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Hey guys! I'm back with a new chapter! And this took a while to write, but it was fun, I'll admit. I'm now seeing that I now have reviews, favorites, and follows. Wow. I appreciate it!
Okay, so I've been hearing from a lot of you that Terra should form his own team as he travels throughout Japan. Guess what? I planned that from the start anyways. So don't worry.
Oh, and Lewamus Prime? Thanks for giving me those suggestions. I gave me a lot of ideas for Terra's powers and move set. So thanks.
Let's Get On With The Story!
Chapter 3: The Kyoto Arc - Part 1
(The Forest)
It's been a few days since Terra and Mittelt left Kuoh together. They kept on traveling on foot, with Terra saying that it was good for a nature walk to their next destination that they'll come to. Mittelt pointed out that instead of walking, they could've just taken transportation. But much to her surprise, Terra told her that he gets easily sick on any type of transportation. Mittelt blinked owlishly at this, and she laughed at his condition, much to Terra's annoyance.
It was now nighttime, and the two were in the forest. They sat down near their campfire, warming themselves up. Mittelt was holding a stick that held a marshmallow on it.
"You know, when I going to travel with you, I expected some surprising things up ahead, considering you are involved. But I certainly didn't expect this." Mittelt commented, staring at the marshmallow turn brown at the heat. She then turned to him.
"But next time, we're traveling by train. Walking through nature seems fine, but only if its like...some vacation trip. Not traveling." Mittelt bluntly told him, as she pulled her soft white treat out of the fire, and then bit onto it.
"Aw, but that ruins the fun in adventuring. I also told you that I'm bad with transporations" Terra complained to her. Mittelt gave him a raised eyebrow at him.
"Too bad. Not everything can go your way, now can it? I remember you saying that in front of Raynare, no?" Mittelt pointed. Terra grumbled, as his own words were used against him.
"...Fine. Next town we reach, we'll use a train. Is that better?" Terra told her. Mittelt nodded in satisfaction.
"Better. I mean, we could've gone faster if we could fly, but sadly for you, you can't." Mittelt pointed out. Terra just gave a sigh at her.
"Flying seems nice..." Terra muttered, and then grabbed onto a rock from a pile, and began chomping from it. Mittelt look at him strangely. She has seen a lot of stange and abnormal things in life, but this...this takes the cake.
"...You have a pretty strange diet..." Mittelt bluntly told him, as she watched him chomp onto a stone, chew on it, and swallow it like it was normal.
"That's what people keep telling me. I'm pretty used to it by now." Terra said, before shoving another stone into his mouth before chewing on it.
Mittelt continued to look at him chew on a rock that looked painful to eat, but then decided to bring up another topic.
"So what now?" Mittelt asked. Terra gave a glance to Mittelt.
"Hm?" Terra made through his mouth, while chewing on a rock.
"So where are we going now? We must have some form of destination." Mittelt told him. Terra swallowed the crumble of rock into, and then picked up his map.
"Well, if we continue, we'll eventually hit Kyoto, which is nearby. I've heard the place is rather nice. I've also remember something about Youkai there..." Terra mumbled the last part, something which Mittelt heard.
"Kyoto!? That's the place where the Youkai faction lives!" Mitelt told him in a surprised tone. Terra gave a raised eyebrow at the word "Youkai".
"Youkai?" Terra asked. "I've heard of their names, but what are they?" Terra asked. Mittelt sighed, as she knew that she had to lecture him about this. Clearing her throat, she started explaining.
"Youkai are basically creatures that are native to the Asian land. They told in japanese folklore and mythology, which is true. They can range from many creatures, like Kitsune, Oni, crow Youkai, and more. There is a high diversity in them, so I couldn't really list that much." Mittelt told him.
"Oh. So it's basically their territory..." Terra told her. Mittelt gave him a deadpanned look.
"Well duh. Others couldn't get in. Only humans are near, since they aren't aware..." Mitelt told him. Terra gave a smile upon hearing that.
"Well that's a plus for me. I'm human." Terra plainly said. "So that means I can enter their territory, and maybe ask for some information about my old man."
Mittelt gave him a raised eyebrow. "When I first heard on what you were doing throughout this whole trip, I find it hard to believe. But then again, you're involved in this. So I'm not entirely surprised."
She then realized something.
"W-Wait! What about me! I'm a Fallen Angel, and I can't get near their place!" Mitelt complained to him. Terra blinked at her.
"Oh, right. Well, is it possible that you can stay in Kyoto while not in their territory?" Terra asked. Mittlet blinked at him.
"W-Well, yes. There are some areas that aren't within their boundaries, so..."
"Great! You just stay there while I look around for information!" Terra said to her with a smile, as he begun setting up his sleeping bag.
"Hey! What am I going to do while you go exploring deep within Kyoto!" Mittlet exclaimed at him. Terra gave her a raised eyebrow.
"I don't know. Do whatever you girls do. Paint your nails or whatever" Terra told her without a care, as he was going into his sleeping bag.
"Sexist!" was Mitelts annoyed cry at him.
"Yeah yeah. Sweat dreams to you to." Terra told her, as he dozed off to sleep.
"Don't you just sweep me off!" Mittelt exclaimed to him, but saw him covering himself in his sleeping bag. Mittelt grumbled something about him being cute or else she would stab him. She reached for the last marshmallow in the bag, but then grabbed onto nothing. Mittlet blinked in surprise, and saw that there was nothing there. Her hand went all over the bag, but couldn't find anything.
"...No marshmallow..." Mittelt muttered under her breath. "...I don't remember eating the last one."
She immediately turned to Terra with an irked look on her face.
"Hey! Did you take the last marshmallow!? I was going to eat that!" Mittelt exclaimed to him. Terra turned his head to her.
"I didn't eat it. What are you talking about?" Terra told her. Mittelt gave him a narrow look.
"Well, we're the only ones here. And I don't remember eating the last marshmallow. So why lie-" whatever else she was going to say was interrupted when a noise nearby happened.
*Rustle*
A rustle of a bush happened near them. The two immediately turned to the bush, and went on guard on what was there. Mittelt summoned her spear, and slowly walking to the bush.
"Whoever you are...you're going to pay for stealing the last marshmallow!" Mittelt said, and stabbed the bush.
"AH!" cried out a voice, and rolled out of the bush. Mittelt looked down, and was about to attack the guy who stole her marshmallow. However...
"Ah! Please don't hurt me!" said the voice. Mittelt blinked once upon seeing this figure. And blinked once more.
"...Huh?" Mittelt said, while she looked confused at what she saw. It was then Terra walked up behind her.
"Hey Mittelt. What's gotten you so...shocked." Terra finished his statement slowly, as he saw the small figure beneath them.
Both of them blinked with surprise, as they looked at the creature in front of them with surprise.
It was a cat. But not just any cat. It was a small gray cat with a black underbelly. It had a rectangular head, with black ears, big black eyes with small thin eyebrows. It two tiny whiskers on each cheek. The cat also had a triangular nose. It had a body structure that allowed it to walk on its own two feet. The cat had a long gray tail.
"A cat?" both of them said. The car looked at them with tears forming in its eyes.
"I'm sorry! I was just hungry! And that marshmallow smelled sweet!" the cat said while comically having tears leaking from its eyes.
"Um..." both of them said, not sure how to react to this. So there was this cat that could speak human language, and was apologizing to them for eating the last marshmallow...with tears leaking from his eyes.
"Um, it's okay. It's just a marshmallow." Terra told the cat. "It's really something not really fussing over. Right Mittelt?"
Mittelt turned to Terra in surprise, and nodded at him, and looked back at the cat.
"Y-Yeah! It's okay. I don't mind letting you have the last marshmallow. Because you're so cute~!" Mittelt said, while reaching out to the cat and hugged it while rubbing her cheeks on its cheeks.
"AH! Am I being attacked!?" the cat panicked as he was being hugged by the girl. Terra chucked at him.
"No, I don't think you're being attacked. It's more of a hug." Terra told him. The cat ignored being hugged, and looked at Terra with a bit of confusion on his face.
"A hug?" the cat responded in a confused expression. Terra nodded at him.
"Yes. A hug. Hey, Mittelt. You can let him go now." Terra told her. Mittlet pouted at him.
"Aw...but he is so cute..." Mittlet complained to him, but complied with him anyway. She set down the cat, and the two bent down to the cat.
"So who are you, little guy? What's your name?" Mittelt asked. The cat looked confused.
"Who I am? I'm not really sure. All I do know is that I'm called a cat." the cat told them, which surprised them.
"And my name? I don't have one." the car responded.
"You don't have a name? Don't you have any parents or someone to take care of you?" Mittelt asked. The cat shook his head.
"No. As far as I now, I was born here, and lived off the forest for a while." the cat responded. Terra gave the cat a sad look.
"Poor thing...no one took care of him all along. He had to grow up by himself." Terra said to her. Mittelt looked sad at the little guy.
"Aw, that is sad. What a poor cat..." Mittelt said to him. The cat simply smiled at them.
"I wan't completely alone. I mean, the forest animals seem pretty normal. I sometimes see people arrive at this place. But every time I approach them, they always freak out and run away." the cat told them. They all gave sweat drops at him.
"Well, humans aren't really prepared for a talking flying cat. If anything, they'll freak out at this." Mittelt told him. The car became depressed upon hearing that.
"That's not fair..." the cat muttered in a depressed manner. Terra simply sighed at this.
"Well, I guess that's natural. People of this world aren't ready to accept the supernatural. I can understand that. But it's sad to see you alone like this." Terra said to him. The cat wiped the slight tears from his eyes.
"It's okay. I'm kind of used to this by now..." the cat told them. Mittelt then hugged the car close to her, and looked at Terra with a puppy dog look on her face.
"Can we keep him Terra? Can we keep him?" Mittlet pleaded at him. Terra simply gave a smile.
"I was planning to do that from the start anyway." Terra told her. Mittelt's eyes widened in happiness.
"Yay! Did you hear that? We're going to keep you!" Mittelt said, as she held the cat close to her once more.
"Ack! Can't-...breath!" the cat struggled to regain his oxygen. Terra sprang into action, and separated the cat from Mittelt. She pouted upon being separated from the cat.
"Aw..." Mittelt pouted at him. Terra just sighed at her, and looked at the cat.
"Yeah, sorry about that. But at least you won't be so alone anymore." Terra told her. The cat soon regained oxygen, and nodded.
"Yeah! Thanks mister..." the cat said to him.
"Terra Tachikaze, and this is Mittelt." Terra told him, and then grew a thinking look on his face.
"Well, we gotta give you a name if you're going to come along with us." Terra told the cat. Mittelt nodded in agreement.
"Yeah. We got to give this cat a name if we're going to take him with us." Mittelt said. Terra nodded at her.
"Let's see..." Terra said, trying to think up of a name.
"Should we call him Twilight?" Mittelt asked. The cat shook his head at her.
"I don't like it." the cat told her. Mittelt pouted at that.
"Aw...and I liked the name. What's your idea, Terra?" Mittlet asked. Terra hummed in thought, and grew an idea.
"Oh! How about Geo?" Terra asked.
"Geo?" the cat asked with curiosity. Terra nodded at him.
"Yeah, Geo. Geo is related to earth, and it sounds like a cool name!" Terra said to him with a smile.
"...I don't like that either." the cat told him. Terra slumped his head in a slightly depressed aura around him.
"Ah...and it was such a cool name..." Terra said. Mittelt gave a raised eyebrow at him.
"To you, it is cool because it is related to earth. Maybe we should come up with a different name. Something different from our preferences." Mittelt suggested. Terra broke out of his slumped state and nodded at her.
"Y-Yeah..." Terra said to her, and turned to the cat.
"Hmm...how about...Yorokobi?" Terra suggested.
"Yoro...kobi?" the cat asked. Terra nodded at him.
"Yeah. It seems like a cool name for a cat like you. What do you say?" Terra asked. The cat went into a thinking position.
"Hm..." the cat hum me out in thought, and decided. He nodded at him.
"Yeah! I like that name! From now on, my name is Yorokobi!" the now named Yorokobi said to him. Terra turned to Mittelt.
"Mittelt? Your thoughts?" Terra asked. Mittelt simply nodded at him.
"Seems like a good and cute name, for a cute companion that we'll be taking along." Mittlet told him. Terra smiled at this.
"Then it's settled! From this day on, you'll be journeying with us!" Terra told him.
"Right!" Yorokobi said to him with enthusiasm, and then his stomach growled.
*Growl*
Silence reigned upon the area, before Terra and Mittelt began laughing at the cat's hunger.
"I think we have some food left..." Terra said as he dug into his bag, trying to find whatever food he has for his now new friend Yorokobi.
(Kyoto)
After a couple days of walking through the wilderness, the two finally appeared at their destination: Kyoto.
"Finally! Civilization at last!" Mittlet exclaimed, as she walked into the city, with Terra simply walking behind. Yorokobi was stuck his head out of his backpack, which made him look like a doll rather than an animal. Thus, making things perfect for him to see where they were going.
"*Chuckle*...I suppose we should be happy about that." Terra told her, and looked around. "Now it's time for me to gather some information about my old man."
After he said that, he admired the city that they arrived at.
"Wow. This place is amazing..." Terra said, looking at the area of Kyoto around him.
"Yeah. I seriously need a hot spring's bath to clean the wilderness off me." Mittelt said, while sniffing herself.
"Oh come on. You have a good earthly aroma around you. You smell more natural to my nose." Terra told her. Mittelt blinked at this, and slightly blushed.
"Oh...so you like the way I smell?" Mittelt asked him. Terra blinked at her, and scratched the back of his head.
"Well, I guess..." Terra told her, while looking away from her, getting kind of embarrassed to admit this sort of thing. Mittelt simply smiled at him.
"I see. Well, maybe I should be around the earth more, since you ARE an Earth Dragon Slayer, where Earth is literally your land to control." Mittelt told him.
"Damn right." Terra said to her. It was then Yorokobi made his thoughts.
"Wow...so this is the "city" that people kept talking about within the forest..." Yorokobi said, while looking at the building with awe. Terra smiled at him.
"If you thought that was cool, you'll be amazed on what you'll see beyond here." Terra told him. Yorokobi's eye sparkled upon hearing that.
"Really!? Oh, I'm so excited to see what is ahead of us!" Yorokobi told him.
"You and me both." Terra told him with a smile. He then begun walking ahead, while turning his head to Mittelt.
"I'm going to go deeper into Kyoto, while you stay out of their range so that trouble won't follow." Terra told her. Mittelt groaned upon hearing that.
"Right..." Mittelt said, not exactly thrilled with this idea, but understood that it was for the best. She then decided to go shopping while she waits for Terra do some intel gathering.
(Kyoto Park)
After the two separated within Kyoto, Terra walked deep within the area, trying to find a source of information. More specifically, the Youkai hotspot. But after searching for Youkai for a few hours, not much has progressed. Terra has decided to take a break by sitting in one of Kyoto's elegant parks.
"Hmm..." Terra said, while picking up a takoyaki from his tray, and then bit onto it. He bought it as he explored the city. He then bit onto the soft ball, and chewed onto it.
"Finding Youkai are sure hard to find." Terra commented, as he swallowed the soft ball. "This might be tougher than I thought."
"Well, at least our search has got us something yummy." Yorokobi told him, as he was happily chewing on the takoyaki that Terra brought him. Terra just chuckled at him while rubbing the cat's head.
"True. So I guess it isn't a waste. Plus, we got to see a lot of Kyoto. I'm pretty amazed by the design they did with this place." Terra said, while admiring the scenery around him.
"*Sigh*...that's the thing I love about exploring. It allows you to see new places, learn new things, and create memorable time throughout your life. I absolutely love it. Just like back in Fiore." Terra said, while reminiscing on his adventures back in the land of Fiore.
"Fiore? Is that some land your explored before?" Yorokobi asked him with curiosity. Terra nodded at him.
"Yeah. It's a magical place, where magic and nature is everywhere. So many cool things happen, and many amazing things that happen back in that land is only considered the crust of it. There is more to it than that." Terra explained to him.
"Wow...I sure would love to visit the place someday." Yorokobi told him. Terra gave a chuckle at him.
"Well, we could. But with current circumstances, I can't visit for a while." Terra told him. The gray cat just dipped his head in disappointment.
"Aw..." Yorokobi whined upon hearing this. Terra simply patted the cat's head to comfort him.
"Cheer up. I did say that we can visit Fiore someday, so I'm sure we can." Terra comforted him. Yorokobi picked up his head, and smiled and nodded at him with energy.
"Yeah...you did." Yorokobi told him. Terra chucked at the cat's answer, and stood up.
"Alright. I think break time is over. Now it is time to find some youkai. If I were a youkai, where would I be..." Terra said with a thinking pose. Yorokobi leapt onto his shoulder, and mimicked his pose.
"Hm..." Yorokobi thought. The two kept thinking in thought, but then something happened.
Terra's nose stared to twitch, and smelled something. Something that was WAY to familiar...
Terra's eye widened at smelling this, and sniffed the air more.
'That smell...' Terra thought, and sniffed more around him. His eye's widened even more upon smelling this.
'This smells like...the old man!' Terra thought, and immediately ran to the source. Yorokobi was surprised when Terra suddenly moved, but held onto his shoulder.
"Woah! Where are we going, Terra?" Yorokobi loudly asked him. Terra just ignored his cat companion, as his nose kept picking up a scent.
'Closer...Closer!' Terra thought as he kept running through the park, while following the scent that kept luring him. He soon ran out of the park, and into the city.
He weaved past people, and buildings, all the while chasing the scent. The scent kept getting stronger and stronger, as Terra's senses kept telling him which direction to go to.
Eventually, he ended up in a small alley, hidden from public eye. Terra stopped at his tracks, seeing that the scented was the strongest here, while stopping here as well. Terra frantically looked around his surroundings, trying to see if anyone was there. But after looking around, there was no sign of the old man, or anyone in particular.
"This scent...it disappears here." Terra muttered as he looked around. He sniffed the air once more but couldn't pick any trace of it left. After some time sniffing the air, he gave up. He sighed with disappointment, seeing that this scent hasn't led him to his old man. Rather, it just left a clue.
A clue.
Terra's eyes widened upon realizing that this was a clue!
"If my old man is here...then he must be here in this dimension!" Terra said with realization. He grinned upon realizing this.
"Alright! I've actually made some progress here!" Terra said. Yorokobi looked at him with confusion.
"Progess in what?" Yorokobi asked. Terra turned to Yorokobi sitting on his shoulder.
"I think I'm getting close to finding my old man." Terra told his cat companion. The cat's expression brightened upon hearing this
"Really? That's great!" Yorokobi exclaimed to him. Terra nodded at this.
"Yeah. It's a small start, but progress if progress. Maybe the Youkai here know something about him." Terra told him, and then scratched his head.
"But where the hell are they? Youkai sure love to play hiding from humans." Terra said, and begun walking out of the alley. Before he did, he heard a crack somewhere. His ears twitched upon hearing the earth crack.
Terra turned his head towards the source of where the noise is coming from, and slowly walked towards the source. He approached a corner, and slowly peeked through it to see what was going on. His eyes widened in surprise, seeing that there is a hole in the wall. But not just any hole. It was a hole that led to something completely new. Something that completely contradicted with modern Kyoto.
"Wow..." Terra said, while Yorokobi looked at the hole in surprise.
"Oh! We haven't explored that place yet! Can we go inside?" Yorokobi asked him. Terra nodded upon hearing that question.
"Yeah. I think we should." Terra said, and walked towards the hole in the wall. Terra and his feline companion soon stepped through the hole in the wall, and were now inside the place. As it did, the hole behind Terra closed.
The alley was now empty, with Terra on the other side. It was then a figure stepped out from the shadows of the alley. The figure stared at the hole in the wall that closed itself, and gave a small chuckle.
"Heh. Didn't think you would find me so fast kid." the figure said. "However. I'm not that easy to find. You have a more important role to play here."
(Kyoto - Youkai Faction)
Terra and Yorokobi didn't notice the hole close up behind them, as they looked at the surroundings. This place looked like Fedual Japan, one where Terra saw back in his studies in the library. He looked amazed to see this kind of surrounding with his own eyes.
"Wow..." Terra said, awed by his surroundings. But what was even more suprising were the people here. Both him and his cat companion were surprised to see multiple creatures, some humanoid while some different, walking around the area and doing their own business.
"I think we found what we're looking for..." Terra said, as he walked along the path of the Youkai's home.
"Wow...so many different looking people." Yorokobi said, looking at the surroundings around him. As the two walked, doing their own business, the youkai paid no heed to Terra or his cat companion, as he was well blended into the crowd. He then heard shouting.
"Step right up! One steaming hot pork bun for only a dollar! Step right up and come get some!" shouted out a vender, who appeared to have tiger like features on him, with a mobile cart. Terra immediately turned his head upon hearing the mention of food, and walked towards the cart.
"I'll take five of your pork buns please!" Terra said to the vender while pulling out some money. The vender merely smiled at him.
"Ah! I see you have a good eye for good food kid! Alright! 5 pork buns, coming right up!" the vender said, while getting some pork buns and putting them into a bag. He then handed Terra the bad, and Terra gave the money to the vender.
"Pleasure doing business with you kid!" the vender told him, and soon grew a curious look. "Hey, are you new here? I've never saw a face like your before around these parts."
Terra stiffened upon hearing that. He was in Youkai territory, and he didn't' want to look like an intruder here. So he came up with an excuse.
"Oh, I'm just a traveller, and just arrived around these parts." Terra told him, while not giving out that he's human. The vender gave a "huh" to him.
"I see. So a traveler to arrive at this part. Well, it does explain why you look human. After going through a long time through the human world, I guess you get used to their human form." the vender told him. Terra's eyes widened in surprise upon hearing this, but then nodded at the man's words.
"Y-Yeah. It's sort of like that..." Terra said to him, and then gave a pork bun to Yorokobi, who happily took it and began eating it. He then turned to the vender.
"Say, do you know where a traveller like me is able to get information? Just general information?" Terra asked the vender. The vender looked at him with a raised eyebrow.
"Yeah. It should be around here. Just head towards the center of the city, and you'll get the information you're looking for." the vender told him, while pointing towards the direction of the center of the place. Terra turned his head to where the man is pointing, and nodded at him with thanks.
"Thank you. I appreciate it." Terra told him. The vender gave him a good laugh.
"Don't mention it kid." the vender told him with a smile. Terra then left and walked towards the center.
"Wow. The youkai here are sure friendly." Terra commented. Yorokobi, who was busy eating the pork bun, nodded in agreement.
As he kept walking towards the center of the city, he was amazed to see what was around him. This place was completely amazing. So many species of Youkai, so many elegant designs of this place. The liveliness of the city. It was simply amazing to see.
All the while, Yorokobi's eyes held sparkles upon seeing everything new around him.
Soon, Terra and his companion soon approached the place that they were looking for. In front of them was a library, with books all over the place. Terra soon took in a deep breath, and walked inside with Yorokobi to find information.
(An hour later)
Terra sighed as he walked out of the library.
"Well, I couldn't find any information about my old man." Terra said. "Then again, most dragons were focused on the past." Terra said, as he laid against the walls of the library. Yorokobi then patted Terra's shoulder in comfort.
"But it was interesting to learn more about dragons, wasn't it?" Yorokobi asked him. Terra gave a chuckle at him, and patted his head.
"I guess." Terra told his cat companion. He was about to leave, but then realized something. His cat companion held something within his hands. Something that didn't belong to any of them.
"Yorokobi...is that a book?" Terra told him, realizing on what Yorokobi was holding.
"Yeah. This book is interesting, so I've decided to take it with me." Yorokobi told him. Terra just gave Yorokobi a flat stare.
"Um...Yorokobi. You aren't supposed to take books from the library without permission." Terra told him, as he snatched the book from his cat companion and headed immediately towards back inside the library.
After apologizing to the librarian for his cat's actions, he told them he would it back where it belonged. The librarian just nodded in understanding, saying that no harm is done as long as he returns the book.
As of right now, Terra just walked along the halls of the library, trying to figure out where Yorokobi snatched the book. When he asked the cat, he said that all the book shelves looked the same to him, so he doesn't remember where he grabbed the book from.
So Terra was pretty much lost, trying to find out where on earth this book belonged to.
"*Sigh*...I wonder how librarians are able to put books exactly where they are..." Terra muttered to himself as he walked to the far back of the library. It was then Yorokobi pointed at the door nearby him.
"Hey. Why won't we ask the staff? I see an employees only door there. Maybe they can tell us where we put this book." Yorokobi pointed out. Terra blinked at the cat's idea.
"...Why didn't I think of that earlier? Thanks Yorokobi." Terra said, as he headed to the door. He then gave it a couple of knocks. Terra stood there, waiting for the person to come out and help him with his book. However, there was no response, and a person didn't come out. It was just utter silence.
Terra blinked at the no response, and knocked on the door once more. He stood there for a few moments, but still received no response. Terra gave a raised eyebrow at this.
"Are they all on break or something...?" Terra said under his breath. "Maybe they won't mind if I just leave the book on their desk..."
Terra then pushed on the door, but it didn't seem to budge. Terra blinked, and reached for the door knob. The door knob was just fine, as it was able to move on its own. But the door itself won't move.
"Is the door budged?" Terra said, as he pushed the door more, but it refused to move. Terra sighed, and rubbed his forehead.
"Well, I'll just let them know that they need a new door..." Terra said. He then puts in more strength, this time not holding back like he does with usual doors. This time, it did the trick.
The door slowly moved, as Terra pushed on the door. As he did, he noticed something blocking on the other side of the door. It was a rather huge cabinet, as if serving to block the door from moving. But Terra's strength served to be more useful, as he was able to push it out of the way.
Terra blinked in surprise, seeing this obstacle block the door. He gave a confused looked upon this.
"Why is there a a cabinet blocking the door? Are the employees that serious in blocking out non-employees?" Terra said under his breath. It was then Yorokobi gasped in surprise, and pointed in a certain direction.
"Terra! Look!" Yorokobi pointed in the direction of Terra's right. Terra immdeatly turned his head to the right, and his eyes widened upon seeing what he saw.
A door was open to another room, which revealed to be a kitchen. However, what they saw in the kitchen was quite suprising.
Everyone was all limp. They were all knocked out. Some were passed out on the floor, while some leaned on the table while asleep. Some sat against the wall, knocked out as well.
Terra blinked in surprise, seeing that the employees here are all knocked out. He understood that work will tire you out, but this is ridiculous!
"What happened here...?" Terra quietly said, as he looked at the down employees. He checked their pulses, and saw that they were all alive. He sighed in in relief.
"They're all knocked out..." Terra said, relieved that they weren't killed. Yorokobi hopped of his shoulder, and walked towards the drinks, which was tea. He noticed that tea all over the place. Yorokobi gave it a sniff.
"This tea smells weird..." Yorokobi commented, as he sniffed the tea. "It doesn't smell pure natural at all. It has a rather weird smell within it, though it's faint."
"Not natural...?" Terra said, as he walked to a tea cup that was sitting alone on the table. He then gave it a sniff, and his eyes widened upon smelling this.
"This scent...it smells like the kind you use to knock people out." Terra said with realization.
"Knock people out?" Yorokobi said in surprise. Terra nodded at him.
"Yeah. And whoever drugged this tea must really want others not wanting to know they're here." Terra quietly said, as he looked around the area around him with caution.
"Yorokobi, stay close to me." Terra told him. Yorokobi nodded at him, and leapt on his shoulder. Terra then placed his hand on the ground and produced a magic circle under him.
"Earth Dragon's Tunnel" Terra said, and the two sinked into the ground. As soon as they were underground, Yorokobi noticed that there was a tunnel that they were in now.
"A tunnel?" Yorokobi said with confusion. Terra noticed his confusion, and decided to explain.
"It's a spell that I know. It helps me go underground, and helps me move around for multiple purposes. It's useful for sneaking around or escaping." Terra told him.
"Oh..." Yorokobi said to him, and his eyes sparkled upon hearing this. "That's so cool! Can we do that more! I want to be all stealthy like a...a...nin...ninja, was it?" Yorokobi said with confusion. Terra chuckled at him.
"Maybe later, Yorokobi." Terra told him, and then turned to the path he laid out. He closed his eyes, and placed his hand on the earth. Terra then then focused, and produced another magic circle underneath him.
"Earth Dragon's Echolocation." Terra muttered, and his sense began to increase. He then begun to feel the vibration around him more sensitive than before. He tried to sense the closest vibrations that was around him, and true enough, he was able to.
"They're just a few yards away from here. They seem to be in another room." Terra said, and slowly opened his eyes.
"Let's go" Terra said, as he begun running ahead of the tunnel he made.
(Another room)
After Terra and Yorokobi made it to the room where the possible perpetrators were located at, Terra looked at the ground above him, and then turned to Yorokobi.
"Stay here. I'll go check out and what's happening." Terra told him. Yorokobi nodded at him, and got off him. Terra then turned to the ground, and slowly made his head towards the surface.
His head was soon open to the air, and only left it like that. He was able to move in the ground, so with his head only able to stick out to see while the rest of his body remained hidden was definitely sneaky. Terra looked around, and found himself in a crowded storage room. Crates and scrolls were placed on huge shelves or on each other. His ears then heard voices.
"Hey, what are you carrying?" a voice asked.
"I got some money. I figured that since we're entering and meeting in this place, I might as well make the meeting have a bonus."
"Hey, why didn't I think of that?"
"Cause you're an idiot. Anyways, let's start out meeting. We wasted enough time here, trying to make this place as secure as possible."
Terra gave a raised eyebrow upon hearing three voices, and slowly moved towards the source of the voices. As he did, he spotted three Youkai sitting on crates, while having a single light shine over them to see each other. They all had bearlike features on them.
"Again. Why did we come here?" spoke one of the three. The youkai next to him groaned in annoyance.
"Come on, didn't we tell you this before? Who on earth would ever expect a library to be the secret meeting place?" the youkai spoke. The other youkai nodded in agreement.
"I agree. Well, we gotta cover our tracks. So our meeting place is usually at random hidden locations, just to throw them off. This time, it's a library." one of the youkai said. The first youkai that Terra spotted just sighed.
"Alright alright, get off my back you two. Right now, we have more important matters to discuss." the youkai said. The other yokai nodded in agreement.
"Yeah. We'll first start with the plans on how we're going to overthrow the Yasaka bitch." spoke the youkai. This greatly alarmed Terra.
'Overthrow? So a rebellion?' Terra thought, as he listened in on the conversation. One of the youkai just gave a smirk.
"Heh. Don't worry about thinking about the plans. If we follow through with our surefire plan, she'll be taken off the throne, and Gardos-sama will soon step back in place and lead as the true leader of the Youkai faction."
"Yeah. Why does a women of all people should be allowed to lead the faction? Nothing good comes from it. I mean she aims for peace? What a fool." the youkai said with a smug tone.
"Heh. It will soon change, once Gardos takes over, we Youkais are going to be able to prove how dominant we are." spoke the other youkai.
"And that will soon happen, once we plan on setting our plan in motion, which is a bit short from this time. We'll kidnap the daughter, and hold her hostage. Then she'll listen to our demands." spoke the youkai with glee. The youkai just smirked upon hearing this.
"Heh. Nothing is more better than using a child against their parents. Or parent, since Yasaka is single." spoke the youkai. The youkai just chucked at hearing this.
"Hehehe..Maybe after we overthrow her, maybe she'll end up as the bitch she deserves to be."
"Yeah. The operation will soon start as soon as we nab the kid. I heard that she is at the playground near her home, completely making herself open."
"Hah! This will be a breeze!"
Terra frowned upon hearing these youkai speak, and gave them a narrow look. So those three were going to overthrow this Yasaka, and have this Gardos take over and lead the youkais to certain destruction? That's not good at all. Especially when a child is involved.
It was time to go in action.
Terra eyed the light above them, and grew an idea. He slowly rose up from the ground, while remaining hidden from them. He soon produced a stone in his hand, and carefully aimed at the light above them. After making sure he was on target, he threw the rock with lots of force, and the rock sped through the room, and broke the lights, causing the room to become completely dark. This caused great confusion and panic among them.
"Huh!? What's going on here?"
"Did their lights just break a fuse!?"
"No! Something broke! Someone is in -ARGH!" screamed the voice, that suddenly become quiet.
"Oi! What's going on -GAH!" screamed the other voice. It was then the two got silent, and the last youkai standing frantically looked around him, trying to find where Terra is hiding.
"Hey! Show yourself, coward! Only a coward hides in the dark!" shouted out the youkai. However, something came up to him behind.
"You don't have the right so say that, when you're using a child as a hostage." Terra spoke behind him.
"!" was the youkai's surprised reaction, but it was too late.
*SMACK*
A thud soon made itself known in the room, along with complete silence.
(Later)
Terra and Yorokobi looked at the three downed figures that were tied up by Terra's stones, as they were all unconscious. Terra frowned on what he heard, and the current predicament that might soon start.
"So these guys are like terrorist..." Yorokobi said, while looking at the three unconscious Youkai.
"Yeah...and that's never a good thing." Terra said. It was then out of the corner of his eye, he saw a picture that was placed on the crate that the youkai were sitting on. He soon walked over to the picture, and saw a young girl on it. She had fox tails, and had blonde hair.
"They said something about kidnapping the daughter. So I guess this is her." Terra said. He frowned.
"This isn't good. What's is about to happen might cause chaos among the Youkai faction. And chaos is something we don't want." Terra said. He soon grew a focused look on his face.
"Right...I won't be able to stand by, and see this kind of thing happen. I need to warn the Youkais about this." Terra said. He then grabbed the three down forms, and walked out of the library's back alley. As soon as he set them down next to a trash bin, he went into thought.
"Now. The first thing to do is make sure the daughter is safe from their grasps. I heard that she's at a playground. But what playground?" Terra said in thought. It was then Yorokobi spoke up.
"Oh! Oh! Maybe she's near the palace!" Yorokobi suggested to him. "I've read in stories that princesses are always near their castle. So maybe she's near one of them." Yorokobi told him. Terra gave Yorokobi a surprised look.
"...Yorokobi, you keep surprising me with your ideas." Terra said with a smile. "I beginning to think that bringing you to the library with me is something good!"
"Yeah!" Yorokobi said while putting his paw into the air. Terra nodded at him.
"Right. Since the daughter might be near the "castle", that means that playground closest to the palace is where she is at. And I remember that the center of towns or area usually hold the center of power. So I'll start looking at the center of this area." Terra said, and frowned.
"But we're still quite far away. This place is huge, after all..." Terra said under his breath. It was then Yorokobi stepped up.
"If you need to get their fast, then I can carry you there!" Yorokobi said, and a magic circle appeared on his back. Soon, white wings appeared on his back, and soon levitated into the air. Terra looked at his feline companion in surprise.
"Yorokobi? You can fly?" Terra asked with surprise. Yorokobi nodded at him.
"Yeah! Always can!" Yorokobi told him, and then latched onto his back. Soon, Terra began levitating into the air, with Yorokobi giving him wings.
"Woah!" Terra said, unfamiliar with the flying. But before he could prepare himself for the full flight, Yorokobi soon took off into the air.
"Let's go save the princess!" Yorokobi said, as he begun to take off into the air, while Terra tried to balance himself on the flight.
"I've always wanted to fly, but never expected this..." Terra said to himself while smiling.
The two soon took off into the sky, and headed towards the center of the place.
(Playground)
After Terra flew to the center of the area with Yorokobi able to carry him, he soon spotted a playground.
"I see the playground. That must be where the girl is." Terra said, and turned to Yorokobi.
"Hey. Let's land near the playground. We don't want to get attention." Terra told the cat. Yorokobi nodded at him.
"Right!" Yorokobi said, and the two headed towards the ground. Terra soon landed within a hidden alley, and quickly walked out and ran to the playground. As soon as he did, he spotted the girl that the perps were looking for.
The girl was all alone on the park, and she was sitting on the swings, swinging back and forth. She looked like she was having fun.
Terra saw the girl, and sighed in relief. Good, so she hasn't been caught...yet. Terra soon looked around, and tried to spot anyone suspicious. There was no one else around. And that made it even more suspicious.
Terra closed his eyes, and places his hand on the ground. He then used Earth Dragon's Echolocation to find if anyone else was nearby. And like before, he spotted a group of people not too far from them. They were hiding within the trees and large bushes, and they all sat by, waiting for the right time to nab the girl.
Too bad Terra came in the picture. He opened his eyes, and looked around the playground. Sure enough, he spotted a sandbox nearby.
Perfect.
Terra soon put his arm forward, and a magic circle appeared in front of him.
"Earth Dragon's Sandstorm." Terra said, as he motioned his arms to the side. Soon, the sand soon burst up into the air, and began swarming around the area. This greatly surprised the hidden kidnappers, seeing this sudden sandstorm.
As soon as he distracted the Youkai, he sprung into the action. He ran past the sandstorm like it was nothing and headed to the girl, who seemed surprised by the sandstorm as well. She saw Terra running towards her, and before she could respond, he puts his hand over her mouth, and wrapped his arms around her body.
"Mph!?" was the girl's muffled in surprise, and saw Terra concealing her mouth. She tried to scream out for health, while trying to break free from his grip. However, they meant nothing to Terra. He then produced a magic circle underneath him.
"Earth Dragon's Tunnel." Terra said, and a magic circle once again swallowed them into the ground, making themselves hidden to the naked eye.
As soon as the two were hidden, the girl became even more scared by this, and kept struggling.
"Mph!" she kept screaming within her mouth while struggling, which meant little to Terra.
"Shh!" Terra shushed at her. It was then Yorokobi spoke up from his shoulder.
"Don't worry! Terra is actually saving you from kidnappers!" Yorokobi told her. The girl heard the cat's words, and her eyes widened in surprise, never seeing a cat like that before.
Before she could comprehend on what the cat said, a voice was heard, as well as multiple footsteps.
"Where did she go!? She was right there a minute ago!"
"That damn sandstorm popped out of nowhere!"
"Did someone know about our plan!?"
"Why else would something like this happen!? They might already know!"
"Shit! We've been found out!"
"It doesn't matter! She couldn't have gone far! Spread out and find that brat!"
"Right!"
After a loud voice of agreements, footsteps were heard once more, and the foot steps kept getting further and further away. The three kept silence, hearing the kidnappers moving father and farther away. After waiting for a while, Terra gave a sigh.
"Well...that happend." Terra said, and then decided to head back to the surface. They headed back to the surface and meet the open air. Terra looked around him, trying to spot if anyone was nearby, despite hearing the footsteps move far away. But it wasn't too hurtful to be cautious. After looking around, he gave a sigh of relief.
"Phew...glad they're away." Terra said, and looked at the girl, who looked at him with surprise. He noticed the dust on the girl's clothes, and patted and dusted it off her. Have gave her an apologetic look.
"You alright? Sorry for the sudden actions, but I did this to protect you from those people." Terra said to her. The girl broke out her surprise at his words, and soon shook her head at him.
"I-I'm alright. And thank you." the girl told him. She then bowed to him. "Thank you for saving me from certain trouble."
Terra waved off her thanks. "Don't mention it. I've heard that they wanted to kidnap you, and use you against your mother."
The girl's eyes widened upon hearing this. "They were going to use me?" She spoke with shock. Terra nodded at her.
"Right. They were going to use as a a hostage, for the cause of this Gardos guy I've heard about." Terra told her. The girl had realization on her features.
"Gardos...? I heard my mother mention that name before, but nothing else..." the girl said. Before Terra could explain anything else, another voice was heard.
"Kunou-hime? Kunou-hime? Where are you?" shouted out a female voice. Terra, the girl known as Kunou, and Yorokobi turned their heads towards the source.
She was a young woman who appeared to be around Terra's age, as she had long blonde hair with two long bands that frame the sides of her head and golden eyes. She wore a rather revealing outfit, which showed her rather nice curves. She was wearing black tube top, pants, boots, and a scarf around her neck. He had lionlike ears, had a tail on her, and had lion-like claws.
Her eyes widened upon spotting Kunou. She smiled in relief as soon as she spotted her.
"Oh thanks goodness! I thought you were going to be kidnapped by them." the women said to her. Kunou realized on who she was.
"Leone!" Kunou said to her. The girl, now known as Leone, kneeled down to her, and checked her status. She gave a breath of relief.
"It seems that you were' injured. Good." Leone said with relief. She then noticed Terra, who was standing there silently while watching the scene between them. As soon as she spotted Terra, she gave a raised eyebrow, as well as her eyes checking him out.
"And who is this?" she asked with a curious tone. Kunou realized on who she is talking about.
"Oh! This is the guy who saved me from the people who were going to kidnap me. His name is..." Kunou said, and realized that she didn't learn his name yet. Terra gave her a chuckle.
"The name is Terra Tachikaze, and I'm the one who rescued her from her would-be kidnappers." Terra introduced himself.
"I see..." Leone said. She the smiled at him. "Well, thanks. If you weren't here, then certain trouble would emerge. So you're all right in my book." she told him. "Oh right, I haven't introduced myself. My name is Leone, a watcher and bodyguard for Kunou-hime." she said, introducing herself. She then looked around the area, and frowned a bit.
"This place seems like a mess." Leone commented, and turned to Terra. "What happened?"
"We can explain once we get Kunou out of here." Terra told her. Leone nodded in agreement.
"Hm...you're right. We should get out of sight. The kidnappers might be around the area." Leone told him.
Terra nodded in agreement with her, seeing that is was for the best.
(Palace)
They soon headed towards the palace nearby, and rushed Kunou to Yasaka for protection. They've rushed to Yasaka's main room, which was an office. As they were running, Terra explained the whole situation to her.
"I see...this isn't good." Leone grew a troubled face on her.
"Say, where were you? I didn't see you near Kunou or anything." Terra asked. Leone grew a embarrassed look on her face while growing an awkward smile on her.
"Well, I needed to use the restroom. And when using the restroom, I sort of ran into trouble..." Leone told him. Terra gave a raised eyebrow upon this.
"Trouble?" Terra asked. Leone nodded at him.
"Unfortunately, I was careless, and was caught off guard by Gardos' henchmen. Fortunately, the underestimated my skills, and was quickly able to subdue them." Leone told him.
"I see..." Terra said. Soon, they reached the office where Yasaka is at. Leone soon ran to the door, and kicked it open, much to the surprise of Terra and Yorokobi, while Kunou just gave a tired sigh at this.
"Yasaka-sama!" Leone shouted out while she went through the door. The women, who was sitting on her desk with paper work, stood up from her desk.
"Leone! How many times have I told you not to kick open doors! It isn't necessary!" Yasaka yelled at her, but soon noticed Terra and Yorokobi standing behind her. Terra also got a glimpse of the women. She appeared to be a young woman who wore a shrine maiden outfit, and had golden blonde hair and matching eyes like her daughter.
"Hm? And who is this, Leone?" Yasaka asked. Leone looked at Terra and Yorokobi, and patted his back.
"This is Terra Tachikaze and his pet, Yorikobi. They just saved your daughter from imminent danger." Leone told her with a smile. Yasaka became alarmed when she heard this.
"Immenent danger? What do you mean?" Yasaka asked with an edge in her tone. Leone turned to Terra, and Terra nodded at her.
He soon began explaining the details about the plot and scheme for Kunou's kidnap, and the mastermind behind this, who was named Gardos. By the time he was done explaining, Yasaka had her eyes narrowed, upon thinking of that man's name.
"That Gardo..." Yasaka said with narrow eyes. "I knew he would act like that."
"Who is this Gardo, anyway?" Terra asked. Yasaka looked at him with a frown.
"He is rebellious and eccentric Tengu. He believes that he is more rightful to the throne, saying that males should be head, and not a female. He has a bloodlust attitude as well, always searching for battle. If he were to take over, he would lead the youkai's and lead them to war against the supernatural world. And that is something we don't want." Yasaka explained to him.
"Ah, I see..." Terra said, while putting his fist on the palm of his hand. Yasaka then bowed in thanks to him.
"I'm thankful for you as well, for saving my daughter from danger." Yasaka said to him. Terra bowed back to her to show common courtesy.
"It's no problem Yasaka-sama. I only did what was right." Terra said to her. Yasaka gave a small smile at him, and then turned to Leone.
"Leone...where were you when you were supposed to watch Kunou?" Yasaka asked her with a raised eyebrow. Leone flinched when she was under the looks of Yasaka's stare, and sweated a bit.
"Well..." Leone said, while slightly looking away. But then Kunou stepped up.
"She said something about using the restroom." Kunou said. Leone turned to Konou.
"Kunou-hime!" Leone excalimed to her, but then felt a chill up her back. She slowly turned, and saw an unamused look on Yasaka's face.
"I see..." Yasaka said to her. Leone laughed awkwardly at her, and then slowly began to walk away. She then pointed in some random direction.
"Oh look, what is that!" Leone said, pointing in some random direction. The others fell for the trick, and looked in that direction. As soon as they did, she booked it and ran high tale out of there.
As soon as the others looked at where Leone ran, and then to the door, Yasaka just gave a tired sigh.
"That girl..." Yasaka said in a tired tone. "I know her heart is in the right place, but her effort is just..." Yasaka shook her head, deciding that there were more important matters to discuss.
"By the way, Tachikaze-san." Yasaka said to him, gaining his attention.
"Hm?" was Terra's response. Yasaka gave him a raised eyebrow.
"I know I cannot remember all the faces among my people, but I've never seen a face like yours around. I also couldn't sense any Youkai presence around you. You're either a different species, or good at masking your presence." Yasaka pointed out, which made Terra slightly flinch at her words.
'...Crap.' Terra thought. Yasaka gave him a raised eyebrow.
"Who are you, Tachikaze-san?" Yasaka asked. Terra gave a "you-got-me" look at her, and scratched the back of his head.
"Hahahaha...seem like I'm caught." Terra said to her. "I'm simply human. Nothing more, nothing less."
Yasaka and Kunou looked at him with surprise. "H-Human? Well, that explains your presence and aura around you. But how are you here, Tachikaze-san?" Yasaka asked. Terra just gave her a shrug.
"A hole in the wall." Terra simply told her.
"A hole in the wall?" Yasaka asked. Terra nodded at her.
"Yes. A hole. You see, I was on the search for someone important to me, and somehow, the path led me to a hold in a wall, which led to your youkai faction." Terra explained to her.
"I see..." Yasaka said. "And did you see anyone open the hole in the wall?"
"No. No one was around the wall. I guess they forgot to close it." Terra explained to her. Yasaka frowned, and looked down in thought.
"...Did someone carelessly leave an entrance to our area so easily? Yasaka said under her breath. Before the she could go any further, she felt Kunou tug on her sleeve. Yasaka looked at her daughter, and Kunou gave a concerned look at her.
"Mother. Terra-san rescued my from Gardos clutches. I don't think he is a bad person to begin with. Besides, the kidnappers were confused with his actions of saving me as well." Kunou told her.
Yasaka stared at her daughter for a few moments, before giving a sigh and a small smile at her.
"I suppose you're right on that one, Kunou." Yasaka said to her, and then turned to Terra.
"Well, I suppose I can't complain on you being here, since you saved my daughter from certain trouble." Yasaka told him. Terra just shrugged.
"Like I said before, I did what was right." Terra told her. He then grew a serious look on his face.
"So what will we so know, Yasaka-sama? We now know that this Gardos is aiming to take over the throne." Terra asked while crossing his arms. Yasaka nodded at him.
"It is clear that we cannot stand here and let them come to us, nor should we raise our defenses, which will alarm the opposing group." Yasaka said, but then frowned. "However, saving Kunou threw a wrench in their plans, which greatly severed it. I'm sure they're well aware know that there was opposition to their actions, which will cause them to think that we know about their group already." Yasaka said. She then turned to outside, and called out someone.
"Daisuke!" Yasaka called out. In a mere moment, and crow youkai appeared from the sky, and kneeled in front of Yasaka.
"Yes Yasaka-sama?" spoke the crow youkai.
"Give a secret message to the the commanders of this area. Warn them about the incoming threat that is coming towards us. We're about to face an attack from Gardo." Yasaka told him.
"As you wish, Yasaka-sama." said the crow youkai, and quickly flew away. Yasaka then turned to Terra and Yorokobi.
"Tachikaze-san. I know that you just stumbled into a conflict that doesn't involve you, but I would like to ask. Will you help us in this time of need? Your power is needed." Yasaka said to him. Terra gave a nod at her.
"I'll be glad to help. There is no way that I'm going to stand by, and let some chaos ensue while not doing anything." Terra told her. Yasaka nodded at him.
"I greatly appreciate it." Yasaka said to him. She then wore a "game-face" expression.
"Tachikaze-san. I want you to go find Leone, and have her work with you. I'm sure she'll provide useful assistance to you." Yasaka said to him. "I'm sure she is at our sake bar, no doubt chugging on a lot of sake. After you find her and tell her to work with you, I want you to investigate this manner with her. But be careful. Gardos is a man who is quite dangerous to deal with." Yasaka told him.
Terra nodded at her. "Right."
"We'll do it!" Yorokobi told her.
(Sake Bar)
After finding directions to the sake bar within the palace, he soon found the place. He soon smelled the sake that was in the air, as well as multiple youkai chatting and laughing with one another, showing an alive atmosphere. Sure enough, Terra found Leone chugging down on the sake, while have a refreshed expression on her face.
"Ah...this is the best..." Leone said, while her face showed that she hasn't gone drunk yet. Terra was surprised to see Leone drinking from a large cup, seeing that she didn't go drunk from it yet. Guess that shows how strong Youkai are against alcohol.
"Um...Leone?" Terra asked as he approached her. Leone immediately turned around, and saw him. She stiffened upon seeing him, and smiled at him, though it was kind of forced.
"Oh! Terra!" Leone said to him. She gave a nervous laugh. "Did Yasaka-sama send you here?" Leone asked, while acting a bit stiff. Terra nodded at her.
"Yeah, she did. But for a different reason other than bringing you back here." Terra said to her. Upon hearing this, Leone gave a sigh of relief and breathed easily.
"I see...whew." Leone sighed in relief. She then looked at him with curiosity. "So what did she send you here for anyways, Terra?"
Terra looked around his surroundings, seeing that multiple Youkai were around, drinking and happily laughing or talking with one another. He saw that there were too many ears around, so he decided to take this somewhere else.
"Actually...there are too many ears around. Can we talk somewhere more private?" Terra asked her.
"Hm?" was Leone's confused reaction. Before Terra could explain, his phone rang. He then answered it.
"Hello?" Terra said on his phone.
"Hey Terra." Mittelt said on the other side of the phone. "You've been gone a long time, and I've been boooooorrreeed..."
Terra gave an awkward chuckle at her.
"Sorry about that. But good news though. Yorokobi and I found the place." Terra told her.
"Really?" Mittelt said on the phone. "That's great. So, did you find what you were looking for?"
"No, not really. I've tried, but nothing has come up yet." Tera told her.
"I see. So why didn't you leave the place yet?" Mittelt asked.
"Well, you see..." Terra said, feeling like a long story is about to be told.
After a long explanation of what happened, Mittelt just sighed after he explained everything.
"I stay away from you for the whole day, and THIS apparently happens. Sometimes I wonder if trouble and danger is just following you." Mittelt said, sounding just tried from what she just heard.
"It's not like I can't help it, Mittelt." Terra told her. "Some crises is going to happen, and it might affect the stability of the supernatural world. And we all want balance to the whole thing, right?" Terra asked her. Mittelt just sighed on the other side of the phone.
"*Sigh*...I suppose you're right." Mittelt said. "Well, I suppose you should go back to your little saving the Youkai faction thing, while I just sit just bored..."
"Actually..." Terra said, interrupting her thoughts.
"Hm?" was Mittelt's response.
"I might have something for you to do." Terra said to her.
"...I'm listening." Mittelt said.
(Another Location)
After finding a private location, Terra told her everything about the current situation.
"I see..." Leone said, while her face looked serious upon this.
"Yeah. That's pretty much the situation we're in right now." Terra told her. Yorokobi made a curious face and looked at Terra as he sat on Terra's shoulder.
"So what are we going to do know?" Yorokobi asked with curiosity.
"Well, Yasaka-sama did say that we should investigate this problem together, seeing that it would be for the best." Leone said to him. Terra nodded at her.
"Right. I know that the current strategy is to let them come to us and ambush them by surprise, but we should act more faster and catch them off guard as well." Terra said. Leone nodded in agreement.
"Yeah. We get them, before they get us. That's my kind of strategy." Leone said to him, while pumping her fist to show her determination. Terra simply gave a smile at her enthusiasm.
"Well, that does sound like a plan. However, I don't think Yasaka-sama will approve of than plan..." Terra said to her. Leone deflated upon hearing that.
"Aw...and I wanted to get some action." Leone said. Terra sighed at her.
"Well, that is the current and best strategy we have right now. Maybe we can act as a reconnaissance." Terra suggested to her. Leone brightened up upon hearing that.
"You mean like finding their secret base, and attack them?" Leone asked. Terra gave her a raised eyebrow.
"I suppose we can do that." Terra said to her. "But can we leave the attack part out of it? We're only supposed to search for them." Terra told her. Leone just "aw" at that.
"Aw...but I wanted to beat up some bad guys." Leone said to him. Terra simply sighed at her.
"I think we will beat them up eventually, but not right now." Terra told her, and then turned to the open air around them.
"But...where do we start?" Terra asked. "This whole place is huge. It might take a few days just to find them."
He then turned to Leone. "I remember the Gardos men saying that they meet up in random locations to throw people off track. The library served as an example." Terra told her.
"Hm..." Leone went into thought. She then thought of something.
"Well, I do know they must have some central meeting place, since they need to organize their group and not scattered. Otherwise, their plan is highly scattered from the start. So there must be some central meeting places..." Leone said.
"I agree. It also has to matter on preferences. This Gardos person might choose a place that fits his preference and fits right in the shadows, or some place that is the last we expect." Terra said to her. Leone nodded in agreement with him.
"That are the two possible cases." Leone told him, while looking down in thought.
"*Sigh*...It looks like we'll be searching for a while." Terra said, while scratching the back of his head. He then turned to Yorokobi, who was sitting on his shoulder.
"Yorokobi. I need your wings." Terra told his cat companion. His friend gave a paw up in the air.
"You got it!" Yorokobi said, and latched onto Terra's back. He then produced wings on his back, allowing Terra to levitate into the air. He soon turned to Leone, who looked surprised upon seeing this. However, she was even more surprised for what Terra did.
"Hang on. I don't' want to leave you behind on our search. After all, we're supposed to work together." Terra said, as he picked up Leone by bridal style, which made her blink upon this, and them caused her to smile in amusement He soon blasted off into the air and into the sky.
"W-Woah!" was Leone's words as the two took off into the air, and into the night sky on their search for Gordon.
And That Is a Wrap!
No good Dragon Slayer would come without his trust Exceed sidekick/cat!
And do you recognize Leone? She's from Akame Ga Kill. In this fanfic, she is a ShiShi, a lion-dog youkai that guard the entrances of temples. Her role in the Youkai faction was to protect the royal family from whoever threats come to them. They're like bodyguard/guard lion-dogs. I figured that from the anime, she has lion-like features when she goes into battle. So I figured that the ShiShi fits her perfectly.
Spell List:
Earth Dragon's Tunnel - This spell allows Terra (and others) to go underground. There, he can go through a tunnel network he created. Highly useful for escapes or sneaking around.
Earth Dragon's Echolocation - Like the name implies, Terra uses echolocation by using the vibrations in the ground. By measuring the amount of vibrations in the ground, he can tell where his enemies are at.
Earth Dragon's Sandstorm - This spell creates a rather violent sandstorm. This can use a source of sand nearby, or he can produce sand on his own. Either way, he uses this sand to either distract his opponents, or blow them away.
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