Chapitre 32: CHAPTER 31
The hooded master was still at the ruined place and eating chips but, he was now sitting on a crimson sofa in front of sleeping Shunya. The master expressed his delight over the crispy chips,
"These chips are really tasty. I wonder if they have other flavors.".
Somehow the newly reformed Shunya was able to rest and close her eyes, as the master had grown tired of torturing her, since his experiment was a success. Who knew sadistic and mad creeps could get tired as well. Although, Shunya was still shackled on the walls. The hooded menace was quite fascinated, as he was looking Shunya's battered petite figure with deep interest. Soon, he touched his own chin and he expressed himself,
"She was a hard one to catch at first...".
He turned to his left,
"Isn't that right, Liliath? Also I know you're there, eavesdropping on us."
To his left, there was a swirling abyssal miasma condensing itself such as it was a bad omen. Afterwards, the dark winds had burst out, releasing blinding particles of starry light. Thereon, Liliath's intense presence was revealed. Liliath crossed her arms and masked a smile from the darkest depths,
"Yes, I do agree my dear master.".
There after, Liliath walked near Shunya and held Shunya's soft chin,
"Although, this girl is no match for mois in a mouse chase.".
Liliath's sinister gemstone eyes looked at the slumbering Shunya. Sooner or later, the hooded master had descended back into the glimpse of the past, remembering the time when Shunya was about to get captured.
Shunya was carrying the grocery bags while, she was frolicking along the paved hallways at the bright Celestia Heavenly mall. The atmosphere was filled with soft bliss and the air of death wasn't present. Her humming was so soothing that would make anyone feel that their worries and stress were all gone,
"Hm-hm-hm-hm!".
She looked at the contents of her groceries and she asked herself,
"I wonder what should I make out of this?".
Though, she just didn't mind the problem that much, so she just convinced herself with a happy smile on her face,
"Oh well...maybe my current hero would know.".
Afterwards, she continued to waltz along the hallways such as she was a young teenage girl who was about to make something special for her boyfriend. The Gods, Goddesses, heroes, and heroines were all filled with optimistic vibes, as they were witnessing Shunya's blissful expression of a fresh little girl. Shunya was moving along the place without any care for the world. Everything was at peace and nothing bad was happening. After a short while, her sight noticed that she had already passed through this part of the corridor,
"Hm? I thought I've passed through this place already?".
Strangely enough, there were no more Gods, Goddesses, heroes, and heroines walking along the path, turning the air to be very deafening and out of place. Shunya's optimistic smile was replaced with an expression of worry, as her skin felt that she was in another unusual plane. She continued to tread along but, she was walking cautiously, as she felt that someone was watching her from the stagnant shadows. Later on, she heard a spiritual yet, eerie voice that came from the unholy depths of the netherworld,
"Oh Shuuuunnnyyyaaa..."
In turn, Shunya felt sudden goosebumps and made her to run away as fast as she could. Who knew that a Goddess could get scared. Really? A Goddess could get tired? Shunya was panting heavily, as she kept on running, although she noticed that she was just going around in circles for some reason. Shunya had suddenly stopped, as the place had been warped somehow. Suddenly, Liliath's spectral hand gave a pat on Shunya's shoulder and Liliath disappeared again such as she was acting like a ghost. Shunya looked behind but, no one was there. Although, she was hearing again the eerie effeminate voice of someone again,
"I'm just right behind you, Shunya.".
Shunya was so nervous, since she was being toyed by the banshee-like actions of Liliath. Shunya straightened herself up by posing like she was a martial-artist, although her legs were trembling. Soon, she expressed to no one in the vicinity,
"P-please s-show yourself...I'm not a-afraid of y-you! W-whoever y-you are.".
Along the dark alleys, a garbage can fell and made a loud banging noise. Shunya was shocked,
"Eek!".
Although, a white cat just came out from the garbage bin and left elsewhere. As Shunya saw that it was just a cat, she felt kinda relieved,
"Phew, it's just a cat.".
As Shunya felt a little relaxed, Liliath took advantage of Shunya and Liliath sneaked up close to Shunya's ear,
"Boo...".
"EEEEEEEEEK!",
Shunya turned white and she rushed out fast. Even though, she already knew that running away was hopeless, it was the only thing she could do in this unusual nightmare. After a while, she witnessed that there was some kind of force-field. She had stopped, looked around and it seemed the force-field was all over the place, trapping her inside in a warped plane. Thereon, she was deeply convinced,
"No way, is this—.".
"Yes, it's called DIMENSION FIELD. Now time to sleep little princess.",
as Liliath said behind Shunya. The next moment, Shunya's vision was getting distorted and blurry, as Liliath put her into a deep slumber through the use of magic. Shunya fell down on the ground and the last thing she could see was the grinning abyss hooded male.
Later on, the abyss cloaked male had stopped diving into his sea of thoughts. His eyes noticed that Liliath was already sitting on top of him such as she was a clingy concubine. The master continued the conversation by saying,
"Though, Shunya here was the EASIEST GODDESS to ever DISTORT.".
Liliath agreed,
"I mean yeah, it only took us OTHER GODDESSES in one full day to DESTROY her BODY and MIND within!".
Liliath stood up and went back to squeeze Shunya's cheeks. Then, Liliath said with devious grin on her face,
"Hmmm, I wonder what will her current hero say if he knew that his GODDESS had turned into something like this. Not to mention, that current hero of hers is the first one to take her on seriously. He even proposed to her.".
Liliath had stopped holding Shunya's cheeks. She sat beside her master and said with fake pity for Shunya,
"Such a tragic ending for him, since master even took her SACRED VIRGINITY as well.".
The master made a haughty grin, as he heard Liliath's compliment,
"Yes, I wonder if he would still love a BROKEN GODDESS like this?".
Liliath crossed her legs and replied,
"Now why don't we send her back to her friends, hm?".
Liliath snapped her fingers and Shunya's mind was conscious again.
Somehow, Shunya wasn't bound in chains anymore. Her clear eyes were seeing the sign, BAR LE RUZEN, in front of her. Her whole body looked good as new, as if she wasn't battered or tortured from the start. For Shunya, she felt like she had awaken from a deep slumber filled with nothing. The air of demise and thick miasma were gone as well.
"Hm? I don't know why but, my mind is telling me to go there, strange...",
she asked herself. Afterwards, Shunya entered Ru's bar. Her senses witnessed that the place was calm as ever, as the place wasn't that much crowded. More than that, she noticed that Otorine and Yumine were at the table nearby the tinted glass windows. Otorine paused on eating her chocolate fondant and waved at Shunya who was at the entrance. Shunya made a friendly wave to return the favor and she went to their table. Although, the friendly pat she got from Yumine was quite different, since Yumine was pinching Shunya's adorable cheeks and said with a grin on her face,
"Haven't seen you in a while. What have you been doing huh?!".
Shunya tried to reply back but since, Yumine was squeezing her cheeks Shunya's reply was kinda funny,
"I've veen vushy with—.".
Although, Shunya paused, as she doesn't seem to remember anything before. Thereupon, she was disturbed in her deep thoughts,
"What the? Why can't I remember what happened before?!".
Though, Yumine didn't mind Shunya's incomplete excuse that much, as Yumine just assumed complacently,
"Yeah, I forgot...you're a Goddess too even though you look so young.".
Shunya just agreed,
"Yeah, ehehe...".
Suddenly, Otorine's smartphone vibrated and made a mysterious ringtone that came from a deep well. Yumine sighed, as she was convinced that their playtime is over,
"Sigh, that must be—.".
"Yeah, duty calls...",
as Otorine continued Yumine's statement. Yumine looked annoyed at first but, she was wearing an eager smile, as she was ready for some action again,
"Its about time.".
Then, Shunya raised her hand and interjected energetically,
"Ooooh! Can I join this time?".
Yumine said with an unsure look and gesture at Otorine,
"I guess it's alright, right Ori? She has abilities and skills, that's quite excellent in close-combat, since it boosts her stamina and power ten-fold.".
Otorine just nodded, as she heard her friend's brief analysis over Shunya's capabilities. As Yumine already knew that Otorine was convinced, she turned to look at Lilieth who was busy at her smartphone. Then, Yumine asked,
"How about you, Lilieth?".
Lilieth replied casually, while she was still focused on her smartphone,
"Mmmmmm, I'll just take a breather now—Oh c'mon! My Piku has been defeated by someone's slime named Pooky?".
Yumine just ignored the strange names she had heard from Lilieth's mouth and she replied back with a smile,
"Okay, suit yourself and see ya soon!".
Later on, Otorine, Yumine, and Shunya said their farewells and the three of them left the place. They took the shortest route to reach the elevator. Sooner or later, they arrived at the spacious Blade Goddess meeting room. As usual, Mara was there. Not only that, Ira was sitting at the round table, while she was engrossed in her phone. As Ira took notice of Otorine and company she greeted them. There after, Mara told them to sit down for a while. They did as they were told. Mara took notice of Shunya, so Mara asked Otorine first,
"It seems you have a new addition to your group. While you've already added Ira to your team, what kind of asset does Goddess Shunya have that can be fruitful to your mission? Care to explain, Blade Goddess of the blue winds?".
There was a chilling silence in the atmosphere, as Mara said an intriguing question to Otorine regarding the presence of Shunya. Since, Shunya wasn't a Blade Goddess. Shunya tried to speak up but, Otorine had already covered for her, as Otorine replied straight to Mara's question,
"Goddess Shunya here can heighten our chances of success in this mission, since her stamina and her close-combat skills are second to none. I know this because me and Yumine had been sparring together along with Shunya for quite a long time now.".
Mara was quite astunned over Otorine's elaborate but, short reply. As for Shunya, she felt flattered of Otorine's compliment for her, making Shunya to blush. Since, Otorine had high expectations for her. Mara was convinced but, she told something crucial to Otorine,
"I see...but, due to our transfer limitations, you can only bring THREE memebers including yourself.".
Otorine's eyes took a glance at Ira. Ira said to Otorine,
"Hey, don't look at me. I'm alright vibing in here. It's your call, leader.".
Somehow, Otorine was quite surprised and flattered that Ira called her a leader, even though they were arch-enemies before. Thereon, Otorine turned to look at Mara, as she had already decided,
"Okay, me, Yumine, and Shunya are the ones going.".
Afterwards, Mara gave Otorine the black microchip that has all the info regarding the next Fallen they shall encounter. Soon, Mara told them in brief,
"I don't have much time to explain, so I'm just going to give you these classified infos about the next Fallen.".
Otorine, Yumine, and Shunya stood up. They cast out a magical chant that cloaked themselves in their corporeal form. Since, they shall enter another world that isn't their own. The three of them stepped on the platform that was used in transferring them before. Mara nodded and the three Goddesses were shrouded in a curtain of blinding light. A little while later, they vanished, as they were transferred to another world once again. While for Ira, she was quite in doubt,
"Wait...there are transfer limitations?".
Mara left the place, as if she was in a hurry. In turn, Ira was left alone at the said meeting room. It appeared she was playing the same game in which Lilieth was playing back at the bar. Ira was shouting and cheering without any care for the world, as she kept on being absorbed in her game,
"Yay! Pooky defeated this weak-*ss dragon! I knew slime pets would be this powerful!".
Meanwhile, in Otorine, Yumine, and Shunya's situation, they were shivering in the cold. They were in the middle of the freezing nowhere in a world called, BLISSIA. The blizzard was howling strong and their sights could only see was the misty blurred images of a mountain range. Sooner or later, Yumine expressed her chilling self,
"O-oh Gods! I-it's f-f-f-freeezing here.".
Otorine replied and her body was trembling in the immense cold as well,
"Y-y-y-yeah.".
Then, Shunya told her concerns,
"D-d-does this ha-happen quite often?".
Yumine replied, dissing someone out,
"T-t-tell that to the s-s-s-sadist Mara without giving us any hints on the world she's transferring us to.".
Soon, Otorine had seen a light ray from a certain distance. She sensed that it could be their light of hope, so she told to her companions pointing out to the direction of the light,
"L-let's follow that light before we could f-f-freeze into Goddess popsicles here...".
Although, Yumine was displeased of her friend's forced humor,
"Give up the d*mn jokes Ori. They're not funny.".
Yeah, Otorine's jokes are not funny. They followed the light such as they were butterflies attracted to the flower that was full of rich hope. As they were getting near the light, they were feeling that the blizzard was weakening down. Sooner or later, their very senses were seeing that there was a huge city such as it was a place blanketed in soft falling snow. Strange thing is, the whole arctic city was encased in a dome-like glass such as it was a gigantic snowglobe. They tried to enter the safe haven but, they were blocked by the two guards holding out long spears and wearing thick wolf-like pelt,
"Halt! Show us your passes!".
Shunya replied,
"We don't have any.".
One of the guards noticed that their outfits were quite strange,
"Your clothes look suspicious. Sorry but, we can't let you three pass.".
The guards pointed their spears at Otorine and company, since the guards see them as hostile. The three Goddesses looked at themselves and nodded as they can't enter the said place in a normal fashion. Thereupon, Otorine and Yumine brought out their respective weapons. As for Shunya, she wore her white fluffy cat paws. Then, she struck a cute pose such as she was a real kitten ready to scratch her opponents. Yumine was quite disturbed over Shunya's strange set of weapons,
"Cat paws? Really?".
Shunya replied back with an annoyed expression,
"Hey, I like these things okay!".
Okay, those cat paws are kinda cute. Yumine just sighed with a stressed look. The next moment, the guards charged themselves to attack the three Goddesses. Otorine and Yumine just lashed out quick strikes that sliced and diced their spears into smithereens. The two men turned white, as they were all instantly unarmed by the beautiful and powerful women. As the two guards were distracted, Shunya let out quick punches and swings such as she was an adorable cat who knows martial arts. Her powerful jabs and kicks had hit straight to their jaws and kneecaps, making them to fall asleep down on the white ground. Later on, the three Goddesses sheathed their said weapons. They tried to go inside the safe city. As they were near the entrance, suddenly, needle-like feathers had struck them unnoticeably from above. Afterwards, the three of them felt light-headed such as the needle-like feathers were seeped in tranquilizer liquid. Their sights were getting cloudy and their whole senses were shutting down, making them to fall down on the cold ground. The next moment, Otorine noticed a glimpse of a tall woman with snow white wings attached to her arms, as the woman was a harpy. There after Otorine was convinced and she said her last breath, before diving int deep slumber,
"So it's you this time...Iblyth...Magna.".
Iblyth replied back with a tone of a sexy seductress,
"Yes the one and only Iblyth Magna who wants nothing but, luxury and a rich lifestyle."
Later, Otorine, Yumine, and Shunya were all unconscious on the ground. Iblyth was cracking out a loud annoying laugh of a high-pitched rich teenage girl, as she had put down the three Goddesses. To be honest, that laugh was kinda annoying.
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