《Path of Salvation》Chapter 028: Excitement and Fear
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Daisy, still in pursuit of the last Demon released, struggles to pin it down. Its speed and agility make it nearly impossible to land just one hit on the phoenix unleashing its flames. Leaving behind a trail of flames, there should be a visible line of smoke and fire from space. Why they're the only ones assigned to deal with this crisis and why no one else is acting on these issues remains a mystery to Daisy.
"Why did I trust in Elena and Raven?", she lamented. "I should have called in Seine, Genjo, Rouge and Soul!"
Believing that the blame should lie on Elena for ordering that no one else interfere she also wondered whether or not this truly was Elena's plan. Originally, she had proposed Daisy, Sylvia, and Raven position themself outside of the veil on top of Munich. However, Raven simply convinced them not to do so and aid in a part of Germany they weren't responsible for. It made her question what exactly was behind that plan.
However, occupied with a Demon hellbent on burning everything down that gets in its way, she had to put these thoughts aside and focus at the target straight ahead.
"Maybe I should use these pills... Dealing with the consequences is something that future Daisy has to worry about."
Summoning a bottle of pulls, she looked somewhat distraught and disgusted by having to use something she rarely had to use in battle. It's something she couldn't plan ahead for and therefore something that she absolutely despised.
Forcing the content of half the bottle down her throat, she consumed ten pills. Three meant to boost natural power regeneration, another three for light magic regeneration, three for dark magic resistance, and another for recharging her natural power.
With these boosts, taking care of Fenghuang and dealing with The Collector should be no issue. Still, if the fight somehow drags on for several hours, she'll be left defenseless as the effects wear off heavily weakening her. If the fight drags on for too long, she's ready to abandon her post and call in reinforcements. However, she can worry about that later.
"My mind also feels a lot more clear. The stuff Calamity puts out is truly amazing. No wonder she's practically untouched by law and law enforcement as long as she's working on creating more of these."
With that clarity, Daisy could aim at the sky and cause rainfall. Though its weaking Fenghuang greatly slowing it down, it's still not enough to finish it off. It counters by creating a miniature sun. Before she knew it, the flames would suck the both of them into a domain.
A vast sea of fire surrounding a graveyard of swords from chipped to shattered created a rather hostile domain. Swallowtails would fly out and about with the ability to vaporize whatever it comes in contact with. However, Daisy too could summon a domain. Knowing that these domains would overlap, she used this to her adgvantage. As soon as she attempted to create her domain, a massive tree sprouted from the island of swords. Creating an ashen tree with blue orifices spewing water, she was perplexed as to how a Demon's domain could remain the dominant one. Still this would not bother her as she had plenty of range to work with.
Finally, she compressed water enough to somehow make ice. Making several of those ice bullets she compressed massive amounts of volume in just a couple thousand bullets. Still, she can change the states of water at will. By firing these bullets and allowing them to explode into either water vapor or water, she chips away at her targets health. While she's doing so, she's avoiding all the swallowtails, the butterflies roaming around and the projectiles thrown at her by the phoenix. Awaiting the moment that her target flies near the tree or the surface of the sea of fire. Finally, after dealing with the heat burning within her lungs for so long, Fenghuang neared the surface of the sea fire. Within that short time frame, she allows the roots of the ashen tree to extend directly beneath it and sprout lianas coated in spiritual power. Quickly they got a hold of Fenghuang as Daisy formed a massive ball of water out of the leftover ice bullets. Slowly, Fenghuang passed as did its domain.
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"That took a while. At least no one was hurt and the forest still is intact. Now... Collec-" She dodged a blade as her thoughts were cut short. Thrown by the Collector himself, she wonders what else he has up his sleeve.
"Naive. Naive! I still have their Devil Seeds right here!", he yelled out in ecstasy as he held a crystalized book. Within these pages were several Devil Seeds. The Demons contained within them could be summoned at will. As such, he reawakened both Hydra and Ko.
"Now then... Deal with them again!"
As Daisy, Sylvia, Raven, Phantom, and Elena deal with the issues at hand, people, the ordinary, reacted to whatever was going on within Germany. Some are fearful while others are panicking as they believe that the end of the world has come. Few have started going on witchhunts simply because they believe that people with such capabilities shouldn't exist and therefore should be eliminated. The spell that once was was broken with the revelations of the world of magic.
"Have you heard, these monsters supposedly live among us! How ridiculous!"
"You sure there's not a massive conspiracy under way? I mean it's the government we're talking about!"
"Probably just some kind of scare tactic used as a tool to supress us. Magic? Absolutely ridiculous!"
"They shouldn't exist! I have relatives in Munich and they just took them away from me! KIlled! They should be killed!"
"Send them elsewhere! They have no right to live among us... Crimes against humanity I say! Crimes against humanity!"
"Maybe we're next?! Maybe we should just submit and let them do as they please or maybe they'll kill us too!"
However, not all opinions were negative. Some were ecstatic at the thought of magic being a thing and the limitless possibilities they could bring.
"Does that mean we can use magic, too? Maybe there is some hope!"
"I mean... Having abilities like these within the right hands can't be a bad thing, right? Maybe I can become like them!"
"If only five people are capable burning down a forest and erasing a town, then the masses could potentially create a better world, right?"
"Oh... I always had a hunch that magic was a thing... Just a month ago I watched the sky slightly change color out of nowhere... as if time had been turned back a couple hours. Kinda cool..."
"Flying and creating all kinds of things sound fun! It's just like any other tool out there! When in the right hands it's absolutely incredible!"
Very few put themself into the shoes of the ones fighting right now. Some of them even go as far as defending them after they had personally come in contact with them.
"Just yesterday a guy called Hyperion saved my life. Within an alley I somehow was brought into a strange world with a massive monster within. Still, he somehow swooped in and saved my life! Maybe those people in Munich and the Black Forest aren't that bad?"
"I don't believe they're bad. What if they were protecting us from something and just couldn't handle it alone. It could be the case for all we know:"
"I mean even within evil groups there can be individuals that may have a good heart... or something like that. There's no way any group is 100% made of evil people!"
"Shouldn't we wait and confront them directly? Maybe they're willing to talk to us. I mean isn't there footage of people walking into the strange veil over Munich and the veil stop expanding immediately after they entered. They probably did something to stop that, right?"
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Most important were the way Dream Catchers foreign to Germany reacted. Now that massive catastrophies have arisen within this nation, they fear that they may have to step in and execute whoever allowed for such incompetence to go down. Several have sparked debates about whether or not they have a right to intervene and how far their reach should go.
Few of those Dream Catchers are among the very top within the rankings. And they too seem to hold opinions they likely won't deviate from.
"This so-called Overseer couldn't take care of something that simple?! Absolutely ridiculous!", yelled a rather young and eccentric lady sitting atop a throne of gold. Rather pompous and annoyed she consulted within the ones bowing down in front of her. However, she wasn't the one that lead this bunch of Dream Catcher's awaiting orders, she simply was sitting atop a throne that wasn't hers. The one who's in possession of this throne is away at the moment as she's personally dealing with the "Overseer".
"You lot are absolutely pathetic! Had you been a decent-"
However, one young boy objected to this claim of hers. Though he was only 13, he still had more to offer than the pompous gal had. "As far as I know... I'm supposed to lead while Camellia is gone so move."
Moving on to another Dream Catcher out at sea, he slowly drifted off to wherever the waves would lead him. On a tiny raft lied a man within his thirties simply looking for something that may excite him. Somehow, he caught news of what had happened in Europe. Through telepathy he remained in contact with the 4th-ranked, Ryu. He hummed to the chaos of two authorities and The Coordinator and is looking forward to the creation of a new and exciting world as he sailed from South America to Africa.
Meanwhile, Oceania was facing a crisis of its own but one lone serpent put an end to it rather quickly. Apparently Dream Catchers with the belief that The Coordinator is right were causing trouble and intentionally about to unleash massive amounts of dark magic among New Zealands population. Most of them were dealt with except for the person that formulated that attack.
"He called himself Barachiel and it seemed to only serve as a warning. How should we proceed?", asked Bahloo as he flew towards the great rainbow serpent that dealt the finishing blow to ending this crisis. The serpent simply dug itself into a crack in space while Bahloo followed. As such, the crisis was simply dealt with and taking care of as the two consulted with each other.
West Africa, a rather young man stood among the top ranks and saw an oppurtunity within this form of mayhem. Going by the name of Anansi, he intends to play his biggest trick yet, deceiving a billion people for reasons unknown.
"I may have ruled for only 97 years but I'm fully capable of beating any of these old geezers! This is our age, right?!", he yelled at the top of his lungs as he watched the sun rise. Most of the men and women standing behind him cheered and frolicked as their plan could finally be set in motion.
"Then let's get going! This isolation field won't build itself!"
Anansi carried on with what he considered a brilliant plan. "Now... You're next, partner!"
The one he referred to as partner was sitting atop the One57, a supertall skyscraper in New York was disappointed by the news at hand. Deciding that this is the time where he should resume leading the people like he did long ago, he brews a thunderstorm that awaits the conclusion of the mess created by the Europeans.
Lastly, the Overseer, the second-ranked Dream Catcher was conversing with Calamity, one known for her inventions and political immunity thanks to her might and intellect. One dreaded this conversation as the other person looked forward to this. Awaiting the third guest, they silently sat in front of each other within what seems to be a limitless void. They would discuss plans that allign with their selfish needs soon.
Daisy, taking another pill from a different bottle, is ready to engage in battle once again. Before her foe could resummon Fenghuang, a gust of wind blew that crystalized book of his out of his hands. However, The Collector had anticipated something like that and grinned.
"Oh? Naive. Naive!" Just like that, he simply pulled several more Devil Seeds out of his domain. However, the gust of wind was meant to blow seeds into his arms and not stop him from summoning Demons. As the seeds take over to sprout into several massive trees digging themself into the ground, he is left defenseless and forced to take a backseat for now.
The trees rot and crumble as he frees himself. Ordering his Demons to simply go on, he regenerates his arms as they attempt to flee the scene. Ko blocks all attacks fired at them. From raging flames to pressurized water and massive rocks. However, these two escape and make their way towards their original goal.
Two loud explosions hinder Ko and Hydra from escaping. Two arrows had pierced through the skies and hit the two escaping Demons. One golden and the other red... one vaporizing while the other incinerated... Though Daisy hadn't met them, she had heard of them. Hyperion and Emma were offering aid to Daisy as others were dealing with finding Sylvia and Raven. Several more Demons had been released and are now wreaking havoc among Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria.
"Don't worry! There are some more Dream Catcher's dealing with the other Demons. The only Demon of note is the one you're dealing with right now!", Hyperion said as him and Emma descended from above with another girl flying after them. Emma clung onto Hyperion's leg while Hyperion was riding his divine key as if he was a witch on top of a broom. Marine, a girl that had accompanied them, was someone she was familiar with.
Marine was part of the team of Dream Catcher's that Daisy led and recently got in contact with Alpha and Emma to collaborate and deal with the crisis. However, her outfit wasn't exactly meant for combat. With a sheet dress and a pointy witch hat, she held a kaleidoscope in one hand and a book in the other. While her dress was one that resembled coral reefs, her hat resembled the night sky. Somehow, she floated on a cloud while waiving at Daisy.
Agitated and wiping that grin off his face, “The Collector” aimed at them. However, a single seed sprouted from within his arm and allowed a bush to grow and break down right after tearing his arm apart. It bought them time to make their escape and deal with the leftover Demons heading for France.
Daisy finally could focus on the one opposing force that was dealing so much havoc to Germany. Preparing for another assault on it, she touched the soil beneath her feet awaiting her enemy's next move. Uprooting several hundred trees around her, she allowed them to fall and create massive clouds of dirt and dust. Recombining where Daisy was located, they formed a massive humanoid beast towering over the forest just about ready to strike.
Meanwhile, four prodigies, four excellent Dream Catchers, were about to depart on a mission to aid the five people leading this operation. Lilly, Twinkle, Blue Lotus, and Passion, the best Dream Catchers in France, were ready to be dispatched. Despite being ordered not to act without reason, they willingly crossed borders heading directly towards the main battles.
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