Good day everyone or night depending on the time you read this will answer another question that was left with a review
Eventualy we will see other charachters both from the show as well as some others that were created to help the story along and who knows where the sea and wind will guide us ;)
Well anyway you are here for the chapter so enjoy chapter 5 ;)
Chapter 5: The meaning of Power
It had been now three days since the pirate attacked their small fleet of three cruisers during those three days all three sisters concentrated fully on their training be it their weapons training or CQC (Close Quarter Combat).
All three of them displayed how they barely knew anything about fighting unarmed but by the time the three ships approached a small Island they were at least able to block a few punches and using basic moves exploiting the openings provided to counter attack.
Although Redford and his squad had been at the island during their time with the US army it didn´t look anything like the cartel base they had destroyed back then.
Aside from a massive ship bunker that was hidden by the wild jungle of the Island there were massive beaches and on top of a small mountain stood a massive mansion that was only visible thanks to its massive glass fronts.
What Marlowe spotted was that attached to the mansion there was a small helipad together with a small runway and hangar but with nothing else to do Akeno, Mitsuko and Kishiko steered their three cruisers towards the ship bunker slowing down as they did.
The bunker had enough room for five ships in total but nothing larger than a cruiser would be able to move inside so the three girls did just that they performed a turn to port so that their aft was facing towards the bunker before they started to slowly move backwards.
It took over three hours for all three ships to finally stop once they were inside the ship bunker they all started securing the ships to the pier before they did anything else they gathered their gear meaning that Akeno, Mitsuko and Kishiko went back to their rooms.
All three girls got dressed in similar outfits mainly a green shirt with a green jacket over it and green combat pants once they had those they proceeded to tie their black combat boots to their feet.
Akeno and Mitsuko also had their holsters for their pistols underneath their jackets but instead of their normal weapons all three girls grabbed a simple MP 5K with a collapsible stock that they could easily carry without much trouble.
After they grabbed their earpieces for their radios the three of them went back on deck and meet up with Redford and his squad at what seemed to be the only entrance and exit to the ship bunker.
"You three watch our six as we move up don´t know what might be waiting for us here" Redford mumbled but everyone could easily hear him over the radio and with Redford and Haggard going up the stairs first Nomad, Marlow and Sweetwater followed them with Akeno; Mitsuko and Kishiko staying close to them.
The group moved up the stairs but what bothered them was the fact that the lights on the ceiling were turned on as they moved through several corridors they checked each room but they found some freight elevators and several locked containers.
"I don´t like this at all" Redford mumbled as they checked yet another empty room "yeah its way to quiet here" Sweetwater agreed as he looked down another hallway to make sure it was clear.
"Someone is here" Mitsuko whispered over radio but everyone heard her "where?" Redford asked and Mitsuko closed her eyes for a moment before answering "it´s only one person who is waiting for us at the exit to this underground tunnel system" Mitsuko finally answered after opening her eyes again.
"Alright let´s move then and see who is waiting for us" Redford said before they started to move again until they reached a staircase that was alight by the sun from outside.
Redford held up his left hand in a fist and everyone stopped after that Redford pointed at Sweetwater and Marlowe before pointing two fingers forward as Nomad and Haggard stayed where they were with the three girls.
Redford, Marlowe and Sweetwater started looking around the area outside only for Marlowe to spot someone leaning against a tree down the path ahead of them.
"Uhm Sarge that's the girl that was always with that Takanaka guy" Marlowe whispered in order to not alert the girl of their presence "well only one way to find out why she is here at least we know she ain´t hostile" Redford replied and once Nomad and Haggard joined them with the three girls they started casually walking towards Shirayuri.
Shirayuri noticed the group almost immediately once they stepped out of the bunker doors "good to see all of you here" Shirayuri spoke but as she got a good look at Akeno, Mitsuko and Kishiko her eyes narrowed.
"Why are you here missy?" Haggard asked bluntly as always causing Shirayuri to sigh together with Akeno "first of all I have a name its Shirayuri as for why I´m here I am your contact person should you need anything in order to train any of the girls" Shirayuri simply replied.
"I see well this place sure changed since we were last here so I guess that will be where we are staying?" Redford asked as he pointed at the massive mansion that was sitting at the side of the mountain.
"Yes this will be your place of residence for as long as you may see fit let me show you to your rooms as well as the various training facilities this place has to offer but before that I have a question" Shirayuri looked at Akeno and her two younger sisters.
"How far has their training progressed?" Redford wasn´t all that surprised by that question to be honest "we already got them started on basic hand to hand combat as well as weapons training I do hope we can use the entire Island as a training ground correct?" Redford answered with a small grin on his bearded face.
"Yes as long as it is to train the three of them you may use any part of the Island as you see fit we also arranged for several ground and aerial vehicles to be available at another hangar if you so wish to teach them how to handle them" Shirayuri added before she started walking down the path and a moment later Redford and the rest of his group followed her.
Shirayuri showed them their rooms in the mansion where Akeno, Mitsuko and Kishiko stayed to explore the rest of the building while Redford and his squad followed Shirayuri outside to inspect the various training facilities.
First was the small airfield and inside the hangar they found three helicopters one was an all too familiar UH-60 Black Hawk, the second one was what looked like a very modern version of the old MI-24 Hind and the third helicopter was the absolutely massive Pave low transport helicopter.
"Hey Shirayuri quick question for you before we move on. What models are the hind and that pave low?" Marlowe asked as he pointed at the two helicopters "the pave low is a MH-53J/M version the latest model that was available armed with three 12.7mm Vulcan Gatling guns and as for the Hind it is a Mi-24 Super Hind version with a 25mm chain cannon and a wide array of missiles for you to chose from" Shirayuri replied after she took a quick look at her tablet.
Aside from the three helicopters they also had two small transport aircraft that stood beside the hangar under some camouflage nets after the hangar they paid a visit to the shooting range and armory that had enough guns and ammunition to start a war if you had the people.
After the armory and shooting range Shirayuri showed them several training courses that could be changed if they had to all in all it looked as if some rich guy had built an army boot camp right next to his mansion into the jungle on a private Island.
The last thing they took a look at was the motor pool that was right next to a driving course for military vehicles and they would need it aside from the usual civilian cars and trucks you had military IFVs (Infantry Fighting Vehicles) both tracked and wheeled ones as well as some MBTs (Main battle Tanks) from different countries.
"So I guess you will be staying with us in the mansion since we might need you right?" Redford asked as the rest of his squad was busy with checking out the various vehicles that were parked in a massive garage that was more like a hangar with a low roof.
"You are right about that my orders are to assist you with anything you might require in order to train the three Misaki sisters" Shirayuri replied checking something on her tablet.
"Well the next few days we will get settled in at this place believe it or not but those three will train on their own even if we don´t tell them to" Redford said as he started to walk back towards the mansion.
Shirayuri looked after Redford as he walked away she send a simple email message over a secure line to Takanaka before making her way back to the hangar.
Ever since Shirayuri had meet Akeno and her two sisters she had been feeling strange as if she was drawn to them for some reason but that was just weird she was just an orphan with no memories of her early childhood before the orphanage that was lucky enough to get adopted by Takanaka Tosa.
She had been unsuccessfully busting her head about why having Akeno, Mitsuko and Kishiko around felt so familiar to her almost as if she knew them from somewhere.
With a sigh Shirayuri went back to the mansion once she picked up a bag from the hangar keeping mostly silent until Akeno, Mitsuko and Kishiko passed her as they walked in the other direction.
Shirayuri had no idea why but seeing the three girls carrying around guns even if it were just a few pistols and sub machine guns made her feel strange she wouldn´t call it envy no it felt more like anger or at least something similar to it.
Akeno, Mitsuko and Kishiko had explored the entire mansion they found that the mansion had a pool that was both indoors and outdoors as well as an outside hot spring of Japanese design.
The kitchen and dining room were massive as was the library and the fitness center they found on one of the lower floors with a perfect view of the open ocean and right next to the gym was a small but well equipped infirmary for the time they might need it.
They also found several workshops that had a lot of different machines standing around but what did confuse them was the fact that on the third and fourth level that was under the mansion they found what looked like a prison and an area that was split into several rooms by simple wooden boards with some target dummies lying on the ground.
After they returned to their rooms they found that all three rooms were connected by a hidden door behind a mirror mounted on the wall inside the walk in changing room.
What did worry them was that although there weren´t that many things different about the rooms the clothes that were inside the walk in changing rooms as well as the various shoes were mostly to their licking and then there was the other side of the changing room that was filled with nothing but track suits and gym uniforms with short shorts and shirts.
They knew they would need this kind of clothing but why so much was beyond them for now Akeno picked up a baseball cap before the three of them went back outside to explore the rest of the Island of course not without their guns it was strange for them but since the pirate attack they felt a lot calmer if they had their guns with them.
On the way to the small airfield they passed by Shirayuri who continued to walk towards the mansion seemingly paying the three girls no mind at all.
They found Redford and Marlowe inside the hangar doing something on one of the helicopters with Redford mostly watching as Marlowe sat in the cockpit with the doors open on both sides of the cabin of the massive transport helicopter.
They weren´t that interested in those helicopters or the planes so they continued to explore they found Haggard and Sweetwater in a building that had massive steel doors that needed to be closed by machines and the reason for that was apparent to them as soon as they saw what was stored inside the building.
Rows upon rows of shelves that were groaning under the tons of ammunition stored on them stretched before them and in the room right next to it you had weapon lockers all over the walls with a few standing open as Sweetwater and Haggard seemed to write down what kinds of weapons they had at their disposal.
After they talked a bit with Sweetwater and Haggard about what they were doing the three girls left to find where Nomad had gone to only to find him in a hangar with a small roof that was full of different kinds of vehicles.
Nomad was doing the same Haggard and Sweetwater had been doing writing down what types of vehicles they had at their disposal and how many it didn´t take him all that long since he was almost done once the three girls entered the garage.
But now with nothing better to do Nomad, Akeno, Mitsuko and Kishiko started to pick out several vehicles that the girls wanted to learn to drive.
Nomad was a bit surprised that Akeno simply grabbed the keys to one of the civilian sport cars and before he could say anything she was already driving down the training course.
"Ok you two is there anything you might want to tell me?" Nomad asked with a sigh and his hand over his right eye "well our family is rather well off everything considered and a passion of our older sister was competitive car racing since she was young" Kishiko explained.
"At first it was just racing games but for her eighth birthday our brothers took her to a cart race track and let´s just say that she defeated them without effort. Of course having a grandfather that had a private race track right next to his mansion and was building race cars for most of his life didn´t help all that much either" Mitsuko added as Akeno took the car around the track for another round a lot faster than the first round.
"Well seems we have to wait a while with you two then since you are barely able to see over the steering wheel" Nomad mumbled as he continued to watch Akeno taking the car through its paces on the track.
It was over two hours before Akeno returned the car back to the garage but aside from the car needing some fuel it didn´t even have a scratch aside from the now a bit worn down tires as Akeno hadn´t been taking it easy on the tires at all.
"Seems we can save some time on teaching you how to drive if you are already this good with a car" Nomad called over to Akeno who was leaning against the car door clearly exhausted but with a massive smile on her face.
In the end Nomad carried Akeno back to the mansion with Mitsuko and Kishiko informing Redford and the others that dinner would be ready in about an hour Shirayuri did give Nomad a weird look when he arrived with Akeno in his arms at the mansion but let him pass regardless.
With Akeno sleeping in her room Nomad went into the kitchen and got started on preparing dinner a few minutes later Mitsuko and Kishiko entered the room and without Nomad saying anything they started setting the dinner table before they helped him in the kitchen.
While this was going on Akeno was once more fighting with Asuramaru in the white plain with the old Japanese mansion behind them although Akeno managed to stop several of Asuramarus strikes in the end she was the one lying defeated on the ground with a blade by her neck.
"You did manage to control my power a bit more this time but you still need to get much stronger otherwise your body won´t be able to handle the strain my full power puts on your body" Asuramaru simply told Akeno as they were relaxing on the terrace of the mansion.
"Asuramaru what exactly is it your power will do to my body?" Akeno asked barely above a whisper as she was a bit afraid of the answer but Asuramaru simply gave her a sideway glance at that question before getting up looking into the pitch black sky above them.
"Many will call the power I´m having you learn a one way ticket to hell. But should you be able to truly learn and use my power for what you think is right then and only then will they truly call you what you will become in the future" Asuramaru spoke her voice alone enough to hold Akenos full attention.
"To be precise they will call you the same thing you thought I was when we first met" Asuramaru grinned showing her silver white fangs.
Akeno nodded slowly at that but before either of them could say another word Akenos eyes closed before she disappeared from the terrace of the mansion leaving Asuramaru alone in the white world with the black sky.
Akeno noticed that somebody was shaking her by the shoulder while saying something to her that she was barely able to understand but as she opened her eyes she saw the face of her younger sister Mitsuko who was trying to wake her up.
"What is it Mitsu I´m really tired" Akeno grumbled as she sat up in her bed but instead of answering Mitsuko simply set a tray with food down on Akenos bed with a small grin.
"Thanks Mitsu" Akeno spoke ruffling her sisters hair a bit before she started eating as Akeno was eating Mitsuko told her about Redford's plan for the next few days they would be settling in before any of them started on any kind of serious training.
Akeno was fine with that and once she was done with eating she decided to take a walk by the time she got outside the sun was already going down turning the sky a beautiful fiery orange glow.
As she was walking around the forest Akeno had a strange feeling almost as if someone who she had known was nearby but just as fast as it had appeared did the feeling disappear again.
With a shrug of her shoulders Akeno continued her evening walk that turned from a simple walk into a short run from the vehicle garage back to the mansion but halfway there she spotted Marlowe standing on a cliff facing the open ocean.
Akeno stopped her run and slowly approached Marlowe who seemed lost in thought as he was looking at a picture in his hands after a few more steps closer Akeno could see a group of seven men on the picture aside from Marlowe, Redford, Haggard, Sweetwater and Nomad there were two others that Akeno didn´t know.
The first was a younger man probably a Caucasian male with short black hair and emerald green eyes. He was wearing a black skull ski mask over his face and an advanced black combat helmet with a white skull on the left side along with the letters WAR under the skull on his head, a dark black combat hoodie was over his shoulder and connected by a black buckle is a white and black cavalier shoulder cape while underneath is a white undershirt, over the white shirt he was wearing a black Kevlar vest, black Kevlar gloves on his hands, black Kevlar cargo pants, and black combat boots.
Right beside him was a bit older man that seemed to be the same age as Redford but he was wearing a simple Camouflage pants, a blue T-Shirt, a leather jacket and sunglasses together with a simple green scarf wrapped around his neck.
"Hey there Kid what is it?" Marlowe asked his voice sounding a bit tired "just doing a bit of running when I saw you watching the sea at the cliff" Akeno replied getting a nod from Marlowe.
"So who are the other two guys in the photo if you don´t mind telling me that is" Akeno added as she looked out over the ocean "maybe another time kid but not is not it alright get going I will be right behind you in a bit" Marlowe replied with a sigh before Akeno continued her run leaving Marlowe alone at the cliff.
Akeno now sweaty from her run went back to her room to change into a swimsuit and after she took her bathrobe she went down to the pool only to find both Mitsuko and Kishiko already floating around the crystal clear water.
A moment later Akeno was also in the water but she got a big surprise instead of the usual chlorine smell she was greeted by the smell of fresh fallen snow but despite that the water was rather warm perfect for relaxing sore muscles.
"This place really is a bit too perfect for us don´t you think Onee?" Kishiko asked as she swam over to her older sister Mitsuko joining them a moment later.
"That might be so but there really is not much else we can do at this point we decided to take this path even though we are unsure where it will lead us in the future" Akeno replied before she allowed herself to relax into the warm water until she was simply floating around.
The three of them stayed for a while in the water but at some point they got out and went over to the showers and after they got cleaned up they entered the hot spring almost falling asleep due to the soothing warm water.
After their relaxing bath all three girls went back to their rooms to get some sleep but during their long bath both Mitsuko and Kishiko saw the bat like wings that were on Akenos back but they didn´t say anything about it as they seemed to disappear the moment they looked at them.
A while later Nomad checked on the sleeping girls before he joined the rest of his squad on the terrace that had a fire pit around several comfortable couches.
"All three are asleep after whatever they were doing in the bath" Nomad simply answered the questioning gaze of Marlowe and Redford before he sat down catching a can of beer out of midair from Haggard.
"So how much material do we have here to work with?" Redford asked after a few minutes of silence the only sound being the cracking of the burning wood of the fire.
"Honestly Sarge we have enough guns and ammunition to supply and army of around seven thousand men" Haggard replied before Nomad spoke up "add to that we have around twenty MBTs and fifteen other military vehicles as well as around fifty other civilian vehicles that can easily be used as transports for covert missions and the like" Nomad added.
"Well Sarge and me checked on those three hellos and two planes and let´s just say that the hellos are fully combat ready as for the two planes we can easily fit four vehicles into the bigger one while the smaller one was clearly modified to airdrop MBTs or other combat vehicles" Marlowe explained the situation with their small aerial fleet.
"So overall we have everything we might need should we ever want to do some jobs from this place but considering that we already are on a job a well paid one at that I can´t figure out just what we are supposed to do with all of this stuff once those three no longer need us" Redford added his piece to the conversation not noticing how Shirayuri walked up to them from behind.
"That´s something I can tell you mister Redford although you are to train the three of them there is something else I am supposed to only tell you and your men" Shirayuri spoke up getting the attention of the five men.
"Once the three of them do what they think is right they will need someone to look after this place seeing as they already own it" Shirayuri explained getting nothing but confused stares from the five men.
Shirayuri sighed at that "for gods sake this island is owned by the three Misaki sisters once they become of age until that time the five of you" Shirayuri pointed at Redford and his men "are registered as the custodians of this places" Shirayuri added bluntly before walking back into the mansion.
Redford and his squad needed a few minutes to process what Shirayuri told them about but in the end they continued to grill some meat over the open fire while drinking some more beer until the fire burned low and with heavy footsteps the five men of B-company walked back into the mansion towards their rooms promptly falling asleep once their bodies hit the mattress.
The mansion was completely silent and dark with the only thing you could hear the soft voice of the wind blowing through the trees outside of the windows as the silver moon watched the Island from above.