Chapter 75: Time Stop [Part 3] (2/2)

Violet was interrupted as a figure suddenly appeared before them. They had appeared out of thin air. At that instant, they reflexively, raised their hands pointing it at the two had appeared, ready to attack.

Once they saw that it was Gray, they sighed in relief, only for Violet to lower her hands right after, not noticing the other person.

”Gray, who's that behind you?” Aurora asked, her guard still up as shards of ice were formed in the air around her.

Because of the angle the other person was at behind Gray and because she had only focused her eyes on him. Violet hadn't noticed that there was a second person behind him. When she did, she felt chills go down her spine.

A female horned one with black horns, the top half of which being… Red. The girl had a battle Axe almost twice her size resting with a glowing red gem embedded in it. That very gem was placed on Gray's shoulder and seemed to have been activating some sort of ability on him.

'It can't be… Mind control!?' Violet assumed.

The air around him was different, he looked drained, out of it and in pain. There was a high chance the girl behind him was controlling him. Aurora also seemed to have come up with a similar conclusion. They grit their teeth ready to attack when all of the sudden-

”Don't… Worry… She's with us…” Gray muttered before turning to the horned one. ”Heal her… Hurry up…” He added as he pointed towards his sister, her body levitated in the air as it was paused.

”Huh? Are you crazy? If I stop healing you now… You'll die.” She said

Aurora and Violet were dumbfounded. Was it all a misunderstanding? Or was it just an act set up by the mind-manipulator.

”I don't care! Just shut up and heal her!” Gray shouted.

There was no telling when the cool down on pause would end, he was on edge.

”Humph… Rude…” She muttered, turning her head to the sides, her lower lip protruded in a sulky pout before she made her way towards his sister.

She gave a little wave to Aurora and Violet who were at a loss for words before standing before Ria. After inspecting his sister's floating body, a concerned look manifested upon her face.

”For starters we'll need to pull the arm out, in one clean motion too as it's stuck… And then I'll need to activate the healing right after… If I time it wrong with a wound this big… She could die…” She mumbled to herself

She turned to Violet and Aurora as if realizing something. ”One of you pull it out while I focus on activating the ability, that'll make things-”

”On three.” Gray muttered, standing straight. His hair covering his cold, lifeless expression.

”Oi, don't be crazy. If you use that ability again you'll-”

”One… Two…”

The red gem on her battle Axe began to glow brightly as she let out a sigh. ”Alright, do it!”

”Three.”

*Splatter*

In a blink of an eye, the large monstrous hand which had been sticking out of Ria, suddenly vanished without a trace, leaving behind a gaping hole in her stomach. Blood was gushing out of it, spilling into the floor at an uncontrollable rate.

Simultaneously, Gray's figure collapsed onto the ground beside them, blood could be seen gushing out of his mouth uncontrollably.

In that very instant, the horned one got to action, activating her ability as the flow of Ria's blood began to reverse back into her.