[h3][center][b][i][color=f6989d]Hibiki[/color] & [color=6ecff6]Shizuka[/color][/i][/b][/center][/h3]

Although the Meido sisters were called to meet the High Queen, only Hibiki arrived to answer her call. Shizuka was in solitary confinement due to potential corruption from Helena’s dungeon. Much to the despair of Hibiki, it seemed like some foul influence took over her sister and made her want to [i]spar[/i] the demonic spawn of Hell, even going so far as protecting her. Hibiki had no choice but to kill Shizuka, even at the cost of her own life, and quickly subdued Hibiki after they had both resurrected back at Hyperion. Shizuka was currently in stasis getting her body and mind checked for any demonic influence while Hibiki took on the tasks for the queen herself.

Listening to the queen’s decree, Hibiki was grateful for the merciful treatment. While Hibiki highly questioned the acceptance of Henry into the Machina forces, Hibiki wouldn’t go against the queen’s words. Though Hibiki would make it a point to keep a watch on the demon herself. More importantly Eos had mentioned that she and Shizuka would be overseeing a scientist named Doctor Karizawa. It wasn’t a familiar name to Hibiki, but she could easily find information on him.[color=f6989d]"I shall take my leave, my queen. please, call upon me again if you are in need of anything."[/color] Without another word Hibiki left.

Meanwhile Shizuka was in suspended animation at one of the Hyperion Medical Centres. Demonic Corruption was a common and inevitable ailment for many Machina soldiers, one that can’t always be purged by executing the soldier right then and there. Indoctrination and conditioning was needed to cleanse the mind of the negative influence. But in this instance Shizuka was not overtaken by any demonic force, but her own conscious. She could not have turned her weapon against a little girl, whether or not she was a demon or not. Yet to see her own sister more than willing to do that, and kill Shizuka as well… It was a shock. By the time Shizuka had recovered she was already being apprehended by Machina Robots tailored to deal with angelic prisoners. It wasn’t until Shizuka finally arrived to the facility that she realized she was arrested and being tested for corruption.

Despite being paralyzed Shizuka was conscious the entire time she was inside the sealed tube. She wondered what had become of Hibiki. Her kind, caring older sister who had done everything she could to protect her. And now she would kill her without an ounce of remorse. Shizuka wondered what happened to herself too. How could she have been so blind to what Hibiki had become? Helena’s words came back to Shizuka. Those vague promises of a world outside of the Nexus. Though Shizuka ignored it at the time, she couldn’t have helped but wonder what it was like to be away from this conflict. She wondered what Hibiki would be like if she didn’t have to fight so hard. Shizuka never questioned herself about these things until now.

[color=6ecff6][i]"When did things get so fucked up?"[/i][/color]