Blade of Light;; Mythica/Nyx

Mythica seemed to have had a habit of getting herself lost. Not that she usually had anywhere in particular she wanted to go these days, but still. Knowing where you were was still useful knowledge. Knowledge Mythica apparently lacked. That wasn't fun. The girl wandered aimlessly down the forest pathway, humming a playful tune to herself as she gazed at the wonder around her. Wherever she was, it was quite beautiful. She liked to admire the subtle nature of things around her when she was alone.. Which was more often than not the case for the time wizard. She didn't exactly have any 'friends' nor did she really want any. Nobody in this world that she had met proved to be that interesting to her... Well, save for Mura of course. She found her thoughts often trailing towards the young samurai she had met not too long ago. How she loved him... Or, maybe not LOVE but she did indeed like him... Maybe a little *too much*. Shame that despite her liking for the boy, he did not share any of the same views as her. She'd change his mind. She had too. She would.

Mythica's thoughts were broken however when a voice called out to her from nearby. The girl glance upwards towards the direction the voice had come from with a curious glance and a raised eyebrow. Her yellow clock eye pulsing with the promise of excitement. Mythica was surprised to see what appeared to be a ghost! If the transparent appearance gave anything away. She introduced herself as Minx. Odd. She got the feeling something about this ghost was off... And Mythica was never wrong. Her face turned to a dark grin before she winked and waved up at the girl. "Heya there! I'm Myth!" She said with a smile that looked genuine, but truthfully it was impossible to tell with this girl. Normally Mythica would peer into any new encounters past with her golden clock eye, but she found it more entertaining when they were a mystery. Especially when they were as exotic as the woman before her. She wondered if she were an ACTUAL ghost, or a wizard using some sort of spell to make themselves look like that. Either way, Mythica was very eager to meet them.

"You lost?"

Mythica stood her ground as the woman before her told her that she would see her there. Not knowing exactly how this was going to work out, she raised her eyebrow curiously as Nyx seemingly vanished right before the time wizard's eyes. But she did leave the being known only as Lux behind. She stared at it for a moment before it quickly wrapped itself around Mythica's arm. She did not fight it, sensing it had no hostile intentions. Instead she let do its thing, and felt the magic begin to circulate. It may have been an uncomfortable feeling, having this odd tentacle snaking around her arm, but Mythica had been in worse situations before. Something that she had gotten more used to overtime when meeting strange people among her travels. THey never ceased to surprise Mythica, even if she could see their immediate future.

The lamp lit up brilliantly for a moment, causing Mythica to squint slightly before the world around her changed rapidly. One moment she had been standing alone in the empty forest path, and the next she appeared to be in some sort of research lab? Mythica could only assume this lab was used by whoever owned what they had been looking for. She appeared a few feet behind Nyx, and watched the woman quickly cut a bloody swath through the poor souls who had simply been in the wrong place at the wrong time. It was interesting to see her fight. She was sloppy, yet efficient at the same time. She obviously did not care about making a mess, as blood splattered the floor and walls, and even onto Mythica's dress. The entire time she just stood perfectly still in the shadows, admiring the scene as the yells and screams of Nyx's victims filled the room. Her eye pulsing slowly in the darkness, lighting the area around her. Nyx continued to surprise her when she chose to apparently not use any magic in this battle. Interesting. Mythica herself rarely fought anyone without her magic, because frankly, her body was quite frail and somewhat weak without it. She was only human after all. At least that's what she wanted to believe. Despite her Inugami lineage, she chose to believe she was nothing special without her magic. It made using it easier. That, and she actively avoided using anything about her lineage. She had no idea if it gave her faster reflexes or enhanced strength. All she knew is that when she tasted blood, her memories vanished and she'd wake up some time later half naked and covered in the remains of anyone who got in her way. While that would normally sound like something Mythica didn't have much of a problem with, her mind felt twisted and scattered, and she would have immense headaches afterwards. Not something she was keen on reliving.

As Nyx finished off the last of the scientists in the room, Mythica simply chuckled. "Nice work. I've seen few wizards capable of killing as many men as you did without the use of magic. In that amount of time, anyways." She said honestly as she stepped out of the shadows. The surprises kept coming, and it was quite exciting. Now Mythica had her suspicions beforehand, but this display Nyx pulled off confirmed them. While it was obvious Nyx wasn't exactly human, Mythica suspected she hadn't been in life either. (This was of course assuming Nyx's ghostly appearance was in fact because she had died.) Mythica had encountered the ghosts of humans before, but almost none were capable of feats that Nyx pulled off. Of course, this was just speculation, and before she delved too deep into the mystery that was this other woman, Mythica wanted to observe her more, and find out for herself what exactly she was.

Before anything else could be said, there was a loud banging at the door. Behind it were several muffled yells. Security no doubt. They hadn't exactly entered the grounds secretly after all. Mythica turned lazily to the door and then looked back at Nyx, winking with a chuckle before her two weapons had flashed into her palms. The flintlock pistol Nyx had seen before, and the musket that came with the set. Mythica's precognition kicked in and she foresaw several armed men behind the door, about 7, preparing to burst inside. She'd beat them to it. With one deep breath, Mythica closed her eyes. After a moment, she instantly opened both, her golden clock eye shining brilliantly and suddenly a yellow magic seal appeared in the air behind her! It depicted a clock face, and essence of its magic spread across the room! And with one burst of yellow magic, Mythica shot forwards at insanely fast speeds! It didn't appear as though she was a fast runner though. The flash was mere instant and it seemed as if she had jumped through time itself! Just as the men were about to break down the door, Mythica destroyed it first! The impact caused the large metal door to break off its hinges and instantly crush a poor soul who stood too close. The others were blown back several feet, all rolling and falling to the ground. Mythica stood atop the broken door, blood pooling out from underneath it staring at all of them with a wide grin. They quickly got to their feet and one gave the order to open fire. They did as instructed, all releasing a flurry of bullets at Mythica... But before a single one got near her, she vanished. The girl appeared again instantly behind one of the guards, the flintlock at the back of his neck. One push of the trigger and a magical projectile tore straight through his flesh and out the other side! He choked on his own blood as he tried to hold his neck. Before he could even fall to the ground, Mythica delivered a hard kick in the back, making him flying on the ground as she spun around to greet the other men. Still confused as to how she had gotten to their position so quickly, they hesitated... Their mistake. A bright light began to glow behind two of them. As they turned to see the source two long black metal clock hands spun around them! The light was a floating clock face which had extended its hands into long, terrifying tendrils! The two were pulled back instantly as the clock incapacitated them! Finally one man charged straight for her with the back of his weapon, attempting to hit her with it! Mythica sidestepped, and forced the weapon on the ground before kneeing him hard in the face! He stumbled backwards screaming as she had broken his nose, and Mythica simply held out her pistol and shot at his chest. However, her bullet did no damage. He looked at her with a confused expression to see her still smiling, and then he noticed a light. He looked downwards to see a magic seal on him that looked like a the signature clock face Mythica's magic tended to use often. Although this one was moving... It was counting down? Before he even had another chance to react, One of the clock hands darted towards the guard and slammed into his side, causing him to go flailing through the air straight into the crowd of his buddies. They stared at him in confusion as they looked at his chest. And when the second hand on the seal struck 12, it flashed, and then exploded. Instantly all 4 of them cried out and then went silent...

The entire room went silent for that matter. Mythica stood still, hoisting her musket over her shoulder and gave a cocky grin towards the scene. Behind her the clock tendrils quickly squeezed. With muffled yells, the two guards struggled quickly, but then went still. The clock face then vanished into the air and the two slumped to the ground, their bodies twisted and contorted as blood trickled from the cracks of their armor. "We must be in the right spot. They really don't want us to be here." She chuckled towards her ghostly companion.

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As Mythica finished showing off, Nyx would compliment her, similarly to how Mythica had done to the ghost only a few moments before when her killing spree rampaged across the previous room. Not that she wasn't expecting it. Mythica was fairly cocky, although most of the time her constant smile was more mistaken for pure insanity. While that was only half the reason for her cheerful demeanor, she did truly think that these people in their way posed little threat for either of the sadistic woman. Especially when they had a motive. Or at least when Mythica did, anyways. Despite learning a lot about Nyx, there was still a lot of mystery in her eyes. Mythica didn't quite know who or what she was exactly, and what drove her to become so blood hungry in the first place. As for Mythica, it was a simple matter. Sure she enjoyed it, but it went beyond that. The more blood spilled, the closer the gates of the end would approach. Sure the end would come eventually, but Mythica planned on using her special magic accidentally given to her by a group of cultists to speed things up a little. And that required the death of many. The way they died, however, that was entirely up to Mythica. And she'd abuse that fact like there was no tomorrow. Because one of these days, that would be the case.

Not long after that, Nyx concurred with Mythica's statement about the two of them being situated in the right spot. Not only was this place under heavy guard, but many scientists worked here as well. Which gave the impression they were protecting something they had created. Or maybe researching. Either way, the security alone made the point clear to Mythica that they weren't supposed to get their hands on whatever it was they were so determined to protect. Not that that fact really mattered though, determination was useless in the hands of the powerless. Compared to these two woman, the guards had no hope of fulfilling their duties. However close they think they got. Mythica sensed something nearby, but Nyx caught on instantly. The ghost rushed the woman and quickly stabbed someone in the head behind the clock eyed maiden. She simply arched an eyebrow and turned her gaze to see the apparent attacker, bleeding intensely out of the hole in his head. Nyx then swung him around against the wall. The impact ended his hopeful life within an instant. "They must be pretty dumb to think courage can get them anywhere." She laughed, admiring the body as it sunk to the ground, leaving a painting of red on the wall behind it. Nyx then gestured to the hallway and Mythica took a look with her hand on her hip and musket resting on her shoulder. Another group of guards. How unfortunate for them. They walked towards death with open arms.

Nyx didn't hesitate to begin the fight, knowing none of these men were wizards, and posed no threat. They were nothing but fodder for Nyx, and Mythica's target practice. The clock eyed girl didn't even waste any magic energy summoning her pistol, she instead chose to only use her musket to take out these fools. Taking a knee, she aimed and fired multiple shots at the men. Nyx had taken down many, and Mythica's bullets flew through the air as they were completely distracted by the woman tearing them apart with melee attacks to notice the ranged fighter. One by one, they dropped like lifeless dolls with every shot shattering through their skulls. Their gore splattering across the floor and walls. None could even afford to try and stop Mythica, even if they had noticed her while they were preoccupied either defending against Nyx or trying to get away from her. Of course Mythica made sure to stop any guards who felt a little too discouraged to fight. She didn't see any reason why she couldn't make it more fun for Nyx, either, so she was sure to hit them in the legs leaving them completely helpless at Nyx's mercy.

After the fight, the people in this building finally understood there was no more point in trying to fight these two woman. Soon the alarms went off, flashing loudly with red lights and the sound of heavy doors in the hallway began to close. She chuckled. "They honestly think a few metal doors are going to save em? Let's educate them."

"Cmon! We don't got much time! They're coming!" The scientists rushed into their bunker as the alarms continued to go off. By now, Mythica had taken the liberty of cutting the power. The only light came in brief flashes from the red alarm lights as they lit up the hallways in constant intervals. The massive doors to the research bunker began to close as more scientists came running towards it. "W- WAIT! HOLD IT YOU IDIOTS!" Their companions already inside ignored their request, the doors closing completely and locking. The men trapped outside banged constantly on the window, screaming at their comrades to open it. THe room fell silent as they watched their companions try desperately to open. The alarms continued to blare and soon, silence...

They stopped yelling and the light outside the door had gone out. THey could see nothing from the window.. Until suddenly a yellow flash appeared and a body slammed against the glass, blood dragging from its broken back as it slid to the ground. Inside the scientists breathed heavily in fear, grabbing whatever they could find to use as weapons. Multiple flashes followed and heavy thumping was heard against the door before the quiet returned... And then the door blasted open! The heavy bunker door screeched as it exploded from its hinges backwards, slamming into multiple scientists and Mythica stood in the shadow of the doorway beside Nyx if she chose to appear. Mythica would say nothing, but grin in a terrifying manner...

Not long after, they room was quiet again as Mythica kicked over a body, looking it over before dismissing it and moving to the next. It hadn't taken long for the two of them to clean up the rest of these useless men. They were scientists after all, not fighters. That is when something in particular caught her eye. A lamp lighting up a desk on the otherside of the room. There was one body lying over the desk, and Mythica strolled over pulling it off and letting the dead man slump to the ground. That's when she found it. A map. It detailed many surrounding islands. And an energy source. THis could've been the weapon they were sent to obtain. It appeared as if these scientists had yet to find what they had been looking for either. While most would've hoped that their job would be over now, Mythica didn't mind. She had been expecting to find the weapon here, but she had no problem extending the search. Now that she knew whatever it was, getting their apparently wasn't easy. It was exciting. She turned to Nyx and smiled, showing her the blood stained map.

"Seems we have a heading."

WC Completed. 30/30 Killed.