LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow Spin-Off - Firenza Junior - Nio

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 LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow Spin-Off

 Firenza Junior

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 LOTM: Sword of Kings AA Final - Eckidina Arc

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 Episode 9.5 of Season 2

 Suggest to read together with Death Arc 

 Episode 23.5 - Nio 

 Previous Crossover: LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow & Sword of Kings Crossover - The Corbin Files

 Previous Crossover Episode: LOTM: Crossover - The Corbin Files - Chapitre Douze et Fin (Final)

 Previous Episode: LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow Spin-Off - Firenza Junior - Return of Old Friends 

 Also tie-in with: LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow - Death Arc

 Previous Death Arc Episode: LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow Horsemen Saga - Jenny Mills 

Previously on Firenza Junior...
(Vital Parts Only)



<p style="text-align:center;"> - Noelle Bor: Previously on Firenza Junior...

<p style="text-align:center;"> 3 days ago

<p style="text-align:center;"> Spain

<p style="text-align:center;"> Catalonia

<p style="text-align:center;"> Barcelona 

<p style="text-align:center;"> A mob leader's mansion 

''Raising a large sphere hammer that charged with golden electricity, Eva smashed the enemies right in front of her. Those people were several corrupt officials who were affiliated with the underworld, taking the wealth of people for themselves while they escaped the law and lived in lazy life.''
 * Eva: Crack... you... all!
 * Eva: Those Mafusa Gang scums are here, killing and plundering, just because of your ignorance! I'll make you pay!



Electrocuting several guards of KnightWalker Family down ruthless, Eva punched them with her elbow and smashed their head with her hammer, killing them. In the blink of mist surfacing from the scorched bodies, Adam Frankenstein went out and looked around to the dead bodies of corrupt officials and the KnightWalker Family guards with a cold and grim face that showed no remorse. ''Eva, however, still clenched her teeth and bit her lips. She did not answer to Adam, but tears started to fell from her eyes.''
 * Eva: Men talk too much.
 * Adam: Eva, that's enough.
 * 65603629_p0_master1200.jpgAdam: You've done a good job. Next, we'll play St. Nicolas to send those money to the vagrants under our care.

Not only she was drenched in her rage and began to feel disgusted for the corruption around the world caused by the World War III's breakout, but Eva was also fueled of hatred towards some human citizens she saw, who were showing no gratitude at all. ''Adam sighed and went to Eva, before he patted her shoulder and tried to comfort her. For now, Eva served as someone who could make Adam find some peace inside, while Adam would also comfort Eva when she was feeling negative.'' ''As Adam and Eva was lamenting about humanity's both light side and dark side they saw during their rebellion, they were approached by heavy footsteps. They turned back and saw Yuri Barnes, who used his magic to make money bags in the room float in the sky.'' ''While speaking his words, Yuri summoned a large blue portal and sent the money bags into it. Then, the portal started to disappear after the last of money bag was sent into it. Then, Yuri grinned and looked around in the house. Eva was trying to tear gold from the pillar beside it, and Adam was helping her.'' ''Casually smiling while looking around, Yuri showed his own casual side beneath his serious appearance, which firmly annoyed Eva. She then grabbed a large golden microphone, probably made of pure gold, and lifted it to Yuri as if she was ready to punch Yuri with it.'' ''Hearing Eva's menacing words, Yuri immediately opened his magic book as soon as he returned back to his normal serious self. He then used his magic power and brute force combined together to tear down the gold decorations on the walls and pillars.'' Eva threw the golden microphone on a large pile of gold and gems she torn down behind her, before she start tearing down the gems on furniture. ''It was worth noting that when Eva first met Yuri on the streets, Yuri considered her hostile and shot her with magic spells immediately. Then, Adam arrived to help her and fought against the magician until the misunderstanding was solved.'' Yuri seemed embarrassed and tried to look away. Hearing this, Eva could not say anything to respond Yuri's sarcastic words, and so she focused herself on the work. ''Leaping on the wall all of a sudden, Eva leaped on the wall and stood on the wall with one foot. She then extended her long arms and reached towards the ceiling. Then, she grabbed a large gold dragon statue decorated on the center of ceiling.'' Eva then torn the dragon statue down and threw it to the pile of trophies.
 * Eva: Only if they say "thank you." Is it really hard to say such words?
 * Leon.(Fire.Emblem).full.1905614.jpgAdam: There're still good people in this world. Think about those victims. I bet they'll show gratitude when we send the money to them. After all, we need those money to pave way for our next phase of rebellion against Melancholia and her rule.
 * Yuri: I'll make them teleported to our vault, and we'll separate them to those poor. After all, those impressive Catalonians told us the address of these corrupt officials and made you two succeeded in today's daily mission as our secret agents, knowing all things in the streets. They should be rewarded instead of suffered.
 * Yuri: I personally did not try to join your cause, Mr. & Ms. Frankenstein, but your appearance, abilities and loyalty towards Maria Arzonia's faction draw my own interest. As we shared the similar goal in this part, I guess if we work together, we would cause great effect and make a difference to the world, don't you think so, huh?
 * Eva: Come and help us or I'll--- OR I'LL BEAT YOU SO HARD THAT EVEN CHUCK NORRIS WILL BE IMPRESSED!
 * Yuri: Violence never solves anything.
 * Eva: YOU'RE THE ONE WHO SHOOT ME WITH YOUR SPELLS!!!
 * Yuri: That's self-defense.
 * Eva: Self-de...
 * Eva: After this work, we'll sell these gold to the renewed Merc Market in exchange for money and supplies. We need to buy food, cloths and weapons. The prices recently becomes freakish high... Anyway, I know the Merc Market is perhaps an illegal place, but in this world, in this war...
 * Eva: ... if you want to survive...

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Eva: ... YOU MUST BE AN OUTLAW IN SPECIAL OCCASION AFTER ALL!!! '

Walking in the dark night street carefully under their disguise, Eva, Yuri and Adam walked one by one in a narrow alley.
 * 63936184_p0_master1200.jpgEva: Sorry that I threw that kind of tantrum in front of you, Yuri. I was in a bad mood and I'm still trying to control my own impulse. Please accept my apologies.

''Eva was holding a large lantern and led the way. Behind them the mansion was on fire, but it was already nothing but a barren house with no property inside it after Adam, Eva and Yuri plundered the house and burned it down.'' ''Standing at the rear of the trio, Adam was swinging his axe every ten seconds in order to prevent some bad things happened, like an ambush. He was wearing a large set of armor, with a silver helmet in medieval style covered his face.'' Speaking in a deep but vigorous voice, Adam then thought about Eckidina KnightWalker, the person who tried to use him as her tool, as well as the very same person who plunged the entire world into the Third World War, before he clenched his fist.
 * Yuri: That's nothing. I'm just showing a little concern on how you do things. I know Arzonia hates those corrupt officials and mobsters, as you told me she was among their victims as well...
 * Najimi_ajimu_by_lolnagisa-d994j5k.pngAdam: Although they're humans, they has to die. Now, it's war era and there's no rule after all. More people will live and the world will be a better place with those blood-sucking leeches in human skin gets torn apart. Besides, if we are murderers, and what will that Eckidina be? She killed more than we do, but none of them out of righteous reasons...
 * Adam: As soon as I find out where she currently is...

<p style="text-align:center;">' - (???): Those Catholic Rebels are clearly fools. I doubt if they ever did any body analysis. '

''A sudden female voice came from nowhere, which scared Yuri and Adam. They immediately looked at Eva, who was panicked and acted innocently as well.'' Eva had to keep her voice down so that the trio won't be discovered by Melancholia's troops, as none of them sure that there won't be Papal Knights patrolling the streets in at least two blocks away.
 * Eva: I didn't say anything.

''Eva then noticed that they were standing beside a window, and then she waved her hand to Yuri and Adam. Immediately, they hid themselves at the right side of the window, looking at the person talking inside. It was a black haired young woman with pale skin and red eyes, dressing in Gothic lolita dress.'' ''Adam narrowed her gaze and bit his lips, shocked. Eva saw the face of the woman and had the similar expression.'' A moment later, they heard Celestia speaking once again, this time with a much clearer tone.
 * Yuri: That's...
 * Adam: That's Celestia Ludenberg...
 * Eva: Celestia Ludenberg? But... but how come? I heard she died by murder...
 * Celestia: Arzonia and her fanatic followers are all idiots... What they just discovered as a body was just a doppelganger created by Mother Superior, who kept assaulting their base, while I was recovering from those bee stings in my bed. Mary Spencer might never know she stabbed a fake with that blade, which gave her blood lust.

"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

While overhearing this, Adam, Eva and Yuri were all shocked by Celestia's words, but they alreayd held their tongue in order to avoid themselves from being discovered. Celestia then spoke more, unknowing that Adam, Eva and Yuri were overhearing her words. On the other side of the phone, Nio Hashiri spoke in a wicked giggle. Hearing those Celestia grinned in malice and had her face darkened.
 * Bamba_Shinya_ep2.jpgEva: (think) * Huh? A doppelganger created by Melancholia? *
 * Celestia: Uh-huh, yes, Nio, I know. Now, the doppelganger of Vento of the Front is about to be finished, in order to torment Maria. Besides, I need to tell you that we need to create... just another large series of doppelgangers that resembles Shinya Banba in both appearance and personality, in order to confuse Sumireko Hanabusa and kill her, as you told me that she betrayed us.
 * Nio: (phone) [What if those doppelganger were killed instantly? All of them?]

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Celestia: That will mark the beginning of another hell. '

''Celestia then let out a cryptic smile and looked at a card with the Ace of Spade on it, that lied on her table. She picked it up with a smile.'' Celestia then put the Ace of Spade card back onto her table after using it to make a pun about Carl, and then she sharpened her gaze.
 * Celestia:​ Our tool now is Carl Robinson, and I heard his code name in the family is "As de Picas", the Ace of Spade. Interesting. However, as your plan instigates itself, Nio, our tools will include my doppelganger, dying and lying in the Catholic Rebels' morgue.

''Eva immediately stepped back in terror as she heard Celestia talking about the doppelganger, and she immediately ran away as soon as possible. Adam and Yuri noticed her face of terror as she started to leave the place.''
 * Celestia: According to the original setting, the replica of mine shall turn into a mutated monster in the morgue if Arzonia Family members do nothing on it at all. I hope no one shall remind them to cremate it. This is inspired by our previous Frankenstein's Monster series  Eckidina created, but the resurrection requires no electricity, and those resurrected monster shall be immune to electricity, unlike the previous prototypes... Ha, that would be wonderful if they becomes our allies in later projects.

However, Adam and Yuri did not leave immediately since they discovered that Celestia spoke something else in a face fueled in malice. Starting to laugh like a complete psychopath and ending the communication, Celestia turned back and looked at the window. She found no one outside, only wind that came into her room.
 * Celestia: Oh? You mean Carl went berserk? Quite successful. He'll brutalize his own comrades while we stand by and watch! See you later, Nio! HAHAHAHAHA!

Relieved, Celestia looked at the ceiling via rolling her eyes, holding her phone in her hands. Celestia then lifted her sides of lips casually.
 * Celestia: I thought there were people listening to me... It turns out that it's just me, after all.

<p style="text-align:center;"> 2 minutes later  <p style="text-align:center;"> Two blocks away 

Meanwhile, Yuri and Adam already followed Eva's running pace and ran about two blocks away in a speed like wind, before they stopped in another alley to catch their breath. ''Adam closed his eyes and looked aside, feeling angry that there was a very similar project now going on under Michael's administration. Adam hated to think about this, as this project which put him into life also put him into misery, for being a monster created from the dead and nobody ever wanted.''
 * Adam: Michael must have lost his mind totally. The Frankenstein's Monster series... That's what he forced my father to produced, and I was once among those monsters.

''Eva shared the similar origin story with Adam, and thus she understood how he felt. She sighed and looked at Adam with sympathy.'' Adam narrowed his gaze as he immediately put his helmet back on his head.
 * Adam: Yuri... take Eva back to our base and try to warn Maria about the doppelgangers. Contact the Russian Resistance HQ right now.

<p style="text-align:center;"> - Adam: But before that, please teleport me to Ukraine.

With so many questions inside his own head, Patriarch Krans R. Tsarskiy, the Russian Patriarch who was believed to be dead, now covered himself inside a cloak as he slowly walked into an alley, right behind another tall blond man with armor.
 * Leon.(Fire.Emblem).full.2030322.jpgKrans: What do you mean? I can't tell Maria Arzonia the blood within Carl is a kind of demonic material when I meet her again? How did the Witch Cult found me, anyway?

It was 5 hours since the young patriarch was saved by that mysterious man with the helmet. The companion of Krans, who was wearing in an armor immediately showed his finger and hushed to Krans, as they leaned into an alley.
 * ???: Hush.

''There were two inquisitors leading a march of Papal Knight brigade passing the alley. The armored man looked at the guards as they passed by them, without noticing neither of the two people.'' ''The blond man sighed as he looked at the night sky. Krans was bitterly looked at him and narrowed his eyes.'' ''Hearing Patriarch calling his full name in anger, Yuri Barnes then turned back and narrowed his gaze, facing Krans in a serious manner. The man named Yuri Barnes met Patriarch Krans moments after he made a pact with the Witch Cult for help.''
 * Demon_invasion_by_aon616-d7cclfr.jpg???: That was close.
 * Krans: Now, answer my question. I don't want to make us get into such a fight since we should be allies... Mr. Yuri Barnes.

''As Yuri was walking in the streets looking for something, he knocked into Krans, who walked out from the Witch Cult's hideout in disguise, right after Gaius Phoenix went back to tell Katya about Maria's message. As soon as he heard Maria went to face Melancholia, Krans ran out of the house almost immediately, and that's when and how he met Yuri.'' With a sad face, ​Krans then went on following Yuri into the deeper place of the alley, making sure that they won't be discovered if there was another group of Papal Knights arrived and heard what they were discussing about. ''Enraged, ​Krans clenched his fists. His finger nailed into his hand so hard that his hand began to bleed. Some bluish liquid tained his glove. Krans then looked down on his hand, and suddenly, he widened his gaze.''
 * Yuri: * sigh * Your Holiness, I just don't get it. Why do you try so hard trying to involve yourself into such a whirlpool? Those demons that were connected to Carl's blood has the power beyond your own imagination, and not even Michael Langdon can compare to it. Melancholia shall burn herself when she tried to negotiate with those demons...
 * Yuri: As for Carl, the black demonic material that was inside Carl's blood has no cure. You can't save him, but you and Arzonia can save yourselves. Therefore, think about Arzonia and Matt Butcher. You really want them to be involved into a greater danger while being chased by the Catholic Church all around the world? 

''All of a sudden, Krans remembered that during the battle three days ago, Carl somehow became weaker and regained his sense for a while when in touch of his blue blood. Krans lit up his eyes and realized that things could go better.'' ​However, before Krans could finish, Yuri raised his hand and interrupted his words. Krans narrowed his gaze harder, as Yuri raised his hand and summon a portal. ''Krans sighed in dismay. He was so curious about those mysteries inside his head and it almost made him out of his mind. His own blue blood, which somehow had effects on Carl's rampage, as well as its possible cause - the Elemental Armatization - as well as its origin story, all combined together and formed an enormous question mark on Krans' head. Besides, Krans had no idea who this man was, other than Yuri's introduction on himself.''
 * Krans: But my blue blood...
 * Yuri: I don't know about your blood, but I can assure you that it can only weaken its effects, but it cannot reverse it or nullify it. You should be lucky that Carl was not fully transformed into demonic, as I assume he has such a nerve of steel... but I doubt if it can hold him for too long.
 * Yuri: There's no time to explain this. We need to hurry ourselves. Michael Langdon and all of those Inquisitors under his service made this place into a state of total curfew, and we can't stay here for too long.



When Krans first met him in the streets, Yuri claimed to be a sorcerer who was hunting for all sort of evil in the world and once was connected to the Witch Cult, but that was only things Yuri could tell Krans.

However, as Yuri said, it was neither the time nor the place to ask more about this for now. Yuri walked one step towards the portal, but Krans immediately went forward and grabbed Yuri's own wrist in desperation. ''Yuri turned back to face Krans, stopping himself from entering the portal completely. Krans closed his eyes and sighed in sadness.'' ''Yuri looked at Krans, who was very persistent on the problems of Carl. Yuri did not know what to say about this and closed his eyes.'' ''Holding a large magic book in his hand, Yuri then turned back to the portals and closed his eyes. Krans deduced that the High Priestess was '' ''Krans widened his gaze as Yuri spoke the above words. Yuri's words made him delighted as he saw some hope in making Carl be freed from Michael and Melancholia's manipulation.'' Yuri answered with a cryptic smile.
 * Krans: Where are we heading to?
 * Yuri: Your Holiness...
 * Krans: If you can't find a way to cure Carl, then I'll find it myself, and I solemnly swear that I shall not tell Arzonia or her friends about this so-called Blackness that was inside Carl's blood... However, Mr. Barnes, at least you need to help Carl and free him from Melancholia's own control.
 * Yuri: I can't understand why the High Priestess would be persuaded by you and deal with Melancholia & Michael together alongside Catholic Rebels.
 * Yuri: Fine, I'll join your cause, but I'm highly uncertain. However, our first priority is to rescue Maria Arzonia from Melancholia. I'll take you to someone we can rely on.
 * Krans: That means you'll help us in freeing Carl from those manipulations?
 * Yuri: Sort of.
 * Krans: Who will you take me to?

<p style="text-align:center;"> - Yuri: The man in helmet.

''In confusion, Krans immediately narrowed his gaze as he tilt his head a little bit towards the left. Krans then remembered that a man who wore helmet not only saved him, but also sent him to the Witch Cult.''
 * 3217266-fm-d.pngKrans: The man in helmet?

The man also sent the Witch Cult an information about a possible alliance Melancholia made with the mysterious demon army the Witch Cult fought against. Yuri then sighed and went into the portal. Right after Yuri went into the portal, Krans then carefully went into the portal as well, while he start putting his hand on his chin as a large drop of sweat on his head began to fall.
 * Krans: You mean that man who saved me and sent me to Katya?
 * Leon.(Fire.Emblem).full.2228322.jpgYuri: The information he sent was gather by me. With those information, he was supposed to make Katya be careful to Melancholia, not to make her fight that woman, but you persuaded Katya to join your cause... Now, I have to make another plan to join this cause, so that we'll end Melancholia's evil reign as soon as possible.
 * Yuri: Anyway, this boat is made, after all, but from this day on, Melancholia shall make the Witch Cult on her enemy list. Now, let's go.
 * Krans: So I messed it all up? Oh, but I have no choice...

<p style="text-align:center;"> 2 days ago 

<p style="text-align:center;"> Ukraine 

<p style="text-align:center;"> Kirv 

<p style="text-align:center;"> New Russian Resistance HQ 

<p style="text-align:center;"> Russian Orthodox Church Library 

''Sitting inside the library, Maria was reading a large book in front of her while sitting in front of her desk, doing note. Sweats were filling her forehead and her lips were pale as a piece of paper. So far, she's the only reader in this library, but there was another person inside the library, looking for her.'' ''After arriving at the library looking for the current new leader of Catholic Rebels and the New Arzonia Family, Duchess Astharoshe Asran was standing beside Maria for ten minutes, as she looked at this young lady working so hard taking some notes from the books she read. Maria was so concentrated that she hardly noticed Duchess Asran was beside her.'' ''Asran frowned her eyebrows as she sighed, looking at the book beside Maria. The books was full of all sort of magic artifacts as well as demonic curses, and Maria was looking for a way to find out the curse of Carl. However, so far, what she found was not enough in her mind. Maria immediately closed the book in frustration. She then covered her face with her gloved hand...'' Interrupting Asran as if she never heard anything, Maria then stood up from her chair, leaving her notebook being opened. Duchess Asran took a glance at Maria's notebook, and she saw several sections such as " Seal of Sins ", " Wind Armatus ", " Elemental Armatization ", " Vykos ", and she wide opened her gaze.
 * Asran: Oh, Arzonia...
 * 87439.jpgMaria: At least, at the very least, this library is spared from our previous battle, preventing ourselves from losing a chance - a chance to look for a way to strike back as soon as we recover .
 * TOB.full.2044615.jpg: Maria, I was thinking if we can go out and have some meal? I have something important to tell you. I know a nice restaurant nearby called--
 * Maria: There's something wrong with Carl... and I MUST find out why... and I have so much question in my mind, not only Carl.
 * Asran: Maria, the New USSR had took away most of the books the Orthodox Church possessed... These are only books about curses we have in this library.
 * Asran: (think) * Hmm? The Seal of Sins? The Wind Armatus? Those are connected to Patriarch Krans' powers, but what is this " Vykos "? *

In fact, Maria believed that those were connected the magical power of Patriarch Krans Romа́n Tsarskiy, as he somehow possessed with two powerful artifacts.

''Maria then put her hand on her desk, trying to cool herself down from her rage. She then looked up to Duchess Asran with a pair of teary eyes.'' Maria then slipped herself back on her chair like a tired snake falling from the desk, looking at the ceiling with a sigh. ''Maria could not continue anymore. She immediately stumbled up and went all the way to Duchess Asran, hugging her and starting to cry like a child. Duchess Asran sensed Maria's sorrow.''
 * Maria: Oh, I've working so hard studying Carl's situation, but there are only vague description on these books... Oh, I wonder if there are some other books in Moscow, but considering that's King Hamdo's territory, we can't risk ourselves...
 * Maria: Now there's too many questions remains unanswered. Patriarch Krans just possessed some kind of elemental power in our previous battle, becoming some kind of divine being like me, albeit possessing wind magic instead of fire magic. I need to figure it as well since it might... be our chance to fight back! What should I do? What should I...

''After the previous loss, Maria's emotions and mental state became more and more unstable, as she turned more and more emotional to the point of being easily frustrated and later bursted into tears. Her refinement, calmness, maturity and grace began to shatter. Asran then hugged Maria tighter and began to comfort her.'' ''Hearing this, Maria took a deep breath as she began to calm herself down from her own self-scolding emotions. She then started to wipe tears away from her eyes though she was still sobbing, and Asran looked at her separated themselves, as Maria took a look at the note.'' ''Maria then closed the notebook and put her into a bag beside her. She then turned to face Asran once again, as the latter looked at her and sighed.'' Asran then took a paper note from her pocket and gave it to Maria, who was observing it silently with curiosity. ''Maria narrowed her gaze and viewed the letter again and again with great care. She then put the letter on the table once again.'' Asran crossed her arms and narrowed her own gaze in a serious face. Maria looked aside and sighed, interrupting what Asran was about to say.
 * Asran: Don't cry... Don't cry... I know how you feel, but crying won't solve anything, Maria.
 * Maria: I'm sorry, Lady Asran. I didn't mean it to lash out at you.
 * 2012072023155367.jpgAsran: That's okay. By the way, Maria, I guess you need to take a look at this stuff. It was send by Lord Vaclav Havel.
 * Maria: That spy of ours inside Melancholia's faction?
 * Asran: Lord Vaclav said that there was some kind of handcuffs crafted from some unearthly material to restrain Guide Spirits' and Magician's power. Those handcuffs are all produced by Langdon Orphans and the workers they hired. Vaclav said that he never found out who exactly produced those materials, but he said they some Orphans mentioned a man named "Marlos". I believe this man could be connected to such a project.
 * Maria: It's apparent that Michael has even more connections that not even some of the most intelligent people on our planet ever know about this... After all, he has the Grand Grimoire, and he can travel across time and dimensions to find connections. What do you propose?
 * Asran: I propose a false surrender, but of course after we clean up all Carl's messes. This plan needs you to falsely give yourself in, so that you can infiltrate Melancholia's own facility and seek out her plan. Since you're now a Spirit Guide, Melancholia WILL use that kind of handcuff to cuff you, but don't worry. We'll make you a new pair of boots with special high heels, and those heels shall be the key to uncuff anything as it can shape-shift...

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Maria: Anyway, you want me to get that cuff with the information, right? '

Asran then leaned forward and whispered to Maria about her further plans. ''Maria, however, sharpened her eyes and glared at Asran in menace. Asran immediately stopped speaking and tried to maintain her calmness.'' ''Asran, however, shook her head and sighed. Asran didn't get angry with Maria, since Maria did have a point that she won't go into enemy territory alone.'' ''Maria then sighed and put the hand in her pocket. She picked out a golden locket that was multi-layered in its interior, filling with photos. It was left by Maria's own mother, who gave it to Maria before she died.''
 * ToB_Teresa_Artwork2i.pngAsran: Exactly.
 * Asran: What draws my attention is the material and the production method of this handcuff, which can somehow restrain magic manas. I guess if we do further research on the cuff, we may know how to defeat Melancholia and even Michael, twisting the table. It only needs you to say yes.
 * Maria: You want me to get to Melancholia alone? I don't think this is such a bright idea, since I cannot leave Matt and Magilou and many others, facing the disadvantage alone. Sorry for my impolite expression, but that really makes me like a reckless and simple-minded idiot.
 * Astharoshe_Asran,_normal_Trinity_Blood_11-066.jpgAsran: I understand how you fell, but this is perhaps the only chance to twist the table... No, maybe even that "one of the" is absent. You cannot take anyone to any of Melancholia's facility. This can only cause them to be alerted, and then it'll compromised all of us. If one day, this kind of chance came, we can at least take one of their cuffs... so that we can let them hoist by their own petard. This plan needs you alone to win. Everything now depends on you.

''Opening the locket, Maria observed layer after layer, looking at all those photos of all those people she cared about inside, first her own mother, then Vento of the Front, and then Matt, and then Magilou, then Mikan Tsumiki, and then Noelle Bor... and finally... Carl Robinson.''

''Maria then let out a sad smile, before her face turned serious once more. She closed her locket and held it firmly into her clenched fist.'' Maria then stood up from her desk, walking pass the gloomy candlelight.
 * Maria: You're right, Lady Asran. I need to do this. I don't know if I can become Houdini, but for all my friends, I have to meet her alone... even it means a brief interaction.

<p style="text-align:center;"> - Maria: Please show me those boots.



Then, after taking a deep breath, Eva started to cool herself down from her feisty temper. ''​Eva then sat back on her seat and seemed much more relent than seconds before. She then looked at Krans after keeping five seconds of silence.'' Krans heard this and immediately put his hand into his pocket, and he immediately picked up the Elemental Seal he used to turn himself an elemental being. ''Yuri widened his eyes in curiosity and looked at the emerald seal, while Eva showed some interest as well. She leaned closer and narrowed her gaze with a serious expression, looking at the crest as if she's a serious, strict and duty-driven archaeologist like Dr. Zahi Hawass.'' Krans sat back on his seat as well before putting his crest back into his pocket.
 * Eva: Fine, I hope they can manage it. I was so surprised that Melancholia was planning such a massive set of plots in order to take us down, and the blood of Firenza Junior could possibly only be one of them. Who knows what she's got in her store.
 * Eva: Patriarch Krans, the reason that we, particularly that man in helmet, save you is that we discovered some power inside your blood as well, possibly influenced by your elemental artifact, which somehow weakened Carl's blood. I guess we can use your blood as some sort of ingredient to make cures.
 * Krans: You mean this one?
 * Eva: Yes, it is. It is said that you performed formidable power using this seal, but it costed your own stamina as well, causing you being unable to handle Carl's berserk attack. How did you find it?

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Krans: I didn't find it, actually. This is one of my late mother's two legacies. '

''Eva heard this and immediately expressed some surprised expression on her face. She closed her eyes and sighed, confusing Krans.'' ''Eva then silently opened her eyes. Her eyes had different color, one was orange, and one was blue. Inside the dark and gloomy room, they were like shining amber and sapphire that illuminate the mood.''
 * Krans: What is it, Eva?
 * Eva: I once met someone this kind of power at the day I was born... or being created. The difference is that * she * always carries this kind of power related to elemental air. This crest might have some relations to her.
 * Krans: She? What is her name?



<p style="text-align:center;">' - Eva: Her name is Aerisi Kalinoth, my beloved mother. '

(- Narrator: For more information of Eva's creation, please check the episode of LOTM: Crossover - The Corbin Files - Chapitre Cinq, the episode which the destroyed Bride of Frankenstein was brought back to the life by Aerisi.) ''Just as Krans was thinking and Eva was telling him all those information patiently, the door opened, and heavy footstep followed with noises like metals that slammed the floor. Krans, Yuri and Eva stopped their discussion and all laid eyes at the door.'' ''Hearing this, Krans immediately stood up and walked to the cavalry with silver armor, with a smile full of gratitude. He extended his hand to the man with helmet and shook his hand.'' ''The man with the helmet spoke in a deep and dark tone, but he was polite and calm. Even so, anyone could be scared by his menacing figure. He was a towering man, nearly eight feet tall, and carried a large sword that anyone could feel impressed by his vigor.'' ''The man then slowly removed his helmet and revealed his face. Patriarch widened his eyes in surprise, but he was not scared by the person's appearance. He was just surprised since they met before, and then his face turned into a smile.''
 * Eva: However, that's a story for another day. I don't know anything about the mysterious power inside your own blood, or its blue color, or its relation of the artifact that your mother gave you, but I can assure you that if we need to stop such a madness of Melancholia, the cure may lies within your veins.
 * Yuri: Oh, well, finally, your savior arrived, Your Holiness.
 * ???: Glad to see you well, Your Holiness.
 * Krans: Thanks for saving my life, this Mister...
 * Krans: Oh, it's you... old friend.

''Anyone would be shocked by the man's scary face and stayed back to him, but due to Krans' nature, he would never be bother by anything with physical deformity. Besides, the man's sallow and scary face cannot nullify the gratitude inside Krans. Without this man, he would have died.''



<p style="text-align:center;">' - Adam Frankenstein: Just call me Adam. '

​Krans answered with a smile. Adam Frankenstein, the most important partner of Eva Frankenstein, as well as a homunculus created by the late Dr. Frakenstein's experiment under the manipulation of Eckidina KnightWalker, was now following a mission with Eva in Western Europe, and they wasn't being seen by Russian Resistance for almost two months ever since their departure.
 * Saber.(Fate.Prototype).full.2079128.jpgKrans: Nice to meet you, Adam.

Smiled back, Adam looked at the Patriarch for one second before he started to speak in a serious tone. ''Eva immediately stood up from her chair in horror. Krans narrowed her gaze and bit his lips.''
 * Adam: For the further story, we can talk about it for another day. Now, I'm here to tell you guys that we need to head for Switzerland. I just found out via my secret agents that Maria Arzonia is inside Switzerland, and she was trapped inside a secret building where a bomb of Firenza Blood was located, while she was guarded by Shinya Banba.
 * Krans: Where're Matt and others?
 * Adam: It's apparent that Arzonia made them return temporarily to transport some important stuff back to Ukraine, but they're heading towards the place as well. I can send them a message to tell them about that location. Besides, what is worse...

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Adam: I suspect that Shinya Banba is just another doppelganger, since my secret agent said that he sensed artificial scent on her. '

Krans did not know about the "artificial scent" Adam was on about, but judging from Eva's expression of horror, Krans deduced that things were going into a horrible whirlpool. ''Krans narrowed his gaze and immediately stood up as Adam started to speak about the location. Krans put a blue hood on his head and walked towards the door, with Yuri, Eva and Adam accompanied him. Adam put on his helmet once more as he left the room.''
 * Eva: No way! We need to get there as soon as possible! Arzonia never knows about the stuff of Celestia's and Shinya's doppelgangers, or their effects as soon as they were killed. Where's that place?

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Krans: Now, let's go! '

<p style="text-align:center;"> Switzerland 

<p style="text-align:center;"> La Chaux-de-Fonds 

<p style="text-align:center;"> A secret building 

<p style="text-align:center;"> Near International Museum of Horology 

<p style="text-align:center;"> 100 meters away from the museum 

<p style="text-align:center;"> 10 minutes to the disaster 



<p style="text-align:center;">' - Maria: (think) * So this is the chance... * '



''Looking at her own new pair of boots, which was paired with special heels, Maria then looked at the clock. She looked at "Shinya Banba" standing beside her with some confusion.''

''As it was earlier revealed by Eva, this Shinya was a doppelganger. However, Maria was unawared of this even if she suspected so.''

''That "Shinya" was crossing her arm and grinned wickedly, but somehow Maria sensed no light inside her pupils. She was just behaving like a simple puppet acting according to a specific program or order.'' Hearing this, Maria looked at "Shinya" as she sharpened her eyes, looking at those pupils of "Shinya" that had no light at all. All of a sudden, "Shinya" immediately interrupted her when she suddenly leaped towards her. ''Maria then stepped back a little bit, not because she was scared of those threats, but she sensed the scent of decadence from "Shinya"'s mouth as if she was a rotten zombie. She couldn't help herself from making a sacarstic comment.''
 * "Shinya": What happened, Arzonia? Never mind. You don't have to answer me.
 * 789679.jpgMaria: Are you really Shinya? 'Cause I found something wrong with your eyes...
 * "Shinya": You shut up.
 * 1419901978186.jpgMaria: Did you brush your teeth today?

"..................."

Sometimes, the scariest thing in the world is that the air itself turned silent suddenly.

''It's noteworthy that Maria is a rather sensitive person, just like her eldest brother, and she is also an extremely tidy Mysophobia - a person feared of gems, dusts and also filth. Thus, she's quite annoyed with the putrid smells and felt confused.''

However, she did not waste any chance on this.
 * Maria: (think) * Here's my chance to uncuff myself. *

''Holding her feelings of disgust, Maria narrowed her gaze as she lifted her right crus, trying to make her heel reach the keyhole of her cuff while speaking some annoying words to draw the full attention of "Shinya", pretending to be a brat urging her parents to buy everything she wanted. She was using all sort of stuffs that she used to test Matt in order to buy herself time.'' ''As Maria was speaking, her heel suddenly shifted its shape into a shape of key. She lifted it as high as possible and tried hard to push the "key" into her handcuff's keyhole. "Shinya" never noticed this as she narrowed her gaze and berated Maria harshly.'' ''A scary scene suddenly happened. Shinya's face suddenly turned into a more horrid one with nothing but pure disfigurement. Her eyes turned hollowed and her mouth wide opened, before a large red word "HIDDEN" appeared in front of Maria's eyes. Maria was startled by such a vision at first, but then she calmed herself down when the vision disappeared all of a sudden, leaving Shinya's face normal.''
 * Maria: I suggest that you should buy a mint or maybe strawberry bubblegum and chew it. Being a Cyborg, your breath is truly smelly. Has Melancholia ever know that?
 * "Shinya": I told you to shut up!

''Maria took a glance at the clock and bit her lips. The time was running, and there were many people downstairs, all would become Melancholia's innocent guinea pigs.'' Maria then rolled her eyes as the key itself started to reach further into the keyhole, but "Shinya" suddenly raised her blade and wiped it in front of Maria's eyes. ''Pretending to be scared, Maria immediately bent herself backward, with her back pointed on the ground and her face was facing directly at the ceiling... as well as the face of "Shinya". Maria suddenly saw Shinya's face that was turning putrid and grayish, and her face began to crack down.''
 * Maria: Ooh, sorry, I'm not feeling well today... Maybe I suddenly bloated? It looks like I ate too much creamy cake recently... I need to burn my fat. Don't you think so?
 * "Shinya": Don't try my patience!

''Maria narrowed her gaze and started to twist her arm to make the handcuffs twist itself in 180 degrees, as she was unable to twist her own foot. Maria then heard a snapping voice inside the keyhole, indicating that the lock was opened...'' "Shinya" tried to slash Maria as soon as she got impatient, but at the same time, Maria unlocked the handcuff.
 * Maria: As long as the key itself never breaks.
 * "Shinya": What are you talking about!?

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Maria: THIS!!! '

''As soon as the handcuff dropped on the ground, Maria immediately raised her leg and kicked the chin of "Shinya" with the tip of her toes. She didn't relent to waste more time. She then leaped towards the air with her wings summoned, kicking into Shinya's face before she summoned a blade made of golden light from her hand and impaled the chest of "Shinya" at once.''

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Maria: You're not Shinya! Melancholia would be a idiot if she uses her most trusted Cyborg as merely a reserve for some guarding need! Now... Screw it. '

The blade impaled the doppelganger's chest as Maria let out her yell, and then as her face started to twist into an inhumane face that Maria saw in her illusion, Maria pulled the blade out of Shinya immediately before picking up that pair of handcuffs, putting it into her pocket.

Maria could still feel its effects, but now they were much less effective to her, since now she wasn't cuffed any longer.
 * Maria: The bomb...

Knowing she had no time to waste, Maria rose back to her full height and went towards the door of the hall immediately.

''However, as soon as Maria reached the door, that door immediately opened and an old man wearing golden cassock and had short blond hair appeared. Maria didn't see him clearly. She only wanted to stop the bomb as soon as possible.'' ''There was still 5 minutes left. Maria immediately raised her blade and turned into a staff, hitting the old man's head and beat him down.''
 * Maria: OUT OF MY WAY!!!

''Maria then saw his face clearly as he fell down with blood on his head. It was Bishop Biagio Busoni, the bishop who went missing ever since that debarcle on Roman Charity Fair.'' Distracted due to her sudden shock, Maria turned to take a look at the body of Bishop Biagio, but she then immediately returned to her senses and tried to rush towards the bomb at the hall. "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
 * Maria: What?
 * Maria: (think) * I'll check on this bishop as soon as I got this bomb problem solved, as soon as---!! *

''Before Maria could finish her thinking, she suddenly felt someone was grabbing her ankle and dragged her back into the hall. Maria lost her balance and dropped back on the ground.'' ''Maria immediately struggled by kicking the creature that grabbed her ankle and stood up. She was so shocked to see that it was Shinya's doppelganger. Not only it was not dead, but also it transformed into a pale humanoid creature with hollowed eye sockets and enormous mouth.''
 * Maria: Oh, what the--!!

''Meanwhile, the body of "Bishop Busoni" rose as well, revealing his true monstrous form as such. That "Biagio Busoni" is just another doppelganger.''

<p style="text-align:center;"> - Maria: Is that what is HIDDEN under their current appearance?!

''Maria was shocked by the two monsters, but she had no time to waste. Instead, she immediately rushed to the hall. However, tentacles started to breach out from the two doppelgangers' wide-opened mouths. They binded on Maria's arms and dragged her back.''
 * Maria: Whoa!!!

''Falling herself on the ground, back first, Maria rose her head looked at the clock. It was four minutes left, and people below still don't know what was happening...'' ''As Maria was struggling, all of a sudden, a large blue portal appeared, and a tall blond man in a set of heavy knight armor rushed out of the place, followed by another man who wore a helmet and a heavy armor and a woman who was wearing a white wedding gown... and then, there came Patriarch Krans. Maria immediately recognized two of them.'' ''As Maria was about to cry for help, Krans already reached Maria and helped her to get up from the ground. Yuri and Adam immediately fought against those two doppelgangers.''
 * Yuri: Ah, I hope I'm not too late!
 * Maria: Patriarch? Eva Frankenstein?

''Krans immediately helped Maria to get up, and Maria looked at the sky with a relieved smile. Eva and Adam (in armor) joined the battle against two mutated doppelgangers alongside Yuri Barnes.'' After smiling to each other and gave a little joke, Krans and Maria then turned to look at the fight between a trio made by a magician & two homunculi and two monsters.
 * Krans: Are you all right?
 * Maria: Thank God you're alive...
 * Krans: It's not so easy to get rid of me, right?

''Both of Maria and Krans reacted in awful shock when they saw how fierce those beasts were. Krans lowed down his head and fell into thoughts, started mumbling.''
 * Krans: So this is what happens when those doppelgangers come back to life ...
 * Pixiv.Fantasia-.Fallen.Kings.full.1696617.jpgMaria: Doppelgangers?

''Meanwhile, Adam who was hiding his face in helmet immediately brought down the two monsters and then pierced their chest, but they were still yelling. Adam raised his sword again before chopping the doppelganger of Shinya in half.''

''However, it was not the end, as that vicious and brutal doppelganger immediately leaped to Adam and grabbed his neck. Trying to get rid of it, Adam struck it on the window.''



Meanwhile, Eva electrocuted another mutated doppelganger with her staff, as she charged it with electricity, releasing electric currents that blasted the monster in front of her. Eva yelled in sheer rage and blasted Biagio Busoni's doppelganger again and again, until it turned into ashes, as if she was having some private grudge against the real bishop, but of course, that's not true.
 * Eva: Die, die, die, die, die!!! DIE AGAIN AND DIE FOR GOOD!!! 
 * Yuri: Way to go, Eva!

Yuri was satisfied with Eva's work, but Maria and Krans were even more shocked with Eva's attack of brutality. As Maria mumbling to herself, she suddenly saw Eva looked at her with a malicious leer, scaring her all of a sudden. ''Maria immediately panicked and swayed her arm in an exaggerated and comedic manner. Meanwhile, Yuri let out a brief smug smirk as he saw Maria had a breakdown in her usually stoic personality.'' ''Regaining her calm as soon as she saw Eva turned back, Maria then looked at the armored man in a helmet and widened her eyes as he struck the doppelganger of Shinya on the window. That doppelganger was still waving its arm and struggling.'' ''Maria immediately regained her senses and raised her hand. A large fire ball was formed on her hand. Maria rushed to the doppelganger and pushed the fire ball into her chest, as soon as Adam pulled his sword from the doppelganger's chest.'' ''Yelling at the doppelganger, Maria ignited it as a whole and kicked it out of the window. The burning doppelganger soon broke the glass window and fell into the hall, terrifying everyone in the hall.''
 * Maria: I thought those two monsters that were once doppelgangers are already terrifying enough, but...
 * 80cb39dbb6fd52664186X4893a118972bd5073683.pngEva: What did you say, Arzonia?
 * Maria: Uh, nothing!
 * Adam: Burn it, Arzonia! NOW!!!
 * Maria: YOU'RE MAKING ME PUKE, YOU DISGUSTING KNOCK-OFF! BURN TO ASHES!!!

''The struggling finally came to an end. Adam took his helmet down. He rushed to the broken window and yelled at the panicked crowd.''
 * Adam: THERE'S A BOMB IN HERE! GET OUT OF HERE IMMEDIATELY, EVERYONE OF YOU!!!

''After calming herself down, Maria took a deep breath and smiled in relief. She then turned to Adam with a smile of gratitude.'' Chuckled as he heard Maria's words, Adam turned back to Maria with a smile. ''Maria widened her gaze as soon as she saw the man with helmet revealed his scarred face. It was a face with stern expression and sallow skin, and no ordinary human shall possess that kind of skin. Despite this, Maria was surprised instead of scared.'' ''Maria immediately recognized who this man was. Adam Frankenstein was the person she met almost one month ago when she was fighting in Northeast China against Heis' Black Demon Army.''
 * XWQAS234.pngMaria: Thanks all of you. You... does have some talents that no ordinary possess... and I have a feelings of meeting you before.
 * Adam: Because I'm not a human myself.
 * Maria: You?
 * Maria: You... are... Adam Frankenstein!


 * Eva: My name is Eva. Eva Kalinoth Frankenstein, also known as the Bride of Frankenstein. In addition, I'm not really a human, but an artificial homunculus. Sorry, Your Holiness. You seems weary. This place is very humble, and I hope you don't mind it.

''With a smile, Eva looked at the young Patriarch sitting in front of him while holding a cup of hot water in her hand. Krans smiled back at her as well.'' ''With a sigh coming from her pale lips, Eva lowed her own glance and looked at her own reflection in her cup. She then put the cup back on the table.'' ​Eva then shook her head in sadness and sorrow. ''Eva closed her eyes and then thought about the days she stayed in Spain. Krans, however, was quite amazed as he heard Eva wanted to Maria a new Queen of Spain.'' ''Hearing Krans' question, Eva opened her eyes in a face of emotionless expression. She seemed very calm with Krans' reaction. Yuri just listened to Eva's words, as he did not seem too surprised by her own words.''
 * Krans: That's fine. You're one of those people Maria brought to me when we were attacked by those demons... So, since you were related to that man who saved me, Ms. Frankenstein, how did you find Yuri Barnes and the Witch Cult anyway?
 * Eva: It's a long story... After our last battle near Chernobyl, I and Adam went to Spain, one of the major places where Michael Langdon took control. According to Acqua of the Left, Spain is Maria's homeland, and its current ruler is Esther Blanchett, who recently gone missing.
 * 64809353_p0_master1200.jpgEva: The country now falls under complete control of Melancholia, with the help of her inquisitors, despite she never officially coronate herself as the new Queen of Spain. This country is now brought into utter mess, and we started to gather enough helpers to get Michael's minions out of this country, making Maria Arzonia the new Queen of Spain . We'll make a newer and better base for Arzonia Family, like a fallen leaf from a tree, merging into the ground beneath it and absorbed by its root, waiting for the next flourishing spring.
 * Krans: You mean it?
 * Eva: This is only a plan, since I'm not sure if Maria herself will accept it. After all, Esther Blanchett is a puppet of Michael and would do anything for Michael. She cannot make this country back to life. This country needs a new Queen who can make this country get out of the KnightWalker Alliance as much as possible, and the Catholic Rebels will be the best royal family during the war, despite they're not really royalty.

''​Eva then opened a map that showed many countries and regions covered in blue. The blue parts all mark those countries that stand on the side of Stabilization Union, which Eva believed was standing against the KnightWalker Family's side and thus the side of "true justice".  Eva then took a look at Yuri Barnes, and she rolled the map back and closed it.'' Listening to this, all of a sudden, ​Krans remembered that the information given to Katya by that mysterious man in helmet, concerning about Carl's blood status and the possible league between Melancholia and that mysterious demon king that the Witch Cult had already mentioned to him.
 * Eva: As now both Fiore Kingdom and Aldegyr Kingdom fell into ruins, as the Mainland China is suffering from all sort of attack, now our situation goes sour. We need better allies to stand against Eckidina KnightWalker and her minions & allies. Besides, as far as I know, the Catholic Rebels faces a great peril and needs a more stabilized place to stay for now. Believe me, Patriarch. Ukraine is no longer safe, as it's now on Melancholia's radar. She can attack it in any time, with any ways, in order to bring us down... slowly and painfully. However, if we get to her base on land, we can give her a fatal attack. Now, me and Adam were planning on an uprising with those who fed up with the current Pope's corrupt rule. As for how I met Mr. Barnes and the Witch Cult...
 * Eva: It was all because of a coincidence, as we knocked into Barnes in the street of Portugal as he arrived at the Iberian Peninsula to investigate Melancholia. He suspected that she was in league with a mysterious demon forces they controlled, and he already had some vital information.
 * Eva: When Yuri came to help us from the surrounding of a group of demonic ghouls, he introduced himself as a magicial formerly working for the Witch Cult.

''Due to his impulse, Krans almost spoke out "Astaroth King" all of a sudden, but he then held his tongue in time. He promised to Katya to keep the existence of the Black Cult, as well as the Witch Cult's alliance with Ratatoskr, its current location, the truth behind Carl's blood - among many others - as top secrets.''

''Spilling them out might compromise the future, quote Yuri Barnes when he first met Krans on the street. ''
 * Krans: How did you know about the Witch Cult and its existence?

Then, after making his next question, Krans silently listened to Eva continuing her story in a peaceful tone. ''Eva then leaned forward and started to whisper to Krans... Krans' expression became confused, before it turned into a surprised face. Then, the face of Krans went pale due to sheer horror.''
 * 64433941_p0_master1200.jpgEva: I studied about the Witch Cult with the current manuscript in my stores, thus I know roughly about their story. Coincidentally, some members in the Witch Cult were in Barcelona as well, and then I realized that it was not mere coincidence when Yuri handed us that vital information. Then, we knocked into such a surprising situation... 

"..........................."

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Krans: WHAT?! CELESTIA LUDENBERG IS STILL ALIVE!? '

''Krans was so horrified that he immediately yelled. However, fortunately, there were no other people in the room aside from Krans, Yuri and Eva. It was their secret meeting and strictly prohibited any other people to present or overhear their talk.''
 * Krans: But she died... Mary Spencer killed her.
 * Eva: That dead Celestia is a doppelganger created by Melancholia using an unknown method. That fake Celestia is also the one who join Terra and Shinya's attempt to burn a school bus in Warshaw. The person who attacked the Russian Resistance HQ is also that fake! If I never saw the real Celestia, who is in the Iberian Peninsula all along, if I never overheard her call to Melancholia, I guess I'll never believe it as well.

''After telling those above experiences, Adam sighed and walked out of the room, stepped on the pavement slowly. Maria and others held their breath and walked on the street as well, holding their breath listening to Adam's story.'' ''While speaking, Adam took a glance at Patriarch Krans with a serious face. Seeing Adam's facial expression, Maria immediately realized what Adam was about to say.''
 * Adam: After that, I raced against the clock to the headquarters of Russian Orthodox Church, but when I reached the place, all I saw were mere blood and corpses of Papal Knights and Eastern Orthodox Clergies. I assumed there was a horrible bloodbath. After searching throughout the battlefield, I then saw a green light about 4km away, swiping the air like a shooting star, with a horrible yell that was like some ominous creature from Hell.

''During her time listening to Adam and Eva's words, she was about to criticize their abuse of violence, but she then held back. After all, with no violence, those people will still held power. If Carl was here, he would definitely support Adam and Eva's tendency.'' Hearing Maria's words, Adam nodded. ''Adam sighed and then he shook his head in dismay. ​Eva then spoke as soon as Adam finished his words.''
 * Maria: You found Patriarch Krans...
 * Adam: I found Patriarch Krans lying on the ground but was barely alive, and I immediately saved him. It was by coincidence, but if I never was there, he would never make it...
 * Eva: Meanwhile, we tried so hard to contact the Russian Resistance HQ but we failed to contact it. I assume that the communication system in Russian Resistance HQ was utterly disabled, and then we cannot make a contact.

Adam then continued Eva's words as soon as she stopped talking once she's done. While Eva and Adam were speaking, Matt then thought about the communication problem, as after he returned back to Switzerland, he phoned HQ almost immediately, but only with Michael's audio recording.
 * Saber.(Fate.Prototype).full.2245497.jpgAdam: I sent Patriarch Krans back to Yuri Barnes to take care of, and I tried to get there once again, but was too tired to do so. However, he was too badly injured. Yuri somehow found the Witch Cult in the city of Barcelona, and he sent me to find them. In addition, Barnes wanted me to brought them some very precious information that was connected to a possible plan of Melancholia, and I wanted Patriarch Krans to give it to the Witch Cult's High Priestess. I told the Witch Cult about it before I left.

''At that time, Matt was so horrified that he immediately phoned Acqua of the Back and told him about it. Fortunately, this time he successfully made a call.''

After Adam finished, Maria and Krans looked at each other, and Krans then shook his head. ''Magilou suddenly bit her lips and lowered her head, as some bad feelings suddenly flowed into her body. Suddenly, Matt immediately stood up from the side of pavement and rubbed his head.'' After taking a deep breath, Matt then turned to Yuri in a face of doubt. Maria, however, immediately looked at Matt with a face of seriousness. ​ <p style="text-align:center;">' - Maria: Besides, I doubt if she ever is a human. '
 * Krans: I'm sorry, Maria, but to keep you safe, the Witch Cult demands me to keep the details in secret, but I can tell you some rumors... Rumors has that Melancholia was working with an ancient demonic cult, which the Witch Cult is fighting against, in her plan to use Carl's accursed blood for other plots. I cannot say their name since I need to keep my promise... The Witch Cult was trying to protect us, I think.
 * Matt: Wait a minute... I don't get it...
 * Matt: An ancient demonic cult? Melancholia? But I think she seems as young as Michael.
 * Maria: Sorry, Matt, but I don't think so. When I finally faced Melancholia without a fight, despite I thought she was like, um, 20 years old, she gave me a matured impression, a vigor that could only appear on some... some veteran with decades of experience. 

''Maria immediately narrowed her gaze as she put her hand on her lips, as she suddenly remembered something...  Maria started to mumble a strange name sounded like that French word for "pleasure", and then she closed her eyes and her face turned darker and more gloomy.'' Maria frowned her eyebrows with a serious expression.
 * Maria: " Plaisir "...
 * Magilou: What's wrong?
 * Maria: That's Melancholia's other name, or so she claimed.

''After telling everyone about the things connected to this so-called Plaisir, which Melancholia claimed to be her former name, everyone started to look at each other. They were utterly confused by the swift of personality shown by Melancholia as well. After two seconds, Eva broke the silence.''

''Hearing Eva's words, Maria closed her eyes and clenched her fists. It was getting more and more complicated when Maria didn't even know the past of Melancholia or her true age, despite she seemed to be a few years older than her.''
 * Eva: I don't know if she's lying, but it never seemed to be truthful, either. Even if she was a good person before, it never justified that she tried to infect the entire world with some sort of accursed blood.
 * Maria: You're right, Eva. Don't worry. I won't let my guard down. If I see her next time and find something funny, she'll die. She caused so much mischief and should be took down. If we knew about her past, we'll still get her so that we can know why she did all this, or why she worked with Michael so devoted.

Hearing this, Eva and Adam smiled when they saw Maria making her determination on finding the evil Melancholia and putting an end to her plan, no matter who Melancholia was. ''As he was speaking those words, Adam couldn't help himself from remembering his days being tormented and tortured by the army of the KnightWalker Family. Adam was still a bit of scared when he thought he was still alive yet, enduring so much distress during his battle against his sworn enemies.'' ''Just then, Maria noticed that Yuri somehow sighed in sadness as soon as he heard Maria said about her ambition of saving Carl Robinson. Maria sensed something wrong.'' Yuri tried to speak something and opened his mouth wider, but somehow his voice was stuck in his own throat and he cannot let it out. ''Facing Maria's face of confusion, Yuri then let out a sigh. Maria had a feeling that Yuri was hiding some hidden information from her, most likely connected to Carl, since he had such an expression as soon as she mentioned Carl.'' Naturally, as soon as he saw Maria questioning his behavior, Yuri brushed her off while trying to control his feelings. Maria immediately narrowed her gaze. ''The nuns of Agnese Forces was confused with Maria and her decision. They were thinking about Carl's rampage and his remorseless attitude.'' However, before Angelica could finish, Maria suddenly gave her a dark and sinister death leer.
 * Adam: Good to see you making your mind firm. The KnightWalker Family caused so many people - including me - as their victim in their twisted atrocities, and none of their followers can go free from their crimes. That's it.
 * Maria: Now, we have no time to waste. Time to find out where exactly Melancholia will use the gas bomb and put Carl into her actions, if she did trying to make him her servant. I need to save Carl... despite what he did. I need to show him that there are still kind--
 * I659699329.pngMaria: What happened, Yuri?
 * Yuri: It-It's just...
 * Maria: You know something, right?
 * 08a0aab30234156f8832a879fa55.png: This is going to be dangerous, Arzonia. You can't imagine what Melancholia will planned, but I can. Besides, are you really sure you can pull Carl from his dark pits? As far as I know from Patriarch Krans, he locked his own heart away from you.
 * Maria: Dangerous? I have danger as my breakfast! If Carl locked his heart, I'll be his key! Since we know about his tragic past, we cannot let this tragedy ever happen again in the future. I'm not some treacherous scum, after all.
 * Lucia: I don't think it's such a good idea to save such a ungrateful man who distrust us.
 * Angelica: Yeah, he's just a jackass--

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Maria: If anyone says he's a jackass one more FFFFFFFFFFFF... FREAKISH TIME!!! '

''Even if Maria tried to avoid speaking that word as hard as possible, people around her still had the chilling feelings inside their spines. They started to know that at this time, Maria was really angry.'' ''Matt went to Maria one step further as the latter was trying to cool herself down. Matt could feel intense heat wave coming towards him when he walked closer to Maria, so he had to stop.'' Adam and Eva nodded as well and smiled when they saw Maria was getting serious. ''​Eva then turned to Angelica and Lucia angrily, who were both now altered when she started to approach them. Angelica was so scared that she immediately hid behind Lucia.''
 * Matt: Maria...
 * Matt: No matter what happens, you'll have my support on your decisions.
 * Adam: And ours, too.

They thought Maria (when she was out of patience) and Carl (who went into a rampage) were menacing enough, but Eva was even more terrifying than they could have ever imagined... As Eva was lashing out at the two nuns, who was trembling in front of Eva, Maria and Adam went to her immediately, in order to calm her down. ''Suddenly, Matt's phone rang as the air itself started to get frozen. Matt immediately raised his finger to all others.'' ''Matt looked at his phone. It was Acqua, calling from Switzerland.'' After Acqua joined Maria's new family, he and Maria began to eliminate the hostility between them during the plan of Michael Langdon was in progress.
 * Black.Berserker.full.2226354.jpgEva: Carl might turned harsh to you, but I understand the way of his feelings. You think he's not good? Then, tell me what's the concept of good. What does cake tastes like? I only tastes vulgar flavor from it, but every human seems to enjoy it much. Tell what is be like to be cozy. Tell me what is be like to be happy. Tell me how to be like to live in a nice and peaceful environment! All I see is barren and war, turning humans into blood-thirsty monster. You call him a cold jackass simply because of his distrust towards you? Then that means I'm born to be a jackass!? HOW'S IT FEEL LIKE TO BE ACCEPTED BY HUMANS?! HOW'S IT FEEL LIKE NOT TO BECOME AN OUTCAST JUST DUE TO YOUR FACE OF MONSTROUS DEFORMITY? TELL ME!!!
 * Maria: Eva, that's enough.
 * Droidh2013-10-22(134845)_alien_cyborg_by_zerojs-d605py3.jpgMatt: Wait a minute...
 * Matt: It's Acqua?
 * Maria: Father Acqua is also here?

''After being saved from being an insane and blood-thirsty KnightWalker Family Cyborg, Maria always knew Acqua had saved her from the brainwashing effect of Eckidina KnightWalker and was grateful for it. Thus, she had now regarded Acqua as her father and treated him with respect, calling him "Father Acqua" and "Father" more often.''

Acqua also treated Maria as his own daughter, giving Maria a kind of love she never received before - love from a father, since he knew that Maria and her mother abandoned by her own father not long after Maria was conceived.
 * Matt: We'll tell you later on.

''Nodded to Maria, Matt immediately opened the phone and narrowed her gaze. He opened the hand-free mode so that everyone could hear Acqua's voice.'' On the other side of phone, Acqua told Matt some information with a desperate tone. ''Before Acqua could finish, Maria suddenly felt a gust of wind passing her, and she found an enormous truck was rushing on the street wildly, hitting everything on its way. Acqua, Aureolus and Izzard were chasing them.'' Acqua immediately cut the communication, and Maria immediately drew her staff which suddenly turned into a large fiery sword.
 * Matt: Hello?
 * Acqua: (phone) [Did you find Maria?]
 * Matt: Yes, we did.
 * Acqua: (phone) [Now, please come here quickly. There's a truck running on the street. I, Vento and Izzard found that a inquisitor from Melancholia's force was on the truck with a load of weapons and a kidnapped child! We need to get him as soon as--]
 * Maria: Okay, I know, Father! We saw that truck. We'll help you now!
 * Acqua: (phone) [Very well.]

Maria immediately summoned a pair of wings made of fire on her back and a golden halo above her head, and she went first towards the running truck.
 * Maria: Guys, it's time for a car chase.

Yuri opened his magic book and teleported himself to the truck and attacked it, trying to make it stop.

Magilou used her card skateboard to chase the truck, while Lucia and Angelena chased their enemies via using their spell to fly into the sky, speeding themselves up.

''Sumireko immediately leaped towards a building after another building, acting like Spider-Man. Adam and Eva both rushed towards the truck in inhumane speed.''

Matt was the only one left behind... ''Being the only person who had no such superhuman ability (at that time), Matt looked at everyone raced towards the truck with all their efforts, while he himself was like a normie with only swords as his forte. There was no way Matt could ride on that speed at all...''
 * Matt: Hey! Hey! Don't forget me!


 * Matt: Oh, what should I do? I need to find a taxi or something like that.

​In desperation, Matt looked around to see if there was some transportation that could make him catch up that truck. Just then, he found a young woman who had just parked a motorcycle on the pavement.
 * Matt: Wait a minute...
 * Matt: (think) * Here's my chance. *

''The woman had spiky black hair and seemed very young, possibly in a young age as Esther. In contrast to Maria who wrapped herself in puffy dress tightly like an ascetic, this young woman seemed much more casual, dressing up like a juvenile with short T-Shirt, a pair of shorts and a pair of long black boots.''

''Immediately, Matt went to the young woman for help. He cared nothing about her appearance or attire at all. He only cared about that motorcycle.'' ''Matt then pointed at the truck which already drove 1km away from him, but its red light was still visible. The young woman made a V gesture and smiled like a naughty teen.'' ''Even Matt was surprised that this young woman could agree him so fast. Before Matt could react, the young woman immediately pulled him on her motorcycle. After taking her seat, the woman put her helmet on her head, and she was ready to take a ride. Despite this, Matt seemed worried.''
 * Matt: Miss, I am sorry, but would you please take me a ride? I need to catch that truck!
 * ​Woman: No problem!

Hearing this, Matt was relieved.
 * Matt: Are you good at riding this stuff?
 * Woman: Well, never mind. I drove a car before.

After calming himself down, Matt took on the motorcycle and the woman took him towards the truck in a wild speed.
 * Matt: Phew...

<p style="text-align:center;"> 1 minute later 

<p style="text-align:center;"> 2km away 

As Maria was approaching the truck and was only six feet away from its reer, she turned to Angelica and Lucia in an anxious face.
 * 9999.png: Why don't you two get faster? I need more helpers to stop the truck!

Quite unfortunate for both of them, they were left behind by Maria and others, who were definitely stronger and faster than them.
 * Lucia: You tell me? This is the fastest speed we can make!

Just as Lucia ranting at Maria, Angelene beside her turned her head as soon as she felt some strange wind coming pass her.

Shocked, Angelene widened her eyes as soon as she saw a woman with helmet riding her motorcycle in a wild speed, while Matt was sitting at the rear, with his face twisted because of the tremendous speed.

5 seconds later, the motorcycle surpassed both Lucia and Angelena, surprising both of them.
 * Angelene_profile.jpgAngelene: But she surpassed even our fastest speed...
 * Lucia: And what's Matt doing on there?

''Before Angelene and Lucia could speculate what was going on, Matt let out a horrid scream and yelled... to the woman who was riding the motorcycle in a wild speed. It terrified him as this kind of riding is highly risky.''

​Matt suddenly thought about something and gulped...
 * Matt: Whoa! Wait! You're riding dangerously!
 * Woman: That is how I ride, mister!

The woman chuckled and gave Matt a chilling answer...
 * Matt: What kind of car did you drive before!?



<p style="text-align:center;">' - Woman: Bumper car!!! '

All it remained was Matt's painful scream as he felt there were like more than 10,000 running horses stepping on his heart.
 * CEAtlPZUEAEgOVL.jpg: AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

''Hearing Matt's horrid scream, Maria's attention was distracted. She looked at Matt's reaction while sitting on a over speed motorcycle and behind a young lady riding the motorcycle with a childish giggle...''

Maria started to face-palm herself...
 * Maria: Oh, dear...

''In the Star of Bethlehem, which was a city made on the air, Fiamma of the Right crafted a design of a battle arena in an ancient European style. Beside Cain who was watching, Carl was fighting against a masked Papal Knight in a fight of sticks. ''

''Carl showed speed and strength, but the knight was a lot more skilled. He then grabbed Carl's wrist and hit it with his stick, knocking Carl's stick off his hand. Carl then dropped his stick on the ground.''

''The fight paused. Cain looked at Carl in a serious mood.'' ''Carl then turned his back to Cain, refusing to pick up the stick. As a response of that, Cain narrowed his eyes and stared at Carl in menace.'' ''Before Carl could answer, the papal knight immediately whipped his stick again to Carl. Carl was hit on his arm, but he still refused to pick up the stick. For now, he was showing his good side of personality to Cain.'' Carl shook his head, trying to control his temper, fear and rage that were all burning inside his heart, along with that inner demon who was trying to consume his soul. ''Carl bit his lips in rage, but as the knight behind him was trying to attack again, Carl immediately picked up the stick and fought against that knight once again. He fought harder and harder, as Cain spoke loudly beside him, trying to fuel his attempt of attacking.'' ''Just as Cain was speaking, Carl was defeated again, and his stick was knocked on the ground once again. He picked it up this time and fought his rival again, as Cain continued to taunt him.'' ''Carl fought harder and harder, thinking his opponent as those who betrayed him, those who deserted him, those who forced him to do whatever they wanted him to do, and those who faked his death only trying to take his place. Under Cain's encouragement, Carl's vengeance and sadism started to slowly consume him. He fought with brutality and strength, but he became much more skilled... or so he thought.'' ''As soon as Cain finished his words, Carl was beaten on his leg. The knight used a spiral attack with his stick and knocked on Carl's feet, sweeping the floor underneath him. Carl was defeated and he was knocked on the ground. Sitting on the ground, Carl looked around in confusion.'' ''​Carl spoke the words with determination and coldness, but then he thought about the face of Esther accusing him, as well as Maria's face of disappointment. Then, Carl suddenly closed his eyes. Cain saw everything on Carl's face with his own grim eyes.'' ''As Cain put his hand on Carl's shoulder, he noticed that Carl's eyes turned red, not because he was angry, but because he bursted into tears. Cain sighed in sympathy.'' Standing up from the ground, Carl looked at Cain in sorrow.
 * Cain: Pick it up.
 * Carl: No, I'm not your killing machine. I only kill those who are guilty.
 * Cain: You are still haunted by your dark side. I tell you that you should stop fighting it if you fear it so much. Accept it and upgrade it, like I did so many years ago. Now, pick up your stick, and defeat this man. If you win, you'll go free.
 * Cain: I said pick it up.
 * Carl: I will NOT! You're lying. This is another way of you to manipulate me.
 * Cain: Then, there is more necessity for you to pick it up... so that you can prove me wrong.
 * Cain: Your fear, wrath and hatred, you think they're sources of your humanity. They're not!
 * Cain: You think you can harness them by yourself, but you can't. You think they're a part of you, but they don't have to be!
 * Cainfr.jpg: To face that beast inside you is the only way to defeat it and conquer it!
 * Cain: Do you know why you were defeated, Carl? Your rage and fear. It blinds you. You're feared of being abandoned. That's the source of your rage. That's the reason you became such a beast. You're also feeling guilty in killing Mary Spencer in blind rage, and thus Maria Arzonia lost her faith in you. That made you torn. The emotion insides you makes you so delusional. 
 * Carl: That's a lie. I never felt guilty. She deserved her... death... Death? What a simple word...
 * Cain-01.jpg: It's you who are lying, Carl, and you're lying to yourself . Even if you don't admit it, I can see through you and your guilty conscience, and don't... lie to me . You claimed you're a warrior, but you're actually a worrier ... and a coward. You seek to get rid of your cowardice, but it seeks to control you and has ever since that night Celestia Ludenberg showed you that newspaper. You trust no one, not even me. I'm telling you to become what you really are, so that you can find your true path.
 * Cain: Rage and pain are two sides of the same coin. I can release you from the pain of that night at the interrogation room, and when I do, nothing will be able to stop you. They don't accept you. I accept you. They think you're dead, and they hoped you're dead. In my mind, you're more than alive, more vivid than anyone else, young man. You're not some human I saw who are selfish and wicked. Let me help you.

<p style="text-align:center;"> - Carl: So, help me.

Cain let out a devious grin, just a little bit, so slight that Carl could hardly noticed. ''Cain then grabbed the wrist of Carl and immediately dragged him out of the arena. The door opened by itself when the two reach it, and behind the door, there was shining white light glowing. Cain then dragged Carl into it as both of them were absorbed by such light together.''
 * Cain: Come with me.

Carl's Mind Palace


''Deep inside the void of such white out, Carl could not see anything. He couldn't even see himself. All he could feel was Cain's deep and powerful voice.'' ​".........................." "......................" <p style="text-align:center;">' - Carl: And if I don't want to be released? '
 * Carl: Are we going back to that burning town where my parents were murdered?
 * Cain: No, there's another memory I want to start with. The first time you felt the rage after your parents' death -- Do you remember?
 * Carl: Yes.
 * Cain: The rage from that day continues to burn inside of you, feeding up your pain, blinding you from anything else and, if left unchecked, it'll one day consume you. We need to remove that emotion before that happens.
 * Carl: You want me to stop remembering the event on that day?
 * Cain: No, the events themselves will remain. I'm only talking about releasing you from those destructive emotions connected with them. 

''Carl immediately clenched his fists, despite he can saw neither of his hands. He could still feel himself, at least, as his feelings was still inside this void of such whiteness.'' As Cain was answering Carl's question in a calm and patient voice, like a teacher to his student, his body started to surface 6 feet away from Carl, first started in a blurry figure, and his body became more and more clear and bright, glowing like a holy saint. ''Carl kept himself inside 10 seconds of silence and then, with desperation, Carl nodded. Slowly and steadily, Cain then extended his index finger and pointed it at Carl's forehead... as soon as the light surrounding them disappeared.''
 * Cain.Nightroad.full.1642702.jpgCain: You have chosen your prison, Carl. I'm offering you a way out.
 * Carl: You said I was to become the one who is more freed than anyone else, like a bird flying in the air... Why me?
 * Cain: Because you and this world need each other. The world needs a cleanser, and you need a purpose to prove your own worth of life. I'm only trying to show you the way.
 * Cain: But it has to be... your choice.

 Robinson Family's Office 

 Mr. & Mrs. Robinson's Wake 

Standing side by side, Cain and Carl dressed in black suit together and watched many people surrounding the two coffins at the center of the office, as well as a younger Carl who was silently shedding tears not far away from the coffin...
 * Aquarion-EVOL-Ep-14-Img0000.png: Do you know where you are?
 * Carl: My adoptive parents' wake.
 * Cain: Yes, you were surrounded by friends and family, and yet...

<p style="text-align:center;"> - Carl: I felt alone.

''With eyes of sorrow, Carl walked slowly towards the coffins of his parents, as his whole body was trembling. He didn't know why he did this, and he never cared. He only wanted to look at his parents once again, despite he now knew they were his adoptive parents.'' ''Just then, the two saw the younger Carl not far away slowly got out of the room while brushing tears off his face. Cain looked at Carl in a frowned eyebrows.'' Carl turned his head to Cain and shook his head. ''As soon as Carl finished his words, as if there were some magical powers, the silent and inanimate crowd all of a sudden started to walk, move, and talk. Beside Carl and Cain, a couple were discussing about Carl's sudden leaving without even saying goodbye.''
 * Tumblr_o7j10xFJrN1uukbwio2_1280fe.jpg: This was the first time I truly processed that my parents were gone... The first time I thought of myself as an orphan.
 * Cain: Is that why you left?
 * Carl: No.
 * Cain: Then why did you?
 * Carl: I heard what they were saying.
 * Man: He saw the whole thing.
 * Woman: He must be terrified.
 * Man: Devastated.
 * Woman: Traumatized.

''Then, another flash disappeared and everyone in the crowd became inanimate statues again. Carl clenched his teeth in an anguish face. He and Cain proceeded to walk, as the hall itself was swallowed by darkness. There was a light coming from the top and illuminate Carl and Cain walking side by side.'' ''​Cain interrupted Carl's words in a calm tone. Carl looked at this vampire with surprise. He certainly knew what Carl was going to say.'' ''​Carl's lips started to tremble as he grew more and more anguish. Tear drops fell from his eyes.'' ''​All of a sudden, a pair of golden cuff links appeared out of nowhere and fell on Carl's palm, and Carl looked at it with anguish. This reminded him of Mr. Robinson, the kind and noble soul who treated him as his own flesh and blood. The thing was, Mr. Robinson was neither corrupt nor connected to the demonic cults.'' ''​Looking at the cuff links inside his hands, the very same one his father treasured, Carl closed his eyes and shook his head again. He fell into silence for three seconds.'' ''​Carl looked at the front with no emotions in his eyes as if he was dead. Now, Carl was swallowed by despair once more as he had to remember what he tried to forget, but Cain simply put his hand on Carl's shoulder and calmly whispered to him.''
 * Carl: My parents were dead, but anybody was talking about me, about how weak and sad I am. How "concerned" they were about me, saying as if I'm a weak, weak loser. My parents were murdered by Mafusa Gang, gunned down and left for dead, and nobody seemed...
 * Cain: ... Angry.
 * Carl: Yes.
 * Cain: And so you left.
 * Carl: I hid in my parents' room. My father was supposed to be buried in a pair of cuff links that I'd bought him for his birthday the year before the tragedy.
 * 3453t.png: He always said they were his favorite, but when it came time to give them up...
 * Carl: ... I couldn't let them go.

<p style="text-align:center;"> - Cain: It's time to let it go.

Cain then pointed at a large opened safe not far away, under just another limelight. ''With his hand trembling and his eyes watery, Carl slowly followed Cain to the safe as if he fell under the control of some kind of spell.  He looked at it with hesitation, but Cain nodded and encouraged him to progress. Carl then held the cuff links inside his clenched hand, before he put it into the safe.'' With silence, Carl closed his eyes and closed the safe...
 * Cain: There. You can lock it away, and once you do, you'll be free of the power it holds over you.
 * Carl: .............................

''Cain nodded in a callous smile, the smile he always wore. Carl suddenly felt that Cain was getting more and more horrible.'' ''Then, Cain's grin disappeared and all of a sudden, and his face turned much sadder, as if he himself had a tragic past as well. Something was breaking his heart...''
 * Shin.Megami.Tensei-.PERSONA.5.full.2240810.jpgCarl: You... knew my dark pasts even before you forced me to view them? You know my parents.
 * Cain: I know many things, since I've lived in this world for centuries. Your parents are some of the few humans I truly respected, but sadly, they were destroyed. Vampires are all that long-lived, you know. Like humans, we belong to different clans as well, living amongst humans until the Catholic Church started to turn humans against us, Carl. This place was once my house, my little guardian with my brother Abel... and a sister named Seth, who you still yet to meet her.
 * Kate-FoX.full.2222816.jpgCain: We were once following a huge vampire clan, with many vampires hostile towards the humans. However, we Nightroad Family tends to reconcile with humans and be kind to them. However, our kindness eventually earns nothing but betrayal.

''As Cain was telling Carl his story, his eyes closed. A flashback suddenly appeared in his head, and Carl suddenly saw another vision not far away - A younger Cain was protected by an older vampire, who was struck with three swords.'' ''Carl started to tremble. He started to realize that Cain was telling the truth. That gory flashback was showing right in front of his very eyes. Then, Cain sighed and shook his head.'' ''Cain then clenched her fists and started to grin. He closed his eyes. This only made him seemed much scarier.''
 * Cain: They tried to murder my entire family, and then my father protected me from their swords. They found magicians to eliminate me, just because of a mysterious child murder that pinned on my mother - who was already killed by them in brute force.
 * Abyssanchorageample-b714149fc6c148110badccd36ad458f8_(5).pngCain: I was so scared. My parents were dead, and I had to leave the place with my brother and sister. I was so confused. My parents never harmed humans, but why did humans killed us just because of an unproved child murder? How did they deduce my mother was a culprit? She just wanted to live amongst the humans. We went hiding and hiding, and later, we were separated due to our differences, a matter of opinion. Despite our parents' death at the hands of human beings, Abel still wanted to reconcile with humans and attempted to find the true murderer. Seth blamed the death of our parents on those mobs - instead of the whole humanity - and went distant to humans, but she left me and decided to search some peace in the world. They're so weak and foolish. I've finally seen the horrid nature of humanity, and they NEVER want to reconcile with us! Abel wants peace, Seth wants solitude, but I want more... I want WAR! War against humans! I know all those human civilizations' true origin, as they were all created thanks to that mysterious woman... I remember her name... Scathach.
 * Piramide_illuminati_e_simbolos.jpgCain: Without Scathach, or that secret society named the Order of Terror which controlled humanity, human beings are still like monkeys. They should have know to be grateful for what nature gives them as gifts, but all I saw in history is that humans killing each other and waged wars not only to animals and other creatures like vampires, but also wages wars between themselves. I began to think... If that so-called New World Order is useless, then why do we need it? Why do we need it to protect and rule a race that can't even protect themselves? The Catholic Church is a part of it, directly or indirectly, it's a part of HER game. Scathach is physically destroyed 5 years ago, by a blue haired warrior named Azul Jissele, the lost princess of Fiore Kingdom. However, believe me, her major plan is still yet to begin, and I need to destroy it before that happens.

' - Cain: That's why I stayed on Michael's side, who brought we siblings together again. Despite now neither Seth nor Abel are under his service, I still am. '

''The revelation of the past connections between Michael and Cain shocked Carl intensely. He had his gaze widened due to shock.'' Cain then pasued a bit and then sighed. ''Carl then turned his head to Cain in confusion. He was still feeling bedazzled when Cain told so much things to him.'' Carl widened his mouth and spoke out the question he always tried to ask, but Cain interrupted him all of a sudden. Carl bit his lips harder.
 * Carl: Michael? But I thought...
 * Cain: You thought he wants to rule the Church, right? He wanted to destroy it, but that's long after he succeeded in infiltrating into the KnightWalker Family. Oh, I'm afraid I'm now telling you too much, Carl, but the secret is just secret. I can only tell you the reason which Michael found we siblings. We once lived in a clan that had many leaders, but one leader was special - That leader was connected to the lost Demon King, Moloch. Michael Langdon is a spiritual successor to Moloch, the same demon who casted a curse upon you, and he made a pact with Lord Moloch when he went back to the past. He then harnessed abilities to locate every single remnants connected to Lord Moloch's forces on Earth before the end of the Period of Tribulations, Moloch's own game. Then, he found me and my siblings. That's also how he found you, since you're son of Firenza, who was once a follower of Lord Moloch.
 * GHQ_4.jpg: All this time, Carl, the KnightWalker Alliance and the Catholic Church were never more a means to an end of our purposes, allowing us to reach a more magnificent goal - cleansing humans from its plague of corruption, letting them pay for what they did to my race.
 * Carl: Allowing us? WHO ARE YOU!?
 * Kantai_collections_anchorage_water_demon_by_chewiebaka-d9b7g95.jpg: One thing at a time, Carl. The point is, the time of both KnightWalker Family and Scathach's order is up, and they - alongside this humanity - must finally pay for their crimes. For years, I and Michael are searching for lost souls that lost trust on humanity and hated the world, only wanting it to be destroyed. That's how Langdon Orphans took form. You were among those lost souls, and unlike Arzonia, you lost trust on almost anyone except those who genuinely cared about you. You and I share this as one common, and thus we can make all humans pay - including Nio Hashiri who burned your town. I actually don't like her at all, and I would have her kill when the time comes. Also, Maria Arzonia killed your parents. She won't get away from it, either.
 * Carl: They'll pay for crimes? Including my parents' murder? Including the betrayal I suffered?
 * Cain: Exactly. This is your chance, Carl. Will you help me?

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Carl: Yes, I will. For saving this planet from darkness. For retaliations against the dark side of humanity, I'm willing to do such sacrifice. '

<p style="text-align:center;"> London 

<p style="text-align:center;"> Robinson House 

''Opening the safe again once he took Carl back to latter's own mind palace, deep inside Carl's former house, Cain looked at Carl and wanted Carl to make a decision.  Finally seeing Cain's reason of doing such, adding with the hatred towards human society's dark side, Carl finally walked closer to the safe without any fright. Then, slowly closing his eyes and mumbling something that even he himself cannot hear, Carl put the newspaper into the safe.''
 * Cain: Then, go on, Carl. The majority of humans must pay for what they did, for their negligence, for their cruelty. It's the only way.

<p style="text-align:center;"> 5 seconds later, the safe was closed.

''Cain then let out a grateful smile to Carl once the safe was closed. Now, Carl had finally erased his own emotions and made his determination to cleanse humanity.''

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Cain: Thank you. '

''Carl then opened his eyes, but now his eyes was blank, cold and emotionless, instead of wrathful, sinister and scary. He looked at Cain emotionlessly.'' Carl took several seconds of silence before he finally let the word slipped from his mouth. <p style="text-align:center;">
 * Cain: Tell me... How do you feel now when you think of your former regiment's betrayal?
 * Carl: I feel...

' - Carl: ... Nothing. '

''Cain smiled in satisfaction. ''
 * Cain: Very good. You see, Carl, the pain of the past can scar us, but also defines us. Take away that pain, and your mind becomes clay for me to mold. You'll be truly freed. I'm telling you the truth, Carl. We will destroy the New World Order and the humans' dark side forming beneath its plain sight, and so in doing, you will become the perfect weapon...

<p style="text-align:center;"> '- Cain: ... for you will do whatever I say... Won't you?'

''Lifting his face, Carl reacted with a callous look full of nothingness. Now, he had become one with the Langdon Orphans as well, believing he was saving humanity from its inner disease. His answer is clear...''


 * Carl: Yes.

Dressing in her new red dress and holding a large sword inside her hand, Carissa smiled as she looked at the window outside. ''Behind Carissa, there was a mysterious man who stood behind her. His face was shrouded in shadows and nobody could see his face.''
 * Carissa: It sounds like Cardinal Aleister did a good job capturing that deranged Firenza Junior. I don't care whether he is my cousin, but we need to chain this beast and tame him so that he will serve our cause.

''Then, he spoke out. Judging from his tone, he was seemly unhappy...'' ''Carissa put the sword on the table in front of her with a dark chuckle. She then went to a pot of soup not far away before having a spoonful of soup, and she ignored much of the shadowy man's angry complaints.'' Carissa then looked at the city and street outside, and she was looking at the Parliament out there, before she sharpened her eyes with anger. ''The man behind her immediately walked forward to Carissa for two heavy steps after hearing her proclaim. He was even angrier.''
 * Roger4.png: Is there any possibility to stop this farce like a child's play? You've gone too far in our recent battle in Ukraine. You caused such a havoc that we have to push them on Arzonia and her so-called family for it.
 * Carissa: You old bags from Iscariot Section never tells me what kind of demonic force you were fighting against, since I'm not an official member of your section. However, my curiosity remains especially on this demon force's leader. I think they must be connected to my cousin's own sickness, and I intend to cure it.
 * Carissa: That humiliation he gave me, I need to let him pay, but not now. For now, Firenza Junior is our tool to destroy Arzonia Family's terrible rebellion, as Maria Arzonia is a much more intense problem. We need to put such a rebellion to an end.
 * Man: We!?



<p style="text-align:center;">' - Man: YOU THINK WE DIDN'T COST TOO MUCH KNIGHTS? '

Carissa put the spoon back into her pot and put on a pair of glasses, but before that, she calmly took just a glance at the man who tried to scold her.
 * Carissa: There's no need to send those Papal Knights, as we need to preserve our military strength as much as possible. However, we still have some progress despite our recent loss.

''While she was speaking, Carissa put her hand into her right pocket and took out a small piece of paper. The paper was folded, and Carrisa had to open it so that she could read it. It was a letter.'' ''In Queen Elizard's three daughters, Carissa is the second daughter, who was renowned by her might in military. Her elder sister, Rimea, is a well-known strategist. Her younger sister, Villian, is known for her benevolence.'' ''Carissa then grabbed the unfinished letter tightly in her hand and grinded her teeth. For now, Carissa knew that her elder sister went on a global journey in order to take Carissa back to custody. However, even after more than a month of searching on both sides, Rimea never found Carissa, and vice versa.''
 * Carissa: This letter is unfinished, but I assume that Arzonia wrote it. Ha, I snatched it while their prison was in chaos. It had several words written to my eldest sister, Rimea, to invite her join the Catholic Rebels and devote her notable intelligence to Arzonia Family.
 * Carissa: Judging from my elder sister's own aloof personality, I guess it's hard for her to join Arzonia Family. She never likes their tendency after all, but since she's my enemy...
 * Man: Judging that one of your sisters gone rogue and the other joined the Catholic Rebels officially, while your mother opposed you during our coup, are you still certain that you're about to take back the throne?

The shadowy man seemed to cool himself down, and he stopped complaining about Carissa's recent behavior due to that advanced information which costed so many lives of Papal Knight.

Then, Carissa turned to the shadowy man, who was staring at her with a pair of sharpened eyes.
 * Carissa: My mother is old enough to be such a fool to stand against me... Without her dreadful interference, I can easily take over that throne and raise the whole kingdom from dreadful ashes. Also, I can easily take down my cousin and end his madness! As I informed you, serving the KnightWalker Family won't be a long term after all.
 * Man: Perhaps, there's something else I need to ask you about... How did you know that Carl Robinson is Duke Firenza's son, also your own cousin? 

''Carissa grinned wickedly. She didn't try to answer the question first, but instead, Carissa started to ask another question.'' ''Hearing Carissa suddenly changed the topic from Carl to Krans, the shadowy man was very confused. He then sighed.'' ''Carissa shook her head as her face began to turn pink. She let out a cryptic smile as if she found some top secret while the person who accompanied him was an idiot and could not find out.'' ''The shadowy man seemed surprised as soon as he heard Carissa's word. He stepped in sheer surprise and his spoken words seemed to turn influent all of a sudden.'' Carissa nodded in her cryptic grin.
 * Carissa: Before that, I need to tell you that the second report came from our surviving Knight included an important message - the blood of Patriarch Krans Romа́n Tsarskiy seemed to have effects on Carl's rampage and weakened him for a while, despite not healing him. There are also something wrong with Patriarch Krans' blood as well, and I knew its reason as well.
 * Saber.(Fate.EXTRA).full.2242204.pngMan: They sound like two separate stuffs after all. You're not answering my question.
 * Carissa: They sound separated, but what if I told you that the information of those two secrets came from the same man ?
 * Man: You mean...
 * Carissa: Someone told me about the origin of Carl Robinson long before I started that coup, and the very same guy told me that there were some kind of strange stuff in Patriarch Krans' blood as well. For now, I cannot tell you who he is, but even if I tell you, it'll be useless, as you cannot get him. No one can. He told me that the blood curse of Carl was connected to some kind of mysterious material of demons, known as the Blackness, but his soul was connected to a powerful and ferocious demon king that nobody could tame. This man who told me such a thing belongs to a vampire clan which was loyal to that demon king. I ask you this, dear sir... Have you ever heard about the name...



<p style="text-align:center;">' - Carissa: ... Sabbat? '

The shadowy inquisitor immediately stepped back as he narrowed his eyes in disgust, looking at Carissa, but she remained her cool. Keeping her cryptic and gruesome smile, Carissa nodded and was not alarmed at the man's reaction full of horror. ''The shadowy man immediately alerted when he heard this. He paced closer to Carissa and stepped just one inch away from her.'' Hearing this, Carissa's smile went even wider like some prideful person outsmarting someone obviously much stronger than her.
 * Man: No, that's impossible! Many of the known vampire current linage of the Sabbat Clan died a long time ago, as some of them went extinct or went into escape. How can this be?
 * Carissa: MANY of them, yeah, but not MOST, much less ALL. Here's what that man told me about. There's a legend about one of the families in Sabbat Clan, with its allegedly genderless leader known as Vykos. Vykos was a savage and hideous vampire leader in the Sabbat, who fanatically loyal to Moloch, the Demon King who cursed Carl and his family blood. The family is infamous for its incestous relationship to keep their so-called divine blood pure and clean... Disgusting. However, Vykos has a daughter who never ever agree with their cruel tendency. One day, more than 20 years ago, she escaped her family after stealing two artifacts from Moloch's followers. One was an Elemental Artifact named the  Wind Armatus, and another was the Seals of Seven Deadly Sins invented by the sages serving the Sabbat Clan.
 * Man: That's the two stuff that Patriarch Krans used against our forces according to the current information inside our hand, with the Seal of Seven Deadly Sins inside the hands of the Pope...
 * Carissa: By the way, by the time she betrayed the Sabbat Clan, that vampire woman was pregnant. She married a Russian human, and yet her husband was killed by Vykos. To escape the murder attempt of the sadistic vampire leader, that poor thing went to Russian Orthodox Church, asking for sanctuary, not long after she betrayed the leader Vykos. To purify herself, the woman fed herself with an exotic and rare elixir who can turn her blood into more human-like, and it'll also purify her child. However, she had an overdose on the elixir which costed a large part of her lifespan. After giving birth to her child, who showed no aspect of a vampire, the vampire woman rested in peace. The Russian Orthodox Church raised his child, and later the then Patriarch, the adoptive father of the child, rechristen him as...

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Carissa: ... Krans Romа́n Tsarskiy. '

The pale inquisitor could not give a clear answer, as he was shocked by what Carissa knew about the Sabbat, somehow from another mysterious person who was possibly connected to the Sabbat. ''Carissa then led the man to the window, as the light of the moon finally revealed his face. It was Fiamma of the Right, the leader of God's Right Seat.'' ''Annoyed, Fiamma then stepped back to get away from Carissa, as he narrowed his eyes in anger. He was pretty annoyed when he saw Carissa's flamboyant attitude in her words.'' ''While Fiamma was speaking, Carissa heard him mentioning Cardinal Sforza and immediately took out her watch from her pocket, looking at the watch in a face of grim expression. She was seemly a bit of annoyed and she had to narrow her eyes.'' ​Before Fiamma could finish, Carissa lifted her finger to interrupt him with her eyes sharpened. ''Just then, the telephone beside Carissa suddenly rang. Carissa immediately went to the phone and picked it up.'' ''Carissa then narrowed her eyes as she bit her lips. She then nodded and spoke in a determined tone.'' With no time to waste, Carissa immediately hung the phone and rushed to the door. ''Hearing this, Fiamma immediately reacted in a grin. He then turned back with a grin, returning to his own sadistic personality with his delusional grandeur.'' Carissa then went towards the door with a cold and grim face. ''However, as Carissa was making her comments on the current situation in an sarcastic tone, her words stopped all of a sudden, and she then stopped pacing all of a sudden. Something suddenly came into her own mind.'' ''Fiamma lowered his head and fell into thoughts. For now, the name of Sister Lidvia Lorenzetti was still on the name list in the Church's service clergies. Even so, since now many clergies were now turning against the current Pope and joined Arzonia Family, Fiamma felt he could trust no one.'' However, with a cruel grin, Fiamma said the word "Don't worry" in a calm tone. ''Carissa smiled and nodded. She then turned back again and paced slowly towards the opened door.''
 * Trinity.Blood.full.1666606.jpgMan: You... you mean...
 * Carissa: That young Patriarch Krans, as I assumed, is not completely a human. He's the very own grandson of Vykos. I assume that the blue blood in his veins, which somehow weakened Carl Robinson's rampage for a while, was caused as a result of that rare elixir his mother consumed, but its power was released soon after Krans used the Wind Armatization to empower himself. That's his mother's greatest legacy to restore his humanity.
 * Carissa: Besides, Fiamma, I need to tell you one thing... That Abel Nightroad is the son of a vampiristic Sabbat Follower, and he had a twin brother named Cain Nightroad who is believed to be dead by now years after their separation... And they also have a sister who was one with Langdon Orphans but betrayed them as well. Therefore, as you can see, the danger is all around us, not just from Carl, but also from the remnants of Sabbat, now joining Arzonia's force against us.
 * Fiamma: I know my next mission. As this world going into an dead end, I'll enter the Star of Bethlehem now and drive it to London. By the way, how was the escort mission of Cardinal Sforza shall be escorted in London. 
 * Fiamma: I guess we should treat her harshly. She was close to Abel ever since she was younger, and she must be influenced by his ideas. In addition to that--
 * Carissa: Excuse me. This isn't right. Brother Matthaios should arrive here already in London now. He should give me a call as soon as he--
 * 45298064_p0_master1200.jpgCarissa: Hello?
 * Carissa: Good, I understand. I'll be there as soon as possible. Thank you.
 * Carissa: Wait for our plan to be instigate. I just got the news that Brother Matthaios arrived at our secret meeting place beneath the sewers, right next to the Parliament. Besides, according to those information from our guards, there are two people from enemies coming for Cardinal Sforza. One is Abel Nightroad, and one is my younger sister, Villian, who was seemly looking for Sforza or Abel, or perhaps maybe both.
 * Bayonetta.(Character).full.1790807.jpgFiamma: Ha, I was worried about where to find them. Very well! Haha, I never ever expected that they're now heading right towards us!
 * Carissa: You just need to wait for Cardinal Aleister's instruction, and then you'll return to the Star of Bethlehem in order to make it atop London. I'll start a bigger war in this city. Now, maybe another sister of mine, Rimea, was on her way to find me, or maybe not. Even so, ha, things are getting funnier!
 * Fiamma.Of.The.Right.jpgCarissa: By the way, Nio said that she sent Lidvia Lorenzetti to capture Abel. I trust Nio since she said she would make my family all spared, but can we still trust Lidvia? I heard recent days, she went missing as well soon after the rise of Maria Arzonia's rebellion.
 * Fiamma: Don't worry.
 * Fiamma: If Lidvia is still loyal to us, then we can consider it bygone. However, if she dared to protect Abel intentionally, I would not let her go unpunished. After all, we have already make a plan to track her down. One day, we'll find her. 

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Carissa: I'll meet you again on battlefields, sisters. '

''Holding a large rose in her hand and trying to be as romantic as possible, Carissa stood inside the chamber with the sewers. Despite hating such a place, Carissa had no choice. This is perhaps the most suitable place for her to make such a meeting.'' Just then, Carissa suddenly heard heavy footsteps coming across the tunnel, and she turned to face the source of sound with a smile. ''It was Cardinal Sforza, being cuffed on her wrist and being escorted by Sister Paula, Brother Petros and Brother Matthaios, were walking towards her. Duo Iqus was standing behind Brother Petros with his gun holding in his hand. Sforza never intended to speak anything. Duo stopped and bowed in front of the Second Princess in red dress.'' Carissa merely waved her hand. ''Carissa then walked closer to the frail Cardinal and let out an evil grin, but Sforza never intended to look at Carissa. Instead, she looked at the wall beside her with no reason.'' Sforza suddenly gave Carissa a death glare as soon as Carissa was about to finish her words. ''Hearing Sforza's threats, Carissa suddenly stepped back and pretended to be horrified. She widened her gaze and her mouth, trying to make a terrifying face that was obviously faked.'' ''All of a sudden, Carissa turned into a menacing face rapidly, right before she raised her sword and aimed its point at Sforza's chin, narrowing her gaze. Sforza clenched her teeth and raised her head, looking down on Carissa's tip of sword.'' ''Sforza had no intention trying to speak a single word, but Carissa was still threatening her. For now, the resistance of Sforza showed no effects.'' Meantime, Sforza never intended to show herself to be scared, either. Carissa bit her lips intensely, and three seconds of confrontations later, she withdrew her sword. "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
 * Carissa: She must come here by now.
 * Carissa: Well, well, well, our most wonderful guest of honor is here. Welcome to London, my respectful Cardinal.
 * Duo Iqus: We're sorry. This place is still under control of the Church of England. They put up guards three times more cautious than usual.
 * Catherina.Sforza.full.1662408.jpgsa: That's fine.
 * Carissa: Caridinal Sforza, I know this is against your own will. You're diseased and you want to spare Maria Arzonia from burden. That's very admirable. After all, that poor Spanish kid tried to cross us several time, and then she learned a hard way that she's too weak against us. Such a loser she--
 * Sforza: She's NOT a loser, Carissa. If there's one person who can stop Michael Langdon from achieving whatever inside his mind, it'll be her. As his collaborator, Carissa, you'll not get away with it.
 * Carissa: Oh, you scared the heck out of me! She sounds so scary... NOT!
 * Sforza: Ugh...
 * Carissa: I know what you are thinking, Cardinal Sforza. If you think scaring me can make me surrender, think again.
 * Sforza: I know you want me to give in for a reason. You need me in just another plan of Melancholia, right?
 * Carissa: Yes, you're right. We need no wealth or title of yours, Duchess of Milan, we only need...  your disease. 

''Sforza was shocked and horrified for the first time since she met Carissa. When Carissa tried to tease Maria in front of her, Sforza never felt scared. When Carissa tried to threaten her, Sforza never felt scared. However, when Carissa revealed that they needed the Croatoan Virus, Sforza felt horrified for the first time. Brother Petros was visibly shocked as well, but neither Sister Paula nor Brother Matthios showed any shock. Duo Iqus showed no expression as well.''
 * Carissa: Once, there was a secret organization in Sleepy Hollow in the United States, named the Order of Flourish, which is an old secret council that even had international influence in its prime, but was rumored to be obliterated for good alongside that old town during Cold War II... They planned to use Croatoan Virus, combined with many peculiar magical elixir, to create a new enhanced version of the magic plague, known as  Supreme Croatoan Virus, who can make its host to merge with a natural element they wished, becoming the one with nature. The one who can merge perfectly with the virus shall not only control their sanity, their own form and the virus' power, but also gained one more special gift...

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Carissa: Immortality. '

''Sforza's body began to tremble as she started to step back in terror. She never thought that even her own sacrifice was inside Michael and Melancholia's own manipulations as well.'' ''While Carissa was speaking her plans with a dark and sinister tone, Sforza started to tremble. She widened her eyes and kept mumbling "This is madness..." or something else, but she cannot escape. The cuff on her hand is in the same type that cuffed Maria, restraining Sforza's magical power, but Sforza had no tool to break free.'' Suddenly, before Sforza could finish, a man with orange suit suddenly appeared from the other side and slammed Sforza's head with a large stick. ''Fiamma of the Right held the stick in his hand and hit Sforza's head, rendering her unconscious. He then smiled at Carissa wickedly.'' Carissa then went to Brother Petros with a smile on her face, but Petros could only feel ashamed for himself.
 * Joan.Alter.full.2221837.jpgSforza: You, you mean...
 * Carissa: If I never mistaken, Cardinal, YOU'RE the only known surviving host of a kind of normal Croatoan Virus. Now, Mother Superior has all other kind of blood, including Firenza Junior Blood as well as blood from the body of a dead witch who used an elixir to alter her own body, but all it remained... was the virus inside YOUR blood. Mother Superior will make His Holiness to canonize you if you would devote yourself by turning the killer virus into something that benefits the humanity...
 * Sforza: No, I'm so idiotic... Your plan is mad! The virus can only create suffering! Making the whole world immortal is not possible without costing their humanity! All magic has a cost! The Croatoan Virus cannot benefit the world, because it has no heart!
 * Fiamma: And soon neither with you!
 * Fiamma: She seemed a lot more worthy now, I suppose.
 * Petros.jpgPetros: Is this really necessary? No one told me about the virus stuff.

However, Carissa smiled and put her hand on the arm of the towering knight in front of her. Petros only looked at an unconscious Sforza with a sad face.
 * Carissa: Don't worry. We'll never kill her, just trying to take her blood. Besides, if the project succeeded, the virus will benefit the whole world, even changing the history. You've done a great job, Brother Petros. His Holiness will be proud of you.

<p style="text-align:center;">- Petros: ..............................

''On the sky, Maria struggled against several flying creatures on the sky as she saw the truck escaping. Those creature came out of nowhere trying to stop her from getting closer to the truck.''
 * Maria: Don't run away, whoever you are!

Not far away, Adam, Eva, Magilou and Sumireko were too busy in fighting against several demonic creatures that came from nowhere, and so were Acqua, Aureolus, Vento, Angelene and Lucia. At this moment, Matt is so far the only person who was racing towards the enemy truck with no setbacks just because he was on a motorcycle, rode by some female nut job in a wild speed... ''Thanks to the wild speed of the motorcycle, Matt went closer and closer all the way towards the truck. Then, Matt narrowed his eyes and started to raise his blade. He was staring at the tire of the truck's right-front wheel. Despite the wild speed of the motorcycle he was on, Matt could still stay focus on the tire and bit his lips.'' ''He was thinking about the words of his sword mentor in Anglican Church. That mentor told him to stay focus on one particular object and raise the blade, slicing the target as soon as possible.'' Holding his blade in his hand harder, Matt aimed the trucks' tires and wiped the air. ''The blade was very near to the tire as it was very long itself. Its tips reached the tire of the tire and sliced it. Then, not just the tire, but that entire wheel was sliced in half.'' ''Even Matt himself cannot believe what he had done - successfully slicing a truck tire in half. The truck itself suddenly lost its balance. As soon as Matt wiped the air with his blade, the female motorcycle rider rode to the left, because she clearly knew what was going to happen next.''
 * Acqua: No, where're these things come from?
 * 147.jpgMatt: Wait!
 * Matt: I trained myself many years just for this moment... And now...
 * Matt: Explode!
 * Matt: Yes!

''Not far away, Maria was trying to get rid of the demonic creatures coming not far away, flying on the sky and attacking her and her friends with all their might. Maria bit her lips as she could not figure out which those creatures came from. Patriarch Krans in his Wind Armatus form was flying beside Maria and eliminated those demons coming from nowhere, which made both of them shocked.'' ''Not far away from Maria, Lucia and Angelene were trying to resist those demons as well, but they were surrounded, giving them more time to look closer to those demons. They didn't look like those demon army they fought against in Chernobyl. Instead, they were looking like vampiric creatures. Acqua, Vento and Yuri helped them to eliminated those creatures with no efforts. Eva, Adam and Aureolus went on pursuing the truck as soon as they got rid of the creatures.'' Looking at those vampire troops, Maria sharpened her eyes and suddenly, she rolled her eyes and began to realize who could possibly in charge of those vampiric creatures. Just as Maria was thinking about that vampire who possessed Aleister Crowley and put Carl inside somewhere, she heard an explosion coming from the ground.
 * Maria: Where're these things come from? They got some serious skills!
 * Cain.Nightroad.full.114060.jpgMaria: Cain Nightroad...

''Maria and Krans immediately looked down and saw Matt, who was on that motorcycle, successfully sliced the truck's tire. The truck lost its balance and slammed into a wall not far away.'' ''Looking at Matt stopping the truck, Maria could not help herself smiling and chuckled with pride. Meanwhile, on the motorcycle, Matt suddenly felt something that made him feel awkward and blushed. However, he immediately regained his composure and controlled himself.'' ''The woman immediately obeyed Matt's order. Matt was confused that the woman never asked anything during this ride, neither its purpose or the reason of chasing the truck. She seemed to take the car chase as a fun thing to do, but she didn't try to ask more details. That made Matt utterly confused, but seeing the woman slowing down and stopping at a nearby pavement safely and carefully made Matt relieved. Before getting to the truck, Matt only had time to show his gratitude after all.''
 * Maria: Matt... Well done.
 * Matt: Oh, I did it... Now, miss, please make a stop here!
 * Woman: Aye, aye, sir!
 * Matt: Thank... you, Miss!

''Matt fell dizzy as if he went drunk once again, despite he was no longer drunk at all. Wasting no time, Matt immediately rushed towards the truck, followed by his friends, who had got rid of those mysterious vampires.''

''The strange thing was that the woman who rode the motorcycle was standing not far away. Matt noticed this, but he had no time to ask her why. He was now focusing on the truck, anyway.'' ''Pointing her sword at the truck, Maria shouted at whoever was inside. She knew that there was still a child inside, according to Acqua, and she cannot let the hostage get harmed. The truck itself fell into silent, but after a silence that lasted five seconds, the door of the truck was broken by some brute force. A lean bluish claw with only four fingers tore the door of the truck down from inside, and it slammed it at Matt. Matt immediately reacted and sliced the flying door in half.''
 * Maria: You child kidnapper, we saw your crimes! I know you're somehow connected to the current Pope and his crime empire! Now, show yourself!
 * Matt: Incoming!

After cutting the door in half and stopping it from hitting him, Matt stared at the truck with all his friends as he saw a towering humanoid creature - approximately 8 feet tall - started to crawl out of the truck and stood itself in front of the Arzonia Family members, much to their sheer horror.
 * Matt: What the...

''The creature was very tall and it wore a cloth like a medieval knight, but it not only had a pair of four-fingered claws, but also had a bizarre head like an octopus. When it crawl out, Maria could heard noise as if something slimy and wet was rubbing the ground. That noise made her feel sick. Her friends had the same feelings as well, either due to disgust or due to fear.''
 * Magilou: What... what is that?!

''Magilou sharpened her eyes as soon as she saw the creature standing in front of them. It grabbed a child inside its grasp. The child was already unconscious, but he was still alive.'' ''Seeing this dreadful monstrosity made Maria to sharpen her eyes and questioned the strange creature immediately. As a response, he creature turned its head to faced her and started to rant like a savage.''
 * Maria: Who sends you here?

<p style="text-align:center;"> - ???: [unrecognized language] &^%%^*$#@\%#*!

''The octopus-faced creature spoke some language that was highly unrecognizable, and Maria couldn't understand what it was speaking. After a short pause, Maria could do nothing but shrugging her shoulder.'' Giving a sacarstic response, Maria then raised her sword and pointed at the monster with anger. ''The creature let out a brawl and rushed towards Maria, while grabbing the child inside its hand. While trying to avoid herself from hurting the child, Maria immediately raised her sword and sliced the monster's chest. It stopped the creature a bit, as it flinched from the scar which started to burn.'' ''As soon as Acqua gave his orders, Aureolus Izzard immediately casted his magic. He went beside Maria, looked at the monster creature in the eyes and raised his needle, pricking his arm with it. The pain on Aureolus' arm was sent onto the creature's arm that grabbed the child via Aureolus' magic, and it went far worse. The creature felt pain and had to open his hand.''
 * Maria: Thanks for clarifying.
 * Maria: Leave the child alone!
 * Acqua: Izzard, now!

''Seizing the chance, Aureolus immediately went to save the child. Unfortunately, as soon as Aureolus was about to reach the child, the fire on that evil creature's wound suddenly disappeared, only leaving a scar and it grabbed Aureolus' head instead. Seeing that the creature regenerated itself, Eva, Adam, Acqua and Vento immediately went to help him.''
 * Acqua: Leave him alone!

''They drew away the creatures' attention, while Aureolus seized the chance and hugged the child as Yuri, Maria, Matt and Magilou joined the fight one by one as well. Surrounding the creature, everyone was ready to charge at it.'' ''The woman with the black hair stared at the creature as well, but her face was not that serious. Instead, she wore a smile.'' ''Before the Arzonia Family was about to attack, the woman suddenly yelled at the crowd. Maria and her friends then turned her head with astonishment. The creature suddenly flinched again as soon as it saw the woman, but this time, its eyes were full of fear.'' ''Maria looked at Matt with blank astonishment. Matt couldn't answer, as he felt some kind of dark energy began to release from the woman. Soon, much to everyone's horror, the woman began to transform herself... and her voice became darker and scarier as much as her appearance.''
 * Acqua: It has nowhere to go! Whatever it is, it's a hostile being, and we'll destroy it to prevent it from harming more people!
 * Woman: Halt!
 * Maria: Isn't that who rode the motorcycle for you to chase that truck, Matt?



<p style="text-align:center;">' - ???: Not so fast, Arzonia. This beast is * my * prey. '


 * AcquaoftheBack.pngMaria: No, I...

Maria stepped back again in fright as Seth's words, which she spoke in a cold and callous voice, jogged the memory of Maria from one of the very first day of darkness in her childhood memory.

All others were quite confused and looked at Maria, who was trying to cover her face with her gloved palms.

''Maria then looked ate everyone, as Acqua narrowed his gaze and looked at Maria with strange look. He never saw Maria being such terrified before.'' ''Maria looked around and tried to maintain her composure, but she could hardly catch her own breath. Maria opened her mouth and started to breath desperately, and Matt went to her immediately to help her keeping stable.'' Magilou immediately narrowed her gaze and lashed out at Seth, who crossed her arm and looked at Maria with a face of calmness. "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
 * Seth: You were also coerced in that sort of sheer brutality, but you killed people as well. Then, I'm here to question you that how come you want peace if you yourself is a murderer.
 * Acqua: What's going on?
 * Magilou: What do you mean, you witch? You're no different to Cain!
 * Seth: Because that boy is Firenza Junior !!!

''Sometimes, as we stated before, one of perhaps the most terrifying things in the world is that the air itself fell silent all of a sudden. Seth then looked at Maria in a dark look, and Maria was so shocked that she could barely speak a word. Seth's sudden revelation had gave her a hard punch in her chest.'' ''Krans, Matt, Magilou, Sumireko, Adam, Eva, Vento, Aureolus and Yuri were all surprised, but Seth still remained calm. Now, Seth was the only person who could stay calm and solace, while Maria was to the point of freaking out.''
 * Maria: F-Firenza Junior... You mean Carl!?

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Maria: He's... the young man in that night... '

Still hugging the child with comatose inside his arms, Aureolus looked at the entire scene with a confused and shocked face. ''Maria ignored Aureolus' words, and her head was about to be exploded. Seth narrowed her gaze and went towards her.'' ''Maria then covered her head instantly. She was now experiencing a serious psychological Heroic BSOD at this very moment. Seth's word jogged her darkest memory, and she never thought it was connected to Carl, the person who showed distrust towards her.'' ''Seeing Maria squeezing her head in awful pain and distress, Acqua immediately went towards Seth and glared at the vampire girl, who was still floating on the sky like a cloud.  Trying to regain her cool, Maria then immediately wiped her mouth. Seconds ago, because of her desperate state, she started foaming like a rabid dog, completely losing her grace for a brief moment, but then she calmed herself down.'' Seth then narrowed her gaze and showed her a silver locket in a shape of silver. ''Maria took the silver locket and checked it carefully. It was similar to Maria's own locket, but with merely three layers, containing three photos. Those photos were respectively Carl and his foster parents' own mugshots. Maria's face went pale when she saw the two middle-aged people on the locket layers right next to Carl's photo.''
 * Aureolus: Uh, what's going on?
 * Maria: Uh, I thought he could live in a happy life... His parents wanted me to kill them and told their son to move on... My brothers...
 * Acqua: But isn't his father Duke Firenza?
 * Seth: It was his adopted parents. Carl's own father died mysteriously when he was a kid, and he was later raised by Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, both of whom he loved dearly. They were his adoptive parents.
 * Index_v02_182.jpgMaria: But how exactly do you know that this person is Carl? Even I did not know.
 * Seth: After Carl was captured, I tracked down Terra of the Left all the way, knowing he will send Carl to Cain Nightroad, my elder brother who's still in Langdon Orphan's service, but I failed to capture Terra. Even so, I found this locket dropped on the ground.
 * Seth: You and your brothers might not see me, but I happened to be there, trying to find survivors inside the basement, only finding your brothers killed many people looking for shelter. Your brothers forced you to kill the adoptive parents of Carl, while they asked for a mercy death. Then, one of your brother yelled your name to cheer on the crime, but suddenly, Carl appeared...

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Seth: ... And perhaps he heard your name and thought YOU were the killer... '

''Maria sighed sadly. Her feelings could not be described as mere shock or sad. She had a bitter feeling inside her heart, and the feeling was about to tear herself apart.'' ''Maria immediately went forward once again and stood only one centimeter close to Seth. Even Seth was floating on the sky, she was still one-head shorter than Maria. A menacing and absolutely scary mood was created due to Maria's expressions. However, Seth didn't even flinch.'' "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
 * Seth: By the way, I need to tell you that Carl is the sole survivor of the town. His parents and those friends he made in that town perished forever, because of Langdon Orphans and your brothers.
 * Maria: Then, why are you here telling me about it!? You want to rub salt on my scars? You want to tell me that Carl was already doomed to be a beast because of my fault? He was doomed to distrust me because what I did?
 * Seth: I'm here to tell you that if Cain has Carl in his hand, he definitely would use that kind of hatred inside Carl, so that he could make Carl to unleash all sort of violence towards you for pure vengeance, pushing him towards becoming his own demon.



''Maria heard Seth's words one by one, carefully. Her expression soon changed from rage to worriness and then she started to get horrified.'' ''Seth nodded confidently. The air itself turned silent once again, and everyone could feel that even time itself seemed to be frozen with fear. They could hardly breath. They only focused on Seth's words on Cain's unhinged nature as she described it slowly, clearly and specifically.''
 * Maria: You mean Cain Nightroad, your brother, will use Carl's hatred towards me to corrupt him even... even further?
 * Seth: He not only manipulates Carl's hatred. He manipulates the hatred inside all of us so that we Langdon Orphan can become stronger, till we become loyal killing machines to Michael Langdon. Cain can even use the hatred inside himself to fuel his power... His hatred is always reserve for the humanity, as he's been condemned by humans for being a vampire. From the time he was born, all he learnt was to hate. He hates humans that killed our parents... That makes him incredibly dangerous. I was the first one to notice his deadly nature, and I left him even before Abel. Cain and Abel both thought I was dead, but they never know I'm now working as a rogue, trying to make humans and vampires into peace so that no one will be consumed by hatred like my brother... but the World War III shattered my dream. I don't know where to go now.

<p style="text-align:center;"> '- Seth: After all, the Sabbat Clan is almost no more. I'm now just a lost outcast.'



''All of a sudden, Matt reacted in shock as soon as he heard the word " Sabbat ", and he stepped back so quick that he immediately stumbled on the ground. Acqua, Sumireko, Maria and Magilou immediately reacted in shock as soon as they saw Matt fell on the pavement with his hip first.'' ''Much to Maria and other people's confusion, Matt started to mumble the word "Sabbat" again and again in sheer grim terror, as if he lost his mind all of a sudden. Seth saw this and went closer to Matt, as Acqua and the three ladies were working hard to revive Matt.'' ''Seth's words again acted like a massive earthquake to cause a tsunami on the surface of Pacific Ocean. They looked at Seth's words and widened their eyes in shock. They don't know how many hidden information was hiding on this vampire girl.'' ''With a cryptic grin, Seth covered her face under silk once again, making Maria quite confused with how much secrets Seth was hiding, before she took a look at Matt. Maria then realized that there was some hidden secrets in Matt's past as well, but she didn't know if she could ask it out of Matt. Fortunately, just one second later, Matt immediately regained his own composure.'' Seth then opened a large map she got out from her own pocket, even though it seemed impossible to contain such massive map at all.
 * Matt: S-Sabbat?!
 * Seth: It was the remnants of Sabbat who's using that mind flayer and those vampiric creatures that you killed to cause more havoc, and Pope Michael seems to have a connection to them, most likely due to my big brother. By the way, I have a feeling that I somehow met this boy many years ago... This Matt Butcher. 
 * Seth: Uh, maybe's it's just a misunderstanding.
 * Matt: Don't worry about me. We need to think about Carl first. Seth, since now your brother is taking Carl as his own prisoner, where you think he will be now?
 * Seth: I heard from a troop of Melancholia I once caught, and he said that my brother is taking Carl to London, where the Firenza Blood bomb will also be executed...

''Maria then looked at the map of Europe. Acqua bit his lips and clenched his fists.'' ''All of a sudden, Acqua immediately remembers some kind of important stuff. In shock, Acqua turned to take a look at Aureolus.'' ''Acqua and Aureolus' words made Maria confused. She just thought that Acqua and Aureolus came to her for a reason, but somehow they never said about their own reason.'' Acqua and Aureolus both looked at Maria with faces full of regrets. "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
 * Acqua: London again?
 * Acqua: Did we forget to tell her?
 * Aureolus: Nope, we were busy..
 * Trinity.Blood.full.89757.jpgMaria: Tell me what?
 * Acqua: Cardinal Sforza's sickness gone worse. She gave herself in to the Church so that she won't be our burden. Abel went to Europe to find her, but he accidentally took the Firenza Blood vial you found in Borgia's lab with him.

''Maria was so shocked by the bad news and she immediately fell on the ground. Acqua and Aureolus saw this with shock and immediately apologized to her. Maria then slowly trying to get herself up. Seth heard this and immediately slapped her own head, showing that she remembered something.'' ''From Seth's words, Krans and Maria both heard the words "Croatoan Virus" and narrowed their own gaze, as they both knew it was a dangerous magical plague. Yuri frowned his eyebrows as well. Those formerly separated things were now started to tie up in London.'' ''Standing up from the floor, Matt then went to Yuri as he slowly regained his composure. The word "Sabbat" had jogged his memory somehow, but Matt was still unable to think about the meaning of this word and the connection between it and him.'' "......................."
 * Leon.(Fire.Emblem).full.2228322.jpgSeth: Oh, speaking of Cardinal Sforza, that minion of Melancholia also said this to me. He also stated that Sforza will be transported to London as well, where Carissa will take care of her. He said that Melancholia wanted the Croatoan Virus inside her, but that's only thing he knew about it.
 * 9508691_p0_master1200.jpgYuri: It's so apparent that Michael, Melancholia and Cain are playing a large game inside London using Carl and Sforza's blood, and who knows what's also inside their store.
 * Matt: Yuri, we really need you and the Witch Cult in this fight. Melancholia is planning something big, and if we don't get Carl out and save him from his blood curse, we'll lose. I know Carl for many years and I know who he once was. Judging from his friendship with me so many years serving in the army, I still believe he's redeemable. Now, we're compromised, and we're unable to contact our base. If Carl is corrupted, things will only get worse. Therefore, we need to do so, no matter what will happen.

''Much to Matt's surprise, Yuri suddenly fell silent. He frowned his eyebrows as soon as Matt mentioned his plan to save Carl, and he seemed sad about it.'' ''Hearing Vento questioning him, Yuri sighed and shook his head, as he started to look at the night sky. After two seconds, Yuri returned back to his normal personality. Maria walked towards Yuri and looked at him in confusion.'' ''Matt didn't ask more, but he suddenly felt that Yuri was somehow knowing something in Carl's blood and was hiding something. Maria had the same feelings as well. However, it's not her place to ask. Everyone's life is at stake. Yuri then opened his magic book and sharpened his gaze.'' ''Magilou then turned to look at Maria, who had already regained her own composure, and closed her eyes. Sighed, Magilou turned back to Seth. Much to her surprise, however, Seth seemed happy about the current situation.'' ''Hearing this and seeing Seth's smile, Maria's face suddenly turned intense. She was fed up with Seth's childish behavior and immediately gave her a dark death glare again that turned the whole mood darker again.'' ''Maria then shook her head in a darkened face. Now, somehow she was acting like her brothers with a dark and intense streak.'' ''Clenching her fists intensely, Maria started to tremble. She was now blaming herself for what happened on Carl and the reason that Carl never believed in her. Seth, however, nodded with a smile. However, her smile then turned into a sad expression and looked on the ground.''
 * Tumblr_obebyt9zJo1rv0kk0o1_1280.png: What's going on?
 * Yuri: No, nothing.
 * Yuri: I'll go to Ukraine and warn your colleagues about Celestia Ludenberg's doppelganger. I can undo Michael's spell, and I hope nobody will listen to his words. I'll also send the child to your medics. I believe he was also trying to brainwash your colleagues with his words and made them all like Esther, blindly following his will.
 * Magilou: Don't worry. I already said that only the four executives has the right to talk to Michael if he phoned us, and if we sense something funny, we'll try to prevent something bad to happen, even to the point of cut the communication. We won't let our guard down.
 * Seth: I'm happy to see you all now trying to mend this whole thing up. Also, I'm glad that you, Arzonia, never tried to escape from your dark past.
 * Maria: Seth Nightroad, I know you're in grudge with Cain and somehow you never wanted to reach for Abel, maybe due to him quitted Michael's forces much later than you did, but I tell you this... If you want to work alone, you'll find yourself trapped inside a place surrounded by enemies, also including vampire haters. Those happened to what your parents and those what drove your brother insane will definitely happen again upon you...
 * Maria: Trust me, Seth. If you want to survive, you must choose your side. Cain is on the side of our enemies, and that makes him our enemy as well. Therefore, I really need your help in our fight against Cain and save Carl, since you know him better than we do. At least, I shall say sorry to Carl since I was the one who pulled the trigger. It was my fault for him to distrust me, and I must mend this before his hatred goes wild. Therefore, are you in or out?
 * Maria: Oh, my, I'm sorry to say something like that. Am I gone too far?

Maria then returned back to her original personality and covered her mouth. As Seth was lamenting on the grudge between humans and vampires, Maria then extended her hand to Seth immediately. Seth looked at Maria in surprise, but then, she smiled again and shook hands with Seth.
 * Seth: No, not at all, Arzonia. I'll help you this time, and I'll also retrieve that vial of Firenza Blood for you. It seems that you're having a stronger mind. Well, you had a point there... I'll join you for now... Like Cain, I never trust humans, despite I don't hate them. There are vampires who are vicious and devilish. I just don't know how and why Abel can trust humans even after what happened upon our family...
 * Maria: Join us and you can see why Abel still have faith in humans. We'll head for London now, shall we?

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Seth: I can see why Abel trust you so much, Arzonia. '

''Seeing Maria persuaded Seth to join her successfully, Vento and Acqua looked at each other and smiled. It's apparent that Maria could face one of the darkest past and tried to atone the crimes, despite it was really not her fault. However, as Aureolus gave the child to Yuri, Acqua stared at him and suddenly raised his hand.'' Izzard suddenly widened his eyes and turned to Acqua. ''Aureolus immediately widened his gaze after hearing this. As Yuri summoned a portal to teleport himself and the child away, Aureolus approached Acqua with a cautious look.'' ''Acqua immediately pulled Aureolus to him, as the latter felt intense feelings around them. With the exception of Maria, Seth, Krans, Adam and Eva, now everyone around Aureolus gave him death glare, as Aureolus felt horrified. He nearly peed in his pants.'' ''Trembled, Aureolus had to nodded his head like drumsticks hitting the drum. Maria was confused when she saw Acqua and many others looking at Aureolus in such a way.'' Acqua immediately pushed away Aureolus to let Vento grab him in her arms, and everyone around Aureolus turned to Maria with casual smiles.
 * Maria: Thank you, Seth. Don't worry about Abel. There are agents of Catholic Rebels in other places around this continent, and they'll find him before Michael's minions did. I'm sure I'll make you brother and sister reunite together.
 * 35679.jpg: You'll come with us, Izzard!
 * Aureolus: Uh, to where?
 * Acqua: London, of course!
 * Aureolus: You mean we'll face Firenza Junior and that vampire creature named Cain Nightroad?
 * Acqua: Or what do you think?
 * Acqua: (whisper) * What if I tell Maria that you tried to exploit our rebellion in order to gain your cause? You should know how she despise opportunists like you. Therefore, you'd better obey or you'll face prison for your two-faced attempt. *
 * Maria: What's going on?

<p style="text-align:center;"> - Acqua, Vento, Sumireko, Matt & Magilou: Nothing...

''Looking at Esther with a cold and malicious grin, Celestia's eyes was about to peel Esther's soul... or it's just an expression. Esther's skin turned pale and widened her eyes in horror.'' ''Letting out a devious and dark chuckle, Celestia stood up from her chair. Esther suddenly felt some full contrary on Celestia's personality. Instead of being lousy and noisy, Celestia who appeared right in front of her seemed calm and callous, with her face darkened with shadows.'' ​Esther started to tremble as she heard Celestia mentioned doppelganger. ''Celestia walked all the way towards Esther as soon as she stood up from her chair. Her grin was very gruesome in Esther's eyes as it flashed beneath the sallow light. Esther was more and more frightened. She tried to escape, but Nio blocked her way.'' Before Esther could react, Nio secretly poured her vial of Firenza Blood into a syringe. Hearing Celestia's word, Esther shook her head and stepped back in horror. ''Nio, however, immediately pointed the syringe to Esther with a grin. Esther didn't finish her words.'' ''Esther then took a look at the syringe before she grabbed it from Nio's hand. Suddenly, an idea started to flow in Esther's mind. Esther took a deep breath and glared at Nio in a face like "screw you" with anger.'' ''Closing her eyes, Esther plunged the syringe into her arm slowly and carefully. As she pushed the diluted Firenza Blood into her body, Esther's eyes started to be surrounded in black veins, as her eyes turned even redder. Nio and Celestia watched closer as a sadistic smile surfaced on Nio's lips.'' ''Tears started to stream down Esther's face. She could only pray to herself...''
 * Celestia.Ludenberg.full.2180618.jpgCelestia: How was my funeral?
 * Esther: You... I thought you were dead, but why you...
 * Celestia: It was no accident. It was by design. The dying "me" is just a doppelganger made from a corpse of a dead woman, with her own appearance altered.
 * Esther: D-doppelganger?
 * Celestia: Ahh, yes, but the fun shall go on as soon as I revive it... and then there'll be fun. The place where Firenza Junior slaughtered your sister shall be drenched in blood. Paying blood with blood, don't you think this is a good retaliation?
 * ZestiriaXBerseria-2.jpgCelestia: Arzonia is such a fool... She never know that we played her like a violin all along until her string is broken, thanks to you. Now, the communication towards the Catholic Rebels has been shut down, and now you have no one to rely on... but us.
 * Celestia: You job is to corrupt Abel Nightroad as soon as we take you to him... He's now in Arzonia's base if I'm not mistaken, and you'll persuade him. Together, fufu, Arzonia's New Family shall be plunged into breaking point and then, your sin shall be over. You'll be forgiven. Think about your sister.
 * Esther: No, this is madness! I cannot taint my hands with blood of the innocent and make Abel into a monster--
 * Nio: The blood has already been under a process of dilution by me, and it'll not turn people into monster immediately... However, if you refuse, I can steal another syringe of blood and inject you two with it. You'll become two monsters which terrified everyone and ended up being killed! The choice is yours, Esther. The only way to make His Holiness forgive you and Abel is to make him rejoin you... After all, you and him are friends. I know you still can't let go your feelings, and thus I'll let your feelings flow.
 * Esther: If that's the way to make you spare him...
 * Nio: Now, Esther, dear... We'll take our move.

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Esther: (think) * God Help Me... I must get to Arzonia as soon as possible... Only she can save Abel. * '

''The night's gown had covered itself on London, as the city was unaware of its upcoming ordeal once again... It should be noted that throughout these several months, London was suffered from two times of attacks, once under Mafusa Gang's attack and once under Carissa's coup.''

''On the bank of the river, Carissa stood silently under her disguise, watching the river flowed. Nobody had ever saw her, since the street was empty. She was waiting for someone.'' ''With his gentle and calm voice, Cain Nightroad suddenly appeared behind Carissa with a smile and a large puff of smoke. Carl was beside him carrying a large sack, with someone inside the sack.''
 * Cain.Nightroad.full.114060.jpg: Glad to see you here, Princess Carissa. You followed our deal.

''Carissa turned back but without warning, she started to attack Cain. Cain, however, as if he knew Carissa would do that, suddenly catches her fist and grabbed it inside his palm, and the two started to do a close hand to hand combat. Carl looked at Carissa with a dark grim cold face, but without Cain's order, Carl could not attack Carissa despite that leaving Carissa alone will stand against his will.''

''Therefore, Carl pushed his wrath down and only watched as Cain tried to overpower Carissa by seizing her wrist and pulled her arm to her back. However, Carissa immediately let go of him and waved her arm. The two shared another 10 seconds of combat before Carissa slammed the cheek of Cain on a wire pole not far away.''

''Cain, however, never got hurt or pain at all. He did not even flinch. He only let out a satisfied chuckle.'' With sheer pride, Carissa then smiled as well. ''However, as Carissa stepped back, Cain seized the chance and grabbed Carissa's arm immediately, pushing her back and forced her to face the ground. He then whispered to her in a cold and malicious tone and a grin.'' Carissa shook her head and sighed. Cain heard the words and immediately reacted with curiousity. ''He then let Carissa free and walked towards the river bank, looking at the sight with a smile. Carissa and Carl both looked at him in confusion, and Carl still didn't say a single word. His emotion and humanity were now stripped by Cain.'' ​Cain remained calm and passive listening to Carrisa asking her question, while looking at the flowing river of Thames calmly. ''In a casual way, Carissa then let out a smile and shrugged her shoulder. She then took a glance to Carl in sheer scorn, much to Carl's inner annoyance.'' Carissa then paced towards Cain and tried to touch his face with her palm in a seductive manner, but Cain merely grabbed her wrist calmly as a response. Carissa then put her hand back to her pocket and made herself more distant towards Carl. ''Cain smiled and nodded before he went to Carl, who still stood emotionless. The person inside the sack was indeed Abel Nightroad, who was just captured by Cain not long ago.''
 * Cain: Excellent technique, Carissa. I'm very impressed.
 * Carissa: I have a good teacher. I wish you had called earlier.
 * Cain: Does that mean you don't have your sister captured?
 * 38769003_p0_master1200.jpgCarissa: No, but she won't get away. I'm now luring her into the city. The Arzonia Family are now heading to London as we planned. Cardinal Sforza will be our bait.
 * Cain: Really?
 * Cain: How interesting.
 * Carissa: You're not angry?
 * Cain: No, not at all. You see, Carissa, when I made Terra to insert that chip inside your head, when I told you about the Sabbat Clan, about the tales of me and my ignorant siblings, about the tale of Patriarch Krans and his parentage... I did it in the knowledge that you would become... a competent ally of mine... and so far, you've done an admirable job. The Croatoan Virus will be our ingredient for our next project, after all. Cardinal Sforza gave herself in... just as ALL of us expected.
 * Carissa: I'm glad to hear that... and I wouldn't worry about my cousin. After all, he's nothing special.
 * Cain: Oh, but you couldn't be more wrong. You see, your cousin... is the key to everything.
 * Carissa: As now he follows your order, I'll do my own job to bury Abel into where he should stay, and for Lidvia Lorenzetti... I'm gonna make her cry in pain.



(- Narrator: About the full process of Abel's capture, it'll be presented in the next episode.) Like a cold machine, Carl looked at Cain with no emotions, before responding in a robotic manner. ''Cain then turned to the city of London once again. He extended his arm and pointed at the very city across the river bank.'' ''​As a response, Carl slowly raised his fist as it began to mutate into that demonic claw. Carl's hair then fully bleached into white, as fury began to fill his eyes.''
 * Cain: I'll lead you to Hyde Park to bury Abel, and then we'll instigate our further plan. You'll defeat Arzonia and give her to me, so that you can exact your own vengeance against her...
 * Carl: Yes, Milord.
 * Cain: So, this is your home... Tell me how you think about it.



<p style="text-align:center;">'' - Carl: A home is a place you need to do a cleanup. ''

Lyrics
Why? Who me? Why?

Feet don’t fail me now Take me to the finish line Oh my heart it breaks every step that I take But I’m hoping at the gates, They’ll tell me that you’re mine

Walking through the city streets Is it by mistake or design? I feel so alone on the Friday nights Can you make it feel like home, if I tell you you’re mine? It's like I told you honey

Don’t make me sad, don’t make me cry Sometimes love is not enough and the road gets tough I don’t know why Keep making me laugh, let’s go get high The road is long, we carry on Try to have fun in the meantime

Come and take a walk on the wild side Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain You like your girls insane Choose your last words This is the last time 'Cause you and I, we were born to die

Lost but now I am found I can see but once I was blind I was so confused as a little child Tried to take what I could get

Scared that I couldn't find All the answers honey

Don’t make me sad, don’t make me cry Sometimes love is not enough and the road gets tough I don’t know why Keep making me laugh Let's go get high The road is long, we carry on Try to have fun in the meantime

Come and take a walk on the wild side Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain You like your girls insane Choose your last words, This is the last time 'Cause you and I We were born to die [3x]

Come and take a walk on the wild side Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain You like your girls insane

So don’t make me sad, don’t make me cry Sometimes love is not enough and the road gets tough I don’t know why Keep making me laugh Let's go get high The road is long, we carry on Try to have fun in the meantime

Come and take a walk on the wild side Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain You like your girls insane... Choose your last words, This is the last time 'Cause you and I We were born to die

Melancholia's Mind Palace
<p style="text-align:center;"> Plaisir's Home 

<p style="text-align:center;"> Enchanted Forest 

With her shining white armor glowing beneath her sun, with her long blonde hair flowing in the wind, Plaisir walked inside the Enchanted Forest and felt the wind flowing beside her face. ''With her face that ceased smiling for thousands of years, Plaisir looked down on the ground and she crouched her knee, putting a white rose on the ground. She was now at the very place where her entire family and friends were burnt down by Moloch, who forced her to be his servant and even gave her a new name... Melancholia.'' ''Just as Plaisir was mourning her parents, several purple mists suddenly flows around her in a shape of pillars. Plaisir's mind was interrupted, and she looked around.'' ''The voice was a dark female voice in an attractive but rather sinister tone. Hearing this wicked voice, Plaisir was almost immediately alerted and looked up, seeing a gigantic red face appearing on the sky.'' Plaisir immediately raised her spear inside her hand and pointed at the shadow. ''As the name contained some magical power, the red face made of toxic fume immediately trembled and started to shrunk down into a more materialized form. Soon, a tall, lean and pale woman with long black hair and pointy ears appeared in front of Plaisir with a face full of arrogance. It was Kaysie Virgo, one of the Twelve Nethers that leads the mysterious Zodiac Demons under Moloch's command.'' ''Kaysie's presence made Plaisir stepped back in horror, despite she was trying to resist her fear. She never know why Kaysie, who was supposed to perish in 2037, happened to appear in her mind palace.''
 * Plaisir: Father, mother... Can you believed that? After 2,000 years, I found someone who loved me, who cared about me, and with his help, I think you'll be avenged. The world now I'm in is inside chaos and mayhem, but soon they'll all begone...
 * Plaisir: He's also a minion of Moloch, but he genuinely cared about me and would do anything to protect me. I swear it. I guess if there is anyone who can avenge you by making the spirit fragment of Moloch his servant, giving Moloch a karmic fate, it's going to be him...
 * ???: I heard it.
 * Plaisir: Show yourself!
 * Plaisir: I know it's you, Moloch's daughter! Show yourself right now... Nether Kaysie the Demon Princess!
 * Kaysie: It looks like that my deducing is really correct, Plaisir. You're now plotting against my father even after you were turning into another person... known as Melancholia.

Kaysie the Demon Princess nodded as she looked at Plaisir coldly. ''Plaisir clenched her fists. In fact, Plaisir hated Kaysie and other Zodiac Nethers as much as she hated Kaysie, as she knew the Zodiac Nethers were created by Moloch and are his loyal "children".'' ''Plaisir gave Kaysie a glare and looked around to her memory. Now, the meadow surrounding her were affected by toxic gas. The grasses all started to fell wither and died. Kaysie poisoned Plaisir's only shard of memory in her past happiness, and that made the latter enraged.'' Letting out a smug smirk, Kaysie sharpened her eyes and maliciously leered at Plaisir, still with that facial mood of arrogance on her face. ​With her smile kept on her face, Kaysie sat on a large chair that appeared out of nowhere. ''Plaisir immediately turned back and narrowed her gaze. Kaysie just spoke everything that she (also her alter-ego, Melancholia) planned all along. In front of Kaysie, Plaisir is like a complete transparent glass statue, and Kaysie and see through her own skin to view her soul.'' ''Plaisir immediately clenched her fists and turned around, narrowed her eyes as if she did some kind of bad decisions that had no way back to reverse it. She was definitely looking for her evil counterpart, who was controlling her actions like Plaisir controlled the actions of her evil counterpart in turn.''
 * Plaisir: I... I thought you died...
 * Kaysie: I maybe died in your future era, yes, but now my true original self is in the past. You're looking at my soul essence who traveled in time and overlook you, despite I cannot really do anything with this so-called World War III.
 * Plaisir: You...
 * Kaysie: I'm jealous to see that you actually outlived me, meaning that I can do nothing to prevent such a future despite I can see it just a little bit.
 * Plaisir: Next time you invade my dream, you should knock first.
 * Plaisir: Also, what's the meaning of this? Why did you poison my nature friend? Kaysie, answer me, or I'll--!!
 * Kaysie: I thought making you into Melancholia can actually get you rid of your stupid past self and fully devoted into Father Moloch's work, but turns out you, Plaisir, you're still living inside Melancholia to restrain her actions, while planning to use Michael to overthrow him...
 * 0dab234d616f167a2093573145c3d922f647489f.jpgKaysie: You also tries to purge humanity with Firenza Junior's blood and then... your own bioweapon known as FOLIE, that has ability to drown all of the continents. Brilliant, but still not enough... since you can only make half of your ideas and decisions come true, while trying to deny those ideas you never like, but you can only deny half of those you merely considered as bad ideas ... Fifty to fifty.
 * Red.Assassin.full.2114333.pngKaysie: Don't worry, my friend. I'll not tell my Father about your plan of betrayal. However, you're just a frog under the well. Maybe, there'll be someone who's gonna show you just how wide and big this world really is. Because of Melancholia, you're not always in control in your action. Working with  Astaroth King ? Ha, are you pulling my leg?

However, she had to draw her sight back on Kaysie. Kaysie let out a noblewoman laugh as soon as she sensed Plaisir's anger. Hearing Kaysie's words, Plaisir suddenly had a bad feelings as soon as she heard Kaysie mentioned " him "... Plaisir angrily clenched her fist and started to sweat.
 * IMG_3011.jpgPlaisir: You... I might make that terrible and bad mistake working with the Black Cult, but I know Astaroth King for many years, and I believe all of my efforts - despite half of them are acted out of my free will - will paid off in saving humanity and bringing them to a better era Michael promised to me!
 * Kaysie: Don't worry, Plaisir. I know how you feel, but don't you dare betray my father, ever. If you have any thoughts of betraying Moloch, I'll send "him" to destroy you...
 * Plaisir: "Him"? You must be mad.
 * Kaysie: Don't forget... My minions planted "his" crystal inside your loved one's body after he made his pact with my father. Once our Empire's plan to alter the timeline gets into the motion, Michael shall release "that person"'s power out of his body to become "that person"'s vessel. Trust me. Even Michael is my father's puppet, and he can't save you. You can't save him either. If you have any attempt to betray Father Moloch, "that Nether" will force Michael to kill, making you feel too late for regret.


 * Plaisir: You mean... "that Nether" is...



<p style="text-align:center;">' - Plaisir: ... your strongest Nether Brother... Sorensen... '

''Hearing the name "Sorensen", Plaisir felt a chain of coldness climbing upon her spines. She was alerted because Kaysie was referring to a Zodiac Nether that could not be described as merely powerful or insane.''
 * Kaysie: Yes, it's Brother Sorensen...

''In fact, neither the power nor the behavior could be used as standards to describe Sorensen's villainy. Even till the World War III, Sorensen Sagittarius was described as the most terrifying Zodiac Nethers the world ever saw by the hiding remnants of the Order of Flourish.'' Chuckled deviously with no qualm, Kaysie gave a devious grin and nodded. ''Kaysie then stood up from her chair and clenched her fist, raising it towards her face. Then, letting out a grin, she opened her palm.'' Plaisir shook her head and sighed. ''Plaisir then closed her eyes and turned away. The toxic fog became thicker beside her, and Plaisir could hardly see Kaysie clearly despite they were close. Plaisir was immuned to the toxic fog, which could definitely kill a human 1,000 times.'' "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
 * Plaisir: Kaysie, you must lost your mind. You'll know how horrible Sorensen really is. Even till today, many people who knows about the details of the Period of Tribulations still felt chilled about that fiend... Nether Sorensen the Demon Prince!
 * Kaysie: Glad to see you know that... Good for you.
 * 1512807872395.jpgKaysie: As long as Brother Sorensen is still inside Michael, with no one stronger than Father Moloch to help you destroy him, your attempt of betrayal could be nothing but a mere drawn pie, having no use to remedy your own starvation for justice! You can't always rely on the Astaroth King, can you? Do you remember the first day you met her... while you acted as Melancholia?
 * Sascha_Vykos_VTES.jpgPlaisir: It was irritating... The Astaroth King just complained that I crashed her television rather than having a serious talk with me. Fine, I don't need them, but I would like to see you all get your just deserts.
 * Plaisir: Besides, I need to tell you that Vykos' grandson survived his grandparents. I just put an end to his life... to his misery.

''Much to Plaisir's surprise, even if she spoke her words in a rather casual tone, Kaysie was panicked all of a sudden. For the first time since the beginning of this unexpected encounter, Plaisir sensed fear on Kaysie's face.'' Kaysie acted in calmness all the while she told Plaisir about the warning she was given to her (as well as Melancholia inside Plaisir), but she reacted in sudden shock as soon as she heard "Vykos' son". ''Plaisir nodded and smiled. She finally found a chance to strike back on Kaysie.'' ''Kaysie's face turned blue. It was true that she wanted to have the child killed in the past, but after hearing Plaisir's words, Kaysie immediately sharpened her eyes. She saw the future falling into unknown under the circumstances of killing Vykos' grandchild with her own ability. That was the weak spot in Kaysie's weakness. She cannot see the future results if her intended actions caused a time paradox, and she had to seek the future out herself.'' ''As Kaysie was speaking, Plaisir suddenly felt she was hoisted by someone from behind. Plaisir turned back and saw her alter-ego, Melancholia, but instead of wearing armor like that of Plaisir, the true dark form of Melancholia shown herself as a more diabolical-looking woman with more exposed outfit.'' ''The Evil Melancholia held Plaisir in her claws, and Plaisir was choked so hard that she could hardly speak. Then, she began to lose conscious once again, allowing Melancholia's evil half taking over her body again.'' Meanwhile, with a scornful expression, Kaysie looked at Plaisir, with her eyes sharpened. Kaysie chuckled maliciously as she saw Plaisir being consumed by the shadow of Melancholia once again, and Plaisir's eyes was hollowed and vacant. Letting out her curse again, Plaisir then started to be consumed by Melancholia's darkness once more, as Kaysie began to cackle and soon disappeared into the darkness.
 * Kaysie: Vykos' grandson!?
 * Kaysie: You mean that Vykos' daughter, who was said to consume a rare elixir to purify her child, gave birth to her child?
 * Plaisir: Don't tell me that you're about to find him or his mother. That can only cause a time paradox and you'll never even know how the future will like if it's totally messed up.
 * Kaysie: Fine, you win. You'll take care of that grandchild of Vykos in future, but you should allow Melancholia to do the job!
 * Plaisir: I... don't...
 * Kaysie: This is all you get for trying to play tricks and backstab my father, Plaisir. You think you can make the Malice of Moloch in control, but you're wrong. One day, it'll unleash its true strength once again, and then you'll cowering in fear. You'll not even have time to cry for any chance to be forgiven.
 * Plaisir: He'll pay for what he had done...



<p style="text-align:center;">' - Plaisir / Melancholia: NO! NO! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! '

Real World
<p style="text-align:center;"> Underwater Base 

<p style="text-align:center;"> Melancholia's Office 

<p style="text-align:center;"> 0:10 PM 

Melancholia sneezed and wide opened her eyes, looking around in confusion as she was awakened from her nightmare. ''As she started to regain her senses, Melancholia felt chilling in the room and started to tremble, not because of the breezing temperature of the room (as a matter of the fact), but because the feelings of fear that came from inside. She immediately found herself a coat and wore it, but it never helped.'' ''While trembling in fear and couldn't say her own English clear, Melancholia immediately grabbed herself a mug and pour herself a cup of hot chocolate, before drinking it. Then, she sighed and was relieved.'' Melancholia then turned her head to the door, as she started to think about her conversation with Kaysie in her own mind palace. Just as Melancholia was speaking, an attractive female voice appeared not far away.
 * Melancholia: AH-CHOO!!!
 * Melancholia: Ah, it's only a dream...
 * Melancholia: C-cold... My inside cold...
 * Melancholia: Ooh, I feel much better now.
 * Melancholia: Nether Sorensen... Is that true?

''Melancholia lifted her eye lids and looked at a female figure standing not far away. The figure had long black hair and a mask which covered the half of her face. She was wearing a black coat and was like a male aristocrat from 19th century's France. The most chilling part was her hands. Her hands had no skin and her muscle and tissues were exposed in the air, with her nails being replaced by sharp blades that all covered in blood stains.'' ''The person in front of Melancholia was none other than Kouko Kaminaga, but her appearance was so different from the day she found out Sumireko's betrayal... Now, Kouko had turned into some sort of humanoid monster because of Melancholia's spell, and she gained demonic powers like some of those who served Moloch as his servants.'' Kouko answered in a icy cold voice emotionlessly. "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" ''Melancholia immediately forgot all of her stress and coldness. She slammed her mug of hot chocolate on the table, which cause some to spill out on the table. Then, like a frightened lion, Melancholia leaped from her couch and clenched her teeth, glaring at Kouko.'' ''Kouko had never seen Melancholia being such angry before. She immediately stepped back as she saw the face of Melancholia twisted in rage.'' ''Melancholia then lowered her head and started to tremble in rage. In just days, like Maria, it seemed that Melancholia met several setbacks that made her very upset as well. It was possibly because of her own negligence, since Melancholia was too focus on bringing the outside world down without paying any attention to the problems inside her own faction.''
 * ???: Mother Superior?
 * Melancholia: Oh, it's you, Kouko.
 * Melancholia: What is it?
 * Kouko: Nio Hashiri went missing. It's also said by Duo Iqus that Nio was suspected to steal a vial of Firenza Blood kept inside the City of Vatican, Mother...
 * Melancholia: She what!?
 * Kouko: M-Mother...
 * Kouko: Are you okay?

''Although, Maria often blamed herself for her negligence when things went wrong. However, in contrast, due to her Knight Templar personality, Melancholia never blamed herself when things went wrong. Instead, she blamed others who MADE things go wrong.'' ''After slamming her table with her fist, Melancholia took a deep breath and tried to cool herself down, and Kouko looked at Melancholia nervously. Then, Melancholia rose her head and looked at Kouko.'' Kouko shook her head. ''In turn, Melancholia then lowed down her head as she started to cool herself down. She took another sip from her mug of hot chocolate, with a sigh full of sadness.'' ''As soon as she heard the name of Sumireko Hanabusa, Kouko then sharpened her gaze as she listened to Melancholia's words patiently. Kouko was rather disappointed that Sumireko betrayed Langdon Orphans, and she let out a sigh as soon as she started to show concern that Nio could actually do the same.'' Hearing that even Esther and Celestia were in Nio's possible plan, Melancholia then closed her eyes and clenched her fists. Nodded in politeness, Kouko bowed in front of the Mother Superior. Kouko then walked to the door and yet, she stopped all of a sudden. Melancholia was confused that Kouko stopped. Kouko took a deep breath and acted nervously. Melancholia immediately frowned her eyebrows and felt something went so wrong. ''Kouko gulped and blinked nervously. Melancholia took another sip of hot chocolate as soon as Kouko spoke out.'' "PUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!"
 * Melancholia: How could this happen? How could THIS happen?
 * Melancholia: Has anyone else out of this place know this?
 * Kouko: No, Mother.
 * Melancholia: Fortunately, it's not Shinya. I put a doppelganger of hers in charge to guard Maria Arzonia when she arrived in Switzerland, because Shinya is very... very important to me and my entire plan. It's a shame that Sumireko betrayed me, since she cannot accept Shinya in Mahiru Banba's body. Judging by their own budding friendship, they could be a wonderful and dynamic duo enforcing my plan.
 * Fate_grand_order_joan_alter_casual_by_cerberusyuri-db1f7a6.png: Mother, allow me to capture Nio back to me. Judging from her personality, I guess she's somewhere in the world trying to bring some chaos out there with the vial she stolen. Also, Celestia Ludenberg went missing as well as Esther, who was recently released by His Holiness from Vatican, and I suspected that this had something to do with Nio.
 * Melancholia: I suspect that whatever Nio was planning against my will so far, it must has something to do with Abel Nightroad. I think it's rather pleasant, as I believe Nio takes her own actions to punish Abel for turning his back on us, but I agree to call her back. I'm afraid she'll get loose.
 * Kouko: As you wish, Mother.
 * Kouko: By the way, Mother...
 * Melancholia: Yes, dear?
 * Kouko: I remembered that there's one more advice from Fiamma of the Right and Father Aleister, which they sent to me, hoping to gain your approval.
 * Melancholia: What is it?
 * Kouko: To put Guinevere in our action for a short while...

''Before Kouko could finish, Melancholia was so shocked by her words that she immediately spitted the chocolate on the wall not far away. She seemed shocked after hearing the name "Guinevere".'' Melancholia then put her cup back on the table and started to walked from the right to the left and to the right again, walking in a circle. "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Melancholia immediately forgot about the coldness, and the mug on her hand fell on the ground, smashed into pieces, with chocolate spilling everywhere on the floor. Never seeing Melancholia so angry before, Kouko somehow reacted in fright and began to step back. ''Kouko nodded and immediately went away, and Melancholia sat back on the seat in frustration. Then, an illusion started to appear, where her foremost creation, FOLIE, went on a rampage to slaughter all humans in its sight and destroy everything like a feral beast.''
 * Saber.(Miyamoto.Musashi).full.2239441.pngMelancholia: Guine-WHAT!? Guinevere?
 * Melancholia: Guinevere... She's no less dangerous than Nio, and she's arguably much less controllable...
 * Kouko: Well, Father Aleister said that he would only make her to go out for a little while in order to contain Matt Butcher and Patriarch Krans--
 * Melancholia: Patriarch Krans!?
 * Melancholia: He's still alive!?
 * Kouko: I'm sorry, Mother Superior...
 * Melancholia: Not at all. Tell Fiamma and Aleister to release Guinevere right now! This whole mess needs her to clean it up!



<p style="text-align:center;">' - Melancholia: Anyone who stopped me shall die... immediately! '

Act 1 - Abel in Danger
<p style="text-align:center;"> 1 minute later  <p style="text-align:center;"> Novosic Kingdom  <p style="text-align:center;"> On the streets 

''Injured, sad and humiliated, Lidvia Lorenzetti trembled herself on the streets of Novosic Kingdom in an extremely weak voice. She looked around and tried to hide herself on the streets, before in sheer desperation, she patted her own pocket.'' She felt a hard lump inside it. ''Trying to hold back her pain inside her chest, Lidvia coughed blood. Her trembling hand grabbed the phone from the pocket, and she tried hard to dial Maria's phone number.'' ''Lidvia then finished dialing the number and took a deep breath, waiting to make a phone call. She was so desperate that she felt she was burning from the inside.'' ''Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Lidvia, a shadow appeared behind her and stood 3 meters away, looking at Lidvia with silence. 1 second later, the shadow figure silently grinned.''
 * Lidvia_lorenzetti_18882.jpgLidvia: Abel, Abel... where are you?
 * Lidvia: Arzonia's smartphone...
 * Lidvia: (think) * Sorry, Maria... I failed you... *

<p style="text-align:center;"> Meanwhile 

<p style="text-align:center;"> Switzerland 

''As Maria was preparing for their next motions as she and her friends were about to get to London, her phone rang all of a sudden. Maria immediately gasped in shock and her words were interrupted by this sudden disturbance.'' ''As people around looking each other with confusion, pretty much due to such an untimely phone call, Maria got her cell phone inside her hand again. Fortunately, it was not from Melancholia, but from another ally of hers.'' Hearing the name Lidvia, all of the people turned to look at the phone in Maria's hand with awful shock. Angelene looked at Lucia beside her with worry, and Lucia still maintained her cool and narrowed her gaze. As the two nuns discussing, Maria already answered Lidvia's call.
 * ToB_Teresa_Artwork2i.pngMaria: Now, there's no time to waste, and we're now gonna---
 * Maria: What happened?
 * Maria: Lidvia Lorenzetti...
 * Angelene: Sister Lidvia? What happened to her?
 * Lucia: Not sure.

''Before Maria could finish, Lidvia's voice full of desperation came out of the phone all of a sudden. She seemed to be crying in despair.'' ''Maria suddenly widened her gaze. A bad feeling started to rose out from her her and started to flow from her throat. She stepped back in fright, while trying to maintain her own calmness.'' Maria could only hear Lidvia sobbing desperately, as the latter started to babble as if she gone crazy. ''The throat of Maria began to feel strained all of a sudden, with a horrified expression appeared on her face. Maria was still in guilt for all of the loss she suffered, and it was natural for her to heard that there were another friend of hers being captured... Now, the worst fear inside Maria' own mind was that the person who was captured was none other than...'' Maria's voice had turned into a desperate roar, and Lidvia's response was both tearful and terrified.
 * Maria: This is Arzonia speaking. May I---
 * Lidvia: (phone) [Maria! Oh, thank God! I made it! Aw, please, please forgive me...]
 * Maria: W-what happened?
 * Lidvia: (phone) [I failed in my escort mission... I was about to escort HIM to you, but I failed... They found me and found out my allegiance with you. They also captured him and took him to London...]
 * Maria: WHO DID THEY CAPTURED!?!?

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Lidvia: A-Abel... '

Lidvia's Flashback
<p style="text-align:center;"> 3 hours ago

<p style="text-align:center;"> Novosic Kingdom

<p style="text-align:center;"> Danube 

<p style="text-align:center;"> Rowboat

''Lidvia bit her lips as she rowed her boat on the river of Danube. Thanks for the help of some members in Catholic Rebels, who found her a month ago, Lidvia had regained her former sense with the remedy of the Water of Life, thus finding she was used by Michael Langdon. In a fit of retaliation, Lidvia secretly joined the Catholic Rebels.''
 * 810a19d8bc3eb135803579faa61ea8d3fc1f4485.jpgLidvia: Can't believe that you lost your way, Father Nightroad. Fortunately, you met me. If you met others from Michael's loyalists, you're screwed.
 * Abel: Many thanks. By the way, how was the Middle Europe? I just found that Michael attempted to influence this region with his forces.

For now, Lidvia spied into some sub-factions of Michael's forces in order to send message for the Catholic Rebels after the death of Mary Spencer, while pretending to be a loyalist to Michael as before.

When Abel stumbled into Western Europe in order to find Cardinal Sforza who had gave herself in to Michael, Lidvia picked him up in Novosic Kingdom and rowed him on the river of Thames. ''Lidvia then narrowed her eyes in rage. In a fit of rage, Lidvia immediately rowed the boat faster as she got more and more tensed.'' ''Abel immediately panicked as he found that Lidvia was getting unnerved. He immediately stood up and put his hand on her shoulder, trying to comfort her.'' ''Lidvia immediately lowered her head and blushed in embarrassment. She slowed down the pace of rowing boat and sighed.'' ''Hearing this, Abel reacted to Lidvia's words with a worried face. He covered his face with his palm.'' ''Lidvia only looked at the river in a face of sadness. She looked at herself in the water, illuminated by the limelight not far away. Lidvia sighed and closed her eyes.'' Lidvia then looked forward in a stern face. ''Abel was looking at his own reflection from the surface of river, which reflected his true self - a pale vampire with gray face, red eyes and pointy teeth. However, when he heard Lidvia said "Switzerland", Abel was terrified and immediately raised his head in horror.'' Abel immediately stood up in anger as he stumbled to Lidvia, as she was still speaking. ''However, Abel immediately narrowed his eyes and grabbed Lidvia's shoulder, forcing her to stop speaking. Lidvia was panicked and immediately turned back in shock. Abel's eyes turned red and revealed sharp fangs inside his mouth. Lidvia was shocked and panicked when she saw Abel's wrathful expression.'' ''Before Abel could finish as he suddenly turned darkened, Lidvia furiously slapped Abel in his face. Abel stopped yelling and his face turned back to normal, as that slap made him snap out of his sudden burst of blind fury. Lidvia bit her lips and yelled at Abel in rage.''
 * Lidvia: Recent days, there are Papal Knights arriving into the Kingdom of Novosic, as Sonia Nevermind had signed a permission to allow Michael's forces into her realm as a part of their deal, according to Magilou.
 * Abel-Nightroad-abel-nightroad-20167890-704-396.jpgLidvia: Curse that hypocrites... To think I once held that damn charity fair with HIM!!!
 * Abel: Lidvia, calm down. We're in enemy territory after all.
 * Lidvia_Lorenzetti_Novel.jpgLidvia: Oh, well... sorry. Fortunately, I made a special protective shield to make our boat invisible. Nobody will see our boat or hear our voice. Recently, Sonia might planned something and she raised a curfew during these days. You think I'll risk ourselves? Maybe in my afterlife when I was not even myself.
 * Abel: You're still young. Don't talk about the term of death so early, please. We lost so much during these days, and I don't want any loss happen to us ever again.
 * Lidvia: Time runs dry. All mortals shall one day die, and I'm one of the mortals, right? However, thanks to Maria Arzonia, who saved me, I can finally find a meaning of my life, and I'll make Michael Langdon pay for what he did to all of us.
 * Lidvia: By the way, Father Nightroad, after we rowed for another 1 kilometers, outside enemy territory, I guess it's time for me to teleport you to Switzerland.
 * Abel.Nightroad.full.114053.jpgAbel: Switzerland? Not Vatican?
 * Lidvia: That's where Maria was. I heard that she had escaped from danger along with valuable info--!!
 * Lidvia: Why?
 * Abel: You tell me? I once thought we should head to Vatican and save Cardinal Sforza and Esther, before we go to Switzerland to pick up Maria! Cardinal Sforza and Esther are both in Vatican, and now we should save--

<p style="text-align:center;"> '- Lidvia: Listen to this, Abel Nighroad! As far as I know, Cardinal Sforza shall be escorted to London by inquisitors, which I never knew why! Besides, don't forget that you took the Firenza Blood vial with you unwittingly! Going to Vatican right now shall make you fall into another trap, with Esther as a bait for you to get hooked! Now, let's take a deep breath... and you get off my shoulder AT ONCE!!!'

''Hearing Lidvia's ranting in rage, Abel then closed his eyes and paced back, returning back to his old human form. He was feeling sorry that he lashed out to Lidvia because of his inner impulse. Lidvia then sighed and picked out her own smartphone inside her pocket.'' ''On the phone, there was a message, a chilling message. Whenever Lidvia viewed the message, she felt chill coming towards the top of her spine.''
 * Lidvia: Abel... There's something I need to tell you before everything was too late.

<p style="text-align:center;">' Capture Abel Nightroad in sight and send him to London, or there'll be consequences.  <p style="text-align:right;"> Nio Hashiri '



Gulped, Lidvia closed the cell phone as soon as she finished viewing this unsettling message. ''Biting her lips till they started to bleed, Lidvia had to push the words right out of her own lips in guilt. She was feeling bad now, but she had to tell the whole thing to Abel.'' ''Much to Lidvia's surprise, however, Abel shook his head in calmness instead of falling into angst and horror. He seemed quite calculated with it.'' ''Abel then took a look at his pocket. He saw a vial full of blackish-red liquid inside it. He suddenly felt how ludicrous he was to take the vial unwittingly from him in his search of Sforza.'' ''Hearing Abel's persistent words, Lidvia lowed down her head and closed her eyes, ashamed. Her face slightly blushed because of her inner guilt.'' ''Even after she joined Catholic Rebels, Lidvia was still drenched of her feelings full of guilt and all those hardships, since she found her crimes under Michael's control unforgivable. She killed Sister Agata, an innocent nun, and framed Acqua of the Back for his crimes. After being captured and saved by the Water of Life's effect, Lidvia faced the wrath of Acqua and Vento of the Front, but Maria and Matt actually calmed them down and gave Lidvia a chance to redeem herself.  As Lidvia was lamenting, her rowboat slowly closing towards the dock, where they'll go on the land, thinking they had left the urban areas and went into the suburb, where the guarding was actually weaker. The boat then rode silently towards the dock, where it stopped.'' ''Looking aside to see if there was any danger, Lidvia slowly drew her large sword, and she went on the land. Abel slowly followed her without saying a word, as Lidvia slowly mumbling her words softly.'' "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" ''Before Lidvia could finished with a proud smile, an arrow suddenly fired to her, and Abel pushed Lidvia down to avoid it. The arrow flied straight into the river, narrowly missing both of them. Standing up, Lidvia immediately turned back with horror and shock.''
 * Lidvia: Abel... we need to get out of here. Nio Hashiri found out that we're here, and she sent me a message. She wants me to turn you in.
 * Lidvia: We cannot fritter our time away any longer. We need to get out of this place before our enemies spotted us. If you can pretend that you're captured by me--
 * ​Abel: Ah, Lidvia, don't worry. I won't pretend to be a prisoner, since if they come for you after knowing you turned against them, I'll be the one who'll protect you from them. After all...
 * ​Abel: This is my fault to fall under my enemy's radar, and I'm already waiting for them to find me. If they do, let it breath. There's no need to pretend. In spite of this, I won't let you get hurt. Maria spares you since she feel sorry for you, and she wants you to atone your crimes under Michael Langdon's brainwashing. Thus, without her permission, I won't put you in danger or I'll face her punishment.
 * ​Lidvia: Thank you, Abel... I cannot expect that Maria actually gave me a chance to atone my sins under Michael's...
 * ​Lidvia: Well, don't worry. I changed my mind. I won't give you in, not even fabricating it. However, if you say you want to finish your unfinished business with Michael, get in line 'cause ladies first.
 * ​Lidvia: Well, here we are.
 * ​Lidvia: Don't worry, Abel. I changed my mind. I'm not gonna give you into those beasts, not even--
 * Super.Danganronpa.2.full.2185719.pngAbel: Incoming!

Abel stood up and had a same reaction as well as they saw several Novosic Kingdom soldiers standing not far away alongside some Papal Knights. ''Abel can't actually believed his eyes as he saw Papal Knights in the place of the Novosic Kingdom. What brought them more horror was the person standing in the middle of the knights.'' ''The female person standing in front of them is a tall young woman with pale skin and a pair of red eyes. She was wearing a dark green skirt and disguised as a citizen, but her distinguish feature was actually the one which sold her. Lidvia recognized her immediately.''
 * ​Lidvia: Novosic Kingdom soldiers? With Papal Knights?!
 * ​???: I actually doesn't want to do this since I despise "him" as much as you both do, but "he" won't actually let us go.

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Lidvia: Sonia Nevermind... '

(- Narrator: It was not until that fatal event almost two months later where she gave her life in a fatal battle against the mercenaries from the cruel and evil Manufacturing Progressive Sciences.) ​Sonia then turned her head to another shadowy person behind her with a face of disgust. ​''Letting out a devious chuckle, Nio Hashiri revealed herself between two Papal Knights. What was more terrifying to Lidvia and Abel, was that they saw Cain Knightlord and Carl Robinson behind as well.''
 * Sonia: I can't believe that Maria Arzonia is actually still alive... or she returned back to life as a Spirit like someone I met before... but that's for another day. You guys should know that before the coronation of Pope Michael Langdon, he struck me into a deal with him. Under my permission, Michael added his own forces of the Church into all of the streets, making them in need of the neighborhood's total security and surveillance. I don't like him at all, but he's now standing on the same side with me. I'm also developing busy with myself, doing some... plans, which hold some great importance, but your unwelcome and sudden presence makes me have to stop you by myself.
 * Sonia: Don't you think so, Nio Hashiri? Is this really necessary to call me for such an action?

Abel was so surprised that he cannot speak a word, while Nio chuckled and narrowed her gaze. ''Nio's hypocritical words didn't make Sonia take any interest on her. Instead, she turned to Nio seriously.'' ''​Nio frowned her eyebrows and looked at Sonia, as if she was looking at a liar. Nio then looked at Cain, but Cain only looked at Sonia suspiciously, as Carl didn't make a move since Cain didn't order him to do so.'' "........................" ''Sonia let out a dark and triumphant smile. She did not seem to jest. In turn, Nio suddenly felt strain in her throat listening to the words of Sonia, feeling that she suddenly lost her ability to say.'' ​''While still maintaining her doubtful face, Nio stood down and followed Sonia's instruction, but she just took a stare at Cain, giving him some message. Then, Cain silently nodded, knowing what Nio wanted him to do.'' ''Before Sonia finished, she suddenly changed to a softer face. She was now standing just two inches away from Lidvia and Abel, and Lidvia still glared at Sonia in rage.'' ''Sonia's whisper was so deep that Nio and others, who were far away, didn't hear one single word. Abel and Lidvia are the only two people who could hear what Sonia said, which made them surprised. Lidvia almost let out an eerie screech, but she controlled her impulse since she knew she was on hot water now. Then, Lidvia narrowed her eyes and stepped back, also whispering to her.'' ''Sonia looked aside with a sigh and slowly put her finger on Lidvia's lips. Her expression was very serious.'' ''Sonia closed her eyes and turned back to Lidvia with guilt. She spoke in a deep voice, in a quick speed and yet a fluent speaking so that Lidvia could recognized what she was on about.'' Even after hearing Sonia's story Lidvia was still doubting Sonia by giving her a distrustful look. Without any hestitation, Sonia got a note out from her pocket and pushed it into Lidvia's hand. ''Lidvia widened her gaze. It all happened to quick that she couldn't realize what was happening. However, before she could react, Sonia immediately stepped aside and grabbed Lidvia's sword, stabbing her own leg with it.'' "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" ''Despite the situation made her had to whisper, Lidvia immediately yelled out in panic and horror. However, Abel acted more calmer and quickly followed into his own character within Sonia's play.'' ​Abel then immediately transformed into his vampire form, becoming a towering red-eyed creature with sharp fangs and large wings. He immediately hugged Lidvia in his arms.
 * ​Nio: My, my princess Sonia, please don't look at me in that way. I'll be embarrassed. Just tracking down Lidvia isn't a hard task, as I already added a track-down program inside that message I sent to her, and her route shall be, fufu, eating out of my hand. I mean, that route shall give itself away to me, even if I don't intend to track the route down! Even a fool can figure it out, you know.
 * ​Sonia: Allow me to take them in. Don't let others interfere. I don't want any bloodshed to happen, considering its unneeded in an action for merely capturing two people.
 * Sonia.Nevermind.full.1949692.jpgNio: Then, what should we do during you talking them in?
 * Sonia: Actually, nothing. You play scarecrows and don't look, hear or move. Remember what we dealt before? Since this is my kingdom, and neither the Pope nor Mother Superior here, I'll be the one who's in charge of leading this capture. Isn't that what we said?
 * Nio: Uh, be that as it may...
 * Nio: Well, no problem, but... no less than 3 minutes.
 * Sonia: Lidvia Lorenzetti and Abel Nightroad, in the name of Novosic Kingdom, you're arrested...
 * Sonia: (whisper) * Don't worry. I'm not gonna arrest you. Just keep your voice down. *
 * Lidvia: (whisper) * Why should we believe you? If Arzonia Brothers weren't hired by you, Maria won't suffer so much in your wicked attempt to raise chaos... *
 * Sonia: (whisper) * Listen, I'm on your side, for now. I'll tell you everything. *
 * Lidvia: (whisper) * I wish you would. *
 * Sonia: (whisper) * Michael Langdon is the one who stole the Grand Grimore and caused that coup in the United Kingdom. He forced me to hire Arzonia Brothers and killed other cardinals to pave way for his way to the Pope. I'm also a victim of his petty manipulation, and I'll mend it myself. Now, there's only 2 minutes left before those people blow your head immediately in sight! *
 * Lidvia: (whisper) * Why should I trust you? *
 * Sonia: (whisper) * Take this to Arzonia as a token for my goodwill. It's about Michael's final project which can ruin this world, even worse than Firenza Blood. Maria needs this note. She's the only one who can put a stop to Michael's utter madness and free that friend of yours - the young man they called Firenza Junior - now. After that, burn it to the ground. Nio and those Papal Knights cannot see this. Now, stab me and run away as quick as possible. *
 * Lidvia: SONIA!
 * Abel: WE WON'T LET YOU ARREST US! LIDVIA, LET'S GO!
 * Nio: Guards, stop them!

​ <p style="text-align:center;"> ​- Cain: I won't let either of you run away!

''Immediately, Cain took Carl on his back leaped towards the midair and began to fly. They started chasing after Abel and Lidvia. Sonia was surprised to see Cain's vampire form as well as Abel's vampire form before, but she still maintained her calm. Holding back the pain from her injury as her wound started to heal itself, Sonia bit her lips and closed her eyes.''
 * Sonia: (think) * Run away... as fast as you can... Find Maria Arzonia... Tell her that... I'm sorry.*

Nowadays
''The story of Lidvia made Maria took a deep breath in sheer terror, as she was never expected that they were discovered. Of course, Lidvia didn't tell Maria that she met Sonia Nevermind, since she wanted to deliver the note safely to Maria while keeping it as a secret from the troops still hunting her.'' ''Eva stared at Maria with full of concern, but she only mumbled her worry out. She never wanted to disturb Maria, after all'' ''Lidvia shook her head with a sigh. Maria heard the sigh from her smartphone and widened her gaze. She heard Lidvia started to speak in another tone in a more lachrymose behavior.'' ''​Hearing the word "London", Maria immediately gazed wider, almost dropping the phone on the ground. Now, all of the seperated and loose events going on now tied together at the heart of Britain.'' As Maria was still thinking, Lidvia the coughed bitterly, and it was apparent that she was injured so badly during her attempt to escape. ''One second later, Maria then heard Lidvia cast a spell, and then a white note appeared on the midair. As it fell, Maria caught the note with her hand that was not holding the phone. It was the note of Sonia Nevermind, which was just given to Lidvia secretly.'' ''Lidvia's tone seemed calmed down, and then Maria felt Lidvia was smiling despite she cannot actually see it. Hearing Lidvia's words, Maria suddenly felt the weight of responsibility on her shoulders became much heavier. Now, considering the life of Abel was at stake...'' Despite it was unknown why Nio was about to capture Abel, or why Carl became Cain's right-hand in such an action, Maria was determined to get both of them back so that she can know why. ''Then, Maria heard Lidvia bid her farewell and hung up the phone. She looked straight into the streets in a pair of blank and vacant eyes. The phone in her hand promptly slid itself on the ground, but Matt immediately caught it before it hit the pavement.'' ''Magilou then took the note Maria's and took a look. People around Maria began to went forward to take a look, and Maria slowly turned back, seeing Magilou's expression turned from confusion to surprise and to shock.''
 * Eva: Maria, What happened? You looked so... pale and frail...
 * Maria: Where's Abel?
 * Lidvia: (phone) [In order to protect me, he fought hard with Cain... and eventually, do you know what I saw? I saw Carl standing on the same side with Cain, and he defeated Abel... and captured him... I tried to save him, but it was too late... Cain left after he said that he'll take Abel to London... and he took my sword away...]
 * Sonia.Nevermind.full.2035064.jpgMaria: LONDON!?
 * ​Lidvia: (phone) [Please, Maria... I'm sorry that I failed my mission, but... *cough* We don't have much time. Someone I just met had gave me a note, which they said that can let you know Michael's endgame strategy. They claimed that he had a lot more in his plans other than the Firenza Junior. I cannot expose their name since it's not safe here.]
 * ​Maria: Lidvia...
 * Lidvia: (phone) [Get to London now... Stop Michael, stop Melancholia and save Carl. I don't know why he helped Cain, but there must be a reason. We don't have much time now...
 * Maria: Hey, but...]
 * Lidvia: (phone) [I know you're worry about me, but you're a lot important than me, who is just a little humble helper. I'll go back to Ukraine and seek some backup for you. I'll be fine...]
 * Maria: I will. Now, don't stay there for too long. Make sure you're safe.
 * Magilou: Hey, what's this.

Sonia's Note
''Dear Srta. Arzonia,''

''I know you won't forgive me, as actually I pulled you into that dark whirlpool simply because that kind of feelings... to my friend, Detective Kyouko Kirigiri, which made me very weak to Michael Langdon and his wretched manipulations... but I cannot deny that I had no choice. I did everything to my best friend, not wanting to get hurt, but turned out it was all a lie. You were a victim. Therefore, I understand you.''

''That's why I'm relieved to hear you're still alive and well through rumors and later real proofs. That's why I'm counting on you to stop Michael Langdon. When she came to meet me Nio Hashiri accidentally slipped her further plans to me, and a friend of mine had also took some information when he traveled to Michael's base under the sea, and now I'll tell you all about them.''

The Firenza Blood is only a part of Michael and Melancholia' plan, as they also prepares something bigger and much more destructive than the Blood itself - a living bio-weapon that can destroy the world in the form of a mindless and chaotic sea monster.

''Arzonia, now Nio is taking Esther Blanchett to the base of Ukraine alongside Celestia Ludenberg, the real Celestia. I don't know what she was planning, as Nio is perhaps the most deranged person in the groups Langdon Orphans. Melancholia phoned me some time ago to call for another alliance, but I declined. Now, I have my own mission to do, and I cannot cross Michael due to the treaty he forced me to sign, no matter how much I hate him. However, you can. I cannot stop them from capturing Abel, but you can save him.''

''In the end, I'm sorry that my actions of stabbing myself didn't buy Abel time to escape, but at least Lidvia escaped. If you saw this note, that means everything went well. Now, Cain Nightroad is taking Carl to London, as Carl seemly fell under some sort of brainwashing. I heard he's your friend. If you want to save him and stop the evil plans of Melancholia, now it's the time.''

Finally, congratulations that you have a new family and new friends around you, and please allow me to call you "Maria", if I may.

<p style="text-align:right;">Yours,

<p style="text-align:right;">Sonia Nevermind

Real World
​''Maria turned aside and took the note into her hand, without any noticeable expressions on her face. Even so, tears streamed down her face. She could never believe that Sonia Nevermind was secretly trying to help Lidvia and Abel to escape, and she even sent her a note to tell her all those information...'' ''​After realizing the note was actually from Sonia Nevermind, Matt and Acqua looked at each other in sheer disbelief. They were worried that Sonia was lying. For now, Yuri Barnes was not with them. He had returned back to the Russian Orthodox Church's base of Ukraine, and the members of the Witch Cult will follow and make reinforcements if everything gone smoothly.'' Maria then stood straight and summoned a large golden portal in front of her. As she led her friends all entering the portal, Maria closed her eyes tightly, thinking about the sea monster Sonia told in her note. ''Maria herself has always respected the legendary Ultimate Detectives when she heard about their own fabulous tales, and Kyouko Kirigiri was always on her list of most respected people in the world. In spite of this, when she first met Kyouko, Maria declined her help as she didn't want to make Kyouko to involve into such a mess... In another words, Maria wanted to protect Kyouko, someone she idolized.''
 * Maria: Of course.
 * Acqua: Is she telling the truth or she was lying? Why did Nio took Esther to the base of Russian Resistance and the Orthodox Church?
 * Matt: At least, she told us to be careful with Ukraine. Yuri Barnes is on his way, and I assume it'll save us from the problems, making us go to London. After all, disbelieving Sonia actually won't bring Abel back. At least, we know Lidvia wasn't lying.
 * Kirigiri.Kyouko.full.2062138.jpgMaria: And therefore, Sonia wasn't lying... I assmue.
 * Maria: Now, all we have to do is head to London right now, as Carl and Abel need our help.
 * ​Maria: (think) * Why did Sonia Nevermind tried to help us? Michael manipulated her using her feelings... She and that famous detective, Kyouko Kirigiri... *

''However, now it was apparent that Kyouko was involved into Michael's own dark game ever since the beginning... ever since the Grand Grimoire being robbed... That day changed everything, according to Michael Langdon's own plan. In spite of this, Lidvia was right. Maria got no more time to waste.''

''As she crossed the portal, a sudden thoughts crossed Maria's mind. In her own vision, she saw a young man, with his full white hair and flames burning on his body, was destroying everything in his path with a dark, callous and emotionless face.''



<p style="text-align:center;">' - Maria: Carl... What happened to you? '

<p style="text-align:center;"> Meanwhile  <p style="text-align:center;"> Novosic Kingdom  <p style="text-align:center;"> On the streets 

Hanged up her phone, Lidvia looked straight into the dark sky and immediately went forward to the alley, wanting to avoid being discovered by the troops of the Church and Sonia Nevermind's royal guards. ''Covering her mouth and snow with a handkerchief, Lidvia paced into a place full of dark purple mist and started to hid her covers. She then summoned a magic portal and began to leave...''
 * Lidvia: This nation is hopeless...

<p style="text-align:center;">' - ???: Where're you going, Sister? '

A gentle and attractive female voice appeared from the back, and Lidvia immediately reacted to the voice by turning back, looking at a girl who stood not far away from her. ''The girl did look like Maria, but Lidvia believed that she was just another person. The girl looked at Lidvia with a smile on her face.'' Lidvia didn't let her guard down despite smiling. Lidvia then turned back anxiously and narrowed her gaze, trying to enter the portal. Before Lidvia could react, she felt a sudden slam on the back of her head and fell down, just as blood began to stream down from her forehead. ''Lidvia collapsed on the ground because of the heavy hit. She crawled on the ground and trembled. Because she was distracted by such brutal action, the portal in front of her disappeared.'' The girl waved a crowbar and walked to Lidvia with a grin. The girl let out an evil grin once again.
 * ???: May I help you?
 * Lidvia: Oh, I was just hunted down by some bad guys and was about to leave here. You can go to wherever you want, just don't tell anyone you met me here.
 * Lidvia: (think) * I must be quick... I need to get to my friends as soon as... OH!*
 * Lidvia: What happened?
 * ???: You... you are a collaborator of Maria Arzonia?
 * ???: You once killed a nun via using crowbar, under His Holiness' effects. However, turns out you betrayed him, and now I'm here to punish you. I'll take you to Fiamma of the Right, and you'll confess to him. One day, I'll make that wretch who made my family disgraced to pay!
 * Lidvia: You... Who are you?

<p style="text-align:center;">' - ???: I'm the other Arzonia. '

''Lidvia was then slammed by the girl once again, and she lost consciousness as a result. The girl then picked up the smartphone inside Lidvia's hand and put it into her pocket.''

Act 2 - Celestia's Doppelganger
<p style="text-align:center;"> 1 minute later 

<p style="text-align:center;"> After Cain's arrival in London 

<p style="text-align:center;"> Ukraine 

<p style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center;"> Russian Resistance HQ

<p style="text-align:center;"> Morgue 

<p style="text-align:center;"> "Celestia Ludenberg"'s Wake 

Guarding the morgue for days ever since the last battle, Sister Misha Kruetzev was guarding the corpses of Sister Vasilisa and "Celestia Lundenberg" as the Russian Orthodox Church remnants, which now totally relied on Catholic Rebels due to its current leaderless status, hadn't get enough time preparing a funeral for either of them.

Misha stood beside the corpses of "Celestia Ludenberg" and Sister Vasilisa with a sad face. ''Misha missed Vasilisa, in spite of she was always a victim of Vasilisa's harmless trolling. The air itself was filled with silence until Misha opened her mouth and broke the silence.'' ​Breaking her own silence, Misha suddenly spoke out to someone despite she was facing the cold, thin air that was so empty.
 * Misha: I know you'll come here... back from the dead.

<p style="text-align:center;"> - Misha: Or... you never died at all... is that right, Ms. Celestia Ludenberg?

''Behind Misha, Celestia stood with a black-and-white card covering her face. She was smiling coldly and walked further into the room. The blood tainted her skirt, meaning she had a nasty fight against the guards outside.'' Celestia chuckled and she threw the black-and-white card on the coffin that contained "her" dead body, or much more precisely, her doppelganger's dead body.​ ''Before Celestia could finish, Misha was so furious that she immediately slammed the table beside her. If the table can speak, it may actually howl in pain, or it may just complained to Misha, asking her if it did anything wrong to receive such a slam. Celestia was obviously teasing Misha about the death of Sister Vasilisa and the presumed death of Patriarch Krans.'' ​''Misha was absolutely offended when she heard Celestia mentioning the tragedies occurred on her best friends and mentors in such a carefree attitude. A bit of shocked, Celestia stepped back and took a deep breath, but then she grinned in malice.'' ​''Misha, however, just firmly looked at Celestia in a face full of distraught. She bit her lips, trying to lock all of the things she knew into her mouth.'' ''As soon as Celestia finished the word "interesting", something settling actually happened. The coffin that contained the fake Celestia suddenly began to shake. Its lid bounced up and down, as if there was something inside it was hitting it with its force.''
 * ​Misha: Ah, Celestia, I'm quite impressed with your assassination skills. I thought you was nothing but an inferior gambler. However, it's apparent that you killed two of our elite guards. For making me having one more reason to get rid of you, this should suffice.
 * Celestia: We have now figure out how your base work, Sister Misha. Now, since both your patriarch and your mentor are gone, with the latter gone for good, why you're still here? I'm the one who're impressed by such a stupid but affectionate persistence...
 * Misha: You have no rights mentioning them! You're nothing compared to them, much less their hair!
 * Celestia: I already heard that Maria Arzonia had escaped via several new allies, and I heard someone who shared the resemblance to Patriarch Krans were helping them. Tell me, who else you had sought help with?
 * Celestia.Ludenberg.full.2083743.jpgCelestia: You don't want to tell me? Ha, that's fine. After all, Nio Hashiri is about to enter with Esther Blanchett, and after that, things will get much more interesting.

Misha was immediately alerted as soon as she saw the shaking coffin, but Celestia let out an evil smile. ''Before Celestia could snapped her own finger and made the doppelganger released itself, Misha suddenly rushed to her and pushed her away from the coffin. However, Celestia then gained her upper hand. Celestia quickly stabbed Misha in the leg and knocked Misha's chin with her knee. Misha was hit and fell on the ground.'' Misha the grabbed Celestia's own knees and tried to drag him down, and Celestia fell onto the ground as well, just as she was about to approach the coffin.
 * Celestia: It looks like the other me is hungry, and for four days of starvation, it has enough insanity gained inside your mind. Actually, if I want it to be unleashed, it will, and the whole place would become hell.
 * Sasha_Kreutzev_Manga_2.jpg​Misha: DON'T YOU DARE!

''Now, the coffin itself began to be surrounded by dark red aura. A deep and scary bellow could be heard inside the coffin, as if there was some strong creature inside it.'' ''Misha was still pulling Celestia away from the coffin, and the aura became so intense that it even started to wide spread into the entire morgue. Soon, the whole room was filled with the dark red aura, and the creature inside the coffin - whatever it had become - now roared in sheer rage. Because of the loud noise, the dusts kept falling off from the ceilings.''
 * Celestia: Ah-ha, just do it, as the more the time passed, the stronger the doppelganger actually is. You cannot destroy the creature while pulling me back, Sister Misha.
 * Misha: Curse you!

''What was worse, all the bodies of the recently dead soldiers, who were all lied in the morgue, suddenly reacted to the aura. They opened their coffins and rose from the coffins as mindless zombies, much to Misha's horror. The zombies began crawling themselves to Misha, while still wearing their own uniforms.'' Misha was firmly shocked, but Celestia let out a grin once more, but then it turned to a more serious face.
 * Portal_orange.pngMisha: What!?
 * ​Celestia: If you think my card could only awaken my doppelganger, which were set to fall asleep after it was killed, then you're wrong, dead wrong. It's a invention by Nio, and it can actually affect the dead beside the coffin of the doppelganger, making them to be revived as zombies. Nio said she wanted you to feel what's like to be torn apart by your comrades. I actually don't like such an idea, but I have no other options.

''As Celestia was speaking, Misha's leg was bitten by a zombie. Misha yelled in pain and instantly let go of Celestia. Celestia rose back up and walked to the coffin, while Misha tried hard to attack the zombies that attacked her. Celestia then put her hand on the doppelgangers' coffin, without actually noticing there was a large orange portal appeared behind her.''
 * ​Celestia: Time for...

<p style="text-align:center;"> - ???: Enough of this nonsense!

''Utterly confused, Celestia started at the portal before she saw two people went out of the portal. It was a woman with pale blue hair and a hooded man with silver hair and red stripes on their faces. The woman was Katya, the current High Priestess of the Witch Cult, accompanied by Valnir Kruls.'' ''They stared at Celestia for a second as the latter began to clench her teeth. The coffins around Celestia opened one by one, and more and more zombie soldiers crawled out one after another.'' ''​Celestia expressed concern and disgust on her face, trying to act very stoic in spite of her nervous sweat drop. She almost spoke the wrong word because she was too nervous. She had assumed that the two visitors are magicians, probably from the Witch Cult, as Melancholia always showed concern on their existence. Despite she hardly know anything about them, Celestia immediately found out her speculation was correct.'' ''​Misha looked at the two magicians with awe. She didn't know about the two, but she was hoping that the two were here to help her instead of messing up with the situation.'' Celestia, on the other hand, immediately raised her fist and yelled some madness mantra. ''The zombies immediately yelled and rushed towards Katya and Valnir. Valnir just started at the zombies before he raised his hand, summoning several large purple magical energy.'' ''Katya and Valnir then fought against the zombies together, while Misha seized the chance and tried to remove the card on the fake Celestia's coffin, wanting to stop the mutation. However, Celestia already saw it. She immediately rushed to Misha and grabbed her wrist.'' ''Misha angrily pushed Celestia away and attacked the latter with her sword. However, Celestia immediately drew a Knave of Club card from her pocket, which bursted into blue flames and turned into another sword. The two swords them immediately clashed together.''
 * Celestia: Huh!?Chain_Chronicle_Screenshot_0640.jpg
 * Katya: I said, enough!
 * Katya_14646.jpgCelestia: Are you backup reinforcements that were invited by the monkey... I mean, by that Arzonia? If I'm not wrong, I believe you're both from the Witch Cult, huh?
 * Katya: What if we are?
 * ​Celestia: KILL THEM! KILL THEM! KILL THEM! KILL THEM ALL!
 * ​Valnir: Let's do this!
 * Celestia_enraged.jpgCelestia: You just stop it! You cannot stop His Holiness' magnificent project!
 * Misha: I WON'T ALLOW YOU TO USE SUCH A WAY TO DESECRATE THOSE MARTYRS!

''Unleashing a white energy that eliminated two zombies, which were about to lunge at her, Misha brawled angrily and tried to push Celestia away, but Celestia immediately went serious by kicking Misha in the stomach and lunged her sword at Misha, trying to impale Misha's face with it. Sensing the menace, Misha immediately tilted her head to dodge the attack.''

''However, as Misha dodged the attack, Celestia already leaped to the coffin of her doppelganger while still glaring at Misha with a slasher smile. Katya and Valnir already eliminated much of the zombie creatures with ease, and their attack illuminated the dark morgue.''

When the last zombie fell on the ground and reduced into ashes, Katya immediately turned back to face Celestia, just in time Celestia kicked the coffin with an insane laugh. ''As soon as the coffin fell one the ground, the lit opened. Then, with a putrid smell, a wet humanoid creature, that could barely looked like human, started to creep itself out from the coffin, with expanding black liquid flowing around it. Misha, Katya and Kruel all watched in disgust as the creature started to face them.'' ''​Misha started retching in disgust, just as the black liquid flowed in the place in a menacing speed. Celestia stood on the table, while the corpse of her doppelganger had melted itself into a large pool of black liquid like melted chocolate... except it smelt really bad.'' ''​Then, before Celestia could finish, the body of the creature melted into the black pond, only leaving its head which started to expand itself, turning much larger until it began to reach the ceiling. The rotten face had also changed... into the face of a monster.'' ​
 * ​Celestia: Then, why don't you join them?!
 * Misha: I know it... Ugh...
 * Celestia: After four days... for days of waiting... this finally got into its fruitful final process!



<p style="text-align:center;">' - Celestia: TASTE THE POWER OF THE PRESERVED DOPPELGANGER!!! '



''Letting out a brawl, he corpse of the fake Celestia then opened its mouth widely as a black arm stretched out of its throat. rapidly transformed itself into a creature that only had a large head, an enormous mouth and several hand-like tentacles.'' As Celestia was talking, the entire morgue seemed to be drenched in a smell combined with rotten flesh and blood.
 * Celestia: Usually, a Frankenstein-esque doppelganger like this revives and mutates instantly after they're destroyed, but * my * own doppelganger is different. It lies dormant after it was seemly killed, until the person which it represents - and of course, it's me - summons it back to life. The longer it slept, the stronger it is! Now, after four days of slumber, it can finally tear you apart!



Misha clenched her fist and attacked Celestia, but Celestia raised her card and slashed Celestia's face before she leaped towards the sky, drawing out her long sword again and fueled it with red energy. ''​Before Misha could express her surprise, Celestia then swiped at Misha with her sword, releasing some energy caused by the slicing. Misha immediately summoned an energy shield to defend herself, as her feet was trapped inside the black pool, like being trapped in a putrid swamp.'' ''Noticing Celestia's words, which indicated that Melancholia knew who the demon - known as the Astaroth King actually is, ​Katya and Valnir immediately leaped to the air and started to fight against Celestia inside the morgue like three jumping fleas, leaping from one side to another. Celestia then turned serious again and fought against the two magicians.'' ​Katya and Celestia were fighting against together, while Kruel also fired at the doppelganger monster several times, as Misha tried to block the tentacles of the monster away, even chopping some of them. ''Enraged beyond control, the demonic doppelganger unleashed several monstrous arms. Some of those arms grabbed Misha's arms and ankles, and some even tried to grab Valnir's ankle.'' ''In disgust, Valnir immediately raised his staff and blasted several magical beams onto the arms, blasting them, but those arms kept coming out. Those arms can regenerate themselves, obviously.''
 * Celestia: It's so apparent that you guys just underestimated me, people from the Russian Orthodox Church. Now, since there're these old magicians from the Witch Cult arrived, now I can make this up to eleven!
 * Celestia: Pleasure to meet you, people from the Witch Cult. Unfortunately, you cannot stop Mother Superior's cooperation with that demon king you're fighting against. She already met that demon king centuries ago! She planned this for a long time till today!
 * Celestia_attacking_Hifumi_manga.jpgKatya: What did you say!?
 * Celestia: (think) * Ah, I see... So this is how this whole magi-tech weaponry of the KnightWalker Family works! With this, I can match with these magicians with ease, just like Eckidina KnightWalker promised me! *
 * ​Valnir: LEAVE ME!

''Meanwhile, Misha was in a critical danger. She was pulled from black pool by the monster's small arms. The larger arm inside the monster's mouth began to stretch towards Misha, grabbing her head in brute force and slowly began to crush it. Feeling nothing but pain and discomfort, Misha could do nothing but closing her eyes, trying to pray for help...'' ''Just in this critical point, another portal entered and a tall man with a heavy armor suddenly appeared with a large magic book inside his hand. It was none other than Yuri Barnes, who arrived at the place with the reinforcements of the Witch Cult.'' ''Turned out, Yuri and Gaius were dealing with several golem soldiers from all of the Church Milliant intruders outside, while taking their attentions away from the morgue. Celestia just took those golems with her to make them as a reinforcement, but Gaius and Yuri defeated them all. Now, Yuri entered the hall whilst Gaius was on his way to the Hall of Suits, where Nio and a coerced Esther would appear.'' ''Deep inside Celestia's calm facade, she was utterly confused and panicked. Uttered her curse in a low voice, Celestia started to get infuriated. She never thought about the Witch Cult's full involvement.'' ''Yuri was not presented in the scene when Celestia gave the revealing, so he was surprised to hear that. In spite of this, he hid his surprise in his mind and let out a narcissistic smile while posing as a weird child. He started dancing in front of Celestia with a blushed smile on his face.'' ''Yuri's weird behavior made Celestia stepped back in an unimpressed face, but soon she calmed herself down. Misha, Yuri and Yalnir watched as the two interacted with an awkward face, but they were busy in attacking that mutated beast, thus the could not speak a comment upon it.'' ''Celestia regained her composure and started to cast a spell around her, with the black and red aura surrounding her, while Yuri stopped acting weird. With no hesitance, Yuri immediately opened his magic book and opened it.'' ''Yuri and Celestia leaped to the midair and started to attack, but around them, the putrid and viscous liquid of the doppelganger was still expanding. More and more tentacles came from it, eating the corpses while breaking through the walls. Celestia swiftly leaped one of the large tentacles while raising her sword, which she had just created with her red and black aura, reflecting Yuri's attack and sent them back to him.''
 * ???: HERE I COME!
 * Celestia.Ludenberg.full.2036658.jpgYuri: Sorry, guys, ha, for taking so long. I was busy in dealing with Ms. Ludenberg's golems outside, but Gaius will arrive here much later.
 * Celestia: Those golems...
 * Leon.(Fire.Emblem).full.2268557.jpgCelestia: Your name is Yuri Barnes... I heard myths about you from Mother Superior, in spite of she only mentioned you as a magician working to cleanse demons, but refusing to tell me more. After all, you might confused why she was working with an ancient demon king... whom Mother Superior "befriended" many years ago, maybe even longer than modern civilizations.
 * Yuri: Ooh, it looks like my fame precedes me. Dammit, even if you praise me, I won't be glad at all~
 * Celestia: Unfortunately, your fame ends today.
 * Yuri: Let's roll.
 * Misha: Celestia...

''As she was witnessing the attack of Celestia, Misha grew more and more furious. The doppelganger that was killed not only made such a horrendous distress, but also unleashed the bloodlust of Mary Spencer, causing her fall as well as driving Carl into killing her without any mercy, driving Esther into betraying the Catholic Rebels in a stubborn way...  While ranting, Misha turned her attention away and rushed to Celestia before stabbing Celestia's right shoulder from behind. Celestia was busy in dealing with Yuri and was not expecting such an ambush. As soon as the blade of Misha pierced her, Celestia let out a cry and turned back in malice.'' ''However, as soon as the eyes of Celestia met the eyes of Misha, the eyes of Celestia widened in horror all of a sudden, like a swelling balloon. She saw Misha's eyes changed, with bright vermillion aura surrounding her pupils, while her voice turned as deep as a baritone.'' ''Misha... or something inside Misha's body, started to take over her for a while, changing her from some sort of an usually jovial person to a much darker and more serious warrior. Yuri was shocked to see such an expression. What made him even more unnerved was that the body of Misha started to release some kind of energy that could only be described as... literally angelic.''
 * Misha: I had enough! You just said twice of how your so-called Mother Superior working with some sort of demon king! DON'T YOU THINK YOU'RE TOO TIRED!?
 * Celestia: You little...
 * MishaKreuzhev_profile.jpgMisha (???): I don't know what in the world you were on about, and you know what? I don't care at all! All I want is to smite you from such a pathetic and dreadful existence!

<p style="text-align:center;"> - Misha (???): I'll kill you!

''Katya and Valnir noticed the strange behavior of Misha as well, witnessing the latter pushing Celestia into the putrid pool. However, Celestia landed on another long tentacle on the mutating doppelganger, but she felt her left arm broken.'' ''With a gulp, Katya sharpened her gaze as soon as she felt that the thing inside Misha was turning her into a much more angry and menacing person, and Katya started to get nervous. Fortunately, this very brief feelings never made her to let her guard down from that mutating monster beside her...  Just then, with her normal voice restored, Misha started to walk back on the tentacles, showing signs of her own personality gaining back her control.'' ''Celestia heard the thing inside Misha started to rant before seeing Misha turned weaker like a melted marshmallow. Other people all witnessed the thing in Misha's body, but Celestia was the only one who could keep her calm. Seeing this, Katya, Valnir and Yuri immediately went to Misha, and Celestia started to use her ability to regenerate her wound.'' ''Celestia stood up and looked up at the exact position where the Witch Cult helping Misha to recover. She then thought about Melancholia's words inside her mind with a smile. Melancholia told Celestia about this before the latter entered the morgue.'' Regaining her own sense, Celestia let out a dark and confident smile. Mumuring to herself, Celestia grinned darkly, but then she heard Katya from above yelling to her.
 * Katya: (think) What is this? That is not Misha... I saw this kind of energy before...
 * Misha: No... no...
 * Celestia.Ludenberg.full.1826536.jpgMisha (???): ALL HAIL THE ONE WHO WAS HIDDEN AWAY FROM THE WORLD!!! HE NEVER DIED! A GOD CAN NEVER DIE! HE CAUSED THE DEATH OF OLD FIRENZA, AND HE CAN KILL HIS SON ONCE AGAIN!!!
 * Celestia: Just as Mother Superior had foreseen.
 * Melancholia: (in flashback) With Pope Michael starting to rise to power, I deduce that another Period of Tribulations shall come to a start in this World War III as a result of that. Do you know? Even after Moloch's demise in this era, this Period of Tribulation will not fully end. It is a cycle that would not end, only repeating in different forms, with new people taking the mantle of the Witnesses and fighting with them. Now, I deduce that the wind armatus isone of many legacies of the Elemental Evil leaders, while Moloch's legacy holds in our hands. Now, as for the Hidden One, the person who was trying to eliminate Firenza Bloodline and the one who caused Carl's own father, Firenza Senior, to die... I deduce that he has his legacy as well... After all, old sins cast a long shadow.
 * Celestia: Now, I know where the Hidden One's legacy is...
 * Katya: What are you saying!?

Celestia raised her head and stood up, summoning her energy sword once again with a cruel smile.

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Celestia: Nothing important... Now, let's fight! '

Act 3 - Nio's Conspiracy
<p style="text-align:center;"> Meanwhile 

<p style="text-align:center;"> Campamento Corazon 

<p style="text-align:center;"> Hall of Suits 

Now, inside the Hall of Suits, all of the four seats are currently empty since the people on those seas are now absent.

The entire camp started to become alerted once again, as the recently fixed system of communication (thanks to Yuri Barnes) had made them finally contacted Maria Arzonia.

Sister Kate Scott was the first one who managed to contact Maria instantly. ''Inside the phone, she heard Maria's voice for the first time in several hours. Sister Kate was surprised and relieved as soon as she heard it.'' ''Hearing Maria's voice, Sister Kate immediately recognized it despite Maria pitched down herself a bit. After all, Maria had a distinctive deep voice like a contralto.'' ''Hearing Kate yelling, everyone in the camp looked at her. Then, they reacted in excitement. Maria immediately responded in a more desperate voice.'' ​Maria spoke in a quick speed and a desperate tone that made Sister Kate confused and surprised. ''As Maria was speaking, all of a sudden, a scream could be heard at the front door. A nun of Russian Orthodox Church was shot in cold blood and collapsed on the floor, mumbling and trembling. A blonde girl stood at the door with a devious grin, while another older girl with red hair and white nun habit was standing not far away from her.'' ''Nio Hashiri arrived in the place with Esther Blanchett standing not far away. Esther was closing her eyes tightly and bit her lips, as if she tried to control some kind of impulse inside her. Peoples including guards, medics, soldiers and refugees were all shocked to see Esther. Behind them, a group of mobsters arrived into the place as well. The group of mob went into the hall with guns and heavy weapons in their hands.'' ''Letting out a mischievous grin, Nio blinked to all of those Russian Orthodox Church members behind, before all of a sudden, the entire building started to tremble. Sister Kate was terrified and looked around, right before she realized that it was the morgue.'' ''Hearing Maria's desperate voice coming from the phone, Sister Kate immediately regained her own sense... but just a little bit. She spoke with Maria in a weak voice.'' Kate then put her phone on the base's speakerphone to let Maria hear everyone speaking.
 * U=406105071,378698493&fm=27&gp=0.jpgr Kate: [Hello? Hello? Anybody hear me? Is that Maria Arzonia?]
 * Maria: (phone, fake voice) [No, this is Mario speaking. Maria Arzonia is now busy. May I take your order on her behalf?]
 * Sister Kate: [WHOA! MARIA, IT'S REALLY YOU! OH, THANK GOD! THANK GOD WE MADE IT!]
 * Maria: (phone) [OK, OK, Kate, I know it. Now, I know where our enemies planned into action, and that would be London! Also, that Celestia in the morgue is a fake! Cremate it before it turns into a monster! I had my new allies into that--]
 * Tumblr_ov0ckihip01s8nccpo1_500.gifSister Kate: [Wait, wait a second. London? A fake Celestia?]
 * Maria: (phone) [There's no time. I'm heading to London in search for Cardinal Sforza, Carl and Abel, and then those people from the Witch Cult - and a man named Yuri Barnes - will arrive to help you! They'll destroy that doppelganger and take you to London as soon as...]
 * D0sfj0f.pngNio: Good Darkness-Before-Dawn, ladies and gentleman!
 * Hashiri.Nio.full.1732269.jpgNio: We're... tonight's entertainment!
 * Maria: (phone) [Hello? Hello? Sister Kate, what's going on?]
 * Sister Kate: [Looks like things are getting from bad to worse.]
 * DQg9_JvUEAEcQ9u.jpgNio: To all of you people from Eastern Europe, I, Nio Hashiri, the most treasured member of Langdon Orphans, now declares the disbandment of Arzonia Family! The entire event is connected to Carl Robinson. According to our most recent information, we came to know that Maria Arzonia is a liar!

"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

''All of a sudden, the entire air goes quiet. People around were all shocked to hear Nio's words and then immediately, a burst of screaming and cursing came out all of a sudden. People started to curse Nio for her words.'' Chuckled, Nio then made a mischievous grin and looked at the phone. As a response, Maria's own voice came out from the phone. ''Nio then let out a wicked laughter and walked closer to the phone, but the Catholic Rebel soldiers and the Russian Resistance soldiers all pointed their gun at her in menace. Nio then stopped approaching, but she had no intention to step back, either.'' ''Maria's voice gone quiet, despite the phone didn't seem to hung up. Nio seized the chance and pointed at the phone, as if Maria herself was right in front of her instead of on her way to London.'' ''Everyone took a deep breath because of fear. They knew that Arzonia Brothers were the source of Maria's troubled life, and none of them ever try to remember Arzonia Brothers, treating them as forgotten, but Nio's mentioning suddenly made them felt chill due to fear.'' ''Esther immediately narrowed her eyes and bit her lips, but Nio ignored her. People then looked at Esther and were confused. They didn't understand why Esther Blanchett was in here. However, they dared not let their attentions attracted from Nio.'' ''Nio's words turned more and more menacing, and Esther started to tremble in horror. She, like many people, were shocked to find out that there was a mass killing happening in a town where Carl and his foster parents resided in, taking Carl's foster parents.'' ''All of a sudden, Matt's curse suddenly came from the phone's other side, indicating that he was agitated. However, Nio ignored Matt.''
 * Nio: You might see her as someone who walks on the water, but she cannot fool me. I know many things. I can tell you that she's absolutely a phony!
 * Nio: Right, Arzonia?
 * Maria: (voice) [Sumireko Hanabusa mentioned you to me. You're Nio Hashiri, right? Sumireko said you're the most dangerous of all of the Langdon Orphans. However, if you come here to say something to break my new family apart, you choose the wrong place!]
 * Nio: Then, if you don't want YOUR family be destroyed, why did you broke Carl Robinson's family?
 * 300947.jpgNio: Ha, go on! Defend yourself! Anyway, 4 years ago, when the Robinsons, Carl's foster family appeared in a town, the Mafusa Gang members - Arzonia Brothers - burned down that entire town with their collaborators, and they also killed almost the whole town's population, except one person - Carl Robinson himself!
 * 6548931_p0_master1200.jpgEsther: What do you mean, Nio? If Arzonia isn't here, we should leave! We cannot do this any longer! Ask them about Abel's--
 * Nio: Carl's parents are killed... but despite this is a mass killing, there should be one person who pull the trigger! Then, who pulls that trigger, after all?
 * Matt: (phone) [YOU SICK FREAK!!!]

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Nio: Who caused the first life trauma in Carl's adulthood? Who traumatized him and make him despise and distrust her? Who should take that blame!? '

"..................................."
 * Maria: (phone) [Everyone... That's enough.]

<p style="text-align:center;"> - Maria: (phone) [I am.] 

The air itself suddenly fell completely silent in a dreadful manner.

''Behind Nio, Esther didn't spoke a word as she watched Nio threatening everyone in the Russian Orthodox Church. However, she suddenly felt a shock inside her heart and struggled to the phone, whispering in a deep voice.''

''She couldn't believed that Carl's callous and nasty attitude started to take form because of Maria. Even though Esther had some grudge against Carl, she still had some respect to Maria.'' ''Trying to control her own feelings due to that overdose Firenza Blood inside her, Esther spoke in a weak and deep voice so that Nio won't hear it. Even so, Nio still heard it but didn't do anything.''
 * Esther: It's not true. Tell them, it's not true.

Maria went silent for a moment before her voice was choked with sobs. Before Maria could continue, however, Nio let out a grin to see her conspiracy began to work.
 * Maria: (phone) [It *is* true...]
 * Nio: You see! She admit it...

<p style="text-align:center;">'' - Nio: MURDERER!!! ''

''Panicked, Maria immediately reacted in sheer shock as soon as she heard Nio accusing her. Just before Nio spoke out, another voice came from the phone. It was the voice of Seth Nightroad.'' ''Nio suddenly heard Seth's voice and reacted in shock. She immediately closed her eyes and bit her lips, feeling enraged and starting to tremble.'' Maria's response was, again...
 * Axis.Power.Countries.full.1934981.jpgMaria: (phone) [I had no choice! My brother forced me to do it and the Robinson's accepts their death with a smile! I have no idea that their son was Carl at all!]
 * Seth: (phone) [I can prove her! That night, I saw everything. I saw Arzonia Brothers burning an entire town and killing every people inside! I saw them forcing Maria to kill Carl's foster parents, Mr. & Mrs. Robinson, and I know that the person who hired them is YOU! NIO HASHIRI! YOU HAVE BLOOD OF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ON YOUR HANDS!!!]
 * Nio: Ahh, Seth Nightroad, you wicked traitor! You're such a fool who quit our force and becomes a rogue. Now, why are you there with Arzonia? Anyway, I have no intention speaking to you for now. Arzonia! No matter how your damn brothers forced you to do this, if you just don't pull that trigger and let them kill you, Mr. & Mrs. Robinson could still be alive and saved by Carl! Your fault cause their death! You want to deny it?

<p style="text-align:center;"> - Maria: (phone) [No.] 

''Once again, he air itself suddenly gone quiet, as the people were all shocked by such a word. Nio seemed more delighted.'' ''Now, everyone could hear Maria's panicked voice which covered Nio's sadistic accuse. The guards were so shock that they even forget to point gun at Nio. Nio seized the chance and leaped on the office chair, glaring at the telephone on the desk in front of her.''
 * Nio: THEN, YOU'RE GUILTY!

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Maria: (phone) [No! I DIDN'T DO IT ON PURPOSE!] '

<p style="text-align:center;">'' - Nio: Oh, Maria, you want to get into troubles again? For all this time, Carl always shows distrust towards you, and now EVERYONE KNOWS WHY !!! ''



''Immediately lifting a hammer from her pocket, Nio yelled in menace and tried to slam the telephone with it, wanting to destroy it, but all of a sudden, a gunfire was shot at the hammer. The power of that gunshot was so fierce that it blew the hammer 10 meters away from Nio's hand. Grabbing her own wrist, Nio reacted in shock and pain.'' ''Nio immediately turned her head and saw a tall and broad man standing not far away and pointing a gun at Nio. It was none other than Tres Iqus.'' As Nio stumbled herself back and fell from the dest to the floor, Tres narrowed his gaze and leer at Nio in an angry face. Nio immediately glared at Tres, and she bit her lips in malice.
 * Nio: AHH!!!
 * Tres: I won't let you continue.
 * Tres: Maria openly said to us that she once was a Mafusa Gang member, and she told us about the crimes she was coerced to commit. She may not told us about Robinson Family's murder, but I believe that's also one of her own wrongdoings that she wants to atone by helping more people! She regretted them and tried to mend them. We all see that. You want to use her dark past to seperate her from us? I, Tres Iqus, shall be the first one to give you my own objection! 
 * Nio: Tres... Iqus... You traitor!

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Tres: And there's more I can tell! Nio Hashiri, the person who hired Arzonia Brothers, the person who manipulated that town burning, and the real person who should be responsible for the death in Carl's family... is all actually YOU!!! '

''Tres immediately pointed at Nio, and everyone took a look at her with shock and rage. Shocked, Esther immediately looked at Nio as well. Feeling upset, Nio's eyes looked at the other side on purpose, but it only deepen everyone's doubts.'' ​Then, Nio found herself surrounded by many people's eyes of shock, anger and hatred, even including some gangsters she took here.. ''Maria's voice came out of the phone once again. She felt so warmed to see people defending her and never bought Nio's attempt to separate them.''
 * Tres: You think I didn't know what you did? I actually know you a lot! You're the only one of the Langdon Orphans that deserves no pity, for you're a self-made orphan, and you're a psychopath who kills for fun! No one will ever like you!
 * Maria: (phone) [Guys...]
 * 56783324_p0_master1200.jpgMaria: (phone) [Thank you...]
 * Esther: There's more for you to thank, Maria, since I'm now on your side as well.

Speaking the above words that made everyone widened their eyes in shock, making Maria took a deep breath, Esther turned back and immediately leaned forward to Nio in an angry face, as the veins of Firenza Blood effects started to surface from her face.

Esther never liked Nio, but she cannot believe Nio was actually the one responsible for shaping Carl till what he was today.

Therefore, Nio should actually be responsible for every killing Carl had committed, including the death of Mary Spencer. Before Esther could finish, Nio was agiated and slapped Esther, shutting the latter up. ''Esther earned a slap and almost fell onto the ground, and Esther immediately narrowed her eyes, snaring at Nio and enraged. Nobody had ever seen Esther so enraged than before.'' ''​Hearing this, Nio got panicked. She widened her gaze in shock and immediately threw a tantrum to Esther like an immature child.'' Nio ranted at Esther, but Esther gave her a even harder slap in return.
 * Esther: Is that real, Nio? You told me on the way here that Carl Robinson never knows how to love someone, but now I realized that at least he HAS someone he loved. If you're really that kind of rubbish--
 * 6fc26f7adab44aed477ee83eb11c8701a08bfb17.pngNio: Shut up!
 * Esther: Then, I'll poke through more of your lies and show your purpose! I'm NOT going to be your puppet if you come here for malice!
 * Nio: ESTHER! I'M HIS HOLINESS' MOST TRUSTED MINION! BESIDES YOU! YOU WANT TO STAND AGAINST THE POPE AS WELL?!

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Esther: I DON'T CARE ANYMORE! IT'S NOT ABOUT THE POPE! IT'S ABOUT WHAT'S RIGHT!!! '

''Nio earned that harder slap, and that slap was harder for a reason. Due to Firenza Blood's power, Esther gained much more strength and power. She hit Nio's cheek so hard that Nio's mouth began to bleed intensely.''
 * Nio: Damn it! That another vial of Firenza Blood is getting excessively out of control! Stop it, Esther!
 * Esther: You say the blood shall reveal some people's true self, before you make me inject myself another syringe of it. Now, it's the time to make you hoist by your own petard. I'll show everyone how truly I despise you.

Esther immediately ignored Nio and turned to all of the people inside, including people from Catholic Rebels, Arzonia Family and Russian Orthodox, etc. 
 * Esther: The Langdon Orphans and the Department of Inquisition have their own plan to destroy Catholic Rebels all along! My sister, Mary Spencer, became their pawn to lure Carl into that trap which the Pope used to capture him, and eventually causing my sister's death at Carl's hands! Celestia Lundenberg is still alive, and that body lies in dormant inside your chamber is actually a doppelganger. I assume it's already mutated, but fortunately someone are there to destroy it. I don't know who they are, but it does not matter!

Esther's Flashbacks
<p style="text-align:center;"> Scene from LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow Spin-Off - Firenza Junior - Return of Old Friends

''Looking at Esther with a cold and malicious grin, Celestia's eyes was about to peel Esther's soul... or it's just an expression. Esther's skin turned pale and widened her eyes in horror.'' ''Letting out a devious and dark chuckle, Celestia stood up from her chair. Esther suddenly felt some full contrary on Celestia's personality. Instead of being lousy and noisy, Celestia who appeared right in front of her seemed calm and callous, with her face darkened with shadows.'' ​Esther started to tremble as she heard Celestia mentioned doppelganger. ''Celestia walked all the way towards Esther as soon as she stood up from her chair. Her grin was very gruesome in Esther's eyes as it flashed beneath the sallow light. Esther was more and more frightened. She tried to escape, but Nio blocked her way.'' Before Esther could react, Nio secretly poured her vial of Firenza Blood into a syringe. Hearing Celestia's word, Esther shook her head and stepped back in horror. ''Nio, however, immediately pointed the syringe to Esther with a grin. Esther didn't finish her words.'' ''Esther then took a look at the syringe before she grabbed it from Nio's hand. Suddenly, an idea started to flow in Esther's mind. Esther took a deep breath and glared at Nio in a face like "screw you" with anger.'' ''Closing her eyes, Esther plunged the syringe into her arm slowly and carefully. As she pushed the diluted Firenza Blood into her body, Esther's eyes started to be surrounded in black veins, as her eyes turned even redder. Nio and Celestia watched closer as a sadistic smile surfaced on Nio's lips.'' ''Tears started to stream down Esther's face. She could only pray to herself...''
 * Celestia.Ludenberg.full.2180618.jpgCelestia: How was my funeral?
 * Esther: You... I thought you were dead, but why you...
 * Celestia: It was no accident. It was by design. The dying "me" is just a doppelganger made from a corpse of a dead woman, with her own appearance altered.
 * Esther: D-doppelganger?
 * Celestia: Ahh, yes, but the fun shall go on as soon as I revive it... and then there'll be fun. The place where Firenza Junior slaughtered your sister shall be drenched in blood. Paying blood with blood, don't you think this is a good retaliation?
 * ZestiriaXBerseria-2.jpgCelestia: Arzonia is such a fool... She never know that we played her like a violin all along until her string is broken, thanks to you. Now, the communication towards the Catholic Rebels has been shut down, and now you have no one to rely on... but us.
 * Celestia: You job is to corrupt Abel Nightroad as soon as we take you to him... He's now in Arzonia's base if I'm not mistaken, and you'll persuade him. Together, fufu, Arzonia's New Family shall be plunged into breaking point and then, your sin shall be over. You'll be forgiven. Think about your sister.
 * Esther: No, this is madness! I cannot taint my hands with blood of the innocent and make Abel into a monster--
 * Nio: The blood has already been under a process of dilution by me, and it'll not turn people into monster immediately... However, if you refuse, I can steal another syringe of blood and inject you two with it. You'll become two monsters which terrified everyone and ended up being killed! The choice is yours, Esther. The only way to make His Holiness forgive you and Abel is to make him rejoin you... After all, you and him are friends. I know you still can't let go your feelings, and thus I'll let your feelings flow.
 * Esther: If that's the way to make you spare him...
 * Nio: Now, Esther, dear... We'll take our move.

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Esther: (think) * God Help Me... I must get to Arzonia as soon as possible... Only she can save Abel. * '

Nowadays


Nio was enraged as Esther was telling all set of plans to Neo Inquisition, risking herself to become a traitor for Langdon Orphans. ''Before Nio could react, Tres leaped towards Nio and pointed his gun at her. The words of Esther made him enraged at Nio, and he won't let Nio stand a chance to harm Esther, who was exposing all of the naked and sadistic personality inside Nio's seemly cute face like an angel.''
 * Nio: ESTHER!!!
 * Tres: You shan't go any longer!

Nio glared at Tres and could do nothing but seeing Esther speaking out everything nonstop. ''Hearing this, people looked at each other with shock and eventually, panic. Poison Ivy inside the crowd suddenly shouted out.'' ''Ivy's words make Esther widened her eyes in shock. Then, she heard Duchess Asran standing not far away.'' ''Esther suddenly narrowed her eyes and looked around, as all she heard was "Father Nightroad went to London" and so on. Hearing their discussion, Esther immediately turned back to Nio and narrowed her gaze, questioning Nio in a darker and deeper voice.'' Nio nodded her head with a devious grin.
 * Vol12esthermanga.jpgEsther: I can see Cardinal Sforza, Carl and Lord Vaclav are absent, as well as Abel. In fact, Cardinal Sforza shall be send to London for further plans in the Church, and giving herself in actually is what Mother Superior wants! As far as I know from Nio, Carl is also send to London and would become Cain Nightroad's puppet! Cain is about to make the demon inside Carl, particularly its callous and cold side, to take over Carl by removing his emotions! The setting of Firenza Blood rampage is still in London! As for Lord Vaclav, I guess Fiamma of the Right has already send people to capture him. His spying move is discovered. If you want to keep all of them safe, take my advice and head to London right now!
 * Poison Ivy: Oh, my! Lord Vaclav just left to look for Abel in Eastern Europe!
 * Asran: And Abel went to look for Sforza and went to Europe as well...
 * Esther: You lied to me. You say that you'll take me to Arzonia Family's base, in order to make Abel return back to me without killing him... You know Abel's not here?

"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" ''It's for another unsettling silence. Nio then regained her own composure as well as confidence, before her face darkened once again with a devious smile on her face.'' Nio shrugged her shoulders and smiled. ''As everyone reacted in shock, Seth's angry voice came out of the telephone. Maria was yet to hang up her phone.'' Nio then smiled to the phone in a dark smile, starting to chuckle. ''Nio then opened her own cell phone and made a call to Abel, looking at Tres beside her. Tres and other soldiers of Catholic Rebels were still pointing their guns at Nio.'' As his own response, Abel answered in a weak voice which everyone heard it... ''Before Abel could make a response, Nio hung up the phone. Tres immediately ranted at her as soon as she hung it up.'' Nio let out a dreadful chuckle.
 * Nio: Yes, I know he's not here... since now he was captured.
 * Esther: WHAT!?
 * Esther: You... Then, you won't inject him with Firenza Blood to make your plan succeeded?
 * Nio: Well, that part is true. Sadly, I won't let you asking him to do so. I'll MAKE him do so.
 * Seth: (phone) [What have you done to my brother?]
 * Nio: Allow me to make a call.
 * Nio: Hello, Abel? What did you see?
 * Abel: (phone) [Nio? What did you do to me?]
 * Abel-Nightroad-abel-nightroad-20167889-640-360.jpgNio: It's what a vampire deserves. You're now in a place where you wish to die and yet you cannot die, and then you'll suffer forever, unless you do what I said. The remedy is right beside you, and it's your choice between survival and suffering, Abel. Goodbye.
 * Tres: WHAT EVER DID YOU DO TO HIM?

<p style="text-align:center;">'' - Nio: We buried Abel in Hyde Park, London. I placed a vial of Firenza Blood with him inside his coffin. Only that vial of Firenza Blood is his way to break out, or he'll be choked in a place "six feet under". Lame pun, huh? ''

"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" ''All of a sudden, as if there was something so tough appeared and slammed her forehead, Esther heard a sonic boom inside her brain and stepped back in fright and horror. Wiping the blood away from her mouth, Nio watched Esther sobbing in a dark smirk.'' ''Mumbling in pain, Esther's face turned feverish, and her face started to turn pale. Her eyes went red and started to cover in black veins, but was getting more intensed than before.'' ''Poison Ivy was the first one to get alerted. She tried to rush to Esther, but suddenly, a gunshot was fired. Ivy fell on the ground and let out a scream. Seeing this, Sisters Agata and Agnese immediately beat down the guard and helped Ivy to get up, but Ivy was badly injured. The bullet hit her shoulder, fortunately missing somewhere else a lot more deadly.''
 * 1bc5e7096b63f624538cc0e98544ebf8184ca366.jpgEsther: You, you...
 * Esther: What have you done to Abel? What have you done to Abel? What have you done to Abel!?...
 * X0b55b31ee9ewb2333c4b7459465a130ccfc1e178a526.pngn Ivy: That's the...
 * Maria: (phone) [What's going on!? Esther? Ivy? What happened?]

''Ivy was almost fell and crawling on the ground if Agnese and Agata never helped her. Despite her injury, she still shouted out.'' ''Holding back her pain, Poison Ivy lifted her hand at Nio, trying to summon some plants to capture her, but Nio's eyes suddenly turned more menacing. She jumped on the desk and leaped on the wall, before she leaped onto the chandelier beneath the ceiling.'' Esther took a deep breath and immediately punched down the guard beside her. Esther grabbed the gun from the guard and pointed it at Nio, and she fired a shot, breaking the chain that held the chandelier.
 * Poison Ivy: No way! IT'S FIRENZA BLOOD! SOMEONE DO SOMETHING!
 * Nio: Esther, you must be quick! By the way, KILLING ME IS ALSO A CHOICE!
 * Guard: What the...!!
 * Esther: GIVE ME THAT!!!

<p style="text-align:center;">' Bang! '

''The chandelier slammed straight to the ground and slammed at the center of the hall, but Nio then rushed away and ran in an inhuman speed, plus acrobatic skills. Esther fired her shots all the way to Nio, but it not only missed but also hit the wrong targets. Then, several people - both guards and gangsters - fell on the ground with bleeding wound.'' Ivy immediately set out to chase Nio, but she was suddenly hit by a bullet and crashed herself on a desk, holding her arm while green blood start flowing from her arm.
 * Poison Ivy: Guards! Stop Nio!


 * Ivy: AHH!!!

''As Ivy crashed herself on the floor, the entire hall was plunged into a debacle as people were either escaping or trying to subdue both Nio and Esther, but they failed. The bullet was fired by Esther, which was pointed at Nio, but when she found the bullet hit Ivy, Esther immediately slammed her forehead with her palm.''


 * Esther: DAMMIT!

''Then, Esther raced against Nio and began shooting at her in a fit of rage. Nio and Esther then started to play chasing game, but Nio used tricks to trick Esther into killing those she never wanted to kill.'' ''Esther was even more enraged and her face started to get darkened. Nio's attitude made her made, and that only added fuel to her rage and blood lust.''
 * Nio: Ha, you can't hit me! You might not know this, but I've already accept the body reconstruction and becomes a lesser Meta-Human after all! Yes, yes, Esther! Be a monster! Manslaughter is good for you!



<p style="text-align:center;">'' - Esther: Kill... Kill... I'M FRIGGIN' GONNA KILL YOU! THIS IS FOR ABEL AND MY SISTER! THIS IS FOR MARIA! THIS IS FOR CARL AND HIS PARENTS! THIS IS FOR---!! ''

''Adding gasoline on the fire, Nio swiftly leaped on the lamp as she dodged Esther's mindless gunfire with some acrobatic skills, feeling proud that she finally let Esther succumb to the driven force of the Firenza Blood. Esther's gunfire, which shot down several guards down.'' Maria let out a final yell through the phone, but right after she yelled the words, the telephone was broken due to Esther's bullets. Because of Nio's actions against Abel, Esther had reached her breaking point under the total influence of the Firenza Blood. ''The gangsters of Mafusa Gang remnants seized the chance and roared in craziness. They twisted their face in ecstasy and raised their machine guns, killing people trying to run away from the gunfire of Esther.'' ''In blind rage, Esther immediately leaped towards a Mafusa Gang member and raised her fist, beating his head. Somehow, Esther's strength became so powerful '' ''Dancing herself on the stairs, Nio ran away into the corridor, as Tres was busy with dealing with all sort of gunfire that he couldn't reach her. The bullets went all the way in the entire hall, leaving bullet holes on all of the four Seats of Suits.'' Inside the debarcle trying to dodge Esther and Mafusa Gang remnants' gunfire, Tres noticed Nio running away and tried to get her, but suddenly, the floor beside him was broken.
 * U=4151237324,3530744281&fm=27&gp=0.jpgNio: Yes, Esther, yes! Succumb into your own feelings and become someone like me! Being cruel feels good! HAHAHAHAHA!!!
 * Maria: (phone) [Guys, stop Esther! Stop Nio!!]
 * Esther: I WON'T FORGIVE YOU, NIO HASHIRI!!! EVEN IF I KILL ONE THOUSAND PEOPLE HERE BY MISTAKE, I WON'T LET MY ONE TARGET GET AWAY FROM HER CRIME!!!
 * Esther: Out of my way! If you stay on my good side, I promise I'll not kill you! I promise I'll not kill you!!
 * 20091223145651-755894373.jpgNio: I just like this job. I like it! I'm heading to London now, but at first, I'll travel to all the way to these funny streets! Ah~la~dee~da~
 * Tres: She ran away!
 * Tres: THAT DOPPELGANGER!

''A large hole was formed and several tentacles was spreading itself towards the ground. It was the tentacles from the morgue, where the doppelganger of Celestia started to mutate.'' Tres yelled his order like a lion roaring, which even covered the loud gunshot inside the room. ''As she was chasing Nio during her mental breakdown, a mad Esther immediately fired at the arms of the doppelganger which broke from the wall. She fired all the way in the room to shatter everything in her way, including the four Seats of Suits, which all covered with bullet holes like beehives.'' Just then, a blue portal appeared and a man in black hair and armor rushed out from the portal and start attacking the doppelgangers' arms. ''It was Gaius Phoenix, the second in command of the Witch Cult, who had just dealt with several thugs sent by the forces of Melancholia. Gaius raised his blade and took down the arms stretched out from the ground.'' ''Crouching herself on the ground, Ivy was astounded when she saw Gaius helping her friends fight against those monsters coming from the ground, but she didn't let her guard down on Esther or Nio. She immediately yelled at Esther.'' However, Esther was just yelling like a madwoman and fired at Nio, but Nio already escaped. ''Yelling in madness and rage, Esther immediately destroyed several arms and chased after Nio. Poison Ivy struggled herself to get up when suddenly, she saw someone extended her hand to her.'' ''Ivy grabbed Gaius in the hands and stood up. She then covered her arm wound with her left hand while secretly healing her wound with her superpower, smiling at Gaius.'' Ivy extended her right hand and shook hand with Gaius, who smiled friendly with a blink. ''Hearing the word "Witch Cult", Ivy widened her eyes and mouth, dropping her jaws all of a sudden. It was a contrast to her usually calm demeanor.'' ''As if she was electrocuted all of a sudden, Poison Ivy immediately grabbed a cup of tea on the table and gave it to Gaius. The tea was freshly brewed and was still warm.'' ''Now, here's the strange moment. As the blast and all those noises started to fuel throughout a room, a man and a woman were drinking tea together like nothing happened beside them at all.'' ''With a smile, Ivy watched as Gaius took the cup of tea and blinked his eyes. He tasted mint inside the tea and nodded in satisfaction. He felt refreshing after taking that cup of tea and had more spirit of fighting than before.'' Then, with a smile, Ivy immediately used her ability to summon vines surrounding her and extended her arm to the doppelganger. ''Gaius smiled in confidence and raised his blade. Poison Ivy knew that she was already an infamous meta-human and also former super-villain, and also Magilou already told her that the odds between meta-humans and magicians always existed, and so she didn't feel angry with Gaius' seemly aggressive words.'' ''Gaius then released a war cry and raised his blade, chopping down all of the tentacles that the mutated doppelganger released, as then five shadows flew from the underground base one by one. They were Katya, Valnir, Yuri, Celestia and Misha. Celestia looked at the mutated doppelganger and narrowed her gaze. She was a bit of stressed out.'' ''Celestia then took a cup of tea calmly and looked around, acting calmer and more graceful than her rather childish and spoiled doppelganger's human form. She saw the whole place was plundged into a chaos and started to curse Nio, never expecting the situation would be like this.''
 * Tres: SISTER NOELLE! GET THE WATER OF LIFE AND USE IT ON ESTHER! AT LEAST, WE CAN CALM HER DOWN WITH IT!!!
 * Esther: YOU DIE!
 * ToL_Rokurou_Portrait.pngEsther: DAMN YOU, NIO! STOP! YOU'RE FORGETTING YOUR WAY!
 * Gaius: Begone!
 * Tb60a.jpgPoison Ivy: ESTHER! I BEG YOU! STOP!
 * Esther: NEVER! I WON'T STOP PAINTING THIS VERY GROUND RED UNTIL I FIND THAT CRUEL SLUT AND BLOW HER HEAD UP LIKE SOME KIND OF FIREWORKS! CURSE HER!
 * 66448685_p0_master1200.jpgGaius: Are you all right?
 * Poison Ivy: Trust me. I endured far more intense stuff than this. My name is Ivy. What's your name?
 * Gaius: I'm Gaius Phoenix from the Witch Cult.
 * Poison Ivy: The Witch Cult?
 * Poison Ivy: What a guest of honor. I heard about your stories and lore, but I never realized that you existed! Here's the tea I just brewed, made of the herb from my own garden.
 * 61747027_p0_master1200.jpgGaius: Why, thank you.
 * Poison Ivy: Feeling better?
 * Gaius: Not bad.
 * Poison Ivy: I'll ask about the whole things later, but let's take that beast made of putrid materials down all together!
 * 66720509_p0_master1200.jpgGaius: Ha, think I'll lose to a meta-human like you? Let's fight together now!
 * Poison Ivy: I'll take it as a compliment.
 * Celestia.Ludenberg.full.2214469.pngCelestia: Darn... It lost control after eating so many corpses... I must take my leave now. Curse that Nio... I thought this won't go so messily.

Meanwhile, as she was trapping some part of the doppelganger and its tentacles in a meat-eating plant she just summoned with some seeds, Poison Ivy immediately spotted Celestia, who leaped on the top of the Doppelganger's head and tried to leaped to the second floor, using her place as a stepping stone. ''Ivy immediately jumped on the large vines and used it as a bridge. She rushed towards the real Celestia while holding a long blade in her hand. She just took the blade from a dead Papal Knight of the Church Milliant, and she raised it and aiming it at Celestia.'' ''However, before Ivy could reach there, Celestia already took her leap and leaped to the second floor. Ivy cannot have a chance to grab Celestia's ankle in order to stop her.'' ''As Celestia leaped on the second floor and turned back with a dark chuckle, Ivy yelled in anger and rage at Celestia, but as she cannot catch Celestia, she had to worried about herself. She was almost sliding herself to the edge of the vine, which acted like a cliff at this altitude.'' It was too late for Poison Ivy to make a stop, and she slipped from the edge, but fortunately, Misha noticed this and immediately summoned an energy shield beneath Ivy, catching her at the midair and then starting to slowly descend, allowing her to land safely on the ground. ''Celestia let out a diabolical grin as she looked around. In spite of she never like such a chaotic situation, Celestia had to let it flow as she had no power to make time revert back to minutes before.'' Poison Ivy looked in disgust as she saw Celestia swiftly leaving the place via leaping all the way to the torn ceiling, which a large hole was formed at the previous position of the chandelier. ''Enraged by Celestia's cowering escape and the chaos Nio caused, Ivy then slammed her fist on the ground in frustration. However, she didn't waste any time. Ivy immediately paid attention towards the large monster made of rotten flesh. She then raised her hand, and a large sphere made of green aura was formed on her hand...'' ''Ivy then blasted the head of the monster opened with her sphere. During her studying and meditation in the Catholic Rebels, Ivy had mastered some kind of explosive magic auras as well. She used toxin as her source of power and blasted the monster's head opened, paralyzing it at the same moment. Then, the heart of the beast was revealed, with a demonic shadow surrounding it.'' ''Seizing the chance, Valnir immediately raised his staff and threw it at the monster's heart, blowing it up. The huge monster let out a screech which shattered all of the glass of Camp Corazon, forcing all of the people to close their ears, before it started to rapidly melt until it turned into nothing but a large black pond of lifeless liquid.'' ''Poison Ivy immediately went to Sister Kate, as the latter was looking after several injured soldiers. While feeling the wounded soldiers her herb potion, Ivy looked around and widened her eyes in shock.''
 * Poison Ivy: (think) * Ahh... so this is the REAL Celestia, no doubt! She dares to fake her death and even fooled me and my forensic team! *
 * Celestia.Ludenberg.full.2255286.pngPoison Ivy: OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!
 * Poison Ivy: COME BACK!!! COME BACK OR I'LL KILL---
 * Poison Ivy: What the--
 * Celestia: See, guys?
 * Celestia: There's nothing more simple than adding just a little chaos to make a group of paper tigers crumble.
 * Poison Ivy: Curse her... Curse them all...
 * U=1356050336,3355730574&fm=27&gp=0.jpgPoison Ivy: Time to end this.
 * Valnir: Let me handle with this final blow!
 * Poison Ivy: Ugh...

That putrid and mutated monster had just devoured several soldiers of both Catholic Rebels and all of the thugs and Papal Knights in Nio's forces, digesting them until they were nothing but repulsive black slimes.

''The whole Hall of Suit was ruined and people struggled themselves in the muddy swamp of that beast's rotting corpse. Gaius and Katya immediately helped the wounded and others get out of the swamp, while Yuri and Misha were using spells to purify the area, cleansing the slime and making them disappeared.'' Poison Ivy immediately let out an angry yell and turned to Sister Kate, much to the latter's startle since Ivy was now in a desperate state, worrying that there could be a horrendous consequence. ''Sister Kate immediately took a look at her watch. She saw it was half past five.''
 * Poison Ivy: Unforgivable!
 * Poison Ivy: I need to get that little freak named Nio Hashiri! Where will she go, you think?

<p style="text-align:center;"> - Sister Kate: [The airship...] 

''Ivy saw Kate's face turned more and more pale as the latter's hologram body itself began to turn less and stable. Ivy had a rather bad feelings about what was about to happen.'' ''Extremely horrified, Ivy heard this and was reminded of her feelings when seeing an old photo of the infamous Hindenburg Airship explosion, a feeling of horror. This time, it would be no accident if that airship of refugees blew up like Hindenburg did... It would be a slaughter.'' ''Without any hesitation, Poison Ivy immediately stood up, grabbing a walkie-talkie from the ground. She found it still useful and then immediately opened it.'' She screamed at the walkie-talkie with all her might, making her sound being heard by everyone in the ruined hall.
 * Kate_Scott.jpgPoison Ivy: Airship?
 * Sister Kate: [There's an airship carrying refugees in Aldegyr Kingdom we accepted was about to getting into the airport. I know Nio before as I was once a Langdon Orphan to. Someone as dangerous and deranged like her would choose places as crowded as possible to cause deaths and misery as hard as possible. I assume she might get to that place to make Esther blow the refugees up in search for her.]
 * Poison Ivy: This has to stop!

<p style="text-align:center;">'' - Poison Ivy: All units, gathered to the street and look for Nio Hashiri and Esther Blanchett now! Don't let them heading into anywhere crowded and get everybody to safety right now! The priority is the airport, especially that airship with refugees! This is an emergency! I repeat! THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!!! ''

Act 4 - Maiden of Flow
<p style="text-align:center;"> 2 minutes later 

<p style="text-align:center;"> 500 meters away 

<p style="text-align:center;"> Underground 

<p style="text-align:center;"> The Water of Life 

''As the debacle raging on because of Celestia and Nio's manipulation, the whole Russian Resistance HQ now faced its final hours and turned more and more dangerous. Rushing herself to the cave with the Water of Life, Noelle was holding an empty steel bottle inside her hand.''

Ever since the base of Russian Resistance changed from Pripyat to Kiev, the cave was also teleported to the place thanks to the efforts of Sister Vasilisa, who tragically died at the hands of Terra of the Left, who was now condemned by the entire Catholic Rebels and their allies for his crime.

Feeling more and more distressed because of the horror atop the ground, which is now tearing the already fragile base of Russian Orthodox apart, Sister Noelle Bor tried desperately getting into the cave where the fountain full of the Water of Life was contained. ''Without any hesitation, Noelle used a clean glass bottle and filled it with water. She then took the glass out until it was full.'' ''Noelle shook her head in disappointment in spite of the Water of Life had already filled the entire bottle. She was dissatisfied for a reason.'' ''Esther had now hijacked a truck with a motor gun, while Nio hijacked a motorcycle and rushed herself in the rode of high speed. Given to the fact that Esther lost control in her personality, rampaging like a ferocious beast, Noelle knew that only one bottle of water was not enough to let her calm down.'' ''Noelle, however, knew that she cannot waste any time, so she immediately searched around the corner in a rapid speed, and she found a jug at the corner. She bit her lips and plunged the jug into the water when suddenly... a bluish light started to surface inside the jug when she pulled it out of the fountain, now with the jug filled with water.  Noelle noticed the light but didn't pay too much attention.'' ''Noelle quickly grabbed the jug in one hand and her bottle in another. She tried to leave the cave, when all of a sudden, the light began to shine in a much more intense luminosity.'' ''Noelle started to scream as the blue light engulfed her, as soon as a blue crystal started to surface from her jug, forcing to put the jug and the bottle back to the ground as soon as possible. Then, covering her eyes, Noelle cannot stare at the blue crystal.'' Before Noelle could ever finish, she suddenly lost her consciousness.
 * Noelle: This is terrible... I must find a way...
 * Noelle: Now...
 * Noelle: No, that wasn't enough...
 * Noelle: No, no, how can I do this without a large amount of water... but I don't know how to use water magic...
 * Noelle: I have no time for this.
 * Noelle: AHHH!!!
 * Noelle: W-what was...

Illusion World
<p style="text-align:center;"> Sword Coast  <p style="text-align:center;"> Raven Cliff Beach 

<p style="text-align:center;"> Beneath the Fountain of Delight 

<p style="text-align:center;"> Water Nod 

''Everything seemed strange for Noelle... when she opened her eyes, she was still inside a grave with water surrounding her. Nevertheless, all of the surroundings were now different.'' ''All of a sudden, Noelle had a feelings of horror. The situation caused by Nio was getting worsen, and now she was somehow teleported into possibly another place... Everything seemed full of queries. She had to get to Esther as soon as possible.'' ''Suddenly, a gentle male voice appeared from Noelle's back. Noelle stopped for a while and looked from left to right, wondering who was there. She narrowed her sight and turned her head away, deciding to ignore it.'' Noelle then went on to leave, but suddenly, the voice appeared again.
 * The_cave_by_theofficialwils-d64fm36.jpgNoelle: What is this place?
 * Noelle: Wait... I have to...
 * ???: Don't be afraid, Noelle Bor. Get that blue crystal.
 * Noelle: Maybe it's just me.

<p style="text-align:center;">' - ???: This is Water Armateus. "Armateus" means "source" in Primordial language. '

''Noelle heard that soft and calm voice appearing behind her and she was surprised. She never heard the voice before, but it gave her an impression of caring and friendly attitude.'' ''Noelle turned back and saw a handsome black-haired man with black coat and green eyes standing not far away from her. The man was holding the blue crystal she saw before. Noelle almost mistook him as Matt, but she then looked more careful and realized that the man was a complete different person.'' ''The man slowly and gently paced towards Noelle, but he didn't walked too close to her. They still kept the distance. Now, the blue crystal was inside his hand.'' The black-haired man who just introduced himself as Gar Shatterkeel smiled at Noelle in a calm and gentle mannerism, and after a pause, he sighed. ''The man of Gar then looked at his reflection in the water. It was another person, but was much more deformed. It was the form Gar took as the Prophet of Water, with a large mechanical crab claw attached on his left shoulder in place of his mutilated left arm. His body was covered with blue skins and barnacles all over his body. Gar looked away from his hideous deformity and looked back at Noelle.'' Noelle heard Gar's word and was amazed. ''Gar nodded with sadness and sighed. Ever since he met Noelle, Gar was always talking in a soft-spoken way, but his sadness cannot be hidden away by his soft-spoken attitude.'' Noelle then remembered people talking about Carl Robinson, who was possessed by something known as the Malice of Moloch, and his blood carried some unknown substance that was connected to some kind of demonic forces that nobody knew what it was.
 * ???: Don't worry. I'm on your side.
 * Noelle: Who are you?
 * ???: I'm a lonely floating soul like yourself, Noelle Bor. Decades ago, people known me as the Prophet of Water. My name... is Gar Shatterkeel.
 * GarShatterkeelNW.jpgGar: The name is strange, right? In fact, I'm from another world, and I was already dead at this matter of time. Therefore, you're actually talking to my ghost.
 * Gar: I was once a lost soul, like you and your brother. Later, I defected from my former side after realizing its depravity, and later I died in a war named the Period of Tribulations that ended decades before this World War III you're fighting... This blue crystal, however, contains my soul essence that imbued that pool underground, making it the Water of Life to heal people.
 * Noelle: Wait, you mean... You're the creator of this... Water of Life?
 * Gar: Indeed. Noelle, I hurt many people before, and I think this is at least something I can do to save the world from darkness. By the way, your primary adversary now carries that Demon King's dark legacy. I was one of that Demon King's victim after all.

Gar then closed his eyes and bit his lips, and he seemed to be scared. Gar then narrowed his gaze and walked closer to Noelle, giving her the blue crystal into her hand, and he put it into her hand. ''Looking at Gar with a strange look, Noelle extended her hand and grabbed the crystal inside her hand. Gar smiled at her.'' After floating himself so that he could stepped on the water's surface, Gar then turned back and attempted to leave, but then he heard Noelle shouting at him in a tone full of confusion. ''Gar stopped walking on the water and turned back with a smile at Noelle. When Gar spoke his following sentence, Noelle's reaction was even more shocked and amazed.'' ''Noelle widened her eyes and had a large jaw drop. Her face could be considered as like  SCP-096  some hilarious face fault appearing in One Piece.'' ''Before Noelle could finished, she suddenly had a painful expression and had an illusion, with herself and brothers as children, lying beside a shambled car and two bodies with blood flowing on their neck. Beside her, a hideous woman with long fingers and eerie-shaped head was approaching them with a blade in her hand.''
 * Gar: Michael Langdon is serving a demon king named Moloch, and his main goal is to bring forth Moloch's dark legacies so that the Period of Tribulations would reappear in your era. The Catholic Church is just his stepping stone. Trust me, he aims much more, so vast that not even the largest ocean on this planet could contain.
 * Noelle: Then, how do we stop him?
 * Gar: This Armateus Crystal allows you to take control upon the Water of Life. Here, our little conversation won't waste any time in your world as time in here flows very slow. Therefore, you need it to heal both Esther Blanchett and Carl Robinson with it. They're the best hopes to take down Michael and Melancholia's current plan.
 * Spain.full.2032554.jpgGar: Very well, thank you.
 * Noelle: Wait! This mister... Um, Mr. Gar Shatterkeel, Why're you helping me?
 * Sascha_vykos_by_frankjacobo-d98ws2j.jpgGar: I won't allow anyone good in this world lost their beloved friends. I lost my comrades and friends in first a pirate attack and then a nasty storm, with me as those ordeals' sole survivor... I know how much pain when you lose someone you've been cared about, Noelle. Besides... you and your brother had an interesting family background... Erica Butcher.
 * Gar: That's your birth name.
 * Noelle: WAIT! HOW DO YOU KNOW MY BIRTH NAME--
 * ???: Don't worry... This won't hurt... Instead, this will be TORTUROUS! Now, taste the pain coming from me! 

''Holding her head with pain and horror, with tears coming from her eyes, Noelle let out an absolutely horrid terrified scream, like a tortured animal, when the woman's face was finally clearly shown in front of her face. The woman had a livid skin and black eyes with a pair of green-glowing pupils. There were blood from her mouth, and she licked her fingers that were full of blood.'' ''Noelle was so terrified that she immediately fell on the water, shaking her head and holding her breath. Gar went to her immediately with concern.'' ''Noelle then held her head in pain and agony with a sigh. She tried to calm herself down since it was not the time for her to panic.'' ''Gar then tilted his head with a curious face. He sighed and started to pity Noelle with sadness on his own face.'' ''Cannot hold back her terror anymore, Noelle then closed her eyes and allowed tears streamed sown her cheek. Gar went to her and petted her shoulder.'' With a concerned face, Gar petted Noelle's shoulder with comfort, like a loving young man comforting his heartbroken girlfriend. ''Noelle was confused and looked at Gar with some confusion. She was especially confused by Gar's words, "after your death".'' ''Noelle closed her eyes and let out a sad smile. She realized what Gar meant, and yet she smiled.'' ''Noelle thought about Maria's revival as a Spirit Guide, but she never regarded she was that special. Nevertheless, Noelle then held the crystal tightly inside her hand when she thought about the situation of Esther.'' Gar let out a cryptic smile, as he and everything surrounded Noelle was swallowed by pale blue light.
 * ???: Human souls are just like a piece of clay... So fragile... Now, remember my name in your afterlife... My name is... VYKOS!!!
 * Gar: Are you all right?
 * Noelle: Oh, that illusion again...
 * Spain.full.1925701.jpgGar: Illusions... or memory?
 * Noelle: What happened to my childhood? Who is that hideous woman...
 * Gar: Sorry if that triggered some bad memories in your mind... Noelle, all of these are actually connected... but sadly, you will know all those things... after your death. 
 * Tbframe5-29-noelle-sm.jpgGar: You seemed confused, and I'm sad to tell you that you'll die. However, the time is drying out. Everyone can die, Noelle. You cannot cross the same form of a river since it flows all the time and changes all the time. In spite of this, you must do what you should do in your life, at least to make people know you once lived a life with no regret
 * Noelle: I can see what you meant... However, one day I'll delve into my family's truth even if I'm in my afterlife... if there's reincarnation in this world...
 * Noelle: Nice to meet you, Gar... Goodbye.

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Gar: This is the first time we meet, but this won't be the last. I'll see you in another timeline... '​​​​

Real World
<p style="text-align:center;"> 1 second later  <p style="text-align:center;"> Water of Life 

''With a sudden shock, as well as a pain inside Noelle's heart, Noelle's own mind returned back into her body, but now her body was surrounded with blue aura. The pain inside her body made her barely stand up, but then she heard Gar's voice again inside her mind. Its pitch fluctuated high and low like waves.'' ''Rolling her eyes at the top of the cave, as her eyes now became striking blue, Noelle gasped and gasped, but she couldn't say anything. Her body couldn't do what she want it to do. Now, closing her eyes, she unwittingly plunged herself into the pool of Water of Life, as if she tried to become one with it... Now, she was sinking to the deep blue oblivion.'' ''After finishing his obscure speech, Gar's voice faded as Noelle sunk deeper, deeper and deeper... before suddenly, she opened her eyes... The surface of the water soon met with a splash as Noelle floated out of the water, leaping into the midair, before landing herself on the water as if it was a flat plane field.''
 * Gar: (voice) [Now, let's fulfill our contract. The new cycle of Period of Tribulations is arriving, unless you and Arzonia's Family stop it...]
 * Gar: (voice) [As a Armateus Spirit, my power will stay beside you in this beginning... and it'll also accompany you at the day when your own ending comes... before a new beginning starts.]

Now, she had a different look, very different...



<p style="text-align:center;">' - Noelle: It all seemed so strange and absurd... like it's INTENTIONAL... '

<p style="text-align:center;"> 1 minute later 

<p style="text-align:center;"> 300m away Campamento Corazon 

<p style="text-align:center;"> Refugee  Airship 

On an airship, which was heading towards the base of Russian Resistance, it contained hundreds of refugees from the destroyed Aldegyr Kingdom, accepted by the Catholic Rebels.

''On the ship, the captain who was in charge of the ship had just landed the airship in the airport. He was concerned when he saw several explosions coming from not far away.'' The ship's captain is Hugue "Sword Dancer" de Watteau, an AX agent who is currently serves as Matt Butcher's teacher in swordsmanship within his service in Catholic Rebels.



''Due to Hugue's current missing status on the side of Catholic Church, Pope Michael Langdon also suspected that he was a traitor as well. For now, Hugue was in charge with helping the refugees to find the place to shelter. Aldegyr Kingdom was utterly destroyed after the previous battle in the kingdom.'' With a telescope in his hand, Hugue looked at the exploding city not far away in a narrowed gaze. Hugue narrowed his gaze in confusion, but then as he looked closer, he saw Nio Hashiri riding on a bike and went all the way cackling. ''As soon as he saw Nio, Hugue immediately felt some feelings of horror deep inside his heart. He knew that Nio was extremely dangerous, and he thought those explosions might caused by her.''
 * Hugue: What happened?
 * Hugue: Nio? What's she doing here?

Then, through the telescope, Hugue saw running people and people being shot down. ''Shocked, Hugue then looked aside and saw a large truck not far away. Horrified, Hugue saw Esther Blanchett on the seat beside the truck's driver. She was holding a machine gun and fired at Nio in madness, but those shots were fired at not only people, but also fuel tanks on the truck not far away. The fuel was spilled on the ground and started to ignited in flames. Those explosions were brusted out because of this.'' ''The most chilling part is that Nio was cackling all along while watching people being shot down by Esther, while Esther yelled and screamed in rage for missing Nio again and again. Just then, Hugue heard his phone rang. He immediately answered the call.''
 * Hugue: What!?
 * 3130226160120X0.png: Hahahaha! Yes, Esther, miss your aim and be the slaughterer!
 * Esther: I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'LL KILL YOU! GET BACK HERE!!!
 * Hugue: Hello?

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Sister Kate: (phone) [Stop her, Father Hugue! Stop Nio Hashiri from coming towards the airship, or else Esther will slaughter all refugees in order to find her! Now, Esther is infected with Firenza Blood, and Nio broke her sanity for burying Abel in London!!] '

''Hearing this, Hugue immediately went towards the streets, feeling shocked that the Firenza Blood had took over the body of Esther. In fact, in spite of now being in Russian Resistance Base, Hugue had been receiving letters from the late Sister Vasilisa, who warned him about the power of Firenza Blood.'' ''Now, Hugue saw it, much to his sheer horror. Armed with his sword, Hugue immediately went to the scene with his sword. Like Matt Butcher, Hugue is a professional swordsman, serving as Cardinal Sforza's personal guardian.''
 * Hugue: (think) * How did that Nio Hashiri came here, anyway? *

<p style="text-align:center;"> 1 minute later  <p style="text-align:center;"> Street 

''Looking at the messed up street around, Nio let out a devilish grin as she was still riding her bicycle. On her way, she didn't forget to crush the citizens just passed by her, acting like a total outcast.''

''Now, she was grinning in malice while dodging everything Esther threw at her. Due to Esther's violent streak, she missed Nio and eventually caused innocent people being hurt or even killed.'' Waterloo station, also known as London Waterloo, is a central London terminus on the National Rail network in the United Kingdom, located in the Waterloo area of the London Borough of Lambeth.
 * Nio: (think) * What a pack of fools they are, Esther and those so-called rebels. I just used some lies and caused such a horrid, chaotic and unfixable situation... What will they think when they knew that Abel was never buried in Hyde Park, but a place near Waterloo Rail Station? *

''It is connected to a London Underground station of the same name and is adjacent to Waterloo East station on the South Eastern main line. The station is the terminus of the South Western main line to Weymouth via Southampton, the West of England main line to Exeter via Salisbury, the Portsmouth Direct line to Portsmouth Harbour and the Isle of Wight, and several commuter services around West and South West London, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire. Many services stop at Clapham Junction and Woking.''

''Nio chose that place for a reason... '''According to her calculation, the train station will reach its rush hour when the oxygen supplies inside Abel's coffin was consumed. If Abel chose to escape via the Firenza Blood...' ''Nio then chuckled about her plans, which was set up to lure everyone into Hyde Park and participate a rescue mission they can never ever accomplished. However, as she was thinking about how everything went according to her plan, there was a pair of pale blue eyes looking her from an alley, with sheer anger. It was a blue-haired woman with a dress similar to Maria's Guide Spirit outfit. It was Noelle Bor, who wielded Water Armateus.'' ''Noelle immediately held the staff in her hand and summoned a large serpent made of water. The water serpent hissed as it slit itself towards Nio as fast as an arrow. Nio heard some water coming towards her and was hit from her motorcycle.'' ''Being hit by the water serpent, Nio yelled in agony and rolled down from her own motorcycle. However, the motorcycle, as if it was set with an autopilot, was running continuously even its rider was down. After hitting Nio, Noelle stood back and suddenly held her arm in pain. She suddenly bit her lips and closed her eyes, as the new power of hers gave her some pain in her body.'' Just then, Noelle remembered for an instance, that when she asked the late Sister Vasilisa about the elemental power of Patriarch Krans, just a day before she tragically died, here's what Noelle received as an answer. ''Noelle then thought about the Wind Armatus she saw during the previous battle with Melancholia's minions and troops. She had no idea that it's an artifact that will consume its owner's lifespan when its power was overused. She then thought about herself...'' However, Noelle suddenly knocked her own head and stopped herself from thinking those irrelevant things, as soon as she heard Esther's truck started to approach. ''It was still 1km away from the airship, and the deaths of refugees are currently avoided for now. Esther immediately stopped her truck, stepping down from it without actually knowing she caused a bloody road of massacre on her way of killing attempt. Now, having her mind blinded by Firenza Junior, all she wanted was to seek vengeance upon Nio, and nothing else will matters to her anymore.'' ''Before Esther could walked to Nio, with a large hand grenade inside her hand, Duchess Asran suddenly leaped from the side of road, holding her weapon against Esther before standing between her and Nio. Nio could barely stand up, but suddenly, Hugue had arrived and immediately pushed her on the ground.'' ''With a quick speed, Hugue immediately cuffed Nio with a pair of black stone hand cuffs - which was the same kind of cuffs Maria took from Melancholia. Due to the time rush, a magician from Orthodox Church copied a hand cuff with the same kind of effects against magicians and meta-humans. However, its effects was not as severe as that cuff Maria brought back, which was currently under Ivy's custody.'' ''Without even remembering that she was wearing an alternate outfit, Noelle immediately approached Hugue and went closer, helping her to cuff Nio. In spite of there were plenty of time for her to struggle, Nio didn't struggle. Instead, she was somehow... smiling.'' ".....................!!!!!!!" ''It took 10 seconds to make Hugue realize that Noelle Bor had transformed into another form somehow, with blue hair, blue dress and... a pair of striking blue eyes, which stared at Hugue with a surprised and awkward blink.'' ''As they were staring at each other, Asran were still standing in front of Esther. Explosions, meanwhile, were happening across the city.'' ''Esther narrowed her gaze and snarled like a rabid animal. She seemed displeased when she saw Asran was stopping her from killing Nio. Under the influence of Firenza Blood, Esther was now like Carl, who treated anyone defying her as enemies, even those who were trying to help her and/or once being close to her. Now, all she wanted was to destroy Nio Hashiri, for good.'' ''All of a sudden, Esther's words was interrupted, as there were several loud noise and a chain of serial explosions across the city. Those were caused by Esther's hand grenade used to throw against Nio, but blew up a gasoline truck.''
 * 66825764_p0_master1200.jpgNio: (think) * He'll kill them all. Then, we'll start a war between vampires and humans... *
 * Noelle: Got you!
 * Nio: AHHH!!!
 * Noelle: Ugh... what happened?
 * Vasilisa: (in flashback) * It's a power which the Patriarch's biological mother referred as "Wind Armateus", which I still don't know what it really means except it's connected with wind. Make it short, it's a kind of elemental power artifact, but a mortal human who overused its power will have their lifespan compromised. That was the first time His Holiness used that kind of power... I'm worried. *
 * Noelle: Is this the price I have to pay, Gar... No! What am I thinking?
 * Trinity.Blood.full.1238386.jpgEsther: Thanks, Sister Noelle! I know you'll on my side!
 * Asran: Wait a minute!
 * Hugue: Got you!
 * 67288997_p0.jpge: Hugue! Make sure that you cuff her tight!
 * Hugue: Thanks, Noelle...
 * Hugue: NOELLE!?
 * Black_Crow_Unit-Earth_Palette_Explosion.jpgNoelle: What?
 * Esther: Duchess Asran?
 * Explosion-gif.gifr: Leave or I'll---

''Unfortunately, as if it was not bad enough, the heated fuel now flowed into the sewers and gas well, causing explosions in gas pipes all over the area through the system of Kiev sewers. An explosion occurred in one area, and after three minutes, there will be another explosion occurred 1km away east. Its destruction scale can match that 1992 catastrophe occured in Guadarahara, Mexico. People don't know where to hide, or where the next explosion might have occurred.'' In spite of the explosion occurred not far away, as they were standing on a exploding and blazing inferno, Asran never flinched. ''Esther narrowed her gaze and immediately lowed her head. Dark vines soon covered her face, like that happened on Carl. She was still holding that hand grenade. If it dropped on the ground, then the explosion would be ensued. It was surprising to see that Esther managed to hold still during such a chaotic state in this city which became a living hell of deaths and misery.'' ''Before Esther could make a response, Nio yelled out loud in a mocking tone, as if she wanted to sprinkle acid on Esther's wounds. Hugue and Noelle immediately panicked. Hugue rolled Nio and made her face him, before slapping on her face to stop her talking. However, Nio was still laughing. She continued to speak as if she could never even feel the pain on her face, much to Hugue's disturbance. She kept laughing and taunting like a sick monster.'' Noelle immediately took actions towards Esther and tried to reach her, so that she can purify Esther's Firenza Blood effect as soon as possible, but all of a sudden, she could only heard Esther let out a cry.
 * 13790.jpgAsran: No!
 * Asran: Open your eyes and look around, Esther! You're killing people only trying to seek retribution upon one single person! Don't you think you've gone too far?
 * Nio: No! This isn't gone too far yet!
 * X0b55b31ee9ewb2333c4b7459465a130ccfMc1e178a526x.pngNio: Now, you know what Carl thinks when he was lost, Esther! Yes, he must be pissed since he was serving a murderer of his family in her so-called family! As for you, you must be so pissed off because I'm such a bitch! Trust your own instinct and drop that hand grenade! DROP IT AND ALL IT WOULD ALL OVER!!!
 * Noelle: Esther, no!

<p style="text-align:center;">'' - Esther: YOU... ALL... SHUT... UP!!! ''

''Losing her patience, Esther immediately raised her grenade before she tried to smash it on the ground, but Noelle immediately summoned another water serpent and hit Esther, sending her away before all of a sudden, an explosion was occurred in far away. It was apparent that the hand grenade was dropped. It was unknown if Esther was caught in the explosion.'' ''Noelle immediately covered her own cheeks in horror. She never expected that things will end up like this, and she immediately rushed forward to the scene of explosion immediately.'' ''Noelle immediately rushed towards the direction where Esther was sent into, regardless of the risks of explosion. Hugue immediately rushed towards Noelle, while he was still confused with the dress of Noelle.'' ''Hugue and Asran immediately reached Noelle while still grabbing Nio's shoulders. Nio didn't resist at all, which confused Asran when she noticed that Nio was somehow grinning wickedly. It was not like an insane grin. It was like a grin of someone already having a feelings that everything went according to their plan.'' Before Asran could think it through, another explosion occurred just 200 meters away behind all of them.
 * Noelle: Oh!
 * Noelle: Esther!
 * 13796.jpgHugue: Noelle? What happened? Where're you going?
 * Noelle: Just follow me! We don't have much time. I'll explain on the way!
 * Asran: (think) * Hmm, why Nio didn't seem to be bothered? *

<p style="text-align:center;"> - Noelle: DON'T LOOK BACK!!!

Act 5 - Water of Life
<p style="text-align:center;"> 1 minute later <p style="text-align:center;"> 500 meters away <p style="text-align:center;"> Alley 

''Esther wasn't dead. When the hand grenade slipped off her hand, she was already sent a dozen of meters away and narrowly missed the explosion. Stikk, when the explosion happened, the blast sent Esther even further. In spite of this, she wasn't feeling pain at all. Fury and hatred was the only thing burning inside Esther's mind. She wanted Nio to pay. She wanted to let her pay badly'' <p style="text-align:center;">' CRASH! '

''Being sent straight into an alley, Esther crashed herself into a pile of garbage, which made her stopped flying. She then rolled on the ground and looked at the sky with fury inside her eyes. She was injured, hurt and humiliated at the same time, and she only wanted vengeance inside her mind.''

''Just then, Esther heard several strange voice coming from her side. It was the mercenaries of Langdon Orphans, who gathered around Esther in confusion. Those mercenaries all arrived in this city under Nio's request. Esther listened to what they said, before suddenly, she touched something... it was a glass shard.'' ''Right before that mercenary finished, Esther wide opened her red eyes and leaped towards the mercenaries and fought them all with fists and kicks. She then slashed two mercenaries' throat with that glass shard, which was sharp as a blaze.''
 * Mercenary 1: Esther Blanchett? She's alive?
 * Mercenary 2: I think she's dead... Poke her with this branch---

<p style="text-align:center;">'' - Esther: OUT OF MY WAY, HYPOCRITES! YOU'RE ALL LIARS!!! ''

''The mercenaries were terrified by what they saw, but just then, Esther leaped forward to them and stabbed them one by one. She somersaulted, cartwheeled and backflipped, attacking the mercenary in an acrobatic manner. Now, Esther no longer cared others' lives. Carl's blood had corroding her mind and all she was caring was to let the one who made Carl into madness, thus indirectly responsible for Mary Spencer's demise, as well as the one who buried Father Abel alive to pay for what she did!'' ''The Langdon Orphan Mercenaries were all panicked as Esther took down all of them one by one. They tried to fire guns at her, but Esther dodged them with ease before stabbing them, gouging their eyes out or slitting their throat. Now, she was acting like a hungry beast, who saw nothing but targets inside her eyes. All of the people who stopped her would receive death.''
 * Mercenary 1: Run away! She's still alive!
 * Mercenary 2: How can this be? She has bruise and injuries all over her!
 * Mercenary 3: So how could she kept her strength retained?

Soon afterwards, they all fell down at Esther's feet, dead.

<p style="text-align:center;">'' - Esther: I DON'T NEED TO USE TOO MUCH STRENGTH TO TAKE DOWN YOU MOOKS! NIO HASHIRI, GET OUT OF HERE... ''

''The demonic blood flowing inside Esther... was boiling.''

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Esther: OR I'LL TURN THIS CITY INTO A GRAVEYARD, TAKING EVERYONE WITH YOU AND ME!!! '

<p style="text-align:center;">' Meanwhile...  <p style="text-align:center;"> Across the alley '

''Running across the burning street, avoiding blazing inferno on the pavement due to explosions, Hugue, Noelle and Asran rushed towards the location where Esther had landed, but they had to run a long way, not to mention many of the streets were burning, and explosions within the sewers were still occuring. At this moment, Hugue heard about Noelle talking about Water Armateus she was currently wielding, which was gained by accident.'' ''Noelle then immediately narrowed her eyes, as she was surveying the streets. She had a flashback of Vasilsa chatting with her just before both Esther and Spencer arrived.'' ''Hugue was surprised when he heard the name of Sister Vasilisa. He knew that Vasilisa and Noelle became close companions days before the former was killed, but he was surprised that Vasilisa actually told Noelle so many information.'' ''Just as Noelle was running with her friends, while telling all of these to them, she still kept her guard around. The fire and explosion still roamed all these blocks, and they had to choose the safest path. Hugue, Asran are still looked around and never letting their guard down to those mercenaries from Langdon Orphans.''
 * Hugue: What? Another Armateus? Like that of Patriarch Krans?
 * Noelle: Albeit, it's connected to the elements of water instead of wind. Well, Hugue, I just don't know how and why I get this thing... It all seemed too strange and sudden, but I guess there might be some... something fateful in it. I saw the soul of its creator, who told me many things, but one of the most vital thing was known as the Period of Tribulations.
 * Noelle: Vasilisa mentioned this to me... The so-called Period of Tribulation was a cycle of time where seven tribulations was started by a certain demon king and would only be stopped by God's Witnesses, two of them, but the last Period of Tribulations was immensely larger than before, having 13 Tribulations instead of six. It also served a great legacy and impact in this world that some of them are yet to uncovered...
 * Noelle: I didn't realized it at the time, so I didn't tell anyone else about it. However, I do now. She told me that the Wind Armatus was the legacy from one of the Tribulations known as the Elemental Prophets. The Period of Tribulations ends on the same year... that Eckidina KnightWalker was alleged to be born. The Period of Tribulations, their legacies, as well as Michael and Eckidina... I had no idea that they were truly connected until now.

For now, the main priority was finding Esther, cure her with the Water of Life, before she could be swallowed by the demonic blood inside her. ''All of a sudden, a fiery explosion bursted out in front of Noelle, who stopped and immediately reacted by summoning a water sphere and threw it at the flame ball. Those two substance clashed together, and all it remained was steam. Noelle, however, started to step back. Her eyes kept staring at the area, when all of a sudden, blood tears coming from her eyes due to her use of ability.'' ''Noelle suddenly felt pain in her eyes, as her sight went blurry and was contained with... blue. She sweat the blood tears away when Asran looked at her and shocked. She now stood beside Noelle with a face of concern.'' ''Noelle didn't answer at first. When she stared at the location, she was astonished by what she saw. It was supposed to be the place where Esther was sent into, but now, Esther disappeared. All it remained were piles of dead bodies, with them either stabbed or had their throat slit by something like a knife.'' After taking several deep breaths, Noelle finally responded Asran.
 * Noelle: The creator of Water Armatus - his soul - also stated that Michael is the spiritual successor of the last Final Tribulation, a demon king... and his plans must be connected with all of those... all of those Legacies of Tribulations, if you'll name it. I don't know if there's more legacies existed in our time, but at least we must end this one... Firenza Blood!
 * Black_Crow_Unit-Earth_Palette_Explosion.jpgNoelle: What happened?
 * Asran: Your blood... It's blue!
 * Noelle: I don't care if my blood is blue, red or black! I just want to know one thing...

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Noelle: Where is Esther? '


 * 20151213124407_UTctS.thumb.700_0.jpegNio: Hahaha... She'll come to this place very soon, Noelle Bor, 'cause I myself is a bait for her, ahaha!

''Just as Noelle was in confusion, Nio Hashiri's voice suddenly came from the top of everyone. Hearing this irritating laugh, Asran, Noelle and Hugue looked up and was shocked. They saw Noelle standing on the roof of a six-stories high apartment on the side of the alley. She was grinning ear to ear. Even if now she was a target, Nio showed no fear or angst at all, as if she was planning all of this all along.''

''People who saw her was shocked and angry, before they looked aside and saw Nio disappeared. They widened their eyes in shock. Nio let out a laugh once again before she showed a black key tied on a rope, right in front of them.'' ''Everyone was shocked by Nio's words as well as the key she showed them. It was revealed that when they weren't keeping attentions upon her, Nio used her skeleton key to escape and leaped onto the iron pipe, climbing quickly and swiftly like a cat.'' ''Hugue clenched his fists and cursed Nio in a deep voice. Now, Nio had caused so much horror and pain inside this city via driving Esther insane. Nio closed her eyes and thought about Vaclav and Sumireko. Now, Abel was now buried under the ground and his life was at risk. If Catholic Rebels went to London, then it'll all going according to her plan.'' ''Facing the Catholic Rebels' anger, Nio chuckled in a insane tone and kept literally looked down at those people around. She acted no longer like that mad and giggling spoiled kid, but rather like an apathetic calm and calculated sociopath, with a little to no emotions on her face.'' ''Noelle suddenly widened her eyes and gasped. She suddenly remembered the day when Carl gone berserk all of a sudden, with no sign or reason at all.''
 * Hugue: Why was she there?
 * Nio: You guys are so naive that you made those knock-off magic cuffs to cuff me... I can see you're amateurs. Mother Superior took almost a week to create one cuff, but when you somehow received the magic cuffs' information from someone - well, Lord Vaclav, I suppose - it was only two or three days. This skeleton key is always required to each of us, to deal with amateur gaolers like you guys. 
 * Hugue: What a nasty freak...
 * Hashiri.Nio.full.1710686.jpgNio: Vaclav's treachery has been exposed, and he'll fall into danger from now on. We'll not be merciful to him, and he has the same sin of Sumireko... It's a waste of her talent that she joined your side.
 * Noelle: Hmm, I underestimated it, Nio. I can't imagine that someone like you had rigged so much on the advantage of our side, and I can't imagine you casted a dark mark on Carl's past.
 * Nio: I not only carved a mark on his past, but also his present days... Do you know what happened when Carl suddenly gone berserk with no sign or warning at all? Do you know about the reason?

Noelle's Flashback
<p style="text-align:center;"> Scene from LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow Spin-Off - Firenza Junior - Meltdown

''Maria looked at Carl while yelling at him in shock. Carl remained emotionless and was sweating. Maria was shocked and narrowed her eyes, grunting. She was feeling something was not right.'' Maria immediately used her magic to delve into the mind of Carl, but she only found a space of pitch black inside his mind, with numerous sound calling in a deep-pitched growl. ''Maria was surprised when she heard the voice. Her face went grey as dead. Matt and Magilou was looking at Carl nervously, wondering what on Earth was happening to him just at the time they were trying to do their all-out attack they had just invented and trained for days.'' ''Magilou turned her head and looked at the horned demon, feeling utterly suspicious upon it. Carl went strange as soon as he sensed the demonic energy. Given to the fact that the rose monster combined with the evil power in Carl's blood, it had some ability to trigger something strange inside Carl after meeting him face to face, possibly triggering an inner demon in Carl's mind.''
 * E0e45e6f249f33df8cf2c33b24ecf.pngMaria: Carl, can you hear me?
 * Maria: Ugh...
 * Voice: You are the son of Firenza... AND the next Horrid King! Your destiny is going to be outright evil!
 * Maria: I heard it... I heard some strange voice coming from his head!
 * Ivyprofile.jpgMagilou: I don't think we have time to find out what the voice is...

''Vasilisa was still straining the demon with her lasso, but it seemed that she cannot take it anymore. Even so, she was also the one who noticed Carl gone abnormal.'' ''Maria immediately raised her staff and turned to Carl in sheer alarm. Poison Ivy raised her hands and summoned several pedals from her hand. She looked at Carl as some kind of power came out of his body in a form of purple gas.'' ''Poison Ivy's words made all of the people beside her and Carl stunned speechless, feeling too shock to hear that Carl was possessed by a All of a sudden, Carl struggled in pain and cried in agony. He was shaking himself violently all the while yelling in horror and pain, a yell that spread throughout the entire city.''
 * Vasilisa: What is wrong with him?
 * Poison Ivy: Guys, I met this kind of power before... It belongs to an ancient demon king!
 * Maria: A ancient demon king?

''While Carl was yelling, the horned demon broke free from the lasso and tried to attack everyone on sight. Carl yelled in fury and rushed towards the demon. He grabbed the demon's energy body and ripped it from the flower. Then, much to everyone's horror, Carl had consumed the demon by himself, biting it bit by bit up until nothing was left.''
 * Reckless.Fist.(Raven).full.1473418.jpgCarl: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Both Matt and Magilou were terrified by the actions of Carl, feeling shocked to see the demon being utterly consumed in such a grotesque way. ''After consuming the demonic energy, Carl yelled in rage once again. His eyes widened like large pearls and his pupil shrunk to a size of some small berry.'' ''Vasilisa went towards Carl and tried to calm him down, but the energy surrounding Carl suddenly bursted. Vasilisa was sent 7 meters away and fell on the street.'' ''Carl's mindless actions made everyone beside him alarmed. Matt raised his blade and looked at Carl, feeling horrified to see his best friend lost control of himself and gone into such a psychotic state.'' ''Terrified, Poison Ivy looked at Carl as if she was now looking at something she had already saw. She immediately placed a crossbow on her wrist and pointed at Carl, trying to scare him.''
 * Matt: Gulp...
 * Magilou: Oh, I... I guess I'm gonna go with double gulp.
 * Carl: I WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO LIVE! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! STOP SPEAKING ALL OF THOSE TRASHES IN MY MIND!
 * Vasilisa: Carl, wait...
 * Blade.Master.(Raven).full.1332240.jpgKrans: Vasilisa!
 * Matt: Hurry up, guys! We're gonna calm him down!
 * Poison Ivy: DON'T MAKE ME DO THIS!

Shocked and infuriated by the sudden explosive rage of Carl, Maria beside Poison Ivy raised her staff and clenched her teeth, desperately trying to understand what on Earth was happening inside Carl's mind. Bursting into rage, Carl had yelled in horror and rage, clenching his fists and waved his body like a total lunatic.
 * Poison Ivy: Everyone be quick! That is not the power we could control in a short period of time!
 * Carl: YOU KEEP A TRAITOR IN A PRISON! YOU KEEP THOSE MEN SURRENDERED FROM THE KNIGHTWALKERS IN OUR ARMY! YOU KEEP AN ALCHEMIST IN OUR TEAM! YOU CALL THEM FAMILY? YOU ARE A FAILURE!

''Everyone had to prepare for Carl's attack. He was behaving like some rabid dog, being someone so raving, so furious and so violent that was the polar opposite to the original Carl who should behave much more emotionless.'' ''Feeling how and why Carl turned on her and blaming things on her, Maria was confused but she remained stoic. Vasilisa, Matt, Magilou, Patriarch Krans as well as the members of Corazon Army all gathered towards her.'' ''Just one second after Maria gave out her orders, Carl took actions. Yelling in rage and with a twisted grin on his face, a berserk Carl opened his claw and continued to yell in stark raving mad.'' <p style="text-align:center;">'' - Carl: DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE!!! ''
 * Ojmopkiub.jpgCarl: DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH! FRIENDS? FAMILY? FAITH? KEEP THAT SHIT TO YOURSELF! MARIA ARZONIA, YOU AND YOUR KINDNESS HAD PISSED ME OFF!
 * Maria: Watch out! Corazon Army, defense stance!

Nowadays
''Noelle stepped back in horror and shock when she had remembered Carl's strange behavior on that fatal day which took the life of Mary Spencer. Nio winked and chuckled once again.  Revealing the truth which no one from the Catholic Rebels and their allies had ever know, Nio's words caused three people beneath all had their gaze widened in surprise.'' Before Noelle finished her question, Nio laughed out out of pure insanity and shrugged her shoulders as soon as she stopped laughing, but she was still wearing an insane smile on her face. ''Nio finished her words, and her words made the air fell into silence. People even ignored the flames and explosion occurred across the street, The phrase "Croatoan Virus" immediately made the mind of Noelle filled with fear. Cardinal Sforza was caught in such a disease. Noelle gasped again as soon as she heard Nio's words.'' ''Just as Noelle was finished, several explosions had occured three blocks away from the east. Noelle, Hugue and Asran watched in horror, while Nio ogled the sight like watching a firework performance.''
 * Nio: I was there at your downfall, looking at you all along, but you never saw me.
 * Dab44aed2e738bd45317b788a38b87d6277ff951.jpgNoelle: Preposterous! How did you...
 * Nio: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
 * Nio: The question wasn't how did I come, but what did I do. Your battle against our troops gave me a chance to sneak into the battlefield and left unscathed and unnoticed. You think I just went to the battlefield Let me answer your question, Sister Noelle. In fact, I secretly drove Carl into insanity via firing him a bullet made of a variant of Croatoan Virus.
 * 51be3af40ad162d92be3e14612dfa9ec8b13cd96.jpgNoelle: Croatoan!?
 * Nio: Esther is still wrecking havoc in order to find me? Hmm, beautiful.

''Hearing Nio's nonchalant words, Noelle felt she was engulfed by a blind fury all of a sudden. She cannot bear it. She wanted the truth. She turned to Nio and looked at her again.'' Listening Noelle's berating while still retaining her calmness, Nio put her hand on her cheek, looking at the chaos far away in a thoughtful look. ''Noelle was even more shocked to hear Nio's words, as Nio's look became more menacing. It became a sadistic grin and an expression that would scare a toddler into succumbing a psychological trauma. She knew Nio was a cruel and sadistic person, but she never realized that it was Nio who caused Carl to go berserk and Nio then ''
 * Noelle: What did you do to him!?
 * Nio: The Croatoan Virus has many variants, and some of them were rare and yet short-lived in human body. In spite of this, this special kind of Croatoan can triggered the remembering of a sentient being's own darkest past. In Carl's case, his darkest memory... was his foster parents' death at the hands of Arzonia lady.
 * Nio: That virus is different from other variants of Croatoan. It would not cause torments or deaths, but it can drive someone crazy. He would remember that Maria Arzonia, the one who claimed that she was helping him, was the one who killed his parents! What would he think? Sad? Depressed? Enraged!? It could be anything! Anything could really happen to trigger his inner demon! Whenever I think about what he thought, I'll... oh...

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Nio: ... I'll be so excited that I could die from it! '

''A loud thunder boomed across the sky, just as everyone was shocked to hear what Nio said. Nio's face turned even more twisted in ecstasy. The thunderstorm was building on the sky, and the whole skyline was covered in black color as if someone poured a bottle of ink. Even so, the flaming city had enlightened the sky with its orange aura, like bunches of bonfire.'' ''Hugue could not bear it anymore. He jumped onto the wall and started to run onward.'' ''Hugue was sick of this. He didn't want to hear more from Nio and only wanted to kill her immediately as soon as she revealed she was behind the terror that occurred days ago. He leaped to Nio and attacked her, grabbing her wrist and subdued her by putting his blade on her neck.'' ''Hugue held Nio at his blade, while Noelle and Asran looked with alert. Asran was ready to reach Nio as soon as the time arrived. Nio remained subdued and docile, as she started to chuckle.'' ''Before Nio could finish her shameless gloating, a shot was suddenly fired at Nio, which hit her leg. Nio's smile faded and let out a cry before she dropped on the ground with knees.'' ''Hugue looked aside and saw Esther was holding her rifle and approaching the area. She just went upstairs and walked towards the area with a pair of eyes that was blank and blurry, with black veins floating.'' ''Hugue took a deep breath and looked at Esther in a face of nervous expression. Noelle and Asran looked at each other together and nodded. Asran summoned a pair of vampire wings and leaped onto the wall, running all her way towards the roof, while Noelle, who was still yet to get used to her power, went upstairs directly. In spite of this, none of them actually saw a mysterious figure, dressed in a dark cloak and in a white mask, was staring at the alley, where the two usually stood.'' Meanwhile, on the roof, Hugue was still confronting Esther, who stared at him with menace. ''Hugue looked at Esther, whose eyes was like the eyes of a furious beast. He started to hesitate between two things; giving in Nio to Esther, or finishing Nio herself for what she did, as he wasn't sure how much sanity was left inside Esther's corroding mind.'' ''Just as Hugue was pushing Nio to Esther, he heard the walkie-talkie between him and Sister Kate was opened once again. Just then, Duchess Asran leaped on the building, but was astonished by the presence of Esther.'' ''Sister Kate's words made Hugue and Asran, who also heard her words look at each other, while Nio smiled and remained docile, somehow. It was like a scorching sweet potato on Hugue's hands.'' Panicked and enraged, Hugue immediately raised his walkie-talkie again and shouted at it. Hearing Hugue's words, Nio then rolled her eyes and had an idea, before she started to chuckled in a bitter manner, while still staring Esther. ''Nio's gloating made everyone looked at her. Even if they hated her, they were holding themselves not to kill her as she might let out many more dark secrets the Langdon Orphans was planning.'' ''Nio gloated harder and looked at Esther in the eyes, letting out a sadistic grin as if she had won over all of the people around her. Esther took a deep gasp. She had widened her eyes and remembered what she heard before she arrived in Ukraine... about someone's capture.'' ''Shaking in rage, Esther clenched her fists and realized what Nio was saying. Hugue and Asran were visibly shocked, but Nio was behaving calm and composed, still, with a smile on her face.'' ''Esther kept silent for a while, but her entire mind was mushed and she was trembling. She clenched her teeth in fury and glared at Nio with sheer fury. She immediately raised her gun, while Nio smiled in a sick fervor.'' Hugue and Asran immediately raised their weapons and tried to hold on Esther, but Nio was still smiling and goading Esther. Just as Esther was about to pull the trigger, she felt her back was drenched all of a sudden, stopping her actions, as if someone splashed water on her from behind. ''Noelle held her head in a painful look. She was still too weak using such elemental power, as she wasn't a fighter to begin with. However, she still tried not to lose her conscious as she want to see if the Water of Life succeeded in calming Esther down.'' ''Being drenched by the Water of Life from top to the bottom made Esther stopped her madness. Just like when Carl touched the blood of Patriarch Krans, Esther stepped back in pain and agony, with the effects of Firenza Blood decreased into a normal scale. The black vines around her eyes were faded, but still they existed. Nio watched as Esther stepped back, with her voice returned back to normal.'' As Esther's gun dropped on the ground, Nio's smile faded and yelled in shock and agony. ''Esther gave Nio a final stare of hatred before she lost her consciousness. Nio took a deep breath, as she watched Esther and Noelle dropped unconscious on the ground at the same time.'' ''As Nio yelled in despair, a loud "bang" was heard when they dropped on the rooftop, which served as the icine on the cake for Nio's dramatic downfall.  Nio's pupil then shrunk down due to being shocked by what she saw. She knew that the Water of Life could heal a curse, or at least putting it back into a controllable scale. Now, all the efforts made to turn Esther into a monster like Carl became absolutely futile. Noelle's body then was glowing in blue aura, and they started to separate from her body, forming a blue crystal beside her. It was Water Armateus.'' ''Nio immediately tried to crawl to the blue crystal, but Hugue subdued her immediately. Watching Asran picked the blue crystal up, Hugue then smiled at Nio in scorn and satisfaction, and then he raised his sword.'' ''Suddenly, a metal dart was shot from far away and hit the wrist of Hugue. Hugue had to dropped his sword. Nio widened her eyes in shock before she felt she was grabbed by someone at the collar. Hugue looked up at the person who threw a dark and arrived to pick Nio up. Shocked Asran and Hugue stood up beside an unconscious Esther, looking at the person, who wore a mask and a cloak, glaring at them all while speaking in a female voice. Apparently, it was a woman.''
 * Nio: I don't know what happened afterwards. In spite of this, judging by the fact that Carl was possessed by the Malice of Moloch, I assume that the hatred and anger had triggered his berserk through that demon king hiding inside him. Then, he was possessed by his inner demon... and his inner hatred. Well, we all have a demon inside of us. That's what defines us as human beings.
 * Hugue: I had it enough!
 * Hugue: I heard you say "Moloch". Sumireko told me that it was the same demon king that was working with Michael Langdon, and I just heard about information about something known as the Period of Tribulations. So, tell me, Nio... was Moloch that demon who caused the previous Period of Tribulations?
 * C2fdfc039245d688e9930Xdbda3c27d1ed21b2411.pngNio: Well, that's right, of course!
 * Esther: Father Hugue, stand down! She's my kill.
 * Esther: Step aside or I'll kill you with her!
 * ???: Hmm...
 * Esther: I'll be the one who finish her, not you!
 * X00_00_01--20180307-095534-0ZX.pngHugue: Well... if you say so...
 * Sister Kate: [No, Father Hugue, don't do it! Letting Esther to kill Nio might actually trigger another berserk since her mind is corrupted! In my opinion, Nio's death at the hands of Esther might cause her mind being "set free" from moral codes and acts like a demon! That's why Nio goaded Esther to kill her, I assume! You cannot kill Nio either! That can only agitated Esther even further! You must heal Esther with the Water of Life first, before you kill Nio!]
 * Hugue: But...
 * Hugue: But if I don't kill let Esther or myself to kill Nio now, Nio will continue to cause troubles like what she did to make Carl gone berserk!
 * Nio: Speaking of Carl, I told you that I just used a short-lived and non-lethal variant of all those Croatoan Virus kinds on him. However, I need to tell you that we need some more powerful Croatoan Virus - especially the most powerful Supreme Croatoan Virus that can make humans into immortals if they succeeded with merging the virus - to do our next project.
 * Nio: To tell the truth, the Supreme Croatoan Virus needs demonic blood, pure witch blood and more lethal variant of Croatoan Virus to be enhanced and took its form.
 * Asran: Whatever do you mean!?
 * Nio: Don't get fret. Now, we have the blood of Firenza Junior, and the witch blood - which I won't give in more details - was also served. Guess who will be the farm of our virus, Esther!?
 * Esther: Cardinal Caterina Sforza, so far the only one who survived the lethal Croatoan Virus, but she wasn't cured...
 * Nio: Yes, we already tried to capture her to create Supreme Croatoan Virus, but turned out she gave herself in. What a foolish death seeker she is... Now, Esther, what do you think?
 * Esther: You done enough on me, Carl and so many others! I can't believe you did all of this! Now, you'll pay with your life!
 * 66789890_p0_master1200.jpgNio: Yes, yes, just like that, Esther! Pull that trigger at me, PLEASE!
 * Noelle: Sorry to do this Esther, but... I need to cool you down.
 * Esther: No, what have I...
 * Nio: NO! MY PERFECT WEAPON!
 * Esther: Nio... did your sadism being satisfied?
 * Nio: NO! MY PERFECT PLAN!!!
 * Asran: You lose, Nio.
 * Nio: No, I can't believe it...
 * 79f0f736afc3793197fee5c6edc4b74542a9114e.jpgHugue: Now, for all those sins you let others to commit, Nio Hashiri, I'll serve my sentence--



<p style="text-align:center;">' - Masked Woman: Leave her alone... '

<p style="text-align:center;"> LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow Spin-Off

<p style="text-align:center;"> Firenza Junior

<p style="text-align:center;"> Episode 9.5 of Season 2

<p style="text-align:center;"> Suggest to read together with Death Arc 

<p style="text-align:center;"> Episode 23.5 - Nio 

<p style="text-align:center;">' To be continued... '

In the Next Episode...


<p style="text-align:center;">'' - Borgia: All this time, and you really don't know anything, don't you? The Langdon Orphans are now in every corner of this city, hiding amongst the crowd. They're ALL chiefs of staffs. All of us plays an important role in our actions. One captured, and two or more others will take his place. This plan will still be in motion, even when I was captured. You'll lose. I'm just an expandable pawn in Mother Superior's great career and project. We all are.... ''



<p style="text-align:center;">'' - Maria: Your Majesty, we're here to keep you safe. ''



<p style="text-align:center;">'' - Fiamma: Attack the Scotland Yard! ''



<p style="text-align:center;">'' - Adam: I'm not a cop! I'm a warrior! ''



<p style="text-align:center;">'' - Maria: I know what happened to your parents, and please listen to me... I want to mend this. Don't become a monster like Michael. Don't make your hatred blind your judgement! Leave the Langdon Orphans now, Carl... and we can negotiate. ''



<p style="text-align:center;">'' - Carl: To Hell I'll leave. I just want to be a monster like them, as I have nothing left in this world... It's better than just being a hypocrite like you, ruining others' families while searching yourself a family. Leave now and we'll call it an end, False Angel, or don't blame me for my ruthless reaction. One day... in just one day, every lies, deception and miseries upon humanity will all disappear. ''



<p style="text-align:center;">'' - Vaclav: Former Pope Fosenca raised me years ago when I was just an orphan, but the dreadful KnightWalker Family had him killed. Your current master, the current Pope, assassinated the previous Pope Matthai Reese. You drove Mary Spencer, the one who I treated as my own sister, into a cannon folder. You can go to hell. ''



<p style="text-align:center;">'' - ???: We Langdon Orphans shall be this world's savior! We'll destroy this world and create it anew! ''

Lyrics
Ha-ha-ha, this is about you Beware, beware, be skeptical Of their smiles, their smiles of plated gold Deceit so natural But a wolf in sheep's clothing is more than a warning Bah-bah-black sheep, have you any soul? No sir, by the way, what the hell are morals?

Jack, be nimble, Jack, be quick Jill's a little whore and her alibis are dirty tricks So could you Tell me how you're sleeping easy How you're only thinking of yourself Show me how you justify Telling all your lies like second nature Listen, mark my words: one day (one day) You will pay, you will pay Karma's gonna come collect your debt

Aware, aware, you stalk your prey With criminal mentality You sink your teeth into the people you depend on Infecting everyone, you're quite the problem Fee-fi-fo-fum, you better run and hide I smell the blood of a petty little coward

Jack, be lethal, Jack, be slick Jill will leave you lonely dying in a filthy ditch

So could you Tell me how you're sleeping easy How you're only thinking of yourself Show me how you justify Telling all your lies like second nature Listen, mark my words: one day  (one day) You will pay, you will pay Karma's gonna come collect your debt

Maybe you'll change Abandon all your wicked ways Make amends and start anew again Maybe you'll see All the wrongs you did to me And start all over, start all over again

Who am I kidding? Now, let's not get overzealous here You've always been a huge piece of shit If I could kill you I would But it's frowned upon in all fifty states Having said that, burn in hell

(Where are you, motherfucker? Ha ha!)

So tell me how you're sleeping easy How you're only thinking of yourself Show me how you justify Telling all your lies like second nature Listen, mark my words: one day (one day) You will pay, you will pay Karma's gonna come collect your debt

Karma's gonna come collect your debt, (She's a li—she's a li—she's a liar) Karma's gonna come collect your debt. (Jazzy)

Afterwords

 * From Officer: Sorry for this episode from going out for so long... Two and a half ****ing months! Due to my homework, my Internet as well as my own laziness. In fact, this is supposed to be a story film, but I have split this episode in THREE PARTS so that I don't need to cut any contents. Fortunately, I released this episode by cutting some parts into the next episodes and leaving a cliffhanging ending, so that this episode, which was supposed to be released on March, won't be a April Fool's joke. Thanks for your patience!
 * All of the scenes are not just conversations or transitions. They're all having several Checov's Guns foreshadowing the upcoming events in the spin-off and even the main story... even beyond Horsemen Saga.
 * By the way, for those who like or hate Esther Blanchett, whether you like or hate her, she'll join Catholic Rebels to save Abel in the next episode, seeking atonement. For those who like or hate Carl Robinson, whether you like him or hate him, his point upon human nature will proved to be TRUE AS REALITY in the upcoming stories, in both SoK and WoSH. We're now entering perhaps the darkest parts filled with psychological horror in our stories... about humans killing each other.
 * From Prime: A special episode with the upcoming Mina Harker as the protagonist villain of the story would be presented later after the work of our next episode. Make sure to keep focus on LOTM: Sword of Kings as well!
 * From Subjugator: There're more character pages of our stories being introduced including Marshall Mango and Sequined Sadist. Beware of spoilers if you want to read.
 * From CIS: From this episode on, the story will return back into its cycle, and the next episode was moved to LOTM: WoSH story and continued the cycle to end the Haunting Past Sub Arc as Officer costed too much time writing this episode and other characters... (I guess I'll pace faster on the next one as I'm getting impatient to release it).

Soul of Vykos' Message


<p style="text-align:center;">'' - Vykos: Vampires are immortal. Blood is for life. However, those humans are so meddling that they always tries to squinch blood out from us. Cursing us with crucifix and garlic? Throwing us with stones? That's nothing but a bunch of joke! ''



<p style="text-align:center;">'' - Vykos: I had live in this world for centuries, and I changed myself so many times that I don't even know who I am. However, does that really matters? ''



<p style="text-align:center;">'' - Vykos: They thought I died, but in fact, I'm everywhere inside those vampire's mind. Those traitors from the Sabbat may betrayed me and helped the Witnesses to destroy me, but still, I have loyalists. Those traitors won't live a good life. ''



<p style="text-align:center;">'' - Vykos: Even if I'm long gone, even if I'm now in Hell, tasting fire and pain, I have Cain Nightroad to carry on my legacy! ''



<p style="text-align:center;">'' - Vykos: HUMANS! FOOLS! You think we, the blood-sucking creatures that goes out at night, are nothing but myth. You're wrong, very wrong. My grandchildren are still on this world, hiding among humanity, getting ready to strike... and you'll never know who are they. If we'd like, we can fight you under sunshine, even if it means to end both of our respective factions! ''



<p style="text-align:center;">'' - Vykos: One day, however, when the time comes, we shall break free from our nest again, and we'll paint this world red... Long Live the Sabbat! Long Live the Sabbat! ''