SOURCE : A MULTIVERSE TRAVEL

"How did this happen?" Yuriko wondered as she knelt on the ground with tears in her eyes. She kept thinking that the news that her husband had died was nothing more than a cruel joke but after thinking about it, it was impossible for her subordinates to say something like that.

"Okaasan?" -Saya couldn't believe her mother was so devastated-"What's going on?"

"Saya-chan..." Yuriko muttered as she bit her lip. She didn't know what to tell her daughter, not when she didn't even believe it herself.

"Tell me Okaasan"-said Saya as she took her mother's hand.

"Saya-chan...your father..." Yuriko murmured as she cried more intensely-"Your father...was killed..."

Saya just widened her eyes as she processed what she had just heard-"No... NO! IT'S IMPOSSIBLE DAD WAS DEAD!"

"Saya...I know how you feel because I'm feeling the same"-Yuriko said as she tried to hold back her tears-"But there's no reason for our troops to lie to me..."

"IT'S A JOKE IN BAD TASTE!" The pink-haired girl roared. She couldn't believe something like the news that her father, the man she considered to be the strongest in town, was murdered.

"I DON'T WANT TO BELIEVE IT EITHER!" Yuriko yelled as she felt her fury explode, "DO YOU THINK I FIND IT FUNNY THAT MY HUSBAND IS DEAD?! DO YOU THINK I WOULD PLAY WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT NEWS?!"

"..."-Saya was silent as she started to cry, She knew it was impossible for her mother to do something like that, not when she loves her father so much.

Yuriko only turned away to hide her expression on her beautiful face. She was devastated, devastated beyond measure. She just wanted to hold the bastard responsible and give him the slowest, most painful, savage death possible.

"Yuriko-sama! Tora-san and Cloud Strife have returned to the mansion!" a man yelled as he walked into his boss's wife's room, "They're bringing someone with them!"

"And what's important about that?" Yuriko asked coldly. She didn't want to meet anyone right now. Saya was only an exception because she was also directly involved with this news.

"Cloud told us to pass this on to him"-said the man as he handed the woman a note.

Yuriko frowned but quickly took the note and read it, only to feel a mischievous smile appear on her face - "I don't know how you found out about this so quickly and honestly I don't care... I just thank you for giving me that." that I want so much right now"

Saya didn't understand her mother's words but after taking a look at the note, she immediately understood what it was about. A great anger began to appear on her beautiful face as she followed her mother towards the entrance of the mansion.

"I have the one responsible, you can retrieve it anytime you want - Cloud Strife

Saya was just as shocked as her mother when she read the note because it was obvious that Cloud knew about her father's death, which was strange since the two of them and a few other men were the only ones who knew about this news.

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Cloud also understood that this was a very strange situation, so as he returned to the mansion with his prey, he thought of an excuse that he would leave according to Yuriko.

This was simple, he was out of the mansion to clear his mind a bit and kill some zombies to de-stress, he saw someone running in the distance, so he went to check what it was, only to find a very injured Shido .

He had heard the sound of the explosion, so he linked the incident with the man in front of him, so he decided to hand him over to receive punishment from him.

The story was a bit forced and there were details that could be taken with tweezers but it was still a believable excuse.

People began to gather around the three men, especially the survivors who had joined the

'Endurance'.

"What are you doing to that man?!" The woman who was the leader of the group shouted with a smile on her face. She was thinking that this would be a good time to regain some ground, not to mention that she would prove that the inhabitants of the mansion were indeed tyrants.

"Keep quiet..." - Cloud said without paying attention - "There are times when it's better to keep your opinion when you don't know what's going on"

"..." - Tora didn't answer, just gave the woman a cold and emotionless look.

"They're trying to silence me to...!" the woman exclaimed but before she could finish speaking, she was grabbed by the throat-"Ack!"

"Like Cloud-san here said, you'd better save your bullshit comments for another time" - Tora said coldly - "Normally I would have treated your words like they were nothing more than trash, but right now I'm not in the mood to put up with it all." your shit"

She finished speaking and he tossed her around like she was trash. u

"Y-You!" - the woman roared with anger. She had never been treated like this since she came to this place. As the inhabitants of the mansion had never done anything to stop her, she thought that it was because they were afraid of the force of the masses but now she understood that for them, she was just a clown performing his comedy - "How dare you do it!" This to one of the guests of the mansion?! Are all the inhabitants of the Takagi mansion barbarians like you?!"

Tora was about to explode when she heard the woman's words but she quickly calmed down when she heard a couple of footsteps coming from the mansion.

Yuriko and Saya quickly left the room with cold looks. They only looked around for a few seconds and then fixed their gazes on the blond and his 'travel companion'.

"Shido…" Yuriko said furiously as she coldly walked towards the man, "Koichi Shido… so you were responsible… weren't you?"

"..."-Shido only looked up as a small smile appeared on her face-"Yuriko Takagi... you are as beautiful as the first time I saw you... a pity that you fell into the hands of that stupid ..."

Yuriko's anger peaked within her as she heard the assassin's words "Are those your last words?"

"No... I'll just say that I regret not killing Souichiro earlier so I could have possessed such a delicious pair of women" - Shido said lustfully as he looked at the two Takagi women's big boobs - "Just the thought of having you scream my name while your daughter watches us, just so I can treat her like an object, makes my blood boil with excitement!"

The two Takagi's gaze turned cold and emotionless when they heard the teacher's words but they still didn't lose their composure.

"I know I'm going to die... but at least I didn't go alone" - Shido continued mockingly. He had given up hope of being left alive…so…why walk away with a smile on his face, knowing that somehow he won?

"You should have seen the expression of terror Souichiro had when he saw how many cars were coming his way, how he lost his hope when one of those cars broke his leg and trapped him, how a look full of regret invaded his face before the bus he was driving hit him full and then exploded" - Shido smiled while laughing madly - "I wonder if you can at least get a complete corpse... who am I kidding... it's obvious that you'll only get a piece Coal… Hahaha!"

Yuriko quickly appeared in front of Shido and with a quick move, she pierced her hand with a knife.

"OH!" The professor shouted as he felt his hand being impaled.

"Enjoy yourself while you can, bastard" - Yuriko said coldly - "Because what's coming, it's much worse than you can imagine. I'm going to enjoy every second of your screaming for a quick death, just to spread your misery for more and more time"

"G-Give me your best shot... bitch..." Shido mumbled in pain.

"Believe me... you will have it" - Yuriko said neutrally and then looked at Cloud - "I thank you for bringing me to this garbage... I promise that I will fulfill any wish you want, as long as it is under my power"

"I didn't do it so you owed me something" - denied Cloud - "In fact, I didn't even know that this bastard had killed Souichiro, I only brought him because I thought that this idiot had been responsible for the explosion that went off recently"

"That doesn't change the fact how grateful I am," Yuriko denied as she looked at the blonde, "My promise still stands"

"Ok, I'll keep that in mind"-Cloud agreed while he saw Saya looking at him in silence.

Yuriko decided to put everything else aside - "Tora... you were with my husband for a long time so I can understand how you feel..."

"Yuriko-sama… I want to participate in the 'punishment…'" Tora said as she coldly looked at the teacher "Souichiro-sama wasn't just a boss, I considered him more than a brother"

"I know..." - Yuriko nodded - "I'll give you permission to do it... just don't let your anger get the best of you and in the process give him a quick death"

"I'll keep it in mind" – the yakuza nodded as a gloomy smile appeared on his face.

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The Chronological events of HotD have changed because this is a Fanfic and I don't have to follow the entire plot to the letter..