'How...'
before she could think any further, she takes a side step. A short blade flew past to me.
'What's the dagger being made of...'
'Reveal...' as I said that in my mind, every dagger that exist here suddenly coated in a black mist, the mist sometimes have a screaming faces. But I noticed something, a spark of brilliant light that gave a dangerous feeling.
'Souls... and unknown mass of energy.....'
I was careless, and my mind is in state of chaos back then, seem like I still throwing tantrum after a long time I lived. But more importantly, I must do that.
I grit my teeth and slowly opened my mouth.
"*Release*" I shouted as a shockwaves appeared and spreading with me as the center, the abyss garden higher-up was getting pushed back.
some of them hitting the tree while some of them flew so far away. The poison inside me has been fully gone, As I turn around me. I see all of them already get up and prepare their weapons again.
'Sure enough...' before one of them could throw its weapon to me I began to chant.
"*..Sink and disappear in the passage of time....*" I said. A distortion ripple appeared in their body, before they could manage to move. They all getting sucked to the distortion.
After that my expression changed, I was mistaken. They all are Doll, a puppet and not a higher member. But strangely their weapon didn't get sucked.
"Not being affected by time nor space... *Seek*" I frowned as the forest regain it peace, then I began to closed my eyes to I see the record of the ambush.
Even though the scene was appeared in front of me, I jumped back hastily.
Boom-
Crack-
I immediately stopped my seek, slowly I regained my vision. There a figure with a half sad and happy mask appeared, its body was covered in a dark cloak with a long heel. There the figure sit on a huge rapier that was planted on the earth that made a spiderweb crack in the ground. The figure gaze was looking upon me. I could see a madness in its eyes.
"Kihehehe...." It laughed, I could feel a happiness in its tone. After that a tons of figure surrounding me while I noticed that the short sword that laying in the ground a moment ago disappeared without trace.
"Welcome to the theater... my dear 'Absolvecia'..." The figure said with a distorted voice, I frowned, but before I could take any action. He appeared in front of me, his right hand was touching my chin making my gaze facing his own. I was surprised and caught of guard.
"You don't seem remember me.... aahhh~ it hurt me....then...." Before he could do anything. I jumped back and creating some distance.
"Long time not see... I~ R~ I~ S~" his voice changed to a familiar voice. A piece of memory then emerged from my mind.
"Re...in...." I mumbled in disbelief.
"Ohh... finally remembered me... it makes me happy..." his voice changed again.
"Why... why you.." I grit my teeth. Then deep inside my memory, someone voice resounded.
"I want to save them all.." the voice was gentle. But I was looking at the reality, the familiar person in front of me, that person fell silent.
"Because resistance is futile..." He said. but his tone was happy, not a sadness or anger. He then spreading his arms.
"Back then I always pursuing you...I loved you... I loved everything about you.... But the important point is your beauty is so dazzling... And your behavior is like a graceful Angel.... Ah... How fascinating... Moreover watching you resisting to die... Maybe... Or maybe you want me to kill you... WITH MY OWN HANDS AND.... You don't want to be killed by my puppets?.. Oh... HOW ROMANTIC~... HOW BEAUTIFUL... Ah.... MARVELOUS.... You're such as an amazing girl.... Is this the way you show me your LOVE... Don't worry... With our lord weapon that was given to me... It will be a long and painful death... And I promised... Both of us will enjoy it.... Now... Let's the real theater started..." He then stopped, as another countless figures appeared. (AN:... Honestly... it kinda awkward and gave me chill when I read it.... damn it...but I admit... it lack of madness... meh... also I may or may not adding a flashback about them... There's also an explanation why Lucia/Iris was concerned.. if you're dissatisfied..)
I fell silent, looking at him I smiled bitterly.
"You're pitiful.... Rein... at least... this will liberate you..." I said.
"What?" He tilted his head to the left side.
"*Release**Thorn*!" I mumbled softly, the spaces in the area twisted, before they could react.
Puchi-
All of them was stabbed by a thorn that was being made of space. Slowly they started to fall one by one. The forest then regained its calm.
'... 5 months left....' I breathe sigh of relief while looking around for a second. Seeing none of them alive, I jumped back as the space opened behind me.
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Meanwhile, somewhere else far from Reo location. In a world full of whiteness, white thorn were scattered everywhere.
"Fluctuation... Void.... " A mechanical voice resounded. The world then glitched as the space broken. A hazy black humanoid figures appeared one by one in the surfaces. Their color is contrast to the world they appear. After a few second there's ten of them. All of them looks like a man figures. The space around them was glitched.
"Finding location..." Another mechanical voice resounded. Their mouth didn't even move.
"Found... Sending S-7 I-1 K-9 E-10..." As the voice died down, Four figures disappeared on the spot. Meanwhile the rest of the figures engulfed by the space that glitched around them before they disappeared.
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Ok here's the explanation, why Lucia or Iris was concerned.
First of all. The fight isn't a flashy one(sry.. I'm bad at it..). I mean why should? Larger destruction will attract attention and also they just couldn't bend the reality as they wish. So they used a small scaled medium to contain an explosive power, this also because the world 'Laws':D.
Next is Her state of mind, her mind was in chaos after two incident. Which lead her think that the dagger was just a normal one. Unprepared and other.. (This will be explained in the future chapter why her mindset like that)
And the Unknown mass energy. It's rather Fortify the Laws in the world while constantly weakening the Laws of the being in 4 World exist.. hehe guess what it is..(I will bring Kabbalah concept here to burn my brain cell.. and hope you enjoy it... and something), so that make it harder to bend.
Also another information. Why she didn't just alliance with every being in the world to wrecked Abyss Garden. Well.. There's no proof they exist.. they are very sneaky.. that's why she leave the corpse in the place:D like don't give fck about it... and for Abyss Garden itself. Their thinking and strategy... hm... Let's see... Imagine there's two roads... One of them was a smooth road without any damage, on other side there a road full of rocks and damaged.. you know which road you will pick right?(I do this cause I'm bad at explaining.. sry..)
Here is the hard way in nutshell : Why would they(Abyss Garden) Attract attention that could hinder their path. I mean they aren't Masoch-.. Ehm forget it... Even if it guarantee there's will be always unknown variable. better safe than sorry:D(Well Reo came....soooooo... their plan is useless.. and he probably don't care about them.. yet:D)