Supernatural: Chronicles of the Order 7

Chapter 17: Reiko and Her Sisters

(DISCLAIMER: No, I don't own Supernatural because it belongs to Eric Kripke and Warner Bros. So, enjoy the show! Rated M for graphic violence, adult content, and adult language.)

James was busy walking in the halls of the slug roe that was found on Geralt Island as he was staring at the archives that were once hidden away for years. What he didn't expect was that Gareth was sitting in a chair next to a display of old magazines of women on them in glass with the words, "Dean's porn category," in gold letters on a plaque. He also saw that the Elf was a mess while he had a bag of ice on his crotch in which he got it coming so far. It may have been laughable to see Gareth in a tangle, but was also painful as he couldn't bear the pain between his legs, for it was a tough sight to see so far.

"You look as if you pissed off the wrong woman to get kicked in the daddy pills," said James.

"Damn it, Elise…," said Gareth as he was reeling from where he got kicked earlier. "Why can't you stay home like a good Elf woman for a change…?"

"She got you there in the twins' playpen, didn't she? You're from the Mahoney Clan on Valinor, but your family has a stubborn streak in it. Your sister has her reasons to hunt and fight, but you can't keep her overprotected forever."

"She's all I have since our parents were killed years ago. I can't let this slide and let her die alone and unprotected."

"You sound like Dean Winchester, who is on active duty on Shiganshina. He worries about Sam to the fullest in which one of the bodyguards that are watching him is suspended for nine months. Word has it that she's carrying a Mitani heir in her belly without knowing the consequences of her actions until her sister scolded her yesterday."

"It's good that her sister did that while mine kicks me in the twig and berries… By the way, where is that no-good savior at?"

"He returned to the mainland with his team in tow. As for me, I have dibs on this slug roe home 'cause of the fact that the Order once stayed here centuries ago in which the archives in this place have a little… 'busty content.' As for your sister, on the other hand, she decided to go with Sam's group after complaining about how you continue to keep her on a short leash, which is very restricting to those who don't need the extra protection. We all hold our own, for we are also veterans of our battles. I may be a war veteran, but I can't hold onto everything forever. It comes and goes like the wind."

James made his point clear as he saw Gareth getting up with the ice pack in his hands while leaving in the further halls. Even though he marveled at the old archives that were left behind, he went towards one of the corridors as he saw a display case that featured some old albums that weren't used in centuries. The sight of Def Leppard's Pyromania album cover in front of the box of albums graced the display case as James remembered how Dad listened to such music during his downtime back then, for there was a downtime of its own brewing in the making soon enough. When he left the hall of the slug roe home, he went towards the cemetery where the ashes of the dead were buried as he walked towards Veshka's grave in which it had a bouquet of simblemyne flowers near the obsidian marker. Like most of us, James had a great respect for the dead as he prayed near Veshka's grave, for he also wanted to put a dent in the Executive Division after what was seen here on Geralt Island.

"I may not know you that well, but Sam did the right thing to end you than allow you to suffer a lot worse from that cruel place," he said. "It's like at the end of Heart when Sam's past self had no other choice but to kill that girl than allow her to be a werewolf forever. Still, he vows to stop the Executive Division and what they stand for and that's promise just to end this ongoing war."

James left the cemetery as he was going back to the slug roe home. Staring at the sky, he gave a thumbs-up as he was also thinking about Dad and his part in the First Galvanic Uprising, for the current war was something that was unwanted in the first place. In the end of it all, we had to do our part as the Executive Division wasn't making our lives easier in which we had to fight them till the bitter end in this ongoing battle all over the galaxy...

Dvora was in the Kurokage's sickbay as she was being scanned from head to toe. Even though I was there with concern, I stared at the image of her unborn child as it was unscathed from harm, which was a godsend. What I didn't expect was that Reuben wasn't too thrilled with Dvora taking a risk on Geralt Island two days ago as he was adamant into suspending her bodyguard duties until the baby was born, for there was no way out of it right now.

"You're lucky that the baby is safe, but you should think first before going on the field next time," he said. "It's best that you stay away from your duties until your baby is born."

"I hate being probed and prodded," said Dvora as she was not too happy with being on the examination table. "I never expected to see what was made within me until Sam spotted it when he was taken to that slug roe home on Geralt Island. It sucks that I have to shirk my duties as Sam's bodyguard… I'm so sorry, Dean..."

"There's no shame, Dvora," I said. "As for your predicament on the examination, you're not the only one who had to be probed and prodded."

"Well, you're not a woman 'cause men have penises and scrotums. It's the women who have vaginas to deliver the babies with."

"Where is she?!"

We saw Anaira burst into the sickbay as he was worried about Dvora to the extreme. The sight of her being on the examination table concerned him as he saw the image of what she was carrying on screen. He was floored to see the future in bloom as he noticed the Elven fetus on display, for he was about to faint on the spot after seeing it.

"You're expecting and you went out in combat?!" he yelled.

"I didn't notice it until now," said Dvora. "It's a huge godsend that it's unharmed, but I can't go back on duty until the baby is born."

"That's something to tell whatever comes out in the future. I'm hoping for a girl, but beggars can't be choosers."

"If it's a boy, we'll name it Hajime. If it's a girl, we'll name it Danae after my mother."

"If it's ever a boy, we'll call him Ippei II after my late uncle. It's high time that his memory was honored after he was killed by Darbus Toller three years ago."

"It would be an honor to name your baby after Ippei, but he once told me that one should choose a name that suits them best," I said. "You have all that time to choose it, for it will be a crucial one indeed."

I left the sickbay as I was going towards the airlock in which I stepped out onto the deck of the harbor. What I didn't expect was that Reiko was there as she brought some matcha muffins in a basket in which she wanted to see everyone on the Kurokage before departing for Valinor, for she was also concerned about Dvora's future at hand.

"I baked some matcha muffins for Miss Dvora because she was craving something sweet," she said.

"It's a good thing that she's off-duty for now, but she should also be thinking about the troubles of motherhood along the way," I said.

"Miss Dvora will be fine, Sammy. I know about being a mother and so do Moro and Rie. They have children and so do we. I'm sure that Miss Dvora will be a protective mother to her baby so far."

"There you are," said Rie as she caught up to Reiko. "I would've did my shift with the kids, but Nathan decided that we should have a girl's day out."

"I was considering it, but Miss Dvora needs to have further attention with some matcha muffins."

"I'll handle the housework and duties," I said. "Besides, you can't do all of the childrearing by yourself because it has to be a team effort."

I saw Moro arriving as she was dressed in a fancy summer yukata that was yellow with red camellias all over it. Even though she was ready to take the day off with Reiko and Rie, she was also waiting for someone else as she spotted Dvora dressed up in a dress with a modern print complete with a pair of flat shoes in which she was eager to spend the day with the other women, for she had no other choice but to bask in the futures and joys of what she would expect in the greatness of motherhood.

"Well, we're off," she said.

"Have a good day," I said as I saw everyone leave for the other parts of the city.

And so, I saw them leave as I was most likely to be happy for them to spend the day before resuming work. Just as I was about to return to the temporary home near the ocean, I saw a group of people coming out of a ship in which they were of the unruly type due to their appearance in the form of punk an pirate attire. What I didn't expect was that a familiar face was with them as she was carrying a newborn baby in her arms. It was none other than Chitorin as she also had a toddler in tow, but I sensed that she wasn't happy with her predicament. Even the entourage that she had were on guard as they were there for a reason, but I sensed that they were the type that didn't want to deal with the normal crowd. Just as I was about to catch up with them, I was stopped by Akemi as she didn't want me to get involved whatsoever, for she knew about such trouble that came and went here in Rakharo for a long time now.

"I wouldn't follow them if I were you," she said cautiously.

"There was a High Elf woman with them," I said.

"You mean one of the breeders to Cesare Zampano, who was a disgraced noble to the Barathite royal family, don't you? He was kicked out and exiled to a place on Lannister known as the Sprawl, which is a place filled with outcasts and disgraced people who turned to other means to survive and Cesare is one of them. His only purpose is to collect and sell women who pine for the same gender, only to force them to bear children to those who vow to correct them of their lifestyle. The last time I saw Cesare, he had a primary wife, but she only gave birth to two daughters, but he wanted the elusive Zampano heir from any breeder he collected, regardless of alien race she came from."

"It's vile to hear of it, but if Chitorin is there, she should leave that tyrant."

"I'm sorry to say this, Sam, but Cesare keeps a much shorter leash on his breeders." We see Chitorin and her entourage returning to their ship with some supplies as they entered inside. "Cesare Zampano has a stranglehold on his breeders and if one of them is missing, he will go on a rampage and kill those who get in the way just to retrieve her. I've been to the Sprawl and I survived Cesare's hospitality to the brink of treading into something that came out of The Handmaid's Tale. And to top it off, his place is warded to keep everyone out, but the governor of the Sprawl has had enough of him and wants to skewer him."

"The Sprawl is ruled by a governor?"

"Her name is Olivia Trelawney, who is a Cetra that was a product of a human male and Draaza female and they age slowly."

"I see that she is staging a rebellion, but it will wait."

"For the record, there are those who worship the savior that was born and it's none other than you in the flesh. Olivia and her family are even worshipers of the Winchester Gospel in which they believe in the philosophy: 'Family doesn't end in blood.' As for her spat with Cesare, Akio finally got word of this due to the rampant breeding pool that the bastard kept due to their constant birthing of his own kin, for some of them are sons to inherit the Sprawl in the future. As for our other affairs, we should treat the kids for a day on the beach if you don't mind."

I followed Akemi back to the house as we were most likely to be tending to the children while the mothers in the group decided to take the day off. Still, I didn't mind Reiko having a day for herself as I also wanted to tell her about Chitorin, but another time was feasible. I didn't want to bother her about it as there was another reason to do so in the future…

Reiko led the way as she was seeing all the local townsfolk going about their daily business. Moro was also wanting to get some things as she spotted the fresh fish that became a catch of the day from the ocean in which she was wanting to fix a dinner for Albus and Sura later on. As for Rie, however, she saw a sweets shop as she stared at the selection of castella and bungeoppang that was on display in the window. When she went inside, she noticed some chapssal that was baked as she bought some and later paid with the eastern part of the Ashizoka System's preferred currency, which were tevnars. When she left the sweets shop, she saw Dvora devouring the matcha muffins that Reiko made as she was in the early stages of her pregnancy.

"You could've saved us some," she said.

"I can't help it," said Dvora. "It's worse than the craving for budae-jjigae, which has spam, pork, ramen noodles, baked beans, a few polish sausages, kimchi, anchovy stock, and some slices of cheese on top. Oh, it's so good..."

"Well, you can have the pork, 'cause I prefer beef," said Moro as she returned from one of the vendors with a roast beef sandwich. "Could you believe those asshats when they came in, got what they wanted, and rushed the hell out of there with a woman and kids in tow?"

"You ran into Cesare's boys, didn't you?" said a Targar woman with lavender hair as she was busy serving customers. "I don't like the bastard for what he is and that is a sexist pig who keeps his women enslaved like cattle."

"I heard about Cesare in which my father-in-law wanted to go and chop his package off at the time," said Rie as she got out one of the chapssal out of her bag. "He loathes him after his own family kicked him out of the Barathite royal court for his appalling behavior towards women, but his presence on Lannister poses a problem."

"Cesare lives in a colony on Lannister known as the Sprawl, but the governor there wants him out of there for his brutal treatment of women. Three years ago, he came back from Alecrast with a High Elf woman whose lover was condemned to be a prisoner to the likes of Darbus Toller. No one knows what happened after that, but the High Elf woman that Cesare took ended up being bred and gave birth to the Zampano heir that has eluded him for so long. The only mistake that he made was that he pissed off some angels who demanded him to release his brood mare, but he used wards to keep them out of his villa."

"Chitorin…," said Reiko as she was shocked to hear about what happened.

The news about Chitorin's fate worried Reiko as she wanted to rescue her from the clutches of Cesare. Still, it had to wait for another day as the further news would soon pan out in which there would soon be a downfall to the one who kept women as brood mares for no reason. Even though it would wait for another day, Reiko and the others had to forget about the rest until they returned home as they continued their stroll all over the city. To their surprise, they saw various wares from all over Targaryen flourish as the sight of Celluna Sea pearls came in the form of jewelry that fetched a high price. Still, Reiko couldn't help it as she stared at the pearl necklace that was put on display. She wanted to get it as she saw the price on it, which was on clearance for a low fifty tevnars. When she paid for the necklace, she put it on as she looked elegant with it in which she wanted to show it to me the moment she returned home. With Rie and Moro staring at the necklace, they were a little envious as they always view Reiko as the most beautiful of all of them.

"You know how to pull off wearing a pearl necklace," said Moro as she was finishing off her sandwich. "Celluna Sea pearls come at a hefty price, but due to the clearance, it was worth it."

"It has been there for a while, but I bought it anyway."

"Sam won't know what to think," said Dvora as she spotted Reiko with the pearl necklace. "He might want you for the rest of the night when we all get home."

"Celluna Sea pearls are known throughout the galaxy, but they're the most valuable," said Rie.

"At least Reiko got something good out of our trip..."

It wasn't long until Reiko and the others heard the sound of dragon wings flapping in the air in which they spotted a familiar one landing in a clearing. Reiko knew of the dragon to be Donna as she saw her sniff at the scent of donuts baking in the air. What she didn't expect was that a large chapssal appeared out of nowhere as Donna spotted it due to how it smelled and tasted.

"It had to be a donut hole with azuki bean paste in it," she said as she picked up the chapssal with her claws. "It sure tasted good when I went with that Sakane guy in the Elder Days."

"Dragons are sacred on Targaryen, but one in the form of one of the Wayward Sisters?" said Rie as she spotted Donna out in the open. "You came a long way, but we all have our ups and downs from time to time."

"Is Sam available?"

"Sam's babysitting the kids, along with the other men," said Moro. "If you run into him, we'll tell you that he's home here in this city."

"Akio gave me this letter to give to Sam." Donna fishes out a letter from her scales as she gives it to Reiko. "It's very urgent that you give that to him when you come back home. The governor of the Sprawl is getting very tired of Cesare causing trouble for the women there on that colony on Lannister and she wants him out."

"I'll be sure to give it to him when I see him," she said.

It wasn't long until Donna flew away as Reiko looked at the letter that was addressed to me in general. When she put it in her purse, she was eager to give it to me once she went home as she didn't want to interfere with the letter. Still, she continued her day with everyone as they were on their way to the square in which they spotted something out of the ordinary. What they didn't expect was that a dead body of a woman was being carted away as Moro had a suspicious feeling that something was wrong the moment she saw blood between the cadaver's legs, for she knew of it very well to be a monster that she hates the most.

"It's horrible to see that," said Rie.

"We should be careful about what goes on around here in this city," said Moro.

"Something's wrong here," said Dvora.

"We're dealing with an aswang in which they often prey on pregnant women and suck out the fetus, but they attack when they don't make sounds. In the lore, aswangs are known to live in the day, and attack in the night, but the one in plain sight is hungry for no reason other to feed his or her own gluttonous habit."

"Are there any forms to kill such a dangerous thing?" asked Reiko.

"The only way to kill it is by garlic, salt, religious weapons, and a whip made from the tail of a stingray. The only way to spot an aswang is by seeing its reflection upside down."

"You better take a look at the perv sniffing out the women under their skirts," said Dvora as she spotted a suspicious man dressed in fancy clothes behaving lewdly. "He looks off, but an aswang can look at the women from between their legs just to sniff out signs of pregnancy."

"This isn't good," said Rie. "If the aswang spots you, then you're in danger. It's best that you get back before the leering pervert has his sights set on you. Sorry to cut this day short, but you can't be at risk right now."

It wasn't long until Deejatra was spotted as she was concerned about Dvora's safety. With the search for the aswang on high alert, she was eager to get her sister out of the way as she was more than likely to lead her home after what was spotted earlier, for there was danger lurking everywhere right now.

"You need to go back to the temporary house, Dvora," she said.

"I know, but it's also better to be safe than sorry," she answered.

"An aswang sniffs out prey when they are gestating, for the victim that was killed earlier suffered the same fate."

"I'll take her home," said a Draaza woman who was dressed in Medical Corps clothing. "You should be a little more cautious, Dvora."

"Dalamera..."

"Reuben's pissed and if he sees you in danger, then he'll let us have it, you got that? As for the hunters on the case, let's hope that you put that aswang on ice."

It wasn't long until Dvora followed Dalamera home as Reiko and the others with Deejatra were ready to find the aswang and where he was hiding at. Still, they couldn't let another victim fall prey to such a monster like that as they had their reasons to stop it, for a monster in Rakharo was trouble indeed…

I was busy playing with the children as I saw them build sand castles. Still, they were a handful as I didn't have a problem with them due to them being kids and playing with sand. Even though I was busy applying sunblock on them, they were enjoying the warm weather in which I was also caring for the younger twins, who were four months old and growing. When it was time for dinner, I ushered everyone into the house as we were done for the day in which it consisted of japchae and braised myrminar, which was a fish that was large and native to Targar waters. When I went upstairs to my room, I was greeted by a woman in punkish clothing with shaved sides on her head. She was wanting an audience with me as she wanted to have a personal problem solved in her home turf, for it was urgent after all.

"You're Sam Winchester, aren't you?" she said in an Australian accent. "From what I heard, you've been pegged as a savior that is now the target of the forces that we're fighting against."

"It seems that you're not here to have dinner, are you?" I said.

"The name's Olivia Trelawney and my family have ruled the Sprawl for generations until a certain problem came along after the Elect's downfall on Alecrast."

"Is it about Cesare Zampano?"

"Cesare has been a thorn in my side for the past six years and he has a monopoly on the six women other than his wife in which they bear his children, but the Zampano heirs came in the promise of the High Elf that he stole to correct and breed to the point of her being submissive to him."

"Akemi told me about how he abuses his privilege in the Sprawl, but he sells other breeding women to those who are more like him in a Handmaid sense. He's been doing this since he came to the Sprawl, but the people who live there demand him to leave."

"Cesare ought to be castrated in front of the women he stole just to bear his children. Still, if you're up to the task, then I'll allow you to come to the Sprawl without Rowena knowing of your motives to liberate it from Cesare's tyranny."

"Then I'll go to Lannister first thing in the morning. And another thing, the High Elf woman that I saw in the entourage of people earlier was a member of the Mitani Clan, but dropped off the map during the Gale Canyon incident."

"I've heard of her lover trying to get her free, but she was taken away to the factory on Geralt Island just to be turned into goop just to harvest her soul to sell to the highest demon bidder."

"I saw her there, but she was beyond saving, for I had no other choice but to end her suffering. As for her captors and those who serve in the Executive Division, they will pay for their cruelty once we beat them in this ongoing war."

"You have a sense of optimism, but you should also beware of the shady folk who were outcasts who live on the Sprawl, for they were also tossed there to live out their misery there. There's a ship that will take you there at dawn, for your services on the Sprawl can't wait forever."

I saw Olivia leave as I spotted a piece of paper on the nightstand. Picking it up, I unfolded it as I saw the Zampano family crest in which it was in the form of a stag in armor. What I also didn't expect was that the MacLeod family crest was added onto the paper as I also had to be careful once I got there to the Sprawl. Still, I may be stuck babysitting for today, but I also had to do my duty for tomorrow as I was most likely to be leaving towards Lannister, where the place of outcasts awaits for me…

Reiko led the way as she followed the suspicious aswang back to his hideout near the pier. Even though she heard stories from her siblings about such dangerous creatures, she had her reasons to stop the aswang as she was concerned about Dvora's safety after what was seen in the street earlier. With dusk approaching, she saw the aswang returning to his nest as he was greeted by a woman dressed in clothing that was similar to what vampires on the dirt roads wore. When the aswang entered inside of the hideout, Reiko began to tiptoe towards it until she was stopped by Deejatra as she was no stranger to dealing with such monsters who prey on pregnant women.

"You're not armed with the right equipment," she said.

"But the aswang is in there and he'll strike again," said Reiko.

"There's a nest in there, but the locals are scared to go over there."

"Then we'll go and stop the nest," said Moro as she got out a container of minced garlic. "Aswangs are susceptible to garlic and we'll put a dent into the nest."

"We better get going," said Rie. "If a nest of aswangs is there, then they pose a risk to the locals who live in this city. And for the record, vampires and aswangs may be related, but they don't get along with one another due to the bad blood between both monster races. For starters, aswangs are the much nobler while vampires hang around in abandoned farmhouses drinking booze and party to classic rock."

Without warning, Reiko and the others saw the woman from the hideout standing there as they noticed her reflection to be upside down due to her appearance as an aswang. Deejatra knew of her very well as she was there in the streets bearing her fangs while smelling the scent of gestation in the air. What Reiko and her group didn't expect was that several more aswangs burst out of the hideout as they were also bearing their fangs just in time to feed, for they were starting to get more hungry and out of control during such insatiable pressure in the air.

"You just had to come here, but where are the kids?" asked the woman.

"They're at home, but you won't hurt them," said Rie as she got out a whip.

"Paolo was reckless when he got an afternoon snack, only to be followed by the likes of you hunters from the Order!"

"You don't fool us 'cause we know of you to be aswangs, but you don't get along with vampires due to your taste in fancy houses instead of barns on dirt roads," said Moro. "For starters, you came here undetected while passing off as Terran, but you can't outrun anyone who helps the Order, not even you and your nest."

"Take them out!" The people in the woman's group began to rush towards Reiko and her group as they still bore their fangs for the feeding. "We may not be as reckless as vampires, but we won't go down that easily!"

It wasn't long until Rie used her whip to subdue one of the aswangs as he turned into dust in which she wasn't about to tolerate such monsters causing harm to the city. With Deejatra armed with her sniper rifle, she shot several bullets into some of the charging aswangs as they fell to the ground writhing in pain while turning into dust. Even Moro was ready to fight as she used her crossbow to stop the last remaining aswangs that were charging, but the two survivors were ready to flee as they went towards the pier where a boat was waiting for them.

"Bastardo!" yelled the woman as she punched the man in the face as he fell to the dock with splinters on his face. "You weren't supposed to be followed and yet those women came to kill our nest here on this planet!"

"I tried to be careful, Sonia," said the man as he was picking the splinters off of his face.

"Well, you weren't careful enough!"

"At least we have a boat to leave in..."

It wasn't long until the woman saw the boat to have holes in it as she was trapped at the pier the moment she spotted Reiko standing in front of her. Even though the two aswangs were beaten, they were facing off against the one in front of them as she was about to let them have it. The two aswangs were afraid of Reiko's angelic aura as they were about to flee until they were gunned down by stray bullets that came from a nearby boating house. When Reiko saw the two aswangs dead, she spotted a familiar Targar woman from earlier emerge from the boating house as she was armed with the usual hunting gear that was mainly used to hunt monsters. It was the waitress from earlier as she was no stranger to dealing with monsters, for she was eager to hunt such threats before they harmed innocent people in the city.

"It's about time that I pegged the last two," she said as she put away her gun.

"It's you from the square," said Reiko.

"I've been hunting for that nest for a long time now, but you and your friends sniffed it out just to get rid of them. As for Paolo and Sonia, they had it coming when they tried to get away, only for me to kill them."

"You bear a grudge against them, don't you?"

"The aswangs were the ones who killed my mother while they gorged on the unborn she carried when I was little. I swore that I would hunt them down and avenge the deaths of my mother and unborn sister, even if it went against my father's wishes to do so. I had to track the nest all over this planet until they reached Rakharo the moment Paolo let his guard down for an afternoon snack."

"At least you avenged your loved ones..."

"For the record, my name's Ronixys Arvelian and my family have been members of the Order for generations. They're hunters in their own right, but I put my reasons to good use when I avenged my mother's death. Still, we have our work cut out for them, but that doesn't mean that we can rest easily when threats of monsters occur. I've read about it in my father's journals and how he hunted down threats who harmed the innocent. He even went to Gehenna at the time to hunt down a Wendigo to save his fellow comrades."

It wasn't long until Reiko saw Moro and the others approaching as they noticed the two fleeing aswangs dead on the pier. What they didn't expect was that Ronixys was there due to her status as a freelance hunter, but she was also a member of the Order as well. With the aswang threat averted, all was well for another day as everyone was ready to go home, for it was dusk and time for dinner after all…

Later on in the evening, Reiko and her group returned to the square as they were at a table eating their fill of food and milkshakes. Even though they stopped the aswang nest, they were ready to call it a day as it was one big adventure rolled into a great time on the town. Still, Reiko was concerned about what she saw earlier as the image of Chitorin coming here worried her to the extreme. She sensed that the wayward High Elf was in dire need of rescuing, but she was also most likely to be dealing with the aftermath once her sister was saved. When she finished her meal, she paid for it as she still sat at the table of her group, for she was concerned about the uncertainty that could occur in the Sprawl afterwards.

"You're worried about something," said Deejatra.

"Chitorin was here today," said Reiko.

"Wait! I ran into someone like her while she had kids in tow, but those asshats guarding her kept shoving everyone away," said Moro.

"We should've gone after her, but now it's too late."

"It's never too late because of the fact that she's our sister, no matter how she is despite her sexual orientation," said Rie. "If Cesare Zampano was the one who put her through the hell he enslaved her into, then our best bet is directly on the Sprawl, which is a hub for outcasts who have no place to go home to."

"Does Veshka know about this?" asked Reiko.

Moro and Deejatra were stunned to hear this as they remembered the tragic fate that befell Veshka directly. The incident on Geralt Island was more than enough to put a further dent in the Executive Division's plans as such misery should never be repeated again, for it was a troubling end to one who was taken away and reduced to goop.

"I hate to say this, but Veshka's dead," said Moro as Reiko gasps in shock. "We found her during the raid on that factory on Geralt Island in which she was nearly liquefied to a goop with no hope of survival. In the end of it all, Sam had no other choice but to put her out of her misery after what he saw over there. The Executive Division and their allies are far worse than the monsters who get out of line and we can't just let them rain on our parade like that. As for Chitorin's predicament in the Sprawl on Lannister, it's up to Sam to put an end to Cesare Zampano and to liberate his brood mares that were taken away against their will."

"If any of us ever gets our hands on Cesare Zampano, I hope that he gets his package snipped," said Rie. "It's about time that someone goes there to put him in his place, for he won't get another chance to crawl all over the galaxy after that."

Rie made her point clear as she was hoping to see Cesare get what he deserves after hearing about Chitorin's plight with that misogynist pig. As for the next mission, however, it would soon be fair game as the time to put a dent in Cesare Zampano was already beginning as we speak, for it was also an opportunity to have an ally with those who lived in the Sprawl so far…

I was busy in the kitchen washing dishes as I was cleaning up after our dinner was eaten. Even though I stayed behind to tend to the children with Nathan and Albus, I was hard at work finishing up the dishes until I heard footsteps approaching. Turning around, I saw Dvora dig into one of the containers of japchae as she got out a bowl and chopsticks just in time to get some. Even though it was still warm and not yet put into the fridge for later, Dvora got herself some dinner as she was tired after being escorted home earlier, for it was better safe than sorry after all.

"You're home early," I said.

"I would've tagged along, but Reiko and the others went on without me to tackle an aswang," said Dvora as she took a bite of her japchae. "It's for the best anyway after what we saw earlier."

"Dvora…, I have a mission to the Sprawl and I have to leave Targaryen tomorrow."

"You're going to the Sprawl on Lannister?! No! I forbid it and even Dean forbids it and if he finds out that you're going over there, he'll have our asses for this!"

"Dean has other things to think about while fending off the Executive Division's forces on Shiganshina. He can't just juggle my safety around while leading his troops at the same time."

"If you go there to the Sprawl, I will have no other choice but to call Dean up and when he finds out about your mission in that abrasive hellhole, he'll do a lot more than kick your ass. He'll have you hauled with a much more stricter detail on his part."

"Don't involve him in this, you got that? He has his own problems, for he can't keep me on a short leash forever. He has his forces on Shiganshina that have just took out a base on Stohess four days ago. He can't worry about me forever because of the fact that I can hold my own."

"Sammy, you shouln't criticize Brother like that," said Reiko as she came in through the back door while she stood in front of me. "He may be far away, but he has his reasons to worry about you. Still, one can't go without support, for it will be vital for you in the end."

Reiko made her point clear as she didn't want me to cross the line when it came to my safety. Even though she came here after her long day, she wasn't about to let me go off the rails as I had no other choice but to have backup once I went towards the Sprawl in the morning.

"I won't let you go alone, Sammy," she said to me.

"I have a crucial mission to topple Cesare Zampano and have him put under the heel of Olivia Trelawney's boot," I said. "That man is nothing more than a heartless pig who takes women against their will just to force them to have his children while his primary wife sits by and watches. I even saw Chitorin with his group before they left Targaryen and returned to Lannister where the Sprawl is."

"You saw Chitorin, too?"

"I did and I will rescue her after what she went through. If she's brought to Targaryen, then she will end up going to Veshka's grave to pay her last respects. James made sure that she was salted and burnt before her ashes were buried with an obsidian marker. Even though I had no other choice but to end her life after what she went through, I won't let such a cruel fate happen to anyone else. It's my way of making sure that nothing is worth losing those I care about."

"Then I'm coming with you," said Elise as she burst into the kitchen. "You put your life on the line for all of us and even helping to destroy the factory on Geralt Island, but there's no way in hell that you're doing it alone."

"Elise..."

"I can't just do nothing while my brother is trying his best to be overprotective over me all the time. Still, we can't just sit on the sidelines 'cause we do what is best to protect people and stop the bad guys."

Once again, I was under the microscope of having a bodyguard with me as I saw Elise armed with her usual bow and arrows. Still, I didn't mind it, but I also had to deal with it as my mission to enter the Sprawl was just the beginning of our worries so far…

To be continued…