15 July 2018
Outside the Game, Quroe and Kaito have been walking inside the gigantic pitch black dome for only about 5 minutes.
“There really is nothing here. What should we do, Kaito-san?”
“Let’s just wait outside. It really is just an empty pitch black floor inside. There is no point in being here any further. There is absolutely nothing here for us to draw any conclusion.”
“(As I’ve thought, the Third Judge has really good judging skills regarding the situation. I kinda feel bad that I feel like I was testing him for my own sake. I shouldn’t be treating my comrades like this.)”
“Understood.”
They walk towards the edge of the pitch black dome, and Quroe cuts open another tear in the wall. They walk outside and immediately fly up towards the roof of a three-story building in front of them. They turn around to oversee the gigantic pitch black dome behind.
“Seems like it’s at least 15meters in height. At least the center part of the dome’s ceiling.” said Quroe.
“*Sigh* I’m really worried about my girlfriend.” said Kaito as he let out a sigh of worry.
“Sakurai-san, was it? That girlfriend slash your Support? What’s up with her? Is she weak or something?”
“No, no. She is very strong. I have no doubt about her capability. That’s not what I am worried about her.”
“Then what’s up??”
“. . .”
“(Should I tell him about her? I don’t know what I should do. Is it wise to tell someone about something that I have no clear clue what it is? Or is it better to share it and try to think of something together? But I am very worried about his stance regarding. . . ‘that’. Especially after that incident a few weeks ago.)”
“I apologize, Quroe-san. I can’t tell you about it right now. Maybe I will in the future. And it’s not like I don’t trust you or anything. I just need to think about it for myself for a bit.”
“I see. Sure. Do as you wish.”
“Hmm? Who are you guys?? How did you escape from the game?? Or were you two standing barely outside of the range of the dome or something?”
*!!!*
Someone suddenly spoke to them from behind. It was a woman’s voice. The two of them quickly turned around, but they were calm as they didn’t feel any hostility coming from her.
“Who are you?” asks Kaito.
“From the way you talk, you must be a colleague of the one who created that gigantic pitch black dome or something??” adds Quroe.
They saw that there was a woman who looked very young but seemed to be in her 20s from the way she looked and dressed.
“You guessed correctly! My name is Celia. Nice to meet you!”
The woman has very light, beautiful, smooth skin that looks almost pale. She has short black hair that reaches her neck. The underside of her hair on the back is colored red. She has a pair of beautiful dark red eyes with long eyelashes above. She is wearing a crop-top black dress that reaches past her knees, a pair of long black gloves that cover half of both of her forearms, a pair of dark long socks that almost reach her knees, and a pair of black high heels. She is 160cm tall and weighs around 57kg. Her bust size is C-Cup.
“So, which is it?” asks the woman.
“We were outside the range. So, who are you?” answers Kaito.
“Hmm, to sum it up, we all came from the Underworld. A lot of us gathered together at the Game Master’s request. We all heard his plan and agreed to participate.”
“The Game Master? So, there IS someone behind this.”
“So, are you two gonna get in our way or what?”
“Of course! Important people in our lives were trapped inside the dome. We went inside, but we couldn’t find anything, let alone the people who were with us.” explains Kaito.
“I see. I see. In that case---”
Celia suddenly summons a giant centipede 15 meters in length and 70cm in width. Its body is entirely black with red trims all across its entire shape, acting like an outline of a drawing. Each of its sharp legs is 75cm in length. Its mandibles are 50cm each, while its two tails are 120cm each. It swirls its long body around Celia with its head positioned next to hers.
“Centi-chan, they are your prey! Enjoy your lunch! Go, Centi-chan!!”
“KSSSRRRRRKKKKK!!!”
The black and red Centipede suddenly lunges forward properly without harming Celia, even though it wraps its body around her.
*THUD THUD*
Kaito and Quroe simply jump back away and land on the ground below. The black and red centipede wasn’t as fast as they thought it would be.
“What should we do, Quroe-san? She seems very harmless despite claiming to be from the Underworld. Is she bluffing?”
Kaito was about to summon his Summoned being, but Quroe raised his hand, telling him not to.
“Let me handle this, Kaito-san. It will be over in a sec without both of us ever needing to even move.”
“Huh?”
Kaito was rightfully confused. Quroe silently points his index finger into his right eye, the orange one with the X scar.
“I’m a Hybrid.”
*!*
*KRRRSSSSSKKKK!!!”
Celia’s centipede lunges forward from above, approaching Quroe with its big mandibles wide open, ready to bite him. Quroe straightened his palm, and his black and red aura engulfed it.
*SLASH*
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He swings his hand upwards, and his aura extends, cutting the centipede in half, right in the center.
*THUD THUD*
The centipede falls to the ground into two pieces and immediately doesn’t move anymore, with its green blood spilling everywhere on the ground.
*!!*
“CENTI-CHAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNN!!! HOW COULD YOU? SHE’S MY BELOVED PET!!! HOW COULD YOU KILL HER?”
“Aside from the fact that it had a hostile intention towards me, you introduced yourself as someone from the Underworld. Of course, I had to do this much. Not to mention, are you playing dumb?? The summoned being of a Summoner type Believer cannot die, no matter how many times they get ‘killed’. You can simply re-summon it after all. It’s the same rule with Armament type’s armaments, except those are indestructible.” explains Quroe.
*THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP*
“GGRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! I DON’T CARE! I DON’T CARE! I DON’T CARE! I DON’T CARE! YOU’LL PAY FOR KILLING CENTI-CHAAANNN!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!”
Celia is stomping the floor of the rooftop, throwing a tantrum, refusing to listen to anything Quroe has said.
“. . .Is she really from the Underworld? No matter how many times I tried to be cautious, she simply doesn’t give off a dangerous vibe.” said Kaito.
“*Sigh* Her tantrum somehow feels nostalgic to me even though I’ve only been separated from that brat for a moment. I’ll end this farce.”
Quroe stares intensely at Celia. He’s focusing the gaze of his right eye on her.
*ZWIP*
*Thud*
All of a sudden, Celia suddenly appeared in front of Quroe while kneeling on the ground, with her neck tightly grabbed by his right hand.
“Eh?”
“Wow!”
Celia is trying to wrap her head to comprehend what just happened, while Kaito is impressed by Quroe’s second Faith power. Quroe immediately engulfs his right hand with his aura again. He stares intensely into Celia’s eyes while also oozing intense murderous intention, or more commonly known as bloodlust.
“You’ve seen what happened to that disgusting centipede when it touched this aura of mine, right?”
*Gulp*
Celia immediately gulps her own spit in fear. She starts sweating as she feels like no matter what she tries to do, it will never be faster than Quroe’s aura, cutting her neck off her body. Her eyes showed signs of tearing up as the fear for her life intensified once she understood the gravity of her situation.
“Now, tell us everything about this whole game you mentioned! I want every single information about them! YOU GOT IT?!” said Quroe with a deep and angry tone to intimidate her.
“U-understood. . .” Celia answered in a trembled voice.
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*CTANG CTANG CTANG*
Sounds of metal clashing against each other reverberate through an entirely yellow room.
*pant pant pant*
“(Not good! Why am I so tired and feel so weak?)”
*CTANG CTANG CTANG*
Kasumi is trading blows with Kain, the officer from the Underworld, wielding two handsaws.
*CTANG CTANG CTANG*
For every set of clashes, both Kasumi and Kain jump back away from each other, creating a 4-meter distance between them in the center of the room.
*pant pant pant*
“(My breathing gets heavier by the second. . .)”
*!!*
As Kasumi had troubled breathing, Kain suddenly jumped at her, with his two handsaws ready to cut her neck off.
*CTANG*
Kasumi hurriedly blocked the two saws’ swings, which she almost failed.
*CTANG*
“UURGGHH!!”
Kain pushes Kasumi away with his handsaws. She was sent flying about two meters away before she immediately recovered and stood up.
*!*
*THUD*
As soon as Kasumi stands up, she instantly falls to her knees again. Her legs feel weak, and she struggles just to stand still.
“(Seriously, what is going on with me?)”
“Hehehehehe!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!! Seeing your facial expression, overcome by confusion, satisfies me, miss! I am going to enjoy killing you so much! I CAN'T HARDLY WAIT!!”
“. . .”
Kasumi stares silently at Kain.
“(*Sigh* Calm down! Calm down! Don’t let his words get into your head. Think carefully. Think back to anything he said. Find something! Decipher his words! I have to think of something!)”
Kasumi slowly stands up.
“(Wait, didn’t he say that he was called, Scorpion something? Now, I get it! This is some type of venom!)”
Kasumi takes a stance, albeit with her trembling body.
“Kh kh kh kh! HAHAHAHAHA!! IT’S KINDA SAD SEEING YOU STRUGGLE SO MUCH JUST TO STAND!! I ALMOST FEEL BAD FOR DOING THIS TO YOU!! Well, ALMOST!!”
*BWOOSHH*
Kain activates his Vein Armor and charges at Kasumi.
*ZRRRRTTT*
Her sheathed katana has purple lightning sparks across its length. Kain lifts both of his hands, ready to slice off both of Kasumi’s hands from her shoulders.
“Lightning---”
*CTANG*
*ZRASSHHH*
“—IAI SLASH!!!”
“UUAAARRGGHHH!!!”
As Kain charged at Kasumi, she suddenly vanished from her spot and appeared behind Kain, already slashing his torso with her katana.
*THUD*
Kain falls to his knees as well. He was slashed diagonally in his torso, and his wound and muscles suddenly felt really numb.
“Urgh! Lightning katana, huh? Neat Faith power you have there! Also, that fast movement despite your condition. Now, I’m scared to find out how fast you really are without being affected by my venom!”
Kasumi turns around towards Kain with her body still shaking, and her breathing still heavy.
*pant pant pant*
“So, it really is a venom, huh?”
Kain also turns around towards Kasumi.
“Oops! I’ve talked too much!”
“How did you inject me with it? Last time I had contact with you, we simply traded blows with our armament. I have no wounds across my entire body, so how on earth did you inject me with this venom? Also, when?”
“Hmm. . .I wonder.”
“Not gonna spoil your fun, huh?”
“No, no! I meant I wondered which one would be more depressing for you! Will the truth of the venom be more depressing, or the fact that you have no idea what kinda venom is infiltrating your body? HAHAHAHAHAHA! What a fun train of thought! I would have never thought of this if you didn’t ask!”
“Is that so?”
Kasumi enters her stance once again, and Kain immediately enters his as well.
*BWOOOSSHHH*
They both activate their Vein Armor and jump forward towards each other.
*CTANG*
They both traded yet another blow, but although very slightly, Kain felt that her swing was a tiny bit of speck weaker than previously. He smirks at that fact.
*CTANG CTANG CTANG*
They clash their blades at each other, with both parties seemingly unable to deal a proper, decisive blow. And they jumped away from each other once again, creating another 4-meter distance.
*pant pant pant*
“(Not good. . .I feel weaker with every second passes. . .This is bad. . .)”
“My Faith power is called Scorpion’s Fang.”
*!!!*
Kasumi is surprised that Kain is suddenly revealing his Faith power.
“It is an Armament-type Faith power that lets me summon these two awesome handsaws. The red saws are capable of oozing of special kind of venom that doesn’t really exist anywhere in the world. The venom itself doesn’t really have a name, so I named it with my name, Kain’s Venom.”
“. . .”
Kasumi is listening very carefully.
“The venom is weightless, odorless, colorless, and it is completely invisible to human eyes. Only I myself can perceive its existence. This venom is in the state of gas. So, all I have to do is ooze my venom as much as I wish from this red handsaw to immediately inject it into whoever breathes it in.”
*!!*
“(An invisible gas venom?)”
“Once inhaled, it will never leave the body. It will go into your blood vessels and affect your muscles and your lungs. If not treated quickly, it will make your vein appear visible in the skin, and eventually, after time passes, your blood vessels will explode after swelling past their stretching capacity, piercing through your skin, and that would not be pretty! HAHAHAHAHA!!”
“. . .”
“And finally, once the venom settles down in your body, it will rapidly multiply itself to the point that your blood vessels across your entire body would swell up and rupture as well through your skin, causing you to die a horrific and utterly painful death.”
“. . .”
“HAHAHAHAHAHA!! AIN’T THAT AWESOME?! I’VE SEEN IT HUNDREDS OF TIMES WHENEVER I KILLED MY VICTIMS! THEIR CORPSES ARE ALWAYS SO DISGUSTING AND FILTHY TO LOOK AT THAT I ALMOST PUKED TEN DIFFERENT TIMES IN THE PAST!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAH!!”
“. . .”
Kasumi quickly realizes how dangerous her predicament is.
“Ah, right! There is no cure for this venom, of course! You have to let me be willing to completely distinguish the venom from your entire body! HAHAHAHAHA!!”
“Tch!”
Kasumi takes a stance once again. Her breathing and bodily strength have grown weaker over time since the moment Kain explained his Faith power.
“That explains why you love to talk a lot!”
*pant pant pant*
“HAHAHAHAHA! YUP! I WAS TRYING TO BUY TIME TO SEE HOW DESPERATE YOU BECOME ONCE YOU REALIZED WHAT’S GONNA HAPPEN TO YOU!!”
“But defeating you would solve everything, right?? After all, Faith power stops working when its user either passes out or dies!”
“Hmm, I guess you’re right! I forgot about that. . . Well then, here’s an added motivation for you!”
*?*
“That mother and son from before also inhaled my venom, so they’re probably in the same predicament as you!”
*!!!*
“THEIR LIFE IS IN YOUR HAND, YOUNG MISS!! CAN YOU DEFEAT ME IN THAT STATE, OR WILL THEY SUCCUMB TO MY VENOM FIRST!! LET’S PLAY A GAME, SHALL WE?!”
“TCH!”
Kasumi immediately focuses herself on winning this fight no matter what happens.
