The Soul Eater was defeated, no thanks to the so called heros. Naofumi slumped against Filo's feathery body for some muc needed support. She had went overboard with her attack, but what was she supposed to do? The other heros were basically hopeless in this situation despite what their egos told them. It was all done now, so what did it matter anyway. Naofumi was free to leave and go make a nest somewhere. Preferably, in a dark, secluded place where she would be unbothered by the world. During her travels, she tried to scout out the best place to have her heat. Unfortunately, she couldn't find any that got her standards. Omegas in her world were picky about pretty much everything. The location of their nest was one of them. In her world, she spent years perfecting her nest in her room. Naofumi was very particular about where every piece of furniture was placed, the perfect number of blanket layers, even the scent of each blanket had to be up to her standard. Nothing of that was in this world.

Who would take care of her during her heat? Naofumi had to stay in her nest undisturbed to have a proper heat. Yuu usually took care of her, when their parents had stopped caring. It was probably hard for him too. If Naofumi was left alone for more than two hours, she would let out some worried chirps and wail for someone's company.

Omegas, unfortunately, sought constant emotional help and contact with another person. This tripled during an omega's heat where they couldn't control their instincts. It was hard for Yuu to go to school knowing how distressed his sister would be. When he took care of her in the morning, Naofumi would try to grab him and drag the young alpha into her nest. It was mostly so she could be sure Yuu was safe when her instincts were screaming to keep her pup close to her. Yuu would sneak into her food some medicine to sleep until he came back home. He knew what she needed during her heat and how to do it. They both couldn't risk her leaving the comforts of her nest and searching for her younger brother. Which she had done, Yuu had told her.

If someone unfamiliar approached her during her heat, friendly or not, she would attack them. Even though being in heat left her with blurry memories, she could still feel emotions. She remembered the feeling of being violently angry once during her heat. When it was over, Yuu had told her someone tried to assualt her while he was out. Naofumi had tried to rip the man's arm off, and successfully bit off his cheek. It explained the metallic taste that was left in her mouth. Yuu had expressed such remorse, he cried for nearly a week. The omega didn't think much of the attempted assualt. It could have been her instincts telling her to hunt the person down and kill them for trying to mate with her. It was common knowledge how dangerous an omega, and it wasn't uncommon to hear stories of an omega nearly killing a person when provoked. Yuu was the only one she allowed near her during her heat when their parents had given up on her. He knew what to do.

Naofumi didn't teach Raphtalia or Filo what to do during her heat. It may have slipped her mind or the unwillingness to bring her pups any worry. That action was coming back to bite her in the butt. She could feel her scent glands swell, as if they were about to burst. It brought a great deal of pain with every pulse. God, she shouldn't have skipped so many of her heats. She had to get somewhere safe now. Her heat was starting now whether she wanted it or not. Harsh pants left Naofumi's mouth and the startling pain that radiated through her abdomen was unbearable. The alphas around her were throwing around their scents to display some sort of dominance, after Naofumi's display of domineering power. Naofumi could feel her rationality leaving her. The sense of her consiousness slipping away, letting her omega instincts run wild.

"Naofumi-sama!" Raphtalia called out in a startled voice. She noticed her master's look of discomfort and sweat pratically spilling from her face.

Naofumi lookes up slightly at the raccoon. She reached up and gently pet the girl between her ears. "Pup..." The word came out in a whisper only heard by Raphtalia. Raphtalia stared back in confusion before repeating the word. Naofumi raised her head, her eyes were covered in a haze like she wasn't completely there. Filo had poofed back into her human form, once Naofumi no longer depended on her for support.

"Master, are you ok?" The blonde tilted her head, looking up at Naofumi. Naofumi turned her attention towards the little girl, never ceasing her pats on Raphtalia's head.

Naofumi suddenly engulfed Filo in a hug, digger her nose into Filo's golden locks. Despite how quickly Naofumi grabbed the girl, the hug was gentle. Filo happily returned it.

"Sweet girl! Good pup!" Naofumi purred. She let her tongue lick Filo's cheek, which reminded Raphtalia of a cat grooming it's kittens. Naofumi started to rub her nose against Filo's, smiling sweetly at the child. Filo gladly was returning the affection Naofumi was giving her.

Raphtalia was perplexed by her master's ongoing affection. Normally, her master was affectionate in private, but never like this. In private, Naofumi would cuddle with them until they fell asleep. She would brush their hair, give them gentle kisses on the head, and tucked them into bed. Never had Raphtalia seen her master being so outwardly affectionate in public.

"Naofumi!" A familiar voice called to the shield hero. The spear hero apprached them, looking furious. The bow and sword hero were behind him equally displeased. Naofumi halted her actions towards Filo, and brought the girl even closer. The shield hero even used her body to try to cover the small blonde. Raphtalia looked at her master then the other heros. The three alphas were to angry to notice Naofumi's change in behavior, or they didn't care to begin with.

"Tell us why," Motoyasu started, reaching his hand towards the hero and small girl. "Why are you so overpowered?"

Before his hand could touch either of them, Naofumi tried to bite his hand. He retracted it quickly before her teeth could clamp down. Naofumi let out a growl, but it wasn't like the growls the alpha's let out as warnings. This one was deeper and sent chills down one's spine. Raphtalia was quick in holding her master back.

"What's wrong with you?" Malty exclaimed, running up to Motoyasu to see if he had any visible injury. The red head glared at the shield hero who glared back, not breaking eye contact.

"She tried to bite me," Motoyasu let out a snarl at the shield hero. Naofumi tried to wiggle out of Raphtalia's grasp, but the raccoon kept her firm hold on her master.

"She's not acting like herself right now. She didn't mean-" Raphtalia started but was cut off by an overbearing sweet scent of freshly brewed tea. The heros' eye widened at the source of such a smell. The source was obvious at this point. It was practically rolling off of Naofumi in waves of sweetness that started to surround them. Raphtalia attempted to move in front of the omega, only to get pulled back and fall into ber master's arm. Quickly, Naofumi moved her body to block both Filo and Raphtalia from the view of others. Naofumi let out deep snarls as a warning to stay back.

Itsuki covered his nose, "She's the omega I was smelling." Covering his nose was barely effective, her scent was just getting stronger by the second.

Motoyasu shook his head in denial, "B-but that's impossible! She forced Myne into submission! An omega can't do that!"

Myne, who stood back in shock took Motoyasu's side, "That's right! She's an alpha! She assaulted me!" Myne clung onto Motoyasu's arms, tears threatening to spill from her eyes.

"Obviously, Naofumi is an omega. I know you can smell it. She's entering her heat," Itsuki reasoned. He winced as the smell only got stronger, enticing any near by alpha. Unfortunately, the ship was almost filled with alphas. "We should get her somewhere safe."

A beta party member from Motoyasu's group was ordered to try to calm the omega. It was well known that betas were more accepted to omegas then alphas were. When the green hat wearing beta approached the omega, Naofumi instantly became more defensive. She used her body to block Raphtalia and Filo from any supposed attacks. Naofumi even let out snarls as warnings to stay far away.

Ren was using his scarf as a tactic to prevent the sweet scent from assaulting him. It was of no use though. It seemed like Naofumi's pheromones were persisent in invading his space.

"This isn't working. She's not going to let anyone close to her," Ren let out a growl in annoyance. He decided right there to let some of his pheromones out. It was common knowledge that omegas would submit if an alpha was to domineering, right? His scent was being overpowered by Naofumi's, but he didn't stop. The sharp scent of spices wafted through the air inbetween Naofumi's sweeter scent.

It was then that Ren felt a sudden weight that toppled him over. When he look up Naofumi was pinning him down, snarling down at the young alpha. She opened her mouth to launch an attack. Ren quickly grabbed his sword, holding it horizontally, as Naofumi harshly bit down on it. If Ren had acted a moment later, she would have had his throat in his mouth.

"Sir Ren!" One of his party members called out.

"What the hell!" Motoyasu yelled, "Naofumi, what's gotten into you?" He screamed at the omega. He prepared his spear for an attack, but was stopped by Filo. The young girl grabbed the spear hero by the waist to pull him back. Raphtalia pointed her sword at his throat, clearly angry beyond words.

"Don't touch master!" Filo screamed like her life depended on it.

"But she's attacking Ren!" Motoyasu tried to reason with the two slaves who had a killing intent in their eyes. "Omegas don't act like this! It's all a ploy! She's just tricking all of us! Naofumi tried to assault Myne!"

Ren still was using his sword to block Naofumi, but his arms were shaking. Had she always been this strong? Her hands were firmly planted to the sides of his head, splintering the ship's wooden floor beneath them. Her smell was overwhelming. This had been his first encounter with an omega, but weren't they suppose to be submissive towards alphas? Naofumi was clearly trying to attack him. He could see the fury in her eyes, but they were glossed over. It was like she wasn't completely there. Naofumi moved her hands to be planted firmly on Ren's shoulders with such an intense strength.

Motoyasu was still trying to break free of Filo's grip on him, but stopped when the tip of Raphtalia's sword pressed against his neck. Malty was barking orders for them to release him, while Itsuki tried to defuse both situations. The sword heros' party member were attempting to approach the omega, but she let out growls and tried even harder to break through Ren's sword.

A voice suddenly called out, "Nee-san! Where are you?" It was distant, but one could tell the frantic nature of it.

Naofumi's harsh stare seemed to soften for a split second, as she released the sword but kept Ren in a tight grip. She looked away from him, towards the source of the voice.

"Yuu?" She let out a faint whisper, before tears started to drip down her face and splash onto Ren's. He stared up in shock. No less then a second a go she was trying to kill him, but as soon as she heard that voice her grip loosened. Naofumi let out a wail, "Yuu!" She called out to the voice.

Itsuki thought for a second. Where had he heard that name before? Yuu? The name felt familiar, but he couldn't place a face to it. Whoever it was, Naofumi seemed desperate to see him.

A gust of air swirled around the ship almost like a vortex, gently rocking it side to side. A young man, no older than 16, landed on the ship's deck. He had uses the wind as a method to jump on the ship. Once he gained his footing, and stood up so that everyone could see his face. Itsuki's eyes widened it realization. Yuu was Naofumi's younger brother, the one who arrived with her.

Yuu was looking around the ship until his eye landed on his sister. Her face flush, her scent getting much stronger than what he was used to, and she was on top of some alpha. Anger started to fill him, but if he was too emotional his sister would see such a state and probably attack someone. He started to relax taking in deep breaths. The alphas on the ship were throwing around their scent. Didn't they know an omega would only feel threatened if they were surrounded by a foriegn scent?

"Nee-san," Yuu smiled sweetly as he approached his sister slowly, " You must be so scared. All these alphas around you, no where to feel safe and protected, and beginning you heat. I'm sorry, Nee-San. You must be terrified."

He stopped a few feet away and kneeled down, his arms outstretched. "Come here, Nee-san. We'll find a safe place to have your heat. I promise, but you have to come with me right now."

His sister stared at him as tears trailed down her face. In this state, she couldn't control her emotions. Naofumi started to loosen her grip on Ren, eager to run into her brother's arm.

"That's it, Nee-san. Just let him go," Yuu threw around his own pheromones to console his sister. She was familiar with his coffee like scent, he could see her shoulders start to relax.

"That's enough!" Motoyasu growled out. "Stop faking this, Naofumi! It's pathetic!" He harshly grabbed Raphtalia's arm, sincr she was so distracted by the scene in front of her. "What kind of omega would keep slaves? Answer me, Naofumi!"

Naofumi's eyes suddenly sharpened, totally focused on Motoyasu's harsh grip on her pup. She did let go of Ren, only in an attempt to maul the spear hero. The omega was quickly grabbed by her brother and was held back. This didn't stop her from struggling and letting out screams of discontent.

"Are you an idiot? Nee-san is an omega! Have you never seen an omega before? Surely, you must at least know what happens when they feel threatened!" Yuu yelled at the spear hero, as he struggled to keep his grip on his sister.

The spear hero looked taken aback, "That's impossible. Omegas don't act like that."

Yuu let out a growl, "Really? How many omegas have you known? This is common knowledge about how easily they get provoked!"

Yuu had finally gotten a good grip on his sister and let out rumbles to try to calm her down. Naofumi was determined to murder the spear hero, and Yuu had no clue why. What could he have done to provoke her in such a way to act this violently. Usually, it only took Yuu a few seconds to calm his sister, but now she was shaking with rage.

Through his struggles, Yuu tried to figure out what the spear hero did. The woman in his arms was still in the spear hero's grip. That's what was making his sister act like this.

"Let go of the girl!" Yuu yelled at the blonde hero.

"Wha-" the spear hero started.

Yuu let out a snarl, "Just do it!"

Motoyasu let go of Raphtalia's arm, and Naofumi ceased her actions. She was still shaking with anger, but she had calmed down for the most part. Yuu let out a sigh of relief, his grip loosening on his sister.

"How pathetic," a woman's voice rang through out Yuu's ears. "The heros of this world are truly pathetic."

A woman landed on the wooden floorboards. Her hair reminded Yuu of how his sister's hair used to be, before she had sloppily cut it. The black kimono she was wearing was neatly pressed against her body. The most chilling part was her eyes. A sharp red color that reminded one of snake, as if it could peer through the soul.

"I witnesses everything," she said, one of her fans blocking her mouth. "The heros of this world depending on an omega to kill such a weak monster. Such a poor omega, entering her heat but having to fight because of these pathetic alphas. The omega really is valuable."

Yuu let out a growl to intimediate the woman, but she only just giggled. She then launched herself at a speed unseen by the human eye. When Yuu made the movement to hug his sister close, he only grasped air. His sister had disappeared.

The woman appeared back at her spot a few feet away from everyone with the omega. Naofumi's arms were pressed behind her back, as she struggled to get out of the woman's grip.

"This poor omega," the woman began. "Don't worry. My name is Glass. I've never heard about an omega quite like you. You're so much stronger than the other heros. When I'm done killing them, I'll take you back with me. We'll decide what to do with you. Whether you have a mate or share the same fate as the others."

Ren let out a hiss, "What did you say about me being weak?" He picked himself up from the ground, readying his sword.

Glass merely just looked at him for a second before gazing back at the struggling omega. "All of you are weak, to depend upon an omega to defeat such a creature. It's beyond pathetic. You should feel embarassed."

"Why you..." Motoyasu gripped his weapon, springing foward to attack. Everyone else all decided to follow his lead. Glass raised one of her fans and a large scale attack was lauched. Slashes of air threw everyone back , and they landed with a harsh thud onto the ground. Raphtalia, Filo, and Yuu, without any defense, all felt the full impact. Their bodies limply rolled to the floor. Raphtalia's head had thumped against the wood harshly.

"Now then," Glass said prepared for another attack, until she noticed Naofumi struggling even more. The omega wiggled out of the woman's grip and kicked Glass's side. Glass not expecting such an attack, let out a grunt. Naofumi had ran away straight towards Raphtalia. The omega covered the raccoon's body with her own. She looked back at Glass and let out a deep, threatening snarl.

Glass looked taken a back, " My time is up. It looks like the omega has something she wants to protect. We have more in common than I thought. I'll take my leave now."

Just like that she was gone, and the red sky was starting to turn blue again. The ship they were all on started to land and with a harsh thump had dug itself into the shore's sand. Everyone, even the heros, looked defeated and exhausted. Yuu turn towards his sister, still protecting the girl underneath her. He had only seen his sister act like this towards him, but to act like this towards another...

"Nee-san," he said, trying to get up. "We have to leave. Come here. Let's find somewhere to have your heat."

Naofumi stopped clutching the girl underneath her reluctantly. The young woman and blonde had gotten up as well and followed the omega. Naofumi started to approach her brother, but midway she had suddenly fell down. Naofumi was clutching her stomach in pain, letting out chirps of discomfort. The two girls instantly kneeled down in worry to check on the shield hero. Yuu, despite his aches and pains, ran to his sister's side.

"What's wrong with master?" The little girl said, tears rolling down her cheeks.

"Her medicine," Raphtalia said, digging through her pockets and pulling out a vial. "She needs her medicine, so she'll be ok."

"Medicine?" Yuu questioned, looking at the strange liquid held with in the vial.

"Yes, she takes it often. Naofumi-sama says she'll be really sick if she doesn't." Raphtalia handed the medicine to Yuu who inspected it. Raphtalia muttered out, "I took the last one away from her. Is this because of me?"

"How many did she take?" Yuu said, staring down at his sister. He pulled her into his lap, letting her head rest on top of his legs.

Raphtalia thought for a moment, "I don't know." She admitted, "Ever since Naofumi bought me, I never seen her with out it."

"I see," Yuu said. He rolled his sister over, directing her body weight onto his left arm. "Sorry about this, Nee-san."

He shoved two fingers down his sister's throat, and she instantly threw up. Tears were streaming down her face, as she weakly struggled against his hold. All her strength from before had left her. Raphtalia held the omega's hair back as the contents of the medicine spilled from her master's mouth.

"Nee-san," Yuu started, rubbing his sister's back. "What happened to you?"