"...uhhhh..."

  Meanwhile, Shokei regains consciousness after being psyched out by Corvida's psychic powers. As she wakes up, she notices a different scenario. Shokei looks to see that she is at the basement of the mansion. She also notices that she was being put in a strange gss casket and both her arms and feet are locked with shackles. Shokei tried to move around inside the casket, but the shackles keep her in pce.

  "Ahhh, I'm amused to see that you're awake, sve."

  Shokei hears Corvida's voice inside the room. The sorceress watches her from a distance, and she went over to check on her.

  "...I remember this area." Shokei said, recalling her memory. "This is where you punish your sves...especially me in this very room."

  "Hmmph, you knew too well around here." Corvida said with a smile. "I'm amused that you have returned back to me. In fact, I deeply missed you here and all the time when I punished you in this room for your misdeeds and disobedience."

  "The hell with that!" Shokei talked back at her. "What are you going to do to me? What is your intention?"

  "Oh, my intention?" Corvida asked. "This promise will mentally drain the living life out of you. Let me hope that this will haunt you forever. Inside this casket I've prepared, you will feel my wraith that I am about do on you."

  "And nothing physical that would damage me?" Shokei asked. "Yeah, I doubt that you have any chance to hurt me yet."

  "Hmmph." Corvida shakes her head. "Your talk is cheap young sve. Little words that you say to me won't even bother me."

  Shokei sighed and tried to break free from the shackles.

  "These shackles I have generated are break proof. Trying to set yourself free from the chains won't be strong enough for you to escape." Corvida said to her.

  Shokei struggled as she tries to get the shackles off of her wrists. Her ankles are also bounded with the same material as she is cuffed below.

  "By the way...I have something to say." Corvida said.

  "Huh?" Shokei looks up at the sorceress.

  "If I have to be honest, I am not really Corvida."

  "W-What?!" Shokei said as she blinked.

  "Take a good look at me." The imposter tells her. "And I'm sure you can't tell if I am lying to you."

  Shokei looks at the face of Corvida. She stares at her in the eyes as she tries to read her.

  Hmmm...her eyes. Corvida's eyes are always cold blue...sinister and deadly...w-wait a minute! This isn't right! Wh-what's going on?!

  Shokei can clearly remember what the past sorceress looks like. Now she can tell that the imposter is posing as the cruel sorceress.

  "Hold on a sec!" Shokei said, figuring out the problem. "Your eyes...no...there's no way you're the damn sorceress..."

  "Serves you right, Emissary."

  The fake Corvida grinned and then snaps her fingers. The imposter reverts back to its original form and then Shokei can tell who it really was behind the disguise.

  "Hauntmystic!" Shokei said to her, now with an angry expression. "I should've known better."

  "You figured me out Emissary." The Necromutant said. "And if you're willing to know more, I know who Corvida was too."

  "Wha...seriously?!" Shokei said as she felt surprised to hear this.

  "Interested? Fine, I'll tell you..." Hauntmystic begin. "Corvida was my sister's name. Yes, she was a Necromutant in a past life. On the day that you have escaped from my sister's sewing factory, her reign of business went extinct. The sves that she used to have in the factory were rescued by soldiers from Mercasaea. That fateful day, Corvida was overthrown by a warrior that was too powerful for her to take on. She was detained and beaten by the King's guards. She ended up being executed for her crimes and was torched on a pole to her death. The pain and suffering that she caused among the young that she escorted to her factory and ensved them to do her bidding reflected on the heinous acts that she had done. I was unable to do anything as I saw her engulfed in fmes, fearing that a witch hunt would weigh down on me. Those imbecile humans will pay for what they have done to my sister..."

  "...I see..." Shokei said, listening to the backstory.

  Hauntmystic takes a moment as she closed her eyes.

  "I never knew you had a sister...I give you that." Shokei said. "However, the heinous acts that she had done toward me were considered serious. I could have died here...but I am fortunate to be alive. Corvida did get what was coming to her, and I don't feel sorry for her death at all. Period."

  The Necromutant opens her eyes and grew angry. She looks down at Shokei with a devious look.

  "Maybe you won't forgive her for her part in torturing you." Hauntmystic said angrily. "This is why I have decided to do something in my sister's honor."

  Shokei listened.

  "I'll tell you what I am about to do to you in a minute." Hauntmystic said. "I know that you and your allies have arrived in this abandoned town, looking for something particur. Whatever it is, you won't find it in this area."

  "Wait, what?!" Shokei blinked. "Are you serious?"

  "Of course, I am." The Necromutant nodded. "And I won't tell you where its located at all."

  "Grrrr...." Shokei growled as the enemy declined to mention the whereabouts of the book.

  "Get mad at me if you want Emissary. But this is where I draw the line here..."

  Hauntmystic snaps her fingers. From above appears a dark and mysterious party ball. Shokei looks to see that the ball is above her and it centers where the gss casket is.

  "I'm going to make you scream for mercy until your st breath." Hauntmystic tells her. "This basement here is where no one will be able to hear or find you. You will, however, experience the biggest shock of your life."

  Hauntmystic looks at the party ball. Raising her eyebrows twice, the party ball opens. Shokei looks to see that the ball has opened and what she saw coming out was unexpected. The party ball contained a mix of insects that rained down inside. A series of cockroaches, water bugs, spiders, leeches, and other crawling insects came out as it went inside the casket.

  Shokei shrieked as she felt the critters touching her body. Her fear of bugs came around her as she becomes scared, frightened of the insects that are crawling all over her legs to her chest and up on her neck. Shokei screamed as she felt more insects coming inside the casket. The gss casket was nearly full of bugs inside and Hauntmystic used her magic to seal the casket. With the gss casket sealed, Shokei screams inside as she is full of fear of being overthrown by the crawling bugs around all over her body.

  "AHHHHHHHH!!! NOOOOOOOO!!!"

  Shokei screams her lungs out as the insects are freaking her out. An endless swarm of tears rolled out of her eyes as she feels the bugs crawling on her face. Her arms and ankles are still shackled as she is unable to break herself free. Hauntmystic ughs as she is amused to see the Emissary in a terrifying state.

  "Now if you excuse me, I'll pay a visit to see what your allies are up to." Hauntmystic said.

  Hauntmystic vanished as she exits the area. Shokei is trapped inside the gss casket with a lot of insects inside. She feels hopeless as she screams inside and moves herself inside the casket.

  "HELP!! HELP!! HELP!! GET ME OUT OF HERE!!!"

  In the housing section of Amia, Lei the Bck Death is dealing with Rei at the moment. She looks down at her captive as the Necromutant is in awe of how Rei sleeps peacefully. Sadako is on the other side as she peeks through the small hole in order to get a glimpse of what the Necromutant is about to do to her. The Bck Death gets close to her captive's face as she shows amusement in seeing Rei.

  "You have a pretty face there." The Necromutant said to her. "Soon, I will make you become a part of me, and I'll have you join the Necromutants."

  "A-HEM!"

  "Hmm?!"

  Bck Death felt disturbed as she looks around to find out who else was inside the room. Not Sadako as she is observing to what she sees through the small hole. From the closet, Sadako can see that there is a figure in a Jester's outfit, made of monochrome and has a beauty appeal. Simir to Bck Death's wardrobe, but more elegant and fancier.

  "Si, sister?!" Bck Death called out. "How...umm, what are you doing here?"

  "That's a question I want to know." The Necromutant said. "We meet again young sister."

  "Same to you, Malicious." Bck Death said, mentioning the name.

  "That's Lotea to you!" Malicious said back at her. "Geez, are you forgetting about me tely?"

  "Hey, I didn't forget about you!" Bck Death said to her. "I was too occupied with that Emissary and her allies. It's not like I have to report to you all the time, even if you're Fozoworu's right-handed delinquent."

  So...they're sisters... Sadako thought.

  "Whatever..." Malicious said with a shrug. "Anyways, Hazon sent me here to assist you on defeating the Emissary of Light and her allies."

  "Oh, so that's why you appear out of nowhere." Bck Death said.

  "Yeah." The Necromutant's sister nodded.

  "But...why he sent you here to help me?" Bck Death asked. "Besides, I'm good enough to handle this myself."

  "Really?" Malicious asked. "Then again, we work as a unit for the Necromutants. Don't you forget that."

  "Right, right..." Bck Death said, rolling her eyes a little.

  "C'mon now, you can't do this all alone." Malicious tells her. "I can be a big help to defeat that Emissary and retrieve those gems. How's she doing this?"

  "If I remember right that Emissary has a map that indicates the location of the gems." Bck Death said.

  "Really?" Malicious asked. "The map might not be an ordinary map that our enemy possess."

  "Heh, you thought ahead of me." Bck Death said.

  "Then you should make her retrieve the gems until you decide to kill her for it." Malicious said. She noticed the Necromutat's captive on the bed. "Hmm, and who's this over there?"

  "Oh her?" Bck Death pointed and said, "That here is one of the Emissary's closet allies."

  "Really?" Malicious asked, checking Rei out.

  Bck Death nodded.

  "I see that this one is...appealing." Malicious said and asked. "So...what are you pnning to do with her?"

  "Hmmph." Bck Death smiled and looked at Rei. "To me, this one's personal."

  "Do tell." The Jester insisted.

  "I have found a very unique sense within this human." Bck Death said. "Not because of her looks, but something more. I sense a wave of deviancy within her."

  "Hmmm..." Malicious said, listening to this. "Go on..."

  "For some reason..." Bck Death continued. "I'm getting vibes within her. There is something within this being...and she appears to be hiding her past self."

  "...really?" Malicious asked, giving her sister a look.

  "What? You don't believe me?" Bck Death goes over to Rei. "Fine. Let me experience what I'm feeling from her."

  Bck Death pces her hand on top of Rei's forehead. She closed her eyes and became focused for a minute. Suddenly, the Necromutant is getting a vision from out of Rei. She visions herself in a forest and sees that it was nighttime. The vision fshes forward as she can see that there is a cabin engulfed in fmes and from there, a vision to see that someone is walking away from the incident. The current of the fshback was too powerful for her that it bckened the Necromutant's vision. She gets her hand off of Rei's forehead and backs away to a wall. The Necromutant blinks a few times as Malicious looks at her.

  "Well...what happened?" Malicious asked.

  The Bck Death closed her eyes as she gives herself seconds to stimute her senses.

  "Hello? I'm waiting." Malicious called out to her sister.

  Bck Death takes a deep breath to breathe. Then, she looks back at her sister.

  "Now...tell me what happened?" Malicious asked again.

  "Woah, ho ho...you have no idea what I have visioned." Bck Death tells her. "It felt dark...then I saw fmes coming out from a cabin...and I believe I saw 'her' walking down a path from the fiery incident."

  "...That's...interesting." Malicious said.

  The sisters look directly at Rei for a minute. Bck Death shakes her head as she recovers from her mind reading skill that she used. Malicious stares at Rei and then she felt the sudden vibe through her skin.

  "You're onto something, sis." Malicious said. "There is a strong sense of negative energy from this captive of yours."

  "I know right?" Bck Death said. "There is something worthy inside the soul of this precious human of mine...and from what I've seen in her past, she has potential to become one of us."

  "Quite." Malicious nodded.

  "Not only that, but her fighting is also outstanding and powerful." Bck Death said. "When I see talent from this individual, it felt like love at first sight to me. This woman here is a beauty."

  "Sounds like you have a crush on her." Malicious said.

  "Oh! Err..." Bck Death said, feeling off guard as she stumbled.

  "It seems you have some special interest with the Emissary's ally." Malicious said to her sister. "I can see it in you sis. The infatuation."

  "I...well, I guess you can say that." Bck Death said. "However, I really don't want to admit it in front of her."

  "But you have been with the Emissary's allies long enough, right?" Malicious asked. "I can sense that you have a crush..."

  "I said I don't want to admit it in front of her." Bck Death said back at her sister. "I really...don't want the Emissary's allies to find out."

  "That's true..." The Jester said. "Either way, you still need to focus on the mission. Fozoworu is really expecting you to do your part in keeping up with that Emissary as she finds those gems."

  Sadako hears the conversation between the two sisters. She moves away from the hole and gathers her thoughts on what she saw.

  I can't believe it...our own ally is a Necromutant...in disguise? And she has a sister? Whatever this is, we could be in great danger...and Shokei has no idea that an enemy is among us.

  Before she could look any further, Sadako looks down at her feet. She sees a dead rat on the floor. This made her gasped as she steps back.

  "Ahhh!!" Sadako screamed.

  Her scream brought the attention to the Necromutants as they hear someone screaming outside the room.

  "The hell was that?!" Bck Death asked.

  "Seems like we were spied nearby." Malicious said.

  "Let's take that person out! Now!" Bck Death said.

  Sadako hears this and she quickly heads downstairs to exit the house. She managed to flee out of the house, but then she was caught off guard as she feels her head being wrapped around the legs by Malicious. Sadako feels the weight of the Necromutant on her and she falls to the ground. Malicious held Sadako by the thighs as she keeps her in pce. Bck Death appeared in front of her as she looks down at her spy.

  "Ah, and it seems that we have been eavesdropped." Bck Death said.

  Sadako grunts as she tries to break free from the hold.

  "I bet you have listened to us." Bck Death said. "You knew everything from what we were saying. And you probably heard us regarding about your dear ally."

  "Ughhhh!!" Sadako grunts as she feels the pressure of the thighs squeezing the sides of her head.

  As Sadako tries to break away from the grasp of Malicious strong thighs, Bck Death decided to do something. She emits a white aura of magic through her hand and then proceeds to target Sadako's forehead. Her magic did the trick as Sadako felt the effect of the magic hitting her face. She stopped struggling as she falls into a deep sleep. Malicious gets off of her and looks at Sadako on the floor.

  "What did you do?" Malicious asked.

  "Dissolving grey." Bck Death said. "I simply erased her memory while she's in a deep sleep. She won't remember what just happened in our conversation."

  "Sounds perfect." Malicious said. "But...you didn't kill her."

  "Of course not." Bck Death said. "Not yet at least."

  Malicious looks to see her sister turns to her.

  "I need you to put her somewhere where neither of her party members will find her." Bck Death tells her. "She won't wake up from her spell within an hour."

  "That I can do." Malicious said.

  "Great." Bck Death said. "And be quick on it too! I'm sure the Emissary's allies are around, and we cannot get spotted."

  "Ok ok." Malicious said, taking Sadako in her arms.

  The Necromutant vanished as she takes Sadako away from the scene. Bck Death reverts back to her human form as Lei. She quietly returns to the house.