Ceza watches Rab struggling to take the fragments off whilst crying thinking about how mad Ceza would be to see the mess it made . She stops torturing Rab and spots Phatos trying to escape after realizing what kind of methods Ceza used .
" Let me out " Phatos punched the air and remembered everything including the time it got lost when Ceza brainwashed it through words " Hello " Ceza waved at Phatos as its chains pull it back .
" Get me out you witch " Phatos lost many ideas of swear words thanks to Ceza erasing some memories " Don't worry this wouldn't hurt too much " Like she had a sword she stabs Phatos although there was nothing Phatos shivers as the room felt colder .
Ceza touches its chest which is where she makes its heart beat not like love but warmth . But she also messed up its brain as she made the mixed feelings of cold and warmth into comfort " Also what did you call me ? "
" Y-you witch " Phatos responds with conflict to itself " That's fine I was never planning to let you have your fun " Ceza frees Phatos whilst disappearing from the prison appearing in a civilized city that was a remnant of AI civilization " Just think of me when you feel scared "
She decides to let fear tame it as programmed curious AI found it " New species found " in a cold mechanical voice the robot sprinted to capture Phatos " Ack get off me " Phatos tried to use its powers but it couldn't sense a change .
" Species identification not in the database . Start examination " Ceza bites some food in watching the scene through the robot's camera " Good thing I got the curious AI civilization hopefully he wouldn't get mad at the inhuman use of AI "
Ceza transmits an order to the civilization to examine it with testing by extracting unit parts such as blood , fur , skin and scales and testing the rest of the body with drugs . Phatos screamed as its blood was extracted and replenished from the contaminated air using a unique trait of the body .
" Please ... let me out " Phatos pleads to the robots hoping they could listen but Ceza's orders and their programmed settings kept any further actions outside the intended program . Ceza took a drug looking at the contents " Hmm this one is very great "
The drug she napped from the curious AI was one that strengthens subconscious thoughts or feelings the person passively feels " That thing must be lonely " Ceza threw the drug to the monster inside Rab .
" Now to take off its blindfold " Rab felt the blindfold being untied " Oh no master won't like this " Rab took a rag and cleaned the blood and sweep the floor " Now open " the monster having a link to Ceza's soul was immune to poison as she didn't let any wounds open on it .
The effects spread from inside Rab as a mix of fear and hallucinogens stirred from its hollowed abdomen " What's happening " the chemicals that made the drug mess with its nervous system make Rab feel like Ceza is nearby and thanks to its sense of smell it was effective .
" I'm sorry " Rab was scared as it could feel the effects of the drug which caused it to feel that Ceza was nearby " Please ... I can clean this " Rab didn't want to turn around and tried to avoid the presence of Ceza as it wishes it had its blindfold back .
" I'll clean this up and I won't hurt this body " its voice shook very quickly and it felt like Ceza was everywhere ' I wish I had the blindfold '
" You're so easy to trick aren't you ? " Ceza turns her attention to Phatos
And sees Phatos getting injected with drugs " Master ... please help me " Phatos wasn't injected with any drugs with a hallucination effect but it wished they did so it could see Ceza or its only hope in getting out " It hurts ... please help me "
Ceza had an idea and commanded the AI to prepare for her arrival . Ceza walked back to her house and saw Rab cleaning and shaking as Ceza was getting closer ' I'll leave it like that '
Ceza walks down the basement and opens some cells bringing out the prisoners and chaining them to a line . Ceza walks them up " I'm leaving you somewhere else " she only took a few prisoners and saw Rab cleaning the mess .
" Ah master " Rab quickly avoided her path ' Looks like the drug was effective ' " Follow me " Rab saw the prisoners in a blindfold and would occasionally trip .
" Don't mind them and keep following " a ship came to her house as the prisoners and Rab tried to cover their ears to ease the noise . AI left the ship and took a chain connecting to one prisoner , Rab saw this happen and clenched its collar with fear that it might end up like them .
Ceza patted it at the soldier whispering to it " Don't worry you won't be like them " she walks to the ship and Rab follows her . Rab felt space distort and soon they were in a big warehouse and found Phatos in a cage .
Phatos spots Ceza and tries to get her attention but thanks to having a mask that stops sound from leaving its mouth nothing could be heard . Rab saw this and faces Ceza " Uhm master ? " feeling its curiosity Ceza glares at it .
" Ignore that thing " Rab stiffens and ignores Phatos only following Ceza . She pats it on the head and coldly tells Rab " If I want to you will end up like that over there . " Rab sees Phatos being taken inside after Ceza issued an order .
Rab feared the consequences and replied in a shaky voice " O...kay " " Good " Ceza lets the robots untie the blindfolds " From now on you will stay here and be a lab rat for me instead of staying at the prison . "
She smiles at them and they all forgot the meaning of lab rat but after being released they could only think ' Finally I'm out ' without knowing that they will soon be the subject to an even more painful kind of torture .
Ceza gave them a few words " Just think of me when you feel scared and maybe you can call me . " the prisoners shivered thinking of what Ceza used to do with them . The robots took the new experiments to the labs to start testing .
Ceza looks at Rab and removes the restriction " Uhm master ? " it looks at Ceza wanting to ask " Why do you want to use your powers ? " Rab gulps hoping to get the right answer " I-I just ... want to open a portal for master . "
Rab pleads to hope that it got the right answer " Okay then open one but when you want to do something ask for my permission especially when it has to do with your powers . " Rab nods and opens a portal with ease .
Ceza walks through it with Rab behind her ' Oh no not again ' Rab felt the urge to run from Ceza and could feel the portal shrinking . Ceza turned and glared at Rab who felt scared and tried to open the portal but it immediately closes .
Rab tried to open another but it could hardly concentrate . Ceza opens a portal and drags Rab without touching it " You tried to run . "
Rab looks at her with tears and fear " NoIdidn'tmaster I " Ceza drags it back to its cell and chains it " No please master I didn't do it " Rab's cried as memories of an empty cell flash through its mind " I don't believe in you liar " Ceza waits by the door and watches Rab deny it " No please master sob I would never lie to you "
Ceza took this chance and took out the dream she had made " Then what is this ? " Rab looked at the dream and felt lost " Uhm this " " Don't worry " these words comforted Rab but the time was only for a few seconds " Because you know you deserve it after killing and harming the innocent "
Ceza puts more enchantment on the collar and took the monster out " This loves to torture you and you took advantage of it " she framed Rab as it didn't refute thinking that it will just accept being framed after all it was a villain who killed others .
" Since you admit it then no food for you and this monster won't be living inside you until it decides to. " Rab felt hatred coming from the monster .
" I will leave you here with the monster who will torture you . " Ceza leaves a spell making the biological clock of Rab incredibly slow making the torture feel very long " and you might fall out "
Rab finally heard the door close and the monster wrapped its head making it fall away .
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Ceza walked to the door and opened it with her high position revealing a hallway with glass . In the rooms behind the glasses were her prisoners currently having a break .
Ceza watches behind the soundproof glass and sees them screaming for help . She looks at a hologram that was projected beside the glass " Hmm what would happen if I press this ? " she glances at the prisoner who was screaming .
" Remove soundproof " Ceza hears the prisoner scream " Please let me out I wanna go back " Ceza didn't get what she wanted so she placed the soundproof settings on and let a robot take over .
" Time to interrogate Phatos " Ceza walks to a door leading to a room Phatos was tested " Hello " she greets it while it remained silent sitting in the corner , possibly because of being used as a lab rat that it couldn't see any hope that it could escape .
Ceza looks at it to recognize its fear of metal and drugs " Tell me about the secret on the planet " she holds a knife to its neck as it tries to avoid it " I don't know about it " Ceza slowly stabs Phatos's abdomen .
" Then tell me what you know " Phatos cried as blood flowed out of its abdomen " I don't know I was just doing what I was told " Ceza decided to be dense and opened up its abdomen " You know I don't like liars . "
She made Phatos remember the times it lied to others and deceived them " Wait Master ... hic ... I lied many times but this time I'm not " Ceza brings back its memories and then takes a scan " You really are a liar "
Phatos sees the screen to see the scenes of its memories and tries to deny it " Wait I didn't remember until now " Ceza closes the screen and leaves it " Master wait ... I-I'm sorry " it tried to reach out but a robot that was inside pulled it back .
" Be sure to treat it properly it might be useful " the robot took Phatos to a room " No please ... not again " the robot dressed Phatos in white clothes and played a recorded voice " Those are your new clothes you will work here and if you did badly the device on your chest will electrocute your heart . " a light glowed red on its chest .
Phatos saw this through a weak reflection and closed its eyes thinking of the incoming pain " By the way, it will turn blue when activated " it sighed with relied thinking it might have a break " Okay so now start cleaning and here is just an example " the light turned blue and electricity crackles through its heart " Aaaaaaaarrrrr "
" Now I should deal with that beautiful lady " she sees a giant ship outside the planet where the heroes lived on .
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" How is Phatos ? " inside a control room a woman was looking at the reports of her subordinates inside the ship " Haven't checked and Rose is back " she frowns thinking of how hard it was to send Ceza to the dark world back then " Ma'am there is a breach at our ship " " Don't report such things to me and deal with it on your own "
" Yes ma'am " The guard bowed and immediately leaves to command them to eliminate the threat " They are bothersome right ? " Ruth smiled and faced the screen " Of course they are these troops are not trained by any of us . "
She opens her eyes to see a blank screen " sigh Rose can't read minds then there are lesser things to worry about . And with her pure personality , I highly doubt there is any need for me to be too careful . "
Ruth thinks about the times Ceza would heal them by taking their wounds without caring so much about her pain " But that's what makes her an easy target " she made a light laugh thinking about the many times Ceza has left herself vulnerable .
" Ruth are you okay ? " Ceza walked to Ruth and hovered her hand above Ruth's injured palms " Don't worry it will heal soon " she smiles ignoring the pain as a wound opened up from her hand .
" Here you go Leo " Ceza handed a pair of gauntlets to Leo as she kept a dusty old book and gave a beautiful staff to Ruth " Can I keep this book ? " everyone nods their heads while snickering inside .
Ceza smiles and opens the dusty book dusting away the dust wearing clothes she just changed " Thank you " nobody disturbed her because they were too concentrated on using the inheritance they got .
Soon a memory that was very hurtful to Rose appeared as her mother was laying on the floor with her sickness eating her strength " Mom ? " she shook her mom " Mom no please wake up " her hand was held by her mom .
" Don't worry Rose we can still see each other " she struggles to get up the floor and hug her daughter " Mom please hang on ... sniff we can go and ask for help " she looked at the floor with a few coins to use .
" No use this to buy food for yourself mommy doesn't need it " Rose strengthened her grip on her mother " Mom you need it to live ... we can go to the clinic and buy medicine " Rose got up and tried to carry her mother .
" We're gonna make it " her short stature wasn't able to let the leg up from touching the ground " Please Rose you don't have to do this " her mother also teared up and hoped that she would leave the world so her daughter will only have herself to worry about .
" No mom we can make it just hold on to me and leave everything to me " Rose walked step by step as her desperation rose to hear her mother cough " No Rose go and rest leave me ... cough start worrying about yourself . "
" Sniff Mom you were the one who was selfless every time we eat you always gave me more than you can only drink " Rose felt her steps getting heavier " You loved me when no one did , you never left me even though it was hard . "
Rose wiped her snot and tears as she walked further " You hugged me every night when we didn't have a blanket ... sniff ... you taught me when I can't go to school ... you carried me when you can't even walk . "
Rose sees the clinic and felt a little light shining " Mom we're almost there just like when I got a cold you gave the doctor money and he refused it ... hic ... he was like a real doctor always helping does around . "
She fell and made sure to catch her mother's head " Sniff ... don't worry mom ... gasp ... I'm fine " her voice was shaking from the cold as the rain slowly poured harder " Mom you're still helping me even though sniff ... you're sick "
She couldn't feel the cold because her mother was being carried by her " Thank you mom sniff ... We're close " she looked up to see the doctor " Rose are you okay ? " Rose got up and smiles with hope .
" Please help mom she's sick and here I have enough for medicine you don't have to do it for free " the doctor look at her mother and stared sadly replying in a shaky voice " Rose ... I'm sorry your mom ... I can't save her "
Rose froze and quickly but gently let her mom rest on the wet ground " Nonono " Rose tried to feel the warmth on her mother but only felt cold on her face " Nono please wake up " Rose shook her mother's body .
" Rose " her mother's lips and eyelids managed to move giving Rose hope " Mom your awake ... Doctor help her " the doctor stares at her mother and sadly replies " I can't Rose your mother's heartbeat is too weak . "
The doctor had felt the mother's pulse and she was near her dying moments " Nonono Help her Pleaasssee" Rose felt a hand hold her " No Rose thank you for being my child " her mother tore a little before her grip was loosened as it fell to the ground .
" No mom ? " she dropped her ears to her mother's chest hoping to hear the heartbeat she used to her when she was a baby " Mom no ... hic ... don't leave me " Rose cried as her mother's eyes were about to close .
" Nonono " her mother moved her lips with a light gasp . She closed her eyes and Rose saw this " Mom ? " she shooked her a little hoping she would move on her own .
She took her by the shoulder and tried to carry her the doctor took the other shoulder carrying some burden out of Rose " No we can make it ... we can make it " with one final breath her mother opened her mouth for the last time " Thank you " Rose froze as she felt her mother's head fall on her shoulder .
Tears fell through her eyes as she dropped to her knees " nooo !!! " a soft blast of energy broke out of her body as she cries . Then the feed broke as Ruth looks at the security cameras around the city .
" Hmm right this is how we saw Rose " " You're quite right " Ruth turned quickly to see Ceza standing behind her " But it wasn't Rose that did that " Ceza smiled whilst Ruth moves away from her and pointed her staff at Ceza .
" Rose " Ceza retracted an intangible aura containing memories of Ruth " I think that's enough time in the memory lane " she smiles and appears in front of her staring at Ruth with her deep dark eyes .
" Tell me what the secret is " Ruth pushed her away and opened a door to the dark world " We threw you into the dark world before although you have changed it doesn't mean anything since we have too . "
Ceza hold herself to the ground and looked at her " But I never did " her figure disappeared leaving Ruth alone " She's here " Ruth pressed her communicator in her ear and shouted " We have an intruder wearing a dirty rag find her ! "
She immediately received a report from the communicator on her wrist " Ma'am we have already found her she has been destroying some parts of the ship . " footage of Ceza destroying some engines was seen as she punched her thin fist through the metal .
Ruth gritted her teeth and looked angrily at the spot Ceza disappeared from " Get her and bring her here " " No need for that " Ruth heard her voice at the other side of the door " You should instead worry about yourself . "
The door opened revealing Ceza wearing a dirty rag on her body " You think I will leave you so easily ? " Ceza held the door as Ruth tried to close it " But thanks to you all I managed to get myself a ticket to the dark world "
Ruth blasted a shot of energy at Ceza and she dodged it by moving slightly letting it explode behind her " Ugh darn it " Ruth pointed her staff's sharp point and thrust it at Ceza " Ugh " the illusion broke down as Phatos was there wearing a janitor suit in its transformed form .
" Phatos !? " Ruth could see that Phatos was the person she just stabbed " I'm sorry I'm sorry " Phatos shut its eyes tight hoping it wouldn't get electrocuted " Phatos it's me you ... and how did you get yourself like this ? "
Phatos cautiously opens its eyes and sees Ruth " Ruth ? you're real ... right ? " Ruth touched its shoulder and looks at it " Yes I am and tell me what you saw in her memories when you looked through it "
She was hoping that Phatos had seen Ceza's memories to get information about her . But Phatos has been traumatized as it had been recalling the memories against its will .
" Hee ! " Phatos grabbed its head not wanting to think of what it saw in Ceza's memories " I don't want to know , I don't know " Phatos shook its head trying to get its head off the memories it saw in Ceza's mind .
The drugs it consumed reacted again as it hallucinates Ceza's memories in a second-person view so it could feel like Ceza was talking to it " Nonono Please ... I'm sorry I'm sorry " Phatos curled itself on the ground .
" I'm sorry I won't do it again " Ruth took out an injection , Phatos saw the needle and backed away " Nonono Please don't master help me " Phatos teared up seeing Ruth holding the injection approach.
" Phatos this is benzodiazepines " Phatos's breathing became quick " Wa-what is that ? " Ruth made a surprising look ' Doesn't this guy know all the effects of drugs ' " It calms you down and helps you sleep . "
Phatos felt a headache attack it as a painful memory went through its mind " Testing sleep drug for strengthening the mind's activity "
Phatos fell asleep and in those dreams, it felt like days . It was tortured by monsters chasing it , watching those it killed appeared and tormented him the same way it did to them .
" No, I'm sorry " " Watch it scum you killed my parents " " You killed my son " " You tortured me and my daughter " Phatos couldn't take the pain as its body woke it up . It took a mouthful of air as it woke up and hears the robots say " Sleep duration 15 minutes "
Terrified by the memory Phatos backed away from Ruth " I was just enjoying this " Ceza walks behind the seat Ruth took " But Phatos she offered you something so accept it " Phatos feared Ceza and looked at the injection .
It took the injection of Ruth's hands " Tha-tank kyou ... honored guest " Phatos bowed to Ruth avoiding Ceza's gaze as she sent it back to the dark world " Where is he ? " " You should worry about yourself " Ruth dashed out of the door while hitting the security code and smashing the device .
Ceza watch her and walked to the door and opened her palms . She grips on something and our came a sword originating from her scars . Ceza slashed the door to draw a square and kicked it out of place .
Ruth was constantly using her spells to get to the escape pods ' Why is she even stronger than before she couldn't even do this much ' Ruth pushed the button and went to the nearest space pod until a whip hit the buttons locking the door to it doing the same to the others that were in a line .
" Hey we still haven't had enough fun Ruth " Ceza held a sword and a whip " That ? " Ceza smiles " You remember don't you , this whip was one of the weapons you used to weaken me and send me to the dark world . "
Ceza's scars appeared to resemble the same wounds she got when she had received the blows of the weapons she got hit with " And even the bullets and arrows you shot at me " bullets left her body as each had different elements " You guys love injuring me more than necessary "
Arrow also came out of her body " Oh well I don't mind after all . I can use pain like a mindless weapon . " Ruth disappeared after expending her last reserve of energy teleporting her to the other side of the ship " Of course , I have a plan " Ruth was struggling to get to her escape which was on a platform .
She thrust the staff down to the center as the platform glowed " Goodbye Rose " she pressed a command on her bracelet and self-destructed the ship . Bang Ruth opened her eyes to see Ceza holding a gun as a bullet came out of her body inserting itself into her gun .
" Leaving ? I don't think so I have been waiting for this moment " Ruth starts thinking as quickly as she can " Wait it's revenge that you want right I can tell you where the others are . "
Ruth could hear the distant explosions and bought as much time as she can " Of course , I need my life to be guaranteed " Ruth knows how dangerous the dark world is and understands nature and laws .
But she can never tell why Ceza managed to escape the world , even if that is the case she knows and so does the others that once they die they go to the dark world .
The pull of the dark world rejected Ceza but it wants the rest who had the desire to do so . They didn't assume much and pushed Ceza thinking she didn't meet the criteria and pulled themselves away from the gates .
" Hmm ... " Ceza placed her hands on her chin and Ruth couldn't think of a way to leave as all her energy was expended and will take a long time until she could get it back . Plus she can't even imagine how to escape from Ceza unless it was in a crowded city .
She still thinks that Ceza was an innocent girl and would avoid getting others involved . So her current plan would be to go to the city down as she heard reports from Phatos who discussed her attitude .
She might even use the footage she is currently recording to blackmail her " No " " What ? " " First off I already spent a long time getting to this point " " But you can finish your revenge quicker "
She changed her plans into providing the locations until she can find a way to escape her scope , to her it seems like Ceza wouldn't even care about being blackmailed anymore " Also don't think of escaping I froze the magic you are planning to save "
" Wait I won't escape but that doesn't mean you can get the locations " " I don't need them ... I have a whole prison of dark world inhabitants I can use " Ruth started to feel the horror Ceza caused in her time at the dark world .
" What do you mean by that ? " Ruth started to move back uncontrollably but slowly " Wait let me correct that . I have a prison of the whole dark world's inhabitants " Ruth couldn't find a lie in Ceza's voice .
" But you were just an innocent girl what changed you to think of imprisoning them ? " " Nothing did . I already planned that , I wanted you to betray me ... but you still couldn't do it ... so I made myself the bait the prey for you to target "
Ruth dropped her body as Ceza's words became sharper as she revealed the truth " But I saw you cry for your mother ... You were poor and only listened to her stories ... even after her death you remain selfless "
Ceza looked at Ruth and starts walking toward her " That was Rose, not me " First Step " Second , I was never selfless I just chose to make a lie " Second Step .
" But why ? " Ruth couldn't move anymore as Ceza was so close and the walls stopping her " I don't know but I'm not like those who goes on and on about revenge and stop at one point . " Third Step " Because I made a reason to hurt you " Fourth Step .
" So I was never vulnerable or a prey " Fifth Step " Because it was you lot " Six Step " Who was my prey " Seventh Step . The Steps Ceza did started to glow as circles formed around it connecting them all.
As the third step took the core of the staff and used it as a source " I'll see you again ... But as a different person " the explosions finally reached their place as Ceza seized Ruth's soul and sent it to the dark world leaving it in prison with its new body .
[ Echoes of emotions ] - Any tool that is used on her can be recalled as long as Ceza remembers the memory .
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