**Author here! The hunt is on, ladies and gentlemen. How'd you like the intro of 6 different Death Scythes? Anyhow, enjoy! This chapter is told in the POV of Mizuki.**
Once I had made it back to Baba Yaga's Castle, I decided to hang out on the outside of the castle. My first hunt was over, and although I didn't quite understand what was happening, the excitement and blood rushing energy was amazing. I thought weapons were only supposed to eat the red souls? Arachne said to eat the blue ones, so I guess it was okay if she said it. There was a camera nestled inside this bushel of leaves, and it scared me so I knocked it down.
I leaped on top of a fallen down tree, my grey locks swishing against my shoulders. Allowing my legs to swing, I tried once again to think back to my past days, but my brain allowed nothing of the sorts. I sighed, attempting to change my arm into the claymore, but instead, was greeted with the blade of a scythe. It's obsidian blade with gold trim stared back at me, my reflection casting itself.
"Mizuki! Come inside, dear. We've got visitors approaching." Arachne called.
"Sure thing, Mother Gorgon." I hopped off the trunk, chasing down who my mind wanted to call my mother.
I followed Mother Gorgon into a room surrounded by small monitors, with alarge chair in the middle. The chair spun around, giving way to Mosquito's tiny body.
"Lady Arachne, the infiltrators appear to be from the Academy. Shall I pull them up on screen?" Mosquito spun the chair back around, facing the manymonitors lighting this dim room.
"Yes, Mosquito." Arachne pulled out her black fan, covering her lips and nose.
Another screen extended from death knows where, static only showed at first on its slightly cracked cover. Then, the image cleared. A boy with chocolate brown hair carried a blue and white halberd in his hands. He looked worried... I wonder why that was?
"Mother Gorgon, who is that?" I pointed towards the screen, but got my hand slapped away.
"They're here to hurt you, Mizuki. They're here to hurt you and your brother Mazoku." I gasped, stepping back slightly.
"W-Wh-What shall we do?! I can't let them hurt us!" I cried out, making my hands into fists.
"Stop them, Mizuki. They mustn't infiltrate the castle." Mother Gorgon laid her hand on my shoulder, as my eyes widened.
"Lady Arachne, they're just outside Baba Yaga's. They're almost on our grounds." Mosquito informed us, his face still eyeing the multiple monitors.
"Mizuki, go out there and defend your territory. Defend this castle, defend Mazoku and I, with your very life." I left her grasp, my legs pushing me to go outside as I ran faster.
The sun filtered through the forest trees, making a pattern on the dirt ground. I kicked at a rock, waiting for these people to show up so I could make them regret setting foot here. Maybe they'll just leave. I don't feel like fighting anymore today... A branch snapped, and my head cocked upwards.
"M-Mizuki...? Are you here?" I heard a voice whisper.
Soon, that boy that I had seen on the screen just a moment ago emerged, his halberd in hand. He let go of the weapon, and it changed back into its human form. They both caught sight of me, and the boy ran towards me with his arms open.
"It's you! It's really you!" He wrapped his arms around me, sobbing into my shoulder.
"Eh? Who the hell are you?" I spat, pushing the boy off me.
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