It didn’t take long for the young Wind mage to get ready,as she mostly had everything she needed on her person. From her sword and to her pistols,those being the main weapons she used in battle because it was something that she enjoyed using and was more her style. Exiting the guild her eyes looking towards the ground,as thought’s was flooding into her rapidly and questions she couldn’t have answers too. Did her Master really think she could pull this off? maybe her mind was just thinking too much on the situation. She begun to walk forward as the dark mist of the place that smelled of nothing but death. Her bag was perched on her shoulder as she walked,she had to complete the assignment she was given within three days.
Shizuma hand was in her pocket,as the other was holding the string of her sack which held most stuff she will need. She was making her way through the spooky forest,as her foot was breaking twigs that happened to be on the ground,well she at least hope they were twigs. The sound of wheels coming behind her made Shizuma lift her head,those brown eyes looking behind her as her head slightly turned to take in sight of where the nose came from. It was then a carriage a black carriage with one of the soldiers guiding it as the driver,the two horses was pure black,you swear they would seem a bit demonic.”Miss Shizuma,will you please step into the carriage I will take you to your destination”said the man who held the reigns of the horses in his hands.
A smirk spread on the woman face,as maybe her having these Lackies follow her to her assignment was more worth it then she first thought. Her left hand will reach opening the door of the carriage before stepping on the ledge and pushing herself up and taking a seat.”Thank you,now if you don’t mind getting me to my destination and where are the other lackies?”she replied. The man will continue to hold onto the reigns of the horses”The other soldiers chose to follow you through the shadows,by time we get there they will arrive also”he replied. Shizuma hand will reach out closing the door as the carriage begun to move. She reached in her pocket taking out a cigarette placing it between her lips,as her other hand reached for the lighter in the carriage flicking the lighters switch as a flame will rise from the tip as it lit the cigarette. A trial of smoke left Shizuma mouth as she inhaled and then exhaled. This probably was going to be a long trip she really wouldn’t like.
Shizuma back rested against the red seats she sat on,her legs lifted and planted on the other seat in front of her stretched out. It been quite a few hours since she left the guild to be able to get to her destination. Her eyes looking over the information her Master had given her so she could try to get as much information of this place as possible. She felt the carriage finally come to a stop which was a bit rough”Were here Lady Shizuma”the man spoke, opening the door of the Carriage she stepped out of it.”Than….”she voice shut off as her eyes widen the cigarette in her mouth fell to the ground,as under her feet was blackness showing evidence of the damage that was caused.
Her eyes stared aimlessly into the area,the buildings that stood high once were nothing but burnt rubble, the building that stood out the most was the church on the far north of the once proud village. Shizuma hand will be placed on her head as the side of her head begun to hurt,Images popping through her mind as she stared at that church,screams of agony filling her ears. Her body trembling as the pain was just making the woman lose her balance.”Lady Shizuma! are you alright”said the man who jumped from the carriage as a sight of concern filled his face.”I’m fine,just leave here and tell the others to wait for the signal”she replied,the sudden pain in her head subsiding for now. The man would nod as he jumped back on the carriage and went off to meet up with the other soldiers that had accompanied them.. Shizuma eyes would look down at her hand,which was trembling,her vision was surely messing up as she swear she saw blood on her hands,but when she looked again it wasn’t there.
“Where….am I?”she asked herself stepping on the burnt debris under her feet,Why did her Master send her here? Why choose her? questions ran through her mind nonstop. She closed her eyes as she begun to keen on,other sounds here besides her mn maybe their was a area she could begin her investigation. She will begin by jumping from the hill she was on and landing promptly in the town. Her eyes showing a bit of discomfort,for some reason,it was like this place had a piece of her here. She begun to walk her hands being placed inside of her pockets as her holsters were hanging on each side of her. Few buildings still stood though burnt badly to be unknown to what they were.
Voices begun to be heard as Shizuma will instantly kneel down behind one of the buildings,her hand softly pressed against it. Her brown eyes looking around the corner,spotting rune knights seeing to be over a tombstone but why? she listened closely using her increased hearing to get a better signal of their words.” We are suppose to dig around the place,as the commander instructed to find out clues of what happened,years ago”one of the knights spoke. Shizuma brown eyes will look around the corner at the Tombstone,seeing the names on it brought sudden tears of her eyes. As the Knights was about to start digging,Shizuma body reacted on it’s own dashing from her cover and towards the two here.
“Stop it!!”she yelled so loudly her voice showed pain,the tears flowing behind her as she ran.The knights stopping their actions as they looked up at the woman running towards them. She will leap and land on the dirt that the tombstone was on.”Stop it….Stop it”she murmur over and over again standing about five meters from both Knights.”Move out of the way…”said one of the Knights,She shook her head. “You can’t dig here...just leave”she said,her head facing down as tears streamed from her eyes and down her cheeks hitting the burnt soil.”Move out of the way”one of the Knights said. She shook her head,but as soon as she did that she was hit with one of the Knights sword right above her breast as it ripped through her shirt. The clothing tearing revealing the mark of Savage Skull.
She stood there as the Knights was looking at the mark,Shizuma didn’t speak it was as if the sword that briefly cut her didn’t affect her. Her head would move up as her eyes was dull,as if she had phased out. The look of a murderer being shown as her magic power erupted tearing the ground around her with high Wind magic,she begun to scream holding her head as the magic stream shot into the air.”It hurts...It hurts”she said to herself holding her head,tears still streaming from her face. The Knights obviously noticing what guild she was with and charged her. The sound of their heart beats rang inside of Shizuma head. With a loud burst under her feet she moved forward charging at them. Her mind completely blank as tears remain falling as the knights swipe their swords at her. Both of her arms out reaching suffering a slash from the sword on both of her arms,but that didn’t stop her movement. Grasping a hold of both of the Knights neck due to them not running with much space between them. Using the Knights momentum against them she will slam them into the ground the sheer force around their necks made the impact shatter their wind pipes and made them begin to choke on their own blood as it flooded from their mouths.
Shizuma hands remained on the Knights throats squeezing and squeezing as hard as she could making sure they died by her bare hands. After both men would travel to the afterlife she would stand up as blood was coming from the two slashes she suffered from the little incident. She looked back at the Tombstone”Rest In peace….”she said before turning her head and walking towards the direction of the church,the Tombstone displayed the names of Shizuma mother and father,a gravestone she created after being taken in by the Sky Goddess Selene…..but right now it was only a instinct on why she did what she did,there wasn’t a way to really go about it.
“....Why did a image pop into my head when i saw that tombstone”she asked herself narrowing her eyes is was only a matter of time before her little incident alert more Rune Knights,She begun to run taking a right at the nearby opening between two burnt buildings,coming to a stop her back against the wall as she slid down it until she was sitting down. The tears she shed,was drying up as she slowly felt that pain again in her mind. Her eyes will begin to fade as they will close as she passes out from the pain.
“Mikomi….Mikomi wake up,you can’t sleep all day”spoke a voice of a young girl,the eyes of Shizuma will slowly open as she looked to the side. Looking at a younger girl,Shizuma was confused. Where was she and why did she seem so light,her body will shift as she got out of bed and looked into the mirror her eyes widen as,the body she was in was when she was younger. “Where am I?”she asked the young girl who came to wake her up.”You're at home,of course “the young girl responded as she will watch as Shizuma looked out of window,the church being in view,that was the same church from before..but the place had people walking around as she held her head. Shizuma brown eyes looked at the young girl”Who are you? what’syour name?”she asked looking the girl in the face.”Did you hit your head or something Mikomi? I’m your little sister…Ja”it was then the girls voice cut out and the area around her begun to fade out of existence.
As soon as the place completely faded,Shizuma eyes will open quickly as her hands will tremble. Her eyes beginning to tear up as she laid her head against the wall,that once was her home unknown to her of course. “Mikomi…..is that who i am?”she thought to herself as she sat there. Rising from her seated position she could hear Rune knights gathering near the Tombstone due to her increased hearing,turning she will begin to walk the other direction determined to reach to the church as it seemed that church held a secret…..her mind kept triggering.
She will be cautious as she walked through the use to be streets of this town,it took a few minutes to reach the church of the village that still stand,Her hand will touch the surface of the door opening the church a all too familiar feeling coming over her like she been here before,stepping into the place a low sigh will escape her lips. She looked around the place as she touched a nearby countertop which was covered in dust as her eyes will narrow,from that single touch a scene had begun to reply in her head.
Screams of agony filled the streets,the heavy breathing of Mikomi being heard as people were being slayed down by monsters. Mikomi had her little sister hand pulling her along,the screams only putting fear in both of the hearts of the girls”We’re almost there keep running Ja..”Mikomi will yell making sure her sister remained behind her. They would eventually reach the church bursting through the door,Mikomi took hold of her sister looking around the place,as the village was being murdered,each and everyone was being slain from monsters never seen before. Mikomi had noticed a closet,her crying little sister holding tightly to her hand. Walking over to the closet and lifting her sister,bringing a finger to her own lips”Ssh be a good girl and wait here,I have to go get Mom and Dad”she says but the young girl refused to let her go. sticking out her pinky she will smile”I promise I’ll be back,just wait for me”Mikomi will reassure her,their pinkies will interlock as she smiles.”Stay in here until I come back do not open it for anyone else”she ordered standing up and closing the doors of the churches closet. Mikomi than dashed from the church closing the doors behind her….
Shizuma will look down,as the dust of the place was heavy..but her instincts kicked in as she ran to the closet that remained shut,opening it in a hurry...but the young girl from what she saw wasn’t there. Dropping to her knees tears flooding from her eyes as they hit the dusty floor of the church. Her hands covering her face,as this was slowly coming back to her. She looked at her hand and stuck up her pinky”A promise?”she thought to herself as she looked at the empty closet. The tears going down her cheeks as she tried her best to wipe them away but it seemed to be harder each time she tried,Why was Shizuma, no Mikomi….even alive when she couldn’t even protect the most important thing to her..?
It didn’t take long for her thoughts to be interuppted as loud foot steps would be heard approaching the Church. It had to be about ten sets of steps that was on their way here,of course Shizuma had to be in the last building standing. Knowing how bad her luck already was this wasn’t shocking,wiping her tears with the back of her hand. The steps got closer and closer. She would stand up as she will grab Love and Sorrow from their holsters she would walk to the middle of the room. As she reached in her pocket and brought a cigarette to her mouth putting it between her lips. Lighting it with a burst from her Love pistol. The bullet flew up hitting through the ceiling as a beam of light covered Shizuma body as she stood there,looking towards the ceiling
The Rune knights will enter the church to see something,they wasn’t expecting wings of light and dark spread afar,on Shizuma back was a pair of wings one representing love as the other was dark representing sorrow. The woman represented a angel as tattoos covered her body as her eyes will be closed. smoking releasing from her lips as the guns was held in her hands was hanging beside her,lowering her head she will stand to face them. The Savage Skull crest in view. There was no words spoken as the ten knights charged her head first each having a elemental sword of either earth,wind and fire. The first two rune knight begun to swing their swords in sync,both aiming to slash Shizuma from both sides.
Shizuma body moved back using her air control to dash it at the last moment,her cigaretter almost being cut,the two swords will collide with one another. As Shizuma was floating backwards she point Love at one of the Rune knights pulling the trigger. It would seem nothing had escape from the gun,but in mere seconds a hole was busted in the head of the knight making his body go limp as it hit the ground and blood spill on the holy floor of the ground. But it didn’t end there as one of the many knights had jumped in the air from Shizuma’s flank,aiming her gun Love upwards she fired a single shot as her head was slightly turned and arm outstretched. The wind bullet will pierce through the Knights body tearing through his flesh till it busted from his back,Shizuma will turn around as her eyes will give off a blue glow. As soon as she turned around back to face her front the body of the knight behind her crashed into the church floor the impact you could hear as something was cracked as he landed on his head breaking his neck blood gushing from the bullet hole he had received.
Shizuma eyes will wide as a pike was thrusted toward her from the side,only barely able to dodge it as it grazed her cheek as blood began to drip from the cut she received. Staggering back she will look at the odds still was against her, twirling her pistol on her finger she will put Sorrow back in the holster. Her hand will reach up gripping the hilt of Makengi as she unsheaths it holding it in her hand. Now in one hand she will have a sword the other a pistol,she stomped the ground ripping the floorboards under her dashing towards the knights. Her body was completely agile as she closed the distance quickly,swiping her sword down to hit the ground making the ground become unbalanced and almost tripping the knights.
Her hand on the hilt of her sword will tighten,as she swung her sword Horizontally as it clean cut two knights in half their blood pouring from their bodies and on the face and clothing of their murderer. All the other knights stood in fear of this woman who was like a Death Goddess in her wake,bodies of Rune knights surround her as she closed her eyes. The six knights dropped their weapons as they begun to run for the church door,Shizuma will spread her legs as she will have her arms spread out her cigarette dropping to the ground as she begun to suck in a good amount of air.
After careful preparation she opened her mouth releasing a Bellow of loud proportions the huge dark wind blast leaving her lips,catching up with the Knights blowing them away in all different directions. Each one that landed had a mishap,from landing on the ground breaking every single bone in their mortal bodies. But their was one who was crawling trying to escape the out come or be just like his fellow knights. Shizuma begun to whistle as she sheathed her sword and walked towards the last knight remaining a her bellow tore a huge hole in the church. She reached him in no time kicking his body to flip him over as the woman pointed her pistol right at the center of his head.”Who are you?...”the man had enough energy to speak up.”Shiz….no Mikomi Ariel and this is my home”with her real name found she pulled the trigger blowing a hole in the man’s head as she put the gun back in her holster.
Walking out of the church to be met by the soliders she was assigned she smiled as she would begin to inform them of everything,but not telling them of her events during this search. Telling them to go ahead,she will turn her head watching them leave...though some of her memory was triggered….but their was something still missing in this equation. She would reach the hill she arrived in and pull out her gun Sorrow,pointing it towards the she made the cross with her movements as she pulls the trigger,a huge blast escaping from it and colliding with the church,she will turn around as the church will explode leaving it in a mess as it came crashing down to the ground...if Rune Knights was alive in there they sure wasn’t now….they will be buried alive...like she was..
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