Angel Monarch

Chapter 44: The Birth of Something New

This day began nice for Lucy, she woke up in one of the soldier's beds, after some drinking in the night. Lucy didn't even know when was the last time she had slept in her own bed.

'What's the point when I can have fun in someone elses.'

As Lucy woke up and quickly dressed she said goodbye to the soldier in the bed, whoever he was and was about to look for the others.

'Today we are making history, 7 young Evolved taking on a Corrupted. I'm so excited.'

While heading out of the barracks she overheard a couple of conversations. Most of them were about two person, the others about today's mission.

'Seems like everyone is just as excited as I'm. In fact there is not even a hint of fear or doubt in their voices. That pair really did a number on them with this whole religious crap. But it gives them purpose and takes their fear away, so I guess it's okay.'

After the scouting mission, the reverence they began speaking about Bea and Seraphine increased by a lot. The news that they are lovers was just pouring oil on an open flame.

'It's getting weirder and weirder but I don't understand why are they so obsessed with them, like yeah they want to believe that this shit show will end. But isn't this a bit too much?'

She finally arrived to the entrance, all the others were here including the 20 regulars. Only two people were missing, the leaders.

'They probably want to make a scene with their entry. Oh... speak of the devil.'

The next thing surprised Lucy, all the soldiers knelt in front of the pair.

'Okay... Didn't expected that...'

But she wasn't prepared for a lot of things, the speech Bea made, the cheers and the kiss at the end.

'Did they rehearse it beforehand?'

In truth Lucy didn't care, it was just kind of interesting. Until the people have this much faith in their leaders, and said leaders keep putting the need of the people before their personal interest, it doesn't matter.

'Seems like they aren't just letting everything unfold on its own. They will take this religious behaviour and use it for moral boost. Good tactic, I like it.'

At this point she was already in the sky scouting the way.

'There's nothing much on the way, couple of Tainted and Rotten nothing too strong... Wait, okay we have to take a detour from that.'

Down below her, two Corrupted creatures were having a turf war. Suddenly a high screeching sound came from somewhere behind here.

"Took you long enough! You're getting slower Pet!"

Lucy dived back before the Horror arrived to eat her. A minute later she was already walking behind the 'Royal Pair' as she began refering to Bea and Seraphine.

They arrived at the ambush site 2 hours after noon, not as planned but good enough. Now that everyone took their place time for the first part.

'This is either going to be fun or it will suck.'

Lucy took to the sky and went to bait out the demon. She flew towards the bunker entrance and stood near the door. Then she did something that many people would consider very stupid. She screamed as loud as she could.

'This defenietly got its attention!'

Not waiting to find out if the demon heard it or not, Lucy flew up and a second later something exploded below her.

'Yepp, and it's probably pissed because I woke it up!'

Lucy flew in a specific direction, where Killshot could shoot it down. After a while gunshots were heard and the demon fell. Lucy went to her position before the demon hit the ground.

Its fall caused a massive cloud of dust to appear and after it settled, the fighting began.

They were fighting for a while when Will got hit and Lucy had to pull him away. Then she wanted to join the battle, but judging by the movement speed of the participants it would be a death sentence.

'I can't just watch and do nothing...'

As she was thinking that suddenly a scream sounded, it was Seraphine but she didn't scream for herself. Instead she screamed because Bea was in two pieces on the ground.

She was still alive and slowly regenerating but the demon was preparing the killing blow already. Its weapons fell, but were stopped in mid air by Seraphine's glaive. The weapon cracked, but held.

'How can she hold her ground against that monster?'

"GET... HER... OUT..." Screamed Seraphine through gritted teeth.

Lucy knew immediately who she was talking to and moved to pull Bea away. In the meantime Seraphine made sure the demon wasn't near Bea or the others. She tried her best to kill the demon, but her attacks were easily blocked.

The only good thing was that the light around her weapon seemed to hurt the demon and its weapon. That's why Seraphine was the biggest threat to it and why they had a chance for success. But Seraphine alone can't kill it, and she knew it as wel,l but didn't give up, because giving up meant the destruction of her loved ones.

Seraphine tried her best. But as she blocked an attack her glaive shattered and turned into specks of light. Suddenly a sword went through her abdomen just missing her spinal cord. In the next second she was flying through the air, then hit the ground hard and stopped moving.

The demon looked at her for a few seconds then turned away and approached Lucy and all her injured friends. She stood her ground ready to fight, no matter how pointless.

The demon attacked her with the swords and she evaded them but the 3rd empty hand grabbed her by the neck and threw her on the ground. Lucy only had time to look up and see two massive swords heading her way.

Then suddenly white feathers were before her and in a flash of light something incredible happened. Seraphine stood in front of her and there was a sword made of light in her hand, around her were the pieces of the two greatswords.

The demon was still standing in front of Lucy, but something was wrong with it.

'What's wrong with it? It looks... afraid...'

As the realization settled in Seraphine moved and cut the demon from head to crotch with ease.

'I think I finally understand the regulars...'

Seraphine turned around and looked at all of them individually, her eyes lingering on Bea who was starting to awaken. As she saw all of them alive and well, she smiled then fell to her knees and side. Lucy only now noticed the ocean of blood pouring out of the hole on Seraphine's abdomen.