XI
"Thanks for the scales Yumi-chan," a woman with dark complexion said when the two came down for dinner. "Ah, Hannah-sensei, is Dante-sama doing okay?" Yumi asked giving the woman a respectful bow. "She's been taking long walks lately, I'm getting worry and she's not hunting for Agroze scales anymore. But the Agyz scales would flavor the 2R all the same though not as strong as the adult version," the woman nodded before eyeing Sachiko.
"Oh, oh… this is uh… what's your name again?" Yumi asked though she was sure that they'd never realy introduced themselves to each other since their meeting. "Ogasawara Sachiko," Sachiko said giving the other woman a graceful and polite bow. "Nice to meet you," the woman in white robe nodded at Sachiko before turning her attention back to Yumi. "So, how's your family and cousin?" "They're perverted as always, and Noriko should be here soon. I hope," she mumbled the last bit. "Well, if she's anything like you, I'm sure there's a lot of perils ahead of her to test her determination and courage."
So she knew that this girl is a monster magnet, Sachiko's mind pondered but she didn't speak of it. "Sachiko is it?" Hannah asked and Sachiko just nodded her head in reply. "Come, come, Dante would be happy to see Yumi making some friends that isn't already broken," Hannah laughed crisply when Yumi started to protest. With a glimpse, Sachiko concluded that this woman is nothing more than just a mortal, with beauty that made even Venus jealous or whatever other goddesses in this world crossed this mist place. The woman got a blue aura about her, a sign that she's a relaxed person and Sachiko was pretty sure that there isn't much here that could stress anyone. Not to mention, she carried an earthy scent, a scent of human and nothing else except for a mix of a light fresh jasmine.
As soon as they leave the inn, they were lost in the fog that seemed to be getting thicker by the step that Sachiko had to feel with her hands in front of her. "Hey, watch it," Yumi growled lowly not wanting to alarm the woman further ahead. Feeling a callus hand grabbed onto her right hand, Sachiko felt a bit more at ease in the fog even though she stumbled slightly as since she couldn't even see the ground.
"Who is she?" Sachiko whispered asking Yumi. "My teacher's wife," Yumi replied. "People around here said she's one of Hel's servant, but I'm positive my mom doesn't know her. Then again, we have no idea what Dante is so it's safe to say that we don't know what she is either," Yumi added. "You can't judge a book by its cover, and whatever you do, don't upset her or Dante will make mince meat out of you." Yumi warned while tugging at Sachiko to move along with her.
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"AHHHHH!" the sound of someone screaming in agony echoed from the house, sending waves of fear into Shimako's body. She was asked to have tea and enjoy the little garden out in the backyard by Dante, Shimako obliged when Dante grabbed Noriko by the ear and dragged her up the stairs. That set of ceras (horns) was enough to scare a demon, and Shimako is no demon while sensing no threat from that woman it would be best if Shimako does what was asked of her.
"Damn you, are you trying to kill me you old coot?" Noriko growled bursting through the paper windows on the second floor of the house and landed on all four a few yards away from where Shimako was. Jet black furs with deep blue streaks here and there, but the color was too deep that it completely blended in with the black fur. Noriko had taken her godly form, the ferocious wolf snarling up at the windows above.
With a thud, Dante landed only 2 feet away from Shimako standing in pale blue shirt with rolled up sleeves and pale blue short without the shoes. "If you'd stay still and stop swarming like a worm, that wound on your back would be heal by tomorrow morning with no scar." Dante said and for the first time, Shimako noticed the metallic shine started to moved up 3/4 of her right forearm before hardening itself into an intriguing gauntlet and glowed in a radiant sapphire color. With a snap of her fingers from her left hand, thick vines shot up from under the ground and tangled Noriko up completely, trapping her by immobilized her limbs.
"Let go of me!" Noriko snarled and growled but Dante remained her ever calming stoic look. "You better kill me or I will come after your throat Dante," Noriko threatened as Dante walked up to her slowly as that gauntlet on her hand continued to glow brighter by the minute. "Stay still or I might accidentally cut into your spinal cord," Dante's words effectively turned Noriko's rant off but only growled in a threaten manner. "Now this is going to hurt a little bit, okay?" Dante said but didn't wait for Noriko to reply when she pushed her gauntlet hand at the wound with fingers dug onto the wound. Black statics started to surge about the gauntlet and jumped over to Noriko's back pulling the beautiful glow along with it.
"AHHHHHHH!" Noriko agonizing scream tore at Shimako's soul as though she's hurt just as much as Noriko was. "Ahhh…" Dante screamed too but in a more normal tone like she didn't have the energy. Pulling her hand away along with blood soaked tooth, but in reality it was a crystallized cocoon. "If you weren't in immediate danger, I wouldn't bother to do this." Dante said tossing the thing onto the ground and immediately it shattered as an oversize bug with bat wings jumped out hissing and drooling eyeing Dante like eyeing a piece of meat. "Hah… this is going to get ugly really fast," Dante sighed as she brought both hands up and combed her hair.
Shimako had to do a double takes when she saw the ceras on Dante's head disappeared right before her eyes. "Shimako isn't it?" she asked looking over at Shimako. "Put this on her wound while I take care of this little bug," she said tossing a piece of cloth soaked with medicinal herbs at Shimako. Little? That thing is little? Shimako's mind screamed but she caught the thing and moved over to where Noriko was held and put it on Noriko's back. Letting out a loud whistle a strange creature that looked like a cat with a tail of a serpent's head. "Rip it to shreds," Dante commanded the little beast and it let out a cute little meow before pouncing away toward the bat-bug (thingy?) creature.
A/N: My bad, haven't been on my computer besides attending classes and doing homework (laughs) Anyway, hope y'all enjoy this chapter, reuniting between the cousins next chapter. =P