Crossing fates

Soul eater

-Third person POV-

Kurumi clone: I wasn't planning on fighting tonight. I didn't come here to kill anyone, but if you try to kill "me" then "I" will answer with the same coin~

The clones started to laugh hysterically after that, causing an unpleasant sensation between the royal adventurers.

Arthur: Mrs. Ahri! Please stand behind us!

Ahri: I'm not moving!

Kurumi clone: Are you sure?

A clone suddenly appeared in front of Ahri without her noticing, but Arthur reacted in time and stepped between the clone and the fox lady, grabbing Ahri by the waist and jumping away from the clones.

Everybody prepared for the fight, but the clones didn't react and just stood there with amused expressions, confusing everybody else.

Tarian: They are... not doing anything.

Shiera: I don't like this. What should we do Arthur?

She turned to see the prince, hoping for some sort of plan.

Arthur: I don't know. Her powers are a mystery, which means that attacking her directly would be dangerous.

Tarian: But equally dangerous if we just wait for her to attack.

The prince clicked his tongue after leaving Ahri behind the protection of Amelie, thinking about the whole situation to find any clue of what they were fighting against. But he didn't see anything beyond the girl's capability of generating copies of herself. The original one could be hiding between all the clones, or even not be there at all.

A few tense moments passed and the clones decided to break the silence.

Kurumi clone: *Sigh* I guess this is fitting for the most powerful adventurers in this world.

Kurumi clone: You are right, "me". After all, an inexperienced adventurer would probably jump to the fight without knowing the enemy's capabilities.

Kurumi clone: Are you suggesting we start the battle for ourselves?

Kurumi clone: That would be troublesome, don't you think, "me"?

Kurumi clone: "Me" is right, we didn't come to this city for trouble in the first place. We just came to find the Reiryoku source we felt.

Kurumi clone: That's right, and we already devoured him. Besides, none of them are a match for us.

Kurumi clone: I still remember that poor, winged man that tried to confront "us" in the sky continent.

Tarian: What did you say!?

Shiera: It was you!?

Arthur: Shit! This is worse than I originally thought.

On their side, Ruby, Weiss, Yang, and Ahri seemed to be confused by the reactions of the three royals.

Yang: Amelie! What's wrong? Why do they look so surprised?

Amelie clicked her tongue, like Arthur a while ago, and turned to see the confused girls.

Amelie: You've heard of the celestial people, right?

Weiss: They are supposed to be a peaceful kingdom, right?

Amelie: Indeed. But they are way stronger than the average population of the world. Even if they don't use their destructive power very often, they have an equivalent strength to a royal adventurer, and that's just in their childhood.

Ahri: Wait, does that mean that she...

Amelie: Four months ago, a young adult of the celestial people was killed. The news of his death ran across the entire world; the four continents have been collaborating ever since to find the person who did it.