The Raven in Paris

Chapter 7: The Conflict

The power of the akuma merges into Cholé and started to transform her into the thing that she wanted. He body is fully covered with a black skin tight suit with spiky shoulder cap, with a helmet that covered her eye and embroidered with spike. She took the hammer that she still have from the morning test and crushed it and then reform it into a black war hammer with a both side en-crusted with the symbol of skull and on the other half of the hammer is spike on every corner of it, it also have fuming lava running in it.

Suddenly Sabrina walked in the room after not hearing anything from Chloé for a while now. She gasped at her friend before Berserker turn her back at her and lift her up the floor with ease.

"Chloé…Please…" Sabrina mumbled when trying to take some air.

Thought she doesn't see she can still sense her "friend" and throw her away and jump out the window.

She jumped to the top of the hotel and hoping across houses and landed in front of LV headquarter. Her mouth grinded and hear angry breaths could be heard from far away, She was confront by a staffs and before he can do anything Berserker charge relentlessly into the place busted open a large hole on the wall. Everyone scream and running around in panic.

And as quick as her rampage she immediately head to away and jump away leaving behind track of her by the destruction.

Ladybug and Chat Noir came to the scene after the havoc as usual and start they were gret by Mr. Burke.

"What happen here Mr. Burke" Ladybug asked with great curious.

"Well as you can see someone had wreaked havoc here and obviously it's an akuma and by her appearance she is a girl" Mr. Burke explained in an odds and lightly sarcastic way "And if you want to find her I suggest that you two follow the destruction trails that the akuma left and clearly not someone else".

"I know who she is" Sabrina coming from behind with heavy breathing.

"Sabrina?" Ladybug confused and questioned.

"Long story short Cholé had a conflict with Ms. Laurent and get humiliated in the public at this place about 30' ago" Sabrina explained everything.

"Oh so that is her, the spoil brat of the mayor" Mr. Burke realized in a teasing voice.

"Mr. Burke? Would you mind explaining what had happened between Cholé and Ms. Laurent" Ladybug confused and demand some clear detail.

"Well Ms. Laurent had ordered us for a custom set of jewelry and today she had come to pick it up but little Ms. Cholé demand it and get on to an Auction. And in the end she lost but Ms. Laurent give her the comb that she had been fighting her for" Mr. Burke explained "If she is after Ms. Laurent then she would be in danger".

"Where does she live Mr. Burke" Chat Noir asked.

"Well she had rent a room at Four Season Hotel George V on 31 Avenue George V" Mr. Burke continues.

"Thank for the information Mr. Burke and Sabrina. We know what to do now" Ladybug kindly replies to both of them.

After their talk Ladybug and Chat Noir jump to the top of a nearby.

"M' lady I think we should split" Chat Noir said.

"Good call Chat, I will be heading to Ms. Laurent and you will follow her trail to the school and try to buy me sometime to get her to safety" Ladybug replied.

"Right off I go now" Ladybug ready to head to she looked back at Chat and give a smile "Oh and Chat be careful"

"You too M' lady" Chat lightly and little red at Ladybug word.

And so Chat Noir followed the breadcrumbs the akuma left, it lead them right to their school. Well if you could still call it a school since right section of the place is level and mostly are rubbles.

Luckily most of the students are at home now and only a few classes are learning; most of them are evacuated.

"Chat Noir thank goddess you two are here, there was an akuma here and she destroyed everything but luckily I was able to evacuate everyone left fortunately the student all go home now" Mr. Damocles explained in a hurry "Where is Ladybug?".

"I will handle it from here; Mr. Damocles" Chat Noir said "Ladybug must go to protect someone else".

"Hey hot head why don't picked on someone you own size" Chat Noir teased at Berserker.

Berserker glanced at Chat Noir and let out an angry grunt, indicating that a battle is bound to happen.

Berserker goes in first charging right at Chat Noir with her hammer, which is easily parried and blocked by Chat Noir.

He fended her off and charge right back at Berserker into the debris, and they both go on to battle stance. Both bring out their mean face and ready to put up a good fight. As predictable as her name suggest, Berserker lunge effortlessly at Chat Noir.

But her reckless and easy to predict attack is easily dodge by Chat Noir. Every time she missed, Chat Noir slide in his typical taunt.

She till attack in blind rage despite it hardly hit him, she continue to do it for a few more time before she lashes out her scream of fury.

"Had enough? You're going down Berserker" Chat Noir said.

As he though she finally submit to Chat Noir agility, she instead charge right at chat again but this time there is something odd about her attack.

"What the matter? Am I too hot to handle?" Chat continue to tease and that is the moment he notice the temperature of his staff starting to rise and in second it reached a scorching hot that Chat drop it immediately.

"What the?" Chat seems confused.

Berserker takes full advantage of this and with a flick of a wrist she pounded Chat right out of the school.

He landed on his back and try to rebounded but his wound is also burn at the same time so he really having a hard time getting up from it.

Despite Berserker could take his miraculous now she instead turns at Mr. Damocles and grab him by the neck. She asked him.

"WHERE IS SHE?" her words fly out her mouth, rough and ruthless like herself.

"Wh…Who?" The principal voice mumbles and shuttered at her terrified appearance

"LAURENT!" She shouted at Mr. Damocles in her fuming fury.

"She…is at Four... Season Hotel…George The V" He slowly mumble every detail Berserker could desire.

After she got what she wanted she threw Mr. Damocles aside she turn around about to finished Chat Noir, unfortunately for her Chat Noir is nowhere to be found.

He already took off and is heading to Ladybug place, he having a hard time to get to her place since his wound is still hurt and it hard to jump across the town but he still manage to do it.

"Ladybug I'm heading to your place now, I can't handle her she is to strong" He recording his message.

Not letting left behind Berserker started to run to but rather taking a proper road she make her own road by ramping through building and run at a straight path.

While Chat was fighting with Berserker, Ladybug was arriving at Ms. Laurent place to protect Berserker target.

"Excuse me Sir, is Ms. Laurent here?" Ladybug asked kindly at the receptionist.

"Oh Ladybug so you must be the one that Madame Laurent had told about" The receptionist surprised.

"What?" Ladybug confused for a moment "That not important where is she?".

"She is at room 707, just take the elevator to the 7th floor and the room should be in front of you" The receptionist guide Ladybug to Ms. Laurent room.

Ladybug rushes to the elevator and pressed the 7 floor, on her way there she still have in mind a question.

How could she have known she will be here? She thought.

As the elevator door open up the room is just right in front her, she walk to the door and knocked 3 knock at the door. Despite she was going on a hostage protect mission but she feel a rush and anxious feeling running down her spine.

It's because that Ms. Laurent is her teacher and she afraid her identity will be blown up? Or because Ms. Laurent could tell she will be gret by her?

The creaking sound of the door interfere her thinking and the first thing that come to her mind is get Ms. Laurent out of her, went back to check on Chat Noir and…

Its tea I smelling? Oh it's tea and some cookie. Seem like Ms. Laurent had prepared afternoon tea time, what a fancy lady.

"You certainly take longer than I expected Ladybug" Ms. Laurent glance at Ladybug with a smile that enough to make everyman die for her, elegantly stirring her cup she asked "Milk or Sugar?"

"We don't have time for this Ms. Laurent! Berserker is after you and we need to find somewhere safe for you to stay" Ladybug try to explained everything to Ms. Laurent but she seem to know it already continue her drink without any worrying.

"Hush now, what the rush Ladybug? Or should I address as Ms. Dupain-Cheng?" Ms. Laurent replied in calm despite she just revealed the identity of our 'mystery' hero.

"How could you know this?!" Ladybug gasp and shock at what she just heard.

How could she know about this? Is she a threat? Please tell me that she is just guesting.

"Hello? Earth to Ladybug, snap out of it" Ms. Laurent snap her finger and asked Ladybug "Why don't you relax and have some tea with me?"

Ladybug regard at Ms. Laurent but still she decided to sit down.

As Ms. Laurent gives her a cup, Ladybug asked-"What do you mean by Ms. Dupain-Cheng?"

"Oh, about that it just that you remind me of my student, you two are really look-alike" Ms. Laurent answered Ladybug question while continue pouring Ladybug some tea "Marinette is her name, she got the same blue pig-tail like you."

"Oh that explain a lot, but we don't have much time…" Ladybug while trying to convinced Ms. Laurent to leave.

"Why don't we take this conversation 4 step to the left?" Ms. Laurent walked to the left and still holding her cup.

As Ms. Laurent step to the left side of the room Ladybug doesn't really understand what Ms. Laurent is doing but she still follow her.

"4; 3; 2; 1" She started counting down while Ladybug was still trying to understand everything.

Like the Baba Vanga of France, as she count to 1 Berserker come storming through the window and bust open a giant hole on the way.

"As I expected, so this must be Berserker" Ms. Laurent said while still keep her calm like she had seen this happen.

Ladybug looked at Ms. Laurent with eye of terrified at Ms. Laurent and slight impressed at her prediction. But she can't keep her eye at Ms. Laurent for any longer for she is still in mission and immediately turn to Berserker and take our her yo-yo.

"YOU!" Berserker grunt and shout out at Ms. Laurent.

Ms. Laurent still holding her cup of tea while rising her eye brow-"And you must be Berserker, Am I right?"

"Well Ladybug I think I will leave this to you and Chat Noir" Ms. Laurent continue while holding her cup of tea and sit down on a chair nearby.

"Chat Noir?" Ladybug questioned but as she still wondered Berserker charge at Ms. Laurent which she easily dodge aside STILL holding her cup of tea.

Ladybug quickly take out her yo-yo and swing it around Berserker to restrain her, Berserker struggle to get free from the yo-yo then she started to swing around to swing Ladybug out.

Berserker manages to throw Ladybug out of window, though Berserker thought she got rid of her. Chat Noir manage to catch her in the mid-air and jump right back at Ms. Laurent's room.

"Aww, MI 'lady did you have the fun before me" Chat Noir flirt at Ladybug at usual

"Okay Flirtsy Puss, let leave the pun for the aftermath" Ladybug flirt back at Chat.