Four Way Duel

The next match was slated to be an interesting one. The previous two matches, proved to all of the girls that this wasn’t a game to whoever was running this, they’re playing for keeps. Everyone was of course, now on high alert, learning from their lesson by watching the previous matches. Midnight had lost due to her hubris, allowing Sae to swoop in for the win. Tharja was simply not prepared, and was outclassed by Bayonetta’s skill. Most of the contestants scoffed at this, either not thinking they would be stupid enough to lose those ways, or made mental notes in order to ensure they didn’t suffer similar fates. However, any preparation people were making in response to the previous rounds would prove useless, as a new format was being introduced to them, Free-For-All. In this type of battle, contestants were not pitted 1 on 1 like before, but rather four of them would be let in a larger arena then previous, and attempt to enthrall one another, with the last one standing being the winner. This doesn’t sound as bad, but the added variable of two more contestants, would throw off most strategies people had for winning. Luckily, with a new format….came new perks. The contestants were no longer confined to their rooms, allowed to explore the facilities at their leisure. Whether this would be a good thing, or a bad thing...only time would tell. The announcer gave a voice over the intercom, “Will the contestants Lusamine, Cornelia Li Britannia, Sailor Pluto, and Cinder Fall, all come to the arena as soon as possible. Failure to comply will result in reconditioning” the voice said.

Lusamine took a walk around the facilities that were provided for her, it has been a while since they let them out of their rooms, and opened the place to them. They had full reign of the area to explore, but there were some sections marked off, Lusamine wasn’t foolish enough to try and go through those areas. Lusamine was wandering in some sort of lounge area that was given to the participants. It felt akin to her own Aether Paradise, with marble floors and walls that filled the rooms. The area carried with it a sense of elegance and divinity about it, almost like stepping to a greek god’s palace, which was the inspiration for aether paradise. Lusamine spent her time exploring this area, marveling at the beauty of it, and relaxing at the sight of it. “Ah such beauty, it should be maintained at all costs, don’t you think my servants?” Lusamine asked, as she looked towards her obedient slaves. A mixture of men and women that she gathered herself during her time here. They were a mix of some of the staff, and some of the fellow competitors that were also here. She didn’t win them in a duel or even attempt to hypnotize her. Lusamine just was either lounging in her room, or they caught a glimpse of her, during the rare moments that she was allowed to escape her room, and enjoy leisure activities. Just one glance at her, and they were utterly enthralled. Lusamine saw them, as they approached utterly dazed by her beauty, she wasn’t one to shy from an opportunity, as she commanded them to pledge their allegiance to her. She now had a harem of slaves, at her beck and call. She didn’t require them, but it was useful having servants clean her heels, or massage her whenever she felt like it. Though she did realize that she probably won’t make her match if she dawdles, as she commanded her slaves to carry her like a goddess on her throne, into the arena.

Sailor Pluto was in a strange predicament. Unlike the other competitors, she wasn’t very outgoing or dominating. She was very shy and distant, preferring to stay in her room. However, she realized...that was likely not a healthy thing to do. She was going to be stuck in this place for a while, she might as well explore a little. She walked the halls towards the lounge area, passing by a blonde woman being carried on a throne by people. “She must be popular, I wonder how she got those people to do that” she thought, before glimpsing a look at her. “Wow...she is really pretty, I would hate to fight her” she said, before shaking herself out of the partial trance she was in. She began to walk outside, despite such a crude way of getting everyone there, there was actually a beautiful environment for the contestants, likely in order to keep their spirits up. There was a nearby forest, a pathway leading towards it. The forest was small, spacious, and diverse. Its canopy was demanded by rhododendron, sequoia, and beech, and cascading lights bouncing between the leaves allowed for an overabundance of shrubs to flourish in the thick layer of leaves below. Swooping vines waved from the occasional tree, and a mishmash of flowers, which grew in a sprinkled and disorderly fashion, clashed with the otherwise amber view.

A clamor of wild sounds, which were caused by fleeing animals, brightened up the forest, and were out of sync with the occasional sounds of birds of prey gliding in the air. ``What a beautiful place” she thought to herself, admiring just how luscious and vibrant the place was. A rustling sound nearby disturbed all of this peace and quiet, she snuck closer to the sound, wishing to figure out what was happening. What she saw was a man dressed in complete darkness, whose identity was difficult to discern from what he was wearing. He was stuffing plants, animals, and different vegetation into a bag. It appeared despite being able to pull all these kind of environments, this place was not immune to robberies. “I can’t let him take that, it will disturb the natural order of things” she thought, not wanting her one place that’s peaceful to be destroyed. She was testing out new powers, hoping to figure out a way to use her power hypnotically earlier, and what's a better time to test it, then right now. She raised her staff, “Halt thief! Look into my staff” she said, as a beam of energy shot out of it. All the thief saw was a shiny light, as it enveloped his field of vision, encouraging him to stare. The thief was dumbstruck, only seeing the light as he continued staring. “You want to look into my light, all you see is the light as it surrounds you. You think it’s beautiful, like the surrounding forest” she said, hoping to implant new ideas into his head. “Yes...I think it's beautiful” he said, responding to her suggestion. She smirked at his response, “and if it’s beautiful, it should be respected” she said. He merely nodded, “yes...of course, if it is beautiful, it must be respected” he said, before she shut off her power. He came out of his daze slowly, “what have I been doing! How could I do this to such beautiful things, I am sorry little creatures, and flowers. I’ll...uh I’ll fix this right away” he said, putting them back. Sailor Jupiter merely smirked, “it appears I am able to implant new thoughts into people with my staff, this...might come in handy” she said, trying to figure ways to use this in her next match. However, she would have to think on the fly, because it was almost time for the match.

Cornelia Li Britannia, was currently making her way to the arena herself, not wishing to get distracted by anything before her match. She watched as contestants walked by her, dragging fellow contestants on a leash as if they were a pet, most likely the result of a match. Cornelia could only roll her eyes in response to this, “What a pathetic display, being reduced to nothing more than a pet, have they no dignity or pride? And abusing their power? Reminds me of what the Holy Britannian Empire almost did to its citizens, how absolutely crass this is” she said to herself, though there was a hint of irony in it. It was not that long ago, where she would have supported this type of stuff. Allowing the inferior group to suffer, while the superior group thrives, it was an idea that she followed. She put her face on her head, almost as if she was facepalming, “what a ridiculous situation, I am supposed to be hunting zero, yet I’ve been trapped in this elementary school bullshit” she said to herself, mocking the current situation. However, it wasn’t a TOTAL loss. For some strange reason, she did get a strange new power. She had no idea how or what the power actually was, but all she knew was it was a “geass”, or at least that was what the voice in her head called it. “Geass? What exactly is this strange power” she thought to herself, all she could really put together was that it was a power granted by a strange voice. She tried to test it out on one of the staff members. It was an uptight manager, who was treating her employees like trash. Cornelia could tell it was one of the perfectionists, due to how rude she was to everyone under her. “I apologize for any mistakes you had ma’am” she said to Cornelia, when one of her workers messed up in front of her. However, Cornelia could just feel her words oozing with insincierness. However, while she did hate this kind of person...she did find usefulness in her. The strange voice gave her a geass, a power she didn’t know anything about. She wondered if it was like zero’s geass….only a experiment would be able to confirm or deny this theory. It’s no problem madam, but I do have one request for you” she said, to the manager as she was happy to comply, “sure what is it?”. Cornelia smirked, “I just want you to kneel, and pledge your allegiance to me” she shouted, as the symbol of her eyes began to enter the manager’s eye, as her eyes glowed purple. “Yes, your majesty! I pledge to obey your every command without question” she said, as she kneeled. Cornelia merely smirked in response, “Interesting, so it works similar to zero. I can make anyone obey my commands as long as they hear my voice...this could come handy in the next round. Oh, I almost forgot. You will go to the main entrance hall, and masterbate, while asking anyone passing by if you can blow them” Cornelia said, as the girl merely nodded as she left. “It is good to see people get their rightful fate in this world” she said, laughing at the thought. The woman was indeed made a laughing stock, with videos posted on it. Cornelia had no idea what happened to her afterwards, but she didn’t care either. Cornelia made her way to the arena finally, ready to use this on any unsuspecting participants.

Cinder Fall was not happy at this moment. She sat in her personal quarters they provided, using one of the female workers as a footrest, and had two more fanning her on both sides. Cinder was annoyed at the idea of having to go through a free for all scenario, which killed a lot of strategies she had planned for this little event. Luckily, she had a little bit of a plan B that she was working on this entire time, the staff members. They were staffed to help the contestants, but were programmed not to answer any “forbidden questions”, but programming is only useful if it can’t be reversed. Cinder was able to find a way to reverse it. When she was transported here, she was given a bit of a care package. At first, it seemed to contain only the essentials. Her outfit, a weapon, and some necessities to survive in this place. However, what was also given to her was a relic of control. Cinder questioned if it was real, and if these insects even knew what they were dealing with, keeping something so powerful and not using it. She snapped it on her neck, feeling a rush of power surrounding her. Legends stated that if the wielder is able to use it, they would gain complete control over the choices of anyone around them, turning people into their obedient servants. To Cinder's surprise, it did indeed work. She used the necklace on some of the staff members, making them obedient servants to her, who obeyed her every whim. She used them to get information on any contestants that had already participated, and would be able to use this to win any match….provided they were 1v1. However, a free for all? This would be tricky for her. However, Cinder was confident as she made her way to the arena, confident this would be a sweep, but she did decide to take precaution just in case. “I’ll see what these girls can do, before having them bow before me” she thought.

An announcer got on the microphone as soon as the girls all entered the arena, “alright the contestants are Ready….Set….Go!” the announcer shouted, as a sign saying “Go!” fell down.

All four of the girls were separated into different parts of the arena, prior to the start of the match. It was unclear whether it was to make the fight fair, or to simply prolong and give the audience a show, but it did give everyone an equal chance at winning this.

Sailor Pluto was the quickest to move from her position, moving towards the forest. She hoped to use this forest as a good way to not only blend in with the colors, but avoid being seen by any of the contestants. She saw the contestants, and knew it was going to be more than just a power struggle with these girls. She used the surrounding vegetation as cover, in order to move from place to place. She made sure to charge up her staff, hoping to get someone in her crosshair, and implant suggestions to obey her, like she did with the thief earlier. She had no idea how it actually worked or if it could be used sparingly, luckily she still had her space time key, though it seemed weakened here. Fortunately, it would allow her to teleport anywhere around the arena; she planned to use it as a quick getaway from a tight spot. She noticed that one of the ladies was heading her way, it was the purple-haired girl. “Cornelia was it?” she tried remembering her name, it would be bad if her plan failed due to her messing up her name. She jumped out, as she shined her staff in front of the woman. “The light is very pretty isn’t it Cornelia” she said, shining the light in Cornelia’s face. She covered her face for a few minutes, hoping she was actually staring into the light. However, her thoughts were interrupted by a single voice command. “Put that staff down, and stand at attention!” Cornelia shouting, using the power of her geass on the girl as soon as she looked at her. Sailor Pluto had ****, as she lowered her staff, and dropped it. She stood at attention, unable to even move the tiniest of muscles without Cornelia’s command. Cornelia smiled as she obeyed, before she began to speak, “Alright Sailor Pluto was it? You will address me as your majesty, or your highness when in my presence. You will obey whatever I command you, as if you were born to carry out the commands. You will do anything to worship me” she said, sounding like her queen. “You will now tell me what you can do, and what was your plan” she commands. Sailor pluto nodded, “Yes, your majesty” she responds, kneeling down before her. “My staff is able to emit a light, if someone is caught within it and looks directly at it, I can reprogram their mind with suggestions. I planned to use it to reprogram your mind, with suggestions to obey my every command. I also had a space key that allows me to teleport anywhere in the arena” she informed Cornelia, who merely smiled. “Interesting, I got a useful one here” she said, holding the girl's chin in her hand and gazing into her eyes, before pushing her down. Cornelia however, did not have much time to play around with Sailor Pluto. She knew that Lusamine or Cinder were behind her, and she couldn’t risk a direct confrontation...but a indirect one might be easier. “Sailor Pluto, you will now awaken with the purpose of hypnotizing either Lusamine or Cinder, that is your only purpose” she said, hoping to either get lucky and she would actually hypnotize one of them, or use her as bait in order to draw them out. She would just need to look them in the eye, and she would be able to control them. “Yes, your majesty” Sailor Pluto said, as she left to find them, as Cornelia decided to lay low for a bit.

“How strange” Cinder thought to herself, making a notice. Despite separating everyone, she was able to catch a quick glimpse on where they separated everyone too. She was sure that a contestant would be here, but nothing. “This whole thing is beginning to feel like a trap” Cinder prepped her arrow, just in case any strong opponents were headed her way, specifically Lusamine. She could just tell from that cold, stoned glaze that she was strong, possibly stronger than everyone else combined. She would need to find the other two, and put them under quickly. Having two allies, even if they are a bit mindless, would make things go a lot smoother for her. Unbeknownst to Cinder, Cornelia made sure to keep as quiet as possible when dealing with Sailor Pluto, as to not draw her or Lusamine’s attention, well that is….until Cornelia trap sprung to action. The girl, known as Sailor Jupiter, has been wandering the forest area for the past 5 minutes, trying to find an opponent in order to hypnotize her Queen Cornelia. She would get her wish, running into Cinder Fall, who was looking for a **** to hypnotize. “Hm interesting...you’ll do nicely” Cinder smirks, preparing her necklace in order to enslave the girl.

Sailor Pluto was wary of the girl, “she looks pretty tough, I might need to make a quick escape here” she said, before being interrupted by a voice, as her eyes became tinted red. “OBEY! HYPNOTIZE! FOR QUEEN CORNELIA!” the voice repeated in her head, until those thoughts became her thoughts. “I...must obey, hypnotize for Queen Cornelia” she repeated, getting a more sadistic smile. She raised her staff, as Cinder was monologuing about some nefarious plan. “You kind of girls, always monologue, don't you” she commented, before a light shined in order to capture Cinder Fall’s Gaze. She made sure to not look at anything that might allow Cinder to hypnotize her, as she used her staff to summon chains in order to restrain Cinder’s arm from moving. “Crap! NO!” she yelled out before being muzzled by a ball gag. The chains prevented Cinder from moving too much, preventing her from tapping the necklace to use it’s power. Though that was pointless now, as she wasn’t even able to speak at this moment, so issuing commands would be useless. She tried tugging on the chains, but no matter how much she tugged, the chains barely nudged, before dropping to their original position once again. The light also captured Cinder's attention too much for her to simply close her eyes. Sailor Pluto knew she had the upper hand here, “Just relax Cinder, it will all be over soon” her sultry voice echoed through Cinder’s entire body, making it shimmer. “You want to stare at the light, the light is all you want to look at. Even if you are dehydrated or hungry, you will always want to look at the light, won’t you? The light beckons you, all you need to do is stare into it. You wouldn’t want to disobey it would you?” Sailor Pluto said to the raven haired woman. The more she talked, the more Cinder found herself nodding along to what the girl was saying. Sailor Pluto smiled, seeing her head slack down, taking it as a sign that Cinder was now deeply entranced and obedient to her. Sailor Pluto let go of the chains and Gag, as Cinder drops to the floor on her knees

“Excellent work my little ****” Cornelia said, having been hidden in the bush the entire time, watching the little showdown. “I have to say, this power is amazing. One look, and I made you an even more competent hypnotist, then you likely were before” Cornelia commented. “Thank you my queen! I live to please” she said, taking a kneel of submission. Cornelia simply pet the girl, “I do love your obedience, make sure to always be obedient to me” she said, before turning towards Cinder. “I always thought these type of girls would put up more of a challenge. Proud, dominating, and boastful...Ha! Reminds me of myself a bit, though not as talented...though I did expect a bit more of a...challenge” she said, before being interrupted by Cinder moving. “Did you really think such a weak girl could get the drop on me?” she said, before summoning her arrow and shooting at them with it, much to the dismay of Cornelia. “How in the world did you keep your mind” she said, befuddled by the fact she still had her mind intact, before noticing the burn marks. “Ah I see, you burned yourself to keep yourself awake, and in control” Cornelia began to laugh, enjoying the quick thinking that she possessed. “I guess you're more than just a boastful girl aren’t you” she laughed. Preparing to fight the dominating woman herself.

Cinder started off by shooting off a few arrows in Cornelia's direction. They were laced with special properties that Cinder found, they contained a pheromone within them that on contact, would make the victim fall madly in love with the first thing she saw. “Doesn’t matter how much you move, you’ll fall eventually” she said confidently. However, Cornelia wasn’t so easily defeated, managing to swiftly block each of the arrows that Cinder shot at her, until she felt they began to slow down. Cinder’s shot began to become less plentiful, and more precise as time went on. Befuddling Cornelia for a bit, until she figure out what she was doing.“She’s slowing down, and her shots are becoming precise...heh, she’s running out of arrows, how foolsih” she said, taking a quick look away in disdain, before catching one of Cinder’s arrow, and breaking it in half as a sign of power. “Enough of the games Cinder! It’s time for you to submit to your queen” she said, walking towards the girl, before being stopped by a flame being shot at her. Cornelia was not impressed about this development. “Pathetic girl, at least face your fate with some dignity. Struggling now, will do you no good” she said, as she activated her geass. “Cornelia Li Britannia commands you! Pledge your allegiance to me” she said, as she saw Cinder Fall drop her bow and arrow, before kneeling before her. “I...live to serve you my queen” she said, kneeling down. “Excellent girl, now tell me what you are, you filthy ****” she said, prodding the young girl's head up, with her hands as she looked down at her.

“Yes...my queen. You are….you are...a fool” Cinder said, as flames began to flare up around her eyes. She stabbed Cornelia leg with one of the arrows that was on the floor, but kept hidden. “You..bitch!” she said, limping backwards. “Sailor Pluto help!” she called for her ****, only to see that she had been hit with an arrow a while ago, without Cornelia having been seen. “The missed shots….so that was what she was doing this entire time” she said, figuring out what her ploy was. She attempted to limp away, one arrow not being enough to fully turn her into a love **** like Cinder intended. But much to her shock, Cinder fired a couple more arrows, landing on her other leg. “Did you think I would be so foolish as to leave all my cards on the table?” Cinder said. Standing over her prey, as she slowly succumbed to the pheromones, as they began to turn her. Cinder arrow worked differently than just a simple love spell. They actually brainwashed their victim into loving the user, and being completely devoted to them. Only wanting to obey, the user, seeing them as the pinnacle of humanity, a goddess if you will. Cornelia tried to fight it, but she was no match. Her eyes darkened as she stopped struggling, getting up and kneeling before Cinder. “I live to serve you my Goddess, command me, I am at your command” she said bowing to her. “Just one more left…” Cinder thought, as she turned her sights on Lusamine.

Lusamine had been waiting this entire time, not really caring to go after the girls. She decided it would be better for her to just wait, and see if they take each other out, as most self destructive people usually do. Besides, it would be a shame if she ended up ruining her image due to a scuffle with these girls. Luckily, she wasn’t blind to the situation, nor was she bored. Thanks to a little...persuasion, she was able to get footage to be played through her tablet. Contestants were allowed to bring any device they wished...they never said they had to be used for hypnotism. She saw Cinder Fall defeating Sailor Pluto, before defeating Cornelia. She gave out a small chuckle, “Heh, Cinder Fall...I was hoping to get a chance to face off agaisnt you.” she said, before taking a look at her victms, and giving out a sigh. “It is a shame, you girls were quite beautfiul, if you were stronger...I might have had use for you. But losing so easily? Your nothing but trash, but I will have purpose for you later” she thought, before shutting off her tablet, as she began to hear movement near her location.

Cinder reached her location, but was unarmed...as far as the eye could see that is. She began to strut towards Lusamine confidently, “Lusamine...President of Aether. You have quite the reputation for yourself, as a beautiful woman. Despite being the age 40, you look quite young for yourself, which made you the object of lust for many people. Even within the competition you have been busy, being able to sway multiple contestants and workers to treating you like a goddess...quite impressive” Cinder said, “But...that’s all skin deep at the moment. To me, nothing you do actually matters here. You will be nothing more than a ****, worshiping my every step” she said, shooting an arrow at Lusamine. Being too close for Lusamine to react and dodge. Cinder expected Lusamine to be kneeling before her, in a matter of minutes...but what happened shocked her beyond belief.

Lusamine reacted quickly enough, that she was able to simply catch the arrow before it even grazed her skin. “Thank you for the compliments, Ms. Cinder Fall. I am quite the beauty aren’t I...but I suppose you noticed that didn’t you.” she said, not even breaking focus despite witnessing an arrow coming at her. “No, you're interested in many different goals. Though they do intersect with my own goals. We both use our beauty and charms to get what we want, but what you crave...is power, while I crave beauty that is eternal. Two sides of the same coin I would say. The question is...which of us will make it out on top” Lusamine said, before Cinder felt a twinge of pain, as Lusamine stabbed Cinder with her own arrow, the pheromones entering her body.

Cinder stepped back, her slaves not being much help due to being limited to whatever orders they are given. Luckily, Cinder was strong enough that she would be able to fight off the arrows' influence...to an extent. She was able to resist falling victim to their seductive properties, using her flames to burn herself in order to keep focus. However, this was only a temporary solution, if she didn’t figure something out...it was only a matter of time until she was pledging her obedience to her Goddess Lusamine. “Wait...Goddess! What am I saying!” she began to panic.

“Trying to escape, are we? How naughty of you” Lusamine said, strutting over to Cinder's location, as she grasped her chin and tilted it upward, in order to make eye contact with her “You don’t want to do that do you?” she asked, the gem on her dress began to glow a bright green color. Cinder tried to look away, but felt her body was unable to move. ``What...what are you doing to me, I can’t control my body,” she said. Lusamine merely grinned in response. “Why are you asking me, it looks to me that’s your own doing. Besides...why would you want to move, don’t you have a pretty image to look at right here” Lusamine said, showing off her black and white stockings that she was wearing, as well as making sure her breasts were in clear view for Cinder to see. Her gem that was placed in the middle of her chest, began to glow as she did this, though any chance of noticing this was hidden by the pose she did, which was enough to turn anyone into her loving servant.

“So...beautiful” Cinder responded, the pheromones working their way through her body. Anytime she tried to resist, her eyes would just be focused on Lusamine...and serving her. She wanted just to keep staring at her, not paying mind to anything else, completely bliss. Lusamine took notice that Cinder's mind was putty in her head at this point, as she began to walk closer to the girl. “You like this...don’t you? You love staring at true beauty, you can not resist….and why would you want to” Lusamine said to her, making sure her eyes were staring directly at her. “No, I...can’t resist, I...don’t want to resist. I only want to serve...Please let me serve you my Goddess!”she said, her eyes turned green signaling her subservience.

MATCH CONCLUDED! WINNER: LUSAMINE