Alright for now I will be concentrating on one group at a time and everything that happens around them depending on that I might show short parts of what other groups are doing if the story requires it
Thanks for the help of Killroy122496 for betareading and other help with the story
That is all I got to say so enjoy the chapter everyone ;)
A sea of peace only hides the danger lurcking beneath
Chapter 11: Garments of Hell
Akenos slept peacefully through the night but as soon as she started to wake up she noticed just how terrible she was feeling as her belly was growling and she just felt completely sick.
"Seems you feel as bad as you look" Ikushuka mumbled as he looked down at Akeno who only nodded weakly with her head "you can rest for the entire day just make sure you don´t get the carpet dirty if you do happen to throw up" Ikushuka added as he started on getting dressed.
"Yes Master Nyaa" Akeno groaned as she closed her eyes again and laid back down as Ikushuka left the room closing the door behind himself that did leave Akeno with a few options to explore the room but her body would have none of that.
Akeno slept for most of the day and by the early evening she felt pretty well again as she could move again without feeling like she had to throw up.
"Seems he had this brought here for me" Akeno mumbled as she looked at a plate with some sandwiches on it that stood on the ground before the oversized cat bed with a bottle of water beside an empty bowl.
Right under the plate was a small note so Akeno picked up the note and started reading [This meal is for you once you are done eating take a shower before putting on the outfit prepared for you] the note simply said so Akeno put it to the side and started eating the sandwiches.
With her meal now done Akeno looked towards the three other doors aside from the massive double doors that lead back into the mansion the first door revealed a simple study room, the second one was locked and the third revealed a massive bathroom.
In the bathroom was a bathtub large enough to be called a pool with the entire room being one giant shower with various plants growing on one side of the room that had a large glass window that allowed the evening sun to shine through.
To Akenos surprise there was a small changing area off to the side of the massive bath so she headed there first after she got out of the cat costume she noticed just how bad she was reeking of sweat as the material didn´t breathe at all.
Without hesitation she dropped it into a basket with a lid before looking around the room and in one of the open baskets she found the new outfit she was supposed to wear but she left it alone for now.
After a long warm shower Akeno got into the water of the swimming pool sized bathtub the warm water allowing her muscles to relax completely as she leaned back until only the top of her head was visible.
Even though it seemed as if Akeno was simply relaxing to those that have the training it seemed as if Akeno was simply lying in wait ready to strike when the opportunity presented itself but after about twenty minutes Akeno got out of the water again.
What Akeno did notice was that she had been watched the entire time since she had started to move around in the bath but that didn´t worry her to much right now as she pulled the new outfit from the basket.
But that was as far as she got as she looked at the new outfit it was a simple black shirt with black shorts with simple sports underwear on top of that there was a short black skirt with black leggings and simple gray boots.
All in all it was a simple outfit that allowed for very easy movement for whoever was wearing it and for some reason it reminded Akeno of one of her training outfits.
With a shrug of her shoulders she got dressed in the outfit and left the bathroom only to find Kenri and Ikushuka talking in the study with each other about something but a moment later Ikushuka noticed her.
"You are ready that's good, that will be all for now Kenri I will let you know how she did once we are done" Ikushuka simply said as he looked towards the old butler who gave a small bow before he left the room.
Akenos combat instincts told her she should move but she was just a bit to slow as something wrapped around her throat and before she could do anything she was lying on the ground with Ikushuka approaching her with something in his hands.
"Your reaction is a bit to slow but I´m sure I can fix that. Get up" Ikushuka ordered as he unraveled the whip he had used to ensnare Akenos throat before taking a step back.
Akeno got up without saying a word looking towards Ikushuka "now then there is one thing I have to do with you before we can leave" Ikushuka simply said as he moved over to the bed and took something from a simple looking black box.
"Turn around and hold up your hair don´t want to damage it" Ikushuka simply ordered as he approached Akeno again with something hidden in his hands behind his back.
Akeno obeyed for now and did as she was told but when she felt Ikushuka touch her neck she flinched a bit at how cold his hands were but before she could say anything about it she felt as a simple black metal collar being secured around her throat.
At the front of the collar was a simple fake red diamond that hung from a chain and at her questioning look Ikushuka sighed "it's a symbol to show who owns you and also a way for me to punish you should you disobey me" Ikushuka explained before motioning for Akeno to follow him which she did.
Ikushuka went down a few hallways until they were outside of the mansion in the middle of a forest that alone was enough to warn Akeno as something wasn´t right Ikushuka told her he would start training her this evening but so far he did no such thing.
Ikushuka walked down a stone road until they arrived at what must be some kind of security complex or training grounds as Akeno easily spotted the shooting range and other training ranges.
Ikushuka looked around for a moment before he approached the shooting range where a group of four men in black uniforms stood as they were busy with preparing something that is until one of them noticed Ikushuka walking towards them.
All four men greeted Ikushuka but he waved it off as usual "What can we help you with Mister Ikushuka?" the oldest man asked with a small smile until he looked at Akeno.
"Something to do with your new pet?" he asked and Ikushuka simply nodded at that "I want to test something although she cannot remember her own name Kenri saw something that I wish to confirm for myself before doing anything" Ikushuka explained.
"So what are we supposed to do then we prepared the gear mister Kenri told us about but for what?" the same man asked as Ikushuka held his head with one arm as if he had a headache or something.
"You four are to gear up and start a breakout simulation with her" he pointed at Akeno with one hand "as the target that you are to capture in the next two hours" that caused all four men to look at Ikushuka as if he was nuts or something.
"So this isn´t your normal type of pet then?" the oldest man asked and Ikushuka nodded in response as the three other men started picking up one of the rifles from the table and a pistol along with several magazines that were loaded with rubber bullets.
"Well should be some good exercise what do we get if we capture her under the time limit?" one of the younger men asked with a grin that was matched by the other four as the old man took his own weapons from the table.
"Then you may have her for the rest of the night to do with as you please before I train her to not fail again in the morning" Ikushukas answer causing Akeno to glare at him as the four men grinned even wider.
"That's fine then so when do we start?" the men asked only for Akeno to start running away from them surprising the four men a bit until they looked at Ikushuka "what are you waiting for? A flying pig or something get her" Ikushuka hollered as the four men started running after Akeno.
"Absolute morons" Oleg mumbled as he slowly went back to the mansion only to enter a room where Kenri was busy with watching a massive wall mounted monitor with four different scenes being shown with two showing Akeno that was hiding on top of the roof of a building and the other two showed the security squad that was still running around the forest trying to find their target.
"How is she doing so far?" Oleg asked as Kenri continued to observe how Akeno kept an eye on the security squad without being seen by them until he turned towards Oleg "the girl shows promise whoever trained her knew what he was doing. The four men you sent to capture her have been unable to spot her at all and during the entire time the girl has kept an eye on them without being seen by them" Kenri explained as Oleg sat down on a couch.
"Coming from you that is pretty high praise" Oleg replied with a small grin "we shall see how well she does. She still has to run and hide for about one and a half hours" Oleg added as he and Kenri continued to watch the security squad making utter fools out of themselves as Akeno avoided them without problems.
Akeno had fun as she continued to avoid the four men that were still trying to find her that is until only thirty minutes were left on the clock but that was the moment one of the four men pulled some kind of tablet from his back before he fired his rifle directly at where Akeno had been hiding a second ago.
Akeno had moved the second she saw the man raise his rifle but that in turn caused the other three men to look at where she was as she had to roll out of the bushes and into the open "Get her" one of them yelled but by then Akeno was already running.
What Akeno didn´t know was that the collar around her neck had a built in tracking device that could be located by anyone that knew the right frequency and had a tracking device.
No matter where Akeno tried to hide the four men always found her but so far they only proved how bad they all were at shooting straight as they hit everything but Akeno as they continued to chase after her without success.
With only ten minutes left Akeno had enough of running away as she ran into what must be a garage by the various vehicles parked inside and hid on top of one of the larger transport vans and only seconds later the four men entered the garage as well.
They did close the garage doors and even turned the lights off but that actually left them at an disadvantage even though they had NVGS (Night Vision Goggles) Akeno was able to see just as well in the pitch darkness of the night as if it was bright daylight thanks to Asuramarus powers.
The four men split up and started searching the garage Akeno waited until one of them was right behind the van she was on and without making a sound she dropped behind him and with a trained grip tried to snap his neck that is until Akeno felt a searing pain all over her body that caused her muscles to clamp up and have her cry out in pain.
The man spun around and fired several shots at Akeno hitting her three times in the chest and two times in the belly but Akeno barely felt that as the searing pain continued for several more seconds until she dropped to her hands and knees gasping for air.
Akeno noticed that the man tried to grab her but instead Akeno was faster as she pulled his arm further forward before sinking her knee into his gut before she started running again a bit unstable at first but the longer she moved the better she could do so.
Only for the searing pain to return with a vengeance as Akeno cried out again she crashed into the side of one of the vehicles and as she collapsed to the ground the pain stopped but this time Akeno couldn´t move anymore as she was knocked out cold due to the impact against the car and the hard floor right afterwards.
By the time Akenos awareness returned she heard the voice of Ikushuka "You did your best but you failed and if I hadn´t stepped in one of you would be in a body bag right now you realize this right?" Ikushuka asked.
"Yeah that girl is dangerous not only could she evade our shots like crazy but being able to keep an eye on us for most of the time without us noticing anything only proves that Kenri was right as usual" the old man from the shooting range replied as Akeno felt someone place a hand on her face.
"Master it seems the girl is awake" Kenri spoke a moment after the hand left Akenos face again with her being found out Akeno slowly opened her eyes but had to close them again due to the bright light in the room.
"Seems you woke up Red" Ikushukas voice held barely suppressed curiosity as Akenos eyes got used to the light in the room only to find the four men in black uniform on one side of the bed she was lying in and on the other side stood Kenri and Ikushuka.
"Seems I failed huh" Akeno mumbled with a sad smile but the way Ikushuka looked at her told her something different "No Red you actually exceeded my expectations not only would you have escaped but you would have easily killed one of my guards if I hadn´t stepped in to stop you" Ikushuka replied as Kenri handed the black metal collar to him.
"This collar is a tracking device and has a built in stun gun that allows me to disable the wearer if I need to" Ikushuka explained "And despite that you still managed to knock the wind out of one of the guards and get away even though he shot you five times" Kenri added.
Ikushuka nodded to the four men in black uniforms and they left with a simple nod of their heads pulling the doors closed behind them "Now then Miss Red I can safely say you fill the position as undercover personal bodyguard quite well" Kenri continued "However you will have to continue to wear this until I can be sure you can be trusted" Ikushuka added as he placed the black metal collar around Akenos neck again.
Akeno could only nod in stunned silence as Ikushuka was about to leave the room he turned back around "Kenri I leave her in your care. Red you will follow his orders as if they were my own without question" Ikushuka ordered and Akeno could only nod with a bit of fear as she looked at Ikushukas eyes that were in so much pain that was hidden behind so much rage.
"Now then to explain what the young master wants from you" Kenri explained that Ikushuka wanted her to be tested by Kenri further to see if she needed training in any area "once I am done with that you will be at Master Ikushukas side at all times it depends on your level of skill and loyalty if he allows you to carry any weapons though" Kenri added as he helped Akeno up from the bed.
After they left the simple room Kenri showed her to the training fields again and for the rest of the day Kenri tested her physical abilities and how well she could fight while unarmed before moving on to armed combat mostly melee weapons but in the evening he brought her over to the shooting range where the four security guards were waiting for them.
On a table to the side of the range Akeno found various fire arms ranging from simple pistols and Sub machine guns to assault rifles and shotguns with ammo and magazines for all of the guns on the next table.
At her questioning gaze Kenri simply picked up a simple glock-17 with a magazine and placed both in Akenos hands "I wish to confirm if you know the basics of how to use at least some of these weapons" Kenri simply explained before taking a step back.
Akeno racked the slide of the pistol and kept it open before she went over to one of the shooting stalls on the range once there she inserted the magazine and released the slide turning off the safety and took aim at one of the black metal manikins.
Akeno emptied the entire magazine without missing a single target but with the pistol now empty she looked towards Kenri with absolute confusion "I take it you do not remember that you were capable of this?" Kenri asked and Akeno simply nodded.
For the next two hours Kenri had Akeno fire almost every single gun that they had but she was the most comfortable with a Japanese type-89 assault rifle and one of the pistols that turned out to be a Austrian glock-34 with a long slide.
Kenri talked with the four security guards for a while as he allowed Akeno to rest and drink something but once he was done with that he took a black weapon case from one of the men and motioned for Akeno to follow him so she did.
Kenri went back to the mansion and a few minutes later they were standing before Ikushukas room once more but this time the butler didn´t knock instead he went into the room so Akeno followed him.
The room was empty but Kenri walked over to the first door and entered the study where Ikushuka was busy with reading something until he noticed the old butler and Akeno.
"How did she do?" Ikushuka asked not even looking up from the book he was reading as Kenri set the weapons case down on one of the tables of to the side "the young miss performed every task I gave her without problems. I do have to add that she is a well trained marksman with the shooting skills of a trained veteran soldier however she does not remember why" the old butler explained.
Ikushuka snapped the book shut and placed it on a pile of other books before he got up from his chair and approached Akeno "so she can fulfill the role I have planned for her?" Ikushuka asked and the old butler nodded in response.
"Good to know you already prepared the weapons for her then?" Ikushuka asked and Kenri nodded again pointing with his flat hand to the black weapon case on the table "good now I just need a matching outfit and I´m all set. You can rest for the rest of the evening Red Kenri please get her something to eat can´t have her collapse in hunger when I need her" Ikushuka added as he took the weapon case and moved it into the bedroom.
The old butler left with a bow while Ikushuka unlocked the second door and placed the weapon case inside before locking the door again but Akeno caught a glimpse of some kind of second bedroom with a wooden cross standing against the wall before the door was closed again.
"Maybe I will have to reward you and show you this room at a later time but for now get some rest and take a bath before you eat I had one of the maids prepare some night clothes for you" Ikushuka explained once he saw Akenos questioning look on her face.
Akeno didn´t complain and took a shower before she relaxed in the warm water of the bath once more her muscles thanking her for the comfort but a few minutes later she got out again and got dressed in the night clothes that was a rather simple black pajama except that it made her look like a cat and of course there were the cat ears but no tail.
Akeno ate her meal before both she and Ikushuka went to get some sleep but Akeno just couldn´t shake the feeling that she knew Ikushuka from somewhere but from where? That was the question she kept asking herself until she fell asleep.
The next morning Akeno was awoken by Ikushuka talking with someone over the phone but she only caught pieces of the conversation about some kind of auction that was supposed to happen soon or something like that.
A few minutes later Ikushuka hung up but for some reason he yelled something and threw the phone across the room until it shattered against the wall.
Akeno actually had to dodge the flying phone thanking her reflexes as the wall had a dent in it by the phone that was now lying in pieces on the floor "Breakfast is waiting for you over there with your outfit for the day after you are done with eating you are going to wait here until one of my maids comes to get you" Ikushuka simply ordered but his voice still held anger in it so Akeno simply nodded as Ikushuka picked up the black weapon case from yesterday before leaving the room.
´What was that all about?` Akeno thought as she got dressed in the same outfit from yesterday except that it had been washed before she started eating her breakfast that consisted of several sandwiches and some fried eggs along with a cup of tea.
Akeno didn´t have to wait that long only a few minutes after she was done with her meal a girl with short brown hair and green eyes wearing a maid uniform arrived and guided Akeno down a few hallways until they entered a room that was right across the hallway from the dressing room.
"I thank you Koshio for bringing her here. Now then as I understand it Master you need an outfit for her so that she may protect you but at the same time still looks like one of your obedient pets is that correct?" asked a woman with gray hair and yellow eyes wearing a simple red shirt and black skirt that went down to her knees while around her neck hung a measuring tape used by fashion designers.
"That's right she has already proven herself to Kenri and I do not wish for such potential to be wasted by breaking her mind and body" Ikushuka replied as he was sitting on a black leather couch with a table before it that had several rolls of fabric on them mainly in the colors red, black and silver.
Ikushuka watched as the old woman walked over to a large table with several papers lying on it before sorting through them and a moment later the woman showed Ikushuka one of the papers "This should work it shows enough skin to make her look as if she is my pet but at the same time she can also hide her weapons should she need them to defend me" Ikushuka simply said and the old Woman smiled at that.
"Koshio be a dear and get the girls measurements for me so I can get started by when do you need this outfit and how many should I make for you Master Ikushuka?" the old woman asked as Ikushuka got up from the couch.
"Make five for now you already know what lining I want you to use and what color for which part of the outfit. Oh and do send Red back to my room once you are done with her measurements would you" Ikushuka simply replied leaving the room.
"Well then Red get undressed so we can get started" the old woman spoke a bit too happy as she picked up a clip board and approached Akeno together with Koshio with a smile on their faces but as Akeno tried to leave the room she discovered that the door had been locked as the old fashion designer and Koshio closed in on her.