BoC: the devil children-ch 1

year 084 of Laplace, the year where the most maniacal scientist lived has died a horrible death.

everything has been much chaotic ever since and even the children of the sacred have been affected.

Ron and Maya, children of humans, have been granted skills of unknown properties, Ron has been capable of reacting and seeing things faster, every human action has been predicted for every second, time for him was so slow that even the sticks and stones Maya throw at him were easily evaded.

Maya has been given capabilities to throw everything in pinpoint accuracy, Ron's evasion may have been quick but Maya's throws, through so many days of training manages to throw items so quick even Ron's slow time seemed normal but in a normal person's perspective, it was so fast that no one couldn't even keep up with it.

both of them were not on the same wavelength, in all cases, they would fight in unexpected proportions, but after a few years, some masked men took them two to a place no race has ever seen before.

Maya was trained to properly aim but she didn't need training, she dueled with multiple people and won every time, but her foolhardiness poked the master of the catacombs, they dueled each other in such a way that one had to be tended because of the wounds that were fatal, Maya aimed everywhere she wanted, everything was pinpoint accuracy but there was one thing that never ticked her mind. even with the injuries, the master was still standing, he took the needle out of his arm and threw it back to her, Maya realized her mistakes and dodged the needle, it was close and fast, it was enough to cut Maya's part of her hair, Maya retaliated and hit everywhere she wanted, it was as if she planned it all, she hit the hands and fingers, the ankles so that his movement was hindered, the master on the other hand, keep throwing around her chest and around her head. if it wasn't for Maya's quick reflexes from continuous training then she might've lost an eye. every barrage the Master of the catacombs throw Maya would dodge them, each throw he gives creates a lesson in Maya's mind, she has learned to hit the most vital parts of the body but even knowing that the barrage wouldn't stop, Maya's beginning to lose composure and immediately surrendered, most of the people understood the meaning behind it, Maya wasn't hit in any way but the Master was hit in almost every part, some have seen Maya winning but others saw it as a lesson for Maya. Maya looked at the back of her and saw the pins and needles stuck in it, she has noticed one part that scared her, all of the needles was aimed in her vitals, not only the eyes but every part that could've killed her, from this moment, she has seen a new light from their Master and has trained to know what vital parts to hit and what movement the other person will do to evade,

Ron trained martial arts and pacifying the enemy, he excelled in every class the catacombs gave him. but it was almost seen as amateur fighting, the current ace dueled him in one on one hand combat, Ron disgustingly smiled and said: "Bring it on!". if a 3rd party that has been seasoned from battle to see this spar then Ron would've been fighting amateurish while her enemy was able to distinguish every movement Ron has.

fighting his enemy just proved to himself that he's still green in fighting, he has never fought people that could evade his quick movements. Ron trained harder than any people in the catacombs and has secluded himself until he could fight.

after a few years of training, both of them have become the strongest of the catacombs, no one can rival their strength besides each other, they have fought each other that their wins and loss hasn't risen, they have been drawing every sparring match they do, they have been the symbol of the hardship of the darkside of Laplace. they have become mercenaries, partners in crime, although they still despised the rivalry they have with each other, only proving themselves by completing the client's missions.

"Ron, how many times do I have to say? we should be going with a much safer quest!"

"you don't expect me to babysit a noble who's crooked to the core!?"

"even if we need to protect a foul one it's much better to survive than to die here wouldn't it?"

both of them were not in the best scenarios, dangers that haunt them in every mission, tasked to kill even the foulest or the kindest person, if the pay was big enough then they would complete it with no regret.

one mission was the last mission of theirs in the catacombs, tasked to kill the most powerful merchant in all of Laplace, and they were tasked to silently assassinate her, the name of their target; Theia Aiha. their target was the most influential one yet, and her backer is Kirin Aiha, the one who has in control of the most powerful people of Laplace; Naoya, Liliya and Mei. this mission will truly test their skills learned for the past 120 years.

both of them have been enlisted as a maid and a butler, Ron changed his name to Rohel but Maya kept hers, they have studied the schedule their master has and theorized so many ways to assassinate their target without any people noticing.

"Hey, Maya, how can we kill her? her schedule are always together with both of the strongest people in their military"

"shut up for one sec, I can't think if you always blabber and complain, why don't you try to be useful?"

[Rohel, I need you right now]

[y-yes, Lady Theia]

[It's 'my Lady', I hope you don't mistake that again]

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"drat... I lost her"

"then don't make a mistake again... honestly"

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"ahh, it's the rivals, how are you two today?"

"A-ah! miss Yin, do you have a schedule with Lady Theia today?"

"hmm... just checking up on my latest equipment, how're you two today anyway?"

"We are... currently on hold, no current task for us"

"Oh? really? then nothing's weird then, and do warn, Theia doesn't like to be called by her name so her surname might be fine, but since all of you are servants keep calling her 'my Lady' if possible..."

"y-yes! Lady Mei! it won't happen again!"

"oh? do I look mad? ahh Kirin... why'd you have to make look like this..."

ahh... she left

"hahh... we've trained for years but she can practically read our every movement... her gaze was as threatening as always..."

"I know... the shivers around my spine were-"

"ahh! I seem to have dropped something... sorry for disturbing both of you again...

also, since both of you are both are out right now, why don't you come with me? I have something for you to do"

a-ahh... crap... did she found out?

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"well, here we are, oh, Kirin, still busy?"

"Yeah *yawn*, 2 years from being born and you started to kidnap my sister's servants?"

"What? no! I'm just going to test this creation of mine"

"well, it's 100% that you inherited my ability. go ham on that gift, we could use more soldiers"

"It's not soldiers, it's... nevermind."

so that was Kirin Aiha? the mastermind of the corrupteds... he seems... relaxed...

"well... I'll test him out right now, Fenris! rise!"

by the time she chanted, a woman dressed in nothing but fur with wolf ears appeared, black markings were around her body and claws as if it would kill a god.

"well I'm not finished, Fenrir! Rise!"

the first one was already astonishing but the next one was the same, a large wolf with a huge mane waving as if it was a cape, and a dark aura surrounding it enveloped it.

these two beings could very much kill us instantly even if we tried... no... the instant it started, we were already at death's door...

"now I heard that the catacombs tasked some people to kill our little princess... is that true?"

"w-what ar-are you t-talking about? L-lady Theia b-being a-assassinated?"

Ron couldn't even utter a word... he's prepared to escape if worse comes to worst...

"Maya, you do know that by not changing your name, information can easily be gathered... hahhh... and Rohel, or should I say Ron... I can still see green in your eyes, that fear you're currently seeing, eat them, swallow it and accept it, if you fought these two right now then I doubt you'll live"

s-she's right... we can't do anything... we failed our mission... our first failure

"we're sorry for attempting to assassinate the Lady, please deliver our punishment"

"anything will do... even the harshest of punishments willl sufice for our misconduct..."

"hmm... so you're not attempting to kill yourselves? well this makes things easier, you heard that right Theia?"

black smoke began to form beside Lady Mei, revealing the princess in all of her glory

"honestly Mei, you could've given them some leniency?"

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"well I see both of you as traitors of the house, nothing can be done for your mission, your cover's been blown and both of you two are at death's door, there's only one way to do this I guess, Mei"

"as you wish Princess, as of this day, the catacombs, or what is popularly known to the mass 'the devilicity' have been captured and/or have been disbanded, every mission given to members outside the event will be treated as survivors and slaves upon capture. that is all"

no... our...

"NO! our borthers! what happened to them!?"

"ahh jeez... I might have said the last part wrong, all captured members inside when it started are now convicts, including the members currently outside the catacombs, and both of you are now in our hands"

"to be precise, MY hands, Mei please don't take what's not yours.

well you heard her, you only have to choices here, be my servants for the rest of your lives, or leave this premise forever"