[SIDE A] DAY 2 – KENSINGTON (THE PLOT)
15:38
Town of Kensington
Downtown District
In the downtown district, there was a group of three people who were having their afternoon tea inside a local tea house. One of them had looked outside of the window and saw another group of people were walking towards the same tea house.
“Wow, what a surprise! They actually are here.”
“Mr. Juggler, we are expecting their arrival. That’s why we are sitting here and waiting for them. Am I right?”
“Ms. WF, I heard they came out because things are getting out of his hands.”
“Maybe or maybe not.”
Servant had spoken up with her statistical answer.
“By my calculation, up until now. It is a tie. The possibility of chance winning for us would be… Fifty-Five, Five, Five…”
Mr. Juggler stared at Servant.
“Okay I understand. Let’s cut the math… Please… Shall we?”
“Are you sure, Mr. Juggler?”
“Servant, affirmative!”
A moment later, that group of people had arrived at the tea house. A lady who dressed up in a red fancy queen dress with a long tail entered first. Then, followed by a gentleman who wore a full suite of Samurai armor. The third person was a lady who dressed in a white caped trench coat with a pair of black frill flared trousers. The last person who entered the tea house was a gentleman, who wore a golden coat of chainmail.
Meanwhile, Servant was searching their identities from her internal database.
“Searching from the database… Identities confirmed… Ms. Empress, Mr. Emperor, Ms. Popess, and Mr. Pope.”
Four of them had sat down at a table which was the opposite side from Ms. Wheel of Fortune’s. Both groups glanced up at each other for several minutes.
Mr. Juggler was always the first one who had finally run out of patience.
“So, we just sit here until when?”
Ms. Empress replied with a smile.
“Mr. Juggler, we are here simply because three of you are here.”
“Umm... Okay… What else?”
“Our master gave us the order to take good care of you three.”
“Oh, it sounds very kind hospitality. However, are we just sitting here and having a tea party?”
“Of course, if you insist on picking a fight. Then, you are welcome. However, do you guys really want to do so? I’m saying that if we started a fight in this town. Definitely, it will be destroyed by us. For our information, although most humans had headed over to the Metropolitan International Airport. But they are mostly coming from the Shadow City.”
“Then what is your point?”
“Haha… It seems this town is a ghost town. However, I believe there are a couple thousands or even ten of thousands of humans still alive inside this town. Probably, you three were cleansing out the town after Ms. Chariot had left. That means this town is one of the largest shelters for humans. I think by the codex of Origin Six. Its top priority is to protect this town at all costs.”
Mr. Juggler turned to Ms. Wheel of Fortune.
“Tch… Ms. WF, what are you thinking now?”
A moment later, Ms. Wheel of Fortune answered.
“Oh sorry, I fell asleep. Haha…”
“Ugh… I was asking you…”
Ms. Wheel of Fortune looked at Ms. Empress and spoke out.
“Ms. Empress… Since, both sides are waiting for the main event. Let’s make this battle between Big Four and Origin Six into a one-on-one sparring session. The ante will be… If the Big Four lose the match, then four of you shall leave this town immediately…”
“However, if Origin Six loses the match, then we will take back this town… Fair and square?”
Ms. Wheel of Fortune turned to Servant and she nodded in agreement.
“We have no problem with that.”
Ms. Empress turned to Mr. Emperor. He nodded in agreement.
“Then, the Big Four would accept your challenge.”
Ms. Wheel of Fortune looked out from the window and said.
“However, this one-on-one sparring session won’t be here. It will be inside the fifth dimension.”
“Umm…”
Ms. Empress turned to Ms. Popess. She nodded in agreement.
“We have no problem with that too.”
Meanwhile, Servant had already stood up at the table.
“Then, Servant will be our representative. And for the Big Four?”
Mr. Emperor stood up and spoke out.
“I, Mr. Emperor, will be your opponent.”
Ms. Wheel of Fortune paused for a while and then replied.
“It is done. We are in the fifth dimension now. Let’s go outside and let the sparring begin.”
Both groups had come out from the tea house in a wilderness area. Then, Mr. Emperor and Servant got into their position. The scene was a western shootout. Meanwhile, Mr. Emperor looked around and said.
“Umm… So, this is the fifth dimension of the Town of Kensington.”
Ms. Wheel of Fortune stood at the sideline and replied.
“Mr. Emperor, are you ready?”
Mr. Emperor nodded in agreement while in his Nukitsuke.
On the other hand, Ms. Wheel of Fortune looked at Servant and nodded.
Later on, she started the countdown.
“Ready… 3… 2… 1… Start!”
Mr. Emperor instantly dashed into Servant’s dead zone, while he had drawn his Demon-muramasa out of the sheath and swung it horizontally from left to right at Servant’s shoulder level. Meanwhile, Servant just turned to her right and his attacks got blocked by that chained-up coffin, which was carried on her back. Hence, he leaped backward and then followed by a right kesa giri and also a left yoko giri afterwards. Nevertheless, Servant just turned her shoulders and used that chained-up coffin in order to block his attacks.
Mr. Emperor glanced up at Servant.
“Tch… Disrespectful…”
Mr. Emperor started attacking once again with a right yoko giri, a left gyaku kesa giri and then followed by a kiri otoshi. Meanwhile, Servant took several side steps and turns in order to either dodged and blocked his attacks.
As a sudden, the digital voice from that chained-up coffin had spoken out.
“Weapon name – Demon-muramasa… … …”
“User name – Emperor… … …”
“Directly under – Big Four… … …”
“Employer – Killer Incorporation… … …”
“Skill – Kenjutsu… School of Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu… … …””
“Confirmed… … …”
“Master’s order – Submission… … …”
“Target locked… … …”
Then Servant’s face twisted into a horrible rictus of a smile.
“IGNITES HEAVEN!”
The digital voice which came from the chained-up coffin replied.
“Affirmative.”
When Servant took out a flaming sword – Ignites Heaven from the chained-up coffin. Mr. Emperor immediately took several steps backwards and refocused his thoughts. He put his Demon-muramasa back to the sheath. Then, he closed his eyes. He was ready to use one of his sword special drawing techniques from Gokui no lai. A moment later, he cried out loud.
“Let’s do it! Number One, Argh!”
When those swords crossed, a blast of shock wave had been released. After the shocked wave had stopped, everyone looked at both of them from the sideline. Then, Ms. Empress announced the result.
“I believe it is a tie.”
Ms. Wheel of Fortune nodded in agreement. Then, Mr. Juggler raised a question.
“A tie, then what about the ante?”
Mr. Emperor put his Demon-muramasa back to the sheath and said.
“We, Big Four, will leave this town immediately.”
Mr. Juggler was scratching his head while Servant replied.
“Mr. Emperor, unfortunately it was the sword.”
“Servant, you are right.”
“Mr. Emperor, until next time.”
“Servant, we will meet again.”
Meanwhile, Ms. Wheel of Fortune dispelled the seal. Then, everyone came out from the fifth dimension. As Mr. Emperor promised, the Big Four left the town instantly.
Mr. Juggler was still scratching his head and asked Servant.
“What about the sword?”
“Mr. Juggler, devil’s sword versus demon’s sword…”
“Huh? And?”
“Mr. Juggler, the western versus the eastern…”
“Huh? Oh well… Never mind… Just forget it…”
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19:22
Shadow City's Western District
Highway Sixteen near Metropolitan International Airport
There were fifty thousand of undead which were guarding the main road to the airport – Highway Sixteen. A group of four people were fighting on their way to the airport.
“Ms. Judgment, it just never ended.”
“Ms. Angel, I bet they are making more of those.”
“That’s why we need to get to the airport as soon as possible.”
Mr. Tower cried out.
“Ms. Angel, their reinforcement from our backs… Sad emoji…”
“How many?”
“Around ten thousand… Probably, they were coming from the east… Guess emoji…”
Ms. Angel looked around the area.
“Dang! We are surrounded.”
Ms. Judgment replied.
“No worry. They were just minions. They weren’t our problem.”
Ms. Justice glanced at the end of the highway. Then, she took a closer look at her Skofnung.
“My Skofnung! I must get there. Our beloved master was expecting us to get the job done.”
Ms. Judgment had realized her Honjo-masamune started shaking in her hands.
“What happened?”
Ms. Judgment glanced over her shoulder. She saw Ms. Justice had summoned the Twelfths from her Skofnung.
“Sigh… Ms. Justice summoned those berserkers.”
Ms. Angel and Mr. Tower came over from the rear to meet up with Ms. Judgment. Ms. Angel was beginning to look worried.
“Ms. Judgment, is Ms. Justice alright?”
“Ms. Angel, up until now. I would say she is fine.”
“I mean mentally…”
“So, did I…”
Ms. Justice looked at those berserkers and cried out.
“Charge! Soon, we will be at the airport.”
The Twelfths would blaze a trail through, and afterwards it could be cleared sufficiently for the group to pass along.
Meanwhile, at Metropolitan International Airport. Mr. Swords was looking into his planetarium, while others were at the conference table in the control tower of the airport. When he saw the group of underdogs fighting continually, then he burst out laughing.
“Haha… That will burn them up. Their stamina won’t be able to last long.”
Ms. Chariot replied with an evil smile.
“Let’s see which side could last longer before the main event. Haha…”
Ms. Fortitude had looked down on Ms. Chariot, since she had lost the battle to Origin Six.
“Oh well, at least you aren’t there. Otherwise…”
Ms. Chariot glanced up at Ms. Fortitude with anger.
“Ms. Fortitude, what does that mean? Are you trying to say something? If so, just let it out.”
Mr. Devil looked around and spoke up.
“Hey ladies. Please stick with the plan.”
Although, the group of underdogs was on a killing spree. However, it still took them several hours before they had reached the airport before midnight. Meanwhile, Ms. Swords was preparing his final ritual for the main event in the basement of the airport.
On the other hand, inside a quiet room. Mr. Devil turned to Ms. Fortitude and asked.
“Babe, it is your call. Shall we meet them head-on?”
“Honey, we could send out Ms. Fire, Mr. World and Ms. Chariot.”
“Babe, three only?”
“Honey, let them be our herald.”
“Haha… Babe… Good idea.”
Later on, Ms. Fire, Mr. World and Ms. Chariot had been sent to the highway exit ramp. Meanwhile, Ms. Angel and her group had just got off Highway Sixteen. Both of the groups had met head-on near the junction road. This would be a face-off between the elite and the underdogs.
Soon after, Ms. Justice had seen a little girl who was dressed in a red and black leather jumpsuit with two wrist guards. Ms. Justice had realized that the little girl was Ms. Fire. Without any doubt, Ms. Justice pulled out her Skofnung and started charging towards Mr. Fire.
Meanwhile, Ms. Angel and Tower were squaring off against Ms. Chariot and Mr. World. However, no one had noticed that Ms. Judgment had secretly sneaked into the airport terminal building. Ms. Judgment knew that if she wanted to stop the army of undead. She had to kill Mr. Sword before the main event.
Half an hour later, it seemed Ms. Justice was hiding behind those abandoned vehicles which were on the junction road. She tried several times to shorten the distance between Ms. Fire and herself. However, she got pinned down by the supreme firing power of Ms. Fire.
Ms. Fire was standing on the roof of a car. She began insanely laughing while she was pulling the trigger.
“Haha… This is fun… Ms. Justice… Haha… Are you hiding from me? Haha… Just come out and have fun… Haha…”
“Tch… crazy gunslinger.”
“I heard that… I’m not a crazy gunslinger… I’m an insane mini-gunslinger! Fire! Fire! Fire! Die! Die! Die!”
Ms. Fire’s weapon was a mini-gun named Vulcan-2. It was a six-barrel rotary machine gun which was capable of firing six thousand rounds per minute. Its maximum range was around one thousand yards with a muzzle velocity rate at two thousand and eight hundred feet per second. With Vulcan-2, Ms. Fire was able to fire at will randomly. And that was why Ms. Justice was hiding. She needed to find a time gap in between the firing speed or to wait for Ms. Fire to run out of bullets. Unfortunately, time was a constraint for Ms. Justice.
On the other hand, the team battle between both sides had become a hit-and-run scenario. Due to the fact that Ms. Angel and Mr. World were coming from the same school of Wind magic and also Ms. Chariot and Mr. Tower were both from the tanker class. Both sides were running around in circles.
Ms. Angel was trying hard to follow Mr. Tower.
“Mr. Tower! This is stupid. If I attack Mr. World, then Ms. Chariot will follow me. So, you will be forced to attack Ms. Chariot. Then, Mr. World will go around and hit you from behind.”
“I know... Ms. Angel… Both sides are even using the same kind of weaponry and the same school of magic spells… Sad emoji…”
“Do we have any other option? Or try to change our tactics?”
“Umm… Hit then run? Haha… Laughing with tears emoji…”
“Ugh… This is sad.”
Meanwhile, Mr. World was also running behind Ms. Chariot.
“This is the lamest team battle I've ever participated in.”
“Ms. Chariot, do you mind trying to block some of the attacks from Mr. Tower?”
“Mr. World, don’t you know I’m trying… Argh!”
A moment later, Ms. Angel was shouting at Ms. Chariot.
“Ms. Chariot, can you stop running from us?”
“Ms. Angel, it should be you instead of us.”
“Can’t you just stop and start fighting?”
“It should be you instead of us too.”
“Argh!”
“Same for me, Argh!”
Inside the airport terminal building, Ms. Judgment finally had arrived at the basement. She looked around, then she pondered for several minutes. Afterwards, she looked at those direction signs again.
“Umm… Tunnel after tunnel… This is madness and even the direction signs are confusing too… Who built this airport? Anyways, let's try this one.”
An hour later, Ms. Judgment had found the way out of the basement. She found herself climbing up from one of the manholes of the cargo bay floor. She took a peek inside the cargo bay by lifting up the manhole cover. It was pretty empty except there was a golden totem at the center of the cargo bay.
“Oh, the Totem from the City of Light. But why is it here? Did someone put it in here?”
Then Ms. Judgment sneaked into the cargo bay for a further investigation. She was hiding behind a steel column. When she heard a door open sound from the other side of the cargo bay. She took another peek again.
“Oh, this is bad… Even the Suits Armors are here now… For sure, they are assigned here to guard the totem.”
On the other side of the cargo bay, there were four automata which were standing near the main entrance. Ms. Judgment knew that each of the automata should get an I.D. marker on its torso. So, she took a closer look at those four automata. And their I.D. markers were S-10, H-10, C-10 and D-10.
“All four divisions of Suits Armor are here. That means bad news. I shall contact Ms. Angel as soon as possible.”
Then Ms. Judgment had backtracked her way and went back to the ground level of the airport terminal building. She immediately contacted Ms. Angel.
“Ms. Angel!”
“Ha… He… Ms. Judgment, Ha… He…”
“Huh? What are you doing with Mr. Tower?”
“Ha… He... We are… Ha… He... running!”
“Running? Anyways, the Suits Armors are here too.”
“Ha… He… Wait! What did you say?”
“I saw Four-of-a-kind a moment ago inside the cargo bay.”
“Ugh… Do you know how many of them have arrived?”
“I think… All four divisions of Suits Armor are inside this airport.”
“Oh, that’s really bad news. Anyways, time to go.”
“Actually, what are you two doing?”
“We are fighting against Ms. Chariot and Mr. World… Ha… He… By the way, your twins’ sister got pinned down by Ms. Fire over there.”
“Umm… We have to retreat. Especially those Suits Armors that are here.”
“Understood… Hey, Mr. Tower. Let’s run! Argh… Cold sweat emoji…”
Soon after, Ms. Judgment had heard Ms. Justice was in trouble. She was heading towards Ms. Justice’s location. At the same time, Ms. Justice finally had closed in the distance between Ms. Fire and herself. She had deflected most of the bullets after several rounds of bullets showering from Ms. Fire.
Ms. Fire kept on pulling the trigger while she was trying to step back a little bit.
“Haha… Amazing! You are pretty good at swordsmanship. Haha…”
“Tch… Crazy newbie… Now it's time to die!”
Suddenly, Ms. Justice dashed into Ms. Fire’s dead zone. When Ms. Fire had released that. She was trying to pull out her sidearm. At the same time, Ms. Justice brought her Skofnung back up to a level stance. Then, she used her momentum to swing it towards Ms. Fire. However, Ms. Fire started the shooting with her sidearm several times. But those bullets were blocked due to the size of Skofnung. Then, Ms. Justice brought her Skofnung back to arms after a heavy strike. Ms. Fire successfully dodged the first strike. Ms. Justice had released her Skofnung once again by using her sword-bearing hand to recover her strike. Afterwards, she had reset her stance and issued a second strike with the pommel of her Skofnung.
When the second strike got into Ms. Fire’s right eye quickly, it was too late for Ms. Fire to react. Once, the pommel had gouged her right eyeball out. She was bleeding heavily from her orbital cavity. It was fatal damage which was causing her to retreat immediately.
“Argh… Argh… Argh…”
Ms. Justice’s face twisted into a horrible rictus of a smile. Then, she crushed Ms. Fire’s eyeball under her toe. Meanwhile, Ms. Fire was in agony of pain.
“Ms. Fire, I got your eyeball here… Hehe…”
“Argh… Argh… Argh…”
At the same time, Ms. Judgment had arrived at the scene. She glanced up at Ms. Fire, and then turned to Ms. Justice.
“It’s enough… Ms. Justice, we have to retreat now.”
Ms. Justice looked at Ms. Judgment and asked.
“Sis, Why?”
“All four divisions of Suits Armor are here and we don’t have enough manpower to take care of those. We must retreat now.”
“Argh…”
“Let’s go now before they pursue us.”
“As your wish. Sis.”
When two sets of full-house from Suits Armors had arrived with Mr. Devil to the junction road, the group of underdogs had already retreated to their rendezvous point.
Mr. Devil had dispatched a search party of Suits Armors, while Ms. Fortitude was healing Ms. Fire’s fatal injuries. An hour later, the search party had found nothing.
However, the group of underdogs had a showdown with Mr. Devil and his group. Nevertheless, the underdogs’ counterattack had gone in vain. As a result, the group of underdogs had to retreat due to lack of manpower.
Furthermore, Mr. Swords had successfully summoned several of the top-ranking monsters by using several hundreds of human sacrifices. Most of those monsters were demonic creatures such as Banshee, Gargoyle, Ghouls, Goblin, and Imp.
On Day 2 at 23:58, the Shadow City's Population was at 5,783,954.
