NOVEL WEB Chapter 6: FS-06
Ava tugs him as her legs are shaking uncontrollably. Sei's heartbeat accelerates, and his pupils dilate as he watches her slowly approach them. Sei grabs his sister's arm firmly, slowly breathing in and out through the mouth, his clothes soaked by blood and sweat. Ava closes her mouth, making as little sound as possible while her eyes are completely soaked.
Sei breathes out, "This sense is so familiar to Leon, but more suffocating, each step she takes makes me want to puke out!"
Sei tries to speak, "Leon!" But his voice gets cut off.
[WARNING: Bloodlust Detected — Immeasurable Hostility Approaching!]
[Abilities have been nulled due to the presence of a Fallen Saintness!]
[Presence: Warping reality within a 200-meter radius.]
[All of players under 200 radius affected by Crippling Dread.]
[Speech Inhibition Activated. Mental coherence reduced.]
Both of them are freaking out on the inside.
"I should talk? Am I allowed to even breathe in the first place?" Sei slowly takes a running stance, his feet screaming him to run, yet his body and brain are completely frozen. Ava's face, completely white, falls to her knees.
Sei digs his fingernails on his thigh, painful enough to bleed, and whispers to Ava, "When I tell you to jump, jump in the air. I will catch you and run away." Sei's eyes glow blue before—
[Error! Error!]
[Mechanical Eye has malfunctioned!]
[...]
[Warning! Mechanical Eye had malfunctioned due to the authority of a fallen Saintness!]
Sei covers both his eyes, rubbing them slowly with his arms.
"What's Wrong- Before Ava could finish her sentence, she saw a large sword over the top of them. Ava huffs as the sword cuts the air to fall directly above them. Ava hugs her brother as the sword reaches them.
BAM!—
The sound wave was so big that it shattered the surrounding wet walls of the cave, leaving the woman confused. She bends her head, slightly smiling. Her smile almost reached the corner of her face, her vampire-like teeth shining bright in that dimly lit cave.
"Leon, you kids said." The woman speaks as the large sword floats over them, she is holding the sword with her index and middle finger as if she is holding a card.
There is no reply in the air, but a slight sniffing of Ava over the top of the air. Her red eyes glisten as she speaks with more volume, "It must be Leon since I can smell him over you two."
Sei bites his tongue, tries to speak, but he cannot even open his mouth, let alone flick his tongue.
...
She takes one step closer to the boy kneeling.
"Tell me where he is?" She speaks.
Ava looks up with a bold face while gripping her brother's arms. Both of them speak, "He-He sacrificed himself to save us!"
She frowns, "He won't die so easily."
[Authority of Fallen Saintness has been activated.]
[Seven Steps of a Fallen Saintness has been activated.]
[...]
[The target has been locked. The purification process has been activated!]
Gravity seemed to have turned against him, pressing him down hard.
"What is this? I can't breathe!!!!!!"
He struggled to catch his breath as he fell, feeling like an invisible weight was squashing him. Every move was tough, like trying to walk through thick mud. Dizziness swept over him, making everything spin. Panic started to creep in, making him feel even more lost.
He gasped for air, each breath a battle against the heavy force pushing down on him. His muscles screamed in pain, but he couldn't say anything.
The woman smiles slowly, "I hate those who don't obey me." Ava suddenly grabs the arm of the woman. She speaks as she wipes her tears, 'I'll tell you whatever you need to know. Let my brother go!"
"Good. Then bow to me first."
BAM!--
She falls to the ground, fully on the ground as if she is completely forced to bow down to her.
"Now Talk! I will allow you."
Ava gulps, "We met when we were thrown into the hardest door on the big entrance thingy, where all of the people had gathered for tutorial."
"The blue door would only open after a certain number of people were thrown into the red one. A big floating ball told us. We were all confused when somebody tried to speak against the black floating man; they would just explode.
And loud rings of *ting* constantly telling us to choose a door.
Since the food source was scarce, A group of a fat man and others threw old and crippled people into the red door. Since we were useless too, we were about to get thrown into the red door, Leon dragged us into the red door and he battled a big centipede and protected us till the end."
The woman stretches her hands.
[Authority of Fallen Saintness has been deactivated.]
[Seven Steps of a Fallen Saintness has been deactivated.]
Sei huffs as he beats his chest, before coughing out blood. He wipes his face while staring at the blood on his clothes.
"Till the end?" The woman asks.
"Y-yes, he sacrificed himself while dealing with a huge centipede to save us." Ava peeks a little over to the woman's face. Her face curled up.
Her eyes narrowed, reflecting a deep sense of distaste and aversion. It was a vulgar reaction, visible in every muscle and line of their face, conveying an unmistakable sense of disdain and repulsion.
"Leon is dead?"
Ava's eyebrows furrowed as soon as she heard those words. Sei seems to still be in a bad state as he is bowing down, pressing his stomach, even though he is heavily injured. A few footsteps can be heard.
The woman turns back.
Ava and Sei look over. Sei's eyes dilate as she looks over to her brother, "It's the people who threw Leon and us into that entrance."
"Oh, is it?"
The fat and bald guy and the other come over behind her. He says, "My honour, Sophia Kaiser, We've heard a bit— "Kaiser?" Sei looks over to the gathered people there. The sword suddenly appears before them.
[Authority of Fallen Saintness has been activated.]
[Stats have been buffed as the madness of the user has been doubled.]
BAM! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT!
SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT!
Sophia swings her left hand as the sword follows and dances with her movements. Each swing splatters a person, one at a time, like a balloon.
[User "Kazuki" has been Eliminated. 240 exp has been distributed.]
[User "Priya" has been Eliminated. 240 exp has been distributed.]
[User "Santiago" has been Eliminated. 240 exp has been distributed.]
[User "Ananya" has been Eliminated. 240 exp has been distributed.]
[User "Jin Wei" has been Eliminated. 240 exp has been distributed.]
[User "Aarav" has been Eliminated. 240 exp has been distributed.]
[User "Amara" has been Eliminated. 240 exp has been distributed.]
[User "Eliana" has been Eliminated. 240 exp has been distributed.]
[User "Rajiv" has been Eliminated. 240 exp has been distributed.]
[User "Lila" has been Eliminated. 240 exp has been distributed.]
[...]
"Shut the fuck up! Silent." Sophia speaks.
[Silent mode has been activated due to the request of the user.]
She bites her underlips as she slaughters them like animals, each death silent before they speak, leaving a pool of blood, squashed bones, and human skin sticking to the blunt side of the sword. She scratches her thighs while bleeding herself as she walks through a pool of blood, ribs wide open the sideways to the last person.
"What is it?" She speaks in a normal, cold voice as if she didn't slaughter tens of people like nothing. The man shaking in tears, pissed his pants while he speaks in a shaking voice, "W-We heard a l-loud bang here, s-so—
Sophia kneels slowly as she looks at him with her eyes wide open.
"A-are you gonna kill me now?"
"Guess?"
Sei watches them as he is blocking his sister's eyes. Ava is closing his eyes.
KRAK! KRAK! SPLAT!
Sei watches in avid horror as the man begs, but Sophia rips his head out with his spinal cord still attached. She stands up and throws the head away. She spits on the ground.
"Lilith, show yourself."
SWOOSH! A person with pink hair, wearing a full black maid's dress, appears before her. A person who seems neither like a man nor a woman, neither human nor a doll. She kneels in the pool of blood.
"Yes, My Empress. How may I be of your assistance?"
"My brother may have died, and these pigs disrupted my grievance."
...
"Sad to hear, my liege."
"Lilith, carry me. The penalty is soon going to suppress me. Take me there."
Sophia points as she is picked up by Lilith, who carries her like a princess. Both of them appear before Ava and Sophia.
"They both saw my brother's last moments. Keep them alive. If he is alive, and there must be a reason why he saved these too.
"Your brother is very considerate, isn't he? My liege."
"Of course."
Ava and Sei look over to each other, raising their eyebrows. Ava speaks, "Uhm, Actually, He sent us another direction, but we came—" Sei blocks her mouth.
"That's r-right, Empress. He said to meet you since he only trusts his sister." Sei smiles awkwardly while looking at them.
Sophia nods her head. Lilith slowly puts her down.
"He sent you two to me?"
'You lie. But you lie for him. I will permit it.' Sophia breathes slowly.
...
Lilith bends down and speaks, 'Empress, should you believe these kids?" Sophia turns back, her face ice cold as she bleeds from her eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, all at once.
"My Liege! Is it the penalty?"
Lilith hurriedly murmurs.
[Large AOE Heal has been activated.]
[Health and mental debuff have been nulled.]
[The Stamina and health recovery have been accelerated by 120%.]
[Mana Consumption has been decelerated by 200%.]
[Allies are being healed.]
Sophia waves his hands in the sky as she reminisces about something, her red eyes glisten as she softly sings as the voice echoes throughout the cave.
She joins her hands and sings in the sweetest melody, echoing throughout the entrance of a big place.
"Rip open my rib cartilage,
Lay your whole body like a cocoon in my open torso,
For you are born to bloom.
Live under my skin,
Tear apart my throat, and use the Trachea as a violin.
For even after death, I would sing to you,
For even after death, I would sing to you.
Take the heart for you, as it would beat even after the drainage.
Drink my blood like a fine wine,
Tie my veins and organs as your ornaments,
My sweet devil intertwined,
My sweet devil intertwined."
Sophia speaks while holding her hands on her chest, while Lilith is channeling her skill to heal her.
...
Ava whispers to Sei, "Sei, what is this overly top sinister prayer?"
Sei frowns at her while signaling her to shut up. He looks at his body as it slowly heals itself in complete awe
Lilith speaks to Sophia in a low voice, "My liege, isn't the penalty too much by the gods?"
Sophia smirks while she closes her eyes and speaks,
"Until the time comes, I cannot do anything."
Lilith sighs deeply, "But."
Sophia speaks, "But even one day, GODS are bound to slip."