#*** unwithered wildrose *** (samantha)

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"Hey, big sis. What the fuck does a fetish mean?"

"Where did you even heard that? You didn't sneak in the forbidden area of the library, did you?"

[razowor]

"Dammit! I'm still stuck in that fucking Naughty List."

"Please don’t take it to heart. I'm sure you'll still get good gifts even if you're in that list."

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Familial Ties

[Interdimensional Comms]

"Bronya, we have an urgent situation! I have 2 injured victims here and I need to bring them to our base."

"Carl?! What happened?"

"The Grimm Witch! These two fought her but she escaped. One of them is in fatal condition. The other got infected. I'll explain to you when we get there."

"Affirmative. Bronya will prepare a quick teleportation set from your coordinates."

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After they were teleported away from the chaos, they were sent to what seems to be a headquarters. To Samantha, who was currently in a terrible state from the injuries she had, everything around her was unfamiliar to her. On the other hand, the young man who saved her had been carrying her unconscious brother on his back.

"What... is this place?"

While she waited for the response, another person showed, approaching Carl in concern.

"Take them to the emergency rooms immediately."

At haste, they rushed to the said rooms to begin treatment at the wounded siblings.

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A few hours later...

"The sister is now in stable condition. It was a good call that her injuries were treated at once." Bronya was reading the records provided to her.

"And her brother? Did he..."

"The Grimmification was subdued. This is the first time Bronya saw this, compared to the previous cases from the other worlds."

"So he's still infected?!"

Bronya checked the records again, reconfirming the findings.

"Unfortunately, that is the case. Lala mentioned she'll be running more tests. Hopefully, this can lead to a cure to undo the Grimmification."

"I hope so too. Also for both of them to recover."

"You seemed really worried for them. Did something else happen?"

"Well, they remind me of how me and my sister were."

He gazed through the glass window, watching the Wildrose Knight currently unconscious. His expression showing genuine concern for those siblings.

"Bronya recalls you mentioned it before. Ada, isn't it?"

"That was indeed her name. Even until now, I was hoping we'll see each other again. But of course, I won't go reckless on searching for her across the multiverse."

"Don't worry. Bronya understands. She also hopes you'll be reunited with her soon. Both alive and well, she means."

"Thanks, Bronya. My apologies if I'm passing this burden to you."

"Don't apologize. Bronya even doubts your passing burden to anyone either."

"If you say so." And he went serious again, recalling there are more things to do. "I'll have to go back to Teyvat. It may be too much to ask, but please watch them over for me."

"Of course. Bronya will be monitoring them while you're away."

Soon, teleportation has been prepared for him to resume in his mission.

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🪞 + Samantha seeing her own reflection, but in her Grimm-like form, similar what Razor went through.

Send 🪞 + what reflection my muse will see in the mirror to see their reaction

In disbelief of what she saw in her reflection, the Wildrose Knight looked down as she remembered that moment when she felt weak and hopeless.

As much as she fears that to happen to her brother again, she couldn't imagine if it was her that got corrupted by that witch instead.

"No. I must fight for the people. Not against them..."

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Break the Unbreakable

(Row! Row! Fight the power- wait, back to the story.)

"A knight whose code of honor is to help those in need. Yet she couldn't protect herself, nor even save her only kin." While it was an entertaining sight to her, the witch couldn't stay for long. Through a portal, she left the battlefield as the next stage of her plan will commence soon.

That leaves the siblings fighting each other.

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"Razor, stop! I don't want to fight you!" The Wildrose Knight begged, only blocking the attacks directed at her using her spear. Not only was she in a terrible state, wounded and exhausted. She doesn't want to hurt her own brother.

"Can't fight, bitch? Just fucking die then!" The corrupted sibling kept striking with his hands turned to large black claws. Fangs shown as appear to be bigger than a wolf's, making him look more feral.

"Please, stop! I can't- AGH!" Her weapon flew off from her hands. The moment she lost her defense, she received slashes on the chest and a kick on the stomach, which pushed her away and had her rolling on the ground.

"GAH!" She coughed out blood as she tried to get up. Tears flowing on her cheeks.

"No... I failed..."

As she looked up, the wolf boy was already in front of her. His cold gaze met hers while holding her spear and was about to use it against her.

"This must be my punishment for not saving you..."

She didn't have strength nor will to fight back anymore, losing hope and in regret.

"I'm sorry..."

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Galloping steps were heard as they got closer. The moment Samantha was about to get pierced her, there was a gunshot from above that struck the tainted boy's hands, making him let go of the weapon.

"The fucking hell was that?!"

"What?"

"My apologies. But I won't let you harm any more people." Arrived in the scene was a young man, clad in black and purple and riding on a mechanical horse. He was holding what seemed to be a rifle-sword hybrid weapon.

The newcomer scanned his surroundings. Seeing the Wolf King in its weakened state and unable to move, and this feral boy who was aggressive to the wounded knight, it gave him a hint that it was the work of that witch.

"Drats! It seems that arrived here late-"

"Damn you! Die, you fucking bastard!" Razor does a high jump and was about to strike the stranger from above. On the other hand, the man aimed his weapon at his current opponent. But then...

"No! Don't kill my brother!" Samantha yelled as she witnessed what was about to happen.

"Wait. Your brother-"

That nearly caught him off-guard as the tainted Vision holder leaped on him and pinned him on the ground. Those sharp fangs bite his rifle-sword, which he holds on at both ends.

"That witch. She really had to go this far," he uttered as he pushed off the wolf boy. He even had to kick the other, as much as he hated to do so, for him to get up.

That also had the wolf boy lying on the ground this time.

"I'm gonna kill you-"

Before Razor could even get up, the blond stranger pinned him and was about to get his head stabbed by the other's weapon. But it was nearly an each that the sharp tip could reach his forehead before it stopped in that position.

"Is this what you want to happen?"

Their gazes met. Behind those glasses, this man's eyes show sorrow.

"Do you really want to kill anyone in your sight? Even your own sister?"

Those words struck the younger male. He heard whispers in his head once more. But this time...

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"Rage.... Hatred-"

"Must protect...

"Torment-

"Become stronger..."

"Kill-"

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"AAAAAAAAAGH"

The voices were overlapping that it brought confusion to him, along with unbearable headache. That had him push the man away, getting up while trying to contain the pain.

"Razor!"

"Miss, stand back!"

Those voices became louder, hardly clear to hear. What confused the wolf boy more was one of the voices... sounded like his own.

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"Destroy... Crush-"

"Never again..."

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"Must... protect lupical..." The Electro Vision attached on his coat began glowing purple, emitting small sparks of lightning with the same hue.

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"Kill--"

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"NEVER!" He suddenly yelled, releasing Electro energy along with unleashing the Wolf Within. The red markings on his skin slowly disappeared, along with those unusual claws and fangs. His eyes also reverted back to normal scarlet ones.

The release of elemental energy was only for a moment before his Wolf Spirit disappeared and he fainted.

"Got you." The man managed to catch the wolf boy's body.

"What happened to him? Is he gonna be okay?" With the remaining strength left, Samantha approached them.

"As far as it looks, he'll be fine. For now, we need to go to a safer place." He stood up, carrying the boy with his arms. "I'll try to explain everything on the way."

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A Knight's Despair

But there's still hope?

The feeling of being engulfed by darkness overwhelmed him. It was cold, somewhat painful. The cries of agony echoed in his mind. Soon enough, the voices began whispering to him. Inaudible at first, but they became clearer...

"Rage... Hatred... Torment... Kill..."

As the Wildrose Knight regained her senses, it shocked her to witness her brother screaming in pain while being tormented by that witch.

"LET GO OF MY BROTHER!"

Despite her weakened state, she used her Vision once more to imbue her spear with Dendro that soon took a form of a long lance. Anger took over as she rushed to the witch's direction. However, she was blocked by one of those Grimm creatures. Specifically, a Beringel.

GROOOOOOWL

"Yes. Be yourself fueled with rage. Soon, both you and your dear little brother will be together."

The Grimm Witch taunted once more while still had the wolf boy in her grip. The orb on her other hand had its tendril pierced on the boy's neck. It was injecting something in him.

"Destroy... Crush them..."

"No... Stop it..."

In Razor's mind, the voices became louder, uttering the words they were urging him to do. He tried to resist. He can't let them win.

"Rage... Hatred..."

"Big sis..." He felt weak and reached for his sister. But she was too far, dealing with a monster that was holding her back. He wanted to help her, but-

"Torment..."

He began seeing disturbing images in view akin to a glitched monitor. At one moment, he saw his wolf family dead. At another, the dismembered bodies of civilians.

"Lupical... no... I must..."

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"Kill..."

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Back to the fight, Samantha had difficulty fending off the Grimm on her own. In her attempt to pierce her opponent, the creature grabbed the other end of her weapon and slammed her on the ground.

"AGH!" The impact gave her intense pain. She tried to bear it. Yet in her attempt to get up, the Beringel slammed both its fists on her, keeping her lying on the ground.

"No. Not again..." Tears began to flow down as she felt helpless. "I need to save him this time."

"You poor girl. Being weak and hopeless. Not what your people expect to see from one of the Knights of Favonius, is it?" The Grimm Witch mocked once more as she approaches. With a wave of her hand, the Beringel turned into a black goo that was then sapped by the orb she still possessed.

"Do you really want that pitiful face of yours to be seen by your beloved brother?"

"What?"

The Wildrose was shocked to see who was standing next to Salem. While no longer writhing in pain, the wolf boy looked down at her with a cold gaze. Certainly, there was something wrong with him.

"Now, dear child. Anything you'd like to say to your dear sister~?"

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"Pathetic bitch. You're better off dead."

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In an unknown realm...

"Hm? So this variant of the Grimm Witch really made it to this world of Teyvat." This mysterious woman gazed at a few portals, seeing what was currently happening in the said world.

"My, my. Taking as far as hostaging people connected to divine beings and used Grimmification to a Vision holder. As for the Traveler, she must be heading to the Pyro Archon's with a fellow outworlder." She then gazed at another portal. "Oh? More outworlders have arrived too. What twists of events we have in a short period of time~"

"Would you be able to make sure our dear Traveler wouldn't stray off this time? You are her closest companion from the beginning after all."

"I'll see what I can do. Now I need to get back and meet her at Natlan. Otherwise, she might think I've been swallowed by a Grimm."

"Ah, of course! Can't have our 'mascot' be separated from her partner for too long~" And she opened a portal, allowing the floating pixie to enter.

"Now where were we again?" She then turned around to face another guest in her realm. "Ah, yes. I believe this is where you want to enact your 'redemption'?"

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"Yes, I'll take this chance."

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The Howls Echo and the Wildrose Withers

In such a short time, the nation of freedom was brought into chaos. More of those mysterious creatures emerged, destroying everything in their path.

In Wolvendom's battleground...

"You... You're not from this world..." The Wolf King was bound by what seems to be thorned vines in dark hues. He tried to get them off, yet such an attempt seemed futile. Much worse is that his energy was being drained, making him weaker. But how?

"Oh, Great Wolf King of the North. What a perfect specimen to strengthen my legion." Spoke the enigmatic figure. A woman whose presence implying that she is the personification of evil itself. She was holding an orb that was sapping away the energy that wolf spirit had.

"What a waste that you even had your spirit bound here, keeping the insignificant creatures with you, while can be more useful under my command? If you'll be obedient to me, I may spare your beloved wolf pack and make them serve for me as well."

"Trespasser! We will not bow to you nor to anyone else!" The Wolf King refused, even growled despite not much energy left on him.

"You do know that resistance is futile. Now how about you give up and submit to me-"

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"YOU BITCH!" Arrived in the scene was Razor, accompanied with Samantha. As he saw the Wolf King's current state, he didn't hesitate to jump in. Both hands holding the greatsword as he was about to strike the witch.

"Razor, NO!" His sister tried to stop him, but the wolf boy was beyond her reach.

Just when the blade was about to reach her, the Grimm Witch holds on it with her free hand, without showing any struggle. All while gazing at the boy with a grin.

"Did you really think you can harm me with such a crude blade, child?" And as she gripped, the blade shattered like a fragile glass, making the furious boy in shock.

"What?!"

"Don't you dare hurt my brother!" yelled the Wildrose Knight as she used the power of Dendro to summon vines that'll strike at their opponent. That had the witch fly off, keeping her distance from the knight. It also disrupted energy draining from the Wolf King.

"Ah, yes. Be driven by anger. Show me what you're truly capable of." She provoked the knight. Or perhaps both of the siblings.

"Damn you, bitch. I'm not done with you yet..." On the other hand, the wolf boy was more infuriated. He then lets out a howl, unleashing Electro energy that then formed the Wolf Spirit to fight for his aide.

While Samantha attempts to attack with her spear as well, Razor rushed in and gives some punches at the witch. His Wolf Spirit using its claws to strike while in sync to his movements.

However, despite the team up, neither of them landed a hit on their foe.

"I suppose it's my turn now~?" As she seemed toying with the siblings, a dark energy sphere formed from her palm before it explodes. Not only did it push the two away. It also injured both of them. The Dendro vines were also disintegrated from the blast.

"GAH!" The wolf boy grunted in pain upon landing on the ground, terribly wounded. As he was getting up, albeit to fight back, he was suddenly grabbed on the neck. The Grimm Witch was already in front of him.

"How rash of you to even think you can take me on. Though you have potential... to serve for me."

"F... Fuck you... I'm not... serving you, bitch..." He uttered while struggling to breathe and get off from her grip.

"Oh? You remind me of someone who said the same thing. Not that it'll make a change for you anyway." Her other hand was still holding an orb as tendrils with sharp tips emerged from it.

"Ghhh... Let go of me!" He grunted once more. As he didn't have enough strength left to use his Vision, he was punching the arm that was holding him. Unfortunately, the witch's grip was still tight. She isn't letting go of him at all.

At that moment, one of the tendrils was about to pierce him.

"No... Get that thing... away from me..."

He tried to swat it off with his hands, but the tendril was swift to-

"No... STOP!"

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"What... was that?" Samantha tried to get up on her own. Her sight was blurry and also got deaf. That was only for a few moments while recalling what happened.

Andrius was bound and weakened.

She was attacking a mysterious figure.

An explosion happened.

And Razor, her brother....

Where is he?

"Razor?" Her view slowly became vivid. She found Andrius unconscious and still bound. As she remembered what brought her there, she was able to hear more clearly.

She heard a scream. She knew whose voice it was. As she looked back, what she saw had her in shock.

What did that witch do to her brother?

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To be continued...

[razowor]

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🍆 Vanessa got a few of them, so she and Samantha could cook something with these eggplants!

Send 🍆 to give my muse an eggplant and see their reaction

"Thanks, Miss Vanessa. Just what we need." Looks like she's eager to cook today. Her brother might not like it though.

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"These aren't the vegetables we bought yesterday, it's a pile of different of proteins." The knightess stated with a slight confusion.

"I'm sorry, Miss Vanessa. But we don't need to eat vegetables anymore so I had to throw them away. These are better to eat." Wait, she did what?

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Potion + After drinking it, Samantha despises greens and prefers to eat proteins.

Give My Muse A Potion and They'll have to drink it

"Forget eating vegetables. Eat this instead." And she served a mountain of steaks.

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2 for Razor and Samantha

Difficult Questions for Muses

2. Do others like you? Do you want others to like you?

"Not a lot. I don't give a shit though. I have lupical and some friends anyway."

"I'm not really sure. Though I don't really aim to be liked by everyone. Helping people in need is enough for me."

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"I yearn for the meat."

"But you need to eat your greens too."

"NEVER!"

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Potion for Samantha + berserk: the user will be granted with power and strength, however they would also lose control and becoming extremely violent.

Give My Muse A Potion and They'll have to drink it

"I hope this doesn't make it too bad for me."

A few moments later...

"Out of my way!" How many innocent civilians has she punched and thrown away for blocking her path?

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Sick (Vanessa seeing Samantha like this)

Send me ‘Sick’ to see my muse has gotten sick!

"I'm okay." She reassured. That didn't sound convincing, though, as she kept coughing during her training.

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Err, Samantha, since when you have hundreds of brothers...?

"I don't know how this happened! Razor, could you-"

She was greeted by the howls of those wolf boys.

"How can I even tell which one's my real brother from them?!"