Vessel Ruina

"Well go on then, Why are you all back already?"

She was sitting with her legs crossed, And her face resting on her hand. She almost looked like one of those kings you'd see in a tv show, Except she looked as calm as ever.

"Mom can you help us please?"

Isle had his hands together begging, Sadly his mom wasn't going to do it for free. She didn't do much for free.

"You're not very convincing Isle but I'll still do it… If you all do something for me after I do."

They all had different thoughts about it. Star didn't care as per usual, Isle wasn't surprised at all, Neiva was curious about Lucillia's condition, Kalpana waited for the condition, And Mori was just as annoyed as usual.

"You'll all need to go to Shattered Memories, I don't really care for excuses so simply tell me if you won't or if you will."

She had an indifferent look on her face. They were all shocked to hear that condition and most of them thought it was crazy apart from Star, He still didn't care, It was kinda odd actually.

"That's easy we'll do it." Star confidently announced to her.

"Like hell I will!" Isle responded.

He had heard many stories of people entering Shattered memories and they tended to never end well. Whether everyone that entered died or they were never the same again.

"Shut up."

Star had a slightly annoyed tone still, Isle's earlier incompetence seemed to have ticked him off. Isle responded to Star with one finger.

"So will you all do it? Or not?"

Lucillia looked just as calm as she did before, Her lips curved up slightly in anticipation.

"I don't see why not, It shouldn't be to bad after all it's just the first stage."

Kalpana cracked her neck with a relaxed look, She was always weirdly confident about combat.

"Then I expect you all to immediately go after I help you all… Speaking of that what did you need help with in the first place?"

She got off of her chair and horns manifested atop her head. They were fairly large, sharp, And they curved back slightly. Any higher ranked demon could hide and reveal their horns as they deemed fit.

"I got knocked away from the others during the bounty and a demon appeared looking for me. I ran away then told everyone and we left to Star's house where the demon appeared again then he targeted me before Lucille beat his ass. But I'm not sure if he'll come back with more or not."

Isle explained in a quick manner, He panted lightly afterwards.

She noticed the marks on his neck from being choked by that demon, She started laughing a little.

"Damn, You really got your ass handed to you honey. That's a damn shame."

She patted his head roughly, He blushed a little in embarrassment as he moved her hand away.

"Well now we just need to wait right?"

Mori was significantly calmer than she was before, She was still annoyed but atleast she didn't look like she'd blow everyone up. She had already forgave Val and was standing next to him.

"I guess so."

Neiva answered while eating a orange including the peel. Mori looked at her judging her silently.

'Just why would anyone eat an orange like an apple…' She frowned slightly but it wasn't very apparent.

Isle rubbed his chest gently. It still hurt from earlier, He continued to before he thought about his little sister.

"Mom where's Nyx? She's still here right?"

He glanced around before the aforementioned girl punched his arm.

"How does a bounty hunter get caught off guard?"

She had a cheeky smile on her face.

"Probably because he's useless."

Star answered in his normal voice, It was hard to tell if he was just teasing or if he was actually annoyed by how useless Isle was in their prior bounty.

"Well what did you do huh? I'd be dead if it wasn't for Lucille."

Isle was annoyed by how long it had taken them to get even half way to where he was before.

"I thought you could handle it but clearly not."

Star was just as annoyed as Isle was. And to add on to his annoyance, Isle had just discredited him.

Isle was clearly about to retort before Val struck both of them on the head.

"Can you idiots stop fighting? Jeez you're both like children."

The two rubbed their heads.

Val was much more annoyed then they both were but before he could say anything else a wall in the kitchen was destroyed.

"Ahh… they're finally here."

Lucillia's eyes were more consuming than before, Not to mention the fact the comfy feeling of the house had vanished. It was now replaced by a crushing pressure.

A child with purple skin and small horns entered the room his hair was short and black, Based off of his clothing he looked to be an experiment.

"067… What did I say about the targ-…"

A man was behind the small child, He was of a skinny build, His hair seemed like it wasn't brushed often and he was in a black laboratory coat. He looked to be annoyed.

"Hm? Why are you here Sunday?"

The scientists aforementioned annoyance was quickly swapped with embarrassment as he blushed at the mention of his name.

"You know I don't like being called by my name…"

His tone was sheepish and his voice was low.

"Well maybe I won't when you don't destroy my fucking wall. You dumb dickhead!"

Lucillia looked as if she was about to rip him limb from limb, The others were all in a corner together like a flock of sheep, They were all afraid, Mori didn't know what Lucillia could do but she got the feeling she never wanted to know.

"It wasn't me… it was him…"

He looked away from her and quickly pointed towards the child, He couldn't match her gaze or he'd probably pass out. 067 was currently eating one of her bananas from her small banana tree. His head perked up at the mention of himself, He was still eating the banana.

"Am I seriously supposed to believe that? Are you fucking serious?"

She walked up to the kid and rubbed his head, He leaned into her touch then looked back at the scientist.

"Mr. Scientist do we have to get the book? This lady is nice."

The boy continued to eat his banana while looking at the scientist, His hair rustled as Lucillia rubbed his head.

"Obviously we do…"

Sunday's face was still flushed, He was still avoiding her gaze.

"The book?"

She glanced back at Isle. He flinched a little when she did.

"Isle, Show me the book."

Her voice was stern. He held out the book immediately as she asked, She looked at it for a second, Gave it back to Isle then said.

"I'm not giving you that book, It's just not happening, But I'll give you choice. Leave or suffer."

She moved her hand from 067s head and held it towards Sunday, He instantly broke into a cold sweat and shivered.

"Sorry Ms."

067 grabbed her arm and attempted to throw her away. Lucillia didn't move a single inch, He looked a little surprised but not that surprised.

"Hm? I don't have time to play with you little guy…"

Lucillia hurled the little boy towards the scientist, The scientist fell as the boy hit him. He was on the floor with 067 in his arms.

"Mr. Scientist I don't think we can beat her."

067 lightly tugged on Sundays coat. He looked down at the boy.

"Jeez I already have to come back…"

The demon that beat Isle was back, The wounds to his neck were already healed. There were a few more people behind him that Lucillia could recognize.

"Jeez… Does my house look like it welcomes Stygia?"

She shook her head and snapped.

They were all warped away to a dark body of water, The sky was white with no clouds, There was a stark difference between the pale sky and the inky water.

The water was as far as the eye could see. There were no visible differences throughout all of the water, In fact there were no waves or even ripples even though they had touched the water.

They were all able to stand on the water, It would've been a little more odd to all of them if this realm wasn't already as odd as it was.

"You really have me in an bad spot Isle, I guess you'll all have to go right now as payment."

She grinned evilly and snapped. They all jumped slightly. As she snapped, Each person in the group was swallowed by the water and warped into Shattered Memories.