"I guess they're not as stupid as I thought" - Kouki said as he frowned seeing how his movements were ignored, in fact, his situation was now slightly worse because they more or less knew his current location - "I should have attacked to force those bastards to chase after me."
Kouki was silent for a few seconds before he felt a dark aura surround his body - "Ugh.... I don't understand what's happening to me..."
He quickly looked at his Stats, but found nothing unusual.
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[Kouki Amanogawa]
Job: Dark Hero
Level: 120
Strength: 2500
Vitality: 200(1950)
Defense: 1200
Agility: 2900
Magic: 2000
Magic Defence: 1200
Skills: [Dark Sword Aura] [Annihilation] [Chaotic Sword] [Dark Magic] [Sword Plus] [Darkness Incarnate].
Status: Shadow Possession.
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Kouki let out a heavy sigh before feeling a sharp pain in his back - "Ugh..."
He again looked at his Stats and gritted his teeth, he was much stronger than before, but that didn't matter because this increase in power was thanks to [Umbra], the cursed sword, the same one that was affecting him with the [Shadow Possession] status, and what was worse for him, was that his Stats didn't reveal any information.
"This is ridiculous, my vitality is getting lower and lower because I haven't been able to complete the ritual..." - Kouki muttered as he roared fiercely. He wasn't lying, the ritual would not only serve to unlock [Umbra]'s full power, but also to stop the sword from absorbing his vitality in the most agonizing way possible.
Yes, [Umbra] was a horrible sword not only aesthetically, but also her spirit was an extremely sadistic one. She would feed on her owner's vitality until he gave her enough magical blood, and although he wasn't currently that bad because he had used all the sacrifices to satiate his hunger, this was merely a precautionary measure.
"It's not enough..." - Kouki muttered because this was completely true, the problem was that feeding [Umbra] by cutting his victims wasted too much blood, which is why the ritual was the best way to be able to unlock all of his power.
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"Has he made any moves?" - Rika asked as she looked around.
It had been a few hours since the meeting between them and the other leaders, time in which they had announced that the soldiers and adventurers would not go after the traitor out of precaution of falling into a trap.
The rules were simple, they had to wait or they would be punished, or even if they acted recklessly they could be expelled from the operation. Yes, they could continue to try to continue to Kouki Amanogawa, but no one would help them if they fell into the trap. These rules made the soldiers calm down and think things through, mostly because this operation was life and death.
"No, so far he has been a no-show, possibly he has already found out that we know about his plans" - Cid replied as he folded his arms - "That's why I want to propose that a small group of us go and hit the hornet's nest".
"Wouldn't that cause a possible death of our subordinates?" - asked the female knight as she frowned - "And if that is the case, we would only be giving him what he wants."
"Yes, but at the same time we will understand if our hunch was correct" - replied Cid as he looked around - "If it is correct that there is a trap, it would mean that there are more, but if nothing happens, we will attack with everything and capture him once and for all, this is the best plan I can offer"
"And what if he lures us further into a more dangerous trap?" - Rika asked while frowning - "It's possible that the person helping Amanogawa Kouki is listening in on our conversation..."
The leaders frowned as did the purple-haired woman, only to start arguing amongst themselves.
"I think it's a good time to attack" - said the leader of the adventurers - "No risk, no gain."
Rika was silent as she struggled with this risky idea, though no matter how much she thought about it, she had to admit that this was the best option they had - "I understand, it's time for us to organise the attack."
"Ok" - nodded the leaders as they looked at each other.
* * *
"Endou..." - Rika muttered as she watched the boy appear behind her - "I need some advice..."
"You want my opinion on the plan?" - Endou asked as he frowned - "I share Rika-san's opinion, this is dangerous and potentially cruel..."
Rika was silent before trying to contact Cloud.
[Rika-san?]
"Oh, it's you, Remia-san" - Rika said while frowning slightly - "Is Cloud around?"
[Yes, I'm going to call him]
"Wait, I want to know something before you call him" - said Rika while letting out a sigh - "Is he alright?"
[Yes, as you were told before, he was just tired, his body is in perfect condition].
"That's good to hear" - muttered Rika with a small smile.
The call paused for a few seconds until the blond's voice echoed in the place.
[What's wrong, Rika?]
"I have a problem on my hands," Rika replied as she recounted the situation with an icy expression on her face.
Cloud was silent for a few seconds before he let out a sigh.
[I understand, the situation is complicated...].
"I know, that's why I want you to give me your opinion" - Rika replied while shaking her head.
[The only thing I can tell you is that you'd better wait until we get there, I know you don't want our help, but this is serious, Ehit is desperate and it's possible that he'll intervene more than necessary, not to mention that we don't know what Amanogawa wants to do with so many sacrifices].
Rika was silent before nodding - "So?"
[I have nothing more to say, or rather, I don't know what to say to improve your situation, that's why I'm asking you to wait for us, so we can at least create countermeasures in case Ehit personally appears]
Rika again kept silent while letting out a long sigh - "I understand, tell me how much time you need to arrive."
[A day at most, remember that Tio can take us there without much trouble.]
"I understand, I'll extend the duration of the preparations" - Rika replied while nodding firmly - "By the way I'll let the others know that we'll have support."
[Ok, I'll talk to the others so that we can accelerate our plans].
Rika nodded again before cutting the call - "What do you think?"
"That this is the best option we have if we want to do things as safely as possible" - Endou replied calmly - "Although I didn't know that Cloud Strife was tired".
"Yes, he fought Ehit" - Rika answered seriously.
"Oh, that explains why he was exhausted" - nodded Endou before getting to thinking - "Do you want me to inform the others?"
"No, I'll do it myself" - Rika replied as she walked out of the tent and headed towards the central tent, hoping the leaders were still there
* * * * *
"You heard her, we're leaving immediately, and I don't want any excuses" - Cloud said seriously.
"Hai!" - The girls exclaimed as they looked at each other.
Cloud could already walk, in fact, the only problem he had, was that he was still mana deficient, though nothing that affected his health.
"I still can't believe Kouki did something so horrible," Shizuku muttered with a darkened look, after all, they had been friends since they were kids.
Kaori didn't understand the reason for all this either, after all, she knew how kind Kouki was despite how jealous he was when Cloud came in as a topic of conversation - "Is this all my fault?"
"No, you didn't make him do anything," Yue said neutrally, "It was he himself who decided to commit all those deplorable acts, besides, if he really loved you, he would have fought for you with honour, not betraying his comrades and killing innocent people."
Kaori started to sob before she felt a hand on her shoulder - "Cloud?"
"Yue already said it, this isn't your fault, so you don't have to feel bad" - Cloud said calmly as he looked around - "I know you're sad, but Amanogawa is past the limit of what's acceptable and it's time to end it."
Kaori nodded weakly, Shizuku remained silent while the others simply shook their heads, after all, they had no relation whatsoever with the traitorous hero.
"Come on, let's get this over with quickly," Cloud said as he shook his head, "The faster we finish, the sooner we can get back to our goal of completing the mazes, not to mention we still have to save Vandre Schnee."
"It's good to hear that you haven't forgotten the promise you made to us" - Meiru said with a small smile - "Anyway, why are you so worried about that... Kouki Amanogawa?"
"It's because he was one of the heroes who came with us from the other world" - replied Shizuku while shaking her head - "He was the leader of our group and wanted to be a true hero, but things didn't go as he wished and now he's a traitor..."
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