A/N: Hanazuki Hanazuki, the floofiest of all the foxes, arguably. Miyuki too, she's cute and needs lots of pampering.

Not today though~

Do enjoy~

The Haar

Chapter 9: Hanazuki and Miyuki

Air defence seemed like a bit of a silly idea when their main opponents tended to be land-based monsters.

Hanazuki quickly learned, however, that that wasn't always the case. Though at first the roaming packs of monsters had rushed them and fell in droves, soon enough the main fleet started to be attacked by airborne monsters – large insects, bat-like beasts, Gremlins and a host of other winged creatures. Most weren't particularly strong but it still emphasised the necessity of anti-air combat, especially those that attacked with fast hit-and-run tactics.

Thus she and a few others were assigned as air defence for the flagship Impero. Being in a forest there wasn't much time between noticing an incoming monster and being attacked so precision and reflexes were imperative, hence her assignment given her strong anti-air abilities. Thus far she'd downed over a dozen monsters alone, to say nothing of the others who aided her; all of them collectively leaving a trail of corpses in their wake.

''Hm...''

Hanazuki dared to take her eyes off of the trees around them, looking back at Impero. ''Is something the matter, Impero-san?''

''Libeccio and Maestrale haven't returned yet. They were scheduled to swap out with the others ten minutes ago.'' Impero remarked with a slight frown. ''Hanazuki, and... Miyuki? You two go back and check on them. If you're not back in ten minutes I'll send rescue.''

Hanazuki nodded. ''As you wish. Miyuki, follow me please and protect our rear.''

''H-Hai...'' Her cripplingly-shy companion whimpered.

Hanazuki just smiled at that, beckoning Miyuki to follow her as she led her away from the pack – her slow pace building to a jog as she retraced the steps of the main fleet. They'd all moved at a relatively slow pace so they didn't get overwhelmed and the trail of corpses incidentally worked like a trail back the way they came, leading Hanazuki through the dense forestry.

The further they strayed from the main fleet though the quieter it became. The idle chatter of escorts, the low thrums of Impero's aircraft taking off and dropping bombs on identified threats, the periodic warning shouts before a myriad of monsters tried attacking them – all of it went away, leaving a haunting stillness in the air that admittedly got under Hanazuki's skin. Maybe it was because she knew what lurked out there in the bushes and in the canopies, but the longer she jogged with her own breath as her only distraction, the more tense she became.

Glancing behind herself she was relieved, however, to find Miyuki still following her, albeit a tiny bit winded. ''Are you still alright?''

''M-Mm!'' The Fubuki-class Destroyer hurried to answer, her fluffy fox tail swishing behind her.

Hanazuki flashed her a brief smile before focusing ahead. The trial of corpses had begun to thin, in part because this was where the monsters had actually started attacking in droves, no doubt drawn in by the sound of shellfire. The bodies trailed on for a little longer but she remembered this was where Oite and the others had set off from, namely because the clearing was quite wide, something she'd noticed at the time and stuck in her memory.

'Let's see... they should've gone... this way, right?' Hanazuki mused to herself as she began to walk, following a trail through the bushes – several plants trammelled by boots. 'Yes, definitely. These boot marks have rudder indents in them too.'

Nodding to herself Hanazuki led the way for her companion, her guns trained on the surrounding foliage as they went. She was mindful to be quiet, and the second she heard rustling nearby she crouched and went still, prompting Miyuki to do the same. Thankfully though the rustling carried on further towards the main fleet, unaware of their presence, and so Hanazuki continued deeper into the forest.

Until eventually the ground dipped into a natural basin of sorts. Curious she slowly eased herself down the slope, looking around. They should've crossed through here, if Oite had followed the general plan – although no exact route had been plotted they'd been give a specific direction to go in, so many degrees apart from the others to form a wide but mostly-solid picket to stop the monsters from reaching the capital ships, or at least to thin the herd a bit. That orientation, by Hanazuki's calculations, should've brought Oite either through the basin or just around it.

Frowning Hanazuki looked about, about to keep walking – when she noticed something on the grass.

Her stomach dropped. 'Oh no...'

Unheeding of Miyuki's startled squeak Hanazuki left her behind; rushing over to the plot of grass where the scraps of dark fabric laid. Around it the dirt was upturned; clumps of soil pulled up over uneven grass, the green blades slightly wet with dew. They had been through here, and if their torn clothes was any indication they'd been involved in a scuffle. Looking around she spotted more bits of discarded cloth and metal, but only fragments, not whole chunks of rigging or anything. Nor any bodies.

'They... they must still be alive.' Hanazuki thought worriedly to herself, pursing her lips. 'But if they didn't return to the main fleet after being attacked, let alone wounded... then that must mean...'

''Hanazuki...?'' Miyuki called out softly. ''Are they...?''

Hanazuki shook off the prospect and stood. ''We can't know for sure yet. Let's keep looking.''

Miyuki hurriedly nodded. Without a word the pair of them ran further into the basin, searching earnestly for their errant comrades – but alas they were nowhere to be found, not in the small shrubs lining the basin nor at the far end of it. Thus they had no choice but to clamber out the other side, pulling on tufts of grass and moss to haul themselves up onto level ground again – their grunts and whines of effort the only noise to permeate the smothering silence that reigned over the island.

Panting Hanazuki stood, dusting off her hakama before looking around. The forest here felt denser than it did near the main path, if only because not so many trees had been knocked down. Thick brown trunks stood scattered amidst thinner ones, some arched and others straight, forming a confusing network that seemed to fade on into infinity. The shrubbery was waist-high in places and vines hung in others, some with nasty-looking barbs and others deceptively plain, though that did little to assuage Hanazuki's wariness.

Grunting Miyuki also pushed herself to her feet. ''Where to now...?''

That, Hanazuki didn't know. For all they knew it was a bunch of flying creatures that grabbed Oite and the others – they could be anywhere on the island. However she quenched such thoughts, grimacing as she tried to think where they could've gone. It was then, scanning the surrounding shrubbery with her eyes, that she noticed a gap between a couple bushes; formed by a crushed, smaller shrub. As if something had been dragged over it.

Like, say, an unconscious body.

''This way.'' Hanazuki said with newfound determination.

Miyuki had barely stammered an agreement before Hanazuki was hurrying off, the fear of being too late for their comrades hastening her motions. They cut through shrubs with less subtlety than desired but didn't slow; following the trail deeper and deeper into the woods.

''Hanazuki...'' Miyuki whimpered. ''How much further? We're getting far from the others...''

Hanazuki swallowed. ''Just a bit further, I'm sure of it, they're around here somewhere.''

As if to validate her hopes she heard motion up ahead; prompting Hanazuki to arm her cannons and pick up the space, rushing through the bushes-!

And found a Gremlin.

A dead Gremlin, laid on its side and with a Lizardman hunched over it, eating it. The lizard's jaw was smeared with drying blood and other viscera, flesh in its maw that it gulped down – before it swung its head to look at them.

Only for the creature to see nothing but empty forest. It narrowed its eyes, golden irises flicking left and right as it slowly stood up, its posture low and hunched. It hissed, tipping its head back as it sniffed the air, but the blood smeared across its own jaw muddled its sense of smell too much to pick up anything other than the freshness of the forest.

Hidden behind a tree Hanazuki kept one hand over her mouth and the other over Miyuki's, both girls wide-eyed and tense – hearing the monster move about. The slow crunch of crisp grass, the heavy, guttural breaths that turned into hisses every few seconds; it took all they had to not flinch or squeak, just staying as quiet as they could and hoping the monster would forget about them or better yet, leave. The hopeful thought remained strong even as they heard it grow closer, its low hisses seeming almost knowing, like it was taunting them now, that it knew they were there.

Until with a lower, annoyed hiss the creature stomped back towards its fallen prey, going back to eating now – flesh audibly torn from its bones.

Hanazuki shuddered at the sound, looking down at Miyuki. The shorter girl looked back up with wide gold eyes full of alarm and Hanazuki gently shushed her, pointing that same finger towards the basin where they'd just come from. Her fellow fox-girl nodded, understanding, and with careful steps they began to creep away.

The second their legs brushed against a shrub though they heard more than saw the Lizardman react; its chewing suddenly stopping. They stood perfectly still but once more the beast began to rise – and this time they didn't have the benefit of cover. All it needed to do was move slightly to the left or right, and it'd see them.

Thus, there was only one option. ''Run!''

Miyuki complied. As one they broke out into a sprint, foregoing any sort of stealth and sprinting back towards the basin – and behind them the Lizardman let out a shriller sort of hiss, one that echoed throughout the forest around them as other Lizardmen responded to its call. The thought invoked a fresh, bone-deep fear within Hanazuki but she refused to slow nor look behind herself; keeping her eyes on the path so she didn't trip.

Roots were jumped over. Shrubs were pushed aside or waded through. Vines were dodged lest they attack and when a weird-looking bug descended from a tree they veered around it, evading any obstacle in their way with perfect precision and nearing their objective-

-but it still wasn't enough.

Sudden rustling from her left was the only warning Hanazuki got before a Lizardman burst from the bushes. Digging her heel into the dirt she spun and opened fire, four shells impacting its torso and erupting into a plume of smoke – but the creature wasn't downed by it. Sent stumbling it landed on all fours momentarily before lunging up at her, snatching Hanazuki by the front of her kimono.

Then with a sudden yank it pulled, and ripped off the front of her dress. Hanazuki's cheeks went scarlet and she squeaked in both fear and embarrassment, stumbling back from the creature even as the tatters of her cloth fell from its fingers – and then it was coming at her again. She didn't waste the time lining up a shot and just side-stepped its swipe as best she could, unloading all her shells into its back and firing a second salvo before it could turn to face her, finally dealing enough damage that it ran off into the bushes, badly wounded.

But it had succeeded in slowing her down. Miyuki had kept on running, perhaps tunnel-visioning, perhaps just assuming she'd catch up. Whatever the reason was Hanazuki didn't care, quashing her anxiety as best she could and running after her comrade – hearing more than seeing a whole pack of Lizardmen giving chase, and rapidly closing in.

''Hah, haah...!'' Holding the front of her dress up with her right hand Hanazuki kept sprinting through the foliage, ignoring the looming threat.

And then another Lizardman leapt at her from behind. She didn't slow, her speed just enough to escape its reach – or so she thought. A startled squeal escaped Hanazuki as it caught the back of her hakama pants, ripping them down her thighs and sending her onto her front, tumbling several feet until her momentum bled off. Spitting out the grass in her mouth she stumbled up to her feet but her now-ripped hakama pants were caught around her legs, slowing her for a precious few seconds until she yanked them back up.

Fingers curled around her right ankle – and a scream escaped her as she was yanked backwards, dragged across the grass. Hurriedly Hanazuki turned over onto her back only to come face-to-face with a Lizardman, its bloody maw opening as it hissed right in her face, making her ears flatten atop her head and for tail to go limp. Her momentary fear though was just that – momentary, as a second later she remembered her training, and fired.

BOOM!

From so close the explosion sent her tumbling across the grass, gasping as her back hit a tree, but without missing a beat Hanazuki scrambled back to her feet. Not sparing the Lizardman she'd shot a look she started to run – only to stumble short as a Lizardman cut her off, its yellowish scales dulled by the canopy overhead and its hungry eyes locked onto her. Panicking Hanazuki backed up and looked around, only to find herself increasingly surrounded as the Lizardmen grouped around her.

'Oh no oh no, come on think, think...!' Hanazuki desperately thought, clutching her clothes lest they outright fall off of her.

She saw a small gap to her right – the trees cutting off in what must've been a cliff of some kind, but she was confident she could survive such a fall, and so she ran. Ignoring the Lizardmen that closed in around her she sprinted for the edge, the shrubs becoming thinner as she neared it, her legs tensing-

Only for a Lizardman to suddenly tackle her from behind, sending her onto the ground. Hanazuki cried out as sharp claws raked down her back, cutting into her cloth and separating her rigging from her body, shearing through metal like it was cardboard. She tried to struggle but the thing was heavy and had her pinned, and the moment her rigging was in ruins it set its sight on her clothes; her sleeveless pink kimono top rapidly ripped off of her back whilst her hakama followed suit, leaving her completely, utterly naked. She normally didn't wear underwear and today was no different.

A fact she was sorely regretting.

''Ah-!'' Hanazuki cried out as a clawed hand grabbed her by the hair, hauling her up to her feet as the Lizardman got off of her. ''L-Let me go! It hurts!''

A hissing snarl teased her ear, sending a shiver of primal fear coursing through Hanazuki. The Lizardman hissed again, pressing itself against her rear... and her blood ran cold as she felt something long, thick and hard press between her ass cheeks. Another Lizardman got in front of her, crawling at first and looking straight at her smooth pussy, hunger in its eyes. The realisation of her fate hit her then, her eyes widening to their limits as the Lizardman straightened up, its own thick cock bared to her.

''Wait... no, no, please don't do this, please no...!'' Hanazuki frantically pleaded, tears pricking at her eyes as she struggled – but the grip on her hair was too tight.

Her fate was sealed as the Lizardman behind her grabbed her right breast, cutting her tit with its nails and drawing blood whilst its other hand pulled her hair harsher – forcing a pained cry out of the fox-girl. It hissed domineeringly into her left ear, breath hot and wet, and soon it picked her up. The only mercy afforded was that it released her hair and held her side instead, keeping her aloft with its strength alone even as she kicked her legs out at the other Lizardman, trying to keep it back, to save her chastity.

It didn't work. The beast pushed against her, its scaled torso resisting her futile kicks and pressing itself up against her, its bulbous tip pressing against her private parts – and then Hanazuki screamed as it suddenly bucked its hips, jamming its cock into her tight, virgin orifice. She saw stars in her eyes, her lower parts numb for all of a second before the pain hit like its dick was a dagger; a deep, cutting pain in her loins as the Lizardman buried itself into her.

And then the other Lizardman penetrated her asshole. Her tight hole resisted, clenching, but the monster greedily buried its shaft into her ungodly-tight ass, forcing a strangled, weeping cry out of the Destroyer as not one but both of her holes were violated. Her high-pitched wailed echoed throughout the forest for all of a few seconds before it hitched as the two creatures began to pull out, emptying her holes – and then as one they filled her right back up.

''Agh! T-Take it out~!'' Hanazuki wailed, sucking in a breath – only for it to be knocked out of her when their cocks slammed back into her.

She'd never done more than touch herself during her heat periods, so feeling something so unbelievably thick and hard inside of her felt like it would break in two; her pussy aching as the Lizardman's long cock stuffed itself up into her, parting her tender walls with every slow, forceful thrust. Her asshole wasn't spared either, the two cocks pistoning inside of her at the same time and leaving her feeling like they were tearing her apart with their combined girth.

Hanazuki screwed her eyes shut, trying to push away the agonising pain – but it was for naught. It was too intense, too sharp, too overwhelming. She was forced to intimately feel the two cocks push into her violated holes, the one in her vagina kissing her innermost parts before pulling out to the tip until it inevitably slammed back in a moment later. Worse, the two creatures began to speed up, their slow thrusts gaining strength and fucking stars through her eyes once more, her bare legs spasming from every deep penetration.

''Ah- no- please- ah-!''

Their scales smacked against her flesh, bruising her pale skin, but the monsters didn't stop. Digging their claws into her nude body they violated her pussy and asshole like her sole reason for existing was to be their personal breeding toy, snarling and hissing in delight as her insides clenched around their thick girths, unable to stop them from penetrating her depths.

A gasp was torn from Hanazuki's lips as the Lizardman behind her grabbed her boobs; clawed fingers digging in and drawing fresh rivulets of blood, the crimson ichor running over her tits and down her ribs, contrasting the small trails forming on her hips as the other Lizardmen held them – eagerly ramming up into her formerly-virgin pussy, ploughing her like she was the last woman on the planet. The fervour it moved with certainly made it seem so; a deep, primal delight in its eyes as it violated her, nay, bred her.

The two monsters gradually got faster; their fast tempos becoming non-stop pounding that left Hanazuki nearly numb, her head light and eyesight blurred from how harshly she screwed her eyelids shut. She tried to ignore how much their dicks were throbbing inside of her, the sensation unsettling and upsetting in equal measure, her breathing short as the creatures held onto her naked body tighter-

-and then suddenly, as one, they let out a shrill hiss – and spurts of sticky warmth filled her pussy and asshole at the same time. More than that, however, was the feeling of dozens of tiny marble-like eggs that poured into her holes. They nestled in her ass, pushed into her womb, cradled in her depths; the sensation leaving Hanazuki trembling in fearful realisation, in knowing that her fate was sealed.

''Please... no more...''

Alas the moment the Lizardmen pulled out of her holes another came to replace them, eagerly pinning her to the dirt and fucking her prone-bone, her sobs muffled by the grass.

X-x-X

Miyuki wasn't sure how long she'd run for.

Only that eventually, she'd found the basin once again and kept running.

''Haah, hah, almost...!'' Miyuki dared to smile a little despite the fear still coursing through her veins. ''Hanazuki, we're almost-!''

She turned, and her heart sunk as she realised the pink-haired Destroyer was no longer behind her. The thought made her steps lag until she came to a complete stop, panting heavily and staring – and she flinched when she heard distant shellfire, back the way she came. Hanazuki was still back there and, presumably, fighting off the monsters. The realisation that she'd left her comrade behind made Miyuki tremble; an ugly mix of fear and regret bubbling up in her as she started to walk back to the cliff, only to stop.

'S-Should I get help?' Miyuki thought to herself uncertainly. Was it worth going back by herself, if she ended up getting attacked and overwhelmed too?

So caught up in her indecision Miyuki didn't hear the subtle rustling of bushes nearby. Not until a branch snapped and she squeaked, whirling to face the source only to find nothing but empty forest – but her anxiety remained, her eyes frantically darting this way and that as she slowly backed up, fearfully clutching at her katana and unsheathing it as quickly as she could.

''W-Who goes there...?!''

Silence.

''H... Hana-?''

Two Lizardmen suddenly burst from the shrubbery ahead of her just as one leapt off of the edge of the basin down at her. Miyuki shrieked in fright and fired up at the falling one, her sword thrust up as well – and the blade was wrenched from her grip as the Lizardman impaled itself down onto it, its bulk tearing her blade from her hands as it fell at her feet, pierced through the heart and dying in seconds.

The other two, however, weren't. Miyuki knew she wouldn't be able to down both in the few seconds she had so she did the wise thing and ran.

''H-HELP!'' Miyuki cried at the top of her lungs, sprinting towards the other end of the basin.

She heard them behind her – and then suddenly one leapt onto her back. Miyuki went down with a wheeze, tumbling for just a second before the Lizardman was on top of her, crushing the barrels of her turrets before punching the turrets themselves in. Weaponless Miyuki cried out and threw a haphazard punch – only for the Lizardman to grab it and twist her wrist, making her wail in pain, bone nearly snapping from the uncomfortable angle.

Then suddenly it released her wrist, its claws raking down her front. Pain flared in her collarbone as its claw-tips dug into her skin but more alarming was how it ripped a big gash straight down the front of her bodysuit and collar, exposing creamy flesh soon mottled red by her own blood; thin rivulets staining her bodysuit. She struggled, gasping from the stinging pain, only for her eyes to widen when it torn out the crotch of her bodysuit along with her underwear, leaving nothing to hide her smooth nether regions.

'W-Why are they undressing me...?' Miyuki fretfully thought. 'A-Are they going to eat me too...?!'

Mercifully not, but the alternative was one she wasn't sure was much better – her heart skipping a beat as the Lizardman forced itself on top of her. She glimpsed its rock-hard erection and the dots slowly connected in her mind, but by the time she truly realised what the monster intended to do with her it was too late to resist, the tip of its dick nuzzling her bare folds-

-and Miyuki screamed as it shoved its cock inside of her. It went in dry, forcing her vaginal walls apart harshly and soon kissing the gates of her womb, filling her in a single brutal thrust. She barely had the time to draw a breath before it pulled partway out – and she cried out once more as it slammed back in, ruthlessly rutting into her even as she renewed her struggle once more – kicking and punching as best she could, but the beast simply ignored her struggles and kept raping her.

''A-Ah! Take it out, take it- nn!'' Speaking was hard, her breathing short and pain making her jaw tense up – letting only weak, strangled sounds tumble free.

The other Lizardman knelt by her face, sneering at her for a moment before looking up at the sky, sniffing – and then took off, presumably in search of further prey. Miyuki barely noticed though; her eyes screwing shut as she endured the thick lizard dick pounding her depths, her pussy on fire as the monstrous Lizardman raped her relentlessly – its hips neither stopping nor slowing as it picked up speed, soon pounding her abused pussy raw.

Pinned on her back Miyuki could do nothing but take the rough, bestial pounding – gasping when the Lizardman grabbed her thighs and suddenly folded them over herself, mating pressing her into the dirt as if trying to get the most ideal breeding position. It put its weight down on her more, bending her legs uncomfortably and making the pain in her loins worse; not that it did anything to deter the lizard monster from rutting her, its maw hissing mere inches from her face.

Terrified Miyuki just whimpered, crying to herself as she was defiled so painfully – every thrust setting her loins alight as the Lizardman's meaty cock raked her walls. She could feel the creature throbbing inside of her, its long cock pressing against her cervix with every thrust; the sensation invoking a deep terror in her as she feared it might pierce through that part of her too. The thought though led her mind to what its aim might be – and what her fate, now, was.

'Nn, g-gods, please help...!'

None answered her unspoken prayers, however.

And as the Lizardman clawed at her thighs and buried itself in her tender pussy Miyuki could only wail – and then screamed as a torrent of hot fluid poured into her womb, preluding the slew of marble-sized eggs that nestled in her baby chamber. Her breathing hitched, her eyes screwed shut, the weight of what her new fate was filling her mind-

-and it proved too much for her to take, unconsciousness a merciful embrace as she fainted.

The Lizardman, however, hardly cared; merely pulling out of her ruined pussy before grabbing Miyuki and carrying her over its shoulder, marching back towards its nest.

Where the breeding would, inevitably, continue.

[END]

A/N: Had Hanazuki put up a bit more of a struggle this chapter before the inevitable. Like it~?

That aside, see you next time in Chapter 10: Boise and Birmingham~

(Also fair warning, might not be a chapter next week depending on if I feel up to it, taking a couple day's rest so whether I get around to doing the next chapter in time is unknown. So if you come back next week and there's something else uploaded on that date, don't worry the next chapter will be 7 days after that.)