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Takeshi Yamato: Hello, everyone! Welcome to another chapter of Pokegirls: Legends of the Valkyrur! In this chapter, we return to the Yamato Clan Compound and introduce a few more characters that will become important in the story.

We're also going to be introducing a few VC Elements this chapter - just a couple of basic ones that help let you know a little bit more about the setup for this story.

117Jorn: Yeah, just to get ready for the real S**t that's going to be going down later!

Takeshi Yamato: Indeed. Now, we were planning to include a fair amount of scenes in this chapter, but it got long enough we decided to split it in two - you'll still get a lot in this chapter, but the rest of what we were planning to include will come in the next chapter.

So, without further ado...

Both: Let's get this party started!

"Talking"

'Thinking'

"Radio/Telephone/Telepathy"

Chapter 2: The Yamato Clan

Road to the Yamato Clan Compound

Edo League, 397 AS

Takeshi and his Harem led the rest of their group along the path to the Yamato Clan Compound, filling them in a bit on how it worked.

It was a bit different from how normal clans worked, to be honest.

While most clans would be organized as one massive family, with no diversification at all, with perhaps a more combat-oriented secondary branch, the Yamato Clan was organized into several branches, each one with a different specialization.

There was one branch that focused on raising the livestock, one that focused on farming and crops, one branch that ran the Clan Smithery... the list went on. Heck, there was even a branch that provided all the Clan's childcare services.

The largest branch was the Weapon Mastery Branch, however - almost everyone not involved in another branch learned to master a weapon and take part in defending the Clan and its allies from any threats. Those that had fully mastered their chosen weapon were given the title of Blademaster. Takeshi and Sayane, obviously, both came from this Branch, and were both close to Blademaster level.

As to how the Clan was run? It was very simple. The Clan was governed by a Council of Elders, consisting of the Head of each Branch within the Clan. This council met once a week to discuss the state of the clan, the condition of the world around them, and Clan Policy concerning the first two. Most of the major decisions involving Clan Activities happened in this council.

"Wow..." Jaden said, "The Yamato Clan does all of that on their own?"

"Hai," Takeshi replied. "The Yamato Clan prides itself on self-sufficiency - in times of a siege, we need that self-sufficiency in order to sustain ourselves. We do engage in trade, though - there are some things we can't produce on our own, and the Smiths will often produce spare blades and then sell them, either to travelers who visit the compound or at nearby markets. I have heard it said that Yamato Clan Blades are without compare, and are the strongest blades in the world. I don't know that much, but I definitely know that my and Sayane's blades are pretty strong."

"I've heard as much myself," Aren said, nodding. "Yamato Blades are the sharpest to ever be crafted, some of them capable of breaking through the toughest armor, and shattering the strongest defense... well, that's what I've heard at least."

"Some of our blades are probably capable of doing that," Takeshi remarked. "Though, really, it's not as much related to the blade itself as it is the blade being matched with its ideal wielder. You see, several Clan Smiths actually have the rare Soul of the Smith Bloodgift, and can thus create blades of incredible quality. And if a special blade made by one of them is matched with its ideal wielder... what some people might call its 'chosen' wielder... that person can pull off a special ability with that blade. Sometimes it can be an attack, sometimes it can be a defense, sometimes it can be a completely different ability. It always differs from person to person, and blade to blade. For example, my blade, Tamashii no Kyodo, can Break Through all but the strongest of Barrier Spells and physical defenses like armor. There might be other blades with similar abilities, but those blades would have slight differences compared to Tamashii no Kyodo, and could only use them in conjunction with the wielder most suited to them."

"What about the Takeo clan?" Jaden asked, curiously. "What are they like?"

"They are actually very similar to the Yamato clan, at least when it comes to self-sufficiency," Takeshi said. "The Takeo clan has many members with different fighting skills, however they are mostly focused with hand-to-hand fighting, as well as using and manipulation of Chi. It's why many Pokegirls of the Takeo clan are Fighting types, more so for Sayjins. However, they certainly are not lacking in swordsmanship skills."

As they continued talking, the Yamato Clan Compound came into view. Built as a replacement for the original Clan Compound which had been destroyed during the Revenge War, it was still a perfect replica of the original, which had actually started out as a fortress during the Japanese Feudal Era. The entire compound was surrounded by stone walls some 15 feet high, with wooden towers at the corner of each wall standing an additional 30 feet above the walls. However, the stone and wood walls also concealed metal within, giving them additional strength.

The gatehouse in the center of the closest wall was just like the towers - it had the appearance of being made of wood, but was actually steel lined with wood. In front of the tower were two Samurai, fully clad in armor and wielding large spears. As the group drew close, the Samurai crossed their spears over the door.

"Halt!" the one on the left called out. "State your business for entering Yamato Clan Property."

Takeshi let out a slight chuckle. "Meticulous in your duties as always, eh, Miyuki-san?

The Samurai identified as Miyuki looked at him, then smiled. "Takeshi-sama!" she said. "You're back!"

"Yeah, back for a few years at least," he remarked, drawing their attention. "There's a few things I need to take care of which mean I'll have to stay here." He then gained a serious expression on his face. "Tou-san around the compound today?"

Miyuki nodded. "Yes," she said. "Tetsuya-dono should be around the Training Fields at this time. Fumiko-sama is there with him, as is Aira-sama, and I think Sutura-san is there, as well - she came over earlier today with Amy-chan in tow."

Upon hearing that, Jaden tensed in surprise. 'Kaa-san's here? Now?' he thought nervously. 'And so is...Tou-san and Nee-chan?'

Takeshi nodded. "Thanks for the info, Miyuki-san."

"Of course, Takeshi-sama," Miyuki replied, before looking at the rest of the group. "I see you brought guests," she remarked.

"Three of them are 'girls we freed from abusive Tamers," Takeshi explained, before gesturing to Aren. "This is Aren Zachary, who's here as an escort to our other guest," he then gestured to Jaden, "who is Jaden Takeo... Sutura-san's son."

Miyuki's eyes widened. "You found him?" she asked. "What happened to... Phil-teme?"

"Phil-teme is dead," Takeshi informed. "He gave some shocking information, however, before I used my Ougi on him. Anyway, can we enter? I need to talk to Tou-san as soon as possible."

Miyuki nodded, before she and her fellow guard stepped back and opened the gates. "Of course," she said. "And welcome back, Takeshi-sama."

Takeshi smiled and nodded as they entered. "It's good to be back, Miyuki-san," he said as they walked inside, Jaden being a bit hesitant at first before following them inside.

Once they had passed the gate, Takeshi said, "Something I forgot to mention earlier - the reason they call Tou-san 'Tetsuya-dono' and all of his 'girls and children '-sama' is that he's actually the head of the Weapon Mastery Branch, as well as the most accomplished Clan Blademaster currently alive."

Jaden nodded at that, but remained silent. 'My real Tou-san is really famous, isn't he?' he thought to himself as he gulped a bit. 'Am I gonna live up to his expectations? I mean... could I be a Blademaster? I know I was top of the Kendo Class, but Blademaster?'

Takeshi looked at Jaden and could see the worry on his face. "Don't worry about it, otouto," he said, causing Jaden to look up. "Tou-san doesn't let the fame go to his head, and all he asks of his children is that they do their best - he doesn't care how well they actually do, just that it is the best they can do." He then sighed. "The only one of us who really has to excel is me - not because of anything he personally expects of me, but because I'm his heir - I have to prove, both to others and myself, that I'm well and truly ready to take over as head of the Weapon Mastery Branch when the time comes."

"Oh... alright..." Jaden said, glad that at least that huge load was off his shoulders. "But still... what if your father...uhh, I mean Tou-san... well... doesn't like me?"

"I wouldn't worry about that, either," Sayane remarked. "Tetsuya cares deeply for all of his children, and even considers me and my other Harem Sisters as part of the family, as well as anyone Takeshi's sisters get involved with. He may be somewhat surprised when he learns of your relation to him, but once he gets over that he'll probably care for you as much as any of your other siblings."

At that moment, they came in sight of the Training Fields, basically one large open clearing divided into smaller areas, some suited more for spars, others for larger, group-oriented training. Standing near one of the larger areas was a man who looked like an older Takeshi, only without the moustache and appearing in his mid-thirties though he was actually in his eighties. Next to him was a Shoguness, an Armsmistress, and a Sayjin, with the Sayjin slightly more distant from the man. Almost everyone in the area had the same dark brown hair and violet eyes as Takeshi did, except for cases where those colors weren't in the normal Breed Range or where old age had started turning their hair gray. The Sayjin was another exception, having hair as black as Jaden's, only much longer at shoulder length, and with dark green eyes.

"Tou-san! Kaa-san! Aira-kaa-san!" Takeshi called out, and the man, Shoguness, and Armsmistress turned around, the Sayjin turned around as well.

"It's good to see you've returned, Takeshi," the man replied. "I've heard good things about what you and your Harem have been doing in the world. Have you returned to take the tests to become a Blademaster?"

Takeshi shook his head. "That's part of it, Tou-san," he said, "but there are other reasons that take priority." He then turned to the Sayjin. "It's good to see you, too, Sutura-san... and the main reason I've come back at this time is connected to you."

Sutura blinked in surprise, looking at Takeshi. "Me?" she asked. "What is it, Takeshi-san?" She didn't notice Jaden, as he did his best to hide behind Sayane, who rolled her eyes but smiled as she allowed it for the time being.

Takeshi smiled. "We actually swung by Crystal Lake on our way here," he said, causing Sutura's eyes to widen slightly. "And we found the one you'd been forced to leave behind."

Sayane took that as her cue to push Jaden out from behind her, and then give him a slight push towards his mother.

Jaden tensed a bit as finally, after nearly ten years, his mother stood not ten feet away from him. He tried to speak, but felt as if there were a knot caught in his throat. Gulping, Jaden finally spoke. "K-Kon'nichiwa, O'kaa-san..."

Sutura's eyes were wide in shock, and hands over her gaping mouth as she stared at Jaden "O-Oh my god..." she whispered. "I...J-Jaden? I..."

For what felt like minutes, which really was just a few seconds, the two just stared at each other unmoving. Neither of them knowing what to do, until...

Suddenly, Jaden found himself in a tight warm embrace, as Sutura had finally closed the distance between them and embraced her long-lost son, tears of joy escaping her eyes. "Jaden... Jaden, my son... it's really you!" was all she could say. Jaden tensed at the action at first, before melting into the embrace and beginning to return it a few seconds later. "I knew I'd find you... Kaa-san..." Jaden said, a few tears of his own escaping from his eyes.

"We found him purely by luck on our way to the Crystal Lake Pokegirl Center," Takeshi remarked, as Sutura, Tetsuya, Fumiko, and Aira all looked at him. "He was being carried to the center by a 'girl he met soon after you left... a 'girl who happens to be a Mantis who doesn't like killing, and is actually Jaden's Alpha now."

Fumiko's eyes widened. "Y... you mean those Clan Members who believe that some Manti actually followed the path of honor were right?!" she asked.

"It seems so," Takeshi said. "Believe me, Kaa-san, I was as surprised as you are. But Jaden's Mantis, who he named 'Rena', has absolutely no hostile intent to anyone, minus anyone who threatens Jaden. But she no longer wishes to feed off of Humans and Pokegirls, and has adapted to a more Human-style diet."

Sutura listened in surprise, before she turned to Jaden. "Is... this true, Jaden?" She asked, wiping away the tears as Jaden nodded a bit.

"Y-Yeah...Rena-chan was my best friend since I was six, a few months after you... left," Jaden answered. "Her swarm abandoned her since she hated killing and all... I couldn't just leave her all alone in the woods, crying..."

Takeshi then continued his tale. "Anyway, we remained at the Pokegirl Center long enough for Jaden to recover, but Phil-teme showed up just before we could leave. We won't need to worry about him anymore, though." Takeshi scowled slightly. "I used Kojinsen on him."

Tetsuya quirked an eyebrow. "Your Ougi?" he asked. "You normally don't use that unless you have a very good reason, Takeshi. What happened?"

"Phil-teme... he... he revealed some information that really riled me up. I don't want to reveal that information in public like this, though - if you, Kaa-san, Jaden-san and Sutura-san would be willing to speak with me in private, I'll share the information then."

Tetsuya thought for a moment, and then nodded. "Very well," he said. "We can meet in my chambers in thirty minutes." Fumiko and Sutura nodded, showing that that was okay with them.

"Thank you," Takeshi replied. "There is another reason we came back, as well - my Harem and I are going to need to settle down in one place for a few years, and the Clan Compound is as good a place as any."

Tetsuya was confused at this, as was Fumiko. "Why would you need to settle down?" Fumiko asked.

Sayane walked up to Takeshi's side, hands on her belly. Tetsuya and Fumiko's eyes widened slightly, before Takeshi said, "Sayane... seems to be an... 'early bloomer'. She's already gone through her second puberty... Tou-san... Kaa-san... you're going to be grandparents." Takeshi and Sayane then braced themselves for Fumiko's inevitable reaction, and were not disappointed.

"YES!" Fumiko shouted, as she grabbed both Sayane and Takeshi and began twirling them around in circles. "I'M GONNA HIT GRANDMA! OH, TAKESHI, YOU'VE MADE ME SOOOO HAPPY!"

Takeshi and Sayane were only able to groan, while Tetsuya, Aira, and Sutura all chuckled a bit. "Ah, Fumiko..." Tetsuya muttered. "As enthusiastic as ever."

Eventually, Fumiko put Takeshi and Sayane down, and both immediately gasped for breath. "Wow..." Takeshi panted. "Your hugs... if anything... your hugs have... gotten even more intense... Kaa-san..."

"Y-yeah," Sayane agreed. "I... I almost had my life flash before my eyes there..."

Fumiko blushed slightly. "...oops?" she ventured, causing everyone there to chuckle for a bit.

While they were chuckling, Sutura looked through the group that had arrived, and saw two familiar faces that she never thought she'd see again. Her eyes widened upon seeing them. "Christina-chan? Joyce-chan?" She asked in surprise.

Both of the girls in question smiled and nodded. "Yeah... it's us, Sutura-chan..." Joyce said. "It's... it's so great to see you again..."

"You have no idea!" Christina said as she quickly glomped Sutura. "I missed you sooo much, Sutura-chan!"

Sutura smiled as she returned the embrace. "It's good to see you, too, Christina-chan..." she said, before she grinned a bit. "Let me guess, you both joined my son's Harem?"

Christina blushed a bit while Joyce chuckled. "Chris-chan did, but not me," the Blazicunt said. "no offense to your son, but I just view him like a sibling. Chris-chan on the other hand... well, if the moans I heard the past few days from Jaden's tent are any indicator..."

Christina blushed furiously as the others chuckled. Takeshi, having recovered from his mother's fierce hug, then waved Aren, Kelly, and Akarui forward. "There are a few others who joined us as well, Tou-san," he began. Gesturing to Aren first, he said, "This is Aren Zachary. He helped my Harem and I bring down a Bounty before heading to Crystal Lake with us in response to a request from a friend of his. That request ended up with him joining us in order to help escort Jaden here." Aren bowed as Takeshi then gestured to Kelly and Akarui. "And these two are Kelly and Akarui," he said. "I rescued them from the same Bounty Aren-san helped me on, and offered to take them here with us so they could find new Tamers - an offer they accepted."

"Hmm... yes, I think we can find perfect Tamers for both of you," Tetsuya said, nodding. "I know a few members of the clan would would gladly accept you into their harems."

As Kelly and Akarui both smiled at Tetsuya, Aren bowed again and said, "Well, it's been a pleasure to meet all of you, but I should probably get going - some comrades of mine need help, and the sooner I leave, the sooner I can help them out."

Tetsuya nodded. "Very well," he said. "However, before you go, some of our Smiths and Tailors have shops set up near the gate for any travelers who come seeking blades from us. Feel free to swing by those shops if you want new blades for yourself or any of your 'girls - and while we aren't as well known for our armor as we are our blades, our Smiths use only the finest materials in making that armor, such as Mythril and Adamantium."

Aren thought about it, before he shrugged. "Eh, might as well check it out," he said. "Kushina and Mikoto have been asking for new blades anyways..."

Takeshi smiled. "Why don't you go check it out, too, Jaden?" he asked. "Even if you don't get anything new right now, it would give you a chance to meet our Smiths and Tailors."

"Uhh, sure I... I guess," Jaden said, turning to his mother. "Would you like to come with me... kaa-san?"

Sutura smiled at that. "I'd love to, Jaden," she said. "But you go on ahead, but I will meet you there... I need to get something, something I think you will like very much... my son."

Jaden smiled in return and nodded. "Alright, Kaa-san," he said, turning to the others. "Any of you wanna come with us?"

"Actually, Sayane and I will go with Sutura-san," Takeshi remarked. "Tou-san, Kaa-san, would you be willing to join us? It'll give us a chance to discuss the information Phil-teme shared which prompted my use of Kojinsen."

Tetsuya and Fumiko both nodded. "That works," Tetsuya said. "Aira-chan, why don't you stay here and continue supervising this group," he gestured to the group in the training zone itself, running through group drills, "and then join us in the market area once we're done with our discussion?"

"Sure thing, Tetsuya-kun," Aira replied, the Armsmistress turning back to the group that was training and yelling encouragements at them. And soon after, the group split off to the Smith and Tailors.

Later,

Yamato Compound Smithy and Tailor

"Whoa..." Jaden muttered as he looked at all of the different swords and weapons inside one of the Smithys they had entered. "These Blades are awesome..."

"I'll say," Aren said, while he had his girls looking around the smithy, inspecting all of the different weapons. "These are top-grade blades the Yamato's have here..."

"That they are," came a female voice as three women walked up to them, one obviously Yamato with the hair and eye color, with her hair in a waist-length ponytail. The second shared the eye color, but her hair was a vibrant red and went down to the level of her chest. Her pupils were a darker violet than the irises, indicating her as a Slicer. The third also had red hair, only it went down to her shoulders, and she had dark green eyes. The two red-heads looked to be around Jaden's age, but the pure Yamato looked a year older than Jaden.

"I always like taking a look at the blades," the Slicer said. "I'm always looking forward to getting one for myself once I finally get a Tamer..."

"I can always buy you one, Hitomi-chan," the other Red-haired girl said with a playful smirk, before turning to Jaden, and the girl smirked a bit more upon seeing him blush a bit. "Like what you see?" she said flirterly.

"Umm...uhh..." Jaden said in a stutter, not sure exactly what to say. 'Why do I suck at talking to beautiful girls?' He asked mentally, while the girls in question laughed.

"You're so cute when you're flustered," the Slicer remarked. "I'm Hitomi, and this is Ryoko and Amy." She gestured to the other Yamato and the other redhead as she introduced them. "You must be new here, what's your name?"

"J-Jaden," he said with a slight stutter. "It's n-nice to meet you!"

"Nice to meet you, too, Jaden-san," Hitomi replied, as Amy chuckled, while Ryoko simply gave a slight snort, even though the ends of her mouth curled up slightly.

"Ignore Ryoko-chan, here," Amy said. "She keeps insisting that she's completely lesbian and would never consider being intimate with a man, but I've seen her sneak quick peeks at some of the guys in our age group during training sessions."

"A-Amy-chan!" Ryoko cried out, gaping at Amy even as her cheeks flushed bright red.

Amy just laughed while looking at Ryoko teasingly. "What? It's the truth and you know it," she said, smirking as she nudged her. "You're living in denial, Ryoko-chan, so it's my duty to bring you out of it!"

In truth, Ryoko technically wasn't living in denial, at least as far as she was concerned. She did have a slight attraction to men, and wouldn't mind including a man in her relationship with Amy... but only if a man she respected just as much as her father and older brother came along. However, until that man came into her life, there was no way in hell that she was going to admit it to anyone but herself. "U-Urusai!" she screamed, turning her head away from Amy so that the redhead didn't spot her massive blush. Not that it helped that much as Amy could see it, causing her to grin and giggle more.

"W-Well..." Jaden said, trying to fight off his own blush, but failing miserably, "I...know you will find a good Tamer, H-Hitomi-chan-err, I mean uhh..." he shook his head for a moment.

Amy giggled at Jaden. "Oh, you are just too funny..." she said, before she leaned towards him. "So... you a Tamer, Jaden-ku~un?"

Jaden blushed more at that, but nodded his head. "Y-Y-Yeah... J-Just became one a while ago...I-I only have two 'Girls now, one's a friend of mine since childhood, the other used to belong to my fath-...I mean my step-Father."

Hitomi frowned slightly. Being slightly more observant than her Tsundere older sister allowed her to catch the slight correction, which told her that Jaden had believed that his step-Father was his father until recently. And the fact that one of his 'girls used to belong to said step-Father also said that something had happened there. "I see..." she said. "And what happened to your step-Father to cause one of his 'girls to pass to you?"

"Dead," Jaden said simply, without an ounce of sadness or regret. "And don't say you're sorry to hear that, 'cause me, Rena-chan, and Chris-chan are glad he's gone after I was his personal punching bag for nine years."

The three girls had their eyes widen in shock at that. 'One of our other clan members must have saved him,' Hitomi thought, respecting him for coming out of that experience sane and even beginning to feel a slight attraction to him. 'But who?' Deciding to change the subject, she asked, "Umm... do you mind if we meet your 'girls, Jaden-k-san?"

"Sure!" Jaden said, smiling and eager to change the subject as he pulled out two Pokéballs. "Just a... quick word of warning, don't overreact when you see my Alpha, Rena-chan...or do anything rash, please."

Before Hitomi or the others could ask why, Jaden raised the balls and released the girls inside. The first to emerge was an Elf, while the second one was...

Ryoko seemed to freeze slightly at the sight of one of the most feared Pokegirls of all time. "A-a-a M-m-man-mant-" she stuttered, her eyes wide in shock.

Amy's jaw just hit the ground, staring at the Mantis in shock. "H-Holy shit!" she said. "A Mantis? You tamed a Mantis?" She then thought about it for a second, before she grinned. "Perfect! I always wanted to see what a Mantis was like in bed!"

Hitomi just sighed at the reactions of her sister and Amy. Even though she was surprised as well, she didn't let that shock overwhelm her. Besides, she was also slightly pleased - she'd talked to those clan members who believed that there were peaceful Manti out there enough times that she'd actually come to agree with them, and was glad that they were right. "I can see why you warned us against overreacting or doing anything rash, Jaden-k-san," she said, mentally cursing herself for slipping up like that for the second time, and missing the slight smirk from Amy that meant she had caught said slip-up. "A pleasure to actually meet a peaceful Mantis."

"Y-Yeah," Jaden said, scratching the back of his head. "Rena-chan, Christina-chan, this is Hitomi-c-san, Amy-san, and Ryoko-san. Girls? This is my Alpha, Rena-chan, and Chris-chan."

"Nice to meet you!" Amy said, grinning, as she glanced at Jaden. "Wow, not only are you cute, but there's gotta be something about you that's allowed you to tame a Mantis!" She then nudged Ryoko. "I think we may have a keeper here, Ryoko-chan," she whispered loudly to her.

While Ryoko shouted her protest and Rena and Christina said their own hellos, the Elf meanwhile looked at Amy with a raised eyebrow. 'Where have I seen her before?' she thought, knowing she had seen that red hair and green eyes somewhere before...

A masculine chuckle caused them all to turn to the door of the smithy, where Takeshi, Sayane, Tetsuya, Fumiko, and Sutura standing there. "Glad to see you guys are getting along so well," Takeshi said, walking in.

"O'nii-san/Aniki! You're back!" Ryoko and Hitomi both called out.

"Good to see you again, Ryoko-imouto, Hitomi-imouto," Takeshi replied as he walked up to them. "Nice to see you as well, Amy-san."

"Great to see you, too, Takeshi-san!" Amy said, smiling. "It's been awhile since we saw you at the Yamato or Takeo compounds." Upon mentioning the Takeo compound, Jaden's head piqued at that, a confused look on his face. "So, what brings you back here?"

"A few things, really," Takeshi replied. "Most important being returning something to your mother which she was forced to leave behind at Crystal Lake... or rather, someone."

Amy blinked in confusion, while behind her Jaden's eyes were widening as his mouth began to hang open. She glanced at Sutura. "What does he mean by that, kaa-san?" she asked.

Sutura smiled a bit as she approached Amy, putting her hands on her shoulders. "Amy..." she began, "Remember... when I told you about Phil, your... father? And why we left?" Amy was beginning to get nervous, but nodded. "Well... there is something I never told you... something I never thought I would be able to tell you." Sutura took a quick deep breath before she spoke again. "Amy... you were not born an only child," she admitted. "You have a twin brother... standing right behind you."

Suddenly, Amy's own eyes widened as she turned to see Jaden, as their eyes locked, both just as wide as the other's, and both of their jaws hanging open. "B-Brother?" Amy asked, in shock. "I...you... my Brother?"

Jaden had a similar reaction to Amy's, with a look of utter disbelief. 'She's... my Sister?!' he thought. 'My Sister's hot-WHOA Jaden, where the hell did THAT come from?'

"I ran into him by chance when passing through Crystal Lake," Takeshi remarked. "Rena-san there had just brought him to a Pokegirl Center after he'd been beaten rather severely by Phil-teme. we stayed there while Jaden healed, but Phil-teme showed up just before we could leave to bring Jaden back here. Phil-teme shared some information we hadn't known before, after which I used Kojinsen on him."

"Must have been really bad if you used your Ougi, Aniki," Hitomi remarked. "What was it?"

"The reason for the divorce... and why Phil-teme became as abusive as he was." Having gained the attention of his sisters and Amy, Takeshi continued, while Sutura slowly began to pale. "It seems Phil-teme was actually Jaden and Amy's stepfather - they were conceived when Sutura-san had a drunken one-night stand with an old friend and his Alpha, and Phil-teme blew everything out of proportion."

Amy blinked in surprise as she looked at her mother, who was looking very pale at the moment. "Kaa-san... is that true?" she asked. At her nod, Amy spoke again. "Then, wait... if Phil wasn't me and Jaden's father... who was?"

Sutura had her head bowed, unable to speak. However, Takeshi sent a very pointed look at his father, which Hitomi noticed, and her eyes widened as she realized it. "It was Tou-san... wasn't it?" she asked.

Takeshi nodded. "And that's why I used Kojinsen on Phil-teme," he said. "Because not only was he beating up his stepson simply because he considered him a reminder of Sutura's infidelity... he was beating up my own half-brother."

Hitomi and Ryoko's eyes both widened as they realized that Jaden was their half-brother as well... though oddly enough, Hitomi was not repulsed by the fact that she still seemed attracted to him just as much as before. In fact... for some reason, the idea seemed to turn her on slightly.

'Not to mention that I'm going to need a Tamer soon, once I undergo my first puberty,' she thought. 'Perhaps Jaden-nii-kun is the Tamer I've been waiting for...'

Ryoko, however, reached another realization, as she looked at Amy, who looked at her in return. "That... that means we're..." she muttered.

"...Half-Siblings?" Amy finished, followed by a pause that lasted for a few seconds... before Amy grinned. "Kinky!"

Ryoko sighed, shaking her head while Tetsuya was still looking at Jaden in shock, before looking at Sutura. "Sutura... is..." he said.

Sutura nodded. "Yes... it's all true..." she muttered. "I... I didn't know h-how to tell you... I wanted... I tried to make Phil think they were his children, but... he found out..." A few tears began to slip out of her eyes. "I...I just..."

Tetsuya proceeded to enfold Sutura in an embrace, with Fumiko joining them shortly thereafter. "Hey... It's all right," Tetsuya whispered to her. "I'm... I'm sorry that our... drunken fling that night led to the ruination of your marriage... I never thought something like this could happen." He then smiled a bit. "But still, I'm not sad or angry that children like Jaden and Amy came out of it... I guess this means I now get to be a proper father to the children I never knew I had..."

"...and, I think this means I need to be a good Harem-sister to you, Sutura-chan," Fumiko said, grinning, as Sutura looked at her in surprise. "Sutura-chan, I always did have a liking to you... especially after that night... now, all things considered... I think it only makes sense that you join Tetsuya-koi's Harem with us." She glanced up at her Tamer/Husband/lover. "What do you say?"

Tetsuya grinned. "I agree," he said. "I have to admit, I did develop an attraction to you after that night, Sutura-chan, but I didn't want to act on it, first because of your marriage, and then because I didn't want to push you into a relationship too soon... but if you'd like to join my Harem after all this... I wouldn't be against it."

Sutura looked up at Tetsuya, before looking at Fumiko before she smiled. "If... if you would have me..." she said, "I'd love to, Tetsuya-kun."

Tetsuya smiled, before capturing Sutura's lips in a kiss, which Sutura gladly returned, and Fumiko quickly turned it into a three-way kiss.

To the side, Both Amy and Jaden smiled at the scene. 'Glad you're happy again... Kaa-san...' Amy thought.

Takeshi and Sayane smiled as well. 'Looks like the family's gonna be getting bigger...' Takeshi thought. 'Well, I definitely think this will be good in the long run... maybe even further deepen the ties between the Yamato and Takeo Clans...'

Two Days Later

Two days had passed since the 'family reunion' at the Yamato Compound, as the newly united family had been spending much of its time together. Jaden was already getting along great with Amy, as well as his half-sisters, and father.

Preparations had begun for the upcoming wedding between Takeshi and Kimiko, and Sayane's pregnancy had been well-received by the Clan. The wedding was set to take place in two more days, with Takeshi's Blademaster Exam set to be part of the post-wedding activities that day.

Sutura joining Tetsuya's Harem did indeed deepen the already close ties between the Yamato and Takeo Clans. There were actually talks between the Clan heads of both families that both the Yamato and Takeo clan compounds and properties should be expanded and merged together as one. Such an act had been considered before, and given the Takeo Clan compound was rather close to the Yamato's, it wasn't impossible to do. In fact, the majority of each clan agreed to do so.

With Jaden, he was well accepted by both the Yamato and Takeo clans, as he was finally reunited with both of his true parents. He had already met his Grandparents on both his mother and father's side, receiving bone-crushing hugs from both sides of the family.

All the while, Jaden became the talk of both the Clans, not only for the fact that a long-lost member of their respective families had returned, but also for the more shocking fact that Jaden had become the first and so far only known human to tame a Mantis, which turned him into the envy of many in the Yamato clan who believed Mantis could be tamed before-hand.

Meanwhile, as Jaden got closer to his family, he began to become closer to his siblings, specifically his full sister, and his two half-sisters. Admittedly he enjoyed his time with them... but Jaden began gaining 'thoughts' about his sisters, and getting similar feelings to them that he got from Rena and Christina. He tried his best to deny this, however it did not help due to the fact that ever since after they met, they have been wearing more... revealing clothes, even Ryoko for some reason.

On this day, Jaden sat in his new room in the Yamato Compound, contemplating all of this on his bed, staring up at the ceiling. 'It's weird...' he thought 'Just a few weeks ago, I was just another kid in Crystal Lake... now I'm back with my family...' he then sighed a bit. 'I hope Chris-chan is alright, she's been kinda sick lately. Hope the Doctors here at the Yamato Compound will know what's wrong with her.' Suddenly, he heard a knock sounded from his door. "Jaden-nii-kun?" Hitomi's voice asked from the other side of the door. "May I come in?"

Jaden blinked. "Uhh, sure come on in, Hitomi-nee-chan!" he said, sitting up straight.

Hitomi opened the door and walked in, wearing a purple jacket over a fishnet shirt with no bra, and black shorts. "Jaden-nii-kun, I wanted to talk to you about something..." she said, slightly hesitant. "It's... it's kinda important..."

"What is it, Nee-chan?" Jaden asked, doing his best to suppressing his blush at her attire as Hitomi closed the door behind her. "Is there something wrong?"

"W... well..." Hitomi blushed. "...You remember when we first met? How we didn't know how we were related right off the bat?"

Jaden blushed a bit, himself. 'Damnit, of all the...' he thought, before he nodded. "Y-Yeah...t-that was weird..." he admitted. "I mean... don't get me wrong, you're beautiful, Hitomi-c..nee-chan, very beautiful..." Jaden shook his head. 'No! No! Not now perverted thoughts, not now!' "B-But, you're my half-sister, so... uhh... yeah..."

"That hasn't stopped Amy-nee and Ryoko-nee," Hitomi replied with a slight giggle. "And... it hasn't really stopped the feelings I started developing for you in that meeting from growing..."

She then blushed further. "I respect you, Jaden-nii-kun..." she said. "And... I care for you very much..." She stepped closer to him, beginning to undo her jacket. "Jaden-nii-kun... I want you to be my Tamer..."

Jaden's own blush increased ten-fold, as he stuttered to say... well, anything. "I...uhh...I...abuh...y-you...I..." were the only things he was sputtering.

Hitomi's smile turned lustful as her jacket came off and hit the floor. "I just underwent my first puberty, Jaden-nii-kun," she said, as she sat down on the bed with him, bringing her arms over his shoulders as the two looked at one another almost nose-to-nose. "I'd rather join you than be given to another Tamer I don't know, even if they were still a member of the Clan. Please, Jaden-kun... make me yours..." With that said, Hitomi leaned forward and planted a soft kiss right onto Jaden's lips.

When Hitomi kissed Jaden, his eyes widened as his entire body stiffened at the contact... yet strangely enough, the kiss... felt right. He didn't feel repulsed or anything like that. Her soft lips, the intoxicating smell she had from whatever perfume she had put on just before...

Hitomi was getting a bit scared as Jaden had yet to return the kiss. Fearing she made the wrong move, she was beginning to pull out, before Jaden surprisingly brought his arms around Hitomi, drawing her in closer as he began to deepen the kiss. Hitomi's own eyes widened in surprise, before like Jaden's, lowered before closing all together as they kissed.

For several minutes they continued kissing, by the time they finished to gasp for air, Hitomi had suddenly found herself beneath Jaden, who was right over her on the bed. "Hitomi-nee-chan..." Jaden said, "I... I admit, I have had feelings for you too..." he said. "I... I tried to suppress them as much as I could, knowing you were my sister, even if only my half-sister... I... I didn't think you would see things the same way, but..." he smiled a bit even as he blushed. "If... I guess... do you really want me to be your Tamer, nee-chan?"

Hitomi smiled. "I do, nii-kun," she said. "I want to be one of your 'girls. I care about you so much... I'd be honored to join your Harem, to train and fight alongside you... maybe even eventually bear children for you..."

LEMON ALERT!

Jaden blushed at the thought of that. "O-One step at a time... Hitomi-nee-chan," he said, before he smiled. "But if you want this..." he then moved closer, "...who am I, to say no?" He then captured her lips in yet another kiss, as he moved his left hand underneath her Fishnet shirt towards her breasts. Upon reaching them, he began to massage her right breast, causing her breath to hitch.

Hitomi began moaning as Jaden continued fondling her breast, letting her eyes go half-lidded in lust as he continued his ministrations. "Jaden-nii-kun..." she moaned, even as her left hand went down to Jaden's waist, working its way inside his boxers to begin stroking his cock. As she moved under his boxers, she felt his already-growing erection and her eyes widened. 'Oh god he's huge!' she thought, even as she began to stroke his length.

Jaden grunted a bit at the pleasure he gained from Hitomi's strokes. He took a few moments to use his hands to pull off Hitomi's fishnet shirt completely, letting her high-C-Cup breasts loose before moving in again. This time as his left hand massaged her right breast, he sucked on her left breast, earning additional moans, while Jaden then used his one free hand to sneak under Hitomi's panties, and began slowly rubbing her moist pussy.

Hitomi gasped as the new sensations began overwhelming her. "J-Jaden-nii-kun!" she cried out as she began feeling the heat rise in her crotch along with her pleasure. "It feels so go~o~o~o~o~od!"

Jaden grinned a bit as he continued pinching her nipples, causing her to moan out more, while his right hand was beginning to slowly pull his fingers in and out of her pussy, which was quickly becoming soaking wet. All the while saving off his own orgasm from Hitomi's own ministrations, until Hitomi had done so.

Hitomi was fast approaching her own orgasm, but didn't want to cum the way they were currently working. She pulled her hand away from his cock. "J... Jaden-nii-kun... wait..." she moaned. "I... I'm going to cum soon, but... I don't want it like this... please... I want you inside me..."

Jaden nodded as he grinned a bit. "Alright, Hitomi-nee-hime," he said, before he moved their positions so he was back on top, quickly removing her panties fully as he took off his boxers as his full length showed, causing Hitomi to blush as he positioned it right over her soaking pussy, just barely touching her lower lips. "You ready, Hitomi-nee-hime?"

Hitomi nodded. "Just... be gentle..." she said with a light blush. "I've... pleasured myself a few times, but... technically... I'm still a virgin..."

Jaden nodded, and as he slowly pushed his dick into her pussy, Hitomi's breath hitched in pleasure, her body twitching crazily. However, Jaden came to a stop when he suddenly hit a barrier inside Hitomi. He glanced up at Hitomi for her approval, and she quickly nodded as she braced. Jaden backed up a bit, before he quickly thrust back into Hitomi, breaking past her hymen and causing her to make a small painful yelp.

Hitomi's hands clutched the bedsheets in pain, however Jaden captured her lips into a kiss, surprising her before she returned it, as Jaden did his best to keep Hitomi's mind away from the temporary pain she was feeling. After a moment, Hitomi shifted her hips, silently informing Jaden that he could start moving again. Jaden began to slowly thrust in and out of Hitomi, gradually picking up the pace though.

Whatever pain was left that Hitomi was feeling before, it was quickly being replaced with pleasure as Jaden's cock moved in and out of her pussy. She began moaning silently, her hips bucking a bit. "J-Jaden-nii..." she said pleadingly. "F-Faster!"

As Jaden complied, picking up the pace even more, neither of them noticed that the door to Jaden's room hadn't closed all the way, and a female figure stood there, watching them through the slightly open crack even as she fingered herself, quiet moans emanating from her mouth.

Hitomi began shouting to the high heavens. Despite all of the times she had pleasured herself, nothing she had ever done could compare to the pleasure Jaden was giving her. "J-J-Jaden-kun! I-I'm gonna cum!" she cried out, incredibly close to her limit.

"Me too!" Jaden said with a grunt, before he slammed right into Hitomi in a final thrust. "Cumming!"

Hitomi's mouth went wide in a silent scream as Jaden's cum flowed through her womb, causing her own orgasm to hit as her walls tightened around Jaden's cock. For a good minute, she stayed in her orgasmic high, before she finally collapsed underneath Jaden. "S-Slicer..." she muttered as Taming Shock settled in, causing her to blush. 'Damn, that's more embarrassing than what kaa-san told me it's like...' she thought, 'but it is so worth it!'

At that point, the figure at the door seemed to make up their mind on something, opening the door all the way and walking into the room. Jaden and Hitomi, hearing the door open, turned to see Kelly standing there, clad in a traditional Yamato Clan Kimono which was colored a very dark shade of blue. The kimono was currently open in front, revealing that all she was wearing underneath was a simple dark blue bra and panties.

"S-Slicer?" Hitomi spoke, mentally cursing her Taming Shock, but Jaden managed to speak for her. "K-Kelly-san!?" he said, with a stutter. "Uhh...w-what are you...?" However, he looked lower at Kelly's panties, and saw that they were very soaked at the moment. "W-Were you...?"

"Y... yeah..." Kelly replied. "I... I was passing by your room on the way to the one I shared with Akarui-nee, and when I heard you two... going at it, I stopped to look out of curiosity, and found myself unable to turn away..."

Jaden saw Kelly's rather... hungry gaze, as he sighed a bit. "You need to be tamed, don't you?" He asked, and at the Nogitsune's rather shameful nod, Jaden turned to Hitomi. "Well, Hitomi-nee-chan, you mind sharing the night with Kelly-chan?"

Hitomi nodded. "Slicer," she said, trying to convey her approval as much as she could through the tone of her voice, still unable to properly speak due to the Taming Shock. But thankfully Jaden could understand, as he looked at Kelly. "Well, Hitomi-nee-hime is alright with it," he said. "So as long as you're sure you wanna do this..."

Kelly nodded vigorously. "Y-Yes, I'm sure..." she said, blushing several shades more. "I-I'll do my b-best, m-m-master..."

Jaden sighed a bit as he stood up, walking towards Kelly. "You don't need to call me Master, Kelly-chan," he said as he stood in front of her, pulling her closer. "Just Jaden will be fine..."

"Al... alright... J... Jaden-kun..." she said, before kissing Jaden, the tamer quickly returning the kiss in full as he slowly removed her kimono, leaving only her bra and panties. Soon afterwards, Hitomi came up behind the Nogitsune and undid the clasp of her bra, letting it fall to the ground. "Slicer..." she cooed into Kelly's ear before nibbling on it, reaching around from behind Kelly to begin fondling her breasts.

The Nogitsune moaned at the sudden sensations, as she began to feel weak in the legs. Hitomi began pinching her nipples between her fingers, causing her to cry out in pleasure. Eventually Jaden and Hitomi had carried Kelly back to the bed, and before Kelly knew it Jaden had quickly removed her panties revealing her soaking wet pussy. "Well, it looks like you're ready to go..." Jaden said with a grin.

Kelly blushed more, but nodded. "P-Please...J-Jaden-Kun..." she said, as she spread her legs. "I.. I can't wait... I need your cock now! Please!"

"Very well, Kelly-chan," Jaden said, before he quickly positioned himself before Kelly's pussy, and quickly slammed inside her, causing the Nogitsune to let out a loud moan of pleasure as Jaden began to pound her pussy hard.

Meanwhile, Hitomi positioned herself so her pussy was above Kelly's mouth, and then proceeded to kiss Jaden again, a gasp emanating from the Slicer as Kelly began licking her pussy. Hitomi could only ride out the pleasure, as her make-out session with Jaden grew hotter and hotter even as Jaden moved faster and faster in and out of Kelly's pussy.

The three-way continued for a good few minutes, with Jaden thrusting into Kelly's pussy non-stop, Kelly eating out Hitomi's pussy, and Hitomi kissing Jaden, only taking brief breaks to catch one-another's breaths before resuming. Suddenly, Jaden quickly felt his end coming. "Kelly-chan, gonna cum!" He warned, before he pulled out, and let loose one final thrust into Kelly's pussy. "Cumming!"

Kelly screamed out in pleasure, the sensation of Jaden's cum flooding her womb sending her into her own orgasm as her vaginal walls milked his cock for everything it was worth. Her screams reverberated into Hitomi's pussy, sending her into another orgasm, screaming to the heavens.

With that, after they rode out their orgasms, the three of them collapsed in bed, with Jaden between the two of them, all of them panting. Before long however, Jaden glanced at his sides, and smiled as he saw both Kelly and Hitomi had quickly fallen asleep.

"Night, girls," he said, before he pulled the covers over them, before falling asleep as well.

LEMON END!

Two days later

In the Yamato Clan Dining Hall, Takeshi and Kimiko danced slowly in the middle of a stage set up in the middle of the hall, with Kimiko wearing a Dawn Stone Ring on her finger that had been fashioned to be identical to the one worn by Takeshi and Sayane. Sayane stood a short distance away, gazing happily at her Husband and Harem-sister. Juno and Aya stood beside her.

In a small ceremony an hour earlier, Kimiko had become Takeshi's second wife, and prominent members of the Takeo Clan had joined the Yamato Clan in celebrating the marriage, with a great feast, dancing, and several tournaments and tests of skill in the Training Grounds.

Sitting at one of the tables, Jaden watched the two dance with a smile as he glanced at his own harem, which now was made up of Christina, Rena, Hitomi, and Kelly. Surprisingly, after their taming session two nights ago, not only had Kelly decided to join his harem, but somehow that decision caused her to evolve into a Dark Kitsune.

However, the only member of their harem that was missing was Christina, who was really starting to not feel very well in the morning, so Jaden helped get her to the Clan's own small Pokegirl center to see if she was alright.

Tetsuya had been rather shocked at Hitomi's choice to join her half-brother, but only because of the suddenness of her choice - it was her decision, and all he wanted was for all of his children to be happy. Fumiko was currently with Christina right now, having a bit of an idea as to what was going on with her, while Aira was helping officiate some of the tournaments in the Training Grounds. Tetsuya himself was also in the Training Grounds, preparing to oversee Takeshi's Blademaster Exams. Takeshi himself had also been rather shocked at Hitomi's choice, but only because he had been certain that Hitomi was a lesbian, just like Ryoko - the fact that she would choose a guy to be her Tamer was rather surprising to Takeshi.

Sutura was surprised by Hitomi's decision as well, however she simply sighed and said 'She has seen stranger stuff while she was on the road' and supported her decision just as Tetsuya did as long as Hitomi wanted this. She stayed in the Dining Hall for a while, however when Fumiko left to check on Christina, she asked for Sutura to come with her, and she did so.

Akarui was glad for her sister, and found herself feeling okay with leaving the next day, having decided to join the Harem of Leonhardt Raglan, a wandering Mercenary similar to Takeshi who had visited the Compound for new weapons, leaving with a European-Style Longsword with a golden sheen for himself, a new Spear for his Alpha, a Seraph, and a Scythe for a light-green haired Pokegirl that no Pokedex could identify.

Ryoko and Amy sat at a table in the corner of the Dining Hall, talking. And Amy's continual pestering of Ryoko about Jaden had finally caused Ryoko to admit her stance on men to Amy, and how it applied to Jaden.

"So," she was saying, "I am willing to let a man into our... relationship... however, before we do that, I need to be able to respect the guy at least as much as I do Tou-san and Takeshi-nii. And I just don't know Jaden-nii well enough yet to decide on him - I need to see what he's capable of in terms of combat ability, first, and getting to actually know him will help, as well."

Amy was grinning madly, as she sat back in her chair. "I knew I'd corrupt you eventually, Ryoko-chan," she said. "And I think you'll have plenty of time to 'observe' Jaden-nii-kun. I'm sure he'll be very capable in fighting... and in bed from what Hitomi-nee-chan said."

Ryoko blushed. "A-Amy-chan!" she said in a quiet yell, before calming herself. "Anyway, I will admit to checking out some of the other guys in the compound - they can be pretty good eye candy - but I wasn't able to respect them as much as I do Tou-san and Takeshi-nii, which is why I never said anything."

"Suurreee..." Amy said, rolling her eyes. "I don't see why we have to wait to see what Jaden-nii-kun is capable of... I mean, he was trained by some expert swordsman who lived in Crystal Lake, befriended and tamed a Mantis which everyone else in the world believed was impossible, and he lived with that bastard of a step-father of ours for what, nine years? Yet he's still perfectly sane, kind-hearted, and obviously shows high respect for women, be they either humans or Pokegirls. And on top of all of that, Hitomi-nee told me he was AMAZING in the sack!" She then leaned forward, and looked at Ryoko dead in the eye. "This is a chance we cannot afford to miss! Do you have any idea how hard it is to find an ideal boyfriend and Tamer like that? It's like a one in a million chance!"

"I still want to see if he can truly hold his own in combat," Ryoko replied. "His sensei at Crystal Lake may have been an expert swordsman, but I've been training under Tou-san for several years - I may not be a Blademaster yet, but even Takeshi-nii said that I'm well on the way to being a master of the Ataru Style. I want to see if he can at least keep up with me in a sparring match before I make my decision."

Amy sighed as she shook her head. "Yeah, yeah... just don't take your time deciding..." she muttered, huffing a bit as she pouted. "Just remember, I'm not jumping on him until you do! I have so many ideas of fun we could have!" She let out a rather perverted giggle, while Ryoko blushed several shades of red.

As those two continued discussing and arguing, events continued around them. Finally, as the sun was beginning to dip below the horizon, Tetsuya entered the Dining Hall, clapped his hands to gain everyone's attention, and announced, "We are ready to begin the final events of the evening. If everyone will gather around the Training Grounds, we can begin."

Takeshi and his Harem were among the first to get moving, knowing that Takeshi's Blademaster Exams were among the final events, and since every Blademaster's Exam was slightly different, they were curious as to what Tetsuya had planned. Soon everyone else in the dining hall followed as well, entering the Training Grounds. Jaden himself was also curious, and a feeling in the back of his mind told him that something was going to happen during the final events... although he wasn't sure what.

When they came to the Training Grounds, they saw that two arenas had been set up in the center of the massive field, one larger than the other, though both were illuminated by the blue glow of Ragnite Lamps - a common sight in both the Yamato and Takeo Compounds, which used the valuable mineral in places where regular electricity was not feasible. The smaller arena had five people standing on one end - two men, one with an axe and the other with a double-bladed sword, a Shoguness, a Herowu with a spear, and a Claymore with the signature weapon of her breed.

"The smaller arena is where Takeshi will undertake his Blademaster Exams," Tetsuya informed. "As most of you know, someone who desires to take the Blademaster Exams faces a trial uniquely tailored to that individual. My son's trial will be to face five other Blademasters one at a time in a survival-style sparring match. If he knocks out all five, he will pass the exam and join the ranks of the Clan Blademasters."

Everyone cheered at this, with several cries of "Good luck, Takeshi-sama!" Takeshi himself gained an expression of determination. This would be a tough challenge, but it was also another step on the path to proving himself ready to succeed his father as head of the Weapon Mastery Branch if the need arose. He would not fail!

Tetsuya turned to face the other arena as he declared, "the larger arena is for the last competitive event of the day: a combat tournament!" After the cheers settled down, Tetsuya continued, "The tournament will have sixteen participants, who will fight in a series of one-on one sparring matches. The winner from each match will advance to the next round of the tournament, until only two competitors remain for the final round. The winner of the tournament will become apprenticed to a Blademaster of their choosing, allowing them to learn from the very best in the clan!"

There were many cheers about that, as many members of the clan seemed eager to participate in the tournament. Jaden himself seemed a bit tempted to give the tournament a shot. "Now, the tournament shall only consist of 16 Volunteers," Tetsuya continued. "So in order to choose which of you shall participate, those who wish to must draw lots."

Ryoko stepped forward, Mangetsu no Ha on her back. "I will do my best if chosen, Tou-san," she said, confidence showing in her voice.

Amy, however, glanced at Ryoko, and then back at Jaden as an idea began to form in her mind as she began to grin. 'Gambling a bit on this one...' she thought, 'But it's worth it!' She then moved away from Ryoko, and eventually moved next to Jaden. "Hey, Nii-san," she said, getting Jaden's attention. "Why don't you give the tournament a shot?"

Jaden looked at Amy with surprise, but he shrugged. "I guess I might as well put my name in there," he said. "You gonna enter, Amy-nee?"

"Hmm... nah, not this time." Amy said, shrugging as well, before grinning. "But I'll still be rooting for ya if you get picked! Just don't hold back at all, is all I ask."

Jaden smiled a bit and nodded. "I'll do my best, Nee-chan," he said, before he moved to register for the lots. Missing Amy's little fit of giggles.

'Alright, that takes care of that easily enough,' she thought, grinning. 'It's a good thing Kaa-san took Jaden to the Takeo Compound yesterday for that... special training...' She then began to cackle in laughter. 'Oh, Ryoko-chan... you have no idea what you're in for...'

As more people and Pokegirls signed up for the tournament, Takeshi looked over his opponents, going over the potential strategies he would need.

'The Axe-user and Claymore are going to rely on power over speed,' he thought, 'so I'm going to need to use Ataru to its limits against them, using speed to evade their weapons and deliver knockout blows quickly. The Double-Blade user and Herowu are going to have larger reach and more unpredictability... I'll need to go more defensive against them, wait for an opportunity I can exploit. And the Shoguness looks like she'll be defense-oriented, so I'll need to unleash powerful attacks to blow through her defense. I'll need to adapt on the fly if they unleash surprises on me, but I'll make it through - I can't afford to lose this challenge!'

Sayane, Kimiko, Juno, and Aya all had the same thing running through their minds. 'Good luck, Takeshi,' the four of them thought.

'Good luck, Takeshi-Aniki, Jaden-nii-koi,' Hitomi thought. 'I'll sit this tournament out, but I'll watch it even as I also watch Takeshi-nii's matches.'

'Well, this will be interesting...' Jaden thought, as he cracked his head before entering himself into the lots. 'I've been wanting a chance to use some of the tricks Kaa-san taught me in that Time chamber at the Takeo compound...' He glanced at Takeshi who was looking at his own opponents with a smile, 'Good luck, Takeshi-Aniki.'

'I'll need to use everything I've learned so far in this tournament,' Ryoko thought. 'I won't lose, though. With Tou-san, Kaa-san, and Fumiko-kaa-san having trained me, there's no way I can lose!'

Once everyone who wanted to participate had entered themselves in the lots, Tetsuya called out, "All right, while we decide who will be chosen to fight in the tournament, let us begin Takeshi's Blademaster's Exam! Are you ready, Takeshi?"

"Ready, willing, and able, Tou-san," Takeshi replied confidently as he stepped into the arena. "I'll do everything I can to succeed in this challenge today!" He drew Tamashii no Kyodo, and waited for the first of his five opponents to enter the arena.

"Good attitude, Takeshi-san," the Axe-user said as he stepped into the arena. "That's the proper attitude of a Blademaster - never give up no matter the odds, and strive for victory with all of your might!"

"Thank you," Takeshi said with a bow.

"Are you ready, Drake-san?" Tetsuya asked the Axe-user.

"I was born ready," Drake said, drawing his battleax.

"Sochi, are you ready?" Tetsuya asked Takeshi.

"Ready when you are!" Takeshi replied with a grin.

"Hajime!" Tetsuya shouted as he jumped out of the way, just as both Drake and Takeshi dashed towards one another, and their weapons collided as the crowds cheered.

Takeshi was the first to break their initial clash, leaping backwards to gain some distance before dashing to the side, attempting a slash at Drake's left side. However the Axe-wielder twirled his double-bladed axe around and caught Takeshi's attack quickly. He spun his Axe around, as he made a cleaving motion towards Takeshi, but Takeshi jumped back and dived to the side to avoid being cut.

As his Harem cheered him on, Takeshi charged again, coming in for a feint on the left, only to quickly dash to the right and making another quick strike. However Drake was quick to swing his axe once again in Takeshi's path. But Takeshi rolled forward to avoid the swipe, before he let out a loud shout before he raised his sword, and froze when his sword was just a few Millimeters from Drake's neck.

"That's it!" Tetsuya called out. "Takeshi wins the first match!"

Everyone cheered as Takeshi and Drake slowly parted. "Good reflexes, Takeshi-san," Drake said. "Your speed and reflexes allowed you to use the Ataru style to its maximum potential. Not to mention your reaction time is top-notch. You're clearly Blademaster level."

"Thank you for your kind words, Drake-san," Takeshi replied with a smile and bow as Drake stepped out of the arena, and the Shoguness stepped in.

"I'm next, Takeshi-san," she said. "I hope you're ready. I won't be the same as Drake-san."

"Oh, don't worry, I'm ready," Takeshi said. "In my line of work as a Mercenary/Bounty Hunter, I know to be ready for just about anything."

"Mirai-san, are you ready?" Tetsuya asked.

"Ready, Tetsuya-dono."

"Sochi?"

"IKU ZE!"

"Hajime!"

Similar to the battle just before, Takeshi and Mirai charged at one another as their blades crossed, however the clash ended quickly as Mirai sent a flurry of sword strikes towards Takeshi, putting him on the defensive as he used his sword to block her strikes one by one.

Takeshi continued blocking her strikes, all the while looking for an opening where he could regain the initiative. Eventually, he gained such an opportunity as he sent a kick into Mirai's midsection, knocking her back slightly and allowing Takeshi a moment to recover. He then charged forward, making a forward strike which turned into a feint, leaping over Mirai as she struck where he had been, landing behind her and making a strike against her backside.

However, the Shoguness spun around, and intercepted the attack quickly, but soon found herself in the defensive as she was forced to block off Takeshi's attacks now, the tables being turned. Once again, Takeshi began looking for a breach in her defenses, in order to end the fight before it could drag out for too long.

After around two minutes, such a breach was made directly as Mirai's Wakizashi went flying away from her and out of the arena. She continued her defense with her Katana, holding Takeshi back in a pure contest of strength, but Takeshi twisted his blade around knocking her blade away long enough for him to deliver another kick, this time sending her to the ground. Before she could recover, she found the point of Tamashii no Kyodo resting against her neck.

"That's the match!" Tetsuya called out. "Takeshi has won his second match!"

The crowd cheered at that, with Takeshi's Harem cheering the loudest.

"Keep it up, Takeshi!" Sayane cheered. "You're doing great!"

"Yeah! Way to go Takeshi-Aniki!" Jaden shouted, pumping his fist. "Two down and three to go!"

"Takeshi-Aniki is doing really well!" Hitomi remarked. "The next three will be tougher... but I know he can do it!"

"Of course he can!" Sayane said with a smirk, "He's hardly broken a sweat, he'll beat the others one at a time."

"Don't jinx it, Sayane," Jaden warned. "Remember Murphy's Law."

"He still hasn't shown everything he can do, Jaden," Sayane replied. "He is a master of the Ataru Style, and if he unleashes his sword's special ability, he can potentially even destroy his opponent's weapons. Besides, you haven't seen him go all out - I have. He's got this in the bag."

As Sayane said this, the Claymore stepped into the arena, drawing her massive weapon as she did so. She wordlessly took an opening stance opposite Takeshi, her blade held before her.

"Sara-san, are you ready?" Tetsuya asked.

She nodded.

"Sochi?"

"Bring it!"

"Hajime!"

Sara charged in first, raising her Claymore sword in a downward swipe with a mighty yell, however Takeshi dodged just in time, as the Claymore hit the ground. However, Sara dragged the Claymore on the ground, kicking up dirt as she tried to hit Takeshi, but he hopped away once again.

Takeshi knew that if she hit him with that blade, she'd win pretty much instantly. He also knew it'd be harder to knock away her weapon than it was with the Samurai. Deciding to go for broke, he charged straight at her, his speed letting him close the distance rather quickly. His sword came down in an overhead strike, only to be blocked by Sara's Claymore.

As their blades clashed, he muttered, "Sorry about this," before calling out, "BREAK THROUGH, TAMASHĪ NO KYODO!"

Takeshi's sword started glowing a vibrant blue, and almost instantly started slicing through Sara's Claymore like butter. Sara cursed, as she quickly jumped away, before looking at her Claymore and the inch and a half long cut inside her blade.

"Crap... that's going to take forever to fix..." she muttered, before she sighed. "I forfeit, my Claymore can't take much more damage than that."

"That's the match!" Tetsuya called. "Three opponents down, and a rather unorthodox victory!"

"Part of how the clan works," Takeshi remarked. "We always use every last bit of our resources in order to achieve victory, right, Tou-san?"

"Very true," Tetsuya remarked with a chuckle.

Jaden pressed the 'stop' button of a Stopwatch he had in his hand. "Wow, under 15 seconds," he said. "He's mopping the floors with them."

"All thanks to his training," Sayane remarked. "He possesses natural talent for the sword, as well as a Weapon Affinity for Katanas, but he constantly trains his butt off because of his position as Tetsuya's heir, and the next in line to take over the Weapon Mastery Branch. That training is paying off now, and I know he'll make it through this to earn the title of Blademaster." She then cheered, "You can do it, Takeshi! Just two more to go!"

Takeshi grinned and gave her a thumbs-up as the Herowu stepped onto the field, wielding a long spear within her arms. The Herowu, Reccoa Yamato, smiled as she drew her weapon and pointed it at Takeshi. "Bring it on, Takeshi-san," she said.

"Oh, I intend to," Takeshi replied with a grin. "I'm putting my all in this - I'm not going to be able to do anything less if I want to become a Blademaster."

"Reccoa-san, are you ready?" Tetsuya asked.

"I am," she replied.

"Sochi?"

"Let's go!"

"Hajime!"

Reccoa dashed towards Takeshi, her spear pointed at him and ready to hit him. But Takeshi jumped to the side, however Reccoa simply swung her Spear following Takeshi, but he ducked under her attack. Takeshi tried to stand up, but Reccoa twirled around with her spear in another attempt to hit him, and Takeshi had to jump into the air to avoid being hit.

Takeshi did a few backflips to gain some distance, before charging at Reccoa. She tried striking at him again with her spear, but Takeshi leapt over it, his momentum even carrying him over Reccoa, before he landed behind her and charged her from behind. But Reccoa grabbed her Spear, and pulled it back, the butt end of the Spear hitting Takeshi in the stomach, causing him to go back a few feet as he recovered from the blow.

Jaden winced a bit. "Ohh, that's gonna hurt later..." he muttered. However, Takeshi wasn't out of the fight yet, as he brought out his sword once again.

Takeshi began pouring on the speed at this point, his body seeming to blur as he raced forward, twisting to the side to avoid Reccoa's Spear Thrust and landing a glancing blow on her side, leaving a shallow wound that was still deep enough to draw a small trickle of blood. And Reccoa could tell from how close he'd been that if it was a real battle, his blade could have gone much deeper.

Tetsuya could tell that fact as well, from where he had been observing. "That's the match!" he called. "Excellent work there, Sochi - especially in holding back on what would be a lethal blow in a real fight."

"Thank you, Tou-san," Takeshi said with a bow, even as the crowd erupted in cheers once again.

"Just one more to go!" Sayane cheered. "You can do it, Takeshi!"

"Yeah, keep it up!" Jaden cheered. "Who's next... wow..." the next person to step into the arena was, of course, a human Yamato. But Jaden's full attention was brought to his weapon: A Double-Bladed Katana Sword. The look of the weapon, its curves, design, everything had Jaden looking at it like a piece of Candy.

"Hello, what have we here...?" Jaden muttered. "I didn't know there were really Double-Bladed Swords around..."

"They're rather rare, even in the Yamato Clan," Sayane remarked. "I mean, yeah, our Smiths with Soul of the Smith make a decent number of them, but they're a lot harder to control than regular swords. You have to keep track of both blades at all times, otherwise you'll wind up either losing a limb, gutting yourself, or decapitating yourself. Only a few people can ever truly master them, and those among the clan who use them often have simpler Blademaster Exams, mainly ones that are designed to show just how well they can keep track of both sides of the weapon at once."

Jaden grinned a bit. "I think I found my dream sword..." he said. "I love Shinkutamashī, but... that sword is perfect for me!"

Hitomi chuckled. "Well, it'll be a bit before you can start using one," she remarked to her Tamer. "Standard Clan Protocol when someone wants to use Double-Bladed Swords is to start them out on modified Bo-Staffs, which are about the same size, and only moving on to Double-Bladed Swords when their instructor is sure they won't accidentally kill themselves."

Jaden shrugged. "Yahiko-sensei did the same thing with me when he trained me on how to use a normal sword," he said. "Only using a Shinai sword, of course. He taught me how to use a Bo-staff to an extent, so I know what I'd be doing." He then turned his attention back to the fight, but still glancing at the sword with eagerness.

Takeshi cast a quick glance at Jaden, then turned back to his opponent. "It seems my otouto likes your weapon," he said.

The man chuckled. "He's one of the rare ones, then," he said. "All too often, I've seen people turn down double-blades because they believed them too unwieldy, or were unwilling to train with the less-lethal Bo-Staffs. And we both know what happens to those fools who try swinging a double-bladed sword without any training at all. Hopefully your otouto will take the training seriously, and become another of the few masters of this type of weapon."

"Krane-san, are you ready?" Tetsuya called out.

"Of course," Krane replied.

"Sochi?"

"I'm ready!"

"Hajime!"

The match began slowly, Takeshi drawing his sword once again, as did Krane as he slowly twirled his blade over his head like a fan, circling Takeshi as their eyes never broke contact, waiting for the first one to make their move. The entire audience was silent, as they watched as well, waiting for who would make the first move.

Takeshi was the one to move first, charging Krane and beginning with a strike from the left, which was blocked easily, but Takeshi immediately followed it up with a kick from the right, even as he continued locking blades with his opponent. But Krane jumped from the kick, before he spun his sword around like a fan blade towards Takeshi, who had to catch his attack with his sword. But then he forced the other side of the sword forward, which could have hit Takeshi if he hadn't jumped away.

This exchange continued for a minute, neither gaining ground, before Takeshi decided to pull out his final trick, something he'd been developing in secret with only Sayane and Kimiko knowing about it. Leaping backwards to gain some room, he looked up at Krane and smirked... and then vanished.

Krane's reflexes were the only thing that allowed him to bring his weapon up in time to block a strike from his right side, and then another one almost instantly on the left. He couldn't see Takeshi that well, only seeing blurs whenever he struck, continually forcing his opponent on the defensive.

Eventually, Krane received a blow hard enough that it sent his weapon flying away, and Takeshi was once again visible as he held the point of his sword at Krane's neck.

"That's the match!" Tetsuya called, a big grin on his face. "Takeshi has defeated all five of his opponents!"

"YEAH!" Jaden shouted, as the crowds cheered, and Takeshi raised his sword into the air. "WAY TO GO, TAKESHI! YOU WON!"

Takeshi grinned, even as he left the ring to rejoin his Harem, standing next to Sayane and Kimiko, with Jaden and his Harem standing close by. "Thanks, Otouto," he remarked. "Didn't think I'd have to reveal my true speed, though - but I just couldn't see another way to win."

"When did you develop that level of speed, Takeshi-Aniki?" Hitomi asked.

"We've been working on it for the past two years," Sayane said in reply. "Our use of Ataru means that speed and agility are our greatest assets in battle, and we wanted to try pushing our speed as high as possible. We only managed to get to that level of speed about three months ago, but it's very useful."

"Yeah, but we can't keep that speed up for too long," Takeshi remarked, tiredness showing on his face. "Right now, constantly moving so fast as to be practically teleporting can be very draining, so Sayane and I have to limit ourselves to two minutes at that speed, at the very most. As we keep practicing, we should be able to maintain that speed for longer and longer durations, but right now we're limited to two minutes or less, and wind up rather tired afterwards."

"We'll fix that problem in time, Takeshi," Sayane remarked, embracing him. "Still, congratulations on your win." She then proceeded to kiss him passionately, and Kimiko quickly turned it into a three-way kiss.

"Indeed, congratulations," Tetsuya said as he walked up to them, causing Takeshi, Sayane, and Kimiko to quickly part from their kiss to turn and face him. "You did very well today, Sochi. I am proud of you, and honored to bestow upon you the title of Blademaster."

"Thank you, Tou-san," Takeshi replied with a bow, even as the crowd erupted in cheers once again.

An Enchantress walked up to them, carrying a brush and a bottle of black ink. Takeshi removed the breastplate of his armor and then undid the collar of his polo shirt, pulling it down in such a way as to expose his right shoulder. The Enchantress got as close to the offered shoulder as she could, dipped her brush in the ink, and began painting a symbol on Takeshi's shoulder.

It took the enchantress a moment to finish painting the symbol, but once she was done she put the ink and brush away. She then placed her hands over the symbol, and they began to glow as she focused her magic into them. Takeshi felt a slight stinging as the ink absorbed itself directly into his skin, and then the Enchantress pulled her hands away to reveal the finished symbol, which was a pair of crossed Katana Swords.

Jaden blinked as he looked at the mark. He glanced at Hitomi. "Hitomi-chan, what's that symbol Takeshi-Aniki has now?" He asked.

"It's called the Mark of the Blademaster," Hitomi replied. "Every member of the Clan who becomes a Blademaster has that mark applied somewhere on their body in the same way it was just applied to Takeshi-Aniki. It's one of the outward symbols of becoming a Blademaster, and the magic applied to cause the ink to be absorbed means it can't be removed, ever - removing the skin underneath doesn't work, and if it's applied to a limb, removing said limb simply causes it to appear somewhere else on their body. There are legends that some Yamato Clan children are born with the Mark, and those who do are supposedly destined to become truly great Blademasters."

The crowd erupted in cheers once again even as Takeshi buttoned up his shirt once more and put his breastplate back on.

Once the cheers died down, Tetsuya called out, "Now, let us finish drawing the lots to see who will be competing in the tournament, for the chance to be apprenticed to a Blademaster of their choosing!"

Jaden smiled a bit, it was about time. He was eager to see if he would end up being polled, he was interested in seeing what a tournament like this would be like.

A small basket was brought up to Tetsuya. Inside the basket were many slips of paper. "I will pull names out of this basket and read them out loud," Tetsuya called out. "If your name is called, please stand beside the Tournament Arena." He gestured to the larger arena that had been set up as he said this.

Everyone went silent, waiting with baited breath as Tetsuya drew the first slip of paper. "The first competitor is..." He read the name, smiled, and called out, "Jaden Takeo-Yamato!"

Everyone started cheering, while Hitomi pulled her Tamer into a kiss. When they parted, she whispered into his ear, "Good luck, Jaden-kun."

Jaden blushed a bit, but nodded. "T-Thanks, Hitomi-chan..." he said. "So... who am I going up against first?"

"Patience, sochi," Tetsuya remarked as Jaden walked over to the arena. "First, we will choose all sixteen competitors, and then we will draw again to determine the matchups for the first round." He then reached into the basket again as he said, "Speaking of which, our next competitor is... Ryoko Yamato!"

The crowds cheered again even as Ryoko stepped forward, moving beside Jaden. "Make sure not to lose until you face me, Nii-san," she whispered to him. "I want to see just how good you are with a sword."

Jaden, blushing a small bit, smiled a bit. "I'll do my best, as long as you do your best, Ryoko-nee-chan," he whispered back. "Either way, I wish you the best of luck."

Ryoko nodded in reply, not saying anything as Tetsuya continued to pick the remaining fourteen competitors.

Thirty Minutes Later

The matches went on rather quickly, and soon they had reached the last round of the Tournament. This match was taking place on the other arena that had been prepared, the smaller one that Takeshi's Blademaster Exams had taken place on.

On one side stood Ryoko, who had used her own Double-Bladed Sword and skill with the Ataru Style to great effect to clear her matches as quickly as possible.

On the other side stood Jaden, still holding Shinkutamashī in both his hands as he held it out with the same style that Yahiko had taught him. 'Alright, so Ryoko-nee-chan has a Double-bladed sword,' Jaden thought. 'Let's hope Yahiko-Sensei and Kaa-san's training will help me out here...'

'Let's see just how good you are, Jaden-nii-san,' Ryoko thought. 'And whether you're worthy of my respect, and through that my heart.'

"We are now ready for the last match of the tournament," Tetsuya called out. "Jaden and Ryoko, you've both done very well so far. I will not pick sides here-just give it your best, and I hope both of you have considered which Blademaster you want to apprentice yourself to should you win."

Jaden smiled and nodded. "I will, Tou-san," he said as he gripped his sword tighter.

Ryoko nodded. "I will fight my best, Tou-san." 'To do any less when testing a potential lover would be discourteous, and very unwise.'

"Well then," Tetsuya said. "Without any further ado... Hajime!"

Tetsuya jumped back, and Jaden and Ryoko held their blades as they stared one another down, waiting for who would make the first move.

To the sidelines, Amy had her fingers crossed. 'Come on, Jaden-nii-kun!' she thought. 'Beat her so we can celebrate tonight!'

Then, almost simultaneously, both Jaden and Ryoko charged at one another, shouting their battle cries as their swords collided for the first time.

Ryoko grunted a bit from the force of the clash, before kicking Jaden in the gut, causing him to stumble slightly before leaping over him, landing behind him and attacking again. But Jaden recovered surprisingly quick as he moved his sword to catch Ryoko's blades without losing his balance.

For a few minutes, the battle continued like this, with them clashing blades and delivering quick punches and kicks to one another. But it was clear that this was just the warm-up for what was really to come.

"You're very good," Ryoko remarked. "There aren't that many people who can provide me a decent fight like this."

"Thanks!" Jaden said, as he fought back a flurry of strikes sent his way. "Yahiko-sensei taught me a lot in Crystal lake... and Kaa-san taught me a few things too after Takeshi and I got here. You're pretty good too, though."

"Thank you," Ryoko remarked, a grin on her face. "Still, it's about time I show what I can really do..."

Ryoko then started pressing her attack, turning up the speed fast enough that she seemed to blur slightly between strikes, even as she started performing acrobatic maneuvers that most Yamato Clan Members knew to associate with the Ataru Style.

Jaden was beginning to struggle to keep up. 'Damn, she's fast!' He thought, as he glanced at his mother, who was standing, watching. She smiled before she nodded, giving him the approval he needed. "Alright then," he said. "If you're not gonna hold back anymore, why should I?"

Jaden then jumped back a bit, as he took a deep breath. "HA!" He shouted as he was temporarily surrounded by a blue aura before he charged forward again, as he began to catch up with Ryoko's speed quickly as their movements slowly became blurs to untrained eyes.

Takeshi and his Harem looked on in awe, watching as the battle just continued to get more intense. "Wow, those two are really going at it," Kimiko remarked. "What the heck has Jaden been doing to get that fast?"

"Really intense training with his mother, no doubt," Takeshi replied. "Ryoko's speed is incredible, as well, though I doubt she can keep it up for very long."

Jaden and Ryoko were almost neck-and-neck, each one trying to gain an edge over each other in speed, as the echoes of their blades clashing sounded across the compound. Ryoko was definitely starting to feel the strain, however - like Takeshi, even with enhanced Stamina, she'd been focusing on building up her speed directly, and moving at maximum speed was starting to wear her out. She was going to need to do something quick if she wanted to win.

Jaden was also beginning to feel some strain. 'Ryoko-nee-chan is fast!' he thought. 'I might beat her if I use that technique mom taught me at the Takeo Compound... but should I do it right now? She said only to use it in a life-or-death situation.'

'If I had an Ougi, this would be over already,' Ryoko thought. 'I haven't been able to come up with one yet, though, so all I can do is just attack with all I have.'

'You can do it, Jaden-kun...' Hitomi thought on the sidelines. 'I just know you can win...'

What felt like an entire hour went by, until finally the fighting seemed to slow down a bit, as their movements became more visible. Once again their blades had crossed, each of them forcing themselves to overtake the other. Eventually both of them Jumped away, before they both shouted and charged again, Jaden aiming for a downward swing, and Ryoko going for a uppercut swipe with her sword.

However, suddenly just as they were about to attack, their attacks changed as they swung their swords. And then suddenly the fight stopped, and many of the onlookers gasped in surprise. As on the tournament field, Jaden had his sword against Ryoko's neck, and Ryoko had her own sword positioned right in front of Jaden's, both of them panting as they looked at one another in shock and surprise.

Tetsuya, seeing the positioning of their blades, called out, "That's the match! Surprisingly, it is a draw!"

"Umm... so..." Jaden began, trying not to lean forward into Ryoko's blade, which was very dangerously near his neck. "Who... won? Does this mean we need to fight again?"

Ryoko was also trying to avoid leaning forward onto Jaden's blade, which was dangerously close to her own neck.

"We haven't had very many draws in tournaments like this one, especially in the final match," Tetsuya replied. "So, it usually depends on the ones who were fighting. They can agree to share the prize, which would allow both of you an apprenticeship with the Blademaster of your choice, one can give their prize to the other, they can agree to give up the prize, in which case the opponents they had defeated previously would compete for it, or they could arrange to fight again later."

Jaden looked at Ryoko, as both of them lowered their respective blades. Jaden sighed a bit before he nodded. "Ryoko-nee-chan can have the prize if she wants it," he said, causing Ryoko to look surprised. "I think she deserves it more than I do."

Ryoko's eyes were wide. Here Jaden fought her to a standstill, and he believed she deserved it more? She smiled. "I will pass on the prize, as well," she said, causing Jaden to look at her. "As much as becoming a Blademaster's apprentice would be a great honor, I realize now that it might interfere with the journey Amy-chan and I will make when she turns 18." She paused for a moment. "Besides," she said, beginning to lean towards Jaden, "I have discovered a reward which I feel is much greater."

She then proceeded to kiss Jaden on the lips, causing just about everyone there to stare in shock, and Takeshi, Sayane, and Kimiko's jaws dropped.

Amy, on the other hand...

"YES!" she shouted as she pumped her fists into the air. "I KNEW IT WOULD WORK! WOO-HOO!"

Later

After the conclusion of the fight, many people stayed to watch the 'Third Place' match between the opponents Jaden and Ryoko had defeated in the semifinals, to see who would claim the prize that Jaden and Ryoko had both given up. However, others had either gone back to their normal duties at the time or had retired to bed.

Takeshi and his Harem had been part of the latter group, though almost everyone expected Takeshi and his two wives to have a very intense Taming Session.

Jaden and his Harem had decided to go to check on Christina before turning in, with Sutura, Amy, and Ryoko accompanying them. Also with them was Michiko, a Slicer with blonde hair and blue eyes who was partnered with Ryoko for training purposes and was slated to become Ryoko's first girl in a few months, after she underwent her first puberty.

"The fight went Perfectly!" Amy seemed to purr into Jaden's ear as she had latched onto Jaden's arm, who was blushing furiously. "Oh, I knew Ryoko-chan would fall for you eventually, you just needed to best her in a fight for the final domino to fall!"

Jaden gulped a bit. "So... you planned this?" he asked, and Amy just shrugged and giggled. "Well... I prefer the term 'encouraged' you two to fight," she said. "I took advantage of the situation, is all." She then gave Jaden a quick kiss on the lips. "Besides, it's all worked for the better, no?"

Ryoko was blushing furiously. All sorts of people had been pestering her on how long she had been bisexual, and why she'd hidden it and pretended to be strictly lesbian, and it was starting to get on her nerves. At least her mother Aira had understood (more like Aira had known of Ryoko's tastes and standards from Day 1), and Fumiko hadn't been around - if Fumiko had been there, Ryoko just knew she would have been subjected to one of the Shoguness' bone-crushing hugs.

Hitomi, meanwhile, was also glad that Fumiko wasn't there, but was more focused on something else. "I hope Christina-chan is alright," she said, as the group walked into the Clan's Pokegirl Center. "I know she's been ill the past couple of days, but I just hope it's nothing serious."

Jaden nodded his agreement, before they entered the Clan medical compound. They followed the receptionist's directions, and quickly found the room where Christina was. There was also a Megami in the room as well, along with Fumiko, and Jaden also noticed Christina had a look of shock on her face.

"Chris-chan?" Jaden asked as they entered the room, and he approached her side. "Are you alright?"

"She's definitely alright, Jaden-sochi," Fumiko remarked with a grin. "She's just a little surprised at why she was feeling ill."

"And why was she feeling ill, Kaa-san?" Hitomi asked her mother.

Fumiko chuckled slightly. "I'll let Chris-chan tell you herself," she said with a grin.

Christina seemed to gulp a bit as she glanced at Jaden, after biting her lip a bit she spoke "J-Jaden-Kun..." she said, "I...I'm Pregnant."

Everyone looked at Christina in surprise, and none more so than Jaden as his mouth turned agape. "ab...wha...?" was all he could say.

"P... Pregnant?" Hitomi asked, shocked. "This... I... does this mean Christina's already undergone her second puberty?"

Christina nodded a bit. "Y-Yeah... it... happened a while ago..." she said. "P-Phil never found out... I just kept taking Anti-Pregnancy pills to be on the safe side... but... since I joined Jaden I... I forgot to take them... I was... I was just so happy..."

Hitomi was still very shocked. "I... I guess this means Jaden's gonna be a father, huh?" she asked, then smiled. "And I'm going to be a co-mother..."

Jaden was still speechless, as the information still ran through his mind. 'I'm... gonna... be a... dad?' was all he thought. Finally, he managed to say something. "I... this..." he said, "I... I don't know what... to say, I..."

Fumiko smiled. "First pregnancies are always a bit of a shock when they're first noticed... unless the couple involved were trying to conceive, then there's no shock." She then looked at Sutura. "I guess this means you're gonna hit Grandma in nine months just like I am, ne, Sutura-Chan?"

Sutura was in a similar state of shock as Jaden was... until a few moments passed and she grinned wildly as she suddenly scooped up both Christina and Jaden and spun around in circles "YES! YES! THANK YOU JADEN!" She cheered "YOU'RE MAKING ME A GRANDMA, YOU'RE MAKING ME SOOO HAPPY!"

Jaden and Christina struggled to breath from the bone-crushing hug, as he now knew how Takeshi felt when he was hugged by Fumiko.

Hitomi groaned at seeing the hug and spinning. "Ne, Kaa-san," she said to Fumiko, "Sutura-kaa-san looks like she hugs about as hard as you do."

Fumiko blushed, slightly embarrassed. "I guess we can't help hugging that hard when we're excited," she remarked, as she tapped Sutura's shoulder. "Sutura-chan, you better loosen up or else you might not be a grandmother."

Almost repeating exactly what happened to Takeshi and Sayane, Sutura blinked as she looked at Jaden and Christina, who both had swirls in their eyes. "...oops?"

Everyone else chuckled, even Ryoko. "That seems to be the one disadvantage of getting pregnant," she whispered to Amy. "Bone-breaking hugs from the Grandma-to-be."

Amy giggled madly at that. "Yeah," she said before she grinned and nudged Ryoko. "We may eventually get that same hug, ne, Ryoko-chan?"

"Maybe," Ryoko whispered in reply, even as she looked at Jaden. "Still... now that I know just what he can do... I'd be proud to bear his children if that happened."

Amy giggled a bit before she whispered hotly into her ear. "Maybe we could get started on it tonight?" She said, her hands grazing Ryoko's hips. "I can't wait for us to... break you in."

Ryoko blushed fiercely. "A-Amy-chan!" she whispered, shock fully evident in her voice.

Later, Jaden's room

Lemon Alert!

Jaden found himself in a situation many men would probably kill to be in. He was currently stripped down to only his underwear, and currently in an intense kissing session with his Half-Sister Hitomi, who was also in nothing but her underwear, and to the side Ryoko and Amy were engaged in their own heated make-out session as well, and quickly relieving one-another of their clothes.

Hitomi moaned into her kiss with Jaden, even as her left hand slipped under his boxers to begin stroking his cock, while Ryoko had just removed Amy's shirt, leaving her in a lacy bra and panties. As she continued kissing Amy, Ryoko's right hand began fondling Amy's breasts while her left hand slipped lower to begin rubbing along her slit.

Amy moaned in pleasure and deepened the kiss, her own hands not so gently removing Ryoko's own clothes, leaving her in just a pair of Panties and her Bra. But even those didn't last long as Amy ripped them off, and her left hand groped her right breast, teasing her already erect nipple while her right hand copied Ryoko's actions, and began teasing her pussy from within her panties.

Ryoko started moaning from the pleasure, as well, and she could already feel the heat beginning to build in her crotch. Undoing Amy's bra and throwing it to the side, she began upping the ante, pumping first one finger, and then a second one in and out of Amy's pussy even as she continued fondling Amy's left breast, pinching and twisting the nipple. She then broke the kiss, her mouth dropping lower to begin suckling Amy's right breast, her tongue twirling around the nipple.

As Amy moaned in pleasure as the two fell to the floor, Hitomi had moved down as she moved her hands to lower Jaden's boxers, and fully present his erect member before her face. She blushed lightly, still somewhat amazed by his size. She then opened her mouth and engulfed his member into her mouth, as Jaden groaned in pleasure before she began bobbing her head up and down his length. Her left hand went down to her crotch, and she moaned in pleasure as she rubbed her slit, while her right hand reached out and began massaging Jaden's balls.

Jaden groaned a bit more, as he used his right hand to gently scratch Hitomi's head. "D-Damn..." he muttered.

Meanwhile, as that happened, Amy and Ryoko had moved into the 69 Position, as Amy was now vigorously licking and eating out Ryoko's pussy, as Ryoko was doing her best to return the favor.

Ryoko could feel the heat and pressure building in her crotch, and could tell she was close to cumming. Wanting to make Amy cum with her, her tongue plunged deep into Amy's pussy even as she started pumping a finger in and out of Amy's ass hole.

Amy moaned loudly at Ryoko's double-penetration, as she too felt her end coming. She glanced up at Jaden and Hitomi, and grinned as Hitomi had just made Jaden cum in her mouth as she drank it all up. Moments later, Hitomi rose up, and straddled herself over Jaden's cock as he penetrated her, and her half-sister moaned in pleasure. 'Not just yet...' She thought.

Suddenly, Ryoko felt a loss of Amy giving her pleasure, causing her to whimper a bit. She was about to ask why Amy stopped, before she felt Amy reposition themselves, so Ryoko was now sitting on Amy's lap, facing Jaden and Hitomi who were already fucking one another, while Amy teased her cilt. "We're not Cumming just yet, Ryoko-chan," she whispered into her ear. "When we Cum tonight, it will be when Jaden-nii-kun's thick hard cock bangs our pussies like theres no tomorrow." she grinned more as she continued to tease her. "You wish you were Hitomi-nee-chan now, huh? Wanting to be fucked so far..."

Ryoko was indeed wishing she was in Hitomi's place right now, but admitting it was another story. There was a reason why most of the Clan called her a Tsundere, after all... and even if she was beginning to open up to Jaden after admitting him into her heart, Amy was the only one who had truly seen her full deredere side. She didn't say anything in response to Amy's question, instead moaning in pleasure from Amy's continued teasing of her clit.

Hitomi, meanwhile, had started screaming in pleasure from how hard Jaden was pounding into her. "J-Jaden-kun!" she gasped out. "I-it feels so good... I-I'm gonna cum!"

Jaden grunted as he began thrusting faster and faster into Hitomi. "S-Same here!" He warned. "You're so tight... I'm cumming!"

With one final thrust, Hitomi screamed to the heavens as Jaden orgasmed, the feel of his semen flooding her womb sending her into her own orgasm. The two remained in their orgasmic high before Hitomi slumped down, in an Orgasm-induced Coma, while still grinning ear-to-ear.

Ryoko, upon seeing Hitomi fall asleep, blushed. She knew it was now time for her and Amy to have their own fun with Jaden, and she more than definitely wanted it, but begging for it was something she rarely did-it was a sign of her deredere side, and one she'd only shown to Amy so far...

Amy, as if reading her mind, stopped teasing her, causing Ryoko to whimper again. "Oh Jaden-Kuuuun~" Amy said in a sing-song voice, getting his attention, and blushed at the sight before him. "It's time for Ryoko-chan to experience her first real cock!" She then moved Ryoko's legs to the side, as she spread her pussy out before him. "She's begging for it."

Ryoko blushed even further, even as she nodded. "Y-yes..." she stuttered shyly. "P-please, Jaden-kun... please f-fill my pussy w-with your c-cock..."

Jaden gulped a bit, as his erection returned full-force at the sight before him. He stood and approached Ryoko, and positioned himself right before her "Y-You're still sure about this, r-right?" Jaden asked one last time.

"Y-yes," Ryoko replied, her deredere side coming out in full force. "J-just... be gentle... Amy-chan and I may have... d-done it several times, but... she n-never penetrated me... d-deep enough to..."

Jaden nodded, as he slowly pushed his member into Ryoko's pussy, her eyes widening as she began twitching in pleasure. Suddenly, like with Hitomi, he encountered a barrier. Glancing back up, Ryoko nodded as she braced for the pain, as Jaden backed up a bit, before he quickly shoved his full length inside.

As expected, Ryoko yelped in pain, but Amy quickly began groping her breasts, and Jaden gave Ryoko a deep kiss, each doing everything they could to keep her mind off of the pain.

Ryoko was grateful to the both of them, and after a few moments, shifted her hips in a silent cue for Jaden to start moving. Jaden then backed up again, before he thrusted inside Ryoko, who let out a loud moan as she felt a jolt of pleasure she had never felt before. Slowly, Jaden began thrusting in and out of her, as Ryoko began feeling the same sudden jolts of pleasure over and over again. "J... Jaden-kun..." she moaned, "...more..."

Jaden immediately replied, as he began thrusting in faster and faster, and Ryoko's moans grew louder and louder. Amy was grinning ear to ear, as she continued groping Ryoko's breasts while her own pussy was burning in excitement.

Ryoko had already been close to her limit when Jaden entered her, but Jaden and Amy's ministrations were pushing her over the edge. "J-Jaden-kun!" she gasped. "I-I'm gonna-AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!"

She screamed as she came, her pussy walls spasming around Jaden's cock. Jaden suddenly grunted, before he suddenly came inside Ryoko at the same time because of the sudden tightness. In the heat of the moment, Ryoko kissed Jaden deeply, as Jaden immediately returned it as they rode out their orgasms together.

"T... Thank you, Jaden-kun..." Ryoko whispered tiredly after a few moments. "I'm glad... and... proud... to have given my heart to you and Amy-chan..."

Jaden smiled at that. "T-Thanks, Ryoko-chan..." he said. "For trusting me... I... I promise I'll always be there... if you need me."

"You're welcome..." Ryoko replied. "Now... I believe that Amy-chan wants to take a turn with you, as well... am I right?"

Behind her, Amy grinned as she lifted up Ryoko with a surprising show of strength, pushing her to the side before she practically leaped on Jaden, forcing him onto the bed, and positioning herself right above his dick. "Oh, I've been waiting for this a long time," Amy whispered, "I can't wait, I need this NOW!" She then immediately plunged herself onto Jaden's cock, which caused her to moan loudly. "Oh god yes!"

Ryoko watched amused as Amy rode Jaden rather enthusiastically. She'd always known that Amy was a nymphomaniac, but the intensity that she put into her sex sessions occasionally made Ryoko wonder if Amy had, or would eventually manifest, the Tamer's Disease Bloodcurse. Ryoko continually promised herself that if Amy did manifest Tamer's Disease, she would be there to help her deal with it... though it seemed that she'd probably also want Jaden to help, as well.

While Amy continued to be pounded by Jaden, Ryoko saw Hitomi was finally coming to out of her Pleasure-Coma. Suddenly an idea popped into Ryoko's mind, which caused her to blush... yet feel slightly aroused. 'Damn, Amy-chan is rubbing off on me...' she thought, but the idea was too tempting as she got up, with a slight limp, and moved towards Hitomi.

Hitomi moaned slightly as she opened her eyes, her pussy still pleasantly sore from Jaden's ministrations. 'Wow...' she thought. 'I'm glad Jaden accepted me into his Harem, because I doubt anyone else could get me to feel like this the way he does...'

Suddenly however, Hitomi suddenly felt someone's lips on her pussy, and proceeding to lick her out, causing her to let out a loud moan of both pleasure and surprise. She looked down, and to her surprise, saw her older sister Ryoko there, eagerly eating her pussy out. "R... Ryoko-nee...?" she moaned out. "W... what are you...?"

Ryoko looked up, her face blushing bright red as she smiled. "W-Well... " she said. "I-If Amy-chan is gonna have fun with her brother... I might as well have some fun with my sister." With that, she continued to lick inside Hitomi's pussy, causing her to let out another long moan.

The heat began rising in Hitomi's crotch again, and she moaned in pleasure. Her hands started tangling themselves in Ryoko's hair, massaging her scalp even as she pushed Ryoko's head even further into her crotch.

As that happened, Amy was moaning out a storm as Jaden had moved himself so she was being lifted and lowered onto Jaden's cock, hitting very deep into her pussy. "Yes! Yes! Yes! YES!" she shouted in a mantra. "It's so Deep! It's So DEEP!"

Jaden grunted as he thrust himself into his sister, trying to go as deep as he could. "Amy-nee... you're so tight!" he said. "Gonna cum soon!"

"Cum in me!" Amy shouted, "I wanna feel it! paint my insides white! CUM IN ME!"

Jaden continued to thrust into Amy, as she moved her hips in sync with Jaden's thrusts to increase her own pleasure. Suddenly, after one final thrust Jaden shoved himself deep into Amy, and came inside her as his cum filled her womb. Amy let out a massive scream of pleasure as her orgasme came soon after, and both she and Jaden shared a deep and passionate kiss.

Meanwhile, Hitomi and Ryoko had entered the 69 position, furiously licking each other's pussies even as they stole glances at where Jaden and Amy were going at it. "Jaden-kun's... unnh... a good guy, isn't he?" Hitomi moaned out. "Definitely made a good choice... ohhh... picking him as my Tamer..."

"Y-Yeah...AHH!" Ryoko said/moaned as Hitomi hit a particularly sensitive spot with her tongue. "I... I didn't think I...ohh... I'd find someone... like him...!"

"I... ohh... I know, right?" Hitomi asked, the building heat and pressure in her crotch telling her that she was close to her limit again. "Guys like... unnh... like him and Takeshi-Aniki... only come along very rarel-" At that moment, Hitomi came, screaming into Ryoko's pussy even as her juices flooded out of her own. Her scream sent vibrations through Ryoko, which brought about her own scream and orgasm as they came over one another's faces. For a minute, the two rode out their orgasms, until they fell limp and panted.

"W... wow..." Hitomi panted. "That... that was almost as good as... being with Jaden-kun... the only difference being that... Jaden-kun is able to... go deeper..."

"Same... here..." Ryoko muttered back.

Meanwhile, once again Jaden and Amy were at it, Jaden thrusting into Amy as she moaned in pleasure, before both hit their orgasms. Amy panted as she laid back in the bed. "Oh my god..." she whispered. "I can't believe... you're actually... keeping up with me..."

"That's... Jaden-kun for ya..." Hitomi remarked. "He's got... stamina to spare..."

Jaden blushed a bit. "I-I'm... g-glad you think... so..." he said. "I just... do what I think is right... that's it..."

"There aren't very many Tamers like that in the world, Jaden-kun..." Hitomi replied. "Our two Clans seem to hold a fair amount of them... but there are far too many more out in the world who don't care what is 'right' or 'wrong'... and there are others who seek to do the right thing... but their sense of 'right' and 'wrong' is distorted... Jaden-kun... I'm glad that you're the type who truly cares for his Harem... who actually does what is right... and I'm glad to be one of your 'girls."

"So am I," Ryoko said, smiling. "You don't just care for your harem... you care about anyone who's with you..." she then glanced at Amy, who was also smiling "You were right Amy-chan," she said, "He's a keeper."

"Told ya so," Amy said, as she reached over and gave Ryoko a firm kiss. "Just remember... we're far from over here."

Jaden groaned a bit, but was still smiling as Hitomi crawled forward, and Amy made out with Ryoko 'How can I be this lucky...' he thought.

LEMON END!

END CHAPTER

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Pokedex Entries

ARMSMISTRESS, the Ultimate Fighting Pokégirl
Type: Very Near Human
Element: Fighting/Steel
Frequency: Uncommon (Normal) to Very Rare (Winged, Gold Continent)
Diet: any human style food
Role: can adapt to almost anything
Libido: Low (High with favored master)
Strong Vs: Bug, Dark, Dragon, Ghost, Ice, Normal, Plant, Poison, Rock, Steel
Weak Vs: Electric, Fighting, Fire, Ground, cat Pokégirls
Attacks: Pummel, Roundhouse Kick, Sword Dance, Meteor Punch, Chi Blast, Master Blow. (And Feather Shuriken, Thunderbolt, and Whirlwind if the winged-type of Armsmistress).
Enhancements: Enhanced Strength (x12), Enhanced Agility (x4), Enhanced Durability (x8), Enhanced Speed (x4), Weapons Knowledge, Armored
Evolves: Seraph (Valkyrie-based winged Armsmistress only; Angel Stone), Warrior Nun (Amazonchan/Amazonlee-based Armsmistress only; Angel Stone)
Evolves From: Amazonchan (works on it's speed), Amazonlee (works on it's strength), and Valkyrie (Dawn Stone)

Amazingly human in appearance; only distinguishing feature that sets them apart from 'normal' humans are the fact that the vast majority of all Armsmistresses have red hair and green eyes, barring regional variances. Their busts do increase from their previous forms, but usually only by a half-cup at most.

The Armsmistress is a hard-to-attain evolved form of the Amazonchan and the Amazonlee. They come from either form since it seems to be when an Amazonchan and Amazonlee balance their speed and strength.

They are more human appearance than the three stages of the Amachop (Amachop, Amachoke, Amachamp) and often better fighters than Herochans and Heroines. This is because Armsmistresses are incredibly skilled fighters, ranging from hand-to-hand to fighting with any form of weapon. (Preferably swords).

Armsmistresses are unparalleled armorers, and each creates her own armor shortly after evolving. The armor of an Armsmistress is also highly sought out by Tamers. The combination of intricately molded steel and leather is incredible in its quality. Few attacks can barely even scratch it. This armor typically reflects the personality of the Armsmistress who crafted it, though armor created for others can be created with their tastes in mind. Few Armsmistresses will ever craft armor for anyone but themselves, however, making these extremely rare.

Even then, the armor is never quite as effective for another as it is for the Armsmistress herself.

Armsmistresses will only remove their armor for Taming. They are perfectly comfortable sleeping in their armor, and tend not to favor post-Taming cuddling, preferring to get back into their armor as quickly as possible. An Armsmistress outside of her armor loses a considerable amount of her strength, and is generally safe to tame without restraints. They become paranoid about attacks when unarmored, however, partially accounting for their low libido. They are more willing to "let down their guard" with a Tamer they trust, which can raise their libido significantly. Armsmistresses will only bathe if dirtied by outside conditions, such as mud and the like, and still prefer to do so while armored, if possible. Armsmistresses have an unusually efficient internal cooling mechanism, allowing them to engage in strenuous physical activity without sweating. They do tend to breathe heavily during these activities, as their circulation system is similar to that of pre-Sukebe cheetahs, though more refined.

Armsmistresses that evolve from Valkyries, called Malakim in some Leagues, are extremely rare. In the wild one can tell if an Armsmistress evolved from a Valkyrie from a simple fact. They have wings, and can learn Flying-type attacks. (This however, has caused many Tamers to mistake an Armsmistress for a Valkyrie and visa-versa).

How to evolve an Armsmistress from a Valkyrie however, is still a complete mystery.

Due to a peculiarity on the part of an Armsmistress' maternal instincts, they cannot fight feline-like Pokégirls. Instead they show great maternal affection towards the feline-types. This is believed to be related to their cat-like circulation system, indicating that Sukebe may have used trace amounts of cheetah DNA in their creation, resulting in unforeseen feelings of kinship with feline Pokégirls.

DARK KITSUNE, the Redeemed Nogitsune Pokégirl
Type: Animorph (vulpine)
Element: Psychic/Fire
Frequency: Extremely Rare
Diet: omnivore, preference for fish and meat
Role: illusionist, avenger
Libido: Average to High
Strong Vs: Fighting, Fire, Ice, Plant, Poison, Psychic, Steel
Weak Vs: Dark, Ghost, Ground, Rock, Water, dog Pokégirls
Attacks: Scratch, Tackle, Leap, Ember, Fire Spin, Flamethrower, Fireball, Hypnotize, Illusion, Cry, Dance, Psywave, Psychic, Psi-Blade Mark II, Confusion, Teleport
Enhancements: Quickness, Enhanced Hearing (x6), Enhanced Smell (x6), Undetectable Aura
Evolves: Kyubi (E-Stone Ceremony)
Evolves From: Nogitsune (redemption, love or Shiny Stone)

Nogitsune, a mostly sharp-tongued, quick-witted, and evil-aligned Pokégirl, can actually go through a marvelous transformation when given a chance. A Tamer that tries to help a Nogitsune is a rarity to see. No surprise really, as a Nogitsune's personality tends for her to be quite disrespectful, resentful, and violent towards her master and Harem-sisters, and usually causes for them to be traded to another Tamer. However, a Tamer that works to break through the shell of hate a Nogitsune has built up around herself, trying to take down the insecurity, envy, and sadness that surrounds the Nogitsune's character, and can actually come to genuinely care for the rather selfish Nogitsune will receive a genuine surprise. Literally becoming enveloped in a fire of black, the Nogitsune goes through a final evolution, burning away all the evil that had wrenched her soul, shedding the shadows and magic which empowered her, allowing her to embrace truth and understanding. She becomes almost a whole new Pokégirl altogether. The Dark Kitsune.

The Dark Kitsune is comparable to a Vixxen in looks, albeit with a few more differential cosmetic changes and powers, such as the fact that a Dark Kitsune's pelt colors are much darker, with a cranberry-red all over, with the deepest ebony black on her hands and feel, and a rather tanned cream-colored underside to her pelt. However, the most noticeable trait of the Dark Kitsune is her tails. Before, where she had no tails, she now has two! Both tails are red-furred, but one is tipped in black and the tip of the other tail is the tanned cream. And as can be expected, a Dark Kitsune fills out more physically, compared to her previous form of Nogitsune.

The personality of a Dark Kitsune is a complete U-turn to a Nogitsune. Whereas before she felt alone and damned by the darkest depths of hell, a Dark Kitsune feels free. She openly is more affectionate now, and gladly reciprocates any affection the Tamer will show the Dark Kitsune. Also, the Dark Kitsune is more accepting to commands and will more than likely do as the Tamer commands of her.

In battle, a Dark Kitsune follows mostly the same strategies a Vixxen and Foxx do, going in and striking hard with Fire-elemental attacks. However, because of the Psychic powers it also contains, a Dark Kitsune can try to add some more advanced tactics, such as teleporting from view just as its about to strike, and then hitting the opponent Pokégirl from an entirely different direction. Also, she has a tendency to pick up and sharp metal it can get as soon as possible, as to perform Psi-Black Mark II. Also, when cornered, a Dark Kitsune can use Psychic to damage the opponent Pokégirl, and get the breathing room she needs.

Taming sessions are also quite hot. While a Dark Kitsune does not need as much Taming as a Vixxen or a Foxx, a Dark Kitsune is just as passionate, loving her Tamer and having sex with him in every way possible. Also, it seems that a Dark Kitsune is more controlled than a Vixxen, as the motto "ready anytime, anywhere, with anyone" doesn't seem to apply as easily, since a Dark Kitsune does not have the tendency to start screwing out in public. Granted making out kissing, and a bit of foreplay is okay to them, but they will not spread their legs until they are in a private area.

Also, it's now possible to have the Dark Kitsune as the same Harem as a Shaguar, though granted, it's still not a good idea. The Dark Kitsune and Shaguar do get along, but maybe a little too well. The Fire-type nature of the Dark Kitsune seems rather attracted to the smaller Ice-type Pokégirl. This can lead to a Tamer having a rather tired Shaguar when he needs her for battles.

Interestingly enough, with the recent discovery of a Shiny Stone, there have been instances where the Shiny Stone does not work in evolving a Nogitsune to a Dark Kitsune. However, in cases where the Shiny Stone has been used as a reward for being kind-hearted or showing affection, the Shiny Stone has been 100% effective.

CLAYMORE, the Infernal Infernal Hunter Pokegirl

Type: Very Near Human
Element: Fighting (Infernal)
Frequency: Extremely Rare
Diet: human-style diet
Role: Demon Hunting
Libido: Low when unbonded, HIgh when bonded
Strong Vs: Dark, Ice, Normal, Rock, Steel
Weak Vs: Psychic, Flying
Attacks: Slash, Double Slash, Cut, Impale, Sword Dance, Focus Energy, rest may vary
Enhancements: Enhanced Reflexes (x8) Enhanced Speed (x12), Enhanced Strength (x8), Enhanced Endurance (x8); can go weeks without eating, drinking or sleep; can sense Infernals; can vary
Evolves: None (As far as we know)
Evolves From: Any Fighting-Type Pokegirl (Trauma from an Infernal)

A recently discovered evolution with a very wide base. When a Fighting-Type Pokegirl experiences a strong trauma at the hands of an Infernal-Type Pokegirl (From losing their Tamer to being tortured) they undergo a rather startling evolution. Growing upwards to two feet (Give or take) in height with up to two cup sizes in growth as well. No matter what the hair or eye color of the pokegirl, it always changes to light blond and silver respectively. They now wear a grey two-piece outfit that covers the majority of their body, along with a set of silvery armor in the form of pauldrons, gauntlets, an armored skirt, and greaves.

The most startling change about the Claymore, however, is that they now have the Infernal sub-type, even though they hate them... we don't get it either. When asked, the Claymore will always respond that it takes an infernal to kill an infernal sometimes, and that they are willing to sacrifice their 'humanity' to slay those infernals.

No matter what weapon they wielded in their previous form, they will ALWAYS switch to a massive Claymore that is wielded with frightening ease.

In battle, a Claymore uses what they call Yoki, demonic energy, to strengthen themselves and to use various abilities that vary from Claymore to Claymore, some think that this is an alternative to the usual Chi used by most Fighting-Types. One can tell how much of their total Yoki a Claymore is using by looking at their face, if their eyes change from silver to demonic gold with slit pupils, then they are using 10% of their power. At 30%, their faces shift. At 50%, their bodies change, becoming far more muscular. No Claymores have ever gone past 80% of their power, due to a fear that if they do, they will become full demons, joining the ranks of the Infernals. There are some rumors of this happening, but we are unable to confirm this.

In terms of personality, it varies for the most part from Claymore to Claymore, although most are rather taciturn and focused on their self-perceived duty of killing Infernals.

An oddity amongst the Claymores is that there have never been more than 47 of them recorded at one time throughout the whole world, and not even the Claymores know the reason why this is. Most theorize, however, that it's due to the fact that they go seek out battle with Infernals at any chance they get which, in turn, leads to a relatively short life span.

There are rumours of a subspecies of Claymore that are called the 'Ghosts', Claymores whisper about a group of seven Claymores who had survived a massive battle against an army of Infernals led by a man named Isley and his Alpha Dark Queen Priscilla who were the only ones to survive out of the force of twenty four that went to fight them, no one knows if this is just rumors or the truth, but what is known is that Isley did show up dead with his Alpha's head shoved up his ass... We think that they are alive and moving towards their own plans.

HEROWU, the Heroic Weapon-Using Pokégirl
Type: Very Near Human
Element: Fighting
Frequency: Rare
Diet: human style foods, especially rice
Role: warriors, bodyguards, weapons masters
Libido: Average (High with a Tamer they like)
Strong Vs: Bug, Dark, Ice, Normal, Rock, Steel
Weak Vs: Flying, Psychic
Attacks: Chi Blast, Parry, Punch, Kick, Deflect, Bonk, Sword Dance, Swordwave, Flame Sword Mark II, Electric Blade Mark II, Ice Blade Mark II
Enhancements: Enhanced Strength (x7), Enhanced Reflexes (x7), Enhanced Speed (x7), Enhanced Agility (x7) Endurance, Weapon Proficiency, Summon Weapon
Evolves: None
Evolves From: Amazonwu (normal, choose a signature weapon)

When an Amazonwu is Tamed enough and wins enough fights, she is able to make the jump to becoming a Herowu. Other than gaining enough experience and tamings, the Amazonwu must choose a weapon to specialize in. A Herowu likes to consider herself the epitome of her chosen weapon, and all Herowu claim that the weapon she has chosen is actually an extension of her own body. She is literally never without it, keeping it with her when she eats, sleeps, bathes, is being tamed, or whatnot. Her dedication to her weapon is so great that it becomes more than a focus of battle for her. Experienced Tamers know that using a Herowu's weapon to help Tame her turns the Herowu on greatly, whether it is a sword, a mace, a polearm, or anything else she may have chosen. This fetish never becomes a painful one though. No Herowu enjoys being cut or beaten with their weapon, much to the disappointment of Pokégirls that enjoy domination. Herowu may use other weapons in combat as well, but only projectile weapons if she has chosen a melee weapon as her signature weapon.

In combat, a Herowu always uses her weapon to attack and defend. Even if her weapon isn't a sword, she is still able to use all of the listed attacks with it, despite many of them having the word "sword" or "blade" in them. They usually use the most appropriate technique with their weapon when fighting an opponent that is weak versus that element. Should they ever be disarmed, the Herowu will utilize an innate ability to summon her signature weapon back to her hands. A smart Tamer withdraws his or her Herowu from battle if the Herowu's weapon is somehow broken or destroyed.

Herowu are not full of themselves, despite their superb skills with their chosen weapons. They don't rise to challenges and baiting as easy as some other Fighting-types, although they still do rise to them if persistently sent at them. Should they lose their weapon, they seek to recover it if possible, but they aren't obsessive over this. To them, having a new one bought/made for them serves just as well, as long as it's the exact same type of weapon. However, if the weapon is one that they've had ever since they were a Tyamazon, the Herowu will likely wish to keep the remains of the weapon as a memento. A tamer that actually uses the pieces of the broken weapon in forging a new one will have a completely loyal Pokégirl in his or her Herowu for a long time to come, and woe to those who would try to take her away.

Like their pre-evolved forms, coffee slows a Herowu down, making her tired and sluggish, until she collapses. Most Herowus prefer a sip of coffee after Taming to help insure a good night's sleep. Feral Herowus are an odd sight. They still instinctively understand that they need their weapon, but they don't have the skills to use it that well, being unable to use anything besides Bonk and Parry with it. They tend to be very embarrassed about how inept they become when Feral, and try very hard not to regress to that state. An excellent method of capturing a Feral Herowu is to take her weapon, since she will ignore almost everything else to focus on getting it back, practically letting herself be attacked. Threshold girls virtually never evolve into a Herowu directly. Only one case has been confirmed in the last twenty years, with the victim, seemingly arbitrarily, choosing a weapon that from then on became her signature weapon.