Chapter 237: A Mother and Her Daughter
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Name: Jayden Griffith
Race: Demon Doppelganger
Ability: Level 8 Shadow
Power Level: 26,990 (22,190 + 4800)
Hp: 170/170
Mana: 601 /629
Demon Energy: 629 /629
Strength: 710 (565? + 145)
Agility: 827 (732? + 95)
Endurance: 533 (383? +150)
Intelligence: 629 (539? + 90)
Mind: 125 (105 + 20)
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Name: Alex Hart
Race: Demon Knight
Ability: Level 10 Lightning
Power Level: 34,560 (29,760 + 4800)
Hp: 180/180
Mana: 591/591
Demon Energy: 629 /629
Strength: 1028 (893? + 135)
Agility: 1001 (916? + 85)
Endurance: 836 (686? +150)
Intelligence: 591 (491? + 100)
Mind: 75 (55 + 20)
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Moby inwardly nodded as he finished inspecting his entire team's stats, taking in the hierarchy of power, him at the top, then Nags, Alex not too far below him, then Jason who, unlike Nags, did not seem to get as big of a power level boost, and finally Jayden at the bottom which did not matter as much considering her race.
They all did not speak a single word to each other, waiting patiently ignoring the sound blowing on their face and the cold breeze that they would have assumed to be hot considering all the red and orange around the planet.
Not even a second later, a bright light appeared directly in front of them, and out of that light emerged a short, black-haired girl whom they immediately recognized as Yami, her face half-covered not showing any expression.
Then she was followed by Emilia, her eyes closed, looking unnaturally calm, and followed by Abby at the end, her expression more open than that of her sister.
The two groups stared silently at each other, nobody talking a single word…
Suddenly, breaking the tense atmosphere, a dim light emerged from both Yami's and Emilia's rings that they had on their right.
And, not even a second later, their school uniforms were immediately gone, now replaced by a full set of equipment in the blink of an eye, now that there were no school restrictions on their rings, they were free to do whatever they wanted.
Emilia now wore a set of red and gold armour that perfectly matched her untied, long red hair flowing in the wind, the armour being a mixture of light and heavy armour, revealing a fair amount of skin, the insignia and patterns of the Reid household emblazoned on various parts, glowing brightly with phoenix, crimson flames, A rapier sheathed around her waist in a magnificent golden scabbard, the rapier looking rather thick and sharp just from how it looked. The energy emitting from her was immense almost drowning, making all that looked at her instinctively take a step back, all but Moby who stood firmly in his position.
When he saw the armour, he could not help but have flashbacks, flashbacks to when he had faced Natalia who bore an extremely impressive set of armour, this one possibly being even more powerful than hers, perhaps also a family treasure of some sort, something that he had fully expected considering that the Reids were even richer than the now-deceased Xanes.
To her right, wearing something far blander was HikariYami, Yami still in control, now wearing a long coat that covered up her mouth yet still fit somewhat snuggly around her skinny body, wearing a pair of leggings for pants, almost exactly like how he remembered seeing her when he went into Alex's memories, no weapons to be seen on her body, most likely hidden.
And, Abby who was still at the back had opted into changing her armour as well, only she used her inventory instead, Moby looking at her with wide eyes as she wore the exact set of armour that he gifted her, now only died blood red, the specific markings that Moby had designed for her now completely gone, replaced by a dying red phoenix that seemed to be getting devoured by its own flames, the same thing also happening to her previously black scythe that towered above her head.
Moby knew that the purpose that she did what she did was to prove her hatred and betrayal towards him, and her disrespect to everything that he had bestowed her. Yet, Moby had already been hurt so much by Abby's change that he had grown almost numb to it as it was fully expected in his mind, nothing that he could do but fight on to receive his answers…
"Emilia! I have a request to offer you!"
Moby stepped up confidently, a smile on his face and his hands out to the other group, Emilia still with her arms crossed and her eyes closed, looking far calmer than usual.
"I'm listening…"
"I request to have a 1 on 1 with you in private away from everyone else… You are so confident and willing to show me the glory of this unknown master of yours so why not do it all by yourself?"
Emilia raised an eyebrow and opened her eyes.
"Do you really think you are in any position to bargain? Do you think you are some sort of hero trying to save all your friends and do things on your own?"
Moby smiled at Emilia's comment and responded with no hesitation.
"No! Of course not, I would not be that ignorant, all that I am saying is that we settle things on our own, and we leave the rest to fight it out here… I believe that would make things more interesting… Or are you afraid to die disgracing your lord's name?"
Still smiling, Moby noticed small cracks form in Emilia's face of confidence before it immediately faded away.
Suddenly, the wind blowing in the area picked up, blowing from all around Emilia's body, crimson flames being thrust from her with the heat of 1000 suns, her aura burning and crackling through the air, her slightly amused killing intent clearly shown by her grin and piercing, glowing red flame-filled eyes, her hands tightly gripping the hilt of her rapier, sending shivers down Moby's spine as he struggled to stay in place, forcing himself to cover parts of his sweating body with purple ice in order to withstand the heat.
"Fine! So be it! It makes no difference to me! But don't expect any mercy you filthy demon scum!"
Emilia's aura only became stronger and stronger as she spoke, even her team members taking steps back from her intense heat, the only one staying firm in his place like an impenetrable fortress being Moby.
"Follow me then, we can go somewhere more… Private…"
Emilia spoke with no hesitation, using her flames to propel herself to one of the half rainbow-shaped rocks behind her, her flaming hands wide in the air addressing both HikariYami and Abby.
"No mercy! They are all worthless to me! Kill them all but leave their bodies intact just so I can show their faces of despair to their leader before I bring him to my master!"
"Yes sister!"
Abby nodded, the smile on her face growing wider as her now red scythe began to burn with fury, answering her call with no hesitation, almost like it was programmed in her very being...
"Emilia! Listen up! You don't order me around! You got that!? I'm just doing this for 1 reason and 1 reason only so you better uphold your end of the deal! This is the last mission I will ever do for you so you better not bullshit me or else you're dead! Don't manipulate her! Hikari might trust you bu-"
Yami's confidence, words and cold gaze caused mass confusion from everyone around as they did not expect to hear what they just heard, however, it was all cut off by the sudden appearance of her white, brighter other half.
"Yami! Stop being so rude to the boss! Emilia-tan is a very nice person! Why do you keep doing this sister? If you threaten her one more time, me and you won't be friends anymore!" Hikari spoke exactly like a little girl throwing a temper tantrum, stomping her feet on the ground before looking back at the smiling Emilia with a thumbs up.
"*Sigh* Yami is parroind as usual… I promise you a big reward if you do what I tell you!"
"Pinky promise?"
"Yes, pinky promise!"
They both spoke, Emilia's tone shifted to something almost motherly with her pink out, their conversation so out of place that everyone could not help but look in confusion at the scene ahead of them, Emilia looking far too natural doing what she did for any of their likings...
"Yay!"
Hikari celebrated jumping up and down before looking at her four opponents ahead of her,
"Let's have some fun!"
Moby could not help shake off that weird feeling in his stomach when he saw what he just saw, and why Emilia whose personality he clearly knew would stoop so low as to do what she had just done unless she 100% had to.
Yet, when he looked back at his smiling teammate's faces, those worries faded away seeing the expression they wore looking at him like he was their true leader, a feeling of pride welling up inside him as all he could do now was trust them and leave the rest up to them.
"Alright, Emilia! Follow me!"
Moby turned around, instinctively taking a glance at Abby who smiled back at him before looking up at the still angered Emilia from above, her fiery aura now once again on full display like she flipped a single switch.
"With pleasure…"
She responded, boosting herself with her fire as she followed Moby far away into the planet, a mellow smile on his face as he left his team alone and trusted them to fend for themselves as he took on their leader all on his own.
He had no doubt in his mind that if they all fought together, he would not be able to defend them all against Emilia who he felt could no doubt kill some of his teammates with ease like they were simple flies… In his mind, this was the highest chance for them to survive, something that they had all agreed upon prior, although very hesitantly for obvious reasons...
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