Daughter of Death

33. Little Mouse

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       "Amy... Amy Colsons."

The woman reluctantly spoke. Her eyes trained on Artemis, forgetting that Ares and Atlas stood in the distance, although their gazes remained hot and predatory.

"That wasn't hard, was it?" Artemis asked with a patronizing look before continuing. "What we are here for is that one of your members had attacked a friend of ours."

Ares tensed behind Artemis while Atlas suddenly looked uncomfortable  by the mere mention of the incident.

Amy resulted to maintain eye contact with the fuming goddess. Her lips turned upwards into a scowl as Artemis grabbed a hold of her jaw and forced her to look up.

"Darling, I'm not above using violence if I don't get what I need. Believe me when I say I speak on behalf of women and those who identify with their femininity. But my friend is comatose because of your party and I will simply not stand by whilst she is suffering, got it?" Artemis said through grit teeth. Finalizing that she will get what she came with.

At this very moment, Apollo returned into the room with Red and Edge seconds behind. Apollo's looking smug but content while Red and Edge looked troubled.

Artemis raised her brow slightly at her brother, who shrugged his shoulders and sat where she previously had moments prior. He faced the tied woman before looking up at Artemis.

"Building's checked out, it seemed everyone was where we needed them to be." He said, waving his hand and glanced back at the woman. "Soo... find anything?"

"I hate how nonchalant you are." Artemis bit, but shook her head. "I only managed to get her name; Amy Colsons. I was telling her what her.. members had done to our friend."

Red cleared his throat to gain the attention of the bickering (but conversing) twins. "beat'em outta 'er." He growled, gaze sharp on the human woman.

Artemis shook her head. "Out of the question! I know how to do this so shut up." She turned away from the skeletons, a scowl on her lips as she returned her attention to Amy.

Red scoffed, muttering underneath his breath that Edge must've picked up because he snickered, Artemis brushed it off, seeing that she had better things to do than worry over what mortal monster was uttering to his brother.

"Now.. What you are going to experience is going to be confusing." She started slowly, using energy and intentions to waft her magic around Amy's own energy, in some sense.. Artemis was checking her soul.

But since it was energy and intention, there was no way the monsters in the room couldn't pick up what she was doing - The only one who showed indication of awareness was Apollo, and even he looked taken aback.

However, when Artemis' magic finally took a grasp on Amy - both Red and Edge fell to the ground, both out cold despite nothing touching them.

Artemis sighed softly and stood back just as Apollo stood up and went to check up on Red and Edge, grumbling softly. "You still need practice. Your lucky I caught on or else Ares and Atlas would be unconscious too."

As if snapping out of a daze upon their names being said, Ares glanced confusingly around the room. Trying to ground himself as Atlas slightly stumbled back before slowly settling on the ground - his skull felt as if he was in the ocean. Unpleasant with a lot of unseen movement.

Ares was feeling much the same but chose to stay alert - the slight sway of his vision wasn't helping but he tried.

"..what was that?" He grunted, watching as Apollo carefully sat up Edge.