Chapter 585: Heroine Chapter: You will see [2/2]
[Assassin] and [Analyze] were just two of his {Programs}, but they were absurdly broken. Bella alone would not have been able to create them. It was only when Darling combined our {Fates} that he created such powerful abilities.
Otherwise, how could .50 Cal rounds be enough to kill a Cyclops with one shot? For anyone else, most of the E's and D's would be extremely tough monsters. Even for me, but that was if I wasn't Darling's woman.
But now? They were child's play.
And those results did not even include the fact that I had {Limitless} and {Rewind}.
'Use your propane tanks and the hypnotized monsters as a distraction. Your weapon should be strong enough to kill them,' Vela advised.
"HELLSEND MONSTER DIVISION! FORWARD! AYEYEYE!!!" I cheered as I charged into battle.
Following Vela's words, I was able to kill a lot of the Lizardkin. Robyn even started appearing as she used my tanks for cover.
Her new soulgear {fade} allowed her to dance between existence and non existence. Only Jas and I figured it out as far as I knew, but we bought knew Robyn could pull it off.
'This child's combat senses are far better than all six of you combined. If you want to fight on the same level, you must improve.'
I became annoyed and sulked at Vela's observation. It wasn't as if I wasn't doing my best! Robyn was not even a Descendant! But her combat senses were too OP! Coupled with the fact that she was from Australia, her {Fate} was already rapidly increasing in power.
In exchange for the power, her body should have become weaker. But instead, {Limitless} covered up that weakness, allowing her to essentially gain power for no price!
It was the same with Lilly and Bella! Whatever shortcomings they had were erased by Darling!
'Well, I also benefit from Darling's {Kismet}, but {Listen} was hard to fight from the beginning. But the girls are all too much! How can I catch up when the others are all running ahead of me!'
Then I felt a huge amount of blood lust erupt from another direction. The only other time I felt that was when we were fighting the Slayer. Robert Acwellan.
'Tsk, even Aki has become much stronger! She really did it!'
I remembered the words she said to all of us.
It was after she chose {Blood Feast} as her new soulgear. Because of its power and usefulness, Liv and Lilly also wanted it, so the three of them tried to convince the group.
"This soulgear will consume its wearer. As the owner of the {Eat} family of {Fates}, only I can use it. Liv cannot use both this {Fate} and {Suffer}. Meanwhile, Lilly-sama's fighting style will not be complemented by this {Fate}, but rather distorted by it."
Originally, I didn't want anyone to use {Blood Feast}. It was powerful, that was true. But Robert Acwellan turned into a demon because of it.
Darling would break if that happened to a Siren. But Aki started to cry when we all tried to convince her otherwise.
"Please... Please let me have the slayer's soul gem. I do not want to be left behind. {Eat} is not as great as you all make it. In order for me to continue by Shujin's side, I must pay the price. I beg you.
My sisters, please grant my selfish request just this once..."
In contrast to her playful attitude, we felt how frustrated Aki must have been. Despite her skill with a blade, fighting on the deeper levels was simply not possible unless she was carrying a manifested weapon.
There were hardly any Soulgears created in the form of weapons. Even if there were, the materials would be hard to come by. Manifested Weapons could never be destroyed or lost forever. Once a manifested reaper rested, they would be as good as new.
Even Lilly, with all her influence, could only get a sword made from Rank C monsters. Although with what Darling had learned, such a situation might have been intended.
Not being able to use her weapons like the rest of us, Aki opted to use guns instead. It was a good thing that Darling had actually found a weapon that would help Aki.
Her fighting style was really complicated. Such thoughtfulness made Darling extremely endearing. We all saw how much Aki loved her new AR-10.
Similarly, the weapons that everyone except Bella received made us feel how much our {Kindred} adored us. That was probably why everyone was so desperate.
And from the sounds coming from Aki's position, she finally got the power she was looking for. Even from where I stood, the sound of something sharp tearing flesh and bone was terrifying.
'Congratulations, Aki! But I have no intention of losing!'
And so the Sirens fought on. But then something changed.
[My lord and ladies, the Alpha has begun to move. It has been detected in zone 1246-5 and is now on a direct path to Lady Bella. Please prepare for its arrival.]
Using [Cyborg], I quickly had Exa show me the drone feed of the Alpha. It was not only intimidating, but it was as if I could see the malice emanating from it.
Unconsciously, I felt myself shaking. It was just like with Andromalius. As if my body somehow knew that this fucker was bad news.
'Josephine! Calm down. I do not blame you. We are too weak to take on such an opponent! We have to retreat! We need at least the power of Specter!' Vela warned.
But before I could even answer, whatever fear I had felt was suddenly filled with fighting spirit. The source was, of course, the man I adored with every fiber of my being.
'My {Kindred}, you all heard Exa, right? Before I begin, I would like to apologize for my past behavior. You are all powerful warriors in your own right. And I belittled that by treating you all like weaklings. Your fights earlier made me realize that I was too arrogant. I am sorry.'
Eeeh? Darling apologized? Wow! Aki must have finally gotten through to him! It was true. I was much better at fighting than Darling.
Sometimes his nagging was annoying. But I still loved him very much.
'Once you do, I will join the battle. I want you all to use the howitzers to kill as many as you can before the Alpha arrives. At the same time, Hellsend will deploy and begin their own operations. When the Alpha arrives, we will take it down— together. We will win this. I shall accept no other outcome.'
"..."
The masculinity emanating from my darling was enough to make me wet. Women naturally wanted to follow a strong and confident man. As Lilly had mentioned, we were not attracted to Darling because he was nice. But because he was competent, fearless, and trustworthy.
'My {Kindred}. The only women I will ever love. I need an answer. Will you all follow me? '
Oh, no. Darling pushed all the right buttons!
How could I resist? A man like that was exactly my type! The last time he was like this was when we were Wraiths fighting D-class bosses. Unconsciously, I began to smile as I answered my {Kindred}.
'HEHEHEHE! DARLING IS BACK! DARLING IS BACK! SO COOL! Lead on, Your Majesty! Dame Benelli answers the call of her one and only king!
THIS ALPHA IS GOING DOOOOWWWWNNN!!!!'
And so the girls and I took the fort in record time. We were all burning with enthusiasm and excitement. We even gave him such an ostentatious welcome. But instead of hugging and cuddling us like before, Darling displayed a majesty that was intoxicating.
He praised us and gave us another command. It was good to be loved. But the Sirens and I did not want to be protected. We wanted to be relied on. And finally Darling did just that.
He understood our greatest desire.
To be trusted enough to do his will. That was all the Sirens ever wanted. Well, that, to be loved, and to give birth to Darling's children.
"I command the Sirens in my name. Connect every zone on this floor and bring every enemy to that spot. Once you do, you will all take command of the howitzers and rain hell down on these bastards until there are none left. Can I count on all of you, my Seven Sirens?"
"YES, MY LORD!!" We all shouted.
And after a quick goodbye, the Sirens and I jumped off the wall and began our task. Vela seemed unhappy as she complained to me.
'Why are you in such a good mood? He is asking you all to do the impossible again.'
"Eh? Don't be like that. His Majesty has finally returned! I guess it's because of Aki."
'Huh? I don't understand. '
"HEHEHE! Look forward to it Vela, you will see why we all decided to follow Darling!"