"The Moon Sits At The Center Of The Universe, Shining Light Upon A World Filled With Pain And Suffering, As It's Now Drenched In Blood"
Two Weeks Have Passed Since Sachiko's Imprisonment, Selene Sit's Inside Of Her Team's Classroom Lost In Thought While Liora And Mira Look At Her…
Liora(Worried): Selene What's Going On With You? You Seem Down Lately?
Mira(Voice Soft, Expression With Worry): Ever Since That Day Of The Exams, You've Been Acting Different… Were Worried About You.
Selene Continues To Look Down At The Floor, As Her Friend's Words Go In One Ear, And Out The Other… Her Once Bright Eyes, Now Pitch Black…
Then Suddenly, The Trio's Teacher Enters The Room, As Energetic As Always.
Sensei(Cheerful): Goooooood Mornin Everyone! Ready For You Guys's First Mission?!
Mira(Covering Ears): What's Got You So Cheerful And Energetic Today Sensei?
Sensei(Smiling): It's You Guys's First Mission! And You All Did So Well In The Sorcerer Exams, Of Course I'm Energetic!
Sensei Then Looks At Selene, Who's Still Looking Down… As Sensei's Expression Softens.
Sensei(Clearing Throat, Serious): Yes So Umm, You're Mission Today Will Have The Three Of You Investigate A Village, Where We've Been Getting Unusual Information About Some Cult… And It's You're Mission To Gather As Much Info As You Can.
Liora(Curious): Will You Be Going With Us Sensei?
Sensei(Nodding): Nah, My Job Was Just To Teach You The Basics Of Sorcery, And Now Since You're All Official Sorcerers, You're All Now Able To Go On Missions As A Three Person Team…
Sensei(Serious): And It's Been Decided That Selene Be The Team Leader…
Liora, Mira And Sensei All Look At Selene, Who Finally Looks Up… Her Face Filled With Uncertainty.
Liora(Curious): You Okay With That Selene? Me And Liora Agree That It Would Be Best If You Led Our Team.
Selene(Unsure, Somber): I'm Not Sure That's A Good Idea… I Mean, Can't We Assign Another Sorcerer To Lead Our Team?
Sensei(Serious): Every Other Sorcerer Is Either Busy Teaching Their Own Students, Or Out On Missions Of Their Own… Selene, You're Perfectly Qualified For This Role… But Even Though You're The Leader, You Still Have Liora And Mira By Your Side Helping You…
Liora(Nodding): Selene, When Were Finished With This Mission… Promise Us You're Going To Tell Us About What's Bothering You. I Don't Like Seeing My Friends Upset About Something, While Knowing I Can't Do Anything As Their Friend To Help Them.
Selene Looks Into Liora And Mira's Eyes, As She Nods Without Saying A Word…
Meanwhile, Hours Later… Selene, Liora And Mira All Stand At The Entrance Of The City… All With Their Sorcerer Robes On And Their Hoods On Their Heads.
Under The Red Sky, And Blood Moon… As They Fly Through The Outside Forests And Toward The Location Of Their Mission.
A Day Has Passed Since They've Left For Their Mission… They Finally Arrive At The Village.
The Village Abandoned And Desolated… Destroyed Homes, And Rune Symbols All Around The Place…
Selene, Liora And Mira All Walk Cautiously Through The Village…
Mira(Voice Below A Whisper): This Village Is Completely Deserted…
Liora(Tense): Don't Count On It Being Completely Deserted… Something About This Place Creeps Me Out. It's Too Quiet.
Liora(Focusing): Hey Selene… That Power That You Used During The Exams. Can You Try To Use It Again To Scan The Area?
Selene(Unsure, Voice Whispering): I Still Can't Control It, But I'll Try.
Selene Focuses Her Spiritual Energy Throughout Her Body, While She Closes Her Eyes…
As She Opens Her Right Eye Which Turns Light Blue… And All Of Her Surroundings Suddenly Become See Through.
She Looks At A Specific Abandoned Temple, And See's A Mysterious Black Aura Surrounding The Whole Temple.
Selene(Whispering, Tense): Follow Me… I Can See A Strange Black Aura Surrounding That Temple Over There.
The Three Then Cautiously Go Over To The Temple, And Open The Black Doors.
They Enter The Temple To Be Met With A Pitch Black Room… Then Suddenly, The Black Doors Slam Shut Behind Them.
Torches On Each Side Of The Walls Begin To Light Up, As They Shine Upon An Ancient Painting Of A Malevolent Entity On A Wall.
Who Is Standing With His Arms Out And Curse Marks All Over His Buff Figure… An Ominous Smile Etched Onto His Face With His Pitch Black Eyes With Red Pupils Gazing Down…
Mira(Gasps, Slightly Shaking): What The Hell Is This!?!
Liora(Intrigued, Whispering): It's A Shrine… Whoever Own's This Place, Must Come Here To Worship…
Liora Takes A Closer Step To The Painting As Her Eyes Widen In Horror.
Liora(Gasping): Isn't That… The King Of Hell?
Selene Looks At The Painting In Recognition…
Selene(Nodding, Serious): Malum… It Seems That Whoever Owns This Place Worships Him, As If He's Some God.
Mira(Confused): Isn't He Supposed To Be Dead Though? Why're They Worshipping A Dead Guy?!
Liora(Shrugging): How The Hell're We Supposed Ta Know?
Then Suddenly, Selene Uses The Soul Sight Technique In Her Right Eye And Detects Invisible Writing And Drawings On The Wall.
Selene Walks Over To The Wall And Places Her Hand On It.
Mira(Questioning): Is There Something With The Wall?
Selene(Nodding, Whispering): Shh.
Selene Then Closes Her Eye's To Channel Chaos Energy Into The Wall… The Writing And Drawings On The Wall Light Up Red, And Become Visible.
Selene(Serious): What Are These?!
Liora(Reading One Of The Inscriptions, Slowly): There Will Come The Day When Our King Will Rise Once More… Reborn, As His Devil's Will Roll Over This World, And Flood It With Blood And Curses?
The Pictures Above The Inscriptions Show Malum Encased Inside Of A Tomb… And A Hooded Elder Figure Using A Reanimation Spell To Revive Him…
The Elder Then Brings His Body Next To A Young Girl Aged Fourteen, And Uses Sealing Spell's In Order To Seal The King Within The Girl's Body…
However It Fail's… And The Next Painting's Show The Elder Figure Alongside The Same Fourteen Year Old Girl Now Aged Nineteen Alongside Four Other Sorcerers And A Woman With Black And White Hair, And A Man…
Malum Inside Of A Tube Connected To A Fifteen Year Old Boy, Who Is Screaming Out In Pain And Agony…
Mira(Confused, Reading With Eyes Squinted): "The Cursed King Has Returned Inside Of A New Vessel… His Power Not Yet Complete"
Selene's Eyes Still Glued Onto The First Painting… As The Three Then Hear Shouting From Underneath The Ground Beneath Them.
Selene Gives Liora And Mira A Silent Nod, As Selene Uses Her Soul Sight To Gaze At The Ground And Suddenly A Hidden Door Is Revealed.
The Three Then Enter The Hidden Door, And Stand Overlooking What Appears To Be A Secret Gathering, Of Mysterious Figures Clouded In Red Robes With Rune Symbols On Them.
Selene Then Touches Liora And Mira's Backs And Hides Their Spiritual Energy Signatures.
Meanwhile, The Man Standing In Front Of The Cultist's With Burn Marks Over His Skin… And Red Messy Hair Begins Speaking.
Cult Leader(Intense, Eyes Wild): It's Almost Time My Children… It's Almost Time For Our King To Return And Reclaim His Right To The Throne In Hell, And Cleanse This World Of It's Impurities…
Cult Leader(Coldly): For Centuries Now… Humans Have Plagued This World With Their Sins…
Cult Leader(Unhinged, Dead Eyes): Sorcerers Believe Themselves Superior To Others… And Use The Power Of Demons To-
Selene Then Comes To A Stop, As She Turns Around To See A Giant Man With A Bag Over His Face And Chains Wrapped Around Them…
Nothing Covering His Torso, Exposing Burn Marks, And Gloves Over His Hands, And Bare Footed.
Cultist(Breathing Heavily, Bloodlust In His Eyes): Grawwww!!!
Selene Attempts To Attack, But The Cultist Pulls Out His Bat With Nails In It And Hits Selene Knocking Her Down Toward The Cultist's…
She Crashes Down To The Ground, As The Cultists Pay No Attention To Her… Their Eyes Focused On The Cult Leader, Who Diverts His Eyes Toward Selene.
Cult Leader(Unhinged, Eyes Dark): It's Rude To Listen In On Something That Doesn't Concern You Children…
Selene Stands Up, Her Eyes Focused On The Cult Leader…
Cult Leader(Walking Up To Selene): Tell Me Girl… Do You Believe In Fatalism? The Belief That All Events In Life Are Predetermined?
Selene(Gritting Her Teeth): No.
Cult Leader(Mocking): Right… Because There's No Proof That It Exists Nor That It Doesn't Exist. However It Does, The Queen Of Creation…
Cult Leader(Walking Around Circling Selene): Everyone Know's For A Fact She Exists, And Yet She Hides Her Presence On Another Plane Of Existence…
Cult Leader(Chilling): Humans And Sorcerers Alike Often Pray To Her, For Her To End Their Suffering And Help Them In Times Of Need… Yet She Hides Like A Coward…
Cult Leader(Grin Forming Into A Smile): Everyone Paints Her As A Being Who Is Good… A Savior, And Yet She Is Also The One Who Controls The Threads Of Fate, And Manipulates What Happens In The Lives Of Sorcerers.
Cult Leader(Close Up To Selene's Ear): You Sorcerers Blindly Follow Whatever Being Who Holds Power, Hoping That Person Who Knows Nothing Of Death Nor Suffering, Could Save Those Who Do!
Cult Leader(Slowly): Everyone Has Something They Believe In, Or Someone… And-
Not Letting The Cult Leader Get Another Word In, Liora Sends A Tendrils Flying At Him Which Knocks Him Back Into A Wall!
Liora(Shouting, Coughing Blood): Selene! Don't Waste Time Listening To-
Then Suddenly, The Giant Cultist Picks Up Liora By Her Neck… Liora Gasps For Air, While Mira Attempts To Punch The Cultist.
But The Punch Has No Effect, The Giant Cultist Enraged, Grabs Mira's Arm And Without Thinking Twice Snaps It!
Mira(Eyes Widened, Screaming): AAAAAGHHH!!!
Liora(Unable To Breath, Panicking): M- Mi— M…i…R…A.
Liora Without Any Strength To Fight Back, The Fall's Unconscious… As The Cultist Then Picks Mira Up By Her Head, And Full Force Slams Her Head First Into The Ground…
Mira Coughs Up Blood… Her Eyes Flashing White, As She Fall's Unconscious.
Selene In Panicked Breath's Tries To Get Up… But Then Suddenly, The Cult Leader Walks Up To Selene, And Taps The Back Of Her Neck… As Selene Falls Unconscious.
Giant Cultist(Scoffing): Weaklings… Should I Finish Them Off?
Cult Leader(Shaking Head): Nah… However, That Girl Up There… She's From The Kuronami Clan… Let's Carry Her Back To The Lab. And Run Some Tests.
Giant Cult Leader(Picking Up Liora): I'm Not Interested In You're Unusual Hobbies In Experimenting On Monkeys… But, I Guess.
The Giant Cult Leader Then Picks Up Liora As The Cult Leader Follows Behind Him… Leaving Behind Selene And Mira.
Cult Leader(Internally, Grinning): I Look Forward To Seeing The Reaction On You're Face Girl, When You Find You're Dear Sister's Corpse.
**Three Hours Later**
Mira(Heavy Breathing, Shaking Selene): SELENE!!! WAKE UP!!! WE NEED TO GO!
Mira(Shaking): SELENE!!! GET UP!
Selene Wakes Up… And See's Mira's Tense Face, As She Looks Around And See's That Liora Isn't With Them.
Selene(Confused, Grunting): Where's-
Mira(Hurried, Tense): THEY TOOK MY SISTER! WE NEED TO FIND HER!
Mira Then Runs Outside, In The Pouring Rain… Barefoot As She Runs On Broken Glass And Debris, Ignoring The Pain From Her Earlier Injuries… As Selene Struggles To Get Up, But Manages.
The Two Then Fly Outside, At Full Speed Through A Forest… As They Stumble Across A Trail Of Blood.
Mira(Eyes Tearing Up, Hand Covering Mouth): Oh My- N- No… Please God… No!
Selene(Investigating, Internally): Dammit… This Is Too Much Blood! There's A Chance She Might Already Be- We Need To Hurry Up!
Selene Then Touches Liora's Blood, And Injects It Into A Small Open Wound On Her Hand… Then Suddenly, Her Eye Then Turns A Bright Blue Color, As A Trail Of Dimming Spiritual Energy Appears Visible Going Down A Path…
Selene(Urgent): Mira! I Can See Her Spirit Energy, Follow Me!
Mira(Panicking, Sobbing): We Need To Hurry!!!
Selene And Mira Rush Ahead… With Selene And Mira's Faces Filled With Panic, As Selene Hears Mira's Heart Pounding In Her Chest…
**Several Hours Later**
Several Hours Later, Underneath The Crimson Red Moon… Selene And Mira Arrive At What Appears To Be An Abandoned Warehouse.
Selene(Urgent): The Trail Leads In There!
Mira(Hurried, Running Into The Building): Hurry Up… We Need To Find My Sister!!!
The Two Girls Run Straight Into The Warehouse, Which Is Filled With Prophecies And Stone Tablets.
Selene And Mira Look Around To See Bodies Lying Around Everywhere, Bloodied And Even Some Cut Open.
Their Eyes Widen In Horror, As Selene Stops Herself From Vomiting… Mira Horrified By The Sight, Still Manages To Ignore The Bodies, With Only Her Sister On Her Mind.
Mira(Pleading, Urgent): Selene, Hurry… Where Is She?! Tell Me Please!!!
Selene(Focused, Looking Down): She's Right Below Us! I'll Blow A Hole Through The Ground!
Selene Then Summons A Swirling Vortex Of Spiritual Energy Around Her Arm And Drills Right Through The Floor… They Both Drop Down… The Room Filled With A Deafening Silence…
And As The Smoke Clears, They See Liora Hung Up On The Wall…
Selene Stands There, Her Eyes Widened And Colorless… As Mira Rushes Up To Liora To Be Met With A Soul Crushing Sight…
Mira(Petrified, Eyes Wide And Colorless): …!?!
Selene(Horrified, Staring): …
The Smoke Clears To Show Mira, Dead… With Her Arms, Legs And Even Stomach Cut Open, And Her Face Deformed… And Eyes Still Open.
Mira's Lips Then Start Shaking, Sweat Dropping From Her Face And Her Heart Pounding, As Blood Comes Out Of Her Eyes And Ears…
She Tries To Speak, Her Words And Breath Caught In Her Throat… As She Struggles To Breath, Selene Still Horrified To Move Looks Over To Mira… Who's Eyes Are Still Widened In Horror… Then The Next Moment.
Mira(Shaking, Panicking): Haa… Ahhh…
Mira(Terrified, Voice Choked): L… Hahhh…
Mira(Panicking, Screaming): AAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHHH!!!!
Mira Then Suddenly, Vomits… As She Then Falls, And Passes Out.
**A Few Hours Later**
Mira Slowly Wakes Up… And Then Quickly Jolts Up Out Of A Bed, And Rushes Outside, To See Selene Sobbing And In Front Of A Grave…
Mira(Quickened Breaths): S- Sss- Selene, Where's… Where's My Sister?!!
Selene Turns Around, And Looks Mira In Her White Eyes… Struggling To Get Words Out.
Selene(Stuttering, Shaken): Mira… You Saw It… They… She, She's Dead. That Man Ki-
Mira Then Rushes Up To The Grave, And Claws Up The Dirt Covering It.
Mira(Voice Cracking, Below A Whisper): No She's Not… WHY DID YOU BURY HER?!! S- She's Not-
Selene Then Grabs Mira, And Pulls Her Back… Mira Shoving Selene Violently, As She Then Turns Around And Slaps Her Across Her Face.
Mira(Crying): Get Off Of Me!!!
Selene(Pleading): Mira Stop, Please… I-
Mira Then Runs To A Nearby Cliff, As She Cries… Remembering The Sight Of Liora's Body… As She Then Turns Around, And Faces Selene Who Chased After Her, She Cries.
Selene(Approaching Mira Slowly, Confused): M- Mira??? What're You Doing?! Stop!
Mira(Crying): Selene… I- I'm Sorry, I- I Can't, She's-
Mira Then Jumps… As Selene Runs Toward The Edge, And Looks Down, As Mira Fall's To Her Death…
Selene Quickly Crawls Backwards, Her Eyes White As Her Breathing Picks Up… Her Hands Trembling As Her Heart Begins Pounding.
Her Eyes Then Suddenly Become Blurry, And Hazy As She Makes A Pained Expression On Her Face… Images Of Her Befriending Mira And Liora Just One Month Ago, As She Vomits And Clutches Her Chest.
Selene(Internally, Panicking): I- I Can't Breath… My Chest Hurts!!!
Selene(Internally, Pained Face): Why-
Then An Image Of Aaliyah Forms In Selene's Mind, And Even Her Grandmother Amaya.
Selene(Internally, Scratching Face): Momma… Grandma, Somebody, Please Come Help Me!!! I, I Can't See… My Eyes Are Blurry.
Selene Then Passes Out…
To Be Continued, In The Final Chapter…