Book 5: Chapter 1: Three Months

Book 5: Chapter 1: Three Months

A News Station Somewhere on Earth

Three, two, one and were live!

Hello everyone, I am Megumi Faltz here with the latest war update! Megumi exclaims with a bright smile on her face and her microphone held to her face as she stands next to a board with a screen showcasing the current state of the frontlines. As you all know, its been two months since the ceasefire ended and the war resumed, and since then, weve been seeing a vast improvement in our own side of the war thanks to our beloved Princess!

On the screen, the millions of viewers around the world can see video of the Apex Predator and Princess to both the Demons and Humans charging through the undead in the Arctic, tearing them limb from limb with ease all while not even getting so much as a scratch in return. Then the screen shifts to show her causing pandemonium on the Eastern frontlines against the demons there, the twenty-two year old girl transformed into her quadrupedal beast form and tearing the demons to shreds without even an ounce of hesitation. And to top it off, thousands of blades made of the blood of the very demons she is tearing apart repeatedly tear into the other demons, with the only pause in the chaos being the few times a Class V demon tries to push her back only for her to vanish again after transforming into blood and merging with the blood raining down all over the battlefield by her own skill. She then reappears again somewhere else on the battlefield to continue fighting the Class I through IV demons in order to give the vastly lower number of Guardians a break.

The Apex Predator is the youngest known Class V being on both Earth and Tartarus, beating out even the Demon King himself, and she has been the crux of our battle against the demon forces that have only grown since the event commonly known now as the Night of Blood that kicked off the True Demonic War, Megumi continues before the screen repeatedly changes from one recording of Scarlet battling to another. Then it starts showing her older recordings from before she had reached Class V, including clips from her battles in the Ranking Tournament back when she was Class I, the first clips of her fighting in Fractures, clips from her time in the annual Interschool Tournament, and even clips from the very first Fracture she contracted in. While the Class Vs of Earth have been recovering alongside the majority of the rest of the Guardians, the Apex Predator and the Knights have been holding their own against the demon threat. A threat that has only grown over the ceasefire as the demons completely replaced all of their losses with the sole exception of the Class Vs through new forces from Tartarus. Megumi pauses with a grin. But the Knights arent who were here to talk about.

The screen suddenly changes again to show an intimidating image of Scarlet standing in her lycan form covered in blood with her eyes glowing amidst the blood rain falling down around her. And then another image appears alongside it of her standing there looking even more intimidating in her bipedal beast form, and then another in her quadrupedal form.

Finally, one last image appears where she is simply standing on a rooftop with her hands in her armors pockets while looking out at the night sky above a city.

Were here to talk about the Apex Predator and only the Apex Predator. The focal point of our side of the war, the granddaughter to the Demon King, daughter to the White Knight of Humanity, and the one many believe to be our hope against the approaching Void Invasion, Megumi says, her voice getting more and more excited as she continues. And to start things off, here is a man some of you may know as the leader of Scarlets old team, the Druid!

A man wearing a black and green set of magi-tech armor that looks somewhere between a business suit and a set of armor with half a cape going down behind one shoulder starting underneath one of his pauldrons steps into the view of the camera. He has black and green hair with vibrant green eyes and a piercing gaze that matches his outfit, and has the mana level of a Class III Guardian.The debut release of this chapter happened at Ñøv€l-B1n.

How are you doing, Druid? Ive heard your team is the current most-likely-to-win team in the upcoming Interschool Tournament, so how do you feel about that? Megumi asks as a black seat rises from the floor alongside a long counter, with another seat appearing near Michael letting them both sit down.

So Sylver, how did you used to feel watching Scarlet as her senior member of the Association? Megumi asks while tilting her head ever so slightly.

The man in question just shrugs and answers honestly, I was rather upset that I had to babysit a newcomer to the Association.

Megumi smiles, having fully expected the mans bluntness. Which was part of why they decided to invite him to the show.

That and she couldnt get a meeting with the Apex Predator herself considering how famous and important she is now.

So you felt like a babysitter? But how did you feel when watching the rookie you had to babysit shoot straight past you? Megumi asks, her hands resting on the counter now.

Sylver once again answers honestly, I didnt really care beyond the relief that I wouldnt have to babysit her anymore.

The shows host blinks in surprise as she almost blurts out what? in surprise but manages to keep her silence.

I was not expecting that. Then again, he doesnt show up on media much, so there isnt all that much data on how to speak with him.

Really? Thats a good outlook to have, Megumi says with a nod before moving on to the next question.

I still wish I couldve gotten the Apex Predator herself to come here. But I understand shes busy. Probably off killing demons in the Arctic or the Eastern Front right now.

Megumi takes reassurance from that thought as she and the two famous Guardians in front of her continue talking under the view of the camera.