A/N: Okay guys, this is how I'll do this; I will make this into a multi-part chapter. This first part will be in Ren's point of view. The next part will be Jason's perspective; and then I'll see what I can do from there. It may take a while to complete the entire 'arc', but that's the drawback of writing. So without any further ado, let's do this!
Ice Chronicles
Chapter 16: Final Entities Pt. One
I was walking through this blank white world. There was nothing around but me. I kept walking, searching for any signs of activity. That's when I heard someone panting heavily. I quickly scanned the area and managed to find out where it was coming from. I ran straight towards the noise; but I came across a blurred presence. From the way it looked, the person was on their knees.
"Hey, are you okay?" I asked. I heard the person gasp. Even though they turned around, I still can't get a good look at them.
"Why are you here?" The person interrogated. The voice was feminine, so it's definitely a girl; or a boy with a very feminine tone.
"Honestly; I don't know, but I heard you and ran to see what's happening," I told her. "Tell me, are you a sekirei?"
The person was silent for a little bit.
"Yes, I am a sekirei," she said. It's definitely a girl. Now everything is starting to add up. I have to be dreaming; and if she is a sekirei, then this must be the sekirei that has also been observing me.
"Then that means I am your ashikabi, and you are my sekirei," I stated.
"Then do you have any idea what I've been going through. Because of my reaction to you, I can't even fight like I use to. Whenever I'm in a fight, you're close by and it makes my heart race. I was almost terminated because of it, but I was saved by a friend," she explained. "So how are you gonna help me?"
I reached forward and grabbed what I hoped was her hand. I could feel her fingers so it's definitely her hand.
"I'm gonna find you and help you take down those who dare attack you," I stated smiling. I heard her laugh.
"Wait for me; I'll find you soon. I promise."
Everything started to disappear, the realm I was in completely vanished. The sun shined through the windows and hit me in the eye, causing me to rise from my dream. The first thing I see is Tskumi sleeping soundly beside me. I also see that both of us are naked, making me remember what happened last night.
I looked at my hand and could still feel the person's hand. I felt really confident and smiled because of it. I looked at the time and saw that it was; only five in the morning; I groaned and lay back down. I just started inputting new contacts in my new phone as Tskumi slept beside me, but she grabbed one of my arms and pulled herself closer to me.
"Ren, I love you," she whispered. That's when she mumbled and opened her eyes. Our eyes met, causing Tskumi to blush and me to laugh at her embarrassment.
"Good morning Tskumi," I greeted.
"Good morning my husband," she replied.
"Did you sleep well?" I asked her while looking at the phone.
"I did; I slept so peacefully," she replied. She let go of my arm and rested on top of me.
"Last night, was amazing."
"I'm glad you think so," I replied and rubbed her back. "It's still early in the morning so why don't you go back to sleep?"
"Okay," she replied and drifted back to sleep. After I inputted the contacts, I sent a message to my family saying I got a new phone. A second later, my uncle called.
"Hello?" I asked.
"Ren; what the hell happened to you!?" He questionably interrogated. On instincts, I held the phone away from my ear. After a second or two I placed it against my ear again.
"Uncle calm down; I'm alright," I told him.
"What happened?" Clyde asked.
"I was helping a friend of mine run some errands. We helped out a sekirei in danger and got our asses kicked in the process. Jason did wing the sekirei, and we managed to survive thanks to his girls and this Homura guy," I explained.
"Phew, boy do you have any idea how many times your mom blew me up about you?" He asked. "I'm glad you're alright, but you might want to talk to your mom before she loses her mind."
"Hm, yeah I'll do that," I told him.
"So; how many girls have you fucked now?" he questioned. I sighed knowing he was gonna ask that. If I didn't tell him, he would appear on the TV again and ask the girls directly.
"Yomi and Tskumi," I told him. I could hear him laugh and clap his hands.
"You're on a roll," he said. "Now only four remain."
"Don't say that as though I'm an animal," I responded.
"Then I'll think it," Clyde stated. "Don't misunderstand though; what you're done is actually beneficial."
"Huh? How is it beneficial?" I questioned.
"That's something for you to find out," he said. I groaned in complaint.
"Fine; but don't tell mom and dad about my business. I still think mom hasn't recovered from what I told her about Akitsu," I replied. Everything was silent and I DID NOT like that.
"You didn't."
Uncle finally spoke up.
"Now I only showed your dad an audio recording. He did not see you two," he stated.
"That's just as bad!" I screamed in a tone that wouldn't wake Tskumi.
"As your uncle, it's my and your father's job to make sure you know proper foreplays," uncle replied.
"You're lucky you're my uncle," I told him.
"Alright, alright; I'll leave you alone for now. But I will only apologize for Tskumi," he said. Before I could say anything else, he hung up the phone, forcing me to face-palm.
'Mom, auntie; you have some weird tastes in men.' I thought to myself. I quickly dialed mom's number. It only ringed once before,
"REN! ARE YOU OKAY?!" Mom yelled practically making me deaf in the ear. I had to muffle my scream of pain from her voice. I even had to switch ears.
"Mom; first off, I want you to calm down. Second, don't shout; and third, yes I'm okay," I told her. I heard her taking deep breathes.
"Okay, I'm calm now," she assured me. "Now tell me; are you alright?"
"I'm fine mom; I just got into a little conflict and helped a friend out," I replied. She sighed in relief.
"That's good, I was extremely worried about you," mom stated.
"I'm sorry for making you worry. Honestly, I'm doing fine now. A little rest was all I needed," I reassured her.
"Well, that's good to hear. I'm glad you're doing fine. I'll leave you to rest and talk to you later okay?" Mom responded.
"Bye mom," I replied. We said our goodbyes and hung up the phones. After that, I gave my Auntie Amaryllis a call and checked up on her. Tskumi soon woke up again, but she was only half asleep. She looked at me, and I placed the phone on the nightstand. Tskumi smiled and cupped one of my cheeks.
"My knight, you've return," she stated. She leaned her face closer and rubbed her cheek against mine.
"Tskumi? Tskuumii?" I called out, but she didn't respond.
"Sigh, princess?"
She stopped rubbing our cheeks.
"Huh? Yes; what is it my knight?" Tskumi asked and looked at me again.
"You're still asleep princess; it's to wake up now," I told her. She tilted her head and looked at me like I was crazy. That's when I saw the gleam return to her eyes.
"Awake now?"
She rubbed her eyes awake then got off the bed and stretched out. I got up and did the same.
"You were right Tskumi; you do dream of being a princess."
"It's common for a girl to dream of such things," she replied and scowled like she always did. There was something wrong with that last statement though.
"Actually Tskumi; you're a woman now," I pointed out. She turned around and rested her head on my chest.
"Yes, I've now become a woman; and it's thanks to you," she said. "I've got some reminiscing to do now. I want to think about the good times we've shared up until now."
"While you're doing that, I will be handing out the girls' gifts," I replied. We shared a quick kiss and did our own things after putting clothes. It was now six thirty in the morning. I knew Akitsu would be up, so I grabbed her gift from its hiding place and walked into the living room. I found Akitsu sitting on the couch watching television. I wrapped an arm around her neck, signaling her of presence.
"Good morning Akitsu," I greeted. She placed her hand on top of mine and showed her rare and beautiful smile.
"Good morning master; are you feeling well?" She asked.
"Oh yeah, I'm feeling wonderful. I have seven great girls by my side; no man alive wouldn't be happy," I replied.
"Thank you master," Akitsu stated. I walked in front of her.
"Don't thank me yet; I have something for you," I told her. I revealed the present and placed it in her palms. She opened the box and her eyes widened. She took out the gift, a silver bracelet with snowflakes dangling around it.
"Master," she whispered. I smiled and hooked it around her wrist. She looked at it and showed me her most beautiful smile. I used the opportunity and took her picture with my phone.
"Do you like it Akitsu?" I asked her. She responded by jumping off the couch and tightly embracing me. I returned her hug, and we shared a passionate kiss.
"Thank you master; I absolutely love it," she stated. "No one has ever done so much for me. Thank you so much master."
"I'm glad you like it; I knew you had a passion for the snow and this immediately caught my eye," I told her. We broke the hug, and she continued to admire the bracelet.
"Akitsu, are any of the other girls up yet?"
"Umm, I think Yomi and Matsu are up now," she said. I nodded and kissed her on the cheek then went to retrieve Yomi and Matsu's present. If they were awake then I'm sure they know I'm coming. I opened their room door and found them wide awake.
"Good morning girls," I greeted. Yomi was the first to run up and hug me. Matsu then followed.
"Morning Ren," they said in unison. Before I could say anything else, they held their hands out and smiled at me.
"Can't wait I guess," I said. I hand them their respective gifts and they immediately ripped the paper off. Like Akitsu, their eyes widened and they gasped. They took out what I bought them. Inside Matsu's box was an amulet with an orange gem in the center. In Yomi's box was a pair of black ear rings and a matching necklace.
"How do you like it?"
They answered by throwing their arms around me and kissing me on the cheek.
"We love it," they said.
"Uh, have you two developed twin telepathy?" I asked. They shook their heads no and continued to smile.
"We just happened be to thinking the same thing," Matsu said. I nodded my head not buying what she just said.
"Then you must be thinking the same thing a lot because it's no coincidence," I stated.
"What are you implying?" Yomi asked.
"I'm implying nothing but I love you girls very much," I answered.
"Speaking of which, how was she?" Matsu asked. I froze realizing what she just asked.
"Uhh, I'm not obligated to tell," I said. They pouted in response.
"I have my reasons for not telling."
Matsu was the first to speak up.
"Well, that's fine. I want to thank you again for the gift," she said. Yomi smiled and nodded in agreement. They gave me another hug, and the three of us walked back into the living room, where Akitsu, Yomi, and Matsu compared gifts. Now all that leaves are Kazehana, Uzume, and Musubi. I figured Kazehana and Uzume would be on the roof, so I wanted to go ahead and get up there first. I walked into the backyard, making sure they weren't at ground level. I stepped back to the fence and took a deep breathe.
'I'm attempting to jump onto a roof. This is for my girls so I have to do this. With everything that's been happening lately, I should be able to do this.' I thought to myself. I dashed forward and the moment I stepped on the ground level window sill, I flew up into the air. With my long reach, I grabbed the second window ledge and pulled myself up. I saw my target then crouched enough to keep myself on the ledge.
'If the girls saw me doing this, I know they would be yelling at me right now.'
After going through the procedures in my head, I made my move and jumped to the roof. I grabbed an end point and with all my strength pulled myself up on top of the roof. I stood up triumphantly and pumped my fist in the air while smiling. However, when I opened my eyes, I found out that Kazehana and Uzume weren't here. I groaned loudly and sat down. I got my phone out and texted Matsu that I was stuck on top of the roof. About a minute later,
"Ren!" Someone called out. I looked over the edge of the roof and saw Matsu, Yomi, and Akitsu standing at the bottom. I waved to get their attention, causing Yomi to laugh.
"What are you even doing up there?" Matsu asked.
"I figured Kazehana and Uzume would be up here, but I was wrong," I explained. "Anyway, can you please get me down?"
Akitsu started moving her hands and summoned a flight of ice stairs. I smiled and walked down them, but there was something different about her ice though. I got back to ground level and Akitsu dispersed her ice.
"Thank you."
"How did you even get up there?" Yomi questioned. I pointed to the second story window.
"I used the same method to get up to the roof like I did to get down here," I said.
"Didn't you promise not to do that anymore?" Yomi scolded. I waved my finger back and forth.
"I also said at least not around you, Tskumi, and Uzume," I replied. "Speaking of Uzume, do any of you know where she might be? I still have to give her, Kazehana, and Musubi their gifts."
"Try their rooms," Matsu suggested. I went with her suggestion and tried Kazehana and Uzume's rooms. When I opened the door; I did find them. However, both were in their panties and lying on the floor. I closed the door behind me so no one would see them and went to wake them up. It took every fiber of my being not to take advantage of the situation. Uzume was the first to wake up and Kazehana soon followed afterwards.
"Glad to see you two are finally up," I told them. They looked at me and then themselves. Uzume scratched the back of her head and put her shirt on while Kazehana got behind me and wrapped her arms around my neck. I could smell alcohol from her breath, telling me that these two have been drinking.
"Uhh, good morning Ren; I'm sorry you had to see that," Uzume stated.
"I'm not complaining," I told her. Kazehana was playing again and walked in front of me to hug me.
"What happened last night?"
Kazehana looked up at me.
"We were celebrating, but ended up drunk and in that position," she replied. "We were celebrating because we were receiving a wedding gift from our husband. But we drank too much and here we are."
"Then I suggest you relax for a while," I said.
"Carry me to bed please," Kazehana requested. I sighed and picked her up bridal style. I sat her down on the bed and looked at Uzume.
"Would you like me to carry you too?" I asked. She smiled and held her arms out. Taking the hint, I carried her to bed as well and sat her down. After they were seated, they held their arms out and smiled at me.
"You couldn't wait either huh?"
I gave them their gifts and watched them open them. If they weren't sober, they are now because they immediately perked up. Inside Uzume's box was a little necklace with a heart and pink pearl in the center of it. Kazehana's gift was a bracelet with a few purple gems going around it.
"Do you girls like it?"
For their response, they tackled me to the ground. They nuzzled their heads on my chest. I smiled and wrapped my arms around their waists.
"I'm glad you like them."
"I love it," Uzume stated.
"Thank you so much darling," Kazehana stated. The two kissed me on the cheek and then got off of me. I stood up too and followed them to the living room. Again, they started to compare gifts. There was only one person left. I went to Akitsu and Musubi's room and found Musubi staring out the window.
"Hey Musubi," I greeted, but she didn't respond. "Musubi?"
I walked over to her and put my arm on her shoulder. She still didn't respond, but instead placed her palm on top of mine.
"She's in trouble," Musubi stated. Her voice surprised me and what she said confused me.
"Who's in trouble?" I asked her.
"My friend; she's in trouble. I want to help her, but I don't know where she is," she replied.
"Then how do you know she's in danger?" I questioned.
"I can feel it," Musubi answered. I wrapped my arms around her waist and embraced her tightly.
"I'm sure she'll be alright Musubi. If she's anything like you, then I know she's strong enough to take care of herself," I reassured her. I let go of her and stepped back. I called her out.
"Musubi."
She turned around and saw her present in my hand. Her eyes widened once she saw what was inside; a silver necklace with a little bear for the gem.
"This is my gift to you."
She showed me her trademark smile and wrapped me in a bear hug, literally.
"Oh Ren, thank you so much," she stated in her cheerful tone. After she eased her grip, I wrapped her in my own hug.
"Now this is the Musubi I know," I said. "I'm sure your friend is fine. I have a feeling that she'll find a good ashikabi."
"Yeah, you're right," she replied. I looked out the window, but stopped when I felt someone tugging on my shirt. I looked at Musubi.
"Yes Musubi," I said. Before she could respond, Matsu called us downstairs about something important. When we got there, we saw everyone looking at the TV. I looked at it too and saw The Game Master, Hiroto Minaka, on in his all white attire.
"Hello fellow ashikabis out there. I have come to you all to reveal something. I feel as though there isn't enough action going on. So, here is my message to you. There are four very powerful ashikabis out there; and if anyone is able to take down at least one of their sekirei, then you will be greatly rewarded. But, there is a time limit. You have until the remaining sekirei are winged to complete the task." he declared. "Here is a list of the ashikabis. Good luck to those four and the pursuers. Oh and one last thing; even the four ashikabis are eligible to win."
On cue, four pictures appeared on the TV. One I knew immediately was Mikogami. The man I saw in the limo was also on the screen and a man with black hair wearing a black leather jacket and goggles around his neck. The last picture happened to be me. After realizing that, I got an anonymous text message from someone. I opened the text and saw the pictures and names of all my sekirei plus the ones of the ashikabis that appeared on TV.
"The text you've just received contains the names of the ashikabis' sekirei; however, the four that received the text didn't get something that the rest did."
Right after Minaka said that, my phone went off. It was my uncle so I quickly answered it.
"Ren, listen to me; you have to get out of there immediately," he stated.
"Why? What did he send to those not on the TV?" I asked him.
"That bastard just sent everyone coordinates to your locations," uncle pointed out. "They will be coming to do what Minaka just said. You have to go somewhere else right now."
"Don't worry; I know the perfect place," I told him.
"I'm sorry Ren, but I can't do anything to help you on this one. I'm afraid you're on your own," uncle replied.
"Now that's where you're wrong uncle. You should know by now that I'm never alone," I stated and hung up the phone. I looked back the girls.
"Matsu, check the perimeter. I want to know how many people are close by."
Matsu immediately pulled out her tablet and did her magic.
"Right now, no one is closing in," she told me. "Do you have a plan?"
"I do thankfully," I replied. I was about to call someone, but the person called me instead.
"Takehito, did you see what just happened?"
"Yes, we're waiting for you now. Jason went to meet you halfway," he replied.
"We're on our way," I told him. We ended our conversation, and I looked back at the girls.
"Okay everyone, we're gonna have to leave this place for a while. In the meantime, Takehito and Miya are willing to keep us at their place until the whole situation is over. Takehito said that Jason will be meeting us halfway. So Kazehana, since you're the fastest, I want you to go on ahead and inform him that we'll be coming shortly."
"Hmhm, I know this isn't the time; but I like this side of you. You can count of me," she said. She kissed my cheek and flew off towards the inn.
"Alright, now we have to worry about getting there without too much of struggle. Since everyone's after the same thing now, I bet people will be working together," I said. That's when an idea struck me.
"Matsu, how good are you at riding that bike of yours?"
"I'm a professional," she said.
"Then you and I will take the bike. The rest will go from the rooftops. That way, they'll be able to watch after us and themselves at the same time," I replied. "Now let's move; we don't have time to waste."
The girls nodded, and we rushed out of the house; but something suddenly wrapped around my arms and stopped me.
"What the; I can't move my arms."
That's when someone dropped and landed in front of us. It was a woman, but what surprised me the most was her appearance. She looked exactly like Mitsuha, body and all. She pulled her arm back; as a result, something started cutting into my skin and made blood flow out. The further she pulled her back the deeper whatever it was cutting my skin went and the more blood came out. It stung like hell, but I had to endure it. I wasn't going to just stand here and do nothing. I just need to get the girls to see what's around me. I could only think of one thing.
"Yomi, when I say now, swing your scythe," I told her.
"Okay," she replied and readied her weapon. I took a deep breath and raised my arms. After that, I tightened the thing around my arms, making blood follow a straight path instead of dripping to the ground.
"Now Yomi!" I exclaimed. Without a moment to waste, Yomi spun her scythe and hit the area where my blood stood. She managed to cut whatever was hurting me and free me. I stood my knees and looked at my arms. They were deeply cut and the blood was steadily flowing out.
"Ren, are you okay?" Matsu asked.
"Yeah, I'm okay, but I need to get my arms healed up," I replied. I looked back the girl.
"What I want to know is how Mitsuha is here. I thought Musubi terminated her."
"Hmhmhm, you did terminate Mitsuha; my sister. I've been searching for the one who killed her and now I have," she replied. "The name's Mitsuki."
"Tch, we don't have time for this; we need to move," I stated. I started to feel weak. I was losing too much blood too fast.
"Uzume, wrap a piece of your cloth around my arms. It should help stop the bleeding."
"You got it," she replied and began tying the cloth. "What's the plan now Ren?"
I was thinking just that, but I was drawing a blank.
"I was gonna have one of you fight her, but more might come and outnumber you. Wait, I think I got it," I stated. I looked at Akitsu and smiled.
"I have an idea. Matsu, get the bike ready."
She just looked at me and nodded.
"Akitsu, when I give the word, summon your ice and then make all of it crash to the ground."
She nodded and waited. I then turned my sights towards Mitsuki.
"Mitsuki, you may have confronted us; however, that doesn't mean it's in your favor."
"Oh? And do you honestly think you can escape me? Before I came here, I planted my wires in various locations. I'm the only one who can see them, so you can't get away without getting caught," She said smiling. I scanned the area and she was right, I couldn't see the wires anywhere. But that didn't mean they couldn't be cut. I saw Matsu on her bike wearing her outfit. I looked back at Mitsuki and smiled myself, causing her to become aware of something.
"What's with the grin?"
I raised my hand in the air. I could see the other girls smiling as well.
"Akitsu, Hail Storm!" I shouted. On cue, Akitsu raised both arms and from the sky came hundreds of ice shards. I heard wires being cut and immediately got on the bike with Matsu.
"Let's move!"
Matsu immediately revved up the bike and drove off as fast as she could. The others started moving too, and we made our way towards the inn. I saw petals falling around us, signaling me that Kazehana has joined up with us. I looked back at our house and saw the ice disappear.
"Are you worried?" Matsu asked snapping me back to reality.
"I am a little," I replied.
"It'll all be fine; we just have to wait until the remaining sekirei are winged," she replied.
"Yeah, but who knows how long that will take," I pointed out.
"We'll be safer with Miya and Takehito. Minaka wouldn't dare attack them," Matsu told me. I smiled and nodded my answer. We were getting closer to the inn; but I felt someone's presence. It felt familiar to me, as though I've seen this person so many times. That's when I remembered; it was the girl in my dream.
'She's close by, but I can't go to her yet. Wait for me; I'll be there soon.' I thought to myself. Matsu pulled up into the inn's walkway and parked the bike. My remaining six girls dropped down as well along with Jason and Ikki. Matsu and I got off the bike and heard the inn door open, revealing Takehito and Miya.
"Is everyone alright?" Miya asked.
"We need to treat Ren's arms," Matsu pointed out.
"Oh? Then we need to attend to it," Miya replied. The twelve of us walked into the inn and into the living room. Kusano and Kuno were there as well.
"Kuno, can you heal Ren's arms with your song?" Jason asked her. She nodded, and I was about to take off the cloths.
"Hold on, cover Kusano's eyes; she doesn't need to see what my arms look like," I told them. Jason obliged and covered the little one's eyes. After that, I removed the cloths and showed the others my mark. I was definitely cut deep. I showed Kuno my arm, and she closed her eyes and started to sing a beautiful melody. The melody started to affect my wound, but in a good way. The wound started to close up and clean itself. When the song was over, the wound was healed; but I still felt a little sting when I move it a certain way.
"Thank you Kuno," I stated.
"You're welcome," she replied. "The wound is healed, but you will still a little of the pain. It will go away soon though."
"I don't mind; I'm still grateful," I told her. Jason uncovered Ku's eyes.
"Sigh, now we can get down to business. I assumed everyone saw what happened on TV."
"Yes, we did. I was even about to ask Miya and Takehito to let you come here, but they were already a step ahead of me," Jason replied.
"Yes, when we heard what was going to happen, we knew you would need some assistance," Miya joined in. "You are welcome to stay if you like."
"Seriously? That would be great. Thanks, we're in your debt," I said and bowed.
"There's no need to bow; we're just happy to help," Miya told me. "Well since we have more people, I better get some more food for dinner. Takehito and I will be gone for a bit, so rest up. I also hope that you remember the rules of the inn."
"Hold on Miya, I gave a question," Kazehana stated. "Since we won't be able to show the same affections here, are Ren and us allowed to hug and kiss each other at least?"
Miya tilted her head and put finger under her chin. When she finished thinking,
"I suppose I can allow that, but no further than that," she said. Kazehana then wrapped her arms my neck and rubbed her cheek against mine, generating the jealousy from my other girls. She then looked at Miya and Takehito while still holding onto me.
"You said we can hug and kiss. This is not going beyond the limits," she told them. I didn't know what to say actually and just kept quiet.
"I did say that. Then we'll be on our way," Miya said, and the two walked out. Kazehana continued her hug, causing the others to jump in as well. Now I'm the center of a big hug by my girls. Jason could only laugh at the situation.
"I guess I was worried for nothing," he said. He then got up and stretched his arms out.
"I'm going upstairs for a bit. Probably take a nap; I'll see you guys later."
Soon after he left, his sekirei also stood up and followed after him.
"I wonder if they did something earlier," I said.
"No idea," Matsu said. Uzume then stood up and started walking.
"Well I'm gonna follow his lead and take a nap myself. Wake me up when dinner is ready," she said.
"How can she sleep at a time like this?" Tskumi questioned.
"You can't really blame her," I spoke up. I then stood up and looked out the window.
"You girls relax yourselves as well. I'm going to go check on something."
"Hold on, you're not going anywhere. It's too dangerous out there," Matsu stated.
"Oh I'll be fine; don't worry. I'm just going to do a little thinking. But I can't think effectively if my beautiful girls are here with me," I replied.
"Flattery will get you nowhere," Yomi spoke up.
"Trust me, I'll be fine. Look, I'll even give you a signal," I said and walked outside with the girls. I pointed a light pole in the distance.
"You see that light post? That pole is a halfway mark between here and our house. If it shakes three times, run to that pole as quick as you can; but only if it shakes three times. Don't count vibrations, but each separate time it shakes. One shake means I have been stopped. Two shakes means I've been confronted by someone. And three shakes means I'm in desperate trouble and need your help."
I explained it to them, but they still were against it.
"I know you girls are worried about me and I really appreciate that. I'm going to be honest; I know things always go bad when I'm out walking alone, so let this be my last walk. After this, I won't walk by myself again. I'll take one of you with me, and we can walk together. Deal?"
Everything was silent for a moment.
"Fine, but this is the last time. From now on, one of us will be accompanying you," Tskumi stated.
"Great, thank you girls," I replied and kissed them all. "Remember what I said about the pole and number of shakes."
They nodded and watched me leave towards our home. After everything that happened, I actually needed this.
'It feels good to be out walking again. I'm gonna have to do something for the girls for this.' I thought to myself. I actually made it to the pole without any troubles; but the moment I was parallel to the pole, I felt an intense blood lust. Without thinking, I quickly turned around, only to see a haymaker flying my way. With reflexes I didn't even know I had, I managed to block the attack; but there was so much force in it that I ended up sliding at least six feet back. The hand I used to block was in so much pain. I held it with my other hand and looked the person who swung at me. Suddenly, I felt another intense blood lust and jumped out of the way. I saw a few strands of my hair falling and immediately got a strong sense of déjà vu.
I could now see the figures clear as day. They were two individuals. Matsu told me about them, but I never thought they would confront me like this. I'm honestly surprised that they attacked out of nowhere like that too. But now I'm face to face with them; the Disciplinary Squad.
A/N: That's the end of this chapter. I hope you guys like it. I also hope you guys like my idea of Minaka's challenge and Ren and the others staying at the inn. The next part will be Jason's point of view before everything happened. I really like the ideas you guys have been sending and hope you keep at it. I think ending with the Disciplinary Squad was a great idea as well. Now I need to come up with the flow for the next part and then upload that next. In total, I will try to make this into at least five to six parts if not less. You see, what I'm going to do is introduce Jason and Ren's final members and complete the team. That's basically what this 'arc' is going to be about. Well that's enough blabbering. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter; I'm always listening to your ideas, so send them and I'll see if I can work with them. Also, I want you guys to be very honest with me. Are you actually enjoying the story or are you just reading I out of the kindness of your hearts? This has been MalevolentDarkness16; I will see you guys next time. BYE.