72 Synthesized Angel: Kurenai (1/2)

”Sometimes, an angel is not in the light, it is found the darkest of places.”

-K. Webster

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”Oni-chama!”

Jaiden was incarcerated in an iron maiden...With his Paradigm, 'Requiem Aranea' negated and nullified, all done by the priest... And it was not only Jaiden's paradigm that had been negated but the same also with the active spells in range with the priest's paradigm shift, hereby deeming the curse of putting to death whoever hurts the little girl, powerless and impotent... And now, the little girl is left amidst the party of assassins who are after her, confused, vexed and abolished as the moon is continuously radiating its brilliance without interferences, tainting the whole landscape in its monochromatic light.

”Heal.” The priest's scepter touched the forehead of the severely-damaged and proclaimed hero who's name is 'Count Joberwock Rosewald' who is on the verge of blacking out, unconscious earlier...and so it was, that he was then able to stand up, but still with the apparent injuries from his struggles earlier to brush off the unseen shackles.

”GAH GAH GAH!! NICE TIMING DEINSLEIF! I ALMOST DIED THERE! THAT KID WAS RATHER SKILLFUL FOR A NOVICE!”

”Hmm, Of course, I did tell you to not underestimate such humans chosen by a God. You even made me use my Paradigm Shift... Now I can't use any major spells for the week. Know that i advance”

”GAH GAH GAH! I ALSO USED MINE YOU KNOW!”

”Sire!”, the lackeys, seeing their master well had been freed from their nervous breakdown and began flocking around the hero as if receiving all of the credits...but the hero reacted otherwise.

”YOU PIECES OF SH*TS, I'M VERY DISAPOINTED IN YOU! HOW DARE YOU HAVE THE GUTS TO RUN” the hero responded in an aggressive way, strangling the first one to ever greet him in his quick recovery. He was angry as to how 'they', his emergency life elixir can have the guts to not give him their soul when he needed it the most.

”I SHOULD JUST FEED YOU TO EURYALE!” He added aggressively, while slowly one-handedly throwing off one inside the Gorgon's grotesque mouth, ready to receive the midnight snack.

”Sire, please no! We- we had no choice but to withdraw.” Pleaded the man who is about to be served while the other ones did not even try to save him nor stop the hero from doing such a horrid act. They were all too afraid...much more afraid than facing the demeanor of the Gorgon itself.

”Count Rosewald stop that. We had enough troubles for the day. We had the Kurenai now don't we?” the priest exclaimed calming the hero down.

”HMM... YES. THE LITTLE GIRL.”

They then turned their faces to the stunned little girl, still holding on to her weapon Grendel.

”KID. COME WITH US... DONT WORRY, YOUR OLDER BROTHER SEEMS TO BE ALIVE. ” the hero said, but Shiro felt the otherwise...

She can't feel Jaiden's life.

She can't sense even the faintest of his presence.

”You... ”

”HUH?”

”I already warned you... not to have something to do with me,” the kid replied with a voice alike to that of a combination of a normal little girl and a demon's offspring.

”HMMM... SO YOU FINALLY PLAN ON MANIFESTING YOURSELF, THE SYNTHESIZED ANGEL, KURENAI. ATER ALL THESE YEARS, OUR KINGDOM'S RUN-AWAY ANGEL, WE MEET AGAIN... YOU EVEN CHOSE A KID TO BE YOUR BEARER.”

”Well, her parents from the second realm were the ones who gave me the privilege.”

”WELL, WHATEVER... GOOD THING I STILL HAVE THE GORGON WITH ME.”

”Did you think that that ugly creature would protect you from me? You insolent fool.” The girl races her head, only for them to see that she was showing a different aura of crimson, her left eye, now taken the color red and her thin hair slowly turning scarlet and her demeanor was not as fragile as earlier as it showed this new austere and deadpan expression.

The others stood back in fear, except for the priest and the hero himself...

”GAH GAH GAH! I WAS SUPPOSED TO GET YOU BACK TO THE KINGDOM AND DO THE RITES THERE, BUT I THINK I'LL DO IT... RIGHT HERE. I'LL JUST SAVE YOUR AROMATIC HEART FOR THE KING'S MEAL!” the hero spouted with the same unfazed and arrogant stature taking hold of his greatsword.

”Do as you wish...But, not like oni-chama... I'm not holding anything back”

”ONI-CHAMA? IS THAT THE BOY'S NAME? HOW PUTID OF A CHOICE.”

”No. It's what the girl likes to call him... Now then shall we advance to the desired climax?”