Chapter 79: Hidden Evil

Chapter 79: Hidden Evil

Zeth and Sasha finally reunite, and Sasha prepares to take on the Shriekers!

“Just be careful,” Zeth says.

Sasha continues to smile confidently. “I will be able to handle them.”

She steps forward, preparing to fight the Shriekers.

“Kill them!” one of the Shriekers screeches.

The Shriekers swoop down at Sasha and begin their shrieks. For her, time seems to slow as one-second-long flashbacks tear through her mind, images of the doctor, his assistants, and the guards she killed. As the flashbacks end, the white parts of her eyes turn black.

Suddenly, she can see the shriek waves themselves, circular and rippling through the air. As time feels like it’s back to normal, she effortlessly dodges the waves.

Sasha engages the Shriekers, and with her newfound ability to see their shrieks, she has no trouble swiftly cutting their heads off using only her hand.

Zeth stares in awe, talking to himself. “Sasha… when did you become this incredible at fighting?”

His attention shifts to her eyes, noticing her cold, serious death stare.

“The white parts of her eyes are black, and they’re filled with murderous intent,” Zeth says to himself. “Is this part of her true power?”

Sasha continues weaving through the swarm, easily dodging and decapitating Shriekers one after another using just her hand.

With most of them dead, a magic hole opens in the ceiling and a new swarm dives in.

Sasha grabs Zeth’s hand, and they start running. “Let’s go, Zeth! We don’t have time to deal with these bats!”

They rush from room to room, fighting off Shriekers as they go. No matter how many they kill, more keep coming.

“Is there really no end to them?!” Zeth shouts.

“I’m certain that once we get out of this area of the mansion, they’ll stop following us!” Sasha replies.

At last, they reach a medium-sized room where the far half is completely swallowed by darkness. Zeth and Sasha’s eyes widen.

“What… is that…?” Zeth asks.

“That’s not natural darkness…” Sasha says.

The Shriekers fly into the room, but a powerful wave of dark energy erupts from the shadows. Every Shrieker is vaporized instantly, reduced to dust. The wave does not affect Zeth or Sasha at all.

“Is that the power of the Dark Goddess?” Zeth asks.

“No… it’s different,” Sasha says. “It would feel like my darkness otherwise…”

Zeth looks at her eyes, still black with red irises, then nods.

“I’ll trust you on this. But if it’s not the Dark Goddess’s darkness, then what is it?”

“I don’t know…”

“Hmhmhmhmhehe!” a deep male voice echoes. “So I finally have the son of the Light Goddess and the daughter of the Dark Goddess together at last.”

“Who’s there?!” Zeth shouts. “And how do you know who we are?!”

The darkness spreads across the room, enveloping it as if they are being pulled into another dimension.

“I don’t know how, but I think we’ve been taken out of the mansion!” Sasha says, becoming tense.

They now stand in a dimension made entirely of dark purple substance.

“The name’s Poleon, but you won’t need to worry about that.” the deep male voice says.

“Then show yourself, Poleon!” Zeth demands.

“Easy there, Zeth. I’m not actually there.”

“Are you one of Daykona’s minions?!” Zeth asks.

“Hmhmhmhm! No. I could kill her just by flicking her with my finger. I’m not on her side, the Light Goddess’s side, or the Dark Goddess’s side.”

“Oh great,” Zeth mutters. “A new party we have to deal with.”

Sasha steps forward. “Tell us what you want!!”

“Sorry, but I won’t be telling you,” Poleon replies. “How about this? Let me accomplish my goals, and then I’ll tell you.”

“Hell no!” Sasha snaps.

“Go die in a hole!” Zeth adds.

“Now, now. No need to be rude,” Poleon says calmly, but also with amusement. “Here’s a hint. It requires both of you.”

Zeth and Sasha stare ahead, unable to imagine what his goal could be.

“Just be more direct!” Zeth shouts. “We’re not solving your damn riddles!”

“And show yourself while you’re at it!” Sasha adds. “Don’t try to tell us you’re not actually here!”

“I’ve spent many years trying to find you,” Poleon says. “Thanks to your human fathers, it could only ever be luck that led me to you. My spying on people like Daykona has paid off. Finally, after all these thousands of years, I can advance my plans!”

Who is this new enemy, and what does he want with Zeth and Sasha?! What does he even look like?!

Chapter 79 END
To be Continued in Chapter 80: Zeth and Sasha vs Poleon’s Fraction

Author's Comment: Just in case there is any confusion about the early part of this chapter, I'm going to explain a couple things.

I worded it as best as I could but time did not actually stop when Sasha started fighting the Shriekers. It just felt like time had stopped. Sasha's eyes becoming black does not mean her true power and personality are out like it was in Chapter 70. The flashbacks that suddenly popped in her head caused a little bit of that power to reach the surface and she still has her nice and shy personality out but is a little more bold now. As a reminder, she has no memories of what happened in Chapter 70 but the experience of it broke through and popped in her mind for a few split seconds.