COMING TO YOU FROM CHAPTER 99! MY WRITING HAS IMPROVED SINCE THIS FIRST CHAPTER. From about chapter 40-50 and on the writing quality improves vastly! I'll have something a bit longer at the end of this, a note I guess.
Thanks for taking the time to read! Happy readings. ^_^
And, with MBI's meteoric rise Japan was thrown into a whirlwind of change. The laws of weapons being banned were lifted, after two hundred or so odd years one could walk around with a sword, or any weapon again. Teito had become a center point for something sinister and all chaos, a mad man's crazed dream and delusions.
He pushed his way through the crowd of people, paying no attention to the looks he received. He came to a stop at a nearby shop ordering some food, it was a four course meal he ate all of it in about three minutes.
A girl wearing a white cherograsm dress with open slits, red hair, and glasses leapt from rooftop to rooftop at her side was a busty woman clothed in a white cloth leaving little to the imagination. They were both winded, extremely, judging from stains on their outfits there was a fight.
"Matsu, are you sure we can get away!?" Uzume shouted, ears still ringing from the previous explosion.
"Matsu is positive," The slim but busty brainy Sekirei answered with confidence. "I disabled all MBI satellites for two minutes, if we keep this pace up we'll escape." Uzume nodded, still unsure but was going to help her friend no matter what, unsaid they both ran faster pressed with time.
They leapt from rooftop to rooftop both wanting to falter and rest for just a second but they didn't and couldn't.
"What did you take from them?" Uzume asked.
"Nothing really," matsu said sheepishly. "Just a jinki..."
Uzume's eyes widened. "A jinki!? Are you fucking insane!? I thought you were supposed to be a Brain type!"
"That's right, end of the road for both of you." Came a cold voice, both of the girls stopped where they were fear freezing them into place. In front of the stood a gray haired woman with a nodachi, a pink haired woman with a custom kimono on, and a white haired woman with claws for hands.
"Karasuba," Matsu hissed narrowing her eyes.
"Matsu," kurasaba said with little emotion. "I'd say give it back, and you'll be spared. But being a former member of the discipline squad you know that's not going to happen. I think I'd rather kill you slowly. Prepare!" She shouted the last part drawing her nodachi from its sheath.
Shit Uzume cursed mentally. I can't beat all three of them!
"You escaped once, but this time I'm going to snap your legs so you can't run!" Benitsubasa yelled running forward at lightning speed.
"Haihane," karasuba said. The clawed woman flanked Benitsubasa's right staying several paces behind her.
"Matsu!"
"Our best course is attack and run."
Uzume narrowed her eyes in on Benitsubasa and Haihane. She leapt forward going with Matsu's plan, with quick waves the white cloth turned into violent flails extending and retracting at will. Benitsubasa dodged and waved through the attacks but was kept on her toes and unable to attack since she needed to be at close range. Haihane slashed through a strip of white cloth, she was faster than Benitsubasa and used that to her advantage in three seconds she closed the gap between herself and Uzume. The ground was literally melted inches from the white haired woman, on instinct she jumped out the way, a red beam carved through the ground turning sharply towards Karasuba.
"I forgot you don't fight." Karasuba glanced at Matsu with a sadistic grin.
Matsu frowned. "I don't need to." The beam was about to hit home, Karasuba with little effort and with lightning speed swung her nodachi the blade slamming into the beam, with a little more power the beam was knocked aside craving through the buildings at her side, glass, cement, and wood was thrown into an air frenzy dust and smoke covered everything, the ground rocked.
Ryu barely managed to jump out of the way in tme before the beam struck a once mighty building. He rolled backwards to his feet dodging a piece of cement. The people around him ran in a panic. "What the hell was that!?" Eyes wide with fear. He heard on the news about the weapons ban being lifted, but this was just ridiculous.
Curiosity getting the best of him, he ran through the gap in the buildings his senses on high. His zori silently tapping the ruined cement. A flash illuminated the block around him as a wave of asphalt roared towards him on instinct he dived behind a steel girder left from a shop. The ground rattled violently as the wave passed by him his vision clouded by dust and debris.
Uzume was spent she had been going at for a half hour. She was winning at first, but with Haihane's speed and Benitsubasa's strength she was sent on the defensive once a chance opened itself. The two complimented each other and create openings to attack. Uzume cried out in pain three deep slashes formed on her chest tearing the white cloth.
Matsu furrowed her brows in focus. "Uzume!"
Uzume flipped gracefully backwards dodging a powerful slash from Haihane she rebounded off the wall nearby kicking her in the ribs Haihane was reeling, Uzume gasped in agony.
Benitsubasa glared at the busty brunette the brick wall next to them dissipating into nothing. Uzume was beyond spent and that last hit did a number but she had to escape.
I have to find my Ashikabi I can't die! She clenched her teeth, bloodied fingers pushing into the cement supporting her weight.
"Time to end this!" Benitsubasa said with finality charging at Uzume with lightning fast speed she leapt into the air.
"Earthquake fist!" She shouted, her fist slammed into the ground cracking it with little effort. Uzume's eyes widened in disbelief a wave of dissipating cement and dirt barreled towards her hundreds of miles per hour. There was no way she could dodge that, she stiffened bracing herself for the end.
But the pain never came, instead there was a warmth that surged through her body, making her breathless. She opened her eyes fear slowly etching onto her face. The wave of destruction dispersed tearing out windows and support beams. Her breath hitched as she seen a strong arm wrapped around her hips.
"Who is this bastard!?" Benitsubasa shouted.
"Relax, he's just an Ashikabi." Haihane said lazily.
"A monkey," the pink haired girl spat.
Karasuba narrowed her eyes staring at the newcomer.
"Get out of here." Ryu said quietly to Uzume ignoring the gash on his arm.
"But you're hurt," the words just left Uzume's mouth before she could stop herself. She didn't want to move away from him, her heart raced faster, and faster he's the one she said mentally being overcome with heat.
"I'm fine," Ryu said releasing her. "You and your friend go now."
Uzume flinched from the tone of his voice. Wordlessly she ran to matsu.
"Hey bitch!" Benitsubasa screamed charging towards Uzume before she could connect with a blow ryu appeared in front of her placing a well time kick to her stomach stomach sending her flying back into a fire hydrant and through a nearby cement wall, water gushed out for twelve feet soaking the ground and nearby stores with windows.
"Your fight is with me." He said with no emotion grabbing the handle of his sword tightly. It's a good thing I always carry a sword on me. Given with the recent change of law and all that.
Karasuba glanced at Benitsubasa getting back on her feet. For a human he was fast, very fast her team mate didn't even have time to react. The momentary lapse in her focus allowed Matsu and Uzume to bolt down the street.
Uzume glanced back with worry in her eyes. I can't...
"Uzume, follow me. I know a place where we'll be safe!" Matsu shouted.
"A-Are you sure?"
"Yes, I know she'll take us in." Matsu assured.
Benitsubasa walked to the left of Ryu with a deadly glare. "You're going to pay for that! Nobody crosses the Discipline Squad and lives!"
"Don't get so worked up he didn't hit your little tits." Haihane chrodled.
"What!?" Benitsubasa's entire face turned red from embarrassment.
Now would be a good time to make a run for it, but that girl with the gray hair won't let me move. Ryu eyed Karasuba carefully noting the grin on the woman's face, a deadly glint in her eyes that was ghastly, but also curious and fascinated.
"Haihane, stop teasing Benitsubasa. You don't want Koto to hear about your bickering." Karasuba ordered slashing her blade to the side. "Number two and number ten escaped, we'll take this weak monkey in for baggage."
"Stop calling me a monkey!" Ryu barked frowning.
Haihane chuckled. "It's the truth, you humans are below us."
"Is that right?" Ryu clenched his teeth. "If you feel that way, show me what you got!"
"Gladly!" Benitsubasa charged forward throwing a quick right hook, ryu swayed back the force of the attack blowing his long bangs every which way. Haihane came from behind him claws bared, with a quick pivot he drew his sword stopping Haihane's attack from connecting. The three went back and forth attack and dodge, ryu focused on dictating the pace of the fight using quick and sharp slashes to blck the claws and keep Benitsubasa at bay. This went on for five minutes growing more intense by the second finally, after Ryu missed a slash, but he managed to graze her as Benitsubasa buried her fist into his stomach. He held back a gasp leaping to distance himself.
Karasuba was the next to charge, she attacked with great ferocity. Ryu was instantly on the defensive dodging her quick thrusts he couldn't mount an offense but when he could began attacking with vicious slashes. The sound of agonizing steel rung his ear drums he strained for a minute before using leverage mis-balancing the leader of the discipline squad. He lunged towards her using the fraction of milliseconds to his advantage.
Miya smiled sweetly at Matsu and Uzume. "Matsu, you know it's wrong to steal things." She looked happy but matsu's eyes were big like saucers.
"M-Miya I can explain." Matsu said quickly.
"That can wait, besides I highly doubt you could explain this..." A large Hannya mask flared to life around her. "Right now you need safety you and your friend can come in." Miya said briskly moving out the way. Matsu went in without hesitation but Uzume lagged back.
"Uzume, come on." Matsu pressed turning around to look at the brunette. Uzume wasn't facing her, she was looking back the warmth never faded away, it just got worse she knew in her heart...
"I'm going back!" Uzume said with fierce determination before either of them could argue she sprinted away leaping up to a rooftop.
Miya looked at Uzume thoughtfully for a moment before turning her attention to Matsu. "We're going to have a talk about this Matsu." She said sweetly. "You've made quite a mess."
"Y-Yes miya." Matsu fearfully agreed.
Ryu slammed into a cement wall, blood flew out his mouth he didn't let himself fall he quickly regrouped dodging karasuba's thrust by fractions of a second, rolling forward he spun aiming a slash for her legs. With lightning quick reflexes karasuba blocked the attack.
Ryu slid back panting rapidly, his arm was beginning to lose its feeling and his vision blurred. He forgot about those two girls in all honesty he was so immersed in the fight. They should be safe he smiled slightly.
"What are you smiling about, monkey!?" Benitsubasa barked.
"Nothing," Ryu said lowly. "Come on!"
Karasuba smirked raising her head. "You can barely stand just what do you intend to do?"
Ryu answered with a powerful lunge, he closed the distance between herself and him in fractions of a second the clash of steel rang through the streets.
Karasuba had her arm extended the sword's tip piercing through Ryu's chest area. Her moment of victory was interrupted by a stinging sensation on her face that made her grin widen. With a quick jerk she slid her sword out of the wound ryu stepped back blood gushing from his mouth soaking his hand.
Benitsubasa smirked walking towards his crouching form. "Now I'm going to crush you!"
"Benitsubasa, Haihane we're heading back."
"But Karasuba-sama..." They both tried to protest.
Karasuba sent them a death glare, pointing her sword towards them. Both of them quickly walked a few feet in front of her.
"If you survive, I look forward to fighting you again." Karasuba swiped the blood from her nodachi sheathing it again. She walked to her team mates and began to leave the scene. I get the feeling you're going to make things very interesting...
Ryu clutched to the wound to stop the blood from flowing too much, too soon. How were they, what were they? He thought spitting out a mouthful of blood again, wheezing he collapsed to both of his knees.
Uzume landed on the ground running towards him as fast as she could still having her own wounds to recover from. "W-What?" Ryu asked, his vision swam into darkness. Uzume caught him before he hit the ground.
"Please, hang on." She said worriedly she cursed herself for leaving him alone. She put him over her shoulder blood dripping onto her smooth skin and plush cloth, without another word she made hast to the Izumo Inn.
Miya swept the front of the inn humming a melody happily. Matsu and Uzume left a mess, but punishment was already taken care of for the wisdom Sekirei. She wouldn't be moving anytime soon. "Oh dear." Miya raised a hand to her mouth eyes filling with worry. "What have we here?"
Uzume was panting, eyes wide. "Miya, you have to help him." Uzume begged. Miya didn't miss the tone of the younger Sekirei's voice.
"Bring him into my room." Miya ordered allowing uzume to enter.
Fumbling through the house, Uzume laid Ryu down on Miya's futon his breath was ragged and barely coming out. Tears started to form in her eye as she watched him clinging to life by a razor edge. A pain flooded through her chest as the thought of her destined one dying before she even got the chance to be with him swarmed through her mind.
Miya came into the room at a fast pace kneeling next to Ryu. The first thing she did was carefully take off his bloodied kimono cringing once she seen the entrance wound of what could only be a sword. "What happened? How did he get this?" Miya asked dabbing some alcohol on the wound to kake sure an infection didn't spread.
"Matsu didn't explain it all?" Uzume asked. Shocked and frazzled.
Miya shook her head narrowing her eyes dangerously. She should have figured... "We'll talk about that later right now he needs help." Miya said firmly turning him over to clean the exit wound.
Matsu! She thought with anger. Uzume did what she could to help, which wasn't much so she stayed by his side. A few hours passed and finally with bloody hands Miya was finished stabilizing him and caring for the wound. It looked worse than it really was.
"Will he be okay?" Uzume asked looking at him breathing smoothly.
Miya nodded but was anything but happy. "He needs rest, I need to take a bath, and both of you meet me in the kitchen for lunch, we have to get acquainted with Homura." Miya closed her eyes, tilting her head with a small smile demon masks swirled around her eyes piercing down on the busty brunette.
"Y-Yes M-miya!" Uzume squeaked running out of the room with lightning speed, her feet thum
Miya nodded but was anything but happy. "He needs rest, I need to take a bath, and both of you meet me in the kitchen for lunch, we have to get acquainted with homura." Miya closed her eyes, tilting her head with a small smile demon masks swirled around her eyes piercing down on the busty brunette.
The wound on his chest may hurt though when he wakes up. I need to keep an eye on him. Miya thought, Maison Izumo wasn't going to turn into a war zone or bloodbath, she wouldn't tarnish her late husband.
With another glance she left the room, quietly closing the door and setting out to dish out much deserved punishment to two certain Sekirei.
Okay as I mentioned at the beginning of this I'd add something a bit more down here... When I first started writing this I never thought it'd get this long and I got this far, honestly. The whole thing has been one massive learning experience, when I first started writing this it was my first time ever publishing anything on the internet. Now I'm over 100 chapters! 100 chapters and still ongoing!
I have a lot planned and in store, this is far from over.
It has just been one massive experience overall, though.
I'm sure this sounds old to a lot of you. But thanks for the reviews, favorites, and follows-for those who have done those and those who will do them, thanks a ton!