The Isekai Game

Na'amah

The team ran blindly until they were brought to a dark place. The stinging blindness left so they could open their eyes to a marble platform where they stood.

A brass-toned woman wearing a bright blue knee-length dress stood in the center. She didn't dance nor sing. Rather, she stood with her arms crossed and chest firmly pressed out as though she was scolding.

"So this is what I was disturbed from my lesson for?" asked the woman.

"What lesson?" asked Vanessa.

The lady brushed back her thick brown bang and smirked, "I was teaching the children of your fellow damned souls".

Her thick Israeli hair which flowed down to her butt had curled up into a bun. Vanessa recalled the tortured people and animals they had encountered. From the whip marks to the mutilation. They had all received suffering beyond what was humane. Sure this was a dream world. But those souls were real.

"Wow. You're a b***h," said Dani.

"Oh please," she said, "Do you really care"?

Her hazel eyes outlined themselves with a yellow glow. She uncrossed her arms to form a disc of light. Vanessa ran towards the woman to slice her up before she attack.

"Someone's naughty," said the lady as she threw the disc-shaped light.

Vanessa countered the disc with a lightning strike just to become blinded upon the clash.

Jeff began shooting, "Vanessa! Get back"!

Unfortunately, she began jumping back into his line of fire.

After being hit by Jeff and now chased by Andres, the woman sent a shockwave through the floor that knocked everyone's balance.

Logan limped his way over to tackle Vanessa to the ground for her safety.

Andres ran to the woman, "Bring it here Na'amah"!

She smirked and lightly threw her hand at Andres. She followed up by swiping her other hand towards him. Lightning bolts were hailed toward Andres.

He easily blocked them off to land a hit towards Na'amah.

She crouched under his swing. He kicked his bleeding leg at Na'amah, only for her to catch it.

Andres realized he couldn't feel. Jolts of lightning from her hands further paralyzed him.

Before Andres knew it, his leg was ripping apart. Though he was numbed from the pain, his head became faint from the sight of his own body ripping. The resistance from his defensive abilities was merely prolonging the persecution.

He heard screams in the back as Dani was attempting to shoot with a wounded arm and Jeff struggled for his balance on the moving marble pavement. Their sounds were fading to a distance.

Vanessa struggled to get oriented with no sight. Logan attempted to speak, but a pain quenched his throat.

He quickly threw a card at Na'amah to throw her off guard. The tactic barely had any effect.

He gained his footing and guided Vanessa to hers. She wept as the pain in her eyes shot back into her head like needles in her brain.

Realizing her pain, Logan comforted Vanessa into her combat stance. He used his fingers to communicate that he was deaf and that Andres soon die.

After changing his combat style with a reality check, Logan ran to Andres' aid. Vanessa on the other hand calmly stepped her way over towards the action.

Andres was being ripped apart by Na'amah's lightning attacks from the leg up. It was a clever tactic to hold off the team with an odd moving floor and disabled senses. But Logan didn't care.

He slammed a card across her eye followed by one to her neck. He flipped a few hand seals with his left hand, causing the cards to explode at a low level. It wasn't enough for her to let go. But he had her attention.

Na'amah slammed a disc of lightning at Logan. He parried it with his sword and kicked her hip away. She dropped Andres in his paralyzed state to slam a second disc at Logan.

It completely burnt his right arm. He dropped his sword as he fell.

Using the sound of the fight to locate the woman, Vanessa chopped away Na'amah's arm. There was no blood as it fell. 

Logan, who was on the ground, attempted to kick the Na'amah towards Vanessa. His attack was weak.

Moreover, two crazy men with discolored skin wearing straightjacket tackled Vanessa and Logan.

"This looks like the naughty bunch," said Na'amah as she stood back summoning lightning down upon Jeff, Dani, Leira, and Mina.

Jeff thought quickly and laid himself out on the ground. Bolts of lightning slammed nearby, splashing its sparks on him. Yet, it didn't stop him from landing a series of shots on Na'amah.

Dani felt useless watching her brother put in work. She herself was unable to shoot well with just her right hand.

Many mutilated foxes the sizes of wolves sprang about to attack the siblings.

She held up her g*n and blasted each one away single-handedly. The burn from her forearm didn't wear away. In fact, she cried as she shot through the foxes. It didn't matter for she needed her team to win and make it to pro.

Logan struggled to get away from his attacker. He kicked his leg and reached out with his good hand. But the deranged man was too powerful in close combat. Not to mention Logan's right arm and leg were both of very little use.

Vanessa threw off her assailant and pierced through his torso. Logan smacked the ground furiously till Vanessa came over and killed his attacker. After grabbing his sword, Logan noticed more men running towards them.

He warned Vanessa by tracing his words into her arm. Her skin froze upon receiving Logan's message. However, it didn't stop her from defending herself.

Unable to maintain her rain of lightning, Na'amah summoned the darkness to shield herself from Jeff's bullets. He took the moment to help Dani shoot off the foxes.

Na'amah's voice echoed, "So tell me, how's it going to feel being turned into rats when I'm done. An annoying pest to be exterminated the moment you're in someone's way".

She chuckled, "Naughty little things".

Na'amah transformed into a giant blue bird that soared across the platform. From one end of the darkness to the other, she slammed lightning under all that was under her.

Andres formed a magical shield that resisted lightning, allowing Dani and Jeff to safely shoot at her.

Once again, Na'amah flew into the darkness and came out as herself in dark-blue garbs that fitted rather loosely. With a single-arm, she swung a scythe across heavy distances towards Dani and Jeff. The two attempted to shoot her, but her resistance was high.

Mina slammed her axe at Na'amah which did little damage. Na'amah kicked Mina away while slamming her scythe into her. Dani tackled Mina out of the way to take the hit.

She held her foot on Dani's head and took a second stab into her rib. Vanessa, who regained her sight, slammed her katana across Na'amah's face. No blood splattered, but Vanessa continued to slice away at the woman.

Na'amah dodged each strike until she was taken by the darkness again. Logan and Andres had helped one another rejoin the team's side. They waited together as Na'amah flew out again as a bird.

The madmen were getting closer. Vanessa, Logan, and Andres began holding them off as Jeff started to shoot. Dani was panting with a thick pain in her lungs.

She held her now charged g*n upwards to Na'amah in her bird form, now lost in her own thought. Na'amah was shooting down blasts of lightning when Dani shot out a giant magic explosive.

"What he said," uttered Dani.

Na'amah fell in her bird form to the ground. She struggled to raise up which gave Vanessa enough time to slice off her head.

All of the crazy people and the mutilated foxes disappeared. The marble floor began glowing to pearl white. Na'amah returned to her human right before their eyes. Her hazel eyes blackened as her body faded away into darkness.

The floor flashed, blinding everybody for just a moment. Their wounds were gone allowing them to fully regenerate from the battle. They stood in a giant elevator that was now going up.

Mina looked back noticing there was a glass opening where they could view the moon. Leira placed her hand on Mina's shoulder, commending her bravery. It was blush from Mina as she made excuses. Vanessa and Dani stood in front of the window as well viewing the moon outside of the castle.

"Ugh, I think we are in another realm," said Dani.

Everybody else joined in on the view as Logan confirmed they will likely be brought into the sky versus another realm.

Vanessa was confused as to why. Andres explained that if they had really been going to the Fifth Realm to face them, then they would've fought them in person. However, that level of content was only suited to the 5th difficulty level along with the pro leagues.

"So we're in the sky right now?" asked Leira.

"Correctomundo," answered Logan, "If these angels were to really all come down it would be catastrophic. But don't let the architecture trick you. We should be remaining inside of the castle".

Vanessa and the two girls were amazed. They continued watching as they slowly rode all the way up. The light flickered as the window was blocked by a wall. Everybody faced the door in anticipation as slowly opened.