Enigma

Village Square Battle

They appeared in the center of a bustling village. With vendors and working people and children running amok.

Celeste spotted the opposition fighter, knocking down a man's vegetable stand and quickly ran over, pinning him down by the neck.

"Are you alright?" She asked the vendor who nodded and thanked her. Shinsou helped him collect his wares and he ran away with many other onlookers.

A slow clapping grew closer and a man in dark gear, with a tattoo on his arm appeared.

"Look at you...little Crown Princess. Doing it all for the people...how royal..."

"Sloth...Funny how Wrath sent his laziest slave to lead an army." Celeste seethed, dropping the man she held by the neck, allowing him to run away. "Shinsou grab anyone who hasn't evacuated yet and go hide."

The purplette nodded silently and used his capture weapon to pull himself around to help evacuate people. As he picked up a little girl to reunite her with her mother, he heard a loud boom from the village square.

He saw something fly past over his head and the brief black blur flying back. Shinsou carried the little girl to her mother and led them to safety as the screams from the square could be heard throughout the village.

He froze when he heard an ear piercing scream cut through the air and quickly rushed back to where Celeste was. Sloth was holding a young girl, 10 year at most, by the neck, her feet dangling in the air.

Knights in uniform swarmed around them, creating a barrier between the fighters and the village. Enemies had also appeared in black hoods, rallying around the villain and stood with their weapons ready.

"Don't hurt innocent people! We can take this to the battle area and-"

"HAHAHA, SHE DOESN'T WANT TO HURT THE PEOPLE. Isn't that cute! For someone who wants to turn us into a democracy. Your a really dumb council member!" The man mocked.

Celeste stomped her foot into the ground and formed a bubble around the fighters and Shinsou. She lifted them into the air and moved them to the empty field where she plopped them down.

"Now! Tell me what you want to say to the crown!"

"Tell the crown, that the League of Villains and the Sins, are coming for you. ATTACK!"

"Shinsou move!" Celeste cried as her eyes turned a deep red. "Hellfire snake!" she exhaled, a flame bursting out of her mouth into a long coil. The serpent engulfed the enemies, weaker ones perishing, and the stronger bearing through the pain. Sloth smirked and let the child go, walking towards the girl.

"Shinsou get that girl out of here!"

"On it!"

"Not so fast!" Sloth stretched his hand out and Shinsou felt his body move on it's own to the man's hand. His throat was caught between his fingers and he struggled to breathe. Surviving enemies surrounded Celeste and she held her hands up angrily.

"Now little Princess. Relinquish your crown, and your friend can go free. None of the people in the village will get hurt. And as a bonus, I'll let you live."

"Or how about you get the hell away!" Shinsou yelled through breaths.

"No one was talking to-" The man paused and his eyes turned blank.

"Put me down and tell them to stand down."

"Stand down." Sloth said blankly, releasing his grip on the boy's throat.

"Shinsou!" Celeste raced to the boy and hugged him tightly, tracing the red marks on his neck with her finger. "I knew this was a mistake."

Shinsou's face turned pale as he looked to the man who's gaze had returned.

"I broke my focus. Celeste go!"

Celeste quickly took a broken glass shard from the ground and sliced her arm open, letting blood splatter onto the floor.

"Blood Prism!"

The tattoo on her chest light up, glowing through her clothes as the blood turned white, becomed a crystal casing around Sloth.

"No! No! No!" The villain yelled, as his allies ran away from the scene. "They'll come for you! You'll regret this!"

"Yada, yada, if it wasn't for you meddling kids. Knights! Take him away!" Celeste declared, exhaling in relief. "Let's go home Toshi."