11. I

Zilla, his senses extinguished by the brutal assault of the cultists, succumbed to unconsciousness, leaving him defenseless in their grasp, yet, crucially, they failed to perceive Miraculous that hiding close to them.

Miraculous's use his illusion skill, granted by his Mischief Mastery power.

With a silent surge, the Miraculous wove an intricate illusion, causing his form to seemingly dissolve into thin air.

This feat accomplished by altering the light around him creating optical illusion. Cultist sight cannot preserve his sight.

Precarious maneuver demanding the Miraculous proceed with utmost stealth, mindful of the illusion's limited scope.

The cultist still can hear, touch, and smell miraculous.

Miraculous can trick they other sense with his mild distraction. But mild distraction can't target all those cultist at same time.

That's why he need to tailed them in stealthy way.

He bringing trackers from Technerd that will tell where he goes.

The plan is to let Zilla get caught and tailed them to their base. If they didn't kidnapping but straight murder the victims, Miraculous will eliminate them before any harm done to Zilla.

The operative plan is to strategically allow Zilla to be apprehended, thus providing a traceable path to the cultists' hidden base.

Should the cultists' intentions prove to be more immediately violent, veering away from simple abduction and towards outright murder, Miraculous will execute a preemptive elimination of the cultists, prioritizing Zilla's safety above all else. Using up his precious extreme case.

The capture of Zilla was carried out by four cultist members, who swiftly and efficiently brought her to a manhole.

They descended into the dark depths below, taking their captive with them.

The sewer's environment, saturated with water, poses a significant obstacle to Miraculous's skills, as any movement risks creating ripples or splashes that could reveal his location.

Miraculous then changing his strategy, he swap some object from Zilla unconscious body with tracker that Technerd give him.

He got Zilla pen, against all odds, a pen, concealed within the confines of Zilla's pocket, provided an unexpected solution to her predicament.

Jay then contact Technerd and told him everything.

Dusk Monitor take over from here. But since Miraculous already involved, he together with Dusk Monitor solving this case.

Not to mention Jay also have bad blood with those cultist.

Evil God cultist are one of biggest evil organization on the world. No matter how many of them get killed, there's will be more of them in other place.

Eliminate them already Galactica Verse routine for very long time.

But they will always sprouts in other place. In most case, City Team Hero can't even fight against them.

It's not rare a city will wipes out by them.

There's a theory that says the real cultist member isn't the body but the soul. They can somehow posses other person even after they get killed.

But it's just theory, a conspiracy theory!

Miraculous despite can just go home and didn't care with anything will happen, choose to tailing them.

Because the sewer have some little path on the side. Miraculous didn't use any of his power but just straight up tailed them from distance.

Jay intent to following them as close as he can.

Unfortunately twist of fate happened, big surge of water comes, sweeping away them.

Miraculous forced to activate his illusion, they don't notice him because all the cultist member busy with keeping themselves and the hostage alive.

***

Zilla Point of View

I slowly came to, my head pounding and my body aching all over.

I was disoriented, unsure of where I was or how I got there.

As my eyes adjusted to the dim light, I saw that I was in some kind of tunnel or sewer.

The air was thick with the smell of dampness and decay.

I feel like floating, I tried to sit up, then I realized I am not on ground.

I am someone shoulder.

A wave of dizziness washed over me, forcing me back down. I groaned, trying to remember what had happened.

Fragments of memory began to return - the cultists, the chase, the manhole...

Suddenly, I felt hands grasping for me, pulling me away from something.

I looked up to see the cultists, their faces twisted with a panic. In narrow space of sewers, a big wave of water avalanches towards us.

One of them was holding me, keeping me from being crushed against the wall by the rushing water.

I struggled against the cultist's grip, but he was too strong.

He held me fast, his eyes gleaming with an unnatural light in the dimness of the sewer.

As the water surged through the sewer, I was tossed about like a rag doll, my body bouncing off the rough stone walls.

But no matter how hard I was thrown, the cultists were always there, using their own bodies to cushion my falls and keep me from harm.

And when they too busy to save me, I miraculously being saved.

It's just like there's other invisible entities guardian me.

I saw one of them take a nasty blow to the head as he shielded me from a jagged piece of metal protruding from the wall.

Another one wrapped his body around mine, protecting me from a wave of filthy water that threatened to engulf me.

Even when we floated past a heap of rotting garbage, the cultists used their own bodies to keep me from being crushed by the putrid mass.

It was a twisted and perverse display of devotion, and it filled me with a sense of horror and disgust.

Why were they so determined to keep me alive, when it was clear that they intended to sacrifice me to their dark god?

I had to find a way to escape, no matter what it took.

But for now, I was at the mercy of the cultists.

***

Cultist Member Point of View

I stood in the shadows, my eyes fixed on the girl as she walked down the alley. My brothers and I had been tracking her for days, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

As she approached, I could feel my heart racing with anticipation. This was it, the moment we had been waiting for. I nodded to my brothers, and we moved in, our footsteps silent on the pavement.

The girl didn't stand a chance. We surrounded her, our hands closing around her arms and legs like vice grips. She struggled and kicked, but we held firm, our grip unyielding.

One of my brothers clamped a hand over her mouth, stifling her screams. Another brother grabbed her backpack, ripping it off her shoulders. I wrapped my arms around her waist, lifting her off the ground. She's lose her consciousness.

We tossed her into the sewer, and I followed close behind, my brothers at my heels. The water was cold and unforgiving, but we didn't care.

On our way suddenly we got hit by great wave. Things like this usually don't happen. Fortunately by us, we only need to keep forwarding so we can reach our base.

As we tumbled through the sewer, I wrapped my body around the girl, shielding her from the worst of the impact.

My brothers did the same, using their own bodies to cushion her falls and keep her from harm.

It was a twisted and perverse display of devotion, but we didn't care.

We would do whatever it took to keep her alive, to fulfill our dark purpose. We need her blood, The Great God Children Need to be feed with blood.

Even our body get battered from the impact with sewer wall and many object. It's just small sacrifice for appease our Great God.

And as we finally emerged from the sewer, I knew that we were one step closer to achieving our goal.

The water wave making our journey shorter. Maybe the water itself is God bless so we can finish today operation faster.

Some our brother forced to return early because got sniffed by those self called heroes. They just Dammed Heretics who blind that can't see our Great God cause.

****

Technerd Point of View

This lunatic cultist start to messing around again.

They been killed so many times yet they still sprout like grass. Keeping this lunatic in prison is the only good way to prevent them.

But when those dammed scales alien invader, they escaped from prison.

Doing a kidnaped spree. I swear this time I will torture them, permanently hurt they soul with pain and agony.

Before finally killing them. Let's see if they will still pop out on other place.

My drone found their track, when my dusk Monitor try to apprehended them. They just killing themselves.

We forced to ask heroes outside Dusk Monitor to help. If only Wusher still here, we will not need help from outside.

Wusher replacement is not that useful, he only can act light lamp. Having one of most powerful power yet so useless.

Why he have light power but not nearly powerful as Masked Sun.

I preferred pick miraculous, he's not having fame that time and also a decent fighters.

But I didn't think he will past me in term of popularity so soon.

Well maybe he's a good choice for helping us. He was lone wolf that wasn't interested in team, he will not threatening my position as Dusk Monitor Leader. His prestige already past me, his stealth also very good.

He act like damn assassin at alien invasion. It's decided then, he will the one helps us.

My decision isn't wrong, he succeeded found the dammed cultist. The problem here, they on underground. Battlefield that massively hindered me.