Chapter 4: God and Goddess of Darkness

Lumia and Yuni were making their way back to the castle when the surrounding area got strangely quiet. Someone then suddenly lunge out of the shadows towards Yuni. Lumia got in front of Yuni, drew her sword, and swung it at them. They ducked under it and tried to slip past Lumia only to be smack, in the face, by the back of her left hand as she spun her body in a circle. The person flew backwards, slamming into a wall, as nineteen more people crawl out of the shadows slowly. They surrounded Lumia and Yuni from all sides leaving no room for them to escape.

"Twenty against one, seems fair."

Sixteen men, including the one who got struck before, rush towards Lumia while four women rush towards Yuni. The men swung their swords at Lumia and Yuni while rushing in and out. So as to not be struck by Lumia while also trying to make an opening for their female companion. But Lumia parried all of their attacks and manage to grab one of the men by their legs. She then threw him towards the four women, who all avoided him. They ran around the battle trying to see a chance to slip in and kidnap Yuni, but every time they thought they saw an opening Lumia would be blocking their way. Despite being attack from all sides Lumia protected Yuni wonderfully like a graceful dancer.

The enemy started to get irritated at how long it was taking so they had two of the women join in the attack. But even with eighteen people attacking, Lumia showed no openings, and soon the battle stop. As they were all exhausted, sweat dripping down their heads, and panting hard to catch their breath. Lumia on the other hand showed no signs of being tired.

"Was that all? I'm just barely getting warmed up."

"Tch, as we thought she's pretty strong and skilled. If her brother was here it be over right now."

"Good thing, we decided to have the dragon clan take care of him."

"So... how long do you plan to make me wait?"

The enemies all stop whispering at each other to look at Lumia, who looked more then ready to continue. 

"Guess we'll have to go with plan b. Submit to us or we'll kill all the little kids in the church you visited."

"Oh... is that so?"

Lumia distance herself from Yuni as she started to radiate a dark energy around her. This made her enemies stiffen with fear.

"J-Just so you know, if anything happens to us and we can't report back they'll kill them."

"I see, then it's fine to do this quickly. Time to eat."

After saying that, a black energy wrapped around each of them, and drifted off their body towards Lumia. All of them then fell onto the ground knocked out, as Lumia absorb all of it, and after she was done the aura around Lumia return to normal. She then sheath her sword, pick up Yuni in her arms, and ran off back towards the church. Little did she know Vain had followed Freena to the church. The moment Freena walked in everyone turn their heads toward her. After several more steps she stood besides a tall man wearing a black cloak. He had a sword attach to his waist as well as several scrolls and shackles.

"Have you done what I ask?"

"Yes."

Freena gave a cold reply as she was no more then a puppet to him. Vain notice ten kids shivering in a corner of the building along with two priests. The sister was hugging them trying to keep them calm. As the injure father laid on the ground unconscious. The man grin at Freena's response and was going to place his dirty hands on her body. But before he could, Vain stuck his hand out of the man's shadow, grab his leg, and threw him causing him to crash through a few benches before slamming into a wall.

Vain rose out of the shadow and remove his coat. He threw it towards the children and sister. It flew towards them slowly before wrapping around them and Vain's devouring arm appear. Making everyone take a few steps away from him. The man, Vain threw, stood up slowly and gave him an angry look.

"You b*****d, who are you?"

"No point in telling you. You'll be dead in a few seconds."

"Fine then, Freena get him!"

"Yes."

Vain struck her hard in the stomach with his right hand, knocking her unconscious, as he gently place her on the ground. Vain then started to walk slowly towards the man. All of his allies rush at Vain, only to retreat back after one got devour by his left hand.

"Anyone else want some?"

A few of them shook their heads while the others, threw away their fear, and rush back at him. After Vain's left arm ate all of his opponents, he walk over, and stood in front of their leader. Vain gripped his face, his whole body turn black, and was absorb into his left hand. When Vain look behind him the rests of the group had vanish. So he made his devouring arm vanish and look towards the sister and children. He walk over to them and was about to take his coat back. When he was struck, by a kick, against the left of his rib cage. Vain then slam into a wall before falling onto the ground.

"Don't touch them!"

"Say that first! You stupid b***h."

"Eh, Vain that was you?"

"Of course that was me. God f*****g damn it." Vain slowly stood up as he said that.

"Oh ehehehe, my bad."

"My bad, my a*s."

The group of children hugged Lumia and Yuni crying. As the sister stood up and handed Vain's coat back to him.

"So I take it you dealt with them?"

"Yeah, that's pretty much what happen."

Vain took back his coat and put it on, sliding his finger along the collar and securing the left side with the chain.

"I see, I owe you one."

"How about two since you attack me."

"Hm... I'll think about it. Besides it's not my fault you're suspicious looking."

"Why you..."

Lumia pass the crying children to Yuni as she walk towards the laying priests on the ground. She started to use healing magic on him and after a while he slowly woke up. Vain then walk over to Freena's body and lifted her up onto his right shoulder. Everyone thanked Vain as he walked away from the group of smiling faces.

The group that left the church look back to see if they were being follow by anyone. Seeing that no one was following them, they breath a sigh of relieve. That is until they heard someone speaking to them.

"You guys been bad. So you'll need to be punish."

They all look around to see where the voice was coming from. One of them pointed above towards a man crouching on top a roof.

"He's up there."

"Yay, you spotted me. Now be good and go to sleep."

The man in white clothes and coat with a red scarf around his neck pulled out two guns. He pointed them at the group and pulled the trigger.