AlterMyth - A Hololive Fanfiction

Shattering The Mirror

Prologue

After Empress Iustitia called the residents of the Aquamarine Palace to gather in the amphitheater, the crowds in the pristine stone hallways that Ina and Bloop traversed swelled at first. Atlanteans of all stripes discussed the announcement with both fear and excitement, talking about just how much blood they were going to see spilled on the dirt stage of the hallowed amphitheater. Their conversations stirred up Ina's heart with fear, but Bloop quietly urged her to stay on course.

Eventually, the crowds thinned and the hallowed corridors of pristine stone became silent once again. Only the footsteps of the two determined investigators broke the silence of that well-decorated void. Clad in their aquamarine capes hooded over their heads, the infiltrators hurried their pace until they reached the hundred and fifteenth floor: the halls of the headquarters of the Atlantean military and the office of Polemarchos Bakkhos himself.

Unlike the other floors, a handful of Atlanteans remained and stood watch at the doors of the Polemarchos' office. There were about six of them there, Ina noted. She stole a glance of her large Atlantean companion and saw him surveying the scene as well.

"Six tridents." Bloop counted with a whisper, "They're highly ranked too."

Bloop could tell that from just a glance, huh?

"How are we gonna do this, sir Bloop?" Ina asked curiously now.

"Leave it to me." Bloop reassured.

The former Tagmatarchis approached the congregation of Atlantean soldiers and spoke with his commanding voice in Greek. Ina stayed a few paces behind Bloop and watched him chat with them. Greek wasn't Ina's strong suit, but she knew enough to understand what was going on somewhat.

Bloop asked why they were still there after the Empress called for everyone to come to the amphitheater. He then said that he and Ina, still disguised as Taxiarhos Baral and Syntagmatarchis Innocencia respectively, would substitute for them.

After a short discussion amongst themselves, four of the guards took Bloop up on his offer and hurried downstairs towards the amphitheater. All the while, those guards spoke loudly and made bets about whether or not Gura would survive her trial. Again, Ina's heart sank, but she kept her cool in the presence of the tridents around her.

In the end, the last two guards stayed by the doors of the Polemarchos ' office. Unsurprisingly enough, those guards wore aquamarine capes too.

They're probably part of Bakkhos' cohort. Ina figured. I don't think they're gonna move - even if we ask nicely.

She and Bloop glanced at each other and nodded knowingly. Then, once the four guards were well out of earshot, Bloop wagged his shark's tail, rushed the guard that was closest to him and tackled him into the polished stone wall. The second guard was horrified by the sudden, brutal assault and lowered his trident to engage the enemy.

However, Ina approached this guard and looked him straight in the eyes. The Priestess' eyes glowed bright gold under the shadow of her hood and bore straight into the guard's soul. Her grimoire AO-chan flew out from beneath her aquamarine cape and flipped through its pages, emanating purple runes that spelled the incantation of a spell. As soon as the runic incantation was complete, a confident smile formed on Ina's lips and she cast her spell with a single word.

"Wah!"

The second guard stumbled forward groggily - as if a wave of sleepiness had washed over him from out of nowhere. He stayed on his feet and tried to spear Ina with his trident, but Ina easily dodged the strike. Her twelve tentacles appeared behind her, sprouting from beneath her aquamarine cape. One of her tentacles wielded her trusty crowbar and swung it on Ina's behalf, striking the second guard square on the head to bonk him unconscious.