Manga World: Bringing Steam Technology to the World of Sanctuary

In the New Hope cave.

The whole cave shakes.

"Relax, according to Christel, Andariel only has one way to attack us, and that is through the Rogues who have fallen into her darkness. Everything else is just a game to scare and confuse us..."

"Malachar is right, just focus on the changes of Christel and the other Rogues. Outside, according to the report from the teams on guard, there are no changes around the New Hope camp or the entrance to the cave."

Although Akara and Malachar commented, the reality is that everyone is a bit nervous. The trembling in the cave and the darkness that falls around them all would make anyone tremble.

Suddenly, the shaking stopped, a milky white light began to envelop Christel, competing with a rising darkness, which swirled like a mist around Moreina.

An intense cold began to be felt, the temperature dropped astonishingly, and then. The walls of the caves, as well as the walls of wood and cement construction, began to fade away as if they were paper walls burning and turning into ashes.

After the natural rock walls faded away, a strange construction of beams and net walls of some kind of rusty metal were revealed.

With this change, the surrounding cells were now visible directly. The entire design planned by Christel became, in a way, one that holds an essence of evil and hatred towards nature.

Not only did the cave walls and the walls created change, but the corrupted Rogues that remained asleep had disappeared and now in their place were grotesque beings that writhed between Christel's vines and Rune bindings.

Malachar, Lyara, Isendra, Carthas and Valen ran to their posts. They all designed a defense matrix, a five-pointed star, where each one would input their mana to support the matrix.

As they headed to their posts, some kind of grotesque creatures with hands but no legs crawled out of the dark places. Everyone here is a hero, and facing these creatures was not difficult for them.

But they started to appear in large numbers, and they had to protect Christel in the center. She couldn't be interrupted now, they wouldn't know what would happen if they brought Christel out of her state abruptly. But it would definitely hurt her.

"What a mess Andariel couldn't attack directly, this is an attack!"

"Zara, Andariel isn't here, she hasn't attacked directly…"

"...Shira"

"Girls, focus, don't let any creature get within 10 meters of Christel!"

"Yes Big Sister Cassia!!" x2

While Diablo's second generation heroes were fighting inside the New Distorted Hope cave. Inside the spiritual evil of Moreina.

"...Silent Hill? Andariel, you may be sued for copyright..."

Christel looked around as she observed the change, rusty metal grating floor, rusty metal walls, chains, tables, chairs and other furniture and objects also made of rusty metal. And the way the transformation happened, is very similar to when darkness fell on the town of Silent Hill as an earthquake alarm sounded.

'But I have to admit, it's actually a little scary...'

In front of Christel, just a few steps away, Moreina floated in the air, a golden arrow was embedded in her chest and arcs of dark clouds surrounded her trying to fight the light of the arrow.

The moment the arrow struck Moreina, that was when everything began to change, even the shadow of the Raven's Wing bow had rusted and rotted, as if time had passed in an instant.

Little by little, the darkness wins, the golden light fades as the arrow condensed with mana fades away.

Moreina's eyes opened and she fell to the ground softly, behind her were a pair of wings of darkness, and her eyes were completely dark, except for a nearly imperceptible white spot in the center.

"Here we go..." Christel used her spiritual power to condense two short swords in her hands.

Normally Christel would conjure bone swords since spiritual power is not solid enough, but in a place like this, she can only rely on it.

"He~ but who do we have here..." Moreina looked at Christel with a wicked smile and licked her lips.

"Ha, Hello… Blood Raven…"

*Tsk, tsk*

The sound of two metals colliding was heard.

Christel quickly turned her body and blocked a slashing attack from Moreina with her two short swords.

Thanks to the skills taught by Shira as an Assassin, and her experience in combat with Kashya and the other Rogues, Christel has become accustomed to the fight of speed and agility.

But still, the strength is too crazy. Christel felt her wrists go numb and the weight on her arms and hands when she blocked a single sword swing from Blood Raven.

With the help of the impact, Christel distanced herself and struggled to keep her balance and not fall.

"Nyajajaja~ It seems that you have grown up in this time, you are talented girl, and you are very insidious. I have not forgotten what you did in the Holy Land of the Sisters..."

"Blood Raven, wait...Ugh."

*Tsk* Tannk* *tupb*

Moreina approached head on with a rapier and a swing of her sword, although Christel managed to block both attacks, Moreina kicked her.

To avoid severe damage from the kick, Christel jumped up and used her knees to strike his foot. Even so, the blow was strong, a moan came out of her mouth as she flew through the air.

"Ugh… Sister Moreina, it's not that bad… You're not being too rude…" Christel complained as she hit a wire mesh wall. Her weapons condensed from mana and spiritual power vanished.

"Ruda, nyajajaja~ I'm not even using half of my strength..."

"Not even half… pfff~ I'm still too weak..." Christel stood up and condensed a weapon again, but this time it's a spear with a crescent moon on the opposite side of the tip.

"You still have many years to go before you reach my level and defeat me..."

"Sister Moreina, I am not here to defeat you, don't you remember, Akara sent me, to stop you, not defeat you..."

Christel began to defend herself with the spear, with movements learned by Zara and Korgar, her handling of the spear is enough to keep a distance against Moreina. Now she regrets starting to fight with two swords, it would have saved her some pain.

"Akara?..." Blood Raven began to think about the memories she had. She feels a little strange, it's like years have passed, but at the same time it's like a little time has passed.

Christel has not only been fighting with Moreina as Blood Raven, or fighting Diablo and the other two first generation heroes alongside Moreina from the past.

All this time he has been trying to use his mysterious energy, trying to enter beyond what this place shows, trying to reach the true spiritual sea of Moreina.

Although he has drawn Blood Raven's consciousness to him, and the place has changed, it is still not real. If he wants to take Moreina's heart back from Andariel, he has to make her face herself.

But the threads that he has condensed with his energy cannot find anything, he does not know which path to take.

'Looks like I have to sacrifice a little skin and blood...'

"Nyajajaja~ What's wrong little girl, you're starting to get tired..."

"Cough, cough... Big Sister, for a combat training..."

Christel was back against the rusty metal fence. But this time, it was Blood Raven holding her against the metal mesh wall by the neck.

Blood Raven's free right hand passed over Christel's left cheek.

"You have skin so soft and smooth, it makes me want to tear it apart, and your white skin is like a canvas for painting shades of red and black. It makes me want to devastate you..."

"Big Sister, you can't do that because I'm still too little and I could get hurt..." As Christel plays the weak little girl, in this position, which keeps the two of them so close, she can see a white spot in Blood Raven's blackened eyes.

"The ones my eyes saw the first moment I met you, you weren't a little girl at all..."

"Sister Maymmm!!!"

Christel opened her eyes in surprise. She had thought it would take her longer to approach Blood Raven.

Christel planned to fight more, and say more comments while saying flirtatious lines. Just getting close while they were fighting was extremely dangerous. She had tried attacking the place with her energy threads, but she couldn't find the way.

So the next target was the very representation of Corrupted Moreina, Blood Raven.

But as a man, it would be very rude not to know how to respond and fail, when a girl throws herself into your arms and gives herself to you. Although, technically it is Christel who is in someone else's arms, or in their hands.

Changing his gaze from one of surprise to one of seriousness, he concentrated his energy and injected it into Blood Raven.

Christel felt his support disappear and fell to the ground, when he opened his eyes, there was no one in front of him.

The location has also changed. Now he is in a dark area, his line of sight is only a few meters away, and on the ground there is water deep enough for his feet to be submerged.

"... mm I guess I can take any direction..." Christel, after looking around, decided to just walk straight ahead. Her eyes could only see darkness around her, there was nothing else. So she could only wander around.

He continued walking, although measuring time in a place like this is difficult, so he did not know when it had passed, until he saw a dry and twisted tree in the distance.

Christel recognized the tree, it was the same one she saw in the cemetery where she captured Blood Raven.

The tree resembles a Banyan tree. These trees can reach an impressive size, covering large areas with their dense canopy, their aerial roots growing downward from the branches and eventually sinking into the ground, forming new secondary trunks.

In many cultures, the Banyan is seen as a sacred place. It is believed to provide shelter for spirits and is a place of meditation and spiritual contemplation. With its unique characteristics, it is a tree that evokes a deep connection with the earth and sky, and its presence is often associated with immortality and spiritual protection.

And the tree is much the same, but it has been twisted by the energies of hell. The closer Christel gets, the more she sees the hallmarks of corruption and death. One trunk of the tree is warped and twisted, with numerous branches extending in all directions. The bark is dark and rough, full of grooves and marks that give it an ancient and battered appearance.

The long, gnarled branches hang down menacingly, creating eerie shadows on the ground. Some branches seem to reach out as if trying to reach out to those who approach. The actual tree in the sisters' cemetery, at the base of the tree, the roots are exposed and spread out over the surface of the ground, suggesting that the tree has been there for a long time, rooted deep in the cemetery's dirt.

In this tree, few roots stick out of the water, but in the trunk, there is a young woman in her 20s, but now, much of her body is buried in the tree, leaving only the upper part outside, from her stomach to her head, but her hands and forearms have also been consumed by the trunk, almost reaching her elbows.

"Welcome, Christel..." A young girl with white skin and red hair, crimson eyes, walked from behind the tree.

The young girl, who looks like a 15-year-old teenager, was wearing a very unusual novice outfit. The color is bright red with black details, the top has a neckline that reveals the ravine between the snowy mountains. The skirt and overalls only reach mid-calf, and the skirt has a slit on both sides.

"Let me guess... Novice Lani?"

"What's wrong... aren't you going to call me Big Sister?"

"But you don't look much older than me..."

Christel remained calm on the surface. And responded softly to the girl in front of her. Even though Lani gives her a soft smile.

"You know I am, much older than you, I already existed before the creation of the Sanctuary plane..."

"If I called you Big Sister, would you let Moreina go..." Christel felt her heart pound. She had seen Serafall many times, and lived at home with Grayfia. None of them gave the feeling that Lani does. And it is only a fragment of Andariel's will.

"You know that this has nothing to do with me anymore, it is she who is sinking deeper and deeper into her darkness hehe~ but good luck trying... I'm still waiting for you, at the Monastery, Christel..."

Christel watched Lani disappear, but she didn't relax her vigilance. Nerves on edge, she felt something on her neck.

Christel quickly condensed a sword and moved to defend herself.

"Die little girl!"

Blood Raven had attacked with his sword, using a swinging blow to knock Christel off balance, and when his dagger in his right hand was about to pierce Christel's chest, a fire arrow hit it, diverting the dagger's trajectory.

"Leave the little one alone, you demon!"

A Moreina had appeared on the other side with her legendary bow and a beautiful, shiny set of leather armor.