Skin sees Louis's new grown spine as a chain and his head as a big annoying spike ball. That basically makes him a flail of some sort.
She is having fun with playing with this new found play thing of hers. She gets amused easily.
"Look Man-man, I can break that rock with this new weapon of mine."
Her new weapon screams.
"Please don't use me as a flail. Please don't use me as a flail. I won't die but please don't use me as a flail."
However, his words fell on deaf ears and she hits the rock with Louis's head. That is enough to break the rock in half.
Man-man has no expression on his face. But he has to admit that was quite impressive. How thick is that Chosen skull? That is an amusing food for thought. However, that isn't the time for thinking about meaningless things because they're close to that shapeless Chosen that they're looking for.
They have been walking for two days in search of this shapeless Chosen. Now it is the third day. Nothing much happened in these days. Only few encounters with annoying Chosen that were killed by Skin and few sinned souls that were also killed by Skin.
Man-man also did things like supporting her form the back. It isn't like she needed that support so maybe that support was for himself and Louis. That head and spine guy can't really fight with that build anyway.
Not to mention, Skin has been cutting off Louis's spine from growing again and again. This is all because she wants to continue using him as a flail. That sure is bad news for him.
Man-man feels sympathy for him. It is impossible tell that from his face though.
"Louis baby, now please tell me where is that friend of yours."
Louis rambles as he is trying to not get dizzy from all the flailing.
"My head spins, the world and you two spin too. Where even am I right now? Is this hell? Oh wait, it is actually hell and I am in hell. Well, that makes things clearer. I was thinking that I forget my way and we got lost in double hell or something. That would be a pain. But i wouldn't have died because i am- WAIT! WHAT THE FUCK?"
Louis looks at Skin's face and then looks into her red eyes. He can sense danger radiating from her. He can see the future where he is just a dead piece of skull and meat. He can observe every possibility and no matter how far he observes. All future versions of him dies a dreadful death.
He pleads for help form Man-man but it is impossible to tell if he is even look at Louis. So sad, Louis is all alone.
If he doesn't say what Skin wants to hear. Then his death is inevitable.
"Madam, yes. We are here. Just wait and watch. In no time, he would be here now."
Skin's smiles widen and so his Louis's anxiety.
"Where is he, Louis baby? I am waiting."
Louis gulps. Even though he doesn't have a throat.
"I… I don't know but I am pretty sure he will find us any time-"
Skin grabs his head and holds his head close to her face. Now he and she are face to face. He can directly see in her eyes and they've run out of patience.
"You can use me as a flail for the time being-"
Skin's smile disappears.
"Were you lying to me?"
Louis had said two days but now it is almost the end of the third day. Bad news for Louis, they haven't found this shapeless Chosen yet.
He can now only pray to his God for some mercy. Was he a bad human or something? Why does his end have to come so soon? It is all so tragic. He isn't ready yet.
While Skin is almost ready to kill Louis. Man-man interrupts the both of them. Did the God hear Louis's prayer?
"Skin, something is coming."
She can sense it too now. It is hidden and quite spread out. The presence is hard to pin point. It is like this unknown entity is spreading throughout the place in pieces. Has it surrounded them or something?
Skin's smile returns and Louis anxiety disappears too. With that, he speaks out loud without any care in the world.
"It is me, Louis, your friend. How is it going, Nem."
Skin looks at around her in excitement. Her grip on her polearm (Dicky) is tight and her intentions aren't good.
Man-man also examine his surroundings. He is trying to determine how much danger this Nem person pose to his life. His face tells nothing. He is basically opposite of Skin. She has a crazy smile on her face.
Then a voice comes.
"Are you okay, Louis?"
The voice felt broken like it is a mixture of many voices and there was no one source for it. Skin and Man-man can't determine where is this voice coming from.
Is it far away or under their feet? Is it up in the sky or behind them? It is impossible to tell.
Louis answer answers.
"I am alright, Nem. And don't worry about me. This isn't even the worst of my situation from the past. Do you know, I got brainwashed into becoming someone's puppet? That was real scary business. But these two helped me and now I am here in one piece. Maybe not in piece but you get what I mean, right?"
The voice didn't spoke immediately. It is digesting the information that is dumped onto its face.
Nem seemed to even sigh. Man-man picked that as a little wild blowing from all sides. Not one particular side but many. That makes him determine this Chosen is really shapeless. Or highly disfigured to a degree that he is covering the whole area with his body.
That means he is directly in the danger zone. He really has surrounded them form all sides. It is so strange.
Nem finally speaks.
"I am Nem, a shapeless Chosen. My blessing let me see future events that may happen to me and only my future. I am letting you know this so you can understand my own limitations regarding what you want to know form me. My knowledge is limited."
Man-man wonders if he had seen these events before. Does seeing his own future mean seeing one fated outcome or are there multiple possibilities that this man sees? Does that mean he also know what Skin wants? This blessing of his is unique and Man-man is sure that there is more to this blessing.
Like could it show him his own deaths? Or could he see one second into the future to determine a strike of his opponent's weapon? With his shapeless body the possibilities are almost impossible.
Man-man can only say that this Chosen is dangerous than he thought. He needs to be careful.
Skin doesn't really share that thought process with Man-man though. She has her own thoughts and they're violent.
"I am to kill you. Why won't you come out and let's fight a little."
Louis freezes, Man-man shows so signs of change in his facial expression and Nem. That shapeless Chosen doesn't seem to be surprised by her words.
He speaks.
"Are you saying that you don't want to know about your target, Mountainous soul?"
Skin answers with a giggle.
"What are you talking about? Of course, I want to know that. You would tell me, right? Don't you think I am beautiful? You won't want to hide that form me, right? Or maybe you think I am cute. That is fine too….. I am also rip your throat and get the answer that way."
Nem wonders what to say to her threat. He knows about her with his blessing and he knows how much of a danger this woman can be. She is erratic and hard to predict. Even if you can see the future.
Nem doesn't have many choices. Even if he tells her about what she wants to know. She would still not be satisfied. She is a blood thirty monster. So, with that thought in mind. His body moves all around them.
Dark shapes come out of the ground and dead vegetation. Each look like a hand or a blade or maybe these dark shapes are just pretending to be something.
Whatever the case, it is clear. These are part of Nem and his body is far more deformed than any normal shapeless chosen.
Louis finds this odd and wrong.
"Let's not jump to conclusions, Nem. We can still talk this out. I promise that they are not bad people. Yeah, they're not."
From the darkness, a bright yellow or gold eye looks at Louis and then it stares at Skin who has grin so wide that it is reaching both of her ears.
"Leave Louis here and leave. If you are a threat to me or my friend. You will regret it."
Nem is terrifying. His threat is almost as threatening as Skin's. However, his threat doesn't do much to Skin.
"Oh really…?"
Her grip on her polearm strengthens. She can swing her weapon at any point. That swing would be to kill and tear everyone and everything apart.
Nem is terrifying unknown. But he is nothing against her.
As it looked like the battle is inevitable between the two. Another voice speaks. A voice that is unphased by this pressure of these two deadly monsters. It is Man-man.
"Skin? Do you remember, Midori? That woman who made you so mad that you screamed curses non-stop?"
She stares at him with a blank face.
"What of it?"
Her words were dry, her expression were hard to read and she looked oddly curious to what he had to say. Despite that Louis found this expression of her even more terrifying than her manic smile. His is getting chills down his spine and he only has half of his spine.
Even Nem has grown quiet. He is going to wait and observe.
Skin looks terrifying right now. It is like she is staring through his soul. But Man-man seemed unphased by her. He has no expression on his face. He is unreadable and It's hard to tell what is he thinking.
Like really, what is he thinking putting his head on the chopping block? He is playing with fire and that fire is Skin.