71. The Second Anomaly

They walked slowly, swaying slightly and holding the Kakholong stone in their hand. Their eyes were empty, there was not a single thought in their head, their body was on autopilot itself.

The only thing they saw was a long and distant road. They kept walking and walking, but their goal was not getting any closer, and they were getting worse and worse.

--- Ahhahahhrk - they stopped and spat out another lump of blood, the fourth for the day, and lunch did not even come.

Pain, the most intense pain they felt. They've never been in such pain before, it's like they're being eaten alive.

--- .....where is this fucking city ?! We are on our last legs, a little more and we are finished... - their consciousness woke up and Amazonite screamed at the whole neighborhood until she crashed into a lamppost

--- ....are we there yet ? Are we here ? - leaning on the wall of one of the nearest houses, Amazonite stumbled down the street.

It was night in the city, and this did not surprise her. They had seen a lot in recent months, they didn't care about it. They had to get there, a little more, a couple of streets.

--- Come on, you can do it, be patient. A little more, the last frontier. - Amazonite felt their body begin to fail, they no longer felt their legs, but somehow moved them.

--- My hands are getting numb, and you're gone. Most likely, you fell asleep from the pain, but I now lack your support.

They walked a little more and now, finally. They see their goal, the cultists were standing and looking in her direction, she realized, they were waiting for them.

--- Here we meet again, child of Diamonds. - the head of their damn sect came out to them. His outfit hasn't changed a bit, it's still the same creepy and disgusting.

--- You know why we're here.....help us...

--- Not so fast. - he snapped his fingers and Amazonite was captured, she was held by the elbows and lowered to her knees.

--- You have what we need.

--- Oh, and what else do I have ?

--- None of your business. As soon as we take it away, you will be healed. - he snapped his fingers again and the Amazonite was wrapped around the tree with ropes.

--- Let me go.... - her strength is not even enough to talk, her eyes have become dim, now she can only hear.

--- Okay, let's get started. We have been preparing for this for a long time. - Amazonite felt that the Kakholong stone was taken from her hands.

--- Today ! We will see our god in the flesh ! - Amazonite heard something hissing and bubbling

--- We will feel her breath ! - the sound became even stronger

--- Feel the heartbeat ! - suddenly, she was taken by the hand and slashed with a knife

--- We will feel her grace.

A strong storm began. Thunder and Lightning merged together in a dance, the wind was their companion.

--- Σήκω ! Πάρτε την αληθινή σας μορφή ! Μπείτε στον κόσμο μας ! - The storm intensified, Amazonite felt that the tree to which she was tied would soon fall.

The cultist continued to say the words, and the weather was getting worse. But also, Amazonite felt that her condition was improving. Her vision returned.

--- For the glory of you ! - these were the last words of the cultist, after which he plunged a dagger into his heart.

And then, Amazonite felt a terrible pain from the meta where she was cut with a knife. Something was leaking out of the cut. she quickly rushed to the place where Kakholong was located.

--- No ! Don't you dare ! - she tried to break free of the ropes, but her strength was still not enough.

Soon the liquid wrapped itself around the stone. It began to absorb into it, the stone began to deform and turned into a black ball after which it began to glow.

The light was so bright that it was blinding, and soon. A figure appeared. She looked like a Kakholong, but only her eyes were completely black.

--- Oh ! How good it is to have your own body !

--- Who are you ?

--- Oh, don't you recognize me, baby? It's me.... - it abruptly approached and their faces were so close to each other that their noses touched - ....Straza

--- Impossible ! August has destroyed you ! Absorbed !

--- Yes, it's true. But I survived. There was only a small cluster of me left, but it was enough to destroy his body piece by piece. Piece by piece.

--- You ! - Amazonite finally managed to break out of the ropes and attacked the Straza.

--- Not so fast - the Straza hand turned yellow and the Amazonite was pressed into the ground

--- We will have so much to do with you, so much to make up for.

--- Suck it....

--- Ugh, how not culturally - she lifted the Amazonite up and then pressed it again, this time harder.

--- This time no one will help you, you have no one, it's just you and me here.

--- You can't stop me. I'll get to you.

--- Yes, yes. Oh, you reminded me. It's time for you to say goodbye to each other. - her hand turned yellow again and she separated August and Amethyst.

--- That's better. - Straza picked up August and threw him over her shoulder. - Well, bye-bye. Maybe we'll see each other sometime.

--- STRAZA !

Without listening to the cry of Amethyst, the Rhinestone opened the portal and entered there with August.

--- It's just you and me now, August. It's time for us to talk about many things. - the portal closed and only Amethyst remained in the clearing.

Only Amethyst and silence.