The sun was shining brightly, turning the vastness of the darkness red. Her eyes opened reflexively. She looked around and saw her mother snoring loudly enough to have woken her up. Still groggy, she got out of bed and looked out the window. She saw a woman approaching, and left the window. She visualized herself in the mirror and went to the bathroom to prepare for the meeting with her beloved stepmother.
"Who was that who just walked through your door?" Mary could only glimpse the young man's red eyes. "Is that the Echidna who managed to turn amber into Acmon?"
— Yes. He's no longer an Echidna, now he's become the reincarnation of Dionysus. He was the snake that managed to defeat the giant. Do you know who the giant is who managed to destroy the snake? Riddles aren't your strong suit, are they? It's Daisy. Where is she?
The brandishing was intense; both gave up imbuing their weapons with their powers. The hammer brought a storm of winds, and the halberd manipulated the wind of the encounter, creating a hurricane.
The two danced, suddenly changing styles, there was even guiding, Cassandra's halberd tried to catch Hana's clothes, not in an erotic tone, but rather to control her distance.
Hana's hammer was the rhythm of the dance, quick strikes making the shifting stances, even non-existent, with Cassandra's long leaps. Hana used slow strikes to impose force and corner Cassandra, who made her only option to take the pressure of the blows to avoid breaking her weapon.
— Don't they get tired?
— It's very likely that they're using their abilities to generate more energy, but Hana is at a disadvantage.
A loud bang was heard, not anything more specific, a flapping of wings. Along with it, crimson feathers fell to the ground.
- Who's that?
— Dionysus. He must have gotten bored with the conversation outside; he loves watching my sister fight.
As the crimson feathers fell, the wings closed, revealing who the winged being was.
Long, varied, braided hair. Each braid, which joined into a rope-like braid, had a purple center, the bottom spiral black, and the top spiral pink. Her skin tone was brown, similar to scales, with a mix of darker and lighter browns. White patches appeared on some parts of her face, seemingly peeling. Her deep-set red eyes almost resembled those of repeating ones, and she was tall, with a body that was neither thin nor muscular. At first glance, she was a woman.
—Not just once, twice! I'll gladly accept!—like a skilled warrior, he somersaulted and landed in Elizabeth's lap. —I miss you so much! Where's Daddy? Why did you come here?
"He's looking for some information." He moved his fingers to Margarida's cheek, pinching her. "But today's topic isn't him, it's you, you two."
"Why is it me and the eunuch?" He bent down a little and tickled Elizabeth's armpit.
She got up from her chair and took Margarida from Elizabeth's lap. "You know that Echidna you fought, and Uncle Marengo and I fought?" She began braiding Margarida's hair. "So, he evolved into a Moor, not a Moor, but the reincarnation of Dionysus, and the same will happen to you, but Elizabeth, your father, and I have a plan. Want to hear it?"
Shizuko moved her eyes towards the person who invaded, or was called by Elizabeth, but who was she? Shizuko searched her head for an answer, even more so because of the Red feathers.
— Hey Heleno. — Dionísio high-fived Heleno. — What's my Ama doing?
— Shizuko took her attention away from the battle and turned to Dionysus. — What do you mean, your mistress?
"Human, don't you know what a nurse is? She's the one who breastfeeds in my mother's place. She nourishes me with her wisdom and strength. Actually, she's more like my older sister; my parents are Elizabeth and Luis."
— Calm down, are you Margarida's brother? Explain this to me now!
Cassandra, exhausted, one arm touched the ground and the other held aloft a halberd, stained with blood dripping from her hand. Her vitality was her biting lips and her perfectly symmetrical hair.
Even her sleeveless cocktail dress was clinging to her skin, clinging to her from the sweat. Hana's shoulder was dislocated from supporting the long hammer and being stabbed. Her vitality came from her still-wound heels.
"I'll even say thank you for the fight. It's pushing my body to its limits, making me more comfortable with it. At least know that if you lost, you still won, since your sleeping prince will wake up sooner in this confusing version of the Disney tale."
— You're welcome. I'm also happy about the fight, but I'm going to win. I didn't screw myself over just to not beat you, and I still have to give that thing to Mamoru as soon as possible, before the war starts. It was a promise!
Hana nodded, her ring began to glow, her nails became claws, her hair grew even longer, her teeth grew, and fur sprouted on the sides of her face. Instead of laughing, growls came out in droves, as she quickly approached Cassandra.
His clothes were slowly consumed by the fire, leaving him only in his top, while his wounds healed. His hair turned like flames, its tips orange, and marks appeared on his waist and well-defined abdomen. He held the halberd and waited for Hana to arrive.
— Who of the two will lose control first, what do Shizuko and Dionísio think?
— I'm starting to remember! I know what Hana's Dual Memory is!
— I know what it is. Mother Elizabeth told me, and that's why I've loved Hana since I was little. Such a unique Dual Memory, for such a unique human, but I'm sorry to say that my Nanny is far above her, which is why she became part of my family.
— That's not a guess, but the real question is which weapon will break first.
The door was ajar, it couldn't even be called darkness anymore. Margaret watched from Elizabeth's back, who was sitting with her feet inside the other dimension. Mary watched from a standing position.
"Now that's a pupil, she'll kick your ass. Come to think of it, she could work there; her style really suits the bar. It would contrast her subtle femininity with my flamboyant one."
"Aunt Mary, when you say extravagant, are you talking about your huge breasts?" The sarcastic smile appeared. "Could I suckle there, Auntie?"
"The combination of Margaret and Eunuch is truly unbeatable. You'll get along well with your brother." Elizabeth searched the darkness. "Speaking of which, where is he?"
— Mary leaned against her sister and took the daisy from her back. — He's over there, it looks like he's going to join the battle too, that's unfair! Where's the judge?