I didn t have much more time to talk after that, because Akira shouted sounding extremely horrified with what she was seeing at that moment, her yell was something that hurt in such a way that even the chest pain worsened a lot more, both from physical pain that was just growing bigger as well as from the emotional one, the nekomimi shook her head desperately and using her paws she punched the panel before her, tears began rolling down along with her protests; the pain was so big that I had to throw L via s already lifeless body to the side, removing the sword from inside her at the same time, upon seeing her cousin fallen on the floor, my beloved roared:
-DAMN YOU! HOW COULD YOU DO THAT WITH MY COUSIN? she then pointed to me and continued WASN T ENOUGH MY GRANDPARENTS, THEN MAMA MITSUKI AND PAPA LEANDRO! YOU HAD TO END WITH MY LAST LIVING RELATIVE? WHY?
-A Akira-chan this is a serious mistake it w wasn t like that how it happened I didn t do nothing of the sort I replied, with a growing pain in the chest you have to believe in -NO! I DON T WANT TO HEAR NOT EVEN ONE MORE LIAR WORD COMING FROM YOU! Akira then covered her cat ears with her paws I WON T BELIEVE IN ANYTHING YOU SAY ANYMORE! HOW COULD YOU PLAY WITH MY FEELINGS LIKE THAT? YOU WANTED SO MUCH FOR HUMANS TO RECOGNIZE YOU AS KING? THAT WAS THE REASON YOU WANTED TO MANIPULATE ME, MEWSUS SECOND CONSECUTIVE FEMALE DESCENDED SO AS WE WOULD SUPPORT YOU IN THAT INTENT? the nekomimi then looked at me with a nausea face and said I HATE YOU MONTECCHIO RICHARD! I ARE DESPICABLE, YOU DISGUST ME! I HATE YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUU! becoming strangely quietly afterwards.
-B But Akira-chaaaaaarggghh the nekomimi s words made, at that exact moment, an horrible pain penetrate my chest as if a sword had pierced my heart, making me knee and take my hands over my chest is t this the pain that someone suffers from love ? all I managed to do was to whisper, seeing that I couldn t breathe at that moment.
-He Hehe Hehehehe HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Akira then began cackling hysterically, mouth wide open, looking towards the ceiling, after what felt to be several minutes she continued how long I have waited for this! Find out who was the responsible for my death and being able to get revenge!
-Y Your death? I asked astonished, seeing Akira was still alive, I looked at my nekomimi again and noticed that not only that powerful black aura had returned as it was much more potent and concentrated than before, as well as there was a blurred figure behind her! b but you are alive?
-Silence! Akira ordered, in a completely different voice from her usual I won t lose my time with someone as low as you! My cousin L via left everything ready so as I could seek vengeance in the best way possible for what you did against me and my beloved Leandro! she then pressed a button in the panel before her.
The screen then shut of afterwards and leaving me alone with my pain, that became even stronger, making me fall to my side while my chest complained sometimes from the physical damaged parts, other times from the destroyed emotional part, I felt a paw touching my shoulder asking me:
-Richard, are you well? the feminine voice sounded genuinely worried.
-I t think I am - I replied with a very low voice I c can t say the same about my soul - I then looked at Enma, whom held her belly with the paw w what about you?
-I am alright the cut wasn t too deep - she then showed me the wound beside the bellybutton however the same cannot be said about your face Richard we need to go to Enmie as soon as possible! Enma commented, while examining my face.
-Y You are right I filled my chest with air and, despite the extreme discomfort, I said as loud as it was possible for me at that moment C Chi-chan, leave where you are and come to me, please -Yes master! Chi s voice replied, right after opening the door to the room she was into how can I serve you? the android asked, kneeling beside me.
-Is it p possible to contact the exterior world Chi-chan? I then pointed towards the exit we need to warn the k king and Niwatori of what is going on here!
-It is possible master Chi replied, pointing to the big monitor we would just need a device that works in the frequency that you use to be able to synchronize our hardware with it.
-Alright! I slowly took my hand to my pants pocket and took out my cellphone use this phone here, contact the king in the stored number and tell him to send an helicopter here as soon as possible! gradually I began becoming dizzier, I noticed that I would soon faint t tell them to bring Enmie to u us - I ordered, becoming unconscious next.
Everything became weirdly dark and even if I had fainted it seemed more that I was sleeping at that moment with nightmares haunting me, even without being able to see her, I could listen Akira s mom shouting and swearing at me, demanding me to present her the motive for doing something so wicked with her and Leandro the desperation feeling was horrible and, even if I ran as much as my legs allowed me to, I couldn t part myself from her; I became relieved when I saw a white light shining in the horizon, desperately I headed towards that direction, trying to touch the snow white light, that was when I heard a shout:
-KYAAAA! that was when I opened my eyes and noticed that the responsible for the shout was Enmie you scared the hell out of me Richard! I thought that you were unconscious! I didn t think you would wake up so suddenly!
-Forgive my Enmie, that wasn t my intention at all I replied looking around where am I? This doesn t look like my residence s infirmary.
-You are in the royal palace s infirmary Enma replied from the other side of the room, she was sitting in one of the beds the king thought it was securer to bring us here as your residence is seriously damaged.
-I understand I noticed then, upon looking to Enma that she was making the bandages in her belly on her own wow, I don t know how you have guts to do what you are right now.
-This is common when you have my profession Enma replied, looking at the bandage that she had finished at that moment the rabbit said that the cut wasn t too deep and that the bandages along with her energy will make me be brand new in around two to three days.
-I understand, that is very good! I replied, certainly relieved to know that the kitsunemimi was well and what about me Enmie? My chest hurts a lot and my face well the damage must be visible -Indeed Richard, the wound is really serious Enmie replied looking to the wound however if we make a good quality energetic treatment I am sure that at most in four to five days it will be healed, I cannot ensure I will be able to save your eye however -It is alright Enmie-chan, I trust in your powers and skills that was when I felt a stinging pain in my chest ugh and what about my chest? I was hit by the same technique which hit Kikuri as well, however the cape blocked part of the harming effect, could you look if I have any broken bone, because it still hurts.
-No problem Enmie replied, placing her right paw over my chest and emitting the already expected white light while I do this, who is that girl? she then pointed with the left paw to someone at my right.
-Which girl? I asked confused, looking to my side, seeing that Chi was standing there oh! This is Chi-chan, she was inside the complex were we dueled against L via I then began explaining to the usagimimi everything that happened inside that place, including the android.
-So if I understood correctly - Enmie commented, after I became silent she is a robot that looks like a humanoid, which stayed here as some sort of guardian of the human race and a witness of what happened here on Earth?
-Correct Enmie-dono Chi replied, bowing in sequence and also to pass the knowledge to whomever had the crucifixes or to whom they indicated I should.
-I comprehend Chi Enmie replied, looking at me in sequence you said that the cape absorbed part of L via s hit? the usagimimi then shook her head I don t believe it was that what happened -What makes you believe something else happened? I asked, curiously.
-I treated Kikuri of the same thing and I assure you that nothing in this world would be able to stop the evil energy that the nekomimi irradiates when she uses the fearsome technique Enmie then crossed her arms over her chest and continued aside a small paralyzing energy that I felt and took out from your chest, I didn t find anything else the usagimimi then nodded even if, as you said that she used the not so good left paw, it would be as deadly to you as it was for Kikuri -That means she just wanted to disable me? I asked curiously again.
-It could be, however everything makes me believe that Enmie then pointed to parts of my chest that hurt more she hesitated in the last instant, because I still found equal characteristics in both of your cases, however I also felt she couldn t take to the last consequences her intent something paralyzed her in the last instant -I understood... I replied, somehow saddened for everything ending the way it did, because after all L via was my childhood friend thanks for explaining that to me Enmie can I ask something?
-Of course Richard, feel free too Enmie replied, beginning to analyze the cut in my face.
-When Nina possessed your body even your appearance changed, is it possible that there might be a possession without changes in the body? I asked, anxious for what the usagimimi had to tell me.
-Yes, actually what happened with Nina is an exception not a rule, why do you ask? Enmie replied, applying curative energy in my face hmmm we will need to sedate you Richard, I will have to perform a small surgery at your face to better close the wound, can I carry on with the procedures?
-No never mind my question for now, it is just something that is bothering me - I replied, leaving the subject aside for now now regarding the face do it without sedating me, because I need to be awaken in case something happens I replied, staring at the usagimimi decidedly and I will tell you more, do everything in your power to make this wound be healed as soon as possible, I don t mind if it makes it hurt even more!
-Are you sure? Enmie replied, already immobilizing my head I can apply a little of energy at your face as so it won t hurt as much and to prevent your eyes from moving, however it shall be an mind-blowing pain!
-Yes! I trust in you more than any other doctor in Verona! I replied decidedly, as I felt I needed to be strong from that moment onward, moments later king Jo o entered the room.
-My Saint Meow Richard! he exclaimed as soon as he noticed my state what happened with you?
-I shall update you with the recent events as soon as the miraculous doctor Enmie-chan here finishes with the treatment I then pointed to the usagimimi I have a request to make Jo o.
-I am all ears Richard the king replied, looking at me seriously.
-Order the remaining alive nobles, which means, the Andrade, the Soares and the Souza to come to the palace and not leave until told to do so, because here might be the only place in Verona that they might be relatively secure -The situation is that serious Richard? Jo o asked me, with a certain tension in his voice and what about Kitagawa and Niwatori? Seeing both of them are still in the castle.
-Indeed serious - I replied even more serious and regarding them tell them to stay with us, because we might need their wisdom to know how we are going to act regarding the nekomimis.
-Alright the king bowed, finalizing I shall do as you advised me to leaving the premises in sequence.
The treatment, despite being extremely painful, was successfully concluded in six days when Enmie declared that the energy that forced the cells to multiply had made the cut heal itself with extreme efficiency, however I became blind from the left eye as the usagimimi wasn t able to cure it; a much greater pain masked the physical one, it had been six days since I had any news from my beloved nekomimi; three days later we had a meeting between the nobles, Jo o, Kitagawa and Niwatori about what happened and how we should proceed from now on, it was handed from Jo o to me the command of any operation that might still be needed to be made, the king also handed me a package, saying in sequence:
-Richard, I trust you this, inside there are two pendrives with a number written in them he then pointed to the box I order you that in case something happens with me to access the one that has the number one with the nobles with you and then broadcast in worldwide television network the number two he then looked to the nobles present you are all witness of my will!
-Yes we are, however I don t believe we will need to open the box Andrade replied, standing up and bowing to the king.
-I also think it all of this won t be necessary I commented, looking the king in the eyes however I accept your order!
In the middle of the morning of the fourth day after the end of the treatment was when everything began crumbling around us in a way which nothing could be as it was one day, Enmie entered running at the room where me and the king were followed by the nobles, Niwatori and Kitagawa, despite the shock she caused at us she just limited herself to point the television, Jo o quickly understood what happened and turned the device on, at the screen Akira s image showed up and seemed to be making a speech; I didn t need to listen to much of it to understand, with visible horror in my face, what she wanted to say:
- that is why I bring to the knowledge of all members of the nekomimi race that the humans, especially the most disgusting being of their race that is known by the name of Montecchio Richard tried to eliminate me after being successful with Mewsus descendants, my mother and father, and lastly even a noble as he is, whom have up her life to open my eyes and save me she frowned and punched the table with her paw and ordered are, from this moment on and by my order seeing I am the leader of all nekomimis, power bestowed upon me for being Mewsus second consecutive direct female descendant as he said I should be, our enemies and must be hunted down and eliminated wherever they are found he then shouted to the screen I, Capuleto Akira, declare war against the human race!