Emma was walking right beside the shining lady.
The two of them were one of the groups Alita made, the rest were Orm and Tilldoor.
Eye, Oliver, and Isabella were another group.
And finally Emma and Alita. They all agreed to come back together in around 4 hours.
The two of them were exploring the west side of district 5, a place that Emma had explored before.
The buildings looked the same as the others. The only difference in the west side was that there was a big park with yellow grass, walking trails, and a fountain in the center. And unlike the center where there's an entire outdoor market, here there are at least 4 shops lounging there.
The park had been where the crime had taken place, someone reported a tower of bodies inside of the clear flowing water fountain to Alita.
And when they finally arrived at the scene, Emma saw a fountain that was supposed to be filled with clear water, and instead with many skinless pieces of flesh in the shape of many humanoid people.
It was a somber scene to Emma; she had to get these people justice.
"You get the bodies out, and I'll check them for hints on who could've done it." Alita got out 2 pairs of gloves from a pocket in her cloak, handing one to Emma.
Emma did as she was told, although she hadn't really liked doing this at all, she had to. Because Alita wasn't going to do it for her.
2 hours later...
Emma had been puking her guts out, she never wanted to touch or look at a dead person again, it was too disturbing and mind numbing. She couldn't get used to this stuff; she doesn't want to either.
Alita had finally finished inspecting them all one by one, to Emma it seems like she was doing so thoroughly which was why it had taken so long.
But regardless of how it was done now, it was finally done. Emma no longer had to interact with the dead.
Sometime during the two hours Alita had also asked her to get some body bags from their base, and so she did.
All the corpses were in a blue bag, covering their entire bodies, except for whatever remained of their faces for some reason.
Boom!
A gigantic explosion could be heard not too far from the left of them, Alita and Emma immediately rush to see what it is.
There was a group of people in black clothing standing near the corpses, all waiting there with a massive bazooka pointed at a tall, snow skinned woman, with green hair, and wearing black clothing. Emma hadn't forgotten who this person was, it was Moe.
Moe had been there with a happy grin on her face; her eyes were dead focused on Alita. "I promised you that I would come back some day, didn't I? Let us dance till the arrival of a new star!"
BANG!
The group had shot at their leader, a small explosion had taken place, leaving the place filled with smoke, Emma couldn't see them, and neither could Alita. Why had they done that? Did they hate Moe that much?
But Emma notices something strange, as the fog begins to clear Emma could see most of the group of 6 except for two who hadn't left. The most astonishing thing though was that none of them were injured, and that included Moe.
She was still alive and well. What had happened?
"HAHAHA!"
"ALITA! You're nothing to me now, I'm sure you already know what that cursed weapon already does. This bazooka has given me the strength of 20 spirits! Let us fight!" Moe shouted at the top of her lungs.
Shing.
A silver blade had grown out of Alita's forearms, she had dashed to Moe in an instant. She intended to kill her without anyone even noticing that she has.
Alita's blade had stabbed Moe right in the gut, going right through her.
Shing!
Alita had retracted her blade from Moe's gut, walking away from the scene of her actions.
She wanted to say sorry to Ms. Olga, she had broken another one of her rules. It wasn't that she had killed Moe, but rather she decided to listen to the fool in her head.
Moe still had a large smile on her face; she was still conscious. She hadn't even fallen over.
Suddenly a gooey green liquid had covered her entire torso, making an entire chest plate. Alita looked behind her astounded.
The green goo had dissipated. Moe's wound was gone. "Is that all? I may not be a wanderer myself, but I can still definitely kill you, especially with the fact I have the strength of 20. Do you think it's wise to turn your back against me?!"
Shing!
Alita immediately tried to kill her again; she had worn a worried expression. Moe had caught her blade with her fist that was covered in a goo in the shape of a gauntlet.
The battle had begun. Moe was excited to fight; Alita had wanted to be done with it.
The two men behind Moe had rushed to restrain Emma, they immediately had her restrained on the ground.
Moe had punched Alita with her full strength. Alita had dodged it, countering with a strike towards Moe's gut once more. Moe had evaded her attack by taking a step back.
And so the two continued the fight.
To Emma it had looked like a dance between masters of their craft. It was elegant, yet brutal. Alita could die at any moment because of Moe.
But what could she do about it? Emma was restrained by the two. Each time she tried to move they pushed her down further, and she had thought of just shape shifting out of it.
But she couldn't. There was a small waiting period of 3 seconds to turn into something, in those three seconds she was very vulnerable, and so if anyone had attacked her, she would potentially die.
Emma wanted to do more, but she was forced to just see a friend fight for her life, while laid there and did nothing.
Physically and mentally, Emma was restrained by the two.