Chapter 14
"Yes as he told the wind is really strong." Etienne said standing on the edge of some tall skyscraper, "Will Tardis able to take it under his control?"
"I don't know." Archon merely replied, "I'm interested in what our companions will do."
"Don't trust to Walter's servants?"
"Not but that I trust them, I don't know competent they're or not." Archon replied him.
"I don't know this too, but somehow I trust them more than that whore."
"Still worry about you pretty servant?"
"Of course, I do!" Archon said with a risen voice, "I worked with her pretty a lot, and you too put some efforts in her, I think you should worry about her too as well."
"You know, I feel absolutely nothing towards her, if she is stolen you can try to find someone else or at least make her subordinate your new toy."
"You know, it's not a bad idea." Etienne pondered, "That's what I like to work with you from the rest, and you and Wojciechowski understand me well."
'Rozmawianie o mnie1?' they heard a voice in their heads.
'Yes, just remembered you.' Archon responded.
'Nice to hear… this." he replied, 'Have you znalazłem coś2… found something?'
'No, still looking for a seal or for some pests, who can interfere in the process.' Etienne responded, 'How are you there by the way, don't need a help?'
'No, we will handle… here ourselves, to3 demon with his tail and Walter's… servants are doing well.'
'Nice to hear this.' Archon replied him, 'What with Naomi with her squad?'
'They are patrolują4 the western part. Mystic is looking for a seal.'
'Have Walter contact with you?' Etienne asked the Polish.
'No, still… nothing.'
"Always hated him." Archon said out loud, "Doing what he always wants, and even send as that armored one, in order to aid us." he put his hand into the pocket of his uniform and said, "How this damn crystal will help us?"
"So these ones are our allies?" a big brown werewolf asked the dinosaur that was standing next to him.
"Yes." Tiradex answered to Alid.
"Still can't belive that we are working with humans." Malek joined them, "Is your master working with them too?"
"Yes, they are allies to us in our deeds right now."
"What do you mean?" Alid didn't understand.
"Don't worry our master will tell you everything soon enough." Tardis said to the werewolf, "Greetings Lord Walter." he turned to the man with grey armor, "Mystic." he nodded to the man with the cloak and the hood. Pegasus glanced over the crowd and saw that they weren't in full number, "Where's that woman with her ally?"
'So this is that Walter Malek was talking about?' Alid looked at Malek, the demon with the strange and big tale merely nodded, 'Strange, I feel nothing special about him, is he hiding his powers or there's something else?'
"She is patrolling the Northern area." Mystic replied him, "Along with the girl you saw."
"Understood." Tardis nodded, "So the plan is the same?"
"Yes." Mystic answered, "What about our allies? Are they ready for this?"
"Of course we are." Tiradex snarled, "I'm working with Alid." he pointed at the brown demon.
"And what about him?" Mystic turned his head at Malek.
"I'm protecting Tardis, as I was informed someone else must work with me?" the demon asked him.
"This man will work with you." he pointed at Przemislav, "You can call him Doc if you want, and what about you."
"Malek will be fine." the demon said.
"Miło mi cię poznać5." Wojciechowski said to him, and came to Malek.
"Wait a minute." Walter said, and snapped with his fingers, then there appeared three strange creatures, one was pretty small with big paws and claws the monster had big fangs that were growing straight out of his maw, the demon also had some sort of a mane. The other two looked similar to each other, they were big muscled monsters they're heads slightly reminded orcs' ones, but still were a bit different, their main feature was large crab pincers that were instead of ordinary hands.
'What the…?!' Alid shouted in his head, 'Where did he get these ones?!' Malek was surprised too his eyes were opened wide too, but he decided not to say a word until it would be a perfect opportunity.
'Hey!' the man with grey hair and doctor's robe exclaimed in his head too, 'These ones are similar to the one thing that Walter asked me to clone, could it be that the thing in the bulb is their relative?'
However creatures seemed strange, they said absolutely nothing, they were watching just in one place and even didn't breathe like they weren't live at all. "These ones will assist you, Tardis, you know what to do." Walter said to the Pegasus.
"So what should we do now?" Archon asked him, "Just patrolling and looking for our target?"
"As it was told Tardis's squad will work on distracting demons from us." Mystic said, "Doc, and Malek along with these creatures will protect him. Naomi with her squad will focus on our protection from gate crashers like Taimanin and the rest. Archon." the man with the hood turned to the man with clawed gloves, "You and Etienne will look for the needed thing Walter and I will do the same." suddenly they felt how air started to become colder, they turned their heads and saw and armored person who was merely coming to them.
"The last of us has arrived." Walter smiled looking at Celine, "Don't worry guys she knows the plan." then Mystic continued.
"Celine will focus on our urgent retreating. Alid and Tiradex will focus on the protection and looking for those who can interrupt us too." the werewolf and the dinosaur nodded.
"If the situation will be really difficult for some squad I'll join the battle." Walter warned the crowd, "Celine as I remember it right you wanted to do something, don't you?"
"Yes." she merely responded, then she put her hands to the place where was her mouth a cold air started to come out of her mouth, then a medium ball started to form in her hands When it was formed completely, she started to squeeze it, that it was cracked, in several pieces, the number of pieces was equaled to the number of teams, "This help me… to find you." she gave the pieces to Archon, Tiradex, Tardis, and Mystic."
"What about the other team?" Etienne asked her, "If they haven't got this thing you won't be able to take them back, am I right?"
"Don't worry, if it is needed really much Tardis or me will help them to get out, or at least Walter will help them."
"First, let's make the bridge of connection." Archon said and came closer to the group, Etienne took Archon's hand then Mystic did the same and then the demons joined to this, Przemislav joined them too, it appeared that Archon and the Polish were opposite to each other, they closed their eyes, and after several minutes they opened them The only persons who didn't join them were Celine and Walter. When everything was done, Archon said, 'Everyone hear me?'
'Yes.' all of them responded.
'Wait a minute.' Mystic said, 'What about Naomi and…?'
'We hear you too.' all of them heard the voice of the mentioned woman.
'Ja… I made channels with them… before they went to investigate.' the Polish responded to Mystic.
"Now, you three go first, try to disturb as much demons as you will be able, with these things you'll be able to fight much of them." Walter said to the Pegasus's squad, and then Tardis, Malek and three demons ran to the right, jumping from one building to another one.
"We will go too." Archon said, and then Etienne and jumped to the opposite side to the first squad.
Tiradex and Alid left pretty fast too, straight after the Pegasus's squad and then there're only three persons on the roof top, Mystic, Walter and Celine.
"I'll go too." the hooded person said and then disappeared in the circles of the wind.
The wind started to become stronger and stronger and it could whip someone off feet, but Walter and Celine were standing still.
"I thought, you'll come with you guide." the demon lord smirked.
"Not better place for her." Celine responded, "Must stay somewhere else."
"Interesting, where have you left?"
"None of your… business." Celine responded emotionlessly.
"Don't be mad." Walter tried to calm her down, but then he suddenly heard a voice in his head that was groaning, 'Lord Walter, we found a strange odor, we've already met it before, they're coming to you direction.'
'Understood, go further with you intelligence, I'll check who it could be.' then Walter turned to Celine, "It seems that it's my exit, be ready to return them back, whenever it'll be needed.' Celine nodded and then Walter covered himself with his cape.
"Yes the wind is really strong here; I think it can blow me off." Sakura said covering her face from a strong puff of wind.
"Yes, it seems that my abilities will be useless here, as it won't give me an opportunity to reach enemies ears." Chikeko stated too.
"Don't worry, if something goes wrong we will near and help you." Sakura chuckled.
"I'm not that weak Sakura-san." Chikeko answered her, "And at the same time I'll have assistance of my students."
"Guys." Oleg decided to interrupt them, "Save your energy for our enemies."
"Man, always serious." Sakura playfully took the gee.
"He is right Sakura." Asagi joined their talk, "We don't know what we're going to encounter, that's why you must be concentrated and well prepared." then she turned her head to Oleg and said, "Is the strategy the same?"
"Yes." Oleg nodded, "I'm working with Tatsurou and Yukikaze, Chikeko is with Pavel and Ren, and Sakura is with Maki, Aki and Rinko."
"Is it really good to have so much people in one squad?" Rinko went ahead.
"Yes." Oleg answered, "In my opinion Maki and Aki may need some help, and such strong persons like and Sakura will be able to help them."
"Then this means that Igawa-sensei will be alone, isn't it?" Rinko asked him again.
"Yes, but she will protect us from behind." Oleg answered.
"Don't worry Rinko." Asagi tried to calm down elder Akiyama, "I'm not weak and be able to fight alone, if something goes wrong I'll cooperate with another squad." Rinko nodded, it seemed that her speech worked perfectly, then she turned her head and asked the squad, "Everyone one is ready?! There won't be another time to prepare yourself, so if you want to say something, then do it now."
"We are ready." the students responded, Chikeko and Sakura were glad that their students are so brave and full of desire to start the mission, the only one who seemed detached was Oleg, who was watching somewhere ahead.
"Are you ready?" Asagi asked him coming pretty close to him.
"Yes." he merely nodded, "Just pondered."
"About that man, from the report?"
"Yes, just can't wait to meet him again."
"Remember, don't do anything stupid, if you won't be able to fight him, just say to me and I'll come to help."
"I'll remember this." Oleg referred, but his eyes were telling vice versa.
"Now go." with last Asagi's words they departed to different sides.
Oleg was jumping from one building to another from both his side there were his teammates, Yukikaze and Tatsurou. Yukikaze seemed inspired and encouraged; she had an impish grin, while the boy seemed pondered.
"Tatsurou, how do you feel yourself?" the teacher asked the student.
"Ah!" the boy was taken away from his thought, "I'm fine." the boy nodded.
"Really?"
"Yes, I feel myself really well."
'By the way, sensei." Yukikaze decided to join their talk, "What's so special about these people we can meet?"
"You weren't informed?" Oleg asked the young tanned girl.
"No, Rinko told us something, about them, but I still didn't understand, why they are so dangerous." she explained.
"Well this organization possesses lots of strong members. Some of them I've met personally and I can ensure you that they're really strong. The woman you've seen today has a brother and he is in this organization."
"So he is a traitor of you country?" Tatsurou asked him indecisively.
"He is and he is my primal target, if we meet him, don't even try to fight him. I don't know for how long your barriers will be able to stand against his mental attacks so it'll be good that it will be me who will face him."
'So this thing that he did was the mental attack?' Tatsurou thought.
"And the other members?" Yukikaze asked him again.
"The most troublesome are Etienne, Wojciechowski, Mystic and some other, don't worry I'll tell you if we encounter them."
Suddenly the Russian noticed a strange silhouette in front of them, "Look out!" he ordered they and they jumped to different sides, Yukikaze to the right, Tatsurou to the left and Oleg decided to jump back. A big amount of dust was raised into the air. They all prepared their weapons for the protection. The boy's katana, the girl's guns, and the man's sword, 'Didn't know that we will find them that quickly.' Then he turned to the young Taimanin "Tatsurou, Yukikaze be ready, everyone, we encountered the enemy!" he said into the ear phone.
"Understood, we are coming!" he heard Sakura's voice.
"Finally." they heard a voice, "I thought that I won't meet anyone toady." when the dust disappeared they were able to see, a man with grey armor that looked like a silver, the cape of his was waving in the air pretty strong, he had straight black hair, and his eyes were golden.
"Is he one of them?" Yukikaze asked the teacher.
Oleg started to examine the newcomer, 'Who the hell is this? Is he working with 'The Third Law'?'
"Man, I hoped that he detected some really strong opponents, but in reality he found a bunch of kid with a…?"
"I don't know who this man is, but be ready if he is alone that means that he is really strong!" Oleg announced.
"As always, don't know who your opponent is, but still ready to fight." the man sighed, "But in next moment he saw how Oleg was almost by him with his sword in readiness, "Nice speed." he chuckled, but then quickly disappeared.
"What the…?!" Oleg was surprised. Then the man appeared straight behind the Russian hunter.
"But it seems that I'm faster." the man did a swing, but in next moment heard a strange sound. Yukikaze didn't lose her time and shot two lightning bolts out of her guns. The angle was perfect, as the teacher wasn't in her way.
The man disappeared again, but then appeared in the middle, "Tatsurou!" Oleg commanded.
"Got it!" the boy exclaimed and with one swing of his blade, sent a slicing wind at the man, this time he decided not to use his teleportation, but only dodged it with one turn.
"Not bad, I must admit." he looked at the purple haired boy, his eye stopped on his face like he was examining him, 'This boy, he reminds me someone, but whom?'
Then he noticed how several daggers flew at him, and then out of the air Yukikaze released another two shots, these ones were stronger than the previous ones. The man dodged the shots, but then saw how two daggers were flying straight at him.
"Got you." Oleg said out loud.
"Fat chance." the man remarked, and neglected the daggers with his hands, all of them heard a ringing sound of metal and then the daggers returned to Oleg. But then Tatsurou quickly appeared in front of him he did a swing with his katana, but it was stopped with the hand of the man, 'Yes, he definitely reminds me someone.' he thought again, 'This face.'
"Tatsurou! Get the hell out of him!" Oleg ordered him. Then the boy pulled his katana out of the hands of their enemy, and jumped his team, "Don't waste your energy." Oleg whispered to him.
"Well, I must admit that you Taimanin are really impressive, if I was just an ordinary human or demon I would be dead already." he said to his opponents.
'An ordinary human or demon?' Oleg thought, 'What is he meaning?'
"Sensei." Yukikaze turned to the teacher, "What should we do? He is really quick."
"Sakura where are you, can you help us?!" Oleg said in his communicator.
"Sorry, but we've encountered some demons, so you have to wait for Chikeko or sis!" Sakura responded him.
'Perfect.' the man thought.
"Hey boy." the man with the silver armor turned to Tatsurou, "You look like someone I've met before, the woman with the same color hair and the same wind ability. She was fighting like you do, do you know her?"
'What the hell he is talking about?' Oleg watched at Tatsurou.
"She was a really strong opponent; the features of her face are the same to yours, well it was about thirteen years ago."
"Are… are you talking about my mother?" Tatsurou said indecisively, his eyes were widened.
"Tatsurou don't listen to him!" Yukikaze shouted to her friend.
"When I just met you I found out that you are look like her. Long, straight purple hair, she was fighting with the same katana as I remember."
"Tatsurou, focus on the fight!" Oleg shouted attacking the man, but the enemy quickly dodged Oleg's lunge and stroke him at his back with his leg. Oleg lost his balance and fall down onto the ground.
'Blast, he is really fast.'
'Walter, I need your help!' Walter heard Mystic's voice in his head, 'I've encountered Asagi Igawa.'
'Not bad fish you've got just wait a little I want to fight personally.' Walter responded him, dodging Yukikaze's shots, 'Etienne, Archon change me, I'll go assist Mystic.'
'Are you in a fight?' Walter heard Archon's voice.
'Yes, I'm afraid they can follow me and we will have some problems.'
'On our way.' he heard Etienne's voice.
"But, you know, you're much weaker then she was." Walter continued his talk with Tatsurou, "Let me remember her name…" the man pondered, "Was Akiyama Riko." Tatsurou's eyes widened much more.
'Impossible!' Tatsurou thought, 'Did… did he really fought my mother, she disappeared straight thirteen years ago! Then this means…' he squeezed the hilt of his katana and rushed to the demon lord who was grinning.
"It was really funny to fight her, I wanted to make a good slave out of her, but she died before I could do this."
"I'll kill you!" Tatsurou shouted.
Yukikaze was shocked, she have never saw Tatsurou like this. She was on her way to help her friend, but suddenly saw that something was coming to her, Yukikaze was able to dodge it, but Tatsurou was grabbed, by a bunch of tentacles and then thrown at Yukikaze. Two young hunters fell onto the ground and then they saw another shadow, this one had something gleaming on his hands but Oleg was in time to protect his pupils, "Long time no see, Oleg." the teacher heard a familiar voice.
"Like always, you have Bert and Ernie thing going." Oleg said gritting his teeth clashing his sword with Anatoly's claws.
"I belive you'll be able to deal here without me." Water said to his colleagues then he covered himself with his cape and disappeared.
Tatsurou and Yukikaze got up and prepared to another fight, Oleg jumped to them and said, "Tatsurou, Yukikaze try to fight that man he pointed to at Etienne, I'll take another one."
"No problems." Yukikaze said.
"Tatsurou, how do you feel yourself?" Oleg asked him.
"I'm fine." Tatsurou responded.
Oleg nodded and then added, "Don't underestimate him, he seems an arrogant one, but he is really dangerous." and then they rushed to their opponents.
When Mystic left the two demons alone he started to jump from one building to another one, 'I hope Tardis will be able to take this damn wind under his control, it's really annoying.' Mystic's hood was blowing around, but still covered his face perfectly, 'And at the same time I hope that Naomi won't do anything reckless, the least I want is to make her relations with Etienne worse.' he stopped for a minute and focused on something. Then he turned to the right, 'It seems that the seal is there.' he thought and continued his way, 'Naomi, have you found anyone?'
'No.' he heard a voice in his head, 'Just some demons, but they don't give us any troubles.'
'Nice to hear.' Mystic exhaled, 'Be careful, and please be sure that Liza won't be harmed, or this French, will skin us alive.'
'Don't worry Izumi is fighting along with her, and their team work is good.' he heard a respond.
Suddenly Mystic saw two demons in front of him, 'Amazing I found demons too.'
'Do you need a help?' Naomi asked him as she heard it.
'No, I'll deal with them myself.' he answered her. In the next moment he had two blades in his hands and with one jump killed one target.
"What the hell!" the second ork was surprised of such unexpectedness, and with another lunge at his throat was killed by Mystic.
'Well, if I found demons that must mean that I'm almost here.' Mystic analyzed his current situation, 'But where to start the searching?' he stopped again.
'Mystic.' he heard Naomi's voice again in his head, 'I think we have found someone, it could be Taimanin, what should I do?"
'If you want you can deal with them, but be careful…' he wasn't able to finish his sentence as Naomi interrupted.
'And don't let that purple haired lass to die or something else.' she responded coldly.
'It's primal.' Mystic chuckled, 'I just wanted to say that you must be careful.' and then Naomi's voice disappeared, 'There.' he looked to the left and continued his way in searching of the seal. Mystic was doing his way for about five minutes, at the same time he was killing demons ones after others. Suddenly he noticed how someone started to follow him, 'Pretty close.' he felt the danger behind him, and when the wind changed a little, he turned around at clashed his blades with a katana of some person.
"Cheap trick." Mystic responded.
"Good reaction." the woman with long blue hair and emerald eyes admitted.
Both of them landed on some roof of some building that wasn't big as the previous ones, Mystic focused his eyes on the woman, dark purple suit, blue hair, and emerald eyes, she looked like a top model or some model star. The woman had two handed katana in her right hand, she seemed serious, but at the same time she had a smile that seemed charming.
"Let me guess, you're a Taimanin, Asagi Igawa, aren't you?" Mystic suggested.
"Correct and you're a member of 'The Third Law', Mystic." she said him too.
"Didn't think that you would get all information about us that quickly." Mystic sighed, "But, you're right."
"Surrender and come with us, and then you'll be spared." Asagi told him pointing at him with her katana.
"I'm sorry, but I can't do this, my colleagues won't be glad if I do this." Mystic said and in next moment dashed to Asagi.
'Fast.' Asagi admitted, and clashed her weapon with his again.
'I have to finish this fast.' Mystic thought, and jumped away from Asagi and then with two swings of his blades released two wind blades. Asagi quickly dodged them and headed to Mystic, the man took a deep breath and released a puff of wind out of his mouth, but Asagi dodged it too, and then tried to do another lunge to get the criminal, but he quickly dodged it.
They're attacks were fast and dangerous, none of them wanted to give up Asagi tried to get Mystic, while the second tried to deal with her and continue his searching. Both of them were veteran hunters, their powers were almost equal, their speed was impressive it was like two sparks were fighting each other. Igawa was faster than Mystic, but the man on the other hand wasn't afraid of it, and used wind to avoid her strikes.
'He is really strong opponent.' Asagi thought as she landed onto the roof top, 'I haven't met such strong opponents for a long time, except Oboro of Kali.' then she said in her communicator, "Sakura, report about your situation!"
"A bit problematic!" she heard a voice of her sister, Sakura's voice was serious, Asagi felt it and asked again, but before this she dodged Mystic's lunge.
"What is it?" Asagi asked her, she knew that the situation must be really difficult if Sakura changed her mood from merry and carefree to serious one.
"We are attacked by these scums, and at the same time Miyamoto Naomi is with them." then there was a pause, "I guess you are fighting too."
"Yes, Mystic is my opponent." Asagi responded, "I'll deal with him and then help you." Asagi clashed her katana with the blades of Mystic.
"Loud words Igawa." he said, "I'm not from some weak mercenaries that can be defeated easily, I think you have already felt it."
'He is right.' Asagi thought, 'We are fighting seriously, and it will be pretty difficult for me to get him as it will be for him either.' then she turned to Mystic, "Yes, but I still have some trumps against you."
"Your hyper speed?" Mystic chuckled, they jumped away from each other, "I overheard about it, and I think I'll be able to oppose it." suddenly the wind became stronger, 'I'll try easily to manipulate with it, maybe then I'll reduce her speed?'
"Many thought that they could oppose it, let's see how you'll handle it." she smiled with a strange smile, 'Walter, I need your help!' Mystic said to Walter, 'I've encountered Asagi Igawa.'
'Not bad fish you've got just wait a little I want to fight personally.' Walter responded him, and then Mystic focused on his battle.
Asagi increased her speed, and it became pretty difficult for him to fight the strongest Japanese huntress, but still the raised wind disturbed her attack, and Mystic had the time to protect himself. However, Asagi's attacks became even faster, and it became much difficult for his to neglect them, 'Damn, where that damn vampire is?' Mystic started to nerve, 'If she increase her speed more I will have more troubles.
'I must deal with him faster; I won't be able to hold this speed for long.' Asagi thought, and then her attack became more chaotic.
'What is she planning?' Mystic thought neglecting another attack, but then Asagi appeared straight in front of him and stroke him at his stomach. Mystic bowed, and then Asagi hit his at his shoulder, Mystic fall down onto the ground. The man quickly got up on his knees and prepared to block Asagi's katana, but in next moment a tall man with silver armor appeared between them. He grabbed the blade of Asagi's katana.
"What?!" Asagi was surprised of such unexpected thing, and pulled her katana out of his hand and jumped away, 'Who the hell is this?' she asked herself.
"Just in time." Mystic got up and took he blades away under his cloak.
"I would come faster if Etienne and Archon came faster to take my opponents." Walter responded, and then he turned to Asagi, "So this is the most famous Igawa Asagi?"
"Yes, she is." the man responded, and then added, "I leave her to you, and I'll go to look for the seal."
"As you say." Walter said, "Try to check it there." Walter pointed to the left, "I sense a strange energy from there."
"Got it." and then Mystic jumped to another building.
"Won't escape." Asagi stated, but Walter appeared in front of her and did a lunge with his arm.
"I'm sorry, but now I'm your opponent."
While the main team was discussing on their plan Naomi, Izumi and Liza were patrolling the place around them and were dealing with demons. Their team work was really impressive all three were skillful hunters, especially Naomi, who dealt with demons in seconds. Izumi was fighting with her blade, and was quick for demons, Liza with her spear was quick too, but if Izumi was fighting jumping from one place to another one, Liza on the other hand was more stationary. Naomi was taking the biggest number of demons while the other girls just helped her.
'She is pretty skillful.' Naomi thought, watching how Liza was dealing with three massive demons in one time. When all demons were eliminated Naomi came to them and said, "Not a bad work, to another location."
"Yes, Mistress." Izumi responded, while Liza only nodded.
They continued their way, demons weren't too strong for them and all of them were defeated pretty fast. 'Naomi, have you found anyone?' Naomi heard the voice of Mystic in her head.
'No.' the man heard a voice in his head too, 'Just some demons, but they don't give us any troubles.'
'Nice to hear.' Mystic exhaled, 'Be careful, and please be sure that Liza won't be harmed, or this French, will skin us alive.'
'Don't worry Izumi is fighting along with her, and their team work is good.' he heard a respond.
'Amazing I found demons too.' she heard an unpleasant voice of her partner.
'Do you need a help?' Naomi asked him with some sort of concerning.
'No, I'll deal with them myself.' he answered her.
"Let's continue our reconnaissance." she said to her teammates, both women nodded and then continued their way, 'Nothing but demons.' Naomi started to ponder, 'Interesting what they look for? Maybe this girl must know something.' Naomi looked at Liza, 'Although she knows something, but I belive not that much how now Mystic or other members of his organization.' she stopped for a second, but then continued her pondering, 'Interesting what is his real purpose in joining their organization, he is entirely different form them all, especially from that French scum, the man with gloves, that doctor, those two strange persons, Torch. They all are so different They even have a Pegasus in their lines.' but suddenly Naomi stopped.
"What is it Mistress? Is something bothering you?" Izumi asked Naomi.
"Yes, I'm feeling like someone must be nearby." Naomi responded examining the space around them.
"I felt it too." Liza responded, "And I think they must somewhere there." the purple haired girl pointed to her right.
"Yes, but as I understand they haven't detected us dealing with demons too." Naomi suggested.
"So what should we do?" Izumi asked the women, both of them were elder then the girl so she was wondered what they would think.
'Mystic.' Naomi said in her head, 'I think we have found someone, I think it could be Taimanin what should I do?"
'If you want you can deal with them, but be careful…' he wasn't able to finish his sentence as Naomi interrupted.
'And don't let that purple haired lass to die or something else.' she responded coldly.
'It's primal.' Mystic chuckled, 'I just wanted to say that you must be careful.' and then Mystic's voice disappeared.
'I will.' she slightly smiled, be ready we can meet Taimanin." Naomi turned to her teammates, "I'm definitely sure we will do this."
Then they went to the side where Liza pointed, they continued their way for about three minutes until they saw a small bunch of four persons who were fighting demons. One of them had black costume with orange patterns her hair was the same color with these patterns. She was killing her enemies with two daggers; other two persons were a girl with brownish hair who was fighting with her fist, the girl with long purple hair, who was fighting with a katana. And the other one was a boy with black hair, who was fighting with katana too. The boy was trying to fight close to the girl with gloves, while the woman and the girl with purple hair were pretty far from each other.
"It's those hunters that attacked our base in Sapporo!" Izumi quickly remembered the people.
"Yes." Naomi became frown, 'Interesting, even Sakura is with them.' the woman smiled, 'She became pretty strong can fight several demons in one time.'
"Hey, I know them too." Liza joined them.
"What do you mean?" Naomi asked Etienne toy.
"That girl who is fighting with fists, I've already fought her before. She won't bring us many troubles."
"Yes, but those two can." Naomi pointed at the girl with purple and orange hair.
"Why?" Liza asked her.
"Igawa Sakura, and Akiyama Rinko." the woman started to explain, "Being a student Rinko is not a very skillful hunter, but still some prophesies her in the next Taimanin chief, and this one she pointed at Sakura with her sword, "Igawa Sakura, younger sister of Asagi Igawa, in the past she was one of my students, and I must say not from bad one."
"I see, then what is your strategy?" Liza asked her.
"I take Sakura, Izumi fights Rinko, and you'll try to fight two of these young Taimanin, since that one is pretty weak for you then you'll be able to deal with them." but then she added, "If something goes wrong change your opponents, and don't interfere in our battle you won't be able to defeat her."
"Got it." Izumi nodded, and then they rushed to the big crew.
When all Taimanin separated, Sakura with her squad headed to the Northern point. From the beginning they were just doing an ordinary examining of the area. Maki started to feel a bit boring so she decided to speak with the members of her group.
"How do you think what opponents will we meet?"
"Don't know, but we must be ready to face everyone." Rinko replied.
"Yes, these criminals, are really strong, they could make a perfect ambush in Sapporo." Aki remembered their last mission in Sapporo.
"I still can't forget our fight with them." Rinko said, "That man with the mask is pretty strong, not speaking about the French scientist."
"And do you remember the twins with scarfs?" Aki said to Rinko, they were dangerous too.
"Yes, and that woman with swords." she was one of the most powerful opponents.
"As I was informed you encountered Miyamoto Naomi." Sakura said, "Long ago she was one of strongest Taimanin, she even taught me, sis and Mu-chan, but she wasn't my teacher for too long as theirs. Her main power is in controlling her muscles; she can increase her speed, physical power and etc."
"She taught you?" Maki was shocked hearing this information.
"Yes, she was really tough one." Sakura smiled, "I remember that Mu-chan and sis, had lots of problems on her lessons in the beginning."
"What do you mean she was tough?" Rinko asked her teacher.
"Well, just imagine Mu-chan and multiple her five times." Sakura chuckled.
"You're kidding!" Maki was surprised hearing this.
"Nope. She always demanded a lot from her students and I especially from me and sis."
"Then what made her betray all of you?" Aki decided to ask the question that was swirling in his head.
"I don't know." she confessed, "It was before I became a real Taimanin, this question must be ask to sis or at least Mu-chan." then she narrowed her eyes and said, "Talks later I can see demons."
All of them prepared their weapons, and when they jumped onto another rooftop. They got several demons.
"Taimanin?!" several demons roared, "What the hell their doing here?!"
"How did they find us?" some were asking another question.
"Kill 'em all!" some massive demon shouted.
Demons ran to the hunters, there were quite a lot of all types of demons, Taimanin weren't at a loss. Sakura entered the combat first, Rinko was the second and Aki with Maki were the third ones. Demons were pretty smart and tried to attack them in groups, the crew understood it and started to protect each other, Maki focused on protecting Aki and vice versa. Rinko and Sakura protected each other, but on a quite far distance, when the enemy increased they pressure at some of them another one was near to help.
"Sakura where are you, can you help us?!" Sakura heard Oleg's voice in her communicator.
"Sorry, but we've encountered some demons, so you have to wait for Chikeko or sis!" Sakura responded him and then continued her fight.
Little by little the number of demons started to reduce, and the young hunters could breathe freely.
"Phew, that was the last one." Maki said as Rinko dealt with the last one.
"It seems so." the purple haired girl responded.
But suddenly Aki shouted, "Look out!" and stood behind Rinko's back. In next moment Aki clashed hi blade with the girl with fair hair and green scarf.
"You again!" Maki shouted, but then saw how something was flying at her. Maki stretched her arms and blocked the object, when it was neglected she saw that it was spear, but then she saw how it flew back to the place where it came from.
"Nice to meet you again girl." Maki saw a girl with purple hair.
"Even you're here!" Maki said looking at her.
'The one that we encountered during our first mission with Oleg and Pavel?' Sakura quickly recognized the girl with pink hair; the younger Igawa dashed to the girl but then was suddenly stopped, by another woman with black hair.
"Even you're here." Sakura said with a serious voice, 'Just speak of the devil and it will appear.'
"Long time no see Sakura." Naomi said clashing her swords with her daggers, "You've became a real beauty." Naomi licked her lips.
"And you became a bit uglier." Sakura smirked.
"Kidding as always." Naomi grinned, "You know I always liked this character in you, always seemed upbeat, cheering and unbreakable, it was always interesting for me to see you crying and pleading for mercy."
"Sorry, but you'll never see this." Sakura pushed Naomi away and disappeared in the woman's shadow, and after a second appeared behind her, but Naomi turned and blocked Sakura's trick.
"Always the same cheap trick, I remember how you used it a lot of times." Naomi responded, and then turned to her companions, "Do as was told!" and then Izumi rushed at Rinko and Liza started to fight Aki and Maki.
"Ready to lose again?" Liza mocked Maki, as she clashed her spear with Maki gloves.
"Not this time." Maki chuckled, "This time I prepared much better." and then neglected the spear and tried to his her enemy.
Liza jumped into the air, and then saw how Aki was on his way to attack her. Liza closed herself with the shift of her spear, "Not bad boy, as I remember it right, we are meeting first time."
Aki responded nothing, but only pushed her off, when Aki was close to Maki again he said, "I'll attack her first, you will cover my back." Aki said.
"Got it." Maki nodded.
Aki ran first while Maki was waiting for a good moment to attack Liza, Aki was faster than Maki, and the girl understood it, but Liza wasn't slow, she was a bit elder and had more experience than Aki and Maki together. But still Aki tried to use all his potential and abilities that he had in order to get Liza, but Liza was just playing with him, suddenly Maki saw a way to attack the lass, she when Aki wanted to hit her from the air again, Maki ran straight at her, preparing her fist to crush some of her bones, but Liza saw this, and with a smile dodged her attack.
'Shit!' Maki thought and saw how the spear was thrown at her Maki neglected it and retreated again, while Aki continued to fight her.
Rinko on the other hand had equaled chances against Izumi, both of them started from an ordinary fight with their weapons Izumi was fast as Rinko was, even having different weapons didn't differ them a lot.
"Last time I wasn't able to fight properly, this time will be another." Izumi gritted through her teeth.
"Then prove it." Rinko responded her too.
Azumi neglected Rinko's katana and then started to attack her quickly, Rinko was as fast as Izumi and it wasn't difficult for her to parry all her attacks. Izumi tried to find a better moment to attack Rinko, but the Taimanin was good in close fight and Izumi decided to fight until she wouldn't be able to use some trick on her.
Sakura's situation was more difficult her opponent could predict all her trick and lunges. It wasn't difficult for Naomi to parry her attack. Sakura tried to manipulate with shadows in order to get Naomi, but the woman quickly dodged this coward attacks.
"Sakura, report about your situation!" Sakura heard the voice of her sister in her earphone.
"A bit problematic!" she responded to Asagi, Sakura's voice was serious, Sakura dodged Naomi's sword and heard Asagi's voice again.
"What is it?" Asagi's voice became serious too.
"We are attacked by these scums, and at the same time Miyamoto Naomi is with them." she tried to attack Naomi, but the former mentor blocked her lunge, "I guess you are fighting too." Sakura said then.
"Yes, Mystic is my opponent." Asagi responded to her, "I'll deal with him and then help you."
Sakura responded nothing, 'It seems that they decided to play rough.' she thought, 'Interesting is this horse head demon here too?' she remembered her opponent, but the wind suddenly increased and all of them focused on keeping their balance in order not to fall down. Sakura found an opportunity she ran to Naomi and then dove in her shadow and then appeared out of it.
'Damn girl.' Naomi gritted her teeth, Naomi jumped and Sakura could make a slight scratch in her arm, "Not bad, Sakura." Naomi exclaimed, as the wind was pretty strong and didn't give a good possibility to hear.
"It's my first time when could get you!" Sakura chuckled, "Now it won't be difficult for me to get you again."
"It was just a mere luck nothing more." Naomi responded her, and rushed to Sakura again.
Alid and Tiradex left their comrades heading to the Southern direction. They were patrolling it in order to protect the main forces which consisted of Tardis and Mystic from some unwelcome guests. One nose is good, but two better, as dinosaur said to the werewolf. The only thing they've met on their way were just some small bunches of demons.
"Nah! Nothing but mere demons." Tiradex responded, after killing another bunch of it, "Just can't catch anything, because of their strong smell, and that damn wind, haven't Tardis took it under his control yet?"
"Yeah the same is here." Alid responded, "If not that damn wind maybe I could smell of something." they decided to stop for a little, killing demons didn't gave them any satisfaction, and at the same time the wind didn't give them a proper opportunity to look for their enemies, "I wanted to ask you." Alid suddenly asked the red demon, "That man with the grey armor, was it that Walter you were talking about?"
"Yes, it's him." Tiradex mere responded, "Isn't he magnificent?"
"Kinda." Alid responded, "I was surprised a lot when I saw him first."
"Were you?"
"Yes, I felt his pressure." Alid groaned, "It was really terrifying, this humans don't understand it, but being a demon and not from weak one I could feel it pretty well."
"Yes, Lord Walter decided to show you just some part of his power." the red demon exposed his fangs.
"About two year ago, I tasted the power of Edwin Black, the Vampire King. It scared me a lot then, but your Lord Walter seems much and much stronger than him."
"Of course, he is much stronger." Tiradex responded fast, "My Lord can defeat that upstart without problems."
"Don't speak about it so loud, if he could he would do this." Alid said to his companion.
"What do you mean?" Tiradex didn't understand.
"I want to say that if your Lord was all mighty, I don't think that he would join these humans and did everything what he wanted himself. I was surprised more when I saw those massive demons." Alid stopped for a second like he remembered their appearance, "I know that these ones were extincted long ago."
"Yes." Tiradex responded.
"So where the hell he could take them out?"
"He likes to gather some old things, and they are not live?" he saw questions glance of Alid and tried to explain a bit properly.
"In some ways they are zombies." he snarled.
"I see, so your Lord can control undead too, huh?"
"In some ways." Alid wanted to say something, but wasn't able as both of them cocked their ears.
"Familiar smell." the dinosaur said sniffing with his nose investigating the area around them.
"Yeah, it seems that your friend dealt with the wind." Alid remarked as the wind started to slow down, "Humans, somewhere there." Alid turned to the West.
"Yes, and I even know whose smelling it is." Tiradex licked his lips and added round two is coming." and then they continued their way following the source of the smelling.
Pavel, Ren and Chikeko decided to concentrate on looking for their new friends from 'The Third Law'. On their luck they met not many demons, all these obstacles were easy to overpass.
"This wind really annoys." Chikeko said, "If it continues, I won't be able to use my flute."
"Don't worry sensei." Pavel chuckled, "Me and Ren will help you."
"Nice to hear that you are in a good mood." Chikeko smiled to him, and then she turned to Ren, "And what about you Ren? You seem thoughtful."
"Is it so?" Ren asked her teacher.
"Yes, you usually try to be more energetic during missions is something bothering you?"
Ren wanted to say what was bothering her, but then remembered Maria's words about not to telling this to others even to Pavel, "Just wondered whom we will be able to meet." she lied, but it worked perfectly.
"Well, I don't know whom we meet." Chikeko responded, "But as it was told we must be ready to for everything, as I've already understood, all of them are really strong opponents. I fought only three of them, and know almost nothing about them, but I found out that all of them are really strong."
"Yes, if only we could capture someone of them." Pavel said, "Maybe we were able to get the information about their base and something else that could help us."
"Don't rush, as I told they are all strong, and it's possible that even one member can cause us a lot of troubles." Chikeko tried to cool Pavel down, "Even together with your Russian teacher we weren't able to defeat one opponent that was her brother."
"Yes, Archon is a really strong member." Pavel said.
"Did you fight him before?" Ren asked him with interest.
"No, but I fought Torch and Wojciechowski before." Pavel responded.
"You mean that Polish doctor?" Ren asked him again.
"Yes, he is not very strong, but still can cause some troubles with his mental abilities."
"I wouldn't say that he isn't strong." Ren disagreed with Pavel, "When I and Yatsu-sensei encounter him, he was able to fight us both."
"On my memory, he never tried to fight first, and if there's an opportunity to stay aside from battle he will do so."
"I just telling you what I saw, if I wanted to stretch something, I would say something else." Ren wasn't glad that Pavel didn't agree with her.
"I don't say that I don't belive you." Pavel quickly decided to reason the tanned huntress, "I'm just saying that they can surprise a lot nothing more, and I we encounter him, let me take him my mental barrier is stronger than yours so it won't be destroyed fast."
"By the way, was it really normal to have such strange feelings during it?" Chikeko asked him, "I know it's stupid to ask but still."
"Yeah, it's normal, even me and Oleg Semenovich had them before." he smiled.
"And what was your sensation?" Ren asked him.
"It was like someone was hitting my brain with a hammer, it was really a messy thing."
"By the way, is it possible to have no sensations during this process?" Ren asked him suddenly, she understood that made a stupidity, but it was late for stopping.
"Well…" Pavel pondered, "Honestly, I've read about it before, but I still don't know well it or bad, I remember that it gives some opportunities, but at the same time it gives some minuses too."
"What kind of minuses it could be?" Ren asked him again.
"It's a difficult question." he pondered, but then they heard Chikeko's voice.
"Guy, demons are in front of us."
Ren and Pavel quickly took out their weapons along with the teacher and rushed to the bunch of monsters. There were about twenty demons, Ren decided to fight along with Pavel, in order to cover their back perfectly, Chikeko fought alone. Pavel and Ren were fighting quickly and in some way chaotic, what created a dangerous team, ordinary demons could do nothing to stop them. Chikeko on the other hand was fighting more smoothly, but even with an ordinary pace demons couldn't catch her. While they were fighting the wind started to reduce, and Chikeko was glad to it, but still did decide to use her powers.
"Finally the last one." Pavel said killing the last demon, "I'm surprised that we still didn't find anyone of these bastards."
"In some way, it's still good." Chikeko said, "But suddenly felt strange.
"Look out!" Ren shout and jumped at Pavel.
They both fall onto the ground and when they fall they still could hear a strange clank that reminded the clank of massive teeth.
'Enemies?!' Chikeko thought, as massive werewolf jumped at her, preparing to cut her with his claws, but the teacher was in time to block his claws.
"Long time no see." Ren and Pavel heard familiar groaning voice. They quickly got up and saw a red skinned demon with massive tail and sharpen claws, at the same time, which had another pair of steel claws on his wrists.
"Just look what we have here." Pavel chuckled standing in the battle stance, "A slobbery mouth." he chuckled.
"I would like not to see him a bit more." Ren decided to joke too.
"I was waiting an opportunity to meet both of you again." he exposed his teeth, "This time I won't be that reckless."
"Don't worry this time will be absolutely the same as the previous one." Pavel prepared his sword.
"Ren, Pavel!" Chikeko shouted as she dodged another strike of the werewolf "Will you be able to defeat this dinosaur?!"
"Don't worry sensei." Ren responded, "We will take care of him."
"Let's see how strong you've became." Tiradex responded and spat his flame at him.
Pavel dodged it and then ran to the dinosaur, the demon grinned when Pavel was close enough to him, the demon did a quick turn and tried to hit him with his tail. But Pavel jumped and then Ren was on her way to fight him. The demon switch at Ren, however he wanted to try to get Pavel with his flame. Tiradex was quick, and both hunters remembered it pretty fast. It was troublesome for them to fight him.
'He became faster or it's me who became slower?' Pavel thought dodging the massive paw of the demon.
'We must try to fight him much faster.' Ren thought and increased her pace; it was easier for her to do this because of her weapon, whilst Pavel couldn't do it that fast.
Chikeko was fighting her opponent fast too, but the demon was pretty skillful and was fast enough to dodge all her attacks as Chikeko did.
"Not bad Taimanin." Alid snarled, clashing his claws with the hilt of her spear, "You're quite skillful."
Chikeko responded nothing, but only push him away, 'If we continue to fight like this we won't get much result.' she thought, the she felt how the wind became less perceptible, 'Perhaps, I'll be able to use my flute, but then someone of them must take this one.' she thought, but then shouted, as she parried another werewolf's attack, "Pavel, Ren can someone of you take care of this werewolf, I would try to use my power!"
"No problems!" Pavel replied, "Ren will you be able to fight him alone?"
"Just go already!" Ren replied him, and then Pavel ran to Chikeko.
Pavel jumped and tried to get Alid, but the demon was jumped away quickly then the Russian boy started to fight the demon that was fighting Chikeko a while ago. Chikeko quickly separated her spear and took the lower part of it, she put the handle of it to her lips and started to play a melody. Pavel and Ren continued to fight their opponents.
"Huh?!" the dinosaur exclaimed, when he saw several copies of Pavel, Alid did absolutely the same.
'So this is her power?' Alit thought, but then grinned and headed to one of Ren's images. He clashed, his claws with her blade.
'How could he detect me?' Ren thought, but then remembered, that Oleg Semenovich told them on one of their lessons that werewolves have a good smelling, "Sensei! It's useless." Ren shouted, "Clones won't work on them because of their smelling!"
'Damn, I've forgot that this one is a werewolf.' Chikeko cursed herself and started to play music.
This time it seemed that it worked on them. Demons started to shake slightly.
"What hell with me?!" Tiradex groaned trying to move with his hand, but he couldn't do it properly.
"It seems that she is trying to take or bodies under her control!" Alid shouted, "I won't get her fast, will you be able to deal with her?"
Alid wanted to spit his fire at her, but Pavel hit the dinosaur at his mouth and made the fall, 'Damn kid!' he roared, 'Tardis! Do you control the wind?'
'Yes.' Tardis's voice was heard in the head of the red demon.
'Increase its power, or we are done!' Tiradex shouted.
'Got it.' and as it was said, a strong puff off wind blew on their battle place. Pavel wanted to finish the demon, but when he was almost near with the demon, the wind stopped him.
"Shit, not this damn wind again!" the boy gritted through his teeth. The boy tried to stand on his legs and didn't notice how his enemy hit him at his side. The demon wanted to jump at the boy, but suddenly was stopped by the teacher of music.
"Are you alright?" Chikeko asked him.
"Yes, hade even worse injures" Pavel chuckled.
"Go and help Ren then!" she commanded, Pavel nodded, got up and ran to help his classmate, 'Damn this dinosaur is strong.' Chikeko thought, 'That werewolf was fast, but not that strong.' Suddenly all of them heard a voice somewhere behind them.
"Need a help?"
Rozmawianie o mnie – Talking about me
znalazłem coś – I found something
to – that
patrolują – patrol
Miło mi cię poznać – Nice to meet you