Driving down a road through a shadowy forest a black limo was moving along at a brisk pace. The sky above was cloudy as it usually was in this part of the monster world while a few rays of sunlight came through and shined down on the forest. Inside the vehicle three figures were seated in the back. Akua was dressed in her usual clothing style again, with this outfit having been provided by her savior from the previous night. The vampire had always favored wearing a Chinese cheongsam that went down to her legs, with this variant being made of finer silk while being dark purple with black flowers along the left side, giving it more of an elegant appearance. She crossed her legs casually, her combat boot bobbing gently in the air, while she held a cell phone to her ear and listened to something with a focused expression on her face. Next to her Kahlua was leaning back in her seat while looking at her arm, the vampire being dressed in a new white dress that she preferred to wear along with a new sparkly tiara that had a few turquoise gems lined along it. She flexed her hand and moved her arm around, still amazed that she had her limb again after it had been sliced off by Jacqueline.
"Is it feeling better now?" Ten-Ten asked from across the vampire. The woman was dressed in her usual apparel for the day while she had a small paper fan she used to leisurely fan herself with. Kahlua nodded and looked to her with wonder while Akua showed a slightly frustrated expression as she listened to something on the phone.
"Yeah, how did those gross slugs do this? It's like my arm never got cut off at all," Kahlua said looking back to her arm and feeling her shoulder. Ten-Ten smiled at the girl and shrugged.
"They may look rather unpleasant, but those creatures are able to speed up the healing process of nearly any injury. Their mucus is able to help close wounds and heal tissue, and even bone matter as well. We were just lucky we managed to reattach your arm in time, otherwise not even those slugs would have been able to put it back," she explained. Kahlua nodded as she moved her arm around and felt her shoulder, feeling that her limb was as good as new again. She then grabbed some of her hair, where it was singed and cut off sharply on the side.
"But they couldn't put my hair back?" she asked looking to Ten-Ten with worried eyes. The woman blinked then smiled amusedly at her.
"Well, no, I'm afraid that's not something they're normally used for. But at least your hair will grow back my dear, there's nothing to worry about with that," she reasoned. Kahlua whimpered and looked to the frayed ends of her hair with watery eyes. When she had woken up from her ordeal that morning she had initially freaked out from seeing several strange slugs crawling around her arm and shoulder, then screamed louder as she remembered her hair had been cut during her previous fight, then screamed much more while flailing her arm around wildly to get the slugs to fly off, then screamed loudly again as her singed hair had gotten in her sights during that and caused her more despair, and then cried for an hour that her hair had been cut. After the slugs had finished their work and were removed Kahlua was amazed that her arm was back to normal, yet still felt sorrow for her precious hair having been damaged.
"My hair, my beautiful hair," she whimpered with watery eyes. Ten-Ten smiled weakly at her then looked to Akua as the vampire closed her phone and put it away.
"This is not good," the vampire said softly. Kahlua sniffled and looked to her as Akua glanced out the window at the passing sights of moving trees.
"As we expected?" Ten-Ten inquired. Akua nodded and looked back to her.
"They were waiting for us at our home again, just like we thought they would be," she said solemnly.
"They went back to our home? Didn't our guards stop them this time?" Kahlua asked with discontent. Akua shook her head and looked down.
"Our family guard pulled out after taking any and all valuables from the castle in anticipation for when father destroys it, you know how father gets when somebody discovers our hidden location," she reminded. Kahlua nodded as Ten-Ten looked at them curiously.
"Yeah, the whole place goes down into rubble," Kahlua said sadly.
"I had heard about that little rumor of lord Shuzen, though I always questioned whether it was true or not. He really destroys his entire home if it's discovered by unwanted guests?" Ten-Ten asked. Akua nodded and looked to her with a weak smile.
"Our father has always been dramatic about wanting our home to be hidden from prying eyes. It's no matter, he'll have another built soon somewhere else in the vampire region, we've gone through this moving process many times before," she said with a small shrug. Ten-Ten looked at her curiously then down in thought.
"I hope my video collection was saved, I wanted to see the next episode of that cartoon still," Kahlua said shaking her head. Akua rolled her eyes then looked out the window again.
"At any rate, the family valuables will be taken into storage for the time being, and word is likely being sent to father about the intruders that found his home. Once father knows about that he'll destroy the castle completely, none of our helpers or guards will remain on the property knowing this. Still, he's going to know that Talon is very much alive, and is causing more trouble for us," she said worriedly.
"We're going to get punished for this, aren't we?" Kahlua asked nervously as she grabbed her rear. Akua sighed and nodded with closed eyes.
"Yes, we're royally screwed," she said softly. Kahlua whined and dropped down onto her side while holding onto her rear, shaking her head and whimpering while Ten-Ten watched her with a raised eyebrow.
"It's going to hurt so much, I can already feel it," Kahlua said as she started crying. Ten-Ten watched the vampire cry into the seat then looked to Akua who had a worried expression on her face while she was rubbing her rear with one hand.
"Um, are you two ok?" Ten-Ten asked. Akua looked to her then down with closed eyes.
"It's nothing for you to be concerned about. Thank you again, for both the ride and checking on our home for us, we do owe you for this and will of course make it up to you," she said assuredly. Ten-Ten smiled and shook her head.
"I'm only doing what I can to help. Besides, you're allowing me to come with you to see your father-"
"I'm sorry daddy! Please don't, I'll be a good little girl! Waaaahhh!" Kahlua cried out as she bounced around in her seat while holding onto her rear. Ten-Ten looked at her with a confused expression then back to Akua with a weak smile.
"Um, you're allowing me to come with you to see your father, I just hope he can help me with my problem, I don't know who else to turn to," she said with a slightly saddened smile at the end.
"We want the gateways opened to the human world just as much as you do Ten-Ten, our sisters are on the other side as we speak," Akua said looking to her with a sincere expression. Ten-Ten nodded and looked down with concern.
"I do so hope they can open the gateways again, my dear husband and son are still on the other side, I couldn't bear to be separated from them forever," she said softly.
"We'll allow you to speak to our father yourself, it's the least we can do for you coming to our aid, but I'm not sure if your plight will be enough to sway him on the matter. Our father couldn't even open the gateway for our own sisters to pass through, the dark lords have the barrier closed and are on high alert after this crisis," Akua warned as she looked down with concern. Kahlua whimpered as she sat up and wiped her eyes.
"Yeah, he couldn't do anything about our sisters being stuck on the other side, I don't think he'll be able to help you be with your family again either," she said worriedly.
"I know it's a far cry for help, but he's the only one I can go to for this, the only one I can talk to," Ten-Ten reasoned softly. Akua nodded then glanced to the window.
"But what about your daughter?" she asked.
"We shouldn't be leaving her alone like this," Kahlua said shaking her head. Ten-Ten smiled calmly and looked to Akua, not showing any signs of concern.
"Don't worry about her, she'll be fine, as I'm sure she assured you on the phone," she said with a nod. Akua looked down to her pocket curiously as she remembered the last thing the voice on the phone said to her before hanging up, the female voice which had a heavy Chinese accent.
"You were correct, they are hunting you as we speak. I'll try to keep them busy for as long as I can, however for your own safety I suggest you not return here. And please don't worry about me, they cannot kill me no matter how much they so desire, for I am already dead."
In the giant castle of the dark lord Issa Shuzen all was quiet. The magnificent castle of the great vampire stood amidst a vast countryside. There were white mountains in the distance while green plains rolled on to the left of the grand estate. A forest was seen nearby with a path leading from it towards the large castle, the place being the home of the great vampire lord. Peace and tranquility was all that was around for miles-
"Anybody home?" Jacqueline yelled out from the front foyer of the estate, her voice echoing down the halls and corridors while she looked around with a cocky smile on her face. From behind her Jovian face-palmed as she closed the entryway door, with Talon and Rin just looking at the blonde haired witch with dull expressions as the girl looked around carelessly. The hybrid had his wings and blades extended out still while Rin opted to retract her wings while indoors.
"Sister, our master wanted to use the element of surprise to attack our targets with, remember?" Jovian said, turning back to her sister with annoyance. Jacqueline looked to her curiously then to Talon with a nervous smile.
"Oh, um… right, sorry master," she said with a small shrug. Talon rolled his eyes then walked past the witch, with Rin following him while merely giving Jacqueline a dull glance as she passed by. Jovian grunted then grabbed Jacqueline's hand and started leading her after the others, with the blonde haired witch looking at her with a worried smile.
"Um, you can punish me later for it if you want sister," she offered.
"Somehow I doubt you'll learn anything if I do," Jovian said dryly, with Jacqueline looking down with a pout as the four made their way down the hall. As they did Talon glanced around, noticing that most of the elegant paintings and artifacts that once lined the corridor were missing. Rin looked around curiously as she noticed the same thing.
"Master, wasn't there more stuff here before?" Rin asked looking to Talon.
"I'm not your master Rin, but yes, there were more valuables here last night," Talon said shaking his head.
"Maybe they got robbed after we left, serves them right!" Jacqueline called out arrogantly. Jovian growled then slapped Jacqueline's rear hard, the blonde haired witch jumping with a sharp yelp as her sister glared at her.
"Bad," Jovian hissed sternly. Jacqueline nodded slowly with timid eyes before Jovian held a finger in front of her accusingly.
"Be quiet, understand?" Jovian demanded.
"Yes Jovian," Jacqueline said quietly. Jovian narrowed her eyes at the girl then looked around carefully while Jacqueline tried to control her blush and breathing. Rin glanced back to her and shook her head then looked to Talon curiously.
"What do you think this means?" Rin asked.
"Maybe they packed up and ran away like the rats they are," Jovian said cautiously. Talon narrowed his eyes then walked on down the hallway, with the three girls then quickly following after while looking around curiously. They made their way to the throne room, looking inside to seeing it collapsed with rubble and debris still. They checked the parlor room, the ballroom, and then the kitchen, finding no trace of anyone or anything valuable still remaining.
"Where are they?" Jacqueline whined loudly while throwing a pot across the kitchen. Jovian yelled out with frustration then grabbed Jacqueline by the collar and slammed her into the wall next to a pantry.
"Do I have to gag you while we're here?" Jovian demanded. Jacqueline looked at her timidly then opened her mouth to speak before Jovian shook her head.
"I don't want to hear it, we're hunting our prey remember? Be quiet or else I will punish you, and not in a way that you'll enjoy, do you get me?" Jovian said sternly. Jacqueline slapped her hands over her mouth and nodded with worried eyes while Rin watched them with a dull expression. Talon however was still looking around carefully, noticing that nobody seemed to be in the building anymore.
"Follow me," he ordered as he walked out of the room. Rin quickly followed after while Jovian held a finger up to Jacqueline's face.
"If you make so much as a peep before our master says it's all clear then I'm going to play with myself tonight and you're going to just watch," she threatened. Jacqueline showed a devastated expression and shook her head before Jovian clamped her hand over the girl's mouth.
"Our master's wish comes first, keep your mouth shut until he says so," she ordered. Jacqueline nodded with a quiet whimper before Jovian marched off after the others, with her sister then quickly following after while holding a hand over her mouth.
Talon made his way through the empty castle then up the stairs, with the three girls following closely behind him. As they did they saw that most of the valuable treasures and artifacts had been removed along with most of the finer trinkets that were seen the night before. After a while they came to a luxurious bedroom, however most of the elegances had been removed and the room was almost bare.
"Master, what are we doing in here?" Jovian asked as they walked into the room. Jacqueline looked to her with disbelief and shook her head.
"What? How come you can talk but I can't? That's not fair," she whined, then immediately slapped her hands over her mouth with a gasp. Jovian looked to her with a frustrated growl as Jacqueline backed up against the wall and shook her head with a whimper.
"I'm sorry, I'll be quiet, I'll be good," she said shakily through her hands.
"Calm down Jacqueline, nobody's here," Talon said looking around the room carefully. The girls looked to him curiously as he walked over to the window.
"Nobody's here? Are you sure?" Jovian asked.
"No guards, no valuables, nothing cleaned up from the previous night, no reaction to her outbursts; they've fled to somewhere else," Talon reasoned while looking around at the courtyard below. There were no coaches or cars, no guards on patrol, absolute nothing as the castle seemed to be deserted.
"So they're gone now?" Rin asked worriedly.
"They could still be hiding here, should we blow up the castle just to be safe?" Jacqueline asked.
"Why is it that whenever we can't find somebody your first instinct is to blow up everything around you?" Jovian asked her with a dull expression. Jacqueline looked to her with a weak smile and shrugged.
"Because it's fun," she said simply. Jovian smirked slightly to that then rolled her eyes.
"Well, be that as it may, if we destroy the castle in such a manner we won't know if those vampires were indeed killed in the process, and if we aren't certain then we'll never have our satisfaction of them being killed at all," she reasoned. Jacqueline looked down with a sigh while Rin nodded in agreement.
"But then what do we do now?" Jacqueline asked.
"I'm not sure, but master is right, this place is nearly empty, they've run away like the cowards they are," Jovian said looking around with discontent. Talon glanced to the girls then started walking towards the closet.
"I'm going to take one last look around here, in the meantime you three can use this opportunity to change into something more comfortable," he said before opening the door. Looking inside there were still some clothes hanging inside, ranging from casual apparel to more luxurious dresses, however many of the finer outfits were missing. The three girls looked to him curiously as he started walking towards the doorway.
"This castle served as a home to four vampire sisters, surely some of their clothing would fit you, and I'm guessing you don't want to be traveling in ragged clothing as you are now," he mentioned as he glanced to Rin. She jumped a bit then looked down to her academy outfit which was ripped, wrinkled, and dirtied from her journey.
"Well, I guess I should find something to replace this with," she said with a small smile.
"But master, you shouldn't go alone, allow one of us to go with you," Jovian and Jacqueline said together with concern. Talon got to the doorway and glanced back to the sisters.
"You two will stay here with Rin and guard her, she won't be able to fly so well inside the building and if those vampires are here then she won't be able to fight back on her own. I can handle myself just fine, I want you three dressed and ready to go when I get back," he ordered. Jovian and Jacqueline nodded at him while Rin stepped forward with a worried expression.
"But Talon, I can fight too, I can use my voice if I see them, I'm not helpless," she pleaded.
"Really? With Jovian and Jacqueline near you like this? Would that be safe for them?" Talon questioned. Rin looked to the sisters who were watching her curiously then back to Talon with a saddened expression.
"Well… no," she said softly.
"I don't want you taking them on by yourself Rin, stay with Jovian and Jacqueline until I return," Talon said before looking back out into the hallway. Rin opened her mouth to speak before the boy walked out of the room, with the siren then sighing and looking down with defeat.
"Yes master," she said softly. She then growled with frustration and walked over to a shelf, knocking some books off of it with a grunt as the sisters watched her curiously.
"Rin?" Jacqueline asked. Rin stomped her foot and shook her head before looking to them with worried eyes.
"He doesn't think I can handle this, he thinks I'm useless," she said with remorse.
"He never said you were useless Rin," Jovian said shaking her head.
"But I can fight too; I'm not helpless like he thinks I am. I wiped out my own hometown and Yokai Academy all by myself, I can handle fighting those vampires," Rin pleaded. Jovian walked up to the girl and held her gently with a hug.
"You destroyed so much before using very powerful magic Rin, but you won't be able to do so here the same way. Right now we're limited to close quarters combat and have each other to worry about in a fight, your full power would destroy everything around you, including us. You can't fight with your all in here right now," she reasoned. Rin held her and rested her head on the witch's shoulder as she closed her eyes. Jovian smiled gently as she patted the girl's back.
"It's ok, I'm sure master doesn't think you're useless or weak at all. For right now though, your true strength isn't available for you to use, so you must let us help you," she said softly. Rin nodded slowly as she held onto the witch.
"Thank you Jovian," she said softly. Jovian leaned back and wiped a tear from the girl's eye while smiling curiously at her.
"So, tell me Rin, do you like our master?" she asked. Rin looked at her curiously as Jovian giggled and started walking her backwards towards the closet.
"I saw you last night, giving him a kiss. Do you feel something for our master?" Jovian asked slyly. Rin jumped a bit before she was backed into the wall, looking from her to Jacqueline as the blonde haired witch walked up to them with a coy smile.
"Rin, is this true? Were you kissing our master last night?" Jacqueline asked as she leaned closer to Rin. The siren glanced between the two girls nervously then away with a small blush.
"I… just… he's all I have in the world, I don't want to be without him… I don't want to be lost or alone again," she said softly. Jovian giggled then leaned closer to the girl, her nose touching the siren's.
"You silly girl, you're not alone, we're here with you too you know," she said playfully. Rin looked back to her curiously as the siren gently brushed the hair around the siren's ear.
"You know, normally I would kill any girl that got close to my master. I love my sister Rin, so very much, but my master is my life and world, literally. I live and die with him, serving him is my purpose in life. I want him to be happy all the time, forever and ever, and if any other girl ever tried to take him away from me, I'd skin her alive Rin, painfully and slowly," she said softly while brushing the siren's hair. Rin looked at her nervously before Jovian smiled and leaned back while tilting her head slightly.
"But I like you Rin, I really do. You're like a sister to me too, someone else who my master found and picked up in this cold world. I think I would be perfectly fine with you wishing to be our master's mate," she said with a wink. Rin blushed and glanced away at that.
"Rin? Do you want to be our master's mate?" Jacqueline asked with a giggle. Rin hesitated then looked back to them with timid eyes.
"I'll be anything he wants me to be, just so long as I can stay with him. I need him to guide me in this world, I need him…" she said softly before looking down. Jovian smiled then hugged the girl close, with Rin looking over her shoulder with wonder.
"Then we'll make sure you have him," Jovian said softly, with Rin slowly holding onto her with a gentle expression.
"We'll all be together, as a family," Jacqueline said kindly. Rin held onto Jovian and nodded.
"Thank you, both of you, so much," she said softly. Jovian smiled then glanced to Rin with a raised eyebrow.
"Now then, first things first," she said, then grabbed the girl's shirts and ripped them off as she stepped away. Rin jumped with a blush and a startled expression as Jacqueline grabbed her skirt and yanked it off, leaving the siren standing there in her underwear and a blush on her face.
"These old rags just will not do, let's find something more appealing for our master," Jovian said while tossing the tattered clothing to the side. Jacqueline did the same then looked into the closet while Rin smiled weakly at them.
"Hmm, there's not much here, I'm going to go see if there's anything else nearby, check if any of these look good on her," she said before running out of the room. Jovian nodded and led Rin over to the selection of clothes, both looking through them with curious eyes.
"When master sees you again, you're going to take his breath away," Jovian said nudging Rin. The siren smiled timidly then looked down while holding a hand over her heart.
"Just as long as he holds onto me forever," she said softly.
The two girls started going through the selection of clothes, holding them up to the siren as she examined herself in a full-sized mirror that had been left behind. During the selection process the two girls laughed and smiled amusedly at the choices they had, with some of the more gothic and formal dresses causing them to burst out laughing and toss the articles of clothing out the window in rejection. As they mixed and matched different choices to see what would look good on the siren, Rin watched as Jovian seemed to be acting just like a real sister to her, always smiling and speaking kindly without ever saying a hurtful or mean comment about anything.
"Hey, look what I found," Jacqueline called out as she ran back into the room carrying more clothes piled up in her arms, the witch stopping then laughing as she saw Rin wearing a ballroom dress that was too big on her.
"What are you doing, you can't wear that!" Jacqueline laughed as she tossed the clothes onto the bed.
"I thought it looked fancy, but it's a bit too big," Rin reasoned with a shrug. Jacqueline shook her head then ran over and tore the dress off the girl, tossing the tatters to the side of the room before pulling her towards the bed where more clothes were piled up.
"Fancy shmancy, we want you to look hot for the master, let's get you into something with some more kick," she said as they started sifting through the clothes. Jovian smirked then ran over to join them, the three girls then all trying out different outfits as even the witch sisters needed some newer clothing as well. After a while of going through several different sets of clothing they each settled on something to wear.
"Damn, you look so good in that Rin," Jacqueline said as she stepped back with an approving smile, now dressed in black shoes, gray and white striped stockings that went up to her knees, a swirling pink and black miniskirt with a red ribbon tied in a bow on the back, and a very low cut lime green t-shirt which revealed her black bra underneath.
"I must agree, you look fantastic Rin," Jovian said as she stepped back to her sister. She was now wearing blue and green sneakers, white socks, a black denim skirt, a frilly lace black bra, and a white sleeveless dress shirt that was left unbuttoned in the front while coming down to her skirt.
The two sisters were smiling at Rin, the siren looking at herself in the mirror with a hopeful smile. She was wearing black and yellow shoes, dark blue socks, a short cut violet skirt with two long extensions on the back behind her legs, a black t-shirt with purple musical notes on the front, a light blue outer shirt that was ripped down the middle to leave it open in the front, and a necklace that had a silver pendant on it. She still had her silver treble clef hairclip to one side of her bangs, the girl flicking her hair back behind her shoulder as she eyed herself over.
"Do you think so?" Rin asked as she turned around and examined her new look.
"Unquestionably," Jovian assured as she walked up next to her with a smile.
"Don't you think so?" Jacqueline asked. Rin looked at her new appearance then down with a timid smile.
"I don't know, I guess," she said softly.
"You guess? Look at you, you look great Rin," Jovian said while shaking the girl playfully. Rin laughed a bit then looked to Jovian's choice of, or rather lack of, upper clothing.
"Um, are you just going walk around in your bra?" she asked. Jovian smirked and glanced to Jacqueline with a wink, the blonde haired sister eyeing her sister with an obvious non-platonic smile.
"I like to be a tease," Jovian giggled.
"You sure do," Jacqueline said with a purr. Rin looked between them then up with an amused smile.
"You're not even trying to hide your boobs from her," she pointed out. Jovian laughed then kept Rin between she and her sister as Jacqueline looked at her with a mischievous smile.
"No, but she can only look, not touch, at least until I say so," Jovian said with a wink.
"You're so mine," Jacqueline said as the two girls started darting and running around Rin while the siren watched them amusedly.
"You're going to have to catch me first," Jovian said playfully while darting side to side around the siren.
"That's the plan," Jacqueline said as she kept trying to grab the witch with a daring smile. Rin started laughing and trying to get out from between them, the two girls just darting around her still while Jovian kept trying to hold Rin between herself and her sister.
"Hey, c'mon now, stop it," Rin laughed as they stumbled about in the room. After a few more steps the three girls fell onto the bed, laughing as Jovian and Jacqueline kept trying to grab each other while Rin was stuck between them. Rin rolled over on top of Jovian then held the two girls down each by the collars with a laugh as they looked up to her with curious smiles.
"Stop it you two, that's enough," Rin laughed as she looked between them. She then looked to Jovian as the witch twitched her eyebrow with a coy smile.
"Make us," she dared. Rin gave a mocking sneering smile at her then looked at her curiously. A while of silence passed as the sisters just watched her staring at Jovian.
"Rin?" Jacqueline asked. Rin glanced away for a moment then looked to Jovian with a gentle expression.
"Close your eyes," she said softly. Jovian and Jacqueline smiled curiously at her as she slowly let go of Jacqueline.
"Why?" Jovian asked.
"Just… do it, please," Rin said softly. Jovian smiled then closed her eyes while Jacqueline watched Rin curiously. The siren then slowly leaned down closer to the witch, with Jacqueline showing a surprised smile as Rin held her hair back and out of her way. Rin paused an inch away from Jovian's lips, then closed her eyes and kissed the girl, with Jovian letting out an intrigued murmur as she felt the siren kissing her. Jacqueline watched them with a giddy smile as Rin kissed the witch, the siren holding Jovian's head gently as she felt the girl's tongue against hers. After a moment she opened her eyes then leaned back quickly with a thoughtful expression. Jovian slowly opened her eyes and looked at her with a coy gaze as she slowly licked her lips. Rin blinked then smiled weakly and shook her head.
"Um, no, that still feels wrong to me," she said with a small laugh at the end. Jacqueline burst out laughing as she rolled around on the bed while Jovian giggled at the siren.
"Hey, it felt pretty good for me," she said before grabbing Rin and rolling them over on the bed, with Jovian landing on top of the siren before kissing her for a moment. Rin laughed and tried to push her off before Jovian kissed her quickly again and again with a playful smile.
"Stop it Jovian, I just wanted to try it once, stop!" Rin laughed as she tried to push the witch off of her. Jacqueline crawled over then kissed the siren upside down for a moment then leaned back so Jovian could kiss her again, the two witches laughing as Rin was thrashing around while trying to catch her breath from laughing and being kissed.
"But you're such a good kisser Rin," Jovian teased before kissing her again.
"Yeah, we just can't help ourselves," Jacqueline added before kissing her again.
"Stop it! C'mon, this is weird!" Rin laughed loudly as she kicked around and tried to push them off of her.
"You started this," Jovian giggled before kissing her again. Rin spit off to the side and shook her head as she kept laughing.
"I'm sorry I did, I just wanted to try it with you, I really like you both so I wanted to see if I felt that way about you or not," she said before looking up to seeing the witch sisters looking down at her with curious smiles. Rin shook her head as she looked between the two.
"You're like sisters to me too, only you're not my real sisters, but I still want to be close to you two like sisters would be," she said with a shrug.
"So that's why you kissed me?" Jovian asked. Rin nodded and looked down with a gentle smile.
"I was curious, if I loved you like sisters that I would love, or if I loved you like you two love sisters. I wondered if I was like you with how you love sisters, or if I was still like me with how I love sisters," she said softly. Jacqueline showed a puzzled expression and shook her head.
"What?" she asked. Jovian giggled and tilted her head while smiling down at Rin.
"You really are so silly sometimes Rin," she said softly, and then lied down atop the siren with her head resting on Rin's chest as she held onto her.
"You don't have to love us romantically to be our sister, we're all together like a family just as we are," she said softly. Jacqueline smiled and lied down above Rin and held onto her by the shoulders.
"We belong together with our master, we're already sisters in our own way," she assured. Rin looked between them then shook her head with a caring smile.
"I don't believe that you two could have been evil before, you're both so nice to me, you couldn't have been killers before this," she said while she held Jovian close. The witches looked to her with remorseful smiles.
"We are how our master wishes us to be. If our predecessors were brought into a life of killing and treachery by following a horrible master, then they may have indeed turned evil," Jovian reasoned.
"Our master is noble and just, we're doing good things following his command, we will not be evil witches again," Jacqueline assured. Rin nodded as the three girls lay on the bed together.
"I was used for horrible things; so many lives were lost because of me being used as a weapon. But I feel safe with Talon, I feel like he would never let me be used for evil again," she said softly. The witches looked to her with curious smiles as she closed her eyes with a gentle sigh.
"I want to be at his command for the rest of my life, I never want to be used by another ever again," she said softly. Jovian and Jacqueline held her close and rested their heads on her chest and shoulder.
"We are where we belong, all of us, together," the witch sisters said together as they held the siren.
From the doorway Talon walked over looked in to the room, seeing the three girls lying on the bed together as they held each other close. The boy then cleared his throat, with the girls looking to him with a jump before quickly scrambling off the bed and standing up next to it.
"Master," Jovian and Jacqueline said with gentle smiles.
"We were just waiting for you to come back," Rin said while brushing her hair around her ear. She glanced to the witches then back to Talon while stepping forward.
"Um… does this look alright?" she asked as she slowly gestured towards her outfit. The boy glanced over her appearance then looked to her with a shrug.
"Seems far better than worn out and ripped school clothes," he reasoned. Rin laughed weakly then noticed Talon was holding something in his hand. The boy walked into the room then handed her a large pair of headphones and a portable CD player, the siren looking at them with wonder then to him as he looked to the device with a blank expression.
"I thought you might like these, as I recall you were wearing music headphones all the time when at your school," he said simply. Rin looked at the player with awe then slowly took hold of it along with the headphones.
"You remembered that about me?" she asked softly, looking back to him with gentle eyes. He nodded then looked to the witch sisters, both girls watching them curiously then smiling and again performing a small curtsey.
"Do we look presentable for you like this master?" they asked together. He eyed them over then nodded with a blank expression still, the two girls smiling timidly at him as they felt happy with his approval of them. Talon then looked to seeing Rin smiling gently at him while she was still holding the headphones and player in her hands.
"Thank you," she said softly.
"There's some classic orchestral music with it, not sure if it's to your liking," Talon said with a shrug. Rin looked to the headphones in her hand then put them on, gently flicking her hair out behind her then clipping the player to her skirt. She pushed the play button, with the disc in the player starting. Classical music began to play for the girl as she closed her eyes for a moment, enjoying the melodies that seemed to make all her worries and anxieties vanish. She then looked to Talon with a warm smile as she turned the volume down enough so she could hear him while still listening to the music.
"I love it, thank you master," she said softly.
"I'm not your master Rin," Talon said shaking his head.
"Yes you are," Rin said as she held a hand to one earpiece and closed her eyes, enjoying the sound of the music. Talon rolled his eyes then looked to the witches.
"No sign of anyone else, we're done here," he said simply.
"Where should we go next?" Jovian asked as the witch sisters showed curious expressions.
"We'll pick up their trail again, in the meantime there are others I know about we can track down, we'll take them out first then find the vampires later," Talon informed. Jovian and Jacqueline nodded with confident smiles at him.
"Yes master," they said together. Talon looked to Rin as the siren opened her eyes and showed a determined expression.
"Yes master," she said, with Talon simply shaking his head before walking out of the room. The three girls followed after, all walking behind him as they had determined expressions. The four made their way down towards the main entrance hallway, with Talon then coming to a stop and narrowing his eyes as he noticed something. Jovian and Jacqueline saw him tense up then looked ahead, with Jovian then quickly holding her hand out and raising a multicolored some of translucent light around them. Rin stopped and looked around at them curiously then ahead, seeing that one of the grand double doors to the castle was already open.
"Didn't Jovian close those when we got here?" Rin asked.
"I did," Jovian said looking around carefully.
"Well its open now, somebody else is here," Jacqueline said cautiously. Talon slowly looked around then back ahead as footsteps were heard. The four watched as a figure walked out from a room towards the doors with slow, rigid steps. It was a girl about the same height and apparent age as Moka, wearing a jiangshi dress with a cap without a talisman on it. At the base of her dark green jiangshi jacket were several talismans worn like tassels, with sleek black boots worn on her feet which went up into her long dress. She had a long necklace of beads around her neck, along with a large bell tied to her collar as well as smaller bell earrings. She had raven hair that had two long bangs which went down on either side of her face as well as a long ponytail which went down past her shoulders. Her light green eyes were glancing to Talon and his group while she had a calm smile on her face. She drew a cell phone away from her ear, closing it with a click before she pocketed it and turned to face the group with a slightly raised eyebrow.
"Hello, a pleasure to meet you, trespassers of lord Shuzen," the girl said with a Chinese accent.
"Who are you? Are you one of lord Shuzen's caretakers?" Talon questioned. The new girl laughed lightly and shook her head.
"No no, I was merely dropping by to see if you would be coming here again, perhaps in search of the headmistresses of this estate?" the girl said with a knowing smile.
"You're speaking about Akua and Kahlua Shuzen, daughters of the dark lord and high ranking agents of Fairy Tale," Talon said coldly. The new girl tilted her head slightly with an amused smile.
"I am, so it seems you are the troublemakers that came for their lives last night," she said, then reached back and swung the door shut, closing it with a loud creak though the hall as she looked back to the group with a smirk.
"My apologies, I forgot to close that when I came here to watch for you," she said with a shrug.
"To watch for us? You're one of their lackeys aren't you? Where are those conniving rats hiding, where did they run off too?" Jovian demanded as a multicolored glow traced down along her arm. The new girl chuckled then started walking towards them, taking slow rigid steps while she smiled calmly at the group.
"I'm afraid they are long gone from these grounds, but do not worry, if you still wish to fight someone I'll be your playmate for the day," she offered with a twitch of her eyebrow.
"What's your name?" Talon asked carefully. The new girl stopped and gave a slight bow.
"My name is Ling Ling Huang. And you must be Talon Ryashen, the famous Fairy Tale killer, I've heard quite a lot about you," she said with a calm smile on her face.
"I don't recognize your name nor your appearance from Fairy Tale, were you part of that organization as well?" Talon asked carefully as the three girls behind him glared at the newcomer. Ling Ling giggled and shook her head.
"No, but I did know of them as well, however I don't quite understand your continuing obsession with ending Fairy Tale when they were completely disbanded and destroyed long ago," she mused.
"The organization may be disbanded but they are not destroyed, not all of them. They're still hiding, slithering through the world like venomous snakes in the shadows, they haven't been executed for their crimes yet," Talon said coldly. Ling Ling smirked at him and tilted her head.
"The dark lords dealt with those truly responsible for the crimes of that group, Fairy Tale is no more. Who appointed you judge, jury, and executioner of those that corrected their ways from Fairy Tale's corruption?" she inquired.
"I did, when they turned me into their own weapon. And those who were part of Fairy Tale cannot be redeemed for their crimes, they are all evil, responsible for many innocent lives being tainted and ruined forever. There will be no reprieve for them, no mercy, no forgiveness for such despicable acts, they will all die like the evil monsters they are," Talon said coldly.
"They created us to be weapons of war, we have every right to end their lives for making us into monsters," Jovian and Jacqueline said together.
"If you're not part of Fairy Tale then you're not our target, tell us where Akua and Kahlua are hiding and we'll let you go peacefully," Rin said crossing her arms. Ling Ling looked to her curiously then smiled a bit.
"And you must be the siren Rin Otonashi; I do question where your allegiance lays my dear girl. I was told that you and your sisters were all friends with those who you are now trying to kill, that you've betrayed your friends and family by siding with these misguided 'weapons'," she said with a smirk at the end. Rin growled then stepped forward in front of Talon to glare at the newcomer.
"One of those 'friends' turned me into this weapon in the first place! She used me to destroy my home, to kill my parents, to destroy Yokai Academy completely! She was no friend of mine, she took everything from me!" she yelled out. Ling Ling watched her curiously as the siren looked down to her fist that she clenched tightly.
"She's no friend, she ruined my life. I can never go back to my sisters or those I called friends again, not after seeing what I've done and what I really am. I have nothing left in my life, nothing but my revenge against the one who made me into her prized weapon," she said before looking back to Ling Ling with a cold glare.
"I see, you're choosing to let your thirst for revenge blind you to the fact that you're turning against those who protected and cared for you, how very foolish," Ling Ling said shaking her head.
"I'm not asking you to understand my pain or reasons; I don't care what you think about me. I've been confused all my life, always forgetting stuff then being told other stuff, always lost and not sure where to go. But not anymore, now I know what I am and where I'm going. I'm a weapon of war, I'm a siren with nothing else to lose in life, and I'm going to get my revenge for the pain I've gone through," Rin snapped back with anger. She then showed a sharp glare as her wings extended out behind her.
"My name is Rin Otonashi, and I'm Talon Ryashen's weapon now, this is where I belong," she declared sternly.
"You wish to be this fool's tool? Oh dear, my sympathies for your stupidity," Ling Ling mused while shaking her head. Jovian narrowed her eyes as she aimed her hand at the newcomer, a multicolored glow swirling around her arm to her palm.
"Speaking about my master like that is a poor decision. Now, this is your last chance, where did those vampires run off to? Tell us at once," she demanded. Ling Ling smirked then shrugged carelessly.
"Sorry, but I don't answer to rats," she said sharply. Jovian scoffed then fired a blast of multicolored light out from her hand, the attack striking through Ling Ling's heart and throwing her back into a tumble. She collapsed onto the ground with a burning hole through her chest, with Jovian then looking to Talon with a smirk.
"Not much of a playmate for us, huh master?" she said with a giggle. Talon just continued to watch Ling Ling carefully, not saying anything. Jovian looked at him curiously and tilted her head.
"Master?" she asked.
"Um, sister?" Jacqueline said with wide eyes as she pointed to something. Jovian looked to her then ahead to see Ling Ling casually getting back up and dusting herself off. The hole that was shot through her remained, showing the clean cut through the girl's chest while she didn't bleed nor show any signs of pain.
"Wha… what the hell?" Jovian said with a startled jump. Rin stared at the sight with wide eyes then screamed and promptly darted back behind Talon while she retracted her wings.
"How is she still alive? That's not right!" she cried out. Talon watched Ling Ling carefully as the girl looked to the hole in her chest then shrugged with a calm smile.
"Oh my, that looks like that would have been painful if I could even feel pain," she said before looking to the group with a smirk. Talon narrowed his eyes then walked out from Jovian's barrier, the girls watching as he approached Ling Ling before swinging his wraith blade and slicing off her head. The girl's severed head dropped to the side and bounced away from them before rolling to a stop, with her smile still remaining on her face as she giggled. Talon looked at it with a bit of surprise before seeing the girl's headless body standing upright still.
"Wha… how…" Jacqueline said shaking her head.
"She's still standing?" Rin said with shock.
Ling Ling's body shrugged casually before it swung at Talon with a fast punch, striking the boy and knocking him to the side of the hall with incredible force. The hybrid crashed into an elegant chair and slammed into the wall before dropping down amongst the broken pieces as he held his side with a frustrated expression.
"Master!" Jovian, Jacqueline, and Rin cried out. They then looked to seeing Ling Ling's head laughing as it looked at them while on its side.
"Haha, being knocked down by a headless girl, what kind of famous killer is he anyway?" she laughed. Ling Ling's body then reached into her jacket and pulled out an uzi in each hand, one aiming for Talon while the other aimed for the girls. She opened fired with both, with Talon quickly holding one of his wings in front of himself to block the bullets while Jovian kept her barrier up and blocked the barrage of lead flying at them.
"Dammit, just what the hell is she?" Jovian yelled out. Jacqueline growled then fired a blast of light out towards the body, with the streak of light slicing off one of the headless body's arms. It dropped to the floor with a plop, but the hand reoriented to keep firing at the girls while it was lying on the ground.
"This is crazy, why won't she die?" Jacqueline yelled out with frustration as she fired another shot out, hitting the leg of Ling Ling's body and slicing it clear off at the hip. The body hopped around on one foot while still firing at Talon while the severed arm on the ground kept its weapon firing at the girls' barrier.
"Are you kidding me?" Jacqueline yelled out.
Talon narrowed his eyes then started moving towards the hopping body while using his wing to shield from the bullets. After a short while the guns stopped firing with the rapid clicking sound signaling they were out of ammo. Ling Ling smiled curiously as she saw Talon then racing forward and slicing off the hand of the hopping body, then the arm, then swung around with his wing and cleaved the body in half at the middle. The severed parts all dropped onto the floor, no blood being seen as they fell to pieces in solid chunks. The girls stared at the sight with wonder then looked to Ling Ling's head as the strange girl was laughing again.
"Oh I'm sorry, was I playing too rough with you? I didn't think that would have been too much to start with," she said with a curious smile. Talon raised an eyebrow at the head then looked down to seeing the girl's severed hand reaching into the pocket of the dismembered body, pulling out a small grenade and flicking off the pin. Talon rolled his eyes then kicked the hand and grenade down the hall towards the doors, the device then detonating with a bright flash. The group shielded their eyes while Ling Ling laughed and rolled her head towards her diced up body. Talon backed up a bit while shielding his vision with his wing, the girls behind Jovian's barrier holding their arms over their eyes to block the blinding light. The bloom finally died down, with Talon then moving his wing to reveal Ling Ling's lower body hopping up onto its feet in one piece while her upper body had reassembled with the head and arms fully intact again. She smirked then slammed her hands down onto the ground at her sides, propelling her upper body up and onto her lower half where it seemed to reconnect in place while her clothing was slightly ripped still in places. The ground where she had struck was dented in slightly, showing the raw power of strength she had.
"Ta da," she said dryly with a fanciful wave of her hands, and then dashed towards Talon with a jabbing punch. Talon blocked the attack with his wing, the strange girl then grabbing the wing and swung the boy over into the other wall with a mighty throw. Talon slammed into the wall with a loud cough as the other girls watched with disbelief.
"Master!" they all cried out as the boy got back onto his feet while glaring at the strange girl. Ling Ling chuckled then held her arm down, with her missing hand running along on its fingers over to her then leaping up into place on her arm again.
"Now then," she said before she dashed towards Talon, taking only a few rigid yet powerful steps which moved her at high speed. She swung a fist at the boy, with Talon blocking it with his wing before he was pushed back into the wall with incredible force from the girl. He growled then swung his wing to the side, throwing her punch, and her arm, off to the side as well. She merely laughed as her limb fell onto the floor away from them before she spun around and struck the hybrid with a rigid and powerful kick, the boy then carving through the wall before he tumbled over into the hall with bricks and plaster falling down around him.
"She's strong," Rin said nervously. Jacqueline growled then formed her energy scythe, the weapon being comprised of her trademark colors which swirled around gently through its shape, then raced towards Ling Ling with a yell.
"Nobody touches my master like that!" she shouted out as she swung at Ling Ling. The blade sliced clean through the girl at an angle; with Ling Ling looking to her with an amused smile as her upper body slowly slid down at the angle and fell onto the ground.
"Interesting magical manifestation, unusual colors however, rather mismatched if I do say so myself, which I do," she mocked as Jacqueline stared at the severed body with wide eyes. Talon started to get up before Ling Ling's disembodied arm grabbed his leg then swung him over into the wall, the boy slamming into it before the arm tried to leap up at his throat. He grabbed it then slammed it into the wall then down into the ground, only for the arm to grab his then flip him over and onto the ground with a crash.
"How is she doing that?" Rin cried out as Jacqueline and Jovian watched the severed arm of the girl being able to move about and attack with great force on its own. Ling Ling's body then kicked Jacqueline away, the witch coughing out loudly from the hit to her side, before the torso leaned back like a limbo champion and reattached to Ling Ling's upper body like a magnet.
"Sister!" Jovian cried out as Jaqueline rolled to a stop down the hall while coughing, her scythe vanishing as she held her side and tried to catch her breath.
"Ow," Jacqueline whimpered as she tried to get back up again. Jovian and Rin looked back over to seeing Ling Ling lifting herself upright again, her body seeming rigid yet very mobile while she had a calm smile on her face still. Talon growled and grabbed the severed arm as it kept trying to swing a punch at him, the boy then throwing it away down the hall with a grunt, followed by Ling Ling quickly hopping over to the side with a powerful leap and catching it.
"Thank you Talon," she said casually as she reattached the limb to her body, her arm then moving around as if nothing had happened to it while the sleeve of her jacket slid off completely, revealing no scars or scratches on her skin.
"What the hell is she?" Rin asked nervously.
"She's dead," Jovian growled as she formed her magical sword, the blade swirling with her four trademark colors as she ran towards Ling Ling with a yell. Talon narrowed his eyes then dashed towards the new girl as well, the two closing in on both sides while Ling Ling glanced between them with a giggle.
"Well, yes, I am," she said amusedly before she grabbed her head and pulled it right off of her neck, just avoiding Talon's swing at it while the hybrid watched with confusion at seeing the strange girl literally taking off her own head to avoid his attack. Rin and Jacqueline stared with disbelief while Jovian swung her blade at the strange girl, cleaving through her torso with a clean strike. Ling Ling laughed then swung her severed head at the witch, smacking the surprised girl in the face and knocking her back before she spun her severed torso around and swung a punch at Talon, the boy taking the hit to the face and stumbling back.
"I must be honest with you all, this is most fun," Ling Ling laughed as she spun her top half back around then hopped a bit to set it back into place, the girl then moving her body around slightly as it became whole again. She put her head back on her neck and moved it around a bit, then held her hands out with a slight bow.
"Don't you agree?" she asked amusedly. Talon growled then dashed towards her, striking his wraith blade through her back and out through her chest. She giggled then turned her head all the way back to him with an amused smile.
"Any particular reason you thought that would do anything to me?" she asked carelessly with a shrug. Her arm swung around backwards and punched him away, the boy stumbling back before the girl hopped backwards towards him with a powerful hop. As the boy regained his balance she landed in front of him and bashed her head against his, knocking him into a tumble before she bent backwards to avoid Jovian's blade which swiped right above her in a wide arc.
"How dare you harm my master!" Jovian yelled out with fury before she geared back and swung down with her blade, slicing Ling Ling in half. The blade struck into and through the floor before the left half of the strange girl's body hopped up and kicked Jovian in the chest, knocking her into a wild tumble back down the hall as the newcomer's two body halves dropped down onto the ground. Ling Ling held her arms across her body and pulled herself together, literally, before bringing her legs up then swinging them down and throwing herself up onto her feet. Jovian rolled to a stop while coughing then looked to the newcomer with fury while Talon got back onto his feet and glared at the girl who didn't seem capable of dying. Ling Ling turned her head back around to face forward then laughed at the girls as they stared at her with disbelief.
"Why won't she die? She should be dead!" Jacqueline cried out.
"There's a hole through her heart and you've chopped her into pieces over and over again, how is she still alive?" Rin asked shaking her head. Talon looked at the strange girl carefully, eyeing her outfit over along with taking into account that she just would not die no matter what happened to her. He then narrowed his eyes and started to approach the girl.
"She's not alive, she is dead," he said, with all the girls then looking to him as he shook his head slowly.
"Her clothing, her lack of sensing pain, her lack of having a heart yet still standing; she's undead, a zombie," he reasoned. Ling Ling clapped as she turned to face him with a calm smile.
"Bravo, you finally figured it out, I'm so proud of you Mr. Fairy Tale killer," she said with a mocking laugh.
"A zombie?" Rin said with a nervous tremble. Ling Ling hopped around to face the girls then gave a slight bow.
"I prefer jiangshi, but yes, zombie would be an accurate term for me," she said with a slight shrug. She giggled then looked to the girls with a curious smile.
"Oh my, that rhymed, how simply divine," she said before laughing carelessly.
"She's a zombie? You mean she's already dead?" Jacqueline asked carefully.
"So if she's already dead, how do we kill her now?" Rin asked backing up with a worried expression.
"I say we chop her into pieces then throw them into a fire," Jovian growled as she readied her magical blade again. Talon watched the zombie carefully then retracted his wraith blades.
"Jacqueline, contain her," he ordered. Jacqueline nodded and held out her hand, erecting a colorful dome around Ling Ling as the girl looked around at the colors with a curious smile. Talon and his girls walked up to the dome and watched as Ling Ling made no effort to try to break through the barrier.
"What should we do with her master?" Jovian asked while keeping her blade at the ready. Talon just watched Ling Ling stand there with a calm smile on her face then shook his head.
"Nothing, we're not wasting more of our time on her. There's no sense in attacking her, she's already dead," he reasoned. Jovian held in her growl then slowly dissolved her blade while Jacqueline scoffed at the zombie.
"Stupid girl," Jacqueline grunted as she fired a shot through her own barrier, shooting through Ling Ling's chest and searing another hole in her body. Ling Ling looked to the hole then to Jacqueline with a smirk.
"You're the one shooting a corpse to feel superior, not very bright if you ask me," she said with a bite. Jacqueline growled loudly at her while Rin walked up to the barrier and glared at the zombie.
"Were you the one that saved those two vampires yesterday?" she asked. Ling Ling merely shook her head at her while remaining silent. Rin narrowed her eyes at the zombie.
"Where are they?" she demanded. Ling Ling just smirked at her while crossing her arms, not saying a word. Rin growled as she rested a hand on the barrier.
"You can't hide them from my master, we will find them again. Now make this easier on yourself, tell us where they are!" she yelled out. Again Ling Ling just shook her head while watching the siren. Talon and the witches glanced to Rin as the girl bared her teeth slightly.
"Fine, we'll do this the hard way," she said with discontent. She looked around at the colorful dome holding the zombie then to the girl with a dull glare. After a moment she started singing a song in foreign tongues, her words seeming quick and full of energy. The air around her and in the dome started to waver and glow red as Talon and the witches backed up slightly.
"Um, Rin?" Jovian and Jacqueline asked together.
"Just what are you doing?" Ling Ling asked as the air inside the dome started to turn hazy and red. Rin picked up the pace with her song, her words echoing out in the hall as the area around her wavered and glowed with a crimson hue. Suddenly the inside of the dome lit up with a flash and exploded into a fireball, with Talon and the witches watching curiously as the siren slowly stopped singing.
"Wow, did you do that Rin?" Jacqueline asked. Rin merely nodded as she watched the flames and smoke swirl around inside the dome.
"What was that?" Jovian asked curiously.
"The Song of Fire," Rin said as the smoke billowed around inside the dome before dispersing, revealing Ling Ling in pieces on the floor while covered in ash. The head coughed a few times then looked to Rin with a raised eyebrow.
"Was that necessary?" she asked dryly. Rin scoffed as she and the others watched Ling Ling once again reassemble herself and stand back up, the zombie dusting her clothing off before looking to Rin with a smirk.
"An interesting trick, but this is most certainly not making things any harder for me," she said with a shrug.
"Where are they?" Rin yelled out as she slammed her hands on the dome.
"Rin, enough," Talon said, with Rin looking to him with frustration then down as she tried to control herself. Ling Ling shook her head at the girl then looked to Talon as the boy watched her with a dull glare.
"If you see those vampires again, tell them that we will find them, no matter where they try to run. They and all those who were part of Fairy Tale will be as dead as you are soon enough," he said coldly. Ling Ling slowly glanced around at the dome containing her then to the hybrid as he started walking away towards the doors.
"You will not succeed with your futile crusade, nor will you be able to hide behind your ignorance with killing the innocent," Ling Ling mentioned.
"Our master will succeed," Jovian said before she followed after Talon.
"We'll make sure of it," Jacqueline added before she followed her as well. Rin looked at the zombie with discontent then started to follow the others as well.
"Is this really the side you wish to be on? Serving this misguided knight in his slayings of the innocent?" Ling Ling asked, with Rin stopping and glancing back to her. The others stopped and looked back to Rin as the siren turned to face Ling Ling with a glare.
"I will serve Talon for the rest of my life, and I will rid the world of those who are evil in doing so," she said coldly before turning around and walking towards the others. Talon looked at the girl for a moment then over to Ling Ling as the zombie watched them with a blank expression.
"I feel sorry for that one, seems she's still lost with only a wandering idiot as her guide," Ling Ling said with a shrug. Jovian and Jacqueline twitched at that then held their hands out towards the zombie.
"Nobody talks that way about our master!" they yelled before they each fired a multicolored blast of light, the streaks of magical energy flying past Rin on either side then striking into the dome. The colorful barrier blasted apart as a powerful explosion erupted from inside the dome, with sparks and streaks of colored light flaring up along with a shockwave which threw dust around wildly. Rin walked up to the others and looked at Talon with a timid expression.
"Please, let me serve you as they do," she said softly with a small bow. Talon glanced to the witch sisters, each of them looking to him with curious smiles and nods, and then looked at Rin again with a blank expression.
"If that's what you want Rin, then so be it," Talon said simply. Rin looked to him with wonder then smiled and nodded quickly.
"Yes, I want nobody else to use me but you, I want to be your weapon, yours and… yours alone," she said softly before looking down again with a bashful smile. Talon nodded then looked over to where the dust was settling, showing Ling Ling in pieces again and scattered about on the floor. The head rolled around on its side to catch a view of the others while the girl had a dull smile on her face.
"Sorry, but I didn't feel a thing, for I am already dead," she said with a smirk. Talon shook his head then walked over towards the doors, pausing for a moment then glancing back to the girls.
"Let's go, we're done here," he ordered. The three girls stood at attention and nodded at him.
"Yes master," they said together, the group then heading towards the exit. As they did Rin suddenly screamed and started thrashing around, with the others looking to her quickly as she was trying to swat a disembodied hand off of her. The severed limb crawled around her thigh and back then under her outer shirt as the girl stumbled around while trying to hit it with her hands.
"EW! Get it off, get it OFF!" Rin cried out as she tried to swat the moving hand off of her. After a moment of flailing around she smacked the hand out of her shirt, the limb flying off and into a neighboring room with a small crash. Rin growled with frustration then looked to Ling Ling with a deep glare as the zombie chuckled amusedly.
"Oh, I'm sorry, are you ticklish?" Ling Ling said with a playful tone. Rin trembled with anger then opened her mouth to scream before Talon spoke up.
"Rin," he said, the girl halting in place then looking to him quickly. He shook his head then motioned towards the door. Rin glanced back to Ling Ling then slowly started walking towards the door, with the witch sisters following her out. Talon looked back to Ling Ling with a dull glare as the girl just smiled calmly at him while her body was slowly starting to put itself back together.
"We shall meet again, you must know this already," Ling Ling said with a smirk.
"If we do, we'll find out whether or not you truly can be destroyed for good," Talon said coldly before he walked out after the girls. The boy extended his wings just as Rin did, with Jovian holding onto Rin while Jacqueline held onto Talon. The two winged monsters flew up into the air as the witch sisters aimed their hands back down at the castle, both girls charging up their magical attacks in their hands.
"Jovian. Jacqueline. Say goodbye for us," Talon ordered.
"Bye bye!" the sisters called out before firing their shots down towards the building. The streaks of light struck into the building before exploding violently, with the front of the castle exploding with colorful flames and debris erupting from the inside. Glass windows shattered and flew out into the air in pieces while the castle collapsed into itself with a loud crash. As the dust and debris slowly settled down amongst the fires and smoke Jovian and Jacqueline giggled at the sight.
"See, that's way more fun to do," Jacqueline pointed out.
"Can't argue with that," Jovian said with a shrug. Rin nodded and looked to Talon with a confident smile.
"So, where to now master?" she asked. The boy glanced to her then looked off into the horizon.
"Now we continue our hunt," he said, with him and Rin then flying off with the witch sisters.
Down in the castle remains a pile of rubble shifted around then was knocked over as Ling Ling slowly stood up, her clothing dirtied and burnt while her skin remained mostly intact, minus two holes in her chest which didn't seem to cause her any discomfort.
"Well, that was fun," she said simply. Looking down to her chest she smirked and gently waved her bosom around as she saw the clean cuts into her body.
"I'd better get those patched up before returning to see mother, no need to have her worried about a few little holes through her daughter after all," she said with a chuckle. Nearby a rustling sound was heard, with Ling Ling looking over to see her missing hand popping up through the rubble. She walked over to it and held down her arm, reattaching it to her missing limb then lifted it back up as the hand was holding something.
"Now, what have we here?" she said as she saw her hand holding a golden key that had a black diamond gemstone on the end while the key itself was angular in shape. She chuckled then looked to seeing Talon and Rin vanishing into the sky further away.
"I do wonder if this was important to her."