Deep underground in the HDA HQ two vampires were seated in a dining lounge, both of whom had been offered a spread of cooked and prepared foods along with drinks courtesy of the humans. Inside the room a few tables were setup, however at this hour nobody else was eating or seated nearby, with only two assigned soldiers talking casually next to the buffet. Seated at a table Moka and Akasha were eating their provided meals before they would be escorted to their room at the station for the night. Although they were eager to regroup with their companions back at Fang Fang's estate they were to wait until the following day when they would be taken to their friends after all the preparations had been set for their upcoming task with the HDA.
"So, first the humans try to arrest and execute you for being enemies of mankind, and now they're providing a lovely buffet and accommodations while being guarded by armed soldiers. As always, these humans never fail to surprise me with their unpredictability," Akasha mused before she took a drink of her wine. Moka smiled amusedly and nodded as she looked around the room.
"I certainly didn't expect this when I first woke up this morning, especially not in the same day. I am glad however that Hothorne sees that we're not truly enemies of mankind, it's comforting to know that there's still hope of rekindling our alliance with them," she said with relief.
"That or this food is poisoned and we'll be dead within the hour. Either way, I'm enjoying the reprieve with my daughter, certainly a wonderful way to end the day," Akasha said with a gentle smile. Moka looked at her with a curious smile and shook her head.
"I'm going to hold onto hope that we're going to walk out of here alive still," she laughed. Akasha showed a slightly saddened smile then looked down to her wineglass while gently tracing her finger around the edge.
"Well, you will my dear, I however won't be," she said softly. Moka looked at her with a worried smile which slowly faded away.
"What are you talking about?" she asked. Akasha glanced up to her for a moment then slowly breathed out quietly.
"Moka… there's only one vampire in this room that is alive," she said softly.
Moka looked at her mother with worried eyes then slowly showed surprise as she held a hand over her mouth.
"Wait… you… you're not saying…" she said with growing fear. Akasha looked at her daughter with a remorseful expression and slowly nodded, then glanced to the humans that were standing over by the food table.
"Excuse me gentleman," she called out gently. The men looked to her as she showed a saddened smile.
"Would you mind giving me and my daughter a moment alone, we have something personal to discuss," she said looking back to Moka who was staring at her mother while her eyes were starting to water. The men glanced to each other then nodded.
"Alright, we'll wait outside until you are both ready to leave, we still have to escort you two to your room tonight," one of them informed. Akasha nodded while still watching her daughter.
"Thank you gentlemen, we'll come get you when we're finished here," she said softly. The humans took a plate of food each and left the lounge, closing the door behind as the room filled with silence.
"Mother…" Moka said quietly.
"I'm sorry Moka, but… I'm afraid that my stay here is only temporary, I don't quite belong in this world anymore," Akasha said softly. Moka whimpered and shakily shook her head.
"Not you, not you too. You can't be, you just can't be…" she said fearfully. Akasha paused for a moment then looked down with closed eyes.
"I've been dead for some time now Moka, what you see before you is just another wandering soul like your demon friend," she said softly. Moka gasped while holding both hands over her mouth, staring at the disembodied soul of her mother with watery eyes.
"No… you can't be… you can't be dead," she whimpered. Akasha looked to her with a remorseful smile.
"Please don't cry my daughter; I don't want our time together now spent in mourning," she said gently. Moka closed her eyes as she slowly lowered her hands, calming herself the best she could, then looked at her mother with sorrow while she wiped a tear away.
"How can you ask me not to cry, I finally find my mother again only to learn that she's been dead all this time. I thought… I thought I would have you back in my life again," she said sadly.
"I'm sorry Moka, this isn't how I wanted us to meet each other again, though to be honest it is the only way it could have happened now," Akasha said with remorse. Moka looked at her with watery eyes then down as she shook her head.
"What happened to you mother, where did you go? I only remember… I only remember faint images of you back home with father, but I was so young then, I hardly remember your voice," she said worriedly. Akasha nodded and looked down to her wineglass with a distant gaze.
"I'm sorry I had to leave you Moka, I never wanted to, not once. I didn't want to leave you or your father, but… I had to. I had to leave you to protect you," she said. Moka looked at her mother with wonder then showed concern.
"Alucard," she said softly. Akasha looked to her and nodded as Moka showed a troubled expression.
"I heard… that you were the one that sealed that destroyer away, that you were the only one who was able to stop it from going on a rampage," Moka said curiously. Akasha nodded again and looked up with a thoughtful gaze.
"Alucard, the invincible destroyer and plague to all, that name I'll never forget, try as I might," she said. After a moment she looked back to Moka and shook her head slowly.
"That monster was a horrible mistake Moka, a mistake that I am responsible for," she said with remorse. Moka looked at her with concern.
"What do you mean, how was Alucard your fault?" she asked. Akasha hesitated then looked at her daughter with worried eyes.
"Because I'm the one that led to him becoming what he was, I'm the one that's responsible for the destroyer you knew as Alucard existing," she said with regret. Moka looked at her with surprise as Akasha lowered her head in shame.
"You? You were responsible?" Moka asked with disbelief. Akasha nodded then looked at her daughter with saddened eyes.
"Yes. Long before you were born, before I met your father, I was among three warriors who tried to stop a vampire who had become a true monster in the world. He was known as Alucard, a vampire that hated all living things. He found them to be a blemish in a world he deemed to be his own, and wanted to wipe out all life around him. He wished to become all-powerful, above that of all the dark lords. For years he plagued the monster realm, draining the blood and essences of every monster he could find, absorbing their strength and adding it to his own," she said with regret. Moka looked at her with wonder then tilted her head.
"But, you said that… you let him turn into that thing, didn't you?" she asked. Akasha nodded and glanced down.
"Before he turned into the destroyer you knew, I had managed to track him down while he was still in his vampire form. I had the chance to kill him Moka; after he killed my two companions I had my blade at his throat and ready to behead him. I was the only one who had the chance to kill him before he turned into the destroyer of all life," she said with a hint of frustration.
"Why didn't you?" Moka asked. Akasha hesitated then looked down with shame.
"I… allowed my mind to be clouded, to lose focus. When I found him, he had become a powerful vampire Moka. Do you… do you know the effect that a vampire aura from our men can have on us?" she asked. Moka thought for a moment then jumped a bit, remembering how Tsukune's aura always drove her senses to the edge in ecstasy and overpowered her. Even Akua, Kahlua, and Kokoa had been dropped to their knees from it before.
"It resonates with us, it… oh no, mother, he… didn't…" she said nervously. Akasha closed her eyes and nodded.
"Before I could strike, he… unleashed his full power, and… overwhelmed me. As much as I had trained to remain in control of myself, as much as I wanted to end the nightmare he had wrought upon the world, I dropped to my knees before him, completely giving in to the power that resonated within me. I surrendered myself to him," she said with shame. Moka looked at her with surprise as the elder vampire clenched her fists with frustration.
"He chose not to kill me; rather… he enjoyed using me in my helpless state. And before it was over, before he left me to live with the shame of what had happened, he took my blood as well, took all but what was needed for me to survive. He became even more powerful, started changing into a twisted monster unlike any other, and continued on with his rampage while I was left to slowly recover from what he did," she said with regret.
"Mother," Moka said softly with remorse. Akasha breathed out then looked to her daughter with a troubled expression.
"I had the chance to kill him before it was too late, and I failed. I gave in to my feelings, I didn't fight hard enough to push through them, and I fell. Not only did I allow him to live, but I also gave him my blood without a fight, aided him in becoming an even more powerful monster in the world. After I recovered I tried to find and slay him again and again, however by then he had grown too powerful, too monstrous in size and strength, that I wasn't able to kill him. He changed, from a vampire into a monster of its own kind, an invincible destroyer. He could no longer overwhelm me with his vampire aura, it had become so twisted that it didn't affect me, but it made no difference. He had ascended all vampires and even the dark lords in power, he was unstoppable to everyone," she said remorsefully. Moka looked at her with a pained expression then slowly shook her head.
"But you sealed it away, you did stop it, didn't you?" she asked. Akasha paused for a moment then looked down again.
"Once Alucard had absorbed enough from the Yokai realm he went through the gateway into the human world, to raze it to the ground without opposition. Myself and a few others followed after him, trying to slay the monster as we knew it would come back for us once it was done annihilating the human race. Try as we might, nothing was able to stop it. It came down to just me being the last to stand against the beast, and I knew that I had no chance of slaying it on my own. So I did the only thing I could do," she said holding a hand over her chest plate near the rosary insignia. Moka looked at her curiously as the elder vampire showed a remorseful expression.
"I used all my power and a trinity seal, a holy cross with the power I imbued within to seal the destroyer away in an eternal slumber," she said softly. Moka looked at her with worried eyes then shook her head.
"I don't understand, you sealed away Alucard with your monster energy? How did you do that?" she asked. Akasha nodded and smiled slightly at her.
"Moka, you and I are from a line of vampires that were the ancestors to one known as Shinso, a legendary vampire in his own right. We're known as Shinso vampires because of it; our blood holds the capacity to tap into a power greater than other vampires are capable of. With that power, I was able to use a trinity seal to a higher extent, and at a higher cost," she explained, with a softened tone at the end. Moka looked at her with wonder as the elder vampire looked down with closed eyes.
"I was prepared to sacrifice all my power and strength, to make sure that Alucard would never awaken again. As the cross fused and sank into his twisted flesh I too started to follow as well, however before I could be taken to complete the seal I was grabbed and pulled back, leaving the cross to dissipate into the destroyer who appeared to turn to stone before me," she continued.
"You were saved? By who?" Moka asked. Akasha looked back to her with a slight smile of both amusement and regret.
"Your father," she said softly.
"Father?" Moka asked with surprise. Akasha nodded and looked down with gentle eyes.
"He had followed us on that day, in hopes he could lend a hand in the beast's destruction. He saw me about to vanish into the destroyer, and quickly yanked me back out. He spared me from being absorbed into Alucard as part of the containment seal, but in doing so the seal wasn't complete. At the time we thought he was finally put to rest for good, he remained in solid stone and buried underground after your father's men had a tomb erected around him. For 500 years he laid there, dormant and lifeless, and so we let our worries and fears about him fade as well," she said with a faint smile appearing. She laughed lightly then looked back to Moka.
"For 500 years I remained by your father's side, as his wife, as he ascended to become a dark lord of our world. And then we had our first child together, you, my darling Moka," she said softly. Moka looked at her mother with gentle eyes as the woman smiled lovingly at her.
"You were so little back then, but so full of life. Your elder sisters Akua and Kahlua were thrilled to have another sister, and watched over you like hawks during your youth. I remember… when you took your first steps, slowly but surely walking towards me with a smile on your face," Akasha said gently. Moka smiled and wiped a tear from her cheek. Akasha took in the loving memory of her young daughter for a moment longer then continued.
"Although it's been so long since I saw you last, I do remember your hair being silver, and your eyes being crimson, though the rosary seal over your neck explains the change," she said glancing to the seal. Moka looked to it then to Akasha as the woman nodded slowly.
"You had your true power sealed, locked away and suppressed behind that rosary, didn't you?" she asked.
"Yes, I didn't always have this, but when I wanted to go to school in the human world, father had it created to seal my true power away, so I wouldn't scare or hurt those around me. My real self, the daughter you once knew, is locked away behind it," Moka said holding the trinket closely.
"Tell me my dear, why is it you choose to wear it still? And in these troubled times no less, I have been rather curious why you choose to limit your power like this," Akasha asked. Moka smiled softly and shook her head.
"For one, only Tsukune can remove it, I've never been able to take it off even if I wanted to. And also, my other self, she's not me, and I'm not her. We're different mother, different personalities and souls, even though we are the same girl. Even Tsukune agrees to that, saying that though we may be the same girl on the outside, we're two different girls on the inside. To get rid of the rosary would be to get rid of one of us, and neither one of us nor Tsukune wants that," she explained. Akasha nodded slowly then smiled gently at her.
"And so, my one daughter became two," she said softly. Moka nodded then looked back to her mother.
"We both love you, and missed you. I can hear her clearly in my thoughts, and she does want you to know how happy she is seeing you again," she said genuinely. Akasha nodded and smiled at the rosary.
"It's great to see my daughter again as well, I've missed her so much," she said softly. Moka smiled softly at her for a moment then showed a worried expression again.
"So then, why did you leave us and father?" she asked. Akasha showed a saddened smile then a troubled expression as she looked down.
"Because…" she said softly before trailing off. Moka watched her mother as the woman shook her head with a quiet whimper.
"Because he began to awaken again, his power began to creep out and be felt amongst the dark lords. When we went to investigate, we saw he was starting to wake up, his body slowly shifting back from stone to his twisted metallic form. The seal wasn't holding properly, it wasn't able to contain him any longer in its incomplete state," she said remorsefully. Moka looked at her mother with growing concern, fearing where this was leading to. Akasha breathed out slowly then looked back to Moka with gentle eyes.
"I remember that day, the day I last saw you in our home. You, Akua, Kahlua, and little Kokoa, my four daughters that… that I loved with all my heart. You were young back then, I wasn't sure how much of me you would remember, but I knew there was only one way to keep you safe, to spare you and all other life in the world the fate of Alucard," she said regrettably.
"Mother," Moka said quietly with watery eyes. Akasha smiled softly at her then looked down with closed eyes.
"I gave you all one last kiss, and then left for Alucard's tomb to do what had to be done. Your father was away with the other dark lords; they were all planning what could be done about the destroyer. But I knew, I knew that nothing they could have done would stop the monster from coming back and destroying everything. Your father would have tried to stop me, have me taken back to you girls and kept there while he would try and fail to slay the beast, so I… never said goodbye to him, I never told him that I was going to Alucard myself, I never said I love you one last time to him. I do hope… that he doesn't hate me for it, that he still loves me as I do him, but I had no other choice," she said softly. Moka wiped her tears away as Akasha took a moment to remember her husband's image before continuing with her story.
"I traveled to the tomb of Alucard, made my way down to the beast as the stones were shifting back into his flesh, and then… I completed the seal. I used all my Shinso power and sacrificed myself, body and mind, to permanently seal the beast away for good," she said solemnly. Moka held a hand over her mouth as Akasha looked up at the ceiling with a distant gaze.
"I died so that my family could live, I don't regret that decision. The only thing I do regret was that I had to put you all through that, I'm so sorry Moka," she said looking back to her daughter. Moka looked at the soul of her mother with gentle eyes.
"Mother, you… you did what you had to do, I understand that. You didn't leave us because you wanted to; you left us to save us. I could never hate you for that," she said softly. Akasha smiled gently then looked down at her wineglass.
"I'm glad to hear that daughter, ever since my time in the monster's limbo my only fear was that you all would hate me for what I had done, that you would never forgive me," she said while wiping a single tear from her eye. Moka smiled and shook her head.
"I could never hate you, you're my mother. I had always hoped to find you again one day, to meet you and hear your voice again. I never thought this would be the way it would happen, but I'm thankful nonetheless that I get to see you again, however I can," she said gently. Akasha smiled at her daughter and nodded.
"I'm thankful I get to see you again as well, hopefully I'll get to spend some quality time with you and our family before my time here is over," she said. Moka looked at her curiously and tilted her head.
"Why are you here though mother, why are you not in heaven?" she asked. Akasha sighed and shook her head with a slightly troubled expression.
"I'm afraid my sins of the past haven't been forgiven yet Moka. Although I did seal away Alucard at the cost of my own life, him ascending to his destructive state and coming to the human world was still my fault," she explained. Moka looked at her with surprise and disbelief.
"What? You're not allowed in there? But you sealed Alucard away, you did everything you could. You tried to kill him when you could before, it's not your fault that he overpowered you; you shouldn't be condemned because of that. The Almighty should allow you into heaven for everything you've done, that's not fair at all," she said looking up with discontent. Akasha chuckled lightly and shook her head.
"Moka, the Almighty did forgive me," she informed. Moka looked at her with wonder as Akasha shrugged a bit.
"When I was brought out of the limbo I was told that I was forgiven for my actions, that I was deemed a good soul. However, I didn't forgive myself, and refused to accept any ticket into heaven that I don't believe I've earned. Alucard was my fault, there's no denying that, I was the one who failed in killing him. I requested to be tasked with something of great importance to make up for my sin, something that would earn me my pride and right to ascend to heaven," she explained.
"You… you refused going to heaven?" Moka asked.
"Yes, I don't deserve to go there like this Moka; I haven't done enough to make up for letting Alucard come to be. The Almighty gave me a special assignment, one that he deemed as a worthy price to absolve me of my sin; to find and rescue your friend Luna from the dark king. That's why I'm back here on earth, in order for me to earn my place in heaven I must protect that chronofly from being taken away," Akasha said. Moka looked at her with wonder then nodded slowly.
"So that's why you were there at the scene of the monster attack. You were only there because you were after Luna," she reasoned.
"That's correct. I wasn't informed why Luna was so special or to be protected at the time, though I see why now. She's a powerful monster with her unique magic, and the Almighty doesn't want that power being used by this evil force. I suppose the reason I was tasked with finding and protecting her was because the Almighty feared she was in great danger," Akasha said with a shrug. Moka looked at her mother curiously then smiled and nodded.
"I guess there wouldn't be a better bodyguard for Luna than the one who sealed away an invincible destroyer," she mused. Akasha laughed lightly and nodded, then looked up with a distant gaze again.
"I suppose you're correct, though so far I'm not succeeding with my mission very well. Luna is still missing, we need to find and keep her out of the darkness until this war is over," she mentioned. Moka nodded then looked up with worried eyes.
"She's not up in the dark world, nor is she down here with us. I hope she's at least safe, wherever she is," she said softly. Akasha smiled gently and looked back to her.
"We'll find her again, and we'll keep her safe. I will not fail with this task, especially since it involves a friend of my daughter. For now, we'll hold onto hope that she's at least far away from the dark world," she reasoned. Moka nodded and looked back down to her meal, praying that her friend was indeed safe and sound somewhere. Akasha smiled at her daughter then showed a curious expression.
"Now, before we retire to our room for the night, perhaps you could tell me more about this mate of yours Moka," she said with a slightly playful tone. Moka looked to her with a curious smile as the elder vampire gently traced a finger around the edge of her wineglass.
"So, tell me about this Tsukune fellow, I'm very interested to hear how he not only vanquished Alucard once and for all, but stole your heart as well."
Kneeling down next to a river Rin was wringing out her shirt, letting the water drop back down into the stream while she had a calm expression on her face. She looked down to her exposed breasts then glanced behind her timidly, seeing the small clearing they had stopped at being illuminated slightly by the moonlight above. Talon was sitting back against a tree looking up at the sky with a distant gaze, seeming to be deep in thought as always while the siren was drying off her clothing the best she could. Rin smiled softly for a moment then wrung out her shirt again before putting it back on. She put on her tattered academy shirt over it then stood up, watching the water flowing by gently for a moment before glancing back to Talon.
'I feel like I should say something to him, I need him to know that I'm dedicated to his cause and helping him for everything he's done for me. I should say or do something, but what?'
After a moment of hesitation she turned around and started walking towards the hybrid who kept watching the sky above. Before she got closer she heard a rustling in the bushes nearby, the girl stopping then glancing to it. Looking back to Talon she saw he was keeping his eyes up above, not seeming to notice the sound. Another rustle came from the bush along with a girl's whisper, with Rin then looking to it with a jump. Glancing to Talon she saw the hybrid still looking up at the sky.
'Doesn't he hear that?'
"Um, Talon?" she asked carefully and quietly. She quickly trotted over to him silently as the hybrid merely glanced to her.
"Don't you hear that? Somebody's in the bushes over there," she said pointing to the shrubbery. Talon looked over towards it as a twig was heard snapping, along with a girl's giggle.
"We're not alone here master," Rin said cautiously as she tensed up.
"Yes, we have two witches with us, remember?" Talon said looking back up with an uninterested gaze. Rin blinked then looked around, seeing no sign of the witch sisters, then back at the bushes curiously.
"What? But why are they hiding in there?" she asked.
"I didn't feel the need to ask, they went that way to dry off earlier together, none of my concern what else they do," Talon said with a shrug.
"But master, we belong to you, we need you to look out for us," Rin said looking back to him with worried eyes.
"I don't need to hold your hands all the time; you can walk on your own just fine. Besides, there isn't anyone else remotely close to us, nothing's going to happen to them over there," Talon reasoned with a shrug.
"Then why aren't they coming over here to sleep near us, I thought they wanted to remain by your side always," Rin asked.
"If you're so curious then go ask them yourself," Talon replied simply. Rin looked at him curiously then over towards the bushes. Again they rustled followed by a girl's giggle. Rin showed a puzzled expression then started walking towards them.
"What are they doing?" she asked herself. As she got closer she heard Jovian's voice, with the light nearby getting dimmer with the trees above blocking the moonlight above. The siren walked over then parted the bushes and peeked through, then jumped with a yelp as her eyes went wide. She saw Jovian quickly sitting up with a surprised gasp, the witch being naked with her clothing off to the side on the ground. Rin trembled a bit and blushed as she saw the raven haired witch sitting atop Jacqueline, the blonde haired witch also being naked and bound down on the ground with her shirt pulled up and tied around her hands and an exposed root of a tree above her.
"Rin," Jovian said with a nervous smile growing.
"Uh… hi," Jacqueline said followed by a small giggle.
"Wh… what are you… two doing?" Rin asked shakily. Jovian giggled and looked to her sister she had tied down with a coy smile.
"We dried off our clothes, but somebody was still wet," she said with a purr. Jacqueline blushed and looked up to her with loving eyes.
"It's your fault, you kept licking my ear when I tried to wring out my shirt," she said with a shrug.
"There's nothing wrong with that," Jovian replied sheepishly.
"That and you kept fondling me, squeezing my breasts like that, you're such a tease," Jacqueline said with a slight sneer.
"Tease? Me? Besides, I could have sworn you were enjoying it. In fact, I know you were," Jovian said with a sly smile. She and her sister giggled then looked back to Rin as the siren was staring at them with a shocked expression.
"Rin? Is something wrong?" Jovian asked.
"Wha… what are you doing? She's your sister!" Rin cried out. Jovian and Jacqueline looked to each other then back to Rin with curious smiles.
"What do we care, we're made from magic," they said together. Rin stared at them with wide eyes then looked down while shutting her eyes tightly.
"This isn't right, this isn't right at all! How can you two do such a thing with each other?" she cried out. Jovian and Jacqueline looked at her worriedly as the siren shook her head.
"Sisters shouldn't do such things with each other, that's… so wrong!" she shouted out.
"Wrong?" Jovian said softly.
"Why is it wrong?" Jacqueline asked. Rin looked at them with shock and disbelief then down at something with nervous eyes.
"Jovian… has her fingers… in your… oh god, and… she's…" she stuttered. Jacqueline stifled her moan back and nodded with a glance at her sister.
"Yeah, I know, it feels so right," she said softly. Jovian glanced to her and smirked before Jacqueline yelped quickly from the raven haired witch's fingers.
"You always do feel that way my love," Jovian purred.
"Aw, Jovian," Jacqueline said lovingly.
"Love?" Rin asked with disbelief. The witch sisters looked to her curiously as Rin was looking down with eyes shut tight and a blush on her face.
"How… how can you two… love each other like that? You're sisters, sisters shouldn't… touch each other like that, or love each other like that," she said shakily.
"But I do love her Rin, with all my heart," Jovian said softly. Rin slowly glanced up to her with a peek, seeing a saddened expression on the witch's face.
"I know she's my sister, but my love is more than that of a sibling's love for her," she said shaking her head.
"Why is it wrong, when we love each other so much?" Jacqueline asked as she squirmed slightly underneath her sister. Rin glanced to her then to Jovian with worried eyes as the witch looked down with closed eyes.
"We are how we are Rin, just as you are how you are. I can't help but feel this way towards her, I love her more than you can imagine," she said softly.
"You… you do?" Rin asked. Jovian nodded and looked to her with a few tears forming in her eyes.
"Haven't you ever been in love Rin? Hasn't there been anyone in your life you loved like no other?" she asked. Rin paused then slowly shook her head.
"Well, no, I've never had a boyfriend, or a crush on anyone. I've never known what love feels like. But… I do-… or rather, did have sisters, and I knew that my love for them wasn't the… romantic kind," she reasoned. Jovian smiled sadly and looked down to her sister.
"Please, don't judge us for how we are Rin, we don't judge you," she said softly. Rin looked at her with wonder as the raven haired witch gently caressed Jacqueline's cheek, the bound witch watching her sister with caring eyes.
"We are how we are, our master knows this, and so do we. I love her Rin, sister or not, I know this feeling is real and true. Whether it's part of our spell to feel this way for one another, or just because we truly do love each other, this is how we are," she reasoned. Jacqueline nuzzled against her hand then glanced to Rin.
"Please don't hate us Rin, we can't control how we feel, nobody can control how love works," she said softly. Rin looked down to her then to Jovian with worried eyes, and then showed a gentle expression.
"You two really do love each other?" she asked.
"Yes, both as sisters, and so much more," Jovian said gently.
"I couldn't bear to live without her Rin, she makes me feel whole," Jacqueline said softly. Rin looked at them with wonder then down in thought. After a while she breathed out then looked at them with a faint smile.
"I guess… I have no right to judge, or to say you can't love each other. If that's how you feel, then that's how you feel," she said with a small shrug. Jovian and Jacqueline smiled at her as the siren glanced away.
"Sorry, for yelling at you like that. I just… never thought of sisters feeling that way towards each other before, I was just… surprised, to say the least," she admitted.
"It's alright, I know this must seem a bit different for you, but know that this truly does make us happy," Jovian said kindly.
"Yeah, it's not like we were going to do this right in front of you and our master, that's why we came over here to be alone," Jacqueline reasoned. Rin nodded then gave them a weak smile.
"I guess that answers why you two didn't come back to us," she reasoned with a small laugh. The sisters giggled as Rin looked away with a blush.
"Anyway, I'll… leave you two alone. Sorry for interrupting," she said kindly.
"Rin," Jovian said, getting the siren to glance back to her.
"Thank you, for understanding," she finished.
"We were worried you may not have understood, or have been angry with us if you knew," Jacqueline admitted. Rin shook her head and looked away.
"I'm not mad, we are how we are," she said softly. She got up and started walking back as Jovian watched her with a curious smile.
"Such a nice girl, it's such a shame she had to lose everything because of the one named Falla," she said with a bit of regret.
"We'll find the one that wronged her, and we'll help her get her revenge. Rin is just like us, she's like a sister too, we just have to do what we can for her," Jacqueline added. Jovian nodded and looked down to her sister with a calm smile.
"We shall, Falla's blood will spill, our new sister will have satisfaction for being harmed so dearly," she assured. Jacqueline smiled at her then started quivering with a soft sigh as Jovian leaned closer to her, her fingers again working their way inside the witch between her legs.
"But for now, let's enjoy our time together, after all not like we need to sleep at night," she said playfully.
"J-Jovian," Jacqueline breathed out before her sister kissed and silenced her. The raven haired witch played with her tongue then leaned back to see her sister's blush and pleading eyes.
"I love it when you say my name," she said before kissing her sister again.
Rin walked away from the bushes as she heard Jacqueline's voice being muffled then blushed and looked up at the stars above, trying to pretend she couldn't hear the bound witch's moans from the shrubbery.
"At least they were considerate to do that out of our sight, although a bit more distance from us wouldn't have been such a bad thing," she said to herself. The siren walked back over to Talon who was just looking up still with a blank expression.
"Everything ok?" he asked plainly, not seeming to care. Rin nodded and sat down next to him then glanced to the bushes where the witch sisters were behind.
"Yeah, they're just… um, enjoying some quality sister time with each other," she said with a shrug. Talon didn't reply as he kept looking up at the sky through the branches of the tree. Rin glanced to him then looked down timidly.
"Master," she said softly.
"Rin, my name is Talon, you don't have to call me master like those other two," Talon said dryly.
"But I do, you are my master," Rin said looking to him with worried eyes. Talon breathed out quietly then looked at the girl with a blank expression.
"You're not my slave, you're not bound to me like those two are," he pointed out.
"I am bound to you, you're the only one who understands me, knows how to control me properly, can help me live a proper life as I am. I need you Talon," Rin said softly. The hybrid just watched her in silence as the siren looked down timidly.
"I know that when we first met I was scared of you, or at least I think I was, and that I thought your actions were bad. But I see now what you were really doing and why, I know how you feel. I'm just like you, I always was, I just never knew. I don't want to kill innocent people, I don't want to be that horrible monster again, but I am what I am, and that's a weapon just like you are. So I need somebody to wield me, to control me, to tell me what to do so that I am doing the right thing in life. Please, you and your witches are all I have left to hold onto in this world, the only… home I have left," she said softly. After a moment she glanced back to him, the boy still just watching her in silence with no change in expression. Silence was heard for a while before the boy leaned back against the tree and looked up at the sky again.
"I will help you find the one you seek, just as you're helping me find the ones I seek. But if anybody should wield you Rin, it should be yourself," he said knowingly. Rin slowly leaned over and rested her head on his shoulder while holding onto his arm.
"All I know now is that Falla needs to die and that Fairy Tale needs to die, but… I still feel so lost. I don't know what else to think, I don't know what else to do," she whimpered before she closed her eyes. Talon glanced to her then gently moved his other arm, wiping a tear from her cheek with one finger. She looked to him with worried eyes while he still had a calm expression on his face.
"Falla will pay for her sins, and Fairy Tale will pay for theirs; that's all you need to concern yourself with now. You have your goal, you can see it clearly. Focus on that and only that Rin, that's our only purpose in life," he said. Rin gazed at him with wonder then looked down to his hand, her hands then moving down to his and holding it gently.
"My only purpose…" she said quietly as she traced a finger along where Talon's wraith blade came from. After a moment she slowly looked back up to him with longing eyes.
"Please, tell me what to do Talon," she said softly. Talon looked at her for a moment then gently moved his hand and brushed a few hairs away from her face around her ear, the girl's gaze on him remaining.
"Get some rest Rin, it's late," he said looking back up at the stars above. Rin nodded slowly then looked down with closed eyes. She started to let go of his arm before he spoke up again.
"And you're not alone," he said, with the siren looking to him curiously.
"We won't let you be used for evil again," he finished. He looked to seeing the girl watching him with timid eyes, a small smile forming on her face.
"Thank you master," she said softly. She glanced down for a moment then quickly leaned in and kissed him on the lips, the boy showing only a small amount of surprise before she pulled back and smiled at him.
"I'm at your command, however you wish," she said before she got up and walked away. Talon watched the girl then lying down on the grass next to a nearby tree, facing him with a timid smile before she closed her eyes. The boy then looked up at the sky while remaining silent, watching the clouds above gently rolling by. From the bushes Jovian was peeking out above the shrubbery with a coy smile, having seen the siren's kiss.
"So, it seems our sister cares for our master deeply as well," she mused. She giggled softly and looked up at the sky as she held a hand down to Jacqueline's head who was still bound down, the blonde haired sister's muffled purrs coming from under the raven haired witch that was straddling her face.
"I would kill any girl that thought they could kiss our beloved master like that, let alone go near him, but I like Rin, perhaps she would be the best match for his mate," she pondered. She stifled back her moan and held both hands to Jacqueline's head as she shifted her hips around.
"Only she may go near our master, to all others that dare try, I'll skin them alive," she said before keeling over while holding a hand over her mouth to stifle her moan. As the witch sisters enjoyed their time together while hidden from view Rin fell into a peaceful slumber, her small smile being seen as a few strands of hair dropped over her face.
'I hope he knows how dedicated I am to him now.'
"I can't believe I did that," Luna whined, having an embarrassed expression as she was walking down the hallway in the villa. Falla, Complica, and Ceal were walking with her, with her sisters watching her with amused smiles while Ceal had a blank expression on his face.
"You just let your mind slip again, it's not… that bad," Falla said before holding a hand over her mouth to keep her laughter in. Luna sighed and looked down.
"Not that bad? Falla, I ate my bracelet," she pointed out with remorse. After the group had finished their meals in the dining lounge they had watched as Luna nonchalantly picked up her magical bracelet, put some hot sauce on it, and then promptly ate it in a few bites. Moments after the girl swallowed the munched up trinket she screamed and grabbed her throat in a panic, realizing what she had just done.
"I didn't even realize what I was doing, I ate the thing like it was my dessert," Luna said with sorrow.
"A one-of-a-kind relic from the future, that's about as rare and expensive as desserts get I suppose," Ceal mentioned with a shrug. Falla burst out laughing while Complica watched her sister curiously. She had feared that with the channeling gems inside of her sister they might go haywire again at first; however it appeared that the stones were indeed destroyed safely, what with the unparalleled eating prowess of a chronofly. Luna's teeth had literally mashed the gems into bits while her stomach would no doubt be dissolving the matter into energy.
"You always did used to eat a lot back home," Complica said with a shrug and small smile. Luna looked down with a blush as Falla chuckled and looked at her amusedly.
"Yeah, her blankets, her clothes, I even remember one time you ate half your bed in your sleep," she mentioned with a giggle. Luna growled then looked to her with frustration, with Falla stopping with her laughing before smiling nervously at her.
"But not like it affected you, I mean you always kept your figure no matter how much you ate, so nothing bad came of it," she reasoned quickly. Luna grunted then looked back ahead with concern.
"I can't help it, I get hungry," she said softly. She sighed and looked down while holding a hand to her head.
"I need to get a handle on this, it's like my brain isn't thinking straight anymore," she said worriedly.
"It is, you're just not controlling it," Ceal mentioned. Luna glanced to him then looked ahead again.
"I know, it's just so different, I wonder how I'm going to sleep tonight. No telling what I'll dream of now," she said with a bit of concern. Complica trotted over to her side and gently took hold of her hand.
"Um, sister? Do you think I can sleep with you and Falla tonight?" she asked. The group stopped and looked to her curiously as the young chronofly had a saddened smile, her expression then changing to a happy demeanor.
"Please? I can't even remember the last time we all slept together, can we please?" she asked hopefully. Luna smiled at her sister and nodded.
"Sure, we can sleep together tonight Complica, it'll give us a chance to talk some more," she said kindly. Complica nodded then looked to Falla who had a small smile on her face.
"Um, as much fun as that sounds, I think I'll be sleeping with Ceal tonight," she said with a shrug.
"Please Falla? Just one night, with both of my sisters," Complica pleaded softly with worried eyes. Falla smiled gently at her then glanced to Luna, the elder chronofly nodding in agreement.
"C'mon Falla, she's actually here now, we should spend as much time with her as we can," she reasoned. Falla looked to Complica with a worried smile then glanced to Ceal, the mage watching her with a blank expression still.
"But… well… can't we, um…" Falla said softly.
"Falla, spend some time with your sisters, I know how much you've missed them," Ceal said simply. Falla looked to him with a worried smile then down.
"Well, I have, but I've also missed you too, I was looking forward to sleeping with you tonight," she said softly. The boy lifted her gaze by her chin and showed a faint smile.
"I'll be here when you wake up, I'm not going anywhere. Spend the night with your sisters, I know part of you wants to, and family does come first," he said calmly. Falla hesitated for a moment then looked to Complica, the younger sister nodding with hopeful eyes.
"Just one night, with all of us together, please? I promise, it'll just be this one night," she said softly, her heart aching at the truth of her words. Falla sighed then nodded with a smile at her sister, then looked back to Ceal.
"Ok, I suppose I would like to spend the night with them tonight. Can we be together tomorrow night then?" she asked. Ceal nodded then gently kissed her, the girl closing her eyes while Complica smiled at them while holding back her tears. Luna smiled at her sister then glanced to see Complica wiping her eyes.
"Complica? What's wrong?" she asked. Ceal and Falla looked to the young chronofly as she shook her head, the girl then quickly running up and hugging Ceal closely.
"I'm just glad that Falla found somebody to take care of her, that she's happy," she said while trying to keep her voice steady. Falla smiled gently at the girl as Ceal held the young angel with one hand. Complica nuzzled against his shirt then looked up to him with gentle eyes.
"Goodnight big brother," she said softly. Ceal chuckled lightly and held her close for a moment.
"Goodnight Complica, enjoy your time with your sisters," he said calmly. He glanced to Luna, remaining silent yet saying goodnight to her in his own way, and then started walking away from the girls.
"Big brother?" Complica asked. Ceal stopped and looked back to her as she showed a saddened smile again.
"Can I… can I say goodnight to Xarai too? Please?" she asked. Ceal looked at her with a curious eye.
"Xarai does not sleep," he pointed out. Complica looked down for a moment then back to him again with a small smile.
"Please?" she asked. Ceal just looked at her for a moment then snapped his fingers with his reptilian hand, causing a black rift to form in the floor with a dark tentacle creeping up through it near Complica.
"Xarai, she wishes to say goodnight to you," Ceal said calmly. Luna and Falla watched as Complica hugged the tentacle with closed eyes, the dark limb gently caressing her cheek and brushing her hair.
"Goodnight Xarai," she said softly, feeling her heart aching more as this would be the last time she said those words to the demon. The monster below let out a small groan before Complica kissed the limb then walked back over to her sisters. Falla smiled curiously at her sister then looked to Ceal as Complica and Luna started walking away.
"Sleep well Ceal, I love you," she said caringly. Ceal nodded then glanced away, with Falla smiling gently at him.
"I'm not going to stop saying it, just so you know," she said as she started walking away. Ceal paused then glanced back to see the girl walking away, her hips swaying gently with her skirt that fluttered just enough to reveal a glimpse of her dark panties. Ceal just watched the girl go with a blank expression then looked to seeing Xarai's tentacle gently wrapping around his arm and trying to pull him after Falla. The demon let out a small groan while Ceal watched the dark limb with a dull expression, the boy then yanking his hand back with a grunt.
"Don't you start with that too," he snapped. Xarai's limb swayed about in front of him before Ceal snapped his fingers again, causing the rift and tentacle to vanish back into the void.
"I'll tell her when I'm ready," he said with annoyance before walking away. The mage made his way through the building towards his room, coming to a stop when he saw a door blast apart ahead with shards of ice. Mizore tumbled back through the bits of debris and frost, rolling on the floor of the hall before Arial ran through the doorway which had frozen shards of ice jettisoning around the frame, the snow angel holding a large oversized spiked hammer made of solid ice which she held back to strike with. She swung down at Mizore, the snow maiden quickly leaping to the side and rolling away as the frozen hammer smashed into the floorboards of the hall.
"Hell will freeze over before I let you sleep with him!" Arial yelled out as she geared back with her weapon, glaring at Mizore who jumped back onto her feet while staring down the temperamental angel. From the destroyed doorway Dark ran out and looked at the scene with concerned eyes while Ceal merely watched with a dull expression as he was a few feet behind Mizore.
"Why am I not surprised," the boy said dully. Mizore glanced to Dark then back to Arial with a sly smile.
"But ma'am, I slept with him last night and you were ok with that, weren't you?" she asked innocently. Arial gasped and stared at her with wide eyes.
"What? No you didn't, he wasn't in there with you; he was out in the hall. You were all alone in your room and tied up," she said shaking her head. She blinked then looked at Mizore with worried eyes as the snow maiden smirked at her.
"Wait, tied up…" Arial said looking down in thought.
"You never thought about who tied me up?" Mizore asked with a shrug. Arial jumped then looked back to Dark as the boy was now glancing away.
"Dark? Did you… with her? Did you tie her up and… rape her?" she asked nervously. After a pause Dark looked back to her and nodded.
"Technically it wasn't rape since she was willing," he pointed out. Mizore sighed happily and held a hand to her cheek.
"I can never say no to your son, not like I would ever want to anyway. I just love it when he shows his true nature and takes me however he wishes, I've never felt so desired or appreciated than when I'm with him and at his mercy," she said softly. Arial looked to her with shock then back to Dark with worried eyes as the shadow demon kept watching the young angel with a bit of concern.
"In all fairness, it shouldn't come as a surprise that she and I have engaged in such activity in the past," Dark reasoned with a small shrug.
"You what? With her? Tell me that's not true! You can't… you couldn't with… what all have you done with her anyway?" Arial cried out with tears forming in her eyes. Mizore giggled then walked towards her, with Arial looking back to her with disbelief.
"Well, if you really want to know…" Mizore said before she kneeled down and whispered into Arial's ear. The snow angel's expression changed to shock with a large blush, the girl trembling as Mizore watched her with a coy smile.
"There was that, and also…" Mizore said before she whispered again, with Arial dropping her hammer to the ground with a stunned expression while her mouth was open. Mizore giggled as she saw the girl's reaction then twitched her eyebrow.
"And then he…" she said softly before whispering into Arial's ear again, the snow angel's face turning bright red while Dark watched with a raised eyebrow. Ceal rolled his eyes and walked past them, with Arial trembling and stammering something incoherently while Mizore told her something else. After a moment the snow maiden leaned back and looked at the girl with an innocent smile and shrugged.
"I loved every second of it to be honest," she admitted. Arial just stared at her with wide eyes then slowly tilted her head.
"He… with… and you…" she squeaked out. Mizore nodded and looked down bashfully while holding both hands to her cheeks.
"Every night I spend with him, it's absolute heaven for me," she said softly. Arial stared at her for a moment longer then shook her head.
"How are you not melting to death every night?" she cried out. Mizore glanced to Dark and smiled lovingly.
"Honestly, I've come to love the fire of hell very much," she said softly. Dark smirked at that remark while Arial just stammered something while shaking her head. The snow angel then shook her head furiously before glaring at Mizore with bared teeth.
"I don't want to hear any more of this, you're not sleeping with my son and that's final!" she yelled out. Mizore looked to her with annoyance and stood up with her hands at her hips.
"I've already done more than you could have imagined with him anyway, why can't I sleep with him if that's what he wants too?" she asked.
"He doesn't want you to sleep with him!" Arial yelled out.
"Yes I do," Dark interjected. Arial looked back to him and shook her head.
"No way, you're not sleeping with her, she's not good enough to be doing any of that with you," she argued.
"Are you kidding me? Did you not hear anything I just told you? Name one other girl who could handle being with your demon other than me," Mizore snapped.
From nearby Felucia was walking towards them, dressed as usual while holding a beer in her hand.
"At least mafia boy's got some good choices for drinks here," she muttered to herself before she took a drink from the bottle, the girl looking around casually before back at the beverage.
"If heaven doesn't have this up there they're going to be in for a long eternity of swearing," she said before seeing the others ahead of her.
"Hey, um, what's going on here?" she asked looking around at the damaged hallway, the giant frozen hammer of death in the floor, and the familiar sight of two snow girls facing off with sparks flying between them. Arial smirked and pointed to her with a proud stance.
"That girl would be a much better choice for being my Dark's wife," she declared. Felucia kept looking around the hallway with a raised eyebrow as she took a drink of her beer, the girl blinking then spitting it out before she turned to Arial with surprise.
"What? Wait, wha… what? Dark's wife?" she cried out.
"Her?" Mizore asked looking to Felucia accusingly. Dark glanced back to the doll demon then to Arial as the snow angel walked up to her.
"Yes. From what I've heard she's been Dark's best friend in the past-"
"What? I have?" Felucia said looking to Dark with a jump.
"-and she was also selfless and chose to sacrifice her life for you, even though she didn't have to at all-" Arial continued as she looked back to Mizore with a sneer.
"Wait a minute, what are we talking about here?" Felucia asked with a confused expression as she wiped her mouth with her sleeve.
"-not to mention she was brave enough to go after Complica's sister against all odds and tried to save her from the dark world without any fear for her own soul," Arial said looking back to Felucia. The doll demon glanced around at everybody then back to her with a nervous smile.
"Um… well, I… just wanted to save my friend, you know… so…" she reasoned hesitantly.
"And she even came up with the brilliant idea of using Pandora's wish to send us back to heaven when nobody else could," Arial said with a curious smile at the demon. Felucia rubbed the back of her head while looking up with a weak smile.
"Well… I mean, I thought it was a good idea at least," she said modestly.
"She's not Dark's best friend, she was a fellow agent in Fairy Tale when he was there too. And she sacrificed herself so Dark and I could be together because she knows we belong together!" Mizore yelled out at Arial. The snow angel rolled her eyes then smiled at Felucia.
"Tell me, have you ever thought about being with my son?" she asked. Felucia stammered something as all eyes turned to her, the girl looking from Dark to Mizore then back to Dark before at Arial again.
"Um, I feel like this is a trick question or something, so… I'm just gonna go, I can see you're busy talking about… stuff," she said nervously before turning to leave. Arial quickly ran over and grabbed hold of her arm and pulled her back.
"Hold on, this isn't a trick question, just answer me. Have you ever thought about being with Dark?" she asked.
"Damn, look at the time! I really need to go bed, like now, because… yeah, I do," Felucia said nervously as she tried to wrestle free from the girl. They stumbled to the side and fell down, with Felucia landing on her back with Arial sitting atop her while holding a frozen claw down towards her face with narrowed eyes.
"Answer me right now, have you ever felt anything for my son?" she demanded. Felucia gulped then glanced to Dark with a worried smile.
"Well… we're just friends now, because he's totally with Mizore and they're completely in love, so there's not really any reason to be talking more about this because they're together and that's that," she answered. Arial showed the girl a dull glare while Mizore smiled amusedly at her friend. After a moment Arial looked to Dark with a blank expression.
"Dark, has she ever wanted to be your wife?" she asked. The girls looked to him as he glanced away.
"Um…" he said slowly.
"Dark," Arial said expectantly. The boy slowly looked back to her as she raised an eyebrow at him.
"Don't lie to me," she ordered. Dark showed a slightly nervous expression and looked to Felucia, the doll demon shaking her head a little with a nervous smile.
"Dark? Did she ever express any real feelings for you?" Arial asked again. Dark hesitated then slowly nodded.
"She… did at one time," he said reluctantly. Mizore looked at him with worried eyes then back to Arial as the snow angel smirked and turned her focus back to Felucia.
"I see. Tell me Felucia, do you think you would make a good wife for my son?" she asked.
"I'm on team Mizore! I'm on team Mizore! I'm on team Mizore, please let me go!" Felucia whined while shutting her eyes tightly.
"You're not answering my question," Arial pointed out knowingly.
"That's because I don't want to answer your question!" Felucia cried out.
"So then you do feel as though you could be a good wife for him, you're just not saying anything because that snow girl is right there," Arial said assuredly.
"I'm not saying anything because I don't want to!" Felucia whined with tears forming in her eyes. Arial nodded slowly then reached into her pocket, pulling out a crystal ring that Felucia stared at with wide eyes. Mizore growled silently seeing the ring she was being denied while Dark watched the scene with worried eyes.
"Ok then, just tell me once and for all that you never wanted this ring on your finger, and I'll believe you," Arial said holding the ring up in front of Felucia's face.
"Oh my god, is that…" Felucia said softly.
"Yes, a special ring my son made, the one his wife will wear that shows she belongs to him and him only. Is that something you've wanted to have?" Arial asked.
"Of course I have," Felucia breathed out with wonder while staring at the ring. She then gasped and shook her head while shutting her eyes tightly.
"I mean no! I never wanted that… I never thought I could… I… dammit, get off of me, this is so cruel! You can't tease me like this!" she cried out.
"You do want to marry my son, don't you?" Arial said knowingly as she put the ring away in her pocket again. Felucia shook her head with a growl then looked to her with frustration.
"Of course I do you bitch, I've always loved him! There's never been anyone else that's ever come close to him in my book! But that's not the point! He loves Mizore, he chose to marry Mizore, and in case you've forgotten I'm dead! I can't marry your son, there's no way at all we can work now!" she yelled out. Arial smirked at her and shrugged.
"A loving and caring soul who could take care of my son is all I want for him, you fit the profile just right in my book," she reasoned. Felucia stared at her with wide eyes while Mizore stomped her foot down.
"What? I'm alive and I love and care for your son! I risked my own life to keep him alive from the fires of hell, I've been devoted to him and only him, how do I not fit your profile?" she yelled out. Arial looked back to her with a dull stare.
"She risked her own neck to save you, Complica's sister, and she's been in love with my son for far longer than you have. She's smart, beautiful, and a much better choice for a wife that my Dark deserves," she stated firmly. Mizore stared at her with disbelief then looked to Felucia as the doll demon had a surprised expression on her face.
"What? I am? But wait, you're not listening to me, I can't… he's not… but she's…" she stammered while shaking her head. Arial stood up and gestured to the doll demon while glaring at Mizore.
"As far as I'm concerned this girl, dead or alive, is a much better choice for Dark to have as a wife than you," she asserted firmly. Felucia blinked then shakily held up a finger with a nervous smile.
"Wait a minute, you're not listening to me here, I can't-" she said before Arial looked to Dark with a curious smile.
"Dark, if you're going to sleep with anyone tonight, it should be her," she said pointing to Felucia. Dark jumped a bit, however Felucia jumped a good foot in the air and landed back down on her rear with a shocked expression.
"What? Me? S-S-Sleep with him? Like in bed together? Naked?" Felucia stammered as her face turned red.
"She's not sleeping with him!" Mizore yelled out. Dark looked at Felucia then to Arial with worried eyes.
"But… Arial, I only wish to sleep with…" he said before Arial narrowed her eyes at him. The boy paused then glanced away as the snow angel tapped her foot a few times on the floor.
"Dark," Arial said expectantly, with the shadow demon flinching before slowly looking back to her.
"I'm just looking out for you, you deserve the right girl to be with and the only one here that is good enough for you is her. She really likes you Dark, you should give her a chance," Arial stated. Felucia held her hands to her cheeks and looked away with a nervous expression.
"Wait, we can't… I can't… um…" she stammered. Dark glanced to her then back to Arial as the snow angel waved towards her expectantly.
"She may be a disembodied soul, but eternity is forever, and you should have somebody who can be a loyal wife to you for all time. Take her to a room tonight and try all those things you did to that underserving snow skank over there, I bet you'll enjoy your time with her more," she said with a wink at the end. Felucia let out a hoarse whine as she turned as crimson as could be while Mizore stared at Arial with a stunned expression. Dark showed a bewildered expression then slowly looked to Felucia as the girl was looking from him to Mizore then back to him again.
"Wait, what… what things? What are you telling him to do to me?" she asked shakily. Mizore shook her head then looked at Arial with disbelief and frustration.
"You can't seriously be ordering your son to sleep with her like that! He doesn't love her, he loves me!" she cried out. Felucia gulped and slowly looked down while holding a hand over her heart.
"I… I should really get going, it's late and… this is getting to be too much," she said quietly.
"You're damn right this is too much! Say something Dark, you can't let her order you to do this!" Mizore said looking to Dark with desperation. The boy looked down while trying to say something for a moment then turned to Arial worriedly. After a moment he looked away while rubbing the back of his head.
"I think… I'm just going to go straight to bed. I'm rather tired and in need of a good night's rest, engaging in such an act with her tonight wouldn't be for the best," he said while avoiding eye contact with Arial. The snow angel looked at him curiously for a moment then nodded with a worried expression.
"Oh dear, of course, today has been very busy, you should get some rest. Then just take Felucia with you to bed, I'm sure you two will sleep very well tonight in each other's arms," she said waving to the doll demon. Felucia jumped a bit and looked to Dark while holding her hands to her cheeks. Dark hesitated for a moment then glanced back to Arial.
"Actually, if it would be alright with you, perhaps you could sleep in the same room as I tonight," he reasoned. Arial looked at him with wonder as the boy smiled gently at her.
"I always used to sleep knowing my guardian angel was high above, watching over me from somewhere, but tonight would… would it be alright if I slept near you for once? I may just have the best night's rest of my life in doing so," he said with a small shrug. Mizore and Felucia looked to Arial as the girl smiled softly at the boy.
"Oh Dark, sure, I'll watch over you while you sleep tonight, anything for you my son," she said gently. Dark nodded then glanced to Felucia then to Mizore, the two girls looking to him worriedly as Arial walked up to him.
"Alright, let's get to bed then, I'll make sure you sleep in peace tonight," she said taking hold of his hand. The boy smiled gently at the girl then glanced to Mizore, the snow girl nodding slowly. Arial glared at the girl for a moment then looked to Felucia with a kind smile.
"We'll see you in the morning, sleep well," she said before she started leading Dark back to the room. The boy looked to Felucia and shrugged before following the angel into their room for the night. Felucia slowly stood up then looked to Mizore with disbelief as the snow maiden was trying to keep calm.
"What… what just happened here?" Felucia asked. Mizore breathed out with annoyance then started walking down the hall with the demon following after.
"I'm sorry, but… was Arial trying to get me to… with Dark?" Felucia asked looking back down the hall towards the broken door.
"I really hate that little brat," Mizore grunted. Felucia nodded then looked down timidly.
"I can't believe it. I used to dream of such an opportunity with him, but not like this," she said softly.
"Believe it, looks like Arial wants you to marry him instead of me," Mizore said with frustration.
"You know normally I would have leapt at the chance to, I would have killed for that ring back in the day, but this is crazy. Dark loves you, you two belong together, I can't… oh god, she's going to want me to sleep with him tomorrow isn't she? What am I supposed to do?" Felucia said with despair.
"Anything but sex with him would be a good idea," Mizore said glancing to her with narrowed eyes.
"Hey, I'm on your side in all this, I'm not trying to steal him away from you or anything," Felucia said holding her hands up defensively. Mizore sighed and looked back ahead with a dull expression.
"I know, I trust you Felucia, I just need to get it through Arial's head that I'm the one who's going to be marrying Dark," she muttered.
"Well, then show her how much you are the proper girl for him," Felucia reasoned with a shrug.
"And just how do I do that?" Mizore asked flatly. Felucia grabbed the girl's arm and stopped her, with Mizore looking to her curiously.
"I know you're mad at her, and that she doesn't like you at all, but you need to show her you're better than this. As much as it sucks, try kissing up to her. Be extra nice to her, brown nose the crap out of that little bitch. Once she gives her approval and she's taken back to heaven she's out of your hair, you just need to tolerate her until then," Felucia reasoned.
"You want me to be nice to that bitch? Do you have any idea what she did to me the other day?" Mizore asked with disbelief.
"I know, you'd rather claw her throat out, but she's Dark's mother, you need her approval to make it right in Dark's eyes too. Tomorrow I'll try to stay as far away from you guys as I can, in the meantime you just need to be on your best behavior with the little brat until she warms up to you," Felucia said with a shrug.
"I don't know if I can do that Felucia," Mizore said looking down with concern.
"Well you'd better damn well try. She's trying to sign me off as his wife, and as much as Dark loves you, I have a sinking feeling that her say is final. If you don't get her approval officially Dark might not marry you anymore," Felucia said worriedly. Mizore looked to her with concern then back down the hall, fearing that might be true. Her demon was devoted to and only had eyes for her, but Arial seemed to be just as sacred to the boy as before, with her wishes being something he wasn't able to go against.
"If she leaves here without giving me her blessing, do you think Dark would actually turn me down and not marry me?" she asked looking back to Felucia.
"Who knows, he might follow his angel's word, and then he'll probably never look at another girl ever again. You've seen how he is, he can't go against either of you in any argument; he even had to go with the option of having Arial sleep with him tonight to avoid taking me to bed with him. He wants you slushy, you and nobody else. So, it's either you, or nobody," Felucia said shaking her head. Mizore held her arms around herself worriedly and nodded before looking back down the hall.
"To be honest I'd rather go through the fires of hell again for him rather than do this," she said. Felucia nodded and smirked at the girl.
"Just treat her with the utmost respect and be as nice as you can to her, then when she's gone you can curse her name until the sun goes down," she reasoned. Mizore smirked and nodded as the two girls started walking down the hall again.
"I guess I have no choice, poor Dark can't say no to her at all," she said softly.
"He really is a momma's boy, I never would have guessed before to be honest," Felucia said with a small laugh. Mizore nodded then shrugged while glancing to her.
"We shouldn't be too surprised. He was very formal and polite with my parents, along with Tsukune's and even Kurumu's mother. He really is a gentleman, always treating women around them with respect and care, and all because he wanted to be the best that he could be in Arial's eyes," she reasoned.
"Yeah, I guess so. That little bitch is really the reason why he's so nice now, I suppose we should be thanking her," she said reluctantly.
"I will thank her, genuinely and deeply when I see her next. I'll let her know just how grateful I am that she was the reason her son turned out like he did," Mizore said with a nod. Felucia glanced to her as the snow girl then scowled slightly with a cold glare in her eyes.
"Then as soon as she's gone I'm going to be the only girl Dark ever needs again," she declared firmly.
Night had befallen the villa as silence filled the compound. A few guards were still patrolling the grounds as always while others were still working to clean up and fix the damage that occurred during the day. In one of the rooms Dark slept soundly on a bed while Arial sat near his head, the snow angel gently brushing her hand through his hair while she watched him with loving eyes. Her wings glistened in the moonlight as she watched over her demon, feeling a new sense of warmth knowing she was like his mother and that he always looked up to her.
"My perfect demon," she said softly to herself.
Elsewhere in the compound Falla, Luna, and Complica were asleep in a larger bed together, with the two elder sisters on either side of their younger sister and dressed only in light sleepwear. Slowly Complica's eyes opened, the girl slowly glancing side to side seeing that her sisters were asleep. Falla was on her side with one hand held over Complica's waist while Luna was facing the other way and slowly taking bites out of her pillow. Complica slowly and carefully lifted Falla's hand up, the elder chronofly then murmuring and rolling over to face the other way as she continued to dream with a peaceful expression. The young chronofly breathed out quietly then looked to see Luna holding her pillow closer and taking more bites out of it, with a few feathers sticking out of her mouth as she ate them in her sleep. Complica held in her giggle as she saw her sister once again eating in her sleep then looked to the window that had its blinds closed, with only a few rays of moonlight shining through.
'I'm going to miss this so much. At least I got to spend one last night with them.'
She then carefully slid out of the covers and crawled over the bed towards the end, moving quietly as her sisters kept dreaming. The girl stood up at the foot of the bed and looked back to them, the two elder sisters sleeping still while Luna had eaten half of her pillow now. Complica shed a tear then quickly wiped it away before she walked over and picked up her baseball bat next to the wall. The girl quietly left the room, closing the door behind her carefully then made her way down the hallway that only had a few lights lit along the way. She made her way through the building before coming to a small lounge that had a lit fireplace, two large couches, and a few bookshelves with books lined along them. She walked into the study while looking at her bat, not paying attention to somebody else being in the room near the books. Walking towards the fireplace where a fire was going she eyed her bat over with remorseful eyes, knowing that within the stick the Chrono Displacement spell was hidden away.
"I'm so sorry, please forgive me," she said softly before she looked to the fireplace. After a moment's pause she tossed the bat in, watching the stick landing on the burning logs and then lighting aflame.
"Complica?" Ceal asked from nearby. The girl jumped and looked back to seeing the mage standing next to a bookshelf with an opened book in hand, the boy looking at her curiously.
"What are you doing?" he asked as he closed the book and walked over to her. She looked at him with teary eyes and whimpered then looked back to her bat which was turning black and burning in the fireplace.
"Why did you just throw your bat into the fire?" Ceal asked. Complica looked to him with teary eyes and shook her head.
"Please, I'm sorry big brother, I'm so sorry," she said softly.
"Sorry for what?" Ceal asked. Complica broke down crying then rushed to him and hugged the boy closely, with the mage then dropping his book and holding her with one hand while watching her cry.
"Why are you crying?" he asked. She shook her head then looked up to him with saddened eyes.
"Ceal… you said… that if I ever had a problem, I could come to you, right?" she asked. Ceal nodded as he waited for her to continue. Complica sniffled then wiped the tears from her eyes.
"I have something to tell you, something really important, but I don't want you to know right now. I don't want you to get upset or angry or sad or anything. I'll tell you tomorrow, ok? Just please, don't tell my sisters that I was here. Please don't tell anyone anything until I talk to you," she pleaded. Ceal looked at her for a moment then nodded.
"Alright Complica, you can talk to me when you're ready," he said gently. She smiled with a few tears dropping from her face then hugged him again.
"I love you big brother," she said softly. She paused then looked up to him with a small smile.
"I know you can't say those words back, but don't worry, I can tell you love me too," she said. Ceal smirked slightly then looked to the burning bat in the fireplace.
"There is a reason why you wanted to burn that, isn't there," he said knowingly. Complica nodded and looked at him with worried eyes.
"Let it burn Ceal, it needs to burn away," she said softly. Ceal looked at her curiously then nodded.
"Alright, I'll wait to hear your explanation of it tomorrow. Right now however its late, you should get back to your sisters before they find out you're missing," he said gently.
"You won't tell anyone, right?" Complica asked worriedly.
"You have my word Complica," Ceal said with a nod. Complica nodded then hugged him again, then walked out of the room while wiping the tears from her eyes. Ceal watched her go then looked to the bat as it turned black and started to crumble apart in the fire.
"Perhaps I should get some rest too, seems we have more troubled waters ahead of us tomorrow."