"How kind... Don't waste your energy. I can tell your busy... No
need to put me on the top of your priority list..." She sounded
really hurt, and not just physically. She pulled the blanket over
her head.
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"Have you all decided on a room arrangement yet?" Selaphiel sat in
the open window, waiting impatiently for a response. "Like I said,
it's important to sleep. But if you haven't decided on
arrangements, then you're not doing that."
𓍊𓋼𓍊𓆑 𓇗𓋼 **•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚ You are the light
I've been searching for forever ˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚* ⋆┈┈。゚❀ུ۪ ❁ུ۪ ❃ུ۪ ❀ུ۪ ゚。┈┈⋆
"Oh come on, we literally freed him from his shackles." The
original Iteral said her thoughts out loud. "If he would not want
to waste his energy, he'd stay. Stop being so humble and tell the
boy what you need." The copy added. For being two instances... they
sure share the same mind.
----
"If I recall correctly, Miss Astronima mentioned that, since there
are four beds in a room, we suffice with just two rooms. It
honestly comes down to you, my radiance. You can either sleep in a
room with Ki- ahem, Caspian and me... or Miss Lilith and Miss
Astronima. Before you cast your vote..." She took a step to Caspian
and gave him a little pet on the head. "You should take any sort of
crying or noise out of the equation. He's not just the King of
Wildana but also of silence."
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
"I..." She sniffled, uncovering part of the blanket and looking at
him. "My stomach... is open..." She tried to avoid his gaze after
saying that. "He beat me and used his knife on me because I
escaped... because I ran from her... and she wouldn't leave... So
Legion cut me open- I'm trying to... hold everything in..."
𓍊𓋼𓍊𓆑 𓇗𓋼 **•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚ You are the light
I've been searching for forever ˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚* ⋆┈┈。゚❀ུ۪ ❁ུ۪ ❃ུ۪ ❀ུ۪ ゚。┈┈⋆
Yasuo walks alone on the streets asking the citizens If he could
stay one night at someones house untill morning. Ifrit follows him
around making chirping noises.
The original Iteral just gave a dry laugh. "Yeah, you never have to
give Kendo what he needs. He has it already. It's like the pockets
of me, the backpack of the other Iteral, the bag of... the
Unstable Light." They kept talking while facing the threat,
both with weapons in hand.
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
"It hurts so much..." Selene huffed and pulled something from
behind her back. It was an M16. Fully loaded.
"If the two of you don't get back to where you belong I'll push
lead through all of your heads. Now go." She aimed the gun at
Iteral, lightly holding the trigger.
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"I don't need to sleep. I'll be fine." She rolled her eyes and
stretched her wings, covering her face so it was still hidden. "Go
to sleep."
𓍊𓋼𓍊𓆑 𓇗𓋼 **•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚ You are the light
I've been searching for forever ˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚* ⋆┈┈。゚❀ུ۪ ❁ུ۪ ❃ུ۪ ❀ུ۪ ゚。┈┈⋆
Lilith stares at Selpahiel, looking rather shocked. Had she not
been listening all this while? She gently pulls Yue’s sleeves,
gesturing for Caspian and Iteral to follow as they headed to their
rooms. “My culture is similar to yours, Miss Yue. In Asiaiana, we
too have traditional structures like these. Asiaiana is divided
into four parts, Northeast, Southeast, Northeast and Northwest. The
gate between Northeast and Southeast is known as the Gate of the
Pearl Dragon, the gate between Northeast and Northwest known as the
Gate of the Golden Tiger. The gate between Southeast and Southwest
is known as the Gate of the Grazing Qilin and the gate between
Southwest and Northwest is known as the Gate of the Majestic
Phoenix. In the centre of Asiaiana, there is a temple known as the
Shrine of Purity. People in Asiaiana love flying kites, painting,
and having fun in general. I personally love the dumpling noodles
we make there. What do you eat here in Lumina?”
The two Iterals look... moderately surprised, the copy putting a
hand on her thigh. "Hm, a M16." | "You remember those?" | "Of
course. I also remember a few flaws. Like..." The copy, in less
than a quarter of a second, dashed to her, grabs the gun, empties
the entire clip in one volley, and returns it, before going back
into place. "Them overheating a lot. And being a pain to
reload."
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Lean kept listening to the tales of other countries, smiling and
then turning to Selaphiel. "I am sure a rest for you would be good
too. I don't tell you to sleep... but at least rest."
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
"Ah! We eat black bean buns and Candle tea! It's one of our
specialties! You know, the one I promised to let you all try out!"
A big smile crawled across Yue's face, "Wow! Asiana knows about the
Pearl dragon, too? That's great! That's actually really great!! If
you want we could-" He thought for a moment and calmed down. "Wait,
no. Wait no, no no. Ehaha. Um, anyways. Let's head to bed! There's
going to be a lot going on tomorrow, with our visit and all." He
laughed nervously brushing his hair out of his eyes. "Alright, I'm
going to the bathroom to comb fix my hair, if anyone needs me, just
knock!" With that, he quietly closed the door. Sounds of whispering
could be heard inside, as if he was talking to himself.
"No. Don't tell me what to do." She turned sour and covered her
face with her wings again after stretching them out.
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"You're not slick, you know." She dropped the M16, then kicked it
away and pulled another gun. An AK-47. She's loaded. "Besides,
you're on enemy territory. Don't get cocky." She pulled the trigger
down and shot the copy down with several bullets, then turned to
the main body. "You're so annoying. I can tell you do it on
purpose, too."
𓍊𓋼𓍊𓆑 𓇗𓋼 **•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚ You are the light
I've been searching for forever ˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚* ⋆┈┈。゚❀ུ۪ ❁ུ۪ ❃ུ۪ ❀ུ۪ ゚。┈┈⋆
The copy perishes quickly, though it did no attempt to dodge
either. It simply accepted it's fate, while the original chuckles.
"And somehow, you are even more annoying and don't try to be. Now
wonder you're just Legion's lap dog." She laughs a bit, as she
throws her hands behind her head. "Well now, you gonna kill me?
Your excuse of a leader could not."
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
"Yes, actually." She angled the gun and shot again, aiming for
Iteral's heart. The hall around her was dark and quiet, a little
too quiet considering the guards still standing there.
𓍊𓋼𓍊𓆑 𓇗𓋼 **•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚ You are the light
I've been searching for forever ˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚* ⋆┈┈。゚❀ུ۪ ❁ུ۪ ❃ུ۪ ❀ུ۪ ゚。┈┈⋆
Iteral sighs, as time slows down to a crawl around her. With that,
she just walks around the bullets like nothing, resuming when she
stopped shooting. "... close your eyes, maybe. I think you're
better off praying for luck than relying on..." A giggle. "Your
skill."
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
"Actually, that works in my favor." She watched the bullet ricochet
and hit Aretstikaphaniela. "Bullseye. I knew you'd dodge, fool.
That's why I asked for Legion to come here himself. Haven't you
noticed?" She smiled. "Try using your powers against his skill." It
was very hard to see, but his minty eyes seemed to glow in the dark
of the hall. He was smiling.
"Power nullification. That is my ability." She moved closer to
Iteral. Her face was very familiar with a closer look.
"I'd say without your powers, you're useless. But- I can tell that
cocky attitude of yours will make you think otherwise and try to
get one over on me. You'll laugh, and then insult me, and think you
have the high ground because I made a mistake. That's seems like
your gist every time you fight, no wonder you're so confident. I'm
getting second hand embarrassment over here because everything you
do and every word you say makes me cringe." She pointed the gun at
her. "Goodbye." She shot.
𓍊𓋼𓍊𓆑 𓇗𓋼 **•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚ You are the light
I've been searching for forever ˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚* ⋆┈┈。゚❀ུ۪ ❁ུ۪ ❃ུ۪ ❀ུ۪ ゚。┈┈⋆
Iteral was unsure why that face was familiar to her. She did not
know where or how... but as Selene shot, a smile came back to her
face, as the shot merely shoved her back a little. The bullet
ricocheted down into the ground, and she shrugs. "And I feel
embarrassed because I outsmarted both of you with one move. Anyway,
I feel like that was enough embarrassment for the two of you for
today. Bye~" Despite the power negation, Iteral disappeared in a
heavily distorted ticking noise, all she left... was a damaged
clock, as the shadows inside it dissipate into thin air.
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
"Thank the stars. She's finally gone, boss." She shot the clock,
watching it get blown over the balcony. "Not sure why she thinks
she's needed here, she's done nothing for even the Saint Deity
except scare her. Honestly, if she thinks she's of any use, then I
might as well be the virgin Mary." The gun had disappeared, and
Legion walked away.
"I'll allow her to believe that's my only ability for now." Selene
nodded.
"Alright, Kendo. Time to go back. Don't bother helping her, she'll
heal on her own."
𓍊𓋼𓍊𓆑 𓇗𓋼 **•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚ You are the light
I've been searching for forever ˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚* ⋆┈┈。゚❀ུ۪ ❁ུ۪ ❃ུ۪ ❀ུ۪ ゚。┈┈⋆
There was one caveat. Since Iteral used a damaged clock to get out
of there, she shattered time in the process for the brief moment.
It had no adverse effects on this timeline and only sent Iteral
into a weird journey for now. But it did create a minor blow, with
shards of "reality" raining at Selene, Legion and Kendo like
shrapnel from a grenade.
It did not even take long for Iteral to reappear. Or at least...
for one Iteral to appear. Another marked one appeared where the
original disappeared, though she was oblivious and confused. "...
Selene?" She asked, holding her arm a bit in pain. She was also cut
by the shards.
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.