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May or may not replace Parker. Depends on if I can pull this off.



Sanngridr looked at Justine, her usually coy smile melting away in a little frown. “Oh yes, I’m going to rip your sister’s soul right now, eat it, and go mwahahahahahaha about it.” Sanngridr snapped back. “Plans, schmplans. I want a minute of your time, and in the middle of that scenery I wasn’t going to get it. Don’t worry about little Caroline. You know that as long as I am here, she won’t die. I can even make her come back without a potion, even. A little tricky, but doable. And Sanctuary has some of those too.”

“First, Privacy… If you would be so kind.” She added, as she handed Justine her Witch’s Queen crown.

Justine stayed tense as Sann joked about Caroline, cautious about her.
”Well, now you got your minute. Make it count.”

That was when Justine was given the Crown, and she put it on without hesitation: it wasn’t the first time she has done the gesture.
”There. Now what is it you want?”

“There is an offer, yes. But not from the Mint. I mean I could give you the Mint offer but who am I kidding? You’d be made their bitch in 0.1 seconds. Not to mention you’re working already for an offshoot of the Mint. Just washed over. And the fact they brought Valerie back means they’re desperate enough to try and bind you to them more using Caroline.” Sanngridr did say.

“But there’s always options. There’s even a harder path that might allow you to get Sonia. Because at this rate, you’ll have to fight. Or Sonia defaults on ol’ Al. That would be …bad.” Sanngridr said.

“You’re a great girl, Justine. I was angry. And we might have to fight. I only regret that I can’t give you a stud to look at any longer.” She said, pulling a gem from her collar. “This is all what’s left of me. This body? a meat puppet. Crush the gem, I die.”

Justine kept quiet as Sann made her offer, and while still, her hostility ceased once Sann showed her new weakness to her.
”It is true that Cradle could try to use Caroline too…” She mumbled.
”But how would I be able to save Sonia?”

“Well, Sonia is someone who projects a strong exterior but she needs a strong person to follow. As far as I know. Do you even look strong now? No, you try to please and be subservient.” Sanngridr said.” And thus you’re Cradle’s newest doll and poster girl, in an act of forced redemption.”

”But this is who I really am!” Justine retorted.
”Call it forced, but I am glad I was able to become free of that monster’s influence. Now I can at least make a choice for myself.” She bit her lip, showing signs of doubt.
”Are you trying to suggest I go back to that? Back to being an insane lunatic?”

“I refuse to believe the girl who made the world its enemy for the sake of her sister is only this.” Sanngridr said, before energetically plucking one of her feathers, and began to dab a rune on them. Ansuz. His Rune.

“No, He wants you to become a Valkyrie.” Sanngridr said. “Show some more of that determination and pride, and serve a Father who isn’t a Horror mockery, but an Allfather.” Sanngridr added. “And this is the choice I am offering to you, besides what you have already.”

”The Norse God?”
Justine did not expect the answer, and nearly dropped Caroline, causing her to slightly stumble.
She averted her eyes, looking shocked.
”I don’t know…I’ve really had it with Patrons serving as parental figures.”
She looked down at Caroline, and scowled.
”Would Caroline also be recruited?” She asked, weighing her options.
”I can’t say I’m too happy in the Cradle, but what does Allfather have to offer, besides this so-called pride?”

“Odin recruits on a one on one basis, and only courageous wills…your sister can apply if she wants, but she seems more like Freya’s lot. He doesn’t force things because he knows it’s best to join out of free will.” Sanngridr said. “Ancient resources, mainly. Freedom to tackle your objectives at your own pace as long as you don’t show cowardice. Wisdom beyond human’s understanding, too… and…and…”

Sanngridr clutched her head, as if she had a splitting headache, before blinking twice.

“...I’ll take over.” said in a much somber voice. As if she wasn’t Sanngridr. “What do you wish to know, oh kin of Visceral?”

Justine hesitated for a moment, before she addressed the Deity that had manifested through Sann.

”Great Allfather, Alföðr, your Chosen has spoken of your Wisdom. What mysteries can you unveil to one who may act as your sword?”

“Ah… a proper greeting. So unlike this fool who choked on a Red coin and had to salvage him as a valkyrie. Sorcery, Healing, Poetry for starters. Things that not even gods or horrors are supposed to know. I read upon all the runes, as you should know. And your actions have garnered my attention. But that one queer Mother fished your sister before I could…use it as bargain.”

Justine nodded. ”I see. That is how Caroline returned.”
She looked over at the lake.
”I need time to think about my future, and what I wish for it. I have not yet cast aside the kindness the Cradle has offered. However, that may not last for long. I am interested in what your Chosen spoke about regaining my strength. Allfather, If you may grant a boon, a means to commune with your will again, I would gladly offer something in tribute.”

"My offer does not expire." The voice said. "Yet Ragnarok does not wait for anyone, be mindful of that. I will not protect you unless you are under my service." The deity handed the feather. "This token shall suffice. If you ever lose it, you may instead pray with that rune and offer some blood or flesh as payment."

Justine blinked from the mention of blood, but surprisingly accepted the feather without questioning, placing it in her pocket.

”Blood and flesh…The lifeforce of earthly creatures seem to be a common nourishment. I’ll keep that in mind. Thank you for granting me an audience, Allfather.”
She slightly bowed, encumbered by holding Caroline. She then took off the Witch Queen’s Crown and placed it back on Sann’s head.

”I’m now ready to go back, Sann. I have much to think about now.”

"Ugh.." Sanngridr took a few moments to get her bearings. "Ah well. Do you need Sanctuary assistance? This might be the last time we don't meet as enemies… so make it count, okay?"

Justine didn’t respond, and simply looked on at the blue lake. She could see her reflection in it.

Sanngridr just sighed, and grabbing her blade, slit her palm, allowing for some blood to seep into Caroline’s mouth, before sending all of them back into the real world.



“Sann is sad. No dance partners want her…” She’d say as she returned, before stepping away from Justine, with an obvious pout, as her gaze rested on Valerie, then the twins and finally Connie and Gaia.





Sanngridr tilted her head, as her wings sagged a little. "So that's a no." She said, crestfallen. "I whip out one of my best healing spells and I get is a cold shoulder." She said, as she sulked. "Y'know, I could have taken us all to the overcity in a single bound to eat fairy chocolate." She said to the duo. "But I guess why bother helping if I only get polite words in return."

Showtime? Showtime. She thought to herself as Sonia had arrived to stir the pot.

With that being said, she focused on the scene and hand. "Yes, I should do it." She said to herself, as she flew directly above Justine, enveloping her and her sister in a protective shell of fluffy wings. She would gently push Ronin and Miko out of the way, both twins being decent acquaintances in her books. Of course if they objected, she would not mind.

However the now frazzled Valerie was another subject entirely. A barrier was put between the Cradle agent and Justine just as the robotic warrior decided to face Sonia, as she hugged the crestfallen former vampire.

"Shh...It'll be alright. If Sonia really wanted to hurt you she would have done so. All she wants is her Justine. And don't worry. Even if you don't get a potion... I can bring your sister back. I brought Tenebra after all." She cooed to Justine's ear.

"Now...allow me to give you a respite." She would say, and began to focus in a certain move.

Overcity Shift







It was a little too soon to call it a victory for Beacon, as something in the vicinity stirred. One of the manhole covers shot up in the sky in a large water spout, before a certain figure slithered out of it, panting, fangs bared. The serpentine creature seemed to have ragged breath and a head injury. In her hand she was clutching a horn.

"I wonder if they have some sort of medical glue here. T'would be most fitting." She said, before eyeing the gathering of Beacon agents.

"Oh, if it's the Beacon-chan with the nice ass, Oreo Lion and Alicia." Sakura said, before doing a double take. "Ah crap you're all Bacon." She thought, finally realizing she was a monstergirl and somehow had forgotten in the spur of the moment. "I uh... you'll never take me alive! Lampheads! I will fight like a true dragon!" Sakura said, before summoning her storm energies.

Only to faint and flop around like a fish out of water. "Fuck, out of fuel." She laconically said. "uhh... I can still fire my mouthwash! Don't come closer, specially you, Oreo Lion!"






Dina, for her part, didn't add much to the scene, merely frowning. "I trust there's few intel clues. This was an ill-done operation." She voiced her frustration, as she eyed the crows. "Well, corvids are really intelligent and have good memories. I reckon we can get the truth of the ringmaster out of these. Or at least part of it." Dina would say, and attempt to bag in a few crows for herself, before continuing to inspect the scene in that regard.

Her tail was completely out of control, though. That was how cross she was. A war is coming, probably. Again. Damn Bolsheviks.
@Crowvette

"An unfortunate case of waste management failure, hun. And you just spared the culprit." Celestine replied with a smug smirk, as she looked at the door once more. It looked sturdy.

"As for the screaming... It wouldn't be out of place on this school of tryhards. It is like having an entire school of Sashas, as you described her." The umbrella started to glow as the androgynous being started to spin it.

"Then again, we oughta help, no? Even if it is sparring this is the kind of place for some good old vandalism. Beats the stock market or telling Parker to do errands." They grinned confidently, as the jagged lines of Reinforcement Magic appeared on the umbrella... seconds before Celestine tossed it like a javelin against the door.

BOOM. The sturdy door was blow off its hinges, the vandal girlboy smugly proud of their work.

"After you, her ladyship." Celestine added as a retort.



@KillamriX88
Wolf kept running through the halls, eyes darting to see anything out of the norm but no avail. It seemed deserted, only shadows dancing in the walls as he went by...

And then one of the shadows grew bigger and bigger... Something about to fall on top of Wolf.

That stopped at the last second.

The Clausewitz 3rd Year known as Kiwi the Librarian for her gentle yet dutiful demeanour, and her penchant for books was in the way.

"Ummm... It's dangerous out there. You should not run in the halls. If you are so kind. Please... umm. You might get hurt." She fidgetted, trying to keep Wolf out of harm's way. An action interrupted by a loud wrenching noise.

"It's the front door..." Kiwi said, and decided to switch priorities, skittering fast with her spider legs.
"Heeey hex girl!" A coy voice shook Alyonna from her thoughts, as confident petite steps danced around the rain, the most vomit-inducing yellow umbrella of all things. On their other hand, there was one most curious thing. A stupid eyed-pigeon alongside a letter, whose bird eyes darted in every direction.

"So are you heading to beat up santa clauses? Those folks at Clausewitz sent me a letter of challenge. On a pigeon. Also your homework is ruined. This is why I text people." Celestine had arrived in tow, as they hurried along with Alyonna.

"Actual people use text messages." Celestine harumphed as they stopped all of a sudden just for a lightning bolt to narrowly miss them. "HAH, Nice try!". They jeered at the sky.

"Do I smell trouble over there?" Celestine reacted as they caught up. "It's dangerous to go alone! Take this." They said as they stretched their hand to Alyonna.

"Coo?" said the pidgeon at the motion of being offered.




Parker watched the situation. A crazy bitch in pink hair was causing trouble already. The situation was familiar. Whatever, he could use the chaos to thin the numbers. Less opponents, more staying chances.

"I would like to issue a protest and ask for the disqualification of the Demon Lady. Friends cannot intervene in a fight. And that... lady just floored a tournament player."


The young man flexed his fingers, still unaccostumed to the feeling of the biker gloves. With slow, careful steps of his boots he entered the madness of the ring. He had chosen some heavy duty clothes for his protection, which gave him a rough and tumble look.

Well, except for the neon pink t-shirt with a lime green logo, who said "PIZZA TIME". He did need a sponsor after all. Unlike half of the rich kids and their flamboyant powers, he had very little on his back. He could asked Celestine for more... but that person seemed to take more than give at times. So, he had settled for humilliating himself with such a garish look.

A booming voice was heard, of a metallic quality.

"YOU FOOL, BASK IN THE PRESENCE OF PSYLORD OVERMIND. I SHALL GET RID OF YOU AND YOUR CRIME AGAINST FASHION WITH MIND BULLETS" His opponent, was tall and lanky, and seemed to sway in mid air. He had chosen to attach random shiny metal bits to a jumpsuit, as well as glowsticks.

"Says the one with a bucket on his head with glowsticks taped to them."

"PSY HelM, FOol!" His voice cracked with bluster. "DISAPPearRr!"

And it hit him. A rain of mental psychic energies that bruised his flesh badly...like an airsoft shootout. While the initial bout of pain startled Parker, he had been through much much worse.

Stone the powerless freak! And his freak girlfriend!

He gritted his teeth as he endured the pain, and as soon as the rain stopped, shot a withering glare to the so called Psylord.

"FEEL THE PAIN TRAIN!" He screamed at Parker, before he noticed his glare."Uh...shouldn't you be going down or something?"

Parker cricked his neck in response, before closing the distance fast, and in a display of martial skill, landed a kick on Psylord's solar plexus.

"Mommy!" The cretin said, before assuming a half-assed fighting stance. "BuT SOON you wiLL fEAR me. I READ YOUr moves!" He said, while dodging Parker's blows.

In response, Parker became even more unrelenting, and faster. Psylord kept dodging, but eventually there is so much cardio a basement dweller could do.

Clonk!

With a mighty kick, the bucket was sent off flying, as the acne ridden face of a greasy youth with teeth brackets, who had the hint of a nosebleed, feverish eyes looking at his opponent.

"You will payyy!" He squeaked, as Parker could feel an invisible force lifting him off the ground, no matter how hard he flailed. His eyes kept being locked with those of the Psylord.

"I SHALL UNVEIL ALl oF YOUR secrets!" He screamed. "I see a pink haired girl, in a shower, smiling coyly... just like you wished... and she turns around and..."

It was at this point that Psylord stood still, becoming very silent. He clutched his eyes. "...cant unsee!" He squeaked faintly. "It burns..." He said, as Parker was dropped like a hot potato.

He got up immediatedly, as he towered over the crumpled Psylord.

"Say it." He said.

"Say what? I am sorry, oh god please..." The pathetic wimper of the psychic teenager was heard.

SLAP

The hand of Parker colliding with Psylord's cheek made a sound that was heard through the entire arena.

"Ow!"

"Say it." Parker insisted, his palm firm and open, ready for a reprise.

"Say what?"

SLAP

"Ow! I yield! I give up!"

It was at this point that Parker's hand turned to tap Psylord's shoulder, before whispering to his ear. "Next time you voice my inner thoughts I will break your legs in three places, understand?"

Psylord just nodded, to which Parker gave a him a friendly pat on the head before leaving. The bruising stung a bit, but it looked he still was in the tournament. Oh well.









Dina looked at the scene, before frowning once more. This had been too much of a close call. Scratch the Queen, she herself would want some answers. Eyeing the sky she couldn't shatter the ominous feeling she had, and with only the faintest glance, she decided to go after whoever had controlled the crows earlier, incidentally tailing after Finn and company.

I guess the trail might be cold now... damnit Sann, what is taking you that much time?? She thought as she punched one of the numbers on speed dial, to no avail.

Shortly afterwards, a message appeared on Dina's phone. "Busy. Fight. JVV." she received as she bit her lip, speeding up.




Shortly after Sanngridr made her offer, a phone rang. Sanngridr frowned ever so slightly before punching a few keys in a message and closing it. "Sorry about that. Granny kitty."




However... a second message was sent as Sann fumbled with her phone. It has been sent to a very special person. "CVV Found." It said.



Sakura panted heavily, as she felt her thoughts go slow and heavy, as if she was crawling through mud. Her body was numb and sure, and was stinging all over, unable to lift herself from the ground. Even breathing seemed to hurt now. Her good eye, blurry and unfocused, could only discern rough, human-like shapes. As if to nurse her own wounds, she seemed to whisper to herself.

"I did it...Tenebra... The price has been paid." She stated, unapologetically. It was then when she felt a new blur, with some kind of weapon aimed at her, berating her lack of morals and chastising her for daring to strike a little girl. Her teeth clenched as a low key, ragged growl came forth from her windpipe, along a hiss. Her limp fingers clenched into a fist, as she summoned every inch of her remaining will to give this new bitch a piece of her own mind...the dragon way. Her mouth glowed ominously. She could probably rip off her ankles with a good timed Storm breath or something...




Meanwhile, Sanngridr just raised an eyebrow at the fast pacing of events. First, Decaffeine. Second, Valerie meddling in, signifying Cradle was involved. And third, the plight of a certain girl which made Ronin and her sister scatter from beneath her like panicked chicklings. Her eyes rested on the lady of Nightmares after offering a cursory nod to Gaia. Well, at this point, she could have taken Caroline, and fight her way out with her might, but even Justine wasn't enough of a reward for all the trouble. Sonia was still with Al, after all. What mattered if that oh-so called pretender of a playmaker that the Cradle top lady wanted to collect the special edition Justine and Caroline dolls? If anything, that only made her plays more blatant. It was apity, but she wasn't risking much more to get Justine back. Reaver was gone for trying to lick too many boots, a lesson hard learned.

And Sanngridr knew from more opaque players. So she beat her wings, once, and in an elegant stride, closed the gap between her and Connie, her eyes digging into the distraught girl. Her hand gently reached for the masked girl's chin with one finger, before tracing it back to the black tears running down her cheeks.

"Fear not, my masked lady. I have power over life and death. I am the Chooser of the Slain, after all." Sanngridr smiled as sweetly as she could, before slowly pulling her sword out, and using the inky tears from Connie, wrote a rune in the blade.

"Witness." She said solemnly as she aimed at the space between combatants. "BERKANAN!" She added in an energetic voice, as she focused her reinforcement and the rune. Coupled with the copied barrage power, Sanngridr's magical move turned into a healing explosion of sorts, revitalizing not only Caroline... but Sakura, and even Gaia too.

Sanngridr would then shrug and smile, her eyes now resting on Valerie. "What a disappointment more capable fighters did not join at once, then perhaps some of this... drama could have been avoided. Or then again, maybe not." The Valkyrie of cruelty then turned her back on the scene, not before giving a last longing stare to Justine, her eyes now resting on the green and black duo.

"Sanngridr used to have a dance partner, but she didn't know the steps... do you want to eat something out after this, mm?"

Feeling new energies coursing through her, Sakura managed to stand up, calming herself. Her hunched posture still betrayed a lot of damage, but even so she managed to look dignified as she picked her own severed horn, glare piercing at Justine. "How do you like them apples, Keepitreal? You shouldn't be too surprised this happened. That little yandere-chan is every inch the lunatic you were. And you, Robot Maid-chan, keep that Visa Cereal junior chan on a tight leash."

She then turned her back on them, grumbling all the way as she slithered away, not before doing a last parting gesture with one of her middle fingers.
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