The little girl was frozen in dread. She screamed in terror as she saw her parents in the cage with their heads on the floor. Although the little girl was clearly in agony, the Boss got a kick out of her reaction.
"HAHAHA, it's ok little one. Your parents are now in a better place."
As the little girl heard the Boss insulting her parents, her body permeated with emotion. Without anybody noticing, she grabbed the Apple of Morana, which started glowing in her hand.
Haha, you look so patheti-" The Boss was quickly cut off by a large piece of ice hitting him from the side. The fear in the girl's eyes entirely disappeared. She was now seen standing there with a callous expression, almost becoming a different person.
The other members became stricken with fear. They didn't know what the girl would do if someone went up to her and didn't want to find out.
"Who did this!!" The girl then turned her attention to the men off to the side. They didn't hesitate and simultaneously pointed to the Boss.
That might've made them think doing that would make her not target them so they could get away. But unfortunately for them, it was quite the opposite.
Like an apparition, the girl quickly vanished with the wind appearing beside the men. They all then felt a chill run down their spine, literally and figuratively.
The girl began touching the ground, and the men turned into solid ice. It was done so quickly that the men didn't even have a chance to scream.
After that was done, the girl focused all her attention on the Boss. While the girl was attacking the other men, he was just in awe of her strength. He knew that once she was done with them, she'd turn to him, so he tried to run away, but before he could even think about moving, the little girl was already in front of him.
The Boss didn't understand what made her this strong, but he saw the Apple Of Morana in her hands.
The Boss's expression was now entirely different from earlier; he was no longer laughing at what was happening. He now resembled a cat in front of a lion. Now that he knew she had the Apple, he realized there was no chance of him escaping.
Holding up her hand, an enormous Ice block started forming. The Boss saw this and began begging for his life. "Please!! I'll give you anything you want!!"
"Oh really, anything I want?"
Quickly answering, the man said, "Yes, Yes. Anything you ask."
"Well, unfortunately for you, what I want, you can't get me."
He now regretted his decision to slay the little girl's parents and knew he was about to pay the price for it.
And just as the girl was about to finish the job, the silhouette of a woman came into sight. She then thwarted the ice and kicked the girl back. After she kicked the little girl, the Boss got a better look at the woman's face, and when he did, he was dumbfounded.
"Big s-sis??! W-what are you doing here?" The Lady turned her head to him and smiled.
But before speaking, the little girl returned and tried to get a sneak attack. Quickly turning around, the Lady blocked the ice attack again.
The little girl constantly threw gigantic ice formations at the Lady, but she kept blocking them. This made the little girl Extremely aggravated.
The little girl wasn't having any luck getting attacks to connect with the Lady. At this point, the little girl was sweating profusely, and she didn't understand why. Forming the ice particles required more work and felt ten times heavier.
The Lady noticed this and swiftly closed the distance between them to attack. The little girl tried to form an ice shield, but only some cold air came out.
The little girl was then knocked out in one strike by the Lady.
She picked up the girl and returned to the man, who was in disbelief at what had just happened.
"Hey, hey, Rick. Snap out of it. We have to go quickly; Father has a mission for us."
Rick was shocked but immediately snapped out of it when he heard his sister mention their father. "Father?! Isn't he supposed to be applying for a Pinnacle position?"
"Well, he finished much faster than anticipated and sent me to go get you, so we can complete our mission."
Looking at his sister's back, he saw the girl being carried. "Why are we bringing her along?"
"One, she knows your face and what you did to her parents so she could turn you in. Second and more importantly, father says she will be vital to the plan."
"Do you have any more questions?" Rick shook his head even though it wasn't true. He wanted to ask more, but he felt she would get annoyed at the barrage of questions.
"Alright then, let's go. You have the Apple, right?"
Rick nodded confidently, " It's in the little brat's hand."
She glanced at the little girl's hand and immediately freaked out and dropped the girl. "What's your problem!? Don't you understand that if it touched me, I would've turned to stone!! You idiot!"
The big burly man instantly turned into a little boy in front of his big sis. "I'm sorry, sorry. But to be fair, you should've checked before picking her up."
The sister quickly became heated, "What'd you just say?!"
But before she could attack her brother, a mysterious man appeared from the shadows. He was similar to Rick's physical appearance but was much more classy with his style.
"Were hiding away in abandoned warehouses now? Come on, I know you're better than that, Rick."
This man's voice echoed the whole room, which gave him an intimidating vibe. The two of them prepared for a battle, and when the man detected this, he began laughing.
"Relax, you two, it's just me."
Stepping into the light, the man's facial features were exposed. He looked like a middle-aged man, with a thick beard covering his mouth. He also had a pair of unique but strange eyes. His pupils were pure white, reminiscent of snow in the winter.
"Dagon?"