb's feels his stomach sink in fear as his mouth hung agape trying comprehending his situation.

"Now, I'm no assassin, but sometimes business can be cutthroat.", Azaeli straightens her fingers and a glowing yellow aura appears before condensing into a rippling blade of energy. Suddenly her wings begin changing from white to net black as Caleb's eyes widened in shock, "But I'm more than willing to cut some throats to get ahead.", She says holding the blade close to Caleb neck staring with sadistic glare. Caleb trembles shutting his eyes in fear with tears forming in the corners as her feels the intense heat from the blade.

Then Caleb feels her remove the blade. He cracks his eyes open and they shot widen when he saw himself staring into the barrel of a pistol. Azaeli smiles gleefully shoving it between his eyes with her finger on the trigger.

"Or maybe you'd prefer a bullet to the head?!", She chuckles wickedly as Caleb tenses up horror. The memory of Wick shooting him replays in his mind. His breathing became erratic, his heart pounded out of his chest, and he felt he was either going to throw up, "Oh! Or maybe you'd like it this way! I'm sure Nikolai wouldn't mind a little hole." She jeered shoving the barrel in his mouth making him gag.

"Hmmm, actually, that gives me an idea.", Azaeli says removing the pistols from his mouth as her coughs profusely. She takes out her phone again, "I gotta go make a quick phone call. Don't go anywhere now hah!", says walking to a nearby door and exiting the room.

"Haa...haa...haa...haa...", Caleb tries to catch his breath. He attempts to move his hands only to find his arms had numbed from hanging for so long. His body ached with immeasurable pain with every move he made sending a sting through his nerves. He wonders is this really how he'll die? Even after finally being honest with himself? He won't be able to face Mirabelle and the others again, now that he's resolved to make things right? He hangs his head low as tears start flowing and a choked sob escapes his lips.

"Pssst"

Caleb sniffles raising his head at the sudden sound.

"Pssssssssst Calebbbb, up herrrre!", the voice whispers again louder this time.

Caleb looks around to find the source before looking as paused seeing a familiar bundle of yellow light behind a hanging bulbless fluorescent light fixture. It float down in front of his face and it's revealed to be Filo.

"F-Filo...?", Caleb mutters in surprise.

"Yes, don't worrrry! I'm gonna get you ouuut of here.", Filo says with a determined look before flying up to cuffs his chains where wrists were bound.

"Wh-H-How are you here?", Caleb asks

"Oof, I hitch a ride inside oof of her jacket after she oof trapped you inside that picture thingy.", Filo explains as she kicks at the latch to hopefully break it, "I've been hiding here the whollllle time. I-I've...seen...and heard everything she's done to youuuu. I was just too scared to move! This is all my fault! I-If I hadn't said that to you...", Filo weeps sadly clutching the edge of the collar with her ruby fingers.

"Filo...it's ok, I forgive you and...we'll work things out later. Agh but we need to...find a way to... escape first!", Caleb says weakly.

"I-I can't break the loccck. It's protected by some type of magic barrierrrrrr. I'm sorry.", Filo apologized.

"It's...alright. M-maybe ugh...you can try and get help...haa...maybe fly down there and get help..." Caleb huffed trying not to stay awake.

"I can't be sure they'll belieeeeve me or if they'll get help in time to rescue us.", Filo stated before her forehead blinked getting an idea, "Wait, your phonnne! I remember her taking it off you and tossing it...over therrrre! Did you install the MON emergency app?"

"Y-yeah...I think so.", Caleb utters.

"I'll go check! Just hannnng on!", Filo says before flying off to where his phone landed; underneath the single car at the edge of the lot. She immediately finds it turned face-down in the concrete. She turns it over and is shock be the spread of cracks in the top left corner.

"Pleasssse, pleassssse turn on.", Filo prays holding down the power button. After a few seconds, it lights up; much to her relief. It's slow but it eventually shows the lock screen. Luckily for her, in her time spying on Caleb and the others, she saw many time how he unlocked it. She copies the pattern drawing it with her leg and the phone unlocks. She fist pumps victoriously as the home screen displays the apps. She instantly locates the MON emergency app: a yellow and black icon with M-O-N in bold font( kindly ugly design). She presses it and the screen changes as the app open showing a single button to send out a distress signal and she immadiately presses it. However, her celebration is short lived as an error message pops displaying the words 'Network not found.'. She frown then looks at the phone signal in the top right and sees there are not bars.

"Dammiiit!", Filo utters pulling her hair in frustration. She then picks up the phone with the screen facing towards her; her knees trembling from the weight as she carries it out from under the car hoping to get a signal. She carries it near the opening to the outside. A single bar appears. She smiles leaning the phone against the concrete wall then taps and holds the distress signal again. The screen makes a sonar effect before reading 'SIGNAL RECEIVED' glowing in green.

"Yes, oop!", Filo exclaims before quickly covering her mouth as not to be heard.

...Elsewhere...

Mirabelle and the others were all sitting around the living room with an air of tension surrounding them. Lyca gripped the couch cushion, digging her claws into the fabric in frustration. Camilla sat back into the couch arms folded and legs crossed with an agitated scowl on her shut eyes. Mirabelle is next to her, clutching them of her skirt wondering is she made the right decision or if Caleb is about to die and she's sitting doing nothing. Again. She shakes her head trying to drive the thought from her mind. Drei and Ein were is sitting at the counter with Drei's MON issued laptop going through any files and data on the Angel they encountered along with records on areas Malone dealings had occurred in the last month. Zwei was busy organizing her assortment of kunai knives, pellet bombs, ropes, and throwing stars, in different pouches in her outfit preparing for battle. Sterling watched with unease at the girls sitting on the couch knowing if the MON team didn't arrive soon he'd have a hard time trying to stop them from going on their own. Not only that, he realizes he Filo is also nowhere to be found. Did something happen to her as well?

Suddenly, his phone starts buzzing accompanied by an alarm similar to and AMBER alert. Immediately, Drei's laptop along with her's and her sisters phones start making the same sound. The noise filling the entire area. Sterling pull it out seeing the 'MON emergency distress logo with Drei's computer making the same sound.

"Arghhhh, Apaga la raqueta(shut off that racket!)! What is that?!", Camilla groans in annoyance holding her ears.

"Shut it off already!", Lyca stated holding her ears as well.

"Please!", Mirabelle added clutching the sides of her head.

"It'll stop soon! It's a MON distress signal!", Sterling replies, "Someone must have activated the app."

"Who could have activated it. That app hasn't even been released to the public yet.", Ein added.

"I don't know, maybe LOOK at the location it's coming from?", Drei says showing the map on her computer with a red spot making a ripple effect, "and look who sent the signal."

Ein, Sterling, and Zwei check their phones as the alarm stops for each of them. Their eyes shot wide.

" Host-089? That's Mr. Bizzell's phone!", Ein stated as Mirabelle, Lyca, and Camilla whipped their heads towards her and each shot up one by one.

"I can see his location! 3616 Holmes Avenue North West, that's downtown!", Sterling added.

"The signal's coming from that area here. It looks like some kind of public parking garage.", Dre says.

"I've been on that street before. It's only a 15 minute drive from here and only 10 miles from where our local MON units have been deployed during the Malone execution! No doubt they got the signal as well.", Sterling stated feeling maybe things will work out after all.

"Then what are we waiting for?! Let's go get Chief!", Lyca stated. Sterling spoke too soon.

"Si, vamos ahora( Yes, let's go right now!)", Camilla added rounding the couch with Lyca following. Mirabelle hops up as well to join them.

Sterling puts himself between them and the door, "Stop! All of you! Just let MON and I handle this!"

"Why?! We know where he is! What is the point waiting around when he's so close?!", Camilla asks incredulously.

"It's BECAUSE he's so close that makes it more dangerous!", Sterling stated, "And you all agreed to wait a half hour! It hasn't even been 15 minutes yet!"

"We know Sterling...", Mirabelle replies, "And I thought I could hold out until then. But I can't. Not when I know Dear is in danger and practically down the street from me! I'm sorry Sterling but we can't wait. I can't do that to my Dear Caleb!"

"Ms. Marequine, what's gotten into you?! I expect you to see I'M at least trying to help you!", Sterling replies in disbelief.

"Ju are only trying to help yourself! Now move from the door or I go through ju and IT!", Camilla stated holding up her palm with a red magic seal. Mirabelle turns to Camilla with a worried expression.

"No, wait, Camilla please! You have to do that.", Mirabelle says laying her hands to Camilla's arm. Camilla is unflinching and doesn't tear her eyes away from Sterling. Whom to her, is just another man in the way of her life.

Suddeny a large blade obscures Camilla's vision before lowering to her throat. She turns her head slightly and sees Ein next to her with a serious expression and her bone-like blade extended ready to strike.

"Listen to Ms. Marequine, lower your hand now and back away from or I will be forced to subdue you!", Ein stated firmly.

Camilla turns to Ein raising her other arm forming a second red magic seal,, "I'd like to see you try little girl."

"Hey! You heard her! If I were you, I'd comply!", Zwei state brandishing her own scythes ready to fire an attack.

"Zwei! What are you doing?!", Lyca stated with a shocked look. Zwei demeanor faulters a bit lowering her blades slightly but still keeps them pointed towards Camilla.

"STOP THIS, all of you! What does any of this prove turning on each other?!", Sterling shouted clearly fed-up with their behavior.

Mirabelle looks between all of them in panic, like a child watching their parents fighting and don't how to make them stop, she holds her head trying to compose her sense.

...Back to Caleb...

Filo flutters up to Caleb face with a smile on her face.

"I did it. I sent out a distress signalllll!", She says

"Good...agh...thank you Filo.", Caleb says mustering a small grin but visibly wincing. Filo frowns knowing he was in terrible pain. She could feel it after all.

Filo lays a hand on the tip of his nose, "Hang on a little longer, ok? I knowwww you can. Please?"

Suddenly, the door opens.

"Alrighty then!", Azaeli announced as Filo gasps and flies up to light fixture above them to hide, "Ok, see you in a minute."

Azaeli turns to Caleb with a malicous grin, "Guess what boiiii? Looks like i'm not going to be your executioner. I'm giving that up to old Nikolai himself. I just had him pay me double for the honor of killing YOU with his own hands AND at the same time his nephew is dying. Poetic justice at it's finest! So lets just sit tight until this associate of his gets here.", she says walking towards him, "Be grateful, I just prolonged your short, sad life by 15 minutes."

"Hahhh...yeah, reallll grateful.", Caleb utters rolling his eyes in defiance. Azaeli notices this sudden change in behavior and grimaces.

"Oh. You've got some lip all of a sudden. Pfft, doesn't matter. Doesn't matter at all.", Azaeli scoff. She then hears the sound of the people below them singing church hymns and really having a good service. She turns up her nose feeling sickened.

"You're just like the insect down there. Blissfully ignorant and eager to get from something stupid to nothing at all. Everyday repeating the same mistakes as the jackass before them and doing all kinds of fucked up shit. Yet still they pray, still they worship, still hoping for change that'll never come.", Azaeli says turning to Caleb with a serious look, "And my people are expected to be your 'guardians' and 'protectors' and shit? Just because God created you in His image and we're expected nothing in return from being your caretakers? My own parents believe in that crap. Ever since I was a kid, they were always busy helping you insects and saying we should ALWAYS be humble. Even if it meant we became poor because of it. Even though we're vastly superior to you insects and especially Devils! I wanted better, I DESERVED better, so I took it and it felt great. Afterwards, they decide to disown ME?! Because I decide to take my rightful place?! WE'LL SCREW THEM! They're losers! But I have EVERYTHING I could ever want; money, freedom, adoration! And it feels DAMN good!", Azaeli chortled haughty smile.

Caleb raises his head with a skeptical look, "So, do...your parents have black wings too?"

Azaeli smile vanishes before she turn to Caleb. He gulped afraid he just stepped on a landmine. She walks up to him and roughly grabs his cheeks.

"Never. Mention. My wings.", Azaeli warns her eyes taking on a reddish-gold hue as she stared at him with pure rage. Caleb feels another surge of fear flows through him.

*bang bang bang* came from the door Azaeli came through as the Angel turns her head in it's direction. It opens and a man pokes his head out.

"Hey! Is that Azaeli chick here?!", he whispered loudly

"Over here idiot.", Azaeli spoke in an unamused tone.

He walks in and closes the door looking around. He was fair skinned with a skinny build, light brown hair, and a buzz cut beard and mustache. He wore faded blue jeans, a brown camo shirt, red sneakers, and had different pattern tattoos on both arms. He carried a black drawstring bag. He walks over to where Azaeli and Caleb were with a surprised look on his face.

"Whoa, that Malone guy didn't say you were an Angel.", the man say and Azaeli rolls her eyes.

The man notices Caleb behind her suspended by chains, "So that's the guy huh? He looked taller on tv."

"Life is full of disappointment.", Azaeli replied, " Now can please get on with task...er my child.", She says putting on an air of divinity.

"Right! Sorry ma'am. Ok, he gave me the instructions on how to do this.", he says taking out a small sheet of paper and reading it. He then takes a cylindrical box of salt and a sharpie marker from the drawstring. He proceeds to draw medium circle with a pentagram then takes the salt and pour a small pile on each point. He takes a safety pin and pricks his finger, flinching a bit, then squeezes a single drop on each salt pile.

"Are you almost done?", Azaeli ask impatiently tapping her foot.

"Yeah, I just gotta...say this to uh...summon her.", The man turns the paper around to the back and begins, "Fantina. Fantina. Oh lovely Fantina, proud campaigner of small stature and frame. If you think it's obscene-a to love girls like Fantina, well you can die in a flame?", The man finishes with a confused look. At the moment, the lines of the circle below him began glowing bright purple. The man jumps back startled when the little salt mounds burst into purple flames.

Azaeli watched in intrigue at the spectacle. Caleb and Filo stared in surprise when the flames fused together into a glowing purple ball before stretching out tall and spreading out in a rippling purple hole that distorted the very space around it. Caleb eyes widened when a small liminal girl with goat horns, goat hooves, brown hair with light tan skin and... wearing slightly skimpy attire of chain bra with red pads over her nipples and a tan miniskirt. She was also carrying a small scythe attached to her back. Suddenly, another person stepped through the portal. It was a fair-skinned human man with slight husky build. He looked to be near his 50s. He had black hair with lines of grey near the top and was receding. He was dressed in a black suit jacket with red dress shirt underneath, fine black leather dress shoes, and carrying a black suitcase.

"Good work scrub. I rarely ever get enough people to use that spell. It's simultaneously satisfying...and quite disappointing.", she says in a humdrum tone.

"Hey there Nikolai! It's been awhile since I've seen ya in person. And if it isn't the goat loli herself, Fantina. How ya been? Get new followers for your cause?", Azaeli greets with a taunting grin.

"No.", Fantina narrows her eye in annoyance, "Still a parasite on the world's colon I see. Quite fitting for a girl fallen so short of grace."

Azaeli and Fantina glare at each other.

"Nikolai, you realize Mama Rose is going to be furious if she finds out you acted without her say so.", Azaeli stated.

"Do not worry. With some explaning, she understand and perhaps be grateful.", He replied.

"Too bad you have to rely on scum like this to get it done.", Azaeli says looking right at Azaeli.

"Whatever bitch, anyway, here's your guy!", Azaeli scoffs before gesturing to Caleb. Nikolai focuses on Caleb, who tenses up seeing the hate-filled rage in the man's eyes. He move toward Caleb looking in disgust as he eyed him up and down. He sets the suitcase down in front of him.

"So, this is the famous Bizzell.", He spoke with a heavy Russian accent before bending to make eye contact, "You caused a lot of trouble for my family. You svolach (Russian for 'garbage'). You...thief!", Nikolai takes out a large knife and Caleb blood runs cold, "YOU...MURDERER OF NEPHEWS!"

Nikolai roughly grabs Caleb's head forcing in backwards and placing the blade at his neck as the cold steel touches his skin just under his Adam's appe. Caleb gasp and wheezes taking all of his concentration not to swallow or cough.

"Uhhh, Nikolai. I know you're busy taking revenge and all buuuut can I have the other half of my money now?", Azaeli asks as politely as she could muster.

Nikolai glances back at her then to Caleb. He wanted to finish him right now but knew it would break his family's code of conduct when in comes to handling business. He reluctantly releases Caleb putting the knife away for now. He pick up the case in front of him.

"Of course, izvineniya.", he say in a polite tone opening up the case, "For you.", he presents her the open case filled with stacks of hundred dollar bills.

Azaeli's eye twinkle in amazement with a wide-mouthed grin plastered on her face, "Haaaaaaaaaa", she utters

"$500,000, all there.", Nikolai say handing her to case which she happily took.

"It's like looking into the face of god.", she whispers as a tear forms in her eye.

Fantina approaches Caleb from the side with an unimpressed look and says, "To think, ICEP made all this fuss because of one guy. That got me wondering what so special about him? He's not even that cute. He's just...plain.", Fantina says examining him. Caleb looks back at her with a scowl, and soon as they make eye contact, Fantina feels a tinge in the back of her neck.

"Well you shouldn't have gotten your hopes up. He's just another downer like the rest.", Azaeli shrugs dangling the case on her open palm.

"Actually...there could be something notable after all.", Fantina says with her finger to her chin in thought as Nikolai and Azaeli give fer puzzled looks, "Just now...I felt tinge of strong magical energy near him."

Nikolai and Azaeli give surprised looks.

"Pffft, no way! It's probably just your imagination. You know humans suck at using magic. Their brains aren't equipped to handle the flow of mana.", Azaeli replies.

"Hmm, true. It may have been my mind playing tricks but...", Fantina pondered for a second for her eyes widen in realization. She turns to Azaeli with a serious look, "Wait! You made absolutely no one tailed you right?! Not a single soul is in this level of the building?!"

Nikolai eyes widen in shock and Azaeli recoils feeling offended, "What do take me for an amateur?! No one ever uses this lot on Sundays, ever!"

"Well I have a feeling being watched.", Fantina stated before she takes of her small scythe and it grows to twice her size before a grey aura enshrouds it and her entire body, "Allow me to check if this place is REALLY as secluded as you say."

Fantina bangs the bottom of her scythe against the ground and a wave of grey colored energy spreads throughout the top floor washing over everyone and everything. Azaeli, Nikolai , and Caleb feel their bodies tingle as it washes over them. Suddenly, they here a small but shrill scream.

Caleb feels something hit the top of his head. He lifts his head and two, tiny slim legs dangle in between his eyes. He sees Fantina and the others staring at him in surpise and anger.

"So, looks like we've got a nosy little fairy in our midst.", Fantina spoke coldly.

"Bozhe ty moy( My god.)", Nikolai uttered in shock.

Filo gasp hastily climbing up on Caleb's head and quickly tries flying away as fast as she can.

"Oh no you don't!", Azaeli stated in anger before catching Filo by her legs midflight. Filo desperately tries to out of her grip like a fly caught by it's leg. Azaeli puts the case down before clunching Filo's tiny body in her free hand. She struggles and wriggles before Azaeli gives her a light squeeze letting Filo know she's at the Angel's mercy.

"W-Wait, stop! Pl-ARGH!", Caleb utters only for Nikolai silence him with a punch across the face.

"Zakroy svoy chertov rot, I get to you soon. First we, deal with this.", Nikolai points to Filo in Azaeli's hand.

"Awww, what's wrong? Mad that we found your friend. Gotta say not much of a rescue party but deserving for an insect to have insects for friends.", Azaeli taunts as she holds Filo up to Caleb's face, "Let me handle this Nikolai. You just keeping thinking of the many ways you'll kill him."

"I've had plenty of time for that. Hurry up!", Nikolai stated.

"Ptew, haaarghhh...", Caleb spits out a clump of blood.

"Calebbbb! Leave him alone you bastarrrds!", Filo yells as Caleb weakly look up blood still dripping from his mouth.

"Ok, how about I focus on you then?!", Azaeli say. Filo whines as she's forcefully reposition in Azaeli's hand exposing her wings. Azaeli grin wickedly. Filo eyes widen as she feels one of her wings being stretched, "She loves you.", she says before tearing off Filo's wing.

"HYAHHHHHHHHHH!", Filo shrieks in agony as the first wing falls to the floor. Caleb eyes shot wide in horror.

"She love you not. She loves you. She loves you not.", Azaeli sung as Filo screamed and writhed in her grasp with every wing she tore off. , "Aww, she loves you!", Azaeli stated tearing off the final wing. Filo's blood pouring from her and staining Azaeli's fingers.

"AHHAHHAHHHAHHHHH HAHHHHAHH!", Filo continued shrieking as tears flowed down her face.

Caleb flails his body trying in a fruitless attempt to free himself, "Stop! Stop it! She didn't do anything!", he pleaded.

"I beg to differ. In fact, I'd say she's just as guilty for trying to save an insect like you.", Azaeli says holding Filo's body with both hands stretching her body by both arms T-posing fashion in front of Caleb's face, "So I think it's fair she receives her punishment as well."

Filo whimpers and snivels weakly looking up at Caleb. His heart stops seeing the agony in her face. She whispers trying to say something when...*SNAP*

"AGGHHHHH HAHHH", Filo scream loudly as Caleb clenches his teeth, eyes widenig again from seeing Azaeli break Filo's right arm.

"Oooh, that kinda sounded like a wishbone.", Azaeli chortles as Filo kicked her legs desperate to escape her tormentor. She looks Caleb in his trembling, teary eyes and grins, "Go ahead, i'll let you have the next wish."

Caleb's words get caught in his sobs make him utter unintelligible whimpers and his mind shut down in despair.

"No? Ok, i'll make the next one!", She chuckles before snapping Filo's other arm eliciting more intense screams from the little Fairy.

"Please! Stop!", Caleb cries as tears stream down his face in choked sobs. Nikolai crosses his arms a smirk crossing his lips as Fantina turns away in disgust completely above this behavior, "Please. Just put her down!"

"Heh, if you insist.", Azaeli say before opening her hands allowing Filo's lifeless body fall to the concrete. Caleb watches as she hits the ground her twitching. He looks up at Azaeli who shakes her head disapprovingly.

"Now look what you did. You made me get my hands dirty AND that little one had to DIE because of you! Just like poor Jakob! The only way for you to get any shred of integrity back is for YOU to die. That seems fair, doesn't it Nikolai?"

"Yes. Fair indeed.", Nikolai answers anxiously waiting for his turn.

Caleb vision goes cloudy as their words reverberated in his mind. They were right. All of this was because of him. It started with his parents and it just keeps getting worse. So many people suffered and are still suffering...because of him. All he causes is suffering. His body slowly goes limp as he begins to accept that this is his fate. This...is what scum like him deserves.

"Yourrrr...wrong!", came the whispered voice of Filo. Caleb looks down to see Filo on her back breathing laboriously with her broken arms spread out, "Ca...leb...don't...listen! It's...NOT...yo...ur fault! None...o-of...this is. You...are NOT...them. You have...so much love...so much...strength...in your heart...and your soul. It's...beautiful. Ne...ver...lose...it...like she has."

Caleb listens to intently to the little Fairy. His mouth hangs agape unable to find the right word.

"Aha excuse me? What was that tinker bell? Didn't catch that.", Azaeli says squatting down beside Filo. Filo weakly turns her head with an angry expression.

"Y...ou heard me! You...claim to have 'freedom...but it's a lie. You...are...a prisoner of your OWN greed! So...empty...so ho..llow inside...so consumed by your...selfishness...y..ou don't...even recognize it...a-as selfishness...anymore. I...bet...even your parent...knew it too! You're...so small.", Filo finished.

Azaeli glares at the fairy who somehow manged to hit every nerve in her being. She looks up at Caleb with an agitated scowl and wordlessly stands up never breaking eye contact. She lifts up her right boot hovering it right over Filo's body as Caleb eyes widen in horror. Her foot slowly and agonizingly get closer to the Filo's body.

"Ca...leb.", Filo uttered, "I had fun...watching...over you all. Please...love each of those girls...as much as they love...you."

*snap*

Caleb jaw drops as the room goes completely quiet, outside of that awful sound, snap. Tears roll down his cheek as Azaeli removes her foot, revealing the now completely lifeless body of Filo.

"She was right you know.", Fantina says to Azaeli.

Azaeli whips around with a furious expression, "SHUT UP BITCH! Nikolai, I'm done here! Here's all yours!"

Then the guy from before runs up to them with Caleb's, "Guys! Guys, I-I-I think ICEP knows we're here! This thing says some kind of signal got sent out."

The group pauses in shock.

"Good work you idiot girl.", Fantina scolds Azaeli

"Fuck you! This isn't my fault! It was that stupid fairy of his!", Azaeli stated glaring at Filo's body then Caleb. She turns to Nikolai, "Nikolai your gonna have to make this revenge quick."

Nikolai clenches his knife in frustration before approaching Caleb ready to avenge his nephew.

"bastards.", Caleb whispers as Nikolai, Azaeli, and Fantina turn to look at him. Caleb clenches his teeth glaring at them with pure rage, sadness, and despair flooding his mind. He then speaks louder, "Bastard. Bastards. Bastards! BASTARDS! BASTARD! BASTARDS!", he screams to the top of his lungs thrashing his body. Suddenly, the area on his chest begin glowing with a strong purple light. He glares at them as his pupils change from chocolate to a glowing bright purple

Nikolai and Fantina's eyes widen in shock as they take a step back from him. Azaeli turns with utter befuddlement on her face.

"Wh-What the hell?!", Azaeli stated.

...Back at the house...

Everyone was still at each others throats. Until..

"HRRRGGHHH", Mirabelle exclaims clutching the sides of her head,

"Senora?!", Camilla exclaims turns to Mirabelle lowering her arms. Sterling and the others focus on the Centaur.

Bastards. Bastards! BASTARDS! BASTARDS!

Mirabelle's eyes widen immediately hearing voice reverberate through her head.

"Mira! What's wrong?!", Lyca inquires

"Caleb. I hear him! I hear him! Agh, I-I can feel it. All of it!", Mirabelle clutches her head backing and knocking over a few chairs and a glass cup shatters, "His anger! His grief! His pain!"

"Mirabelle, not making any sense! What are you talking about?!", Sterling said.

"I think she's having a nervous breakdown!", Ein stated.

"Senora, look at me, LOOK at me, it is going to be ok! I promise!", Camilla stated holding onto Mirabelle's shoulder as she thrashed. She kicks her back legs knocking one of the chairs across the floor.

Ein holds down her lower half to keep her steady, "Ms. Sartana's right. We're here for you just come and lie down and-"

"NO! I have to go to him! I have to go to him NOW!", Mirabelle interrupted before as purple light completely enveloped her eye and a shimmering purple aura covers her entire body then washing over Camilla's and Ein's bodies and go into a trance.

Drei and the others pause in shock as the purple light diffuses over the room.

Suddenly, a large volume of purple mist emanates from Mirabelle's tail and enshrouds all three of them. Camilla shakes her head snapping out of the trance.

"SENORA-", was all Camilla could utter before being teleported along with Ein.

"The FUCK?!", Sterling stated.

...Back to Caleb...

"What is this mana?! It's so intense!", Fantina exclaims as Azaeli and Nikolai back away unsure of what to do,

"BASTARDS! I'LL KILL YOU BASTARDS!", Caleb screams as the purple light on his chest condenses into a bright purple flame on his chest as do his eyes. The golden light of the chain fades away and the chains break much to Azaeli's shock. Suddenly, the space behind Caleb distorts as purple mist emanated from it before Mirabelle appears behind him along with Camilla and Ein. Fantina, Azaeli, and Nikolai gasp in utter shock at the turn of events.

Ein sharply inhales, "What the hell was that?! It felt like my entire body was being jammed inside tiny box!"

"She teleported us! But w-", Camilla stated before her eyes widen seeing Caleb on his knees bloody and chains on his wrists, "SENOR!"

Ein regains her focus and is shocked at her current surround and even more shocked seeing Caleb.

"DEAR!", Mirabelle exclaims running over to Caleb.

"YOU AGAIN?!", Azaeli shouted as Camilla turned to her and immediate fury shot though.

"YOOUUUU! YOU DID THIS!", Camila shouted spreading her wings with eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Dear! I'm not here! I'll-", Mirabelle stops and gasps seeing Nikolai pick up an assault rifle, "NO!", she shouts throwing her hands up and purple dome-like barrier surrounds them.

"UMIRAYU VSEKH VAS( DIE ALL OF YOU!)", Nikolai shouted before firing off rounds at them only from the bullets to stop in their path upon hitting the shield and falling to the ground.

Ein lunges upward and fires a small shockwave that shatters the rifle and send Nikolai stumbling back!

"OH THE HELL WITH THIS I"M OUT!", The man from before runs for the door. Ein leaps off the walls sends another mini shockwave at the man's feet making him trip hit his head on the door and knocking him out. Azaeli spreads her wings gaining a bit of elevation before forming a magic seal this firing a stream of golden lighting. Camilla did the same but fire a stream of black lightning. Their attacks collide canceling each other out.

Ein refocused on Nikolai and lunges toward him scythes bared for a knockout. Just then, her attack is deflected by Fantina's own scythe in a spray of sparks. Ein lands to her feet prepared to face her opponent. Nikolai stands

"I think not. I can't have you damaging one of my meal tickets.", Fantina stated twirling her scythe.

"You must be with the Malone! I'm placing all of you under arrest!", Ein stated

"A MON agent, huh? A cat with a scythe on it's arm? They're scraping the bottom of the barrel these days.", Fantina state shaking her head in disappointment.

"I'm no cat, I'm a WEASEL!",Ein stated firing another mini shockwave only for Fantina to block it with a small magic barrier of her own.

"Yeah, a shit weasel apparently.", Fantina chided to Ein's annoyance. Fantina's body surges with red aura before she vanishes in a blur of red to Ein's surprise. She reappears behind her about to decapitate her. But Ein sensed her in time and blocks it with her own scythe sending a clang of sparks. Fantina bounces off her arm, then off the cieling ready to strike again. Another clang of sparks as Ein intercept then goes for a high kick but Fantina dodges with a spin land on the edge of the building opening to the outside. She stands with a cocky smirk.

"And this is yet another reason why small frames rule. All that extra baggage and fat slows you down, leaves you open.", Fantina taunts.

Ein blushes in embarrassment before recomposing herself and crossing her scythes like a upside-down T, "Hurricane-style: Cat-3 slash!", She quickly swipes her arm in a violin motion sending a shockwave that completely obliterates the concrete into dust underneath Fantina's hooves to her shock and leave a large rectangular hole. Fantina begins to fall. She smirks using her scythe to grab the edge, launch herself back up with the same red aura surrounding her. Her speed drastically increases, disappearing and reappearing faster than Ein could track. Suddenly she senses another attack, she blocks with a her scythe with clanging sparks but there was no Fantina just the scythe.

"Surprise!", Ein looks down to see Fantina holding a red glowing ball with black sparks pulsating from it. She releases it and Ein's elicits a pained scream as her body is lit up with red energy and black sparks. Suddenly, Fantina comes rocketing towards her ramming her horn into Ein's stomach. She coughs before being flying back and slamming hard into the wall. She keeps standing and glares at the baphomet taunting before getting another battle stance.

Meanwhile, Azaeli and Camilla are engaged in their battle. Azaeli summons her seal and fires a barrage of yellow energy bolts at Camilla, who nullifies them by shielding herself with two blue magic seals, before firing a blue fireball at her. Azaeli obliterates it with a swipe of her hand. Azaeli flies towards Camilla sending a whip of yellow lightning at her. Camilla skillfully dodges as the attack rips through the concrete before creating an orange magic seal then doing an upward slash sending a claw shaped beam at her. Azaeli haults pulling up as the attack light grazes her before destroying part of the ceiling. Azaeli eyes widen seeing the large rip along her pants.

"OH NOW YOUR PAY DEVIL!", Azaeli shouted forming two golden magic seals that morph into the shape of buzzsaw blade that begin rotating, "I'll RIP YOU TO PIECES!", Azaeli shouts as she slashes as Camilla is able to dodge most of them only getting nicked a few time. Camilla finds her wings touching the wall. Azaeli smiles performing a spin move using her wings for extra momentum. Camilla jumps up, uses her wings to push off the wall, and performs a side flip as Azaeli's attack leaves a large slash mark in the concrete. Camilla lands grabbing Azaeli by her wing and throws her sending her into a concrete column. Azaeli groans on her hands and knees.

Camilla examines a black feather in her hand, "I should figured as much. If it's one thing worse than a Angel it's a Fallen one.", Camilla spits on the wing tossing it away.

"I'm still better than you'll ever be filthy bitch! *bang*", Azaeli fires off a round from revolver she kept in her bra.

"GAH!", Camilla exclaims as the bullet gets her in the arm making her entire arm go limp. She holds as blood covers her hand and to her shock it doesn't heal right away.

"These bullets are imbued the enhancement magic. Good for piercing tough armor or temporarily nullifying healing factors.", Azaeli says firing a few more rounds at Camilla who managed to shields herself from them with a magic seal from her working hand. Azaeli suddenly appears in front of her, grabs Camilla by the hair, knees her in the stomach, before punching her square in the face.

As the fighting ensured, Mirabelle continued to shield Caleb with her barrier. She looks toward the doors several feet away from them and their only escape.

"Dear! Come on, we have to get out of here!", Mirabelle says breaking the cuff on his hands with her hoof before helping him to his feet.

"Moon pie...Moon pie, I'm sorry.", Caleb apologizes, "I'm sorry..for lying to you. If...I don't make it...haa I want you to know that.", he spoke trying his best to stay conscious.

Mirabelle's eyes widen before shaking her head and focusing, "You ARE going to make it Dear! You hear me? I'll protect you now, so you just stay with me, ok? Get on my back, now!"

Caleb is taken aback but complies weakly mounting her back. The feeling in his arms still hasn't returned so Mirabelle holds him steady from behind; kinda like piggybacking. Mirabelle closes her eyes and concentrates trying to teleport.

"Come on, come on! Concentrate! Work, please!", Mirabelle concentrates as hard as she can to take them back home but, to no avail. She's never used this ability on such on long distance, this instance being pure luck. What was that surge of energy that went through her to make her do this?

"You're not going anywhere!", Nikolai stated grabbing a shotgun from Azaeli's pile of weapons then cocking it. Mirabelle turns with a fearful expression as the burly old man approached. He takes aim at them.

"AH!", Mirabelle exclaims putting up another barrier as he fired on them.

"You think you can hide behind your horse girlfriend?! ", Nikolai stated firing another shot as Mirabelle flinches as her barrier weakens. What kind of bullets were these?! Mirabelle tries not to panic and focuses her mana as purple aura enraptured her body as well as Caleb's. The hoof mark on Caleb's chest immediately lights and he clenched his fingers gaining a bit of strength.

" You are going to pay for killing and shaming the only TRUE family I have! All of you will!", Nikolai stated firing another shot destroying the barrier to Mirabelle's horror. Camilla and Ein glance over at the in shock as Nikolai readies another shot.

"NO!", they exclaim before Nikolai lets off a shut at Mirabelle's head. Or...so he thought. Nikolai was shocked to see both Mirabelle and Caleb bodies dissolve into purple smoke.

"Well, I won't let you kill MY family!", Mirabelle stated as Nikolai is surprised to see they were now several feet behind him right at the door.

Mirabelle tries to open but the unconscious man's body is blocking it. She reaches down grabbing him by the legs quickly trying to move him.

"AH! AHH!", suddenly the man awakens and jerks from her grasp scared by her appearance.

"AHHH!", Mirabelle shrieks rearing up slightly. Then she hers ears stand erect hearing the cocking of a gun. She gasps turning to see Nikolai with another assault rifle. The man at the door picks himself off the floor stumbling to his feet. Mirabelle instinctively puts a barrier around her and Caleb.

"DIE PURPLE BEAST!", Nikolai yells covering them in hail of bullets. Mirabelle manages to block most of them but some of the hit the man by the door in the chest killing him. Nikolai closes in on them.

"Moon pie!", Caleb stated holding onto her waist as the bullets knock against the shield. Mirabelle gives strained groan as she struggles to keep up the barrier. Suddenly the bullets stop as Nikolai ran out of bullets much to her relief. Her shield dissipates as she pants in exhaustion. Her relief is short lived when Nikolai stands in front of them.

He grabs Caleb by the shirt collar and throws him to the ground. Caleb struggles as Nikolai presses his knee to into his stomach making him gag. Nikolai raises his large knife ready to strike Caleb's neck.

"NO!", Mirabelle exclaims grabbing Nikolai in a choke hold making him drop the knife to the concrete as Caleb picks himself up holding his stomach. Nikolai shakes and struggles in her grasp as Mirabelle held on as tight as she could. Nikolai then jabs her hard in the stomach.

"GAHH!", Mirabelle exclaims in pain releasing Nikolai. She hunches over holding her stomach before Nikolai slaps her hard to the ground as elicits a loud yelp.

...

"SENORA!", Camilla calls in rage. She then refocuses just barely dodging another hit from Azaeli.

"Yeah! Get distracted! Make this much easier!", Azaeli chortled sending another bolt of gold lightning at her. Camilla shields with a large blue seal with her good arm. Azaeli flies upwards and does dives slamming into Camilla's shield with her boots. Camilla falls to one knee before noticing Azaeli smirking hold the revolver at her. Camilla flaps her wings carrying herself backwards and knocking Azaeli off balance causing her to fire and miss. Camilla creates a green magic seal and fires a dark green energy ball and explodes on impact with Azaeli's body. Camilla winced from the pain of the bullets still in her arm.

"Aghhh!", Azaeli elicits catching herself, "You're to pay for that!"

Azaeli lunges towards Camilla creating a magic seal that forms into golden spiked knuckles. Camilla quickly creates a red seal that forms into red demonic claws. The clash with each other, dodging and each other's hits.

...

Caleb's jaw drops in horror before clenching his teeth in anger seeing his girlfriend cringing on the floor

"I don't know what kind of Centaur you are but you are in my way.", Nikolai stands over Mirabelle with a revolvers pointed at her head. She closes her eyes in fear. When suddenly..

"GYAHHHH", Nikolai screams out. Mirabelle looks up and is shocked to see Caleb clutching the back of the old man's neck as his arched his back in anguish. Caleb twist the back of his arm actually breaking his wrist before performing a judo throw flips and sends Nikolai flying back several feet and slamming into the floor. Everyone in the room looks over to what happened and is shocked at seeing Caleb body emitting a faint purple aura, eyes glowing bright purple, and ankle emitting a light purple mist. His expression is stiff and cold. Nikolai grunts and wheezes picking himself up on his hands and knees. Caleb jogs getting a running start before going into a full sprint. Nikolai pants pointing the revolver at Caleb and fires. Caleb to disappears leaving a trail of glowing purple mist behind before reappearing on the opposite side kneeing Nikolai square in the head knocking him out. The purple aura fades and his eyes return to normal as Caleb collapses to his knees the falling to the floor unconcious.

Mirabelle picks herself up and run to him, "DEAR!"

"Nikolai!", Fantina exclaims attempting to teleport only for Ein to delivers a swift kick knocking her back and breaking her concentration.

" I suggest you focus on your opponent.", Ein stated while looking down on her. Fantina glared at her before the sounds of sirens caught her attention, "It looks like this is the end of the line for you three. Give yourselves up now and maybe they'll go easy on you!"

Fantina looks down at the police and Mon vans pulling along the street, "Tch, another ICEP agent to blind to see the truth of this so called "all inclusive" organization."

"What are you talking about?", Ein inquires.

"I mean...", Fantina says as a small red ball forms above Ein's head. She taps her scythe to the floor and the balls explode into glowing red net, " You should be mindful of the people around you. Some could be lying traps!"

"AHhhhhhhhhhhh", Ein screams as the net binds her body thrashes painful waves through it. Azaeli focuses her attention on Nikolai and raises her scythe. Suddenly, she feels a strong breeze blow behind and her ears twitch at sharp whistling sound. She quickly sides steps as a blade of air slices off a lock of her hair to her annoyance. She turns around and see two girls standing on the concrete opening. Both of similar in appearance to the liminal she just subdued; only smaller.

"Looks like we arrived on time.", Zwei stated.

" Or at least enough for the climax.", Drei quips taking noting the damages and the Angel and Devil still fighting.

"Perfect, more wannabe crusaders.", Fantina stated unamused.

"Yeah, and I WANNA be kicking your goat ass.", Zwei stated brandishing her scythes, "Drei, take care of Ein. I got this!"

Drei pops open a vial, "and she was never heard from again.", She says before leaping over to Ein.

Zwei jumps above Fantina, "Release our sisters! Whirlwind style: blade rain!", she exclaims spinning her body sending a barrage of wind blades at Fantina. Fantina's aura surges.

"Your anime attack names make no sense!", the baphomet exclaims skillfully twirling her scythe deflecting many of the air blades. Zwei land on her baring her scythes down and Fantina intercepts as even more spark fly from their interlocked blades. Fantina takes not that HER blades seem a lot sharper than that 'Ein' girl's, "RAGHHH! I don't have time for this!", Fantina stated sending Zwei flying back hitting the wall. Fantina turns to run but Drei throws a green ball that explodes into a sticky goo at her hoove making her fall and faceplant.

"Gah! Son of a bitch!", Fantina rubbing her forehead then reaching for her scythe; only for Zwei to kick it a foot away from her before forcefully pinning her arms behind her back. The net ensnaring Ein's body disappears and she groggily rolls over on her back. Drei then proceeds to apply her healing salve silently thanking the God. She really had no idea how to get that net off.

"You have the right to remain sucking!", Zwei taunted putting her weight on Fantinas back. Fantina groans in annoyance.

...

Mirabelle cradles Caleb's head in her lap, "It's ok my love. I'm right here, I'm going anywhere.", she utters as he groans lowly greatly fatigued.

The door of the room suddenly bursts open.

"FREEZE! Everyone get down on the ground now!", says a police officer in blue uniform pointing a gun. Sterling then appears from behind him showing his badge.

"Agent Sterling of ICEP! You are all under arrest!", He announces as Azaeli and Camilla stop fighting with the formers wearing a terrified expression; all of this being more than she bargained for. Fantina's ears twitch upon the mention of that name.

"Sterling, we captured one of them over here!", Zwei announces as she holds up Fantina face by the horns much to her discomfort. Sterling turns to them and his expression changes to surprise as he slowly lowers his badge. Fantina's eyes widen upon making eye contact.

"...Fantina?", Sterling uttered lowly. Fantina opens her mouth but has nothing to say.

"OH FUCK THIS!", Azaeli shouts before knocking Camilla back with her wing, grabbing her suitcase while forming a magic seal the size of her body. A large ball of golden energy forms before condensing into her palm before clenching her fist. Camilla raises up wiping the blood from her lip eyes widen in horror.

"EVERYONE TAKE COVER NOW!", Camilla shouted before Azaeli slams her palm to the concrete and a powerful shockwave of energy spreads throughout the area. Sterling instinctively pushes the other MON members and police officers from coming in. Mirabelle uses everything she has left to put a barrier around herself and Caleb. Fantina uses all her strength to push Zwei off of her then grab her scythe before teleporting away. Ein grabs both of her sisters pulling them into her body and leaping out the opening. The walls crack, pieces of concrete flying every which way. From outside the building, several people see a bright golden light burst from the entire top floor.

The light soon fades and dusting from the concrete filling the area. A few concrete pillars had been destroyed, the walls and floor were broken apart with large chunks missing. By some miracle, the entire top flood hasn't caved in yet. Camilla emerges having protected herself with a large blue barrier. She sees Caleb and Mirabelle made out ok, much to her relief. She then hears rapid footsteps through the rubble accompanied by ecstatic laughter. Her eyes focus on Azaeli running away carrying the briefcase and spreading her wings preparing to take off. Camilla gets to her feet, stumbling at first, before sprinting after her. Azaeli leaps outsides wing spread as Camilla charges up whatever mana she has left into one spell. It was one she just picked up during her fight. A red magic seal forms before condensing into a large red glowing disk.

"Hahahaha, home free baby!", Azaeli exclaims happily holding the case to her chest as the people down below pointed in amazement. They, along with Azaeli, oblivious to the red eyed figure atop to highest floor of the parking garage.

Camilla raises her arm expanding the disk larger. She takes aim narrowing her rage filled eyes and pulling her arm back. She hurls the large death saucer with all her might.

Azaeli grins looking at the city in the distance wondering what she'll do now that she has a little over 1 million dollars when...

*Slice* The disk cleaves off half of both of Azaeli's wing.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!", Azaeli screams to the top of her lungs before her body slams right into the very top of the church with the large mounted cross and dropping the suitcase and tumbling down the roof breaking off tons of shingles and wood. She land's right on her back eliciting pain shrieks on her way down. Camilla pants before falling backwards in exhaustion.

"AH! AHHAAAAhaaaaaa!", Azaeli cries in agony as blood pools on her back. Above her, the large mounted cross, slides down having been knocked off it's foundation and and goes tumbling down. It bounces off a ledge and Azaeli looks up, her desperate eyes pleading for help, only to see a giant hunk metal coming down on her in the shape of a cross, A-AHHH-", was all Azaeli's could get out before it lands upside down with the top of the cross impaling her in the throat. It pins her to the ground as she convulses violently before eventually going still having choked on her own blood. Just then, the briefcase slides down the roof and gets it's latch caught on a piece of wood. It opens and it's contents spill out sending a confetti of hundred dollar bills raining down the street. The area floods with people from the church or just passersbys cheering and eagerly grabbing at the floating cash as police tried to get control of the crowd.

...7 hours later...

The sound of beeping. The smell of sanitizer, chemicals, and antiseptics. The white marble floors and light green walls. The coldness throughout the area.

"Ugh...", Caleb mutters as his eyes fluttered open to what sounded like a heart monitor. He stirs feeling the soft surface under him and the thin sheet that thinks it's doing its job.

"Dear! You're awake!", came the voice of Mirabelle. He looks to the left and sees the purple centaur right by his bed clasping his hand.

"M-Moon pie? Where...where are we?"

"We're in a hospital Dear. You fell unconcious after fighting that man. They brought you here afterwards.", She explain.

Caleb tries to sit up and is still weak but Mirabelle helps him up. He looks around seeing the entire layout before a thought occured, "Camilla, Lyca, where are they?"

Mirabelle was about to answer when the door flies open.

"Mira, we got you a salad.", Lyca exclaims presenting a large container full of green goodness and dressing packets.

"Ju need to eat Senora if ju are going to heal properly?", Camilla adds.

They both stop in their tracks eyes widening at seeing Caleb awake and sitting up. Lyca drops the container.

"SEÑOR!" "CHIEF!", both exclaims happily. Lyca jumps on the bed and wrap him in a hug as Caleb grits his teeth at the sudden soreness returning.

"L-L-Lyca, wait! Not so rough, he's still sore!", Mirabelle says frantically to get her off of him.

"Oh Chief, I'm so happy you're ok! We were so scared! We thought we were gonna lose you!", Lyca doesn't hear her and continued roughly nuzzling his chest; her tail wagging at a hundred miles an hour. Then her body starts glowing with blue aura and she feels light as a feather.

"Um, Señorita Lyca, I don't believe Señor is in the mood for snuggles right now.", Camilla spoke politely levitating the affectionate wolf off Caleb and sitting her on her knees.

"Ughhh, thanks Camilla.", Caleb utters circling his shoulder relieving some of the stiffness.

"Sorry.", Lyca apologizes resting her palms and head on the gaurd rails and looking up with sad puppy eyes.

"It's fine Lyca, I know you only mean well.", Caleb says laying a hand to her head petting her head. She smiles happily cooing at his touch.

"She is though. We were so worried Señor.", Camilla spoke holding back a sob placing a hand over her heart staring with softness in her red eyes before laying her other hand to his side.

"I'm so happy we got to you in time.", Mirabelle says clasping his other hand staring with sparkling violet eyes. He lightly squeezes her hand with as much as he could muster then clasps Camilla's with his other hand.

"Thank you girls, that means so much I...", Caleb stops when he sees the side of Mirabelle's face is bandaged with slight redness around her cheek. Then he sees Camilla's arm was bandaged from her shoulder to her joint, "W-what happened to the two of you?! Ack!", Caleb utter jerking himself up before sudden pain rips through his body.

"Easy Dear! I'm ok, we're ok. It's only a small scratch, really.", Mirabelle says touching her bandage.

"It is more like small hole for me. That perra (bitch) got me with an enhanced bullet to stopped the wound from regenerating. La enfermera(nurse) took it out of me but it will take for my arm to begin healing.", Camilla explains, "It is fine though! I'll just take a little longer to regenerate! That is all!"

They both smile at him warmly letting him know they were fine. He weakly smiles back knowing they didn't want him to blame himself. He decides to change the subject, "Ok girls, so...what happened after I passed out? "

"Quite a bit actually.", came the voice of Sterling. They turned to see him standing with the door wide open with the Zyklons poking their heads looking inside, "Where do you want me to start?"

"Sterling? Um...yeah...wherever is fine.", Caleb replies.

"Well, I arrived with backup only to be caught in a powerful explosion apparently caused by the Angel that abducted you. Afterwards, we found you all of you unconcious and brought you all in for treatment. Now here's the interesting part. It turns out one of people left unconcious was Nikolai Ivankov, a member of the Malone family and quite the business in the underground liminal trafficking. He was badly injured in the explosion with severe burns all over half his body. He's currently unconcious in the burn treatment ward with guards stationed near his room. We plan interrogate him when he comes to.", Sterling explains.

"He tried to kill me you know.", Caleb says plainly, "He claimed it was out of revenge for Jakob execution today."

"I should have guessed as much. If it makes you feel any better, the execution went...well.", Sterling says hesitating a bit.

"No, it doesn't.", Caleb replies in a unamused tone, "What happened to the Angel? Azaeli, I think was her name."

Camilla gives a plaintive look to Caleb.

"That's another thing. After that explosion, a few units on the ground saw a winged figured soar from the top of the building before crashing into a nearby church. They soon found her on the church grounds with her wings cut off and a large cross fixture impaled in her throat. She appeared to have died of suffocation and blood loss.", Sterling explains, " We...found several weapons and collars used on many liminal girls. After some digging, we found they were similar to ones found in locations and used by other criminals. It seems Ms. Azaeli had been supplying weapons and enslavement collars to the Malones and other criminals for years. We've begun developing measures to find and lock away as many of these as we can."

"So...she's dead?", Caleb asks.

"Yes, She is Mr. Bizzell.", Sterling answers

"Good.", Caleb replies earning a shocked look from many of them, especially Camilla.

"M-Mr. Bizzell...I know she was a criminal but...", Sterling says noticing the seriousness in his eyes.

"But nothing! You realize Filo is dead right?!", Caleb stated as Mirabelle and the rest are taken aback by it. Each of the Zyklons look away despondently with Drei closing her eyes in thought.

"Yes.", Sterling spoke in a low, melancholic tone, "We...We found her body...during the investivation."

"You realize that so called Angel was the one who did it to her?! I watched! I watched helpless as that fucking bitch tortured and killed her!", Caleb says tears form thinking of her lifeless body on the floor. Mirabelle, Lyca, and Camilla stared wordlessly with anguished expressions.

"No, I didn't. Thank you for telling me and...i'm so, so sorry you had to experience that. I truly am.", Sterling speak in an almost forlorn tone, "I...sent a request contact her family."

Caleb immediately feels worse now aware she had family. He inhales and exhales slowly, "You know...even though I want to blame myself for her death...what she said to me...before she died...I find it hard to do that now. She believed there was something in me, I still can't see, and maybe never will. But...she showed me it's there and I'd dishonor her memory if I didn't explore it."

"Dear...", Mirabelle utter softly.

Caleb caresses Mirabelle's face lovingly, "Moon pie, I love you, I know you know that. But yes, everything Filo said is true.", Caleb then turns to Camilla and Lyca, "Lyca. Camilla. I love you both as well. The truth is I went and fell in love with all of you. But, that doesn't mean I love any of you any less. You're all in my heart...and I won't leave a single one of you out."

Each of the girls stare at him as tears of pure happiness stream down their cheeks. Caleb continues, "I decided...I will give this multiple spouse thing a try. If that's...ok with you girls."

Sterling's eyes widen in surprise.

"Of course it is Dear!", Mirabelle exclaims happily staring lovingly with a heavy blush.

"Wait, really Moon pie?"

Lyca suddenly pushes in on him her eyes filled with adoration and blushing heavily, "We talked it out and we're perfectly fine sharing you!"

"Si Senor!", Camilla stated lowering the gaurd rail before sitting on the bed. Her eyes filled with devotion and her heart doing somersaults in joy, "We all decided that we all love you for the same reasons and wanted to make it work."

Caleb gives a surprised look before melting into a smile seeing all his girls around him. He then turns to Sterling, "Ok, Sterling, it's settled. The Bizzell house will be the first harem marriage trial."

Sterling smiles happily before closing his eyes returning to a professional demeanor, "That you so much, Mr. Bizzell. I promise I'll help support you any way I can."

Ein, Zwei, and Drei smile giving each other thumbs up followed by touching each of their scythes together three musketeers style.

Suddenly, a thought occurred to Caleb.

"Oh, there's something else, I'd like to know. Mirabelle when... Nikolai attacked us...how did we escape?"

Mirabelle pauses eyes widening as Ein and Camilla did the same. Each collectively thinking the same thing.

"Caleb... don't you remember what happened?", Mirabelle says finally.

N-not...not really.", Caleb admitted rubbing his forehead, "I remember he hit you...then he pointed a gun at you...and then...nothing."

Camilla and Mirabelle exchange plaintive looks before Ein approaches.

"Mr. Bizzell, I don't know what that was but-", she started but Camilla interrupts.

"BUT it does not matter for now, ju must rest and we can so the rest out later.", Camilla emphasizes the last point looking directly at Ein.

"Right.", Ein says relenting to the request. Mirabelle looks to Camilla feeling uncertain and she nods letting her know it's ok.

"Oh, I remember something else!", Caleb says getting their attention, "What happened to that girl? The one who was with Nikolai. She had these goat horns and hooves and she carried a big scythe. I think her name was uuhhh...I'm Fan-"

"Fantastic! Mr. Bizzell, you get some rest, keep up the good work, and I will see you again soon.", Sterling stated before hurrying out of the room. Ein quickly follows behind him.

"Um, good day, Mr...Bizzell?", A man who looks like a doctor walks in looking at his clipboard before looking up surprised at the managerie of liminal women in his room, "I am Dr. Underwood and I will be your physician for today."

"Actually, you're services won't be necessary.", Drei says taking out a vials of green salve and a jar of orange balls of medicine that kinda look like him gumballs, "I'll be treating his wounds."

Dr. Underwood gives a puzzled look, "Ma'am, I would not recommend or condone giving a patient non-governmentally regulated approved medicines. This patient has sustained severe damages to his nervous system that can effect motor skills and even sense of touch in general. He'll likely have to go through months of physical therapy. I don't think his insurance will cover much of it."

"Uh huh, so apply this on literally any part of your body to relieve the soreness then eat one of these right now and another in the morning. You'll be fine to leave by tomorrow afternoon.", Drei says as Caleb thanks taking then rubbing a generous amount on his arms and chest. Mirabelle gives him one of the orange balls. It's a bit bitter but he eats it anyway.

Dr. Underwood stood flabbergasted by her claim, "Excuse ma'am but I must alert security. You are performing illegal medical practices on hospital gr-"

At that moment, Caleb stands up on the side of the bed to the doctor's shock.

"Whoa, my soreness is and I can stand agai-Ohhh whoa!", Caleb exclaims losing his balance but Camilla catches him from behind before helping him sit back on the bed, "Ah. Thank you hun."

"Of course, mi amor.", Camilla says pecking his cheek.

"Guess I'm still gonna need time to heal.", Caleb says as Drei hops on the bed.

"Just relax and let the medicine do it's thing.", she says patting his back then hoping off the bed walking out the door past Underwood, "I'm hungry. You Zwei?"

"Sure, let's head to the cafeteria.", Zwei says walking behind her.

"Wait!", Underwood calls and they stop in their tracks, "How...How is that possible?"

Drei turns her head, " It's because I heal because I can. Not because of some insurance plan." She continues walking.

"Zyklons.", Zwei whispers doing a head rocking pose before continuing with her sister. Underwood stands watching them, then looking to Caleb and his girl talking and giggling, as he contemplates his life.

...

Sterling walked through the hall of the hospital. One thing reverberating in his mind. That being seeing...her again after all this time.

"Agent Sterling.", Ein says

He turns to her, "Ah, Ms. Zyklon, what is it?"

"I need to talk to you about the...magic...goat liminal I fought against.", Ein stated

"Baphomet. Her species is called the Baphomet and they're very powerful magic users at that, Ms. Zyklon.", Sterling answered walking the glass windows m and looking down below at the people walking around outside.

"I remember you said her name when you first saw her. Do you two know each other?", Ein inquired.

Sterling turns to her with a serious look, "Ms. Zyklon, if I tell you this, you say a word to anyone. Even if Caleb brings it up! DO you understand?"

"Y-yes sir, I promise ", Ein says saluting him.

He gestures her to at ease before turning to the window pensively, "I knew her a long time ago. Her name was Fantina, my old partner."

WR:

Sup fam! I hope you all had a Merry Christmas! Mine was pretty good, spent time with the folks, played around with nieces and nephews, I even got myself a new puppy for my birthday. Her name is Switzerland, she's a beagle, and I love her so very, very much. Now, gotta be honest, this chapter was supposed to go out Christmas DAY. I had a whole thing figured out where I post one on Christmas eve and another and Christmas day. Buuuut, while I was typing finishing things up, I slipped a key or whatever and accidentally deleted HALF THE GODDAMN CHAPTER! So...I spent the last couple days remedying that and may have actually restored things better than they were before. So I hope you enjoyed it. Make sure to fav, share, follow, post, and review.

Alright now, see ya in 2020. PEACE FAM!