Forbidden Love
Eps. XXVIII
Raising her left hand up, Mikoto snapped her fingers and the three women were immediately teleported right next to their prospective partner as Mai was slowly emitting blazing aura around. The teen was getting pissed at Shinji for calling her girlfriend, his flesh and blood granddaughter a dog over and over again like she was adopted by him and his son. Smiling her cat-like smile, Mikoto's eyes glowed just as Mai's eyes glowed in synchronization with the one in front of her.
"You should learn your place old man," the two spoke at the same time but their combined voice seemed to have a third voice within it. The third voice belonged to a creature behind the teen, a blazing celestial beast with a crimson crystal sword through its flaming bird-like beak. A creature of the myth, a god in its own right appeared in present day acting as guardian to the young couple. Kagu-tsuchi, the embodiment of fire and death was somehow summoned from its place in the Heaven down to Earth by two lowly people being together regardless of everything that was thrown at them to separate them from each other. It might be their bond and feelings for each other that moved the powerful god, or it might be the pain and suffering that one of them had endured for so long that intrigued him, either way no one really know why he appeared as the young couple's guardian.
Fear would be an understatement for what Kanzaki Shinji felt right now, but being the ambiguous man that he was he didn't show it except for his dilated amber eyes. This only led him to believe that it is Mai that held the artifact, as it seemed the beast was summoned by her and not his useless granddaughter. An idea formed in his head, but he would have to take down everyone here to obtain the artifact from the teen and enslave Kagu-tsuchi as his pet which will ultimately made him the most powerful Grand Master the world had ever known. This will really let him lead the International High Council as its top head (leader), a world waiting to be taken and enslaved.
With that thought, Shinji couldn't contain his glee and summoned an onslaught of demons from the portal at the school causing everyone within the compound to fell asleep immediately. But as all demons arrived, they all looked as though they're paralyzed. Suddenly, all got down on their knees begging the flame beast to have mercy on them, which enraged Shinji at their cowardice.
Believe it or not, the other six were in a state of frozen right after Mikoto put Nao, Natsuki, and Haruka back inside the barriers that Yukino and Shizuru had put up. It seemed like time had stood still for them, though they could hear and see just fine none was able to move even a muscle. The flame from Kagu-tsuchi licked the barriers but done no damage, it only caused everyone within to feel warm and fuzzy.
"Mercy? What mercy? I had never known of such a word," Kagu-tsuchi said through the couple as Mai flicked her fingers in the air aiming at the demons. Kagu-tsuchi let out a high-pitch shriek and the demons cried as they burst into flame, and another shriek echoed just before Kagu-tsuchi vanished. "Time for you to be properly punished old fool," Mikoto spoke with Kagu-tsuchi's echoing her words.
Her black wings were replaced by Kagu-tsuchi's blazing fiery wings; everyone would have to wonder how could one fly with a set of wings that were made out of purely nothing but fire. With a swung of the blade, Shinji's arm was cut off smoothly but no blood spilled as it was only a synthetic arm since he had lost his real one to Mikoto months back. Shinji bravely fought back with all his might, sending powerful surges of lightning at the feral girl. It was futile of him, as she used the onyx sword to either deflect of absorbed it all easily, and with each time the sword absorbed it the wings seemed to grew larger as well.
The outcome of this battle was set, and Mikoto grew tired of everything as the only reason she fought was to keep her young lover from harm and then having some alone time with her. Stomping her foot on the ground, more onyx crystals speared out from the ground and this time Shinji wasn't fast enough to get away from it and got impaled. Pointing her onyx blade, the blazing wings leave her back and transferred into her sword setting it ablaze before shooting itself straight for Kanzaki Shinji gobbling him up. Pointing the sword up at the sky, Mikoto let go of it as it flew up into a portal and was gone again dispersing all the onyx crystals along with it as well as all the bodies that were impaled on it.
Finally, everything went back to normal and hopefully no more people trying to interfere with their relationship anymore. Shizuru took over the position as the head of the High Council in Japan and proceeded with changing the laws that called off the hunt for Mikoto and Mai. Natsuki and Nao have gotten much better at their jobs as more powerful demons appeared on a nightly base, but sometimes they got a long break in dealing with measly lowly demons that they come home earlier than usual. Mai's family slowly come to accepted the fact that she's in love with her one-time teacher, though her father was the only one that still haven't accepted her decision. But her mother ruled the house and so they're finally able to settle into domestic bliss (as in moving in together, with her younger brother in tow) with a gist that there would be nothing between them until their daughter finished with high school.
"Good morning class, since Kuga-sensei will be away for a month I will take over until she returns." Mikoto said upon entering the classroom. Everyone groaned as most of them had had her two years ago, Mai wore a disinteresting look on her face as she stared out at the autumn sky outside. Class started and everyone did their own things, some are studying while others just reading and a few passing notes. Mikoto was preparing for the next class, but she did caught sight of a young boy passing what looked like a love letter to Mai who declined and smiled back at him politely.
"It seemed that you've gotten over your crush for her," Chie said as soon as school was out. Mikoto didn't make the entire class run ten laps outside in the cold weather; she got them to play basketball instead. "I don't know what you're talking about," Mai said feigning ignorant. "Come on, you weren't even looking at her…" Chie started but Aoi covered her mouth up rather quickly when they saw Mikoto walking down the hall with Nao, Shiho, Yukino, and even Haruka along with a handsome young man with silky blonde hair walking really close to Mikoto. They passed by and Mikoto nodded lightly at Mai and her friends while continued on with the conversation, just as the young man squealed happily hugging Mikoto for some unknown reason.
"Wow… must be her boyfriend," Chie said and Mai's eye started twitching slightly at the idea. "She's wearing a wedding ring, so it's definitely her husband…" Aoi added. While the two chatting over which one was right, Mai slipped away and headed home to prepare dinner and maybe have a little talk to Mikoto about that man being all over her.
"Oh my god, you're Mikoto's lover?" someone hugged her as soon as she got home. "Aya, get off of her," Mikoto said in a dangerous voice. "Sure thing love," the young man let go of Mai and grinned sheepishly at Mikoto. "So you seriously don't remember anything at all?" he asked Mikoto for the umpteenth times. "No," Mikoto shook her head lightly. "That's okay, anyway me and my man just dropping by to see you on our way to Tokyo for that meeting Fujino-san called for. No, Fujino Shizuka was calling for this meeting for all the international representatives," Aya chuckled. "Cheerio," he wave skipping outside and was gone just like that and the young British magician was gone to look for his man as he put it.
"I've been thinking lately," Mikoto started as soon as they got into bed. "About what?" Mai asked snuggling up to her lover. "About maybe moving back there," Mikoto said after a long moment of silent. "We can do that after school is over," Mai agreed. "I don't think I can wait that long," the older one replied softly. "What do you mean?" Mai perked up and looked at Mikoto intently. "I don't want another person to look at you with lusty eyes," Mikoto replied bluntly.
Mai couldn't help but felt giddy from what she'd heard, she really enjoyed the fact that Mikoto was being very possessive of her and that made her felt secured about their relationship. Her father was really annoying her with setting rules about how they can't be intimate in public and that they can't go further than kissing and cuddling when they're at home together. Mikoto gladly accepted his demand because she wanted to be with Mai, but that really put a damper in their blossoming relationship.
Notes: This is not the end, as per se Aya was the one that Mikoto talked to on the phone when she and Mai stayed at the hotel after their visit to her family went wrong. It's not really jumbled if you follow the story thus far (and actually remembering all the things that happened in it), hence the story status is still in 'procress' mode and now in 'complete'. Settling down into domestic bliss does sound a bit fast and confusing, but in the next chapter or so... I will clear that note about it up.