The screams from the citizens of Cyru filled the air like harpies hunting for their prey.
Buildings started to crumble and the monsters feasted on the flesh of the weak and innocent.
No one was spared.
"Collector sir! people are being attacked outside!"
Trevor burst through the door yelling.
The collector looked shocked.
'Is she here already?'
He pondered before leaving the room.
Astra and Kai followed him with Lumi close behind.
"shouldn't you be staying back?"
Kai asked concerned for the collectors safety.
"You don't have any weapon and you look sic-"
Kai was going to finish but was stopped by Astra poking him in the gut with her staff.
"Don't worry about me." The collector turns to them.
"When I open these doors, focus on getting out of here with the books!"
Both Astra and Kai nod.
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"What's going on out there?" An employee at the Cabin of Curiosity looked out the window to see all the destruction outside.
"uh... Ari you might want to see this-"
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"Ari?"
The employee went back to see that Ari was gone and so was the book on display.
Ari ran the safest route avoiding every monster to get out of the village but was stopped in her tracks by a pillar of ice.
"I'll be taking that now.." Noelle made her decent by staring Ari right in the face.
Ari stepped back with the book in hand.
Noelle stepped closer and closer to Ari every step she took back but it got to a point where Ari felt like she was forced to make a move.
Quickly cutting her hand she made a sword out of blood aiming it at Noelle giving her a warning to keep back.
Noelle just grinned and raised her hand.
An ice pole appeared from the ground impaling Ari.
She coughed up blood and was in immense pain.
Noelle made the pole disappear, making Ari fall to the ground, clenching the side of her stomach.
"Count yourself lucky I could've aimed for the middle and broke your spine."
She crouched next to Ari.
"But I chose not to. And if you don't give me that book I promise you that you won't be that lucky this time."
"fine..." Ari said blood still dripping from her mouth. "Its just a stupid book anyways-"
She handed Noelle the book from the library.
"And the other one."
Ari looked at her in disbelief.
"other one? I don't have any more."
Noelle picked Ari up by her shirt and stared her dead in the eyes.
"Give me book number 2 ...now!"
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"Fine." She reached into her back and pulled out book number 2.
handing it to Noelle but when she was about to take it Ari quickly grabbed her hand making most of her blood rush to one place blowing the hand up.
Blood splattered everywhere leaving Ari with a big grin on her face.
Noelle was pissed.
She made ice around her arm stopping blood loss and looked at Ari.
Raising her hand again she made an ice pole to impale her but Ari used Noelle's blood as a shield against it.
Later throwing it with full force at Noelle who tried to block with an ice barrier but failed as the shield broke right through it hitting Noelle in the chest.
Noelle fell to the ground unable to breath after that fatal blow.
Her eyes spazz in and out of consciousness.
"send the titans..." she whispered to herself before being broken down into multiple ice crystals.
'A fake...' Ari thought to herself looking up to the sky.
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"heh- Lord Anarue see? Everything is going well." Ari raised her arms wide and looked to the sky as if she was embracing the sun itself.
The real Noelle was in a building far away from the chaos with a few other important figures.
"All of the books are in this location! Your plan will soon come to fruition!"
"well done captain Noelle." Anarue rested his hand on her shoulder showing her gratitude.
"All for a better world...one that my great grandfather would've wanted." He said looking over the chaos he made.
Titans started to walk across the village of Cyru causing more panic and death and lord Anarue smiled as his blond hair flowed in the wind for each impact on his monster.
All for a better world.