A Dangerous Encounter: Chapter 1

A Dangerous Encounter: Chapter 6

All Scylla could remember was the blinding light on the water, the three hedgehogs laying on the ground, and Scylla herself being slammed into a tree from the force of the explosion. Scylla's magenta eyes slowly closed as she felt the white-hot pain rock itself into her core.

Several hours later, Scylla opened her violet eyes to see that Silver, Shadow, Sonic, Zielo, and the blinding light were gone. Panicking and worried that Zielo could have taken the younger gods to his lair, Scylla jumped to her feet, only to wince in pain as her sore body protested.

Scylla started to run west to try to find Sonic, Silver and Shadow. Scylla's mind swirled with worried thoughts as she checked every tree, lake, rock, and bush where the three hedgehogs could have hidden near.

Suddenly, Scylla heard the thoughts transmitted between Shadow, Sonic, and Silver. Scylla stopped searching for the hedgehogs, because she felt how far away they were.

Scylla closed off the hedgehogs' transmissions and thought to herself, "Well, I can't reach them, so it's only fair that I leave."

As Scylla turned her back and transformed into a pale-skinned, green-eyed, blonde-haired woman with wolf ears and tail, five wolf-looking Dark Gaia creatures rose out of the ground and awaited Scylla's directions. Scylla looked at the Dark Gaia wolves and understood what had happened. She looked at the starlit sky and whispered, "Thank you, Dark Gaia."

So, Scylla and the wolves stalked off into the night.

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Two days later, Scylla had changed her appearance. She has ruby-red eyes, black skin, and strawberry-blonde hair.

Scylla had her bow and arrow stretched into a potential firing position, aimed on what was called a Soulless. Apparently, according to the information she had learned from SOMEBODY'S thoughts (not naming who), a Soulless is a slave of Zielo, with half a soul left in their body. The other half of the Soulless' soul is kept inside Zielo. The half of the soul in Soulless' body rots away, and the Soulless knows it. There are three stages of being a Soulless and how much time you have to "save" them.

The First Stage of being a Soulless - Its' soul is just starting to rot away, and you have a somewhat medium-sized time window to save the other half of the Soulless' soul.

The Second Stage of a Soulless - Their soul is halfway rotted, and there is a smaller time window to save it.

The Third Stage Soulless - They can't be saved. The only way to end their suffering is to destroy them and their mark.

But there's a catch to saving a Soulless - You have to make a deal with the Dark God, which is Zielo, who somehow keeps every Soulless' soul in himself.

Scylla fired her fiery arrow, hitting the Soulless in their mark.

A voice with a French accent spoke behind Scylla, saying, "Alright, it iz time to go to Paradise."

A Dangerous Encounter: Chapter 21

20 years ago…

The two EXEs laid their baby on the rocky cliff gently, being careful to be quiet and make sure their child stays comfortable. Once the baby is settled, the female EXE kissed the baby on the forehead, whispering, "My bittersweet baby, I'm so sorry for leaving you without any parents to support and love you physically, but we will always be there for you physically." The EXE choked on her loving words, tears streaming down her face.

The male EXE held the female close, while stroking the baby's cheek gently but firmly. The male chuckled as the baby attempted to bite his hand off, murmuring, "My fierce and beautiful daughter, always be watchful and strong even in the most hopeless moments. We love you so much, Scylla." He slowly took his wife's wrists and asked her, "Are you ready, Diamond?"

Diamond nodded, "I'm ready, Quartz." The two EXEs shapeshifted into diamond-clear and quartz-black ravens, flying into their very last battle in the sky. Baby Scylla wailed for hours, the screams growing loud as a huge blast took out many EXEs in the sky, including her parents.

It was only moments after her parents died that a goddess took the baby EXE under her wing. Her name, Scylla later learned, was Helias.

Scylla would remember the traumatizing moment forever.

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Present day…

"Sophia!" Scylla shouted, a hint of fear flashing in her expression. That fear soon turned into anger, allowing her to fiercely spit, "Let her go, Zielo!"

Zielo chuckled. "Or else what?"

Scylla hissed, "Don't test me."

Zielo inspected Sophia closely, watching as she struggled to escape his grip. Zielo looks at Scylla, who was about ready to burn the god down. "How about a deal?" Zielo asked. "Your friend will be free, and in exchange, you become my slave."

"Don't listen to him! Run, Scylla!" Sophia pleaded, letting out a pained strangled sound and Zielo tightened his grip on her. Dang, the caring traits of werewolves are sometimes a bad trait in a dangerous situation.

Scylla thought about it. "How do I know that you're not going to break that deal? If anything, you could break her in half as soon as I start walking to seal the contract." Zielo squeezes Sophia's neck, making Sophia squeak in pain. Scylla jumped at the sound, raising her hands in surrender. "Okay, okay, fine! I give myself up! Just… Don't do anything to her."

Zielo let Sophia go, allowing her to leave as Scylla lowered her head slightly, secretly planning something under her somber expression.

So, what is she planning?

The Blizzard: Chapter 1

(Author's Note: This chapter mentions murder. Please be forewarned. Thank you!)

"Hey, Scylla?" Demetria called out, stumbling into the now-not-so-abandoned warehouse and swiftly slamming the door closed. "I-I kinda...uh, made a blizzard." She looked around. Sure, asking for help from the literal godlike demon and former clan leader was not exactly a good idea, but it was better than trying to disperse the -360 degree weather outside by herself.

Demetria heard the woman laugh from above as Scylla Raven landed behind the young adult. Scylla said lightly, "I thought you were with that unicorn."

"The biàn tài and his equally bèn dàn sister kicked me out!" Demetria protested, her face reddening in the humiliation the memory brought back for her.

"After the stunt you pulled? They don't have any taste in strong people like us." Scylla hummed. "It's astonishing how a tasteless family managed to acquire an empire."

Apparently by using brute force and manipulation. Demetria thought. She sighed, hanging her head a little . After all, it was her fault that she "accidentally" froze down an entire castle.

Scylla noticed the glum look in the young Froster's eyes. Wanting to be at least a little comforting, the demon sets her hand on Demetria's shoulder and said, "Hey, you just hit the not-so-normal stage; of course you couldn't control all that ice everyday all the time. I've felt - heck, I DID the same thing."

"As if that makes me feel any better." Demetria grumbled.

"I'm serious. Even I had trouble learning how to control that much power. You're doing great."

What about the blizzard? I'm CLEARLY doing a bad job. Demetria pushed that thought away, saving those thoughts for when she's alone. Heaving a sigh, she forced herself to mutter, "I guess I am great at making snowballs appear out of thin air."

Scylla raised a eyebrow at the lesser attitude, but still smiled nonetheless. "Great! Now that that's happened, how about we go deal with the snowstorm outside?" Scylla asked excitedly, clapping her hands together.

"You're planning to execute my ex, aren't you?" Demetria accurately guessed, earning herself a light pat on the head.

"Yep, can't let the brat get away with what he's doing." Scylla replied.

"Euugh, let's just get this over with - and no killing!" Demetria quickly added.

"Semi-lethal, then?" Scylla pleaded.

"No."

"You wound me."

A Dangerous Encounter: Chapter 19

11 years ago...

"What's going on?" Nine-year-old Scylla asked her grandmother and uncle. Why were they so mad? Why were they looking at her like that? She's done nothing wrong!

"I don't know, do you want to explain the death of your mother?" Helios asked gruffly, in the wolf language. Scylla cringed and opened her mouth to explain that she didn't do anything, but gasped instead when she saw the bloody body of her mother lying on the floor. She covered her mouth as tears sparked in the corners of her eyes.

Carefully and cautiously, Scylla gently walked over to the body and began to stroke the now-bloody blonde hair, like her mother used to do when Scylla had nightmares. It was almost like she could wake up the dead if she made the wrong move. Scylla choked down her sobs and softly asked, "What happened to her?"

"YOU happened!" Diana screeched, her tone filled with rage and hatred, making Scylla flinch. She's never done that before, and Scylla certainly has not done anything to make her family that mad. She didn't understand.

Scanning the overly-large scratches on Helias's body, Scylla whispered, "But I-I d-didn't do anything..."

"LIES!" Helios shouted, slapping Scylla across the face. Scylla recoiled, reaching to touch the emotional wound. They aren't in their right minds.

"I'm being honest, I was in my bedroom, sleeping like Mom wanted me to. Please, you have to believe me!" Scylla cried.

"Why should we believe you?" Diana asked, her face neutral. "After all, you're an EXE, not a normal girl, not even a soul, just a husk." Scylla opened her mouth to point out the scratches, but closed it instead in fear of punishment.

"That's what we thought," Helios grinned. "You're grounded for a year."

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Present day

"Oh, thank goodness you're back!" Aite shouted, slicing a Soulless in half and running towards Scylla.

"I got your message." Scylla glared at Diana in the distance, causing the werewolf to stare at the ground guiltily. Turning back to Aite, Scylla asked, "How are you doing?"

"I'm doing alright," Aite replied, "Sonic should be over there... Somewhere over there." Scylla looked in the direction Aite was pointing, the exact direction in which the Soulless were pouring out of. Scylla set her jaw.

"I'll go. You hold back the Soulless with the others. If all goes according to plan, I'll get us out of this apocalypse one and for all." Scylla ordered, before turning to her Soulless slaves. "You will fight alongside my pack. So unless you want to die, I advise you to follow their orders." She told Aite, "Take great care, and I'll be back soon."

"But what are you doing?" Aite asked.

"I'm doing what I should've done beforehand." Scylla narrowed her eyes. "I'm rescuing the innocent."

Aite nodded. "Good luck!" Aite put the Soulless slaves into chains and dragged them into battle, leaving Scylla to her own devices in the war. Scylla closed her eyes, and grinned, the sparks of evil glinting her senses. Using her Chaos Spear to move quickly and cut down as many Soulless as she can in one sitting, earning herself shrieks, screams, and yells on the battlefield until finally, she reached the city.

At the port, she sees Zielo standing near the water and meditating. Scylla fought back a growl of irritation in hopes that she can sneak into the Eggman base without getting spotted.

So that's what she's gonna do.

But would she get spotted, or will she succeed? That is the question.

Mango's Adventures in Angst-Land: Chapter 6

(Author's Note: <insert devil laughter here> I push people into portals now! SHORT CHAPTERS UNITE!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA -)

After hours of trying to calm Kiui and logging into a game/tv show called the Amazing Digital Circus (via Kiui's "harmless" hacking), Kiui made a huge portal machine that could send Mango to the Amazing Digital Circus universe. Before Mango could figure out how long it would take for her to get back, Kiui pulled her aside and growled, "Mango, we have a week before we have to meet up with Queen Ningyo and discuss the missing Mercats, so I want you back here in a day."

"But -"

"Don't worry, I have a microphone and headphones installed." Kiui said.

"Wha -" The portal opened, sucking Mango in. "KIUI -"

"Have fuuuun!" Kiui waved cheerfully after her sister.

The Blizzard: Chapter 5

(Author's Note: An animatronic is going to appear in this chapter! Also, another short chapter.)

"I'm so glad that you found my slippers so quickly." The woman said thankfully. "Thank you so much!"

"You're welcome, and I'm glad that I was able to help." Demetria replied.

As the woman left, Sylvia rushed over, not caring about the water droplets dripping down her arms as she asked, "Did you really HAVE to chain me to the wall?"

Demetria snapped her head towards her aunt. "YOU WERE GOING TO MELT DOWN THOSE GLASS SLIPPERS!!!"

"Okay, fair, but YOU FROZE DOWN A CASTLE TWO MONTHS AGO!"

"NOONE STOPPED ME AT THE TIME, BUT I'M NOT RISKING THAT AGAIN!"

"She did WHAT?!" Nima gasped, making both Demetria and Sylvia flinch.

Of course Nima would be awake. Sylvia thought.

Demetria said, "It's nothing, it was an accident -"

"AN ACCIDENT? YOU COULD HAVE DIED!!" Nima burst out, wrapping her metallic hands around Demetria's wrists. "I don't really mean any harm. And if you needed magical knowledge, Nokomis and I will be here to guide you and be there beside you to destroy any enemies that come our way."

Demetria nodded as she mumbled, "Thank you..." She then turned around and ran out of the room.

Some Galahs Go On an Inky Mission: Chapter 6

Kaiso's POV

As I reached the city, I kept a close eye on the child. As Bendy walked beside me, I couldn't help but feel the need to get rid of him. I wonder how Alinta and Audra are doing?

Snugglebunny's (Author) POV

Kaiso... There was a lot of screaming. In general. Panicking is more of the emotion they felt. Don't ask.

"AAAAAA-"

"AAAA-"

Kaiso's POV

Maybe it's just the curse talking, but I think I need to return to...Abbadon. Ugh.

Buuuut, if I DO leave, Alinta and Audra will come after me and interrogate me. They may know about my cursed form by now.

It seems like I don't have a choice. I'll stay.

Some Galahs Do An Inky Mission: Chapter 1

Third Person POV

"Alinta! Wake up!"

SLAP!

Alinta's eyes shot open as she got up quickly, massaging her bruised cheek. "Audra! Are you serious right now? That hurt!"

"Just take a look around! We're in the Ink Dimension!" Audra gestured to the room around them.

"Will you two be quiet? You're going to attract the Ink Demon here with the noise you're making." Kaiso hissed, keeping her eyes on the top of the wall.

"Relax, it's not like -"

"Children of the Machine." A voice on the announcement said.

Audra looked around, looking confused as she asked, "Who? What? Where? How? Huuuuuuh?!!!!" Alinta looked confused, but kept silent. Kaiso looks like she was used to this by now, but kept her eyes on the wall. Suddenly she began to climb up, her hands leaving a clear, deep scratch on the cement bricks.

Finally, Kaiso reached the top. "I'm going to go explore the studio. Ignore everyone who talks to you, except for Alison. You'll know her when you see her. Stay away from the Searchers, Lost Ones, and the Ink Demon. If it finds you, hide." Kaiso ran off.

Audra stood there, processing what she just heard before shouting, "WHAT?!?!"

Alinta stood up, sighing as she muttered, "Oh my god..." She thinks about it. "You know what, let's go the way Kaiso went." Alinta climbed up the wall and helped Audra up. They then went down the hallway and into a main lobby.

"There's a hiding spot here." Audra remarked, pointing at an empty stall.

"Why would we need that?" Alinta asked. They looked at each other for a moment, and shrugged. "Eh, who cares? Let's move on."

20 seconds later...

"Hooolyyyy craaaaaaaap!" Audra yelled, making a beeline for the hiding spot with Alinta running right behind her.

"Butcher Gang! Butcher Gang! Why did Kaiso not tell us about the Butcher Gang?!??" Alinta shouted.

"I don't knoooow!!!" The two girls reached the hiding spot, but only Audra was able to fit into it, since she was there first.

Alinta sighs, turning to face the rapidly approaching angry Piper. "I didn't want to have to do this, but..." Alinta shrugged, shapeshifting into a large strawberry-blonde wolf with lemon-green eyes. She tore the Piper apart within ten seconds. Once the inkshed was done, Alinta returned to her human form, the black ink on her hands.

Audra carefully opened the door and walked out of the hiding place. "Is it gone?"

"Yep. Pretty sure I ate the body, too."

"...Alinta, why are you like this?"

"No matter. You took a nasty fall, so let's find you some food." Alinta walked over to a crate and removed its lid. "I found Bacon Soup."

"Soup?" Audra asked.

"Yes, the soup. The max potion of this realm. The holy water of our Christian world. The -"

"Okay, okay! I'll eat it. Jeez..." Audra said. She walked over and took a large gulp out of the soup can.

"I wouldn't drink too much of that if I were you." A woman's voice warned. Audra choked on the soup in the surprise and shock of how sudden the voice had appeared. Alinta ran over to help Audra stop choking.

"I'm sorry, what?" Alinta asked.

"I mean, it tastes good, but the aftertaste? Not so much." The woman said. As Alinta and the traumatized Audra turned around, they saw a woman with black hair and a black dress.

"A-Alice?" Audra stammered, coughing a little as she recovers from the scare.

"How do you know my name?"

"Uhh..." Alinta tried to think up an explanation. "We used to be Lost Ones, but now we're...cartoons?"

"Nice work, Alinta." Audra hissed quietly.

"I see... There's some rules in the studio - keep moving up, avoid as much trouble as you can, don't stay in the same place for too long, and stay away from the Ink Demon. If it finds you, hide."

"Okay, who's the Ink Demon? And why do we have to hide from it?" Alinta demanded.

"You'll know him when you see him. What are your names?"

"My name's Audra!"

"And my name's Alinta."

"Well, Alinta and Audra... Welcome to the studio!" Something exploded in the lobby, making Audra shriek and jump. As Alinta looked around menacingly, she noticed that Alice disappeared.

"Damn it." Alinta hissed.

Audra looked over, noticing that Alice was gone. "Aw, I liked her."

"Well, it looks like we have to keep moving in the direction that Kaiso probably went, and avoid a number of things in the process."

"Okay! Then we should do that!" Audra climbed up the walls.

As Alinta followed suit, she said, "Be careful, I don't know what kind of things are up there."

Audra reached the top and ran to a mirror. "Oh my... IS THAT KAISO'S FINGERPRINT???!!!!"

Alinta came closer to the mirror, looking at the familiar, yet inky fingerprint. "That's definitely her fingerprint." Her eyes twitched as soon as she realized something. "Kaiso... this better not mean what I think it means." Alinta growled.

"What does it mean?" Audra asked curiously, tilting her head the way a cougar cub's would.

Alinta stayed serious. "You'll see it when you see it. Come on, let's move on." She grabbed Audra's arm and pulled her away, heading towards Animation Station. After a bit of scurrying, they reached the entrance and moved the cart.

Audra broke the chains with one claw swipe. "Huh. That was easy."

"Be glad that we didn't need a key, or things would have been a lot harder." Alinta grumbled.

Audra had already slithered in by the time Alinta finished the sentence. "Alinta, look! There's a treasure trove of animation secrets! Aaaww, and Bendy looks sooo cuuuute!!!! Come see, come seeeee!!!"

"All right, all right, I'm coming." Alinta called, walking through the entrance. "Small girl."

Audra appeared behind Alinta. "What did you just say?" Audra asked skeptically.

Alinta rolled her eyes. "You're short."

Audra made an offended gasp. "I am not short!!!"

"Sure, little cub. Sure."

"You...you meaniehead!!!"

"Let's move on..." Alinta looked around. "Looks like this place is locked up tight. We're going to need to stay quiet. Who knows if there's any alarms around here." But Audra was happily dashing around.

"Alinta? Audra?" Alice asked. Alinta heard her from a few feet away.

Alinta ran to the small hallway. Surprisingly enough, there was a circular vent-like phone at the end of the hall. Alinta called, "Hello, this is Alinta speaking. Audra's currently busy right now. What's your purpose of calling right now?"

"Oh, thank god. Listen, where are you right now?" Alice asked.

"Hmmm... Animation Station. It's locked tight." Alinta answered.

"Good, it means you're headed up. There's going to be a Gent Pipe. Did you find it?"

Alinta raised an eyebrow. "No, what's a Gent Pi-"

BOOOM!

"What was that?" Alice asked frantically.

Alinta shrugged. "Probably the pipes."

Alice ordered. "FIND THAT GENT PIPE. HURRY." The line cut off.

Alinta growled. "Oh, so now I've gotta find a Gent Pipe. That's brriiiilliant." Alinta walked off. "Now, where is that thing?"

Mango's Adventures in Angst Land: Chapter 1

(Author's Note: This chapter is connected to The Blizzard. Please read The Blizzard if you haven't read it yet.)

"What?" Kiui whispered.

"Demetria knows me, and I know her. The only time something like this happens nowadays is when she's experiencing a nightmare." Mango said. "I'm going after her."

"Mango, wait -"

"MANGO MOCHISOLAR, COME BACK -"

Mango tuned them both out as she ran the door, grabbing her winter coat. I know the forest better than anyone, Mango thought. If anyone can find her, I can.

It felt like hours before Mango found Demetria, and what Mango saw was terrifying.

The forest around her felt dead, and Demetria was encased in an icy cocoon. The heart of the blizzard was right above them, causing the temperature to drop every second Mango stood there.

Mango rushed over to the cocoon, banging on it with her fists. "Demetria, wake up, it's just a nightmare." Nothing happens. "Fluuuuuuff." Mango whispered, her tears turning to ice. "Come on, please, don't leave me." Mango pleaded.

Without thinking, she extended her claws and attempted to slice through the chrysalis ten times, each scratch digging deeper into the ice each time, until finally -

CRRAACK!

The cocoon cracked open, the ice revealing the unconscious and frostbitten form of Demetria. Mango gasped in horror, her ears going up in shock. She quickly took off her coat and carefully wrapped it around Demetria. Mango transforms into the form of a ginger cat with wet, orange scales peppering random spots on her body, and picks up Demetria carefully, gently setting her on the cat's back. Carrying Demetria away from the horrid, frozen sight, Mango hissed, "Stay with me,  big cuz. You gotta be strong."

A Dangerous Encounter: Chapter 20

7 years ago…

There was a break-in.

Scylla didn't know how it happened, it just happened.

She was downstairs, sweeping the dust off the shelves when she heard her grandmother shriek and smelled blood. Helios closed his book, eyes widening. "There's an intruder!"

"What?!" Scylla gasped, dropping everything and teleporting into the room upstairs to see Diana's dead body. Her claws were painted with someone's scent - she'd put up a fight, Scylla realized. Shaking with grief, she used a blanket to cover the body, so at least Diana can be warm.

Something snapped in Scylla, something that forced her out of control of her body. Sniffing the unknown blood, Scylla tracked it to a person wearing a violet cloak. She attacked. As they fought, one of the daggers missed Scylla and hit…Helios.

The fight ended as Scylla threw the intruder onto the wall behind her and zapped them with lightning for good measure, before rushing to Helios's side and doing medical procedures. "You're gonna be okay, uncle, j-just don't leave me." Scylla whispered. "Where's the -"

"I'm not going to make it." Helios grimly told Scylla. She froze.

"No," Scylla hissed. "You're going to live. I'm not going to let another one of my family die on my watch. I-I wouldn't live with myself if I had."

Helios's heart broke for the thirteen-year-old, but he said, "That dagger, it was poisoned with a toxin that is incurable."

Scylla grit her teeth, growling as she replied, "Then I'll work harder to save you."

Helios shook his head. "I love you." He whispered, then fell limp.

Scylla felt her uncle's soul leave his body. She sat there, processing the death of her family. She shook, tears dripping onto Helios's cold chest. Fire licked her power reserves, begging to be released. So she let it out.

She'd let her past burn.

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Present

She wasn't able to sneak past Zielo.

Scylla knew she should've expected this, but honestly? He looked so peaceful that she couldn't possibly bear to bother him (that was a lie, of course).

"Trying to steal from me?" Zielo asked.

Suppressing a groan, Scylla asked, "Well, hi, Mr. Baddie, are you trying to break my spirit?" She smirked as she turned to face Zielo. "But really, what do you think I'm stealing from you?"

Zielo's face stayed cold and unfeeling, but Scylla could feel the waves of annoyance coming off of him. It made her giddy with excitement. "My spark." Zielo simply replied.

Scylla laughed at him, taking a few seconds to calm herself down. With a shrug she said, "Oh, Sonic? Yeah, he's not your puppet, nor is he the 'spark' you're claiming him to be. He is his own person, and you shove up an apocalypse up the world's nose, expecting the hedgehogs, no, the world, to bow down to you."

Zielo snarled, "DON'T DISRESPECT -"

"I disrespect whoever I want, bucko. Guess what? You wanna stay a god? Act kinder." Scylla snapped.

"APOLOGIZE!"

Scylla growled, "Fine! I'm sorry that I will not treat you like a god. Is that what you want me to say? I'm sorry that I won't treat you like the 'perfect' person you claim to be, like all your followers do!" Scylla chuckled. "I'm just an inconvenience to you, a pest, a PROBLEM to you!"

"How dare you!" Zielo tried and failed to break Scylla's soul in half.

"Do you want to know something?" Scylla glitched behind the god. "I'm a god, too. But I'm a demon, a computer virus, and it hurts to not feel recognized, doesn't it?" She chuckled, glitching away from his swipe at her. Scylla transformed into her EXE form, hissing, "Well, I shouldn't have to justify what I'm doing to you, and I won't make it up to you, you low-class ruler!" Zielo lashed out at Scylla, trapping her in his telekinesis. Scylla cut through it easily with dark magic. "Well, I'm sorry that an abomination like me exists!"

"Scylla!" Sophia called out, taking Zielo's next attack, which was to grab her by the neck and lift her up.

"Sophia!"