Negima! Springfield and Kuroshi Redux

by Draconis678

Revised edition of Springfield and Kuroshi. "I am here to tell mine and Negi Springfield's story will you lend a listening ear once more?" -Kenshin. OC-Centric at first then OC and Negi-centric. Fem and Teenage Negi.

35. Moving On

Draconis: Alright gonna try make this a quick chapter so I can tie up some loose ends.

Ryuushin: Trust me you're going to need more than a a short, quick chapter.

Draconis: Ryuushin what the hell are you doing here? !

Ryuushin: You're the one that killed me off.

Draconis: This isn't heaven or hell you moron!

Ryuushin: You gonna start the chapter or sit here and yell at me?

Negima! Springfield and Kuroshi Redux

Chapter 35

Moving On

Draconis: Begin.

(start)

Early Morning.

Kenshin stirred in the futon he was put in by Negi. He rose up and looked out the window. "I'm back at Konoka's house?"

"Everything's over kid." Ryuujin says. "All your little friends and family are safe...well except for...'

Memories of what happened the night before came rushing back to Kenshin. He bowed his head. "Souka."

"Kenshin...are you..?" Arika starts to ask.

Kenshin turned his head to find a note next to his futon. He opened it

Kenshin,

I took your communicator so we could properly bury your father.

When you get a chance I would like to speak with you, alone.

It was signed by his mother. He sighed and stood up. Looking outside he noticed the sun was barely up. Looking at the clock in the room he noticed it was only half past five. Kenshin walked out of the room unsealing a change of clothes. He really didn't care if one of the students saw him using his magic right now. If they did he would just wipe their memory of it. He looked around and saw no one around. He assumed everyone was asleep.

"I guess I should take a bath before I go see Mom." Kenshin says walking up to the door labeled 'baths' Kenshin sighed at it. "I'll never understand Eishun's need to live in this big house." He closed the door behind him and disrobed. He hissed feeling some of his joints ache painfully. "I'm still sore?"

"Side effect of using my power." Ryuujin says. "The pressure, luckily for you only affected your muscles and joints." "A good massage or a good fling should get you back in order."

"Why are you being nice all the sudden?" Kenshin thought.

"Look kid, I'm a huge asshole yeah, but even I know when to tone it down." Ryuujin says.

"Whatever you say..." Kenshin says.

"Besides I'm expecting that old bastard to come in here any minute." Ryuujin muttered under his breath.

"What?" Kenshin thought.

"Nothing, don't worry about it." Ryuujin answered.

Kenshin shrugged off the dragon god's attitude however lax it may be and slid into the water. "Uughhh..." He sighed gruffly as he relaxed into the water.

He submerged himself up to his nose in the bath water. "So my father's dead, by basically my own hands...Mir-...Yondai, who I thought I could trust betrays me for reasons unknown and I managed to lose control of myself while using Ryuujin's Avarice." "I swear the only up side to this is that I found a new Goki."

Kenshin closed his eyes. "I wouldn't be surprised if Miyuki hates my guts again." "I hate my guts right now." He exhaled making the water bubble in front of his eyes.

His eyes snapped open hearing the door slide. He rose up out of the water. "U-Uh O-Occupied!"

"Eh?"

Kenshin looked up. "Huh?"

Standing there in front of the doorway with nothing, but a towel covering her was Konoka. "Ken-kun?"

Kenshin's mouth hung open slightly. "Kono-Chan?"

She smiled. "What are you doing in here silly? This is the ladies' bath."

Kenshin wanted to facepalm right there. "Really?"

"Uh huh." Konoka says smiling still.

Kenshin sighed. "Ok, I'll be on my way out."

"No, no...it's OK." Konoka says. "It's just you after all Ken-kun." She says.

Kenshin averted his eyes as Konoka dropped her towel and stepped into the bath. "Ahhh. It's been awhile since I could soak in the baths here."

"You mean you didn't last night?" Kenshin asks turning his head toward her finding her up to her shoulders in bath water.

"I mean with no one else around. Kind of by myself y'know." Konoka says.

"What are you doing up anyway?" Kenshin asks.

"He he. I could ask you the same." Konoka says. "I just couldn't sleep...after last night."

Kenshin nods not needing her to explain further. "I see."

"How are you feeling?" Konoka asks swimming up to him.

"I'm fine. A little sore in some places, but.." Kenshin says

"I don't mean that Ken-kun." Konoka says placing a hand on his shoulder showing a small sympathetic smile. "Yukari-Chan...told me about Ryuu-San."

Kenshin looked away. "I'm fine Kono-Chan, don't worry."

"You can't lie to me so easily Ken-kun." Konoka says. "We've been friends far too long."

"..." Kenshin turned toward her. "Let's just say...I feel like anyone else would."

"That's not the whole truth Ken-kun." Konoka says.

"Maybe not, but it's all I feel like saying." Kenshin replies.

"Negi-Chan's worried about you." Konoka says.

"Why?" Kenshin says.

"Isn't it obvious?" Konoka says. "She loves you...and you just lost your father."

Kenshin sinks back into the water. "It's was bad enough seeing you crying when I told you about what happened to me." "I just want to protect her in any way possible...even if I must suffer alone."

Konoka pulled Kenshin upward and made him face her. "Ken-kun, I'll say this about the two of you...Negi-Chan is lucky to have someone as caring as you, to try and do whatever it takes to keep her happy."

"Sometimes...I feel like that approach is beginning to backfire." Kenshin says.

"Negi-Chan cares about you as much as you do about her." Konoka says smiling. "She wants to help you."

Kenshin looks away saying nothing. "I'd rather she didn't..."

"You know..." Konoka's voice trailed off looking Kenshin in the eyes. "I've always liked you Ken-kun."

"K..Kono-Chan?" Kenshin says numbly.

Konoka slowly wrapped her arms around his neck a light red hue painted across her cheeks. "I..could even say...I've always wanted to be more than friends with Ken-kun."

"!" Kenshin's eyes widened as Konoka's lips pressed against his own. "What the...? !" "K-Kono-Chan's...!"

"Mm..." Konoka forcefully parted Kenshin's lips and slipped her tongue in his mouth finding his tongue and pushing against it.

"Nn..." Kenshin felt his heart beginning to race as his childhood friend's tongue explored his mouth.

"You gonna kiss her back or not?" Ryuujin says. "Cause I could take control and have you do it anyway."

"Wh-What? !" Kenshin thought. "N-No!"

"Oh don't worry about it kid I can do a great you." Ryuujin says.

"Forget it!" Kenshin thought." "I'll do it myself!"

Konoka sighed contently as Kenshin returned her efforts sliding and pushing his tongue against her own. Kenshin wrapped his arms around her waist and held her close,

Slowly the two separated. "Kono..ka..." Kenshin says. "Why? I...I'm already taken, b-by someone you're friends with."

Konoka looked up pleadingly into his eyes. "I know, but...Ken-kun..I love you too..."

Kenshin narrowed his eyes at her. "Kono-Chan...I'd be lying if I said I didn't have feelings for you as well, but..."

"I'm not asking you to break up with Negi-Chan for me...I...I just want you to let me do this." Konoka says. "Please."

"Dammit...what do I do...if I don't do this Konoka's probably going to cry, but if I do...I'll be cheating on Negi again." Kenshin thought. "I don't want to see Konoka cry, but..."

"Just do it kid." Ryuujin says. "You already know you're going to."

"Dammit Ryuujin just..." Kenshin thought.

"See? You're hesitating." Ryuujin says.

"..." Kenshin tuned out the dragon god and slowly kissed Konoka on the lips.

(Lemon)

"A...Alright." Kenshin says.

"Thank you..." Konoka says her hands going into his hair and scratching his ears. "Do you remember how I would always scratch these thinking they were just nekomimi you wore?'

Kenshin closed his eyes fighting back a moan. "Y-Yeah...it would always make me feel funny."

"He he he." Konoka giggled. "I remember that." "Every now and again you would always spring up and run away with an embarrassed look on your face."

Kenshin averted his eyes blushing right then recalling the memory. "Y-Yeah."

Konoka abandoned the ear teasing and trailed kisses down his jawline, neck and collarbone before ending at his chest. Kenshin blinked as she began licking his left nipple. "What are you doing?" He asks.

"I heard from some of the senior high and university students, that playing with or licking the nipples works on both sexes." Konoka says. "Does it feel good?" Konoka asks as her hand rubs his right nipple.

"It...feels strange." Kenshin admits. "I-In a good way of course."

"Does it?" Konoka asks.

"Yeah.." Kenshin says narrowing his eyes. "Hang on Kono-Chan turn around."

"OK." Konoka turned facing her back to him as Kenshin sat on the edge of the bath out of the water. He reached down and pulled Konoka upward and had her sit in between his legs. "Now what?"

Kenshin reached up and grasped her breasts in his hands making her moan in surprise. "Umg!" "K-Ken-kun...!" "What are you doing?" She says. "I was supposed to make you feel good."

"You still can." Kenshin says taking one of his hand off her breast and using it to move her hand over his cock.

"Ah..!" Konoka gasps feeling the head then moving her hand down to touch the shaft. "It's so warm." She grasps it and it immediately begins to harden.

"Uhn...!" Kenshin groaned softly as he kneaded his childhood friends breasts around in his hands.

"A-Are you hurt Ken-kun?" Konoka asks looking back at him.

Kenshin smiled and kissed her on the lips. "No...it felt good." "Keep it up."

Konoka closed in on his lips again. "OK."

The two kissed again as Kenshin grasped Konoka's breasts tightly making her moan deeply into his mouth. Konoka paid him back by gripping his shaft and stroking him.

Kenshin rolled his fingers back and forth across her hardened nipples as Konoka focused her attention on the head pinching and squeezing it between her fingers while her other hand slid down her front and rubbed her labia.

Kenshin pinched and twisted Konoka's nipples around eliciting a whimper from his childhood friend. She stroked him faster as she could already feel herself getting close. One of Kenshin's hands abandoned her breasts and brushed her hand aside rubbing her labia himself.

Konoka broke the kiss gasping. "Ken-kun...I-I feel a tingling sensation down there."

"Do you want me to stop?" Kenshin asked uncovering her clitoris from the mound of skin with was buried under.

"Umg! Ah! Nnn!" Konoka shook her head squeezing her eyes shut removing her hand from his cock. "N-No! K..Keep going!"

"OK." Kenshin says rolling his fingers around her clit as he wrapped his free arm around her to comfort her as she quivered in anticipation.

"Ahh! Uh! Hmh!" Konoka moaned sensually as Kenshin relentlessly attacked her clit with his fingers.

"Your voice sounds so aroused right now Kono-Chan." Kenshin says smiling at her. "Are you getting off?"

"MmmM!" Konoka moaned. "D-Don't say it like that Ken-kun! It's embarrassing!"

Kenshin slid his index and middle fingers inside her. The walls of her vagina clung to him tightly. "Whoa...it's just my fingers, but you're clinging so strongly to them."

"Mmmm! It's...It's because...it's yours...!" Konoka says. "Ken-kun's fingers are stirring up my most private part!"

Kenshin wiggled his finger around inside of her. "It's so hot inside you Kono-Chan." "I'm going to start thrusting it OK?" Before she could answer Kenshin had already started.

"Ahh! N-No!" Konoka whined. "It's too much!"

With a jolt and a scream Konoka cries in rapture as she orgasms over Kenshin's two fingers. She slumped and panted as Kenshin removed his fingers, they were covered with her sticky love juices as Kenshin brought them into his mouth and licked them off.

"Wow, my...first climax..." Konoka says dreamily. "It was...from my childhood friend that...I fell in love with..."

Kenshin narrowed his eyes at the phrase 'fell in love with.' "Kono-Chan."

"I know." Konoka says sliding back into the water and turning to face Kenshin. "Wow..." Konoka says grabbing hold of Kenshin's cock. "It's so big..." She blushed fiercely with a smile. She extends her pinky and thumb to tease Kenshin's glans and the base of his dick respectively.

"Haah..." Kenshin gasped lightly feeling the sensation. "Kono-Chan..."

"He he he." Konoka giggled. "Sorry...I'm kind of spacing out here." She says leaning forward her small breasts pushing against the demon boy's cock. "Don't worry though Ken-kun." "I'll make you feel better."

Her breasts slide down Kenshin's cock as she set her head against his thigh. "It looks even bigger from this view."

"What are you gonna do?" Kenshin asks.

Konoka remained silent as her fingers stroked and massaged his testes and slid up the back of his penis before covering the whole thing entirely. She raised her head over it, eyes open and-

(chlurp..)

Kenshin's eyes widen as Konoka inserted the tip of his cock into her mouth. They narrow as he restrained a moan. "Gghh...!" He stared down at her innocent, yet lustful looking eyes panting. "My glans..feel so hot..." He looked down as his childhood friends mouth engulfed the entire head "Gh...ah!" He finally let out a small moan at her ministrations as she swallowed his cock up to the base.

"Ahh...Ahhhh..." Kenshin pants feeling her warm breath on his entire cock. The warm sticky sensation aroused him greatly. He put his hand on her she began to move her own as she realized Kenshin wasn't trying to stop her.

(Chup, Chlurp, Chup, Chup)

In this small isolated, confined room a sensual watery sound echos of the walls. Kenshin looked down at Konoka's beautiful face as her head moved back and forth sucking his penis earnestly. This felt like a dream to him.

"Mmm...umg, umph..." Konoka stared up at him with such erotic eyes as she continued to suck him. The watery sound she was making getting louder.

"Gh...uh." Kenshin grunts his expression changing. "It's like...she can find the sensitive spots...just by watching my face change." He thought.

Konoka concentrated her tongue on the back of his cock while her fingers rubbed the ridge. Her lips pressed down against the neck making me moan out loud. She smiles at him and gobbles it back to the root again as he started to get used to the sensations.

(Chup, Chup, Chup, Chup)

She uses her bottom lip and tongue to stimulate the back of his cock. A shiver ran up Kenshin's spine, however Konoka changed her movement and approach before he felt too good from it. "She's changing her technique at just the right time..." Kenshin thought. "This is...incredible."

"Hmm, umg...Haahh..." Konoka takes his cock part of the way out of her mouth. "How...is it?" She asks looking up at him with pleading, sensual eyes.

Kenshin looked back down at her. "It...feels great." He begins to stroke her head as she continues her task. Smiling she starts licking the sides of her childho-, no her lover's cock. "Mm...agh...I'm glad...Ken-kun."

She slides her head down to Kenshin's testes as if she was going to take a break. Then she smiled deviously. "Mm...Ok then...Mmm how about more then mm?" Konoka leaned forward and put one of his testicles in her mouth and began sucking on it.

"Ohh...Uhg...Nnn!" Kenshin closed his eyes being taken completely off guard by the new sensation. "This feels...kind of painful, but...it tickles too.." Konoka grabs hold of Kenshin's cock and starts to stroke it hard.

Konoka moaned into him as she doubled her efforts. "Mmmm, umg!, Ah! Uh!"

"Uh...Uh..." Kenshin moaned in rapture as Konoka's sensual attack on his testes got to him. He pushed on her head and she releases the testicle, but devours his cock once more. "Ko-Konoka?" She was already deep between his thighs so she couldn't hear him any longer.

(slurp..)

"Her tongue is poking my urethra..." Kenshin thought numbly. "It's so hot..." "...!" This was getting to be too much for him. He had never had someone target his urethra so he began to withdraw his hips.

Konoka stopped him, holding him there. Kenshin looked down at her clenching his teeth. "Uuhh..ghh!" He feels her tongue push aside his skin and lick making a small slurping noise. Kenshin couldn't escape from the feeling as Konoka wouldn't allow him. So he sat enduring her tongue and lips assaulting the very tip of his cock. Kenshin shivered as Konoka stuck her tongue as far into his urethra as she could manage without causing harm.

"K..Konoka...stop..." Kenshin said unable to tell if it was her tongue or his 'piss slit' that was hotter at the moment. He was embarrassed that she was getting this kind of a rise out of him, but she just kept stroking his cock with her right hand while her left kneaded his balls.

"Uhhgg!" "Ah!...Ah!" "Ahhh!" Being taken over by this new sensation Kenshin couldn't hold back his aroused cry. "Konoka...I can't hold it back any longer!" Kenshin grabs her head and shoved his cock deep into her small mouth

"Ah!...um...mmm." Konoka moaned deeply into him. "You're so big...Ken-kun.."

(Chup, chup, chup, chup)

She squeezed his cock as his hips lift upward. Before he realized what he was doing he was groping her breasts tightly.

Kenshin closed his eyes feeling Konoka's hardened nipples against his palms and hears her heavy breathing and a surreal sound coming from her ministrations.

(Chlurrp, Chlurrp, Chlurrp, Chluurpp!)

She continued to suck hard on his cock. Kenshin felt like he could cum at any moment.

(Chupp, Chupp, Chupp, Chupp!)

Kenshin moaned loudly as her caresses get harder and harder. She swallowed his cock whole and swirled her tongue around it. She moaned wanting to finish him.

She didn't have to wait long as Kenshin threw his head back. "Konoka... I'm cumming..." He shouts trying to separate her body from his, but Konoka rejected him and stiffened her shoulders.

"Please...cum inside my mouth..." Konoka says in a husky tone as she continued to stroke him gently, yet harshly. "I'll...take it..all.."

In front of her devoted caresses Kenshin couldn't repress his desire, hell he couldn't even choose. "Cumming!" He groaned out his seed shooting into her mouth.

"Hmmg!" Konoka closed her eyes as the it hit the back of her throat. She continued to suck until she had gathered all of Kenshin's seed.

Kenshin finally stops ejaculating and removes his cock from her mouth. Konoka panted as she swallowed his cum setting her head on his thigh. Kenshin was worried she might have over done it. "K-Konoka." Her breath still felt hot as it touched his skin.

"I'm OK." Konoka says looking up at him. Kenshin didn't see any trace of his sperm on her face.

"D-Did you swallow it?"

Konoka smiled. "Yes...it was tasty Ken-kun."

"You don't have to..."

"Iie...I want to...because it's yours...Ken-kun..." Konoka says as she rises up out of the water. She looks down and smiles. "I see you're still hard...Ken-kun."

Kenshin looked down at his cock. "Uuh..."

Konoka lays down away from the bath. "Ken-kun...please...shove it inside."

"!" Kenshin's eyes widen moving up next to her. "Ar...are you sure?"

Konoka nods smiling. "I want you...to be my first..."

"Bu-But Kono-Chan, shouldn't you wait a bit longer? What if you regret this?" Kenshin asks.

"Kenshin, I maybe nervous about this, but I will not regret it." Konoka says in a pouting tone.

"But...what if you're no-"

Konoka pressed a finger to his lips. "Ken-kun...last night showed me that you might not be here when I am ready." "I want to take this chance now while I can."

Kenshin narrowed his eyes taking her hand. He slowly nodded. "OK." He moved to her legs and spread them apart.

Konoka watched in nervous anticipation as Kenshin moved in between her legs and lined himself up with her entrance. None of the went unnoticed by the red haired dual breed as he pressed his cock against her vagina. He stared her directly in the eyes waiting. She nodded. "Go ahead."

Kenshin nodded and forced his way inside. "Hyaa!" Konoka cried out.

"Are you?" Kenshin says.

"Don't stop...it doesn't hurt yet...it just caught me off guard." Konoka says.

Kenshin nods and continues pushing his way inside. He stopped feeling resistance. He pulled out all the way and stabbed through in one fell thrust.

"Hmgg! !" Konoka cried out painfully. "Oohh! Uh...Ahhh!"

The resistance popped instantly and Kenshin's cock goes sinking into the depth's of Konoka's formerly virgin pussy. Sticky blood streamed onto her thighs as she coped with the pain of having her hymen broken.

"K-Kono-Chan, are you...?" Kenshin says then grits his teeth. "I'm sor-"

"No...!" Konoka whimpered out through the pain. "I'm...alright!" "It doesn't hurt...so..go ahead and move." She tries to smile through the pain, but what she couldn't do was hide the tears welling up in the corners of her eyes. She took several deep breaths trying to bear it for him.

Kenshin knew that even if she was in pain she wouldn't let him pull out. "OK...I'll move slowly to start so try to bear it for a bit." Konoka nods panting in short breaths as Kenshin thrusts his dick as slow as he could manage all the while feeling guilty over causing her this pain. Kenshin also feels a slight twinge of pain as his dick goes in and out of her pussy as it clamped down on him.

"Ahhh!" Konoka cried out. "It doesn't hurt!...It doesn't...hurt!" Her moans were mixed with pleasure and pain as Kenshin continued his sluggish pace. It soon got to where Kenshin couldn't take it anymore.

"S-Sorry Konoka...it feels...so good inside you..." Kenshin says picking up the pace if only slightly. "She looks like she's in great pain even as her pussy squeezes me." "I can't stop myself because of this tantalizing sensation."

"Haaahh!" Konoka pulled Kenshin down and dug her nails into his back. "Huh, Hua!" "It's OK...Ken-kun...shove it in me...harder!" "Just keep getting off!" Her moans were still filled with pain, but Kenshin began to pick up a subtle sensuality in her voice. "It doesn't hurt...it..feels strange now!"

Kenshin nods and picks up the pace further. "OK..."

"Hyaa! Ahhh!" "Mmm! Uhhh!" Konoka begins moaning as Kenshin's cock thrust in and out of her.

Kenshin grunted feeling her vaginal wall squeeze him tightly. "Nngh!" "Konoka!"

"Hahhh! Umg! Uh! Uh! Hah! Hah!" Konoka's moans resounded through the bath hall as Kenshin continued pistoning in and out of her. "Ken-kun! It's starting to feel really good!" "More!"

"Hai!" Kenshin complied. Pressure began building at the base of his cock as he relentlessly pounded his childhood friend's pussy.

"Mmm!" "Uhhhnnn!" "Oh!" "Umg!" "Ahhhh! !" Konoka cried out.

"K-Konoka! I'm gonna cum!" Kenshin groaned out.

"Mmm! Nnngh! Ah! Ah! Ah! ! !" Konoka screamed in rapture as Kenshin shouted his declaration.

Kenshin didn't have time to decide whether or not to pull out as his load released at the apex of his thrust. He was sure his cock was against her cervix as he ejaculated. "Ggghhh!"

Konoka's body jolted as she felt her lover's cum enter her body. "Aaaaahhhh! ! !"

(Lemon end)

Kenshin finishes up and hunches over her panting. "Hahh...Hahh...Hahh..."

"Wow..." Konoka trailed off dreamily. "I'm filled up with you, Ken-kun." She pants as the two's respective orgasms subside.

"S-Sorry...I came...inside you." Kenshin says.

Konoka shakes her head faintly smiling at him. "No...you don't have to apologize." "I feel...very happy right now." "We finally got to become one..."

"Yeah...we sure did..." Kenshin says pulling his cock out of her. "Are you OK?" "You looked like you were in a lot of pain the whole time."

Konoka giggled weakly. "I want to say I'm perfectly fine...but it did hurt." "You're such a stud Kenshin..."

Kenshin narrowed his eyes sympathetically. "It kind of felt like I was the only one who got off."

"No...it felt amazing toward the end Ken-kun." Konoka says. "But...with the pain...I'll never forget the time we shared here."

Kenshin closed his eyes nodding. "I won't either."

"Arigatou...Ken-kun." Konoka says.

Kenshin got to his feet and got dressed. "You going to stay here and clean up?"

"Hai." Konoka says smiling. "I'll see you later."

Kenshin left the bath hall and went to look for Hikari. Meanwhile Konoka cleans up when the door slides open. "Huh?" "Oh Negi-Chan."

Sure enough Negi was standing in the doorway with a towel in front of her. "Is he gone?"

"Hai." Konoka says.

"Well...did you have fun?" Negi asks.

"Well...it was kind of painful near the end, but yeah it was fun." Konoka says.

Negi sighed. "Well at least you two enjoyed yourselves...still...it felt weird to ask you to do something like that."

Konoka giggled. "It's fine."

"So...did he just go for it or did you have to talk him into it?" Negi asks.

"Mmmnn. Negi-Chan you make it sound like I was just wanting him to have sex with me just to do it." Konoka pouts. "I really like him."

"Sorry sorry." Negi says waving her hands. "Still did he?"

"Nah, He tried to get me to stop at first." Konoka says. "His actions say otherwise, but he's faithful to you."

"He is a demon..." Negi says. "Hikari-San told me about demons having higher levels of lust than humans."

"I'll say." Konoka says.

(break)

With Kenshin.

Kenshin walked into the garden behind the Konoe Mansion. Hikari stood there waiting for him. "Morning Kenshin." Hikari greeted.

"Hey." Kenshin says. The...session with Konoka had been a welcome distraction, but he knew why his mother had called him here and it reminded him again of the events that transpired the night before. "Why did you call me out here alone?" "Shouldn't Yukari and Miyuki be here too?"

Hikari sighed. "I already told them what I'm about to tell you." "First you should come here."

"Oook." Kenshin says walking up to Hikari. She took out Kenshin's communicator and sent them barreling toward Mundus Magicus.

The two appeared in a forest. Kenshin looked back to find the ruins of Ryuu No Sato. "What the...why are we here?"

"Just follow me." Hikari says walking along a path. Kenshin followed. "So did you have fun back there?" She asks.

"E-Eh? You knew?" Kenshin says.

"Heard...is more like it." Hikari says. "Before you start feeling guilty about being unfaithful to Negi you should know that it was her idea to begin with."

"...say what?" Kenshin says.

Hikari sighed. "Negi mentioned something about you having a lot of stress lately...well no duh you've had a lot of stress who in our family hasn't lately." "She asked Konoka to make you feel better by any means necessary."

"So wait...Konoka...basically gave me her virginity because Negi.."

"Stop." Hikari says. "Konoka really wanted to have that moment with you." "I don't know why myself, but she did. So I cast the birth control spell on her before she met you in the baths."

Kenshin stared. Hikari looked back. "What?"

"I don't know what weirds me out more...the fact that I just had sex with my childhood friend...or the fact that my girlfriend was the one who set it up." Kenshin says.

The two walked in silence the rest of the way until they came up to a meadow.

"..." Kenshin looked ahead and saw a headstone. He walked up to it and read aloud. "Kuroshi Tsuki Ryuushin. Born March 7th 1968-Died April 25th 2003." "..."

"Before you start thinking anything about your sisters, Miyuki especially hating you for this I want to tell you something." Hikari says.

Kenshin turned toward her. "What?"

Hikari took a breath and began to tell her story.

Flashback

The night before Ryuushin's death.

Hikari POV

I slept soundly in my bed when a figure dove in through my window. My eyes snapped open and turned to find Ryuushin staring down at me. Was it Ryuushin, or this new persona of his. I didn't know.

"What are you doing in here?" I demanded. "You're going to try to kill me again?"

"Hikari..."

"!" "That voice..." I looked up at him. "R-Ryuushin?"

"Y-Yeah it's me." Ryuushin says his voice and face visibly straining.

"What's wrong..?" I ask numbly..

"It's my inner demon...he's trying to take me over." Ryuushin began coughing violently. I immediately noticed blood in his hands and grew worried.

"Ryuushin that's not all is it? !" I asked. "What's going on!"

"No time to explain that much." Ryuushin says. "I've come to say goodbye."

"Goodbye...?" I say. "You can't mean...?"

"Tomorrow night my inner demon and Kenshin's plan to kill our children Hikari..." Ryuushin says. "I plan to allow Kenshin or whoever fights me tomorrow to kill me."

"What? ! No! !" I shouted at him grabbing him by the collar of his shirt.

Ryuushin grabbed hold of my face and rammed his lips against mine. I started to feel faint...tired as my eyes start to slide shut.

"Ryuu...shin..." I said as he placed me back into my bed.

The last thing I hear him say is. "I'm sorry...my love." He leapt out of the window as Eishun chased after him.

Flashback End Hikari POV End.

Kenshin stared at Hikari. "Dad...wanted me to kill him."

"It was better to die helping you...then to live as a prisoner of his own body." Hikari says.

Kenshin looked down at the headstone an impassive look on his face. "If you want to cry Kenshin..."

"What right do I have." Kenshin says.

"Huh?" Hikari says.

"What right do I have to cry." Kenshin says turning toward her. "I have none."

"Why do you say that?" Hikari says.

"I resolved to kill this man...even knowing he was under possession." Kenshin says narrowing his eyes and gritting his teeth.

"You were only trying to protect your sisters!" Hikari says.

"I could have...I could have saved him!" Kenshin shouts. "If I had just been able to knock him out!"

"How could you know that?" Hikari says.

"I saved you didn't I?" Kenshin says. "Something people told me was impossible...yet I pulled it off."

"!" Hikari stared at him in shock unable to come up with a retort.

Kenshin walked away from the headstone. "I thought so...I'll be waiting over here for you."

Kenshin left leaving Hikari alone. She turned toward the headstone a solemn expression on her face. "What would you do Ryuushin?" "You knew him better than I did..." "You knew him when he was innocent...and happy."

Back with Kenshin he waited observing the ruins of Ryuu No Sato. "Geez kid you think you could have handle that any shittier?"

"Ryuujin I'm not in the mood right now." Kenshin thought.

"That woman you just yelled at just lost her husband." Ryuujin says.

"When did you develop a sense of empathy?" Kenshin thought.

"Kenshin what I think he's trying to say is that if you don't want to mourn properly over Ryuushin's death then fine, but don't take out your frustrations on your mother and sisters." Arika says. "They're hurting just as badly as you are."

Kenshin looked up to the sky. He heard the leaves rustling and turned around finding Hikari. "Ready?"

"Yes." Hikari says.

"Mom...I'm uh...I'm sorry..for shouting." Kenshin says bowing his head.

Hikari nodded as she sent them back. They reappeared at Eishun's. "It's OK I guess...if you don't want to cry then it's your choice."

"Thank you." Kenshin says.

"But Kenshin, it's not healthy to keep it all bottled in." Hikari says. "If you ever feel like talking about it... I would appreciate it if you came to me."

"Came to you?" Kenshin says. "Mom we're leaving today."

"Well, Yukari and Miyuki asked me if I would come back with you three and I told them I would decide on it after I told you." Hikari says. "What do you think?"

"Well...if I were you I guess I really wouldn't want to spend my time in a space that my lover and I spent a lot of time." Kenshin says. "It would bring back too many memories of what I lost." "If you want to come with us...That's your choice."

"OK." Hikari says.

"It also would be more convenient if you came with because my inner demon is still out there." "He could come after you." Kenshin says.

"I agree." Hikari says. "Come on, I could use some help packing."

(break)

The next day

Mahora.

The day from that point on had passed by pretty uneventfully. Setsuna had tried to leave saying something about a law of her people to which Evangeline pointed out that those same people had kicked her out of their tribe and Konoka and Negi had stopped her. Kazumi had snapped risque pictures of everyone in their class to their ire. Kenshin had confiscated the pictures and put them away so Kazumi wouldn't use them as blackmail on the other students.

He, his sisters and mother were walking toward Evangeline's cottage where Konoemon had decided Hikari would stay along with Kenshin, Evangeline and Chachamaru. His reasoning was that he felt Hikari would be able to rein Kenshin in if he ever lost control of Ryuujin's Avarice again. Kenshin still had not had a chance to talk to Ryomen about their partnership, but she had gotten in touch with him telepathically and told him that she needed rest before making the journey to his world again so it would have to wait anyway.

Kenshin turned to his left. "What is it Kenshin?" Hikari asks.

"Come out!" Kenshin says his left eye glowing.

Miyuki brought out her quarterstaff and Yukari set her hand on Kazeken's hilt. A white aura surrounded Hikari as her hair began dyeing white.

The bushes rustled and out walked two people. One had long grey hair and a long grey beard, both hung down past his waist. He looked elderly, but by no means frail wearing a thick pitch black Kimono. The other Kenshin recognized instantly. She had long raven black hair that was tied into a ponytail. Her skin was ashy pale and her eyes were a deep shade of yellow with slitted pupils. She wore a skin tight white kimono with two jade snakes coiling upward.

Kenshin glared at the woman. "You..." He immediately unsheathed Kuroi Jigoku and transformed his arms.

The man held his hand up. "Boy before you act rashly this woman has information you and your kinsmen might want to hear."

Kenshin turned to him. "And just who the hell are you?"

"So...you've finally come old man." Ryuujin says.

"If you must know immediately my name is Yama." He answers. "I am the True Shinigami."

Kenshin and the others were immediately put on edge. "What is someone like him doing here?" Hikari thought.

"The True Shinigami?" Miyuki thought.

"So this guy's stronger than any of the False Shinigami?" Yukari thought.

"Master?" Yukari thought.

"And I'm the goddamn Life-Maker." Kenshin spat sarcastically.

What he didn't expect was for Yama to laugh. "Ho ho ho I had no idea your name was Hottan." "How has things been for you since your tangle with my fourth student?"

Kenshin narrowed his eyes at him. "I was being sarcastic you old bastard."

"Kenshin." Hikari says. "I'd watch my tongue if I were you."

"Ha ha ha." Yama laughed. "Worry not young one I have a sense of humor." "Although I am surprised that your lack of fear chosen one."

Kenshin narrowed his eyes at the title. Yama crossed his arms. "I shall explain later, but Miss Orochi if you would."

Kenshin glared as the woman walked up to him. "It's been awhile boy."

"I could have went longer without seeing you Yurina." Kenshin says.

"If it's about what I did when we met I would like to extend my apologies." Kenshin reached his hand forward and grasped Yurina by the neck.

"Apologize?" Kenshin says. "You're full of it." "Give me one good reason why I should."

"Kenshin-nii what's up?" Yukari says. "Why are you so angry at this woman?"

"Remember me telling you I was raped by someone?" Kenshin says. "This is her." "Stay back I got this."

Yama appeared next to him and grasped his wrist making him let Yurina go. "She won't be able to say much with you crushing her windpipe Kenshin."

Kenshin turned his head to him momentarily. "I didn't even sense him move...what the hell?"

Yurina caught her breath and cleared her throat. "I apologized because I was not exactly myself when we had our run in."

Kenshin narrowed his eyes. "Go on..."

"Answer me this question." "What happens when a demon goes through a heat cycle without having sex?" Yurina asks.

"What kind of question is that?" Hikari says. "Every demon knows that if you do not sate your lust during a heat cycle that lust carries on to the next one."

"Exactly." Kenshin says.

"Well by the time we met I had been unable to sate said lust for five years." Yurina says. "A heat cycle occurs once a month sooo..."

Kenshin blanched. "You ignored your heat cycles for 60 months? !"

"That's right." Yurina says.

"Then what the hell was with the poison? !" Kenshin says. "You could have just came up to me and said you needed help!"

"Like I said." Yurina says. "I was not myself, I was willing to do anything to finally sate my lust and when I found you that fateful day it took over." "Believe me if I retained my sanity that day I would have came to you and requested your help."

Kenshin pinched the bridge of his nose waving his hand to signal everyone to relax and disarm. "OK...whatever I accept your apology, but that's it." He sniffed the air. "You smell like someone I know."

"Would it happen to be Hebi Orochi?" Yurina asks.

"You know her?" Kenshin asks.

"I AM her." Yurina says.

"Wait a second...now I'm confused." Kenshin says. "When I met you after we fought you asked me to craft a charm to free you from your father...I think Yamata was his name...yeah free you from his control." "Then when you took advantage of me you claimed to be Hebi's mother...now that you're telling me you're the same person, I have to ask what the hell was the charm for?"

Yurina sighed. "I am a demon summoner much like you." "However many years ago I had a run in with the Yondaime Shinigami and he sealed my ability to summon." "I wanted to be able to check in with my brethren without having to travel to Makai."

"Is something going on in Makai?" Kenshin asks.

"I don't know." Yurina says. "That's why I need to have my summoning abilities restored."

"Hang on I'll check in with Sheena, the white tiger Taiyoukai." Kenshin says.

He tries to summon Sheena to no avail. "What the?" He tries again. "Huh?"

"It would seem she's busy." Yurina says.

"I guess." Kenshin says. "On to other business though. The old man there said you had information about something we'd like to hear about."

"Right." Yurina says. "First I would like to extend my condolences about your father's death." "He was a great man."

Kenshin crossed his arms while Hikari, Yukari and Miyuki nodded. "Thanks...now what's the information you needed to share."

"I heard he was in a fight with you when he died." Yurina says. "That he died in front of you when he had you backed against a tree."

"Yeah what about it?" Kenshin asks.

"Kenshin your father was deathly ill." Yurina says. "He had been for the last twenty years."

Kenshin's brow went into his hairline as his sisters and mother gasped. "Explain, and why aren't my sisters or myself at the very least sick?"

"Because it's not hereditary." Yurina says. "It would be better if I just showed you." She flashed through some hand signs as her eyes glew. "Sleep."

Slowly Kenshin, Yukari, Miyuki and Hikari fell to the ground unconscious. "This will only take a bit." Yurina says turning to Yama.

"Take as much time as you need." Yama says. "I'm not going anywhere."

Yurina nodded and took a seat going into meditation.

Yurina appeared before the four. "What the hell was that all about? !" Yukari shouts.

"I had to put you to sleep to show you what I needed to show you." Yurina says. "Now lets get started."

The area around them began shifting. Kenshin and his family shielded their eyes as a bright light shone. When the light died down Hikari looked around. Her eyes widened in shock at what she saw. "This...This is."

"The Gravekeeper's Palace during the Schismatic War on Mundus Magicus." "The war's final battle to be exact." "In fact if you look off in the distance over there you'll see your old master dueling Ryuujin with his sister in the battle that would propel him to legendary status." "Sadly however neither of them made it out of the battle alive if you remember."

"Now then to the matter at hand." Yurina says as things begin moving. A body went flying by Kenshin. It was a male who caught himself and slid across the floor. "!" Kenshin stared surprised as the ladies, sans Yurina gasped. It was a younger Ryuushin holding Kazeken and Ryuuga at the ready. Kenshin turned his head as a larger muscled man in a cloak walked by him.

"Why don't you just give up boy?" "It's clear you're never going to defeat me." He said.

Ryuushin wiped the blood off his lips smirking. "Hah!" "Don't you know old man? !" "Fighting the tough ones is half the fun!" Ryuushin flashed above the man and fired a Katensho at point blank.

The man walked out of the smoke unscathed and slammed his knee into Ryuushin's chest driving the wind out of him. "Gah!" He grabbed Ryuushin by his hair and lifted him up. "It's over boy." "You're finished."

Ryuushin glared at him. "Why do you roll over and do what he wants?" "Answer me that...you're supposed to be a high ranking demon aren't you?"

The man smirked at Ryuushin. "It's not really that I'm rolling over boy." "I just enjoy a good slaughter." "Seeing what's going on out there makes me think I've gotten my money's worth." "I must say I was not expecting a god to grace us with his presence...even if he ascended to that position from my own world." He said looking out toward Ryuujin. "That man he's fighting could probably give me a better fight than you could."

Ryuushin swiped Kazeken upward cutting the man's arm off. He jumped back as the cloaked man stared in disinterest at him. "You fool."

Ryuushin thrust Ryuuga forward. "Makai-ka Furass- URK!"

Before Ryuushin could finish calling out his attack the man rushed forward and stabbed a knife through his heart. The man smirked and kicked Ryuushin in the stomach as a portal opened up behind him.

Ryuushin began coughing up blood as his heart healed. "Wh-What was that all about? !"

"Well then...the poison should be nice and into your bloodstream by now." Ryuushin's eyes widened as the man stepped into the portal. "So long Kuroshi boy..."

"WAIT!" "What do you mean by poison? !" Ryuushin shouts.

The vision ended. Hikari turned to Yurina. "How do you know about this?"

"After Ryuushin's second attempt in getting you back he nearly died, Hottan took back Yukari and sent Kenshin to suffer in Megalomesembria." "I found him laying in a pool of his own blood so I took him and healed him in a cave I had been staying in." Yurina says. "The recovery took two years given the extent of his wounds and his body's poor health."

The area shifted again and Ryuushin was sitting in a cot with Yurina next to him sitting cross legged. "So what do you think it is?" Ryuushin asks.

Yurina held a vial of clear slimy liquid. "This is definitely a poison from one of my summons." "You say you got into a fight with a high ranking demon during the Gravekeeper's Palace battle?"

"Yes, but he wasn't a snake demon." "I know that much." Ryuushin says. "The guy was insanely powerful though. He made my master's power look second rate in comparison."

"Hmm." Yurina says. "He may have forced one of my demons to give him their venom and then made a poison out of it and coated a dagger in said poison."

"What are the symptoms of being hit with this poison?" Ryuushin asks.

"I'm not too sure, but seeing your body's steady decline in health coupled with your use of Ryuujin's Avarice I would say that it is slowly killing you." Yurina says. "I would refrain from using Ryuujin's Avarice ever again." "The strain it puts on your body allows the poison to spread easier."

"I see... are there any cures?" Ryuushin asks.

Yurina shook her head. "I'm sorry...but I don't know what demon of mine he got the venom from nor do I know how the poison was made." "There is no known cure."

"I see." Ryuushin says. "How much time do you think I have?"

"At the least I would say five years." Yurina says. "Further than that is up to you." "I would advise you to refrain from fighting as well if at all possible." "When you get your family back..."

Ryuushin held his hand up stopping her. "I know...don't say anything more."

(break)

Back outside.

Kenshin, Yukari, Miyuki and Hikari woke up and got back to their feet. Yurina rose to her feet and stared at Kenshin. "So...that's that." "I've given you the information I said I would."

"Thank you." Hikari says. "It's comforting to know that none of us had an ultimately direct hand in his death."

"However." Yama says. "It could be said that if my eighth student hadn't taken control of him he would have lived."

"Had I not fought him..he would have lived as well." Kenshin says looking up toward the sky. He sighed.

"Now may not be the best time, but have you finished the charm?" Yurina asks.

"No I'm sorry." Kenshin says. "By the time I got to RyuuTaisho he and Aki had almost completely forgotten their lives." "RyuuTaisho had forgotten the charm."

Yurina sighed. "I was afraid that would happen."

"Do you happen to know where I could find information about it?" Kenshin says. "If not I can't help you."

"You could probably check the old tribal grounds of the Kuroshi and Tsuki clans." "Granted they haven't been swept off the map." Yurina says. She tosses him a snake statue. "If you find anything out let me know."

"Fine." Kenshin says. "If you find anything out about that demon that poisoned our father let me know."

"Very well." Yurina says. "Till next time." She disappeared leaving the group alone with the god of death.

Kenshin looked over at him. "First things first old timer." "What was with that title you addressed me with...chosen one."

"I will explain that later." Yama says.

"Whatever helps you sleep at night." Kenshin says. "Now what are you doing here?" He looked out to the left. "I'm surprised the natural power you're exuding isn't attracting attention."

"You and your family are the only ones that can sense me." Yama says. "To anyone else I would appear as a normal old man."

Kenshin nodded figuring that to be the case. Yama continued. "Now as to what I'm doing here." "For one I'm here to fill the void left by the Yondaime."

Kenshin narrowed his eyes. "Great...more voices in my head." Yama chuckled at this.

"Sorry, but it's more to keep tabs on Shin Tatsu-kun if anything." Yama says.

"Hey hey hey!" Ryuujin strode out of Kenshin's body angrily. "Don't go using my old name like that!" "I haven't used that moniker in years!"

"But it still is your name Shin, so I will call you that whether you like it or not." Yama says. "Unless of course..."

ZanRyuu appeared in Ryuujin's hands. "Oh I've been waiting to kick your smug old ass for awhile."

"WHOA WHOA WHOA!" Kenshin shouts gaining the two god's attention. "Are you two trying to turn Mahora into a parking lot? !" "That's what a fight between you would do!"

"He's right you know Shin Tatsu." Yama whispered so that only Ryuujin could hear him. "Master wouldn't appreciate part of the world being obliterated because of us."

ZanRyuu disappeared from Ryuujin's grasp as the dragon god huffed. "Whatever."

Yukari, Miyuki and Hikari blinked as the situation was seemingly diffused "So wait...this is Ryuujin?" Yukari says pointing at the black haired dragon god.

"That's right." Yama says.

Ryuujin crossed his arms looking away in annoyance. "Oh by the way Shin come here for a moment." Ryuujin growled and walked up to the death god and had something whispered in his ear. His eyes widened into an angry glare. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN I HAVE TO TRAIN HIM? !"

"You're the only one who knows the sword style young Kenshin uses." Yama says.

"WAIT WHAT? !" Kenshin shouts. "I have to take my cues from this bastard? !"

Ryuujin and Kenshin glare at one another. Yama cleared his throat. "You two might as well start learning to enjoy one another's company, because you two are going to be Master and Disciple starting now."

"Don't expect me to start kissing your ass." Kenshin says staring right into the dragon god's eyes with a heated glare.

"Don't expect me to start acting all nice to you either you little bastard." Ryuujin says returning the glare. "If you can't keep up that's your problem."

Something occurred to the two. "Hey wait a minute!" Kenshin says.

"If we're going to be training together what the hell are you going to be doing? !" Ryuujin finished.

Yama disappeared and reappeared behind Yukari. "Well I do believe Kenshin has a twin in need of training." He set his hand on her shoulder. "So I do believe I'll be taking her under my wing."

"Wh-Wha? !" Yukari says turning to the god of death. "S-Seriously? !"

"Yes...is that a problem?" Yama asks. "Unlike with Kenshin you have a control problem do you not?" "That's why you never really use my powers."

"H...How did you?" Yukari says.

"Your family are the only ones that can make use of my powers." "I keep tabs on you three regularly." Yama says.

"Wait...why doesn't Onii-Chan have a control problem?" Miyuki asks.

"I was wondering the same...why is that?" "In a fight a little while ago both Yukari and I lost control of the Shinigami abilities." Kenshin says.

"That was Yondai." Yama says. "He wanted you to believe that you had a control problem so you wouldn't use the Shinigami abilities out of anxiousness that it would happen again." "However you can control your abilities perfectly." "The most I could teach you is the Divine Blast how to summon my weapon and how to refine your eye techniques Kami Shouheki and Taimu Agata, but your training with Shin Tatsu comes first."

"That doesn't answer the question though." Yukari says.

"Because, those who have died and came back from death have in turn mastered it." Yama says. "Five years ago, Kenshin had died only to be revived by you." He says pointing his finger at Hikari. "The other ways are with rigorous training, or by besting me in combat." "Now then come." "We have training to do."

Yama, Yukari, Ryuujin and Kenshin walk away toward Evangeline's cottage. Miyuki hung her head. "What's wrong Miyuki-Chan."

"I guess...I kind of feel left out." Miyuki says. "Onii-Chan and Onee-Chan have special trainers and I'm left back."

Hikari nodded and stroked her chin in thought. "Well Miyuki-Chan if you want I could help you train." "I was kind of there when that bastard Hottan did his little experiments."

"OK!" Miyuki says pulling Hikari by the arms.

"Auuahh!" Hikari says. "Mi-Miyuki-Chan slow down!"

(break)

Resort.

"Sooo let me get this straight." Evangeline says. "The old man is the god of death." "The horned black haired guy that looks like his body was chiseled out of marble is Ryuujin, the Avaricious, and you just expect me to let you four train here?" She says turning to Kenshin and Yukari.

"I'm not exactly thrilled with training with that pain in the ass either." Kenshin and Ryuujin say at the same time. They turn to each other glaring. "WHAT WAS THAT? !"

"Lovely." Evangeline says. "Those two obviously hate each other." "It's bad enough I got to train Negi to better use her magic, but you two gods will wreck the place."

"You needn't worry about your resort being destroyed." Yama says. "I'll fortify every inch of the place if you need me to."

"I would go ahead and take the offer." Atsuki says calling out to Evangeline. "Yama-Dono's barriers are top notch. Nothing will be destroyed." "Ryuujin could rage around all day and do nothing in terms of damage."

The day after the big battle at Kyoto, Kotarou had told his sister that he wanted to travel some more. Atsuki however wished to pick up where she left off with Kenshin. So Kenshin offered to drop Kotarou off somewhere with his communicator's warp function. Kotarou however refused saying half the fun was in the trip. Kenshin relented and tossed him a communicator saying it didn't have a warp function, but if he ever wanted to speak with his sister she's a call away. He also informed him that he had cleared Kotarou's name of any wrong doing, by consorting with the Kansai Rouges so he wouldn't have to worry about being arrested. Kotarou offered his condolences toward Ryuushin and thanked him before leaving saying they'll meet again soon.

"That right." Evangeline says turning toward her. "Well then. Do what you want just keep it away from me while I'm trying to relax."

Evangeline walked away and Yama turned to Yukari holding a book out to her. "Take this, it will be the first leg of your training." "Next, will be working on your swordplay which Ryuujin and I will both help with."

"WHAT? !" Ryuujin shouts.

"Thanks, but...what is it?" Yukari asks.

"It's a book written in demon tongue on illusions and demon spells." Yama says. "In addition to working on your abilities with assimilation and controlling my abilities you will also be improving your prowess with illusions."

"Huh." Yukari flips open the book and finds a spell she liked and chanted. She aimed it at Kenshin who was embroiled in a glaring match with Ryuujin .

Kenshin's body jerked upward before he turned to her with a dull look in his eyes. Yukari blinked as he went to a knee in front of her. "What is your wish Yukari-Sama?"

"Eh?" Yukari says.

"Oh the subservience illusion." Yama says. "A personal favorite of mine when I was younger." "It allows you to confuse people into thinking you're their master just so long as they aren't aware of it being cast on them." "Seeing as Kenshin and Tatsu were glaring at each other the whole time the former wasn't paying any attention to us."

"So...I can give whatever command I wish to him?" Yukari asks.

"Just one right now, and it'd have to be something they unconsciously or consciously want." "As you improve with it they will bend to your will so long as they both, don't know how to dispel the illusion and until ten or so minutes have passed."

"Really?" Yukari says. She looks down at Kenshin who was still kneeling in front of her, then she looked over toward Negi who was resting from her training with Evangeline while looking at a large scroll. A devious smirk crawled across her face. "Hey Kenshin."

"Yes, Yukari-Sama?" Kenshin asks.

"Go over to Negi and..." She whispered into his ear.

"Yes, Yukari-Sama." Kenshin walked up behind Negi. She turned to him hearing his footsteps. "Oh Kenshin," She smiled setting the scroll down. "What is it?"

Without warning Kenshin placed both of his hands on Negi's breasts and started rolling and kneading them around in his hands. Hyyaa!" Negi gasps. "K-Kenshin..!" "What are you doing? !"

"Negi, I...want to take the next step in our relationship..." Kenshin says not stopping his hands.

"E-E-EH? ! !" Negi yelped a scarlet hue painted across her cheeks. "R-Right...h-here?"

"Why should the location matter?" Kenshin says leaning into her.

Negi hung her head blushing she was about to give an answer when Evangeline kicked Kenshin in the head. "Proposition her for sex later you horny demon!" "We're still training here!"

Kenshin caught himself on his hands and knees and shook his head. "What just...happened?"

Yukari kept a straight face as Kenshin walked back to them. Inside however she was laughing. "Oh my god I'm gonna have so much fun with this!"

Yama turned his head to see Miyuki and Hikari sparing with quarterstaves. "Your legs are spaced too far apart." Hikari instructed.

"Working on it." Miyuki says.

"Don't 'work on it' just do it." Hikari says slipping her staff in between Miyuki's legs and knocking one of her legs out from under her.

"Auuaah!" Miyuki fell backward landing on her butt and rubbed her ankle. "Damn..."

"Don't get down on yourself." Hikari says extending her hand to Miyuki. "It's not like I'm expecting you to be able to go one on one with me so soon."

"I know..." Miyuki says pulling herself up. "Let's keep going."

"Ahem." Ryuujin says gaining Kenshin's attention.

"What?" Kenshin says.

"Sit down." Ryuujin says taking a seat crosslegged in front of him.

Kenshin did so and narrowed his eyes. "What now?"

"First off I want to tell you that your swordplay and overall mastery of what your family calls the Kuroishi no Ken sword style...sucks." Ryuujin says.

"What?" Kenshin says.

"Don't sit there and argue that it doesn't." Ryuujin says. "Whenever someone starts besting you, you go straight to the charms, the imari, and the Katensho." "You do very well with doing that I'll admit, but eventually you'll run into someone who has immunities to both and he or she will kill your sorry ass."

"That's why I'm..."

"No excuses." Ryuujin says. "I've watched your fights and your stances are sloppy at best and your guard is laughable." "Part of that is due to you now constantly needing to shield your heart, but I digress." "If you were a master of the style you wouldn't have to worry so much about that

Kenshin narrowed his eyes further unable to come up with a retort. Ryuujin continued. Although seeing as we're going to be training you in the Kuroishi no Ken,I have to inform you as to what it was supposed to be when I invented it."

"What was it?" Yukari asks looking up from her book.

"It was meant to be an elemental sword style." "Taking the elements into your body and using them in your attacks." Ryuujin says. "Knowing the stances is one thing, but knowing how to meld the elements is another."

"How does that work?" Yukari asks noticing Kenshin was stewing at the talk down the god had given him. "Also who is better at knowing the stances me or him?"

"You." Ryuujin answers simply. "While Kenshin was busy with his job that he only took you on half the time, you were free to train."

"That was also spurned on by you remember?" Kenshin says accusingly.

"I digress." Ryuujin says still speaking with Yukari. "What little time he had between that was spent with yourself, that Negi girl, your father and mother or drawing up more charms." "All of these necessary to him, but it caused him to neglect that aspect of his training."

"You're a master of it." Yukari says. "Show us how it looks."

Ryuujin stands up and yanks Kenshin to his feet. "Alright boy stand there and wait for further instruction."

"Would it kill you to use my name?" Kenshin says.

"Do you really want me to answer that?" Ryuujin says backing up a few meters. He bit his thumb and swiped the blood onto his palm. A gray zanbatou-shaped bokken appeared in his hand. "First I should show you the power of the wind." "First however." Ryuujin's arms and legs transformed.

"Wait a second what the hell? !" Kenshin says. "You have to use your own avarice to use the elements? !"

"No you idiot watch." Ryuujin began charging him. Kenshin ducked under an easily telegraphed slash at his neck charging youki into his legs and kicking the dragon god away.

"Hm...I see you remembered to use youki to hit me this time." Ryuujin notes.

"Well when you almost break your fist punching someone you tend to recall how to not let it happen again." Kenshin replied. "Now what was that all about?"

"You saw how slowly I was moving right?" Ryuujin says looking over at Yukari, then Kenshin.

"Yeah." Yukari says.

"I figured you to be faster." Kenshin says. "Even using Avarice."

"Well I don't know that freakin' Shundou move you two use so of course I'm going to be slow." Ryuujin says glaring at Kenshin. "Now then..." A great wind picked up around the dragon god. "Rage around as you please oh playful wind!"

Kenshin shielded his eyes until the wind died down. When he looked ahead Ryuujin was nowhere to be found. He looked over at Yukari whose eyes were locked on something behind him. He turned to find Ryuujin smirking down at him. "This is for earlier." Ryuujin rammed his fist in Kenshin's stomach knocking him away. As he flew Ryuujin appeared above him and knocked his face into the ground.

(Cough! Cough!) "Ok...maybe I deserved that one." Kenshin says. "How did you move so fast?"

"That's the power of taking wind inside you." Ryuujin says. "The weight and pressure of Avarice mean nothing to a master of wind." "Your bones will still strain, but you will not be slow." "Now then you try."

"Wait wait wait." Yukari says. "I've read about something like this, it says you have to have a contract to even talk to the elemental spirits."

"Exactly, I'm going to be punching him through." Ryuujin says. "Literally."

"Wha-!" Kenshin crumpled to the ground as Ryuujin knocked him out cold.

"Was that really necessary?" Yukari asks. "I could have put him to sleep with an illusion in this book."

Ryuujin laughed. "Yeah, but my way's more entertaining." "Maybe training the kid won't be so bad."

"Why do you say that?" Yukari asks.

"Because I get to wail on the kid as much as I want!" Ryuujin says his laughing getting louder and more boisterous.

Yukari sweatdropped and turned to her twin brother. "I do not envy you Kenshin-nii."

(break)

Kenshin looked around. "I am so gonna kick that scaly bastard's ass when I wake up!"

"He he he." Kenshin heard a fickle giggling.

He looked around. "Hello?"

"Turn around." He heard.

"Huh?" Kenshin turned around. He saw a small, and I mean small girl flying around his torso. She was wearing a green dress with matching green boots that also matched her green hair which hung down past her waist. fanning out in three different directions at her left and right.

She stopped in front of him and giggled. "Your eyes are mismatched."

Kenshin blinked. "Uh...yeah?" He was unsure of how to take this girl's playfulness and teasing as she pointed something else out.

"You've got nekomimi on your head and dragon wings in your back!" "That's so weird!" She says.

"Y-Yeah...uh I know..um..I'm a dual breed." Kenshin says.

She stopped giggling and smiled at him. "You've also got my former master's power inside you." "By chance do you happen to know Shin Tatsu?"

Kenshin cast an annoyed glare to his left. "Yeah I know him."

"Eh?" "Do you not like him?"

"We get on each other's nerves often." Kenshin says.

The girl took a seat on Kenshin's head. "He he." "Tatsu-Chan gets on a lot of people's nerves."

"Uh...why are you so small?" Kenshin asks. "Uhm! I'm not meaning that in an insulting way, but..."

"Ha ha ha. Don't worry about it, I prefer to be this size." She says "I can change if you want."

"That's fine. I was just curious is all." Kenshin says.

The girl gasps overdramatically. "Curious? ! Are you trying to get yourself killed? !"

Kenshin shook his head chuckling. "Very funny."

"Thanks." She says.

"So...uh my name's Kenshin and you must be the spirit of wind." Kenshin says.

"Uh huh." "I could be called Kaze, Vente, Wind, but I think my favorite is Sylph." She says.

"Short for Slyphid?" Kenshin asked looking up at her. "Ah I get it, Sylph's the name of the fairy of the wind."

"Yup!" Slyph answers. "Although...I'm not too sure I wanna play with you yet."

"Well we did just meet." Kenshin says extending his finger out to her. Slyph hopped onto it and Kenshin brought her down to face level. "Could I make use of your power when I need it though?"

"Hmmm...OK!" Sylph says. "You seem like a nice enough kid." "It won't be much though OK? I wanna be sure I can trust you."

"I wouldn't loan something of mine out to someone I couldn't trust." Kenshin says.

Slyph looks behind her and pales. "Uh...I gotta go." "See ya." She sprung off Kenshin's finger and flew away.

"Hey wait!" Kenshin says extending his hand out to her. Flame swirled around him making him retract immediately. He turned around reaching for his sword only to realize it wasn't there. "Huh?"

"Looking for these?" Kenshin looked up to see a red skinned beauty staring down at him holding both his swords.

"Whoa hey your hair's on fire!" Kenshin says pointing at her head.

She merely laughed at him as the fire shifted forming a twin ponytail hairstyle. "Oh no no no all is well it's supposed to be like this."

"Uh...OK." Kenshin says. He looked down and noticed something else about this woman. She was stark freaking nude! He turns his head paling. "So...are you like the spirit of fire or something?"

"That's right." "You could call me Flame, Blaze, Ka, but my favorite so far is Salamander." She answers. "Was Slyph just here?"

"Uh...yeah?" Kenshin says. "How'd you know?"

"Shin-baka sent you to our collective space." Salamander answered. "It's a pain to travel to one certain place from our respective habitats in Makai so we just drift off to a meditative state and here we are." "Used for emergencies of course."

"Uh...hows my bein' here an emergency?" Kenshin asks.

"It's not." Salamander says. "You notice the spirit of water Undine and the spirit of earth Gnome are absent right?"

"Yeah? Then again I don't know what they look like or what their power feels like." Kenshin says.

"Of course of course." Salamander says her hair shifting to a front braided ponytail. "By the way...why are you looking away."

"Because you're in the buff!" Kenshin says his cheeks flaring.

"What clothes am I gonna wear surrounded by fire?" Salamander asks pointedly. "Besides if you've seen one naked body you've seen them all right?"

"I guess, but some do look way better than others..." Kenshin says turning toward her.

"Hm hm hm." Salamander says. "Was that supposed to be compliment?"

"If you want it to be." Kenshin shrugged.

Salamander appeared in front of him her face less than an inch from his own. Kenshin felt sweat forming all over his body as the flames burned around him. "So you're Shin-baka's new prodigy, let's hope you turn out better than his last one did."

"He had a previous student?" Kenshin asks.

"It's not my place to say, but he is also a master of the elements like Shin Tatsu himself." Salamander says. "Meaning he has met and bested us four, but somewhere along the line he became corrupt."

"Well that's not happening to me." Kenshin says.

"Well then..." Salamander surprised Kenshin, by kissing him on the lips. Kenshin felt an pleasurable heat travel throughout his body as she pulled away. "We'll see."

"Hey wait." Kenshin says as the spirit of fire strode away from him. "What did you mean by he bested the four of you."

"If you want to gain complete mastery of the elements, you will need to come to Makai after your training is complete and see Slyph, Gnome, Undine and myself." Salamander says. "Be wary, we do not take comers lightly and the punishment for wasting our time is enslavement to the one you lost to, she may even eat you."

Kenshin gulped paling as Salamander licked her lips at the end of her statement. "Kinda like with Ryomen..."

"Eh?" Salamander says. "You've met Ryo-Chan?"

"Met her?" Kenshin says. "I tamed her."

"I see...you're already off to a good start." Salamander says. "Tell her I said hi next time you summon her for me would you?"

"Sure." Kenshin says. He felt his vision fading as the spirit strode away.

(break)

Back outside.

Kenshin's eyes opened to find Evangeline crouched over him. "Evangeline..." He says a slight grin tugging at his lips.

"What?" Evangeline says.

"Why aren't you wearing panties?" Kenshin asks.

Evangeline buried her fist into Kenshin's stomach. "He's fine." She says striding away from him.

"Ooowwww." Kenshin groaned.

"So what the hell happened kid?" Ryuujin asked. "I only sent you to meet Sylph." "A light breeze enveloped you like I anticipated, but then you started sweating like crazy worrying your girlfriend to death."

"The spirit of fire, Salamander came to me as well." Kenshin says.

"I thought so." Ryuujin says. "She still call me Shin-baka?"

"Yeah." Kenshin says.

Ryuujin groaned. "I thought so."

"She also mentioned a previous student." Kenshin says

Ryuujin stared down at him, before closing his eyes sighing. "Damn you Salamander."

Kenshin sprung to his feet. "I just brought it up because I didn't take you to be the teaching type."

"That idiot would be the reason why." Ryuujin says. "Enough about this. Catch." He tossed a similar bokken like his own to Kenshin who caught it. "In addition to repairing your sword technique I'll also be teaching you and your sister Zanbatou-jutsu." "When you lost control you swung ZanRyuu like a wild animal trying whatever you thought would work." "That was disgraceful."

Kenshin narrowed his eyes at him. "Excuse me for never having used a zanbatou before then."

"Before we begin...why aren't you wearing your eyepatch?" Ryuujin asks.

Kenshin's left eye looked upward as he pondered. "Well...it's just I don't feel a drain from it anymore."

"Really?" Ryuujin says. "Strange. Have to ask Yama about it later." "Anyway! Let's Begin!"

The focus panned upward as Kenshin's agonized screams echoed throughout the resort.

(break)

In the demon world Makai sat a grand city that served as it's capital. It was called Rashoumen, not to be confused with the Rashoumon gates which have been said to be the gates of hell itself. At the northern edge of the capital sat Demon King's Castle or Maouzyou. Inside the keep of this castle sat at a rectangular table a collection of demons said to be the strongest of their kinds. Near the middle of this table was Sheena, The queen of the White Tiger clan and Kenshin's Zenki.

Sheena looked around. "Does anyone else know why we've all been summoned here?"

"You got me beat Sheena." A fox demon with nine tails swinging about behind her answered. "I wish I knew, but Alipheese asked me to call all the Taiyoukai here, you especially."

"Me?" Sheena asks. "Tamamo, what does Maou want with me."

Tamamo shook her head petting one of her fluffy blonde tails. "Like I said I don't know." "Have you done anything to incur his anger?"

"No." Sheena says. "I've been busy with my clan's matters and being summoned on top of that." "So unless he's made summoning illegal which would be complete and utter B.S. Then no I haven't."

"Hmm..how is that cute little summoner of yours doing anyway?" Tamamo asks. "Last time I saw him he was pulling us apart."

"Fine I guess." Sheena says. "He was in kind of a bind last time I saw him."

"I see." Tamamo turns toward her with a playful grin. "Come on Sheena-Chan you gotta let me play with him sometime."

"Ugh...for the last time Tamamo no." Sheena says. "If I can't do anything with him neither can you."

"Why can't you?" Tamamo asks.

"He's with someone." Sheena says.

Tamamo's expression deflated. "Again?" "I thought he was swearing off women for awhile."

"I did too." Sheena says.

The doors to the keep swung open and a silver-haired snake woman or lamia slithered out flanked by another woman with maroon colored hair and green scaled dragon limbs. The lamia wore a black half jacket with light purple lining that showed off her cleavage and midriff nicely. Her tail was covered in dark scales the dyed into a lighter red color as it reached the tip of her tail. She wore a gold belt as well that had black extensions shielding her vagina from view.

The dragon woman wore a set of armor that covered her breasts and stomach and a headband. Sheena turned to the lamia. "Lady Alice, er...Alipheese, what are we here for if you don't mind me asking."

Alice sighed. "Let's wait...my husband his royal guard and the seer have yet to arrive.

"Someone ring for me?" A man says appearing on the table taking a seat on the table He wore a thick black cloak, but Alice could tell he was smiling at her.

"Hello seer." Alice says. "I do hope this sudden meeting hasn't put anything on hold for you."

The seer got up off the table and walked toward her. He took her hand which was clothed by a black skintight glove that ended at her elbow and kissed the back of her palm "For you my lady I would put my life on hold."

Some whooping and cat calling was heard in the chamber. Alice shook her head and smirked. "You're loyalty is comforting in these difficult times."

"Damn flirt." The dragon woman says glaring off to the side. In a blink the seer appeared in front of her.

"Oh Granberia-Sempai I didn't mean to leave you out." "Would you like to have me assist you with something?" Seer asks.

"The dragon woman now know was Granberia glared indignantly and punched him over the head. "Don't say things like that so casually you moron!"

"I gotta say one of the ups with this is that we all get to see the Seer make a fool out of himself." Sheena says.

"Right?" Tamamo says laughing.

"Ah, but it would seem the fun's over." Seer says looking past Alice seeing five figures walking into the room. "HERE HE COMES TO WRECK THE DAY! ! !"

"I swear, one of these days I'm going to eviscerate you Seer." A gruff sounding voice said.

Seer chuckled as four men in white robes walked into the room. "Did I accidentally interrupt one of your man to hand scenes again Inutora-San?"

One of the men, who had long black hair, narrow gray eyes, and whale like teeth glared. "I was not fuckin' wackin' it damn you!"

Seer chuckled even harder. "Inutora-San stop baring your teeth at me please!" "Your teeth look like a row of urinals! Every time you talk I wanna piss in your mouth!"

"Ha ha ha ha ha!" Everyone roared with laughter, even Alice and Granberia who were usually reserved let out a giggle or two.

"DAMN YOU!" Inutora growled.

"Hey if you like the taste of piss that's on you." Seer says. "I'm not gonna sit here and judge you."

"THAT'S IT YOU'RE DEAD!" Inutora shouts shooting toward him with his claws poised to strike.

"Inutora stop!" A loud boisterous voice shouted putting everyone barring the seer on edge.

Out walked a man who wore no shirt, a baggy pair of gray fighter's pants and a crown. His hair was gray done up regally in all sides except for the front, he had sickly black eyes save for the pupil which was white. His body was powerfully built and tanned in skin tone. This was the demon king or Maou as he preferred to be called.

"Ah Maou-Sama, what a pleasant surprise." Seer says.

Maou sighed gruffly. "You can peer into the future you knew I was coming."

"Ah you never miss a beat do you?" Seer says smiling.

"Funny how you're the only person in this room that doesn't feel the least bit scared of me." Maou says appearing in front of him. "Maybe I should teach you to fear me."

"What's there to fear?" Seer asks. "I've done nothing to incur your wrath my lord."

"Yes...but you're a fool." Maou says his eyes narrowing into a light glare. "I do not care for fools or jesters."

"Yet you have one guarding you." Seer says.

"HEY!" Inutora says.

"Hmph, fair enough." Maou says taking his seat at the end of the table. "We have an urgent matter to discuss."

"What is it Maou-Sama?" Tamamo asks.

A spherical screen came up. "The Ryomen Sukuna no Kami was released from her seal a couple of nights ago in the human world Mundus Vetus." Maou says. A picture of the Ryomen came up. "As you all know she was our greatest weapon before her unfortunate sealing at the hands of what is today known as the human Konoe family."

Everyone nodded. "This is good news isn't it?" Alice asks. "We should dispatch the Grand Cardinals to corral her into coming back."

Maou turned his head to glare at her. "That would be impossible now you twit."

"Why?" Sheena asks.

"Funny you should ask Sheena-Chan." Seer says.

"Huh?" Sheena says.

"Shortly after her release the Ryomen was challenged to what the Onmyoudo call a taming duel and was defeated." Maou says turning his head to glare at her.

"Wh-What's that got to do with me?" Sheena asks nervously.

"Because." Maou said his glare deepening. "It was your summoner who tamed her!"

Sheena stared up at the screen in shock as the image changed to reveal Kenshin standing over Ryomen with ZanRyuu at her neck. "!" "No way..."

The video feed from the battle played out and Maou stood up. "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't end you right now."

"I have one." Seer says before Sheena could answer.

"Oh this should be good." Maou says glaring at the Seer.

"Well let's just say you do kill Sheena-Chan." Seer says. "Her clan holds treaties with most of the demon clans in Makai and some more off the world." "If you killed her that would put the leaders of those clans on edge thinking they would be killed as well for something they had no control over." "They would soon revolt against you and a long bloody war would ensue that would cripple the Imperial Demonic Armies and leave them ripe and open for attack from outside forces." "Someone would eventually figure you out and that would be the end of you."

Maou glared. "What was that?"

"I can see the future, do you really want to chance on something like what I've just said transpiring?" Seer asks.

Maou glared up at the screen before pounding his fist on the table. "FINE!" "The white tiger queen can live, but the boy will die!"

"!" Sheena's eyes widen. "What? ! NO!"

"I believe that will be hard to accomplish for the Cardinals." Seer says grinning up at the screen. "In just these two short days he's already found himself a capable master."

"So?" Maou says. "Why should I care?" "If it's so much of a problem I'll go after him myself."

"Ooo!" Seer shivers involuntarily. "The big bad king of demons going to take down a mud blooded dual breed!"

"STOP JESTING AND TELL ME WHAT THE BIG DEAL IS YOU FOOL!" Maou shouts.

Seer laughed. "Simple." "His master is...Shin Tatsu."

"!" Maou's brow shot up toward his crown as the other demons gasped.

"Yesss..." Seer says as the screen shifted to display Ryuujin. "Maybe you'll recall, but before Shin Tatsu ascended to his rank of Ryuujin, the Avaricious he was the hero of the last great demon war of our time and later served as our king." "It seems some way or another young Kenshin has curried his favor and made a contract with him at a young age."

Maou glared back up at the screen. "Damn you...getting in my hair once again are you master?"

"So now that we've established that it would be foolhardy to send the Cardinals and that you can't go yourself, what do we do now." Alice says.

Maou turned to glare at her only for Seer to speak up. "I know a guy."

Maou turned back to him. "Speak."

The screen flashed over. "As you know we've had some problems with the group referring to themselves as the Nisemono or False Shinigami for some time." "However it has recently come to my attention that a member has defected from the sect and is now traveling alone." "I've seen this guy before and Kenshin's family have this man's family put up inside their souls." "He wants them back something awful."

"Oh boo hoo." Maou says. "What's that got to do with us."

The screen showed an image of Mirai or Yondai rather. "This man spent the last fifteen years of his life locked away in young Kenshin's soul." "He knows Kenshin as good as Kenshin knows himself."

Maou thought about it before smirking. "Interesting, and you're saying we can corral this man over to our side?"

"Without question." Seer says. "However I will need one thing from you."

"What?" Maou asks.

"The Tsurugi No Kami." Seer says. Maou lurched his hand forward and grabbed the Seer by the throat.

"ABSOLUTELY NOT!" Maou roared. "I will not chance the the Yondaime running off with it!"

"Think about it." Seer says. "If Kenshin has the ability to summon ZanRyuu and is learning from Shin Tatsu...then the Yondaime's blade will be at a moot against him." "He will need the Tsurugi No Kami to defeat Kenshin."

Maou dropped him in a heap. "Very well." Maou extended his hand as a pure white blade appeared in his hand, on the hilt it was written in kanji, "Blade of God." "Shirotama."

A woman with fair white skin and blue hair walked over to him holding a feudal era japanese weapon case. Maou placed the blade inside and tied it up. "Ensure that he brings it back to me personally." He says. "If he does not..." Maou trailed off glaring at him his power venting outward. "I will END you..." "No amount of your foresight will be able to save you."

Seer grinned unfazed by the aura. "Sure thing Lord Maou." "Now you all must be tired why not go to bed." "I'll be on my way to find Yondai-kun."

Maou sighed. "Very well, This meeting is adjourned."

Everyone begins filing out of the castle. Sheena stormed up to Seer and smacked the taste out of his mouth. "YOU BASTARD!"

Seer raised his hand gripping Sheena's wrist as she went to smack him again all pretense of humor fading instantly. "Listen here ShiroiTora No Ojou." "Your summoner has our demonic weapon." "If he must die so that we may get it back then so be it." "You should be thanking me for getting your life spared."

Sheena ripped her hand away. Seer sighed looking up. "Whatever, I'm leaving."

"I'll see you out." Seer turned to find Alice slithering up to him.

"As you wish my queen." Seer says as the two made their way out of Rashoumen. "You know if this plan works you, your Shitennou and I will have to disappear and quick."

"I know." Alice says looking off into the horizon. "Once this plan is initiated we must slowly start gathering supporters to mount a war effort." "I made a terrible mistake marrying that man."

Seer turned to her. "It's in the past milady. It's best to look ahead to the future."

"Still, at the time I should have realized what a power hungry tyrant he was." Alice says turning her gaze to the sky.

Seer grabbed her hand stroking the back of it with his thumb. "This will all work out in the end." "Trust me."

"Many will die however, it will be my job as Demon Queen to bear that guilt." Alice says turning to him.

"Maybe not alone you won't." Seer says.

"What makes you say that?" Alice says.

"Simple, when this is all said and done and Maou has been slain." Seer says wrapping his free arm around Alice's waist. "I promise you I will be there, next to you as you rule the realm of demons the way it should have been ruled."

Alice's mouth hung open for a moment with her eyes wide, before a serene smile graced her features. "Your loyalty, ever since I found you blowing in from the mage world Mundus Magicus ten years ago has kept me going this whole time." "Certainly if not for him...I would have claimed you as my mate already."

The seer smiled brushing off the top of his hood leaving it up. "What's stopping you now?"

Alice's tail coiled around his feet slowly rising upward. "Myself...and even that resistance is withering."

The seer inched in closer till he was less than an inch away from the Demon Queen's lips. "Then let it wither."

"Yeeesss..." Alice cooed making the first move slamming her lips against the Seer's own. Her tail coiled upward wrapping around his head cradling it

The makeout session between the queen and her loyal servant quickly became more passionate as the seer slid his hand upward grasping one of the queen's rather large breasts in his hand.

"Mmm!" Alice pulled away gasping for air before diving back in for another. The seer started sliding his hand down toward her vagina when Alice's hand stopped him. "I wouldn't do that if I were you." "If we had sex out here the plan would be shot to hell before we even started it."

"Sure enough." Seer says grinning. Alice pulled her tail back inadvertantly knocking the Seer's hood down. What she saw surprised her.

"Wait...why do you look like...?" Alice says. "That boy Maou wants dead?"

"...It's not really important right now Alice." Seer says. "I'll explain after the plan has been completed. Just make sure Granberia, Alma Elma, Erubetie and Tamamo are ready to vanish when the time's right."

"...Alright." Alice says. "Everything is exact right down to the slightest detail." She thought. "How strange."

Seer pulled his hood back up. "Do not ever call me Kenshin OK?"

"Very well." Alice says. Seer nods and begins walking away.

"Good luck with holding things up around here." Seer says.

"Likewise to you." Alice says. "Be safe."

Seer waved her off as a blaze ignited burning away his body. The hand slowly turning into a thumbs up gesture before it too burned away.

(Chapter end)

Draconis: Ooook...I was not planning on this chapter being so long when I started.

Ryuushin: Way to go numbnuts.

Draconis: Ryuushin...Shut up.

Ryuushin: Anyway some of the readers might notice familiar names in this chapter. The names Alice, Granberia, Tamamo, Erubetie and Alma Elma to be exact.

Draconis: Yes Yes they're the same names and somewhat the same descriptions from the visual novel/ Eroge RPG Monster Girl Quest. You could call it a slight crossover, but all I'm using is the characters. By the way I am in no way affiliated with Monster Girl Quest's creators ToroToro Resistance.

Ryuushin: Always gotta get that disclaimer in there otherwise who knows who could try to shovel shit on ya.

Draconis: Yeah, anyway I just thought it was a fun play and as I played it I got an idea for a later arc. In any case if you like non human women and FemDom scenes involving them I would suggest buying it online from ToroToro's website. Anyway see you all later.

Kenshin begins his training under the fierce Shin Tatsu who might just be more than he seems. Training aplenty on the next chapter of Springfield and Kuroshi Redux

Draconis678 out.