Kurumi pov
I stood there frozen with no way to move , watching as the cylindrical projectile the size of a can , with its spinning motion approaching Neo in slow motion .
For the first time in my life I felt such helpless and terror while watching the world slow down more and more the closer the projectile was to her chest . I had no plan , no idea nothing ..... my head was empty . I had no solution or idea what to do or what was happening at all . Finally when the bullet was at arm's length from Neo's body , everything stopped .
The world literally stood still , nothing made a sound and nothing moved . I couldn't move either and to my horror I didn't feel that at that moment I wasn breathing but still somehow I was alive , I could see and think . For my logical brain , it was not logical .... Nothing that was happening now was logical , to me was is surreal .
I couldn't move my eyes so my image stopped at a cylindrical projectile around which I saw refracted air signaling that it was indeed in motion but now it stood frozen in time and space . I also , out of the corner of my eye saw the expression on Neo's face which like me was frozen in place .
I saw her mouth was in the process of opening and now after being stopped , it was gently open . The pupils of her eyes similarly to the situation of her mouth stopped in gentle dilation . Her expression showed that she noticed the bullet however looking at the distance separating them , terror wouldn't have time to appear on her face as the bullet will hit her first .
I know that she must have already realized what was happening . And we both also know that no matter what that bullet ..... will kill her . Aura does not make anyone bulletproof at most it allows weak and medium caliber bullets to bounce off the skin as long as it was close to miss it anyway . Directly hitting on eny hunter with a normal bullet will injure them , maybe not fatally but serious . But this bullet looks like an anti-tank bullet . The worst part is that despite the situation I am able to tell by the way Neo's body stopped that she was ready to push me aside .
' Neo knows that bullets of this caliber by sheer kinetic force , when hit can seriously injure me . '
Looking at my partner I try to tense up and move or do anything to move her . But besides my inner thoughts ... nothing works .
' I am the only one in this state ? Has time stopped for others too ? Can Neo see me ? '
With this thought I would like to look into Neo's eyes and hug her . If this is the end we will go together ..... But the longer I stood like this the more and more scared and panicked I became . For the first time I completely lost control of my life . Now I wasn't thinking about anything other than how to get out of here and save Neo from this situation. The only good thing about this situation is this Ash is on my other side so the bullet doesn't threaten him.
' This feeling . I feel that being without her ..... It makes no sense . Just like when they took her . My sweet pink mouse ..... Neo ..... I don't want you to die . Without you life won't have the same color anymore ..... My first family , the only person I trusted enough to live peacefully by her side without fear of her taking advantage of me . The only person to whom I am able to entrust my life and secret . '
' You are the person through whom I gained the courage to give my life for somebody . Neo ..... Thanks to you I got out of this uncertainty and fear of showing someone else who I am . '
Looking further at my Neo in her last momentu , I felt warm tears dripping from my eyes. And even though I could normally cry , I wasn't too happy about it because it didn't change anything about the current situation . Even if time starts flowing again ..... Neo will die . I finally had to accept that I am ultimately just powerless in the current situation .
' I am afraid ? Is it death already ? Have we already died and my brain just doesn't understand it yet '.
I'm not proud of it, however I'm afraid , I can't even fight now . I now felt nothing but .... total despair . Even my brain didn't want to help me with coming up with anything , my aura didn't work completely either . I am helpless completely as I used to be like a child . Everything I learned and built with my own work .... Has now lost any meaning . This is the first time I am in such situation with no way out. I have no ideas , no strategy , not even a power that would be able to change the situation . And the further I think about it the harder the tears flow from my eyes .
" Don't cry with those beautiful eyes of yours . You are the one who should make others cry"
Then suddenly after such a long , lonely silence , a female amused voice sounded behind me , and despite the fact that it is impossible in the current situation I felt through my nose , a strong rose fragrance .
If I could I would shake . If my heart were beating it would have already stopped , if I were breathing I would have already lost that breath . And this is because I realized that whoever this woman is , she is responsible for what is happening . Or at least she is responsible for stopping time . Perhaps she came to help us ? At least I would like it to be true , unfortunately I am not naive enough to believe it . Knowing life , this woman did it to interrogate me , kidnap me or directly kill me .
" Do you want to save Neo ? "
Asks a female voice right in my ear surprising me with this question . I can feel her amusement from the current situation . But at the same time, I don't sense a lie in it . However, even if I wanted to respond I did not know how. My lips didn't move and my lungs didn't breathe , I had no way to respond . The only thing I could do was shout in my mind hoping that my intentions were clear . However, the voice behind me , only giggled in response .
" Now there is no way back .... Zafkiel.... Aleph "
( I don't know what this is about but I came across two forms of this name . The one on the wiki is Zafkiel . But I also found the name zaphkiel . )
Immediately after these words behind my back everything was illuminated by a golden light. The next thing I heard was the moving of the hands of the clock. For a moment everything blurred for me, but the feeling of cold metal on my temple woke me up again. Feeling that familiar cold sensation I knew the gun was right at my head.
" Good luck "
This time the voice came from the side, in the same place where I had previously out of the corner of my eye seen Neo . But now in that place I saw an image that from that moment will stalked me for a very long time. And it was probably this sight that overshadowed my fear and panic caused by the barrel of a gun held to my head.
I could see part of a gothic dress , made of crimson and black frills . On the visible to me part of her beautiful pale neck . I could see a black collar with a red ribbon . However, the moment I saw half of the woman's face the further outfit had no meaning for me .
I could see only a third of her face but I could still tell how beautiful she must have been . Her raven-black , long well-groomed hair coiffed apparently into double pony tails on her head . She seemed to have on her head a big net bow such as maids have but in color black and crimson . Like her neck , her face was an attractive shade of pale .
The part of her pale and glossy lips that was visible to me was slightly lifted in a smile . And those eye visible to me which made me realize in the end what or whom I was looking at . A golden clock with Roman numerals ...Yes ..... That was me , I looked like I was seventeen or eighteen years old . However , before any other information reached my brain . The older version of me spoke up again .
" See you in the future .... "
After these words with a giggle the older version of me , pulled the trigger thus shooting me in the head. However, I did not hear any bang .
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What happened afterwards surpassed anything that happened today .... It Allowed me to understand how small I was . How my whole life , all my views in life , my plans for the future ..... Didn't matter . Since that event I understood .... That I am someone more than I ever thought . The event in which I met my angel ....
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Pov 3 person
On the street covered with the darkness of night located in front of the fenced warehouse in less than half an hour many shocking events , that left behind many dead bodies and a single car burning with intense fire . The people responsible for all these events under the further cover of darkness walked at a fast pace along the street towards a black car standing at the intersection ..
Suddenly all this was distracted by a powerful bang of a gunshot, which despite the fact that it sounded very distant was loud enough to probably wake up the entire neighborhood. This shot was aimed at Neo who, walking next to her Kurumi, saw a streak in the air . Ash also noticed it , but by the time they realized what was happening, it was too late for Neo .
Or at least that's what Ash and Neo thought . There faces didn't even have time to change when suddenly , Kurumi in an inhuman fast movement appeared or rather teleported in front of Neo , falling with Neo in her arms towards the ground . One of Kurumi's hands was underneath Neo's head cushioning her possible head injury while meanwhile the other hand was around Neo's waist .
Finally the projectile flew inches above the back of Kurumi's head blowing her ravenblack hair loose, then hitting the ground the projectile ricocheted off the asphalt of the sidewalk, which was practically destroyed because of the impact and then projectile hit underneath the burning car . The car, after receiving a bullet in the undercarriage, was torn to pieces sending fragments of burning and melting metal were send everywhere on the street.
Immediately after that because of the lack of cover Ash covered Kurumi and Neo with his own body, waiting for Cooper who seeing this scene without wasting time drove up next to them . All off this, of course, was risky because looking at the strength of the shot , this bullet fired again would easily tear both Ash and Cooper's car to pieces . However, the expected attack did not come , giving time for Ash to help Neo to pack in the back of the car unconscious Kurumi , who in the course of a quick escape was all the time held in the arms of Neo who with tears in her eyes was still unable to comprehend what had just happened .
The whole situation, from the roof of a tall tower a kilometer away watched a woman in a gothic dress made of crimison and black frills . At her feet was a headless body whose blood had spilled around in large quantities, soiling both his clothes and half of the illuminated surface of the roof . If you disregard the blood on the headless body it is easy to see that the body was dressed in a black suit with a red shirt symbolizing the body owner's affiliation with one of the criminal groups in the Vale .
But what was more interesting in all this was that the body lying on the ground in its hands continued to hold the trigger of a massive anti-tank sniper rifle which is spread over the edge of the tower . The barrel of which is now under the high , military leather boots of a woman in a gothic dress .
" Interesting isn't it ? "
Says the woman turning her head which allows the light to illuminate her face , showing her angelic yet dangerous beauty . Her red as blood , ripe as wine , shining beautiful ruby eye stares into the darkened part of the roof in which several human silhouettes could be seen .