A woman, born as a mortal but lived as an immortal, with a box that will summon all the evil. She serves a god-like monster who will eventually be her downfall.
The sun/son of harvest, also the sun/son of destruction. A beast from the field who wants eternal suffering for eternal life. He will make fruit ripe, and he will make fruit decay. He will make sun warm people, and he will make sun scorch people. He is the man of harvest.
A blue elf with a black heart. A watery resident with the heart of the Spider Queen herself. Crawling like spiders, eating like spiders... There is nothing but a feral spider in its heart.
A evil angel, something like Lucifer, but was not fallen and was not in the Hell.
Lady of the Never Castle, rose from her bones once and rose from her ashes again. She is fond of controlling dead and sworn to make every waste of life exterminated forever.
Ominous genius, deathly genius, a tech morgul who mirror the noble First Witness. A monster who wants to rule the world with magic combined with technology. A fiend who wants to rule the world with mad science worse than black magic.
A life-draining vampire lord even older than Dracula himself, who is a blackened curse upon the blood stained necks. He is not born as human. He is worse.
Twelve pieces of a soul, twelve pieces of a year. Twelve personalities and demons in one man.
Previously on LOTM: Crossover - The Corbin Files...[]
(Vital Dialogs Only)
Eckidina: (voice only) Previously on LOTM: Crossover - The Corbin Files...
Remnants Despair
Led by Sonia, the Remnants of Despair walked towards the Unknown Figure's office and stood in front of the Unknown Figure and they planned to engage a fight with him.
The Unknown Figure feigned his surprise to see them.
Unknown: Now, all of you here are stand against me? Izuru, even you are among them, huh?
Izuru: Silence. You think you can treat me as your puppet? You are wrong. You can order me, but you can never control me.
Saionji: Now, playtime is over! You need to behave as you should behave.
Nagito: Yeah, we have 15 of us, and you are fighting alone!
However, to everyone's surprise, the Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure grinned with confidence and wickedness.
Unknown: Oh, really?
The Unknown Figure clapped his hands in four times.
Unknown Figure: Soda?
Just the, Soda's eyes turned white and he raised his baseball bat. He was not like someone who was beaten harshly ten minutes ago. He roared and knocked people around Sonia unconscious one by one, making everyone of them stunned in horror before fell comatose. Sonia was the most horrified of them all.
Owari: RUN, SONIA!!!
After she shouted to Sonia, Owari was hit unconscious as well like others, and the Unknown Figure smiled as he saw Sonia's face when she shivered in horror. He seemed to feel happy about her reaction. After shaking his head and realized that what he had done, Soda cried in guilt.
Soda: I am sorry, Sonia-san...
Unknown: Soda, hit yourself and sweet dream.
Soda: Buddy, please spare us... I will...
Unknown: I SAY HIT YOURSELF!!!
Soda could do nothing but hitting his own head and made himself fell into coma. Sonia started at the Unknown Figure with anger.
Sonia: NO! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HIM!?
Unknown: I had brainwashed him and put him to a torture in the torture chamber, so that he can do things under my control. Sonia, who is here to protect you now?
Sonia: Myself. If you refuse to tell me where you kept Kyouko's "parents", I will fight against you with my last breath. All I want will be seeing you to die... if you don't follow my order.
After 3 seconds, the Unknown Figure shrugged his shoulders. He showed a key to Sonia.
Unknown: OK, I'm impressed... They are now inside your dungeon, right beneath this castle. Now I have the key.
Sonia: Take me to the place.
Underground Dungeon
The Unknown Figure did what Sonia ordered him to do, and he opened the door to make Kyouko's "parents" out. Sonia hugged the two people.
Sonia: Thank God. Now, I will send you back to your daughter as soon as possible.
Old man: Princess, please, have mercy and listen to us! We are...
Before the old man could finish, a blade had stabbed through his chest. It was the Unknown Figure who had fatally stabbed him, and before the old man's wife could react, the Unknown Figure picked up Sonia's gun and shot down the old lady in six shots, both killing the old lady and emptied Sonia's magazine. Then, he threw the gun back to Sonia, who was desperately trying to save the old couple who she believed to be Kyouko's "parents".
Sonia: NOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Unknown: I think this gun is useless, unless you gave more bullets that could be packed.
The Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure had thrown the blood-stained knife away, and he smiled like a psychopath as he saw Sonia crying and trying to wake the dead prisoners up. He let out a horrible chuckle as if he was like something from hell. For the first time since she became one with the Despair, Sonia had felt deeply hurt with death.
Unknown: It is futile... They are dead.
Sonia: (to prisoners) No... PLEASE DON'T DIE!!! (to Unknown) What have you done?
Unknown: Sorry but they need to fall asleep for twenty minutes. I am not spared for now. I had brought some of the brainwashing device of Nevermind Family to a new companion of the KnightWalker Family. His name is none other than Aleister Crowley.
Sonia: Aleister Crowley... The heretic who died 80 years ago?
Unknown: That's a myth. He fakes his death. Now, Sonia, you would better behave. This is my work, and I have orders.
Sonia: You...
Unknown: I had heard that Kyouko had been made aware that you participated in everything and may come after you. I will see you eat each other with pleasure.
Ignoring Sonia's anger, the Unknown Figure then phoned Aleister Crowley to give him instructions.
Unknown: (on phone) Bomb the Eurotunnel now, please... Its Belgian part. (hung up)
Sonia: Eurotunnel? Belgium?! Are you crazy? I need that tunnel for supply from...
Unknown: I'll build you a new one, and I will blame France on this, since as you know, it is now under the KnightWalker Family' control. Ha, Sonia, now, you are mine. Before I, well, send you back to your throne, do you have something more to say?
Sonia: (mumbled) I'm going to kill you...
Picking the knife on the ground, Sonia jumped up and attempted slash the Unknown Figure with it, but she missed since he managed to dodge it and grabbed the knife. Even so, Sonia had managed to escape the place. She had realized that only one person who can help her, one will go to Belgium after the bombing no matter why, a bad news' magnet. Sonia then went on her car.
Sonia: I guess there might be someone who can help me...
She drove all her way to Belgium desperately.
Sonia: I'm coming, Kyouko... You are my only hope...
Hearing all of this, Sonia was shocked and enraged. She had realized that she was a fool all along. For so many days, the Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure had tricked her, deceived her and eventually hurt her with her friendship with Kyouko. She then burst into crying, and Kyouko's eyes had more merciful looks when she see Sonia.
Kyouko: Sonia?
Sonia: Please forgive me. I was stupid, stupid, stupid! STUPID DUMMY!!! KYOUKO, HE DECEIVED ME BECAUSE I AM A STUPID DUMMY!!! Please, you are not like me. You should not kill anyone, not because I asked you for mercy, but because I was protecting your own rule. Pull the trigger and your life will never be what is like before...
Unknown: Do it, Kyouko. What are you waiting for?
Kyouko closed her eyes and then she opened them again. She then turned her gun to the Unknown Figure.
Kyouko: No... YOU ARE THE LIAR!
Unknown: Why?
Kyouko: Because she's my friend. I trust her.
Sonia then brushed off her tears and looked at Kyouko with a grateful smile. Even Michael seemed to agree with Kyouko and nodded.
Michael: Good work, Kyouko.
Kyouko: (to Unknown) I saw what you did to Maria Arzonia, and you will pay for this... and for what you did to Sonia.
Sonia: Maria Arzonia? Didn't she go to Switzerland?
Kyouko: NO! THIS MONSTER BURNED HER IN SPAIN BECAUSE SHE KILLED HER ABUSIVE BROTHERS!
Sonia: (to Unknown) What... have you done?... DIE!!!
Enraged, Sonia slapped the Unknown Figure before he could react, but when the mask fell, Sonia was terrified to see an ugly and old face with sharpened teeth and green hair. All in a second, Michael immediately recognized him.
Michael: TERRA OF THE LEFT!
Kyouko: What? He is Terra?! That lost member of...
Terra: ... of God's Right Seat, yes, detective! You are very clever.
Kyouko: Now, you are under arrest.
Terra: Huh, this hasn't done it, girl!
Terra then unleashed a dust-storm to block Kyouko, Michael and Sonia's way. While the dust-storm made the three coughs, Michael's phone rang and so he answered it.
Michael: Hello? Lidvia, we have troubles! *coughs* Terra betrayed the... *paused* What? A coup!?
Michael yelled in terror. Kyouko and Sonia was startled as well. When they turned to Terra as the dust-storm disappeared, they found the latter had already escaped.
Michael: OK, I'll be back right now! (hung up the phone) It was Terra's trap! Bishop Biagio Busoni went missing two days ago, and today, the KnightWalkers had sent his severed left ear to the Church. It caused a riot in Rome because people wanted to fight against the KnightWalkers. I need to go back!
Kyouko: Michael...
Michael: I am the one they need now! Kyouko, go to Japan immediately and find the KnightWalker Family's Headquarter. You need to take down Eckidina and getb the Grand Grimoire from her. I'll find Terra after the riot was over.
Sonia: You can take my car, Bishop.
Michael: Thank you, Sonia. Don't worry. I hope you will one day atone.
Then, Michael wasted no time driving back to Rome, and it took him three days to drive back. He seemed to believe that Sonia is NOT Jack the Ripper.
Back to Kyouko, Sonia had asked for Kyouko's permission to let her join the cause.
Sonia: Listen, I'll go with you, Kyouko, but I am fighting for you and against that Unknown Figure - I mean, Terra. It's not for Katarina, it's for both of us... and after this is over, you and I will be separate again. Understand?
Kyouko: Uh-huh.
Kyouko reluctantly nodded since she doesn't want Sonia leave, but it was apparent that Ultimate Despair is still influencing Sonia.
Sonia: Right now, I can order a Novosic helicopter and send us back to Japan. I know where Eckidina's Headquarter is. It's the Ward Walker 24 in Tokyo, but we need to go to Tenguu City first to find Rentaro!
Kyouko: Why are you here to help me?
As an answer, Sonia hugged Kyouko warmly with tears in her eyes.
Sonia: Because that madman had hurt my best friend. I won't allow this.
Kyouko: (smiled) Thank you, Sonia...
At the door of the office, Acqua saw Fiamma, who had been listening a tune of Bach via a gramophone and waved a chopstick, just like a orchestra conductor. Even in a year like 2036, Fiamma still like some classical and traditional ways of music. In rage, Acqua slapped the gramophone by using his rosary, stopping the music. That stopped Fiamma and made him turned back, only to find Acqua staring at him with sheer anger.
Fiamma: I'm sorry. Don't you like Bach? Do you prefer Mozart, Schubert or Beethoven?
Acqua: Vento is right about you, Fiamma. You are a monster!
Hearing this serious accusation, Fiamma shrugged his shoulder with no qualm or panic, and it seemed that everything was going as what he had always expected. This made Acqua even angrier.
Fiamma: (quoting Matthew 7:3) Why do you look for the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own?
Acqua: I saw what happened to that missing nun, Linda, and I suspect that YOU are behind all of this. I trusted you, but I do not expect that you will do this fiendish crime! Those things you did are waste of life!
Fiamma: Acqua, I am not a monster. I am a man with perfect visionary. I thought we agreed that allow me to punish the most depraved sinners.
Acqua: No, you told me it was for a greater purpose to benefit humanity, but YOU MUTILATE HER! What are her sins?
Fiamma: Her sins had shattered the order. She brought the torment on herself, since she wanted to surrender to the KnightWalkers, so I tortured her with my "third hand", a burning hot claw, appeared when I summoned and control it with my right hand.
Acqua: You...
Fiamma: Don't be such angry, Acqua. In a time like this, some lives worth no meanings. When they are alive, they will be wasting air. When they die, they'll posthumously waste the land. Cremation is a best way to made them rest in peace. Dust to dust and ashes to ashes. Would you agree that Arzonia Brothers are wastes of life so God send their sister as a revenge angel to blown them to infernal realms? Because I agree with it. Those petty low-lives are not lives at all, just like Linda and other cowards, imbeciles and foul creatures who planned or even did actions to help the KnightWalker Family in their crime against humanity. Therefore, please tell me... Who is the real monster in this world? Me, or Eckidina KnightWalker?
Acqua: You both are, and I am going to call the police. You are even worse than Terra. You are a sadist! I will put you in prison and expose everything within the Right Seat of God.
Acqua turned back in a fit of rage and attempted to get out.
Fiamma: (menacingly) If you do that, you will know what will happen exactly. Everything in the Right Seat will be exposed - I mean, everything... even yours.
Hearing this, Acqua stopped walking as Fiamma continued his words to upset Acqua.
Fiamma: A former Anglican Knight who had turned his back on England and join Rome, people will know this is who the so-called Acqua of the Back really are - a man named William Orwell.
Hearing the name "William Orwell", Acqua behaved like suffering from a electric shock all of a sudden.
Acqua: Don't you mention that name. The man named William Orwell died ever since I am done working under that tyrannical Princess Carissa's service. I am Acqua of the Back now, and I am glad to leave London especially after that kind of horror caused by the KnightWalkers!
Fiamma: If you exposed everything, people will call you in that name, Acqua, and you will know what kind of shame you will bear. Therefore, keep it as a secret. We are having much more things to do.
All of a sudden, Jenny opened her eyes with fear. In fact, that was just another hallucination Jenny saw. She only picked up the razor, but she did not kill herself. Just as she was ready to do so, a female voice came beside her.
Woman: Greetings, Jennifer.
It was an unfamiliar voice and Jenny looked aside. Abbie's corpse had disappeared. She was surprised to see a strange woman, robed in black, was standing near the candles and mumbling something strange.
It was none other than Pandora of Sumeria.
Pandora: This place, Sleepy Hollow, does feels like home...
Jenny: Who are you?
Pandora: I am the queen of every hive. I am the fire on every hill. I am the shield over every head. I am the spear of battle. Who but I am both the tree and the lightning that strikes it.
Jenny: I do not know what you are talking about, but you seemed worried.
Pandora: It should not of happened. I have lived here for centuries, maybe even longer than this nation lasted till now. However, I felt something strange across the time. Some devious figure from future is interfering the whole thing and tried to twist the order. That worried me. Now, I am in this place for hundreds of years waiting for the time to share with you people just one belief. Like you people, I believe in something, too. I believe...
*Paused*
Pandora: I believe, THE ETERNAL REST IS FOR AN UNIMPORTANT MAN. That's all. I am worried about you, my dear.
Jenny: What do you want?
Pandora: I want to save you, my dear. Don't be busy ending your own life. You are important, so you must make a choice between your sister's life and your freedom. Jennifer Mills, I know who you are and I know why you are struggling. Sometimes decisions can be very tough and hard to make, but you need to make a choice.
Jenny: Yes, I understand.
Pandora: Now, imagine I am an angel, and I am here to take every sadness of yours away... Let me tell you what you should do...
Jenny: I'm listening.
Pandora: You must sacrifice your freedom, a free soul for a free soul... or Abbie will destined died under your hand... Remember this... We will meet again.
Fiamma of the Right had arrived in Brussel in mere seconds via super speed. He arrived in Brussel City Council and looking desperately for Aleister Crowley.
Fiamma: Crowley, get out. I know you are here. Show yourself.
Within a second, Aleister Crowley heard Fiamma's words and then appeared in front of Fiamma with a cold look on his face. He was floating upside down.
Fiamma: Here you are. When I see you, I can feel the futility of what I did. Most likely, I had that same look on my face, and someone who can truly save the world would not have that expression on his face... At that time and in that place, he stood in a position where no one could overtake him.
Crowley: What is it, Fiamma?
Fiamma: Where is your loyalty? You dropped magic years ago, and now you came back to challenge us alongside the KnightWalker Family. Don't lie to me.
Crowley: The time has changed. Science is proved to be more logical and more powerful than nature.
Fiamma: Yes, but it can be harmful when it fall into someone like you.
Crowley: The Era of Magic is over. There is nothing left. The only thing that can save the Church... is to make you leave your current position and shut down your plan named "Star of Bethlehem". For Christ's sake, what are you trying to do? Sacrifice so many so that you can defeat the KnightWalkers!?
Then, Crowley started attack Fiamma and the two started their fight.
Now, it is time for us to know more about Fiamma of the Right. Fiamma of the Right is the leader of God's Right Seat, the shady sect that is even above the Pope in authority within the Roman Catholic Church whose goal is to reach the status of La Persona Superiore a Dio to save humanity from its sins. Due to the nature of the sect's goals, Fiamma of the Right is essential to its success; as such, the positions of Back, Left, and Front can be replaced whenever needed. Without Fiamma of the Right to spearhead the group's efforts, God’s Right Seat would cease to exist.
The Star of Bethlehem which Crowley mentioned was Fiamma of the Right's flying-fortress. The fortress is 40km in radius, with the right side much larger than the others due to Fiamma of the Right being in control. Due to it's size, to get between parts of the fortress there are railway tracks and carts carrying people in the fortress.
In case of emergencies, on the lowest level of the Star of Bethlehem, there are magical escape pods for the people inside it, which can fly out back to the ground. The escape pods look like vehicles and/or telephone booths that are obviously modified in some way.
The fortress is a giant ceremonial ground, meant to restore the elemental balance which has been distorted.
The name of the fortress comes from the star that prophesied the birth of the Son of God - the rise of this fortress is meant to signal a new beginning on Earth. Combined with Fiamma summoning Archangel Gabriel in the form of 'Misha Kruezhev', the sky was transformed into a spell that started a transformation of the planet by purging the world of humans and build 'God's Kingdom' on Earth - giant golden arms of Telesma rose out of the ground in response to the signal in the sky that a change is at hand.
For now, Fiamma was yet to summon this fortress, but he planned to summon it secretly. He once designed the fortress with Crowley, but the latter eventually left Fiamma after they had odds. Crowley hated Fiamma for a reason. He went mad while focusing the ways to stop Fiamma, and it even drove him into the alignment of KnightWalkers.
As they were fighting, Crowley start threatening Fiamma in spite of anger.
Crowley: For so many years, your true self never changed! I formed Golden Dawn is to do anything we can along as it hurt you - FIAMMA OF THE RIGHT!
Fiamma: I really am delighted. Even though it is not a complete victory on my part, your overwhelming stupidity has made this so enjoyable. You are forcing me to a resignation? No, I will never leave the Church, and I will shut down nothing!
Crowley: You are pushing more and more people against you and join the KnightWalkers, like me!
Fiamma: Then let you and them be! The Peace Foundation will exterminate them all! I am connected to them.
Crowley: I think the leaders of Peace Foundation despise you as much as I am. You must leave...
Fiamma: I am La Persona Superiore a Dio! I will do whatever I want! I could not leave. I should have had the power needed to save this world just like the Son of God, and so I could not leave.
Fiamma then attacked Crowley with his fiery claw behind him, and Crowley swiftly dodged aside and then he shot brainwashing darts to Fiamma. Fiamma burned them all, however. Crowley menacingly glared at Fiamma as he summoned several flying drones to attack him, but Fiamma summoned fire balls to struck down the drones. After drawing his sword, Fiamma laughed at Crowley as they engaged themselves further into close sword combats.
Fiamma: Ha, is that what you got? You made me so disappointed. Those drones and darts are merely appetizer. You, Aleister, are the main dish. I need to make some preparations before eating you.
Crowley: I would like to see that how you can eat me without THIS!!!
Crowley's sword then changed as it had three large razors coming out of it all of a sudden, and one of the razors had sliced Fiamma's right hand. As he screamed in pain, Fiamma's right hand dropped alongside his sword. With no emotions on his face, Crowley simply looked at Fiamma with a scornful look.
Fiamma: AHH!!!
Crowley: Now, how can you fight me?
Fiamma: YOU BASTARD! YOU WILL PAY! YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS! I have my left hand and my claw! I can still fight you!
???: Perhaps it is too late, Fiamma.
Feeling a pain in his back, Fiamma turned back in surprise, and with horror, he saw Terra held a gun at his hand and pointed to him. Fiamma was so shocked that he failed to react in time.
Fiamma: T-Terra?
Terra: Good morning, Fiamma.
With a smile, Terra fired at Fiamma with brainwashing dart once again and made him collapsed into comatose. Terra then put his hood and his mask on. He walked towards Fiamma and saw Fiamma's sword. He checked the red hot sword very carefully, and then, when he looked at Fiamma's "third hand", Terra feigned his concern and smiled to Crowley.
Terra: Did Fiamma make this sword and this claw all by himself? Such a miracle it is... I hope we was not looking for a rampage today, Aleister.
Carissa: Hello? Who is this?
Unknown Figure: (phone) [I am a man who can make you queen. Now, Your Royal Highness, join the KnightWalkers and we will make your dreams come true. You have Curtana Original. Use it. Overthrow your mother and destroy your sisters.]
These words are just like password to open a device inside Carissa, and Carissa's eyes became vacant and cold. She got down from her bed and summon Curtana Original with her magic.
Carissa: (brainwashed) With pleasure.
Three minute later, an orderly had his neck been sliced and collapsed on the floor, bleeding to death. Princess Carissa, who changed into her royal suit, slowly walked out of the hospital with a evil grin on her face.
Carissa: Now, finally, I am able to realize my long-cherished dream... Prepare for slice and dice, you peasants. It will be a start of a whole new era...
In fact, instead of causing Carissa being brainwashed by the KnightWalkers, those brainwashing darts had revealed what was inside Carissa's heart - her desire for power and greatness.
Ward Walker 24
After returning back to her Headquarter at Ward Walker 24, Eckidina laughed out loudly as she looked the night sky as if she became the queen of the world. Dr. Frankenstein stood up and looked around with confusion.
Eckidina: HAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHA... Oh, now where were we?
Eckidina mockingly looked at Dr. Frankenstein as if he was some bunches of jokes. Dr. Frankenstein was enraged.
Dr. Frankenstein: You...
Dr. Frankenstein jumped up and attacked Eckidina in a fit of rage, but Eckidina clapped her hand and two KnightWalker henchmen arrived to apprehend Dr. Frankenstein. Some other KnightWalker soldiers surrounded Adam and his mate before they can fight back. Holding two axes in his hand, Adam scornfully glared at the KnightWalker agents while protecting his mate who was shivering. Meantime, Dr. Frankenstein struggled with the two henchmen who stopped him from attacking Eckidina.
Bride: What are we going to do?
Adam: Don't worry. I will protect you.
Dr. Frankenstein: DAMN YOU, ECKIDINA! YOU WILL NEVER SUCCEED! LET ME GO AND I WILL PUNCH YOU IN THE FACE!
Eckidina: I am terribly sorry, Dr. Frankenstein, but now you are in my territory. You should do whatever I instruct you do... even if you won't.
Dr. Frankenstein: NO! LET GO OF ME! MAKE ME GO BACK HOME! LET GO OF ME! THIS IS SADISM!!!
Eckidina: Quite the contrary. I am here to save your poor soul, Frankenstein. You need to work for us, so that your worth as a scientist can be proved.
Dr. Frankenstein: Never, nothing can make me go on with it.
Eckidina: Fine, and I will go back to your land and find Aerisi. I will cut off her wings and make her bled to death!
Eckidina did not know that the wings of Aerisi are made of magic instead of flesh, so cutting off the wings cannot harm or kill Aerisi, not to mention that it can never be cut off. Even so, Frankenstein was still enraged by Eckidina's demonic threat.
Dr. Frankenstein: Don't you dare touch Aerisi!
Eckidina: Aw, you fell in love with the Prophet of Air after knowing your wife deceived you, right? You are perhaps the first one I know who falls under her charm. She is beautiful, indeed. Good for you.
Dr. Frankenstein: I don't know what you are talking about, but how do you know my wife deceived me?!
Eckidina: I went to your world before you start constructing that female monster. (pointed to the Bride of Frankenstein) I had overheard about your talk with Adam, our only creation with free will. Therefore, I had know what you are gonna do.
Dr. Frankenstein: You, stay away from her!
Eckidina: Looks like you really care about her, and yet she has her own purpose. So you will see her never - I mean, you will never see her! (to her minions) Take him to my mansion, and I will find more corpses after I have a meeting with Junko Enoshima at Novosic Kingdom, about the Ultimate Despair's disobedience. I need to show a new and improved Fiamma of the Right to her as well - If you don't know who Fiamma is, that does not matter. You, get those monsters into the separated cages. Lay an eye on Adam and his mate.
The KnightWalker Family members walked closer to Adam, but with a smile, the latter swung his axes and sliced them one by one. He then let the Bride to escape the surroundings while fighting against KnightWalker soldiers who shot at him. Dr. Frankenstein yelled in agony as Eckidina watched the fight with cold indifference in her eyes. The KnightWalkers dragged Dr. Frankenstein to a lab, but the latter's roar could not stop.
Dr. Frankenstein: Eckidina, let me go! CURSE YOU! YOU WILL REGRET THIS! DO YOU HEAR ME!? ONE DAY, YOU WILL REGRET ALL OF THIIIIIIIIIIIS!
Eckidina: Hehehehehe...
In amusement, Eckidina watched Adam killing every soldiers who attacked him in the hall. She then clapped her hands happily like a child after watching a fantastic sideshow.
Eckidina: Very good. You are my finest work ever. Why don't you bow to your mother?
Adam: Quit with the flattering. I am never yours, and I never will be! YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER! Now, we finally meet each other, face to face, and so... Are you ready to surrender this time, Eckidina KnightWalker?
Eckidina: Are you talking? You've suddenly grown quite tiresome.
Eckidina clicked a button on a table beside her, and a trap door on the ground was opened suddenly. Adam did not expect this and he fell into the ground. The Bride, who had managed to escaped for half a minute, was ambushed by Misogi from behind and was knocked unconscious by him in corridor. Knowing Adam and the Bride were both captured, Eckidina smiled in relief as she stood up and ready for going to Novosic Kingdom.
Eckidina: Sometimes, strength is not enough. You need your brain as well.
After his search in Rome was over, Rentaro had coming down from the plane without Katarina. This made him pretty dismayed.
Just then, as he went to his house, he heard a strange voice behind him.
???: Behind you...
Rentaro turned back to see a hooded and masked man behind him, holding a large book. It was similar to the Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure as Rentaro saw on TV news reporting Katarina's missing, but seriously... This guy kept whining and jumping like a monkey. Rentaro was confused at first, but then he punched the "Unknown Figure" in the face before the latter could react, and he unmasked him, revealed a Mafusa Gang member under a mask
Rentaro: Where is Katarina? Tell me now!
Remnant Mafusa: I DON'T KNOW! SHE MIGHT BE WITH OUR CLIENT! I JUST WANT TO SCARE YOU! COPS TOOK MY GUNS AND I ESCAPED, SO I BOUGHT A BOOK WITH NO WORDS ON IT AND FAKED IT AS THE GRAND GRIMOIRE!
Rentaro: What!?
Remnant Mafusa: I just wanna cause panic and have fun...
In shock, Rentaro opened the book and was shocked to find that it was blank. He then interrogated the Mafusa Gang member after grabbing his collar and knocked him on a wall.
Rentaro: You said Eckidina had a client. Who is he?
Remnant Mafusa: I don't know! I just know he framed La Folia and stole the Grand Grimoire, but the rest is totally unknown!
Rentaro: I can see you're lying. Tell me more.
Remnant Mafusa: Okay, okay... He orchestrated Ultimate Despair's attack in Roman Charity Fair. He invited Princess/Queen Sonia Nevermind of Novosic Kingdom to attack and assassinate papal candidates. As far as I know, this man also made Sonia to hire Arzonia Brothers in order to commit terrorist attacks and arson, and he orchestrated the Eurotunnel bombing with Aleister Crowley...
Rentaro: I want more than these! WHAT HAD HE DONE TO KATARINA COUTEAU?!
Rentaro kept choking the gangster in anger.
Remnant Mafusa: He made Eckidina to transfer Katarina and her friends to another time... This is far as I know... Don't kill me...
Rentaro: UGH!
Rentaro bumped the gangster's head on the wall and made him unconscious. He then started to check the fake Grand Grimoire before he felt his neck was strained. He dropped the book and was dragged by a man holding the whip - the whip which belongs to Terra of the Left.
Terra: Well played, Rentaro. You seemed to have a great hatred to impostors, so great that you knocked him down for me. Impressive, yet that is not the reason I came all the way from Belgium to Tenguu City searching for you.
Rentaro: *coughs*
Dragging him into an alley, Terra managed to remove the whip on Rentaro's neck. Rentaro breathed in pain and agony as Terra took his sword.
Rentaro: I... I don't understand. Who are you? How do you know my name? What do you want for me?
Terra: Hmm, I am Terra of the Left, a member of the Right Seat of God, and I am the last person you heard before your death. Now, Eckidina told things about you to me. In order to make you die without confusion, Rentaro, I showed myself to you without hood and mask.
Rentaro: You mean you are the unknown figure who stole the Grand Grimoire? Where is Katarina?
Terra: You mean Katarina Couteau? Well, she will never see you anymore. She is in another world, and her movement is still following my script. She is doing her own mission, protecting an old man. She think she can protect the timeline, but... she is foolish. She is an imbecile who think she is the hope of the world, but she is not. The salvation belongs to future, and she is only belong to past.
Rentaro was enraged because he would never ever tolerate someone who rebuke Katarina, whom he sees her as his best friend.
Rentaro: (offended) DAMN YOU! DON'T YOU EVER CALL KATARINA AN IMBECILE! NEVER EVER!
Terra: Whatever. Now, prepare to die...
As Terra raised his sword and Rentaro nearly closed his eyes in fear, something strange happened. Rentaro begins to express no fear at all.
Rentaro: Put your sword down, Terra.
Terra: You are a dead man now. Why would I obey your instruction?
???: (behind Terra) Because if you refuse, I will stab you.
Hearing a voice coming from behind, Terra turned around and saw a blond and beautiful princess standing behind him with a sword in her hand, ready to stab Terra. However, this blonde princess is NOT Sonia Nevermind.
Terra: Well done, Princess Villian of the United Kingdom. When exactly did you come to Tenguu City?
Villain: Ever since I heard you went missing after the attack in St. Peter's Ballisca, I, alongside the whole Anglican Church began to suspect God's Right Seat for those crimes. I once though Fiamma of the Right was majorly responsible for this crime, until I saw you in my sister's room. I think you must come back to Tenguu City and plot your next move with Eckidina KnightWalker, and I guess I am right. Carissa is in hospital now, and what had you done to her?
Terra: She is not injured. In fact, when she come back from hospital not long after that, Carissa will be better than usual, even far better beyond your comprehension, Protestants.
Rentaro: Face it, Terra. You are now facing two people. Give in the Grand Grimoire and atone your crimes.
Terra: Crimes? No, no, no, this is the first step lead to salvation!
Terra summoned a small sandstorm and jumped up. He stepped on Rentaro's head and escaped, running as quick as wind. Rentaro tried to stop him.
Rentaro: Forgetting your way!
Villian: Let him go, Rentaro. At least we know who the mastermind is.
Rentaro: Why are you helping me?
Villian: I am helping everyone suffered from the KnightWalker Family, and, um... (whispered to Rentaro) Between you and me, I am also secretly a member from Peace Foundation alongside my mother. That is an Anti-KnightWalker Family organization loyal to Global Pact Defense.
Rentaro: Really?
As Villian and Rentaro was talking, a hooded figure walked closer to Villian and knocked her down. Two KnightWalker soldiers went ahead, one pushed Rentaro and one dragged Villian away
Unknown: I am taking Villian to her sister, Her Royal Highness Carissa, who is our helper now. Next time, if you get yourself into this, you will be chopped into pieces, understand?
Villian: Carissa? No, what is going on!?
Rentaro: Terra, don't you trick us again! Release her!
Unknown: Really? High above the air?
Rentaro was shocked by the words, and he was more surprised to hear motor noise coming from above. The Unknown Figure managed to push Villian to a KnightWalker guard, who climbed a ladder attached on a helicopter with the Princess. The helicopter took her all the way to London.
Unknown: Now, Rentaro, I failed to kill you once, but I will never fail twice. However, wait until next time. Now, I have an urgent meeting to attend. Katarina will not see you before she go to Hell.
Rentaro: Terra of the Left, get out of your stupid costume!
Before Rentaro could react, the KnightWalker soldier knocked him unconscious, and the Unknown Figure (whom Rentaro thought was Terra) escaped and disappeared in the wind. After waking up, Rentaro found himself alone in the street. He was angry at this, and he sat on the ground, vowing vengeance on Terra.
Rentaro: Terra of the Left caused those mischief. I can see that now... Soon, I will squzee Katarina's whereabouts from his mouth!
At night, the Unknown Figure stood on a high building and overlooked the whole scenery with a smile.
Unknown: I had captured Villian and dragged Rentaro into my play, and you had brainwashed Princess Carissa and Fiamma of the Right. Well done, even though we failed to make Kyouko kill Sonia. Now, the next mission for you is to attack Vatican while continuing pretend to be me. You do remember what your mission is, right?
The Unknown Figure turned back while chuckling darkly, and now... He is looking at a man, a man none other than Terra of the Left right into his eyes.
Terra: Yes, sir, I do. Now, no one will ever doubt my acting, right?
Unknown: Indeed.
Carissa: Prepare for a coup I have been planned one year ago, and call a KnightWalker agent. His phone number is here. He will help us to make my younger sister, Villian, back to London and under my control.
After coming back to her mansion secretly, Carissa summoned a Knight Leader to her room and secretly told her plan to him. The Knight Leader looked at Carissa with shock and confusion.
Knight Leader: With all due respect, Your Highness, I think this should not be speak out. This is not like a joke.
Carissa: In fact, it is indeed not a joke. You know I have been planning for a coup for the British throne years ago, but unfortunately, that William Orwell left and joined the Catholic Church due to this plan, and you still respect that traitor. Don't you think it was a bit of foolish? We shut down the plan years ago, and now we are just going to restart it again.
Knight Leader: Are you looking different, Your Highness?
Carissa answered with a horrible glare, a glare even more horrible than .
Carissa: Am I looking different!? No, I am not. This is who I am. This is who I always am and who I truly am. I, with Curtana Original, will be the next Queen of the Great Britain, and I have more talent than my elder sister! Now, if the KnightWalker Family can make me a queen, I will join their force. However, I need your support. You are either with me, or you are against me, and if you are against me, no one will save your doomed soul.
"...................."
Soon, the invasion began and the whole London was flooded with rebelling Royal Knights and fire, people start screaming and running in the street, and all of this was because the brainwashed princess, Carissa, made her orders during the following conversation.
"...................."
Knight Leader: So, orders, sir?
"...................."
The knights start fighting with Anglican Church members, and Archbishop Laura herself had to call for support. Situation went more and more critical. Carissa rode on her horse with Curtana Original, while the Knight Leader observed the burning street with horror.
Not far away, the real Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure looked at the burning London with a smile.
"...................."
Carissa: Begin the invasion. I now have Curtana Original, the sword that decides the king, within my grasp. This makes me, Carissa, the ruler of the United Kingdom. Anyone that does not want to see the country decay under the rule of the previous pacifist queen, stand up of your own will. To bring about the new United Kingdom, leveling some things will be necessary and some destruction will be necessary.
The plane which Rentaro took to return to Tenguu City is known as Sky Bus 365. It made a surprise (to the passengers) stop in Paris, France in order to transport goods to the United Kingdom after the whole was over. It landed just two minutes after the Eurotunnel bombing closed off the primary method of delivery of goods to the island nation from mainland Europe.
The Sky Bus 365 is a large and spacious passenger plane, with a passenger area which can seat over 500 people split into two floors of passenger seats, doubling its capacity, and a large amount of space for each seat, even for the cheapest seats. The seats were divided into three pairs of two by the aisles, and the seating area divided by walls, that were 7 meters thick, between economy, business, and first classes, with a free drink corner on a portion of the wall, among other small facilities, which can serve hot coffee, dividing economy from business. probably as a terrorism countermeasure. There was a fire door, an emergency hatch, located in one of the "wall" area, which connected the passenger seating to the cargo hold area, allowing for the crew to put out a fire if one occurs in the cargo hold. Even in economy class, the plane is fairly luxurious, with the chairs have screens with which a passenger can use to view channels, some of which is pay-per-view. And with a push of a button, the oxygen mask can be deployed by the passenger itself.
The main wings of the Sky Bus 365's model has the fuel tanks inside of it, while the engines hang down below them. The Sky Bus 365 model is designed so the engines won’t contact the ground during a belly landing. Because of the fact that intense vibrations will still be transferred to within the engines during a belly landing creating an explosive reaction with the highly flammable jet fuel that has been exposed to oxygen, it has an emergency landing stabilizer to deal with the vibrations. It automatically detects the shock of a belly landing using sensors and completely shuts down the engines. It also seals off the fuel pipes so a fire in the engines cannot reach the fuel tanks. With this the plane on a belly landing then heads down the runway purely on inertia and decelerates.
However, the plane's model has a structural defect in the plane. The structural defect in the Sky Bus 365's model is that it if the emergency landing stabilizer is interfered with and stops working then it can cause the plane to explode when the plane is in a belly landing.
Two hours before the Eurotunnel bombing...[]
Sitting on their respective seats, Terra and the real Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure was discussing something.
Unknown: Terra, I am afraid that I cannot reach Buckingham Palace to brainwash Carissa. I suspect Sonia is plotting against me, and I really doubt Izuru's true loyalty. Therefore, I need to stay at Novosic.
Terra: Then, what shall I do?
Unknown: Would you please do a mission for me? There is a replica of my suit and a replica of my mask. Use them. You will claim yourself to be the assassin and went to England to brainwash Carissa. You can also help Aleister in brainwashing Fiamma. You will show yourself to Vatican priests when you killed Matthai Reese for me during the coup... This time, we must kill him, no matter what the consequence is. Then, you can do what you like to Michael and Pietro, since I don't care whether they will die in this or not. I will ruin their future papacy.
Terra: With pleasure.
Terra left the room. The Unknown Figure watched him left and lowered his head.
Unknown: It's you two's turn, Monsieurs. Come in, please.
Two Frenchmen arrived inside the room and sat in front of the Unknown Figure.
Unknown: Monsieur Eiker Lugoni et Monsieur Musset, salut.
Eiker Lugoni seemed dissatisfied.
Eiker Lugoni: Salut. I don't know why you call us here, English-speaker.
The Unknown Figure smiled.
Unknown: Je peux parler français si vous voulez tous les deux. (I can speak French if you two want.)
Lugoni and Musset seemed satisfied. These two people are from an Anti-England terrorist group in France who are secretly working for the KnightWalker Family.
Musset: Très bien, monsieur. Maintenant, où allons - nous commencer? (Very good, mister. Now, where shall we begin?)
Unknown: Sais - tu à propos de Sky Bus 365, un avion appartenant à une société Anglaise? L'avion a été conçu pour être un vol de Londres vers Tenguu City. (Do you know about Sky Bus 365, a plane owned by an English company? The plane was designed to be a flight from London towards Tenguu City.)
Hearing this, Musset replied with some mild surprise on his face.
Musset: Oui. (Yes.)
Unknown: Sur cet avion, j'ai une mission pour vous deux, mais avant ça...j'ai des nouvelles pour vous: Les Anglais vont bombarder l'Eurotunnel. (On this aircraft, I have a mission for both of you, but before that I had some news for you: The English are going to bomb the Eurotunnel.)
The two Frenchmen looked at each other with surprise and anger.
Eiker: Quoi? (Why?)
Unknown: La raison en est inconnue. Ils vont détruire sa part au sein de la belgique. Il peut causer une grande souffrance à la france. Je pense qu'il est trop tard pour les arrêter. Mais... tu peux me faire une faveur à gagner ta vengeance? (The reason for this is unknown. They will sabotage its part within Belgium. It will cause a great suffering to France. I think it is too late to stop. However... can you do me a favor to get revenge?)
Eiker: Bien sûr, nous serons heureux de le faire. (Of course, we will be happy to do it.)
Unknown: Maintenant, voilà le plan. Il y a quatre grandes compagnies aériennes d'angleterre... et Sky Bus 365, c'est l'un des quatre. Ils sont contrôlés par un système à l'aéroport parisien connu comme le maître des enregistreurs. Ils sont des ordinateurs de gestion centralisée pour les billets d'avion et les étiquettes de bagages. Il est vital pour les opérations aériennes de traiter avec autant d'informations est trop de problèmes à régler à la main. Si altéré et raccordé au réseau, les données seront complètement détruits. (Now, here's the plan. There are four major airlines of England... and Sky Bus 365, it is one of the four. They are controlled by a system at the Parisian airport, known as the master recorders. They are computers that provide centralized management for passengers' flight tickets and luggage tags. It is vital to the operations in airlines as dealing with that much information is too much to deal with by hand. If tampered with while connected to the network, its data will be completely destroyed.)
Eiker: Donc, tu veux le détruire? Le système? (So, you want to destroy it? The system?)
Unknown: Oui, mais j'ai besoin de ton aide. Envoyer un courriel, et la demande pour le royaume - uni à fermer les routes aériennes, comme un moyen de faire autant de dégâts dans le pays. (Yes, but I need your help. Send an e-mail, and demand for the United Kingdom to close off the air routes, as a way to deal an equal amount of damage to the country.)
Mussei: Et s'ils refusent? (And if they don't?)
The Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure grinned demonically.
Unknown: Prendre le Sky Bus 365. Aussi, appréhender ce garçon. Si vous avez réussi, Eckidina KnightWalker permettra de doubler votre salaire. (Take over the Sky Bus 365. Also, apprehend this boy. If you succeeded, Eckidina KnightWalker will double your salary.)
With a chuckle, the Unknown Figure showed Rentaro Satomi's photo to the two French terrorists. He got the photo from Eckdina for further information. Then, he opened a paper with the design of Sky Bus 365. He pointed to one place on the paper. The terrorists noticed this and immeidately saw the model's design flaw.
The Unknown Figure smiled and the two terrorists smiled back to him.
Mussei & Lugoni: Avec plaisir. (With pleasure.)
At the day when Eurotunnel was bombed, there were 4 flights in the same model were functioning. Besides Flight 8103, the flight from London to Rome and then to Tenguu City which Rentaro was on, the other three flights are: Flight 5991 from Paris to Moscow, Flight 4135 from Neath to New York, and Flight 7558 from Marseille to Beijing. The terrorists went "testing" on these models, cutting their engines for 15 seconds during mid-flight during their tests. With this information, one of them then sends an e-mail threatening the airliner and specifically mentions the structural defect of Sky Bus 365's model likely to add weight to their threat.
Rentaro, who was heading to the airport at that time, would be then take the flight from Rome just to get to Tenguu City. Because Eiker Lugoni booked the other seat away from his accomplice with a fake name and since the "passenger" didn't show up by the time of the boarding deadline, Rentaro was able to buy the ticket for the seat at the last minute. This allows Rentaro to occupy the aforementioned seat.
The e-mail threat would later be sent to the air traffic control in Rome, and from there sends word to the airliner. The sender of the e-mail would later be apprehended by French authorities for interrogation, though he or she wasn't willing to divulge information that would be usable to nip the terrorist plot in time.
Eiker, meanwhile, has Musset apparently board the plane at Rome in the business class section. He would also book a seat next to a square portion of the plane that can be removed with ease under a false name. This square portion is where they can take advantage of the structural defect in the Sky Bus 365, and use it to make it crash. Eiker gives Musset a notepad containing information to the plan, and instructs him not to look on it if he didn't have to, only rechecking it if it is important.
Musset also had with him a cell phone with a program that if he is able to connect to Sky Bus 365's system, then he will be able to infect it and cripple its emergency landing stabilizer. From then on, he would likely force the plane to do an emergency "belly landing". He also arms himself a knife made from animal bone, allowing it to go by metal detectors undetected.
Soon enough, this flight will be a terrible event for 500 passengers and crews, an event they will always remember for the rest of their lives.
On board Sky Bus 365 (Filight 8103)[]
The Sky Bus 365, which Rentaro was on, was flying above the city of Paris when the Captain spoke to passengers.
Pilot: [Now, attention, please, all passengers of Flight 8103. Our flight will soon be landed at Parisian National Airport for a short time. Please fasten your seatbelt. We are genuinely sorry for the inconvenience it may have caused.]
All of the passengers were surprised, and Rentaro was one of them. He was confused so he looked around to see what was going wrong. However, everything seemes fine. Then, he fastened his seatbelt and went asleep. The aircraft soon landed at the airport.
Several workers arrived at the scene and carried loads of cargos on the plane, and among those workers, hid Eiker Lugoni in his disguise. Here, Eiker Lugoni, disguising himself as a worker for the airport in Paris, sneaks into the cargo hold, in the center section where the goods are kept.
After Sky Bus 365 is in the air, Musset makes his move. He had been watching Rentaro as he was in the seat that was supposed to be empty. After rechecking his notes, Musset concluded that Rentaro was able to purchase a ticket for the seat after the "passenger" that Eiker booked was cancelled after the boarding deadline. To deflect suspicion from him, he goes to the second story of the aircraft and doubles back down to his story. He walked pass by Rentaro secretly observing him, feeling lucky to meet this target here on board of this very plane.
Meanwhile, inside the cockpit, as the plane started to take off, the pilot received a message. The plane was manned by a captain, with two co-pilots, Wash and Richmond. The pilot, knowing full well of the danger that the airliner faced, had the flight attendant print out the report from air traffic control, containing not only flight numbers but the e-mail threat by the terrorists.
Pilot: (to a female flight attendant) Print that report please. Our airline is in danger.
Flight attendant: Roger.
After printing the report out and handed it over to the pilot, the flight attendant left the cockpit. Just then, Rentaro in the front seat stood up and bumped himself accidentally on the flight attendant. He immediately helped her to get up once she fell.
Flight attendant: Oh, I'm OK. Thanks for your help.
Rentaro: I was wondering if our in-flight meal was prepared. I was about to ask you but I failed to do so since we bumped.
Flight attendant: Ahh...~ (blushed)
Rentaro: Don't worry, please. I didn't see anything that may cause embarrassment, miss.
Flight attendant: All right, sir, that's okay. The meal will be ready soon. Now, I have something need to do.
Then, Rentaro sat down as the flight attendant left. After this little accident, Rentaro felt suspicious and was wondering whether something was wrong.
Suddenly, Rentaro was startled by a horrible scream at the back of the plane. At this time, Musse retreated to the area where the emergency hatch was after stealing the flight attendant's card key....
Meanwhile, in the cockpit, the pilot was contacting a security officer from Tenguu City.
Pilot: Our plane was in danger, and it seemed that some French terrorists are here trying to attack us. I do not know if this is connected to the Eurotunnel explosion. I really doubt that it was a accidental explosion.
Security officer: [I think the terrorists will move in the time between the airliners flight from Paris to Tenguu City, which was 40 minutes to an hour, and that they are prepared to commit suicide as well. It may caused something like 9.11. What happened to the original World Trades Center may happen in Tenguu as well.]
Pilot: I suggest that we should head back to Paris.
Security officer:[No, it's not a good idea. You will be noticed and that you can't make a gradual enough turn as there isn't enough spare fuel.]
All of a sudden, the pilot felt that this whole situation is absolutely critical. The pilot discovered that he and the crew was alone in finding the terrorist before they make their move and all the while had to keep it a secret from the passengers lest chaos and panic erupts.
Suddenly, a crew member went into the cockpit and shouted.
Crew: Sir! Someone stabbed one of the crew!
At this time, before the flight attendant (whom Rentaro bumped into) can wipe the blood from the food storage room near the free drink dispenser, Rentaro discovered it.
Rentaro: What's the matter?
The flight attendant stood up and caught Rentaro. She took him into the cockpit.
Flight attendant: This is not your place to stay, mister.
Rentaro: Wait, what are you...
The flight attendant took Rentaro in front of the pilot.
Flight attendant: (to the pilot) Looks like the terrorists are on their move. I found this boy who seemed to be willingly to help us out.
Rentaro: I don't understand. Are there terrorists on the plane!?
Flight attendant: Now, Rentaro, one of our crew were stabbed by a terrorist, and the man took the card key of mine to somewhere. Listen, now you have been subdued. You need to stay calm and remain passive. Do not act things that may provoke the terrorist or terrorists. We don't know how many they are.
Rentaro: But I--
Just then, the pilot spoke, interrupting the boy.
Pilot: Sorry to interrupt. I think this boy, Rentaro, should be separated from the other passengers.
Flight attendant: That will not be necessary.
Pilot: Are you really sure about this? He is just a boy. We need to keep him safe like the others, but for his case, he should be confined until the situation is resolved, and as thanks for his cooperation will be refunded.
Rentaro: But, pilot, I want to ask if you people can handle it on your own. I would be glad to offer my services when situation needed.
Pilot: Listen. There are over 500 passengers and crew members on this aircraft. The terrorist hiding among them has all of those lives in his grasp. In a situation like this, we can’t have an amateur like you going around as he please causing trouble.
Rentaro was later put in the in-flight meal heating area, though was unable to do anything but waited for the door to be opened.
Meanwhile, despite having the card, Musset could not get the hatch to open in order to get Eiker out for their backup plan. He later rechecked Rentaro's seat and finds out he wasn't there. Seeing his chance, he left once again to the stairs to get to the other floor and come back down and approach the seat from the other direction.
However, Musset did not know that Kyouko Kirigiri and Sonia Nevermind (in a disguise) were both on the plane as well. Kyouko did not want any suspicion coming from Junko which may put Sonia in danger, so she chose the plane instead of Sonia's helicopter. Sonia left their weapons on the helicopter, ordered its pilot to take then to Tenguu City, and she went on board Sky Bus 365 with Kyouko while covered her face with a surgical mask. They booked two neighboring seats in the business class.
On the plane, Kyouko had noticed Rentaro not far away from her seat, but as she was ready to call him, the stabbing just happened all of a sudden, and Rentaro went away to find the flight attendant in trouble. At this time, Kyouko saw the terrorist despite his precautions, and while not knowing his identity, Kyouko began to feel suspicious. She went to Musset and reminded him.
Kyouko: Sir, excuse me, but this seat had been taken.
Irritated by the setbacks, Musset pulled out his animal bone knife and threatens Kyouko discreetly. Kyouko stepped back, and she and Sonia (who stood up instantly) stared at the hijacker.
Musset: (with thick French accent) I know you, madmoiselle. You are Kyouko Kirigiri, that Ultimate Detective. It is such a coincidence to see you on this plane, right? It reminds me of Agatha Christie's Death on the Clouds which tells a story that Hercule Poirot was on board of a plane when a murder occurred in front of him. That is one of the few English novels I enjoyed.
Kyouko: Je connais cette histoire. À en juger par ton accent, tu es français. (I know that story. Judging by your accent, you are French.)
Musset seemed very delighted since someone spoke to him with French.
Musset: Oui. (Yes.)
Kyouko: Qu'est - ce que tu veux? (What do you want?)
Musset: Maintenant, c'est notre avion, et personne ne devrait faire de la résistance. (Now, this is our plane, and there should be no resistance.)
Kyouko: Comment avez - vous dans l'avion? (How did you get into the plane?)
Musset: La sécurité de l'aéroport principalement soit par avec des détecteurs de métaux... Donc c'est étonnamment facile à obtenir quelque chose comme un couteau en os d'animal passé de taillé, et c'est assez pour percer un organe ou couper une artère. (Airport security mainly gets by with metal detectors... So it’s surprisingly easy to get something like a knife made of whittled animal bone past them, and it’s enough to pierce an organ or cut an artery.)
Inside the heating area, Rentaro could hear the voice speaking. He don't know French, so he cannot understand anything. However, he had heard Kyouko's voice and was shocked.
Paranoia grips Rentaro and believing the worst, he took a cart and smashes it through the door. He then finds a closed door and opens it, and there he finds Musset arguing with Kyouko and a disguised Sonia.
Furious, Rentaro jumped ahead pushed Musset away from Kyouko, making him hit the wall before falling to the floor. A scuffle ensues with Rentaro getting a small cut from Musset's animal bone knife. Rentaro then grabs the broken handle of the cart and tries to attack Musset. Musset flinches in fear, but before Rentaro can strike, the pilot and the flight attendant appear. Musset then flees before they can arrive.
Rentaro: Did he hurt you?
Kyouko replied with a smile, but Sonia just sat back on her seat to void Rentaro's suspicion.
Kyouko: No, thank you. I... did not expected that you are on this plane.
Rentaro: Yeah, me neither. By the way, Rentaro, I had suspected that the man was looking at the direction. That's the place where flight stabilizers are. I'll show you the way.
Kyouko: Please, after you.
Kyouko then whispered to Sonia something which the latter nodded. As Sonia started to take actions, Rentaro followed Kyouko and went to her where she mentions to him about "flight stabilizers". When the crew arrives, he asks them about the flight stabilizers, to which the pilot explains. He essentially states that the emergency landing stabilizers prevent the jet fuel of the plane from exploding when in a belly landing.
Now, having an inkling of the terrorists' plans, the pilot once again plans to chuck Rentaro in a room along with Kyouko, separate from the rest of the passengers. As the pilot goes on about his "duty" to protect the lives of the passengers, Rentaro is infuriated by it. He attacks the pilot with the metal handle, knocking him backwards.
Rentaro: Duty? What do you mean duty? What you did of leaving me alone is what allowed the Ultimate Detective to get attacked and that you already failed in his promise of protecting the 500 passengers of the plane by letting Kyouko get cornered! Now, I will find that terrorist alone, and I will beat him unconscious!
Intending to beat up the terrorist, Rentaro tossed away the metal handle and leaves Kyouko in the hands to the flight attendant as he searches for the terrorist. The pilot turned to Wash, one of the co-pilots.
Pilot: Wash, make Richmond to take over. Hand me the Archery. We will find that boy. He is dangerous, nearly as dangerous as those terrorists.
The Archery is the sole weapon allowed on the Sky Bus 365. It is stored and prepared in the cockpit and its main function is to protect and prevent control of the yoke from being taken. Because of Japan’s Swords and Firearms Control Law, the Archery is a type of bow-gun. It is, however, not constructed much like a bow and arrow nor does it function much like one. When the trigger of it is pulled, nitrogen gas propels a metal arrow larger than 40 cm in length at a high speed. It is said to be on the level of a hunting rifle.
This shocked the flight attendant who instantly argued with the pilot.
Meanwhile, Musset has blended in with the passengers, making Sonia unable to find him. Suddenly, a smile appeared on Sonia's face shen she came up with an idea.
Wanting to unnerve the man, Sonia returned to the wall separating the business and economy classes, and turns on a switch that makes an alarm sound throughout the plane and forces the oxygen masks out of the ceilings for the passengers.
It worked, and Musset WAS unnerved, as he believed that the plane might crash in an accident before he could enact his plan. At the same as this, the pilot is also infuriated by the alarm, and gave the co-pilots orders to stop it and tell the passengers that it was a false alarm.
As the pilot prepares to hunt down Rentaro and the terrorist, the co-pilots told him that the fuel gauge is going down and that there might be a hole in the tank, requesting for him to return to the cockpit, as well as telling him that they may need to do an emergency landing.
In England[]
In reality it was the work of Necessarius, or the Church of Necessary Evil, an Anglican Church faction who, knowing that Kyouko is in the plane and her survival being paramount, the terrorists in Sky Bus 365 was a very important matter. Archbishop Laura Stuart had earlier called for all the heads of the three powers of the United Kingdom to meet in in St. George's Cathedral, herself, Queen Elizard, and the Knight Leader. However, only the Knight Leader was present for the meeting as the Queen was too busy.
Using technology and magic, Laura had an illusion cast on the monitoring devices in Sky Bus 365's cockpit, wanting it to force the hijacker to land in a country highway out of the way of the city like London. Knight Leader throws doubt on the plan since an emergency landing would most likely be difficult in such a time, but Laura says that it is preferable to the plane exploding in the City.
Laura then asks a nun passing by where the plane will most likely land, to which she says...
Anglican nun: It is in the area near the highway leading to the Beijing Capital Airport, in Beijing, China.
Laura: Good, and now... (to Knight Leader) Handle the operation there.
Knight Leader: But China was far from our control.
Laura: We should have one to handle it as terrorists are not magicians, and as far as I know, they don't have guns for bombs for them. You should be thankful as you are handing out an easy job for us.
Knight Leader: All respect, Archbishop, you can rush it if you want, but what will you do if or when the plane comes apart in midair?
Laura coldly replied.
Laura: We will recover Kirigiri Kyouko from on-board with a special spell. Even if the plane was to explode in midair, we can still catch someone from the ground as long as she is its sole survivor. Other 499? None of our business.
Hearing this, the Knight Leader can only wish an early death on Laura.
Meanwhile, a spy loyal to Princess Carissa had hidden beside the Anglican Church members. He sent a message to Edinburg, where members of the New Light was waiting for it in Tenguu City. New Light is a magic organization based in the United Kingdom, which specializes in Norse-based magic. There are four of them: Floris, Lancis, Bayloupe and Lessar, with Bayloupe as their leader. They were hired to work as couriers by the second princess of England, Carissa. At this time, they heard Laura's plan and was shocked.
Bayloupe: What? Is she insane? She is such a pain in our heart.
Lancis: If successful, Necessarius' plan would have forced the plane to perform an emergency landing in Beijing, and terrorist containment efforts would have caused certain highways to be sealed off, and this would have hampered our actual assignment. Since we discovered the Curtana Original which Her Highness Carissa was another replica, we need to get the true sword to her.
Floris: Yeah, and thanks to this Mafusa Gangster who knocked into us. Otherwise, we would not know that the real Curtana Original was stolen and a fake took its place.
Floris opened the fridge beside her and pointed a frozen man inside a refrigerator. The man was frozen inside a large chunk of ice and could not speak a word. Only his eyes can roll, hinting he was still alive.
Bayloupe: I guess those Mafusa Gang members thrived again because of at least one reason, from Arzonia brothers... to this petty sword-stealing thief. I assume that someone took over its leadership once Aki Honda was obliterated. I bet it was that woman named Sasha reorganizing the gang.
Floris: Let us put the problem of Sasha aside, please. Now, we need to find a way to make the plane landed at Tenguu City as usual.
Lessar: Fine, we will erase the illusions. Laura Stuart... huh, she is nothing but a cold-blood animal.
Meanwhile, in London, as the meeting continued, an Anglican Nun came in to report the situation.
Anglican nun: Archbishop, bad news. There has been a large scale interference coming from the direction of Japan, and thus our illusion was sealed by a third party, making the fuel gauge back to normal.
The Knight Leader reacted angrily.
Knight Leader: What? Is there a French sorcerer in China? Is there a magic cabal had betrayed us? This is outrageous.
He then glared at Laura who still behaved indifferently.
Knight Leader: Archbishop, this is your mistake. I think that you are using the full power of the Anglican Church in order to avoid trouble before it happened.
Laura: Don't worry. I am well-prepared.
Laura then streched her arm to her right side and pointed into a shadow. Soon, a man with a cigarette in his mouth appeared in front the attendants. The Knight Leader looked at this man with awful shock.
Knight Leader: Stiyl Magnus...
Stiyl Magnus is a magician affiliated with Necessarius. He is currently assisting Archbishop Laura Stuart of the Anglican Church.
Styil: How may I serve you, Archbishop?
Laura: Make preparations regarding the Sky Bus 365 just in case. Tell me if you need something, please.
Stiyl: Please make the Knights of England to contact the Royal Air Force since they have control over the military forces for my transportation.
Stiyl Magnus later hitches a ride on a large transport plane, from the Royal Air Force.
On board Sky Bus 365[]
The flight attendant later informs Rentaro of what had happened with the fuel gauge as Musset was found and apprehended by Kyouko.
Rentaro: Why the terrorist started his actions at the last hour of the flight from Rome to Tenguu City, as he could've done it any time before the plane reached Japan's airspace...
Just then, hearing all of this, Kyouko recalls that they've landed in Paris earlier to transport goods.
Kyouko: There must be another terrorist who has snuck into the cargo hold during its brief landing in Paris!
Flight Attendant: Really?
Kyouko: Since he did not pass through the security check, he is likely with metallic weapons... even guns, ready to enact another plan if the first terrorist's plan failed.
Rentaro: Is the hatch is the only way to get into the cargo hold?
Flight attendant: Yes, it is. Only a co-pilot or higher card key can access it.
Kyouko: It would probably be difficult to have the captain assist us.
Flight attendant: Though the captain may not help, I can get a card key from one of the two co-pilots, though says I will not be able to get Archery in order to take the terrorist down. Also, the cargo taken from France is in the center block.
Sonia: Please leave this to me, Fraulein. I'll check the cargo.
Sonia immediately went ahead to the center block, and Kyouko looked at Sonia's running figure with surprise on her face.
Kyouko: (thinking) She still knows to do the right thing...
Meanwhile, Eiker is waiting in the cargo hold. As time passed by, it became obvious to Eiker that Musset has failed with the primary plan. He then hears some noises coming from the ventilation ducts in the ceiling. Thinking, despite the fact that he knew no one should be able to fit, that someone might be coming through it, he fires at where the metal was being bent and is then covered by hot tea.
Sonia then enters the cargo hold unnoticed by matching the hatch opening and closing with the gunshots. Eiker spins around with his gun, but before he can fire, Sonia throws a glass teapot of boiling coffee she carried with her at Eiker. Sonia then kicks Eiker's gun away into the coffee puddle while Eiker writhes in pain. The teapot was already shattered when it hit the ground.
Eiker however then grabs Sonia but the collar, lifts her up and slams her to the floor. He then draws a large dagger and swings it down Sonia's face. Sonia swings his face to the side to avoid the strike, at which point the dagger breaks in two. Eiker tries to bring the dagger down for another attack, but Sonia grabs the broken glass and thrusts it into Eiker's thigh. As Sonia rolls away, Eiker grabs his handgun and pointed to Sonia.
Sonia: Do you really think this can make me frightened?
Eiker: Who are you?
Sonia: Does that really matter? What do you want?
Eiker: Stay here, and don't move. You are such a naughty girl, but I will not make you stop my plan. I will bring this plane down, and no matter who you are, you will die. England will pay.
Sonia: Pay for what?
Eiker: The Eurotunnel bombing.
Hearing this, Sonia was very shocked and she immediately asked about the attack.
Sonia: There is no proof that England participated the attack. Who told you so?
Eiker: A hooded man...
Sonia: Isn't that--
Eiker: There is nothing for you to worry about... as you are going to die in here.
Eiker tries to pull the trigger, but finds out that the gun isn’t firing.
Sonia: Looks like your gun cannot work since it was soaked in the hot coffee, my friend.
Eiker: What?
Just as Sonia is about to relax, Eiker has already stood up and has grabbed a grenade with him. Sonia tries to get grab Eiker's arms, but he is faster and has already reached for the pin. Just then, a voice had came out of the radio which drew everyone's attention.
Stiyl: Attention, ladies and gentlemen, this is Stiyl Magnus from Anglican Church. I want to send this message to Ms. Kirigiri Kyouko. Our Archbishop knows you are on this aircraft, and you will be pleased to have us in your service. A little tip for the next time: Never hesitate to take a life if necessary. Now, action.
Meanwhile, outside Sky Bus 365, Stiyl had the transport plane he was on come close to 10 meters next to Sky Bus 365, which was noticed by several people including Kyouko, the captain, and the flight attendant. Stiyl has the back of the transport plane open up, allowing him to send out his rune cards out. With that, he uses his flame sword to pierce the hull of the plane in the cargo hold. As the air rushed out, Eiker's body got sucked towards the hole, plugging it.
Stiyl then changed the power volume of his sound sending magic and speak to Sonia when he looked at her with his eyes with a sly smile.
Stiyl:The plane is landing in 10 minutes in Tenguu City, and I wonder if this French gentleman can survive this ordeal. See you, Sonia.
Sonia: Wait, how do you know my...
Stiyl: Never mind.
Sonia: ... name? Hey, don't you people ever use my family name as a pun again!
Stiyl laughed out and then the transport plane retreated. Sonia crossed her arms as she looked at Eiker as he struggles. As Eiker screams in pain, he tries to pull the pin, but Sonia knocks the grenade away.
Sonia: Do you know who I am? Don't tell me if you think I had amnesia. I am not! (starting to unmask herself) I know who - I - am!
Sonia then unmask herself and showed her angry face to Eiker.
Eiker: You... you are Princess Sonia Never---
Sonia: Be quiet, Frenchman. How's it hanging? Stay here, or... I will hit you.
Like a boxing winner, Sonia swinged her fist to the French terrorist and then she put up her surgical mask again.
Eiker: Uh...
Eiker lowered his head and admitted defeat. Sonia then left the cargo hold as fast as she could.
Sky Bus 365 later lands safely in Tenguu City as planned instead of making an emergency landing. Rentaro later passes from the immigration gate in the airport while the media is busy with the news of the plane.
Kyouko and Sonia searched for Rentaro, trying to warn him about Terra of the Left, but they failed.
A Londonian hospital, three hours before Carissa's escape[]
Reporter: [Thanks to one of the passengers who assisted the crew when situation needed, the plane landed safely. Those two French terrorists were apprehended and were taken back to Paris. No injuries or casualities had been reported so far. It was seemed that all of the 500 passengers and crews on board was safe and sound. However, the pilots refused to reveal their intention of landing in Paris without telling the passengers. Despite the fact that Sky Bus 365 survives, the terrorist still managed to do some damage. As the airlines are forced to ground the model of Sky Bus 365 and inspect for its structural defect, further crippling the United Kingdom in the transport goods through air routes. Unfortunately for Royal Air Force, it is possible that their own technology was out of time, since it was discovered that they used the technology borrowed from the Peace Foundation in their transport plane, which is proved to be a great embarrassment for the very first industrialized nation in the world...]
Princess Carissa closed the TV in dismay and concern. She had been receiving treatments, but the doctors could not find what happened to her. Carissa was showing some hints that she was brainwashed, but it was not so serious at that time.
Carissa: How is that possible? It is a sign of weakness. If I am the Queen, I will not let this embarrassment to happen ever again...
Just then, someone knocked the door.
Carissa: Come in, please.
It was Floris. She brought in a long box which contained the real Curtana Original, and she reported Princess Carissa about this. They shared a brief little talk before Floris left.
After that, Princess Carissa went to bed, and three hours later at that night, as she was sleeping, a phone call was called into her sick ward. She answered the phone and heard the real Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure's voice.
Carissa: Hello? Who is this?
Unknown Figure: (phone) [I am a man who can make you queen. Now, Your Royal Highness, join the KnightWalkers and we will make your dreams come true. You have Curtana Original. Use it. Overthrow your mother and destroy your sisters.]
These words are just like password to open a device inside Carissa, and Carissa's eyes became vacant and cold. She got down from her bed and summon Curtana Original with her magic.
Carissa: (brainwashed) With pleasure.
Vatican[]
St. Peter's Ballisca
A funeral of Matthai Reese had been held in St. Peter's Ballisca, and people all cried as they looked at Matthai Reese's coffin with sadness in their eyes. Cardinal Pietro Yogdis' name was cleared, but did not attend the funeral because Michael had arranged him to hide into Switzerland in order to avoid Terra of the Left.
An hour before the funeral, Michael told people about this. They were convinced and some people wanted Michael to be the Pope.
Michael: Sorry, I can't. Fiamma and Biagio went missing ever since Eurotunnel bombing, and Terra is still at large. I must find them before I continue the election. Cardinal Yogdis will hide himself in Switzerland until I brought Terra back to justice.
Clergy 1: Michael, you are talented and kind. You can be the first American pope in history, and also one of the youngest Pope ever.
Clergy 2: Indeed you can. To tell the truth, Michael, you are better than all of us...
Michael: I will not be the Pope until I give people of Vatican the justice they deserve. So many clergies and our brothers went missing these days. The KnightWalker Family and Ultimate Despair caused so much tragedy in this place - in our place, and they are still out there, laughing at us. Our hero, Katarina Couteau, went missing these days, and though I don't know how and why, I suspect that the KnightWalkers are responsible for this.
The clergies all looked at each other before giving Michael a respectful look.
Clergy 1: Michael, you are very righteous. Your soul is much purer than any of us.
Michael: No, this is the duty of all of us. Lidvia, take care of everything if situation go wrong. Beware of Aleister Crowley and don't let him get into this place.
Lidvia: You can count on me.
Soon, the funeral began. Michael Langdon stood in front of the coffin of Matthai Reese with a sad look. He spoke in his deep sound.
Michael: Your Holiness, I, Bishop Michael Langdon, solemnly swear to you... I will make things right. I will find Terra and make Vatican defeat the KnightWalkers and return into peace. I promise.
Michael deeply bowed to the coffin and watching it carried into the crypt beneath St. Peter's Ballisca. He then left with the crying Roman citizens after the funeral was over.
Acqua of the Back's Office
Meanwhile, all over the street, the coup caused by Princess Carissa had spread throughout the Europe, and it immediately became another explosive news after the Eurotunnel bombing. Acqua was watching the news on TV with an angry face. He grabbed a crowbar and was about to punch the TV, but he held it back.
BBC Reporter: [It seemed that the royal princesses need to be bewared. 4 days ago, Sonia Nevermind's coup had made her took over Novosic Kingdom, but in just 4 days later after that, another coup caused by a royal princess had burst. It was Princess Carissa, the second daughter of Her Majesty Queen Regent Elizard, who led the Knight Leaders to unleash a large scale of coup...]
Hearing Carissa's name, Acqua jumped from his chair with a look full of disgust.
Acqua: Carissa...
Acqua was more and more angry as Lidvia arrived in.
Lidvia: What happened?
Acqua simply pointed the television screen, and Lidvia looked at the television screen in sheer terror.
Lidvia: Britain? Carissa? No, no, it can't be...
Acqua: I know this dreadful day will come. She will ruin everything, and she had ruined me. That is why I left the order of British Royal Knights!
Hearing this, Lidvia was surprised, since she never heard Acqua mentioning his past before.
Lidvia: You... were once a British Royal... Knight?
Just as Acqua was ready to reply, the reporter on screen said something that drew his attention.
BBC Reporter: [... What is more, she had imprisoned Princess Villian and ordered us to report her message to people around the world.]
Acqua: Villian!?
Acqua startled as he heard this name.
BBC Reporter: [Coming next, the live report in Her Highness' prison, the London Tower.]
Carissa's message
Carissa: [When I become the queen, I will make the country peace after putting it under another wave of Salem Witch Trials. Witches, demons, condemned souls... they will all die. Now, since two French had committed two terrorist attack under the KnightWalkers' command, you will all become prisoners. Why be like a prisoner under the dome? Be free, like me, out of the oppression. The KnightWalker Family had gave us so many threats, and I cannot see my people under another horrid attack. What happened to the Eurotunnel will be a lesson. The French supporters of the KnightWalkers, they attacked this place, and it made me no choice. In a time like this, what war destroyed we can rebuild, but only if we join the KnightWalkers.]
To Acqua's horror, Villian could be seen from the background, tied on a chair by two KnightWalker soldiers
Villian: NO! IT'S NOT THE ONLY WAY! PEACE FOUNDATION IS OUR TRUE PATH! WE MUST STAND AGAINST THE KNIGHTWALKERS!
Carissa held the Curtana Original on her sister's neck. Having her true nature unleashed by Terra's dart, Carissa now behaved like a totally evil fiend.
Carissa: So lost you are, Villian. Before King James II left, we royalty had rights high above the whole Great Britain, but now, a paper had strained us inside Buckingham Palace and most of our power had controlled under Prime Ministers. I want them back, and therefore I planned to make my own crusade, even my own flag for this crusade, when Terra injected me something with that dart. Now, thanks to him, I had finally know what I should do!
Villian's eyes widened in terror as Carissa showed her sister the flag designed for the coup - a black and white version of British National Flag.
Carissa: Color is unimportant. In a time like war, colorful scenery will all be smashed.
Villian: But that's law! Are you mad or---
Before Villian can finished, Carissa slapped her ruthlessly. Even if she is under influence of brainwashing dart, Carissa behaved naturally. She was not behaved like being brainwashed, more than like out of her own free will.
Carissa: That law is utter useless, as useless as Parliament that sent Charles I to his execution. From now on, I will change my belief to clear my path to the Queen. I am perfectly normal. You can look me into my eyes and you will know that I am not mad at all. I'll join the Catholic Church once I'll be the Queen of Britain, and screw that so-called law? Who said a Catholic cannot be monarch? Who said a Puritan could not become a Catholic? Someone did before, some petty little traitor named William Orwell.
(Hearing this name, Acqua, who was still watching the television, startled in fear and anger.)
Carissa: Poor Orwell, I wonder where he is now, hmm...
Villian: I think you are madness itself.
Carissa: DON'T YOU CALL ME MADNESS EVER AGAIN! Now, sister, you will witness a miracle. I will be the first Catholic who will become Queen of the United Kingdom since Queen Mary the First. Even Anglican Church itself cannot satisfy my goal, not to mention Puritans. I'm tired of Puritans. Joining Catholicism is the only way I can restore my might!
Tears start running down Villian's face.
Villian: Please, I beg you...
Carissa: Let our mother beg us, Villian. She must give me her throne... or don't blame me for my cruelty!
As Villian cried in dismay, Carissa walked towards the camera and start finishing her speech.
Carissa: [Now, the truth under the lies will appear. The members of British Royal Family, at least me, never gave up to gain the full rights. Across the Atlantic Ocean, lies a colony that once belonged to us. It will soon be ours once again. Its government is in fact democratic at the skin but chaotic in the core. Thewar within the Liberty City made them weak. We will remake the world, creating the future, a future rule... by us. Today at noon, I will make my first step in the new chapter of our history. The KnightWalker Family will lead the way, and as the people had seen our newfound power, they will bow down in fear! I will make an empire that will endure for millennia! Indestructible! And eternal!]
Acqua of the Back's office
Just as Carissa was giving her diabolical speech on screen, the bell of Vatican struck when 12 o'clock came. Acuqa looked outside in horror as he heard the bell chimes, and Carissa finished her speech. The Big Ben was chiming as well, and its sound could be heard on screen...
Carissa: (on screen) At the 12th chime, I will summon my mighty powers! All those of you who're with me shall be protected. All others... WILL PERISH!!!
Acqua: NO!
Acqua immediately set up and walked outside. Lidvia was surprised to see Acqua's movement, but she was also impressed.
Acqua: I will go to London right now! Take care of everything for me!
Acqua left the office as Carissa finished her threat on screen.
Carissa: (on screen) [A new order... begins now.]
That is the end of Carissa's message. Lidvia closed the TV, but then suddenly, she felt pain on her neck. She collapsed on the ground and revealed a dart on her spine.
The Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure smiled at Lidvia as he took a closer look at the crowbar on the table...
Vatican[]
House of Sister Agata
As the battle started in England, Sister Agata of the Agnese Forces was reading newspapers about the failed terrorist attack on Sky Bus 365.
Agata: So many tragedies... these days...
Just then, there was a knock on the door. Agata stood up and looked outside. She walked towards the door and saw Lidvia standing near the door.
Agata: Good morning, Sister Lidvia. Please come in and take a seat.
Lidvia: Thank you.
Just then, Agata noticed Lidvia was wearing gloves and was holding a cloth bag containing something. She was really surprised with this. Lidvia walked towards a chair and sat down.
Lidvia: Have you ever heard of those things happened on that plane and London? Carissa seemed to gone meltdown.
Agata: Yeah, I think it is awful. I just don't understand why so many miserable things happened since the battle of Liberty City so many years ago.
Lidvia: Yeah, so many.
Agata was a bit of nervous.
Agata: You looked different, Sister.
Lidvia stood up and asked.
Lidvia: How?
Agata dared not asked further. She was afraid of Lidvia, after all.
Agata: Uh, nothing...
Lidvia: Sister, I am here because I want to asked you something. First of all, someone gave me a tricky question today. "Where do crows drink beers?"
Agata: Sister, I don't think I am like...
Lidvia: I insist.
Agata: Ah, fine, crows drinks beers, huh? I think it is... maybe bar?
Lidvia: Semi-correct. It was a bar for crows, but it has two words.
Agata thought for a while and then shouted out.
Agata: CROW BAR!
Lidvia smiled and opened her bag. She picked out a large iron crowbar, the same crowbar which Acqua tried to use to punch the television, and showed it to Agata.
Lidvia: That's right... Crow... BAR!!!
Before Agata can react, Lidvia start punching the nun's head with the crowbar with all her might, again and again, so hard that she beat Agata's skull in. Blood start flowing from Agata's head... After 20 hits, Lidvia checked the pulse of Agata.
The nun was dead.
Lidvia threw the crowbar and turned back, with her eyes cold and vacant, a sign of being brainwashed. The Unknown Figure stood in front of Lidvia with delight from his eyes.
Unknown: Well done, and now there is a tape recorder. Use it. Say what I told you.
Lidvia then slow walked to a tape recorder beside the corpse
Lidvia: (recording) [Vento of the Front, I saw Brother Acqua secretly ordered Kirigiri Kyouko to shoot and murder Jacob Arzonia in the Merc Market, Madrid, two days ago.]
A clock beside Lidvia struck 12:15, and a machine bird start coming out and squeaking.
Standing in her office, Vento was trying to control her inner pain within her head as the brainwashing darts start to affect her. She don't know what Terra had done to her, and she was frightened to see herself killing her colleagues from Catholic Church like a total mad woman. She controlled the effect for the brainwashing dart all because of her own self-control.
Just then, a Catholic officer arrived inside the office without knocking the door. It was Vittorio Cassera, leader of the Thirteen Knights.
Vittorio: SISTER VENTO, SOMETHING IS WRONG!
Vento turned back with a dissatisfied look on her face.
Vento: I told you to knock first!
Vittorio: I'm sorry but there is an urgent news - Sister Agata was killed!
Hearing this, Vento could not control her sadness and she nearly collapse on the ground. Her eyes breifly turned red, but soon it returned back to blue.
Vento: What?
Vento is trying to control the effect of brainwashing dart.
Vittorio: We found an audio tape and a crowbar beside her corpse.
Vittorio then showed the audio tape recording to Vento, and Vento took it and listened. She had ignored the bird squeakintg noise and only focused on dialog.
Recording: [Vento of the front, I saw Brother Acqua secretly ordered Kirigiri Kyouko to shoot and murder Jacob Arzonia in the Merc Market, Madrid, two days ago.]
In the Merc Market owned by smugglers and rogues, there were many things made for war: petrol, dynamites, napalm, ammonia, rifle, sniper, gun, grenades, gunpowder, TNT, plastic bomb... and other dangerous stuff. Some of them were even sold in half price.
One of the staff: Now, shall we get on a price check on brass knuckles in toxic green?
A customers arrived in this illegal market and bought many things. A staff had help him carrying a large can of thin sulfuric acid and put it carefully in the customer's cart.
Staff: 300 gets it done.
The customer immediately searched his wallet, but when he was counting money, the staff noticed the note was very dirty.
Staff: Uh, 10% surcharge for the soiled bills.
Customer: (paid) Thank you kindly.
Radio: [Try our Whiff-Away. On sale now on Aisle Seven. Welcome to Merc Market, your one-stop shop for machetes, night-vision googles and all of your personal defends needs.]
Jacob Arzonia was there with his cart, too. He was picking some napalm bottles and walked forward before some newly-made dynamites drew his attention. He picked up several bags of dynamite and put them inside his coat pocket one by one.
Jacob: Ha, robbery~
Suddenly, Roman Catholic Church's men, alongside Kyouko and Madridian police arrived in the market.
Lidvia: ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH!!! NO ONE MOVE! EVERYBODY ON THE GROUND!
Acqua: This is a raid!
Hearing this, Jacob was terrified so he put napalm, bombs, matches and bags of gunpowder into his pockets as much as possible. He then start running away, but a nun of Agnese Forces noticed him.
Nun: Someone is running!
Kyouko: I'll get him!
Kyouko and Lidvia started chasing Jacob who ran and ran. They ran themselves out of the market through the safety exit. Jacob was still running until he was stopped by a wall in front of him. Kyouko stopped and pointed her gun to him.
Kyouko: Stop! STOP RIGHT NOW!
Jacob then raised his hand and turned around, but he then start picking his gun out from his pocket. Noticing this, Kyouko immediately shot at Jacob several times. The shots were non-fatal, but the bullet's explosion ignited the explosive and flammable items hidden by Jacob.
Ten seconds later, with a huge explosion, Jacob exploded into a million pieces. Kyouko was surprised by this and Lidvia was so shocked that she shouted to Kyouko.
Lidvia: What kind of bullet did you packed, detective?!
Flashback over
Vento was deeply shocked, and then the leader of Holy Knights told her about the crowbar. Just then, two Holy Knights had took Acqua inside the office. They had found him in London and apprehend him via teleportation.
Acqua: NO! LISTEN TO ME! WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?
Holy Knights: Save your breath!
The two Holy Knights took Acqua in front of Vento.
Acqua: Vento, this is outrageous. You have no rights...
Vento: I just did.
Acqua: Tell me why!
After interrupted Acqua, Vento went silence. She lowered her head and opened the audio tape.
Vento: Just listen to this.
Acqua was shocked by the recording.
Recording: [Vento of the front, I saw Brother Acqua secretly ordered Kirigiri Kyouko to shoot and murder Jacob Arzonia in the Merc Market, Madrid, two days ago.]
Vento closed the recording.
Acqua: No... I don't know about Arzonia's involvement in the Merc Market. I had just came to Madrid, as you know.
Vento: I believe you, but this tape was found at the house of the late Sister Agata, who was murdered right after you left your office. You left your office for England without telling to me first.
Acqua: But Carissa had Villian...
Vento: That's why you want to be a hero, isn't it? I don't mind, since I know you were once an English mercenary of the United Kingdom. Unfortunately, if you did not murder Sister Agata, we will not make you back.
Acqua's eyes widened in greater shock.
Acqua: Murder? I murdered Sister Agata?! What on Earth are you talking about!?
Vento: We found this crowbar near her body.
Vento showed the crowbar to Acqua which gave him more shock.
Acqua: No... no, it can't be... This is my crowbar, and I once wanted to use it to hit my TV when I saw Carissa... but I had never took it to Sister Agata's house!
Vento: But we only found your fingerprint on it, Acqua.
Eventually, Acqua burst into rage and screamed out.
Acqua: NO! VENTO! I WAS FRAMED! SOMEONE FRAMED ME LIKE THEY FRAMED LA FOLIA!
Vento: We will take you out of the Catholic Church, Acqua, and from now on, you are William Orwell once again.
Acqua: NO! IT ISN'T RIGHT! PLEASE!
Vento: I am sorry, Acqua, but you must go to prison and face these charges. You can only ask your own conscience that what is exactly going on...
His efforts was futile. The Holy Knights dragged Acqua away, ignoring his objections.
As Acqua was yelling and struggling, a figure appeared on the stairways above the hall and looked at Acqua with full of spite. It was a brainwashed Lidvia Lorenzetii, with her eyes cold and vacant.
Lidvia: (brainwashed) Now, the true heathen in the orthodox cloth is gone. The justice is served...
Lidvia walked upstairs very quietly.
After being arrested, Acqua was sent into a truck towards a prison. Not far away, a nun riding a motorcycle was ready to fight. It was none other than Orsola Aquinas.
Orsola: I am coming, Acqua...
Orsola Aquinas is a nun-in-training formerly under the Roman Catholic Church, who specializes in preaching to pagan countries, and in decoding written codes.
Afterwards she receives the protection of the Anglican Church, and becomes a member of its Church of Necessary Evil, and yet, she never truly abandons being a Roman Catholic, though she no longer serves under its institution and instead serves the Anglican Church.
Just then, however, Orsola had heard about the murder of Sister Agata from Laura Stuart, who suspected that Acqua was not responsible for the attack, so she set out to persuade nuns from Agnese Forces and save Acqua from the imprisonment.
A minute later, the truck's driver were attacked and brainwashed by Orsola and the Agnese Force nuns who was masked and had arrived after her, and they busted Acqua out of his truck. They sent him immediately towards the base of Agnese Force secretly.
Act 2 - Welcome Back, Acqua (2036)[]
Agnese Forces Base[]
Acqua was drinking a cup of water when Agnese chatted with him. Acqua told everything to Agnese, and then he sighed. Suddenly, Acqua noticed that Agnese looked at him with a thoughtful look.
Acqua: What is it, Sister?
Agnese: When you were in your office, before you were arrested, did anyone else were presented there?
Acqua: Sister Lidvia were there as well, but she behaved nothing strange in my office.
Agnese then told something that she made Acqua astonished.
Agnese: Yes, but she behaved strange near Vento's office. When I saw her, she seemed cold and dark. Her eyes seemed lifeless and I can even sense that there is something inside her, taking over her soul.
Acqua: What?
Agnese: I know this very well because... when I used brainwashing magic on my enemy with my Lotus Staff, they behaved just like this...
Acqua: You mean she was brainwashed?
Agnese: There are few people who can directly or indirectly brainwash people in just seconds, and one of them just challenged us these days, and Fiamma went missing while searching for him.
All of a sudden, Acqua stood up.
Acqua: You mean Lidvia was brainwashed by Crowley?
Agnese: There is some possibilities, but I am not sure yet.
Acqua then rushed to the door with a fit of rage, but Agnese tried to pull him.
Acqua: I need to find her!
Agnese: No, Acqua, I only suspected that, but that does not mean that she framed you!
Acqua then turned back to Agnese, utterly frustrated.
Acqua: Then what do expect me to do?
Agnese then handed a audio tape over to Acqua.
Agnese: This is the audio tape founded in Agata's house, and I managed to steal it. I know it's wrong, but if you really want to visit Lidvia and prove your innocence, this will help you out. I'll report Vento about Lidvia, and we will wait for the fish.
Acqua agreed and he took the tape from Agnese.
Lidvia's office[]
Acqua had arrived at Lidvia's office and knocked its office door. When Lidvia opened the door and saw Acqua, however, Acqua had noticed that her face had a facial expression of being shock.
Lidvia: Acqua... why are you...
It quickly drew Acqua's suspicion. He then spoke to Lidvia.
Acqua: I was saved by someone I don't know, and they handed me this audio tape. I know you have a radio in your house and you have the intelligence to tell me who recorded this.
Lidvia nodded but she added one condition.
Lidvia: Yes, but you must not let others know you were here.
Acqua: I promise.
Lidvia then invited Acqua in and said something connected to Jacob Arzonia.
Lidvia: About Jacob Arzonia, well, I must admit that Kirigiri Kyouko killed him... by accident... when he tried to kill us in the Merc Market. He somehow exploded after she shot at him, but the shots were supposed to be non-fatal. We examined the fragment to compare its DNA to that of the two known Arzonia brothers' corpse, and we had finally found out that the man we found in the Merc Market was the third brother, Jacob.
Acqua: You mean the incriminator is among us?
Lidvia: Definitely, otherwise how can anyone know about Jacob Arzonia's death?
Acqua: What about the things with Kyouko Kirigiri gunning down Jacob? Does anyone else know?
Hearing this, Lidvia paused for a while and then she firmly answered.
Lidvia: I suppose so...
Acqua: Okay, would you mind listening to the tape?
Lidvia: With pleasure.
Lidvia then came in and set the radio up. She then put the tape inside it and listened to its record. Acqua was a bit of irritated when he heard the background noises. He did not notice that when he heard it for the first time in Vento's Office.
Recording: [Vento of the Front, I saw Brother Acqua secretly ordered Kirigiri Kyouko to shoot and murder Jacob Arzonia in the Merc Market, Madrid, two days ago...%&^%$%&$@]
Lidvia closed the machine.
Lidvia: The voice was distorted, Acqua, and I need to fix it. I think it won't take long.
Then, Lidvia went to fix the tape, and Acqua secretly looked around. Just then, he noticed a crowbar on Lidvia's bed and also a pair of white gloves which was now tainted with blood. During the time when Lidvia was absent, Acqua had enough time to looked at them and maintain his composure before Lidvia arrived in 5 minutes later.
Lidvia: I did what was best, but I can only managed to erase 80% of the background noises. There is not too much background noises now, though.
Acqua: I see.
Acqua then sat on his chair, and Lidvia put the tape recorder in her radio. Then began to listen until Acuqa sensed that something were wrong.
Recording: [Vento of the Front, I saw Brother Acqua secretly ordered Kirigiri Kyouko to shoot and murder Jacob Arzonia in the Merc Market, Madrid, two days ago... Bo-ku~ Bo-ku~ Bo-ku~]
Acqua: What is that? It sounds like a Robin bird squeaking.
Lidvia gave him a crptic smile...
Lidvia: There is a thing. It can walk without leg and it can point without hand. What is it?
Acqua: It's a clock.
Acqua solved Lidvia's riddle, but then he realized something went wrong. Just then, the clock struck half past one and a machine bird came out of a clock beside Lidvia, who looked at Acqua with a devious smile...
Lidvia: That clock belonged to Sister Agata...
Acqua: Lidvia...
Before Acqua could react, Lidvia pushed a button behind her and a device under Acqua's metallic chair released a electric current that made Acqua have a shock and then he fainted. Lidvia kicked Acqua with a smile.
Lidvia: I know why you are here. It was because that you suspected me, but I cannot be fooled. Now, you had just denied the road to Heaven while accepting Hell even if it has no gate at all...
Outside the street[]
Dragging the unconscious Acqua on to the snowy street secretly, Lidvia hummed a tune and mumbled. She dragged him to an alley and stopped. She looked at him with a devious smile.
Lidvia: (to Acqua) I just don't want to do this, pal, but I have no choice. With you, my plan will be full of setbacks. We should say goodbye, Englishman.
Lidvia then took a letter opener from her pocket and tried to slice Acqua's throat, but Acqua then regained his consciousness and punched Lidvia's nose, and he rushed into a nearby building despite his injury. Lidvia chased him into the building while shooting light beams at Acqua. Acqua stumbled himself behind a wall and hid behind it.
Lidvia was still taunting Acqua, with her tones now reminiscing that of Eckidina herself.
Lidvia: Don't hide, Acqua, hehehe... Face me... Face your demise.
Lidvia looked around but she did not see Acqua, and then, she eventually had an idea...
Lidvia: What if I tell you this, Acqua, that our client only wants one man to be a key of turning the whole church into the KnightWalker Alliance? The man is known as "P. Y".
Hearing this, Acqua had realized the answer of Lidvia's hint and he shouted out in total shock.
Acqua: Pietro Yogdis?
Hearing Acqua's voice, Lidvia shot light beam to the place, but Acqua managed to dodged it. Then, he struggled to face Lidvia, shambling.
Acqua: I know you are trying to make me come out of here, but I am really tired of fighting with you in such a form of hide and seek.
Lidvia: So am I. How far you think you can run to England to stop Carissa?
Acqua: Out of the question! Why do Eckidina's client need Yogdis, anyway?
Lidvia: Hmm, that is none of your business. I can only inform you that this election is in Cardinal Yogdis' expectation all along!
Acqua did not reply at first, and Lidvia start teasing Yogdis to him again.
Lidvia: Ah, you seemed to understand, right? This so-called benevolent cardinal is nothing more but a self-serving, self-seeking, fame-rubbing FOOL!!!
Acqua: ......
Lidvia: He will guide us as soon as he becomes a puppet, but you will get nothing but your death!
Acqua: You are insane, Lidvia.
Hearing this, Lidvia replied with a malevolent laugh with her voice trembled.
Lidvia: Yes... you can call me insane, but do you know how I became this way? It's not about Crowley. It's about my dream... My dream is to make the Church's glory evolved and bring it to the mid-21st century, but people all said I was a heathen, wearing a habit with St. George's Cross... I just want to have creativity.
Acqua: But that does not justify what you did. Perhaps Eckidina had put something in your head. I'll help you.
Lidvia: You will never help me. Since you are now here with me alone, you will die---
Just as Lidvia was about to attack Acqua, she heard Vento's shout beside her.
Vento: FREEZE!!!
Lidvia was unexpected to this, and she nearly collapsed in horror. She turned back and saw Vento was standing outside the building with several minion behind her.
Lidvia: NO! PLEASE, VENTO! I AM APPREHENDING THE ESCAPED---
Vento: SILENCE! WE HEARD EVERYTHING!!!
Knowing she was exposed, Lidvia attempted to escape, but Vento's men had surrounded her, and she had to surrender herself.
Lidvia: Oh, crud...
As Lidvia was arrested, Vento immediately went to Acqua to check his injury, but Acqua just turned back.
Vento: Are you all right? I am sorry that I...
Acqua: There is no need to be so apologetic, Vento. I never blamed you. Thank you for trusting my words and helping me.
Vento: Where are you going, then?
Acqua: I'll stop Carissa.
Hearing this, Vento simply smiled as she watched this stubborn friend of hers left. She then felt pain in her head and was trying to control it...
News Report[]
Reporter: And now for the local news. The murder of Sister Agata had been solved. Acqua of the Back was once suspected as the killer, but soon the real killer, Lidvia Lorenzetti had been apprehended by the Church Militant, and it revealed that she was under brainwashing of the KnightWalker Alliance, and so she was planned to be under a treatment. Somehow, Acqua of the Back left Rome for London to participate the England Civil War and claimed that Rome will declare war on the coup's leader, Princess Carissa. However, two minutes after Acqua's leaving, Aleister Crowley arrived in St. Peter's Ballisca. He released Lidvia and attacked Vento of the Front, making her go comatose. When she awoke, Vento had signs of brainwashing as well. Crowley then declared himself to be the new Cardinal of Rome, also the city's new mayor. Strangely, this had received support from Bishop Biagio Busoni who had been missing for almost two days. It was really a tragedy...
*BANG! BANG! BANG!!!*
Soon, the news reporter was killed by a flying bullet coming from nowhere. The reporter's head exploded into a burst of blood, and many Roman citizens who were watching news program were shocked, and some of them even screamed and fainted.
At this time, Mukuro Ikusaba was holding a rifle and hiding in a window of an old building across the street, pointing to the window which the reporter once stood near it...
Mukuro: (to reporter) This is what you deserved. (to herself) Now, I must tell the good news to Junko. Crowley is the cardinal of Vatican now. Our work in Rome is done...
Ward Walker 24[]
Eckidina: Finally, we're ready now. We brought someone back from the cold grasp of death. We actually did it, Misogi-Chan... Hehehehehe... Now, the test will begin...
After days of suffering from experiments, Maria Arzonia had become a mindless Cyborg once she got out of the Cyborg-manufacturing facility. Covered in a newly produced fire-proof suit which is much more defensive to cut, Maria walked out of her room and looked at her "master" - Eckidina KnightWalker.
During this time, Eckidina had brainwashed Maria and convinced her that she was an angel of fire. Under Eckidina's order, Maria used a new type of flamethrower with endless fuel supply to burn down two KnightWalker officers. Eckidina simply looked at them burning with fun.
Misogi, however, was shivering in horror. He was reading the newspaper about Acqua the Back's release, but it was soon interrupted when he heard the scream of the burning agent.
Misogi: Are you really sure to make her into such a mindless state? I know we have dealt with many wicked people, but an arsonist who burned her brothers... It frightens me. What if she goes out of control?
Eckidina: Hmm, there is only one way to find out for sure. We will send our beautiful beast into the wild with one simple task to do. She needs to go to England, but at first... she will need a mask to wear.
Standing up from her chair, Eckidina continues brainwashing Maria and said...
Eckidina: I am sorry for your memory loss, Maria, but since now I had to "recall" your memory, you will find your true destiny. You will purge the sinners in fire.
Maria: Order me, Milady Eckidina!
Maria knelt in front of Eckidina as if she is a monarch. Eckidina peeked the newspaper holding in Misogi's hand, with the headline news of Acqua going free, and she had an idea.
Eckidina: There's a murderer getting into the streets of England as a free man. He murdered your dear elder brothers. For his sins, by your flame, he must be destroyed...
Maria: Who is he?
Eckidina: Acqua of the Back.
Hearing this, Maria's eyes began to twinkle in excitement as she put her Cyborg mask on herself. A red light on her mask started sparkling...
Maria: Milady... I am the Angel of Flame. Acqua of the Back burns ---- tonight!
London[]
Tower of London
Happened 20 seconds after the 12th Chime
After closing her camera, Carissa lighted a signal shuttle and it flied out of the prison cell's window, into the sky of London, and it exploded, making a large KnightWalker logo on the sky.
Seeing this, Villian looked at her elder sister with total shock, but Carissa remained calm and casual.
Villian: It's hard to imagine... You are going to sell our nation into the KnightWalker Family - a Neo-Nazi cooperation filled of tyranny and hegemony! That's unfair!
Carissa: Fair? Let me tell you what is unfair. You know what, sister? Capitalists once wanted the power for their own, so they set Parliament to bring democracy and benevolence, but they were dead wrong. Look at how miserable our nations since Mafusa Gang attacked London.
Villian: I failed to see any miserable things.
Carissa scornfully stared at her younger sister.
Carissa: Huh, that's because you are not wise enough. All these years, homosexuals, corrupt officials, useless nobles, perverts and criminals came out of nowhere, flooding London. God forbid. However, evil in this nation will be annihilated once I pull the sword out of the stone and become the Queen. The KnightWalker is only an advertisement for my actions, after all, and eventually, I will not need them anymore. People will grow tiresome of Eckidina KnightWalker, since she is just a phony little clown with a pathetic need of attention, so she started this war. However, I will be the final winner, and Eckidina will only be a sad memory which everyone of us will forget. I wanted to do this long ago, but I failed to seek chance ever since that pathetic William Orwell, who left me for Catholic Church, and now he secretly joined Peace Foundation.
Parliament
At this time, during the sisters' talking, a new wave of rebels had flooded the street and fought against the Anglican Church's militant, and the parliament was full of KnightWalker supporters who claimed Eckidina as the Anti-Christ reborn, forcing people to surrender.
KnightWalker supporter: End is nigh! The Anti-Christ comes back from Hell and spread the curse above the land! It walks in the shadows and puff smokes. Behold! It was like clouds in the sky! Everyone can see it! Everyone will cry for it! You cannot stop it! NO ONE CAN!
Tower of London
Villian: How do you know Orwell is with Peace Foundation?
Hearing this, Carissa smiled deviously.
Carissa: I forgot to tell you that Bishop Biagio Busoni of Catholic Church was caught by Ultimate Despair. After suffering from torturing, Biagio told Eckidina everything he knew. Eckidina wrote a letter to me so as to let me know.
At this time, Carissa slowly walked towards the door and was ready to leave.
Carissa: Now, would you please excuse me, Villian? I need to go to the battlefield. After I win my crown, we will continue this formal talk IN A SERIOUS WAY.
Villian: Carissa, wait!
Carissa: Farewell.
Before Villian could have her word, Carissa walked out of the door and closed it instantly.
Windsor Castle[]
Guard: Your Highness, Her Royal Highness Carissa has arrived.
Rimea: Very good, let me meet her.
Windsor Castle itself was now in an alarming state. The remaining British Royal Family members, Queen Regent Elizard and her eldest daughter and her heir, Princess Rimea, were gathering army and tried to break Villian out from the London Tower.
However, as the army of Carissa had gathered inside London and attacking anywhere. Rimea planned to set out in order to find Carissa, but then she heard the news that Carissa arrived.
At this time, waiting for her elder sister to meet in front of Windsor Castle, Carissa was holding the Curtana Original and watched the warfare in London with a smile. Suddenly, she felt a point of blade was touching her spine.
Rimea: Don't move, Carissa.
Carissa turned back with a devious smile and malevolently looked at her elder sister, who stared at her with anger. Rimea was holding Curtana Second in her hand.
Rimea: I did not ask you to turn around.
Carissa: But I just turn. I just do not know why you are here to stand in my way.
As speaking, Carissa held Curtana Original tighter in her hands.
Rimea: You can cripple me so that I won't stand, but that will not change the fact that I am here to fight against you. I am right not to trust anyone who knows I am the heir aside from my mother. What made you like this?
Carissa: Oh, sister, is that what you want? Why must you always be so depressing, sister? If you truly cannot trust anyone, why don’t you just get it over with and die?
In anger, Rimea tried to attack Carissa with Curtana Second, but Carissa managed to block it with Curtana Original and the sisters started their sword fight as Carissa mocked her elder sister.
Carissa: You won't understand the true meaning of my rise! I will join the Catholic Church and use the might of KnightWalker Family to restore England's glory, and you will be only a figure struggling in corner, waiting to be consumed by shadows!
Carissa swung her Curtana Original and aimed for Rimea's neck, but Rimea simply dodged it.
Rimea: You... are... utterly depraved.
Carissa: You can call me deprave, but then you will only belong to disgrace. The pride of England will be mine, and you will get NOTHING!!!
Seizing a chance as Rimea dodged the attack, Carissa hit Rimea's chest with her elbow.
Rimea: AHH! YOU TRICKED ME!!
Without reply, Carissa then punched Rimea's wrist within 0.5 second after she hit her chest, and such immense speed had made Rimea horrified before she realized that Carissa added a kick to her stomach just 0.1 second later.
Carissa: Too slow.
Carissa's kick made Rimea lose her balance and was cornered by her sister. Finally, Rimea had to admit defeat, even if it was embarrassing for her.
Rimea: What... do you... want?
Carissa: Tell me where our mother is. I will bring you to London Tower. Villian, however, I will take her to Folkstone and treat her specially. You are smart, sister, but you are not a skilled fighter.
Meanwhile, after regaining his freedom, Acqua of the Back has returned to England in order to stop Carissa's plans. He is apparently nearby Folkestone during the beginning of the coup, as he managed to find the whereabouts of Carissa with magic power.
Meanwhile, despite the dangers, the Amakusa Christians, a sect affiliated with the Anglican Church, later figures out the true cause of the chaos with the knights in the United Kingdom. Knowing of Carissa being present in Folkestone, they take a seaplane from Hyde Park in London to get there. Skimming low to avoid radar detection, the plan was for Auakusa Christians' leader, Kanzaki Kaori, to land in the area and crush the center of the coup, Carissa.
Folkestone[]
At this time, on her horse, Carissa spoke her speech in a triumphantly behaved tone to her minions and supporters. Villian was held captive and was tied in front of the knights.
Carissa: Gentlemen, my mother and my sisters are of some unworthy rulers who had bowed their head to, you know, that cold and wicked Laura Stuart!!! THE HEAD ANGLICAN CHURCH!!!!!
At this time, Carissa swung her fist in rage as if she had some direct and horrible things to say.
Carissa: Oh, my, how can such a cold-blooded animal sit in St. George's cathedral? What is more, these two, alongside Villian, had supported her! If I am the Queen, I will bring back Catholic Church's rule in England and make Anglican Church a new head.
Knight 2: But why do we need to join with the KnightWalker Family?
Carissa: Huh?
Hearing this, Carissa could not help herself from walking towards the knight and yelled to him without any break, EVEN WITHOUT PUNCTUATION.
(- Narrator: The fun begins... Here we go...)
Carissa: THIS IS JUST A PLAN AND A RUSE YOU KNOW WE ARE NOT GOING TO COMPLETELY JOIN THE KNIGHTWALKER SINCE THEY ARE GOING TO RUIN US ALL AND YOU KNOW THIS IS GOING TO HURT SO LET ME PUT IT IN A STRAIGHT WAY AS WE ARE GOING TO USE THE KNIGHTWALKERS TO RESTORE OUR GLORIES WE WILL CONTROL THEM AND THEY WILL NOT CONTROL US...
The words without punctuation made the knight collapse on the ground and nearly passed out.
Carissa: ... SO - DON'T - YOU - DARE - JUDGE - ME!!!
After Carissa finished, she looked at the knight triumphantly without any signs of tire.
Knight 1: Some one help me to fight back...
Another knight came out and gave his words without punctuation as well.
Knight 2: BUT PRINCESS WOULD YOU PLEASE STOP BEING SO DELUDED SINCE NOW YOU SEEMED ILLOGICAL AND MAD YOU WANT TO BE A KNIGHTWALKER AND BECOME A THIRD PARTY THERE IS NO SUCH ROADS IN THE WAR...
The knight kept breathing as he finished his sentence, but that does not shake Carissa.
Carissa: YOU SAY I AM DELUDED BUT I AM NOT SINCE THIS WAR IS UNPREDICTABLE ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN INCLUDING BETRAYAL AND I THINK THE KNIGHTWALKERS CAN ONLY BE A TOOL FOR ME GETTING THE THRONE AND GET RID OF THAT HYPORCRITICAL LAURA STUART AND I WILL BE THE ONLY QUEEN IN THE EUROPE AND MAKE MATTHAI REESE, SONIA NEVERMIND, EMPEROR TATHAGATA KILLER, KING HAMDO, JUNKO ENOSHIMA, AND MANY MORE EVEN INCLUDING ECKIDINA KNIGHTWALKER HERSELF TO KNEEL AND BOW TO ME END OF STORY!!!
The second Knight had to admit defeat, but a third one came out...
Knight 3: BUT PRINCESS...
Knight Leader: QUIET BE QUIET ALL OF YOU BE QUIET OR I AM GOING TO USE MY AUTHORITY TO FIRE ALL OF YOU!!!
The Knight Leader interrupted the speech battle and the knights all fell silent.
Unbeknownst to them, as the knights were arguing with Carissa, some Villian's servants, who had snuck themselves into the march, had immediately stole the carriage after knocking down its driver with a coconut they picked up near the street. Then, they rode the carriage away.
At this time, the Knight Leader was still scolding his minions.
Knight Leader: Would you knock it off? Such quarreling is a waste of time after all.
Knight 1: But, sir, we still have Her Majesty, Her Highness Rimea and Her Highness Villian...
Knight Leader: Well, would you please not add Her Highness Villian?
Knight 2: Why, sir?
The Knight Leader pointed to the running carriage 20 meters away.
Knight Leader: SHE HAS ESCAPED!!!
Hearing this, Carissa had almost fell from her horse. Suddenly, a roar had appeared beside as Kanzaki Kaori revealed herself as the seaplane of Amakusa Christians arrived at the lake.
Kanzaki Kaori: It is the time to stop you!
Carissa: My, my...
Carissa was alarmed that she immediately focused on Kaori.
Carissa: You... Why are you here? Can't you see that you are fighting against a running train?
Kaori only stared at Carissa.
Kaori: This train is losing control because of you, Carissa, and our Archbishop commands you to stop this act and surrender yourself! We can consider sparing you. Resist, and please don't blame me for my ruthlessness.
Carissa smirked scornfully.
Carissa: So pathetic... Serving that pathetic Laura Stuart must be very irritating for you. You are so like children. I must save you from yourselves. Don't you understand? Why don't you assist me in this action?
Kaori: Ha, over my dead body.
Carissa: As your wish.
Carissa looked at the Knight Leader.
Carissa: Attack.
The Knight Leader soon began to battle against Kaori as Carissa set up to chase her sister.
Kaori knew not to underestimate Knight Leader, deciding to use her full strength while hopefully refraining from any lethal damage. Confident in her abilities as a Saint, she resolved to knock him out with the scabbard of her sword and capture Carissa quickly.
However, the moment their fight begins she notices something invisible seeping from Knight Leader's body, and is subsequently baffled by her opponent's speed which even she cannot follow.
Kaori: No.. this is impossible! You are so much like him...
Knight Leader: Who?
Kaori: Acqua of the Back.
Due to the powerful influence and blessing of the Curtana Original, the Knight Leader brutalizes Kaori despite being unarmed, rendering even Kaori's Nanasen useless.
Knight Leader: We call him William Orwell.
Bloodied and driven into a corner by the fight's climax, Kaori attempts to use Shichiten Shichitou and Yuisen, her minions, but neither manage to even harm Knight Leader. She is rendered speechless by Knight Leader's incomprehensible strength, which to Kaori far outstrips any of her previous opponents. She is further astounded by the lack of pride invested in his own power.
Eventually, the Knight Leader ended the fight by grabbing her sword and kicking her away, sparing barely a glance towards the unconscious Kaori.
Knight Leader: Your power as a Saint is overrated.
Not caring whether Kaori is alive or dead, the Knight Leader orders his men (all 43 of them including himself) to board the carriages or mount their horse in order to follow Carissa. Knight Leader does the same, mounting a horse and leaving Kaori behind. The Amakusa Christians later hid in the forest and set their seaplane up as their temporary base of operations in Folkestone.
As Villian approached her destination 10 kilometers away, in the hopes of getting aid from the Anglican Church in order to save the servants who were left behind in her place, the Anglican Church's magic takes effect on the horses that pulled the carriage, as Canterbury Cathedral blocked its own coordinates against what they deem their enemy, the Royal Family Faction and the Knight Faction, both of which are under Carissa's control.
With that, Carissa, who had just arrived, orders Villian out of the now overturned carriage.
Carissa: No more struggling, sister. God is with me. There is no use. You better surrender now...
Although Villian hesitates, she opened the doors of her carriage with her servants. Immediately after however, it is crushed by a destructive pressure. Here, Villian saw that her sister now has control of the Curtana Original.
Carissa: See? Simply because I control the Royal Family and the Knight Faction, the Anglican Church abandoned you. Laura Stuart never wants to mend with us royals. Pathetic!
Just the, the Knight Leader then arrived.
Knight Leader: Your Highness, Kanzai Kaori is defeated.
Carissa: Very good...
Carissa then took a closer look to Villian and her servants with a smirk.
Carissa: Execute her. Make her know respect.
Knight Leader: Yes, sire.
Hearing this, Villian reacted in shock as two knights held her down while two others blocked Villian's servants' way. Villian cried and cried as she was overpowered.
Villian: (to the Knight Leader) NO! WHY DO YOU SAY YES!? YOU SERVED OUR FAMILY FOR YEARS AND NOW YOU TRY TO EXECUTE ROYALTY?
The Knight Leader was talking to one of his minions before turning to Villian.
Knight Leader: (to his minion) Please hand me the executioner's axe.
He then turned to Villian after he received the axe.
Knight Leader: I am sorry, but the Anglican Church, especially Laura Stuart is just a selfish and cold-hearted woman. Your Highness, my loyalty still remains, yet this is the way it has to be... *sighed* Farewell. I’ll promise you one last thing. I will treat your head with the utmost honor. The flesh and skin will be preserved just as when you were alive… no, even more beautiful than you are now. That way, the citizens who see your severed head will definitely feel sympathy for you...
???: STOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPPP!!!
Act 3 - Fight (2036)[]
Suddenly, William Orwell, now known as Acqua of the Back appeared, knocking out several knights, destroying the axe, and had Princess Villian already in his arms.
Acqua: Are you alright?
Villian: (jokingly) Too slow!! You idiot mercenary!
Seeing Acqua arrived, everyone was shocked except the Knight Leader who has expected him to come as they face him, carrying his great sword Ascalon.
Knight Leader: Sir Orwell, I have been waiting for you, with your great sword. Long time no see.
Without more reply, Acqua of the Back uses his sword to quickly escape with Villian, forcing Carissa to send out the Knight Leader to go after them.
Carissa: STOP HIM! DON'T LET HIM GET AWAY!
When the Knight Leader arrives, Acqua of the Back has already sent Villian away to the coordinates of a Necessarius hideout, the Amakusa Christians' seaplane, using his Bayard. With his Ascalon, he smashes a large rock that blocks the mountain path, trapping him but preventing the knights to go after Villian. With at most 40 knights as back-up, the Knight Leader knows that it will not be enough to take down Acqua of the Back.
The Knight Leader then conjures up his own weapon, Hrunting. They charge towards each other, clashing swords with tremendous force, blowing the knights away and causing massive damage to the surrounding area. The two combatants would later leap up into the air, continuing their exchange, as the knights can only help but watch. They later end their clash as the two stand on top of trees, measuring each other.
Knight Leader: I can feel your injuries throbbing with each strike, remarking that your injury suffered from Lidvia Lorenzetti.
Acqua: ......
Knight Leader: I wonder why you are here, going so far to protect the third princess. Carissa is the only one capable of wielding Curtana and that the knights have deemed her decision to be the best for England.
Hearing this, Acqua of the Back laughs in amusement.
Acqua: Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha... You are just making an excuse in order to justify yourself.
Knight Leader: Haven't you justify yourself with an excuse before?
Now, coming up... The time comes to explain the origin story of Acqua of the Back, real name William Orwell.
William Orwell was born in England, and was baptized in an Anglican church. He was a Saint and had the inherent potential of what would later be known as Divine Mother's Mercy, which would later blossom after becoming a member of God's Right Seat. He is a magician and a mercenary.
As a mercenary, he was a lone wolf, specializing in taking down enemy strongholds, and he working primarily in England, though he could be hired and find work any part of the world. His work took him from France, where he destroyed the Knights of Orleans, to the snowy lands of Russia, where he aided the Divination Operation Brigade. Even then, all his mercenary work benefited Great Britain. He had some connections from the British Royal Family, and as such, when he was requested to do something, he couldn't refuse it completely.
Having a friendship with the Knight Leader, and likely due to his work as a mercenary and ability as a magician, asked him many times to join the Knights of England. He finally yielded when he was warmly invited by the British Royal Family, albeit begrudgingly, and had his arms designed to symbolize his feelings of being chosen as a knight. Moreover, even Buckingham Palace was making space for William's knighthood, giving him a spot in a hall for his arms to bore alongside other knights
Escutcheon of William Orwell.
However, he was still wary of being chosen. Moreover, he saw that becoming a knight would confine him to the tethers of the institution as the internal politics and etiquette's of the organization prevent him from doing what he wants and needs. He became aware that the British Royal Family are slowly being corrupted, and is also wary of the Anglican Church's influence on them as it was being controlled by Laura Stuart
Ten years prior to the start of the LibertyCity War and eleven years prior to the start of World War III, William single-handedly ended the Princess Villian hostage crisis, as the political intrigue that the British Royal Family played prevented the Knights of England from rescuing Princess Villian themselves from the Spanish Astrological Sect. William reveals his intentions of leaving England to protect it from the outside while the Knight Leader protects it from the inside
In spite of this, a space still remained for William in Buckingham Palace, and his escutcheon, though stopped in its production, was kept in well condition by the manufacturer due to his respect for William's work in England.
Three years prior to the start of the Liberty City War and four years prior to the start of the World War III, William fought another Saint. It is unknown what the outcome of the battle was or if the other Saint is still alive William joined God's Right Seat some time prior to the start of the story timeline, and was then known as Acqua of the Back. There his inherent potential of having Divine Mother's Mercy finally blossomed, as well as becoming aligned to Archangel Gabriel, making him an even more powerful magician.
Now, the two old friends meet again, but this time they fight for different sides.
The duel started up once again in midair, continuing as they fell back to the ground, ending 50 meters from where they first clashed. With Acqua of the Back close to the path where he blocked a while ago, he can only charge towards the Knight Leader. However, the Knight Leader charges toward him first. As their swords clash, so do their words.
Knight Leader: Here lies the 11 years since you left. I am no longer as I was when you knocked me out in Dover I will use my 11 years to test just how much you have gained from your 11 years. I wonder if you are protecting Villian, which represented benevolence, has enough value to be supported by me.
Acqua: You will never understand. The reason I fight is expressed with his body and sword.
With a strike, Acqua of the Back managed to make the Knight Leader lose balance slightly, though he merely meets the blade with his own, and moves back from him creating a space of 10 meters between them.
The Knight Leader shook his head and sighed.
Knight Leader: You seemed to not need any political, military, or royal reason for you to save Villian...
Guessing his thoughts, the Knight Leader poured more strength into gripping his sword. Acqua of the Back meanwhile calmly analyzed the situation, understanding that the Knight Leader is using both Curtana and Hrunting to further strengthen his ability to control different types of power within the country, allowing him to store and use massive amounts of Telesma.
Knight Leader: What if I offer you the details of my magic, William?
The Knight Leader then smiled at Acqua, waiting for his answer.
Acqua: That won't be necessary. I will not be defeated even if I don't know about those details.
Hearing this, the Knight Leader is surprised by his quick response.
Knight Leader: I am disappointed that I never fought you at my peak...
With a casual swing of the sword, Acqua of the Back got injured in his side, though he managed to dodge in time, saving himself. Here, Acqua of the Back realized that the power wasn't from Hrunting.
Knight Leader: You seemed to understand that... My sword, Hrunting, was given to Beowulf by Unferth, which supposedly never failed anyone who wielded it.
After that, the Knight Leader charged toward Acqua of the Back and swung his sword to his side, which is met by Acqua of the Back's Ascalon.
Suddenly, Acqua of the Back heard a noise, which forces him to move his head, at which point a light wound appears on his cheek.
Knight Leader: However, during Beowulf's battle with Grendel's mother, the sword failed him and he was forced to discard it. In fact, Hrunting is never used to win the battles pivotal to Beowulf’s tale.
Then, the Knight Leader told Acqua on how Beowulf used different weapons in each of his battles as he pulls back his sword and swings again. Because he lost his balance, when Ascalon clashed with Hrunting, Acqua of the Back is sent flying through the air, and hits a tree and injuring his left shoulder. As he stands up, the Knight Leader offers once again to explain the details of his magic.
Despite being injured, Acqua continued to dodge every invisible cutting attack the Knight Leader throws at him.
Acqua: You will not be able to kill me just by adding a trick to your attack range.
Knight Leader: It was a single attack born from combining many different spells.
Then, the Knight Leader enumerated the various effects the sword gives him, including the one used to injure Acqua of the Back. Suddenly, he is again struck by a "long range" attack, though he manages to block it using his Ascalon.
Knight Leader: The spell is based on the sword of King Charlemagne who had a fragment of sacred spear in it.
Acqua: Ha, you are hilarious, using French legends despite fighting the French.
Knight Leader: Your comment is pointless coming from him. I will use what I can, and do you know? Even the word Curtana comes from a French word.
Seeing that he can no longer hold back, Acqua of the Back finally used the other functions of his sword, flashing different colors for each function. The Knight Leader saw that he was holding back because the sword is based on the legend of it slaying a dragon, and now he, the Knight Leader, symbolized a dragon, representing a fallen angel stained with evil.
Revealing the secrets of their swords, Acqua of the Back and the Knight Leader once again attacked each other, countering each of the other's swords' unique properties blow by blow, that is until the Knight Leader got the upper hand, injuring Acqua of the Back slightly in his side.
Knight Leader: With many other properties of his Hrunting unrevealed in combat to you, William, do you believe that you will die in this?
Acqua: Do you truly believe that you can save the country if you follow Carissa and kill Villian? Do you really think that your choice is correct?
Knight Leader: Do you understand? To save this country, we must sheathe our weapons and construct a new order. The real problem is who will stand at the top. If that position goes back to her majesty the queen, we cannot escape this crisis. As such, someone else must take the throne. Between the intelligent first princess, the militaristic second princess, and the benevolent third princess, the answer is clear.
Hearing his, Acqua of the Back decides to beat the Knight Leader.
Knight Leader: I truly doesn't want to kill the third Princess, and that I don't like some of Carissa's methods, but says that the revolution has already begun and Carissa cannot be stopped by mere words. We must act quickly as if the civil war in the United Kingdom lasts too long then the country's overall power will fall and external enemies will able to defeat them. Therefore, Carissa is the only capable of leading a new order in the country.
Acqua of the Back: If that is your reasoning, it does not need to be said.
Thus, the two once again attack each other. Acqua of the Back charges while the Knight Leader merely used the Attack Range effect of his spell, but it is however blocked by Acqua of the Back's Ascalon. Here, Acqua of the Back has determined that the Knight Leader can only use one of his sword's many effects at a time.
As such, the reason the Knight Leader could not make a "certain kill" on him is because such a convenient ultimate attack for the Knight Leader did not exist. With that block, Acqua of the Back is able to come within range and attack him, forcing the Knight Leader to use the Movement Speed effect to block Ascalon.
At that moment, Acqua of the Back turned his Ascalon to use the spike near the base, allowing him to attack at close quarters. Knight Leader tried to use his Enduring Solidarity effect to defend against the attack, but Acqua of the Back is however able to pierce through his defenses and hit his chest. The surrounding area exploded with so much magic power poured into the single attack.
Despite the attack, the Knight Leader remains unscathed.
Knight Leader: This ends now... I developed a way to make any offensive power of any all armament he recognizes into zero for 10 minutes, making no distinction between science and magic, Thororm's Defense Formula. It can even theoretically neutralize a nuclear weapon... and I used it in this battle.
Despite what the Knight Leader says, Acqua of the Back is not deterred and continues to essay attack after attack, each one a different color and each of them were neutralized.
Knight Leader: Admit it. You will never beat me.
Acqua: Huh, I still don't understand what were you thinking when you asked me the reason I protected the third princess.
However, when Acqua unwittingly look at the escutcheon emblazoned on his Ascalon, he was shocked. The colors were all neutralized.
Knight Leader: So... will you tell me your motives?
Acqua: My motives need not words, like I said, and one need only to act according to their beliefs.
Knight Leader: Hmm, interesting...
Despite the Knight Leader finding out the reason for Acqua's motives, he is unafraid as he still has the upper hand.
Suddenly, Acqua took out an even smaller sword from the Ascalon and attacks the Knight Leader with it. Here, the Knight Leader realizes the significance of this as the legend of Thororm had been killed by a hidden blade coming out of a sleeve.
The Knight Leader tried to retreat, but Acqua had already breached his defenses. The Knight Leader tries to use Thororm's Defense Formula on it, but the weapon he targeted has been changed as a blade being shot upwards by him. Acqua of the Back then has the sword grip change into a mace, his favored weapon.
With both the floating blade and the mace, the Knight Leader was forced to meet the weapons both. Acqua of the Back, and though Thororm's Defense Formula activated and neutralized the weapons. However, Acqua still managed to hit the Knight Leader's neck, by the clasp of Acqua's sword grip that he couldn't recognize as a weapon. Thus the Knight Leader fell, though not dead.
Acqua: I'm sorry to do that. I didn't bring a suitable blade for cutting an old friend.
Struggling with his own injuries, Acqua returned back to the hiding place of Villian, without realizing a figure is looking menacingly towards him.
That is none other than Maria Arzonia, now within her armor of a KnightWalker Cyborg.
Maria: [Target tracked down.]
Amakusa Christians' seaplane[]
Acqua struggled himself back to Amakusa Christians' seaplane, and some of them immediately went towards him.
Amakusa Christian 1: William is back! William is back!
Amakusa Christian 2: Thank goodness...
The two Amakusa Christians immediately helped Acqua towards the seaplane, and Princess Villian ran towards him with a worrying face.
Villian: Oh, my! William, what happened?
Acqua: Princess... I defeated... the Knight Leader...
Villian: Come on, I just called Necessarius here and they might help us out. Laura Stuart called us that she had changed her mind... since she had figured out that it was only Carissa's fault.
Acqua: Thank goodness. Come on, we will head back to London and save my mother and sister...
Suddenly, Acqua had noticed a shadowy figure standing 15 meters away from him, with its eyes glowing red. Acqua tried to watch the person clearer.
Acqua: Who is that? Show yourself!
All of the people around Acqua had noticed the mysterious guest and looked towards it. The person simply walked closer and spoke with a robotic female voice.
???: [Acqua of the Back, the time of your penance had come...]
Villian looked at Acqua with confusion.
Villian: She knows you? How?
Acqua did not answer to this. He stared at the mysterious person immediately.
Acqua: Who are you?
???: [I am the Angel of Flame, Acqua, and I am here to punish your crime of murdering the Arzonia brothers.]
Acqua was irritated since those murders he did not committee and had just pinned on him.
Acqua: Why does that matter you, anyway!?
Angel of Flame: EVERYTHING!!!
The Angel of Flame rushed towards Acqua and immediately opened her flamethrower. Two Anglican Christians attempted to protect Acqua, but was burned, yet they were saved thanks to Acqua's water magic. Acqua was furious and he immediately ran towards the Angel of Flame.
Villian: NO! WILLIAM! YOUR INJURY!
Villain shouted out as two others rushed to attack the Angel of Flame, but they are no match of her and were both scorched. Just as the flamethrower was opened, Acqua noticed something, due to the light of fire, that the Angel of Flame was none other than a KnightWalker Cyborg. As they engaged into the fight, the members from Necessarius arrived and attacked the Cyborg before she tried to retreat, but Acqua jumped ahead and knocked down the mask of the Angel of Flame.
Acqua: It's all over, Cyborg.
Just then, when the cyborg looked up without her mask, Acqua reacted in shock...
Acqua: YOU!? YOU ARE DEAD.
Maria Arzonia replied with a smile.
Maria / Angel of Flame: Not anymore. You killed my loving brothers and now you shall pay!!! ARHHH!!!
Before Maria came here, Eckidina had told Maria a lie, that her brothers were loving and kind people killed by Acqua of the Back.
Acqua was shocked that he cannot react in a moment. Seizing the chance, Maria attacked Acqua, but the members of Necessarius slowed her down by shooting light beams at her, but it was not able to harm her. Maria threw a napalm bomb to them and escaped as it exploded.
Villian: RETREAT!!!
All the people escorted Acqua on the seaplane and returned back to London as fast as they could, and on the boat, Acqua had realized that it was Eckidina KnightWalker's plan all alone...
Tenguu City[]
During this battle aforementioned raged on in London, Rentaro, who was still have no idea what was happening in the United Kingdom, had encountered Terra of the Left in the street of Tenguu. He survived thanks to Princess Villian's interference, and soon he went back home and went to bed.
Rentaro's Nightmare
Rentaro dreamed himself wandering in a wood. It was a windy night, and the full moon on the night sky was red, as red as blood.
Suddenly, Rentaro heard the screaming voice of Katarina coming from behind.
Katarina: HELP ME, RENTARO!
Rentaro: Katarina!?
Rentaro turned back in horror as he saw Katarina running towards him. A headless rider was running towards her, and soon the rider had get closer to Katarina and chopped her head off with an axe. Rentaro was startled and angry.
Rentaro: NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
The head of Katarina rolled towards Rentaro's feet and it stopped. Rentaro could not help feeling startled. Then, he heard Terra's voice coming from behind.
Terra: Now, how fast can you run? Your beloved Katarina is here, and we brought her as you wished.
Enraged, Rentaro turned back and glared at Terra.
Terra: I AM GONNA MAKE YOU PAY!
However, as he was ready to strike Terra, Rentaro was tramped by something and he fell. When he looked up, Rentaro saw the Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure standing in front of him, chuckling.
Unknown: I am glad that you survived the ordeals you faced, Rentaro, but... you will get nothing once you had your head cut off.
Before Rentaro could answer, he felt that a burning feelings were scorching his neck...
Nightmare is Over
- Rentaro: AHHH!!!
With a scream, Rentaro woke up from the nightmare. He immediately touched his head and neck.
Rentaro: My head... oh, my head is still here... I am still fine, fine...
After eating breakfast, brushing teeth and was ready to go out of the house, Rentaro heard a knock on the door. He opened the door and saw Kyouko Kirigiri outside the house. He was surprised to see Kyouko.
Rentaro: Kyouko? Why are you here? How do you know I live here?
Kyouko handed a small wallet to Rentaro.
Kyouko: Here is your wallet. I found it at the alley 400 meters away. I saw your ID card and your address.
Rentaro blushed.
Rentaro: I am glad that you picked it up, not some identity thief, and I am really sorry to trouble you to spend so much time to return it.
Kyouko: Oh, there is no trouble. I just took the wrong train...
Rentaro: Please come in, since you helped me to subdue those terrorists, I owe you one. Can I give some drink to you?
Kyouko: No, thank you. Situation is critical now. England is now inside a civil war, and the retired Pope Matthai Reese was killed by Terra of the Left. Bishop Michael Langdon and Cardinal Pietro Yogdis left Rome to stay away from Terra.
Rentaro: What?
Shocked, Rentaro nearly fell on the ground, but Kyouko helped him to restore his balance. Rentaro did not expected that the whole situation was such critical.
Kyouko: Fortunately, I am here to tell you that we have a way to find Katarina, since I know where Eckidina's mansion and headquarter is, Rentaro.
Rentaro: Really? How do you know? Did you pick up Eckidina's lost wallet as well?
Kyouko: No, not really, but I had the information from someone else. She is currently with us to apprehend that assassin.
Rentaro's eyes widened.
Rentaro: She? That's a "she"?
With a smile, Kyouko turned to a car parked near Rentaro's yard.
Kyouko: We're ready!
A blonde and beautiful girl came out of the car and looked at Rentaro. Rentaro shivered in fear - It was Sonia Nevermind near the car. Rentaro had watched the recent news about Sonia taking over Novosic Kingdom and joined Eckidina's forces, so he was scared of her. However, Kyouko was acting normal.
Rentaro: What!? Sonia Nevermind!?
With a smile, Sonia bowed to Rentaro.
Sonia: Long time, Rentaro.
Rentaro was shivered with fear and he whispered to Sonia about it.
Rentaro: Why bring her here? She's freaking me out.
Kyouko: Don't be so afraid. She's harmless... for now.
Rentaro: Listen, Kyouko, I know she is your fan but... Are you really sure about her?
At this time, Sonia was getting back to her car and tried to take something from the car.
Kyouko: She said she will help it out in this case.
Rentaro: That's what mad people say!
When Rentaro took a look at Sonia once more, he was shocked to find Sonia was holding a balloon hammer with "1000 tons" writing on it. Rentaro was startled because he thought for a while that it was a real hammer.
Sonia: Do you want to help us out or not?!
Rentaro: Okay...
Rentaro nodded unwillingly. Sonia put the hammer back into her car, and Kyouko pushed Rentaro on the car, ignoring streams of tears coming from his eyes like two waterfalls.
Rentaro: (thinking) Aw, kidnapping...
Act 4 - Target: Sleepy Hollow (2036)[]
Sonia's car[]
Sonia planned to drove to Eckidina's mansion first so that she can make Misogi or even Eckidina herself to take them to the Ward Walker 24 because she did not know the way.
Inside Sonia's car, Rentaro heard about Sonia's story and he realized something - the reason that Sonia is helping him.
Rentaro: You mean Terra of the Left is controlling everything that happened in Vatican, the bombing of Eurotunnel and the terrorist attack on my flight yesterday? He deceived you and tried to kill both of you? That's why you're here to help me find Katarina?
Sonia: That was "our" flight. I was on the flight, too, so don't forget that it was me who opened the alarm, it was me who discovered the terrorist hidden with the cargo and it was me who managed to hear the terrorist himself to confess his motives before I handed them over to the police, but most importantly, I found the fact that he discovered the plane model's weakness after it landed safely, and this had caused so much effect on the aircraft's of Britain. Hopefully, things will have an improvement.
Rentaro: Well, That's true.
Sonia: After all, I am Kyouko's fan and I learned some detective skills as well. Now, I am helping you to find Katarina and stop Terra of the Left before he destroys us all. Therefore, you're gonna praise me for saving many lives, including yours!
Sonia's eyes sparkled once again as she was smiling. Rentaro, however, was a bit of irritated by this. Sonia giggled and shrugged her shoulders. She doesn't seemed to be like an insane dictator for now, only like an innocent schoolgirl.
Sonia: Come on, it's just a joke to cheer you up.
Rentaro: Well, thanks anyway.
Just then, Sonia noticed that Kyouko was thinking something.
Sonia: (to Rentaro) You're welcome. (to Kyouko) What are you thinking, Kyouko-san?
Kyouko: I had suspected that Terra is not that Unknown Figure we all met.
Hearing this, Sonia's smile faded. Her face were now filled with worry once again.
Sonia: What do you mean, Kyouko-san? We saw Terra in his mask, hood and cloak, and he taunted both of us - and of course Bishop Michael Langdon - just in Brussel yesterday.
Kyouko: Indeed, but Terra is too insane. I cannot imagine someone such a psychotic nature can plan so much with great care. He plotted so much in nearly one week, and he can even persuade and manipulate Eckidina. If that was Terra talking to you in Novosic Kingdom, I think his mask will be torn down by you in mere seconds, and thus his plan will be foiled.
Sonia: Yeah, but the Unknown Figure was calm and polite, being the polar opposite of Terra, but... I am not sure now. Maybe some psychopath only used a polite face as their mask...
Kyouko: I think it might be a calm and sane person with sociopathic traits. Now here's a question: Is a calm, polite and sane person disguised as a psychopath... or a psychopath disguised as a calm, polite and sane person?
Rentaro: What if the two happened in the same time?
Sonia: You mean this man is a calm, polite and sane psychopath?
Rentaro: I did not say the "sane" stuff, Sonia. Don't put that word in my mouth.
Sonia then lowered her head and thought about Kyouko's question.
Sonia: Kyouko-san, the answer of your question is the key to know whether Terra is that insane man under the hood or he was just acting. Things are going complicated.
Kyouko: Indeed, but... where is Eckidina's mansion anyway?
Sonia suddenly behaved awkwardly and looked around. Then, she smiled with embarrassment...
Sonia: Oops, it was across the street. I spoke so much that I drove passed it...
Kyouko & Rentaro: Huh!?
Sonia: Sorry, guys, we will make a turn at the next crossroad...
Eckidina's Mansion[]
Sonia did not drive too far from the house of Eckidina. After 10 minutes, Sonia had drove near the gate of the mansion.
Sonia: (whispered) Pretend yourselves as my prisoners, you two...
Kyouko & Sonia: Uh-huh...
Then, Sonia drove towards the two security guards and asked for help.
Sonia: This is Sonia Nevermind of Novosic Kingdom. I have returned to this town and want to talk to Milady Eckidina face to face about some serious problems about our deranged client. I brought two, uh, prisoners here as well.
Rentaro: (to guards, pretended to be irritated) She got me...
One of the guards replied to Sonia.
KnightWalker: Sorry, Your Highness, but Milady Eckidina was in Tokyo alongside our client. However, Mr. Misogi has just come back. Shall I make a call?
Sonia: Sure, man, but please be as quick as possible.
The guard phoned Misogi and later he hung up.
KnightWalker: Proceed.
Misogi's office
When Sonia arrived into Misogi's office, she received a warm welcome from him. Kyouko and Rentaro were tied on their wrists and was standing beside Sonia's seat.
Misogi: Princess Sonia, how may I serve you?
Sonia: I am here trying to talk to Eckidina about the hooded client of ours, but since she is not here, I ask for your permission if we can visit her in her base. That hooded man did some very mean things to me, and I want him pay... now.
Misogi: I'm afraid not. Look, I know what that hooded freak did to put his nose in everything, and I despise him as well, but you need to have a visitor card to meet Eckidina in her base.
Sonia: Visitor card, huh? Do you have them? Will you hand the card to me?
Without realizing that it was all a trap, Misogi gave Sonia the visitor card, and Sonia smiled to him. At this time, Kyouko and Rentarom managed to free themselves since the tie was not tight.
Sonia: I need two more.
Misogi: Who are the other two visitors?
Sonia clapped her hands, and Rentaro and Kyouko both took out their respective guns and pointed to Misogi, who was terrified, but Misogi was well prepared as well, so he managed to pull out his own gun out from his pocket.
Misogi: What are you doing here?
Sonia: We need to find the client and I had suspected that he was a traitor from the Catholic Church, and therefore, I need your help to get closer to him.
Misogi shook his head.
Misogi: I cannot. I need to take care of many prisoners here, especially that Dr. Frankenstein...
Misogi then told the three about the things concerned with Dr. Frankenstein and his monsters, even including Adam Frankenstein. Sonia rolled her eyes around and had an idea.
Sonia: Well, you can take us to there AND taking Dr. Frankenstein with you.
Misogi: Okay...
Dungeon
Misogi then led Sonia, Rentaro and Kyouko to the dungeon with Dr. Frankenstein and his monsters. As the abomination were screaming, Sonia had noticed in a cell, two monsters, one man and one woman, were sitting quietly.
Sonia: (thinking) That must be Adam and his Bride...
The cell right beside Adam's cell was the cell of Dr. Frankenstein. Misogi showed a chain of keys from his pocket and used one of the keys to open the cell door of Frankenstein. Dr. Frankenstein looked at Misogi with hatred.
Misogi: Please come out, Doctor. I need to take you to--
Just then, Sonia blinked to Kyouko, who used a stick to knock Misogi unconscious. Then, Sonia took the keys from Misogi and freed Adam and his Bride with the right one...
Macau, China[]
The former Portuguese colony of Macau, a special administrative region of China since 1999, is the only region in China where the act gambling is completely legal. In the Venetian Macao, the largest casino in the world, a black-haired girl was gaining money from a card game. She is Celestia "Celeste" Ludenberg, Junko's classmate known as the Ultimate Gambler and one of the richest agents of Ultimate Despair, who has won herself much money in several games. She is in Macau when the World War III raged on, acting as a medium between Chinese battlefield and Novosic Kingdom.
Celestia: Looks like the luck is helping me all along.
Just then, as the card game came to an end, a hooded man reached Celestia after talking to a Portuguese waitress to invite her. The waitress did what the Unknown Figure said, and Celestia withdrew herself from the game and walked towards her guest.
Celestia: Good morning, my friend. You are Eckidina's client, aren't you? What do you need?
Unknown: I need to have a talk with you, Ms. Celeste.
The Unknown Figure then clapped his hands and he and Celestia both disappeared into a puff smoke.
Forest in Sichuan Province[]
Now, Celestia had found herself inside a forest, and it frightened her.
Celestia: Why are you bringing me to here?
The Unknown Figure glared at Celestia menacingly.
Unknown: This is only between you and me. Don't tell anyone about this meeting.
Celestia: Okay, what is it?
Unknown: Recently, I heard that Kirigiri Kyouko and a figure seemed to match the appearance of Sonia Nevermind were found by a witness of the recent attack... on the Sky Bus 365.
The Unknown Figure walked closer to Celestia and the latter was trying to avoid him since he gave her horror.
Celestia: Then why did you find me?
Unknown: I checked the record. It said that you paid for the two tickets from Rome to Tenguu City since they don't have enough money for paying two Business Class one-way tickets... since I had Sonia's wallet, and the majority her wealth was in her kingdom...
Suddenly, the Unknown Figure opened his eyes and grabbed Celestia's collar.
Celestia: Mister, please, there might be some misunderstanding...
Unknown: Really? You called letting two escapees to Tenguu City as misunderstanding!?
The Unknown figure then ruthlessly tied Celestia to a tree with a bee hive on it. He ignored Celestia's cry for mercy and ruthlessly looked at her.
Unknown: Believe me, you may once have had honey in your breakfast or maybe afternoon tea, but I bet you had never suffered from bee stings.
Celestia: No, no, not the bees...
The Unknown Figure then kicked the tree and made the hive fall before stepping back to avoid it. The bees all burst out of their hive and stung Celestia in sheer rage.
Unknown: Feel the pain? There is nothing more contagious than pain.
Celestia: Please, please leave me alone...
Unknown: You admit that you paid for Sonia and Kyouko when Sonia asked for your help?
Celestia: Yes, I... I did...
Unknown: Fine.
The Unknown then sent a injured Celestia back to Macau and escaped from the bees himself by plunging himself into a lake beside him. The bees cannot find him, and then they left.
Unknown: The plan needs some changes...
After coming out of water, the Unknown Figure realized that what he should do now, and so he managed to summon a cell phone to call Eckidina and Terra about their next move before sending a message to Junko.
Novosic Kingdom[]
Unknown Figure: (message) I had asked about Celeste about Sonia's whereabouts. She had came back to Tenguu City and was very suspicious, so suspicious that she may ruin our next move. By the way, she is with Kyouko Kirigiri. Kyouko never stayed at Rome as some people rumored.
Junko nearly threw her own phone in frustration, but she decided to punish Sonia when situation needed.
Personality Splitting Room, 24 Ward Walker[]
The sun is going down. A white haired girl was sitting on the chair and with a sad look on her face. Judging by her school uniform, it can be concluded that she was a student from Raizen High School. She was just kidnapped by Eckidina KnightWalker on her way home after the school.
With Eckidina by his side, the Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure walked slowly passed the girl and smiled.
Unknown: [Do you know who you really are? Could you please tell me your name?]
The girl answered gently and fearfully.
Girl: My name is Mahiru Banba.
The Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure chuckled evilly and glared at Mahiru with sheer cruelty.
Unknown: [Lovely name, but it doesn't suit you. Beneath your gentle and nice mask, I see a beast... I see who you truly are, and I am going to let her out. Had you observed the sun going down before, my dear? I meant watching it set until it disappeared from horizon.]
Mahiru: No, sir.
Unknown: ["No, sir." Ha, no wonder why your "true" self did not surface. Now, Mahiru, listen to me. All you need to do is watch the sun going down, and then you shall know who you truly are - a creature of pain.]
Mahiru: No, no, please... let me go home...
Eckidina: Is it time?
The Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure smiled.
Unknown: [Yes, it is. The sun is going down just as it usually behaves]
Eckidina: What are we going to do next?
Unknown: [Hehehe... You decide this time, Eckidina. Keep her eye to the falling sun, though. This window is towards west.]
Eckidina: Finally, now it is my show!
With a devious smile, Eckidina dragged Mahiru to a chair beside the window. Through the window, Mahira can see the falling sun. Because of the sunlight, Mahiru recognized the face of Eckidina all of a sudden.
Mahiru: I got it! Aren't you Eckidina KnightWalker, that former leader of our student council!?
Eckidina: I'm glad that you know me, but this will not be the last time you see me. Now, look at the sun and... prepare to suffer from our torture.
Mahiru: DON'T!
Eckidina smiled as she tied Mahiru on the chair, and she picked up a hammer to Mahiru before bumping her fingers with it. Mahiru screamed
Mahiru: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Unknown: [Yes... that's it... Do it more...]
Eckidina: Now, electrocute her!
Eckidina then attached the device for electric shock therapy on Mahiru's head, and opened it.
Unknown: [Turn it to 50%. We don't want her die so suddenly.]
Eckidina: She seemed tough. Let's increase it 20% higher.
Unknown: [Agreed.]
Eckidina then increased the volume from 50% to 70%, and then 75%. Mahiru screamed in pain, and her eyes were now looking straight at the setting sun. Soon, when the sun was almost set, Eckidina closed the device.
To Eckidina and the Unknown Figure's satisfaction, Mahiru's expression changed into a much more malevolent look. She grinned evilly at the window before giving a evil giggle.
Unknown: [Yes... yes... this is it. Now, let's see... (to a changed Mahiru) Can you tell me your name?]
Inversed Mahiru: This is the smell of the sun. The sun set, so I popped. I come to introduce myself. I call myself Banba Shinya, during the day I am Shinya Mahiru!
The Unknown Figure laughed and he looked at Shinya with satisfaction.
Eckidina: Incredible.
Unknown: It was both of us. We are a team, aren't we? The only problem is that I am not sure if the Shinya persona can hold during daytime.
Eckidina: I will make her a Cyborg, and then she will be ours.
Unknown: Ha, someone take her to the Cyborg Factory.
Two KnightWalker staffs arrived and took a laughing Shinya to the Cyborg Factory. Just then, a KnightWalker agent ran into the room and shouted out.
KnightWalker: Milady Eckidina, and sir, Rentaro Satomi had arrived with Sonia, Kyouko and several people beside him, including Dr. Frankenstein! Sonia Nevermind is among them, and she is holding Misogi as hostage!
Eckidina: How did they ever find the place?
Unknown: [No matter how they found it, we shall teach them a lesson. We have been expecting them, haven't we? We knew this day would come, so we will deploy our new plan. Now, it is your turn, Terra.]
The "Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure" slowly took off his mask and revealed himself to be Terra of the Left. He prepared his double blade with a grin.
In fact, Terra of the left was pretending to be the body of Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure, in his suit and mask, but the voice was provided by the real Unknown Figure (who was in somewhere unknown) through a small device attached on the mask. Terra and the real Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure were like actors playing a two-man act - The former does actions while keeping his mouth open to make himself like talking, but without giving sounds, while the latter speaks with sounds while hiding behind a chair.
Terra: We have company. How wonderful.
Hall of 24 Ward Walker[]
As waiting, Rentaro had ordered a newspaper while still looking at Misogi who was tied up. He then read about the news that Maria Arzonia appeared in London as a Cyborg.
Rentaro: Guys, take a look at this! "The Deceased Arsonist Appeared in London - Dead Person Walks Once More?"
Kyouko and Sonia heard the word "arsonist" and were startled. They immediately rushed to Rentaro. After looking at the headline, they were both astonished by the contents of the news, especially Kyouko who had just witnessed Maria's brutal "death" two days ago.
Rentaro: I read about the news report from Madrid concerned the Arzonia Family' crimes, also their demise, but that does not make sense. Maria may not even have died, since no one will rise from dead once again, right?
Kyouko: But she did. Eckidina must have made her into a Cyborg and the Unknown Figure - or Terra of the Left - may know this.
Just then, after making new arrangement, Eckidina made her staff escort Shinya to the second floor above the hall instead of sending her into the Cyborg factory. After that, she walked out of her room with the Grand Grimoire hiding behind her. Her brain kept recalling the Unknown Figure's new plan, and thinking of its possible outcome, Eckidina could not help herself from her childish giggling. Behind her, two KnightWalker troops had pushed a masked prisoner towards them.
Eckidina: You came here to challenge me or surrender, Rentaro? Sonia, you are here as well?
Sonia: This is not about you, Eckidina. It's about your client. Let him show himself.
Eckidina: Really? I just worried that your priest friend will die if my client showed himself to you.
Eckidina then shrugged her shoulder and unmasked her prisoner. It was none other than Michael Langdon. Both Kyouko and Sonia were both shocked to see Michael behind Eckidina.
Kyouko: Michael?
Michael looked up a bit.
Michael: I am sorry, Kyouko. A minute ago, I came near here to find you, but I did not know that I went into Eckidina's base...
Kyouko, Rentaro and Sonia all glared at Eckidina, who was once a horrible school bully in Raizen High School with sheer hatred.
Rentaro: Let him go! Where is your client, Eckidina? I need to have a serious talk with him! Let your client out! If you harm Michael, I will kill Misogi!
Hearing this, Eckidina shrugged her shoulders with uncaring looks on her face.
Eckidina: Turns out that you all are not looking for me, but my client. Interesting.
Rentaro: Maybe 50 percent of my team are here to confront your client, but more members of my team here will also be glad to make your life a living spanking!
Kyouko nodded in agreement.
Kyouko: You can surrender now, but your crimes had exceeded your father's, so I think you will receive the punishment he caused. You drove him insane, and made him take the fall, but not for long, your final punishment will come. However, the priority of our task is to apprehend your client.
Eckidina: Huh, I see, but he is busy with his tasks...
Just then, Terra of the Left walked out and smiled to the guests who stared at him menacingly.
Terra: That's okay, Ms. KnightWalker. They all met me, and now I don't need to be worried as I revealed my true face to them all.
Rentaro: Finally, you don't hide inside your hood anymore, and now you both deserved to die! The news reports days ago said that the corpse of Maria Arzonia was sent to Tenguu City and was cremated, right!?
Terra: Seems likely.
Rentaro: AND WHY THE HELL SHE APPEARED IN FOLKESTONE YESTERDAY AND NEARLY BURNED ACQUA OF THE BACK INTO THE BACON, HUH?
As Terra was answering, he was prepared to draw his blades. As Rentaro was asking, he was secretly filling his gun with bullets.
Terra: I am as surprise as you are.
Rentaro: And answer me this! Why is Junko Enoshima, also very dead after her havoc in Rome, now alive and kicking and even more vicious and ferocious than before!?
Terra: Well, that is expected, since she had regenerated herself.
Rentaro: Really? Now I will see if you can regenerate yourself like she could!
Rentaro then tried to shot Terra immediately after he drew his gun, but Shinya, holding a knife in her hand, had appeared at the second floor and jumped down towards Rentaro. Kyouko noticed this and jumped up. She pushed Shinya away from Rentaro, and they engaged into a fight. Several KnightWalker troops came out with crowbars, electric bars and knives, and they surrounded Rentaro and his team.
Rentaro: So many?
Eckidina: Destroy those fools!
The KnightWalker troops all fought Rentaro, Sonia, Kyouko, Dr. Frankenstein, Adam and the Bride, while Terra went to release Misogi. Rentaro tried to stop Terra, but the troops had slowed him down. Sonia and Kyouko tried to overpower Shinya, but turned out that she was harder deal than they had imagined. At this time, the Bride had found a baseball bat on the ground, which were from a KnightWalker guard that Rentaro had just knocked over, so she picked up the stick and punched Shiya's head with it, making her fall unconscious.
Bride: Hurry, we are surrounded!
The Bride then engaged into the fight against the KnightWalker soldiers as Kyouko and Sonia fought the soldiers as well. Adam were cutting the soldiers as well. Shinya tried to stood up despite her head injury, but she could not. Her power was just awakened so she was not very strong. Two KnightWalker guards arrived and dragged her away into another tunnel to the Cyborg producing facility underground.
As more and more troops coming down and surrounded Rentaro and his companions into a circle, Eckidina evilly smiled and recalled her client's new arrangement.
Unknown: (in flashback) [Now, I had the news that Rentaro Satomi, Sonia Nevermind and Kyouko Kirigiri will come to your HQ when they arrived at Tenguu City. Provoke them first and engage them into a fight. When they were surrounded, you will use the chance to prove yourself that you mastered the spell of Awakening, and so you will dragged them to the 2013 Sleepy Hollow. We will torture them and adding confusions on them. That will be interesting. You will send yourself to... (said a name of a place) and send Rentaro, Sonia and Kyouko in the woods.]
Then, Eckidina opened the Grand Grimoire, which glowed red aura and drew everyone's attention, and the fight had to stop. All of the people stopped their fight to see the Grand Grimoire, and Michael had a face of shock. He immediately struggled himself from the grasp of the guards just as Eckidina used the Traveler's Spell.
Eckidina: Now, be travelers...
Michael: NO!!!
Michael immediately pulled Eckidina's arm to let her stop, but Terra had dragged Michael away and pushed him into the surrounding made by KnightWalker soldiers. Eckidina then finished her spell and summoned a huge black hole under Rentaro and his team's feet, which suck them all into it along with the KnightWalkers troops...
As if she did not had the enough fun, Eckidina dragged Misogi and jumped into the black hole, and Terra followed him while holding Michael as hostage.
Soon, the black hole disappeared and there were only corpses in the hall...
Lady Van Tassel was waiting outside the cottage and gloating of her success, as Katrina wept in tears and Betsy yelled to the wicked witch in disgust. Both Katrina and Betsy were tied up by Lady Van Tassel.
Lady Van Tassel: My stepdaughter, I will hand your soul to Death and now you will be his. As for the little monster in your womb, well, it shall turn into a deformed flesh soaked in a puddle of blood... nothing more than that. It will not make it to see the next sunrise.
Katrina: Please, have mercy! You can take me, but PLEASE leave my child alone!
Lady Van Tassel: Never, Katrina, I will not leave this little beast on earth to live for he will fight against us! You must all die so that I can find solace! Now, enough fun and games. Prepare to die.
Betsy: Silence... You make me disgusted. You are so sick and twisted.
Lady Van Tassel: Oh, really? I am not sick. I have succeeded. Your death will be painful, Betsy Ross, and you might only remember to be the tailor who sewed the first American flag... unless I kill you, burn that flag down and erase the existence of the new republic. After that, you will be erased from history and no one will know you. The British might of lost the war, but we don't.
Just then, the Horseman of Death had arrived, riding his horse, and his axe was holding on his right hand. Lady Van Tassel grabbed the pregnant Katrina and pulled her nearer. Katrina watched her stepmother's smiling face in sheer horror and Lady Van Tassel planned to tease her stepdaughter before she handed her over to Death.
Lady Van Tassel: Here he comes just as we speak. Now, behold, the Horseman of Death! (to Horseman as he came near and stopped) I have fulfilled my contract! Katrina is for you alongside one more head... (suddenly noticed Ichabod and Knapp's carriage went towards them)
Ichabod: (riding the carriage) Lady Van Tassel, get your hands off my wife!
Lady Van Tassel: ... I mean, two more heads.
The carriage stopped and Ichabod went off the carriage before Knapp did so. They both stood 6 meters away from Lady Van Tassel and glared at her.
Lady Van Tassel: I guess it will be three more heads. (to Ichabod & Knapp) Don't you dare come closer or I will kill them all!
Katrina: (to Ichabod) Run! Why did you come here, Ichabod? She is dangerous!
Ichabod: I am sorry, Katrina. I am going to fix this, but first I will save you from certain death.
Lady Van Tassel: Look at him, a loving husband! (whispered to Katrina) Did you tell him about the child? He doesn't know he will be a father, does he?
Katrina: (to Lady Van Tassel) I understand. It is useless to beg for your mercy. I will not beg anymore. I would curse the first day you arrived at Sleepy Hollow.
Lady Van Tassel: (giggled) Good luck! (yelled to Ichabod) Nice work you do, Ichabod, to send your soul straight to the cold grasp of Death! You relieved me from the certain stress of searching you.
Ichabod: Release her! I am the man you want!
Lady Van Tassel: Yes, you are. I am sorry that I did not managed to kill you when I possessed a nurse and snuck into the wounded camp yesterday, but today, at this time... I will. (To the Horseman) Take him down.
Ichabod: I will deal with the Horseman and you deal with Lady Van Tassel, Knapp.
Knapp: Oh, be careful. Mind your heads.
The Horseman rushed to Ichabod and started to attack him. Ichabod took out his rifle and shot the Hessian down from the horse. As the Horseman fell on the ground, Ichabod observed carefully to the monster lied in front of him. Suddenly, the Horseman stood up once again and ran towards Ichabod. Ichabod started to run and find his chance to fight back.
Meanwhile, Knapp ran towards Lady Van Tassel, but he was stopped when she used the lightning and scorched a tree, making it fall and burned down. Knapp was blocked by the burning trunk and could not move forward. He watched in horror seeing Lady Van Tassel take out a rifle from her pocket.
Lady Van Tassel: One step forward and I will slaughter them!
Greatly depressed, Knapp could not do anything but stand there and watch as Ichabod and the Horseman fought fiercely. At their battle, Ichabod cut the Horseman with his sword but was shocked that the monster was immune to it. Ichabod dodged the attack and punched the Hessian's face, but could not beat down his mask. They struggle fiercely and they both tried to overpower their respective enemy until suddenly...
*Bang!*
...a gunshot was fired and Ichabod's left leg was hit by the bullet. Wounded, Ichabod almost kneeled onto the ground due to the injury. However, the Horseman seized the chance... and chopped Ichabod's chest with the axe, fatally wounding him even further.
Knapp: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
It did not take long to make Knapp realize who ambushed Ichabod in such an ugly way. To Knapp's anger, horror and disgust, he found out that the person who ambushed Ichabod was Lady Van Tassel with Sutton's rifle in her hand. She laughed out maniacally.
Lady Van Tassel: DIE, ICHABOD CRANE, DIE! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Katrina: No! Ichabod!
Betsy: Lady Van Tassel! What have you done?! Do you think it was FAIR!?
Lady Van Tassel: Hmm, you are so annoying. And now, Betsy, it's your turn...
With sheer terror and despair, Betsy Ross closed her eyes and began to accept her fate.
Betsy: (thought) Sorry, General Washington, I tried... but sometimes no matter how you try, evil will still win in the end. There is no hero. In this world, monsters win...
Suddenly, a blue lightning had hit beside Lady Van Tassel, making her to stop. Lady Van Tassel angrily turned her head with a glare, and she found Grace Dixon standing beside her. Grace then slashed another bolt at Death as he was about to give his final blow to Ichabod.
Grace: Lady Van Tassel, we are sick of you! You are now under arrest.
Lady Van Tassel: Darn it... This is not over!
Lady Van Tassel was forced to step aside and retreated, leaving Death on the battlefield. Grace managed to cut off the ropes that tied Katrina and Betsy, freeing them.
Ichabod beheaded the Horseman.
At the battlefield, seizing the chance given by Grace when she interfered, Ichabod used his final breath he had to fight back. After a slash like lightning, Ichabod managed to defeat Death... by slashing off his head. Now headless and powerless, Death was forced to stop. The two lied down at the same time, and their blood coming from their corpses had mixed together.
Katrina: No! Ichabod!
Katrina rushed to her husband to heal his wound, but it was too late. Katrina wept sadly as she watched her husband pass away, but then she had an idea. To revive Ichabod, Katrina used a special spell to preserve Ichabod's soul, since she had foreseen the second Witness shall appear 230 years later and so Ichabod will revive at that point in time. When finishing her spell, Katrina heard Ichabod whispering to her.
Ichabod: Katrina... I am sorry... If we meet in our afterlife, I will cherish you... more than... ever... and fix all of this I had made...
Katrina: (tears coming down her cheeks) No, Ichabod, I should apologize... I had something I haven't told you, just one... more... thing. You saw me preparing the tincture, did you not? I am telling you that I am now with... (Ichabod stopped breathing.) your child.
Katrina did not speak further, as she felt that Ichabod stopped breathing. His hands was still warm and Katrina desperately grabbed it to stop it from getting cold. Even if knowing Ichabod would come back from death, the loss still hurt Katrina deeply and she looked up the sky and cried out loudly to the sky. The thunder boomed and a huge rain poured down as she shouted out.
- Katrina: ICHABOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sleepy Hollow Woods, 2013[]
Near the very place where Ichabod Crane once gave his life 230 years ago, the members of the Team Witnesses had been searching in the Sleepy Hollow Woods for half an hour, but they found no trace of Nevins anywhere.
Katarina: How much do you really think that Nevins is lurking here?
Sister Mary Eunice were looking around while answering Katarina's question.
Sister Mary Eunice: 70%... Well, maybe 60... No, I mean, 65...
Katarina were surprised.
Katarina: I thought you were 100% sure.
Sister Mary Eunice: I am 100% sure that there is a dark presence near this very place, where the late Captain Ichabod Crane had given his own life to defeat the Horseman of Death.
Katarina: Really?
Suddenly, Katarina had a vision of seeing Ichabod being killed by the Horseman. Just two seconds later, she returned to reality.
Sister Mary Eunice: But the thing I am not sure is that... whether this dark presence is Nevins.
Katarina: You mean there is something else hiding in this place?
Sister Mary Eunice had stopped looking around and looked at Katarina.
Sister Mary Eunice: Katrina Crane told me that she was the one with an ancient order fighting against the darkness within Sleepy Hollow, so Nevins must be only a pawn of the darkness. There is something else hiding inside the place... Maybe I should use "are" instead of "is."
Katrina felt her head hurt while trying to gather all of this information, but she came through it not long afterwards. Suddenly, a yelling noise could be heard as Katarina and her friends had turned around.
La Folia: What is that? Is that an animal?
Sister Mary Eunice shook her heads.
Sister Mary Eunice: I don't think so...
Suddenly, a white creature had jumped out and attacked Katarina. Seeing this, Katarina tried to attack it with the fake Spear of Virtue, but she was pushed onto the ground before she can pierce it through. The monster knocked Katarina unconscious.
Seeing the monster attacked Katarina, Sister Mary Eunice and La Folia rushed to the scene, and the former used light coming from her hand to scorch the monster, and it did work a bit.
The monster then turned back and attacked La Folia, but Sister Mary Eunice kept scorch it and Mana keep punched it in order to keep it away from La Folia, while Asuha was pointing a gun to the white creature, but she could not have a clear shot.
Mana: Sister, what is it?
Sister Mary Eunice: I don't know, perhaps some hostile and demonic creature, the one with the Horseman of Death's army.
La Folia then tried to dodge the monster as it summoned white vines from the ground, but she was tied up. Mana and Sister Mary Euncie tried to save La Folia and Mana even tried to cut the vines, but they cannot cut it through...
Katarina's dream[]
Just then, Katarina had a dream. She opened her eyes and found herself inside an ancient ruin and was trapped inside the room.
Everything here seemed to be very ancient, approximately thousands of years old. The place was looked like an ancient grave, and Katarina was horrified because of it.
Suddenly, a voice of a woman appeared behind Katarina and attracted her attention.
???: Don't be afraid, my child.
Katarina turned back and saw a woman in black robes was standing near her with a large box in her hand.
Pandora: This may help you to fight against the creature attacking your friend.
Pandora chanted a spell with some language Katarina could not understand, and a bright red light came from the box. A spear
Katarina: Another spear?
Pandora: This is another Spear of Virtue, but the real one. It is the only holy item in my box so far. I found it in Paris after Joan of Arc was burned. Use it to stab that creature to death. Save your friend...
Katarina: Wait, who are---
Sleepy Hollow Woods[]
Suddenly, Katarina woke up all of a sudden, and she found out that there was a shining golden light coming beside her, and so she turned back to see another spear were beside her. She then grabbed the two spears and it both unleashed red auras.
The light had drawn the fighting individuals' attention, and Katarina rushed towards the creature. She pierced the white creature's arms with the spears, and it howled in pain. Katarina then sliced the white vine with the spear she got from Pandora, and successfully cut them in half, freeing La Folia.
Katarina: (to the creature) STAY AWAY FROM MY FRIENDS!
As Katarina prepared her second attack, the creature sank into the ground with its injury. Katarina laughed in excitement.
Katarina: Ha, are you afraid!? Let me find you!
La Folia: Let it go, Katarina. I think it might have a trap. Our priority is to find and save Corbin.
Katarina: Yes, alright...
Katarina then took a look with the spears as their red auras faded. When noticed one of the spears were glowing golden lights, Sister Mary Eunice then came closer.
Katarina gave Sister Mary Eunice her spear, and the latter touched the spear which had unleashed its bright golden light.
Sister Mary Eunice: Praise God...
After that, Sister Mary Eunice rejoiced. She returned the spear back to Katarina in excitement.
Sister Mary Eunice: Congratulations, Katarina! You have now found your spear's "twin brother" now! Congratulations!
Sister Mary Eunice: By the way, please follow me and I will show you something.
Katarina followed Mary Eunice to a room, where there was a large box on the ground and a large dummy "standing" on the ground. The dummy is very similar to Eckidina, and Asuha was standing beside it, mockingly mimicking Eckidina's voice.
Asuha: (mimicking Eckidina; to Katarina) Hey, I know you...
Sister Mary Eunice: We are making your new armor as we speak, but at first your skill must be tested. Look what I prepared for you, my child.
Asuha: (mimicking Eckidina; to Katarina) Oh, I get it. What a fool I am. You are the awesome Red-Haired-Demon... How legendary you are. What is this place, by the way?
Sister Mary Eunice: (pointed at the dummy) Imagine that it is Eckidina! Imagine that she entered this world.
Asuha: (mimicking Eckidina) I want to get out of here!
Sister Mary Eunice: That box has everything you need to destroy her!
Asuha: (mimicking Eckidina) LET ME OUT OF HERE! LET ME OUT OF HERE! I WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE! I WANT TO---
Before "Eckidina" finished, Katarina roared and use the box to punch the dummy, instantly bringing it down. Both Sister Mary Eunice and Asuha looked at this with their jaws open.
Sister Mary Eunice: Not as what I expected, but still is good enough. Try... opening the box, my child.
Katarina opened the box and she saw a red spear with shining red aura. She began to swing it with awe.
Sister Mary Eunice: That's the Spear of Virtue, an ally and instrument for justice, vanquishing evil demons for generations. "She" thirsts for blood. "She" also has a "twin brother" which was lost for centuries, but I will find it for you.
Asuha: (whispered to Sister Mary Eunice) Generations? You told me that spear was made yesterday, Sister.
Sister Mary Eunice: (whispered to Asuha) I know, but it does not matter. The real spear - which I referred as a so-called "twin brother" - had disappeared, and I need to make a fake one. Don't worry, Asuha. Our replica is still tough enough and is enhanced with some kind of ancient magic. This is a key thing to make Katarina accept her new appearance and destiny. I will find the real one so that she can have two spears to fight against the demon. We are facing danger and what we need is... to believe in ourselves.
Katarina: (put the spear back to the box) Thank you, Sister. This is a beautiful spear.
Sleepy Hollow Woods[]
Katarina simply looked up to Sister Mary Eunice, with a smile on her face.
Katarina: It's never its "twin brother", right?
Hearing this, Sister Mary Eunice were astonished.
Sister Mary Eunice: Remember what I told you? Katarina, of course it is.
Katarina walked closer to Sister Mary Eunice.
Katarina: Really, Sister, you are a terrible liar, but that's quite endearing.
Sister Mary Eunice: You mean...
Before Sister Mary Eunice finished, Katarina hugged her deeply with tears in her eyes, but the smile was still on her face.
It surprised Sister Mary Eunice that Katarina can hug a ghost, but what made her more surprised that Katarina said the following words.
Katarina: Thank you, Sister... for making a replica.
Flashback[]
Bact to the day when Katarina and her friends arrived at Sleepy Hollow, as Katarina and Mana both went asleep, Sister Mary Eunice, Asuha and La Folia were standing in front of a spear newly made and was red hot.
Sister Mary Eunice: I have been making this since Christmas, and now this is finally completed. It still needs a drop of blood from a maiden. Since I lost my body, I think one of you need to do this work. La Folia, Asuha, which of you will make this little sacrifice for the greater good?
Just then, a wind had blown some leaves from the tree. One of the leaves was blown on Asuha's face and it startled her, mistaking it as a leech. She started screaming. Sister Mary Eunice went to comfort Asuha, but La Folia simply stood by and watch with a mood filled with annoyance.
Asuha: Leech! Ah! There is a leech on my face! Sister Mary Eunice, help me!
Sister Mary Eunice: Stay calm, Asuha. Let me take a look.
The scream of Asuha made Katarina awakened. She walked towards the room of her window, and she saw Asuha jumping and yelling. Sister Mary Eunice looked closer and found out that was just a leaf, but Asuha's scream was so exaggerated that Sister Mary Eunice could not find the right time to take it off.
Asuha: AHH! SISTER! GET IT DOWN! IT'S SUCKING MY BLOOD! IT'S EATING MY FLESH! IT'S TEARING MY NERVE! IT'S DESTROYING MY BONES! IT'S CORRUPTING MY SOUL! Please, Sister, take it down! It's a...
La Folia: A leaf.
La Folia's words made Asuha stopped screaming. Sister Mary Eunice was amused, and she smilingly removed the leaf from Asuha's face.
Sister Mary Eunice: Next time, be cautious to what is on you. It could happened to anyone. I once mistook a leech as a leaf. You are better than me.
Sister Mary Eunice then turned to La Folia, who walked out with no fear.
La Folia: I will be the one, Sister.
Sister Mary Eunice: La Folia, perhaps you are the one. Looks like our Asuha is a little bit of nervous.
Asuha: I am not! I was just startled...
Sister Mary Eunice: (to Asuha) Well, next time, please be calm. (to La Folia) La Folia, do you have a needle?
La Folia: Here is a needle of mine.
Sister Mary Eunice carefully used the needle to poke La Folia's finger, and dropped a drop of blood on the spear. After a glamorous golden light, a brand new Spear of Virtue was formed.
Asuha: Thank you, Sister. Are you really sure if we can forged it as good as the original one?
Sister Mary Eunice: The Catholic Church had its recipe, and I just used it to forge this spear. Legends has that the first owner of the spear is Joan of Arc, but it disappeared in history after she was burned by English army by the end of the Hundred Years' War. Only a pure-hearted soul like her can use it to attack his/her enemy, while the vile person - especially the pure evil one - will get scorched if they used it to attack. THE ONLY THING DIFFERS THE REPLICA FROM THE REAL PIECE IS THAT THE REPLICA CANNOT UNLEASH HOLY LIGHT WHEN TOUCHED BY A PURE-HEART SOUL. I know about the ancient spell used to enchant it after I became a spirit, and I think Katarina will be glad to have this brand new tool for justice since...
As of this point, Sister Mary Eunice went silence and lowered her head. She bit her lips. It was certain that she was hiding something she did not want to talk about. La Folia and Asuha looked at her with blank astonishment.
La Folia: What is it, Sister?
Sister Mary Eunice: Asuha, La Folia, there is something I need to tell you, and that is why I call you two out this night. However, you must not tell Katarina for now. It is not the right time. In addition, control your feeling and don't yell out if that surprised you.
La Folia: Please, tell us.
Sister Mary Eunice let the two come closer to her and whispered to them very quietly. Hiding behind the door, Katarina tried to hear, but she cannot hear anything. What Sister Mary Eunice whispered was--
Sister Mary Eunice: *whispered* Hush. Now, don't worry, since if this power can be used for good, it can be truly helpful, but if the power lost control and even turned to a side of evil... it will be chaos.
Asuha: Jesus... That is crazy.
Sister Mary Eunice: This is only a speculation. So far, there is nothing to worried about.
Sister Mary Eunice's word had planted a seed of suspicion in La Folia's heart. They were friends for many years, indeed, but La Folia now feared that her greatest fear was coming real - She really does not know many things about Katarina. However, Sister Mary Eunice managed to comfort her.
Sister Mary Eunice: *whispered* If something strange happens, La Folia, please control it before it loses control completely.
Sleepy Hollow Woods[]
Sister Mary Eunice: You heard everything?
Katarina: Not "everything", Sister. I did not know what you whispered to La Folia.
Sister Mary Eunice: I am protecting you, Katarina. There is something you need to find out all by yourself. I am not really sure if...
Suddenly, Sister Mary Eunice had realized something.
Sister Mary Eunice: By the way, how did you find it, Katarina?
Katarina: A mysterious woman gave it to me. She said she found it, but she did not tell me her name.
Just then, a light portal opened and it interrupted Sister Mary Eunice's words. A young man fell from the portal and fell dizzy. He managed to stand up as Katarina recognized who he is.
Like La Folia, Mana and Asuha, Rentaro's appearance did not change.
Rentaro: Aw, that freakish Eckidina, what has she done to me...
Katarina: Rentaro?
Rentaro looked up to see Katarina, but he did not recognized her at first.
Rentaro: Who are you?
Katarina: It's me - Katarina.
Rentaro took a closer look at Katarina and soon recognized her. He yelled in excitement and hugged Katarina.
Rentaro: Oh, man, Katarina, what is this place? Why are you here?
Katarina: It's a long story.
Before Katarina could react, Sonia and Kyouko's voice could be heard from the portal.
Kyouko & Sonia: AHHHHHHHHH!!!
Sonia and Kyouko both fell out of the portal before it finally disappeared. To spare more time, Sister Mary Eunice immediately cast a spell to bring what she had known into the heads of the three newcomers, while bringing what the three newcomers had experienced after Katarina arrived in Sleepy Hollow into the Team Witnesses' mind.
Therefore, they all know what had happened. Katarina collapsed on the ground with awful shock when she realized something...
Katarina: She is here... Eckidina KnightWalker is here...
Kyouko and Sonia nodded.
Sonia: Yes, she is, and her client might be here as well. We suspected that her client is none other than Terra of the Left, and recently we confirmed that. That is why I want to join you people... just this time.
Katarina then turned to Sister Mary Eunice with a stoic look. Sister Mary Eunice was a bit of terrified because she could feel something abnormal was about to explode inside Katarina.
Katarina: Sister, we must stop her, right now. Maybe she pacted with Nevins and had Corbin as well. Other than Eckidina's presence in Sleepy Hollow, the only bad thing is we let that creature get away, but that is not a problem. I am not sure if it will ended up dying. Perhaps it is merely something unholy.
Sister Mary Eunice: It might be more complicated. I just have a feeling that this creature was once a mortal...
Katarina and others - including Rentaro, Sonia and Kyouko all looked at Sister Mary Eunice.
Katarina: How?
Sister Mary Eunice: Just coming from some special instincts as a spirit guide. In addition, I suspect that it even used to be... someone very close to the Crane Family...
All of the people heard this word and was surprised.
Sister Mary Eunice: However, this is not the priority. We will discuss this as soon as everything is over.
Somewhere far away...[]
The white creature escaped with its injury and it hid itself near a lake, the very lake where the Horseman of Death was buried...
It then spoke in another different voice, some kind of voice more feminized.
???: Is that Katrina or someone else? No, not Katrina... She is in Purgatory and cannot use a spear at all...
The creature then used a magic to heal itself from its injury, but before looking the reflection of itself on the surface of the water, revealing the creature was once none other than... Betsy Ross.
Betsy: I am sorry, Katrina and Ichabod... but I cannot face you two as a human anymore. Forgive me...
Then, the creature which was once Betsy sank itself into the ground with tears coming from its eye...
Blood Moon Coven Site[]
KnightWalker: (phone) Yes, Milady. I understand. I will put them in cells. Shall I put Michael in one of the special cells which used to kept Corbin? No? That's a pity since—AHH!!!
During this time, under the instruction of her client, Eckidina had transported herself into the place where Nevins was hiding. She managed to persuade Nevins and pact with him in order to take down Katarina. After that, she arranged her guards to put Dr. Frankenstein, Adam, Micheal and the Bride into their respective cells.
However, unbeknownst to Eckidina, Michael managed to escape by knocking the KnightWalker gaoler escorting him with his head, right after he overheard his phone call to Eckidina, which told about the whereabouts of Corbin. Then, Michael cut the ropes that tied his wrist with a board-axe beside him.
After freeing himself, Micheal hung up the phone. Just before he was about to leave, however, Michael had noticed a letter opener on the table and had an idea.
At this time, when Michael snuck himself into Eckidina's room, he found that she was frustrated yelling on the mobile phone.
Eckidina: HEY! WHERE ARE YOU! ANSWER ME! WHY DON'T YOU--
Eckidina's word stopped when Michael put his letter opener on her neck.
Micheal: I have been asking myself. How can a devil move so freely in a world of faith? I soon realized that... she is a human. Eckidina KnightWalker, I had heard your words. You people kept a friend of Katarina named August Corbin inside this very place, and I will save him... Do you have any last word before you leave this world, foul thing?
Eckidina: Oh, Catholic, you made a big mistake coming back here.
Michael: No, you made a mistake. I will be here to send you into the Hell where you belong.
Eckidina: Really? Cut me.
Michael: Fine...
Just as Michael was ready to slice Eckidina's throat, Terra opened the door just Eckidina estimated.
Terra: Eckidina, do you have anything to tell me?
Terra was surprised when he saw Michael was there, and for a while, he forgot what to say until Eckidina gave him new orders.
Eckidina: Brother Terra... call security. We have an intruder. Put him in the special cells, right beside Corbin.
Soon afterwards, Michael was dragged to his cell by two guards. He kept babbling, complaining and rebuking Terra, but he was thinking that his plan worked since he had figured out where Corbin is.
Michael: You're making a mistake, Terra! You could not tolerate non-Catholic believers and tolerate every Catholic "supporters" even if they are faux! You also sees someone else in the Church with visionary as heathens! That's why you cannot see the devil hiding right in front of you...
Terra: See if he could ever escape this property.
The guard dragged Michael into a cell right next to Corbin's cell, and while Michael was complaining, the guard threatened him angrily.
Michael: Wait, this is inhumane! Let me out!
Guard: Silence, or there will be no dinner for you!
Michael: What? Oh, no, if you don't give me dinner, I will starve. If I was starved, I will have low blood sugar. If I have low blood sugar, I will fall into shock. If I fall into shock for too long, I will be dead. If I am dead, you can't let me talk. Therefore, please don't cut my dinner...
Guard: WOULDN'T YOU TAKE A REST!?
The guard went away silently. Michael smiled as he watched him leave.
Michael: What a dimwit.
Michael then leaned himself to the wall and whispered to Corbin very friendly.
Michael: Psst! Sheriff Corbin?
Corbin heard someone talking with him behind the wall and paid attention.
Corbin: Who is this?
Michael: Don't worry, Sheriff. I am Katarina's friend. I am Michael Langdon, and I am a bishop. You can just call me Michael.
Corbin: You are Katarina's friend? How do you know my name?
Michael fell silent for a while, but then he continued.
Michael: I overheard that girl and another hooded person discussing something about you when I came here, so I know about your things. Thank you for keeping Katarina safe.
Corbin: You are looking for her?
Michael: Well, sort of, since I got myself into trouble... and then I came here and later acknowledged from the guards that she is here, in this world. I need to find her and tell her where you are.
Corbin was surprised and asked.
Corbin: Are you a warlock?
Michael: I sort of am, but my power was strained in this facility, and I felt it was used in some nefarious purpose of practical magic. However, I saw a shovel beside me, thank goodness, and I think if it can help me to get out of this hell.
Corbin: I hope you will succeed. Go ahead.
Michael did not answer.
Corbin: Are you preparing to escape now?
Michael: I thought you would forbid it, since you asked me to go - a - head...
Corbin nearly passed out, and then he heard Michael's laugh.
Michael: Just joking with you. Corbin, I am doing it.
In a great speed, Michael starts digging himself out of the jail...
Corbin: Godspeed.
Michael: Now, let's see what I can do. I hope I won't dig the wrong way.
Meanwhile, in Serilda's secret chamber, Eckidina and Terra were discussing about something serious.
Terra: We have a problem, a problem that interfered our client's plan.
Eckidina: I can handle Michael.
Terra: I didn't mean Michael, though I wouldn't underestimate him if I were you. There are rumors that... La Folia and Katarina were here, on their way finding August Corbin, and they found Rentaro, Sonia and Kyouko. I am afraid the rumors are true since I saw them in the woods nearby.
Eckidina: I'll set out in order to have it under control.
Terra looked at Eckidina with confusion, and she replied her with a smile. Just then, a guard came in and shouted to Eckidina and Terra about something bad to them.
KnightWalker: Milady! Michael Langdon had escaped!
Eckidina: What?
Terra: Michael is gone?
KnightWalker: He just disappeared into the air and... He is just gone. He seemed to have dug himself out from the prison...
The soldier did not finish his words. Terra angrily used his whip to strangle the KnightWalker soldier and choked him to death in mere ten seconds. He then walked towards a remote with red button.
Terra: We'll set up the alarm.
Terra pushed the button just as Michael managed to dig himself out of his prison after having lost for 81 times, digging tunnels like termites' nest.
Michael: Aw, free at last... (heard the alarm) Huh?!
Michael heard the noise and immediately realized that he was discovered. Suddenly, Michael remembered that he was out of his prison, so the teleportation spell was available for him.
Michael: Oh, wait, I forgot about my teleportation spell! Now, Eckidina, where would you go if you want to find me?
By casting a spell, Michael immediately disappeared. No one knows where he had gone. The KnightWalker soldiers could not find him, and so they gave up searching.
Meanwhile, in the coven site, Eckidina was dragging Corbin out of his cell. After suffering from her torture, Corbin could barely move. Eckidina took a look at him and laughed out.
Eckidina: You lost your confidence and strength, old man, right? Ha-ha-ha... Take it easy, sheriff. You are gonna be a good "tool" to make Katarina surrender.
Corbin: She will never surrender to someone like you.
Eckidina: Of course she will, Corbin. She is dumb!
Corbin: You are just a child. Why...
Eckidina:My dreadful father was once a child like me, but he did something bad as well, and I glad that you never meet him. However, I can be worse than him if you want. Corbin, come along, it's all over. My client had read your past, knowing about your fate that you are destined to die at the hands of... the Horseman of Death. So, I think I will alter this, and soon you will meet death after I slit your throat in front of Katarina... unless she surrenders!
Corbin: You want to kill me so that she can surrender to you?
Eckidina: There is many things, old man, that you should not know... yet.
Suddenly, someone applauded. Eckidina removed her eyes on Corbin and looked aside. She smiled as the Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure appeared near her and applauded.
Unknown: Brava, Eckidina, you did it! Well, I admit that I am impressed.
Eckidina: How do you know I was here?
Unknown: Well, I am looking for you, so don't ask how.
Eckidina: Okay.
Unknown: Are you sure that dragging August Corbin as a hostage to threat Katarina can make her surrender? Is that what you're planning, Eckidina?
Eckidina: Indeed, and since you did so much before, I think it is time for my own move, but...
Unknown: But what?
Eckidina: You are Terra, right?
In fact, that IS Terra under the hood the mask, not the real Unknown Figure. Terra gave a horrible chuckle as he walked closer.
Terra: (pretended as Unknown Figure) I am helping you and our client, since I want to make confusion. They are chasing me now, but that is the effect we always want. They are chasing rumors. Our real client will later reveal himself and he will back-stab them when situation needed.
Eckidina: I see. Now, let's go! We will continue playing them around.
Eckidina then used her teleportation power and transport herself and Terra... to somewhere.
Sleepy Hollow Woods[]
Just as Rentaro, Kyouko and Sonia agreed to join Katarina's team, a bright light appeared near them and they were all shocked. They stepped back to avoid the light and eventually, after the light faded, they saw Corbin... and a face they all hated and disgusted.
It was Eckidina KnightWalker.
Rentaro: Blast it! We're too late...
Opening her eyes, Eckidina saw the shocked team and smiled back deviously. Her eyes were now glowing red, so red that they looked inhumane.
Eckidina: Bonsoir, my mates. Do you all miss me? Have you come to surrender?
La Folia: We are never mates. I'm not with that bad taste. It is you who needs to surrender! How did you come here?
Katarina: Just don't ask. We have no time for this. Eckidina, you must release Corbin or I will slaughter you and your minions! Bloodbath will be inevitable!
Eckidina: Why do we need a bloodbath? It is simple to make me free Corbin. Katarina, you just need to surrender yourself, or it is time... (hold Corbin at her gunpoint) to make the Witnesses' mentor die. I will kill Corbin for the Horseman of Death before killing all of your friends! If you don't surrender yourself, their death will be full of... pain.
Katarina: You... (walked forward but La Folia held her back)
La Folia: Are you insane? She will kill you both!
Katarina: I am the one she wants! Take care of our friends, La Folia!
La Folia: I want ALL of my friends alive! There is something we can do!
Katarina: There is no time. I will not let her harm you guys.
Eckidina: Nah, I'm bored. Shoot the sheriff.
Katarina: (pushed La Folia and walked forward) STOP! I... surrender.
Eckidina then dragged Katarina to her and spoke something which made everyone shocked.
Eckidina: Great, my TWO trophies...
After making it Eckidina then tied Katarina up and pushed her on Corbin.
La Folia: What do you mean TWO?
Eckidina smiled at La Folia childishly.
Eckidina: Which do you prefer, to allow them die respectively... or die together?
Suddenly, Katarina was shocked and horrified.
Katarina: YOU LIED TO ME!
La Folia: LET THEM GO!!!
Enraged, La Folia attempted to walked towards Eckidina, but Terra summoned a transparent wall made of green light between Eckidina and La Folia. La Folia tried to punch the wall, but she failed. Asuha and Mana both went there to punch the wall, but it was futile.
Terra: Enough, all of you. I don't care who you are, but why don't you came back where you came from?
Terra clapped his hands, and in just one second, La Folia and others disappeared in green mists all of a sudden.
Katarina: NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Katarina screamed in horror, but Eckidina slapped her.
Some years after Eckidina's defeat, Katarina happily married Rentaro and build a family.
One day, Rentaro's father called his son and asked for help.
Rentaro's father: Son, have I treated you well for so many years?
Rentaro: Of course, you have. What's the matter?
Rentaro's father: Your wife made my wife angry, so what do you think you should do?
Rentaro: ......
Special Thanks to Misogi (Part 2)[]
Misogi: (narrator) I don't know what happened to Eckidina-san's stomach, but she would suffer from diarrhea after she ate moon-cakes. One day, we ate moon-cakes together. I saw her take out a moon-cake, scatter some oxygen absorber on it wan eat it as she passed the rest oxygen absorber to me. I was startled. Noticing that I didn't take it, she asked, "Why don't you eat? Aren't you accustomed to scattering the spices?"
".................."
Misogi: (narrator) One day, when I chatted with Eckidina, I said, "Eckidina, I remembered that you borrowed some money from Yandere-chan five months ago, and when she came to you two and a half months later, you said you didn't have enough money to return. Yesterday, she revisited us, and you said once again that you didn't have enough money to return..." Eckidina replied, "Well, that's because I should be honest..."
".................."
Misogi: (narrator) A few days ago, I forgot to turn off the heat when I was cooking a soup, and finally it burnt, for which I was blamed by Eckidina. I had no choice but to clean the pot. Today, she forgot to turn off the heat and the fried egg she was cooking was burnt, too. She blamed me again and asked, "Why didn't you remind me?" Then, I had to clean the frying pan...
".................."
Misogi: (narrator) Just yesterday---
Eckidina: Ah, I see... it is YOU who made a fool out of me!
The following sequences, approximately 500 words, was too violent for children to see, so it had been cut by authority to avoid problems.
Viewer discretion advised...
Misogi: WAIT! DON'T! AW! AW! AW! IT HURTS! NO! AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!
".................."
Officer Candy Apple: Let us pray for Misogi, and may he survive the ordeal... Hallelujah... (=_=|||)
Spoiled Brats[]
One day, Kanon Rihavein and Eckidina KnightWalker start arguing each other, even boasting unrealistic stuff.
Kanon: My father is more powerful!
Eckidina: OBJECTIONS! My father is more powerful!
Kanon: Show me.
Eckidina: My father dug Pacific Ocean out with his bare hands!
Kanon: Nah, do you know why Death Sea had the name? Years ago, my father beat it to death.
Eckidina: Impossible, yet anyway, I am richer and more powerful than you! I run one of the world's largest corporation!
Kanon: Ha, that's nothing! I am the heir of one of the world's largest kingdom!
Eckidina: I have 500 cars in Tenguu City and I hired 500 drivers!
Kanon: I have no cars in my palace, but I still hired 1,000 drivers!
Eckidina: You...
Officer Candy Apple: (interrupted them) Hey, hey, hey, you two both hate your respective fathers and you two both waste your family wealth with corruption and war. Why do you feel there is any necessity of arguing against each other? You are both one and the same - spoiled.
Kanon & Eckidina: OFFICER, ARE YOU TIRED OF BEING ALIVE!?
Two seconds later, Officer Candy Apple picked out his mobile phone.
Officer: Sister Jude, report this to Monsignor Howard, please, about the situation. I found the rascals who were arguing beside Briarcliff and please send them into the sick ward.
Kanon and Eckidina stopped shouting and immediately realized they were arguing beside Briarcliff Asylum. Thirteen orderlies arrived and tied the two up. They carried them right into Briarcliff.
Kanon & Eckidina: NOOOOOOO~~
Officer: Ooh, the world gets much quieter. That's good. (^_^)
Ghost[]
Sister Mary Eunice heard a scream coming from the bakery and immediately arrived.
Sister Mary Eunice: What happened?
A nun came to her asking for help.
Nun: Oh, Sister Mary Eunice, please don't let Sister Jude know, or she will be furious... Eckidina KnightWalker came out of her cell and went into the bakery. I suspected that she wanted to steal bread. She wasn't noticed until we hard a terrible scream and came here...
Sister Mary Eunice saw two orderlies dragging a screaming Eckidina (who had just snuck out and went to the bathroom) back to her cell.
Eckidina: Sister Mary Eunice, please spare me! This is a big misunderstanding!
Sister Mary Eunice: What is it, Eckidina?
Eckidina: I was looking for bathroom, and when I found a door right there. I thought it was bathroom and opened it. But I saw its light was opened and there were some cold air coming from it! All respect, Sister, you ought to know that your bathroom of has GHOSTS INSIDE IT!!!!
After looking at the spot which Eckidina pointed at her, Sister Mary Eunice only smiled with a drop of sweat coming from her head...
Sister Mary Eunice: Well, I think you are just mistaken. That is just the fridge.
Act ?6 (???)[]
Atticus Nevins' dungeon[]
After capturing Katarina and Corbin, Eckidina put them in separated cells. She looked at Katarina through the window of the door, with a malevolent face. In just one second, Katarina was angry so she stared at her most hated enemy.
Katarina: You...
Eckidina: That will keep you two quiet!
Dr. Frankenstein was put in another cell not far way after he was recaptured. With a look full of hatred and disgust, Katarina ran towards Eckidina and kept knocking the door as Eckidina was about to go away.
Katarina: LIAR!!! You and that hooded maniac are now working with that man? That marine traitor? He brought so much mischief and one day you will get yourself burned...
Eckidina: GUARDS!!!
Katarina: What is this place!? LET ME OUT OF HERE, YOU LIAR!
Two redcoat zombies, dressed up as guards, arrived and opened the cell door. With sheer brute force, they dragged Katarina out of her cell. Eckidina mockingly showed the two Spears of Virtue to Katarina. She got them when she unarmed Katarina.
Eckidina: Atticus Nevins has his own personal talent as a terrorist, Katarina, and that talent is full of wonder and brilliance. You should worry yourself much more. I tell you this: The world around Tenguu City is wholly surrounded with chaos and mess, and you are the one who is responsible for not saving it in time. Your weapons is mine. One is the real and the other is the replica. Sister Mary Eunice had a bad taste of copying ancient stuff. This is a travesty.
Katarina: Don't you ever call Sister Mary Eunice in that way, Eckidina!!! You ^%@*%$#...
Eckidina: Uh, so irritating. (to her guards) Now, send her to the bathroom. Pour some 80 degrees Celsius of water in her bathtub to boil her.
Katarina: We ain't done yet! You told me that you will release Corbin after you have me!
Eckidina: (to her guards) I am sick of this. Send her in bathroom now!
The guards dragged Katarina in bathroom, and Corbin looked at Eckidina with hatred as she gleefully asked the rest of her prisoners if someone will follow this example.
Eckidina: Now, she is your examples, my friends. Anyone else here who dared to rebuke me should suffer even worse fate! Does anyone else here want to nit-pick me?
Dr. Frankenstein: (in his cell) I do.
Hearing this, Eckidina smilingly walked towards Dr. Frankenstein and was not surprised by this objection. She opened the door and pulled a messy Dr. Frankenstein out. Dr. Frankenstein did not resist.
Eckidina: You've got some nerve, Dr. Frankenstein. You think there will still someone like Aerisi or friends of Katarina is going to save you, right or not?
Dr. Frankenstein: Vile thing...
Eckidina: This is the last time you made a fool out of me.
Dr. Frankenstein: You made a fool out of you all by yourself. Now, what are you gonna do to me?
With no hesitation, Eckidina dragged Dr. Frankenstein to a electric chair and tied him on it. The Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure was standing beside him and Eckidina.
Dr. Frankenstein: NO! DARN IT ALL! LET GO OF ME! THIS IS SADISM!!!
Unknown: No, it's not. We need to calm you down with electricity, so be prepare to suffer from your karma, Doctor.
At this very point, Dr. Frankenstein could do nothing of praying for life.
Dr. Frankenstein: NO! PLEASE! OH, GOD, I KNOW YOU ARE LOOKING AT THIS HEINOUS CRIME! PLEASE, HELP ME! THIS IS WRONG! IT'S WRONG!!!
Dr. Frankenstein was silenced as the Unknown Figure pushed a lemon inside Dr. Frankenstein's mouth and start opening the device with 95% of charge, way higher than usual. As Dr. Frankenstein start rolling eyes in pain, Eckidina looking at the poor man with a sadistic smile. 3 seconds later, Eckidina shut the device down. Even if he survived the ordeal, Dr. Frankenstein was half-dead and fell into a stage of comatose.
Eckidina: There is nothing more contagious than pain...
After making Dr. Frankenstein suffer, Eckidina was smilingly walking with Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure in a parlor, chatting to each other.
Unknown: The monsters of Frankenstein had been transported from your mansion to this very place, on your orders. Very nice, Eckidina. You had mastered the Traveler's Spell and traveled back in time yourself. You are truly a genius of some sort.
Eckidina: Thanks. Now, with Katarina and Corbin captured, we are... perhaps we are done with our deal. Would you tell me your name finally?
Unknown: Well, I think I would, but if that was so, I am going to do a lobotomy on you, miss.
Eckidina: Yes, ha-ha, all right. Now, what's next? Now, though Katarina and Corbin were in cell now, their rescuers will be here. We must kill them fast, but how should we kill them?
To Eckidina's delight, the Unknown Figure's answer was very, very simple.
Unknown: I need to do some more work, so...
All of a sudden, the Unknown Figure disappeared, but his voice was still surrounding Eckidina...
- Unknown: Our next move, Eckidina, it's up to you to decide. This is your show, after all.
A Legends of Multi-Universe Crossover
LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow & Sword of Kings
The Corbin Files
Episode 6 - Chapitre Six
By Officer Candy Apple & Prime ShockWaveTX
To be continued...
??? - Half in Heaven, Half in Hell (Minor Teaser)[]
Note: This section has nothing to do with the Crossover. It is only a short teaser for the future saga of LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow.
- Emperor Mateus: I have been watching you across the time, mortals of the KnightWalker Family. I can foresee the future. Now, who do you think you are? I heard when truly pure saints died, they died with fume that will lasted for days... but when I smelt your corpses, I smelt nothing but decay, and it is disgusting. You and your Family may have "construct" the world like it is today, but tomorrow, when I rise, it will all going to change... Now, all of mortals, good or evil, listen to this...
(changed to his Dark Emperor Form)
- Dark Emperor: You have braved the bowels of Hell to reach me, but the hand of man, which deals in false justice and forsaken love, can never hope to defeat the lord master of Hell! This world can have but one Emperor, and I am "him"!
(changed to his Light Emperor Form)
- Light Emperor: Remember, the LightRay Empire was once the most glamorous realm in this petty universe, and it will rise from ashes once again... because of me, under the mask of Palamecia Emperor! No one will stop me, not even the two Witnesses. Obey me, mortals. I will see you in the Heaven, so never fool me. If you have no eternal life, I will give you eternal suffering!
(changed back to his Normal Emperor Form)
- Emperor Matheus: I - AM - YOUR - EMPEROR!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Asuha: Did Terra say he will send us back to "where we came from"?!
La Folia: I'm pretty sure he did, but...
After being teleported by Terra out of their own will, La Folia, Asuha, Rentaro, Sister Mary Eunice, Sonia, Kyouko and Mana returned back to Corbin's cabin, to Asuha's dismay.
La Folia: ... but this sentence is so absurd compared to the reality.
Asuha: Oh, no, we lost Corbin first and now we lost Katarina!
Mana: This is frustrating, and we never expected that Eckidina would come here. Now, Nevins is gone. Rentaro, tell me, are you out of nowhere to slow us down?
Rentaro: HEY!!!
Rentaro crossed his arm in anger, staring at Mana just as Kyouko interrupted the argument.
Kyouko: Guys, please, we need to work together. Now, one thing is clear now - Eckidina KnightWalker is a madwoman and Terra of the Left is her assistant and mastermind behind all of this.
Asuha: Right, it's not the time for any arguments.
Just as they were arguing, Reverend Knapp walked towards La Folia and others.
Knapp: Why are you here? Where is Katarina?
The Team Witness looked at each other and La Folia told Knapp everything that happened. Knapp sighed.
Knapp: Looks like the bad things began haunting us, ever since Jenny left the house just now...
Hearing this, La Folia startled in shock, and it interrupted Knapp's words.
La Folia: I TOLD YOU TO KEEP HER IN THE HOUSE.
Knapp: No, she wasn't. She left on her own... I tried to stop her, but she knocked me unconscious...
All: WHAT!?
This was out of everyone's expectation. They tried hard to protect Jenny, but they never expected that she will leave on her own. La Folia felt frustrated by the news and she collapsed on the sofa.
Asuha: Why? Did she tell you what happened?
Knapp: She only said she made this choice unwillingly so that she can never harm Abbie. I suspect that she threw herself into Tarrytown once again. However, Jenny also stated that she will return to us when situation needed. She said she met a mentor who told her to do the right thing...
Asuha: Which mentor?
Knapp: She only told me that her mentor was a woman...
As people around her start discussing Jenny, Mana started to realize something and told everyone about it.
Mana: I think Jenny had to make the choice to lock herself away from demons, but... in a time like this, she need to fight, not escape.
Knapp: She said she will return.
At this time, because she was utterly exhausted, La Folia slept quickly and had a dream...
La Folia's dream[]
La Folia's dream was not pleasant, not at all...
She was chasing by a headless rider riding a pale horse with red eyes. The rider held an axe in its hands. La Folia ran, ran, ran and ran, but her chaser was still chasing her. Then, another rider appeared, wearing black armor, holding a large sword and riding a red horse. After that, there was another Samurai rider holding a bow and riding a black horse. Beside him, a cloaked rider who rode a white horse and held a spear in his hand appeared out of nowhere.
La Folia watched the four riders in horror as she tramped herself into a pit, falling into an underground tunnel without getting hurt. The four riders seemed to ignored her, however, and they simply rode themselves pass the pit.
La Folia started breathing in terror.
La Folia: Who are they?
Suddenly, a shadowy figure appeared behind La Folia.
???: Ms. La Folia Rihavein?
La Folia turned back and saw a red-haired woman robed in black standing behind her. La Folia was surprised.
La Folia: Who are you?
The woman came closer.
???: I am Katrina Crane.
Hearing this name, La Folia sighed in relief. While telling about the situation, Sister Mary Eunice mentioned the name to La Folia once they arrived at Corbin's cabin.
La Folia: I heard Sister Mary Eunice told about you. You are the wife of Ichabod Crane, and the former of leader of the Sisterhood of Radiant Heart.
Katrina: Indeed I am, and now since your best friend is in danger, I am here to help you.
La Folia: What happened outside? What are those four creatures?
Katrina: Death, War, Conquest and Famine, coming one by one because of their dark master, and they are followed by independent and unimaginable threats.
La Folia: What can we do next
Katrina: Remember, La Folia, you and Katarina Couteau have the duty as the Two Witnesses in this world and of course your world, too, like Ichabod and Abigail Mills, so it is up to you to plan your next move.
La Folia: But we failed...
Katrina: You are yet to fail, and it is not too late to fix it. To save Katarina Couteau, you need to deal with not just the threats you know, but also the threats you don't know. For example, I can see her coming...
La Folia: Who?
Katrina: The first evil spirit cometh to this world was one of us, but was darkened, and you must face her as the Horseman of Death rides itself once again on Earth.
La Folia did not get the words.
La Folia: I don't get it. Could you speak in a more simplified manner, please?
Katrina: There is no time! La Folia, find Katarina, and find George Washington's Bible--- BEHIND YOU!!
Suddenly, Katrina disappeared, and La Folia turned back. She saw a black and disturbing face with burning wounds was looking at her. La Folia screamed in fear.
Katrina: (off-screen) LA FOLIA! RUN!!!
Corbin's Cabin[]
La Folia awakened all of a sudden with a scream. People all gathered to her when hearing her scream.
Sister Mary Eunice: What happened?
La Folia: I met them, Sister... I met the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse... and I met Katrina Crane.
Sister Mary Eunice: You met Katrina? What did she say?
La Folia: She warned me of many things...
Then, La Folia told nearly everything Katrina warned her. Just as La Folia was ready to speak about the "first evil spirit" and that scorched face, Sonia startled and shivered all of a sudden, and people all looked at her. This also cut La Folia's talk. Sonia's face was now filled with fear, which no one had ever seen before.
Sonia: The master of Four Horsemen... Do you mean... Moloch?
Hearing this name, La Folia was confused, but Reverend Knapp and Sister Mary Eunice both startled in fear.
La Folia: Who is Moloch?
Knapp: We avoid that name as much as we can. That's an unspeakable horror.
Sonia: The Unknown Figure revealed his goal in front of me to unleash that demon king's reign and avoid its defeat under the hand of the Witnesses.
Sonia then opened the book she possessed, John Milton's Paradise Lost, and showed a picture of Moloch in the book.
La Folia: Looks like this is the true mastermind... but that does not mean we don't need to find the Unknown Figure's identity anymore.
Just then, a sound of knocking the door appeared out of the cabin. Knapp went to the door and opened it, finding a young priest standing outside the raining days and was soaking wet from top to bottom.
Knapp: May I help you?
???: Is La Folia Rihavein here, Father?
Knapp turned back and called La Folia.
Knapp: There is a young man here coming for you, La Folia.
La Folia opened her eyes and found Michael Langdon standing near the door. Michael walked inside the cabin and went closer to La Folia. People were surprised to see Michael, and Sister Mary Eunice stepped back as Michael walked in.
La Folia: Michael? How do you know I am here?
Michael: I met Corbin in the cell of Eckidina after she arrived at this place. I know where he is, La Folia. I've been busy getting out of there.
Hearing this, La Folia felt delighted. A light of hope had appeared.
La Folia: Really?
Aftewords[]
From Officer: This is the very first episode in the crossover to decribe a battle - the English Civil War. Also, this had undercovered Acqua of the Back's origin story. It was also the beginning of the sub-arc of English Civil War. The episode coming next (alongside the whole latter half of crossover) will be focusing more on Sleepy Hollow than its first six episodes.
This episode also contained several cut contents from the last episode, including Rentaro's encounter with French terrorists on Sky Bus 365 and Katarina's discover of the real Spear of Virtue. Even so, in order to catch up with my birthday deadline, I had moved some contents into the next episode again. Apologies to you all.
The next episode will describe the second part English Civil War Sub Arc, while episode 8 will be the final episode to describe the English Civil War. The format is inspired by the Liberty City War Sub Arc in LOTM: Sword of Kings Spin-Off - Rise of the Blue Haired Heroine, but I must admit that the English Civil War Arc has low quality compared to LC War Arc, since I havent done such a kind of sub arc before.
Next episode will feature more 2013 scene than 2036 scenes as a result of a plot twist when Eckidina arrived at Sleepy Hollow. From Episode 9 onwards, the crossover will cover few to none contents from 2036.
For some specific dialogs, I did the translations from English to French by myself using translation system on Baidu, but I don't know if it is correct.
Easter Egg: A short trailer teasing Emperor Mateus is here! Emperor Mateus will appear as a supporting villian in the sub arcs of future stories, and he will eventually become the main antagonist in the 10th Saga of LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow - LightRay Empire Saga.
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