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Chapter 4 - 2.Eto and the phoenix tree

3 pov

After a day of traveling on foot she finally arrived in the 11th district where there is apparently a base of the Phoenix Tree.

On the way here she naturally encountered various people and ghouls and after one sword blow they were all finished.

She had to admit that she was very disappointed with her first world because she had no real challenge here and they all dropped like flies and had nothing to oppose her.

So she decided to experiment with the new power she received and which corrupted her and finally found a ghoul who was lying in wait for his next prey in an alley.

When she quickly approached from behind it was already too late as she knocked her unconscious with one blow, but did not kill her.

Now she could take her time and concentrate on her power and slowly but surely a blood-red tar liquid began to flow from the cracks in her armor.

When she saw that the liquid was collecting on the floor she tried to direct it in the direction of the unconscious ghoul.

When it started to make contact with his body, it looked as if his body was absorbing it and a moment later, red cracks similar to Artoria's began to appear all over his skin. She was initially satisfied with these changes, but at that moment he opened his eyes and began to scream like an angel of death. You could see how slowly but surely his body began to melt.

1 minute later, only the red liquid was left. Everything was decomposed, whether it was the flesh or the bones.

Due to the noise, she decided to continue practicing her ability and moved on. Now that she had arrived at the base, she saw a shopping mall with various buildings around it and you could see guards patrolling the area. As she slowly approached, the guards noticed her and shouted.

"Who are you? I've never seen you here before, so surrender or die!"

Unimpressed, she said, "Tell me where your boss is and your death will be painless, you little ant."

Laughter could be heard as the guards seemed to be very amused by the situation, but it was short-lived as the next second the sound of flesh tearing could be heard and 2 of the guards had their chests pierced with an arm where their hearts would normally be. The two could only let out a short gasp before falling to the ground lifeless with a hole in their chest.

The remaining guard was shocked by this sight and could only whisper "monster" quietly before turning around and running towards the base. He only got a few steps before he felt a stabbing pain in his legs and fell to the ground.

Artoria pov

After I smashed this worm's legs with a kick I ask again.

"Where is your boss, out with it!" To my surprise however he said. "Fuck you you CCG monster, I won't tell you anything!" "As you wish." Then I started stomping on his limbs and heard and saw how bones broke and limbs bent at unnatural angles.

In the meantime, he had tears and snot on his face.

His face itself is distorted with pain and suffering and you can only hear the quiet pleas for mercy. "Please, I beg you. I will tell you everything you want, just please make it stop."

"Okay, finally a bit more cooperative, so he's your boss and what's his name?" "His name is Tatara and he is the direct subordinate of the one-eyed king, but he is currently in the 24th district with various leaders and is trying to recruit members. Of the leaders, only the Bing brothers and Eto are currently there, who should be found in the main building on the top floor. I've told you everything you wanted to know, now please let me go."

"Of course." Smiling slightly, I put my right foot over his head.

That seemed to be the moment when he understood what I was planning and called out in panic. "wai-" "splash" With a sickening sound his head burst open and his brain matter spilled onto the floor. With a disgusted expression on her face the bloody liquid came out of the armor again and after a few seconds when she pulled back the armor was as good as new. With an emotionless expression under her visor she left the crime scene without giving the corpse another look.

Artoria pov

As I move towards the main entrance to the mall there are apparently already alerted guards waiting there, all wearing the same cloak and mask. This time however something is different, all four have pulsating flesh growing from different parts of their backs that resembles a tail. Only then does she realise that she had killed or defeated all of the ghouls so quickly that she gave them no chance to defend themselves, but that didn't matter, with or without this appendage they had no chance against me.

3rd pov

You could see how Artoria's armoured form moved towards the guards and gave him a powerful blow on the head, making it burst like a watermelon. She didn't have long however, because one of the men at the back started shooting projectiles that looked like sharp crystals at her, which she was able to dodge and give the approaching enemy a roundhouse kick to the chest, causing his whole upper body to collapse. The two guards saw that the enemy was superior to them and decided on a defensive formation, with the one in front keeping them at a distance and the one behind continuing to shoot at them. The idea was good but in the end there was just too great a difference in strength and they only saw something blurry coming towards them. The next moment Artoria stood between them and held them both up by their throats, with one of them saying defiantly and panting. "Wait, if the leaders get their hands on you you'll wish you were dead!" "We'll see but you won't see it." When Artoria said that she began to apply pressure and crush the two of their windpipes. She let them fall to the ground and watched them make their last movements until they froze, and you could clearly see their wide open eyes and bluish faces. Her indifferent gaze turned back to her path, which the guard explained to her. On the way she encountered several masked ghouls who were, however, eliminated with simple punches and kicks. When the killed ghouls finally reached 23 the guards stopped attacking them and let them pass, however they stayed at a safe distance waiting for an opportunity. After a few minutes of walking she finally reached her destination and found only a small girl covered in bandages with a floppy ear hood on her face but a sadistic smile on her face.

Artoria pov

The girl who is apparently called Eto and I look at each other for a few seconds before I finally spoke. "So you are Eto I must say I expected something other than a child" "Heh so those weak idiots couldn't stop you. You are right my name is Eto but who are you is the better question, you don't look like a pigeon I can smell that you are not a ghoul either." "I'm Artoria dude and I came into this world to have fun but I figured in order to really cause a lot of chaos around the world you need subordinates. When I look at you, you seem to have a lot more strength than most people on this planet, so I'm giving you the choice of submitting to me or I'll make you." "Hehehe, you say a lot of funny things, Artoria, but do you think that just because you've killed a few losers, you can beat me?" The next moment, she jumped at me with several of her red and white tails pointing at me like spears. I could see that she had a lot more combat experience than the previous opponents, because she tried to cut off my path with some of her appendages while the rest were aimed directly at me. I easily dodge the spears before I rush at her, but as if she had expected it, she folded her arms in front of her and wrapped her tails around herself and the moment my somewhat stronger blow hit her, she flew through the window in the direction of the small forest.

3rd pov

One sees a large writhing ball of flesh quickly approach a tree, break it, and finally form a crater on the ground with a loud bang. When the dust has settled, you see the flesh opening up to show Eto's condition. Her bandages are torn in places and you can see her skin and green hair, but what would worry people most would be the murderous eyes staring towards Mall. What is special, however, is that unlike normal ghouls, both of her eyes do not have the appearance where the pupil and sclera are black and the iris is red, but she has a normal green eye on the left side. Back to the action, we see how flesh starts to form like crazy around Eto and her shape becomes more and more monstrous until she finally takes shape.What remains is a red and white monster with one eye, four giant spear hands, and a much larger figure covered in spikes. Suddenly there was a bang and the armored figure of Artoria emerged from the smoke, raising an eyebrow under her visor when she saw this monster in front of her. But the next moment a grin crept onto her face as she looked forward to the fight she was about to have and the next moment you saw both of them sprinting towards each other, only to touch the next moment. 'Boooom' A shockwave came from where they collided, throwing dust and wood all over the area, but the next moment a figure shot through 3 trees until the 4th tree finally stopped it and you saw that it was Eto, only its body was now damaged even though the damage was already starting to regenerate.

Eto Pov

I can't believe it, I am one of the strongest ghouls that ever lived, being thrown around like a damn rag doll. When I heard about the commotion at the entrance I first thought a few pigeons had gotten lost, but as the sound of fighting and screaming got closer I prepared for battle. 2 minutes later I heard nothing but the increasingly loud sound of metal on the floor, when I finally saw the probable attacker I didn't know what to think, I had expected everything from pigeons to ghouls, I would have even expected Arima rather than a woman wearing red and black armor and a visor that covered her eyes. My first thought was that it was a ghoul but when I caught her scent she smelled neither human nor ghoul, after we started talking I knew that as unbelievable as it may sound she was not from this world. What made it even worse is that this mysterious and powerful existence apparently wants to subjugate me. Since that option was off the table, fighting was the only option left, and that's exactly what I decided to do. Instead of being impaled by my weapons, the person who called herself Artoria Alter was able to move at an inhuman speed and dodge all attacks. When I saw her rushing towards me, I knew that if she hit me face-to-face, I could really die, so I took a defensive position, wrapped my kagune around myself and prepared myself. I felt the impact in my whole body and saw myself being sent out of the window towards the forest until I was finally lying in a crater, looking in the direction I came from with absolute rage. I had never been so humiliated in my entire life, but before I could lose it, I calmed myself down, because I learned early on that people blinded by emotions are the easiest prey. I decided that the only way to defeat her was with my Kakuja and began to transform. Luckily, just as I had completed my transformation, the bitch arrived.

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