"Who is that guy?" Nagid confusedly asked. "They are getting away, damn it! And where the fuck is velvet?"
He tried to push away the people who were relentlessly attacking him like mindless zombies.
After he asked that, he heard a voice inside his head. "Nagid i'm tied up to a tree. I'm sorry but Niccolo was able to knock me out and captured me."
"Where are you?" he asked.
"I dont know. My eyes are covered. I maybe in the forest."
"I'm coming for you." As he teleported in the forest.
Sensing her telephatic power. He saw her right away. He untied her and removed the handkerchief on her face. Her face is bruised. And she's still a little bit dizzy.
"I'm sorry I got careless. He was able to sneak up on me."
"No its my fault I underestimated him. And he has help. Someone that can control the people in this loop. This man is powerful cause I didn't even sensed his presence."
"Should we track them down?" asked Velvet.
"No, We need to get to Doyle and Casmir fast. He wont leave his friend behind. He will come for them sooner or later."
"What about the Angel and the Devil? They could return any moment. And I don't think we can beat them without the council's help."
"I'll take care of them. And I already asked for reinforcement. So dont worry."
"They did not suspect a thing?" she asked.
"They are desperate to kill Niccolo. They don't care about the life sacrifices as long as we get his head. Truth is I'm almost tempted to keep him alive. Just to keep those bastards on their toes."
"You know you can't do that."
"I know."
"That Niccolo was raised human but I can sense the monster in him. If we kept him alive he could turn out worse than the council." Velvet told Nagid.
"Someone that's worse than the council? Thats almost an impossible feat."
"I'm not saying this to just motivate you to kill him. I'm saying it because I faced him. There's a sleeping monster inside him. And soon it will wake up. And he won't be contained."
"He sure fooled me. Lets rescue Samael. His poison doesnt work on the people in this loop." they teleported back to the plaza and then took their comrade with them and in second they're back with Doyle and Casmir.
"Reinforcement will come. Get rid of Janus."
"Should we kill him now?" Asked Samael the poison maker.
"No Doyle will do it." Doyle approached Janus and put some sand on him which he got from his bag.
"You wont get away with this." As Doyle took the key from him he turned into a witch doll. And hide him inside his bag.
"We already did." Nagid said.
"Noobs" the ghost witch just sneered at him.
"You never used a doll?" Akana asked as they try to stop casmir's attack.
"You think a powerful witch like me needs a prop?"
"You sure need me."
"Not if I were alive." She again touched her and absorbed a bit of her power. And then focus her attack on Casmir by throwing fireballs at him. It barely hurt him but atleast it stop his attack.
"Casmir you're taking too much time. Hurry up." Nagid commanded.
He then concentrated all his energy on his knuckle and in all his might punched the barrier. The barrier didn't disappear but he was able to create an opening and that's what all Nagid needs. He teleported and in a snap of an eye he's in front of Kai who wasn't able to react before he knocked him down. Then he faced Akana whose even as a trained fighter is no match when it comes to his speed. He punched her stomach.
"Sorry princess, " he said. As she fell down from pain.
Then he put a sticker on the ghost. And thats when the barrier completely disappears.
"Doyle do it now."
Doyle put sands on both Kai and Akana and they turned into dolls. He put the dolls inside his bag.
"Now we just need to kill Niccolo."
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"What is this place?" I look at the huge house where Joseph brought me. Outside it looks like a normal house but inside it's huge. It's no surprise since he controls this loop. Everything inside this loop he probably can manipulate.
"My crib, what else? You can hide here for a while until Eelie and Lucian return." he said.
"You should have just given us the key. Then none of these would have happened."
"You want things given to you on a silver platter? Why do you think Miftah chose to save your life?"
"I have not received anything that doesn't require me to suffer tremendous pain or put my life in dangerl. And I don't even know Miftah. I don't know his motive or yours. I just want to save my friends. Those people over there didn't even flinch when they killed their comrades. They won't hesitate to kill Akana and Kai." I said.
"You look like your mother. Well atleast your eyes. Miftah and I know your mother. I guess your human side did take after her. Always worried about others."
"My mother? I never met her. Do you also know her? Wait, are you even human?"
"Yes I am. I'm like those mercenaries. I'm a human with special abilities. Miftah saved me before."
"What's your ability?"
"I can manipulate people's memory."
"Their whole memory?"
"No, not everything. Just a part of it. I can erase some of your memories and add a fake one."
"You're very scary then. Did you erase mine?"
"What do you remember?"
"Nothing but I saw some remnants of it in my dreams and even in my waking life. You do know about it right?"
"Well you're scarier than me that's for sure." he commented.
"That's all they say. That I'm the scary one. The potential bringer of doom. But I couldn't even remember what I'm capable of. Can you bring back the memory I lost?" I asked him.
"Would you want me to? I don't have to do anything honestly. My power's effect on the likes of you is only temporary. You will regain it soon. I just don't know if what you'll remember will bring you happiness or pain."
"How will I know it's not manipulated?"
"You'll know." but as he said it he seemed to sense something that caused him to look agitated.
"What's wrong?"
"Some powerful entities are trying to enter the loop. They probably asked for extra help from the council. We need to go."
"Where are we going?"
"We're going to hide back in the forest and then rescue your friends. I think they are planning to sell them to the highest bidder. Are you ready to fight?"
"No but I have no choice."