Chapter 53: Killer's Pride
...Meanwhile...
While all that was going on, the Malones were busy making their move. Two men could be seen walking down a large hallway with several men behind them in casual suits. All of them were carrying different assortment of firearms. Among them were five female liminals, each with an enslavement collar on their neck. A German shepherd-type Kobold, a Tengu, two Were rabbits, and an Elf.
One of the men, Ivan Malone, was a tall man in his mid-thirties, with a lanky build, black wavy hair, green eyes, a fair complexion, and a deep horizontal scar on his right cheek. He wore a dark grey suit and pants, brown shoes, and a red button down with a rose pendant on the collar.
The guy next to him was Elijah Malone, who was in his early forties with an average height and build, short black hair, dark brown eyes, and a fair complexion. He wore a black suit and pants, black shoes, and also a red shirt with a rose pendant.
The two of them were just leaving Mama Rosé's office.
"So, what do you think about all of this?" Elijah inquired.
"Aside from it being one complication after another, I believe Mama host lost whatever patience that was left," Ivan answered plainly.
"I cannot blame her. Our profits have taken a substantial hit lately. Boris and that Lamia's venom drug are the only reason we're staying afloat. Not to ICEP, police, and traitorous swine at every corner. It's enough to drive anyone mad. At least we can do something about one of those," Elijah replied in a vindictive tone, "Besides, you know how she is once she's made up her mind."
"Still..."
"Hey, boys!" came the voice of Acula as she levitated in front of the group, "And their entourage...and pets."
The Kobold and Elf glared at her while the Wererabbits and Tengu averted their eyes in shame.
"What do you want?" Elijah said with a contemptuous look.
"Just checking in on how things went with Rosy."
"That's none of your concern, creature. Now-" Elijah spat before Ivan interrupts.
"They went well. Concerning the events with Komanda Monstra traitors, we are to proceed as planned...with a small change," Ivan answered to the annoyance of Elijah.
"Really? What would that be exactly?" Acula curiously asked as her tentacle eyes observed each of their expressions.
"Mama Rosé will be the one to execute the leader of Komanda Monstra."
Acula eyes widened, "Whoa...she's definitely pissed if she's bothering to get her own hands dirty. It crazy, ya think arthritis would give her butter finger on the trigger finger but noooope. Not Rosy. Straight shooter like a republican oriental."
"Are we done here? We have business to tend to. Why don't you just float away and annoy someone else, beast," Elijah snapped, shooing her off.
"No can do. Mama Rosé asked me to accompany you guys," Acula smirked.
"What?!"
"Yep, she said you guys might need some extra eyes. Heck, ONE of them already has a WEALTH of info for you guys. Info that should give you an advantage," she emphasized, reaching behind her bushy tail, showing the eyeless tentacle dripping with black ooze, much to the disgust of Elijah and several men.
"Hm. I knew we kept you around for a reason. And not just for that Gazer gel you secrete," Ivan acknowledged, earning an incredulous look from Elijah.
"Still can't believe some people really think it's an aphrodisiac! Hahaha! Does make a decent lubricant though so not a TOTAL waste of money?" the Gazer laughed with a shrug, following the group, "So you guys think you got enough gear or what?"
"This is most of our supply of enchanted ammunition. Mama Rosé suggested it since the remaining members of Komanda Monstra are quite powerful, especially their leader," Ivan informed, "However, I suggested we bring a little extra insurance. That's why we're heading down to...The Playpen."
"Heh, hopefully Boris is done with today's clients," Elijah chortled as they approach a trio of elevators. They press the buttons, awaiting the door to open as Elijah addressed the other men, "Load everything in the cars, we'll be down shortly."
"Ponyal [understood]" one of the men spoke before the three elevator doors open up. They stepped inside, leaving the two men with Acula and the five enslaved liminals.
The group made it down into the Playpen; a large area downstairs, an area of the building filled with several rooms. Sounds could be heard from some of them, like cries and shrill moaning. A heavy musky stench lingered in the air along with an unclean sensation crawling through any normal person's senses.
They passed a few rooms with the doors slightly ajar, seeing humans having sex with different liminal females. In one, a buff human man had a female Werecat pinned against the bed, grunting with each thrust as she whined in discomfort. The female Tengu following the group was horrified to see one of her kind on all fours getting pounded from behind by a male human. He pulled her collar and yanked at her wings, inciting pained shrill cries from the Tengu.
Furthermore down a corridor stood a man and several other people. He was a stocky, average heighted man in his forties. He had dark brown hair with noticeable grey and a slightly receding hairline. He was dressed in a black suit and pants, black shoes, and a button down red shirt with rose pendant. There was a deep scar on his right eye, making him partially blind. He was putting a cigarette.
He stood talking with three other men in casual clothes with six liminal females in their underwear with enslavement collars lined up in front of them. There were two Elven girls, a Satyr, a greater Devil, a Troll, and a crow-type Harpy. Half of them trembled with a look of fear and humiliation. The other half wore hollow, lifeless expressions; one could tell, looking in their dull eyes, that any will to fight was just gone.
"Hey, how much time we get?" one of the guys asked, looking between the girls.
"That all the depends on what you can afford. The more human-looking ones are forty per hour. For more exotic, like the demon or bird... about sixty-five," Boris said inhaling his cigarette a bit.
"Seems kinda steep though, man," one of the guys said to his friend.
"Yeah...I mean..." another guy trailed off, honestly not really wanting to be there.
"Y'all relax, it's on me today. I'm telling ya, y'all haven't lived 'til ya tried liminal pussy. It's a whole different experience," one guys said in an eager tone, looking between the girls, already making his choice.
"Really...?" one of them muttered, flushing a bit then noticed the Harpy glaring at him, "Is it...even safe?"
The other guy scoffed at his friend's question.
"It is fine," Boris spoke, going up to liminal women then pointed to the collar on the Greater Devil's neck, "These collars suppress many of their abnormal abilities and...they also become unwaveringly obedient. They cannot disobey any order given to the once they've imprinted on a master. Or die."
The Greater Devil gave him a contemptuous stare before Boris presented a glowing white symbol like an inverted cross behind his hand.
"All of you...present."
The collars on all of the liminals glowed with white runes and they immediately felt an intense discomfort in every nerve. Without hesitation, they all turned around and got on all fours, showing off their rears. A few of them couldn't help whimpering with tears at the humiliation.
Boris looked back at his clients, seeing all three men staring in bewilderment at the sight. One licked his lips hungrily while another looked on, gaze shifting awkwardly yet couldn't help getting aroused. Boris smirked, knowing they were already hooked.
"I'll take her. The Devil," one of the guys stated, pulling out some cash.
"Heh, good choice. This one's quite feisty but quite firm," Boris emphasized slapping her ass hard, making her flinch before grabbing it, spreading her apart, showing her goods. The clients visibly became excited, "Of course, she can get a bit too fiesty. In which case, I recommend disciplining her, like so."
Boris then grabbed the Demoness' arm, then yanking it hard. She elicited a sharp yelp, coupled with a moan much to her frustration and embarrassment.
"Oh yeah, I'll definitely take her. Two hours!" the guy said, taking out his cash, then looking to his friends.
"Excellent. Stand," Boris commanded as the Greater Devil immediately stood to her feet then faced the client, not making eye contact, "Do EVERYTHING he says...or die."
The runes on the collar glowed with a white light before changing to deep red, rippling with crimson electric sparks. The Demoness tensed at the pain.
"She's all yours."
"Yeahhh. We're gonna have a good time," he spoke with a smile, grabbing her by the chin, forcing eye contact. The Demoness reluctantly nodded with a dead look in her eye. He looked to his friends, "What about you guys? Getting your own or maybe wanna tag team?"
"I...was thinking about the one with the Troll but them feet ugly as hell. Think I'll go with one them Elves. That one with the pink shorts kinda cute. One hour," the other guy said as the Elf girl clenched her fists in anger as tears trickle to the floor. The Troll girl felt a sting down in her core at the human's words.
Boris commanded her to stand, which she quickly did, and said the same thing he told the Devil. Her collar glowed red, emitting painful sparks.
Boris took both their cash looked to the third one, "And you?'
"Oh...uhhh...I guess I... choose her?" he said, pointing to the crow Harpy.
"Yooooo, you want to fuck a bird, man?" the guy who chose the Devil said with a laugh.
"I just...you know...she looks cute," he said looking to the Harpy who clenched her teeth in anger.
"Yeah...from BEHIND, you fuckin furry!" the other guys pointed and laughs, "You know what? Go ahead, I know your girl at home ain't giving you none. Go ahead ruffle some feathers."
"H-Hey! That's not-"
"Excellent! That one is actually new to the game. You can be the first to break her in," Boris cut him off, taking the money and then commanded the Harpy to stand. The Harpy quickly stood and turned, glaring hatefully at the humans before her. She focused on the nervous looking one.
In a flash, to the others' surprise, the crow Harpy lunged for the young man with a vicious yell. He screamed, stumbling back and falling on his rear as the Harpy bore her sharp talons, ready to tear into his chest. He frantically shielded his face.
"STOP!" Boris shouted as the runes on the Harpy's collar glowed, making her freeze in place. The young man quickly scooted away, picking himself up as his heart races.
The crow Harpy tried with every fiber in her being to move, but with no avail. Boris walked up to her and delivered a sharp jab in her stomach. She gagged, falling to her knees, but Boris caught her by the hair, clutching it hard.
"I could kill you right now," he venomously spoke as the Harpy glared at him.
"Do...it. I'd rather die than let you filthy humans defile this body! Hiding behind these wretched collars, COWARDS! ALL OF Y-"
"SILENCE!" he cut her off as the runes on the collar glowed, forcing her to stop talking. He stood up, glaring down at her, "Bow your head."
The Harpy's body trembled before moving against her will as she bowed with her head to the floor. Boris stomped his boot against her head, grinding his heel against her scalp
"Apologies. As I said, this one still hasn't been broken in. But she will learn, just like the dozens of other beasts, where her place is. If I tell you to strip, you say 'yes master'. If I tell you to suck a dick, you say 'yes master'. If I say FUCK that person, you say 'Yes master'," he demanded, grinding his heel deeper into her scalp as she winced from the pain.
"Yo! Boris!" came the voice of Acula suddenly, getting the group's attention.
Boris turned to see the Gazer and the two sons approaching him. He adjusted his suit and put on a welcoming smile, taking his foot off the Harpy.
"Ahhh, Ivan! Elijah! Rad vas videt comrades," he jubilantly stated, throwing his arms out welcomingly.
"Rad vas videt [Nice to see you], Boris. It looks like you're busy as usual," Ivan acknowledged, looking at the liminals and human clients.
"Da, got another disobedient beast. One moment. Vnimaniye [Attention]!" he clapped his hands and the collars on one of the Elves and the Satyr glowed, forcing them to stand up and go over to the Harpy. They scooped her up under the wings and carried her off, "I will deal with her later! As for you three, you may continue to one of the empty rooms down that hall."
"Wait, what about Josh? You just took away the bird girl. I paid for her!"
"Alright, alright. You! Stand!" Boris commanded the Troll as the runes glowed on her collar, forcing her to get up from all fours, "You will do whatever he says...or die."
"Y...Yes..." she muttered weakly.
"Yes, what?"
"Y-Yes...master," she sadly spoke, gazing downwards.
"Ahh, you got stuck with clown feet girl? Sucks to be you, man."
"I...I... actually don't want to do this anymore," Josh uttered, catching the attention of others, especially Boris. Elijah and Ivan looked at each other knowingly.
"Ohohooo, ya fucked up now, boy," Acula lowly squealed with a toothy grin.
"What do you mean 'you don't wanna do it'?! I paid him for your sorry ass!" the other guy retorted angrily.
"I didn't ask for...I can't...OK? I just...can't..." Josh trailed off.
"Oh, you can't? Did that damn bird scare you that much, pussy!? Quit being a bitch an-"
"It's alright! Listen, you both go. I will have a chat with your friend and let him know how things work here," Boris said to them before stepping up to Josh.
The two men exchanged looks then shrugged, forgetting about him as they took their respective girls with them. Josh watched as his friends roughly grab the liminal females, urging them like pigs for slaughter. The liminals females accompanying Ivan and Elijah, save for Acula, watched in disgust and shame.
Boris' eyes bore into the young man, who felt his nerves stand on end.
"Josh, was it? This is your first time in the PlayPen so I'll make the rules clear as day. You pay, you fuck, you leave. I rather we keep that order down here, otherwise WE are no better than beasts ourselves. Right?"
Josh gulped and simply nodded.
"Good. So what you're going to do is take this bludnitsa [harlot] into that room, fuck her, and be out within the hour. Otherwise, you can leave satisfied or..." Boris pulled out a pistol with enchanted ammo, pointing it right into the center of Josh's chest, making him flinch, "you leave with more holes than her. What will it be?"
Josh felt fear envelope his senses as the weapon pressed harder into his chest.
"O-OK!" Josh stated then looked to the Troll who was giving him a pleading expression. He placed a hand on her shoulder and urged her along, "Come on..."
"Heheheheh, you got one hour! Make it count," Boris said the last part with a cold tone before turning back to Ivan and the others, "Now, what can I do for you?"
"Mama Rosé called for an assault on the remaining members of Komanda Monstra," Elijah informed, "We need your help."
"Oh? How can I help?"
"Simple, those remaining members are not to be trifled with. We know you've got quite a few strong liminals under your control. So why not lend us your help, hmm?" Acula explained playfully, floating around the man then boops him on the nose. He slapped her hand away, wiping the black ooze off his nose.
"Keep those tar fingers to yourself, eye beast!"
"Ohh, how hurtful. Not!" she taunted.
"Ignore her, are you up for it or not? We're up against the clock here now that ICEP and MON are involved," Elijah urged.
"Of course! Anything for Mama Rosé and her children. I'm sure she's still grieving the loss of, well...so I will assist as much as I can," Boris assured, "I just have one request."
Ivan raised an eyebrow, "What would that be?"
"I wish to take the remaining Komanda Monstra traitors as part of my collection. I'm sure I can rake in even more clients with some more exotic types."
Ivan and Elijah shared a look.
"Sure, but just so you know, Mama Rosé wishes to execute the leader herself. The rest are yours for the taking," Ivan affirmed.
"Understandable. I will assist you."
"Thank you. We appreciate it," Elijah expressed, shaking hands with the man.
"Yep, thanks a bunch, BoBo! I knew you were a stand up guy. Makes sense since your job is literally getting guys up," Acula playfully teased, nudging his shoulders.
"Gagh! Away!" Boris shouted swinging his fist at the Gazer who effortlessly ducked, floating away with a toothy grin, "Why doesn't Mama Rosé allow me to slap a collar on you?!"
"Simple. I'm way more useful with my powers unsealed. Where would you all be with my eavesdropping valuable info for you guys? This mission wouldn't even be possible if it weren't for these peepers," she said, bringing her tentacle eyes closer to her larger eye.
Boris glared at her with contempt, along with Elijah.
"Besides, only the worthy may have this cake and eat it. That's no lie," Acula smugly replied, floating above them then turned around, wiggling her plump, ooze dripping butt in tight shorts. Her black bushy tail swayed with her movements as Boris and Elijah, even the liminals accompanying them, looked at her with disgust. Ivan stared blankly before Acula blew him a kiss as he quickly looked away.
"I swear. One day, I'm going to pump every one those eye balls of yours full of lead," Elijah threatened, brandishing his pistol.
"Hah! Don't get mad at me just because when my eyes glow red, I SHOOT FUCKING MAGIC BEAMS! When your eyes glow red, GLAUCOMA!" Acula jeered as her eyes glowed an intimidating bright red, putting the others on alert. Ivan stepped between them.
"Enough! Both of you are wasting more time. The others already waiting to depart," Ivan stated.
Elijah lowered his weapon and the red glow faded from Acula's eyes.
All of them eventually joined the group of men down in the parking area, loading into several black Mercedes Benz trucks with their weapons and enslaved liminals. Boris made good on his word and brought three of his strongest liminal females; a tall, muscular red Oni, a Mountain Lion-type Werecat and a Yellow Jacket-type Wasp girl. They all loaded into his large black truck with the Oni taking the back and the Wasp levitated above tailing to vehicle from above; per his command
The Werecat was busy trying to close a stuck zipper on a black duffle bag filled with weapons and other items. Acula passed them and one of her eyes catches something odd looking in the bag. They looked like enslavement collars...but instead of silver, they were black with red symbols on them. The Werecat quickly got frustrated with the zipper and accidentally break it off causing the contents of the bag to spill on the ground much to her sees this a quickly approaches the Werecat as fear shot through her.
"No, no! Master, I'm so sorry! It was an acci-AH!", She begged before Boris slapped her hard across the face. The sound making the two other liminals flinch.
"Toropit'sya!(Hurry up)! Worthless beast!",
The Werecat holds her face while quickly picking up the guns, ammo, and three strange looking collars. Acula picks one up.
"Ooh, what have we here BoBo? These are some weird looking enslavement collars." Acula says picks up one of the black
"Heh...they are a new model created by Azaeli before her demise. Fear more powerful than standard issue and able to complete overwrite to will of the wearer. She called them 'Domination' collars.", Boris explained in a malicious tone snatching the collar from her hand
" Sounds more BDMS-y honestly. How come we don't make more of those?"
"They can only be made by a Fallen, even then it takes tremendous energy just to make one. These three are her best work."
"Do they actually work though?", Acula questions skeptically as the Werecat finally closes the bag then quickly hands it to the Red Oni.
"We shall find out", Boris says turning around opening the drivers door while the Werecat gets in the passenger seat.
Acula shrugs the flies over to Ivan cate deciding to ride shotgun with Ivan with little objection from him.
"Ooh, new seat covers?" she said, caressing the seat as her ooze seeps into the fiber.
"Not anymore," Ivan responded, not even surprised enough to be upset then asked, "What were you and Boris discussing?"
"Not much. He's just hoping to try out a new toy left behind by Azaeli."
"Hmm. Any new movements?"
"From what I can tell from this little guy, two of them have left base. If we leave now we can overwhelm them, kill the leader, take the Nightmare and be back before dinner," Acula informed, showing her eyeless tentacle.
"Why would two of their members suddenly leave?" Ivan questioned skeptically.
"It looked like they were tailing a MON agent that had gotten too close to base. Guess they went to deal with them," Acula answered, partially telling the truth.
"Hmm...so they've already begun their move. We need to hurry," he said in a serious tone, starting his vehicle, "Keep watch on them."
"Don't worry, I've got eyes for days. I see everything. Including, naughty boys checking out my goods," Acula said in a sultry voice, trailing her finger up the man's thigh, making little circles. He sat motionlessly, staring with an unblinking deadpan face as Acula smiled deviously, "Busteddd."
"I don't know what you're talking about," he responded plainly as she rubbed his thigh, which he refused to respond to.
"You know what I mean. I guess those other tramps aren't doing it for ya anymore," she said pressing herself against him to his slight annoyance, "If I'm being honest, I couldn't help getting excited down there in the PlayPen. Whaddya say to another slice of cake? Hmm?"
"No. Thank you," Ivan coldly replied, pushing her face away with one hand, proceeding to drive off, following the others.
"How about some road head then?" Acula said, ducking her head and unzipping his pants.
Ivan, not even flinching, grabbed her by the hair and pulled her off, making her yelp in pain then threw her back in the seat.
"No, Acula," he said with a stern gaze, focusing on the road.
Acula puffed her cheeks in irritation and dissatisfaction, "Poo, you're no fun. Then I'll at least put on some music."
Acula flipped on the radio and she immediately lit up.
"Oh I love this song!" Acula squealed before singing the lyrics as Ivan wore an exasperated look, "She and her furry friends took down the queen bee and her men! And that how the story goes! THE STORY OF THE BEAST WITH THOSE FOUR DIRTY PAWS-"
Ivan turned off the radio.
"Fine, I'll take the road head. It is quieter," he spoke, wanting to preserve his brain cells.
"Yay!" Acula cheered, ducking her head back down as Ivan sighed in annoyance.
... Meanwhile...
Caleb and the girls were still in front of the hotel still feeling the effects of Ranka's paralysis roar slowly.
"Hey...can you guys move yet?", Caleb asks still feeling numb throughout his body and calming down from the intense fear from earlier.
"I...I'm gaining feeling back in my muscles but my body still won't respond. Why do I feel so...afraid?", Lyca replies trying to get her trembling legs to move.
"Mi also refused to respond.", Camilla replies as her body quivers trying to will herself to move, "What sort of attack WAS that?!"
"I don't know but I could just feel it down in my bones or something. I can't even focus enough to teleport! Damn, this is bad. While we're having a psychomotor retardation episode that fox could be making a move.", Caleb curses in frustration.
"I can still sense her. The presence does not feel any stronger or weaker since we've been stuck. She likely hasn't moved from the original spot.", Camilla assures.
"Ah. That's good, keep...sensing her or however that works. Hopefully our muscles will start muscling again soon."
"Si, I won't-", Camilla stops herself senses something, "Wait, what?"
"What?"
"That punta...I can sense her mana. It's like... there's TWO of her now."
Caleb and Lyca look to her strangely starting to become worried.
"Two of her? How's that possible?", Caleb responds incredulously.
"I don't know! All I know is I can sense one mana source is remaining still while another...is drawing closer to us!", Camilla stated putting them on guard.
They glance around keeping their eyes and ears open as, unbeknownst to them, a small golden ball with black center levitated above them out of view.
'Not gonna lie, I was surprised to see these three. I expected them to either flee the hotel or hide away in the rooms. Instead they're out here? Are they actually coming for me?! I see...so the Elder Devil has the ability to track ki, that could be problem. Luckily, Madoka taught me how to combat it.', Nikami spoke in the other room to herself taking a deep breath peering through the talisman on her eye. Her aura flares before dissipating in a dark grey hue around her.
"Que?! It's gone!", Camilla expressed in shock.
"Huh?! What do you mean?!", Lyca inquires equally shocked
"I mean, her mana just...vanished! Is this some sort of technique of hers?"
"Whatever it is, we need to do something and fast! She could attack at any second!", Caleb urgently stated before trying to summon a barrier around him and the girls to no avail, "Come on! I can't make barriers either?! Is my mind THAT overcome with fear?"
Camilla eyes widen at Caleb's words getting a spark of inspiration. She looks down at her trembling hands , 'Overcome...with fear... overcome fear."
Nikami twirls her hand and three balls of golden flames form a few feet above their heads.
'Grrr so they all of them could get the drop on me, huh? Well you got another thing coming.', Nikami thought to herself. She brings up her finger in front of her menacing golden fox eyes as the flames slowly take the sharp of large arrows.
Camilla look down at her side and concentrates as hard as she could. A small black magic seal forms near her upper thigh catching Caleb's and Nikami's attention.
"Wha...what are you doing?", He questioned seeing the seal building up an ominous black energy ball in the center.
"Hmph, so she can still use magic. No matter, you're still not going anywhere! I'll take advantage of the opportunity Ranka-sama created for me...and TAKE YOU ALL OUT! FOX FIRE ARR-!"
Nikami was about the swipe her finger to have the attack impale their skulls when, to hers, Caleb, and Lyca shock, a black spike of pure energy impales the Elder Devil right in her thigh.
"GYAAHH!", Camilla elicits, the intense pain snapping her body out of paralysis as falls off to the side catching herself on the nearby wall. She clenches her bleeding wound letting her healing factor kick then, to her shock, notices the flaming above her friends heads.
"CAMILLA!", "CAMI!"
'Ah! She stabbed herself to break free of the paralysis?!', Nikami expressed in confusion before shifting targets, 'Fine! I'll take THESE two then!'
Nikami swipes her hand down making the flaming arrows launch down on the pair intending to impale their skulls.
Camilla instantly reacts, flinging up her hands creating two large blue magic seals above them. The arrows strike the curvatures of the seals throwing them off course. One strikes down Caleb's back and the others hits Lyca's arm; both leaving deep cutting wounds.
"AHHH! Fuck!", "AHHWWW!, They both cry out in pain. Lyca clutches her arms as her falls to his knees. Two white baseball sized bundles of energy form near them before phasing through the wall.
'Gah! She deflected it! Well how about this?!', Nikami stated in irritation.
"Argh! What the hell Cami-", Caleb stated realizing he could now move then sees a golden ball of energy floating above. Five golden balls of fire appear around it then and immediately take the form of arrows. His fight of flight kicks in and he quickly touches both girls and teleports away as the arrows fire at them creating a mid-sized explosion of flame.
The girls real from the action seeing the damage the attack caused. Caleb teleports them again rounding the corner of the building. He pants feeling his heart racing.
"H-Hey! I can move again!", Lyca acknowledged move her legs but still holding her arm allowing HER healing factor kick in.
"Are ju both ok?!", Camilla stated in worry as her wound has already stopped bleeding.
"I'll live. Quick thinking back there.", Caleb acknowledges.
"We are not out of the woods yet Senor. Come on!", Camilla urged as she raises up gesturing them to follow as the golden ball emerges from the smoke.
Caleb and Lyca takes off running behind the Elder Devil as the golden ball tails them. It forms several golden flame arrows and fires upon the group.
'Run all you want! It makes no difference!', Nikami furiously stated.
Camilla counters creating three green magic seals that fires bolts of energy exploding the arrows on impact. A stray arrow almost hits Caleb in the back but he blocks it with his barrier. Camilla, taking exception to that, fires a stream of green lightning at the ball of energy blowing it up.
'Ergh!', Nikami expressed removing the talisman from her eyes as it burns away to ash. She crushes it in her fist, 'Looks like they ARE coming for me after all. Good.'
Two white balls phase through the walls floating directly in front of her. There was red liquid floating inside of them. She produces two talisman and places each in the spheres. The energy spheres fuse into the paper along with the crimson liquid. Japanese letters glow blood red and emit dark red aura.
'When your target believe they've won, they leave themselves open for a round to the skull, as Vernal would say. Now the real attack begins.'
Caleb and the girls round another corner of the motel arriving at a much larger open parking lot.
"Damn...haaa...this place is huge!", Caleb stated panting, trying to keep up with the two liminals.
"By how she's attacking...I guess we're getting close now!", Lyca spoke.
"Jes, but I still cannot sense her mana! We are still wandering around blind.", Camilla points out.
At that moment, Lyca's nose picks up a familiar scent.
"Wait! Guys! I can smell her!", She stated as the others look to her.
"Where is she, Senora?"
"It's faint but...yeah. It's DEFINITELY that fox!", Lyca stated before taking a big whiff. Her eyes lock onto a singular door the far left across from the large green dumpster, "There!"
Lyca starts running faster towards the door fangs bared.
"Lyca!", Caleb calls out then teleports in front of her causing her to grind to a halt as he catches her in his arms. He catching his breath a bit then pulls her up by the shoulders making eye contact, "Don't just go busting inside! It could be another trap for all we know!"
"But there's three of us and only ONE of her though! Plus, she's cornered!", Lyca replies
"We must be more cautious but, at the same time, aggressive.", Camilla replies forming two black magic seals in hand.
"Yeah, but remember the plan, alright?", Caleb mentions as the Elder Devil gives him a look.
"What plan would that be?!", came the voice of Ein getting the group's attention.
The Karmaitachi descends from above landing in front of arms folding disapprovingly.
"Ein!", Lyca's cheered, tail wagging before quickly hugging her and nuzzling her chest almost making the knots come loose, "You're ok!"
"Eh? M-Ms. Kessler! Not so rough! My clothes got ripped in the fight! I JUST barely managed to patch this! Haaa never have I missed Drei's sewing hands until now.", Ein bemoaned clutching her shirt closed to keep herself from spilling out. She flinches seeing Caleb who immediately averts his eyes awkwardly.
Her body is then enveloped in white aura and she looked to see Camilla projecting a large white magic seal. The Karmaitachi clothes are instantly repairs much to her surprise and relief.
"Haa, thank you.", Ein expressed with a grin to which Camilla simply nods.
"One of her many talents. Anyway, what happened with that tiger lady?", Caleb inquires.
Ein pauses a moment then answers plainly, "She's been neutralized."
"And that means...?", Camilla trails raising an eyebrow
You know EXACTLY what I mean.", Ein emphasizes in a serious tone as the others refused to press further, accepting things as is. Ein then changes the subject, "But that's beside the point! What was that about a 'plan'?"
Caleb could already sense the disapproval in her tone then answers, "We planned on capturing that Werefox assassin that tried to KILL us and make her tell us EVERYTHING she knows about Moon pie!"
"We managed to track her down to that room. That's where she's hiding, I can smell it.", Lyca assured as Ein looks to the door, "I say we rush her. There's FOUR of us now and only ONE of her!"
"Good plan you two, but one small change I'd like to make is keeping you three out of it. I'll bring her out myself while you guys keep your guard up in case anything happens.", Ein stated before going up to motel room. At that moment, Camilla takes her by the shoulder.
"Surely, ju cannot be serious. Ju do not know what this punta is capable of!"
"She disguised herself as Lyca for fuck sake! We almost fell right into her trap! What if she disguises herself as you?", Caleb added.
"If that's the case, that's even more reason for you three to stick together! In that event, you have better chance of survival.", Ein assures before Caleb takes her by the hand.
"So what? Your life doesn't matter then?! Because to me it does! I was worried about you too when that tiger attacked!", Caleb stated catching the Karmaitachi off guard.
"T-That's not-"
"Those punta easily got to us! One got inside our room where ju THOUGHT we'd be safe!", Camilla contested.
"I KNOW!", Ein stated surprising the Elder Devil and the others, "I left you all here thinking you'd be safe. But I was naive and it nearly got you all killed! I intend to right my wrongs AND keep you all safe! So I'm telling you all to stay back!"
Caleb and the girls look to each other. Camilla then steps up to Ein.
"Ju already know I am not going to do that. I will go inside too. Ju could use mi ears and mi mana.", She says as Ein jaw drops in disbelief about to retort before the Elder Devil stops her, "Arguing is out of the question. I will protect ju whether ju like it or not."
Ein was taken aback by her statement before Caleb places a hand on her shoulder.
"Shit happens, we just gotta roll with it. You're not alone in this. We'll watch each other back.", Caleb says giving her an assuring smile.
Ein blushes slightly then looks away a moment before relenting, "Alright."
"Lyca and I will watch each other backs out here and prevent from escaping if she tries to flee.", Caleb says before he and Lyca fist bump.
Ein turns to Camilla and nods then the two head for the room as Lyca and Caleb stand back to back observing the surroundings.
At the room, Ein extends her scythes making a cross with them as Camilla readies herself with two red magic seals in hand. Ein, wanting to minimize property damage, condenses a small but strong shockwave the blows the door clear off the hinges to the other side room; with damaging said door.
They storm the room ready to attack but are instead greeted a human male and no one else. The two quickly search the room including the bathroom. Camilla powers mads the task easier as she could be levitate all the furniture out of the way, including the bed. Ein checked the dead body examining the wound and his ID and, to her surprise, sees the wound on his throat was seared closed.
"Maldita(damn), not a single trace of that fox punta?", Camilla curses in annoyance.
"I expected at least a piece of cloth or hair, but ever surface has been wiped clean. There's even traces of baking soda sprinkled over everything so I can't track her scent.", Ein emphasizes sprinkling some of the white substance from her fingers, "This woman is no amateur."
"Tch, I am not impressed. If she's so thorough, why did she bother attacking us at all? She could have easily stayed hidden and picked us off. Why lead us to her location?", Camilla questions with her three large magic seal levitating around them defensively.
"I'm not sure. Let's go back join the others, I have a bad feeling.", Ein suggests.
They exit the room and are greeted with Caleb and Lyca waiting close to the entrance to their surprise. Ein closes the door behind her.
"Did y'all find anything?", Caleb inquires.
"No, it looks she covered her tracks. She could be anywhere at this point.", Ein replies.
"Jes, all that she left was some dead human.", Camilla added as Ein gives her look noticing her uncaring tone.
"She KILLED some other dude?! We seriously gotta stop this bitch!", Caleb stated furiously clenching his fists as Camilla narrows her gaze at him.
"We are but first we have to find her.", Ein says as she walk passed them looking around, "Let's check around this area a bit more. Lyca, let us know immediately if you catch her scent."
"Right.", Lyca says giving a little salutes.
"Come on, gotta stay close.", Caleb spoke gesturing for Camilla to go ahead of him.
"...Of course.", Camilla replies walking past him side eyeing him a bit.
He walks up beside her scanning the area cautiously as Camilla did the same. When he was sure the Elder Devil wasn't watching, he reaches behind him pull a large Phillips head screwdriver from under his shirt. He was ready to stab her when Camilla suddenly stops.
"Senor, how did ju know it was a man that was killed?", Camilla asks loud enough for Ein and Lyca to hear.
Caleb pauses clutching the screwdriver behind him.
"I only said a human was killed. I never said they were male. How did you know that? Also...what are ju holding behind your back?", Camilla says giving him a cold glare as Ein turns to him extending her scythes.
Caleb doesn't say anything and simply smirks prompting the Elder Devil to punch him across the face sending him rolling to the ground dropping the screwdriver.
"Take off that disguise, wretch! What have you done with Senor?!", Camilla shouted barring down with red magic seals in pointed at him.
"Keke...nothing.", Caleb chuckles lowly to Ein and Camilla confusion
At that moment, Lyca leaps up and slashes Ein in the back with her claws to Camilla shock.
"AHHH!", Ein cries out in pain then quickly turns around only to be met with a strong kick by the She-wolf. She slides back barely managing to defend with her arms.
Lyca snarled, fangs and claws barred as her entire body radiated a gold-black aura and her fur stood on end. Her eyes were completely blackened out with golden kanji symbols below her eyes.
"Senora?", Camilla uttered in disbelief before seeing the same aura radiate off Caleb's body.
She crouches a bit then lunges herself towards Ein at top speed; the impact lightly cracks the concrete beneath her. Ein puts up scythe blades defensively blocking her teeth and claws. The She-wolf growls and knashes trying to rip her apart as the Ein help her back with some effort.
Camilla prepares a blue magic seal to restrain them but then senses a strong mana closing in on her. She quickly leans back dodging a flaming gold arrow as it passes inches from her faces. She instinctively jumps back as sees the Inari strolling up to them; her gives golden tails swaying alluringly.
"So I was right. You CAN sense mana after all. Quite the unique species you Elder Devils are. Unfortunately for you, there's way could've have sensed how this would turn out.", Nikami spoke calmly giving her the side eye as Caleb rises to his feet.
"Ghh! What...did ju DO to them?", Camilla demanded as the Inari circles around Caleb.
"Me? All I did was put a little curse on them while they were being oh so vigilant. You're the one who punched her lover across the face because you thought he was me. Serves him right, honestly. What kind of guy hits a woman like that?", Nikami taunts brushing her hands across his face as he stands there like a statue.
Camilla grits her teeth angrily as red aura flares around her, "Ju..."
"I WAS planning on cursing just you three then having you SLAUGHTER the Karmaitachi for what she did to Ranka-sama...but this feels more personal.", Nikami says dancing two of her claws towards Caleb's temple.
"Take your filthy claws off of him or take your arm.", Camilla threatens.
"Camilla! Don't play into her game! She's-"
"SILENCE!", Nikami shouted interrupting firing a bolt of fox fire into the Karmaitachi leg.
Ein recoils at the pain loosing her restraint on Lyca for a moment which the She-wolf seized immediately. She shoves Ein's arms apart then tackles her to the ground sinking her teeth into Ein's shoulder. Ein cries out in pain.
"I'd much rather see the despair contort your faces as you're killed by the people YOU cherish! CONSIDER IT PENANCE FOR THE SUFFERING YOU PUT MY FRIENDS THROUGH! EVERY DROP OF BLOOD YOU SHED IS A TRIBUTE TO RANKA-SAMA!", Nikami emphasizes slashing her claws down Caleb's cheek drawing blood then licks it. Camilla red aura intensifies as her eyes burn with rage.
Nikami suddenly feels her entire body pulsates with strange warmth which she quickly ignores and summons several golden fox fire balls the form into arrows. She releases Caleb having him teleport behind the Elder Devil and grab her by the neck holding her in place. Camilla tries to shake him off but the Inari fires the arrows upon her.
Camilla creates a large blue magic seal as a shield to defend from the barrage of fire arrows exploding against it
"You can't keep that up for long! This is a Pincer move!"
At the moment, Caleb pulls out a second smaller screwdriver to Camilla shock, and attempts to stab her in the side. Camilla grabs his arm holding it in place but ends up losing focus. One of the arrows passes through and slashes her leg.
Meanwhile, Ein fights through the pain trying to pry Lyca's jaws open without apart. Her eyes then catch a glimpse of something attached to Lyca's upper back radiating with energy. She tries to grab it but Lyca reflexively grabs her arm from going any further.
Ein gets an idea and pinches Lyca nose closed a moment making her gasp from lack of air. She seizes the chance and flips Lyca over pinning her down on her stomach. It was then that she sees the glowing paper talisman pinned to Lyca's back and promptly tried to remove it.
Nikami immediately senses this.
"Not a chance!", Nikami stated before sending a golden fireball at the Karmaitachi who immediately launching herself upwards dodging it.
"Camilla! There's some kind of spell tag on their backs! That must be how she's controlling them!", Ein informs as Camilla eyes widen.
"You shut your mouth, MURDERER!", Nikami shouted firing another bolt of fox fire at her.
Ein fires a shockwave to intercept it causing a small explosion. Suddenly, Lyca jumps high into the air grabbing Karmaitachi clawing and biting her as they fall back to the ground wrestling for control.
Nikami suddenly get a tingling sensation from her lower stomach. She ignores it thinking it was her nerves.
Camilla, using the distraction, flips Caleb over her using her wings then pins him to the ground. She sees the talisman pinned to his back emitting a malevolent energy and tries to remove. Her hand is then stopped by his barrier and he teleports from underneath. He reappears chaining several Judo strikes powered up by flame-like purple aura as Camilla blocks with her blue magic seals.
"Senora! It is me! Stop!", Camilla stated, almost pleading.
"That won't work.", came the voice of Nikami who grab the Elder Devil by the tail. A jolt shoots through her body as she tenses up.
"GYAHA!", Camilla elicits feeling her strength quickly leaving her body and her legs tremble.
"You left yourself open! I learned Ranka and Madoka all about weak points we liminals share. The tail, especially for you devils, is full of nerve endings. It's your Achilles HEEL!", Nikami emphasizes pulling Camilla's tail hard sending a shock up her spinal cord.
Camilla cries falling on all fours.
"CAMILLA!", Ein shouted as she tries to shove Lyca off to assist the Elder Devil but is stopped again by the controlled She-wolf slashing at her, which she barely dodge, before getting hit with a flurry of rapid kicks.
Nikami then creates a large ball of golden flames form that quickly takes the form of a large arrow positioned right over the Elder Devil. The Inari nonverbally commands Caleb to press her face into the concrete with his foot.
Ein dodges another strike from Lyca then counters putting her in a chokehold. The She-wolf snarls and snuggles in her grasp, "I'm sorry, Ms. Kessler...but this is for your own good."
She tightens her hold as Lyca gasp for air slowly loosing consciousness.
"This is it for you, Devil.", Nikami coldly spoke as Camilla grimaces trying to focus her mana but found it difficult from the pain.
The Inari suddenly feels the tingling sensation in her lower stomach again, but stronger, along with a familiar scent. She looks to Caleb, who looks up with a dull expression, making eye contact with him. She blushes feeling her heart palpitate and the tingling growing stronger.
'W-What is going on? Why does my body feel weird? Those eyes...that scent...', Nikami thought staring at Caleb as the flame arrow started to vanish and she unknowingly loosens her grip on the Elder Devil tail.
"RAAAGH!", Ein shouted as she does a flying roundhouse kick on the Inari.
She goes flying tumbling to the ground before catching herself.
"Cat-3 BREAK!", Ein shouted firing an X-shape shockwave at her. Camilla was recovering as well.
Nikami quickly commands Caleb to teleport in front of her, to Camilla and Ein's horror, and put up a purple barrier. The sound of the impact rang out throughout the area.
"MR. BIZZELL!", "SENOR!"
Caleb, sustaining a little damage, tumbles backwards into the Inari. She hesitantly catches him to keep him from falling right on top of her and, involuntarily, presses herself against him. She sat with him between between her legs back turned and unconscious. The sensation of her breasts against his firm back sending jolts through her body. The tingling down in her stomach transformed into full aching as her body began to grow warmer by the second. She quickly realized what was happening shoves him off.
'I-I don't understand! W-WHY AM I SO AROUSED DURING A FIGHT NOW?! WHAT IS THIS MAN?!', Nikami shouted as steam wafted from her face.
She then brought back to reality upon seeing the large black magic seal above her. She quickly backflips away as a large black spike impales into the ground destroying the concrete. Several more appears around her forcing her to acrobatically evade them driving closer to edge of the lot near some rooms.
At that moment, She catches a glimpse of the Karmaitachi behind her swinging her large scythe wrapped in a veil of compressed air for her neck. Nikami ducks but is then punch in the face by Camilla.
"GAH!", Nikami elicits as she's sent reeling from pain then quickly forms two golden flame in her palm and launches them their way. Ein and Camilla dodge the attack as it explodes into the creating a cloud of grey smoke.
Nikami catches her breath noticing further away that her two puppets were now lying on the ground unconscious.
"Shit...", She cursed under her breath then sees Camilla and Ein walking towards her. Their piercing green and red eyes cut through the smoke as they glared menacingly ready to end this.
Nikami, refusing to give up, faces them with just as much intensity as her golden aura flares.
"Two against one huh? The old me would've turned tail and the fled by now. That's the part of me I hated the most. I still do.", Nikami spoke as she takes a martial art stance claws and teeth bared. Her claws become enveloped in golden aura flames each resembling the heads of fox.
Camilla and Ein stood unflinching not perturbed in the slightest.
"Those days are over. I'm stronger thanks to friends and take the lessons they taught me as their legacy. Starting with you two, I'll show the world who Komanda Monstra is! THAT'S MY PRIDE AS A KILLER! FOX FIRE: CERBERUS!", Nikami shouted her battle lunging for the two liminals.
Camilla snaps he fingers. A yellow magic seal appears below the Inari's feet. Before she could react a large spike made of concrete shoots out of the going right through her stomach. Nikami gags out in pure shock and confusion.
Ein and Camilla perform a double uppercut right into a her jaws tearing every muscle and bone in it apart. The force of the impact launches her off the spike and rolls the ground.
Camilla dispel her seal as she and Ein wore merciless expression that could frighten even the bravest of men.
...
While all that was going on, Drei and the others were still experimenting with different ways to remove the enslavement collars. So far, they've made no progress.
"Eeeegh! Z-Zwei, stop! It hurts!", Mirabelle pleaded, her face and hair covered in Drei's homemade lubricant, as Zwei tries to pull the collar off.
"Al...most...got it.", Zwei strained pulling the Centaur head back. Fantina could be seen leaned against the wall massaging her temples feeling a headache forming.
"Ahhh, you're break my bloody neeeck!", Mirabelle whined louder as Zwei pulled.
"Ok, ok, Zwei! That's enough, it's not working.", Drei says stopping her sister.
Zwei releases Mirabelle who flings her head forward proceeding to rub her neck in relief.
"Haaa...well that didn't work either. Plus my arms are stiff now.", Zwei sighs rotating her arms to get circulation back as Mirabelle looks back mean mugging her.
"Bullocks to your 'stiff arms' rubbish! You're just about to plum tear my goddamn head off! You brute!", Mirabelle angrily fussed feebly slapping at Zwei who just shield her face a bit. They didn't hurt much.
"Hey, come on, it's a learning experience."
"Well, I certainly learned that Azaeli didn't half ass her work as much as I thought.", Fantina spoke up touching the collar, 'They're resistant to impact and shear forces, corrosion, mana, and apparently stupidity."
"Yeah, too bad they can't resist nagging goat bitches.", Zwei retorts.
"Zwei...", Drei says not wanting to start something. Mirabelle could also sense more conflict starting up and withdraws.
"You know what else it can't resist? These hands. Why don't I introduce them to that ugly face of yours. I can't use mana but I can still kick your ass! ", Fantina threatens stepping up to the Karmaitachi.
"Guys", Drei spoke sounding displeased.
"Funny you mention asses, because my foot and your face would make an adorable couple!", Zwei growled barring her fangs and extending her scythes.
"ENOUGH!", Drei stated getting between them. Both Liminal females withdraw with a huff as Drei sighs, "Ok. We've established that nothing we've tried so far has worked. Zwei's scythes can't cut through them, my corrosive salve can't dissolve them, a breaking them is out of the question. And removing them ourselves out of the question since they respond to our ki."
"Mana.", Fantina corrected as Drei raises an eyebrow, "You guys from the far East have your word, I have mine."
"Anyway, we need to think outside the box."
"It's crazy how hard these are to remove. Hell, Lyca removed one from Boss' neck earlier like it was nothing!", Zwei remarked.
The others look to her in surprise.
"Zwei, what did you say?"
"I said Lyca removed the collar they put on Caleb's neck earlier today. I couldn't even touch it and she just...pulled it off."
Fantina gives her an incredulous look unable to articulate her disbelief and irritation.
"A-Are you saying they put one of these dreadful things on my Dear?!", Mirabelle stated, horrified.
"THAT is not the part to focus on, horse girl!", Fantina berated then turns to Zwei, "And you! You couldn't have mentioned that earlier?!"
"Zwei, do you remember exactly what Lyca did you remove it?", Drei inquires
"Nothing I didn't. She just grabbed it with her bare hands and pulled it apart. I figured it didn't work since she couldn't use Ki."
"Unlikely. These collars are calibrated to seal the superhuman abilities of any non-human that wears them. The fact she could TOUCH it and not be affected in any way is a first I'm hearing! This girl must either be a fucking SAINT or clueless beyond comprehension!"
"First off, don't talk about her like that unless your ass face wants to arrange that date early. Second, I don't know but Lycs isn't here so she can't work her miracle for us.",
"Hmm, that's true.", Drei says in a ponderous tone trying to figure something else out, "Perhaps there's something more abstract. Like a lock trick or a voice command?"
"Ah! That's right!", Mirabelle stated in realization getting their attention, "I remember earlier...when that vampire woman was here. She didn't something to the collar and uttered a phrase in a bizarre language. Next thing I knew, I was in excruciating pain like I never felt before."
"That's the imprinting process.", Fantina pointed out.
" 'Imprinting?' ", Zwei repeats
"Basically, bonding the wearer of the collar to a 'master'. For what I understand, Angels originally used them to punish sinners, usually Devils, to serve under the biblical definition of slavery for a certain period or until the master decides to remove it. The wearer can't disobey the master. If they don't obey, or try to attack them, they'll recieve 'divine punishment'. Usually that means pain but sometimes...death.", Fantina explained grimly.
"Eeek, how awful! T-That's what she intends to do ME?!", Mirabelle expressed, terrified of that possibility.
"Not if I anything to say. Now think, Mirabelle, what was the phrase she spoke?", Drei inquired.
"Um...it was something like...'רצונך ייעשה(Thy will be done)", Mirabelle repeats the Hebrew phrase.
The second she uttered the words the collars on Fantina and Drei's necks glow illuminating the runes on them much to everyone surprise.
"Whoa! What's going on?", Zwei stated observing Drei's collar.
"They're in the 'imprinting' phase. I didn't think it'd respond like this.", Fantina says experimentally poking the collar.
"Wait, why isn't her collar glowing?", Zwei asks gesturing to Mirabelle who was also confused why hers didn't respond.
"Well, OURS are still new and Satella did try imprinting with her earlier but failed. Maybe it can only work after they've killed that human of hers.", Fantina ponders out loud earn incredulous stares from the other, "IN THEORY. Jeez."
"Whatever the case, I have a new plan.", Drei says as they look to her, "You said yourself that the collars can be taken off the "master" their imprinted on, right?"
"That is correct."
"So...if the two of us imprint on someone then have them remove the collars...", Drei suggests as each of their faces lights up.
"That's a great idea!", Zwei stated.
"Yeah, that just leaves the question of who's going to be the master?", Fantina brings up skeptically glaring at them.
"I was going to have us imprint on Zwei and have her remove them. That would be easier.", Drei replies.
"What?! You can't be serious!", Fantina stated in discontent, "There's no way I'm willingly getting enslaved to this green eyed moron!"
"Why you-", Zwei stated before Drei stops her.
She steps up to the Baphomet locking eyes.
"This 'green eyed moron' is MY sister and OUR only hope for regaining our powers and having even a CHANCE of escaping. She's out best bet. Unless, you have better plan. Maybe you and I could become each other's masters instead."
"No...that wouldn't work. Angels made sure that loophole couldn't happen when they made the damn things.", Fantina reluctantly admitted.
"Then we have our answer. We've all got trust issues but right now, we have put that aside because NONE of us wanna die. So, are you in or not? Clocks ticking."
Fantina ponders a moment and grumbles knowing she had no choice, "Alright dammit. Let's just get this over with."
Zwei and Drei nod to each other.
"Ok! What do I have to do?"
"You just need to plant a drop of blood on each collar then utter that phrase she just said.", Fantina informs.
"It's that easy?!"
"We wouldn't have been able to make so many if it wasn't.", Fantina replies plainly arms folded, "Now hurry up already."
"Right, uhh what was that phrase again?", Zwei asks looking to Mirabelle.
"רצונך ייעשה(Thy will be done)"
Zwei pauses a moment then clears her throat and tries to repeat it. She get it wrong. She tries a few more times missing the pronunciation which Mirabelle corrects her on. Fantina gradually had second thoughts about this... while Drei...TRIED to remain hopeful.
"Ok! I got it! 'רצונך ייעשה'!", Zwei stated emphatically.
"Yes! That's it!", Mirabelle happily stated. Drei sighs mouthing 'thank you' looking upward with hand clasped.
Zwei then extends her scythe blade cutting her index finger to draw blood, "Who's first?"
"Doesn't matter, just do it already!", Fantina urged.
Zwei steps up squeezing a drop of blood on each collar. The runes on each glow from white the red.
"Forgot to mention, we need to brace ourselves because the process hurts like hell.", Fantina advised.
"Wait, what?!", Zwei stated to which Mirabelle nods.
"It's fine, do it Zwei! Say the words.", Drei urged clenching.
"O-ok. רצונך נעשה(Will thy be do)!", Zwei reluctantly complies then pause in realization as the others give her shocked looks, "Oh shit...I fucked it up."
"YOU INCOMPETENT BI-AAAHHH!", Fantina berates before her collar erupts in a flash of red and white sparks and rapidly flashing the same colors. She convulses and writhes on the floor in pain.
"Of course...", Drei shrugs in a deadpan tone, accepting her fate, as her collar rapidly flashes and erupts in white and red sparks. She falls to the floor convulsing in pain with Fantina.
"DREI!", "SIS!", Mirabelle and Zwei cried out.
As the two convulsed and groaned in pain, cracks quickly propagated on each of their collars before eventually...they break apart with loud metallic snap.
The sparks cease and both liminals and left panting on the floor bodies smoking. Zwei and Mirabelle quickly rush to the smaller weasel side.
"Are you guys ok?!", Zwei asks in panic.
"Ahhh...fuck...so that's what it feels like.", Fantina uttered
"Ugh, like shit? I agree.", Drei comments before weakly trying to sit until Zwei helps her up.
"Gotcha sis."
"Thanks", Drei says as she notices the split pieces of the collar on each side of her then picks them up, "I don't know how but you did it."
"Ergh! I guess because the genius messed up the spell so badly that it caused the magic equivalent of a logic paradox. The collar literally tore itself apart trying to resolve her mistake!", Fantina stated in disbelief look at her collar which then fell to pieces.
"Wow...fucked up so bad you saved us. I'm both disturbed and almost impressed.", Drei comments.
"Ay what can I say? Sometimes I'm that good even when I suck.", Zwei grinned, proudly puffing her chest.
"Whatever, I'm glad those things are off. I can already feel my mana returning.", Fantina spoke summoning a magic seal in her palm on for it to flicker away, "Tch, it'll still be a little while before I'm at a hundred percent."
"For now, let's focus on getting Mirabelle out of here..", Drei points out
"Well, going out the front door's out of the question. The entrance is too cluttered for someone like her to get through.", Fantina says as Mirabelle gives a dejected look knowing she's the biggest liability right now. She notices her saddened expression, "It... shouldn't be much trouble though once I get my scythe. Then I can just make us all portal out of here."
Mirabelle expression lights up a bit as Fantina notices.
"Wow, somebody's more cooperative all of a sudden.", Zwei nudges the Baphomet shoulder who frowns in annoyance then gives a mana powered flick to her forehead, "YOUCH! What the hell?!"
"Come on, I need someone to watch my back. Preferably someone without a double digit IQ.", Fantina says to Drei walking past her.
"Understandable.", Drei replies following behind her.
"Hey! Why are you AGREEING with her?!", Zwei whined.
Mirabelle wanted to feel at ease but couldn't shake the feeling that something bad will happen.
...
Further down into the hall, in Hush's room, the Salamander and Mantis could still be seen lying on the floor unable to move despite their best efforts.
'Dammit...I can't move a muscle no matter how hard I try. Who knows what that weasel is up to. She can't seriously be trying to escape with the Nightmare, could she?', Ember thought bitterly to herself, unable to speak, then looks to Hush seeing her body trembling as realization hits, 'What am I doing? I can't just be lying here while the enemy is fooling around in OUR home! I'm Satella right hand woman for FUCK sake!"
Ember entire body starts heating up more and more as sweat accumulates bellow her body.
'Come on. Sweat out those toxins of hers.', Ember thought focusing on keeping her body temperature high.
Hush could feel it getting uncomfortably warmer around her and wondered what Ember could be doing.
Seconds later, Ember's reptilian fingers twitched repeatedly before clenching into a fist. The Salamander smirks is satisfaction.
...
Nikami gags up blood feeling immense pain in her jaw and a large hole in her abdomen. She weakly turns herself over on her chest as blood pools below her and it got harder to breath.
'I-It can't be. I-I lost? If they took me out that easy, does that mean they...were holding back the whole time?! I see. They wanted to separate me from those two so they could REALLY let loose. I wasn't strong enough after all. I failed the mission..Ranka-sama dead.', Nikami thought to herself as tears formed in her eyes. She then notices Caleb's body moving as the curse was wearing and anger rises in her, 'All because of HIM.'
Camilla and Ein approach the dying Inari.
"Tch, so much for her pride. Should I finish her?", Camilla suggested forming a red magic seal in hand.
"No!", Ein throws her arm in front of the Elder Devil, "First, we get as much information as we can from her."
Camilla withdraw as the Karmaitachi steps up and kneals down grabbing the Inari hair making her groan in pain.
"Tell us what you know about Ms. Marequine. Where in your base are you keeping her?"
Nikami doesn't answer instead focusing her gaze on the unconscious She-wolf and starts channeling whatever energy she had left. Lyca's body glows starts radiating golden black aura as her eyes shot open.
"Hey! Answer me! Where are you holding Mirabelle?", Ein demanded.
"T... That's right...I didn't...fail.", Nikami uttered weakly finding it agonizing to talk , "Y..You.. just...watch, Ranka-sama."
Ein gives a bewildered look.
"Senor!?", Camilla stated getting Ein attention. Both are horrified to see a still cursed Lyca standing up and focusing on Caleb who was just starting to regain consciousness.
"I'll...finish the mission.", Nikami murmured with an unhinged smirk.
Lyca gets on all fours snarling at for the young man.
Camilla runs at top speed as Ein joins her leaving the Inari behind. Lyca lunges for Caleb fangs bared about to sink into his throat.
"SENOR!", "NO!"
Suddenly, right when Lyca was inches away from ending her lovers life, a beam of purple energy stops her body in midair enveloping her like a tractor beam. Ein and Camilla are shock to then see a woman in a black satin dress with purple frills and highlights. The same pattern was seen on her large, pointy witches hat where her voluptuous dark purple hair spilled out down her back.
Her outfit was designed in a way to allow ease of movement but was also very revealing as it barely covered her voluptuous G-cup breasts, shapely hourglass figure with long sexy legs ending his black heeled ankle boots. She also carried a black, crooked staff with a large turquoise orb in curl center.
"~Oh my, it seems I arrived on time, for once.~", the woman spoke with a menacing smirk as she approaches the levitating She-wolf examining her. She tilts her head curiously as the malicious aura radiating from her back. She reaches out to the She-wolf.
"STOP RIGHT THERE!", Ein stated getting the woman's attention who stops her hand.
"DO NOT TOUCH HER!", Camilla shouted creating a black magic seal above the strange woman
The woman who up at the seal with an amused smirk.
"Ohh, an Elder Devil? Oh my, I haven't seen one your kind in while.", She remarks as Camilla glared ready to attack.
"Who are ju, filthy Witch?!"
"How rude. I'm just trying to help. You do know that your friend here is cursed, right? I was actually going to remove it.", the woman inquires.
In a swift motion, she ripped the talisman off Lyca's back to Camilla and Ein surprise.
"Yoink! There we go."
The talisman turn completely black as crumbles in the woman's hand. Lyca's hostile expression softens and body goes limp as the woman gently pets her head then places her on the ground. Ein and Camilla are taken back by the gesture.
Further away, Nikami weakly reaches out to them mouthing the word 'no' as she dies.
"There. Now then, who might you be?", She politely asks.
"That's my line! You're the one who appeared out of nowhere.", Ein stated.
"It's a matter of perspective really. But, for the sake of time, I'll be the polite one.", The woman replies as Camilla give an annoyed scowl. She reaches her hand down in her and pulls out a black leather bifold and flips it open.
Ein and Camilla were surprised to see her Georgia MON badge. It's design was that of a bronze hexagonal shape quite different compared to Ein's Alabama badge.
"My name Jiliana von Delco Malramarc and I'm with ICEP's MON division. If that's a mouthful, you can call me 'Jil' ", she introduced herself removing her a doing a curtsy as her staff levitated beside her, "By the way, I'm no 'Witch'. I'm a Dark Mage, hun."
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While that was going on, Drei and the others could be seen sneaking their way through the base.
"Come on, where is it?", Fantina spoke scanning the area for her scythe.
"Why don't you just summon it to your hand like you did during our fight?", Drei suggests.
"You don't think I've been doing that? I've trying to but it feels like something kneeling it from budging. Maybe they threw it in a broom closet or something."
"Do you really need your scythe to create portals?", Mirabelle questions.
"Yes, actually, since it's a magic tool to perform certain spells!", Fantina contests.
"That's pretty limiting.", Drei points out.
"It's part of people's traditions. Aren't you with ICEP? Where's the respect for culture?", Fantina retorts.
"Alright, get off your soapbox. Let's just find it so we can leave.",
"You know, for a bunch of assassins, they've got a pretty home. Nice furniture, cool layout..", Zwei admires looking around.
"Interesting decor'."
"Interesting de-OHH!", Zwei expressed seeing the different body parts from horns, furs, wings, tails, skulls, even whole sets human and liminal skins and bones hanging on the walls like taxidermy art. Looking closely, she noticed that even some of the furniture was fashionable from human body parts
Mirabelle goes pale in the face legs wobbling uncontrollably on the verge of fainting as Zwei recoils at the sight.
"OooK, suddenly Hannibal Lectur looking like a saint."
"Hopefully it's sinking in how deep in the lions den we are. And by 'lion' I mean a Russian Dommy Mommy vampire slut with way too much free time.", Fantina replies in annoyance.
"Actually, I am Romanian."
"Right. Rom-", Fantina catches herself in realization seeing the panicked expressions of the others and feeling a tense chill shoot up her spine, "She's right behind me, isn't she?"
"No, I am above you."
Fantina jerks her head up to see the Romanian vampire standing upside down on the ceiling glaring with glaring with blood red eyes. Satella casually leaps down twirling herself upright and landing on her feet in front of the group as Fantina quickly backs away from her.
Mirabelle shudders in fear as Drei and Zwei extends their scythes and Fantina tries to conjure a magic seal, still to no avail.
"Looking for this?", Satella remarks pulling out the Baphomet's scythe from behind her to Fantina's shock, "I intended to sell it once this vas over but then it started acting strangely moments ago. It kept incessantly pounding against my door and kept trying to escape my grasp."
Fantina clenches her fists in anger as Satella notices her enslavement collar was gone along with Drei. Her gaze then focuses on Zwei, the new face. However, Mirabelle still has her's on and that's all that mattered to her. Another thought crosses her mind as well.
"I do not know vhat you have done with my comrades, but...that vill have to vait.", Satella spoke in a distorted voice as her body emanates a malicious black aura. She then brandishes the scythe in hand as it also was covered in aura and her malevolent presence sent waves of anxiety through each of the girls.
The lioness had just entered the den.
...Back to Camilla and Ein...
"J-Ju are...an ICEP agent?", Camilla inquires.
"That's right, hun, and I take it you're Ms. Ein Zyklon?"
"Uh, no, that would be me. But did you know we were under attack?", Ein asks suspiciously.
"Oh, I didn't. My darling asked me to check on how Mr. Bizzell and his homestays holding up. He said this is where they were staying. But, goodness me, I didn't expect THIS! Quite the turn of events! I thought this would be boring ohohooo.", Jill giggled doing a little excited shimmy as Camilla gives skeptical gaze not trusting her.
"Ergh! Ah fuck, my head.", Caleb uttered as her raises up clenching her skull, he had a splitting headache and his arms hurt badly.
"S-Senor!", Camilla stated getting on your knees beside him, "Are ju ok?"
"I...I can't feel my arms and my head...what happened?", Caleb inquires before noticing the tall woman in the witches hat smiling down at him, "W-Who are you?"
"Huhu, don't worry love. I'm one of the good guys(~when I'm on the clock~).", she giggled giving him a sultry smirk, "The others and I have come to your aid."
"Others?", Ein questions.
Jill smiles widely at the Karmaitachi.
"Huhuhu, that's right. My hubby and the others are at their base "
***JJBA: Squadra theme start playing***
Outside of Komanda Monstra hideout, two figures could be seen circling the base as two large black, heavy duty vans could be seen parked on the street. Three people were stood beside the vehicle.
"So, this is where they're hiding. My that grass is certainly tall.", a woman remarks tilting her head standing with her back to the van. She was dressed in a yellow and black skin tight waterproof jumpsuit with yellow boots. Her skin itself was a pale delicate, nearly translucent, silver with full cheeks and an adorable heart-shaped face. Her hair was cobalt blue with a circlet of silver beads, pointed fin-like ears with silver earrings, and pairs of silver rings on her wrists and ankles. Her eyes were blue and pure as the cleanest lake and her lips were full sexy. She had an hourglass figure with wide hips, slim waist, and perky D-cups. An Undine.
"We're looking at building full of assassins, and your concern is the lack of lawn care?", Questions another female dressed in yellow MON armor; including arms and legs. Her skin was an earthy brown match her black spiky hair, plump lips, dark brown fin-like ears, hazel eyes, and sharp teeth. Her arms and legs were dark brown stone-like reptilian claws with smooth chocolate brown scales that stopped at her joints and a thick dark grey tail extending behind her. There were small light grey stone spikes protruding from her knee and elbow and even formed a small stone tiara on her forehead. She had a toned, firm physique with rock-hard abs, and a shapely figure. Her black jumpsuit under her armor was cutoff at the joints accentuating her firm, plump thighs, C-cup breasts, and large butt. A Rock Lizard.
"Ha! By the time we're done, their lawn will be the least of their problems. Their ass is grass and my foots the flamethrower!", the woman next the her excitedly stated clenches her flaming fist. She wore a similar attire to Undine except jump was cutoff at the joints and made of fire retardant material. She wore obsidian black rings on her ankles, wrists and neck along with fire proof black boots. She had point elf-like ears, fiery red eyes, cherry red skin with black scorch mark-like ancient markings all over her body and shadow marking under her eyes. Her hair, a lighter shade red stood up like the that of a burn flame(actually it looked like it was really on fire). She had slimmer physique with perky B-cups, toned plump thighs and butt. An Ignis.
"I think the only thing I got from that is you should never go into landscaping or gardening, Pyra.", the Rock Lizard bluntly spoke.
"Salt of the earth as always, Terra.", The Undine giggled before the doors of the van open getting her and the other's attention.
Out steps a tall(about 6'05") male human in dark grey ICEP armor, similar to regular police armor, black pants and heavy duty combat boots. He had fair toned skin with some redness, messy brown hair, muscular build, green eyes behind black sunglasses, a neatly trimmed beard, and two sidearms on attached to his belt along with several other items. He wore an American flag bandana tied around his neck.
"Ah Commander Lovelace! Is it time?", The Ignis stated excitedly.
"Not yet.", Lovelace says in a gruff voice before touching his inner which held a communication device, "How's the view up their girls?"
"The roof appears to be heavily fortified, Commander. Luckily, they did use tin plating. I can blast through no problem.", Answered the harpy woman circling the building.
She was a massive bird woman with emerald and citrine colored wings, slim but toned physique, long obsidian bird legs ending in sharp raptor claws, and shoulder length hair matching her wings. She wore yellow lightweight but durable ICEP for her chest and thighs with a black leotard underneath. Attached at her waist were six voltage absorbing grenades. She had heterochromia eyes(one blue one green), pointed light blue and green ears, firm abs, toned biceps and thighs, a plump rear and B-cup breasts. The faint sound of rolling thunder could be heard with each flap of her wings. A Thunderbird.
" We've got the element of surprise! I'm ready when you are, Commander!", The winged reptile woman emphatically stated. She was large draconic female with large dark green scaling wings with single opposable bat-like thumb, slender scaling legs stopping at the joints with large, strong four digit claws. She had a long green lizard tail protruding from her backside and dark green horns sticking out of her messy dark brown neck-length hair. She had pale yellow eyes with reptilian slit pupils, sharp fangs, and green scales on the undersides of her face. She a similar style of MON armor to the Thunderbird save for a two leather straps on her thighs. Her slender yet muscular physique was coupled by her perky C-cups, toned, sexy abs and thighs, and plump rear.
Both liminals were awaiting their Commanders orders.
Lovelace smirks and chuckles, "Haha. 'Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as the night, and when you move, STRIKE like a lightning bolt'. Sun Tzu said that! You got the lightning Voltaira! Strike'em!"
"Copy that!", Voltaira stated obeying her orders. She flies upwards as the Wyvern flies out of the way.
She twirls her body in place as electricity pulsates around her body growing in intensity with each turn of her massive wings. The sound of thunder crackling grew louder and louder.
When she was high enough and reached her charge capacity, she then points her body downward and, with thunderous eagle cry, a wicked bolt of lightning comes crashing down blowing a hole straight through the roof of their base. Lovelace and his team observe the spectacle readying themselves for the second phase of their plan.
"Guess we got their attention.", Terra the Rock Lizard spoke
"Alright ladies...", Lovelace says stepping up cracking his neck then removing his sunglasses, "Let's show these weasels what 'The Elements' team is made of."
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Sup Fam? How's everyone enjoying their 4th of July weekend? Mine's great so far, spending it with my best friend and his family ( who actually see me as a second son at this point) so it's been fun. Could've chosen to be sad that this is the the first 4th without my mother but nope, I chose to be HAPPY; like I know she wanted.
Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter. I'm excited to do more with The Elements team next chapter and hopefully flesh out Acula and Hush a bit more. If you didn't notice, I drew inspiration for Lovelace from Soldier from Team Fortress 2 because he's my favorite.
So now we're here. Komanda Monstra vs. Malones vs. The Bizzell Household and The Elements. Get ready, the next 4 chapters are gonna be CRAZY! See ya then! Lastly, I wanna thank you guys for help me break OVER 100,000 READS!
PEACE FAM!