The marvelous tangerine color sky has now turned dark. The streets are now decorated beautifully with lantern lights and bell all over the places. Most people are wearing their captivating winter kimono that wrapped with a beauteous obi belt, waiting on the side while looking up at the brick path up to the mountains, for the coming down of the monks to blessed the places. Even the distant shrine and temple are in majestic lights. Sages students were also excitedly waiting at the side with the crowd. However, some of the attentive ones notices, particularly Alice, about how their Professor Shen troubled by something, and that is Zitrey’s group doesn’t show up yet. It was obvious as he keeps looking at his cellphone. Alice suggested that they should report it to the police, but Shen answered her, ‘It will be alright, the school has taken its action. We will find them or they will be back any minute now.’ and it’s weird but she doesn’t keep nagging. She somehow knows how the professor ho
Kate jolted when she heard the gunshot. “What the h*ll is happening inside?”She vexedly kicked the front door multiple times to open it, but it won’t budge. It was fiercely locked. She tried to break in the windows but it has grills, she still can’t get in. Irritated, she starts to shake the grills violently out of anger.“This old house is quite tough huh. If I have my gun and my other hand is not useless right now, resting in this arm sling, I can probably enter. Geez, I felt even more useless here.” Her attention was taken suddenly by Goblin hissing vehemently in the right corner. Kate took a look and saw a guy in a black-clad running away from her. “Hey, who are you? And where do you think you going?”Zitrey fleetly avoided the silver blade coming to her neck by simply inclining her head with her body. The blade froze near her neck and it instantly sways horizontally trying to slice her throat. Slayer just attacks them too suddenly without warning. Zitrey quickly squats and atta
All eyes are on upstairs they'd already heard the gunshots three times. Zitrey, “What's happening there Cederick?”In the room...Cederick’s shoulder was in bleed, red bodily fluid was dripping down towards his hand, and in front of him was Tenth Candidate, kissing the plain gray wall. Cederick managed to twist his arm towards his back and forcefully pinned him in the wall while the gun was pointing on his head. The walls are in holes and a little bit of grayish smoke is coming out of it and the gun. “What? You can't do it?” Tenth Candidate jeered. “You just shot the wall, while I did that to your shoulder. Hah, what I’ve thought was right! You did all of that to Crimson Blade, but deep inside you don't want her to die, no?”“Who said I don't want her to die?” Cederick coldly said pointing the gun near his head.“Hahaha, Jack Candidate you can’t fool me. I was with you this whole time. You are afraid to kill, you are scared to be a murderer, you fear to be like Crimson Blade!”“What’s
All things seem in a slow-motion, Zitrey shielding Christine, Slicer in a stunt to stab, Nathan run towards them, Slayer blocking his way, Cederick running while shouting his little sister’s name all worriedly, and Ezikiel following them.In a blink, everything seems in a fast forward. Christine and Zitrey’s names were mixed in the air being shouted by the people around them.Slicer stab Zitrey.But before the tip of the blade went to her skin, a saber blocked between them. A risky thing to be thrown. Fortunately, Nikka has sharp eyes, with a short period of time she managed to calculate the angle and the exact amount of force to be thrown to block the dagger coming to Zitrey.All hearts turned back to calm seeing Zitrey and Christine was safe, yet just for a moment. Slicer follows the attack, Zitrey swiftly throws Christine towards Cederick that was safely landed on his embrace. He hugs her tightly and kisses her forehead. He doesn’t want to lose her again. Christine clutched his clot
Nathan and Aoi are both glaring at each other intently. Nathan holds the dagger tightly on his hand. Aoi with few insects beautifully flying at his side, the finger was already on the trigger while still carrying Zitrey.With the intense and silent atmosphere each of them heard their breathes when suddenly, a person talked at Aoi on the earpiece. “Blue Devil, we have problems outside, not to mention I was caught, worst the ‘White Crow’ was here. The woman that even my own Shizun respected greatly, always reminding us not to go on her bad side. She was searching for Crimson Blade. We already did our business here anyway. We need to go back.” Aoi Akuma cut off his call and clicked his tongue. He stares at Zitrey and towards Nathan. “As I some circumstances to deal with, I will give Crimson Blade to you when we reach the front door. In the meantime, let her rest to my arms. However…” he straightaway looked at his eyes. “I will assure you, I will retrieve her later at all cost.” Seeing Zi
The machine was beeping repeatedly corresponding to Zitrey’s heartbeat. She was laying in a white bed with a think blanket, unconscious. Tubes and bandages were all over her body.During that night…The Von Lumiere personal doctor immediately tended Zitrey and was assisted by Nurse Hermellia also known as Akane, as soon as they’ve arrived at the place. After their wound was treated, Zitrey’s peers soon fell asleep from tiredness in the van, Goblin the cat was also resting on Yui. Professor call afterward, asking how was them, receiving the good news that they were already fine, Shen sighed in relief, he then delivers this news to his students, especially to Gilbert and Alice. Now, most Sages were already at ease.Mizu immediately drives the van where Zitrey was, going back to District 1, while Kate drives the other van where her peers were. Mizu then called their trusted butlers to find AB blood on the blood bank and bought it immediately. As Zitrey lost too much blood and she needed a
Nikka and Yui were changed into the clothes that were given by the maid. It was a simple oversized t-shirt and shorts, and some indoor slippers that were suited upon their request. It was a bit snowy outside but the artificial heater inside the house will make everyone warmed.The two of them then starts to wander around, they were allowed too. The house or the mansion was so big and wide that can make everyone lost inside. It was also divided into two floors, with one wide stair connecting the two. There are lots of rooms for butlers and maids, and for others. Nikka swayed the thick curtains covering the second floor near the hallway, she then saw some withered trees because of the season, the pouring of light snow, and the crest of Lumiere Academy in the distance, a crow. “What is it?” Yui asked. “I was checking where we are. This place is located inside the Lumiere Academy’s forbidden forest. I guess that’s why we are not allowed to enter it, because behind it was our headmaster’
After an hour of crying, Cederick stops. Feeling the pain of his stomach, he decided to find something to eat and search for plants to heal his wound. He needs to survive, he needs to go back to Christine, he wants justice! Thoughts that he repeated to his head, an invisible force that push him behind his limits and to be alive.In order to survive in this place with thick forest, alone, he starts to make traps. Thankfully, Aoi Akuma dagger was still with him, but unfortunately, the picture of his family was ruined with water. Only his memories with them have remained.Using the sharp dagger, he started to make a bow and arrows using the dried branch or things he found on his surroundings. He then daily practice his aim and hunt. He did all he knew just to survived. Cederick was doing all of this while following the river, as rivers are the easiest way to find people, and for him, not to lost his way around. He walked each day hoping to see a town, a people, and to search for a sign wh