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A Fantastical Battle: Shujinkou vs. Malizia

"Where am I now?"

Shujinkou looked around. It appeared that he had landed in the courtyard of a gothic castle.

The sky above him was blood red which, to him at least matched the oppressive and foreboding atmosphere that attacked him the moment he arrived.

"I hope Monika didn't end up here. Doesn't seem like a fun part of this world to be blown away to." He thought aloud.

"Wow, another interesting surprise."

A sharp chill crawled up Shujinkou's spine as he heard that voice. It sounded familiar, but also much more menacing then he was used to.

Suddenly, a figure crashed into the ground in front of him; the impact creating a powerful enough force that he was surprised he wasn't blown away by it.

"Even more surprising is that it's you of all people."

Shujinkou scratched his right cheek as she watched the figure rise to her feet, giving him a chance to see a familiar innocent-looking face.

"Mali?"

The girl simply circled around Shujinkou; her eyes examining every inch of him.

"Hm... You don't seem like the person I know..."

She then stopped right in front of him and stood on the tip of her toes. Her face slowly approaching his own reminded Shujinkou of when she did it to him in the past.

At least, another version of her did. Something about this Mali is scarier than the one I know.

That budding fear grew as a smile stretched across Mali's face. "Your name's Shujinkou, right?"

The young man nodded his head."Y-Yeah."

Unlike him being tricked to reveal information as per usual with the Mali he knew; Shujinkou felt compelled to give this one a quick and honest answer.

Just looking into her eyes allowed him to realize what she may do if he tried to lie.

Mali giggled at his nervous face."Another 'Protagonist' coming out of nowhere. And not just out of nowhere, but in the same way that girl did."

"Girl?" Any fear Shujinkou disappeared once he heard that. "Did she wear a uniform that looked like mine?"

Mali nodded her head "Mm-hmm. Were you looking for her or something?"

"Yeah. Do you know where she now?"

"Yep."

Innocence radiated from Mali's face as she turned around and thrust her hand forward. With a simple flick of the wrist, she summoned a tall column of pure darkness.

"She's in there. You two are lucky that I was the one who found you; who knows what the Boss' would have done."

Giggling one more time, Mali took the opportunity to sneak a glance at Shujinkou's horrified face before quickly disappearing.

Shujinkou dashed forward, extending his hand towards the darkness.

"Monika!"

But just as he was only mere inches away from her, an invisible, yet strong force sent him flying into a nearby wall.

"Ah...!"

He was surprised that he could even move a single finger after a blow like that. A normal human certainly would have died from a random attack like that.

"Oh, you're still alive?"

Mali once again appeared before Shujinkou. Kneeling down, she stared deep into Shujinkou's eyes.