Through gates of hell (a honkai star lail AU)

Chapter 2

"What business ?" I respond spontaniously.

She chuckles darkly, stepping closer to me. "Oh, Natasha. You must know. After all, you're the one who's been meddling in affairs that don't concern you."

She gestures to the pursuers. "These four have been trying to retrieve information from you. Information that could bring down certain organizations. But I'm not interested in that."

She leans in, her face mere inches from mine. "I want something else. Something only you can provide. And trust me, it's worth far more than any intel these amateurs are after."

Behind you, Kafka, Blade, Silver Wolf, and Sam watch the exchange warily. Their eyes dart between you and Zara, tension filling the air.

Kafka narrows her eyes. "What's going on here? Who is this woman?"

Zara smirks, not taking her eyes off you. "Someone who knows how to value knowledge. Something you four clearly lack."

The standoff intensifies as Zara waits for my response.

I let a frustrated growl, "Fine, i agree with you, Zara"

Zara nods, a satisfied smirk on her lips. "Excellent choice, Natasha. I knew you were smart."

She turns to your pursuers. "Ladies and gentlemen, I believe our business here is concluded. You may take your leave."

Kafka scowls, gripping her weapon tighter. "Not so fast. We're not giving up on her that easily."

Blade steps forward, sword pointed at Zara. "Who do you think you are, telling us what to do?"

Zara laughs, a cold and mocking sound. "I think I just did."

In a flash, Zara's hand moves, and a device materializes in her palm. With a press of a button, a blinding light envelops the room. When it fades, Zara and Natasha are gone, leaving behind only confused and disoriented pursuers.

Silver Wolf blinks, rubbing her eyes. "What the hell just happened?"

Sam scans the empty space where Natasha once stood, his sensors detecting no trace of her. "She's gone. Along with that woman."

Blade snarls in frustration, sheathing his sword. "Dammit! This isn't over!"

Kafka turns to the others, her expression grim. "We'll find them. And when we do, they'll regret ever crossing us."

With that, the pursuers disperse, each lost in their own thoughts of vengeance and unfinished business. Meanwhile, Natasha finds herself in an unfamiliar location, standing face to face with Zara once more. The woman smiles enigmatically, gesturing to the room around them - a high-tech laboratory filled with advanced technology and devices far beyond anything Natasha has seen before.

Zara welomes me to the new place she brought me "Welcome to my domain, Natasha. Here, we can discuss your...providing the information I require without any further interruptions."

"What info do you want, and what are you trying to make here?" I questioned her out of confusion. 

Zara chuckles, leading you deeper into the facility. "Ah, straight to the point. I like that about you, Natasha."

She waves her hand over a console, and a holographic display flickers to life, revealing blueprints and schematics of various devices and machines.

"As for what I'm trying to make...let's just say I'm working on something that will change the very fabric of reality. A device capable of altering the laws of physics themselves."

She turns to you, her eyes glinting with excitement. "But to create such a thing, I require a specific type of energy source. An energy source that only you have access to."