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(Erza's POV)
Several weeks had gone by since Erza had taken Akashiya's little sister in as her pupil. And the results she had shown was obviously causing her parents and siblings a large amount of relief. They had revealed most of Kokoa's story to her; including the part about Gyokuro neglecting her motherly duties. But little by little, Kokoa's life was beginning to turn around; what with her new found mentor and her mother now giving her attention befitting of a mother to her youngest.
The biggest challenge with Kokoa was breaking her prideful nature. Pride was fine in certain doses, but Kokoa was consistently cocky and had no manners or etiquette to speak of. As such, they took several days a week to work on her etiquette and overall mannerisms. Progress was somewhat slow as Kokoa turned out to be as hard headed, if not more so, than Natsu; which meant that Erza had her work cut out for her.
Erza was pulled out of her thoughts by delicious looking food being set in front at the Shuzen table. Lord Shuzen had insisted that Erza eat with them, since she was taking time out of her day to train their youngest, a feat which many in the family would find impossible. That had quickly turned to Erza temporarily moving into their house while she taught their youngest resident.
"So Ms. Scarlet," Lord Shuzen began, "You've previously stated that you are a mage. Would you mind sharing what kind of magic you use?"
"Of course." Erza replied, "I'm a practitioner of a kind of magic the people in my universe call 'requip magic'. It's a branch of dimensional magic that focuses on summoning weapons from a pocket dimension that the user always has access to, so long as they have any magic power remaining. That being said, the pocket dimension is not particularly large as it has a definable limit to how much it can hold. Currently, I have roughly 100 unique types of armor and over 200 types of weapons."
"Wait," lady shuzen began, "why make your pocket dimension with an upper limit? That seems like an intentional design flaw."
"Oh no, we don't make our pocket dimensions, we merely choose one that we can access easily. The amount of magic required to create a custom dimension would be completely out any requip magic user's ability." Erza stated.
"I've seen it done." Akasha said, with a kind look in her eyes.
Erza nearly did a spit take after hearing that, but managed to swallow before doing so, albeit painfully. "Really?!" Erza asked in shock, "By who?"
"My friend Mikogami Tenmei. He created a dimension that can hold dozens of nearly extinct species, with miles in between each." the pinkette stated calmly.
Erza was floored; she had never of such a thing.
"And to be honest, Touhou would probably be able to do better if he were in his prime." Akasha said, making Erza's jaw drop.
"How advanced with spatial magic is he?!" she practically yelled.
"He can summon living people from just about anywhere in the world, so long as he haves consent if said person is as strong or stronger than he is. He also created the Jigentou, a spell that can put one's body into a pocket dimension. I believe he could likely put someone else's body into a new dimension as well, but he likely never saw the use for it." The pinkette said, finishing her thought.
Erza had always been considered a prodigy back in Earthland, but after hearing that such a person existed in this realm, Erza's ability was put into dreadful perspective. If such a person existed here, then it was entirely possible that another in Earthland had the same skills and had never revealed themselves.
"Do you know where I might find this person?" Erza asked.
"I haven't seen him in quite some time, so I'm afraid that I haven't a clue where he might be." Akasha stated, before her husband chimed in.
"He lives in Hong Kong, China, at the Touhou manor. I could prepare a flight for you if you would like." Lord Shuzen said, "My only requirement is that you bring Kokoa with you."
"I see no issue with that." Erza said, attempting to hide her excitement.
"I haven't seen Touhou in some time, perhaps it would be best if all of us went." Akasha chimed in, before addressing Erza directly. "You could bring all of your friends along as well."
Erza noticed Moka had her gaze locked onto the table. "We would be sure to bring you as well, so that you could see your beloved." Erza reassured her.
"It's decided then! Bring everyone along quickly now, so that we may leave as early as possible."
"There will be no need for that old friend."
(Issa's POV)
All heads at the table snapped to the doorway, where they saw a short, old man with Tsukune standing directly. As soon as his third youngest saw the raven haired boy, she shot out like a light, grabbing the "poor" boy by his wrist and dragging him towards what Issa knew to be her bedroom. After seeing this, Issa turned to his pink haired wife.
"You know she gets that from you right?" he said seriously. She just giggled innocently in response.
"Leave those youngsters be Shuzen, for now, come embrace me my old friend." Touhou said, prepping himself for the bear hug Akasha was likely to dish out. The pinkette dashed towards the old midget, and enveloped him what could only be compared to the way a young girl hugs a teddy bear.
"Can't you at least have the decency to be in your real form, so I don't feel like my wife is currently hugging a Gremlin?" Issa mocked with a smile on his face.
"And maybe you could have the decency to actually stand and respect your elders, you darn whippersnapper." Touhou shot back, returning the smile, before shifting into his real form and giving Issa a bro hug. "Have how you been friend? I heard you finally reconciled with that Gyokuro woman."
"Akasha, Gyokuro, and I are all in agreement now a days, you are correct." the Shuzen head said to the much older monster. Issa may be old, but he was practically an infant compared to Touhou. It wasn't everyday that one could see a monster, especially a species of monster that are known for their long life spans, begin to die of old age.
"Has she finally started to act as a mother should?" the youjutsu user asked.
"I have, at least partially." the blonde head of the house said, making herself known.
"Do you truly think that you can fully atone for the pain you have caused those girls?" Touhou asked, glaring down at the woman.
"Touhou, you may be my friend, but I will not allow such disrespect to be thrown towards my wife." Issa said, flaring his yoki in a threatening manner.
"Surely, you don't think that you could defeat me Issa?" Touhou said, undisturbed by the threat. It was true, Issa knew that the gap in power between the two of them was greater than the gap in power between himself and Kasumi.
"And if I were to take Gyokuro's side on this matter Touhou? Would you fight me as well?" Akasha asked, "I may not have access to all of my power, but I too will not accept such treatment towards my sister-wife."
"There won't be any need to fight." Gyokuro said, getting everyone's attention, "I know full well that I can never truly fix the damage that has been done. But is it not worth it to at least lessen that pain, and ensure that my girls will be able to find happiness in the future, without having to worry about how their excuse of a mother will react?"
"Hmph, it seems I have misjudged your ability to care for others. For that, I ask that you forgive me." Touhou said, his eyes taking on a more sympathetic look. "Disregard my words. I was merely testing to see if you had truly turned over a new leaf. Kahlua is a forgiving child, and from what I've heard, Kokoa has already begun to lead a better life."
"Thank you," Gyokuro said softly.
After clearing his throat, Issa began to speak again. "With that out of the way, I believe there is someone who would like to meet you Touhou."
"Oh?" the youjutsu user said curiously.
(Erza's POV)
"May I introduce Ms. Erza Scarlet." Lord Shuzen said, watching the red head stand and bow respectfully, "She is one of the Fairy Tail mages that was assisting Aono, and is also a spacial magic user."
"Pleasure to make your acquaintance sir." the red headed, hot blooded mage said.
"To you as well. I do hope you don't mind if I return to my old form, as this form can be quite costly in terms of energy consumption." Touhou said, before reverting. "Now then, you wished to meet me hmmm?"
"Yes I did. As Lord Shuzen said previously, I am a user of spacial magic. My particular branch revolves around storing various forms of armor and weapons inside a small pocket dimension, which I always have access too." Erza began to explain, before Touhou raised his hands to clarify something.
"When you say a 'small' pocket dimension, what relative size are referring to? The word small could describe many sizes of pocket dimensions. To me, a small pocket dimension could fit an army and their families inside it, while a large dimension could easily fit several of the world's largest cities inside it." Touhou said, making Erza feel truly incompetent.
"Ummm, my pocket dimension currently fits around 100 pairs of armor and over 200 weapons." Erza clarified.
"So you clearly did not make your own. How did you find this pocket dimension, if you did not create it?" Touhou asked.
"I was taught how to search and store after I had made into a city. Shortly after, I joined Fairy Tail and the rest is history for me and my guild." Erza said.
"Hmmmmmm," Touhou said, deep in thought. After what felt like an eternity, he spoke again. "It seems to me that, the issue doesn't lie in your proficiency with spacial magic, it instead lies in your understanding of spacial magic as a whole. Creating one's own pocket dimension does not require that much energy; in fact, it requires more energy to shift one object from one dimension to another. I would hate to see such potential go to waste."
"So you will…." Erza started excitedly.
"Yes, I will teach you." Touhou said, before gaining a sinister look, "But only if you put on this bunny suit."
Everyone went quiet as the old man showed his perverted side once again.
"If only Mikogami was here to keep that side of him in check." Akasha thought to herself, before falling to the floor after seeing Erza's response.
"Will this suffice?" Erza asked before requiping into a neko outfit. "Nyaaaa."
Everyone practically dropped dead after seeing such a proud woman do such a thing so readily, except Touhou, who went flying into a wall from his newfound bloody nose.
After jumping up, and sitting full lotus style, Touhou said, "Yes! Yes! That is perfect! Woohoohoo!"
"Very well," Erza said, completely undisturbed by the old man's antics. "If possible, could we possibly add another one of my guild mates to this deal?"
(Kasumi's POV)
Life since Kasumi had returned to Dracula's side had been very different. She didn't have the constant worry of managing the vampiric houses. She had rediscovered her sex life, where she and Dracula had been enjoying each other's bodies ever since he had brought her onto the Floating Garden. But she did miss Mayumi greatly; after all, Mayumi was quite literally her best friend.
"M'lady!" said an unnamed Shuzen vampire that was running towards her.
"Oh? How may I help you?" the queen asked calmly, undisturbed by his apparent worry.
"There is someone attacking the Floating Garden! They claim that they've come to rescue you from Alucard." the vampire said worriedly.
"Take me to them." the queen said, with a menacing aura about her. "Anyone who attacks my subjects will answer to me personally."
The vampire did as asked and led her to the open area with the fountain, where she was met with a, sadly, familiar site. There stood Mayumi, with her enchanted katana in hand, slaughtering the Shuzen members by the dozens.
"Enough!" Kasumi shouted, getting the attention of all vampires present, including Mayumi. "Mayumi, stop this senseless slaughter. I am not being kept against my will."
Kasumi could see the doubt in her friend's eyes, but Mayumi sheathed her sword regardless
"All of you, leave." the queen said, directed at the Shuzen vampires, who dispersed as she ordered.
"My queen, I've come to take you back to the castle." Mayumi said, "But why did you say you aren't being kept here against your will?"
"Alucard got to me while I was alone." the queen said with a sad sigh, hearing Mayumi gasp quickly follow. She could see the sorrow building in her friend's eyes. "Even if I wanted to, I couldn't ever go back to being queen."
"N-no, there must be a way to nullify the courtship. Just give me time, and I'll," Mayumi said quickly, in denial of what she was hearing.
"Mayumi.." Kasumi said, holding her friend's head in her hands, "I'm done for. I can feel Alucard's hatred for humanity beginning to seep into me, and soon I will hate them as well. I can no longer help further the dream of humans and monsters co-existing."
Mayumi's tears had started to fall, and the sobs were causing the black haired vampire to shake uncontrollably.
"Mayumi, will you continue to be loyal to my dream? Can I ask that of you?" Kasumi asked, wanting to make sure her dream didn't end with her.
"Yes, my queen, I'll continue to work so that it comes to fruition," Mayumi said, silencing her sobs, but not quite managing to put an end to her tears.
"Thank you. In that case, I have one more request for you. Take Kahlua and Akua Shuzen; take them back to Issa's manor; let him know what has become of me; and then, I want you to kill the vampiric elders, with the exception of Issa Shuzen and his family. The rest will undoubtedly join Dracula and I in our conquest of the human world." Kasumi requested, as her final order to her age old companion. "After those tasks have been completed, I'm giving you full immunity to any orders I give, with full permission to pass that immunity onto any others you deem worthy. This immunity is in effect until my death, and I cannot revoke this immunity from anyone without a full council vote."
"Understood." Mayumi said, "Where will I find Akua and Kahlua?"
"Over that way; if you encounter them, and they don't trust you, tell them it is by my orders; and that Gyokuro has withdrawn from Fairy Tale."
"Yes, my queen. Thank you, for all you have done for me; for being the motherly figure I always needed in place of my father." Mayumi said, her bottom lip quivering and her eyes red.
"And thank you, for letting me feel true friendship despite being a queen of an overly prideful people. Now go." Kasumi ordered. Mayumi did as she was told, and took off in the direction of Akua and Kahlua.
"Goodbye, old friend." Kasumi said, as a single tear leaked down her cheek.
(Akua's POV)
She was extremely surprised when Kahlua called her up, saying that they were leaving the Floating Garden. She supposed that Kahlua must be overjoyed by that fact, since they probably don't have to kill anymore. She was told to meet Kahlua and the Queen's representative down by the admissions bay, where all arrivals and departures took place. She wondered if this had anything to do with the supposed intruder that had found their way into the Floating Garden. Whatever the reason was, the Queen had ordered her departure from the Floating Garden, and one did not defy their monarch. The walk did not take long, her living quarters were close by in case she was sent on an urgent mission.
Upon her arrival, Akua saw Kahlua standing next to a black haired woman, of similar height to herself, with a traditional katana at her waist. Someone about the woman intrigued her, like she knew her from somewhere before. That was when it clicked for Akua; where she knew this woman from.
"Y-you are…" Akua stammered out. She refused to believe this; she couldn't believe it. It had been over two decades, and she just shows up out of the blue.
"We'll speak about it later." the woman said matter of factly, crushing Akua's hopes. Suddenly the woman's aura seemed to become kinder. "I understand you must have a lot of questions; believe me, I have just as many for you. But time is of the essence; once we are out of harm's way, I give my word that I will answer all of your questions, ok?" Akua just swallowed her curiosity, for lack of a better word, and did as the woman said boarding the airship. She heard the alarm go off after that, and somehow she knew that she would never be welcome here again.
It didn't take long for the Floating Garden to disappear from view. Kahlua had already been told why they were leaving, and she was practically jumping for joy. Their family was no longer torn; it was healing after decades of strife. That news gave Akua hope for the future as well, though she didn't show it. But right now, she could only think about that black haired woman. She had suspicions regarding who she was, but Akua couldn't make herself believe any of them; she had to hear it from that woman.
So, with a new purpose in mind, she sought out the raven haired, sword wielding woman. After a few minutes of searching, she found her staring out the window of the observation deck. It had started to rain lightly, so that likely kept the woman from outside. The woman looked over, and an awkward silence came over the two. They probably didn't know how to breach the subject, that was on both of their minds.
"I suppose you are waiting for me to initiate the conversation?" Akua asked, breaking the silence. That's all she really wanted to do; get the conversation going.
"You said you had questions, so I figured that I should allow you the honor of starting." the woman said, going back to staring out the window.
"Can't meet my gaze?" Akua asked accusingly, "Too afraid to face someone that you abandoned?"
"I didn't abandon you, or that wasn't my intention." the woman said softly.
"Then what was your intention?"
"Nothing in particular." the woman said, looking back to Akua.
"Did I mean that little to you?" Akua asked, with 18 years worth of pent up emotions starting to seep out, "Was I that worthless? Did you want a boy? What was wrong with me?!"
"Nothing was wrong with you Akua." the woman said, walking towards the younger vampiress.
"Then what!? What made you want to get rid of.…" Akua said, before being pulled into the woman's arms.
"I didn't ever come to look for you….because I didn't know you were even alive." the woman said, shocking Akua. "I was told by the elders….that you had been killed by a vampire that I had fought and beaten some time before; it was his way of getting of revenge." Akua finally let her tears fall, and she melted into the embrace of this woman.
"Mother….I" Akua tried to say, before she was cut off.
"Again." the woman said, holding her tighter. Akua could feel the woman start to tremble. "Say it again."
"Mom" Akua said between sobs, which were no longer of sadness. She hadn't felt this happy since her father had accepted her into the Shuzen family 13 years. The feeling of believing that she had a family again was one that Akua could never let go of.
"Oh baby!" her mother said, holding Akua tighter than anyone had held her before. Akua cried into her mother's shoulder, while the older vampiress cried into Akua's hair due to her being a bit taller.
The pair just sat there, in that position, for some time, letting emotions wash over them. It was a rare pleasure for vampires, especially for vampiresses in noble positions; to let emotions rule them. So they didn't move; they just let themselves be taken with the flow. Eventually, their tears began to dry, leaving with them with red, puffy eyes.
Sadly, their embrace had to come to an end, as Kahlua made herself known. "Awwww, did I ruin the moment?" the bubbly girl said, before skipping over and taking Akua into a hug of her own, "I'm so happy for you Akua! Now we can add another to our family!"
"I….beg your pardon?" Akua's mother asked, whose name Akua still did not know.
"Well, Ms…." Kahlua started.
"Mayumi. Mayumi Ketsueki-dansā." Akua's mother said, "I have no last name, just the title that was given to me before the queen took me in hundreds of years ago."
"Anyways, Ms. Mayumi, as your Akua's mother, and Akua is a part of the Shuzen family; well, by extension, you are part of the Shuzen family as well." Kahlua said, "The question is, would Akua become father's granddaughter, or would you become his sister-in-law? Part of me really wants to call Akua my niece, so I'm kind of hoping for that." Kahlua was practically jumping for joy, while Akua just sat there embarrassed to the point of mortification. Miyumi just chuckled in response; the sight of her daughter filled with embarrassment was quite amusing to her.
Eventually, Kahlua's curiosity seemed to get the better of her, as she then asked a question would find terribly rude in vampiric society. "So, if Akua is Alucard's granddaughter, does that mean that you are his daughter?" Kahlua instantly got slapped by Akua, who was now furious and completely mortified.
"Kahlua! You know the vampiric connotation with such a question!" Akua scolded, before she heard the beautiful sound of her mother's laughter.
"It's quite alright," Mayumi said, her eyes still twinkling with amusement, "I've been called much worse in my time serving the queen. And those insults were entirely false, unlike with this question. Your sister meant no harm by it, so I do not feel offended. And to answer your question Kahlua, yes; I am Alucard's daughter."
"Could you elaborate on what that was like?" Kahlua asked, obviously excited to learn about the past of her elder sister.
Mayumi just looked out the window, surveying the land. "I suppose we have time. I recommend you take a seat though; it's a long story." She, along with Kahlua and Akua, did as requested and sat down on the cushioned chairs. "When I was very little, I grew up in the Shinso house that was led by Alucard; back then, he was known as Dracula. Now, I myself was not born a Shinso because of my mother; she was a regular vampire. While Shinso vampires can be born, both parents must be carriers for the gene itself. Shinso vampirism is very recessive, and this caused me to be a 'lesser' vampire in the eyes of my father's household. They always treated me with respect due to my father's presence, but I could tell they looked down on me for it."
"When you say that shinso vampirism is recessive, what do you mean?" Akua asked her mother; her desire for the shinso blood was still unabated.
"Both the mother and father of the vampire must be shinsos themselves, or they must both have the necessary lineage that would allow for their child to be born a shinso." Mayumi explained, "Due to both Akua's and my lineage, that being that we are directly related to Alucard, we are both carriers for shinso vampirism. And as for shinso vampirism itself, I would put it out of your mind Akua."
"How did you…" Akua stammered out, after being caught red handed.
"Any who attained shinso powers after being born without them, suffered horrendously awful lives. Look no further than your little sister Moka, she has an incomplete shinso form and she still had to suffer for years before life began to look up for her." her mother warned.
"What do you mean incomplete?" Kahlua asked.
"Her shinso form isn't complete, meaning she doesn't meet all the requirements to be a true shinso. Or rather, it's unstable. As she has matured, it seems that her powers have begun to stabilize as her body can handle the enormous amount of strength much better with age, but until the time comes that she 100% handle the power, she will never completely activate the shinso blood to its fullest potential." Mayumi stated. "The only known exception to that, is when she received an immense amount of emotional upheaval in a very short amount of time. But even then, while the blood was activated enough to awaken Alucard, it wasn't enough to kill anybody."
"You knew about that event?" Akua asked, confused as to how her mother knew about that.
"I knew that her blood activated for some reason, and that it had awakened Alucard. My prior knowledge of Shinsos allowed me to fill in the gaps on how that would occur." Mayumi explained, relieving Akua greatly, though she didn't outwardly show it. She didn't want her mother knowing that she had inadvertently released Alucard when she was younger. "Anyways, back to my story. My father's reputation protected me when I was younger, but even still life was not easy. It only got more difficult by the time I was your age. The shinso family was ambushed by humans with holy water one day, and practically all of them were slaughtered. The only survivors were Akasha, my father, and myself. I was far from any civilization of vampires, and on top of that, the holy water left me weakened to the point where I couldn't even move. I was lucky in the sense that I was hidden behind and managed to keep completely silent."
She paused to take a drink of blood from a nearby glass, probably to wet her throat. "As I laid there, I contemplated if I would survive or not. Luckily for me, an old swordsmith and his student found me lying there, and took me to their home. At first, I was distrustful of the duo, but even after they discovered my race, the old man continued to house and feed me. He even began to add his own blood to my meals to ensure that I would always be properly nourished. I believe that was when I began to trust the old man, and I felt an attraction form for his younger student. We were of roughly similar age, and he wasn't unattractive. That was the clincher, and it caused me to stay, where I watched them work away. The old man instructed the young student, who tried his best to recreate the master's beautiful works. One day, the boy got fed up and challenged his master to a smithy contest. They both created their best works of their lives, and then tested each blade in the river after they were done."
"This story sounds familiar. Wait a minute, is she talking about?" Akua thought, before giving voice to her question, "This story sounds almost exactly like…"
"The story of Masamune, and his student Murasame." her mother said, a small smile gracing her features. "I remember those times like it was yesterday. Anyways, they each put their swords into the river, blade facing the stream. Murasame's sword cut the water, air, leaves, and fish that happened to touch the blade. Masamune's only cut the water and the air. At first, Murasame gloated, saying that his sword was far superior. But then a wise passerby noticed that Masamune's sword did not take innocent lives on it's lonesome. With one swift strike, Masamune cut all the fish, leaves, and even the stone that lied under the water's surface. But then, he quickly slashed himself, as penance for taking the lives of such innocent creatures. This revelation, that his master's sword was not only sharper, but also didn't destroy things unnecessarily caused Murasame to truly embrace what made a fine swordsmith. Before he could put that to good use however, a trio of vampires came down and killed Murasame, and mortally injured Masamune. Before they could drain them though, I took up Murasame's sword and killed them in a blind rage. My love was dead, and my teacher was slowly dying. With his dying breath, Masamune asked that I take both swords, and make sure that they weren't used for evil intentions, before casting a spell that taught me the way of the sword. Upon resheathing Masamune's sword, which I dubbed the Masamune after its creator, I sealed it in its sheath; I haven't unsealed it since. I also named Murasame's sword after him, and used it to the best of my ability."
Akua swallowed hard, after hearing how her mother's suffering far exceeded her own. Her mother had wet her throat again, before continuing.
"I traveled around the world for awhile, where every now and again, I would partake in whichever wars I found worthy of fighting in. I tried my best to always side with who I thought was right, but I will admit there were a few times when I let rage at mankind get the better of me; at those times, it just became a one sided slaughter. To some, I was the personification of some god of war. I went on like that for hundreds of years, until one day, the queen found me. She took me in, and gave me a home. After hundreds of years, all of which I spent in pain at the loss of my love and mentor, suddenly seemed to melt away as the queen established herself as a sort of mother figure for me. The feeling of having someone I could attribute to a mother was new for me, since my own mother all but abandoned me when she saw that I wasn't a Shinso." Mayumi said, looking somewhat sad. "From that point on, I served my queen as efficiently as I could, unsheathing my sword when necessary. Murasame has taken thousands of lives by my hand, but it was a sword that was made to kill, not to protect. I tried my best to make the killings justified, by using it to protect the wishes of my queen, who wanted equality for everyone. But even I cannot contain the bloodlust that having such a sword causes. I fear for what would happen if an evil person were to get their hands on Masamune."
Akua felt shame, because she knew that she was the kind of person who would selfishly use a sword like Masamune. She looked out the window, and to her shock, the Shuzen manor was quickly approaching. She knew these ships were fast, but even still, it hadn't felt like that long at all.
(Kahlua's POV)
Kahlua hadn't been this excited in years, even after the sad tale from Akua's mother. It had caused her mood to die down a bit, but not that much. Especially not after she had heard that her mother and father had made up. That had been some of the best news of her life! From where they were, she could vaguely make out the shape of a person; her mother. Her mother was waiting for her to come home. Kahlua practically wept for joy; her mother truly had gone back to how she used to be, before her father Issa's betrayal.
That was one secret that she had kept from everyone who knew her; that she did not like her father. She respected her father, and loved him as such, but she did not like him. He had caused her mother's misery, which had led to her own. Perhaps that might change, now that the family is whole again. Maybe she could learn to like her father once more, and everything would go back to how it was. Except that the family would have a new member, from what she had heard.
According to her mother, just before she left for the school several months ago, little Moka had gotten a boyfriend. He was probably more than that by this point, knowing Moka didn't like boys typically, so her little sister must have liked this boy a lot. If that was the case, it was a good thing that Akua didn't know. Kahlua may be naive, but she wasn't stupid. She knew full well what Akua would do if she thought that some man had defiled her "precious little sister."
"All I can do is hope that she doesn't freak out, assuming he's even there right now." Kahlua thought, before hearing Akua's mother start to speak.
"So Akua, did you hear about Moka's mate yet?" Mayumi asked innocently, causing Akua to freeze in place.
"Well there goes that out the window." Kahlua deadpanned to herself.
"Moka's what?" Akua asked, with a deadly aura around her.
"Her mate. Were you unaware?" her mother asked.
"You mean that someone defiled my little sister?" Akua asked, seething, "How dare this person do such a thing to such an innocent creature!"
Mayumi all but died of laughter when she heard Akua say that. That thoroughly confused the younger vampires. "Moka….an innocent little creature. Hahahahahaha!" Mayumi tried to catch her breath, but doubled over in a fit of laughter again.
"What's so funny? This is no laughing matter; who knows what awful things this man could be forcing her to do." Akua said, now filled with worry. "I have to save her from his evil clutches."
"Akua sister, you have to remember that Moka accepted him as her mate. If anything, knowing how the relationship between her mother and our father…..worked, it's likely that Moka's the one who's…..ummmm." Kahlua said, red faced.
"She's probably the one who initiates any sexual activities the two may have." Mayumi said, still trying to recover from any leftover giggles.
"N-no she would never." Akua said, still in denial.
"Why not just a-ask her yourself?" Kahlua suggested, still filled with embarrassment. She didn't do well with these types of things.
"Fine! I will!" Akua said stubbornly. Mayumi just rolled her eyes in amusement.
(Akua's POV)
As soon as the ship landed, Akua shot out like a light and rushed for Moka's room, confusing Gyokuro. The blond haired woman quickly shook off her confusement and went off to greet her eldest daughter. It didn't take long for her to find her way to her silver haired sister's room, where she was greeted by the overpowering stench of sex.
"Whoever you are, I'm going to kill you for doing such awful things to her." Akua thought, knocking on the door. She heard her sister groan, and then heard steps coming towards the door moments later. "And you've caused her pain on top of those horrendous acts?" Akua thought in a rage, completely convinced that it must be that man coming to open the door.
To her surprise it was Moka who opened the door, clad in nothing but a blanket that she held to her body. The look of surprise on Moka's face was evidence enough that she was not expecting her eldest sister's company.
"Akua? What are you doing here?" Moka asked, not a hint of pain in her voice as Akua thought there would be.
"Well, I was on my way back to the manor with a guest, when said guest mentioned that you were having….. lecherous activities with a man. I came to take you away from such an awful creature." Akua said, no hint of sarcasm in her voice. Akua expected Moka to be grateful for her help, but instead she was greeted by the site of her favorite sister shaking with mirth. The sound of Moka's laughter was beautiful, but it confused the raven haired vampire.
"What's so funny? This is no laughing matter!" Akua scolded. Moka just continued to laugh, nearly dropping her blanket. Akua wouldn't have opposed to seeing her younger sister's voluptuous body.
"You're claiming to come save me, when it's more likely that Tsukune would need saving from me." Moka said, still giggling, flooring her older sister.
"You mean to tell me that you initiate these activities?" Akua asked, fearful of the answer.
"Of course. Is there a reason why I shouldn't?" Moka asked seriously, still with hints of laughter in her body.
"B-but….you are far too young for such things!" Akua scolded, making Moka roll her eyes.
"Oh please, Father tried to marry me off at 14 years old, to men dozens of times my age. This man is one of my choosing, and he had been nothing but kind and loving towards me. It helps that he's attractive and around my age." Moka said, practically breaking her sister's heart. The younger girl noticed the look on her sister's face, and gained a kind look. "Look Akua, I wasn't oblivious to your feelings for me, it's literally one of the only reasons I forgave you after you attempted to kill my mother."
"You knew?" Akua asked, shocked out of her sadness for the time being.
"My mother came back recently, so it'd be weird if I didn't know, don't you think?" Moka asked seriously. Akua couldn't really find an argument so she let it slide. "Anyways, I'm not a little girl anymore, and it's past time that you find an actually viable partner Akua. Father has graced us with the gift of being able to choose our partners, so I suggest you make use of it."
Akua just let her head down, unable to fathom when her little precious sister had become such a grown woman. "I suppose you are right, but how would I even begin doing such a thing?" Akua asked, legitimately confused on how she would go about finding a partner. She didn't know what her type was, or if she even had one at all.
"Why not come to school with me?" Moka asked, making her sister lift her head up, "There are tons of different guys there, so you should at least be able to decide what you would want in a potential partner, if you don't find one there."
"I suppose that's a good idea. But why do you keep saying partner instead of husband, or another such term?" Akua asked.
"You've been in love with your younger sister since you were 13. You gonna sit there and tell me you are strictly into men?" Moka asked with a knowing look on her face. Akua just blushed in response. "I thought not. Anyways, if you do come to my school, you'd get to see me everyday." That sealed the deal, as Akua was not passing up that chance.
"Very well, I shall attend this school of yours. Do you think we should invite Kahlua?" Akua asked.
"She'd probably enjoy that, considering all she ever wanted was a normal life." Moka said seriously, before a pair of arms encircled her waist. "Oh, did we wake you?" she asked the newcomer. Akua assumed this was her little sister's mate. He was a few inches taller than Moka was, meaning that he was almost half a head taller than Akua herself. He had jet black hair that flowed outwards, and had almost crystal colored eyes. After giving him a quick look over, Akua did have to concede that her younger sister's statement was truthful; the boy was certainly attractive. Akua could tell that he took great care of his body, if the rippling muscles of her arms and upper torso weren't a sure sign of it.
He had a very noticeable, but not overly so, set of abs; Akua had to admit she enjoyed the view. Her only misgivings were: A, he had all but stolen her little sister from her; and B, she could faintly see light blue lines travelling across his body. Whether or not they were purely for aesthetics was still unknown to Akua. She was ripped out of her mental analysis of the boy by her sister's introductions.
"Tsukune, this is Akua, my eldest sister. Akua, this is Tsukune, my mate and overall most trusted person." the silver haired girl said.
"Pleasure to meet you." the boy said, extending his hand out to meet hers. Akua was surprised, not many vampires would seek a handshake with a woman.
"You would treat me as your equal?" Akua asked, with a hint of disbelief. The boy just looked confused.
"Shouldn't I?" he asked, suddenly seeming unsure of himself, as evident by the look on his face. Akua did have to concede another point that Moka had made subliminally; if he was even a portion as kind to Moka as he was being to Akua right now, then he was most likely the best match for her little Moka.
"I suppose that's one misgiving about you down the drain. Most any other man certainly wouldn't treat a vampiress as an equal." Akua said, surprising her younger sister.
"I certainly didn't expect you to accept him so quickly." Moka said, voicing her shock.
"You confirmed that he was your mate, which means that father approves of the match. Whatever the case may be, I'm in no position to disagree with father." Akua said with a sigh.
"True enough, true enough." Moka said, with an understanding nod.
"I'm certainly not gonna fight him again." Tsukune said, with a slight shudder.
"Again?!" Akua asked shocked.
"He wasn't completely serious." Tsukune clarified, "There's no way I could have beat him if he was completely serious. I would have just gotten speed blitzed immediately."
"You're too modest boy," the Shuzen lord said, coming into view. "That was the most energy I've had to use in a long time. I may not have been all that serious, but you did damage me legitimately. Well, as legitimately as me letting you can be."
"I'll take that as a compliment." Tsukune said, going back to hugging Moka.
"I see you've met your brother-in-law to be Akua." Issa said.
"I have father." Akua said, bowing her head.
"Oh come now, you bow to me before hugging your old man?" the shuzen head reprimanded jokingly. Akua smiled in response before hugging her father warmly. "Where is Kahlua?"
"She is speaking with Lady Gyokuro."Akua said, always showing respect to her elders, even when they weren't present.
"That's good. Where is your escort?" Issa asked, confused.
(Tsukune's POV)
"I've right here." said an oddly familiar voice. Everyone turned to see a black haired woman, with a sheathed katana at her side. Tsukune could smell the scent of blood on the blade. He also felt Moka tense; she was afraid, or at least disturbed by this woman. Tsukune opted to trust her judgement, and prepared himself for a fight.
"Mayumi, I wouldn't have thought you would be her escort. I imagine your presence unnerved Gyokuro quite a bit." Issa said, eyeing the shorter woman carefully.
"I would imagine so, considering that even you are unnerved by my presence." the woman said seriously. That was when Tsukune noticed it; Issa was tense. Whoever this woman was, she made even Shuzen afraid. "Neither of you should be, I have orders not to attack anyone in your family."
Tsukune saw everyone save Akua and himself relax. It seemed that Akua was not unnerved by this Mayumi, much like him. He couldn't place why he wasn't unnerved; maybe he just didn't recognize her as everyone else did.
"Have you found her location then?" Issa asked, confusing Tsukune.
"Found who?" Tsukune asked, before having the woman look at him strangely.
"He doesn't know?" the woman asked accusingly, "I would have liked to have been informed if something so….important occurred while I was away."
"He was training; he didn't need the distraction. Neither Kokoa or Moka know either." Lord Shuzen said.
"What's going on here?" Tsukune asked, suddenly apprehensive. Maybe one of his human family members, like Kyouko had gotten attacked or something. He really hoped his cousin was ok.
"You're mother has been captured and forced to join this world's Fairy Tale. If you continue to fight for human/monster co-existent, then she will eventually become your enemy." the woman said, flooring Tsukune.
"W-wait, hold on a sec, this isn't a funny joke alright? She's the queen, who could force her to do anything?" Tsukune stammered out, trying to find any way to prove this false.
"My father Alucard. Your mother was in love with him centuries ago, and never got over it. He got to her while she was headed back from Lord Shuzen's manor, and mated with her. Now their emotions are beginning to mix, and m'lady is slowly starting to hate the human race. It won't be long before she is completely consumed." Mayumi said, causing Tsukune's head to flood with awful thoughts.
"Hey that's enough!" Moka said, having changed into her underwear at the very least. "You don't need to be so harsh about it."
"And who else would tell him otherwise?" Mayumi asked, narrowing her eyes, "Obviously the adults of this household won't. The world isn't an easy place to live, and the sooner you are taught this, the sooner one can start to move on from that fact. In all honesty I'm doing him a favor."
This just angered Moka, who rushed the elder vampire who in turn, just quickly drew her sword and struck Moka across the stomach with the flat of the blade. The tip of said blade left a small gash across the silver haired vampire's stomach. Kahlua and Erza had come onto the scene just in time to view Moka get taken down, and launched into action, just behind Akua. All three girls launched themselves at the raven haired sword master.
And promptly got beaten back by the flat of the woman's cursed blade. They all had minor cuts that, despite the vampire's increased regeneration, refused to heal.
"Let me be perfectly clear: had I intended to kill, all of you would be dead at my feet." Mayumi stated coldly, "If you intend to fight Fairy Tale, then you cannot expect victory to come easily. At your current strength, you are but fodder to being such as Alucard and the Queen. And if Alucard should awaken, the only hope for survival would be to sacrifice Akashiya or Bloodriver."
(Akua's POV)
They all just looked down, with the exception of Akua, who just stared in horror at the woman. Was this how others viewed her? Was this how Moka regarded her? If so, she was just now aware of the horrendous level of fear she had placed in the hearts of those she cared about. It was all she could stare at the much more powerful vampire with shame.
Akua also had one more thought running through her head. "How could I possibly live up to this woman? She is my mother; I am supposed to be her successor. Yet, I feel as though I will never truly attain her level of expertise."
Suddenly, Mayumi took a deep breath, and when she opened her eyes, they had a much kinder, albeit sad look in them. "Forgive me children, you do not deserve such cruelty from me." she said, surprising everyone in the room save the redhead, who just look at her knowingly, "I know that my actions are not warranted, but my sadness and bitterness towards life at the moment is clouding my judgement."
"I understand. I'm sure many of us would not, but I do." the redhead said, using a staff of some kind to steady herself as she tried to stand. "I too have someone who gave my life meaning after I felt like I had lost everything. I was lucky, in that he was able to drawn out of the darkness enough such that he could begin make something good of his life, but I know that many were not…..are not so lucky as I. But I can assure you, you will heal…..because…..you are here."
"You are wise beyond your years young one." Mayumi said, after some time. "I can only pray you are right. Your wounds will cause permanent harm, I doubt they will even leave scars. They will take more time than usual to heal, due to Murasame's cursed edge. But with rest, you all should be fine."
Mayumi began to walk away, before turning back to face Issa, who had moved to guard his youngest from Mayumi's blade. "And as for you little one," she said, referring to Kokoa, "whomever calls themselves your teacher shall relinquish that title to me. On the morrow, I will be your new teacher. I expect you put forth your best efforts." The raven haired woman began to walk away, towards the door.
"And where are you off to?" Issa asked, skeptical of the woman's motives.
Mayumi stopped, and without looking back, said: "To relieve the council of duty. Come tomorrow, there will be no more council save for yourself."
Okay, so now that school has started again, and my schedule is more or less consistent, I've found more time to write. I typically write more in school anyways, so I've decided that I'll upload less, but I'll put out longer chapters to compensate. I'm sorry for those of you that have to wait for chapters for so long, but I'm glad to have your continued support on the story. I likely won't be dropping any of my stories anytime soon. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed, and hope that you will be here for my next upload; until then have a nice day and/or night.