Mango's Adventures In Angst-Land: Chapter 4

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?

Mango's Adventures in Angst-Land: Chapter 11

(Author's Note: Deck the halls with boughs of holly falalalala -)

"What?"

"You heard me! Do you remember that different universes have different time zones?" Mango sassed.

In true karma fashion, an Abstraction slithered up to Scylla. When Scylla looked at it, it starts to squeak, "Squeaky squeakatty-squeakins." Scylla nods.

Much like a cat, Mango freaks out. "AAAAAAAAAA -"

Scylla growled, asking Mango, "Then why are you here -"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA -" Mango continued screaming.

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Meanwhile, in Mango's home dimension, Kiui sighed as Hikari rushed into the room, shouting, "What happened?! Where's Mango?! Is everything okay? Do I need to -" Hikari paused her worried tirade, looking at a very calm eleven-year-old, who said, "Mom, I think Mango needs therapy."

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Scylla asked the Abstraction, "Oscar, can you please calm Mango down for me, please?"

Oscar nodded, slithering up to Mango. "Squeak -"

HISS!!

Mango bared her teeth, her tail puffing in fear as she tried to look bigger in front of the larger Abstraction. This turned into a huge fight between the two gremlins. Scylla smiled, secretly missing the little family play-fights they had half the time.

Mango's Adventures in Angst-Land: Chapter 7

(Author's Note: *Ahem* *INHAAALE* IIIIIIIIIIIT'S TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIME!!!!!)

"Whooaa!" Mango said, waving her fluffy arms in an attempt to keep herself from falling over.

"No, no! We can't have you falling, now can we?" A teeth man - Caine, Mango remembers from her excruciatingly long hours of both calming a fussy Kiui and researching - said in an upbeat voice, preventing Mango from falling face-first onto the floor.

"Mango, who's there?" Kiui asked through the headphones. Mango ignored her and instead pulled the innocent kitten card, making a curious face and folding back her ears, asking innocently and curiously, "I'm sorry, who are you?"

"Nice acting, ten outta ten." Kiui said sarcastically. Mango tuned out Caine's voice as Kiui continued, "Focus, Mangie. Don't forget, we're here to get Scylla and then get out -"

What Mango didn't notice was a pair of eyes peering at her, thinking, What is she doing here?

This place is corrupted.

A Dangerous Encounter: Chapter 5

Speeding closer, Scylla can see that Amy and Sonic were okay. Scylla slowed her speed, turning to see that the tsunami broke though the barrier between Tin-Can and was headed directly towards Sonic and Amy. Scylla flew ten feet higher in the air, just to be safe.

Amy jumped to higher ground, while Sonic, for some reason, didn't seem to jump for some reason. Scylla cocked her head to see better, and saw Sonic's slightly pained expression and look of realization. Sonic turned around to face Amy.

Sonic said, "A-Amy, I... I..." He took a deep breath. "Amy, I lo-" And just like that, Sonic was engulfed in the tsunami. Scylla nearly gasped, while Amy looked on with an emotionless face, and took off.

Scylla dove into the water, not caring if she drowned trying to save the hedgehog.

Not even twenty minutes later, the water shot Scylla out.

Scylla became a raven-winged woman, with copper skin, magenta eyes, and blond hair. Out of the corner of her eye, Scylla can see Silver and Shadow dragging Sonic out of the water. And the smell of hedgehog blood was going to make Scylla's mouth water. But that didn't matter, because a large water monster formed out of the newly-formed lake.

Scylla sensed that Zielo was behind this, and growled at the monster in front of her. The water monster roared at the three hedgehogs, attacking Shadow, Sonic, and Silver with watery tentacles.

Scylla screeched like a harpy at this, throwing a Chaos Spear at the water monster in a rage. Flying five kilometers high in the sky, Scylla threw Chaos Spears like an animal, boiling the water wherever the Spears hit. Scylla didn't see anything but the water monster. She wanted to destroy it. She wanted to ruin whatever life it had left. She wanted to -

The water creature exploded, the force sending Scylla flying into a sharp branch. She felt the wound with her hand, and felt an ice-cold liquid. Scylla looked at her hand and saw her signature black blood. Cursing herself, she removed herself from the branch and flew to the skies, away from where she could potentially be found.

Scylla saw her blood dripping from her wing, a sign that the puncture wound was deep. Scylla spotted some dark violet lights, a yellow zigzag, and a mountain thrown onto the land. It made Scylla shiver. She wasn't sure what happened, but she doesn't want to go near THAT ever again.

Three screams ended the predicament. Scylla recognized those voices like a dark angel would.

Scylla tried speaking, but it felt like a hundred mites closed off her lungs, making it hard to breathe. Scylla dove down to the ground, trying her best to breathe normally as the panic engulfed her mind.

When she reached land, Scylla made sure to carefully hide behind a tree, because she felt Zielo's presence.

Transforming into a black wolf, Scylla snuck closer to the hedgehogs. Scylla's tail felt like lightning, swirling and crackling as the puncture wound healed.

Zielo used his telekinesis to lift Sonic, Silver, and Shadow off the ground. Scylla's head felt like bones, so she barely could hear anything the gray hedgehog was saying.

But as soon as Zielo opened his mouth and started to try absorbing the three hedgehogs' souls, Scylla snapped out of it and ran to take their place instead.

BOOOOOOM!

Mango's Adventures in Angst-Land: Chapter 12

(Author's Note: I'm ready to actually get to the arc of the comics I made. Tis the chaos in my head is gonna break me someday. Welp, here goes nothing. *Hands over the next short chapter* Enjoy!)

A few moments after the fight (in which Queener broke up), Scylla said as she smiled, "Alright, fine. I'll go home, on one condition."

Mango crossed her arms, her messy fur sticking out as she asked in a sassy voice, "Then what's your condition?"

Scylla turned serious. "Let me bring the Abstractions."

"HUH?" Kiui asked in alarm.

Mango raised a paw to rest on her cheek as she thought about the deal. "Hmmm..."

Kiui growled. "Just say yes!"

Mango sighed, making up her mind. "Well, I've made my choice. I've decided that you can -"

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."

IMPORTANT SUMMER ANNOUNCEMENT HERE!!!

This applies to the Amaris's Comics (tumblr) and AmarisMochizuki4 (Wattpad) as well.

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY AND THE REST OF SUMMER, EVERYONE!

The Blizzard: Chapter 10/Epilogue

(Author's Note: IT'S TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIME!!!!!!! Oh, and Ajalia belongs to a different story yet to be written, but she is very much a part of the story.)

Luckily, this wasn't a city or a castle, like it was a year ago. It was more of an accident, the trigger for it being the animatronics and the surroundings affected was a forest.

Demetria will never make fun of Ashley, Serenity, Ajalia, and Amaris's fear of animatronics ever again. She understood that feeling now, Demetria ran and ran, never looking back to see if the animatronics are following.

Meanwhile, the blizzard above storms over to other areas, frosting them in ice.

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Mango looked outside groggily. "Uhh... guys? Should it be snowing at twelve a.m. in the morning?"

"What?" A very-awake Kiui asked, also looking through a window. "HOLY SALMON, IT'S SNOWING OUTSIDE!"

Hikari walked into the kitchen, asking groggily, "What's all the fuss about, girls?"

"It's snowing outside, about 20 miles away from us." Mango reported.

"What in the name of the heavens have I gotten myself into?" Hikari muttered. "It's winter, I'm sure everything's fine." Mango gave her sister a knowing look, which Kiui understood immediately.

Kiui gasped, whipping her head to look at the blizzard. "Demetria made the blizzard?! But she only does that if..."

"She's fearful," Mango muttered.

Kiui looked at Mango. "What?"

THE END OF THE BLIZZARD.

A Dangerous Encounter: Chapter 9

Aite gasped, pulling Ajal closer. Adam's expression went blank in shock. Ajal's expression was filled with an unreadable amount of anger.

Scylla's ears flattened in fear of what will come in the future. Scylla looked at the glass walls of the watch post and whispered, "Where's Diana and Sophia?"

Ajal pointed below the watchpost. Scylla sighed in defeat, walking towards the trapdoor and pulling it open. Climbing down the semi-dark ladder, Scylla was greeted by Sophia.

"So, guess who came to this dimension." Sophia said cheerfully.

Thinking that this was another joke, Scylla replied darkly, "The Sons of Heephis."

"WHAT??!!!!!" Sophia gasped in shock, covering her mouth. As Scylla walked towards the first room, Scylla ground out angrily, "Yeah, apparently the Sons of Heephis came back for their first mission."

Sophia shook her head fearfully, saying in a subdued voice, "I don't like where this is going."

Diana ran out of one of the rooms in this basement, asking, "What's happening? I heard Sophia shout-" Diana looked at Scylla's serious face, and physically cringed at her expression.

Scylla said darkly, "The Sons of Heephis are back."

Diana sucked in a breath, muttering, "I presume we're going to go upstairs talk about this."

Scylla nodded.

Five minutes later, Diana, Scylla, and Sophia had climbed upstairs to see Adam, Ajal, and Aite looking at them fearfully. The pack sat down in a circle. Aite, Adam, Sophia, Ajal, and Diana finally started speaking their minds.

"Why are they here?"

"What are their intentions?"

"Have they changed?"

"Are they even themselves?"

"Shouldn't we be keeping an eye on them?"

"What should we do?"

"ENOUGH!!!!!" Scylla shouted. Everyone went silent. Scylla took a deep breath, and said calmly, "As much as I don't like this as much as you do, I have made my decision long before this had ever been brought up." The pack looked at each other fearfully. Scylla closed her eyes, and said in a dark growl, "We're leaving this territory at dusk."

A Dangerous Encounter: Chapter 17

A couple of hours later, Scylla found herself on land again, in the form of a human. Her raven-blue eyes reflected the crazed glee she felt as she stood at the edge of the abandoned island, waiting for the eventual arrival of the Soulless. A part of her wondered if her family were safe, but she knew nowhere was truly safe during an apocalyptic event. How many Soulless have they had to destroy since the beginning of this blasted zombie timeline?

Too many to count, that's for sure.

And that's only within a few weeks, if not months. Who knows how many more will be forced to die for their cursed master? What's it going to take for them to stop?

Nothing, because the god who orchestrated the entirety of the apocalypse was selfish and greedy for power.

Scylla finally spotted something. It was small, yes, but it was nothing compared to the violet lights in the distance that signified the presence of the Soulless. They were coming.

Scylla retreated to the gray ashes of what had once been the grass, trees, and bushes that outlined the island. From there, Scylla opened her mouth and let out a blood-curling shriek that echoed for miles on end.

The water was splashing from several miles away, allowing Scylla to run towards the trees in the middle of the island and hide in the branches. She started to have doubts about her plan.

What if the Assimilation ring doesn't work?

What if they won't listen?

What would the pack say about this?

This was a bad plan.

Why did I make this plan? To cope with having to fight Zielo someday?

What kind of strategy is this? A dumb one?

How are we going to restore the world when this apocalypse ends?

Scylla's thoughts was interrupted when the Soulless were fumbling on the island's shores, muttering something along the lines of, "Master's gonna enjoy his new slave."

Scylla shuddered, reluctantly sliding down the tree she was hiding in and tapping the ring five times.

A large number of pained screams filled the air, making Scylla smirk and enjoy the sounds of agony. She let her EXE form take over, walking over to the large group of Soulless. Her grace was unnerving and terrifying to those who saw it. It was like she was going to kill the Soulless right then and there. But Scylla only whispered, "All of you are mine now."

Some of the Soulless looked at Scylla, terrified of what she might do to them. Scylla smirks and said in a lighthearted tone, "Don't worry, I'm not going to make you do anything stupid, like a suicide mission or something like that."

"But what about -" One of the Soulless started.

Scylla clicked her tongue, holding up a hand and interrupting the question. "I don't want to hear you say, think, or wish for your god to save you. He's the one who corrupted you, and I am here to fix that. If you rebel against me or even run away, I will not hesitate to track you down and turn you into ashes. Do I make myself clear?"

Most of the Soulless gulped, afraid of what would happen to them if Scylla made good on her threat. They nodded, offering fearful smiles at the terrifying woman. One Soulless nervously replied, "O-of course, we won't let you down, Your Terrifying Lady."

Scylla smirked, snapping her fingers and letting the Soulless be slightly free. What the Soulless didn't know was that they were standing still long enough to allow Scylla to get a firm hold on their souls, so if they actually escaped, she'd destroy the souls almost instantly.

Talk about making good on the threat, am I right?