Kumiko 3rd POV
She didn't know how to react, she was sitting while trying to evade any eye contact with anyone and having a concerned look on her face. Sitting in front of her was Vali, he had a calm composure, and was instead thinking of what exactly happened. One thing was certain, it must have happened during their track of the Anvil of Hephaestus. As for the everyone who was present, they all had different reactions; Bikou and Lifain were trying to hold their laughter, Arthur had an annoyed look on his face, Li Niang was confused, Albion was somewhat amused, and Glarion was reading the scroll of the divine artifact.
"So, what's happening?" asked Li Niang.
"We're trying to deal with a problem" answered Arthur.
"A big problem caused by two naughty children" added Bikou in a teasing manner making the two 'children' blush.
"How are things going Glarion?" asked Albion.
"It appears like it's the original one" replied the half-dragon before looking at his father's host direction "If you have the Hammer of Hephaestus, some leaves of a Gorgona Oaktree, the Heart of Aphrodite and the Anvil of Olympus, I would be able to repair it and even create objects with divine powers"
"Arthur" called Albion "Can you take him to it?"
The blonde boy sighed before replying with "I can, but I fear what these two idiots will do when I have my back turned" he then shot a glare at Bikou and Lifain who were whispering.
"Take one of them with you" suggested Albion.
Arthur thought for a while before mentioning Glarion to follow him, he grabbed the monkey boy by the shoulder before dragging him away from Lifain, then teleported with Glarion away.
"So… who's going to break the silence?" asked Li Niang nervously.
"I have a proposal for the two of you" stated Albion gaining their attention "Vali will move in and live here, at the same time, try to get along in a better way, you're going to become parents"
"WHAT?!" shouted Li Niang "Y-You… parents…" she then fainted.
"Poor lass" sighed Lifain "Living in a monastery must've hard"
"I wouldn't mind" muttered Kumiko with a low voice "I never thought that it would happen to me… this early…"
"M-Me too…" added Vali.
"Ye two are really something" commented the descendant of Cu Chulain.
"You must be ready to assume the responsibility" warned Albion.
"Well I…" before that Kumiko could complete her sentence, there were some knocks on the door.
Lifain went to open the door and saw an armored knight.
"Blackstone" mumbled Kumiko with a dark voice.
Vali quickly put himself between the knight and Kumiko with his Balance Breaker ready.
"It seems like your friend dispelled the curse he had inflicted on you," said Kumiko while taking the form of the Hitokiri.
"I knew you would say that" sighed the knight "We need to talk"
-Time skip: Streets-
Li Niang 3rd POV
After waking up she heard some talking and saw him… the 'girl eater'. She discreetly exited the apartment and decided to walk a little hoping to evade him.
"Little treat" mumbled a voice behind her forcing her to evade a grip from behind.
"Y-You are…" she said while looking at her aggressor with a serious face, she was then looking confused "Who are you again?"
The man in armor chuckled and said "You've forgotten me? Well it doesn't matter, once I get you, getting the girl would be easy and the boy is too soft to let you die"
"What are you talking about?"
"Have you forgotten what I did to your friend? All the atrocities I've inflicted on her?" he asked with a big grin.
"Y-You're the one who hurt big sis Kumiko," asked Li Niang with a shock on her face.
"Sorry if you've seen her that way" he apologized with a grin "I should have killed her that day"
As a trigger, she remembered the monks being killed one by one. Her breath became heavy as she began to cry.
"What's wrong too soft to think of that?" said the man before walking toward the girl.
As he got at arms reach, he saw her giving one light tap to the cuirass of his armor which made him laugh.
"What was that supposed to do? A-" he hadn't the time to end what he was going to say that he fell to his knees, coughing blood, he then felt like his heart was tightening "I-I-It can't be. I-I wanted to help the master-" he then fell dead after that his heart exploded.
"There you are," said Arthur as he teleported to her "The others…" he then saw the body before sighing heavily.
"I… I…" muttered Li Niang before crying.
"Let's go back," said Arthur before teleporting with Li Niang to the apartment.
POV- DEVEN
"Listen I-"
"How did you break the curse?" Kumiko growled.
"If you let me finish, I will tell you."
They lowered their weapons. Vali was having a meltdown inside. Why was his first instinct to jump in front of Kumiko?
"Remember the dragon you talked to in the familiar forest?"
"ay, what does Tiamat have to do with te curse?"
"I will let her explain." He snapped his fingers. Tiamat in her human form emerged.
Everyone tensed.
"You have her as a familiar!?"
ONE LONG EXPLANATION LATER
"So, now that we got that settled…..What happened to you?" Deven pointed to Kumiko.
She froze. Vali froze. Lifain started to laugh. Deven saw both Vali and Kumiko go red. Then it clicked.
"Hah….ha ha ha…..HA HA HA HA"
"What are you laughing at?" Kumiko growled
"Well now you won't have to worry about me attacking you"
"Over my dead body!" Vali clasped a hand over his mouth. Kumiko blushed. Deven and Lifain burst into laughter. "So Albion, since I know these two wont tell me." Deven began. "How did this happen?" The wings appeared on Valis back. "I'm afraid I can't say. My partner has already gone through enough emotional trauma."
"Oh, I can definitely tell ya, lad." Lifain voiced. Kumiko gave a death glare. Lifain leaned in close to the knight. After a moment, the knight broke into laughter once again. "So the mighty White Dragon was forced to become a father by the oh so honorable Samurai. All over a magic rock!" At this point, Tiamat had joined in on the laughter. Kumiko was about to shut them both up when a hand landed on her shoulder. It was Vali, his eyes were shadowed by his hair. "we should go" Lifain joined them and they left the laughing knight and dragon to themselves.