Exalted
Chapter 25, Long Nights
I heard a song on youtube called Anubis. The picture used for the song really inspired how I wanted to design one of the Egyptian Goddesses, a gender bent one as a matter of fact. Wink Wink, Nudge Nudge.
Actually, two of them, because a cute Ramses with sub woofer cat ears on her head sounds wonderful. I don't want to put either of them in too soon, as I am still trying to establish a good dynamic within the chaotic household of Minatos.
The grammatical question posed by Cannabis is the Issei's and the Isseis' thing. Issei's breaks down to Issei and Is placed into one word, mean Issei's going to the store/ Issei is going to the store. The Isseis' shows possession, I think? Like Isseis' parents is supposed to show that they are parents of Issei.
It has been a long, long time since I've been in an English class, and I have yet to go to college. I need to brush up, apparently. Sorry for the errors, I will slowly but surely comb over them and fix them.
I just wanted to post another short chapter dealing with Nyx before the end of the night. Next chapter will be about Gasper, and then we can get the fun stuff started as far as other pantheons and fighting is concerned.
I do not own anything relating to either series. Seriously. What a shocker.
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Nyx had followed him home from school with Asia, Bennia and Xenovia close by, the tall figure of the Mother of Night dwarfing those she walked with. Many different people had to stop and stare, yet she did not deign them with the same. More than once, men would drop their possessions held in their hands as well as their jaws when they saw her, and she seemed to ignore it all.
Instead, she was acting like a doting mother, talking to the four others about anything and everything she could think of while not really answering any question asked of her.
"So this is your home? It is rather... small, don't you think?" Nyx questioned while tapping at her lips with her index finger thoughtfully, her eyes appearing half lidded and her body language was relaxed. She was imaging something, and Minato was not sure he was going to like what she was going to do.
"I'll just have to fix it~!"
"Please, don't..." Minato murmured out while guiding the four into the building, allowing the girls to drop off their belongings before getting changed from their school uniforms. Minato was of the same mind, if not for the promise that he made Ophis, which obviously took priority.
"I must! This tower is so tiny! Even the basement of my home is larger than this entire space!" Nyx was not going to take no for an answer, it seems, "And I will not live in something so... miniscule."
"I like my home." Minato frowned, looking up from his phone after texting Azazel and telling him to stop by as soon as he could, "I can hardly navigate it as it is... Mother."
"Please, just call me Momma, won't you!" Nyx bemoaned, "Mother makes me feel so... old!"
"Momma, then." Minato ground out through clenched teeth, having to force the words from his mouth. As endearing as the woman was, he did not want her coming into his life and taking it over, that would leave a terrible taste in his mouth. He had been alone since... well, he was alone from his assumed age of ten to around seventeen, so seven years of independence that he could remember would be hard to just throw away. "This is where I and those that serve me live. Please, I do not want something extremely flashy, this is fine as it is."
"Hmmm~!" Nyx crossed her arms below her ample breasts and pushed them up, tapping her nails against her gloves rhythmically, "Fine, you win. Show me around?"
"Of course." Minato sighed, figuring that he could at least do so while he waited for Azazel to show up, "Follow me."
It took just an hour for the Fallen Governor General to show up, and by that time he was wrapping up the tour of his home.
"Momma, Big D! Just the two I wanted to see!" Azazel called out as he stepped through the door leading to Minatos' office, where Minato was going through some of the letters and missives he received from quite a few different people, one of them even claiming to be the leader of the Youkai. He placed that letter aside for special perusal later before turning his attention to Azazel, who was grinning while leaning in the doorway.
"I need to make another change to Ophis' room and you are the only one I can call for such a thing." Minato admitted while giving the man another set of blueprints, something he was able to create in almost no time at all after asking the girl what she really wanted.
"So you just want the floor lowered a few feet, her bed platform raised, a standing platform from the elevator area and a lot of water added for her?" Azazel questioned while scratching at his chin for a moment, "That won't be hard at all. Why does she want water?"
"She really likes 'Swimming', which entails her holding on to my arm while I drag her through the water." Minato was uncomfortable with the admission, as if he were guilty of some great sin. The look Azazel gave him was why he felt uncomfortable. It was a look of disbelief until Minato showed him a picture on his phone, one that Xenovia took of him pulling the girl through the water.
"You've got to be shitting me." Azazel murmured out in wonderment, staring at the picture as if it held the answers to life, "You really did it, didn't you?"
"Did what?" Minato questioned curiously, not liking the tone of voice Azazel had in the least.
"You got her to join your little Harem, of course!" Azazel cheered, as if he had hared the greatest news in the world, "I knew you had it in you!"
"No, no, you have-"
"You started a Harem?" Nyx clasped her hand over her mouth for a moment before a look of supreme elation appeared on her face, "That means lots and lots of grand babies for me to spoil! Oh, I can see it now! You are the greatest son a mother could ask for!"
Minato dropped his head into his hands and clutched at his hair, wishing he could be anywhere but where he was.
"Did someone say... Harem?" Came a seductive voice from the doorway, and Kuroka deposited herself into the room after moving Azazel to the side, "Are you finally going to give me kittens?" She seemed so hopeful that Minato felt bad for having to deny her.
"No-"
"YES! Yes he is!" Nyx shouted over him while clasping her hand over his mouth while wrapping her other hand around his chest. She rested her chin on his head and stared at Kuroka judgingly, "You will give me beautiful grandchildren. I approve."
"No, no, no. No. No no." Came the firm response of Minato, very well spoken and capable of getting his point across. It was probably the most eloquent speech he had ever given.
"Oh, but your momma says yes! That means I am this much closer to having my kittens." Kuroka held her hands widely apart, as if she were telling a fisherman story about her catch of the day, "And then, we can get Shirone to join in on our fun, and-"
"Wow. You know what, as much as I like the sound of all of this, I have work to do. See ya, Big D! Let me know when you don't have your hands full, I want to have another drink with ya'!" Azazel seemed quick to dismiss himself from the room, and Minato longed to do the same. Nyx had lifted her head and rested her bosom against his back while Kuroka kept getting closer and closer to the point that she was crawling over his desk on all fours.
Minato was sure he was going to be violated and allowed himself to sink into the floor and disappear, only to reappear nine floors down, right from the ceiling of Ophis' room.
He fell from the roof for quite a few feet before splashing down into the newly renovated room. Minato silently thanked his luck that he happened to leave his phone on his bed after frantically checking his pockets, not to mention his wallet containing most of his identifications and bank cards.
'Azazel works too quick.' Minato thought with a frown as Ophis slowly doggy paddled up to him, a small glare directed at him for splashing her, despite the fact she was already wet.
He opened his mouth to say something, only to get splashed in the face by Ophis, who then began to doggy paddle away slowly, no longer angry looking in the least.
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"I'm so sorry!" Nyx cried out as she pulled Minato into her embrace the moment he stepped off of the elevator to the fifth floor, his face once more buried in her chest. "I didn't want to make you run away! I can wait to have grandchildren, I promise! Not too long, though..."
She trailed off and glanced to the left while her voice got small, letting him know that it would only be a temporary reprieve until the woman once more began to push him into copulating. He was too young to have children, or intimate relationships for that matter, at least currently. In a few years, if he survived, he was sure he wouldn't mind having children of his own, but that was...
Minato hid the frown on his face as he thought of the upcoming conference and subsequently, the eventual confrontation with Hades and those associated with him. If he survived that encounter, which he knew he would, then he had another being to face down, one he was no closer to locating than the first day he arrived in Kuoh. Neither Sirzechs nor Azazel seemed to know a thing about the location of the 'End of the World'. He was brought from his musings by finally being released from the motherly smothering and held by his face by the Goddess.
"You are soaking wet, as well! Let's get you out of those clothes and into a nice, warm bath!"
"No, no. I can do that myself." Minato finally admitted after wiping the astonished look off of his face, "Please. I am capable of taking care of my own personal health and hygiene... momma."
Nyx pouted before crossing her arms under her chest again, leaning forward to look him in the eyes. "Are you sure?"
"Yes, I am sure I am capable of cleaning my own body. I promise." Minato tried to keep the sarcasm from his voice, he really did, but the pout on her face grew even more prominent than before. "Sorry... yes, I can clean myself."
"Fine, I will just go speak with your Servants while you bathe, then." Nyx sighed as if she were burdened to do so before turning on her heel and walking away slowly, as if expecting him to call out to her and ask her to stop. When he did not motion to do so, she huffed and picked up her speed before disappearing around the corner, causing Minato to release a sigh of relief before walking into his main room.
'This is getting out of hand and quick.' Minato thought to himself with a frown as he bypassed the shower and headed straight for the large bath, having stripped of his clothes and secured a towel around his waist the moment he entered the bathroom.
When the very large tub was filled with steaming water, he sank into its depths with a towel folded atop his head, allowing the liquid to reach his chin as he relaxed.
He was only in the water for a few moments when Kuroka walked into the bathroom and sealed the door shut behind her, not to mention casting a light spell that hung from the ceiling that disrupted his connection with the shadows he used to fast travel between locations.
"Momma said you needed someone to wash your back! Asia and Bennia are too shy to do it, while Xenovia was already bathing, so here I am, Nyaa~!" Kuroka seemed awfully pleased when she spoke, and Minato could do nothing but sink further into the tub and wish it all away. His wishing did not come true as he felt her slink into the water and pull him upwards before spinning him around.
"Kuroka-" Minato started to warn her, only for her to place a finger on his lips.
"Relax, I'm not going to violate you. Hell, I'm actually wearing that cute bathing bottom you tried to get rid of~!" Kuroka whispered in his ear while pulling him backwards onto the ledge a few feet under the water, almost placing him in her lap as she got a better angle on his body.
"You are just lucky you chose the bath and not the shower, Nyaa~!"
'I'm not lucky at all.' Minato thought to himself almost bitterly.
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"Issei, what's wrong?" Came the sleepy voice of Rias Gremory as she rolled over, finding the brown haired Devil sitting on the edge of his bed with both of his hands clenched around his head. "Are you okay?"
"No. No I'm not okay. Someone out there, somewhere, is getting the ultimate boobage bonanaza, and he isn't appreciating it! I can feel it from here! The ungrateful sonuva bitch!"
Rias sighed and laid her head back on the bed heavily, pondering her decision to become as involved with the Devil she reincarnated as she had. She could have tried to go after Minato like her precious Rook Koneko, but Issei was just so much more... fun, in a way, to tease.
'Too late for that, now.' Rias thought to herself fondly as Issei laid back down grumbling about how he bet it was his Senpai being the oppai stealing bastard that he was. 'I care about this pervert too much to go back.'
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Minato was laying in bed, a severe frown on his face as he felt a weight settle onto his bed. Turning his head, he was greeted by the sight of Asia, who held a pillow clutched to her chest tightly. She had a small frown on her face, and when she finally spoke, he understood why.
"I can't sleep..." She trailed off sadly, "I keep having bad dreams... I... I think something terrible is going to happen soon."
"Do you want to talk about it...?" Minato questioned slowly, rolling over and propping his head up while the blanket covering his chest slipped downwards, showing many different scars to almost glint in the moonlight as she felt her eyes trace their paths.
Many of them seemed to be nearly fatal, but she knew he was not made of porcelain. Asia could tell that her Lord had stared into the abyss defiantly, especially due to the haunted look that would overcome him, something he tried so hard to hide. He was hurting inside, and she could tell that some wounds had lingered, scarring his heart as they did his body.
Asia wanted to help heal those wounds he hid away from the world, and she knew it would take more than just herself to do so. Bennia had expressed interest in the same train of thoughts, and the Priestess was sure others shared the sentiment, especially considering the competition between Koneko and Bennia the previous day. Nyx, whom Asia had met just today, had expressed interest in getting her son to open up, as she, too, could tell that some phantasmal pain clouded his mind, even from their short time getting to know each other once more.
She wore nothing but a black night gown that rode high on her thighs and her panties to sleep in, and if Minato was a lesser man, he would have been drooling at the sight. Instead, he appreciated the beautiful sight for what it was and didn't allow his libido to control his actions or words.
"Do you mind if I sleep here tonight?" Asia seemed almost pained to ask, so when Minato agreed and held the blanket up for her to slip in, she quickly did so and snuggled deeply into him, cuddling her pillow underneath her head as she did so. "Thank you, Death-Sama..."
Asia trailed off her words and seemed to drift off to sleep almost instantly, snoring softly as she drifted into the realm of Hypnos. Minato smiled lightly before rolling back into his previous position of staring at the ceiling, this time without a frown on his face. 'It's not all that bad, I suppose.' He thought to himself while his eyes began to shut heavily.
'I hope Asias' dreams aren't an omen...'