47 Past of another time-line

Classes came to an end and when that happened Riyku got up from his seat. He would proceed out of the door, but before making it out into the hallway. There was Kristen, looking up at him with a glare on his face. He had time to sort through all of the memories as well as catch up, Coco on what would happen. Though, he seemed to have left some parts out, such as her disappearance amongst other things. 'So this girl is supposed to fall in love with me? One of the girls I am supposed to accept?' Riyku thought to himself as Kristen went on about the accommodations and Riyku simply sighed heavily. "Fine. Show me what you got, pipsqueak. However, I can't be challenged until tomorrow and even then I have set up a challenge. So, I'll be challenging you. Just don't regret this." The male would narrow his eyes as he brushed past her. Kristen was a bit taken back by the sudden acceptance. Riyku already knew that the information that came from Skylar's sister, Mina was garbage. Therefore he need not worry about it. Turning on his heel when he made some distance between him and Kristen he would raise his wristband. "I Challenge you, Kristen Luvlin." He would state and Kristen still awestruck would stumble over her words. "I accept! We will battle till one of us gives up or is K.O'd. If I win you will take your shit and leave." Kristen would command with annoyance. "And if I win, you drop this and I get to stay." Riyku would retort and Kristen would nod. "Fine." With that said, just before the Live feed would come forth as well as their portraits.

The difference was that Kristen didn't have her latex whip pulled out; instead, she seemed to equip herself with a pair of greaves and gauntlets. The male's brow rose; this part was different from the memories. She should've been using a whip, but instead, she was using what he recalled from the memories as her main fighting gear. "User Riyku, if those memories are of the future. Then perhaps they are of another future. Some things may be off due to singularity. Such as, certain events have been altered. Since you shouldn't have said memories, the future is being changed due to your actions." Coco would comment and Riyku would agree with her internally. It wasn't that he doubted the memories since they seemed to be pretty one point thus far. But, this was going to be a hassle.

Kristen would charge towards him, jumping into a flying kick. Riyku would sidestep the kick and reach out to grasp her clothing. However, Kristen had twisted her upper body and was aiming a fist for his face. Withdrawing his reach he would step away from the fist. The girl landing into a roll before picking herself up with haste. She would dash at him without warning, without a word; which caused his brow to raise. 'Did she get faster?' Riyku thought to himself as he dodged an uppercut, stepping back to evade a side round-house, which was followed up with shoulder press when her feet touched the ground. The shoulder press connecting which caused him to stumble back; his shield points taking two-points of damage from such an attack. Although, it seemed Kristen wasn't done; she had tucked and rolled her body in before landing a fist or gauntlet in this case to Riyku's torso which caused him to fall onto his backside. Hastily Kristen would straddle him and proceed to unleash a fury of fists that Riyku would use his arms to block. 'User Riyku, if this keeps up your shield will fall.' Coco would warn which caused Riyku to take note of how much damage his shield was taking. Twenty, then twenty-five, then thirty, then thirty-five. The damage was rising with each strike.

"Enough!" Riyku would exclaim as he pushed both of his arms outward to with enough pressure to push her off of him. Though the cost of doing so was allowing two more strikes to his body that were not blocked. When Kristen landed on her feet she would smirk as she took to stance, meanwhile, Riyku would steadily get off the ground. His eyes glancing towards his shield points which rested at eighty. "Friends? Bah..." The male would curl his fingers several times into a fist. "I don't need anyone." Unlike in the other time-line where he took to a more refined stance, the male seemed to have an open stance. Like that of some kind of beast, his arms out wide and his fingers taking to that of a claw shape. Low to the ground just like some kind of beast as he exhaled a heavy breath. "My goal hasn't changed. I will never lose to anyone, no matter what. I'll kill all who stand in my way! You are no exception, Kristen!" Riyku exclaimed as a dim flicker of black mist left his body. Pushing off the ground, his feet left holes where he was. A hand reached for Kristen, due to the sudden increase in speed she was unable to keep up with his pace. Tear, rip, sheer, and shred... That was what happened to Kristen's clothing, her flesh-baring the marks of which his nails had dug into. With a kick to her stomach, she was sent flying across the hallway, her back slamming against the end of the hall and she slumped down. No one said anything allowed, but only watched in terror as Riyku slowly approached Kristen.

'User Riyku! Get ahold of yourself!? Damnit, what is going on... These errors. Is it because of singularity?' Coco would remark before calling out to Riyku, yet he didn't respond. "Are you trying to kill her!?" One of Kristen's subscribers shouted which caused Riyku to stop in his path. He glanced back at the girl, the look in his eyes showing pure madness. "Do you want to die too?" Riyku's voice was cold, ruthless... but also holding taint. The question alone caused the girl to back down, and Riyku turned away from her. "You'll get punished!" Another person called out, the voice familiar; it was Vex. "Are you sure to want that?" She would comment again which caused him to turn around and look in her direction. "Oooh? And? Do you think you can stop me?" Riyku would smirk, the look in his eyes never fading from the utter madness shown. "Surely not. Not alone anyway, but if anything, the moderators may take action. Can you beat all of them?" Vex would snarl at him which caused him snickered at such a remark. "Of course I--" A voice interrupted him, "Stop!" He narrowed his eyes, honing them on a red-head. It was Mina, who was steadily approaching.

"This isn't who you are. This isn't the person I born witness to yesterday. This isn't the person my brother told me about. So stop." Mina would stop just before Riyku looking up at him with fearlessly. 'Aren't they...' Coco began, "Enough, Darling!" A voice came from the other side, where Kristen was. Turning his head he saw Seraphina looking at him while kneeling beside Kristen who appeared unconscious. Seraphina was dressed in the school uniform, looking the part and thankfully no one seemed to question who she was or where she came from. Though, what they focused on was the 'Darling' part. Kissing his teeth the male would narrow his eyes at her; however, the madness that was once in them was slowly fading. "The match is over. You've won." Seraphina would stand up and approach him. "Can't you tell, there is no reason to continue this fight," Seraphina added as she closed in on him before wrapping her arms around his neck. "So, calm down. Return to who you were." Seraphina spoke in hushed words as she brushed her lips over his own. Closing her eyes while deepening the kiss. Everyone seemed shocked; Vex and Mina blushing without a word. The most speechless was Riyku.

When Seraphina broke the kiss the madness in Riyku's eyes was gone. The tension in his body eased up and he looked down at the woman in front of him. "Just who the hell are you?" Riyku would inquire. "I am your wife, silly." Seraphina would reply with a bright smile and a cutesy manner. This response caused the hallway to shake with 'What!?' and Riyku to sigh heavily in the process, even Coco was silent at this time. 'User RIyku! Can you hear me!?' Coco's voice seemed to finally reach him and he nodded softly without a word. "Come, let's discuss this somewhere else." Seraphina took hold of Riyku's hand and began to guide off. Taking him away from the scene to a more solitary place. Mina and Vex would rush to Kristen to check up on her. The girl who looked like a reporter from the other time-line would jot down something as she sneakily followed Riyku and Seraphina.

"This should be fine." Seraphina would comment as they arrived inside of an empty room. Judging from the things inside; it looked like some kind of storage area. Riyku would pull his hand from her grasp and move to lean against a wall, arms folding over one another while giving her a cautious glance. "Start talking. Who are you, how do you know me, and what do you want with me." These were more like commands rather than questions. Seraphina chuckled lightly as she muttered, "Always so forceful and command." She would clear her throat and start walking around the room, hands behind her back. "My name is Seraphina Von Rosario. Hmm... How to put it though... I am simply a part of you. I have always existed with you." Seraphina would answer as she approached him. "Seraphina? As in the woman from my dream?" Riyku's interest was peaked, thinking back on the dream he had previously. "So, then what of the others? Can you tell me about them?" Perhaps Riyku would get the answers he sought after. Though Seraphina simply smiled and stood before him, looking up at him while pressing herself against him softly. "One question at a time. I know nothing of any dream, so you'll have to explain that part to me. As for what I want, I simply want you. All of you." While that was a goal, it was only secondary. Her primary goal was, after all, to save him from future events to come.

A heavy sigh parted the male's lips." The dream was of you and several others. We were fighting against two people. Though I am unsure of who they were or what they wanted. However, you in the dream held a different hair and skin coloration. If not for your voice, eyes, and body I wouldn't have believed you if you when you told me your name." Riyku would reply ignoring the fact that what she was after was him. "A dream?" After a brief moment of thought, "Oh... that must have been something of the past. The others maybe Iris, Skeith, and Nira. If you want, I can go into detail about them along with the events that transpired as well as the two we were fighting. I believe it would be in your best interest to listen to me." Seraphina would respond, a much more serious expression upon her face. Riyku would nod after some thought. "However..." Riyku would look towards the door. "I don't like eavesdroppers..." Riyku would narrow his eyes as he started for the door; however, the presence left seeming to scurry off. "Oh? You could tell?" Seraphina inquired teasingly. 'Should we not go after her, User Riyku?' Coco inquired. "I knew all along, though I highly doubt that anyone would believe her if she told anyone. Let's continue." Riyku would respond to both Coco and Seraphina at the same time before looking back to Seraphina. Seraphina would nod before beginning her story.

"The first girl I mentioned is known as Iris. Her full name is Iris Von Rosario. She is your daughter by blood. However, she is not normal. She is created, an artificial. From what I recall, you mixed you created a body purely out of your DNA, embedding her with all of your traits and skills which included your usage of what Nira and Virus called a 'Digitally Enhanced Body.' However, since she was made of flesh and not 'data' as they called it. She was given something called a 'Cybernetic Body.' Also since she was created, she was gifted with the knowledge you had at the time. She wasn't a robot or anything though; she was still flesh, with a heart and soul. That soul being Ithaca Sol, who was a soul manifestation of a weapon. She agreed to act as a soul medium for Iris which is what brought her to life." Seraphina would explain about Iris, talking about how this person was known as his daughter and how she came to be. Though Riyku was drawn to two new names he knew nothing of. For the moment he said nothing, giving her the motion to continue.

"Up next would be Skeith. His full name being Skeith Von Rosario. You could say that were are siblings in a way that we came from the same place. Alas, we are different in that sense as well. Skeith is what you could call your link to that of a 'Demon'. When you were in the underworld after your first death you were reborn as a demon. Your soul wasn't supposed to go along with you though only your body. However, because I was with you, your soul didn't ascend; but stayed with your body. When you arrived in the underworld a new soul entered your body. That one being known as Skeith. Since your soul was the dominant one, his soul was suppressed. Confusing right? Well, that's because of who and what I am. I'll give you an explanation of myself last though." Seraphina would wink at him which caused Riyku to wave his hand for her to continue.

"Now we have, Nira, and as you expected her full name is Nira Von Rosario. She, on the other hand, isn't like Skeith, Iris, or myself. She was created by you, but not with your DNA or 'Data'. She is an AI program that was created to help you maintain stability with your 'Digital Enhanced Body'. To keep you from mentally breaking down as well. At the time, Skeith and I were not present and neither was Iris. Not in a physical form anyway. Struggling to understand and accept what was going on with your body. You used the vast knowledge you had to create yourself an AI that could surf the 'Digital World' and pull information for you as well keep you composed. In truth, I don't know much about her. All I know is she is loyal to a fault and knew a lot about your 'Digital Enhanced body.' As well as a few other things that I wish I knew." Seraphina would be finished with a soft sigh. "And?" Riyku would interject after a brief moment of silence. Seraphina looked up at him with a confused expression. "What of yourself?" Riyku inquired and Seraphina blinked rapidly before nodding with a soft smile.

"Of course. You already know my name. Though my origin is the same as Skeith's in a sense. I was with you the day you were born. I do not know why, or what caused it to be like such. But, I've been there since day one. Watching you go through your life, watching you struggle, watching you live the best you could. I couldn't manifest until much later and when I did you were confused. While I wasn't the first to be able to contact you, I was the first to gain an physical appearance. Also just like how Skeith is a link to your 'Demonic' features. I am the link to your 'Shadow' features. You could say I am the reason you were able to control and use the shadows when you were a child. Ah... it was so cute. I just wanted to give you a big hug." As Seraphina went into self-satisfaction, Riyku would shake his head. "I see. Well, I get the gist of things. Although, there is one more thing that I haven't been told about. Who were those two people? Judging from what you said, our group should of by no means been weak. If they were able to push us back, I need to know who they are." Riyku's expression turned grime and Seraphina would nod. This was one of the reasons she came here, to warn him and keep the future events from happening. "I'll tell you everything I know, so listen closely." Seraphina would respond.