"Nice try, General. Don't you know any better than to challenge your aunty like that?" Dusia quoted to her eldest niece.
"You may be my aunt, but that doesn't mean I'm your family. Not after what you did to my son," Lola engulfed her trapped leg with fire, nearly catching Dusia off guard. "If you think that I'm going to evade the fact that you almost killed my son, you literally have another thing coming, bitch!"
Dusia motioned herself with three Flame Arrows trailing behind her. Each one moved at the movements Lola's aunt had made. The first two her legs making hook moves and the last was her hands clapped and moving upper Arrow at the Core General.
"Oh, trust me, Lola. At least he had a family member to acknowledge his existence, unlike you, sweetheart," Dusia bellowed, watching at Lola swipped the attacks away with Busimas Wind.
Busimas Wind became recent technique Lola learned around the time she was training on the third day of being at the Western Coast, training with Tornado. It allowed her to form a mist of red sparkles whirling around the Core General's body to deflect any incoming attacks from connecting her.
"It seems that the rumors about you weren't as believable as I've expected," Dusia stated, wiping the sweat from her forehead.
"Rumors are only for little kids that wants to make a story," Lola snapped before making the next movement.
"Well it appears that it goes against moral's personality that kids wouldn't be making rumors about you going against the Globe Government because of their actions four years ago, huh?" Dusia had recalled the day Lola went and challenged the Globe Government almost half a decade earlier.
"Where did you get all that information from?"
"Isn't it obvious? It was from various organizations that were on the move of attacking the Northern Coast of the Intoxian Army because of your stubborness," Dusia was calm as she lowered her guard and continued with a brief scenario. "Just around that time, you made a statement that you'd destroy the Globe Governemnt because of their disrespect of Diamond's honor and they made a claim that she was the bad guy. You avoided all of that up until the time you found out that some of the members betrayed the industry and started working for the Ringleader of Black Widows Niva Hinura."
A huge storm of anger roared within Lola's heart. That name, Niva Hinura, was one of the notorious names that should've never been uttered before her. Not after all the treachery and agony she had to deal with involving her.
"You made seem as if I'm not the one aware of certain things, but I don't ever want to hear you mention that bitch's name again," Lola had an evil sense of aura growing rapidly. "That woman ruined my life and marriage that night and you had a hand in it as well, Dusia. I'll never allow you fools to think you can get away with stunts like that."
"Well, can you blame us for doing that to you?" Dusia became rhetorical, trying her best to antagonize Lola even more than she's already had eleven years earlier.
Lola never answered, instead she reformed her stance and decided to end the battle at earnest. The area blew away from her, bolting her way behind her aunt with and immense kick toward her lower-back, nearly snapping the bone within her in two. She could hear the woman screaming, but she wasn't satisfied with the attack. The enraged General coiled her arm around Dusia's neck, whose legs were motionless onto the floor. With all the force in her arm, she tightened her grip around the dark terra red-head's neck. She lowered herself downward with Dusia still trapped, squirming around like the worm that Lola had seen her to be, it's been clear that emotions had overwhelmed the 'Queen Bee.'
Angered by the terms used against her, the crimson-blood haired leader was beginnning to pinpoint her limits as she heard a small cry of a bird performing a loud chirping noise in the sky. But for an odd reasoning, she didn't release the hold on Dusia, whose passed out and felt the heat from within her going straight through her body.
In a split second, Tornado and Brook rushed into the scene to stop their Core General from going past her limits and lacking control of her body. For the first time, since obtaining the power of the Raging Mizuka Orb, Lola Mizuka had been exposed to a small portion of her (newfound) powers coming from the Legendary Avarian Beast of the Mizuka Bloodline: The Phoenix Queen.
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Chapter 39 - Ultimate Devotion
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The eyes of the General went from dark spring green to an ominous, flesh hungry deep debian red. A long string of veins had trailed down from the left side of her forehead to the side of her neck. She let out a haunting growl at those approaching her. She nearly broke Dusia's neck by bending her head even further into the impact.
Suffocating and drowned in her darkest memories, Lola's horrific night had came rushing back as she slowly drifted away after she collapsed within Tornado's embrace. In the meantime, he'd advised Brook and Shizuka to take control of the situation.
Pouring out all her liquid of anger from the depressed metaphors she's been absorbed into, Lola's mind had completed shattered like glass. Tornado then felt a strange, yet gritty aura emerging from within the General's body. All he could do now was wait for the medic to arrive at the scene to help and cure Lola's conditions.
"Brook, Shizuka--"
"Don't worry; we're on it," Brook exclaimed. She had led all the soldiers on the enormous ship to the emergency exit. "Just meet us at Leserado as soon as possible. Hopefully we still have enough time to make it there in time before the Avarian Beast is freed."
"Good luck you two," Tornado saluted with his other hand supporting Lola's head.
***
At the Tomb of Leserado, Black L. Hinura had now developed and formed his army from Akuma Beasts to Busujiaka Dragons to Akuma Beasts to Heatherago Nova Whales. All fifteen states have been placed. Little did Black realize, more organizations are on the move to come at Leserado and abduct Crystal Aruba for her Diary Symbol powers and to prevent Kuronina from being revived.
Fifteen years in the long run, Leserado had disintegrated and it took only a year for the entirety of the country to be put back together in my own image, Black thought grimly. He stood tall in the top platform to where Diamond had drew her last breaths within a cave that she was held captive in. Mortally wounded and weakened after birthing her daughter.
Millions of innocent lives around the world had been aware and informed by the Sacred Rationalized Information of another Leserado War that's going to occur within a few hours, more than enough time for most of the other species that are on polar opposites to join in the war. Some of the species are far more concerned about stopping the war before it grew to the point where it could cost a major war world-wide instead of Leserado.
"Black," Crystal walked over with her long, katana sword sheathed behind her back. She had just caught up with Black, whose been on the verge of using Crystal as the organization's trump card, their ace in the hole, their last resort. "I've returned from my special training with Emerald. He's shown me a lot more than I understood. I guess there's something special about him that makes you claim that he's your favorite member of the group, huh?"
Black wasn't interested in talking with Crystal, hence that he was far more mind-pounded by the results of how long it'd take for Kuronina to be reanimated.
"Crystal. I may need you to stay up here with me for until Lola arrives," Black uttered the Core General's name in front of Crystal. A quick look of despair and disapproval had emerged onto the young lady's face.
"Is there anything in particular that you must let me do to help?" Crystal became desperate to the core of her heart that she'd be as loyal to Black for helping her release the grittier side of her personality.
"There is one thing that you can do for me, Crystal. However," Black stated, sighing before he thought about regretting his orders at a fifteen year-old white-head. "A price is paid for something you want, Crystal. Not me."
The teenager cocked her right eye, confused at what she was listening to, it didn't seem all that surprising to her the Reaper had proposed a proposition. Nothing b
ut blackness had taken over the background as Black and Crystal remained within Blue-Eyes Fortress.
"Crystal, Kuronina won't be reanimated for the next several hours. This is the plan that I have made for you and I," Black placed his hand on the gal's shoulders. "Your connection to Diamond K. Aruba is very unbinding. Diary Symbols have always been artificial powers that everyone around the world's been obsessed with. You're going to kill Lola Mizuka in order to bring back the Avarian Beast of the Mizuka Bloodline."
***
Rumbling down the arylide golden grounds that are linked to Leserado, millions of different species have been venturing to Leserado for the return. Twenty-two species that are representing different families of the Six Core Families.
Over the last nine decades, people from all over the world have been building some speculations to what the Six Core Families truly are. Some say that it sounds more of like a threat or more like the angry voices for most lost generations. Some suggested that it's a mirage to scare people.
The sounds of the battle cry had raged on while Black and his apprentice was within Blue-Eyes Fortress. Crystal sat in yoga position, both her antique fuchsia purple eyes were enveloped by the blackness.
"Crystal," Black sounded disappointed. "The Avarian Beasts aren't just mythical creatures that are walking the face of this planet. There was some time ago that there's been wars from every corner of the world because of your mother's death. Sometimes, it was all built up to this moment and I've managed to manipulate a lot of people into competing with each other."
"Why would you do that?" Crystal was curious to the point where she felt as if Black's logic made no sense. "Why have people world-wide fight with each other instead of coming to face you guys during the fifteen year time-skip?"
"Because ninety-nine percent of those organizations or armies or governments were too afraid to compete with us. Even with those at the highest peak of powers couldn't be stand up to the Bloodlust Revelation. So we threatened them. We gave them a warning if they do not improve themselves by working as a team instead of trying to claim one power all for their selfish little goals, death would've been a sure thing."
"I take it that this was something that my Mother wouldn't have wanted, huh?" Crystal opened her eyes with Black towering her height.
"I highly doubt that she's the type of woman to enjoy anarchy. But as long as you're still alive, the Aruba Bloodline will clearly have a purpose of relevence to the world. The Global Government are also devoting their time and effort to get their hands on you for the Symbols. Because they're fucking selfish," Black walked as he peered up at the enlarged statue of the antique white feathered beast. "The Diary Symbols are also symbolisms of a person's favoritism of animals. As far as I can tell, the symbols that you have are the animals that predicted what animals you'd love as you got older. For instance, the Eagle, Dragon, Lioness, Monkey, and Snake are the only five animals you adore. In addition, you have the abilities of those creatures."
"You did show me all this earlier, but the only one I was able to pull off was the Snake Symbol," Crystal assumed from her perspective.
During the training from the first week she's been with Bloodlust Revelation and training with Lisa and Marscilla, Crystal was trained for another hour and before she passed out, it was all due to the fact that she stamina and body weren't neck and neck and it caused a collapse, not to mention sudden dizziness.
"I told you, but that was before you passed out. Your blood carries pratically countless abilities that it's almost futile to judge the Aruba family's capabilities," Black commented on the gal's confusion. "That's exactly the thing. There's a legitimate difference in what go on with your mentality and your physicality."
Before Crystal could proceed with more questions, she and Black heard something erupting. Small pebbles around them had begun crumbling from outside of the the Fortress. Due to Black's understanding, he heard the Bloodlust Army (as he claimed them to be after fifteen years of Diamond's death) summoning themselves to their platforms.
***
Charging through the deserted country of Leserado, Tornado and Brook had proceeded to the forbidden city with Shizuka's army. They had been informed by Shizuka to go along with the plan General Mizuka had worked hard to create and established for each of the squads.
Something had caught Brook's mind, she halted, but had everyone else stop as well.
Tornado gawked over and asked, "What's the matter?"
Brook's abilities are as stellar, thanks to obtaining the ability to sense the presence of any individuals, but as long as there's more than two, she can detect the entities. She's been suspecting more than she could realize as Tornado could realize.
"Tornado, as a wise man who will soon become a veteran after this fight, please be more considerate of the plan that I had backed up when Lola and I go into it," Brook applied, scratching her face.
"OK. Speak your mind," Tornado remained still. He admired his fellow general's tenacity in attempting to help guide the others for a real fight.
"Remember from a while back when Shizuka asked you and I to assist her into destroying Leserado eight years earlier?" Brook asked with a clear voice. She literally recalled the day Shizuka's frustrations from Lola's emotions around the time.
Around the time, eight years after Diamond's Demise and soldiers from every corner came during the memorial. However, Lola was the only one who had deliberately slipped into depravity. Shizuka, didn't feel the need to participate because it disturbed her as well. In retrospect, she considered into comforting the Core General by getting her hopes up.
***
(Eight Years ago, Shizuka and Lola were having a discussion and healing Lola's emotional illness.)
"Hey, Lola," Shizuka entered the red-haired General's room. Both of them had been on the verge of talking nonstop about the horrible days that Lola watched helplessly as her mentor died in her arms.
"What is it?" Lola was densed. She stood from the bedroom and went over to the counter to get a cup of coffee and cook breakfast.
"You find it feasible that Diamond would want you to behave this time of year?" Shizuka walked over to the counter as well, and placed her hand on Lola's left shoulder.
"What do you mean? Are you saying that I shouldn't be mourning over her death? You don't think that's something worth being pissed off for every single fucking day, especially when she was a role-model to me since childhood.
"There are vital reasons for mourning over her death, but to do it year after year isn't the best way to develop as a person sometimes. Sure, it was fun having her around, but she even said that she was ready to go herself. Up to this day, she'd want you to move on and protect her honor as General. That's the major thing you should always understand, Lola," Shizuka pressed her lips agianst the right side of Lola's forehead for more comfort.
As much as Lola despised being sympathized by everyone, including her fellow generals and mentors, it was only natural that the ones who knew her best understood that she still needed it regardless.
Lola breathed slowly, trying to cope with the positive emotions as she heeded the Siya General's wisdom. Even though she's a great influence to a lot of people and became a huge a part of their lives, she thought it'd been best if she blocked off her emotions and started making ultimatums.
"I do feel somewhat better. The last thing on my mind is to make excuses like some child when it reality there are no excuses. So, I'll keep it going and not feel sorry for myself anymore," Lola claimed; even though she'll still have the same reactions for the next few days after the memorial.
Shizuka nodded her head shamefully, but giggled inside her head and thought, Perhaps I should let her have the opportunity to keep this up for in case she does fuck up, I'll be there to thoroughly guide her through grief and stress at the same time.
***
The aftermath of Lola's fight with Dusia and what it resorted to, the Core General could barely breathe. In fact, she felt as if the angry waters had
overwhelmed her will to stand on her own two feet. The turmoil and stress that she's endured for the last thirty minutes had led up to the same dream that's constantly haunted her since before the day she became the Core General.
Lola, the General heard Shizuka's voice trying to reach out to her, but it wasn't convincing enough for her to open her eyes. Shizuka's creamy, yet strong voice tried to envelop Lola's darkened mind with fierce. Open your eyes, dammit! Crystal needs you to help her learn the potential of her powers and the meaning of life. Isn't that what Dimaond would have wanted from you?
The vision in both her eyes begun to slip away, but her eyes opened slower than a snail's pace. Flames from within the body had lost it's temparture. Through the process of Lola dozing off, she couldn't help but feel the need to sense there was a small red bird within center of her heart. The flames nearly stormed the veins within her body, but was prevented due to her sanity returning to her.
"Wh--" The croaking in Lola's voice had bested her for a few moments. "What happened to me?"
"Well apparently, you went berserk, Lola. It's understandable though because of the pho--" Shizuka then stopped within milliseconds before telling Lola something she doesn't know.
Strange aura of suspicions had engulfed Lola's curiosity, "What are you talking about?"
Shizuka felt puzzled to what to say or how to say it, "Well, Lola. It isn't easy for me to explain in elementary or college terms. Despite all the shit you've been through, I can't say it."
Lola provoked Shizuka to tell her the truth about what she doesn't quite understand in how it'd be exposed, "I can't do it. I probably shouldn't have opened my mouth completely and just say that you passed out from exhaustion."
"It's clear to me that you still think I'm not willing enough to handle the pressure or the truth," Lola assumed, rosing up from the ground, but was approached by several soldiers with guns and missles launchers in hand.
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