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-Taiga-

I bit my lip as I scanned the area.

I don't know how but he always manages to sneak around even when I'm on high alert.

"Taiga, are you okay?" Corina asked me.

I scowled at her. "Yes, can you just wait by the pool while I go take care of something real quick?"

She frowned at me before letting out a sigh. "Alright fine," she muttered.

Corina grabbed the edge of the pool then she pulled herself up and over.

I heard her let out something that sounded like a sigh of relief before she went quiet.

I got out of the pool and glanced at her before going inside the house.

I froze as a strong pulse of demonic energy wash over me.

This fucking cunt won't stop until he's nothing but a pile of meat.

I gritted my teeth as I approached the stairs which led to the main foyer.

And Zaveid was there waiting with his arms crossed. His white hair pulled back causing it to contrast even more with his tan skin.

He let out a chuckle before looking at me. "Nice place you have here Taiga. Your Master must be having a lot of fun on her power trip," he said as he smirked at me.

"Who in the hell let you in?" I growled.

He shrugged. "You have wonderful help here."

I frowned as I approached him. "What are you doing here," I asked him slowly.

Behind me, I heard Opal's familiar hiss, which made Zaveid let out a chuckle.

"Taiga who is this?" Corina asked as she approached me.

I love my mistresses, I really do. But why do none of them listen to me!

Zaveid looked past me and at Corina before letting out a whistle. "Huh, didn't know you had a thing for blondes. Usually, your Mistresses have dark hair."

"Excuse me?" Corina asked with wide eyes.

I let out a sigh. "Corina, this is Zaveid...one of the winners of the first competition," I explained to her.

She glared at him as Opal changed forms. "Then shouldn't he be very dead? Also, where's his Puppet Monster?" She asked.

Zaveid smiled at her and moved a bit closer. I released my wire letting it cover the room.

"You're still so temperamental Taiga," he told me as he poked at one of my razor wire like strings.

"Stay away!" I hissed.

"Well, Corina since Taiga is being so temperamental I'll just answer your million dollar question from here. Both Rose and I won the competition-"

"You mean you fucking cheated!" I snarled interrupting him.

Zaveid chuckled and shrugged. "Rose knew what she was getting into with our lovely battle Royale competition. She also knew she wasn't the only one in the competition who knew how to use magic."

He crossed his arms as he continued to smirk. "Also for your next million-dollar question. It's simple sweetheart, I'm my own puppet monster, after all, you can do amazing things when you know the right spells. But you should know that even though you're not a witch,"  he explained.

Confusion covered Corina's face and she took a step back.

"What do you want!" I snapped.

Zaveid scowled before letting out a sigh and placing his hands on his hips. "I just wanted to inform both Rose and Corina that I'm going to be rejoining our lovely competition. Also, I can't wait to see Corina in my lovely arena Final Destination."

I started growling as I struggled to keep my current form. "Mikleo, calm down,"

Almost instantly a wave of cold calm washed over me, pushing my anger away.

Corina stepped forward until she stood face to face with Zaveid. A large smile spread across her face, "I can't wait to see your arena. If only Elize had been as courteous as you," she said cheerfully.

I notice Zaveid's eyes widen, then he moved and my wires followed him. They wrapped around his body constricting him. Blood exploded from his body flying everywhere and Corina jump slightly looking extremely startled.

However, when I retracted my strings Zaveid wasn't there and all that was left behind were pools of blood on the floor.

"D-did you kill him?"  Corina asked hesitantly.

"No, Zaveid wouldn't die that easily," I sighed.

"Well was it his Puppet Monster you kill? Also, what did you mean by he cheated his way to becoming a Toymaker? I thought you had to kill everyone in the tournament,"  she asked me with a deep frown on her face.

I let out a long sigh before turning to Corina. "It's not really the fact he cheated so much as how he did it. He... used magic that Rose taught him and bond himself to his Puppet Monster, fusing himself with it. By doing that he negated the rules set out that only Puppet Monsters can attack other Puppet Monsters, and that only Masters can attack other masters." I explained.

Her eyes widened and she clutched Opal tighter to her chest. "So you're saying that he's both the Puppet Monster and Master? H-how does that even work! "

I shrugged. "Honestly...I don't have a complete understanding of it. I knew his Puppet Monster and its type fairly well. In all honesty, it shocked me when he showed up as a winner right beside Rose."

Corina let out a snicker as she held Opal. "Well, his arena should be fun. I can't wait to put a bullet through his brain,"  she chuckled as she smirked.

Opal let out a meow of what sounded like acceptance.

I just stared at Corina.

Well, at least she's expecting that she has to kill to win.