"I want to kill the flaws in me and let alone the flawless things remain"
When Second thought it'd be a little hopeless, something happened. She was surprised that she was holding a sword when the two of them attacked her. And without any hesitation, she was attacking unreluctantly and defending herself with great agility. First is doing great!
When it seemed like she couldn't handle them, she went to the window and was lucky because the grilles were broken, maybe this is where Zarod entered when he killed the three.
It is late in the evening, and the people here know how dangerous Zarod is, so no one is roaming around the streets. She just kept running as First guided her on every step and direction to take.
"You are now in Phantom Street." First informed her while still running. This is the so-called Phantom Street, the notorious place of Zarod's nest.
"S-Sorry," she whispered in a sad tone as she stopped running for a moment and struggled to catch her breath.
"For what?"
"I'm sorry..." she breathed in first. "For being reckless."
"You don't have to feel sorry. You actually outdid yourself." She pondered what he said. She expects him to be mad at her, seems like he's not. "Watch out!"
She twitched when she saw someone approaching with a flying, sharp metal thing. Her right arm is wounded. She ran while the three of them chased her.
"There's another riddle," First reported.
"Again?" There's another riddle. She doesn't know if it's a good or bad thing since they're in the middle of an intense fight. This is no longer about fighting his clones but defeating his two clones and Zarod, who's the master.
"It says: 'You shall know the spell to defeat the weaklings'"
"Is there a clue?"
"Yes, 'Landmarks'"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
First continued to control her as she sought the answer. She can no longer run fast, so she faced the two. These clones are not like the first ones they fought. They're stronger and faster.
"Hmp," Zarod scoffed. "I really meant for you to kill the thirteen first because they are useless to me, but those two? Don't ever underestimate them," he retorted arrogantly. He is standing on a branch of a tree, watching her fight hard with the two.
It's disheartening that this happened to this person. He would have been a good man and sounds smart because he was a serial killer without being caught by the police, but he used that for evil doings. The killings should end. He must be stopped.
Second gazed around as she continued to fight. She saw Merlion! Tonight's feature is in Singapore. This is probably what the landmarks mean. She promptly flashed back to the other landmarks she saw. If her memory serves her right, it was the Big Ben, Eiffel Tower, Pyramids, Great Wall, Leaning Tower, and Merlion.
"There's next: 'Letter capitals of the landmarks'"
Letter capitals of the landmarks? England, France, Egypt, China, Italy, and Singapore.
"A dialogue box appeared. It says, 'Riddle solved. Now, what spell did the system choose for the player to use? If answered wrong, the wrong spell will take a perilous effect.'"
Here they are again. Riddle solved, she doesn't know if it's right or wrong. Then, if she chooses the wrong spell, she can be ruined.
"There are three choices:
1 - es piartiel duobolyu
2 - jiyu owkyu eksey
3 - ee efeesi ayes"
What language is that?
Even First got confused. He even checked the game settings to see if it was some sort of foreign language, but none of it matched. An alien language? Knowing the nth planet, it's not impossible at all.
"Argh!" Her left leg got hit.
"Second!"
The cruelty of these two. The master hasn't even fought yet; it looks like she's lost. Now, her only hope is the riddle! Okay. That said, the letter capitals of the places. London, Paris? But it says 'letters'. England is E, France - F, Egypt - E, China - C, Italy – I, and Singapore - S ... Hmm...
"First, what are the choices again?"
And he mentioned the three unknown languages to her again.
"There could be a relation to how it is pronounced…" What First uttered gave her an idea.
"The third, that's the answer."
E/F/E/C/I/S - ee/ef/ee/si/ay/es - ee efeesi ayes
"Great! Now, cast the third spell."
Second took a deep breath. "ee efeesi ayes!" And the magic that made her sword shine.
"Now, attack! That sword has increased its power abilities."
"Hya!" she screamed to increase the power of her confidence.
She commenced and clashed with the two that gave her a chance to give them a clean cut. The small fries turned to ashes. Now... this is the 'big fry'.
"Spectacular!" Zarod seems to be very much entertained.
She aimed her sharper and more powerful sword at him. She might gain confidence that her weapon upgraded, but the level of difficulty has also upgraded. From fighting the 15 clones, now it's their master.
Zarod preceded her in attacking, which made her shocked. Her right cheek hurt. She touched it, and it was bleeding. He attacked her on the right cheek with his sharp fingernails. She fights him with her improved sword, but he is deliberately fast, and even though his weapon is just his fingernails, she can feel the dark aura surrounding him.
"Second, there's another riddle. 'You shall know the weak point to defeat your opponent'"
"Clue?" She was encouraged when she heard that.
They have a chance to beat Zarod!
"Only one clue, but it's a long one. 'Know its strengths in English. Picture the two figures. The top will always be on top. The bottom is its weakness.'"
"Huh?!" she's puzzled.
What kind of clue is that? She thought.
"Unfortunately, there are no choices."
Be calm. First is again in control while she's solving the riddle again. If she has already solved another riddle, this should not be a big problem.
'Know its strengths', there are so many. Zarod's strength is his deadly stare, and his fingernails are his weapon. So far, he doesn't hold or have anything in his pocket.
'In English', eyes and nails.
'Picture the two figures', and because there are exactly two, because it said 'two figures', Second imagined an eye and a fingernail.
'The top will always be on top. The bottom is its weakness.'
She no longer understands this complicated riddle.
"Ahhh!" she screams.
His sharp nails touched the side of her stomach.
She was not wearing steel or any kind of body protection, but only a school uniform.
First got worried again, but she's still going to answer the riddle. First bought some sort of medical or healing element from her inventory that would temporarily numb her body that had been injured by the opponent. But in return, her speed will decrease. At first, it was a good deal, but in the long run, she now needs more speed because she is fighting against a non-human.
"45% left. Hang in there, Second. Just a little bit more. You'll nail this!" First is cheering her on.
Second is worrying about her life percentage. It didn't even stay up to 50%, which would at least give them more chances of winning. She is also staggering.
Eyes, nails, eyes, nails... ah!
There are two meanings of nails in English. Her eyes widened at a figure she had made.