Cross Worlds (Hiatus)

Chapter 18-2 (Side- Fantasy)

Warning, intense violence...ah you get it by now. You've been warned!

I can't look up to see the new face that's joined us. At least, not at first, but I suddenly feel my body gain some feeling in it again. I have no idea why, but I choose not to question it for now, slowly turning my head to look at the unfamiliar character. I can't see them entirely thanks to how dark it is, but what I do see makes my eyes widen; a katana with a blood red blade, soaked in the blood of the girl it's just been stabbed into. The one wielding it is clearly an adult woman, with an athletic and curvaceous build. Her hair is long and white, a contrast to her dark chocolate skin, and her eyes glow a crimson red that can be seen even in the shadows.

"You bitch!" Jira starts to run toward the woman, but Remi grabs her wrist, stopping her.

"Don't let your anger get the best of you." Remi's barely able to hold in her own anger, that being quite obvious from the vicious look in her eyes. "Care to explain who you are?"

"To a bunch of psychotic girls who find pleasure in torturing those that have suffered enough in their life time?" She chuckles. "Are you serious? The only thing I'm here for is to kill you and bring those three back to where they belong." She steps into the light, her playful smirk and violent gaze clear for all to see now.

I don't say a word, not knowing what to think. "Should I be worried? This clearly isn't another trick; she just killed one of Remi and Jira's underlings. Then is this someone working under Emica..? Or does this woman have a different motive entirely..?" After what I've just been through, I know one thing; this woman is not someone I'm going to blindly trust.

"And you really think you can take all of us? Alone?" Remi smirks, all of the other girls pulling out various weapons they had hidden god knows where.

"So much for melting all their weapons..." I think to myself.

"Even if you have magic, Jira and I possess it as well. You're not gonna get out of this alive, so why not just join us as well?" Remi offers, holding out her hand. "I can set aside the fact that you just killed one of our group if you kill Riku right here and now. Surely you hold some kind of hatred for men deep down inside?"

"I only hold true hatred for one man in this world, and even in that standard, I'm nothing like you filthy insects. I'm not going to waste anymore time chatting. As I said before, I'm here to kill you, so I think I'll get to that." She twirls the sword in her hand around and around effortlessly, almost hypnotically.

"Let's see you try!" Jira kicks off the ground, cracking it with her brute strength, and flies right at the mysterious woman. She pulls back her fist, and just as she thrusts her arm forward to punch the woman, a very quick swiping sound is heard as the woman steps out of the way.

Jira stops in her tracks and screams as her arm falls to the ground, blood gushing from the place it was once connected. "H-How..?! A sword shouldn't be able to cut my body... That's not possible!" She must be in a lot of pain, because not only are tears spilling from her eyes, but she's also drooling and panting heavily.

"Do you need to lose your other arm for me to prove it is possible?" The woman asks heartlessly, not an ounce of mercy in those ruby red eyes of hers.

"Jira, get away!" One of the other girls yells and goes to hit the woman with a bat. The woman simply steps out of the way and stabs the girl effortlessly, making her gasp in pain, and yet she smirks. Every other girl except for Remi charges at the woman at once, letting their weapons fly.

Jira's eyes widen in fear. "N-No! She's too much for you guys! If you fight someone like that without magic-"

"Jira!" Remi shouts, making Jira look over. Remi simply gives her a look that makes her grit her teeth and close her eyes tightly. She runs to Remi's side without looking back. It's easy to figure out what's going on; all of those girls are sacrificing themselves so Remi and Jira can give it their all against that woman. They did it to save Jira, and they knew if they didn't use their lives for such an act, they'd only be in the way in the long run. As admirable as it is, I still find each and every one of them to be disgusting pieces of garbage that are getting exactly what they deserve.