"Lack's still alive," she informed him pointing to the mirror. "It seems the guild masters were protected by their guildsmen. Even so, their numbers are significantly diminished, Father."
~~~
Chibi stood in the hallway near the Loki's chamber listening to what was going on. Tears streamed down her cheeks. Momo stood with her, his black eyes glistening. Loki's laughter floated to them. Chibi glanced at Momo, who was looking the other way. Jemini strode into view, Chibi eyes softened towards her old friend.
"Chibi~," Jemini purred touching her cheek. "You poor thing. You're crying," Jemini turned to face Momo. "You too…" She took a hold of their wrists and dragged them into the chamber. "Master Loki will make everything all better! Just you watch." Chibi and Momo walked with her not resisting.
Loki looked up and watched their progress towards him. "I knew it was ineffective." Loki stood and met Jemini in the middle of the room. "Did you bring them?" he asked her. Jemini nodded and handed him a small chest. Opening it, Loki pulled out two dark bracelets. Holding them up in front of Momo and Chibi, he said "Remove your right gloves." Complying, Loki locked the bracelets into place. Jemini watched as the bracelets sunk into their skin until it looked like the bracelet was a purple bruise around their wrists. "Put your gloves back on and create for me ten more doppelgangers of the same variety as the test doppelgangers."
"As you wish," Chibi replied. She and Momo bowed and left the room.
Jemini raised her eyebrow. "What were those?" she asked Loki. "I haven't seen them before."
"Those are bracelets made with my Whispers," Loki replied sitting back on his throne. "They act like the shards but instead of creating absolute obedience they cause the wearer to be trapped within the mind of their own body. Basically, their body retains basic functions, their knowledge in Alchemy, and the ability to speak."
Jemini looked at her own wrist where the shard from a doppelganger sword was lodged. Absolute obedience, huh…
Loki looked at her. "Absolute obedience, Jemini. I want you to run into the wall for me." Jemini bowed and ran into the wall. Her eyes watered. "That is absolute obedience. You have freedom to do as you wish but when I give you an order you are compelled to obey it." Jemini rubbed her nose and left the room before she was ordered to do anything else.
~~~
Lack sat with his head in his hands. Out of everyone who fought the four doppelgangers, only himself, the other guild masters, JohnFlora, Tadakono and Phenomenon survived the blast. They took the rest to the Fight Club Infirmary to recover. Those were definitely something Chibi would make. Reaching for his belt, he drew Chibi's Azoth out and held it tightly.
MikeRex sat next to him, not noticing what Lack was holding. "Feeling down? I felt the same way when Momo sent his own doppelgangers against my guild. It was a horrible feeling because I didn't know Loki kidnapped him."
"How did you find out?" Lack asked, his voice shaky. "It hurts to feel like Chibi's doing this deliberately."
"Momo…" MikeRex began. "Momo appeared one day with Loki. He commanded the doppelgangers that forced my guildsmen to obey Loki. Momo had tears falling continuously and towards the end when John and I were the only ones standing, Momo called out to us to help him. Loki took him away. I believe Loki used a control spell or something on him and it broke down the more he saw his fellow guildsmen fall under the swords of his doppelgangers."
Lack laughed causing MikeRex to jump. "I can't believe we're talking like this. It's so strange. We're normally fighting, aren't we?" MikeRex nodded and laughed with him.
"I'm glad someone's having a laugh," Rena said walking towards them. "As for me, I snuck into Loki's castle." MikeRex and Lack stared at her. "It was difficult. There are many guards. The control device being used on Chibi and Momo is a bracelet made from a Loki's Whisper. It traps the bearer within their own mind. That's all I got. A guard almost caught me at the door."
Lack stared at the Azoth in his hand. I wonder… Chibi uses it to unravel the alchemical structure of the doppelgangers. Could it be used to set Chibi free from Loki as well? Lack leaned back and looked up at Rena. "How are you able to sneak into these places without being caught?"
Rena smiled and waved her hand creating a black Warp Portal-like hole. "Shadow granted me the power to move through shadows. Anyone holding onto me can move through them too. There are some places I can't reach, like Valhalla, but I can reach Loki's castle. I've relayed all information to Novus already so Kashy and the Hidden Gods know what's going on. If we break any laws, they'll have no right to punish us for them."
"That's the least of our troubles," MikeRex murmured.
~~~
Chibi sat in front of two windows. She knew what had happened. "You're Chibi aren't you," a voice sounded behind her. Turning around, she saw another pair of windows with a different view to hers and beneath them was Momo.
"Yeah," she replied. "This feels weird. I'm here but not there." She pointed to the windows. "It's like I'm inside some giant robot."
"Tried your emergency network?" Momo asked. "I can't use mine. I'm the new guild master of Grand Lethal. My call would go to Grand Lethal members if it were to go through."
"I haven't tried," Chibi replied closing her eyes. "I can feel the communication thread but it's difficult to grasp." She laid down. "I'll keep trying…"
"It's probably our only option now," Momo added laying down facing her. "I hope it works."
"I hope so to, Momo…"
~~~
"Lack," Tadakono whined. "I keep hearing this buzzing in my ears. Well more like in my mind rather than my ears."
"I hear it too," Phenomenon added. Syaoran nodded in agreement.
"I know," Lack replied closing his eyes. "I hear it too. Though I hear more than buzzing."
The room fell silent. The buzzing grew louder. The four focused their power into the emergency system to enhance the sound. Lack…Trapped… Ten Doppelgangers… Leave… Not Safe… They strained their power, forcing it into the system. Lack felt as if he was turning himself inside-out.
Tadakono opened his eyes and stared and everyone. "How are we suppose to move everyone? Does she mean ten doppelgangers coming here?"
"Rena," Lack's voice began to change from shaky to his normal strong voice. "Can you shift people from infirmary into the deepest levels of Fight Club dungeons? I'll seal off the entrance. Fight Club is no longer safe for us to stay here." He strode inside leaving Rena stunned.
"Uh…" Rena looked at Tadakono. "He wants to bury them before they're dead?" Tadakono shook his head. "Then why?"
"It seems Chibi can reach the Emergency System since it's a piece of Fight Club that is build into our minds," Tadakono replied. "She just warned us of ten doppelgangers. I don't think she knows that she's reaching us. She's repeating it over and over again."
"Right," Rena leapt into action. "Lets get them moved and then we'll put our own plan into action."
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