Rescue & Retrieval Mission

~•Tia's P.O.V•~

"I believe their names were…Michael…and Vernon." "What?" "No…" "I'm going to save them, where are they?!" I asked, my heart skipping a beat. "They're in the basement." I immediately take off to run, but Sam grabs me. "Don't be stupid, Tia. Those things are most likely guarding that area." "Yeah, we can't just go in without a plan."

"Sorry, you're right. I just…I can't lose any more people." "We all can't. We have to be more careful, especially since the resurrected demons are much stronger than before." Anna's dad said, crossing his arms as he floats in the air. "Then, what are we going to do?" "If you want to be a part of the mission, follow me." Me, Anna, Sam, Damien, Serena, and Lucas follow Mr. Anderson into the classroom.

I close the door and sit down. "Okay, so where should we start?" Damien asked, starting the conversation. "We should think of a distraction first," Lucas recommended. "I volunteer." Damien raised his hands, followed by Sam and Serena. "That won't be possible, if you were to do that, you'll be sliced to ribbons before we can ever enter that basement." Mr. Anderson warned us.

"How? We were able to beat them before." "Demons resurrected by the Cryptix Sphere are far stronger than what you people think. First, they evolve their form, creating a new body, stronger, and more durable. Then, they generate new abilities, gaining more knowledge than they knew before." "So you're saying it's impossible to kill the demons now?" "For now, yes."

"What do you mean by for now?" "There is a way to vanquish the demons, but it not easy to do." "Why?" "We would need the Cryptix Sphere, and the person responsible for starting this." "You mean…" "We'll need the principal?" "Yes." "But she's dead." "Yeah, she killed herself a few hours ago." "Impossible, I can sense her energy from here. Plus, I met her a few hours before meeting you students."

"Wait, but how?" "She must've turned into a demon when we left." "I suppose that must've been what happened, but there's no time to talk about her, we're talking about your friends' lives." "Yeah, we can deal with the principal later, we need to save the other students before the demons kill them."

"I will be the distraction since they still think I'm one of them. Also, I can fight back when I need to." Mr. Anderson volunteered. "Okay then. So, what next?" "Once I give you the signal, you must go into the basement and get your friends out as soon as possible. I won't be able to hold them for too long." "Got it." "And if any demons see you, you must leave immediately, with or without your friends."

"What? But they'll die!" "Would you like to die with them?" "I mean…No, but-" "Then you must do what I say, and leave once you see them." Anna sighs but agrees, we agree soon after. "Okay, then are we good to go?" Mr. Anderson asks, and we nod. We leave the classroom, say goodbye to everyone else, and go to the thirds building.

~•On The Way To The Third Building•~

As we're walking through the school garden, we stop behind a pillar, seeing a demon fly through the third building's hallway. "What the hell is that?" "That's the banshee…It actually works…" Mr. Anderson said as he looked closer. "That's the banshee? It looks…So…Different." Damien asked.

"As I told you earlier, they change their form." "It looks so much stronger compared to its form when we first killed it." I take a closer look at the banshee, observing its new form. The banshee wore a samurai chest plate, with a torn-up dress underneath, a hood on top of its mid-length hair, long dark gloves covered a little bit by bandages and glowing red eyes which was the first thing we noticed.

"Wait, how many demons have we killed again?" Serena asked, making sure to whisper so the demons don't hear us. "I think we've killed about 5 so far." "So you're telling me all our hard work was for nothing?" "You can't have that kind of mindset. Try thinking of something else, Serena." Sam comforted. "Okay, whatever." Serena sighed.

"It's clear, let's go." We all run to the third building and hide inside a classroom. Just as we close the door, we hear bones cracking outside. "That was close…" Sam sighed in relief. "Okay, you mustn't leave this room before I give the signal, understand?" Mr. Anderson asked us and we all nod. Just as he was about to leave, Anna grabs his arm.

"Yes?" "Please be safe." Even when Mr. Anderson's face was hidden behind his mask, I could still see the surprise in his eyes when he heard what Anna said. "I will, don't worry." Mr. Anderson heads out the door and we all sigh. "I hope he'll be alright, he's the only hope we have right now." Damien leaned against the wall. "Wow, the first time I ever heard you be concerned." Sam laughed.

"Oh, come on, Sam. Just because I acted a bit like a jerk-" "A lot more than a jerk." I correct him and he scoffs. "Whatever, just because I wasn't that nice, doesn't mean I don't have a heart, okay?" Damien walks over to the windows. Some time passes and I ask Serena. "Has the signal been given?" "Let me take a look." Serena stands up and looks through the door, sitting back down soon after.

"I can see him, but he's talking with the demons." "Weird…" "How are you guys even sure that he's not pretending?" Lucas asked, turning his body towards us. "Right, he hasn't even given us proof that he's the real Mr. Anderson." Serena agreed. "Don't you think that giving us information about the Sphere and killing one of his own kind was enough to prove he's the real Mr. Anderson?" "Yeah, plus, how could he have known about his life?"

"I guess you're right—" "Guys, He's giving the signal." Serena gestures us to follow her and we go out the door, heading towards the basement. "Hurry!" Lucas holds the door for us and we get in. "Phew, that was intense." Anna locks the door and we look behind us and see…"Woah, there's so much spider webs." "The Spider's been revived." "This is bad, it could be guarding this place."

"We'll just have to be careful, and quiet." "Okay." We walk across the spider webs and soon see the others. "Beatrice!" Serena runs towards an unconscious girl and immediately tries to open her cage. "It's locked." "Where's the key—" "Looking for this?" Suddenly, we hear a sweet, calming, and sexy voice behind us, making us curious and turn around.

"Woah." I look at Sam, Damien, and Lucas, who were completely mesmerized by the woman's body. "You-you're…" "Surprised? I'm quite surprised myself." The woman twirled around, laughing like a psycho child. "How…" Serena backs up. "You're the spider?" "Oh, but isn't it already quite obvious?" The woman poses, and I observe her.

She wore a sexy, tight dress, a hole in the middle of the chest, revealing a big amount of her breasts, but covered enough to cover her nipples. She also wore a corset, which had exactly 8 holes behind it for each of her spider legs. She wore a crown that had 8 holes around it, each filled with a spider leg. Her eyes, glowing in a red velvet-like color.

"But you weren't human before." "Honestly, my old form was quite horrendous, but this one…It's just amazing." She smiled at us and sighs. "Well, it was fun meeting you all, but sadly…" She walks elegantly towards Damien, looking at us, then giving her attention to him. "I'd love to have boy toys like you…" Just as this is happening, I pull Anna and Serena aside.

"Guys, is it just me, or does it seem like the guys are hypnotized by her?" "This bitch…" Anna clenches her fists, anger taking over her body. "Anna, wait—" "Get away from them!" Anna sprints towards the spider woman, trying to hit her, but just before impact, she teleports away. "What the—" The woman groans as she pierces Anna's arm with one of her spider legs.

"Ugh!" "Anna!" I run to Anna, and help her up, then looking at the woman. "Mmmh, your blood tastes amazing!" She moaned. "I want more!" She tries to pierce Anna again but I help her dodge. "Ugh! Get out of the way!" The woman groans, teleporting behind me, but as she did, I elbow her eyes and she backs off.

"Ugh! You're going to pay for this!" As the woman said that, her voice became darker, and her voice filled the room with darkness. "What the hell?!" I look around me, but I can't see nor hear anything. "Over here~~" The woman taunted, but her voice came from all directions. "How?" "Come and get me~~" Her voice echoed as she taunted, and I could feel my body starting to get colder.

"I-it's so…Cold…" "Hahahahahaha!!!" The woman laughed hysterically with her now demonic voice, completely different from her sweet, calming, and sexy voice from earlier. "S-stop..!" I fall to the ground, my knees getting weak. "Aww, are you feeling a little…Cold?!" I suddenly feel frostbites all over my body, making me scream from the agonizing pain.

"Please…Make it—Stop…" "Ahhhhhh!!!!" I suddenly hear Serena's voice, and the sound of a metal object hitting something. "Ah!" I regain my vision and hearing, and I stand up. "My crown!" I look at the woman, and then at the spider leg that fell off her crown. "Ugh!" The woman clenches her chest, moaning from the pain.

Serena runs to me and we help Anna. Once helping her up, we look at the woman, who was also looking at me. "This isn't over!" She turns into small spiders and crawls into one of the vents in the room. "Are you okay?" Serena asked. "Yeah, just a little tired. What about Anna?" "She's passed out." "And the guys?" We both look at the guys, who were now starting to blink profusely as they regain their consciousness back.

"Ugh, my head hurts like hell…" Sam groaned. "Anna?!" Sam sees us and immediately comes to us, the other two coming afterward. "What happened?!" "I'll explain later, first, let's get the others out of here." "But we'll need the key." "Good thing that thing left it here." Damien picked up the key from the floor, and smirks at us.

"Wow, you're actually being useful." "A good 'Thank you' would've done just fine." Damien unlocks all the cages. "What are we going to do? They're all unconscious." "Woah, what is this?" Lucas walks towards an altar that has a red gem inserted in it. "What if I just…" Lucas grabs the gem, twists it, and pulls it out of the altar. Suddenly, everyone started to wake up.

Once everyone calmed down, we all went one by one, going out the door. Just as I was about to get out, the door closes with Me, Sam, Lucas, Serena, Vernon, and Beatrice inside. "What the fuck?!" "Oh, dear." We hear a woman's voice behind us and we turn around. "Mrs. Apple?!" "Long time no see, dear students."

I looked at Mrs. Apple, and observe her. She wore a dark grey dress with a slit on the bottom part covered in spider webs. She wore a hat made of spider webs, which covered her eyes and were connected to make a witch's hat, strings falling due to gravity. Although, it reforms back to its normal shape soon after. It also had interesting symbols around it.

"I can't just let you ruin my plans." She crosses her arms, tapping her foot on the floor, clearly taunting me. "You must pay for the damage you've caused." "What do you mean?" "I'll let you take back your people, but I want one of you in return." "Wh-why?" "I'm short of one person." "Why are you in need of one of us?" "Simple, I need to resurrect the last dead demon." "Wait, you've revived all 4 already?" "What do you mean all 4? I've resurrected 5, you silly."

"But there were only 5 dead demons…" "I've added one more demon to that list." "One more? You killed one of your own?" "For good reasons. They rebelled against me and I do not have a liking for liars." "Liars?" Anna asked, stepping forward. "Oh Anna, oh dear, dear, Anna. Your father tried so hard to keep you safe." "No…" Anna starts backing off, almost falling but Sam catches her. "What did you do to our father?!" Sam asked, raising his voice. "I thought you were smarter than this, Sam? I obviously…Killed him."