Lula's Dilemma: A Place to Return

A boy standing in front of them. Wearing the same unbuttoned white shirt with checkered red shirt underneath. Same height, same facial feature, and same disheveled hair. Almost all painted in black, including the shirt and pants all together.

'Why me?! Of all people that the voidlings can transform into, why me?' Niva is more confused than scared. But he decides to stay away from them first. Somewhat curious to see will unfold.

"I … um … w-will do anything to see Niva happy," says Lula to the Black Niva, stuttering her speech.

'What?!' Niva blushes. Not a full three minutes in, his ears just heard something unbelievable. His mind is traveling right now. She is the last person that he can think of to say such a thing.

He does not know whom he should be more scared of, Lula or the voidlings. But hiding here is maybe the best option. Seeing that the voidling can run at an insane speed.

"You ran away from your past mistake and tried to fit in with my group. Are you crazy or something?" asks the black Niva as it crosses its arms.

Strangely enough, Black Niva sounds so much more like him. Its intonation and slang used are also the same. The blue haired boy can see how cool the black version of him over there.

'Does she not realize that the 'me' in front of her is a fake?' A thought comes to him. It looks so obvious from Niva's hiding place that the whole encounter with the voidlings seems theatrical; all of this is like an elaborate act.

He keeps thinking why he is almost swayed to this kind of thing.

"Me and Lynel do not need a liar in our team, especially with a killer that murdered her own lord," impersonates the voidling.

"Stop!" screams Lula. "It was … an accident! I don't know that my hand can poison him."

Niva can see the source of her previous hysteric scream. Just like Black Krilo, Black version of Niva can also see its victim's past, and uses them as much as it wants. Lula is practically like an open book in its eyes.

"It is strictly forbidden for [Toxinizer] class to work as a servant. But you do it anyway. If only your father is not the close friend of Lord Farathor."

Lula is on the brink of screaming again.

Black Niva laughs. "However, that is all in the past. From my observation, you have changed. And I am proud of you."

Lula's eyes turn from grief to surprise in an instant. A new concern is plaguing Niva's mind once again. The roasting that it had done, that is how it attracts the poor lady by tugging on her feelings.

"Here, come closer. Grab my hand so that we can get through all the hardship together." It sugar coated its word.

Lula quickly walks towards Black Niva. Like a fly that is attracted to empty promise. Niva is cursing himself for not making a pact with [The Puppeteer] to Lula.

Shervo starts to growl louder. Still standing between the two of them. Niva silently congratulates her. However, she can only prolong for a brief moment. As a compfreund can only attack when ordered to.

Niva is starting to make his way behind the black version of him. Seeing that the situation is not getting any better. Thankfully, his surroundings are loaded with flea markets. So many places that he can get through without being seen.

Lula stops for a moment, seeing that her compfreund tries to tell her something by growling.

"The Void? Is it all true?" Lula is now asking the Black Niva.

Black Niva nods. "It's all true. Just think about it, light from The Nature is never going to save you and your circumstances. We, The Void shall grant you a wish. You want to live a normal life with Niva and Lynel? Just name it. Everything will come true."

'That is Lula's greatest desire. Make sense because she has no one to turn to. No place for her to return, other than with us,' thinks Niva. All of her previous predicament that leads her to where she is now is saddening to him.

Lula whispers something in Shervo's ear. Patting her head in the process. Her face somewhat mellowing. The red compfreund instantly move to the side while bending her head down. Disappointed with how her companion treated her.

"That is really good to hear," smiles Lula, she is surprisingly calm. "I am disappointed in myself when I talked to Niva in a junkie condition, and also when I occasionally make my compfreund a test subject for my dreams to make a [Doctor] potion. But … this is not how you make a redemption for yourself. The only way is to become who you are, I realize that when I hurt you with my [Acidic Melting Point] before."

"What do you mean by that?" asks the voidling confused. At the same time, Niva has just realized that Shervo is now behind the voidling. It does not realize that it has been surrounded.

"It means that I refuse any of your offer," declares Lula as she grabs one of her concoctions from her bag. It is different from the green color that the previous one has. This one shines an orange light. Somewhat similar to torch light.

"I will help everyone by killing you. Now lets see what happens when this [Exploding Matter] goes inside you?"

The voidling turns back to flee. But instead, turns around to see a barrage of [Breath Fire]. Unleashing fireballs that hit the voidlings.

It screams in agony just like with Black Krilo. It reveals deep and overlapping sounds. Lula walks slowly towards the abomination. She looks down on the thing and pours the shining liquid in its mouth and whole body.

The shining potion unleashes a high frequency sound. Similar to a barrage from The Colossus that destroyed his town. Suddenly the duo companion runs away. Niva follows behind them. Without caring that the action will blow his cover as a spectator.

A loud explosion blows everything in its radius.