Zell stood for quite some time before he heard the sirens of the secret police, not the regular cops; he released his high guard as the corpse formerly Lyle Fjord dropped to the ground, now a pile of minced organs, sliced flesh and bloody stains.
Tessa's face was hidden as she flicked her wrist, returning her sword to the void, Zell didn't know, but in the past, when she first came to the real world after Zell fought that avatar, Yanfra and Yinfra told the girls more about the world, no longer bound by the celestial law; most of the truth was told to them.
Zell's past life, how he died trying to protect Rika and the small Veronica. Because she too had memories of that moment, Rika added information so that the girls realised why sometimes Zell acted so seriously when they thought it was such a game; each of them learned of their ends because Yinfra and her sister didn't want them to be confused or one day find out from another source.
'Stupid Zell, you were so heroic even when such a weak man.'
Tessa began to turn around, her smile no longer that twisted malevolent smile but a gentle and loving one, those moments that she realised why Zell treasured meeting Anya even more after learning this connection.
'It must have hurt, right?'
'You must have suffered dearly when you realised?'
'Do you still regret it even now that the Anya in that world died in despair, anguish, and desperately seeking you?'
'It's okay... Don't worry, my husband.'
Her face became dark, a dull aura around her as she skipped towards Zell; her heart was cold and began to beat slowly; it was like all time around her slowed down; she could see the small drops of rain floating in the air; her footsteps even louder than usual.
Then...
Ba-dum
Ba-dum
She could hear his heart in this strange state; for her, the only thing that moved normally was Zell's heart. The moment Tessa saw his concerned face, his body rushing towards her with open arms, nothing like the usual stoic or rough Zell.
Ba-dum Ba-dum
His heart began to speed up; her ears felt euphoric as Tessa knew his feelings of worry and concern were for HER!
'It's okay, my cute little Zell.'
'No matter who wants to hurt you.'
'No matter what tries to hinder your path.'
'Regardless of how strong they might be.'
Tessa wrapped her arms around his back, her face becoming that twisted and distorted smile; beautiful yet macabre and eerie as she felt the warmth of Zell's body remove all the bad thoughts, memories and images she remembered thanks to seeing this bastard today.
'My sword will cut all of them into fleshy pieces.'
'My sword will cut only for you.'
Yanfra made a spot of mischief because she didn't understand Tessa's real personality. Because the past, Tessa was only a sword manic and didn't know love due to her being gang raped, then her friend and mother Cryska experienced the same and killed herself.
In that life, Tessa's heart was dead.
However, when Yanfra mentioned a little white lie.
The lie that Zell wanted to save her, no matter what, and that was his first thought upon being reborn, caused a strange distortion in Tessa's heart; she was already beginning to love him, the past life, his concern and treatment of her twisted and bent her love into a dangerous way.
Now Zell was something sacred to her, something she had to protect and guard.
Yet neither Zell nor the others would know this truth, as her face returned to normal, no longer showing the signs of her demon blood; should Baal have been here, he might have been able to delay the awakening of her demon blood.
Alas, he wasn't, and Tessa was now both a sword saintess and blade demon with the flip of a coin, the shifting of sides.
Tessa could change her demeanour at will, and Zell was a huge factor in her temperament.
'Hehe~ you are so worried; why is your heart beating so fast? What if you have a heart attack and die? Then I would have to marry your corpse!'
"Tessa, are you alright? I hope you were able to feel better after removing that stalker."
Zell's voice was gentle as if Tessa was fragile; he mistook her dark face as guilt, causing her to feel remorse. His little misunderstanding was perfect for Tessa as she began to quiver from his deep love and affection.
'He cares so much for me~ Zell... Zell... Zell... Don't worry... I will lend you to those women sometimes, but you must come back to me.... we are going to marry after all! I don't want to cut those girls you love so much... Okay?
"Mmmm, I was a little scared at first. But I felt that all those times he would bump into my life caused many friends to leave my side. Hurting the ones that stayed by my side, I wonder if this didn't happen, would he have done something to Anya and her mother...."
Tessa acted clueless, but Zell's face became dark this time, his arms tightening around her as the rain pitter-pattered against the ground while he felt a huge sense of relief that both of them were okay and he managed to change the future.
'I made a difference; Tessa and Anya were saved!' Zell thought to himself, gently hugging the back of the soaking-wet Tessa; his body began to flutter with a weak flame that caused the rain to avoid their bodies and dried them quickly.
Sirens grew closer as several black cars with expensive-looking models began to pull up in tandem; Aliz??e sat in the passenger seat wearing a wine-red dress and white fur jacket as she opened the door, leaving the car elegantly as she let out a sigh and lit a medicinal cigarette.
Taking a drag of the smoke, she waved her hand, causing the rain to vanish in a 2-metre area of her body like she was some demi-goddess.
"Little girl, what kind of mess did you make, and why do you look so gruesome?" Her mother spoke with a raspy voice and tone that seemed shocked at her daughter's current look.
'Shit! Zell can't know my true self, my true feelings! Mother saw my face; let's try to fix it naturally. I must trap.... no, I must create a situation where he accepts me happily! Yes, not a trap, but a comfy box, with no exit!'
"A-ah, sorry, mother...." Her face began to alternate between a strange crying face, a guilty face and one that showed excitement, desperately trying to hide the golden glow of her pupils when her demonic blood began to surge. "I killed a man.... he would stalk me.... threaten my friends and..."
Aliz??e lifted her hand before blowing out a thick smog of blueberry-scented smoke.
"It was that Lyle Fjord, right? Heh... that little shit. He tried to pressure me with his father's position as one of this city's richest men. Sadly, it could only stop me for a week, and I imagine you would have been in a bad spot if he weren't hospitalised then, right?"
Her eyes moved to Zell, the boy who continued to comfort her daughter, a smile coming to her lips.
'Although he looks like a prude who thinks with his dick and fists, he knows how to comfort a girl, huh...'
"M-mother... you knew!? Then wh...." She wanted to speak about the past life, why didn't she or Evelyn save them, why did her of that life suffer so badly when she could have spent two lifetimes with Zell! Then remembered that Yanfra mentioned that her grandmother was already dead, killed by a demon's ambush.
'Fufu~ Zell, you don't know how much your little thoughts have saved my heart and family, not only me and my dearest friend. You also saved my great-grandmother and grandmother... I wonder how they would react if they knew the truth... I imagined grandma would take you into a dark room for a month and drain you dry.... damn horny succubus!'
Zell pulled away from Tessa, wrapping his arm around her back and supporting her; although she didn't need any help, what was the harm in pretending? Tessa felt her body blazing with desire and bliss when his arm reached around her hips, while Aliz??e took one look at the pair and knew instantly.
'Ah, this little witch is faking it for his affection and care! What an evil girl... Nothing like me; this is just like my damn mother and eldest sister...'
A pair of elder-looking policemen walked over, wearing smart suits, and a regular officer was jogging behind them with a shocked face.
He couldn't believe his hard-faced seniors were so polite with this sexy woman who could barely be over 20 from his eyes.
"Your excellency, we have dealt with any issues regarding this case; as for his retaliation we only ask you stop it from effecting the city's law and order; anything you may or may not do is not a problem. I hope you can understand; this is the request of our superintendent."
The grey-haired officers spoke with a bitter tone, just like those cops off the Justice Federation's tv dramas.
Aliz??e didn't even look at the pair; before she looked at Zell and waved him on, not wanting to see her daughter's disgusting act for another moment.
'Am I going to be a grandmother sooner than I thought? That girl is the biggest fairy of us all... When did she become so tricky...'
Thus, oblivious Zell and the twisted Tessa walked together, one thinking he was glad this was over and that Tessa managed to avoid any harm.
While Tessa was sniffing the faint scent of Zell's body that swayed towards her, filled with sexual and platonic bliss, grasping his hand tightly, as if worried he might get lost in the dark, gloomy streets.
"I am glad everything is over... Let's go home." Zell muttered, seeing the sun, finally peeking through the miserable rain clouds.
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