Story telling Photo Frame 2/5

[Second photo Frame]

A quite regular hero party [A knight like hero, a barbarian, a cleric, and a mage.], entered the dark castle throne hall/room as if it was a boss room. As many can expect they intent was to approach the person on a dark throne.

On they final march, they were leaded by a barbarian warrior Kiara Takanashi, in her bikini armor. Her weapon of choice was a massive (stupidly wide) Claymore [double hand sword], bounded on her back like a backpack. Normally one can expected a heroic speech from the heroes, or evil monologue from the villain. But it was the barbarian who acted out of character. As if she was Ignoring that she is in the hero party, while proudly having her hands placed on her hips, it was (she) who made this evil laugh of villainies whose plans are coming true. "Aha-ha-ha-ha, we meet, once again!" 

Standing in the middle of the throne hall, the entire party was staring at the person boringly siting on the throne with head resting on one hand.

The (Dark Queen?) Calliope Mori, wearing a black high society party dress, who tried to hard to ignore them or was to this point still asleep, boringly opened her eyes. And even more unwillingly glanced at the visitors. Whats more her bored voice lacked any enthusiasm. "Go home! Its past visiting hours." 

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The party dint bite that response as they hero knight replied that they are here to defeat her.

But she dint budge, making a slow blink, as if she truly wake up from a nap. "That toys of yours will not help you to win against me."

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The one who make a step forward was Takanashi as she gesture the other to stand down. "Don't worry, I got this!" The others make a complain if she loosed her mind thinking that she can take that person alone, but she demanded them to stand down. Making another step, she reach for a strap that held her weapon backpack belt holder on her body and with simple release click, that massive Claymore drop flat onto the floor behind her. As she make another step forward she reach for her fancy family emblem like trinket on her waist belt, picking it onto both of her hands as if she was showcasing it. Her companions maybe thought that she is going to make a declaration or present an evidence, but again, that was not her intention. In another step she disconnected that trinket on two parts, moving her hands to side. It was like if she was drawing a magical sword from a magical pocket, that don't have a solid blade. As she swung her hand, a blade of wild fire swung around her, like a whip or snake tongue liking the air. 

The rest of the hero party watched as that flame; ablaze in circle. But then as if it was a will of its own, or some unseen force was trying to subjugate the wild flame onto a format that more resembled a blade of sword. As the phenomenon got more and more compressed, the flame color got hotter and hotter. Soon forming something that can be described as a super hot, blue plasma short sword. And to the party surprise the other part of the trinket that was not bigger that case for a trowing knife; transformed into fully usable flame shield, shining and radiating exotic origin and flame properties. No at the end stage, both sword and shield, looked more like a solid objects pained in a warm colors. Whats more this trio was shocked by the unexpected display of (hidden?) power and skills as if from beginning of their quest, the barbarian alone was enough to take the demon lord itself head on: One on one. They were wondering from where those hidden powers come from. Or who she truly was.

The dark queen, lazily observed the challenger and from her tone of voice was clear that she acknowledged barbarian dedication. "Hmm? I see: Somebody here went on a training arc…" For the first time from moment they entered the hall, Mori moved her body. She stand up from the throne and still looking at her opponent reach to her side. A deadly looking scythe materialized from a (shadow?). As she frown at the entire party, her red eyes glowed menacingly as she make her statement. "It will change nothing." Woman in black party dress dint wait for the response as she began her march toward them.

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The trio from the party was ready to join the battle. The cleric had support spell ready. The mage was ready to drop the attack spell. And the knight step forward to stand beside the barbarian.

But before they manage to do anything, Takanashi glancing back, barking at them to stay away from her fight.

Then a slice sounded across the throne hall cutting off they argue… (Mori was fast, it was more like a jump to ram, when she make to few steps while dashing toward her opponent. Without a mercy she swung her scythe in horizontal line…) The mysterious blade sliced the barbarian challenger in half.

And everybody stop for a second.

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Takanashi realized in shock that she screw up. "Oh shit!!…" Right after that comment, she (exploded?) into a fire particles that were blown in all direction like a bunch of fireflies. Her body itself, her equipment and her armament, were in instant; gone.

Mori got confused for a moment. "Hmm?" Then she realized that something isn't right about this anticlimactic result. "Are you serious? All this build up, and it ended like this?" Then she went to criticize her long gone opponent. "I just one shot you down!! Sloppy idiot! Why do you get distracted in the opening move?! Right in front of me?!" She literally clicked her tongue (Tcs!) because of the bad taste of this scene.

But then, the rest of the hero party, awake from the shock yelling the barbarian name as they were shouting after they fallen party companion. They lose it and they went on a furious attack, assaulting the (dark queen?).

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Mage blasted an attack spell. But queen just make step to the side to evade it making this confused (Huh?) bark.

Knight swings its sword repeatedly. But Mori had an excellent control over her scythe and counter the attacker moves.

Cleric tried to pin down the woman in black with a spell that will prevent her to move around. But she saw through it and make sure to not stay in the same position.

From a certain angle, the battle look like a dance on a dance floor. As the trio was attacking her continuously, she was just evading they attempts. She was spin moving across the hall floor like if she was owning the dance. All that time, she dint seem to have problem with them, not showing on her face anger, fear or tension. There was only this faint question of (Why?) as if she was thinking, while fighting on auto, on her muscle memory.

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Then she notice that the fire particles were flying around and in a certain direction. As she move her glance she saw that they were gathering on a single point where Takanashi previously burst into a firework. Whats more they were forming a clearly magical egg, that was growing larger and larger. It was an instant, but the hero party noticed it to.

Mori frowned as she redirected her attention and moved toward it, to deal with it. "No! You will not!" She swung her scythe backward like if it was a hammer move, trying to hit the egg from top and shatter it.

But the knight make a desperate saving move: Positing itself to the top down blow. Before the back of the scythe had a chance to smash the egg. The pole of Mori weapon got stop on a flat side of the hero sword.

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The (Dark Queen?) frown as her red eyes angrily glanced down at the kneeling knight in front of her, holding its sword up above head, by handle and by blade, as if it was a ceremonial offering. But in this moment a clashing noises of scythe pressing against the sword clearly told that this is a life threatening situation.

A moment of stalemate was enough for the cleric to change from support casting of boosting the knight performance, to cast the trapping spell once again. And this time it worked.

In a good team play the mage shouted on the knight to get away as she was already channeling a powerful attack and in second later she launched a big ball as magical shot capable to swallow both Mori and hero.

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But Mori saw that the knight's feet got numb under her pressure and it will not escape in time. So she clicked her tongue again. "Fools!!" She swung her scythe to use a blunt part to knock him out of the way.

Then she bend back and in popular music dancing move and she bend her body to the point that the powerful magic attack passed right above her, completely missing her.

Then, she bend her body again to stand up back. All that while her legs were being pin down to the floor with that trap spell.

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The trio of pulled out they eyes, not believing in the mad dance moves they witness. As they saw that the (Dark Queen?) is ready to continue, they shout at her that they will not letting the effort of they lost companion to go waste. They will not let her death to be in wain and for nothing.

The confusion expression on Mori face was back in the moment they addressed the meaningless of Takanashi death, so she spoke up. "Really? Really??… You really don't know noting, don't you?"

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But then they accuse her from evil doing and that is they duty to slay her for being a demon lord.

That was the missing piece of information that was bothering the (Dark Queen?). "Wait!… What?…" She completely stop her thinking for a second as she realize the mistake that occurred here. "Are you here for a demon lord?" She glanced at side on some door leading to another hall. "I already finished it off."

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This time it was the trio of heroes who made this confused (Huh?) noise.

Counting Mori, that make a total of four confused people standing in the throne hall with a weapons in theirs hands. "Actually, I already cleared the entire castle. A~and I decided to have a nap on the throne."

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Another twist come in form of noise of a cooking clock timer. The ringing signalized that the dish is ready and redirected they attention onto the egg. The bird was hatching. First the egg cracked all around, then its top broke apart from inside. As expected the person who jump out of it was no else that the barbarian Takanashi. Whit a happy smile and singing voice she jump toward Mori. "Honey!! ♪ I am ba~ack!!"

As the barbarian jumped on the (Dark Queen?), like a crazy fan girl, Mori had for the first time the party entered the throne hall, a worried/ troubled expression. Because she was still under the trap spell, she only manage to use her free arm to slap her palm onto Takanashi check to try to push her away in a clear (Stay away from me!) expression. She even shout: "Tune it down, you stupid bird!! And what is with this stupid role-playing?! I am confused! Do they know or don't know? You said something about a dance. But then you are late. So I got bored and take nap. When you finally show up, you pull out this nonsense, not even give me a good fight." She manage to push her away on length of her arm. "I leaving and giving this event a low ratting!"

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Somehow, seeing the disappointed expression on Mori face, the barbarian feel an urgency. "Wait! We dint even had the dinner in the castle throne room. And I still want to give you the proper ballroom dance. Look!! We even having a real hero party with us." She tried very hard to persuade the other woman to stay.

However the one in a black dress dint sway. "You late! You shall thing about the time frame before you went to play a hero party on a side adventure quest to defeat the demon lord. Do you had any idea how long I was waiting for you?"

At this moment the trio from a hero party asked (Whats going on?) catching the attention of the duo in a (lover's quarrel?).

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Barbarian stop trying to put her scent on the (Dark queen?) body and make a pose of proper educated girl from a commerce industry. She make an introduction gesture, moving the trio attention towards the woman next to her. "Oh, this is Calli, my acquaintance that I mentioned earlier. Shes a workaholic and supper strong." She clapped her hand in (I am sorry.) gesture. "So forgive her, that she cleared the table from all foes, not letting anything for us. I realized that detail, the moment I saw her sitting on that throne. But, I still wanted to give this party a proper final boss fight." Not waiting for the response she quickly moved onto next topic. "Putting the misshaped last episode on this story telling, at side: I am proud to call her my fiance, husband, wife, hubby. But I causally call her a daddy." She smiled like a proud wife, talking about her jackpot win, catching the best husband she can possibly pull off.

But, the person next to Takanashi was not sharing her enthusiasm as she refuse that statement while crossing her hands on under her chest. "Fook off!"

The trio of heroes finally give up when they went down onto they knees or drop they buts onto the throne hall floor. They realize: That the demon lord is gone. That they quest are done. That they can go home. But… It was them who feel defeated.