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dotsuitarehompoLocation: Southern Village
The child who’s been exhibiting strange behavior turned out to be a little girl who bore the name Helena. She was once known in the village as a kind and vibrant girl.
One particular morning however, her parents awoke to a loud commotion. As they approached Helena's room, she suddenly went berserk and attacked her own parents.
From that day on, she has manifested into a ferocious beast. Left with no other choice, they ended up isolating her at home.
Everyone in the village sympathized with the burned out parents. Even Shylock's eyes were cast down in grief.
Shylock: ...Have any of the other children exhibited similar symptoms?
Helena’s Mother: I’m afraid not…Out of the whole village, Helena is the only one who’s been suffering from this…
Everyone stays away from her since she would attack anyone who approaches her, even us…
Helena’s Father: Rumors on the streets claim that the illness our little girl carries can spread to the other children.
Why in the world is she the only one being affected by this…?
Just then we heard a piercing crash coming from a nearby house, as if something inside it had collapsed.
(Crashing and rumbling)
Wizards: !!
???: Rrroooaaarrrrrr!
Akira: (W-What was that…!?)
Helena’s Father: This is where we live… Oh God, she's losing her mind again…!
Helena’s Mother: Ohh, my dear Helena…! Why is this happening…
Rutile approached Helena's tearful parents and tightly held onto their hands.
Rutile: …Everything’s going to be okay. We've come all this way to save Helena after all.
Cain: Yeah, and that’s exactly what we’re gonna do now. I’ll go ahead and check inside. Anybody else coming with me?
Shylock: I suppose I’ll accompany you, since you’re asking.
Lord Snow, Rustica and Nero. We’re leaving our dear Sage and Helena’s parents in your care, everyone.
Nero: Right, gotcha.
Rustica: You take care as well, alright?
Nodding in agreement, Cain and Shylock carefully opened the door and stepped inside.
Snow: …
Rutile: Is everything all right, Lord Snow?
Snow: I may have picked off…a rather bizarre aura coming forth from Helena.
(Rumbling)
Cain: Gah! Guys! Get away from the house!
Akira: Huh!?
I immediately raised my head in the direction of Cain’s strained voice; a terrifying commotion was bestiring inside.
(Glass breaking)
A blonde girl came flying through the window on the second floor. She landed right before us, her body so thin one would never think she used to be human.
(Loud thump)
Little Girl: Grrrooaaaar…!
Although she looked like your typical sweet daughter a morbid cry was coming out of her maw.
Akira: Is this… Helena…?!
She growled at us upon noticing that we were looking at her.
All too late did I realise that I had nowhere to flee as she ran towards me with her mouth open, ready to smother me.
Nero: Sage! Watch out!
(Rustle)
As soon as he called out to me, Nero tugged me by the arm and stood in front of me, shielding me.
Nero: Hey you! Come and get me!
Without any hesitation, the girl leaped at Nero and bit his arm.
(Bite sound)
Nero: …!
...Oh, so yer a bit of a rowdy ruff fella, ain’t you?
Little Girl: Rrrrooaaaar…!
Helena snarled like a savage beast again. She turned away from Nero, and this time dashed towards Rustica.
Akira: Rustica, watch out…!
Rustica: There’s nothing to be worried about, Master Sage. Now, now, little one. Come over here.
Snow: << Noscomunia >>
Just as Rustica had spread his arms, Snow chanted his spell, causing the little girl to lose her balance.
(Thump)
(Rustle)
With her whole body relaxed, she almost fell to the ground. But, Rustica reached out to catch her just in time.
Rustica: My sincere thanks, Lord Snow.
Snow: No need to thank me, for this is but a simple, sleeping spell. Perhaps a little catnap would do her well.
Mitile: Mister Nero!
Akira: Are you alright!? I can tell she bit you hard in the arm just now…!
Nero: No worries. I’m all good.
(Rolling up sleeve)
Nero rolled up his sleeve, revealing a nasty bite mark.
Chloe: H-How can you call that okay?! You're bleeding horribly… You need to get this treated as quickly as possible…
Nero: No really! It's alright, doesn’t even hurt one bit.
Chloe: A-Are you sure…?
While Chloe was trying to comprehend how Nero could be so nonchalant about his wound, Cain and Shylock stormed out of the house.
Cain: Sorry about that! I tried to cast a spell to calm her down but she ended up narrowly escaping.
Akira: I'm alright, but I can't say the same about Nero...
Shylock: It would appear our darling princess took a liking more to him than she did to us.
Nero: Does that really have to do with me…?
Helena’s Father: Hey, Helena! Snap out of it!
Helena’s Mother: Oh Helena, Helena dear…!
Still cradled in Rustica's arms, Helena's parents tried to shake her awake.
She then jolted and let out another beastial cry.
Helena: Rrroooaaarrrrr…!
Mitile: Miss Helena…
Rutile: Is this all because of the < Great Calamity >, Lord Snow?
Snow: I’m afraid not. There may have been another cause for her condition.
Shylock: Certainly. This little girl isn’t a human, after all.
Shylock narrowed his eyes at Helena as if he'd seen right through her.
Mitile: What…!?
Chloe: What do you mean by that…?
Shylock: For one, she was able to survive a fall from a second story house. Not to mention her utterly unreasonable, completely beastial mannerism…
In fact, the absence of pain when she bit Nero's arm is the biggest proof of it all.
Mitile: B-But, if that is true, then…What exactly is she…?
Rustica: It's not that she's "changed" entirely, she's merely been "substituted".
Akira: She's been... substituted?
While I was trying to figure out what he meant, Rustica, ever smiling, wasted no time and chanted his spell.
Rustica: << Amorest Viesse >>
Now then, show us who you truly are.
Helena: Ga…aa…aaaa…
Still letting out cries of pain, vines began growing out of and enclosing around Helena's body, but not for too long before she disappeared with a burst of light.
Helena’s Parents: Helena…!
