Chapter 26
Drunkard and Splash could hold Kuroi, but it was given with a great effort. Drunkard, who looked like a demon now, was much faster than Splash, so the man quickly understood he should protect his comrade and not interfere in their fight. Kuroi, on the contrary, felt himself comfortable fighting the men. The Incubus King was faster, but the help of Splash was significant to Drunkard and the man could avoid dangerous attacks.
'Good team work.' Kuroi thought, "And what if I attack the one with water powers?"
"Dream on." Drunkard spitted, defending Splash letting him continue his attack on distance.
"It'll be good to have to hunters with water ability and you too." Kuroi replied with a cold voice while several tentacles were released out of his massive demonic hand and were directed at Drunkard.
Drunkard hit the floor with his foot and then kicked the rock that appeared out of the floor. Kuroi only crushed it with his fist.
"Do you really think that this woman with the shrimp will be able to fight Shiranui?" Kuroi chuckled mysteriously, "Don't think that she won't be here."
"We won't let you to turn her into a demon." Splash shot several water bullets at the demon out of his fingers.
"You know about that too, how interesting." Kuroi seemed as cold as always, "You're not Taimanin to know that."
"That's none of your business." Splash replied him, seeing as the man dodged Drunkard's lunge.
'Damn, Haze won't do a lot against Shiranui.' Drunkard pondered, 'Splash must help her, with his water power he will be a good support against her.'
"What have you pondered about?" Kuroi noticed that Drunkard became careful in his fighting.
"Splash!" Drunkard shouted with nonhuman voice, "Go and help the rest, I'll hold him."
"What? I want leave you alone with him!" Splash exclaimed.
"That's an order!" Drunkard shouted again, "Haze won't be able to defeat Shiranui only with Tatsurou, you'll help them."
Splash understood that it was really so, but he didn't want to leave his comrade with such a strong enemy, but then Drunkard jumped over their enemy and said.
"Die here and I'll find you on the other side and kill you again." Splash mumbled and ran further the corridor where Haze and Tatsurou ran.
Kuroi wanted to follow Splash, but a stone wall blocked his way.
"You'll regret for that insolence." Kuroi slightly turned around, "If you'd let me get him, I'd let you have a small break."
"I don't need it." Drunkard smirked and then dashed towards the Incubus King.
Tatsurou and Haze were running on full speed by the ladder and then the corridor fighting the demons of the brothel. Both of them killed them skillfully and mere enemies could do nothing against their team work. Tatsurou used his wind abilities, while Haze used her smoke for blinding their enemies. All demons were killed on the floor and Haze headed to the place, where Doppel was. Haze opened the door of some room and smirked seeing a woman with blue hair.
"It was you, who made all that noise?" Midori looked at Haze.
"Kinda." Haze replied and entered the room, Midori only nodded, but then widened her eyes.
"So, it's true." the woman's eyes stopped on Tatsurou, she sighed with relief seeing another Taimanin.
"Midori?" Tatsurou seemed surprised, "So that's where you were holding the whole time."
"You'll have time to talk about everything." Haze ran to Midori and looked at the seal that was on Midori, "Still hasn't disappeared." she took out a flask, "Do a sip."
Midori glanced at Tatsurou, the boy only nodded and the woman did what was told. After a single sip she tensed and squeezed her face and wanted to spit the liquid.
"Gulp." Haze ordered and shut Midori's mouth with her hand in order not to give woman neither to vomit nor to spit out.
Midori found powers to gulp the liquid. Tears formed on her eyes and when Haze removed her hand.
"The hell is that!" the poor one exclaimed, "No, don't tell me." Midori begged Haze as she saw the woman wanted to say something.
Haze looked at the seal on her tongue that started to disappear.
"Do you feel something?" Haze asked the woman.
"No… I…" Midori said indecisively, I feel like some warmth is covering my body."
"It seems that scale headed scum didn't lie." Haze nodded, "Get up, we're to save the rest Taimanin."
Midori looked at the woman and nodded. They quickly ran out of the room and headed to the room where supposed to be Doppel.
"My, my, didn't know you'll be a two-faced one." they heard a voice behind them, everyone turned around and saw Mizuki Shiranui herself with her spear in the hand, "I thought to go on a mission with you."
"Aunty…" Tatsurou mumbled the boy was excited, and scared a little.
"Sorry, but I'm not interested in being friends with Taimanin that also relates to former Taimanin." Haze replied exposing her swords that reminded needles.
"Sad." Shiranui chuckled.
"Can you two hold her?" Midori asked Haze, "I could try to save all my comrades."
"I'll do what is needed." Tatsurou said.
"You'll go with her too." Haze turned to the boy.
"What? But you won't defeat aunty alone!" Tatsurou protested.
"She will have problems fighting demons." Haze replied, "At least you'll defend her when it' needed and also you'll save Yukikaze."
Tatsurou tensed, he wanted to save Yukikaze, but also didn't want to risk with the life of his comrade, who helped them all this way.
"Help Doppel, she will aid me." Haze explained and breathed out a smoke that covered the hall corridor and while she was breathing out the smoke she threw the flask to the boy.
Haze headed at Shiranui and crossed her blades with the spear.
"Let's go." Midori touched Tatsurou's shoulder and both of them ran to look for the other member of 'Red Division'."
'She must have brown hair.' Tatsurou pondered, they ran to some room, but found no one inside.
Then they continued their way still killing some demons that appeared out of nowhere.
Suddenly they found a room where was some woman with pink hair. Midori and Tatsurou helped her too and continued their way. On their way they could save two more huntresses. Midori told Tatsurou that there had to be seven Taimanin except her, and two of them they'd already saved.
"Doppel?" Tatsurou asked the woman in the last room.
"Yeah, it's me." the woman that was sitting on the bed got up, "Nice to see you here Tatsurou. Where are the rest?"
"Busy, Haze is with Shiranui, she tries to hold her." Tatsurou explained as he took out a flask and gave Doppel to drink the liquid.
"Disgustingly." Haze squeezed her face, but still gulped the content of the flask, the seal on her tongue vanished gradually, "Much better." she chuckled.
"The rest Taimanin must be on the next floor." Midori told to Tatsurou, "And I think our equipment must be there too."
"I'll accompany you." Tatsurou nodded.
"And I'll help Haze." Doppel turned to the boy, and her hands turned into the claws of crab.
They ran out of the room and saw how Shiranui was fighting two opponents now.
"Splash!" Tatsurou and Doppel were glad to see the man, however Shiranui made a water clone that was fightin with the real Shiranui.
"Didn't know you prepared that well." Shiranui saw the upcoming reinforcement.
"This time you won't go that easily." Splash smirked as he clashed his double sword with the spear.
"This time I have Master Kuroi by my side." Shiranui chuckled, "I don't need to do that."
She pushed Splash off and dodged the lunge of Doppel.
"She's fast." Doppel didn't like that her target avoided the strike, "Go, we'll take care of her!" Doppel commanded to the boy and the group of Taimanin.
The squad could find a moment to overrun Shiranui, who wanted to prevent such act. Haze created another smoke, and attacked the Taimanin again.
'I hope that idiot will do everything what is needed.' Haze thought frowning, 'If he dies, because of that bubble headed idiot, I'll kill him myself.'
Tatsurou and the Taimanin ran after him, on their way Tatsurou killed demons and the women helped him with their powers as they only could. One girl had super strength and could deal with orks and other monsters in the same way as Tatsurou did. They quickly reached the needed floor and while the boy protected the group Midori was helping the rest Taimanin to join them.
'I hope Yukikaze is still here.' Tatsurou's thoughts were spinning around Yukikaze.
He killed the last demon and opened the door which was not far from him. His eyes widened when he saw the picture in front of him, not far from Yukikaze was some demon that was about to start having his time with poor girl. They didn't stumble and slashed the monster with his katana.
"Tatsurou!" Yukikaze exclaimed.
The boy ran to his girlfriend, "Yukikaze! How are you? Aren't you injured?"
"No…" Yukikaze sobbed happily, "I'm so glad to see you!" she hugged the boy.
"Don't worry everything is almost done." Tatsurou said to the girl.
"What do you mean?" Yukikaze didn't understand him, "And what's the noise? Have you started our mission?"
"Yes, I'll explain later. We must help the rest to get Aunty." Tatsurou said.
Yukikaze's eyes widened, "You started to fight mom? I must be there too!" Yukikaze got up from the bed still shaking a little.
"So you're really here too." Midori nodded when she entered the room.
"Midori?" Yukikaze raised her eyebrow, "Were captured too?"
"Kinda, but thanks to your new friends we're saved." Midori chuckled watching at Tatsurou, "Here, you're the last one." Midori threw the flask to the girl, "Don't spit it." She chuckled then.
Yukikaze didn't understand the meaning of these words. She chugged to the flask, but then her eyes widened. Tatsurou quickly shut her mouth not giving an opportunity for her to pit the liquid out.
"Sorry, but you have to gulp it." Tatsurou looked at her.
Yukikaze stared at Tatsurou, but in a second tried to do that.
"And Drunkard drinks that shit?" Yukikaze said coughing and remembering the flask at the same time.
"I don't think so." Tatsurou chuckled, "It's some drink to remove the seal and restore powers."
"I see." Yukikaze spitted, "Well, what now? We're to help the rest with mom." Yukikaze got up and seemed firmed.
"We're to find our equipment." Midori said, "And only then we can help them."
"Got it." the girl nodded.
"Did you tell the room with weapons must be on this floor?" Tatsurou asked her.
"Yes, I heard the demons told something about that." Midori nodded.
"Fine, let's find our weapons first." Yukikaze, "I must get mom back!"
Everyone nodded and headed to look for the weaponry.
"I'm ready, what about you?" Mystic asked Celine.
"Ready." Celine nodded and went out of the dark alley.
The woman in the metal armor headed to the back wall of the brothel. When Celine came to the wall, she put her hands onto it and then the wall covered with ice she cracked the ice and the wall was destroyed in no time. Celine glanced and saw how Mystic jumped into the opened window.
"What the hell is that?" someone exclaimed, "Who the hell are you?"
'Demons… pretty much…" Celine looked about the place.
"Is she one of Taimanin?" a werewolf asked the ork that was standing next to it.
"I don't know, but we're to deal with her fast." the ork replied.
"Stop!" Celine commanded, "Obey… Third Demon Lord of second line…" Celine stopped and puzzled the demons.
"What is that blabbering?" some demon asked rather himself than someone else.
"I don't know let's just kill her." the werewolf chuckled.
Celine's eyes turned gold and then a strange pressure could be sensed around her. In no time the demons that were inside the building fell onto the floor lifelessly.
"Told to obey…" Celine exhaled the cold stream and continued her way.
Celine wasn't in a hurry as there were no opponents to her, and there was no need for her to hurry as for Mystic. Celine's way was led to the stairs and then. Celine walked trying to listen to every noise that she heard and she suddenly heard some wheeze.
Drunkard was fighting Kuroi with everything he got, but they powers seemed either equal or the King didn't want to show his full potential. The fair haired man could avoid all attempts of Drunkard, but sometime had some problems in that. However Kuroi didn't show he was confused and that made Drunkard to feel difficult fighting Kuroi.
'Damn, this son of a bitch is really strong. If there was someone else.' Drunkard pondered.
"Are you that weak and still didn't give a proper scratch?" Kuroi asked the man.
"Why should I give you a scratch?" Drunkard roared, "My task is to hold you here, while the rest are doing their task."
"To get Shiranui, I remember." Kuroi nodded, "But do you really think they'll be able to defeat her? If you'd go instead of your friend you had a chance against her, but fighting me you only delayed the result or even put your mission in danger."
"I don't ask an advice of some demonic bastard, no matter it's a lord or some thug." Drunkard replied him and was about to attack him.
The man dashed, but then suddenly fell onto the floor gasping and coughing.
'What?!' Drunkard thought trying to get up, but his attempts were vain.
'That energy…' Kuroi flinched, 'The sense is strange, and…' he stumbled, 'Familiar.' he pressed his foot against the chest of Drunkard, "Did you brought someone with you?" Drunkard replied nothing, but only gasped, "Answer." Kuroi told again increasing the pressure.
"Incubus… King… right…?" Drunkard and Kuroi heard a voice in the beginning of the corridor, "Nice to… meet you…"
Kuroi turned around and saw a warrior in white armor. He frowned.
"Nice to meet you." Kuroi replied in a sigh of politeness, "Have you caused that energy pressure?"
"Yes…" Celine nodded.
"Can I ask you who you're if you could use it the way Even I sensed it?" Kuroi asked the woman again.
"Soon… will know." Celine exhaled a cold stream, and appeared next to the King.
'What?! I didn't even felt her!' Kuroi was surprised and dodged as fast as he only could, 'This on is really peculiar, even Black can't impress with such speed.'
"Mortal… can get up?" Celine asked the man, who now was getting up.
"Kinda." Drunkard got up still shacking.
"Will only be obstacle… Go to friends…" Celine said.
"Are you somewhat of an ally?" Drunkard coughed he understood that in such condition won't make a lot.
"Like that…" Celine dashed to Kuro and her ice spear hit his changed arm.
Drunkard appearance returned back to normal he only turned around and ran to the stairs to help his friends.
Doppel, Haze and Splash fought Shiranui as they only could. However her clones and weapons didn't let them to get closer to her.
"Damn, we can't get closer to her." Doppel didn't like the fight.
"Even with our flat chested we still can't do much against her." Splash spitted.
"You're only meddling." Haze retorted him, "I can't use my smoke in full power because of you."
"Your truth." Doppel exhaled and helped to kill another clone.
"If only Drunkard was here instead of you." Haze said to Splash.
"Yeah, if you want you can go to him." Splash replied her angrily.
"My, my, such a quarrel during the fighting a strong opponent." Shiranui chuckled, "You're really interesting guys."
Suddenly when Doppel wanted to help Splash she fall onto the floor, and vomited.
"Doppel?!" Splash shouted and received a kick at his stomach.
'What… the hell… was that…?' Doppel breathed heavily, "Can't move even a hand…"
Shiranui stood in front of the fallen woman.
"It seems the duel for you is over." Shiranui chuckled.
"Damn…" Doppel tried to get up, but couldn't as her body didn't listen to her.
Splash wanted to help, but the other clone stopped him, the same was with Haze.
"Say goodbye to your comrades." Shiranui prepared to finish her opponent, but then suddenly something kicked her at her side.
"What?" Doppel tried to raise her head, in front of her was standing a man with a cloak and a hood, "You…" Doppel was shocked of the person she saw.
"Mystic?!" Splash was shocked as well.
The man exposed his daggers and attacked the real Shiranui.
"The hell you're here, traitor?" Splash asked the man when their backs pressed each other.
"I thought you needed some help. "Mystic answered, "And since I'm here why not to do that."
"Are you here, because of the seal?" Splash parried the spear of Shiranui's clone.
"I'm caught." Mystic answered.
"First we deal with her and then with you." Splash spitted.
Haze replied nothing, but only joined Doppel.
"Are you alright?" Haze asked her comrade.
"Yeah, I think so, but still can't move well." Doppel tried to move with her limbs.
"You should join Tatsurou you want do a lot in such state." Haze looked at Doppel, "If you reject, I'll kick your ass myself to hurry you."
"You're kindness itself." Doppel smiled, "I'll try to help them at least." Doppel nodded and headed to the stairs, which was not far from her.
When the woman left the battlefield, Haze joined the men.
The fight continued. This time their situation was stabilized, and with Mystic by their side they had no problems in fighting Shiranui, the woman even felt how situation started to become not good for her.
'If they continue to persist in such manner, I will run out of powers fast.' Shiranui thought, 'I should back up and join Mater Kuroi, together we'll be able to fight them.'
"Splash! The protect the main corridor!" Mystic ordered, and then added, "Let's make our combo."
"What?" Splash seemed surprised.
"I hope you didn't forget how we did it." Mystic didn't let Shiranui to retreat.
"Of course I didn't." Splash took some ampule of his pocket and cracked it.
Then the man drew a circle with some letters on the floor, he put his hand onto it and then water started to appear out of it.
"Good, now it's my turn." Mystic jumped aside and breathed out a steam of wind, which turned the water into the ice.
"What?!" Shiranui looked at her feet that were covered with ice now.
Then Mystic kicked her at her stomach making her fall. Then Splash did the same and Mystic repeated the focus with wind making Shiranui's hands and feet freeze.
"Scums." Shiranui glared at Mystic and tried to free herself.
Mystic took out an ampule out of his cloak, opened it and pour a some blood on his fingers, while he was walking to Shiranui. He draw a circle with some letters on it and that made Shiranui to stop her struggling.
"I think it'll hold her for ten or so hours." Mystic said, "You'll have a chance to deliver her where you want."
"Now to deal with you." Splash wanted to start a new fight, but Haze stopped him.
"Do you want to be kicked?" Mystic turned to the man.
"What did you say?" Splash grunted, "Damn traitor like you…"
"Splash." Haze said, "It's not a good time for that. We lost a lot of powers fighting Shiranui, do you think fighting him will give us good opportunities?"
"Do you want to say we're to let him go to break the seal?" Splash didn't like that idea.
"I say that we still have to help Drunkard and the rest." Haze explained him, "We'll have time to fight him."
"You should listen to her sometimes." Mystic answered to the man with water powers, "It's the wisest thing for you to do now. What if someone of your comrades will die, because of our quarrel?"
"Why you..." Splash grunted, but then looked at Shiranui and Haze, 'He is right, Doppel is on her limits, and Drunkard is there with the Incubus King.' he spitted, "Fine, but next time I'll get your head."
"I'll wait for that." Mystic nodded, "My comrade broke the wall that leads behind the brothel, you can use it to retreat."
"Why such help?" Splash asked the man.
"After all, we're former comrades and we must help each other in situations like this one." Mystic said thoughtfully and then turned to Haze, "Don't wait and go." then he turned around and jumped into the window, that then jumped somewhere up.
"I'll take her." Splash put Shiranui onto his back, "I'll go after you, protect me from other demonic scums." Haze nodded and both of them ran to the stairs.
'Bastards.' Shiranui helplessly thought in her head, 'How could I lose to someone like them?'
Splash and Haze suddenly bumped at Drunkard, who could barely stand.
"Did you defeat the Incubus King?" Splash asked the man with a great puzzlement in his voice.
"Dream on." Drunkard answered him, leaning onto railing, "If not some guy in white armor, I'd be dead."
"In white armor?" Splash pondered as if he remembered someone in white armor.
'Could it be that person whom I saw twice?' Shiranui could only ponder in her head, "Is he with them?'
"Come we are to help the rest." Haze rushed to the upper floor, "Or they'll be turned into slaves again."
"Yeah." Drunkard spitted and found powers to move further.
They came to the needed floor and saw how the group of Taimanin was dealing with last demons. There were elven Taimanin now including Midori, Tatsurou, Yukikaze and Doppel.
"Who knew they will come that fast." Yukikaze burnt an ork with her lighting.
"Less talking more action." some woman said to the girl.
"Guys!" Tatsurou was glad to see the other squad that came to help them
Haze and battered Drunkard helped to finish the rest of the enemies and then everyone could have a small break.
Yukikaze glanced at their friends and saw her mother on Splash's back.
"Mom!" Yukikaze exclaimed seeing the woman, even tears of happiness started to form in her eyes.
"You could defeat Shiranui herself?" Midori, who now was in her salad colored uniform, came to Splash, "You're really amazing guys."
"We always impress everyone." Haze replied her with a cold voice.
"Now we can return her back to normal!" Yukikaze couldn't hold her joy, seeing the person she wanted to find all these years, even Tatsurou seemed happy.
"Will you go with us?" Midori looked at Yukikaze and then at Haze.
"No, we have someone who will help us to deliver with her problem." Splash replied her.
"Midori, I want to ask you something about." Tatsurou said to the woman, "You're going to return to Gosha, please don't ell you've met us."
"Why?" Midori was surprised, "Did you do something wrong or… Wait, don't tell me you come here without permission."
"Something like that." Yukikaze chuckled, "Asagi knows nothing about that."
"You really are crazy, I understand you, but you, Tatsurou." Midori sighed, "And who are these ones?"
"They're from 'Red Division'." Tatsurou explained, "Midori, please, we'll tell everything ourselves. Don't inform Igawa-sensei about that."
"Fine, fine." Midori nodded, "After all your friends save my butt, ad for that I'll repay you." she glanced at Haze.
"What now?" Drunkard still was taking purchase onto the wall along with Doppel, "Our task is done, we're to retreat."
"Mystic ally told something about broken wall, we can use it and escape by a small alley." Haze said.
"Sound good." Midori agreed, "Let's do it so." then the squad headed to the stairs again.
Some Taimanin helped to Drunkard and Doppel not to fall on their way holding them. Yukikaze and Tatsurou kept behind Splash's back and were watching at the back of Mizuki Shiranui, who the man was carrying.
'Mom, wait a little more. We're almost there.' Yukikaze whispered.
Tatsurou only took Yukikaze's hand and smile warmly to her.
"We definitely will." he replied her.
Celine and Kuroi were fighting each other using every trick they could think. Celine used her ice from protection and attack, while Kuroi started use aura attack in order to break ice obstacles. After several attempts to get closer to Kuroi, Celine decided to play the other game with Kuroi.
'No doubt… fighting him…' Celine exhaled cold steam, 'Nice to see… became stronger…'
'This person, is really strong.' Kuroi also thought in his head, 'I can only stand on distance from him. The best idea is to teleport to the upper floor, and have a little rest.'
The Incubus King suddenly stumbled.
"Won't leave…" Celine answered, "Have forgotten… whom you fight…" Celine sighed.
"What?" Kuroi coldly watched at her.
"Changed a lot… but happy… became powerful and depended…" Celine said.
"What are talking about?" Kuroi still was confused of what was going on.
"Sad… that forgot me… Hutai." Celine sadly sad.
Kuroi's eyes widened as if he saw a ghost in front of him. He felt how cold chained his body.
"No, that's impossible." he only whispered, "But… how, you're supposed to be dead."
"Mistaken…" Celine answered, "Third line… dead… the second only restored… powers…" Celine tried to speak understandable.
"You vanished in the human's world long ago. We were told you're killed." Kuroi still couldn't belive in what he heard.
"False story…" Celine sadly replied, "However…"
"Celine!" both of demons heard a soft female voice behind her, "Everything is fine?"
"Told not to interfere…" Celine turned to Stephanie, who came closer and closer to the woman in armor.
Kuroi didn't wait long and appeared straight behind the newcomer.
"What?!" Stephanie could only squeak.
"If this woman has some relations with you do what I tell you!" Kuroi ordered to Celine, "First, answer my questions." Celine exhaled cold stream, "Are you here alone? Or…"
"The Bone King… with me…" Celine's words had effect on Kuroi, "But lord Tyngak… has problems in returning…"
"That energy explosion was it your work?" Celine nodded.
"Were two explosions, first is mine… second is Tyngak's… in one time…" Celine replied again watching straight at Stephanie, whose neck was grabbed by Kuroi's arm.
"Where is Atke?" Kuroi asked Celine again tightening he grab.
"Known as Walter… now…" Celine replied noticing that, "Taking attention… of Taimanin…" Celine still didn't remove her eyes from Stephanie.
"Walter…" Kuroi mumbled.
In next moment Celine and Stephanie changed their places. Celine now was in Kuroi's grab, whilst Stephanie was in front of the Incubus King.
"Huh?!" Kuroi was taken aback.
Celine hit with her head his chin forcing him to lose concentration, then she hit him at his stomach making him fall onto the floor. Kuroi quickly got up and tried to fight back, but Celine quickly hit him again at his chest making him hit the wall.
'Celine!' Walter exclaimed in her head, 'Is the seal broken? I have problems here!'
'Almost done...' Celine replied him, 'Busy too…'
'I'll try to hold them.'
Celine glanced at Kuroi, who tried to get up. She appeared next to him and then iced her ice in order to fix one of his hands to wall, then she created an ice spear and prepared to strike. However she stopped the lunge almost in front of his face. Kuroi closed his eyes in front of inevitable, but when felt nothing opened them.
"Can't kill… my disciple… favorite…" Celine said with an upset voice.
Kuroi said nothing, but only watched at Celine, he saw how some tear drops fell from her eyes.
"Was like a son… to me… remain such one…" Celine added and crushed the spear.
"Come on!" Kuroi shouted, "Kill me! What are you waiting for!" it wasn't clear was it panic in his voice or despair, "Repay for my betrayal! For abandon all what you all taught us."
"Won't do that…" Celine straightened up, "I won't… be able… to kill you…" Celine could make a right sentence, but still with stops, "My hand can't raise at you…"
"I'd die by your hand rather than by Atke's!" Kuroi shouted.
Celine only turned away and slowly went to the ladder when suddenly felt a strong energy explosion. She grabbed Stephanie not letting her to fall.
"The seal… destroyed…" Celine exhaled, "The third one…"
"So it's you." Kuroi whispered, "You destroy them."
"Yes… the reason… simple…" Celine turned around, "You know it…" then Celine and Stephanie were covered with ice and disappeared leaving the Incubus King all alone.
"Celine, Atke and even Tyngak…" Kuroi whispered, "I can't belive you all returned after all these centuries. How the hell you all survived."
"Finally freedom." Midori stretched her arms, "No ugly bastards fucking you and especially that damn Incubus King."
"Even for me it was disgusting to be there." Haze said.
"You know it was painful when you hit me at my stomach!" Yukikaze came to Haze, "Did you do this on purpose?"
"However, you played your role well." Haze chuckled, "And that aggression suited you a lot."
"Why you…" Yukikaze disliked this answer.
"Will you go to your shelter?" Drunkard asked Midori.
"Yes, we have to give a note, we're back in action." the woman in green uniform nodded, "And there we'll be able to rest and to eat."
"I need to do the same." Doppel chuckled, "And I think I should eat a tone of toothpaste to remove that disgusting smell out of my mouth.
"The same!" girls replied to her.
"It's bad you two don't go with us." Midori looked at two Taimanin, "However, I remember you wanted to do something else so I won't tell Asagi anything."
"Thank you." Tatsurou smiled to the woman, "We'll come to Gosha soon too."
"Yeah, maybe you won't return." Yukikaze turned to Midori.
"I hope so." Midori replied and order to the squad to follow her.
"Man, this mission was a real hell." Yukikaze stretched her back, "And you know, I'm surprised you could act like that." she looked at the boy.
"How?" Tatsurou bent his head.
"Cool." Yukikaze answered him.
"You know, I didn't find a place, when you were there." Tatsurou said to her, "I wanted to break inside and take you out of there."
"And what about mission?" Yukikaze asked him, "We wouldn't get mom if you'd do so."
"That's what held me." Tatsurou mumbled.
"Drunkard." Splash suddenly said to the man in the great coat, "Quickly to that alley."
"What why?" Drunkard looked at him with tired expression, but then nodded, "I see, guys over there."
Tatsurou and Yukikaze stopped their chat and listened to the man.
They quickly reached the alley, and jumped down from the building.
"Hi there." Splash chuckled seeing a group from 'The Third Law'.
"What?" Torch turned around, "'Red Division'?"
"Damn, another fight." Izumi gritted her teeth.
But when they wanted to attack the 'Red Division' Wojciechowski suddenly stopped his partners.
"What is it Splash." Wojciechwski said in Russian, the Polish's eyes ran from the blue haired man to Shiranui, "You're not here for fight?"
"Did you understand that by my luggage?" Splash asked the man with different eyes.
"Kinda." Polish replied, "What is it? Do you want to ask me something about?"
"We need your help." Splash said again, "We need a mental user, and you've just the one whom we saw."
"And if I reject?" Przemislav said to him.
"If you reject, you'll be our punching bag." Haze told him in the same language.
"What is going on?" Torch switched in Russian too, only Japanese speakers didn't know what was going on, however they were glad there was no fighting.
'Mizuki Shiranui?" Azumi looked at the unmovable woman on the man's back, she glanced at Izumi, but the young lady didn't make anything against the team.
"Shall I remind you about Yakutsk?" Splash asked the man again glancing over comrades of the Polish.
"Man, save someone's life and he will always be in debt." the psychiatric sighed.
"That's always so." Drunkard chuckled.
"What kind of help do you want?"
"Mental abilities to treat her." Doppel answered for Splash, "We have about ten hours and without your help we won't be able to deliver her to Gosha Village."
"I see." Polish said glancing at the boy, who was in the hands of Azumi, "I hope you won't attack them?"
"No." Haze replied, "You help us, we don't touch you."
"Fine, but I'll take one comrade with myself." Polish told her, the mercenaries agreed, "Izumi, you go ze mną1." he wanted to correct himself, but Izumi nodded to him, "Torch, you and Azumi will wait the help." he added in Russian.
"Good we discussed everything." Splash chuckled.
Then they headed by the alley to another one, in order not to expose them on the main or big streets.
"What is it Tatsurou?" Doppel asked the worried boy.
"As I understood this man will going to help us?" he asked the woman who changed her hair back to fair one.
"Yes, what is it? Are you worrying about something?"
"He is a criminal from that organization. Is it really a good idea to rely on him?" the boy asked indecisively.
"He is our enemy, but he knows what honor means." Doppel glanced at Wojciechowski, who was in front of them, 'And at the same time, he is one of the bet mental users, so you shouldn't worry about that too much."
"Yeah, just be happy that everything will be end soon." Yukikaze clapped with her hand by the boy's back.
"Hey!" Tatsurou didn't like that move.
"I just can't belive I'll some ordinary mom, the only thing I want to see is her smile as soon as possible." Yukikaze said.
"Me too, but…"
"Boy, nie jestem głuchy2." Wojciechowski responded to the boy.
"What." Tatsurou didn't get what he told him.
"He is not deaf." Haze translated.
"Is it Russian?" Yukikaze asked her.
"Polish." Doppel answered her.
The squad continued their deciding not talking to each other, because of two enemies that now were along with them.
Asagi, Sakura, Maria and the rest returned to the bar, that was their shelter. It was time when there was nothing so the bar woman quickly locked the door and closed the windows with curtains.
"It appears that the third seal was destroyed." Asagi broke the silence that was lasting for some minutes.
"It seems so." Maria nodded, "And like always they're on a step ahead."
"But how is it possible?" Sakura mumbled, "With such guys as that stone man and that bone guy we'll never be able to defeat them."
"Your truth." Chikeko glanced at Sakura, "Even with 'Red Division' we still have no enough power to fight them, and Minori at the same time."
"But at least we could understand one thing." Asagi sighed, but not because of tiredness, but with a slight smile, "We could find a weakness of that demon lord." she looked at Pavel, who was sitting along with his friends.
"I can't understand, even me and Sato couldn't do anything against his arms, while Pavel could destroy and harm them." Murasaki glanced at Pavel too.
"Maybe the thing is in the sword?" Pavel looked at the hilt of his sword.
"I don't know." Asagi thought, "But since today, you and Ren will be with me."
"Really?" Ren and Pavel stared at Asagi.
"You displayed yourself well, and I think it's a good time for Murasaki to give you some tough practice." Asagi looked at Murasaki.
"Understood." Murasaki nodded.
"I still can't understand who the hell these guys are." Maki said, "In such number we could do nothing against them! That really pisses me off!"
"You're not the only one." Murasaki joined the side of her student.
"That stone one, as I think, is the first demon lord of the second line. A superior of the one who used bones." Asagi tried to explain clearly to Maki and those, who still couldn't understand what was going.
"But he also should use flame." Pavel joined to the explanation, "But he used only ground sometimes."
"Probably he doesn't use it?" Ilya asked his countryman.
"No, according to the legends he is the flame giant, but there was no attempt to use it." Pavel pondered, "Maybe the legends are wrong…"
"Maybe there was problem in the golem?" Ren didn't want to see Pavel was mistaking and tried to cheer him up.
"Maybe." Pavel still wasn't sure in such idea.
"But the golem couldn't speak well too." Sakura joined Pavel's side, "I don't think the demon lord can't speak."
"What do you want to say?" Murasaki asked Sakura.
"Well, do you remember the transformation of that Walter?" Murasaki and some of Taimanin nodded, "Probably, it was his first form or something like that. He appeared out of the boy when we started to win over our enemies. And his reaction was delayed than Walter had."
"You know here you're right." Chikeko nodded, "It moved difficult and I don't think it moved so because of its weight."
"See, so the problem is in the golem, not in the legend." Sakura clapped Pavel by his back.
"There's still opened question." Asagi pondered this time, "Who is that vampire that helped, when we see Walter he is always around."
"Didn't Kurenai mention he save her?" Murasaki asked Asagi, who only nodded.
"Yes, and that what scare me." Asagi replied, "I hope he didn't anything to her."
"She feels herself well, and nothing was found on her, so I don't think it's the problem." Murasaki answered.
"Probably he senses him somehow." Asagi frowned as there was no any good idea.
The team was continued their discussion, the bar woman gave juice, water and tea to hunters in order to make them gain their powers. However, then they heard a knock at the door.
"Who could that be?" Maria turned to the door.
Bar woman only came to it and then eight Taimanin quickly jumped into the bar.
"Midori?!" Asagi was puzzled and excited of the seeing the woman in the green uniform with blue hair, "But, how? You've disappeared about a year ago."
"Wow, it's good to see you here captain Asagi." Midori greeted the woman, "I have a lot to tell you."
Midori ordered a big glass of beer in order to try to forget the events that happened to her today. Midori said next to Asagi and told everything what happened to her. She told that her squad was trapped, and how they were captured and brought to 'Under Eden', where the Incubus King watched how they supposed to be broken, but they could hold.
"Wait, 'Red Division'?" Asagi reasked Midori, when the Taimanin started to tell about the rescue.
"Yes, the woman came to me and offered help." Midori said, "First, I didn't belive, but she told me to say the location of our shelters."
"I hope you didn't do that?" Sakura asked the woman.
"Of course, I didn't." Midori replied fast, "She told me to name location, she said to me. She was there with some other guys, one of them had blue hair and goggles."
"Splash." Maria replied, "He uses double sword and water abilities."
"Yes." Midori nodded to Maria, still watching at her with surprise, "So, if not them we still would be there."
"I see." Asagi exhaled with a relief.
"See, sis." Sakura chuckled, "After all, we have friends in the face of these guys. So you should think about them like about some mercenaries."
"Sakura!" Murasaki raised her voice.
"I'm glad, but why did they sent them inside?" Asagi pondered, "When they came there?"
"Several days before." Midori explained, "I think five or something like that."
"The seal wasn't revealed at this time." Asagi frowned, "I don't think they were there because of it."
"What do you mean?" Sakura looked at her elder sister.
"Midori, when they left didn't you see something strange?" Asagi stared at Midori with narrowed eyes, "You're a bad lair so tell the truth."
"Well, after the help they only left nothing more." Midori tried to answer, but the eyes of Asagi made her excited.
"Midori!" Murasaki turned to the woman, "Speak!"
"I told I won't tell you, and you soon know everything in time." Midori turned her face away.
Pavel glanced at Midori, 'Could it be that they could find Yukikaze's mother?' he only smiled.
"By the way, who are they? I don't remember we're working with Americans." Midori pointed at Maria.
"They're Russians." Asagi replied, "You have to study a lot." Asagi sighed and the group that consisted of captured Taimanin started to listen to the explanation of what was happening with them now.
The explanation was long and boring in some places, but Sakura could make notes, so everyone was glad that she was doing it. Asagi didn't stop Sakura as if she knew it's good to make funny statements and chuckled rarely too.
After the explanation people split in groups, someone decided to have a nap on the second floor or to have a snack. Midori decided to have a snack, Pavel saw that Asagi and Murasaki when to the second floor. So he decided to go to the rescued woman.
"Can I sit here?" he looked at the free place next to her.
"Sure." Midori nodded.
"Can I ask something?" Pavel whispered to her, Midori nodded, "Could they find Mizuki Shiranui?"
"How did you know that?" Midori chocked with the cake she put in her mouth.
"I was the one of those who helped them to go." Pavel whispered again, Midori only nodded, and Pavel ot up with a smile.
The boy headed to Rinko, who was sitting with Maki and Aki and was chatting with them. Pavel put his hand onto Rinko's shoulder and with eyes told her to follow him. Rinko got up and left the couple with puzzled expressions. Ren noticed them and slowly followed them.
"What is it?" Rinko glared at Pavel, when they left the bar.
"They could save her." Pavel replied her with a smile.
"Who and save whom?" Rinko asked Pavel.
"Yukikaze and Tatsurou, could find Yukikaze's mother." Pavel explained.
"Why did you think so?" Rinko narrowed her eyes.
"Midori told that 'Red Division' save them, and Splash was the one who met us and took Yukikaze and Tatsurou." Pavel explained, "And the thing we'll soon know, I think, is that they will come soon." Rinko replied nothing. "Sorry for not telling you the truth in the beginning, but you would never let them go there."
"You have already asked for forgiveness, no need to use it often." Rinko replied him, "I'm glad that if it'll be so. However if they informed we, I'd join them."
"They thought you'll tell everything to Igawa-sensei." Pavel told her, "That's why they didn't say you that and probably they want to make surprise."
"The Surprise will be waiting for them." Rinko smiled, "I don't think Igawa-sensei will let them go without punishment."
"Here you're right." Pavel chuckled nervously, "Maybe even we'll get something too." he scratched the back of his head.
"Nice to see everything is like usual." Ren said coming to them.
"Ren?" Pavel didn't notice the tanned girl, "You know how t surprise."
"Ikenami, didn't know you will protect Pavel in such way." Rinko smiled, "After all, your style is to attend to all strangers with suspicion."
"Why should I do that to those, who recommended them?" Ren glanced at the elder Akiyama, "Pavel is more than a good person, so I shouldn't act hospital towards him."
"Nice to hear." Rinko replied, "But still the question is opened, but I'll trust you and wait as much as I need for their return. That timing is closed." Rinko clapped Pavel by his shoulder.
"Thanks for trusting." Pavel nodded, but then he became gloomy.
"What is it?" Ren asked him.
"Just thinking about where Oleg Semenovich went." Pavel answered, "It's not like him to leave without saying anything."
"Don't worry, he is a good fighter and can protect himself. Ren smiled in order to cheer Pavel, "And also he never does unthinking deeds, so everything will be fine."
"I'll agree with Ikenami." Rinko looked at Pavel, "After all, he know what's better for him and he knows how to do everything right."
Ren looked at Pavel's hand. Her hand tried to take his, but then suddenly stopped and she quickly pulled it back. Rinko chuckled, because of something, came to Ren and put her hand onto her shoulder.
"Let's talk later." Rinko said and went to the bar.
'Did she notice?' Ren thought not liking the idea Rinko wanted to talk about Pavel.
While Rinko, Pavel and Ren were talking. Sakura and Chikeko were discussing about Oleg.
"We should investigate the place around the brothel." Chikeko couldn't quite, "What if he wounded and needs help?"
"Maria, why are you that calm? Aren't you worried for him?" Sakura asked Maria.
"I do." Maria replied, "But I know him better than you two combined. He knows what to do in such situations and will return intact."
"But still, we must make a scout and check everything." Chikeko didn't give up.
"According to your voice you don't seem to worry a lot." Sakura didn't belive to Maria.
Maria put her glass onto the table and glanced at Sakura with a cold glance.
"I worry about him, much more than you even can imagine." Maria said, "But I know he will be fine, because I had such situation in the past." Maria answered making Sakura to flinch, 'I hope he won't follow 'Red Division' to take these bastards.' Maria thought.
"If you say, he'll be fine, I'll let him come himself." Sakura sighed and continued to drink juice that was in her glass.
Celine and Stephanie appeared in some dark alley. Fresh cold air blown the girl, and she took a deep breath.
"So good to be outside again." the woman stretched her arms letting the air to blow them, "I missed it."
"Glad you like it…" Celine looked at Stephanie.
Celine's voice was thoughtful and calm, not like always so Stephanie decided to turn to her savior.
"Are you thoughtful because of that man?" she asked Celine, who only nodded, "Was he precious to you?"
"Disciple…" Celine replied, "But was in past… Now, you my disciple."
"I see" the woman nodded, "You should blame yourself for what happened between you two. Just forget, if you don't have anything to him. And continue to live as you want."
Celine nodded, but then turned to the woman again, "Follow me."
Celine headed to the end of the alley where a dead end was. She saw a small gang of demons in her way. The demons paid attention to the steps, however could do nothing as Celine didn't let them even say a single word. An ice sword appeared in her hands and she killed the gang of five demons.
"Why did you kill them?" Stephanie asked Celine, "They did nothing against us, so…"
"To make you disciple… need demon blood…" Celine explained.
She put her hand onto the slices of demons and started to draw a big circle with strange drawings and letters. Celine worked carefully not being in a hurry, while Stephanie only watched at her work not daring to disturb her.
"Phase correct… today good day for that…" Celine exhaled cold steam.
"Yes, I've forgot you wanted to give me your power." Stephanie rejoiced to the news, "I'll be able to help you as a proper servant."
"Good you remember…" Celine nodded.
She was drawing the circle for about twenty minutes also checking something in it. When everything was done she told Celine to stand in the middle where was nothing drawn. She helped her not to smear the drawing. Then Celine created an ice dagger. In next moment a metal glove that covered her had disappeared opened a soft female hand. She cut her palm and poured a little blood onto the seal. Then she touched the palm and the wound was closed. She took out a white piece then and put it inside the seal too.
"Bone manipulation… also available…" Celine told.
"Bone manipulation?" Stephanie only bent her head.
Then Celine put her hand onto the seal and started to say some words in the language, Stephanie didn't know, but then the armored woman turned to her guide.
"Will become servant? Who lead forces and fulfill commands?" Celine asked Stephanie.
"Yes, I obey to serve you." She answered her.
The blood started to move, and then covered the fair haired woman completely. In several second the blood started to stream down her body. And then Celine got up when the woman was as usual.
"Done..." Celine told Stephanie, "Changes?"
"Well, everything like always." Stephanie closed her eyes, she looked at her hand and then saw an icicle in her hand, "Wow! Did I make it?"
"Yes…" Celine replied, "Now can control ice… bones too… Mine and Walter's powers… yours…"
"Now, I can fight side by side with you not being an obstacle!" Stephanie shot the icicle at the trashcan penetrating it, "I'm so happy!" she jumped and hugged Celine, "I'll do my best to serve you Mistress Celine!"
Celine stood like a post, but still hugged her guide in the end.
"Guess what!" Stephanie chuckled.
"What?" Celine asked the woman.
ze mną1 – with me
nie jestem głuchy2 - I'm not deaf