Chapter 19 – Demented Revenge of CPUs
Ridel's POV
"She's coming…I can feel her power getting closer. She really did end up here."
"Well, then…now you can finally take your revenge on her once more. Isn't that exciting?"
"Shut it!" I yelled at Kurome through an earpiece she gave me. "You're the reason Lidelle's still alive in the first place! I thought you said that portal would kill them all!"
"I did. And it was supposed to, as well. But someone interfered with the process and instead sent them all to different locations. Most likely someone with easy access to Space-Time."
"Space-Time, huh?"
No doubt about it…it was either Ecolo or Arly. Didn't think those two would get involved in this…
"Well, whatever. Now I can get rid of her myself. Something I should've done from the damn start."
"Just don't go taking down this world with her. We still need it to fully destroy Primp and Gamindustri."
"Yeah, yeah. I get it. Don't nag me." I then went silent for a bit. "So, what the hell are you going to do with Revati's Zodiac Stone? It's useless with her being dead, isn't it?"
"That's supposed to be the case. But Revati's Zodiac Stone…known as the Pisces Amethyst…has a special exception to that rule."
"Special?"
"Along with its normal Zodiac spells, the Pisces Amethyst has the power to revive souls of the dead."
"What? Seriously? You saying that it can bypass the logic of Life & Death? Why the hell would a girl like Revati have such a power?"
"Who knows. But Revati had kept this extra power a secret from the other princesses. Her reasons for doing so may be forever unknown…but once I became aware of such a power, I knew I had to take it for myself. And thus, the plan to use Revati like a worthless gullible pawn came into fruition."
"Damn…such a heartless bitch you are, Kurome. I'm really starting to like you now. Nyahahahaha!"
"The feeling is mutual, Ridel. You're probably the first I can actually call a friend. Such a rewarding feeling, don't you think?"
"Friend, huh?" I went silent again. Thinking to myself of the one word that I've never heard before in the near 2 years since being created. I never gave a damn about that word before. But hearing someone refer to me as such was…a whole new feeling, really.
"Hmph. Yeah, whatever."
But that didn't mean I was going to let Kurome know about it.
"Now, if you excuse me…I'm going to put this stone to good use."
"Who are you going to revive with that thing, anyway?"
"Someone who's going to rid the other girls from existence…while you deal with the Demonic Princess 1-on-1. I'll be waiting for good results, Ridel. *chuckle*"
That was all I heard from Kurome before the signal cut off. Leaving me with the everlasting exhilaration of killing Lidelle with my bare hands.
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"*sigh* But she's still far as hell away from here. It'll take like a good hour for her to get here. Maybe I'll go physically torture the prisoners again. Their screams of endless pain and fear are so freaking satisfying…even though it'll never be as good as Raina's. *demented giggle*"
So, then I went down the hall from where I was to mess with these three prisoners we had locked up in this abandoned castle. Neither one of us knew how two of them got here. But the third one was definitely a resident of this starry world or whatever it's called.
Point is, I was going to have some fun at their expense. A more exciting treat since I actually knew one of the prisoners here.
"Haha! What up, bitches?! Ready for more mistreatment?!" I gloated to the three girls currently chained up and covered with blood and bruises all over their bodies.
"Wh-What? Y-You're back *cough* *cough* f-for more?" Said this busty brown-haired woman. "W-Were the other times you tortured us *cough*…n-not enough for you, you crazy bitch?"
"Oh, looks like you still got some mouth left. Maybe I oughta do you in more to make you learn your place, Tit-For-Brains."
"Tch! Y-You little…"
"H-Hey…" Spoke a short green-ish-haired girl with small horns poking out. "…I-I overheard…wh-what you did with Revati. Th-The fact that you manipulated our memories of her…s-such a vile act will *cough* *cough* *cough* never be forgiven."
"You expect me to beg for forgiveness, goat girl? Revati was nothing more than a gullible pawn. So filled with hope and happiness, too. We just decided that she'll be the first one to suffer endless mental torment. And then she went and killed herself. Now, she's dead for real this time! Nyahahahaha!"
"S…S-Such a heartless person."
"Anyway. I don't give a rat's ass about you two. My main focus is on someone else right now~. *giggle*"
"L-Leave her alone! Sh-She's suffered…e-enough already! *cough* *cough*" The brown-haired woman yelled. But only barely due to her massive injuries.
"Can it, bitch! I'll do whatever I want! Learn your freaking place already!"
"Tch! D-Damn psycho…"
Now…as for this prisoner that I know. Never did I think I would run into the little sister of that dunce demon boy here. But since then, I've been having a hell of a fun time keeping my murderous cravings under control. Granted…torturing her is still not as fun as torturing that crybaby Raina.
Maybe once I kill Lidelle, I'll go torture her for old time's sake…
"Hey, Chu~…ready for another round of torment~?" I asked the sole child of the group as she hid underneath a blanket shaking in pure fear.
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"Come on~. I won't kill you~. Maybe leave you close to death~. But certainly not exactly to it~."
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"Hey. I'm talking to you, damnit! Respond when I'm talking to you!" I then brought out the green Zodiac Stone that I still had with me and prepared to blast the damn brat for such disrespect.
But then…
"Chu! Now!"
"Nebula!"
*POW*
"Ow! What the hell?!" I yelled after being kicked in the head. And I slowly got up to see Chu standing right in front of me. Not a single scratch on her.
"What?! How did you…"
"I can teleport, you know. Once you and that other girl left, I escaped and waited for you to come back. It's about time you showed up, though. I almost fell asleep waiting for you."
"Gaaaah! You damn brat! I'll freaking kill yo…wh-where's the damn stone?!" I then yelled some more after realizing that I had dropped the stone from that blow earlier.
"Are you perhaps looking for this?" Goat Girl asked as she held the stone in her hands. Somehow getting herself and the brown-haired girl free from their chains.
"What?!"
"Finally…the Capricorn Emerald is back in my possession. My duty as a Zodiac Princess can continue once more."
"That's great and all, Princess. But right now, we really need to get out of here and fast." The woman said.
"Oh, right. My apologies, C-Sha."
"Hey!" I yelled. "If you think you're getting out of here alive, then you got another thing coming! I'll kill you all right here! Raffiche!"
"Orbis!"
*BOOM*
"Gah!" I was blown backward from another one of Chu's spells. For a tiny kid, she's surprisingly strong.
"Nice going, Chu. You're surprisingly strong for an 11-year-old."
"Thanks, C-Sha. It's all thanks to Venom that I was able to keep some of my strength." Chu said as her pet poisonous butterfly landed on her head.
Tch! I'm losing to a child because of a damn butterfly…
"I still have many questions about such a thing…including the name itself…but I shall save it for a later time." Goat Girl said.
"Alright. Let's get out of here." The woman commanded. "Whenever you're ready, Chu."
"Right. Nebula Macula!"
*POOF*
And with that, the three prisoners escaped with pure ease. Taking the Zodiac Stone with them and leaving me to wallow in sudden defeat.
"Gaaaah! They freaking got away! And took the damn stone with them! Just when I was in a good mood, too!"
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"Tch! No matter! I don't need that damn stone! I'll just have to kill Lidelle with THIS!" I then pulled out from my pocket a shiny crystal that I kept just in case I did lose the stone. The power it contained was just as powerful…and with the little experience I had with it before, it should be enough to finish that nuisance twin of mine.
Lidelle Namanari…your blood will soon be on my hands! Nyahahahaha!
"I've found you…"
"Huh? Now what?" I turned to see a kid in some kind of ninja outfit holding a staff of some kind.
"I've finally found you…you psycho bitch!"
"Psycho bitch? Well, don't you have a dirty mouth for such a little brat. Who the hell even are you, anyway?"
"You destroyed my home…I saw it! You and that demented smile of yours tore up Lowee and killed all of its people! With no remorse whatsoever!"
"Lowee?" I thought for a bit. "Oh…you mean that pitiful snow-filled wasteland? THAT was your home? *giggle* To tell you the truth, kid…that place was already destined to be destroyed. I was just bored from how slow it was taking…so, I went and murdered any survivors that I saw!"
"Wh…WHAT?!"
"The amount of pain and agony that those pathetic mortals felt as their blood and guts dripped from my sharp claws…was purely satisfying. Hell, if I had the means to, I would've stolen their souls and consumed them to refill my own. But that's no longer necessary…*demented giggle*"
"Y-You…Y-You MONSTER!" The girl was in full tears now. You're as psychotic now as you were when I first saw you by chance! And now…as Lowee's CPU Candidate, I'll avenge them all by killing you here and now!"
"Nyahahaha! Do you really think you have a chance of beating me?! I'm a clone of the Demonic Princess of Hell! I contain power that will rot your tiny brain like no other!"
"I don't fucking care! If Blanc's not gonna do anything about you, then I will! I'll make you pay for the nightmare you've brought us all!"
She really wants to fight, huh? Well…I was saving this new power for when I fight against Lidelle. But a little warm-up wouldn't hurt.
"Hmph. You really are cocky for such a little brat. I'll make sure such a trait will cause your demise! Nyahahahahaha!"
And so…an unexpected battle between me and this kid began. With her fighting for revenge while I didn't really give a damn.
All to inflict more torturous memories into her, I guess. *demented giggle*
Lidelle's POV
"Blanc! Wait! Geez, slow down already!"
Rom and I were currently chasing after Blanc, who had ran off after hearing that Ram had gone missing. She was so blinded by rage that she didn't even listen to what Nasos had to say about it and just left. And it was up to us to get some common sense back into her.
But based on the few days that I've known her, such a thing won't be easy.
"Blanc! Blanc!"
"Blanc…please wait…" Rom said.
"Shut it, you two! Once I find that troublemaker I'm gonna give her the punishment of a lifetime!"
"Oh, no…Lidelle…"
"This is getting ridiculous! Tuono!"
*BZZZT*
"Gaaaaaaah!"
I didn't want to…but I had electrocuted Blanc to the point where she fell to the ground and started repeatedly twitching. It took one of Rom's healing spells to help recover from it…but at least it got her to calm down.
"Y-You…You SHOCKED me?! The hell's wrong with you?!"
Well…to an extent.
"Hey, I was running out of options. You kept running around while not knowing where Ram went in the first place."
"W-Well…" Blanc went silent for a bit. "…I-I just want to find her, okay? It's already bad enough that she's forever tormented by the memories of what happened to Lowee. Now she's out there somewhere with all that in mind and her emotions a complete mess. If only I would've helped her before…it's my fault that this is happening."
"Look, Blanc…I get that you feel guilty for Ram running away. But getting angry over it and promising "the punishment of a lifetime" isn't gonna solve anything. If you love your sisters as much as you say you do, then you gotta understand how they feel right now."
"How they…feel?"
"I mean…you said it yourself. You're just as traumatized by what happened to your home as they are."
"What? Blanc…is that true?" Rom asked.
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"*sigh* Yeah…it's true, Rom. I tried to hide it inside because I'm the big sister…but…I'm honestly scared as all hell. What we witnessed back there…Lowee being torn to pieces and its people being crushed by its remains…it was the most horrific thing I've ever seen in my life. I'll never be able to forget that horrible day. And I don't think I'll ever recover from it, either."
"Wow…Blanc, I had no idea."
"Heh. Bet you think less of your sister now, don't you?"
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"No…I don't."
"H-Huh?" Blanc gained a shocked look as she looked back at her sister.
"Blanc…I don't think any less of you. You're my big sister and I love you. And I'm sure Ram feels the same way."
"Does she really? She sounded pretty angry at me earlier."
"Well, she's traumatized, too." I said. "She had to witness that horrid event the same time you did. She's just taking it harder because she's only a child."
"*sigh* True." Blanc went silent again. "But…I still want to tell her how I truly feel about it all. So, I gotta find her quickly."
"I get that, Blanc. But you're forgetting that we're all in a different world. I told you that we should've heard Nasos out."
"Okay, I get it." Blanc gained an exasperated look. "Me running out in a fit of rage was a freaking bad idea. So, what do we do now?"
"Well, we're already this far out. So, going backs gonna take a while. We might as well stay out here and keep looking."
"There are still so many monsters out here." Rom said. "Will we really…be able to find Ram out here?"
"Whose to say, Rom…we're basically at a huge disadvantage here."
"Oh…I see…Well, maybe we can ask for help."
"Rom, who are we going to ask for help?" Blanc asked. "Nasos is pretty far from here and Dongurigaeru isn't that much of a fighter. We're basically all on our own for this."
"Well…Miss Neptune would talk about gaining more party members…and then they would suddenly show up. Maybe we can try it out."
"That sounds extremely meta…" I gained a sweatdrop.
"It is extremely meta." Blanc said. "And because of that, I don't think it's going to work. People appearing out of nowhere just because you need help is the most ridiculous thing ever."
And right when she said that…
*BOOM*
*BOOM*
*BOOM*
"Ow…Geez, Chu. You really could've gone easy with the landing."
"Sorry…it was my first time teleporting that many people. I had to use a bit of Venom's power for it."
"I still don't really understand how a butterfly can have such power…"
"Aw, well. At least we managed to escape. No real harm done."
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"W-Wait…C-Sha?!"
"Chu?!" Blanc and I yelled in shock after a trio of girls just suddenly fell from the sky.
"Huh? Woah…hey, Blanny! Didn't think I'd find you here!" The tall woman in blue said.
"Wow…C-Sha's here." Rom said.
"Hey there, Rom. Nice to see you, too."
"Hey, Rita. I didn't know you were here." Chu said.
"The same can be said for you, Chu…" I said with a sweatdrop.
*sigh* That name…it still bothers me to this day.
"So…everyone here is acquainted with each other?" Asked the third girl wearing all green and had horns poking out of her head.
"Oh, right. Kinda lost my cool there." Blanc said before clearing her throat. "Lidelle, this is C-Sha. She's a friend of mine from Lowee."
"I see. Nice to meet you, C-Sha. I'm Lidelle Namanari."
"Nice to meet you…wait…you said your name was…Lidelle Namanari, right?"
"Yes, that's it."
"So, that makes you…the Demonic Princess of Hell. Wow…never would've thought I would meet you face-to-face. At least…not when I'm still breathing."
"Yeah…a lot of people say that when they first meet me."
"And you don't find that concerning…?" Blanc asked with a huge sweatdrop.
"Hey, Rita. Do you know these girls?"
"Rita?" Everyone grew confused once Chu said my…"nickname".
"*sigh* Geez…" I facepalmed hard. "…This is Chu Duranné. She's a friend of mine's little sister and a half-demon. She's also bad with names."
"How bad?" Blanc asked.
"Well…" I turned to Chu. "Hey, Chu. This girl right here next to me is named Blanc."
"Oh." Chu said with her usual unamused face. "Nice to meet you…uh…
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…Bland."
"Wh-What?! Bland?!"
"Pfft! Bland?! Baahahahaha! That's the funniest thing I've ever heard!" C-Sha said as she had broke into laughter.
"Sh-Shut the hell up!"
"Lidelle…how did Chu come up with "Bland"?" Rom asked.
"From what her brother tells me…and pretty much everyone who is unfortunate to have a bad nickname…her memory with names isn't great at all. You tell her your name and there's like a small chance that she'll get it right. Tons of my friends back home have similar mispronounced names."
"Wow…"
"So, she's gonna call me Bland for as long as I know her?!" Blanc asked.
"Yep, pretty much. Better get used to it, Blandy."
"*snicker* Blandy…" C-Sha continued to laugh even more.
"Don't call me Blandy, damnit!"
"Well, anyway…I guess that just leaves you." I then said to the green-horned girl.
"Oh, right. Well…I am Neva. The Capricorn Princess and the guardian of this Zodiac Stone known as the Capricorn Emerald."
"Capricorn Princess…Zodiac Stone…" I thought for a moment. "…Do you happen to know a girl named Resta?"
"Resta?! You mean the Scorpio Princess?! You're acquainted with her?!"
"Yes, I am. You see…"
*ONE EXPLANATION LATER…*
"I see…so, she had safely fled to your world. I'm glad that she was able to flee."
"Yeah…but soon after she arrived in Primp, us two and some of my friends were sucked up in a dark portal and, hopefully, scattered all over. I haven't seen her for a good few days."
"Oh…so that's how it is." Neva went silent for a bit. "Everything has gone awry ever since that dreadful day. When the rest of us Zodiac Princesses lost to that purple witch and had each of our Zodiac Stones stolen."
"Purple witch?" Blanc asked. "So, you've dealt with Arfoire, too?"
"Arfoire? Is that her name?"
"Yeah, it is. That bitch is responsible for destroying my nation Lowee into a bunch of floating pieces in the sky."
"And she made each of our worlds fuse together." I added. "Using the power of your Zodiac Stone mixed with her own."
"Oh, dear…"
"So, Arfoire's at it again. Figured it had to be her." C-Sha said in a pissed-off tone.
"Wait, so…where are we exactly?" Chu asked.
"This is a world known as the Babylon Nebula." Neva explained to her. "It's where myself and four other girls rule over the constellations you see in the sky at night."
"Wow…I don't really get it, but it sounds really cool."
"On that note…how did you get here, C-Sha?" Blanc asked. "Did you really…you know…managed to survive what happened to Lowee?"
"*sigh* Yeah, somehow." C-Sha said with a sad look. "I was doing all that I could to save as many people as possible. But with the ground splitting apart and more debris from the buildings making things harder…there was little I could do. Even fleeing was a difficult task with all the scrapes and bruises I had. It was a total hell that came out of nowhere."
"Woah…" Rom, Chu, and I said.
"But…at some point…right before the ground below me had completely crumbled apart, a star-shaped portal appeared and I fell inside. And I guess it brought me here."
"A star-shaped portal…that's how Rom, Ram, and I got here." Blanc said.
"Really now? Hey, speaking of which…why isn't Ram with you right now?"
"Huh…Tch! Aw, crap! I nearly forgot! We were busy looking for her when you three suddenly showed up in front of us!"
"Looking for her? Where did she go?"
"She disappeared right after a fight with Blanc…" Rom said. "…We don't know where she is…"
"I see…"
"What does she look like?" Chu asked.
"She's my…twin sister. But with longer hair."
"Twin sister…"
Suddenly, Chu's pet butterfly flew from on top of her head to on her nose. Usually, when this happens, she spaces out in a deep trance and it's rather difficult to get her back into reality.
But on a rare occasion…
"Huh? You remember seeing her, Venom?"
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"In the abandoned castle we were in? How did we miss her?"
"So, you know where she is?" I asked.
"W-W-Wait a minute!" Blanc yelled. "How the hell is that butterfly talking?! I didn't hear a single word!"
"That's because only Chu can talk to Venom. It's a special bond they have…o-or something."
"That makes no sense…" Blanc then gained a sweatdrop. "…And furthermore, why name a butterfly "Venom"?"
"What else would you name a poisonous butterfly?" Chu said.
"P-P-Poisonous butterfly?!" Blanc, C-Sha, and Neva yelled in shock.
"Well, he only oozes poison liquid from his wings. If it gets all over you, it's kinda hard to get rid of. Basing on the past experiences of others."
Like myself…
"Chu, I really wish you would've brought that up BEFORE we warped as a group." C-Sha said with a rather exasperated look.
"The thought that I was THAT close to being poisoned by a butterfly of all things…you really oughta be more careful about things like this, Chu." Neva added.
"Sorry. But I was too focused on getting us away from Ridel that it never came to mind at the time. And I guess I forgot up until now."
"W-Wait, what?! Ridel's here?!" I yelled in shock.
"Yeah. She held us captive inside an abandoned castle just up ahead. The three of us made a plan to escape and even got Neva's Zodiac Stone back. She's been using it all this time."
"I see…so, that's what she had before."
"You, know…I kinda figured you knew her, Lidelle." C-Sha said. "The two of you look near-identical to each other."
"Yeah…that's because she's a clone made by my friend's twin sister. She made 4 of them, actually. But Ridel was the only one who stayed evil. And we've been dealing with her for quite a while."
"A while, huh? Well, I feel sorry for you, Lidelle. We were stuck there for nearly 2 days and I couldn't stand her one bit. She's completely mental."
""Mental" is a nice way of putting it…" I said with a sweatdrop.
"Mental? I would've preferred "psychotic". But I'm not complaining. *giggle*"
"Aw, crap. That voice…" I mumbled to myself.
And right at that moment, the owner of that voice appeared as fast as lightning. Nearly slashing me in the face in the process. But I managed to dodge in time.
"*demented giggle* I've found you, Lidelle. Still breathing…just like I've felt it."
"Tch! Ridel!"
"H-Holy crap! THAT'S Ridel?!" Blanc yelled in shock as she looked at my clone.
"Bl-Bl-Blanc…sh-sh-she's scary…" Rom said as she hid behind her older sister.
Understandable. No normal person would have green markings all over her body, torn up clothes, and sharp claws dripping with blood.
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Although, that blood looks…fresh…
"What, were you hunting us down like the cold-blooded animal you are?" C-Sha asked.
"Can it, you big-breasted bimbo! I'm only here for Lidelle. The rest of you will be collateral damage. Or rather…casualties. *giggle*"
"Tch…you little…"
"Ridel!" I yelled. "Are you responsible for this?! Fusing our worlds and causing all this destruction?!"
"Hmph. So, you've figured it out. Yeah, I did it. Me, Arfoire, and Kurome fused these worlds together and stole those stones mainly to get revenge on the people who pissed us off too damn much. And I would've been done with you already if Kurome didn't screw up that portal."
"Kurome? Kurome Ankokuboshi? You mean that black-hearted psycho is back?" Blanc asked.
"A-Anko…what?" Chu and Neva had the biggest looks of confusion I've ever seen on a person.
"Yeah…her name's ridiculously hard to pronounce." C-Sha said with a sweatdrop.
"Ugh! Point is…now, I gotta clean up her mess and kill you myself! I should've done it from the start when I still had Goat Girl's stone!" Ridel then went silent as she took something out from her pocket. "But no matter…this Crystal Shard will have to do! Nyahahahaha!"
"Cr-Crystal Shard?!" I yelled. "H-How the hell do YOU have one?!"
"You want to know? Well, too bad! The only thing I'm telling you is that I'll see you in Hell, Lidelle Namanari!"
"Tch! Ridel…"
"Well, then…if you want to see Lidelle in Hell, then you'll have to send me there, too."
"Bl-Blanc?" I turned to her in shock.
"Tch. You wanna get in my way, you insignificant loli?"
"Look who's talking, hypocrite. You're probably flatter than me. Such a disappointment for a so-called villain." Blanc said with a cheeky smirk.
"Graaah! You little smartass bitch! Now I clearly see where that damn CPU brat got her personality from!"
And that's when everyone perked up with shock.
"CPU brat? Wait…you ran into Ram?" I asked.
"Was that her name? Huh…I didn't really bother to ask for it. That brat thought she could take me on…so, I gave her a lesson on knowing when you're weak. A PERMANENT lesson, I should add." Ridel then licked the still fresh blood from her claws as she grew a sadistic grin on her face.
And not only did that gesture give me chills down my spine…what she said nearly broke me to tears.
"N-No way…a-are you saying…"
"*demented giggle* That's right, Demonic Princess. I KILLED that brat with no remorse! Nyahahahahahaha!"
"A-Aw, crap…"
"Y-You…You killed Ram?!" C-Sha yelled in shock.
"*tearful shriek* Raaaaaaaam! Waaaaaaaaaaa!" Meanwhile, Rom had broke down while crying in full tears. Hearing that her twin sister was murdered without remorse.
"You really killed an innocent child like that with no feeling of remorse?" Neva asked.
"You're a monster, Ridel!" Chu yelled.
"Oh, please! Like I give a crap! Once I finish Lidelle off, I'm killing you all, too! In fact, I'll kill all who's still breathing! Nobody will live once we're through with these worthless dimensions! And if Kurome and Arfoire won't do it, then I'll slaughter them all myself! NYAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Geez…when the hell did Ridel get so psychotic? Back then, her main focus was to kill me and take my place as the Demonic Princess. But now she's so obsessed with murder that she'll kill anyone who crosses her path. All thanks to her meeting that Kurome girl and gaining other-dimensional power from the Zodiac Stones before and now a Crystal Shard…
She may be a bigger threat now than ever before…
"So, Lidelle! You ready to die?! Cause I'm ready to give you a one-way ticket to…"
"Shut up!"
"Huh? W-Woah!"
*BOOM*
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"Wh-What the hell, you damn loli?! You think you're freaking Thor throwing goddamn hammers like that?!" Ridel yelled after nearly missing being hit in the face by Blanc's hammer.
"I said shut up! You fucking demented bitch!"
"W-Woah…" The rest of us said in shock as we all looked at Blanc. She currently had the angriest look I've ever seen on a person…which is understandable considering what she just heard not too long ago.
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But…this felt different. WAY different from your standard anger.
For one…the aura around her felt like death and destruction. The chills I kept getting from it were nonstop. Like an endless amount of fear was being forced into my soul.
And second…it wasn't much…but she was glowing.
"First, you destroy my nation! My precious Lowee! Annihilated it to fucking pieces! Killing all who were stuck there to suffer! And making us traumatized for life as we barely escape from our early demise!
And then…
And then… you killed my little sister! One of the only family I've ever had! AND YOU MURDERED HER! WHAT KIND OF SICK FUCK ARE YOU?!"
"*demented giggle* So, you really cared about those things, huh? If I would've known that beforehand, I would've made you watch! Just so I could see the very moment that your will to live completely shattered! Nyahahahahaha!"
"Graaaaaaaaah!" It was then that the anger Blanc had become a lot worse. Veins started appearing all over her body and her aura became colder than before. A lot colder, actually.
And the glowing was getting brighter, too.
"You know, Blanc~…or White Heart, was it~? If you really want to see your sister again, I could just send your soul straight to Hell with her~. I'm sure she'll be happy to see you…outside of your mangled corpse, that is~! Nyahahahahaha!"
"Graaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"
"Bl-Blanc…" I said.
"H-Hey, Blanny…c-calm down a bit…" C-Sha said with just as much worry as I have right now.
"Bl-Bl-Blanc…y-you're more scary than usual…" Rom said with a TON of fear.
But Blanc didn't listen to us. More like…she didn't want to listen to us. I could feel her anger at the top max level. Higher than I've seen on a person.
But more than that…I saw the Crystal Shard…still wrapped around her neck…glow as bright as the stars in the sky. And forming a few cracks.
That CANNOT be good…
"Ridel! You goddamn psychotic little bitch! I'M GONNA FUCKING KILL YOU!"
*CRACK*
"GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Then, out of nowhere, Blanc was engulfed inside this huge ball of light as her screams of anger echoed throughout the area. Her power level kept rising and rising…to such numbers no normal person has ever reached before.
And even though Blanc herself isn't a normal person…this is still too extreme.
"Th-The hell is with this girl?!" Ridel asked.
"YOU'RE asking that?! You're the one who got her like this!" I yelled.
After a while, we finally saw Blanc being released from the ball of light. But…she looked WAY different from before. For one, hair and eyes had changed to how I first met her before. Being short sky-blue hair and crimson red eyes. And while her outfit didn't change, she did grow these blue dragon-like wings on her back and black claws on her hands.
And on top of all of that…she now had light blue markings all over her body. With an ice-cold mist forming around it like some kind of…ice barrier.
It looks like she's some kind of…ice dragon…
"Woah…did Bland just transform?" Chu asked.
"I-I'm…I'm not even sure, Chu." C-Sha said. "I've seen Blanny transform before…but not to this extent."
"S-So, transforming is NORMAL for her? What kind of world do you girls hail from?" Neva asked.
"L-Lidelle…wh-what happened to Blanc?" Rom asked me.
"Uh…honestly, Rom…I can't really answer that."
Even I'm not that knowledgeable when it comes to Crystal Shards…
"Wh-What the hell…?" Even Ridel was blown away by the sudden transformation. And she usually isn't afraid of anything. Well…besides Mother.
"Hey! Ridel! Are you gonna stand there scared shitless or are you gonna try and kill me like the psycho loli you are?!"
"W-Woah…" The rest of us said in shock once more after hearing Blanc's more…demented voice.
"Tch…so, you still want to fight? Even though it will lead to your demise? You must really want to join your sister, don't ya?"
"FUCK YOU! I'LL SHOVE EVERY LAST WORD DOWN YOUR CHILD-SIZED THROAT! YOU ABOMINATION FROM HELL!"
"Is that so? Well, then if you're so fucking confident, then I'll at least humor you for your last moments on Earth! Let's…"
"PUYO BATTLE!" Both girls shouted as they were about to begin a puyo battle in a different world?!
What the hell is going on? Blanc…
Author's Note: So many things have happened in the ruined Babylon Nebula. C-Sha, Chu, and Neva have escaped from captivity, Ram is killed by Ridel as she sought out revenge for Lowee's demise, and now…Blanc has transformed into a being with immense power. Will Lidelle and the others think of what to do in a situation THIS extreme?
So, I've finally finished replaying Victory 2. And I got the Revival Ending this time! Now, I'm just grinding a bit to complete some of those high-ranking quests. They have really good rewards like outfits and new abilities. Definitely gonna do them all before doing New Game +.
I'm also currently playing ReBirth 3. Well…trying to. The game would often freeze due to how old my computer is. And I would have to start from far back because I go a long time without saving. So, I'm either going to get a new computer or just get a Vita. The latter is going for cheap nowadays.
Thanks for reading. Later.
