"What is this...?" Zero muttered as her eyes went wide.historical

During the battle, the monster almost completely devoured the flesh ball as it hoped thus to survive and win, so only a gray crystal sphere remained of the massive ball.

"Is that the crystal...? All of this happened through its fault?" Wain muttered while rubbing his chin in a thoughtful manner.

"Is it just me, or is there something inside...?" Frigus uttered while slowly approaching the sphere.

"Yeah... I think Frigus is right." Zero nodded as she squinted as if trying to see what was inside.

Gradually the sphere became more transparent, so Wain, Frigus, and Zero could finally see what was inside.

They were silent for a while as it shocked them more than they could have expected.

"Wain... How is that possible...?" Zero muttered while in disbelief as she pointed to the orb.

Inside was a girl with pale skin, short black hair, and unusual tattoos on her neck. Her eyes were closed as if she were asleep.

"Wain..." Zero said as she looked at him, "If these monsters came from your energy like this territory... then this girl is your..."

Whoooooosh.

Wain's hand went to Zero as his palm covered her mouth.

"Don't you even dare say it. It's impossible." Wain uttered while his ice-cold eyes pierced Zero.

"That means she is your daughter." Frigus said in a confident voice with a calm look.

"What the hell, daughter?! I've never even had a wife!" Wain exclaimed with an angry look while pointing at the girl in the sphere.

"Well... Doesn't that make sense?" Frigus asked in an awkward manner.

"Of course not!" Wain stomped his foot, "If you follow your logic, then all those monsters were my children too! Do you think I just condemned hundreds of my children to death? That's nonsense! Total nonsense!"

"They were monsters." Frigus shrugged, "That girl appears to be a human, just like you, though I can't be entirely sure of that."

"No, no, no." Wain repeated while shaking his head, "She a monster, too. For your information, you don't look much like a monster either. You look more human than a lot of real humans."

"Hmm..." Frigus wondered, "Yeah... That makes sense... Damn... I'm confused."

"Hey, let's deal with this later." Zero said as she waved her hand, "Wain, even if she is technically your daughter, she doesn't have your blood in her, only energy, so she's at most your follower. Let's better get her out of there."

"Sure. Zero, you're absolutely right!" Wain uttered, patted her on the shoulder, and walked over to the sphere.

He tapped the sphere lightly with a thoughtful look and muttered, "The sphere is quite sturdy... but I can definitely cut it."

"Wait!" Zero exclaimed in a worried manner, "You might hurt it!"

"Don't worry. I'll do it as carefully as I can." Wain uttered before calling Gladius.

He walked around the sphere, sighed, and swung his sword. His hand turned into a blur, then many streaks appeared on the sphere that split into many fragments. Wain gradually chopped off the pieces from the sphere until only a thin layer of crystal remained around the girl.

Snap.

Wain struck it with the hilt of his sword as the shell shattered into small shards, setting the girl free. Wain caught her as he looked at her with a strange look.

'Frigus is wrong, she can't be my daughter, but she appeared because of my energy... Damn, what an unusual situation.' Wain inwardly muttered.

"Okay. Let's go back, apparently, the problem is solved, right?" Zero offered as she waved her hand.

"Yeah. I agree. We've done enough." Frigus nodded.

Snap.

Suddenly the girl opened her eyes, they were gray with a faint violet hue. She looked at Wain, then at Frigus and Zero, and her aura intensified.

"Hey... How are you feeling?" Zero asked with a benevolent smile on her face.

The girl, with a sharp movement, jumped off Wain's arms as her foot collapsed into his face. The impact threw Wain back a few feet as a stream of blood flowed from his broken nose.

"Shit... That was quite a hit." Wain wiped the blood from his nose with a menacing look as his aura intensified.

"What's going on...?" Zero muttered while in confusion, "Wait! We're not your enemies!"

The girl frowned, recoiled to the side, and prepared to fight.

"She doesn't seem to understand you, or doesn't want to. Either way, she's not our friend. As I said, she's a monster like the others. Her looks fooled us, but we won't make that mistake again!" Wain uttered as he stepped forward.

"Yeah... It looks like you were right." Frigus nodded, drew his sword from its sheath, and the ground beneath him turned to ice.

Zero didn't understand what she had to do, so she stayed still with a puzzled look. Unlike Wain and Frigus, she didn't have the determination to change her mind dramatically in a heartbeat.

Whoooooosh.

The girl's pupils narrowed as she turned into a gray flash that appeared in front of Frigus.

'Shit, that was fast!' Frigus inwardly exclaimed as he swung his sword.

Crackle.

The girl's fist slammed into his abdomen, piercing through his armor. Frigus vomited a mouthful of blood, then the girl punched him in the jaw with all her might, sending Frigus flying.

Frigus was momentarily unconscious but quickly regained consciousness as his eyes glittered, and a bolt of energy traveled to his sword.

Bam.

At the same time, a girl appeared above him that, with a deadly look, collapsed her foot on him as the impact plunged Frigus beneath the ground.

"Damn... She's damn strong. Well, looks like I need to get serious from the start." Wain smirked as a dark crown appeared on him, and his hands were covered in gray energy.

The girl's eyes went wide as her silhouette blurred. She appeared in front of Wain while his fist was already reaching down on her.

Whooooooosh.

Suddenly Wain stopped as his fist was an inch from her head.

"No..." Wain muttered while looking at the girl who embraced him with a happy look.

"NO!"