The Witch floated silently as the flood crashed down on her, blocking her sight, but the scene around her was still changing. A dull grey sky, filled with black smog clouds

However, she was not paying any attention to this, as she was forced to contend with the creature’s limbs for her staff. She maintained a firm hold on it, swiftly slapping the black arms at such a speed that they broke apart as they flew away, but as soon as she had repelled one, another would shoot up from a different location!

Below her, the creature’s location was still unknown, save for the direction that the arms extended from, but as had already been discovered, the creature was constantly moving around. Meanwhile, the Witch could hear the violent crashing of waves, slowly escaping from the abyss…

Witch of Fate: “So, you’re attempting to change locals? I see no difference what a change of scenery will do for your chances.”

The Witch spoke with confidence as she smirked at the darkness below, while still swiping away at and eviscerating the increasing amount of black limbs.

[Kekekeke!!!]

An unnatural laugh began to ring out from the abyss…

???: “That’s true, very true!!!~ However, you mistake me!!!~”

[Crack!][Crack!][Crack!][Crack!][Crack!][Crack!]

Just as the walls of the void had shattered to reveal a dull grey skill, the remaining darkness below her now completely shattered, allowing an entire black sea to fill the Witch’s vision!

The Witch, despite this display, returned to being expressionless, much to the creature’s apparent annoyance…

Witch of Fate: “I suppose…”

???: “I suppose…”

Both voices suddenly synced…

Witch of Fate & ???: “I’ll eliminate you.”

Their voices were bone-chilling, yet were so quiet that one wouldn’t believe that they were speaking to each other from such a distance, however, their killing intent was clear…

However, despite this clarity, the figure of the creature had yet to be seen, and it had now ceased its seemingly endless grapple to claim the Witch’s staff. Suddenly, though, a black shadow shot forth from the black sea, causing a massive surge of waves to scatter across it!

A dark shadow with a single yellow eye, laughed ceaselessly as it soared toward the Witch, who twirled around her staff like a baton, aiming it at the shadow as a mass of purple flames gathered at its apex!

And in the midst of this, within the surging tides of the black sea...stood, a flickered red platform...and an unconscious boy, who looked as if he was having a nightmare…
…
The young man kept his distance, keeping both of his hands clasped around the knife. Despite her face being hidden behind a mask, he could hear her breathing growing heavy…

Jack: “Ok, you’re going to give me some f*cking answers! Who the hell is this ‘goddess,’ how did you guys end up joining a murder cult that seems like some...f*cked up misdirection of Buddhism, and...why...why, just why are you guys trying to kill me, what did I do to you?!!”

He could see her eyes twitching out of the holes in the mask, as she shifted her frightened gaze between him and the knife in his hands...However, he received no answer, but was instead met with a sudden tackle from Cole, who had recovered!

Both of them fell to the floor, Cole pinning down the young man’s arms, as he pried the knife from the young man’s grasp, throwing it to the girl!

Cole’s mask now had cracks in it, allowing the young man to see a bruise on his forehead below a now-loose bunch of frizzy brown hair, and his mouth had been exposed which revealed gritted teeth, with a small string of blood flowing from one side of his mouth.

The young man struggled under the boy but was unable to do little more than keep Cole from attacking him...

Cole: “Damn ith, you thon of a bithh! My tong...ow!”

-Oh, that was why he was bleeding at the mouth, he bit his tongue! Wait, what am I doing, I need to get him the f*ck off of me before…!

???: “Cole, hold him there, I’ll go get the others!”

The girl shouted as she began to run towards the kitchen doors, but the young man wasn’t about to let her bring in reinforcements, as he quickly managed to knee Cole in the stomach, allowing him to escape his grasp before rushing towards the girl!

She had just grasped the door handle, but was suddenly found herself slammed to the ground! However, instead of attempting to pin her down, Fate got up as quickly as he could, running towards the door to escape!

However, the girl held onto his leg, locking him in place as he struggled to get loose! He attempted to kick her, but she was able to dodge the attack, while simultaneously pulling towards her as she began to rise from the floor!

???: “You didn’t want me to get help, well I don’t need any!!!”

Now having gotten to her feet, while still shifting her hold on the young man, she looked toward her supposed partner, noting how slow he was in recovering from the knee he took to the gut. She proceeded to loosen one of her arms, almost letting go of the young man as she reached for a large frying pan on the counter…

[Bang!]

She grabbed it, swinging it into the young man’s back, stunning him! Cole, having recovered again, ran at the young man, grabbing him and rushing him towards the stove, slamming his head into the wall before pointing the young man’s face directly into line with the unlit burners!

The young man, now in a great amount of pain, struggled against Cole’s arms, but found himself winded from his previous efforts, rendering him almost helpless! The girl quickly emerged beside them, switching on the gas burner, which almost instantly lit aflame!

The young man trashed and struggled with all his might as the two now began to push his head toward the flames!
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