Chapter Two: Kagukuchi:

Kagukuchi's POV:

My kind mistress calls me Kagukuchi. If you are one of the lucky humans who have lain eyes on me, then you know how powerful I am.

I know my power is thanks to Mai, my mistress. Her openness with her emotions are to thank. That is perhaps also why Duran and Julia, two of my many past life-in battle comrades aren't at their full size yet. Because their mistresses, Nao and Natsuki can't accept their own emotions.

I'm well aware how lucky I am to have Mai control me. She shows me more respect than any human that I've ever met has. Many also just back away in fear as my fire-powers burst through me.

Of course, many Orphans fear me as well……like the one Mai has me attacking now.

(Bow down and accept defeat, weakling and I may let you live!) I roar telepathically at the outcast beast.

(You…..why do you serve a mere human?) The Orphan asked me, its thousands of hideous eyes searching my six own proud ones.

How dare this vermin undermine my mistress's capability!

I had considered possibly sparing the creature before, but now the possibility wasn't even going to come up.

The creature had insulted Mai: that was all the reason I needed to incinerate it.

(I will enjoy killing you.) I growl telepathically to the monster as I shot waves of fire from my motor-like wings into the creature's face.

As it's destroyed, I can see that Mai is irritated with me for being so rough.

I have to restrain a mental laugh of good humor. Really, I was one of the most feared Childs, after a much bigger Duran and Kiyohime. Why should I go easy on some low life vermin that talks disgracefully about my mistress?!

She really is a kind being. I know that many males of this human species would not think about her kind heart, they would most likely just think about the physical looks of my mistress.

I fail to understand why the human species obsesses with physical beauty so much. And while I'll admit that she truly is beautiful, her heart attracts me more. Her heart that has room for all, and has such warmth in it for others.

I'll admit that when it comes to doing what she needs to do to survive, she may not be the strongest Hime of all. No, I believe in that sense that would be either Duran's mistress or Julia's mistress. And I'll admit that Mai is not strong willed when it comes to obeying her own will and her own will alone. No, in that perspective, Duran's mistress has the strongest will.

However, Mai……I know that Miroku, Duran, myself and others may just be seen as monsters or things to be used in battle, but we have much deeper feelings than any weapon.

I don't know if Mai ever has or ever will believe me to be anything more than a destructive force of nature that should be kept at bay. I do know that her belief of me being nothing more than a dangerous ticking time bomb is the reason why she's so hesitant to let me out when she fights a disobedient Orphan.

I'll admit that I may be a bringer of death, a dangerous judge of life, but I can also be a protector, if she lets me out.

The fact that she's afraid of letting me out because of how powerful I am doesn't make me feel proud like it normally would. No. If anything, it hurts me greatly, because I realize that she doesn't trust me.

Miroku and Duran are both given complete and utter trust from both of their mistresses.

I wonder….if I could somehow make her see that this proud beast was also a savior….but she is a human and humans naturally fear what they can't control.

Perhaps as my powers increase her trust in me will deteriorate….but despite that I regret nothing. I will protect her and obey her every whim.

I know, a dignified, powerful Child like myself taking orders from a mere human girl child, but I feel no regrets.

I'd do for Mai what Duran would do for his mistress Natsuki, what Julia would do for Nao, what Diana would do for Yukino.

All the pride I've hold, all the fear of me that is held by the Orphans of the dimension from where I originally ruled as a feared beast, it all belongs to Mai and I feel sorry for nothing. Even if she never trusts me, as long as it's for her.

Author's Note:

Next perspective will be from Diana's point of view. Oh, and I forget the name of Yukariko's Child, Shiho's Child and Akane's Child, can anyone recall their Child's names?