bookpower 710. Musical Dissonance
710. Musical Dissonance
710. Musical Dissonance
In the meantime, Frost locked herself in a room deep within the ship with a conscious Mae and the Ankou. Mae knew that her time had come, so she assumed a prostrating position to make it easy for Frost to lob her head off.
“Relax, I’m not going to kill you.” Frost said, but Mae insisted that she groveled on the ground.
“I belong down here! I’m just a worm trying to go about my own way! I promise you won’t even notice me! I’ll never use my legs again! I’ll lick the floor of wherever you step–!”
“Enough.” She commanded, and Mae gulped as she held back her sniffles, snot running down her face. “Clean yourself. I’ve already decided to spare you considering you’re important to what’s happening here.”
“Huh...? I mean – Forgive me –!”
“Haaaaah.”
This was the first time Frost had met Mae, yet she reacted like Frost had been haunting her for as long as she could remember. Her identity aside, what mattered to Frost the most was that Mae was likely the musician D-13 mentioned.
Frost sat on one of two chairs in the small room. Mae had every opportunity to talk to her eye to eye, but she insisted that she was a lowly slug.
“Listen. You helped Deiman, so I’m willing to put my trust into you. I just want to know if you’re the musician the Impuritas looking for. You’re not going to end up like this talking head, if that’s what you’re wondering.”
“I’d rather be a talking head than to suffer like this! Uuuuuu. I’m sorry I ever got in your way –!”
“Mae.”
“... I-I’m sure... That the Brightest Star does want me – B-But I don’t know why! Honest! And – H-How I know who the Brightest Star is – B-Because – *Hic* I...”Alll latest novels at novelhall.com down. It’s alright. I’m not going to hurt you. You have my word.” Frost reached down to help ease her heart, which only further twisted the knife of guilt into the woman’s heart. “Here, stand up. [Cleanse]. Take a seat.”
Frost was supposed to be the Amalgam – the very definition of fear itself.
Mae knew exactly what she was capable of. But after everything that happened, and after experiencing the mercy of this person they had wronged, Mae had no idea how to compose herself.
“... You will treat this traitor... with such kindness? She’s a Maestro of Flesh, one wanted by the Brightest Star.” The Ankou tried to drag Mae down with him, but Frost believed in her status more than the talking head.
Warping Composer
Mae
< Musician >
Soul Rank: Violet | Impuritas: Maestros
LEVEL : 80 ORIGIN : Impuritas
HP: 12,500
ATT : 800MAG ATT : 900DEF : 500 MAG DEF : 500
MP : 100,000
RESIST : 100AGI : 35
Mae did ultimately confirm that she was a Maestro of Flesh, but her encounter with Iscario had caused her to reconsider. She was closer to the Painters who were Impuritas that were already similar enough to the Maestros of Flesh. The main difference was that they did not dabble in the same atrocities as they did to create their pieces.
< Raoul is not currently employed nor endorsed by CogitO >
< There is a warning beside his name in their records >
“Raoul has a warning?” Frost said out loud.
< Category V Offence >
< Crime: Gravedigging on Atlas soil >
< Findings: The remains of the Blue Dahlia are missing, including Res’ personalized CognitO Filter >
< Time of discovery – 2 hours ago >
< Time of crime – Approximately 2 weeks ago >
His name was the reminder Mae needed.
“ARA! The musician’s name was Ara!” She proclaimed, jumping straight out of her seat. “She was with Raoul! Raoul! The Raoul! The Wise Black Wolf! It wasn’t me they’re after in the first place! Iscario wanted me, but... Urgh...”
Mae threw up in the corner of the room at the mere mention of Raoul. At first Frost believed it was because she was either a victim of the Solemn Paw or had at least witnessed or heard of their history.
“Our friend is with Raoul right now. The musician is in good hands.” Frost assured, but Mae rapidly shook her head.
Nothing could have prepared Frost for Mae’s rebuttal.
“You’re wrong! Ara – the musician – She’s in trouble!” Mae declared. “I though it was weird why he didn’t kill her on the spot! He needs her! They need her!”
Frost’s heart sunk.
If this was the case...
... then Cer and Ara were in grave danger.