The Ark Of Deadly Dolls

"But even so, those dolls' bodies are going to give way before making out of Briton, let alone travel to Albion," replied Tomoe, instantly shutting down Ashley's findings.

"How do you know if the dolls' bodies are that weak when you haven't met them yet?" asked Ashley, raising an eyebrow.

"Because I spotted those creepy dolls in the Campania before I regrouped back with the Arks. I fought against those things, but I never got a chance to see their creator. I think I wiped out an army worth of those dreadful creatures."

"Also, don't trust your vision when fighting them," warned Tomoe, lowering his voice to a bellow.

"What do you mean by that?" asked Mavislin.

"Don't trust the dolls' appearance. Looks can be deceiving."

A wave of silence blanketed the room as Z rushed towards the Marksman.

"It's ready, but I'm not sure if Teuton is the only Domain you want to command now, judging by my new alerts. So we may have to broadcast the message throughout the Five Domains. The Headmaster may want to see the overall picture right now since..."

"Well, the enemy is aware we are moving out forces now. And they have acted accordingly," explained Z, panicked and out of breath.

The Mages all stood up and rushed to Z's room, loaded with holographic screens flashing signs of danger and red. A giant screen depicting the Five Domains was right in the middle of the room, with lines spreading out of the screen and connecting to the other smaller screens.

"What's the problem?" asked Gillian, looking at the big map.

"The enemy knows we are on their tail and is making rapid progress on the mansion in Briton and their weaponry. I've got an onslaught of reports stating that Vincent, Vernice's twin, has been found and working with the Hound of Madness."

"Upon finding out Baldwin is actively hunting down the dog, Vincent has fled by boat, but my team has yet to find where he will be docking. And these things have been increasing in numbers. I monitored their numbers yesterday, and today it became twice as much as before."

"I don't have a visual since they are in the sewers, but the reports say they look like dolls, but the inside is made of organic organs."

"We have no clue if the organs are humans or animals, but I think we've got a hunch that it's human," noted Z, enlarging a report detailing a beautiful doll with disgusting innards.

"That's the dolls that we found! Oh boy... And they have so much personnel?! How's that even possible?" cried Tomoe, rushing towards the report.

"Infinite wealth and time joined with infinite stupidity equal to what we are seeing now..." said Raiyen, cracking his neck.

"No, you are wrong, Z. There's always a way to find a monster..." murmured Mavislin as she pointed to a horrifying image.

The Valkyrie was stunned as she found a visual of one of those dolls from a victim's last moment before the dolls killed them. The victim was staring at the murderous toys in his final moments. Mavislin then summoned a keyboard and began frantically typing.

"What's wrong, Mav?" asked the Time Boy, looking over his girl's shoulders.

When the Valkyrie found an image of the dolls displaying clothes in the Domains shops, Raiyen's face lost all its color.

"No way... So the humans are also in trouble now?!" yelled Raiyen, glancing at everyone in the room.

"I would think so since those dolls are being shipped to all corners of the Five Domains. We don't know if it will come alive or if they are just dress-up dolls for true business. But I'm not taking the chance and will get to informing the people to be cautious," said Z, turning around.

"No need to ask them to be cautious... Take a look at what's happening now..." said Mavislin as she pointed to the map.

Z widened his eyes as he quickly typed in an urgent message to all members who owned the Signal Crystal, indicating to destroy all the dolls on site.

"Alright then; this has affected the humans and has become a concern for the Mafia. As an ex-Mafia head, I will raise my voice once more to command the Mafia to work with the Arks to bring down these unwanted pests. I'm not going to let my revival be wasted."

"Tell me, Grand Admiral of the Arks, do you have the power to shout out my message to the entire Mafia Force of the Five Domains?" asked Ashley, with fierce eyes of anger and urgency.

Z nodded firmly and sent out another message for all members to raise their Signal Crystal high up in the air to hear what Ashley was about to say.