Chapter 4 - The Battle Ends (2/2)

”What? Are you really praying right now? Ha ha! This is perfect! Let's see if the god you're praying to will help you now!” He clenched two fingers and the thread around her head tightened, cutting lightly into her skin, causing blood to trickle down. The girl's mumbling grew louder and louder,

”Come!” With a shout she extended her hand, the threads cutting deeper, and from her palm a thin black blade cut through. As the blade came out a soft thud sounded next to the whiteboard. The boy looked over and saw that the bow girl's body had fallen from where it had been impaled, the sword nowhere to be seen. His head swiveled towards the katana girl and in her hand was her black katana.

With a twist of her wrist the threads holding her were cut. Her blade moved elegantly and soon it pointed at the thread boy. He dashed towards the whiteboard while throwing out his blades. Swiftly, in one movement, a light flashed and his blades fell to the floor. Clattering as they fell mid-air. Slowly backing away the thread boy looked scared.

”W-wait! We can talk this out, right? I'm sure we can take on Katos or whatever with both of u-” Before he had time to finish the katana girl did a forward slash and sliced off his head in one clean cut, it took a moment before the blood started flowing from his body but when it did she made sure to bathe in it.

Standing alone, covered in blood, the katana girl looked over to Katos. He had been watching everything unfold from where he had been in the beginning. Not moving a single step nor getting any blood on him.

”Well? I've finished. Grant me my wish and restore this classroom and everyone back to normal, no memories of this cursed event.” Waiting expectantly the katana girl watched as Katos didn't move.

”Hey-” she was cut off with a raise of his hand.

”Don't forget who you're talking to maggot.” The katana girl shut up instantly. ”Look, is everyone dead?”

”Yes?” Not sure why he was asking she began having second thoughts. Would this demon really grant her wish?

”Wrong.” He raised his hand and pointed to the corner where Reina had been hidden. Surprisingly it was the only area where there was no blood splattered everywhere, except for a frozen body.

”What do you mean?”

”Come out little wolf.” From where Reina was hidden, the objects around her were suddenly evaporated into dust and there she stood. Clean of blood and the horror that had just happened.

The katana girl was puzzled by how she didn't notice her. She had sensed the thread boy's illusion the moment he put it up, the poison on the dagger lodged into the longsword girl, and the self-destruction trap the bow girl had set up to kill the thread boy when certain conditions were met. How had she not noticed this trembling girl in the back?

'Probably because she doesn't have any killing intent, I didn't register her as an enemy', by giving herself an excuse she dismissed the point that maybe the 'trembling' girl was actually stronger and more rational that she looks.

Reina shot Katos a glare. By calling her a 'little wolf' he had almost blown her act. Looking a bit displeased at how the katana girl missed it Katos silently sighed and shook his head.

Relieved that she had missed it Reina relaxed a little bit.

”U-um…why, why is this happening?” *sniff* ”P-please…please stop...” *sniff* ”…all this killing…” Reina fell to her knees sobbing. Making sure to keep her scissors covered. She brought both hands over her face to cover for her lack of tears and slumped her shoulder, trying to be as small as possible.

Katos could barely hold it together. He turned around and pretended to examine the decimated bodies of the other students. Shaking ever so slightly, almost unnoticeable but, Reina saw it, and she knew the reason why he was slightly shaking.

”Katos, do I have to kill her?” The katana girl turned to face the same way as Katos. In this moment Reina poked her eyes with her fingers, stimulating tears to come out.

”Uh-yeah, she's in this classroom is she not?” Annoyed he turned around and faced Reina. ”I mean look at that 'terrifying' monster.” The katana girl turned as well and looked at Reina's pink swollen puppy eyes and the tears that littered her face.

”What do you mean 'terrifying monster'?” The katana girl looked at Reina and suddenly an urge to protect her rose from within her chest. Seemingly to bloom out of nowhere. Maybe it was an effect of her weapon like her combat abilities, despite never having held any kind of weapon before. She gripped her katana and walked over to Reina. Seeing as she was coming closer Reina flinched and squeezed her eyes shut, covering her head with her hands. The tears never ending. Seeing this the katana girl's heart softened again.

”I won't be able to kill her.” She let out a sigh. Pivoting on her heels she turned towards Katos. ”Instead I'll fight you.” Legs spread and katana pointing straight the fierceness in her eyes was replaced with the desire to protect. Seeing this Katos couldn't help but let out a stifled laugh.

”Do you think it's impossible for me to beat you?” The katana girl tightened her grip. ”You think that this is funny?”

”Yes, I find this very funny. Much more than I thought that I would.” Katos was grinning now. His eyes sparkled a little as he looked at the katana girl.

”Then let us be-” A sharp pain entered her side. ”W-what?” She looked down and saw Reina's scissors in her side, blood flowing out. ”I-I thought…you were...?”

”I'm what? Didn't everyone in the room get a weapon? Why let your guard down when it's possible that I could kill you?” Reina twisted the scissors and pulled them free. The katana girl leapt away from Reina. Her landing a little wobbly from the wound. Reina on the other hand was standing straight, jumping up and down lightly, and twisting her neck from side to side. It looked like she was getting ready to run a marathon, stretching, warming-up, and even taking the running position. The katana girl readied her stance which was more stable now.

Reina kicked off from the ground and sprinted towards the katana girl. Waiting for her chance to strike, the katana girl, watched as Reina dashed from side to side getting closer and closer. When she was close enough the katana girl swung her weapon to where Reina would be next but Reina twisted her body like a snake and changed directions at high speeds. Coming directly towards the katana girl Reina could feel her instincts take over as she did things she never knew she could do. Her hands reached for her scissors in one hand while the other grabbed one of the katana girl's arm, twisting it behind them and making the katana girl drop her weapon. Grunting the katana girl tried to struggle free and succeeded.

In their tussle Reina had managed to kick away the katana but, she also made sure not to let the katana girl chant and summon it. Throwing a left hook the katana girl didn't stop for a moment, dodging the blow like a feather Reina returned the left hook with a roundhouse kick knocking the katana girl down. On her knees the katana girl struck out her legs and swiveled her foot, trying to trip Reina. Flipping backwards Reina had the katana behind her and the katana girl in front of her.

Crouched down Reina shot out like a bullet towards the katana girl throwing kick after kick , punch after punch. The side wound was taking it's toll on the katana girl as she gradually got slower and her breathing becoming ragged. Reina was hoping on her feet, always moving.

”Well? Got anymore fight?” Reina mocked the katana girl by turning around and tapping her butt at the katana girl. Taking this chance the girl dashed forward hoping to catch Reina off guard and thrust out a flat palm, capable of cutting into rocks like butter. Reina didn't even look behind her as she twisted her arms around the other girl's. She stuck her knee out and pulled the katana girl that way, tripping her. With her back to the floor the katana girl tried to reverse Reina's grapple but failed.

Reina took out her scissors and twirled them around in a split second and jabbed them into the katana girl's left eye. Curling her body the katana girl used her feet to push Reina off of her, using that momentum she rolled backwards and stopped in a crouch. One hand went to her eye, warm blood flowed from her eye socket and her left eye ball was still connected to Reina's scissors. Reina swung her scissors to fling off the eyeball. As the eyeball hit the floor it bounced a bit before sliding further away on the bloodied floor.

Again Reina was jumping lightly, flexing her fingers and stretching her legs. The katana girl saw a dark glint to her right. This time Reina charged forward, faster than before. Dodging to the right and rolling the katana girl's hand closed against a familiar hilt. Still crouched she stayed low and dashed, letting her blade swing out in front of her. Reina jumped backwards. As her feet touched the ground she launched herself toward the katana girl scissors bared. The katana girl swung her blade at Reina but her scissors parried the blade.

”These aren't so bad.” Closing the distance between them in another step Reina brought the scissors close and stabbed the katana girl's chest. Falling backwards the katana girl brought the hilt of the katana to block the incoming scissors. Mid thrust Reina suddenly changed directions, a sharp 90-degree turn brought Reina's scissors into the katana girl's right leg. Jabbing through flesh Reina twisted her scissors inside of the katana girl's leg to make the wound bigger. Reina jumped backwards avoiding the katana. A wound appeared on her check as a small line of blood trickled down. Reina reached up and touched her cheek, warm blood covering her fingers. She became excited.

”Come on, done already? I was just warming up.” Reina mocked again. The katana girl didn't react to Reina's mockery this time. She readied her stance, slightly crouched with her blade raised and pointing towards the floor. Looking like a still mountain. Reina was on the offensive again. As Reina moved towards the katana girl she kept her movements random. To the left, right, a feint, left, she moved forward. The katana girl's eyes followed Reina wherever she went. She slashed to her right and there was Reina.

Reina had used her scissors to block the blade and instantly used her other hand to jab into the katana girl's leg wound. Wincing the pressure on Reina's scissors lifted slightly and she slid her scissors against the blade coming closer to the katana girl. Stopping at the hilt Reina's scissors seemed to come alive. Like a snake it wound around the guard, over her arms, and towards her face. The katana girl barely had time to flick her head away from the scissor's open blades. One blade missed but the other gouged into her flesh and continued straight through, cutting her ear in half horizontally, and leaving a nasty wound on the katana girl's face.

With half of her face covered in blood and the numbing pain in her ear the katana girl let go of her katana and slipped away from Reina. Putting distance between them she covered her leg like a wounded animal, frenzied and scared. Sweat formed on her forehead. She hadn't felt fear fighting anyone else, even when she was surrounded by people she was calm but, every inch of her body was screaming at her to run away, to not fight. The katana girl shook her head and steadied herself.

'What would all this killing mean if she just gave up at the end?'. Her eyes full of conviction she readied herself for Reina's next attack. A flash of light to her right caused the katana girl to stiffen and as she was turning to face the right a black shadow leapt at her from the left. Without her left eye she had a huge blind spot but the katana girl had been prepared. Feinting to look at the right she shifted and whipped her body around to parry against an attack but nothing came. The attack to the right had been Reina. Seeing as how her distraction worked Reina collided with the katana girl's back, pushing her to the floor and grabbing both hands behind the katana girls back. As her face violently crashed into the floor the katana girl's nose broke and blood began to fall from it, dripping to the floor. The katana girl struggled but Reina's iron grip was impossible to escape from a second time. Realizing that it was futile the katana girl stopped resisting.

”Kill me. I have lost.” The katana girl resided to her fate. Reina was victorious.

”Sure.” Without pausing for another moment Reina's scissors pierced the katana girl's neck, breaking through to the other side. Soft gasping noises whistled out of the girl's throat. Twitching, her body struggled to breath, then she went still. Sliding her scissors from the other girl's throat she wiped the blood on the katana girl's body. As she stood up she looked at Katos.

”Now what?” Katos looked at Reina full of curiosity.

”What was your weapon?” He eyed Reina up and down. Only seeing that she had a big pair of black scissors in one hand. ”Don't tell me it's those large scissors?” Reina shrugged and nodded. ”Great! That's great. Oh man!” Katos hugged his stomach and continued to laugh. He bent over, with a hand covering his mouth, his laughs still audible. ”Y-your wish?” He barely got the words out in between breaths of laughter.

”Well…”