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 CIS Productions Presents...

 A Legends of Multi-Universe Spin-Off...

 LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow Spin-Off

 Firenza Junior

 A Filler Arc For...

 LOTM: Sword of Kings AA Final - Eckidina Arc

 By Officer Candy Apple



 Episode 7.5 of Season 2

 Suggest to read together with Death Arc 

 Episode 21.5 - London 

 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 - 

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

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

Act 1 - London in Trouble
 5 minutes later 

<p style="text-align:center;"> Atop a tall building 

<p style="text-align:center;"> 60 meters above the ground 













"......"

Act 2 - Army of Undead














Act 4 - Krans VS. Illusions
"......"

One-star


<p style="text-align:center;"> Third Princess of the United Kingdom 

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

<p style="text-align:center;"> ★

<p style="text-align:center;"> ￡100,000,000

Two-stars


<p style="text-align:center;"> Trebol ♣️ of Arzonia Family 

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

<p style="text-align:center;"> ★★ 

<p style="text-align:center;"> ￡200,000,000

Three-stars


<p style="text-align:center;"> Leader Corazon ♥️ of Arzonia Family 

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

<p style="text-align:center;"> ★★★ 

<p style="text-align:center;"> ￡300,000,000



<p style="text-align:center;"> Traitor of the Church 

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

<p style="text-align:center;"> ★★★ 

<p style="text-align:center;"> ￡300,000,000

Five-stars


<p style="text-align:center;"> Diamante ♦️ of Arzonia Family 

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

<p style="text-align:center;"> ★★★★★ 

<p style="text-align:center;"> ￡500,000,000

Real World
"......"

MAD - Symphony of Corridor (Homage)
<p style="text-align:center;"> Symphony of ​Corridor (Homage)

<p style="text-align:center;"> Inspired by a cross-talk show in 1993 CCTV Spring Festival Gala

<p style="text-align:center;"> Originally portrayed by Jiang Kun & Tang Jiezhong

<p style="text-align:center;"> In memory of Tang Jiezhong (1932-2017)

<p style="text-align:center;"> Some parts have alterations

''One day, just like a normal day of the Rogues after some long time struggling against MPS was over, Katarina and Maria was talking to each other. Maria held a cup of tea in her hand and took a sip, before she put a small lollipop inside her mouth. Katarina was standing next to her.'' ''Katarina's words drew Maria's curiousity. Maria took her lollipop out of her mouth.''
 * Katarina: Psst, Maria! I wanna tell people a good news about you! They will be glad.

Like a kid who was about to receive her Christmas gift, Maria was excited and she looked up at Katarina with a smile. Maria smiled and nodded, but then her eyes lit up and her smile faded.
 * Maria: What is it? Tell me first, please!
 * Katarina: Today is Maria's birthday!


 * Apartment_building_evening_by_dave5264-d3e7ol6.jpgMaria: Yeah... but wait, my birthday was one month ago!

Maria looked at Katarina with a drop of sweat on her head.
 * Katarina: No, no, I mean you managed to make a family.


 * Maria: I already made a family. Everyone knows that.

''Looking at Katarina's words, Maria reacted like a perfect Deadpan Snarker. Katarina immediately covered her face in a blush due to embarrasment.'' ''Katarina blushed redder in embarrasement as she tried to make her words right. Calming herself down, Maria swept a drop of sweat on her head. She then touched her own earring and sighed.'' Katarina then lid up her eyebrows all of a sudden. Hearing Katarina's words, Maria slowly put her cup on the table. Maria's words made Katarina excited. Katarina smiled and nodded.
 * Katarina: Uh, I mean... Maria lives in a house now!
 * Maria: What the... You mean I lived in a cage before?
 * Katarina: No, no, I mean you lived in...
 * Maria: I'm currently living in an apartment.
 * Katarina: Yes, an apartment, but it has a narrow corridor with a low ceilng. Are you sure someone so willowy like you can get through it?
 * Maria: No problem, I can. I walk upstairs everyday in order to keep my shape.
 * Katarina: Speaking of apartments, I recently went to another apartment to live with Imperia, Rentaro and Mana. I bought a piano, but I can't carry it.
 * Maria: Hmm, carry a piano? I have an idea.
 * Katarina: What is it?
 * Maria: I'll look for some helper, some strong men, to help you carry the piano with their shoulders, all the while singing work songs as encoragements. I'll help you as well.
 * Katarina: That'll be a great help! Thanks!

<p style="text-align:center;"> The next day

<p style="text-align:center;"> Katarina's new apartment

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

''The next day, at the new apartment of Katarina, Mana & Imperia, preperations were made in front of its staircase. Katarina was at the front of the piano to carry it. Maria was behind her. There were four other helpers formed by Ratatoskr members standing beside the piano. They carried the piano on their shoulders with their strength.'' ''Six people started to carry the piano into the first floor while singing work song. The first floor, also known as the ground floor, shall be acessed after entering the door without going upstairs.'' ​The piano was lifted up, and Maria was pleased with that. ''The people carried the piano and walked forward... when suddenly, Katarina stopped walking and looked at the place in front of her.''
 * Maria: Okay, here we go. Ready?
 * Katarina: Ready.
 * Maria: Good, and now... One, two three! (sing)
 * Edcddddw.pngKatarina: (sing) ♪ Comrades, let's lift it up ♪
 * Katarina & Maria: (sing) ♪ Eh--Hey--Yo--- ♪
 * Maria: We lift this up! Well done!
 * Katarina: Move forward.

With her smile turned into a surprised ace, Katarina immediately altered the lyric. ''Suddenly, Maria reacted as she felt something was wrong, before all seven people aside of her had put the piano down back on the ground. Maria almost lost her own balance, but fortunately, she used her staff to balance herself.'' ''Katarina pointed at the front, and Maria took a careful look. She then reacted in shock as she found out that the corridor of the ground floor was piled up with all kinds of old stuff.'' ''​Maria also looked around. Her face turned into a hue of dark green for feeling repulsive.''
 * Katarina: (sing) ♪ Comrades, let's put it down ♪
 * IMG_4258.pngMaria: Eh-- Huh!?
 * Maria: What's the meaning of this? We just lift it up for a few seconds before you put it down! I almost lost my own balance!
 * Katarina: Sorry, but we cannott move forward all the way towards the staircase.
 * 60110271_p0_master1200.jpgMaria: What makes you say that?
 * Maria: Uh, what's that?
 * Katarina: Let me have a check... A ten-year-old cart, a five-year-old broken furniture, and also includes... Look at this, Maria! There is a half-broken old door is leaning by the wall.
 * Maria: On my side, there's severl dried corns hanging on the wall. The food and old clothes piled up together. There are broken wine bottle and empty tin cans. There's also a pair of old shoes hanging with garlics!

''Having goosebumps all over her face, Maria almost immediately shivered in disgust. She hates unclean things very much. Katarina and Maria looked at each other with the same expression on their own faces.''
 * Katarina & Maria: Trashes!

''Suddenly, as soon as the yelled, the door not far away from them opened. An old lady came out of the door with a gray hat and a pair of glasses. She looked at the people carrying the piano with an angry frown.'' Maria immediately let her tongue out when she heard the threat of the old lady.
 * Old lady: Who are you that called all my stuff as trashes?! To you, they are trashes, but to me, they are treasure! They're unique! If there is someone who have the same stuff as I have, I'll pack that pair of shoes alongside those garlics and send them the package!
 * Maria: Bah, no one wants this!

The old lady then notice Maria and Katarina as well as the people who carried the piano. ''The old lady looked at Maria and Katarina. Katarina took a look at Maria with a drop of sweat on her own head. She seemed not fancy about Maria's own plan, which would be obviously negotiations.''
 * Old lady: Hey, you, young lady, why are you standing beside my precious treasure? Step back! You can touch none of them!
 * Maria: Ma'am, I'm sorry, but I guess I need to talk to you. Would you mind if I come closer? I'm afraid you won't hear me clearly.
 * Old lady: You want to step forward? Okay, come here, but just be careful. Now, step out slowly...

With no alternative choice, Maria had to do whatever the old lady ask her to do, making her to feel like walking in a mine field. ''Several huge sweat drops began to drop down from Maria's head as she tried hard to avoid anything. The old lady continued to instruct her to do things.'' ''Maria bounced herself and tried not to lose her own balance, while Katarina and others looked with a face filled with sweat drops. Maria then stood in front of the old lady, and she had to bounce on the ground with only one leg.'' Maria shook her head in helplessness. The old lady crossed her arms and reacted in anger, making Maria quite startled.
 * Old lady: Lift your left foot! Your left foot! Avoid that vase made in Qing Dynasty period!... Now, lift your right foot! Avoid that bowl made in the era of Tang Dynasty!... Lift your left foot again! Don't touch that shoe made in 1957! ... Now, lift your right arm  and avoid those socks made in 1962! 
 * QWASDEE23333.png: Huh? I must be in Hell...
 * Old lady: Now, don't touch it! Stand still first, and bounce yourself with one leg slowly. Yes, yes, that's it! Jump to this spot... Hey, beware of those cans hanging on the ceiling! That's used for preventing theives! If you touch them and made noises, my son will throw a large brick to you immediately! 
 * Maria: ¡Santo Dios! This is a lot, lot more dangerous than a battlefield!
 * Maria: Madam, with no offense, there are so many stuff of yours inside this corridor... We need to carry a piano... You see, this piano is...
 * Old lady: Why are you always bouncing in front of me?
 * Maria: You think I can stand straight with only one leg!?
 * Maria: Madam, you see, so many old stuff...
 * Old lady: What? Old? Young people these days are so impolite!
 * Terracotta_army_5256.jpgMaria: Uh, I didn't actually mean...
 * Old lady: Halt! In front of so many friends of yours, I'll ask you something! Are those terracotta warriors in Qin Shi Huang's tomb old enough?
 * Maria: Yes, they are.
 * Old lady: But they're archelogical discovery! What about those mummies in Egypt? Are they old enough?
 * Maria: Yes, they are.
 * Old lady: But they're treasure! Are those vintage stamps with Queen Victoria's head old enough?
 * Maria: Yes, they are.
 * Old lady: But they're priceless! What about my husband who is 88 years old now? Is he old?
 * Maria: Well, yes.
 * Old lady: He's my first love!

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Katarina: That doesn't even make any sense. '

''Katarina looked at the scene from far away and sharpened her eyes. She could not believe what the old lady said, as the latter found so many excuses only trying to avoid herself from removing all those stuff from the corridor.''
 * Maria: Madam...
 * Old lady: You said those are old stuff, right? You're ignorant! Among all those stuff, do you know which is the soother of a prince and which is a tub of a cocubine?
 * Maria: Hic!

''Maria was almost driven to a hiccup due to being struck by the quibble of that old lady. She stepped back and sighed. It was apparent that the negotiation failed.'' Finally, the old lady nodded and was satisfied. ''Maria was confused and she then looked at Katarina. Katarina checked her pocket and found a pencil. She walked forward and passed it to Maria, whose extend her arm with her magical ability to get the pencil.'' Maria then turned to the old lady, who looked at her, unimpressed. Maria looked at the pencil in her hand and sighed.
 * Maria: All right, madam, how about this? I remove those stuff for a while, and after we get passed, I'll move it back, okay?
 * Old lady: Very well. Bring a pencil!
 * Maria: Thanks.
 * Maria: Why do we need a pencil?
 * Old lady: Isn't it obvious? We'll draw a blueprint of this corridor! After you move those stuff and lift that damn piano upstairs, you should move my stuff back to their previous spot! Otherwise, it will cause troubles.

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Maria: (think) * Who's troubling who? ... * '

<p style="text-align:center;"> After 3 hours of actions  <p style="text-align:center;"> Including a 40-minute-long period of time for drawing the blueprint 

With satisfaction, the old lady went back home, but Maria was stressed out and started to breath like a overheated dog. ''Maria then raised back to her full height. With her own ability, she regained her stamina almost immediately. They then went back to their former stance and lifted the piano up.''
 * Maria: Oh, man, after three hours of madness in front of this gate, we finally passed the level of ground floor.
 * Katarina: All right, let's go upstairs.
 * Katarina: (sing) ♪ Comrades, let's lift it up ♪
 * Katarina & Maria: (sing) ♪ Eh--Hey--Yo--Ah-- ♪

<p style="text-align:center;"> 50 seconds later 

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

''Suddenly, Maria reacted in shock as she felt something was wrong again, before all seven people aside of her had put the piano down back on the ground for the second time. Maria almost lost her own balance, but fortunately, she used her staff to balance herself once again.''
 * IMG_4258.pngina: (sing) ♪ Comrades, let's put it down ♪
 * Maria: Eh-- Huh!?

''This time, Maria looked at Katarina in anger. They were standing now halfway on the staircase towards the second floor.'' ​Hearing this, Maria's anger suddenly disappeared. ''Katarina looked at the top and stopped speaking. Maria looked up as well, and she widened her eyes in apall.'' ''Honeycomb briquet is a kind of carved coal that used for stoves, originated from China. The urban area in China no longer uses this kind of coal as fuel. Maria, Katarina and their helpers looked at the piled coals with astonishment. Katarina then yelled to the owner on the second floor's room.''
 * Maria: What's going on? Why did you put it down again?
 * Katarina: We can't past the second floor.
 * Maria: Is the second floor as messy as the ground floor?
 * Katarina: It's not that mess. There's just empty paper boxes. They're neat, but they piled up all the way towards the ceiling. There's the box of fridge, the box of washing machine... Oh, no!
 * Maria: The boxes are not empty. There's a pile of honeycomb briquet piling inside it all the way to the top! Oh my... It's now shaking with the wind...
 * Katarina: This is dangerous.  I should take iron helmets here for all of us, or we cannot pass this place unscathed. 
 * Katarina: Whoever lives on the second floor, what are you gonna do with those coal? People all burn natural gas as the fuel nowadays!
 * Maria: Anyone can hear us? We need help here!

''Maria looked at the argument and narrowed her eyes. She began to understand the reason behind all of those conflicts they had after walking into the apartment.'' Maria took at look at Katarina and ignored the angry old man.
 * QRST5643201.pngMaria: I understand the reason, Katarina.
 * Katarina: Hmm?
 * Maria: This corridor needs someone to take charge as the administrator. It is possible that there is nobody taking charge with it for a very long period of time, and the owners in this apartments begin to think themselves as the kings of the apartment, being uncaring to those stuffs. When they met negotiators, they'll deal it with brute force. When they met brutes, they'll act more brutal, even regardless of their own lives.
 * Katarina: I see. It's a vicious spiral.



<p style="text-align:center;"> 10 seconds later

<p style="text-align:center;"> 2 meters away from third floor

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Katarina: (sing) ♪ C-comrades, l-let's... put i-it d-d-down... ♪ (trembling) '

''All of a sudden, Katarina ordered everyone to put the piano down for the third time, but this time she was trembling. This time, Maria was a lot more than confused rather than shocked.'' ''Maria frowned her eyebrows and was confused. She was then surprised by what Katarina said later on.'' ​Maria looked at Katarina with surprise as the latter started to survey the third floor. ''Maria was apalled to hear Katarina chanting all of those... animals... on the third floor. Katarina looked at Maria and sighed.'' ''Maria nodded and started to step back. Suddenly, there was some noises of trumpets and musical instruments coming from downstairs.''
 * Maria: What the... Why are you trembling so hard, Katarina?
 * Katarina: No way, no way... There's no way we could pass the third floor. Oh, God! It's pretty damn scary!
 * 54628871_p2_master1200j.jpgMaria: What's on the third floor?
 * Katarina: Animals.
 * Maria: Animals!?
 * Katarina: There is a large bloodhound chained in front of the door, glaring at me while sitting on the floor! Beside it... Ouch, what the hell... There's a  gorilla , a  lion , a  serpent , also a hamster in a box. There's even a parrot cage hanging on the wall, with the bird inside threatening me!
 * U=7233P115DT20140612101619.jpg: A parrot? What did it say?
 * Katarina: It said, " Welcome to the end of the Earth, with a piano oversize! You can pass the second floor, but the third floor will make you die! "
 * Maria: It knows we passed the second floor?!
 * Katarina: Let's forget it. Carry it back to the second floor and we'll make a plan to deal with those beasts without offending their owner.

Gulped, Maria carefully look back.
 * Maria: Uh, Katarina? I guess we can't go back.
 * Katarina: What is it?
 * Maria: This corridor is no longer quiet. It's apparent that some people down below were going upstairs to pick some bride up for her wedding. They're heading towards the second floor.

''Katarina then looked up. She suddenly heard some crying noise upstairs.'' Katarina looked up to the woman closing in, and Maria looked down on the band who was going to pick up their bride for her wedding. Just then, in such a messy debarcle, that old man owned the second floor came out of the room and went upstairs to the people carrying the piano. The old man then shouted to the people from downstairs, upstairs and then Maria. ''Hearing this, Maria opened her jaw and was both apalled and angered. Steam clouds started to burst out from her head, but the old man chose to ignore her.'' ''Unfortunately, nobody listen to him. The band continued to walk upstairs while playing the noisy music, while the pregnant woman upstairs still struggled herself downstairs and walked all the way towards Katarina without realizing she was in front of her. Katarina sighed when she looked up to the sky ... to the ceiling in a 45 degrees angle.'' Maria heard Katarina was about to cry, and she immediately widened her eyes in horror!
 * Katarina: Oops, bad luck. A pregnant woman is coming downstairs. It looks like she is suffering from contraction and is desperate to go down! She was crying so hard!
 * Maria: Aw! But we must carry the piano to somewhere quickly!
 * Katarina: No way. Her stomach seemed even wider than this piano itself.
 * Maria: Oh, no, this does seem hard...
 * Old man: Hey, what did I say? You young people should never ignore what we old people said, or there'll be this - a devatsating consequence. You can't do anything in this corridor for now, but * I * own this place!
 * Old man: Hey, those who're preparing for wedding, please wait for two hours! You can have a " late marriage "! As for that lady above, you can give birth two hour later! This is known as a " late birth "! And you, um... Señorita Arzonia, please hold the piano by yourself! As long as your spine and waist are fine, there'll be no author who will dare to write " the late Maria Arzonia " on their files about you, not even in a million years!
 * Maria: Me!?
 * Old man: Anyone agree with me? Raise your hands!
 * Katarina: I can't believe it. We walked all the way here with hardship and challenges, just for carrying a simple piano upstairs!
 * Maria: Yeah, it *is* so hard...
 * Katarina: Oh, I wanna cry... I wanna cry...
 * Maria: Kat, don't you dare--!!

<p style="text-align:center;">' - Baby crying: WAAAAAAAAAAAH! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! '



''Maria heard the noise that seemed to be Katarina crying. She was surprised and confused, and she looked up to observe Katarina. Katarina's face was not shown in front of her.'' ''Katarina looked back to Maria. Much to her surprise, Katarina did not cry at all.'' Maria shook her head in helplessness.
 * Maria: Uh, Katarina? Is that... the voice of your crying?
 * Katarina: I wasn't crying at all! That woman's baby was born!
 * Maria: Oh...

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 squinsh blood out from us. Cursing us with crucifix and garlics? 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! ''