34 CHAPTER 33 (1/2)
Otorine turned to her right and witnessed with her own eyes that Yumine and Shunya were near the fireplace, feeling the warmth with their hands. Yumine noticed that Otorine was awake, so she greeted her with a smile,
”Oooh! It seems you're awake Ori!”.
Shunya did the same as well,
”Welcome back big sis Ori!”.
Otorine replied and she scratched her itching neck,
”Yeah I guess—.”.
She heard a clinking sound of metal chains for some reason. She looked at her wrists and saw that these were shackled. More than that, her neck was bound to a heavy steel choker. Even Yumine and Shunya were bound by chains as well. Funny thing is, they weren't cuffed. Instead, their wrists just had some sort of uncomfortable bangles. Yumine saw that Otorine was estranged by her own metal chains, so she told her friend,
”Oh if you're wondering, it seemed they caught us and placed us in this comfy place. It's kinda nice instead of a cold crumby cell, don't you think?”.
Otorine just sighed, since both of her friends looked-like they weren't much worried, despite they were being held as prisoners. Otorine looked around and noticed that there was a metal door to the left and a glass window to the right that seemed out of place. She tried to open the door but, the door was shut tight. Since the steel door won't open by force, she resorted to use her magical spells,
”FORNEUS FURY!”.
Sadly, nothing came out. She tried casting again yet, nothing happened. Yumine told Otorine regarding their said Goddess powers,
”Also Ori, these chains restrain us from using our Goddess powers and magic for some reason.”.
Then, Shunya said her concerns,
”Even my physical strength too...”.
Yumine explained in brief,
”They said that these magical chains were infused by ABSOLUTE ENERGY...whatever that is.”.
Otorine nodded,
”I see.”.
Since all her desired options upon breaking out were all restricted, she just stopped worrying too much. Her eyes glanced around the place. She noticed that there was plentiful of chocolate and coffee on top of the wooden table near the sofa. Yumine saw that Otorine was looking at the prepared snack for them, so Yumine said,
”Yeah, they even offered us food. Although, I have a feeling they're poi—.”.
Otorine just ignored Yumine's suspicion and she just ate the chocolate without warning. Yumine was widely shocked that her friend had eaten something fishy that was offered by their said enemies,
”ORI! WHAT THE HELLS WRONG WITH YOU!”.
Suddenly, Yumine went in front of Otorine and smacked Otorine's head,
”Bad girl!”.
”Ow! But, they're food.”,
as Otorine expressed. Soon, Shunya was witnessing that Yumine was reprimanding her friend in which they need to be cautious of what their enemies were offering to them. Although, Otorine tried to insist on what she wanted such as she was acting like a pitiful little girl. Thereon, Shunya was laughing on the floor, as she was seeing a hilarious incident made by her two Goddess friends. Really, these Goddesses are kinda immature in a way. Yumine noticed that Shunya was laughing. In a split of a second, Yumine went near Shunya. Shunya had stopped laughing, as her own senses were witnessing that Yumine's face was masking a scary smile. Shunya felt tense and sweaty. Sooner or later, Yumine kept on pinching and playing Shunya's delicate cheeks. Shunya begged for mercy with her funny way of speeking,
”I'm showwy! Shtwop it big shish Yumi!”.
The next moment, the metal door opened and the similar-looking guards from before came in. The three Goddesses fell silent and turned serious afterwards. One of the guards said to them,
”You three will be visiting the mayor of this city or the only city left in this world.”.
Afterwards, they were transferred to another place. They've arrived at a mysterious audience hall and made to kneel down on the ground. The place looked grandiose, even though it looked smaller compared to a normal castle. Moreover, there was a pudgy-looking mayor who was sitting on a black cosmic throne made of obsidian granite. Behind it was a wall made of ice and a broken statue of a certain Goddess. The guards left the three Goddesses afterwards. The mayor looked at the maiden-like Goddesses below and said with interest,
”So you three were the ones who disrupted the peace of my city I see.”.
Iblyth appeared behind the throne and she said,
”Yes, you are correct on that mayor.”.
Then, Iblyth laughed like an annoying rich girl once again.
”Her laugh really gets on my nerves.”,
Yumine expressed. Later on, someone went to the mayor and whispered something dire, turning the mayor to mask a serious look. The mayor told the three Goddesses,
”If you'll excuse me, I'll be attending to other matters. Though, I'll let my new acquaintance Iblyth here to keep you company.”.
The mayor and the envoy left the audience hall afterwards. As Iblyth felt that she can no longer hear their footsteps she wore an eager smile,
”It seems the mayor's gone now.”.
Then, she pounced on the throne and crossed her legs like a carefree noble. Yumine taunted Iblyth, as she saw that Iblyth was sitting on someone's throne,
”Hmph! Should you be sitting on his throne?”.
Iblyth replied complacently,
”He's no longer here, so why not?”.
Yeah, this b*tch is something else alright. Then, she remembered something important. She brought out her hands, as if she was welcoming the shackled Godesses,
”Oh and I almost forgot, congratulations in coming to this frozen wasteland, my dear Goddesses!”.
Next, she said profusely,
”I guess you wanted to ask me some questions now? Go on!”.
Afterwards, she made that disturbing and creepy laugh of a boastful noble. Yumine and Shunya just looked away, since they were ashamed of their failures or they were just annoyed of seeing Iblyth on the throne. While for Otorine, she asked Iblyth something serious,
”Now could you tell us on how you were able to get on the mayor's good side? The Goddess who's managing the world here is very close to her people.”.
Iblyth made a cunning smile,
”Oh, you must've meant HER huh?”.
She crossed her legs to the other side and said,
”Let's just say, I ate her.”.
Yumine and Shunya were flabbergasted, as they heard something atrocious coming from Iblyth's putrid mouth. Otorine was disturbed as well. As Iblyth saw their faces in a mix of shock and worry, she told them like it was just a bad joke,
”Just kidding!”.
There after, she said straight,
”Let's just say, I had ACCOMPLICES. Oh and those were the GODDESSES from the other worlds they said. Although, I don't know the reason of why they would help me.”.
Otorine closed her eyes and she was convinced in her deep thoughts,
”Other Goddesses I see, so she had other accomplices too. This just gets more and more complicated.”.
Yeah, things are just getting more and more complicated. It appeared that these unknown Goddesses were the ones helping the Fallens. Rather, these kind of Goddesses were the ones orchestrating the whole plan, while using the Fallens as pawns. Thereon, Yumine pointed out something to Iblyth,
”So now you're helping the mayor like you're some kind of Goddess huh?”.
Iblyth responded to Yumine question,
”Kinda, since I could use him to earn my freedom.”.
Yumine replied back with an eager smile,
”Hmph! Are you underestimating us Goddesses?”.
Then, Otorine joined-in the conversation as well,
”Even though, we've been captured. There will still be reinforcements who will take you down and bring you back to where you rightfully belong!”.
Shunya cheered too,