The Party Forms

"So... four of the Admins. Huh... Celina, you and I are usually solo. It helps protect the weak links, and even stronger players. This girl... erm, your sister. She's quite weak."

Lina gave Sammy a soft glare.

"She's new. Don't be a bitch."

Sammy giggled softly, shifting between her feet as a soft blush spread on her face.

"I'm only a bitch for you."

"How did I start dating you again?"

"Oh it was a marvelous night in Relian! You were drunk and lonely, so you asked me to accompany you. We-"

Lina gave her another soft glare.

"Lips shut. You keep talking, I'll bury you. We got these two back to my sisters apartment, but you're just yammering on. I'm not in the fucking mood."

Her gaze became soft as she stared at her sister, her arm having a very slight palette change. She reached out, a strange hostile energy emitting from behind her. Lina's hand swung up, her fingers sinking into soft cushions.

"Fufu. You could have said you wanted to fool around. Tch... ouch. Sweetie, my breasts aren't capable of dealing with this pressure. My knees... mmmph."

Collapsing to her knees, Sammy began to pant heavily as she tried to crawl closer to Lina.

"Samantha. Chill out before I actually get mad at you. My sister lost her arm for the fucking A.I. You push my buttons anymore, you'll be alone."

She grit her teeth as her fingers touched the mismatched skin. The arm looked strikingly similar to the original, only slight distortion. The nails, however, were a soft red without polish.

"My baby sister didn't deserve this. She was tortured for too long, alone for much longer."

"So, you were her sister. My apologies."

Lina looked up to see that Yui had opened her eyes.

"Ah. You're awake and seemingly fine. I'm sorry for the misunderstanding- why are you crying?"

Yui was touching the very mark that Lina had been touching.

"Seems she knows what she did wrong. Put someone in danger-"

Her voice was cut off as her cheek turned a bright red. Sammy locked her lips, her eyes practically hearts as she looked back at Lina.

"Samantha, get out. If you're going to irritate me, frustrate the situation and make my sisters girlfriend feel worse, we are better off without you interfering. Now go."

"She's right though. I ran away, put both of you in danger... I'm a foolish child."

"You know my sister believes you're her world. Why else would she jump in to fight that brute? I wanted her to get you and leave, but she awakened her power. I'm sad to say I couldn't protect her when she needed it... losing her arm. Things may have been worse if we didn't even have Sammy come in when she did."

Sammy was a little smug, but for the first time she held a serious demeanor.

"Miss Yui, you were moments from death. He broke your neck, as well as beat you heavily. You were bruised and barely even breathing. Miss Vivian was fine, besides her missing arm. She was struck, but I healed that as well, as it was my fault."

A small smile played on Lina's lips as she grabbed Sammy's hand.

"Finally woke up, huh?"

"Sorry, love. Was awake too long, so she was playing for a while. My breast hurts like hell, so I'll make sure to punish her inside later."

Yui seemed confused, her head suddenly tilting.

"Miss Yui, sorry for the late introduction. I am the one that Celina actually is dating. Samantha Genade, holding three personalities. The masochistic yandere is... problematic. I'm sorry for what she said to you."

Yui nodded slowly, her eyes still confused. She looked back to Vivian and placed her hand on her cheek.

"I'm glad that you weren't cheating, and that your sister isn't a siscon. I'm sor-"

Her lips were sealed as Vivian sat up and wrapped her arms around her body. She shook softly as she held her tight.

"You idiot! Just talk to me next time! Two seconds, that's all it would take. I was so scared the entire time I fought Rook. I didn't know if you were even capable of waking up again!"

Lina moved closer, rubbing Vivian's back and smiling down at the two girls.

"Vivvy, this girl has been keeping you sane. Don't be too mad, although you may need to hug her tighter. Don't need her escaping again."

Yui struggled slightly, finally popping out enough to speak directly against Vivian's neck.

"What happened to Rook?"

"Mai took him. I don't know if he's dead, but she grabbed him and took him away."

Vivian finally let Yui breath a little, but her hand was clasped tight with Yui's.

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Vivian spent some time explaining things to her sister and Sammy, quickly catching them up. Both took things in stride, fully aware of Mai's strange power over this world. Connecting it to Relian as another world entirely, they fully agreed with it.

"So Mai, the A.I.? She is what's letting us use power from Relian here. Noa, Celina's avatar, can be used as well as the Bug Room. A special trap for this world to remove Bugs. I can use my healing ability from my avatar, Rosa."

Vivian leaned against Yui, her legs curled up against her.

"I manifested Justice. I also have..."

She held up her arm, strange lights suddenly moving within it. Directly ahead of her, a small portal began to form.

"I can take us to Relian, though... it'll be different and dangerous. No respawn, no loot, no special powers. Mai gave me this, integrating it's information into my head. She wants the five Admins... to destroy both sides. To destroy both-"

"Both sides of what?"

Lina had her eyebrows raised.

"Her."

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Thank you,

JScott and croix!