Blood Kin

"Humans, why are you always so determined to seek death?"

Seeing that she would not be able to get away while carrying this burden, Lady Moonlit had no choice but to stop and sigh at the church members blocking her path.

She clearly did not want to kill them, yet they insisted on throwing their lives away.

"You're the one seeking death. Put her down now, and you might still die a little more peacefully."

"Otherwise..."

Though the pastors were somewhat wary of the demonic sword Lady Moonlit had created, they remained remarkably calm. They quickly split apart from the knights and blocked the girl's route.

On the church's turf, even a high-class demon was merely prey.

"Move! Capture her and hand her over to Father for judgment!"

The pastor in the middle gave the order. Upon hearing it, the surrounding church personnel did not hesitate in the slightest and immediately attacked Lady Moonlit again.

"Almighty Lord, please bestow Your blessing upon me."

"Evil shall be judged!"

The power of light covered their weapons as they charged at the girl without hesitation, showing not the slightest trace of mercy.

Though Lady Moonlit did not care about that anyway.

"Fine, if you humans want to die that badly..."

Seeing this, Lady Moonlit no longer held back.

"Stop!"

Her crimson eyes flashed, and the movements of the surrounding church personnel instantly came to a halt. At some unknown point, a massive chainsaw had appeared in Lady Moonlit's hands.

In the blink of an eye, the girl had arrived beside a pastor. The brutal chainsaw in her hands mercilessly swung toward his waist.

Splat!

Blood burst forth as the target was directly cut in two by the chainsaw. It was an incomparably bloody sight.

Lady Moonlit continued cutting down several people before time slowly returned to normal. In the eyes of the others, however, several of their companions had been brutally dismembered in less than a blink.

"Demon! She's a demon!"

"Kill her! Kill her now!"

Seeing the chainsaw in the girl's hands, with their companions' blood dripping from its teeth, the scene of this chainsaw-wielding killer pushed their sanity to its limits.

The pastors were somewhat terrified, but they did not retreat. Instead, they offered their faith to their "Lord" with even greater conviction.

"Omnipotent Lord! You are the Father in Heaven, the Lord of all things. Your believers beg for Your blessing here. Purify the demon before us."

As the pastors prayed, their power truly seemed to grow stronger. Although the God of the Bible was already dead, the Bible system He had left in Heaven still responded to them.

Blood Servant

After receiving the blessing, the church's pastors and knights clearly became much stronger.

Their weapons emitted dazzling white light in the night. It was the absolute power of light, a force that restrained demons and vampires.

Miss Moonlit naturally did not fear the power of light, but it still made her uncomfortable, as though she were facing the scorching midday sun. She instinctively hated it.

"Such hateful light."

Turning her head aside, Lady Moonlit frowned slightly.

That expression was especially heartbreaking. Such a cute vampire girl could make one ache inside even from the slightest discomfort.

Yet the pastors and knights before her only felt excited. It seemed that this vampire was afraid of them.

So, they charged at her once more with weapons in hand.

Clang—

The knight's attack was blocked. Even the power of light could not advance any farther.

"Stay... away from me."

Lady Moonlit narrowed her eyes. She hated that white light!

Power erupted from her body, instantly sending the knight before her flying.

At that moment, the attacks of the other knights and pastors arrived as well. Lady Moonlit gripped the chainsaw with both hands and swung it forcefully. Scarlet lightning burst forth, electrocuting them all until they went numb and were sent flying.

"Disappear for me! Hahahaha!!!"

Raising her chainsaw, Lady Moonlit took the initiative to attack.

The vicious chainsaw became even more violent in her hands. In the blink of an eye, the girl had closed in on a knight, then smashed the chainsaw down with both hands.

The knight had no way to resist that chainsaw and was brutally sliced apart.

"Hahahahaha..."

A faintly deranged laugh echoed through the area. This moonlit beauty, both gorgeous and cruel, revealed her terrifying way of fighting.

This could no longer be called a battlefield. It was a slaughterhouse for chainsaws.

No one knew how much time had passed. Only when not a single church member remained alive did the berserk moonlit beauty finally stop her slaughter.

Standing amid the blood-soaked remains scattered across the ground, anyone seeing this scene at night would probably wet themselves from fright and suffer endless nightmares.

"Honestly, I was going to let you go."

Putting away the chainsaw, the calmed Lady Moonlit looked at the mess she had caused and felt a little uncomfortable. But once she entered her berserk state, she could not control her emotions!

Would that human be afraid after seeing me like this? Would he even hate me?

For some reason, that worry surfaced in the girl's heart.

No, no, how could he hate her?

No matter what Lady Moonlit was like, the Captain would like her.

Besides, Lady Moonlit was the Captain right now!

Only after realizing that did Lady Moonlit calm her uneasy heart. Nothing else mattered, as long as the Captain did not hate her. And since she was the Captain herself, how could she possibly hate herself?

Miss Moonlit took out a tissue and wiped the blood from her face, then turned to look at the girl inside the barrier nearby. Despite such a battle taking place, the girl still had not awakened.

Without thinking any further, she walked over to the girl and continued on her way with her.

The sky gradually brightened. At this time, Miss Moonlit brought the girl inside the barrier to a remote mountain village.

Upon entering a house, the young man who had not slept all night heard someone arrive and immediately came out. It was Isaiah.

"Lady Moonlit."

Isaiah looked eagerly at the returning woman, wanting to know the result.

"Don't worry, human. I've brought her back."

Seeing the young man's anticipation at a glance, Lady Moonlit pointed behind her.

Isaiah hurried outside and saw the girl wrapped in the barrier, recognizing her immediately.

"Tosca! It's Tosca."

This girl had indeed been one of those involved in the Holy Sword Project, and they had been fairly close. However, seeing Tosca's current condition, Isaiah was somewhat puzzled.

"Lady Moonlit, what happened to Tosca?"

"It's a barrier she created to protect herself."

Lady Moonlit explained the girl's situation to Isaiah, from her self-protection when they had been purged to her later transfer by the church.

"I see."

After understanding the situation, Isaiah felt relieved as well.

Fortunately, the girl possessed such a Sacred Gear. Otherwise, she would not have survived.

But...

"How do we wake her up?"

"I don't know. Maybe she was so frightened back then that she chose to escape reality. There was so much commotion along the way, yet she never woke up. Anyway, I can't wake her. Human, try and see if you can."

Lady Moonlit shook her head. Despite all the noise along the way, the girl had shown no sign of waking up.

No, not only today. The girl had not awakened even when she was in the church before. She had used her Sacred Gear for self-protection, and even the church had been unable to do anything to her.

"Then... I'll give it a try!"

Hearing Miss Moonlit's words, Isaiah approached Tosca and called out to her, but it still had no effect.

After trying for a while, Isaiah could only give up.

The girl was escaping reality and completely rejecting outside influence. Unless she was willing to wake up herself, nothing could be done.

"I can't do it either. What should we do now? Can we only wait for Tosca to wake up on her own? How long would that take?"

Isaiah frowned. They had finally rescued their companion and met Tosca again, but this situation was difficult to accept.

"There is another way."

"What way?"

"It's simple. Forcefully break the barrier."

The barrier around the girl naturally could not be invincible. After all, it was not even a Sacred Gear, so it could definitely be forcibly broken.

"Break it by force? Would that hurt Tosca?"

Hearing that method, Isaiah hesitated somewhat.

"There will definitely be some harm, but don't worry, human. With me here, nothing will happen." With Sephiroths Cup in her possession, most injuries were not a problem and could be perfectly healed.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Lady Moonlit."

With Lady Moonlit's assurance, Isaiah no longer had any worries.

Having decided to forcibly destroy the barrier, Lady Moonlit moved the girl to a spacious area. Then, as energy surged, she condensed a demonic sword.

She was somewhat curious about the defensive strength of Tosca's Sacred Gear. The church had been unable to do anything about it for so long, so it was definitely no ordinary Sacred Gear.

Holding the demonic sword, Miss Moonlit swung it fiercely at her target. However, the sword broke apart immediately, while the barrier around the girl remained unchanged.

"As expected, it's impressive!"

This result pleasantly surprised Lady Moonlit. Though this defensive Sacred Gear was not a Sacred Gear, it was still of an exceptionally high grade.

Its value could not possibly be low...

I wonder how many Crystals I could get by recycling it, Lady Moonlit thought instinctively.

She tried several more times, strengthening the quality and power of the demonic sword each time. Yet none of them could break the barrier around the girl; instead, many of the demonic swords were directly ruined.

Even though those were merely demonic swords created through her Sacred Gear, it was still quite astonishing.

No longer continuing her attempts, Miss Moonlit took out her exclusive weapon, the chainsaw. Compared to that, a weapon from within the game that could not be damaged was far more suitable.

She increased the chainsaw's output. Its sharp teeth spun at high speed as scarlet lightning gathered around it, making it look especially terrifying.

Even incredibly hard superalloys would be sliced apart as easily as tofu before this chainsaw.

Seeing the chainsaw Lady Moonlit had taken out, Isaiah was somewhat worried. Yet his trust in the girl restrained his urge to speak up and stop her.

Gripping the chainsaw with both hands, Lady Moonlit began cutting into the barrier before her.

The five-star exclusive weapon, Bloodstained Crimson Casket, did not disappoint Lady Moonlit. Before the rapidly spinning chainsaw, even the barrier with its astonishing defensive power was forcibly torn open.

Not long after, the barrier began to shatter into pieces!

As the barrier disappeared, the sleeping girl finally woke up. However, she was not in good condition. Her face was pale, and she looked extremely weak.

"Tosca, Tosca! Are you okay?"

Isaiah, who had been staring this way all along, rushed forward upon seeing the girl's condition.

"Isa... Isaiah..."

The girl's eyes were full of confusion. Only after noticing Isaiah before her did she seem to remember something.