Rika smiled as she held the vampire in her arms as if he was dear to her. But when someone looks closely they’d be able to tell this person was dead. Due to his white of his eyes showing, the black and white suit was now covered in blood. But her eyes never left Evelyn who was other gatekeepers from the window as she looked down from the water tower opposite or their hotel.
Evelyn sensed something wrong as she looked around for the feeling she felt of being threatened. Jade and Jan stood there stiff too, Mai had her sword out from her dimensional storage. This pressure had all the girls in the room tense. They were worried about Fiona now they had to face a unknown threat. But it took only Evelyn to realize something from that pressure. It was all too familiar to her who was their leader for so long.
“Rika..... she finally lost it. She didn’t come for you girls, the lady came for me. I’m actually the last thing that’s probably able to keep her reasoning self in check.” (Evelyn)
A sad smile revealed itself on her, Clare blinked but when she realized that this person looks so similar to Yuki she couldn’t help but turn pale.
“You’re Yuki’s mother aren’t you.” (Isabella)
She gave them a small apologetic smile as if she didn’t mean to get them involved. Evelyn opened the window to the third floor and jumped out. Rather she didn’t expect Rika to escape so soon. This really was out of her own calculation.
“It’s been far too long since I’ve been using my racial traits. Rika come out even a assassin would be able to feel your excitement and bloodlust.”
Hearing her words Selena couldn’t help but sigh, this person really was different from their Yuki. When the girls heard Helen say the words I know she’s Yuki’s sister since they look the same. They rolled their eyes at the muscle head.
“Eve how dare you betray me by siding with them to lock me up.”
“And I so didn’t want to abuse my racial traits as a royal Phoenix (its actually also called pure blood Phoenix) of inheriting my past incarnations powers. Though since you came to me like this I guess I can’t hide it forever.” (Evelyn)
“Getting rid of you means she can’t resurface to stop me again.” (Rika)
“Is that so.” (Evelyn)
Hearing their conversation not far away Jade and her group couldn’t help but become awed, she really said it so nonchalant. As if death didn’t matter to her at all rather she seemed emotionless to the matter. They couldn’t help but feel a chill go down their back when they saw her like this. Evelyn fixed her hair onto the side as she smiled back at Rika.
“Why are you giving me that smile for, I’m here to rid the other me of her break.” (Rika)
“Truly a pity Rika never asked who I was as a Phoenix.” (Evelyn)
“Why do you sound so high and mighty about your identity.” (Rika)
A smile came on her face but Rika paled when she saw the ice demon’s hair turn dark green. They all remember the stories of a insane Empress after the 1st and 2nd generations rules. Yes her nickname was the Empress of insanity that was insecure about people and communicating. When they looked at her as if she was insane Evelyn rolled her eyes. She got over her insecurities after so may lifetimes. This was an annoyance to her that no one trusted her, the best results were her children that she raised up.
Instead she held her head in her hand at all their faces that said that’s a lie right. But she was attacked unexpectedly by Rika who had fired off a beam towards the hotel room where the others were. She cursed under her breath, if this was the sane Rika she wouldn’t do something as underhanded. Leaving her no choice, Evelyn moved to block the beam. Instead her eyes widen when she realized something was very wrong with the rest of the beam when she heard Jade shouting from the broken wall.
“Fiona, no! Don’t die on me.” (Jade)
Evelyn’s eyes went to the girl in bed dying from excessive blood loss and not regenerating. This made her blink at them unexpectedly. This outcome was one she was trying to avoid.
“Oh dear me, it seems I misfired that one.”
Hearing her words come out of her own mouth Evelyn narrowed her eyes. This didn’t look at all like a accident considering she purposely shot the beam at them when she had Evelyn’s full attention.
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“You dare take me lightly Rika.”
“Ah, it’s not dare, it’s more let say I don’t fear you since there’s extra baggage for you to drag.”
Her expression turned dark when she realized that Rika meant her daughter’s friends she was trying to help out. But it seemed her helping them out has instead turned into a double edge sword. A sigh escaped her as she grabbed Rika and teleported them as far away as possible.
“This is the forest we first arrived in, why do you send us so far away from civilization.”
“If it weren’t for a certain person going insane and attacking indiscriminately would you think I have to go as far as this.” (Evelyn)
Hearing her words Evelyn fought back the urge to throw the nearest thing to her at Rika’s face. This idiotic person dares attack others without warning but when she brings her away to help others she’s called lowly and a coward. After being with Rika so long how can she not understand her wording.
“I’m not as lowly as you who attack someone innocent. Nor would I stoop so low to kill others. I know you did something to her body which also stopped her regeneration from happening. You also made sure that any healing would be impossible.”
The smile broke off of Rika’s face as she heard Evelyn reprimand her. She didn’t think that Evelyn would lecture her after having the other her go into deep sleep. This person actually knew that she was her (Rika)yet the same time not.
“If you know I’m not her why do you still lecture me.”
“Oh right she wouldn’t make herself lower than a human. Nor would she betray her friends, she doesn’t need to go as far as making others unable to move. Oh wait you went as far as trying to kill off some witnesses as well as me who is Rika’s limiter.” (Evelyn)
Her eyes glared at Rika as she pulled her short spear out and pointed it towards Evelyn. But seeing this Evelyn smile instead.
“Say my question is does a person make a ruler or does the circumstances and situation around her make her who she is today.” (Evelyn)
“No it’s her insanity that is getting to you.”
“Is that so. I was once called that but I’m not like you right now. Trying to get rid of her close friends so that she wouldn’t be held back. Oh wait you also went as far as to try to kill off some people who were uninvolved in the problem. Say between the past life me who has to be paranoid and you who can’t fight her instincts say who’s worst off than me.”
“I’m not insane. Who is the one who has the title of these things on her.” (Rika)
“Really, you bring up my past when I’ve already overcome them already. Says who’s the one who made it like that. There bounty hunters sent to kill me daily, the assassins sent without knowing the clients, or the family members who were out to get me back then. As I asked again was it my fault back then or was it my circumstances that made me distrust people. Especially when it started since I was 10 years old back then. Well considering that and my different life experiences after that life. I’m no longer her, yet I’m also her. Change after so many life times that happened.”
Evelyn sidestepped when Rika threw the short spear at her head. Seems she had now fully angered Rika for contradicting her words. But what she said was the truth. Annoyed Rika charged at her trying to knee her in the stomach. A soft smile appeared on her face as Evelyn kicked the knee to launch herself into the air. Though the knee didn’t hit its target the tree behind Evelyn turned into a million pieces.
“I see adding Ki into your legs and arms you plan to blow me into pieces on contact. Even I can’t be careless if I get hit. But us Phoenixes are geniuses when it comes to using Aura and Chi.”
Hearing those words Rika’s expression twisted when she felt an unknown pressure release from Evelyn. Her mouth twisted into unease as her eyes widen.
“It couldn’t be.... you also have her bloodline in you.”
“Oh yes my ancestor in this life is Miyabi Azual. The very same S Ranked soul reaper who kept the peace at the same time ruled the netherworld (aka demon world). Yes she also kept the upper worlds at peace by being at odds with those disgusting rank A soul reapers who keep their youth by eating souls while their alive. There’s G rank to S rank and they each skip a rank. But yet Miyabi the angel who was born a S rank. Also her father maybe the wolf demon blade, but he’s a scum. Her mother is one of the pure angel royal, her name is Niana Usalra. My other ancestor is Yuna Elenor the first devil demon queen.” (Evelyn)
Rika made a face, why the hell is all her ancestors all cheats that they are so overpowered. The Azual family were all overpowered during their golden era, to which they lived at the same era as Ling Yue. Yuna the first Queen was the one who massacred the masses that came against her kingdom. So much so that a reign of era was named after the queen whom unified a entire continent just by defending her territory. A flick of finger and she sent a beam to destroy a army of billions marching to her capital. So hearing these two’s lineage combined in her how can Rika not be stiff.
“Oh right that’s only one lineage from my grandmother’s side.”
Rika backed up hearing her words when she said that. These two were already overpowered why the heck did these individuals descendants all be so unreasonable too by combining.
“Don’t you even dare say it.”
“Well I just wanted to say thanks to that I inherited all their powers from lineage though it also has to be due to me being a Phoenix who inherits past powers from my previous lives too.”
Rika’s face cramped up as Evelyn threw her sword towards her (Rika) carefreely. But it made her break into cold sweat as she noticed the ground where she stood before turn into ashes.
“Phoenix Fire. It’s the queen of all fire, too bad the later Phoenixes don’t even use such heritage at all.”
Instead Rika gave her face as if to say why the heck are you throwing that at me. Rather than being on the offensive she had to run for dear life as Evelyn chased her with her flaming sword. The trees and the ground left craters of its former self. It had instead turned into a disaster zone as Rika ran for life. Seeing all this Rika gave a face of feeling wronged. It was supposed to be the other way around but seeing as Evelyn didn’t seem to be even sweating as she was chasing her. She felt she’s been wrong in more ways than one, it was supposed to be her taking Evelyn’s life as she begged. Her being in this situation made her mouth sour. This was a cat and mouse game but instead it was the mouse chasing cat down. Evelyn stood there unflinching as she glared back at Rika.
“This little game of yours came with a price and this is my warning to you stay away from those girls.” (Evelyn)
Rika stared stunned at the broken down olive trees left in her wake. She was certain she’d poke at the wrong hornets nest. This one was most definitely not a mouse. Especially from the way she chased her down so fast in a forest like a predator on a hunt but played with its food. That’s how she felt from their little chase as Evelyn left after saying her words. She couldn’t help but shudder in fear, Evelyn was stronger her who was the race that was considered the strongest. It was like a tiger acting like a pig to eat it’s prey. This person was best not angered or when her wrath is unleashed on the said person they are rather pitiful. Rika couldn’t help but shudder as she leaned on the tree for support.
Evelyn had come back to the city by teleporting back but she was now angered since she didn’t have the ingredients from the realms or upper worlds to revive a dead person. Nor did she have access to spells to revive the girl. There was also a Forbidden Arte that could be used for this but those Artes come at a high price. It’s only rarely that there are 5 people born in a era that can use them without consequences. This made her frown as she walked back to the collapsed room in a foul mood.