The chains around them tightened.

"Beforr all of you perish by my hand, I want to hear your screams!" She shouted, a sick grin etched her face.

Ruki gritted his teeth as he felt the chains tighten around his stomach further. His eyes looked straight at (Y/N) and he sees a mark in the middle of the girl's neck.

Celestia closed her eyes and she freed herself from the chains.

"Freeze."

In an instant, time froze except for the brothers and Haru. She freed them from the girl's chains.

"Is everyone alright?"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Haru approached (Y/N) in her frozen state, his eyes full of hurt.

"Please come back (Y/N)..." He whispered.

Ruki turned to Celestia,
"There's a mark in the middle of her neck."

The Goddess nodded and approached (Y/N). Haru step aside while Celestia examined the girl.

"As I suspected, Cresselia took her piece. I thought she was bluffing about it before."

Reiji said to her,
"May I ask what do you mean by her piece?"

"Cresselia took her piece, in other words, her soul. This is not (Y/N) but a hollow body controlled by her." She touched the mark on the girl's body.

"She carved out a diamond in her skin, forcing her soul to be taken in a form of a diamond. That kind of power is dangerous, I couldn't believe she mastered this kind of power."

The Goddess turned to everyone,
"Get (Y/N)'s soul back. She'll return back to normal after we return her piece to her." She controlled the chains and ordered it to wrap around (Y/N)'s body.

"Undo." She said and time played back again.

(Y/N) gritted her teeth,
"You'll regret this!" She shouted.

"I'll hold her back here." Celestia placed her hand on the girl's neck.

"What are you doing?!" The girl screeched when she felt pain in her body causing her to black out.

"Now go! You're wasting time, the longer her soul is apart from her body, her body weakens allowing wandered souls to take over her."

Shuu looked up at the unconscious girl with a determined look.

I'll get you back (Y/N), I won't let them get away with this.

He clenched his fists tightly.

Reiji saw Shuu's determined look.

I won't let you get to Ms.(Y/N). Especially you.

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Once they've reached outside the castle, puppets started attacking them non-stop.

"When are these going to fucking stop?!" Subaru complained, crushing a puppet with his own bare hands.

Azusa looked up to see a girl watching them. She raised her hand summoning more puppets behind her.

"You're... the one who kept... bringing more." He appeared behind her catching the girl by surprise.

He was about to stab her with his knife when the girl blocked it with her arm. Instead of blood coming out, her arm wasn't affected.
Azusa blinked as he watched the girl jump away from him.

"You're okay, Maria."

The girl whispered stroking the doll. Azusa looked at the others who were busy fighting off the puppets.

"Are you... the Puppeteer?" He looked back at the girl who's busy with her doll.

Instead of answering his question, the girl glared at him.

"I won't let you touch Maria!"

The puppets fighting the others, came to her command and all of them targeted Azusa at once.

Fortunately, Azusa teleported away from the puppets just in time. They all watched the Puppeteer thrashed around.

"Maria is mine, you can't take her away!"

Laito examined the girl then he looked at the doll she's carrying. The doll looked exactly like her. He had an amused smile on his face.

So that's her weakness.

Ayato let out a laugh,
"Looks like I met another hysteric." He nudged Kanato,
"She can be your playmate."

The purple-head scoffed,
"(Y/N)-chan can only play with me." He stated.

Ayato rolled his eyes.

(Y/N) is only Ore-sama's.

He looked up to see Laito behind the Puppeteer.

What is he doing?

Reiji chuckled,
"So that's what Laito is trying to do." Ayato looked at him, confused.

The Puppeteer looked shocked to see Laito behind her.

"I'll be taking this." He snatched the doll from her.

"Maria! Give her back to me!" She desperately tried snatching the doll back from Laito.

Laito hummed, the Puppeteer chasing him around.

"Over here."

The girl saw Laito standing casually in a pile of dolls. She ran over to him and a whistle caught her attention.

"No, I'm over here." Laito was now on the ground with the rest of the brothers.

Laito laughed playfully, as he kept teleporting back and forth, confusing the Puppeteer.

"What happens if I pull this off?" He started pulling the doll's arm slowly causing the Puppeteer to widened her eyes.

"No, don't! Maria!"

The left arm of the doll came off,
"Oops, my bad~" He glanced at the Puppeteer who was screaming in pain. Her left arm completely disintegrated.

"Maria!" She cried.

He pulled off the doll's right leg immediately without hesitation. The Puppeteer watched in horror as her left leg disintegrate slowly. Pain coursed her body everywhere and she let out another scream.

Laito approached the Puppeteer, he wasn't showing any regret but only a sign of pure hate directly at her.

"Where's Cassius?" He demanded.

The Puppeteer let out a sick laugh,
"And why would I tell you where is Cassius-sama?"

"Because I'll do this." He tore off the doll's right arm. Laito watched the Puppeteer scream again,
"Your screams are pathetic." He was about to tear the doll's head when the Puppeteer confessed.

"She's in Nebulous. Now give me back Maria!"

Laito hummed,
"No" He smiled at her.

"Ma-" The male tore off the doll's head before the Puppeteer could finish its word. He turned away from the girl dropping the doll beside her.

"Cassius is in Nebulous~"

Haru turned to him,
"Where's Nebulous?"

Laito blinked,
"Hmm, I forgot to ask."

Haru's eyes twitched,
"So you're telling me, you killed of the Puppeteer before asking where is Nebulous."

"At least we know she's in Nebulous!~"

Haru sighed at Laito's answer. He looked around for any signs that show any directions but all he could see are foggy routes.

"Cassius-sama wants all your presence in Nebulous." A voice said.

Everyone immediately turned to the owner of the voice.

"Takeshi." Haru glared coldly at him.

"Now don't give me that look, Haru."

"I'll show you the way to Nebulous since Cassius-sama wants all of you there."

Haru immediately faced the blade of his sword at him.
"And why should we follow you? You even tricked (Y/N) into coming with you."

Ruki faced to Haru,
"We have no choice. Time is running out."

The male sighed, he knew Ruki is right.

"Fine, lead us the way, but I swear if this is a trap, I'll-"

"Yeah I know, I know. You're going to kill me."

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Cresselia watched them entered the portal Takeshi opened up. She laughed slightly at the orb she's watching.

"I wonder if they can solve the little game I made for them~"