Heretical Scions Ch.7 Purified Legions...

What is happening? That was what I wondered at that moment. Out of nowhere, when I felt like I was close to finding Emilia once again, I was caught in a dreadful situation.....

Broken people around her were saying, 'I.....have had enough of.....that darn job!' 'He thinks.....he can tell me...what to do?!' 'I have had it!!' '(Unhinged laughing)' 'Die! Die! Die!'

'I feel.....so...tired...' 'I just want things.....to...go away.....and disappear...' 'She...betrayed me!' 'They think they can reject...my proposal?!' 'What's...with all...this.....lousy pay?' '(Sighs)'

Squall thought while dodging, ''How do I get out of...this situation? How do I return everyone...to normal? (Groans) . . . .Ah!''

Some were really focused on attacking various surroundings, while some were particularly set on attacking me for some odd reason... I felt so overwhelmed...

I had trained with multiple practice dummies before, ...but until that point, I had never fought multiple targets before... I was really unsure of what to do... I decided to ask for Jizelle's help.

Squall asked over her earpiece, ''Jizelle! Jizelle?! Ugh! . .Are you there? . . . .'' Jizelle replied, ''Yes! Yes, I am! What's wrong Squall? You sound like your in trouble?''

Squall replied, ''Somehow, I got in a unideal situation! I somehow or other got surrounded by multiple civilians who are causing chaos!''

Jizelle asked urgently, ''What?! . .Multiple crazed civilians?! . .Uh! . .Ah! . .Do you need help?! Please tell me!!''

Squall said with hesitation, ''Uh? . .I...I.....NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE!!! Immediately!'' Jizelle said with shock, ''Um...alright! I am one my way! . .I know it's a messy place to find yourself in, but please stall till I can make it! Okay?!''

Squall replied, ''Um...affirmative. (Communication ended)''

Squall thought, ''What to do...till then? . .'' Lady nearby shouted, ''(Screams) Who are you?! Someone help!!!!''

I tried to move fast and tried to both help people nearby and assess what is happening. I noticed that if I shoot someone with a bullet, it still affects them like usual.

Certain others, it briefly halts them. As I moved away from the starting point, I saw that various others were also causing chaos elsewhere.

Nearby voices, 'I don't feel...so well...' 'ugh... Why do I feel so drained?' 'My stamina...feels so.....low...' 'I'm.....sick of it all...'

Squall thought while running, ''They...feel drained? . .Feeling empty? . .Hmm..... Ah? . .Ugh... What's this...odd static I am hearing? _ - _ - _ _ It's...gone now..... What was that static...I just heard?''

Meanwhile, in front of Jizelle's mansion...

Jizelle was saying while rushing, ''Squall... I must hurry now. Luckily, I can use my phone to...track her location...''

A little after Jizelle running through the city...

Jizelle asked herself, ''Huh? . .Is that the sounds of destruction? . .Hm...'' Approaching teenage male said, ''Uggggg..... Screw those exams... Who needs them anyway? . .You girl... Get out of my way...''

Jizelle asked in a confused tone, ''Me? . .What's going on with you?'' Teenage male said, ''Your...YOUR IN MY WAY!!!!''

Jizelle said with a smirk, ''Sorry, but your in my way... . . . .Rapier. Activate. 'Omnipresent Strikes!!' Teenage male shouted, ''Ow!-Ow!-A!-Ugh!-Ah!-OWW!!!! . . . .What.....was...tha-''

Jizelle said, 'Mana Transfer!' Teenage male said while fainting, ''Wha.....''

Jizelle thought to herself, ''Good thing I taught myself how to use this sweet shrinking rapier. Sorry... I must hurry to Squall, now...''

I can input mana into my weapon like Squall, but unfortunately...I can't get rid of the being possessing the person unlike she can... The only thing my attacks can do is knock the person out for a limited time...

Meanwhile, with Squall...

While, I was running mostly randomly assessing the situation, I noticed the people who were afraid started hiding inside their houses.

Apparently it seemed to work, as all the people who were raging were mostly causing random to little actual destruction.

It also seemed like the further that I got from the area where it began, that less and less people were raging and just mentioning feeling drained or seemed perfectly fine.

I could finally take a moment to pause and think about everything while not running...

Squall thought while resting, ''I need...to confirm...all of this... Let's see. First, Jizelle told me that she came upon a news report of.....certain civilians.....feeling drained or ill, wasn't it?

. .That was how...she found that photo of her...if I remember correctly... Then that ring...started.....pointing me towards a specific direction.

Hmm... Out of nowhere, they just started raging and resisting... Mmm... (Remembering things) . . . .Uh?''

Suddenly, in the city square I was at, I saw a boy running away from the south direction. In that moment, my instincts told me to move the child out of the way.

The boy said in fear, ''What are you-(Gasps)'' Squall suddenly screamed in pain.

In that moment, I was stabbed by something... When I opened my eyes, my vision was blurry and I realized..... This enraged male was running towards the child with.....a knife made of dark mana.....

All I felt was immense despair in that moment... I was stabbed in my side. After I was stabbed, for some reason, that man started strangely looking around. After that, I fell to the ground.

Squall thought, ''Is...ithis.....Emi.....lia's.....fault? Emi.....lia? Why? Did...yo-?''

In that moment, I heard static in my mind. Then after a few seconds of static, it turned into a voice saying something to me.....

Oddly soothing voice asked, ''It's not...your time yet... Child...of the goddess...'' Squall's consciousness asked, ''Uh? What.....was that? Ahh!?!!''

Stabbing man said in a confused manner, ''You! Your not the right boy! Your the wrong child! Where is-huh? . . . .What's happening?''

In that fateful moment, as I was strangely regaining consciousness, something strange started happening on my back. Out of nowhere, I grew bright wings that were pulling me up. In that moment, I had only one thought and said one word...

Squall muttered, ''Emilia...'' Stabbing man asked, ''Huh?! What in the...?'' The child said to himself, ''What...is she?''

That moment, when I said her name, my body lit up with bright mana and transferred to the wings. Then, they had one big flutter releasing a massive burst of energy across my surroundings...

When I did that, a massive amount of various memories flooded my mind at once. It felt quite overwhelming at first. I took it to mean that I were seeing memories of nearby enraged people...

Jizelle nearby asked, ''What? What's this...refreshing burst of light? . .Ah, is it coming from over there? Ah! Maybe that's where Squall is! . .I better hurry!''

After that initial burst of light I made, and I processed every overwhelming detail, I realized that the wings didn't go away yet.

Squall thought, ''These wings... Where did these wings...appear from? . . . .''

I looked back and forth and my odd wings, and I noticed that... my hands felt strange. I felt like something inside my heart, was telling me to save everyone. I felt conflicted...

The child said in a happy tone, ''Miss? Uh... thank you. That guy fainted after whatever that thing was you done. Uh, By-bye nice girl! I'll run now!''

Jizelle shouted, ''Squall!?!! Is that you?! (Running closer)'' Squall asked, ''Jizelle? You made it...'' Jizelle asked, ''Squall? . .Did you...always have wings...like that? Did I...miss something?''

Squall replied with confusion, ''I...don't...understand it...,myself... They...just appeared... Um..... When they appeared, I let out a burst of light...I can't explain... I think these are the solution to our current situation...''

Jizelle said perplexed, ''Uhh..... ((Facepalm)) Alright! I don't understand, but go bring things back to normal, okay?''

Squall replied quietly shocked, ''A-affirmative. I'll use this new ability I seem to have gotten... Mm.....''

In that moment, I figured out how to float using these bizarre wings, and moved closer to the part of the city where those enraged people were. I had so many conflicted feelings in my heart.

Not feeling sure of much... I wasn't sure why I wanted to help those people in the first place... Something inside myself kept pushing me to help everyone..... and I couldn't ascertain it.

Various enraged people asked, 'Huh?!' '(Growls)' 'Who are you?!?' 'What's your deal?!' 'I feel...so...tired...'

Squall thought, ''How...did I make it work? . .Hmm..... I.....let mana flow into...my body..... then it went into my wings..... Mmm..... then I made a big flutter, correct? . . . .((Flutter))''

Various enraged people shouted. Squall reacted, ''Ugh!''

Once again, a mass of various emotions overflowed my mind. It was a lot to take in.

Squall thought feeling exhausted, ''Like I...thought... It worked again...'' Jizelle asked running, ''Squall?! Are you sure you're alright?!?''

Squall replied, ''Mm..... Don't worry about me. Worry about...your own self...'' Jizelle shouted, ''What?! I'm worried about you, and that's not changing! . . . .Squall!!''

Once again, I pushed myself and flew further to once more area needing help. I felt more conflicted... Not sure if I was doing the right thing or not...

Squall thought, ''One...more time..... (Panting) . . . . . . . .((Flutter))'' Jizelle shouted, ''Squall?!?!''

After I made a burst if light mana one more time, I lost my wings almost instantly and fell not to far to the cold hard ground of the city. With that, all of the enraged either fainted or felt fine afterwards...

When I fell, Jizelle ran to me after I already passed out from exhaustion. It is amazing how much she worried for me.....

Jizelle said to herself, ''She...seems to just be exhausted... Alright... I'll help you now... Please, be alright.''

Meanwhile, somewhere else away from the city...

Emilia thought to herself, ''That felt...so amazing... What happened to my mana collecting? I still have amassed tons, but there was-(Screams) . . . . . . . . What was that bright mana once again?!

Where is it coming from?! (Hyperventilating) How calamitous... Thanks to that surge of bright mana..... I lost of massive portion of most.....of that great mana.....

Well, it worked out somewhat at least... I will have to plot another way to collect more.....''

Tv announcer said, ''It's time for another episode of, 'Lance and Janelle.' Starting right now.''

Emilia panicked, ''Ohh! I can't miss today's! I've been awaiting to see what happens next! Wait!''

Three afternoon's later, in Squall's room...

When I was still unconscious, I was hearing something odd once again.

Strangely staticky voice, ''Outstanding work! _-_- Child. Y_-_ Your improving. Use th_- power. Keep u_-_- using that _-_- ability! Rem_mber... Rightful d_-ds shall always be rewarded... Speaking of that_-_-''

Squall's consciousness asked, ''Wait! What _-_- are you? Who.....'' Jizelle's voice shouting, ''Ahh? Squall? Squall?! Are you waking?! . . . .''

Squall replied, ''What...happened? . .(Intense ringing)'' Jizelle asked, ''Are... you alright?''

A few moments after I awoke, I both felt and heard a intense ringing in my head. It stopped in the wake of me recollecting what had transpired before...

Jizelle asked, ''What's wrong?'' Squall replied with confusion, ''Ah? . .Nothing... Mm.....''

Jizelle said with eagerness, ''Fine. I am glad that your finally awake! You've been out for three days!! I was so worried!!!''

Squall confirmed in quiet shock, ''Three.....days?'' Jizelle replied, ''Yep. Luckily for you, I had my robo-servants help! Don't you owe me a thank you at least!''

Squall looked conflicted, ''U-um... Hm... (Groans) . . . .I suppose.....I do... Due to.....what happened, ...I am.....much obliged.....(Blush)''

Jizelle said with mischievous glee, ''So you can thank someone... Thank you so much! Your so cute, when your conflicted. I love the way you act! (Giggles)''

Squall asked, ''could you..... please leave me now? . .I want to be by myself.....'' Jizelle said with a smirk, ''I see...your already back to being your old painful self once again... (Sigh) . .Fine... See you later...''

Squall thought to herself, ''What was that voice.....I heard before?''

Until next time...

[Time with Jizelle]

Jizelle said with a smile, ''I am glad that Squall seems to be already better. Now I am here to make all of you feel better. What should I tell you about today? . .Wait! I know! (Chuckles)

Today, I will tell all of you more about our mansion. Do you remember what I said last time? Well firstly, our mansion has relatively big double doors for the entrance.

Beyond those doors are a huge lounge with stairs and hallways leading to other parts of the mansion. On the first floor, we have a kitchen where my maid, Sophia always makes all our meals.

Also on the first floor is the training room where Squall trains for her continued efficiency in battle. There also exists a medium-sized study/library room. Both floors have bathroom/shower rooms as well...

The 2nd floor is mostly guest rooms, and rooms that are PRIVATE! What's in those rooms? I can't tell you. (Giggles) Anyway, that's it for today, and bye!!!''