Drakengard: Demonic Flower [Demons Souls X Drakengard 3 Crossover]

Chapter 18 - A Talk under the Moonlight

"Well, time to finish this while it's still easy. Close your eyes, it'll only hurt for a moment." Zero spoke, approaching Four while raising her sword.

The Intoner's eyes widened as she tried to escape her ropes, alternating between everyone present, especially her disciple who looked away ashamed.

However, the ropes shone a golden light, draining the Intoner's energy again. Zero closed the distance and raised her sword, ready to strike, but an armored hand grabbed her wrist, interrupting her attack.

"What do you want now?" Zero sighed frustrated, looking at the knight beside her.

"I won't allow you to kill her yet, I need answers." Edric replied, intensifying his grip.

Zero stared at the knight for a few seconds, clicking her tongue and slipping out of his grip as she grumbled angrily.

"You hate ruining my fun, don't you? Fine, ask whatever you want, but don't think I'll give up on cutting her head off."

"Hump! You act as if you have no interest in understanding what's happening to Midgard."

"A little, but I usually just kill what comes my way until I find the source of the problems, then I kill the source and let the others clean up the mess." Zero shrugged, scratching her head.

"You have a long history of causing chaos and destruction in Midgard." Edric replied, approaching Four.

"You have no idea, especially when I was younger, but I'm glad I didn't meet you back then." Zero laughed.

Edric extended a hand towards Four, making the Intoner flinch, as she remembered the knight, mostly from when he broke her back in the Land of the Mountains, and now he worked with Zero.

Any hope of salvation that Four felt immediately perished, replaced by hatred towards her sisters and traitorous disciple, as there was no way she could escape alive.

However, to the Intoner's confusion, Edric gently removed her gag. Four wasted no time in singing, but the knight raised his Talisman, conjuring Anti-Magic Field and temporarily deactivating all the magic in the area.

Four coughed immediately, feeling her power disappear. Eupherbia cried surprised as the magic that surrounded her and kept her in the air vanished, causing her to cling to Edric's shoulder to avoid falling to the ground.

Mikhail and the Black Dragon winced slightly, while Zero, Dito, and Decadus showed no reaction.

"I'd like you to answer some of my questions." Edric said to the bound Intoner.

"And why should I? You attacked my sisters and me, and now you are working with Zero! Do you have any idea of the crimes she has committed? The good and loyal people she has killed. And now you're destroying all the peace and stability we've built up with so much effort!" Four exclaimed angrily.

"You're no saint, you know that? Besides, it's easy to create peace and stability when you brainwash everyone around you." Zero teased.

"Just like you did with Five's disciple and mine?" Four replied in the same tone.

"No, I just showed them whose boss here and offered them something we both like in exchange for their help if you know what I mean." Zero spoke, dragging her hand across her hips as she smiled lustfully.

Four gritted her teeth, snarling as her face took on a bright red in a mixture of anger and shame. The Intoner opened her mouth to reply, but Edric stepped between the sisters before the situation got out of hand.

"If it means anything to you, I would like to apologize for my actions. I acted rashly because of a misunderstanding. My alliance with Zero is unstable and temporary, to say the least, I may not know much about her past, but what I saw during our travel painted a clear picture of the kind of person she is. Midgard's peace and stability perished the moment One and Three declared war on each other and you chose a side, but I'm willing to give you a chance because I made a promise to One." Edric spoke quickly, surprising Four.