Disclaimer: Neither Takeshi Yamato nor Xamusel own Kamen Rider Wizard or Persona 3. We only own the idea for the plot, and some of the OCs.
Takeshi Yamato: Hello, everyone!
Welcome to the seventh chapter of A Wizard in Iwatodai!
Time for the May Full Moon Event. With Nayuki present, things are going to be even more epic than normal.
Not to mention the story will truly earn the change to M-Rating it's getting this Chapter. You have been warned.
Now, let's see what fate has in store for the Wizard next! :D
A Wizard in Iwatodai
Story by Takeshi Yamato, written by Takeshi Yamato and Xamusel
Kirijo Dorm, Early Morning, May 9th, 2009
A week had passed since the incident at the cafe.
When classmates at the school heard what had happened to Nayuki and Mitsuru, they found their classmates to be supportive. Other members of the Student Council took on extra work to ease Mitsuru's workload. Even the teachers, especially those who were teaching both of them, gave them less homework overall to accommodate for their issues with staying focused in class.
The two had started going to therapy, as well, and though it was helping a little bit, they still had problems letting men into their personal space, even men who were practically family, like Wajima for Nayuki or Akihiko for Mitsuru. Other women, like Yukari or Hamuko, were all right in regards to the personal space issue, but Nayuki and Mitsuru seemed to speak and act more violently if someone of the opposite gender got too close.
The one positive thing that could be derived from the experience was that Nayuki and Mitsuru had drawn closer than ever, having turned to each other for support more than anyone else. They were on a first-name basis, and unless they were in class, they always seemed to be at each other's side.
At the Dorm, Nayuki had moved into Mitsuru's room, as it seemed both had trouble sleeping when they were by themselves, but could sleep peacefully when near each other.
Currently, Nayuki was bringing Mitsuru breakfast, having cooked for herself and Mitsuru again. It was arranged a bit more elegantly than the past few times she'd done this - partly because she was starting to learn Mitsuru's tastes.
However, Nayuki was also feeling a bit nervous. Mitsuru wasn't just a good friend anymore - her feelings for the redhead ran deeper… the last person she'd felt this way around was Koyomi. She only hoped Mitsuru felt the same way, and that things worked out for them better than they had with Koyomi.
By the time she got the tray up the stairs and to their joint room, she decided. She would confess, and hope things would work out.
"Ah, Nayuki," Mitsuru said with a smile as Nayuki entered the room. "I take it breakfast is ready."
"Yes, Mitsuru, it's ready," Nayuki said, smiling all the time. "I hope you're ready to eat."
"Definitely," Mitsuru replied. "It looks and smells good, as usual - and knowing you, it'll taste at least as good as it looks and smells, if not better."
"That's a fact," Nayuki said, giving a knowing nod. "So… do you know what makes my day before it even starts?"
"What's that?" Misturu asked.
"Being with the people I love," Nayuki answered, giving Mitsuru a piece of pancake. "Not just the sort of love for a friend or family member, but for a lover… Aishiteru, Mitsuru."
Mitsuru looked up at Nayuki, a bit of shock in her expression. "Nayuki…" she said.
"I mean it, Mitsuru," Nayuki said. "I truly love you, and nothing has changed that, not even what happened to either of us." She fed Mitsuru the piece of pancake, keeping her from speaking for the moment. "I don't know about you, but I think tonight, after whatever happens is done, would be a good time for us to act like Minato-san and Yukari-san."
Mitsuru blinked a few times as she chewed, then smiled after she swallowed. "Yes…" she said. "That sounds like it'd be a good idea… Aishiteru, Nayuki."
With a giggle, Nayuki continued to feed Mitsuru, giving her some much-needed food to help her concentrate that night.
The magic rings, the Wizard Rings.
(A red magic circle appears over a black background. Four lights appear at the main corners of the Circle, from which appear the Flame, Water, Hurricane, and Land Style Rings.)
They shine on both hands of the modern mage.
(The Rings float in different directions, Water, Hurricane, and Land going off the screen as Flame lands on Nayuki's left middle finger as she appears silhouetted in front of the magic circle, Driver On Ring on her right middle finger)
As she changes despair into hope.
(A close-up image of Nayuki's head and shoulders, still silhouetted, as the helmet and upper outfit of Wizard Flame Style super-impose themselves over her form.)
(BGM: Life is SHOW TIME [TV Version])
Maji ka? Maji de? Maji da! Showtime! (Seriously [it's magic]!? Really!? I'm serious! Show Time!)
(Wizard Flame Style does a few spins in various positions relative to a red magic circle on a white background, before appearing on Winger WizarDragon, which flies off the screen before WizarDragon flies back onto the screen, lobbing a fireball from its mouth before the flash resolves into the title logo.)
Maru de tsuki to taiyou (It's like the shock)
(Nayuki is seen standing atop the Iwatodai Dorms building, overlooking the whole town, before the scene shifts to a solar eclipse, then to Wizard Flame Style spinning to face her right, and finally to Nayuki spinning to face her left.)
Kasanaru toki no shougeki (When the moon and the sun collide!)
(Nayuki stands in the middle of a crowded street, head down, before raising it somewhat to look at a boy in a style similar to that of a jailbird, who looks up to reveal Pharos.)
Dare datte kiseki shinjite mitai (Everyone wants to believe in a miracle)
(Pharos lifts his right hand up, the back of it facing Nayuki, and the screen shifts to show them reaching for each other's hand, before it shows them walking across the street to each other, Mitsuru appearing on Pharos' side, Minato showing up on Nayuki's side.)
Kitto hitotsu you fukaketsu no ENAJI kokoro no da ne (The indispensable energy that people need comes from the heart)
(The background shatters, before Mitsuru drives up on her own motorcycle, pulling off her helmet before brandishing her rapier and Evoker. Minato then appears, a silhouetted image of Thanatos behind him. Pharos and Nayuki appear in front of a Velvet Doorway.)
Yume to yosou ii imi de uragitte kureru mono (Dreams and expectations will betray you in a good way)
(Hamuko Arisato is shown to transform into Kamen Rider Dia splitscreen with Yukari transforming to Kamen Rider Sage, while a magic ball shows Nayuki transforming into Kamen Rider Wizard, the ball being held by Pharos.)
3! 21! 1! Showtime!
(The scene shows Pharos' immediate area glowing in light.)
Magic Time!
(Wizard Flame Style is seen in front of a building, jumping and spinning in place.)
TRICK ja nai! (It's no trick!)
(Wizard Flame Style lands on the ground, lifting her right hand to her mask, before lowering her arm.)
Mahou HIIRO hanpa nee ze (The Magic Hero is no pushover!)
(A red magic circle appears under her feet, with three separate magic circles, red, blue, and yellow, underneath the Red Garuda, Blue Unicorn, and Yellow Kraken PlaMonsters respectively, before Wizard Flame Style spins around and sends her familiars out.)
Mo-to halelujah
(Wizard Flame Style crushes a card in her hand, as Tsukuyomi appears behind her.)
Kioku no roots moguri-konde kibou sukui-dase (Dig into the roots of memory and save that hope!)
(Wizard Flame Style leaps through a blue magic circle to her right, becoming Wizard Water Style, then leaps up through a green magic circle to become Hurricane Style, then drops down through a yellow magic circle to become Land Style.)
Show Time!
(Nayuki and Pharos reach for each other's hands and grab them.)
Life is showtime! Tobikiri no (Life is Showtime! It's exhilerating!)
(Wizard Flame Style is seen falling through magic circles.)
Unmei to RAIFU mucha shite mo (Even if you're reckless with fate and life!)
(Wizard Flame Style is riding Machine Winger down a road, as WizarDragon flies up alongside. Machine Winger and WizarDragon combine to form Winger WizarDragon, with Nayuki still riding.)
Mo-to halelujah
(Back with the close up on Nayuki and Pharos' hands, as Nayuki moves the Hope Ring towards Pharos' finger.)
Kinou, kyou, ashita, mirai (Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, and in the future…)
(Nayuki, Minato, Yukari, and Mitsuru are in the Iwatodai dorm, each doing various things. Their positions switch two times, with each switch showing a new set of activities.)
Subete no namida wo (…all those tears…)
(Nayuki is riding Machine Winger, Mitsuru riding behind her.)
Show Time!
(Nayuki finishes sliding the Hope Ring onto Pharos' finger, the ring beginning to light up.)
Kouseki ni kaette yaruze (…I will change them into jewels!)
(Wizard's four main Styles come into view, Flame in the center, Water from the right, Hurricane from above, and Land from the left. The four pose identically as Water, Hurricane, and Land turn into light and merge with Flame.)
Maji ka? Maji de? Maji da! Showtime! (Seriously [it's magic]!? Really!? I'm serious! Show Time!)
(Brief shot of Nayuki holding up her left hand with the Flame Style Ring on it, followed by Wizard Flame Style doing a brief spin and posing in front of Machine Winger, the story logo once again flaming into existence in the foreground.)
Chapter 7: The Priestess
Kirijo Dorm Command Room, Dark Hour, May 9th, 2009
Mitsuru sat at the table at the center of the command room on the fourth floor of the dorm, using her Persona's ability to scan for Shadows.
"Any luck, Mitsuru?" Akihiko asked, having arrived in the room to check up on her.
She sighed as she shook her head. "No…" she said. "To be honest, I lack the power to do much scanning outside of Tartarus… maybe this is the best Penthesilea can do in terms of data gathering…"
Akihiko simply nodded, before he looked out the window from where he was next to Mitsuru. "I can't believe that it's been a month since then… the first Full Moon we encountered strange Shadows."
"Yeah… and according to Arisato and Takeba, we've got another one tonight…" she shook her head ruefully. "When Arisato first came to the dorm, if someone had told me they'd develop a relationship during a year-long journey in another world that was compressed into a week in this one, and would be getting ready to get married, I'd have questioned their sanity."
"Same here," Akihiko said, shaking his own head in time to see a new reading on the device Mitsuru was using. "Mitsuru!"
She looked at the readings. "I think we found it," she said. "Get the others up here."
A few minutes later, the others arrived at the command room, all fully dressed. "Where is it?! I'll rip it a new one!" Junpei yelled from next to Minato.
"We've found a Shadow outside of Tartarus," Mitsuru informed. "We're thinking it's another big one, the one Arisato and Takeba warned us about."
"So, Mitsuru," Shinjiro spoke up from the other side of Minato. "Do we know anything on this particular Shadow? Or did your training reach its peak without getting that far?"
"Unfortunately, no, Shinjiro," Mitsuru replied. "I'm likely going to need to be closer for more detailed information. What we do know is its location - it's on one of the Monorails."
"Right…" Shinjiro said, grunting all the while.
"So, which Monorail is it?" Minato asked.
Monorail Bridge to Tatsumi Port Island
The group, now including Shinjiro, ran along the bridge running across the bay and connecting Iwatodai and Tatsumi Port Island while Mitsuru remained at the Iwatodai train station, using the equipment on her bike to provide support. Nayuki, Yukari, and Hamuko had already transformed, to be ready for the battle.
"There's the Monorail!" Nayuki said as she pointed at the train up ahead.
Minato ran up to the Monorail, seeing that the door was open, and— wait! The door was open?!
"I have a bad feeling about this," he said, even as he stopped right in front of the monorail ladder.
"Agreed," Nayuki replied. "It's almost as if it's waiting for us…"
"Hey, why aren't we going up?" Junpei asked.
"I think it's because this was an obvious trap?" Yukari asked, sarcasm rolling in thick waves.
"Trap or not, we need to go in if we're going to take that thing down," Hamuko reminded. "We just need to be extra cautious."
"We'll go up closer to the front, to make sure we are close enough to where the Shadow might be," Minato said. "How fast can we get to the front of the monorail?"
"I could use Hurricane Style to give myself minor flight capabilities, which would get me there much faster," Nayuki informed. "But I can't bring everyone along - I'd only be able to carry one person at a time."
"Just get the other females over there, Kinomoto," Shinjiro said. "That way, you won't need to get in close proximity to any of us males."
Nayuki nodded. "Thank you, Aragaki-senpai," she said. She then turned to Yukari and Hamuko. "Which of you two wants to go first?" she asked. "Or, if I take one of you, would the other be able to keep up on foot?"
"I can keep up," Yukari answered. "In fact… I forgot that I have the Pterodactyl Form to use here." She then donned the appropriate ring for the situation.
"PTERODACTYL, PLEASE!" her Driver announced as a Magic Circle appeared above her and dropped down over her, causing what looked like light blue cloth wings to appear connecting her arms and her torso, and the dark red trim on her outfit changed to the same light blue. Her helmet changed as well, the fringe and three horns disappearing as a single horn stuck out the back of her helmet, while the front elongated as well.
"Nice," Nayuki replied. "Well, Hamuko-san, you want to go with me or with Yukari-san?"
"You," Hamuko said. "I don't want to risk anything, even by accident."
"Alright," Nayuki replied as she switched into Hurricane Style. She grabbed Hamuko, and the two floated into the air, followed by Yukari, who had picked up Minato. "Akihiko-senpai, Aragaki-senpai, Junpei-san, we'll wait for you at the front of the train."
"Right!" Akihiko shouted to them, even as the ones in flight made their way to the front of the train.
The flight went without incident, and they were soon at the front of the train… or at least the front of the second-to-last car - the doors to the first car itself were shut.
"What do you want to bet the first car is where the Shadow is?" Hamuko asked.
"No contest," Minato answered. "I can tell right off, the Shadow is in there."
"You can sense it, Onii-chan?" Hamuko asked.
"Blame having Erebus inside me for 10+ years, Hamuko," Minato answered. "Now… what do you guys bet on how ugly the Shadow is?"
Nayuki shrugged. "Honestly? No clue," she said. "Sure, we've seen some pretty bizarre ones, but who knows if that's all the different forms Shadows can take?"
"I'm willing to bet that the Shadow won't be ugly at all," Hamuko said. "500 yen on that option."
"I'm going with Nayuki-san, and just say no way to tell," Yukari replied.
"Okay, if you guys aren't willing to bet on anything…" Minato said, before the door to the first car opened up. Looking inside, he immediately covered Hamuko's eyes, saying, "You owe us 500 yen each, imouto."
"I'll pay you when we get back to the Dorm, Onii-chan," Hamuko replied.
Suddenly, a group of Shadows appeared from behind the four humans, knocking them inside the front car rather hard.
"Ow," Nayuki grunted. "Looks like we won't be able to wait for the others," she said. She then looked at the main Shadow. "Let's bring it down!"
"Agreed," Minato said, bringing his Evoker to bear. "Apsaras! Bufu!" With that, he shot himself with his Evoker, summoning the blue-skinned Persona and…
…getting the ice attack sent right back at him. "Ouch…"
"Ice attacks won't work, it seems," Nayuki said as she switched to Flame Style. "That cuts out a fair bit of Tsukuyomi's moves."
Almost as soon as she said that, the Shadow summoned a few Muttering Tiaras to help deal with the people fighting it… and by a few, that meant the total number of fighters beforehand multiplied by 3.
"Oh, crap!" Yukari yelled out, before she summoned Isis to attempt to blast the Shadows out of the area with a Magarulaon.
…it failed.
"Jeez," Nayuki remarked, as she hacked and slashed at them with her WizarSwordGun. "There's practically no end to them!" She then managed to get a glance out the window… as the train began moving. "Umm… Mitsuru, we have a situation here!"
"How bad?" Mitsuru asked over the comm frequencies.
"We've been separated from Junpei-san, Akihiko-senpai, and Aragaki-senpai, and are in battle with the main Shadow," Nayuki informed her. "On top of that, the train seems to be in motion!"
"Uh-oh… the train you're on seems to be headed for another train up ahead!" Mitsuru said, giving them a bit of warning. "It seems you have 12 minutes before the trains collide!"
Nayuki swore. "At the rate this thing is sending minions at us, we might not be able to do this in twelve minutes!" she yelled. "We need some more power-"
At this point, she noticed a glow coming from her Ring holders on her belt. Reaching down to the belt, she grabbed the glowing ring, revealing it to be of a similar design to the Flame Style Ring, only with a golden inset near the top.
She paused for a moment, before grinning behind her helmet. "I guess this means that Style just got cleared for use," she remarked, as she exchanged her Flame Style Ring for the new Ring, triggering the mechanism to reveal the 'face', switching the WizarDriver to Henshin Input, and ran the new Ring over the Driver.
"FLAME, DRAGON!" the WizarDriver announced as a dragon of flame appeared and began spiraling around her. "BOU! BOU! BOU BOU BOU!" As the dragon disappeared, Nayuki's outfit had changed. The black overcoat had changed to red, and the shoulder guards had gained more elaborate end pieces with rubies in the center. Around the chest, what looked like a 2d molding of the front of a dragon's face appeared. There was a gold inset near the top of the crystal portion of her helmet, in place of the original head crest, and the tops of the 'eye visors' stuck out past the end of the helmet.
She had transformed into Flame Dragon Style.
"Er, hate to break it to you, but the Muttering Tiaras are strong against fire," Minato said. "You'll need a different weapon against them… I think."
"Flame Dragon isn't just an increase in the power of my Fire Spells," Nayuki replied as she took out her Copy Ring. "Let me show you." She flipped open the Hand Author on her WizarSwordGun, and ran the Copy Ring over it.
"COPY, PLEASE!" the WizarSwordGun announced, before a second WizarSwordGun appeared, meaning she was holding one in each hand. She then proceeded to go forth, slashing through the Muttering Tiaras.
With a facepalm, Minato said, "Right… forgot that part." Upon looking around, he noticed everyone else was low on health, so he called out, "Apsaras! Cadenza!"
Apsaras and Orpheus appeared together at this point, and everyone could feel their strength returning, even as their reflexes were increased, as well.
Hamuko was continuing to throw her Ichigo Kunai at all the Shadows around them - and the three with her were once again reminded that those Kunai were all explosive.
However, before the battle could be turned fully in their favor, the big Shadow summoned even more Shadows, this time more powerful ones, to challenge the heroes with.
"Oh, you've got to be kidding me!" Nayuki yelled as she sliced another group of Muttering Tiaras apart. "We need to take out the big one so we can get control of the train, but they just won't give up!"
Hamuko was about to throw another of her exploding Kunai at an enemy, but got a fireball to the face for her troubles, knocking her down.
"HAMUKO-IMOUTO!" Minato roared, before he was knocked down as well by the big Shadow.
"MINATO!" Yukari called out.
Nayuki swore, and prepared to bring out another of her Rings. The Big Ring could potentially take out a large number of the Shadows at once.
Just as she was about to do so, however…
The door was smashed open from a Sonic Punch from Polydeuces as Akihiko ran in, followed by Shinjiro and then Junpei.
"Sorry we're late, guys!" Junpei yelled, running up to the group. "What's the strategy?"
"We need to take down that big one by the front of the car, so we can take control of the train!" Minato replied as he got back to his feet. "Only problem is that it keeps summoning other Shadows to keep us away - and if we can't take it down quickly enough, we'll crash into another train! Speaking of which, Mitsuru-senpai, how much time do we have left?"
"Fortunately, you still have ten minutes, but you shouldn't slack off on defeating the Shadows!" Mitsuru answered.
"Got it, Mitsuru," Nayuki replied. "Minato-san, if you can take care of all the other Shadows, I can hit the big one."
"Roger, Nayuki-san," Minato said, preparing to call out Apsaras again for another Cadenza to restore the health and reflexes of he and his comrades, when he felt a tug inside him for something else.
"Thou art I… and I am thou… from the sea of thine soul I cometh… I shall lend thee my strength…" the voice said, causing Minato to look around for a split second, before a card appeared in his left hand. On the face side of the card was…
"Per… so… na!" Minato cried out, before crushing the card.
Upon crushing the card, the Muttering Tiaras turned into a group of Pyro Jacks, even as the Priestess Shadow remained unchanged. Even so, the Persona that came out of the Sea of his Soul was the very Persona that he had seen when Philemon had first met him in person, and not as his butterfly form… a man-like figure that was of the Arcana The World.
"Seimen Kongou! Magaru!" Minato cried out, hitting all the Pyro Jacks and the Priestess Shadow with a damaging amount of wind.
Yukari launched another Magarulaon from Isis, hitting all the enemies again and clearing a path for Nayuki to go after the Priestess Shadow.
(BGM: Just the Beginning)
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Nayuki leapt forward, slashing with her twin WizarSwordGuns against the Priestess Shadow before leaping away from a retaliatory strike.
"How much time's left, Mitsuru-senpai?!" Minato asked.
"Eight minutes!" Mitsuru replied. "Hurry!"
"Right!" Nayuki said, before she pulled the trigger on both her guns against the Priestess Shadow, sending out a bunch of silver bullets on the monster.
The bullets impacted, causing harm to the Shadow before it lashed out again. Nayuki dodged, but the Copied WizarSwordGun disappeared.
However, this seemed to be intentional on Nayuki's part, as she shifted her remaining WizarSwordGun back to Sword Mode, and opened its Hand Author. "COME ON AND SLASH, SHAKE HANDS!" the WizarSwordGun called out, before Nayuki ran her Flame Dragon Ring over the Hand Author. "FLAME, SLASH STRIKE! BOU BOU BOU! BOU BOU BOU!"
"Saa, Finale da," Nayuki remarked as her WizarSwordGun was coated in flames, as she charged the Priestess Shadow, and then leapt up, performing a powerful overhead flaming slash on her way down.
With that, the Priestess Shadow was defeated, a massive amount of goop evaporating into the air around them… all before the train stopped on its own, even as another entity showed up with a popping noise.
"Ugh… I hate motion sickness," the entity said, opening a window and throwing up outside, then closing the window. "I hate having it, for that matter."
They all looked at the entity. "And, you are…?" Minato asked.
The entity turned to look at the group, grinned savagely, and said, "Call me Jr."
"Alright… Jr," Nayuki replied. "So… what are you doing here?"
'Jr.' blinked a bit, before looking around. "Wait… how'd I get on a train in the middle of the night, and under the effects of Uncle's Time-Space Manipulation?" he asked. "That makes no sense whatsoever!"
"'Uncle'?" Minato asked.
"Grk!" 'Jr.' let out. "Not important! Anyway… I need to crash for the night, plus have food in the morning." With that, he walked over to the exit of the train and got out, heading for a place to get some sleep.
"Well… that was unusual," Nayuki remarked.
Kirijo Dorm Command Center
"Hmm… so, the mission was a success?" Ikutsuki asked, alone in the dorm.
"Yes," Mitsuru replied. "They managed to stop the train before any harm could be done."
"That's a relief…" Ikutsuki said. "Who knows what could've gone wrong?"
"Agreed," Mitsuru replied. "Still, it was a tough battle…"
"Mitsuru-san, was there anything strange about the battle you feel the need to report?" Ikutsuki asked, keeping a poker face on him.
"Not really," Mitsuru replied. While one of Nayuki's stronger Styles 'unlocking' could be considered unusual, it wasn't worth bringing up in a situation like this. "About the only strange thing was after the battle… someone just appeared, talked with the team for a small period of time, and then left."
"Really? How did they appear?" Ikutsuki asked, externally staying calm, while on the inside…
'What if it was an Inves, like what the "Armored Riders" face?' Ikutsuki thought in fear.
"According to Nayuki, they appeared with a popping noise in the front room of the train," Mitsuru replied.
Blinking, Ikutsuki asked, "Is she sure? I mean, there wasn't a zipping noise or anything, right?"
"No, she's certain it was a popping noise," Mitsuru replied. "And she remembered them mentioning their… 'Uncle's Time-Space Manipulation', I believe is what she mentioned them saying."
Sighing in relief, Ikutsuki said, "Thank goodness… I wouldn't want you to face anything that came out of a zipper noise. That would be too risky."
"…if you say so, Mister Chairman," Mitsuru replied. "Anyway, we'll be making our way back now."
"Alright," Ikutsuki said, before turning off the comm. "And I need to get out of here before the Mahoutsukai show up." With that, he headed out to the dorm's entrance, where—
"Hey, Uncle Nya! There you are!"
—Jr. was just turning to face him as the door opened.
"Grk!" Ikutsuki got out. "And who are you?!"
"It's me, Uncle! Jr.!" the entity answered. "I can smell the scent on you that's telling me you're him!"
Ikutsuki blinked. Apparently this being could sense his energy signature, but was mistaking it for someone else. Still, the longer he hung around, the more likely the Mahoutsukai would arrive and discover him. "Why don't we continue this discussion elsewhere?" he asked.
Jr. yawned a fair bit, putting a hand over his mouth, before saying, "Not tonight… need a place to crash. Is there a room in this hotel for the night?"
Ikutsuki thought about it, before deciding against it. "Not here, but I do know a place you can stay… I'll lead you there myself."
Jr. yawned again. "As long as the other place is within five minutes from here," he said tiredly. "I'm about to crash right now if I'm not careful."
Ikutsuki nodded. "Come on," he said, before leading the entity to another hotel nearby.
Three minutes later, Jr. asked, "So, what's with the coffins? Is it Halloween this early?"
However, before Ikutsuki could begin to explain the Dark Hour to the being, the Dark Hour ended, the coffins turning back into people as the sky lost its green tint.
Jr. looked around, his form changing to resemble that of a green-clothed young man with steel gray eyes and red hair, before saying, "Oh… never mind."
Ikutsuki breathed a sigh of relief. Hopefully he wouldn't have to be around this man much longer.
"Well, now that that's explained," Jr. said, getting Ikutsuki's attention again, "Where's the hotel?"
"Follow me," Ikutsuki replied, leading him to a hotel.
Kirijo Dorm, Nayuki and Mitsuru's room, Five Minutes after Midnight, May 10th, 2009
Mitsuru allowed Nayuki into the room first, following her in and locking the door behind them. "I have to admit, I was a little worried for a moment there," she remarked. "When I could tell just how powerful the main Shadow was, and how many other Shadows it was throwing at you…"
"I know… Thank you, Mitsuru," Nayuki said, before sighing sadly. "Then again, we might need to be extra careful… whoever this 'Jr.' was, he's not normal, not one bit."
"Agreed," Mitsuru replied. "We'll need to wait and see just what he wants, and why he's here." She smiled. "Still, we don't need to worry about that now."
Nayuki didn't reply right away with her words, instead moving up to Mitsuru and locking lips with her.
Mitsuru moaned at the feeling of the kiss, even as she began returning it. It felt so… right to her, to be kissing Nayuki like this. She brought her right hand up behind Nayuki's head, pulling her deeper into the kiss as her tongue reached out and brushed up against Nayuki's lips, as her left hand began to fondle one of Nayuki's breasts through her shirt.
Nayuki opened her lips for Mitsuru's tongue, even as she let her own tongue into Mitsuru's mouth, aiming for a bit of tongue wrestling. Even as she did so, she moved her hands to remove Mitsuru's cardigan and other torso-side clothes, revealing her body for all but Nayuki to never see like that again.
The kiss parted briefly as Mitsuru's shirt came off, allowing her to do the same for Nayuki's shirt, before they kissed again, their tongues entwining once more as Mitsuru undid Nayuki's bra, freeing her breasts, before Mitsuru reached out to fondle them again.
Nayuki moaned into the kiss, feeling the pleasure inside her rising as she moved an arm around Mitsuru and spanked the redhead once, aiming to give her some extra arousal.
Mitsuru felt the slap to her rear and did indeed feel her arousal growing, heat building in her crotch. Her mouth parted from Nayuki's mouth as she freed her hands from fondling her breasts, and began kissing her way down Nayuki's body.
Nayuki's breath hitched, even as she began to pull down Mitsuru's skirt and panties, revealing them for the two of them alone… even as the latter's pussy was becoming wet.
Mitsuru continued kissing her way down Nayuki's body, mentally smiling at the gasps Nayuki let out when she briefly paused to suckle on one of her breasts before continuing further. She got down on her knees as she pulled down Nayuki's pants and panties, revealing Nayuki's dampening pussy, and smiled again before taking an exploratory lick along her slit.
Nayuki's breath hitched again, moaning even as that happened. "M-more… please, more!" she pleaded.
Mitsuru smiled as she continued licking, her tongue beginning to go between Nayuki's pussy lips and into her depths, while one hand came up to begin fondling her ass.
"Y-yes! More!" Nayuki gasped in pleasure, even as she grabbed Mitsuru's head and pushed it into her inner folds.
Mitsuru complied, her tongue diving deep into Nayuki's pussy while she continued fondling Nayuki's ass, the tip of her middle finger beginning to probe Nayuki's anal hole while her other hand came up to play with Nayuki's clit.
"Ahn! More! More!" Nayuki shouted near the end, before she let out a wordless scream as her juices squirted out, covering Mitsuru's face.
Mitsuru eagerly lapped up Nayuki's juices, enjoying the sweet, yet tangy taste as she continued pleasuring Nayuki through her orgasm.
After the orgasmic high wore off, Nayuki picked Mitsuru off the ground and carried her over to the bed. Placing her down on the bed, she began her turn of pleasuring Mitsuru by placing a finger inside of her lover's inner folds and pumping in and out.
"Oh… ah…" Mitsuru moaned. "Nayuki… yes… it feels so good…"
Nayuki simply started kissing down Mitsuru's body in response to that, even as she put another finger inside Mitsuru's inner folds, pumping even more.
"Yes!" Mitsuru exclaimed, gasping in pleasure as she felt Nayuki's mouth envelop one of her breasts, her tongue swirling around the nipple. "Please, don't stop!"
Nayuki didn't reply, for obvious reasons, even as she put her remaining hand on Mitsuru's unoccupied breast and massaged it. In the meantime, Nayuki put another finger in her inner folds, continuing to pump in and out.
"Ahn!" Mitsuru gasped, feeling a coil building in her depths. "Nayuki… it feels so good…"
Nayuki simply placed her fourth finger inside of Mitsuru's inner folds, her other hand pinching and twisting the dry nipple.
"N-Nayuki!" Mitsuru screamed, heat suffusing her entire body as the coil in her depths approached its limits. "Don't stop! More!"
Nayuki placed her thumb into Mitsuru's inner folds, even as she continued to pump in and out of it, and as she grabbed Mitsuru's dry breast with her free hand.
"Ah! Nayuki!" Mitsuru cried out. "I'm cummi-" and the coil within finally snapped as she screamed to the heavens in pleasure, her juices pouring out of her pussy over Nayuki's hand.
Nayuki pulled her hand out of Mitsuru's folds, before she licked the juices off of it, and pulled the covers out from under her lover. "Let's get some sleep, Mitsuru," she said.
Mitsuru smiled at Nayuki as they embraced, Nayuki pulling the covers over them. "Yes… let's," she said. "We've got a big day tomorrow, with Arisato and Takeba's wedding."
"Yes… good night, Mitsuru," Nayuki said. With that, they fell asleep, forgetting to turn their lights off.
Xamusel: Okay, the chapter ends on a relatively good note, so to speak. However, before the lemon took place, we saw the arrival of Jr. and his seeming knowing of Ikutsuki… do they know each other?
Without spoiling anything, I'll clear one thing up: No, they don't. Jr. just mistook Shuji for the Real McCoy.
Now… next chapter to be released by both of us will go to Foreign Saga, so please take a look, to ensure things don't go bad. We hope to have it done in a few days.
Anyway… hope to see you all there!