Ragnarok

Before mentally unstable group one could blow each other up, Arsene threw flash powder between them. “Hey now, break it up you three beacons of chaotic energy!”

White flash powder lit up in the air, catching everyone off guard. When the micro-explosion settled, Arsene grinned at them. “There, now that I have you attention, I would like someone to…[Read more]

He was seriously standing over him. Is this guy honest?

Granted, Alessio falling on him didn’t feel great, but that didn’t hinder him. Pulling the trigger on his sheath, Hades launched the Muramasa into the man. The pommel hit him in the groin, but didn’t do enough damage. The armor absorbed it. But Hades followed this attack with a kick in the…[Read more]

But the woman only said, voice tight, “Don’t feel. It will only hurt in the end.” Leana’s smile faded a bit.

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(THAT WAS IN HER HEAD, @kimlikesart!!! SHE DIDN’T SAY THAT OUTLOUD!!! Me: I’m sure I’ve explained before that italicized words were thoughts.) 

Crorie had been quietly getting ready to go to sleep. That is, until, she noticed the other girl was crying. Arsene mentioned she would be there and that she was a friend of Alessio. Normally, Crorie would just ignore her, but she couldn’t get it off her mind. But she couldn’t afford to care. Complete apathy and lack of feelings was what kept her…[Read more]

Hades had gotten the short end of stick hundreds of times, but this one really stung. He was just trying to get to sleep, when a blanket and pillow landed on top of him. This was followed by something heavy jumping on him. Three guesses on what it was.

“You take the bed.”

Cursing, Hades bolted straight up and knocked Alessio off himself.…[Read more]

Approaching the armored guy, Arsene smiled at him.

“Hello sir, you must be tired?”

The man looked at him, nodding.

“Very well sir, I’ve arranged an apartment, please come with me.”

The man obeyed, granted he look very suspicious of him. They went up the apartment, with Arsene unlocking the door. Immediately, he was greeted by a pillow being…[Read more]

Now, to finish up. There were still a few more people.

Smirking to himself, Arsene approached the girl Alessio was talking to. Leana, wasn’t it? “Madam, you must be tired. I’ve arranged a room for you and Lady Crorie.”

Leana looked at him, clearly suspicious. So much for the perfect disguise.

“…Okay.”

Smiling, Arsene led Leana to the…[Read more]

“So…who hired you to kill me anyway?” Oh come on, Hades was tired.

“I mean it doesn’t seem personal,” Alessio continued, “You seem more annoyed by my existence than genuinely devoted to wrothful ire and vengeance against me.”

Well, that’s one way to put it. At this point, Hades was debating whether or not to finish the job. Was it really wort…[Read more]

After that conversation with the girl, Hades managed to get past and to the apartment. Arsene’s body double was there, getting ready to go to sleep. Arsene had gone to arrange a separate room for the girls, leaving Alessio and Hades to their own devices.

There was only one bed left.

“You take the bed,” Hades ordered, “I’ll take the…[Read more]

<p style=”text-align: center;”>Alessio, answering the phone at 2:00 A.M.: It’s 2:00 A.M., what in the world is…?</p>
<p style=”text-align: center;”>Arsene, with an explosion sound in the background: THE WORLD IS ENDING, THE HOUSE IS FLYING, AND I PUT FIREWORKS NEXT TO THE BOMB TO MAKE IT LOOK PRETTY!!!!</p>
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“What country are you from? Do you… know what country we’re in?”

Okay, reasonable questions. Be as nice as possible. “I’m from a city state called Irondale. As for where we are, I don’t know.”

Hades tried to sound more friendly, but his voice sounded serious and tensed. He found he almost always spoke that way to people he didn’t know. There w…[Read more]

“Wait!” the girl called out. “Sir. Stop it!”

She proceeded to run up the stairs, appearing rather angry. “Sir, who are you? Why have you bound him? What are you doing with him? How dare you…!”

Ugh, this brings back memories.

“Oh that, that wasn’t actually him, that just…happened…” Alessio whispered, almost like a frightened puppy.…[Read more]

“Thank you. I…That’s…kind of you.” the lady said.

Hades only observed because there was nothing better to do. He didn’t know where the candies came from, but as long as they weren’t poisoned, it wasn’t a problem.

“That’s Arsene…” Alessio started introducing people, “and that’s…”

Alessio paused. Oh no, please don’t…

“I actually don’t know any…[Read more]