46 Hana and Maxene (1/2)
Walking out of a residence modified to have a more zen, oriental feel was a Japanese beauty. This woman was the one known as the Demon Flower. Derived from her name, Hana, which means flower and the fact that once in battle, she dances around like a possessed demon, harvesting even EHZs and ETZs like wheat.
So-hee, who was just about to head of somewhere as well, spotted her and asked. ”Hana, headed somewhere?”
”Mn. I'm heading south to Siquijor island. I heard the inhabitants of that island were requesting for help, and Lord Luna wanted to secure that island in case the terrorists to the South take over and use it as a launch pad to attack us. Boni and Elise are heading North to Iloilo City in Panay Island as well to look for more survivors and supplies.”
”Yes, I'm actually headed North together with Yu-jin, Sang-hwa, and the rest. Will you be alright?” So-hee was considering asking Boni if he could accompany Hana should she ask for it.
”It'll be fine, Siquijor is a tiny island anyway, I shouldn't take long.” Noticing her good intentions, Hana gave out a rare smile. The people in the streets who saw it couldn't help but stare.
Suddenly, as if a huge, wriggling cloud blocked out the Sun, an adorable voice could be heard from above.
”Hohoho! Worry not, I shall accompany Tita Hana!*” Suddenly a small figure jumped down from the Dragon-serpent from around four stories high, landing with style, on a half kneeling position, her head down, and both arms stretched upwards, forming a ”V”, as if she was a bird about to take flight. ”Maxene is here!” after her introduction, Dragon-serpent from above roared too, as if to introduce himself as well as he flew down and curled around Maxene, blocking the whole road. ”Oh yeah, there's this guy too.”
Angry Bakunawa looked at Maxene as if aggrieved that he was called ”this guy.”
Hana, So-hee andthe people around were staring at disbelief at this little lady. Did she really have to do such a grand entrance? How long as she been practicing that? Who taught her this? As soon as they asked that last question in their head, the image of Boni grinning doing a 'thumbs up' appeared in their heads.
”M-Maxene-dono. Are you sure you don't mind?”
”Not at all! Besides, if you travel via land it'll take hours, but if we ride my 'luxury suite' boy here, it'll only take 30 minutes!”
”Luxury... suite?” So-hee was confused. This was normal, after all, not a lot of people knew about the pocket dimension inside Angry Bakunawa. It wasn't because it was top-secret, rather it was because it was only recently discovered.
”Yes!” Looking towards Angry Bakunawa, Maxene cleared his throat. ”Ahem. OPEN SESAME!” A groan could be heard from the Dragon-serpent as it reluctantly opened it's mouth as a huge spatial gate opened as he willed it.
”See? Let's go! We're off to an adventure!”
”Thank you, Maxene-dono.” Hana bowed as she offered her gratitude. This would cut their travel time a lot shorter.
”No problem! I was headed to Mt. Kanlaon to tame some more beasts anyway. I'm sure Siquijor has some as well. Let's go!”
Hana slightly bowed towards So-hee. ”Ittekimasu!”
”Safe travels, Hana, Maxene.” So-hee waved as the two entered the spatial gate.
Inside...
Hana was quite surprised the moment she got to see what was inside. Besides the lounge area the space in side was farther than what her eyes could see. Although it might not be big enough to fit the whole Moon in it, she had no doubt that it would once Angry Bakunawa evolved further.
Maxene's setup here was basically fancier than any airline. This was basically a house, complete with all the amenities, from what would be considered basic to luxury in an airline. If one didn't need or want to comprehend the space through the spatial linings within this dimension, it could be transformed into a 360 degree vision of the outside world. It was truly a sight to behold.