["Crazy woman, is the lord dead?"]
["Are you blind?"]
Yami replied someone on her communicator.
Her black eyes, just like those of the other numerous spectators where on a white beam of light mixed with blue electrical sparks that seemed to have hit a large spherical object that is forcing its way through it steadily.
Though none except one could clearly see through the receeding destruction beam and therefore understand the deal with the spherical bulge that is distorting it and traveling along it towards its source.
However,
"Did we get him?" Aya the shooter asked her underlings who are clearly more clueless than her.
Looking emotionless as ever, she watched the destruction beam sizzles, trying to fight back, but to no avail.
"My queen i think we should leave."
One of the two burly men advised her. Then together with the other one like its been well practised, came in front of her simultaneously and hunched their backs.
"No one tell me what to do." Her whip along with her raspy and boyish voice landed on them.
Fiber hitting flesh through fabric, the three saw the super big spherical bulge reached in front of them dominating their front view.
Meanwhile,
Yami watching from her position carefully analyzed in her mind.
If i think about it, Sky is really smart. He baited her to shoot so that he can travel within the path of the shot, and like that no one will suspect his ability to pass through low level barriers easily.
But there are definitely some curious people that will question the feasibility of what he is doing.
They will try and see if a person can truly pass through a barrier at that point and time an attack of that kind is coming from inside it.
Or maybe i misunderstood his intention. He really doesn't care, and my analysis might not even be true... Its...
"Great elder!"
Alexa who stands beside her called her, drawing her attention.
And at the same time, where the confrontation they are watching takes place;
Aya who happens to be unusually calm watch as the light beam from the weapon slowly dimmed down, gradually revealing whatever stopped it and is now looming in front of her.
And before the beam completely died down, already revealing the outline of a gigantic bird with wings spread, suddenly, Aya saw a figure appear right in front of her. A figure that happens to be smiling, a figure of unreal appearance, tall, bronze skin and a braided silver hair.
"Hello-o...." Skylar drew out his words, a wide grin on his face that is upon the pale face of Aya who still remain calm for some reason and also quiet with her emotionless look sustained.
"Sky watch out, something is wrong with that floor and those two guys."
Goldie who remained suspended far back in front of the top of the building he is now standing on warned him. But before Skylar who is yet to fully savor his easy victory could react to the telepathic message; an area around him, about 7 meters in radius with him and Aya at the center, darkens and turns misty.
Then simultaneously, with his eyes enhanced while he is hyperfocusing; he saw the two burly men collapse into blood pools. And next he saw the two blood pools come together, evaporating as they did, and he saw the evaporated blood mist coming from them mix with the misty darkness, thereby making the darkened and misty area seemed dark and bloody.
"..."
Then around him as he watch, and as Aya turn around, calmly and gracefully leave the area; a weird blood red diagram that looks exactly like a magic circle with black symbols completing it, slowly took shape on the chameleon glass floor with him at the center.
Then after a few seconds, during which he examines the circle carefully and the spectators watch with renewed vigor, mumbling, mummuring and chatting
"Blood shackle, circle of death."
Aya raspy and boyish voice arrived from outside the blood magic circle, drawing Skylar's attention on the magic circle towards her. And there in front of the magic circle, where she is; Skylar saw her sitting on a throne majestically, with legs crossed and with a battle ready army in red or black behind her.
Did she plan all this from the start. Skylar's eyes narrowed, his face and atmosphere solemn.
No, something doesn't connect, how does she know i can pass through barriers. Oh... The golden finch. Thinking, a sudden spark of realization appeared in his eyes. She must have gotten first hand information from someone that saw me disembark. I was kind of flashy at that time..
But what now..
"Player name... Skylar. Temporary affiliation... Lavender guild."
Aya voice broke the silence as she reads from a crystal glass tablet in her hand. Drawing Skylar's attention, she continued.
"Professions.... Elementalist, Augmentor and a Beast contractor, among others."
"Notable feat... Was said to have slain a flaming bull in one hit, and is suspected to be capable of freely navigating the green zones with the help of his contracted beast. Details unknown."
"Notable abilities... He is capable of deploying at least 5 ECs. Has affinity for water element, earth element and probably wind element. Can see a lot father and a lot better than an average sniper. He is suspected to be a barrier slipper, was seen to have slipped through one on the golden finch, a rank three barrier specifically."
She paused briefly, seeming to scroll on the tablet, then she resumed.
"Strength and danger evaluation... Estimated to be a top expert and a combat expert. Estimated tower rank... gold rank, top five."
"Personality... Fearless, confident, gentle, kind, super handsome." At this point she paused. "Who compiled this?" She asked, the cadence of her voice unchanged.
"My queen, this humble slave did."
A sweet voice of a lady along with her short and stunning figure in a black latex catsuit came in front of Aya.
"My queen."
She knelt in front of Aya with her back bent.
And like she is done with the tablet, Aya threw it behind her, someone catching it, and from beside her, she brought out her black whip, swing it and lashed the sweet lady on her back.
Woosh... thwack...
"Super handsome, who can't see that?"
She said, sounding offended, then she whipped her again, the sweet lady reacting unflinching.
Thwack...
"Its a confidential profile report, not a common profile report..."
Thwack...
"So next time, do your job well."
Thwack...
"What do you say?"
"Thank you, my queen." The sweet lady voice, unchanging, was followed by the last whip on her back.
Thwack...
"Return."
Aya dismissed her, and in response, she returned to her previous spot behind the throne where the others are, after giving Aya a deep bow.
She now has time for me, what an irony. Seeing Aya look in his direction with her emotionless look that might never crack, Skylar chuckled softly, deeply amused.
"Are you not scared of my beast. It can fight."
His voice reaching Aya and her people, he pointed at Goldie who has been watching everything from behind him but is now perched on a flaming white cloud, enjoying the show.
"What if he blow away your stupid circle?" He added.
"I am not going to help you."
"Sky, magic circles are independent of matter when activated. Nothing will happen to them if you destroy the surface they are drawn on after activation. You will still remain trapped... Alexa asked me to tell you."
Yami's projected voice arrived in his ears the same time Goldie's mental message denied him help.
"Why don't we give it a try?"
Aya also after a short while during which she silently watched him, responded. And making Skylar look like a fool, she appears to wait for him to reply with action, seeming confident she already have him checkmated.
"Sky, you shouldn't move recklessly. There is another invisible circle above you. If you move or stir energy, thousands of blood spikes at speed faster than you can react and at different angles will shoot from the one below and bounce back off the one above, and like that it will continue until the energy they carry completely dissipates... Alexa asked me to tell you."
So the danger i felt is real. Understanding Yami's instructions, he carefully examine the blood circle again.
Wait.. Realizing something amiss, he paused his visual sweep of the circle. Isn't the range of Yami's voice projection a lot more than mine. Mine is currently three kilometers and where she is right now is about six kilometers away...
"Have you decided to be a good boy?"
Aya's voice interrupted his thoughts, drawing his attention. He looked at her and smiled as if he has completely given up.
"You got me. So what do you want?"
Skylar conceded, but Aya did not reply him right away. Instead, he and the spectators who have been unable to hear or guess the content of their dialogue save for one since he was trapped at the center of the magic circle saw her collect a golden parchment from one of her underling that came forward.
And now, looking at the content of the parchment, she finally responds.
"One, You will sign a ten year contract with blood guild."
"Interesting..." Skylar at her words smiled amusedly.
"Two, you will mate with fifty women of my choice."
"Oh... Super interesting." Surprised by her words this time, his eyes widened by a bit.
"Three, you will cut off all connection with lavender guild and its people."
Hmm... Fishy. He thought, his face becoming expressionless.
"And lastly, you will join the rank of my boy toys."
***
In the meantime,
On the roof top where Skylar came from and where Yami has been watching from.
In addition to her and alexa that arrived first, one of five new figures, Lakshimi— with worry in her eyes—turn to look at Yami who has an expressionless look on her as she stands beside her, all watching the show beyond attentively.
"Great elder, what should we do?"
"Nothing."
Yami, with a smile blooming on her incredibly stunning face reminescent of ancient japanese princesses replied her.
["Crazy woman! That crazy bitch is poaching the hope you promised us. Won't you do something!?!"]
She ignored the voice from her communicator. She continued watching the show along Alexa, while the five new anxious and worried figures, trying to appear calm and composed murmur among themselves.
"Bri, why are you here?"
"I thought you hated his gut."
Yami voice target one of the five new figures, one with limpid and enchanting blue eyes, dressed in a yellow sundress that complements her super clear and smooth porcelain skin, and having a legendary doll-like face, one so unbelievable it elicited a dumfounded look from Skylar when he lifted her helmet and beheld it the time he was challenged by Bilkis who he ended up defeating in one punch.
Then as the gentle breeze caressed her golden blonde and silky wavy hair, her enticing cherry lips parted.
"I hate men."
Though her reply was not concise, her tiny and melodious voice like that of a nightingale complements her petite and fragile figure reminiscent of a young budding teen, making it hard for people to find offense with her.
Moreover, complementing her quite and inattentive demeanour, making her appear child-like, her restless round-almond eyes settled on Lakshimi who pinched her gold earring, and perked her ear.
["Leader two, its commander Bilkis..."]
["Go on."]
["Ma'am, please give us the signal, the girls are ready. We will level that crazy bitch and her blood hive in ten seconds."]