TWINKLING PUPPET GIRL

With a purple light, Yao blasted the zombies, shredding them. A zombie wobbled towards him; it opened its mouth to take a bite. Yao grabbed its head and threw it at Sen. "Gift, Sen..." 

With a swift blow, Sen slashed it into two. Nive snapped, and a Horte collapsed, turning into rumbles of sand. 

A strong wind blew, sending off a few Hortes. The Hortes rushed towards Kaya but were swept off again.
Rose ran towards the Hortes, and long vines sprouted out of the sand, tangling the Hortes. She leaped onto the Horte and clawed its eyes.

 "As far as I can see, we are winning!" Kaya announced smugly.

"Look again..." Nive sighed.

Yuzuru's eyes shone, and the zombies went aflame, running around. "Damn it, should have frozen them instead."

Ren hid in a shield Yuzuru made. Vivian sat on its top applying nail polish. Ayu screamed, running around being chased by some zombies while Jacksaw laughed at her.

"O-oh-" Kaya turned away.

"While those losers handle your undead and Hortes, I will take you down." Damian yelled, blasting lightning at Patricka. She swiftly dodged it. Damian kept striking her, but she easily escaped his attacks. 

"Huh? So you are all talk after all..." Patricka sighed; she snapped her fingers, and a black light blasted at him. 

He huffed, wiping off the blood on his face. "Huh? simple power blasts – that's just basic." Damiain snapped his fingers, and a similar light went her way. A Horte emerged from the ground and covered her. 

"No fair!" Damian yelled, trying to see past the smoke. He sensed something behind him; before he could jump away, something wrapped around his waist. "What the—"

It was a slender black lizard. Unlike a Horte it had a well-defined neck, and its body was smooth without any horns. Damian gasped as the creature threw him away. 

"Whowie?" He staggered on his feet with a smirk. 
Patricka smiled and got on top of the Horte. "Yeah, that's a Whowie. Are you a fan of these...?"

"I—in my world we believed in these mythical beings." He straightened, staring at the whowie. "We believed slaying Whowie meant sheer strength." 

"How cruel." Patricka jumped onto the Whowie and adjusted her flairy skirt. She sat down, wagging her pom-pom shoes, "Do your best."

Damian glanced at Philomena and took a leap, attacking Patricka. Philomena stood in front of Twinkle while she rubbed her cotton hand past the thread-made hair. Twinkle's face vibrated; Philomena heard a whisper but couldn't make out the words.

"What did you say?" She walked closer to Twinkle.
"Pretty fairy." Twinkle rubbed her hand on Philomena's wings.
"Aha, t-thank you; in fact, you are an adorable doll yourself." Philomena giggled.

"That's creepy, not cute. I am cute." Shar glanced at his opponent. 
"Yes, you are." The man walked closer to Shar. "You are a fine lady." He rubbed his hand on Shar's shoulder.

Shar wiggled, blushing, and pulled him closer. "Sorry, but I am not a lady!" 
"E-eh?" The man shoved Shar away and looked at Twinkle. "Want to switch opponents?" 

Twinkle said something in a muffled voice. Philomena bent closer, listening to her words.
"U-um, she says she d-doesn't want the cre—Shar, doesn't want Shar."

The man brushed his hair back. "Why am I stuck with—"
"STOP."
Shar yelled, and the man froze at his spot. He tried to blink but remained incapable

"Yeah, stay that way for ten minutes." Shar chuckled from behind him. He jumped, aiming to kick the man. As soon as he came in contact with him, Shar went past him covered in a black substance.

"What the?" Shar glanced at the man.
 There was a hole in him, his body vibrated, and long black gooey strands extended, filling up the hole.

The substance on Shar also vibrated, encircling his wrists and ankles. 

"I was just messing around; I don't care if you are actually a man. The man smiled while Shar walked over to him without his will. "Hope you don't mind a slime."

"PHILOMENAAAAAAA, HEEEELPPPPPPPPPPPP." Shar screamed, still walking.

Philomena's wings flapped, but Twinkle grabbed her before she could fly off. "Don't go!"
She tried to get out of her grip, but Twinkle wouldn't let her go.

"NAAAAAAAA! EW EW EW," Shar shrieked while the man played with his hair.
Philomena forcefully escaped Twinkle's grip and flew up. She felt something still holding onto her; she saw Twinkle's hand. "I am sorry, so sorry." She flew down holding the hand.

"THANK YOU, STUPID FAIRY." A voice echoed behind her. 
"Huh?" She turned around; it was a black shadow-like being.
 She grabbed Philomena's arms. "I am free." 

Philomena looked down at Twinkle; the doll lay lifeless on the sand. "T-twinkle?" 
"No, I am Puppet Girl now." The being bent closer to Philomena and kissed her.

"Huh?" Shar looked at them.

"HAAAAAAH?" Damian yelled, lightning crackling over his head.

Puppet Girl pulled away from Philomena.
 "I-I n-never kissed before!" Philomena touched her lips as she blushed.

*Ba-dum*

Her body heated up; her vision blurred.

"Philomena, your wings..." Shar pulled away from the man, freezing him again. And rushed towards her.

"They turned black?" Damian blasted away the Whowei. 

Philomena glanced at her wings as they began cracking. She began falling from the sky into a pack of zombies.

"Goodbye."

Philomena felt her body weakening. "Ah, I can't do this." She closed her eyes as she saw Damian and Shar were too far away.

"Philomena, the zombies are already dead!" 

She heard Nive's voice. She looked at the zombies that waited for her to fall.
They are dead
They are dead

A pure white ball surrounded her and blasted onto the zombies. The blast wiped out the zombies.
She slowly landed onto the cleared space.
Another ball surrounded her and struck the Hortes.

"That's Princess Fairy's pactee, for you." The slime tsked, turning to face Shar. "Where did that one go?" 

Shar stood next to Damian. Philomena vanished to join them. Patricka joined Slime and Puppet Girl. 

The rumbling of lightning resonated. He looked up at the clear sky and looked back at Damian. The cloudless lightning crackled in the sky, with a burning smell spreading around. 

"DIE," Damian chuckled.

With a blast the lightning fell on them; the light was blinding. The ground shook as the sky roared as if being pierced open. It all darkened with the thick smoke.

"Why must he show off?" Nive sighed, "Kaya, grab Rose, and let's back off from here." 
"OKAY." Kaya picked up Rose, who was busy admiring the lightning, and ran back.

"Nive, let's send off a few of us ahead." The girl Nive looked where lightning struck. "They usually don't have to go all out."

Nive (girl) grabbed Nive and pulled him back, and a shield formed, separating Star Awesome from the commotion.

"Why did you make the shield?" Yao walked over to Nives. 
"We want to send a few of us ahead." Nive (boy) announced.

"WHY?" Sen turned to them. 

"I fear a few of us might die by the full-blown attacks of our own fighters. You saw how Damian attacked without a care for the others." Nive (girl) pointed at Ren.

Yao sighed, "She is right; he is useless. He will either die quickly or will get taken as hostage."

"Not only him, but Yuzuru and Ayu's dumbness, along with Vivian's slacking, will get them killed too." Nive (Boy) looked at those three. Yuzuru shrugged while Vivian ignored everything.

"Fine, let's send them all off." Sen walked over to Yuzuru. "Take Ren, Ayu, Vivian, and Jacksaw and move ahead. Keep a note of more enemies."

"Why me too?" Jacksaw walked over to Sen.

"All of you guys, except Ren, aren't weak, but with the current situation, you risk death." Nive patted Jacksaw.

Sen bent in closer to Yuzuru's ear. "If a situation comes where you all lose and are about to be taken as hostages." He grabbed Yuzuru's shoulders firmly. "Kill the rest; they won't be able to bear the torture."

Yuzuru grabbed Sen's shoulder. "I know, and they all know." 

The five gathered together nervously. Bidding their friends bye.
Riley hugged Vivian and patted Ren. "Bye."
Jacksaw cast a spell, and a sigil shone beneath them, and they all disappeared.