Merciless Loop

CHAPTER 21 - What You Are

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What You Are

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“Oh this feeling~” her voice echoed, closing and opening her free hand into a fist like a baby while looking at it satisfyingly. “I miss this… and it’s not even all out yet~”

A radiant gentle smile appears on her face as her wings flap like a bird that is getting ready to fly. Looking back at the girl behind her, her eyes soften and relax. She is glowing in white complimented by the blackness of her wings, glittering and sparkling. Her head turned to face the battalion of enemy once more.

“I am ending this non-sense battle here and now.” She whispered.

Her right hand rises with palm wide open. Glaring at the army of men with deformities and unusual parts, light slowly appears on that open palms extending downwards in a form of a long sword pointed on the ground. It was shining brightly that one cannot distinguish what it’s made of, it was only a blinding light on the girl’s palms. Along came with it is the formation of some sort of a shield on her other arm that is slightly angled away from her side.

Standing elegantly with her hair being dragged by the sudden wind, she moved her hand and rotated the sword before leveling it with her hand and shoulder side wards. Then forms set of armors over her chest and shoulders, moving like an animated liquid silver metal dripping and taking the guardian’s shape. It shines like newly polished plate as the light graze against it. She now looks ready for battle though her side is still bleeding.

"End this?" a voice stood out. "You must be kidding me, Keeper."

A pair of huge bat wings can be seen slowly making its way out of the monster crowd, walking towards the girl who's been wanting to settle everything out. Monsters stopped moving as they make way for the creature coming out from the back of the entire army. A smirk can be seen on Haruna's face.

"You finally show yourself, monster!" she uttered with eyes focused on the closing in enemy.

"It's not as easy as you thought." the man finally appeared, with his body and face covered with scales. His eyes peaked on the girl hidden behind those angel wings. "She is... now ready." he grinned.

"Ready?" Haruna frowned.

"Oho~ don't tell me you have no idea, Keeper!" another peak was made by the bat-winged-man with lots of facial deformities. "Just look at her."

Her hands clenched harder towards her sword as she gritted her teeth. "Stop talking non-sense! Leave her out of this!"

"Out of this?" the man giggled. "Everything... is because of her."

"Nyannyan?" Yuko whispered confused.

"Don't listen to him Yuuchan."

"Is that true?"

"I said don't listen to him." Haruna replied in a much strict tone.

"Quit lying to me already Nyannyan!!" her voice rose. "...I want to hear truth from you."

"You already know everything Yuuchan. I need to say nothing more than you already know."

"I'm not human. Am I?"

Haruna closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Clearing her thoughts out, she pointed the sword towards the man in front of her with an intent to kill.

"Answer me, Nyannyan."

"You are... human." She answered in an almost whispering voice.

"Then why is this..." Yuko uncovered the crystal from her hand that is glowing green.