'...pink hair?'
Crimson, seeing his client thought...
'Familiar.'
Indeed...she was familiar...far too familiar at that. Elt-Crimson knew of her.
That luscious pink hair, those crimson eyes of hers. Her striking appearance would be remembered because of the combo of her hair and eyes she did not fear standing out in a crowd.
And even though there was a mask on her face, her bodily features which were reminiscent of an hourglass, paired with the scarlet eyes and Pink hair combo...was truly unique and there was only one person Crimson was reminded of.
'...Serena.'
He thought, knowing the Identity of the girl.
'What is she doing here? Why can't Elijah handle his Yandere by himself?'
He thought, cursing his fate. He knew who the girl was and how scary this damn mentally ill bitch could be. She was a Yandere.
'Yandere' was a term used popularly in the Anime and Manga culture of the past to describe a character that is usually sweet, loving, caring, and kind towards their love interest but soon becomes obsessive, possessive, and especially violent. They are usually mentally unstable and can and WILL exhibit extreme behavior to protect themselves and their lover.
Outwardly, they show a kind, caring and gentle attitude that often depicts them as Good characters toward their love interest, but all of this belies their sadistic, obsessive, possessive, and violent tendencies which are the truth. An act they put on to deceive people.
Inwardly, or Emotionally a Yandere is fiercely protective of their love interest, to the point of being possessive and jealous. They may have a tendency to act impulsively and violently towards anyone who poses a threat to their relationship or their partner's safety, regardless of the consequences. Yandere characters may also exhibit delusional or obsessive behavior, stalking their love interest or becoming fixated on them. They were a ticking timebomb that could only be diffused by their 'lover'.
It was a complex archetype of a character, one that although may be funny to see in fiction...was a fucking nightmare in Reality.
Although the saving point was that Serena wasn't that 'BAD'...according to his memories since the last time he saw her.
This girl made him afraid...no it wasn't only him. Alan too was also scared shitless of her and would take special caution not to pass his boundaries.
That type of mental instability and the power and wealth her background possessed...made her a character to be feared.
Elton...and even Crimson was scared of her.
"...What do you want?"
Said Crimson, his eyes carefully observing her so that she did not make any rash moves...his hand was below his desk and on top of a button that would call security and he was prepared to push in a second had she tried anything funny.
"Not even a Hello? You changed Elton."
"Crimson."
Crimson corrected her...that voice of hers sent chills down his spine. Just what is she here for?! The Awakened Union, the strongest Organization of Humans, rivaled only by the Obelisk...is her pawn, Her father is the leader of such an organization. She doesn't need his skills or expertise.
"Wow~ what? Is this your 'edgy' phase at the age of what? The early Twenties?"
Crimson stayed quiet, And only then Serena realized that he was serious. he had abandoned the name 'Elton'.
" I need to talk to you."
Serena said as she took the seat in front of Crimson's desk.
Crimson, although still cautious, relaxed a little but did not move his hand away from the button.
"What kind of 'talk'? I don't think you have any need for my ski-"
" I do have use for them."
She interrupted him as she rested her elbows on his desk and her chin on her hands.
"I want you to quit this lousy job."
Crimson, hearing her was taken aback a little.
"Why?"
He asked, even though she was crazy he knew she must have a reason for suggesting this.
"Have you heard what's been going in the Capitol?"
"..."
Crimson fell silent as he heard her...
He knew very well what was going on in the 'Capitol'. The city was home to the Headquarters of the World Government, The Headquarters of Behemoth, and Titan, And Also of the Strongest family in the World, the one that was stronger than the Soubuelles and Wellingtons combined. With the exception of Harrison and the Patriarch of the wellingtons.
And also the Home of the "Tower of Trials." An unknown structure that pierced the heavens themselves and had magically appeared in 1999.
The strength of the Trials, or rather floors of the towers scaled their difficulty proportionally to the strength of the challenger.
The Hottest news was that Floor 30 had been reached, after 2 years since the 28th floor was cleared, The 29th one was also defeated and Floor 30 opened up...but it had still not been cleared even despite the efforts of the most talented and Strongest Awakened.
They had all lost Horribly. And the Current rank 2, the Vice Head of the Association, and also the head of the Reinhardt family had also participated, But even Jonathan Reinhardt was unsuccessful. He was a SS rank awakened and even though he failed, although the difficulty did scale up because of his immense strength...it was still a huge blow to the associations' image.
And because of this, the entire Capitol was in uproar, there were rumors that this was the final stage of the tower considering how hard it was.
"I'm thinking of creating a team... You see, a certain bastard I don't like has made a popular team that is ~very good~. I fucking hate it."
"?"
Crimson, hearing her was confused...it couldn't be.
"I refuse."
He said, he now knew the reason for her visit was to invite him to this team. He refused to do anything with her.
"Think carefully, Elto- Oh...Crimson."
Her eyes glowed red and Crimson's vision became blurred. He pressed the button...but nothing was there. It felt as hard as a rock. Her eyes turned more red and they had hypnotizing stare.
'...fuck.'
She was using it, her unique mixture of Poison and Illusion attributes was into play. A devilish trick she used to manipulate and deceive her victims.
'...when did the bitch poison me...? The air?'
"Touch the back of your nape,"
she said...and as Crimson did it he felt an unknown liquid present there, when he saw his hands again, instead of blood it was a dark green Liquid.
...When?
he wondered...No...it can't be.
He was under her illusion since the beginning. Her wicked smile was painful to look at, despite her beauty.
Crimson bit down, and a liquid entered his mouth. He was a cautious man, and so he always kept an antidote pill in his mouth as a safety measure against poison. Although it may not completely get rid of it. The Broad spectrum antidote should still help.
And it did...but he played along.
He played along with her illusion...until she let her guard down and he pressed the button.
She heard the button being pressed with her heightened senses...and laughed.
"Did you think I came here alone?"
She asked, laughing. She came with agents of the association assigned to her as bodyguards. And they were standing guard outside. They were strong, no mere guard here could get past them!
"No."
*PSSS!*
After Crimson's words, the front part of the desk opened and a red mist enveloped the room.
*Click!*
A gun resembling a desert eagle was now in Crimson's hands, pointed at Serena, who had jumped back.
After she opened her eyes and saw the gun, she laughed.
"A gun? Did you honestly think that would work against an awake-"
*BANG!*
He shot a bullet, a special bullet that contained a red liquid ad was able to turn into an exploding shell at her. Fortunately for Sabrina, her spirit appeared and swallowed the Bullet before it reached her. It all happened in an instant. The belly of the Illusion Snake enlarged suddenly. But it became illusory after a while and disappeared...and the reason was.
"...What did you do to my mana?"
Said Serena, as she was confused and shocked because she could not circulate her mana well...she felt it disappear.
"You don't need to know."
Answered Crimson as he held her at gunpoint...To the mana-less Serena.
A special type of drug that was developed by PURE especially to handle awakened, and although the quality of the drug Crimson had was mediocre, it was enough for Serena.
'Damn, Thank god I did business with Pure.'
Crimson thanked his luck in doing business with Pure a while back, the gift he got was great.
'The mist is the reason...and I need to be wary of the Bullets too.'
Thought Serena...as she was enraged at being cornered.
"Now, do you wanna calm down and do business? As equals."
Said Crimson, he knew he couldn't kill her or seriously injure her. The consequences of such an action were too dire.
And he knew making an enemy out of her was also out of the question, all this was retaliation for her tricks. And this crazy bitch would understand. 100%
She smiled before saying.
"Join the team I will create, and in return, We'll give you the highest quality equipment, a salary incomparable to this shithole, and also a rival, and will do our best to find a cure...for your legs."
Hearing her proposal, Crimson knew it was good. The association would help find a cure for him with its best effort because if he proved himself...and if he accepted this girl as a superior...who knows they might already have something that could cure him.
"A rival?"
However, he questioned this.
"The team I am creating is for the purpose of helping Eli and also going against the other team mentioned earlier, one member of theirs is as skilled as you in your field...maybe even more."
An intriguing proposal...either he accepted this or get on her bad side.
"Fine. But leave for now, I still have some unfinished business to do."
Serena smiled as she handed Crimson a card.
"Perfect, Call me when you're done, I'll send people to pick you up."
Crimson grabbed the card and put down his gun.
"Oh! I forgot to ask you this...but."
Suddenly, there was a slight blush on her face as she asked him in a 'cute' voice.
A voice that he didn't ever think someone besides Elijah would get to hear.
"What does Elijah like?" She said in a shy voice.
If the mask wasn't covering his eyes...She would have seen his eyes confused as heck, although the mouth gave that away as well.
"Im thinking of getting a gift for him...you should know since you are her brother...right?"
...Crimson was dumbfounded.
But he collected himself and answered as quickly as he could to get this girl to leave.
"He's a watch and shoe freak. Just buy him some authentic and rare watches and shoes."
"Thanks!"
She answered and left joyfully. Leaving Crimson alone finally...and because she was gone, he could finally say what he wanted to.
"...crazy bitch."
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