Infinity: Rising of the Soul Weavers

*TheFatRat & RIELL - Hiding In The Blue *

"Hehe, you look like a bride, if you ask me!" Kayla giggled as she sat back on Raven's shoulder.

"Uhm... and I think I know where the other bride is!" Gaia encouraged with a sly expression on her face.

Raven's face got even redder but she didn't speak. Or rather, she couldn't…

Too many thoughts flashed through her mind, but she could not choose which one to speak out loud first!

'I am only sixteen years old!

'I can't get married, heck I have never even had a girlfriend!

'I used to be a boy, I can't be a bride!

'What are you talking about?

'Stop talking nonsense, we're in a massive extinction level war!

'...

'Who is the other bride…?'

*Sigh*

She eventually let out a deep sigh as she gave up on the idea of arguing with them. In any case, she is almost guaranteed to end up being on the losing end!

However, she promised herself that she'd wash this embarrassment with angel blood!

"Where do you think you're going?" The mayor raised her eyebrows as she watched Raven stand up from her seat. "We haven't even put the makeup on!"

"Eh? Huh? What?" Raven backed away hurriedly, almost choking. "I am sorry, I can't do that! I'll be getting blood all over my body soon anyway, including my face, so any makeup will be useless!"

Of course, her main reason was because that would be too embarrassing for her! A hairdo is the maximum she could tolerate; makeup is a big fat no!

Although what she said was true about blood splashing across her face, she had used a mana barrier to reflect the blood earlier and so it wasn't a real issue.

In fact, even her Shadow Armour is so easy to clean; she simply has to dismiss it and allow blood to flow downward while doing so, then just reactivate it! 

She has obviously done this multiple times, including the time before she has entered the castle. Otherwise, she'd terrify everyone, including her mother. Not to mention that she'd paint the castle hallways in blood!

"Hm, I get that, but still…" the mayor argued. "Oh, you can wear a mask, that way you won't get blood on your face!"

"No!" Raven shook her head while walking backwards. "Thank you for the hairdo, but I can't do makeup, it's too embarrassing- err, I mean, I have to go…"

"Hahaha!" The mayor suddenly laughed. "It's ok, I get it if that's the case. You can go then, and-" she slowly approached Raven and wrapped her arms around her. "Be careful, run away if you can't beat the enemy. You'll try once again once you've recovered!"

"Uhm, I know," Raven got quiet under the embrace and nodded without much thought. She simply enjoyed her mother's warmth. "I'll see you soon!"

"Uhm, you better bring the other bride when you come back!" The mayor smiled, knowingly.

Raven's face darkened and scolded Maria in her head. It was obviously her who spread fake news.

"Mom, I am sixteen, and Maya is not my bride! We are not even-" 

"Oh, I didn't mention anything about Maya, but it looks like you've already got a goal in your mind…" the mayor teased while covering her mouth. 

"Ugh- anyhow, I'll be leaving! I told you I'm sixteen, let's talk about this again when I'm thirty or better yet, let's forget it!" Raven ignored her mother while quickly running away from the castle. Kayla and Gaia followed hurriedly.

A moment later, she disappeared from her spot and appeared in the Human Plane.

The mayor was left with the two demon maids, but her expression was no longer as happy as before.

She slowly dropped heavily on the bed as tears filled her eyes. "Yes, you're only sixteen…"

How cruel is the world? Why not let a little child enjoy their life? Why must Raven be the spearhead of an entire planet? Why must she be the strongest? Why must everyone depend on her for their survival? Why…

The two demon maids stood silently, their eyes red as well. The two have never had any close contact with Raven before, but after today, they understood her mother's feelings; their Supreme Ruler is just a kid!

Although she has unimaginable power and a matching great sense of responsibility, she is still a child that has never spent enough time with her mother, never acted her age, and never even put makeup on…

Her mother simply wanted to grant her the most she could in the shortest amount of time, knowing that the war is only going to get harder from here on out.

*Sigh"

"Please come back safely, Rave…" the mayor finally said as she slowly stood up and adopted a serious expression. 

After all, she is now the temporary leader of the Demon Realm. She must supervise the production of countless supplies in order to help her with the war.

The more supplies are sent to the Human Plane, the more help she can provide to her daughter and everyone else!

***

"Hm, a mana barrier is not enough. It can surely help against the lack of air pressure and prevent your blood from escaping your body, but we still need oxygen," Kayla thought out loud as she slowly constructed a special Cyber Armour for Raven. "A Space Storage filled with compressed oxygen should be good. And if we attach the pumps to a mask… hm, perfect!"

Kayla looked excited as she displayed her beautiful power of creation. Cyber Particles are simply a highly advanced version of nanotechnology.

And even though Kayla does not have the ability to fully control them, let fully understand what they actually are, she has superb manipulation capabilities!

With her powers, she built Raven a special Cyber Armour suit, which was pretty similar in appearance to her previous Shadow Armour.

She didn't only build the Cyber Armour because of the massive power boost it could provide, but rather because Kayla can fix any damaged parts, adjust any details, or even improve it as needed during combat.