Shattering Humanity

{7 PM on the highway leading to Roronora City.}

Under the orange, late evening sky, MamMon DæMon is accompanied by Bethany, Stephanie(with her lime green hair up in a bun), and little Petra, along with the newest member to the group, Esau, staying in back of the group.

Esau has his large knife and whip at his hips, along with his large pack covering his backside.

Bethany and Stephanie have SunSwords, Bethany with two and Stephanie with one.

Cloaked, with her hood up, MamMon is holding out Lævateinn.

The shine of light Seiõr coats the entire dagger and it illuminates not only the area around the entire group, but also shines like a giant flashlight down the abandoned highway, littered with rusted or destroyed cars, trucks, and buses.

Petra is back to riding the safety of Bethany’s shoulders, gripping the woman’s black and green hair. Once again, the little girl is scared of every sound around her. She keeps peeking over her own shoulder to look at the creepy, ominous man behind them.

His gaze meets little Petra’s and she quickly turns around making Bethany notice and her sky blue eye and IceEye look up, she smirks.

Petra(quietly): "Why couldn’t Big Brother Jay come with us instead of that weirdo?"

Bethany: "Cuz Jay’s watching over Persephone on her ’adventures through Hell’, making sure she’s safe. It’s okay Pae-Pae, we’re not gunna be fighting, Mizz MamMon promised. Plus, it looks like they’ve cleared out most of the Icemen around here, so there’s no scary monsters to worry about."

From inside the dark hood, the DæMon keeps her eyes forward but talks in regards to Bethany’s claim.

MamMon DæMon: "I wouldn’t be that lackadaisical, my dear, I never promised that Skalmönd wouldn’t engage in combat on sight. Since her SeiõrSpell from over 1,000 years ago cloaks her foreseeable future, I can’t guarantee she won’t attempt to attack."

Bethany thinks about her times with Shelly at the academy, and how Shelly would get extremely aggressive whenever Bethany tried to coax Katsu with her lust.

Bethany: "If that gorilla of a woman is actually the descendant of a blood thirsty Valkyrie, Viking clan, it all makes sense now. I’m starting to believe the reasoning behind their bounties might actually be legit."

MamMon grins hearing the innocent misconception, but then continues while keeping her back facing the group.

MamMon DæMon: "What I did promise, was that we wouldn’t instigate a fight.

Isn’t that right, Mr. Esau?"

From all the way in the back, as usual, the man stays silent, making the DæMon woman let out a disgruntled sigh.

MamMon DæMon: "I warn you, Mr. Esau, you better not attack my sister Laban as soon as you see her, because that would make me a liar to these beauties. It also goes against the majority of desired outcomes I wish to achieve here tonight. I will give you the opportunity in due time."

The man looking through red tipped black hair, sucks his teeth and spits into a meteor hole while they pass a turned over car.

Stephanie looks back at the man she doesn’t completely know. His gaze meets hers but the young lady doesn’t advert her stare like the little sister.

Stephanie: "Mr... Esau, was it? I remember seeing you walking around the apartments and dinery area during that selection period. You were always alone. If you don’t mind me asking, do you have anyone you still consider family?"

No answer from his clenched teeth, a bottom tooth is missing.

Stephanie: "W-Well, I-I hope we can work well together as a team. If you ever need anything, or anyone to talk, you can trust me and Bethany."

Bethany(whisper yell): "Aye, Steph, why do you have to include me?! He’s like, a totally bad vibe."

Little Petra relaxes and quietly giggles from the scene. Stephanie gives Esau a smile and the man with a stuck Below Sanpaku stare, looks away to his left without saying anything. His left green eye and right IceEye grow wide as if seeing something.

Stephanie gives up with a sad half smile then looks back forward.

From behind her, Esau stops and the moving light gets further away. Within the fading light source, barely visible is an all red flower, all by itself on the side of the dead highway.

The wind blows it lightly from it’s rooted spot and the broken man kneels down. He looks over at the rest of his group making their way towards Roronora City then back at the beautiful all red flower. His eyes narrow, he carefully picks it from the root and puts the flower in his back satchel.

Esau(mumbling): "I knew you were watching over me, Edom. Please continue to watch as I get revenge for us, and soon we’ll see each other again."

He carefully jogs back to catch up with the women and gets back in time to hear Stephanie’s concerns.

Stephanie: "Madame MamMon, can you explain why we are doing this at night, instead of waiting until the morning?"

MamMon DæMon: "Because everything lined up this way, beautiful Stephanie. Now that Skalmönd’s people have successfully transferred their loot from my weak little sister, she is preparing to leave Roronora City.

However, my darling husband has been watching me nonstop with his abilities, and has prepared everyone in the group to meet us at the entrance for a quick confirmation."

Calming down, Petra perks up and makes Bethany wobble.

Petra: "Wait, you’re married, Mizzuz MamMon?!"

MamMon can’t be seen blushing but coughs and pulls herself together.

MamMon DæMon: "W-Well, ’yes’?...He’s- He is destined to be my husband, yes, and we’re meant to be together."

Bethany and Stephanie both look at each other, both young women have a raised eyebrow.

Bethany: "Soo, he’s not actually your husband, right?"

MamMon DæMon doesn’t answer and continues walking towards the brightly lit Roronora City now visible in the close distance, about a mile away.

{At the brightly lit entrance of the chain link fenced in, Roronora City}

Saku has his Anjell Eye popped off in 2nd Stage, a Yin aura, looking at the ground. He’s focusing on watching the small group approaching them.

Huddled around him is Laban (her hand lightly wrapped), her assistant Hathor, and the representations of Takamagahara, excluding Katsu, Princess Kawaii, and Friend.

Separate from the group, the two princesses are sharing the large fluffy soldier, Friend, as a pillow and are sleeping with smiles after a long fun day.

Katsu is right next to them, sitting with his back against the chain link fence, one knee up and his other leg straight out. He’s also sleeping with a smile on his face, not worried about the approaching situation.

Katsu(thinking): *You can all start waking up now. Tonight is the night.

Do exactly as I commanded!*

Within the huddle, Saku’s eye stays at 2nd Stage, but he looks around at everyone else.

Saku: "...And that’s everything I saw up to now. It’s almost like watching a TV show or movie. So if I made it confusing while trying describe shit second hand to you guys, I’m not a director or screenwriter, so sue me."

Dom is blushing after witnessing the complete thorough description Saku was able to give them from the effects of the Omnipotence N-Eye.

Dom: "Bro...s- so you can just see anything, like, ’anything’ or ’anyone’ at ’any time’?"

His eyes dart back and forth while his division leader answers.

Saku: "Yea, there’s nothing I can’t view, whether that’s past, present, or future. Well every future, except MamMon’s."

From behind everyone else, Dom nudges Jorm and points to his own IceEye, then to himself, then at the group of exotically gorgeous girls.

The poor older influence then mimes himself showering, pointing back at the girls. The two immature boys giggle while behind Drakaina who is looking at the Izanami leader, worried. She turns around and they stop but Drakaina runs over to her little brother and grabs him away.

Shelly looks down the highway at the visible light source approaching from a 1 mile away. Her gorgeous blue eyes narrow, knowing her next DæMon enemy is using the stolen dagger Laban and Madame Fryer were talking about, to create the light.

Shelly(whispers): "Lil Lævateinn..."

She looks down at Madam Fryer sitting in her golden sheath at her hip. The flames of the legendary weapon are growing larger from within it’s holster and Shelly smiles while she pats the sword lightly.

Shelly: "Remember, Saku said she wouldn’t attack unless we attacked first. I know you want to save Lil Lævateinn as soon as possible, but once they get here, there will be 3 little girls who could potentially get involved in the violence.

Please Madame Fryer, trust me..."

Shelly looks over at a pretending to sleep Katsu. Seeing him appear soundly sleeping with a cute grin, makes her blush even when talking seriously.

Shelly: "...I wouldn’t be able to contain myself if I was in your position. But I promise, we will save him soon. If it’s possible, if you can use any type of Seiõr to tell him, please let him know, ’Skalmönd promises to give him plenty of kisses if he can hang in there for just a little longer’, okay?"

The golden sheath pops off of her hip and slowly floats to Shelly’s face. While still sheathed, Madame Fryer nuzzles Shelly’s cheek, making her giggle.

Shelly: "And you can get one too once all three of us are back in my Yggdrasill Mindscape, haha."

Meanwhile, Itsuka and Laban are standing behind Saku. Instead of being pissed off at each other, their eyes are filled with rage from hearing MamMon claiming Saku as her own already.

Itsuka: "She’s acting like Saku’s been watching her because of his concern for her safety, and not all our safety from her. Is everyone in your family as delusional as you?"

Laban: "No, but she enjoys using mental gymnastics like you, to make her claims of being my Saki’s lover sound true. She’s always been so over confident because of her Seiõr control but she could never relax her MentalSeiõr to create SpacialSeiõr without extreme commitment. She was the one who proposed to the rest of my sisters to exile me.

Since my family name didn’t contain the ’ash of Æsir’ she blamed my lack of Seiõr control on that alone, and the rest agreed."

The opposing group is now half a mile away and quickly approaching.

Saku looks at Drakaina and Jormungand, then looks over at Katsu, still smiling with his eyes closed, next to the Princesses and Friend. The Yin Vessel grits his teeth at the contemporary force, then turns back towards his group.

Saku: "Jorm, make sure your sister stays behind you and make sure you stay behind Dom. I doubt MamMon actually wants to fight tonight, but that other guy seemed to be on edge because of you, Laban."

Itsuka side eyes her love rival and folds her arms.

Itsuka: "There’s probably countless people in this city who are ’on edge’ cuz of you."

Laban gives an uncaring shrug.

Laban: "What do you want me to do? I’ve already abolished the slave system and given people who were pets, reparations. I’m not going to die because of my past mistakes.

...Unless Saki tells me to."

Saku, with his 2nd stage Anjell Eye, rolls his eyes and shakes his head, dismissing her absurdness. He then looks at the group now 50 yards away.

But as soon as he focuses on them his eyes grow wide, seeing something with his abilities.

He then looks over and Drakaina is behind Jorm, Dom, and also Laban. He then looks at Katsu, who has now opened his eyes and is looking at Saku, with a serious expression.

Saku runs towards Drakaina, behind three personal protection layers.

Saku: "Drakaina, get down!"

All of a sudden, the sound of a gun goes off from MamMon’s side and the girls behind a pissed off MamMon, scream.

Esau, with an enraged expression has a smoking gun pointed at Laban.

The bullet travels the 50 yards and in slow motion, the hot lead passes Saku’s ear, then Laban casually tilts her head to easily dodge the bullet, it travels over Dom fallen on his ass, and Jorm raises his remaining human hand to protect his sister’s face but it barely goes through his fingers.

The bullet is heading straight for Drakaina’s head.

*CLIIIIINK!*