Chapter 27
The squad of consisting of 'Red Division', Taimanin and 'The Third Law' members was moving fast. Splash was holding Shiranui not letting her fall. Doppel and Drunkard watched over Przemislav and Izumi, while Tatsurou and Yukikaze were next to Haze.
"Where we're going?" Yukikaze asked Haze, "Can't we go back to your shelter?"
"Not with them." Haze nodded at Izumi, "Drunkard told he knows some place, here so we'll use it."
"It's not far, don't worry." Splash answered Yukikaze, "Probably some more minutes of running."
"Tatsurou, why so gloomy?" Yukikaze looked at pondered boy, "Come on, cheer up!"
"I'm still not sure, it's a good idea to join forces with criminals." Tatsurou answered her, "After all, what if they do something while we're careless?"
"Don't worry, if he told everything is fine, I won't fight you." Izumi ensured Tatsurou, "I owe him, so I trust him in his decisions."
"I'm… pleased." Przemislav chuckled.
"You still do that shit?" Drunkard glanced at Przemislav, "Since when you have such reservation?"
"And don't tell Japanese is difficult for you." Doppel joined to the conversation.
"Well, difficult to say." Przemislav replied them, "I just wanted to make them." this time his talk without reservation, what made Izumi surprised, "I have several questions before I check her mental state. What has happened to this woman?"
"She was captured and brainwashed." Splash responded.
"Mom disappeared five years ago, so guess what could happen to her." Yukikaze replied him angrily.
"Five years, that will be difficult." Przemislav answered, "I hope she was only brainwashed."
"What do you mean you hope?" Drunkard asked him.
"I'll tell you later." Wojciechowski said, "First, I must check her and then I'll tell you my conclusion."
The team continued their way for five more minutes, when they suddenly reached another alley, but this one was lit well instead of others. There was a not high building. They entered it, and then turned the light on.
The place seemed like some dormitory, it had now rooms or corridors, but just a big and spacious room.
"Good thing I found this place." Drunkard chuckled, "Sometimes I rest here, but still it's dangerous to stay here for long."
"Why?" Doppel asked him.
"Someone else, can come." the man replied and followed to the window, which he closed with curtains immediately.
Splash came to the wall and put Shiranui onto the floor by the wall. That gave her an opportunity not to fall.
Shiranui glanced at the man and grinned.
"Don't think you'll be able to leave without a proper punishment." Shiranui said, "When Master Kuroi find you he won't be kind to you. And I also will give a proper punishment to you Yukikaze, Tatsurou." Shiranui's eyes watched at her daughter and her boyfriend.
"Wow, she can talk, he told she won't do that for ten hours." Splash was wondered.
"The seal don't block possibility to speak." Haze answered him, "It only shocked her not for long, but only her senses returned to her."
"Mom!" Yukikaze turned to her mother, "I don't belive you could be brainwashed, you're one of the strongest people I know, I won't belive to that."
"Poor girl." Shiranui said, "A lot has happened for these years, and when I can move again, you'll become the same servant as I'm now."
"Auntie! There must still be good in you." Tatsurou tried to talk to Shiranui too, "You couldn't give to someone like demons."
"Sorry, but I did." Shiranui chuckled, "And you know what, it was the best time for me, I could reveal my true potential, and became the best servant to the man who saw it."
"It's a lie!" Yukikaze exclaimed.
"My, my, it's truth." Shiranui answered, "And I wished to see you next to me serving to Master Kuroi and also giving him pleasure when he asks."
Yukikaze wanted to say something, but stumbled.
"Auntie, you must resist it!" Tatsurou tried to get through to the woman, "You're strong and can do it."
"Sorry, dear." Shiranui answered to Tatsurou, "But I don't want to return, moreover, you'll be the first one whom I'll corrupt make a puppet in the hands of Master."
Tears formed on Yukikaze's eyes. She didn't know what to do and how to help her own mother.
"Mom, please…" Yukikaze sobbed, "Return to us… I beg you…"
"Didn't know, Tatsurou's naivety is infectious." Shiranui grinned, "As I remember you should be more direct."
"It seems she was brainwashed well." Doppel sadly looked at the fallen Taimanin.
"Yeah, it'll be hard to break to return her back to normal." Splash sat onto the chair next to the table, which was pretty for from Shiranui.
"It's the thing I'll tell you." Przemislav said and came to Shiranui; he kneeled in front of her and looked into her eyes as if he wanted to see something in them.
"What is it? Do I have something on my face?" Shiranui asked the man.
"If there was something I'd removed it." Przemislav answered her with a chuckled, "It can be a little painful in the beginning, I hope you understand it." he put his hand onto her head and closed his eyes.
"I won't let harm mom!" Yukikaze wanted to go to the Polish, but Izumi stopped her, by grabbing for her shoulder.
"He knows what to do." Izumi replied with a cold voice.
"Let go of me!" Yukikaze exclaimed she put her hand onto her gun and was about to remove it.
'Yukikaze!" Splash's voice made her stumbled, "He won't harm your mother, just let him do his work."
"Can you all be quiet?" Przemislav asked the noise hunters, "It's difficult to work in such atmosphere."
Doppel put her hand onto Yukikaze's shoulder and nodded to her giving a sign to follow her. Izumi decided to stay not far from Przemislav not willing to talk to her enemies. Tatsurou, Yukikaze and Haze followed Doppel to Splash.
The team was in such position for a long time, Yukikaze and Tatsurou couldn't find place, because of worrying. If Tatsurou could sit on a chair, Yukikaze was walking from one wall to another one, but then Drunkard suddenly got up.
"Fine, I'll leave you here." he wiped off his greatcoat and fixed his service cap.
"What is it?" Splash looked at him, "I thought you'll be with us."
"My mission was to get Shiranui with you." Drunkard said, "There was nothing about sitting with you." Yukikaze looked at the man, "After all you'll tell me the result later."
"I thought team must be together." Yukikaze told to the man.
"I usually work alone, and team work is already finished." he looked at Yukikaze, "Now, you can do everything without me."
"Oh, I remembered." Tatsurou quickly go up, "Here." the boy took out a flask.
"I totally forgot about it." Drunkard took his thing and put it under his greatcoat.
"Probably you'll think about it?" Doppel asked the leaving man, "Don't you want to see a family reunion?"
"I'm not the part of the family." Drunkard answered to her, "Haze will tell me everything."
"You're a stubborn one." Doppel sighed, "At least you could stay with us and…"
"Don't tell me about this bullshit we're all family." Drunkard pointed at Doppel, "I'm just doing my work nothing more."
"And what about Haze? You passed a lot together, is there nothing between you too?"
"That's none of your business." Drunkard told to Doppel again, "What we had is between us, I don't want to talk about it."
"What have you passed through?" Yukikaze asked the man.
"That's none of your business too." the man replied to the girl, "We're not friends to tell you about my life." Drunkard followed to the exit, "However, good luck with her." the man opened and then closed the door.
Doppel only sighed, Haze and Splash didn't react at all.
"What's with him?" Yukikaze asked the team, "He acts strange."
"He hates teamwork, nothing more." Splash replied taking out a cigarette.
"I don't think the thing is in that." Tatsurou decided to reply, "There must be something another."
Doppel sighed, "There is, but it's not good to talk about it, behind his back." she looked at Haze, who seemed not interested in what was going on.
"Is this connected with her too?" Tatsurou looked at Haze too.
"Kinda." Splash said for Doppel.
"War joins us." Haze answered.
"War?" Yukikaze and Tatsurou were shocked of what they've heard.
"Which happened on Balkans." Haze added, "It was difficult period for him, for me and for those who took part in it."
"I've heard about it." Tatsurou said, "But, it was only on History lessons."
"One thing is to listen about it, another thing be there and risk with your life every moment." Haze replied and got quiet.
Tatsurou didn't dare to ask further questions, and the same did Yukikaze. But then the door was opened again and everyone was surprised to see a newcomer.
"Oleg-sensei?!" Tatsurou and Yukikaze exclaimed seeing an entered man.
"Teacher?" Splash raised his eyebrow and taking out a cigarette out of his mouth.
"Didn't know you work with enemies." Oleg glanced angrily at Przemislav and Izumi, who still was sitting next to Wojciechowski, he put his hand onto the hilt of his sword.
Izumi saw this and quickly exposed her short blade.
"Stop you too!" Doppel commanded, "Przemislav is helping us, he won't harm us."
"And you believed him?" Oleg pointed at the Polish, "He is the last person, who must be asked the help."
"Did you follow us?" Splash asked him, "For how long?"
"Since the seal was broken." Oleg replied, still holding his hand on the hilt rubbing it as if he wanted to expose it.
"Sensei!" Yukikaze shouted, "Calm down and let us explain." Oleg looked at Yukikaze, "I know it can be strange that we're cooperating with a criminal, but belive to us, we did a deal."
"A deal?" Oleg didn't understand.
"Not a deal, repaying a favor." Splash corrected Yukikaze, "He owes me one so with that he'll repay his debt to me."
"And you think he won't do anything stealthily? I know him well and trusting to him can cost dearly." Oleg glanced at the man.
"I don't know what you have in mind, but if you won't calm I'll kick your ass to cool your head." Splash told extinguishing his cigarette.
However the upcoming quarrel was disturbed by Przemislav, who removed his hand from Shiranui's head and turned to the squad.
"I think you're ready to my conclusion, don't you?" Przemislav glanced at Oleg, with a strange smile, "Nice to see you again, by the way."
"Why you…" Oleg grunted, "But saw Yukikaze and Tatsurou's glances.
"Tell us Doc." Doppel told to the man.
"Well, I have two news one is bad and the second one is neither good nor bad, with which one should I start?"
"Start with the messy one." Splash answered for the man.
"Well, this woman wasn't brainwashed, she was broken and corrupted."
"What?!" the boy and the girl exclaimed, Splash and Doppel frowned hearing this, while Izumi and Haze seemed calm as always, "No way! You're lying!" Yukikaze could belive to her ears, "There must be a mistake!"
"Oleg, tell her that I have never done mistakes." Przemislav turned to their teacher, who only squeezed his fists and gritted his teeth, "Ah, I see."
"She couldn't be broken." Tatsurou disagreed too, "She is a strong Taimanin, I don't belive she would fall."
"Especially to some demon!" Yukikaze added, "Check again!"
"He has never done mistakes." Oleg grunted, "And if he tells something it really is so."
"But…" Yukikaze turned to him.
"Well about the not so bad information" Przemislav coughed at his fist, "There was a slight sensation in her mind."
"What do you mean?" Splash asked the man with different colored eyes.
"I sensed a weak sensation, it was like a gleaming or a sparkle." Przemislav said, "It's difficult to identify it, but I think it can be…"
"Shiranui." Oleg finished for him.
"What?" Yukikaze didn't understand what the Polish was meaning.
"Correct." Przemislav nodded, "I think this gleam is that woman, however the sensation is weak and I can't find its location from this side, so I should check it from inside."
"What do you mean from inside?" Splash asked the man.
"He wants to use mental powers to enter her brain and work from inside." Haze explained.
"Right." Przemislav replied, "Someone studied well. However, the problem is that I won't go alone, but I need someone to assist me."
"I'll go." Yukikaze said, "If my mom is still there I must do everything to help her to return back to normal."
"No, I'll go." Splash said, "You're still verdant in fight." he got up.
"I'm sorry, Splash, but I'll take the ones who are close to her." Przemislav responded, "She doesn't know you and won't fight for you, while her daughter is a great stimulation for fighting."
"I'll go then too." Tatsurou said, "I can't do a lot, but for Auntie I'll do whatever what's needed."
'Tatsurou.' Yukikaze only thought admiring the decisiveness of her boyfriend.
"That's not discussing." Splash declared, "You…"
"We'll go and that's all on that." Yukikaze interrupted him, "You did a lot in bringing mom here, and now there must at least something we'll do. If that's what we can do, then let us do it."
"Let them do that." Oleg told to the man, "I think you've already understood their skillful, and can do something themselves."
Haze coughed at her fist, "Don't you want to add anything?" she turned to Przemislav.
"Oh, yes." Wojciechwski nodded, "We have to do everything from first attempt, there won't be another chance for that."
"Sure thing." Yukikaze chuckled.
"We'll do everything what depends on us." Tatsurou nodded.
Oleg and Haze frowned.
"You didn't understand." the Polish added, "I'm talking about it literally, if someone of you dies in her head then you'll die in reality."
"What?!" Tatsurou and Yukikaze exclaimed.
"That's the main risk of going inside of her head." Przemislav glanced at them, "The problem is in risking with you to save her." he pointed at the woman, who was lying with closed eyes, "Are you ready for that."
"Are you ready Yukikaze?" Oleg asked her, "When you go inside her head there won't be the way back, you'll have to deal with her problem and let for her to free you."
Tatsurou looked at Yukikaze and didn't let her speak first.
"Sensei, you helped us to make this long way and you guys helped us to bring Auntie back to us. There must be something we should do without help, and that's what must be done." Tatsurou declared, he saw Splash who wanted to say something, "We'll everything right and return back here."
Oleg glanced at Splash with a slight smile, "You won't talk the out of it just let them do it, I belive they will do everything what is needed. At the same time…" he glanced with distrustful glance at Przemislav, "He is the best mental user and can do a lot, while others can make a mistake, which will cost with their lives."
Splash only sighed, "Fine, just do whatever you want."
Yukikaze chuckled watching at Tatsurou, "I hope you won't become melancholic when we return back to Gosha, to be manly suits you much more." she hit him at his shoulder.
"I'll try." Tatsurou smiled her back.
Przemislav took out his telephone and quickly returned it back into his pocket.
"So, faster we start faster we'll finish that." Przemislav told them, "I have several businesses to do too."
Everyone nodded and came to Przemislav, who only sat on right from Shiranui.
"Well, remember one simple thing, do everything, I'll tell you and don't do anything reckless or it can cost dearly. I hope you understood that?" Przemislav looked at the boy and the girl.
"Understood." Tatsurou replied.
"I'll what you'll tell." Yukikaze answered him.
Przemislav took Shiranui's hand and then stretched his one to Tatsurou, who was next to him. The boy took it and saw Polish's sign. The boy stretched his hand to Yukikaze, she took it and took her mother's hand then.
'Mom, just wait for me.' Yukikaze thought, and then her head started to become blank.
She closed her eyes as if she wanted to sleep, but still in sitting position.
"Where is Wojciechowski?' Mystic appeared near Torch and Azumi scaring them a little.
"Man, I hate when Walter does such things, can't you not coping him?!" Torch didn't like such thing and said straight it to his comrade and superior.
"Sorry, I'll try to work on that." Mystic apologized, "But the question is still unanswered."
"I don't know." Torch lied, "We were teleported here by Walter, probably he messed with teleportation?" he continued his lie then.
"It's not seems like him." Mystic pondered, Torch felt that the man watches at this theory very skeptically.
"I've already checked everything." Torch said, "But still I didn't go far, they kid still is unconscious so I can't let him be alone. And Azumi is still can't deal with everything alone. What if someone comes?"
"He is telling you the truth." Azumi joined the side, "When that man came, we appeared here and there was no one with us." her voice was firm, however she didn't know will this man belive to them or not.
"I see." Mystic nodded turning his head at the boy, "We must go, who knows when Taimanin will come to check this place."
Then wind surrounded each of them and they appeared in some well-lit corridor, where was no one except them.
"Finally, we can have a rest." Torch sighed, "I'll bring him to the free room."
Azumi nodded and got the boy up, and put him onto Torch's back. Then they all walked straight the corridor.
"Can I ask you a question?" Torch asked the man, "Did you feel the energy pressure he released?" Mystic replied nothing, "He turned in a horrible stone golem." Torch continued, "Do you know something about that?"
"If you want you can ask Walter about it." Mystic answered, "He is in charge of him, so if you're interested in that…"
"Finally, you're here." they've heard a voice in front of them, "I thought you've gone somewhere else."
"No, I've just picked them." Mystic explained, "It appeared someone has forgotten to do that."
"Oh, my bad." Walter hit his forehead with his palm, all his moves seemed aristocratic even such a simple too, "I hope there was nothing bad." he watched at the small group, "Where is the other girl and Wojciechowski? They must be with you."
"They…" Torch was interrupted then by Mystic.
"Our political friend called them." Mystic answered, "He has some questions to deal with, so he wanted to know the opinion of Przemislav, after it was his task to work with him."
"I see." Walter seemed satisfied with such answer.
'Why did he say such thing?' Torch was shocked of man's words, even Azumi was wondered of such action.
"We have to discuss our further moves." Walter said, "And I need you all, even you." he looked at Azumi, who flinched of his gaze, "But first, put him to some bed and let him rest he still has lot of work to do."
"I also wanted to tak about that." Torch said to the man, "But I'll do as you say first." here the young man agreed with the demon lord.
They found a free room, which belonged to no one. Torch laid the boy onto the bed and covered with a blanket. Azumi was watching at it with a warm expression, and a smile, which was covered under her scarf.
'If only we could have something like that. Just together.' she saw how he went to them, 'If only we weren't criminals.'
Torch, Azumi and the other men left the room leaving the boy alone. When they left on a good distance Torch finally decided to turn to Walter.
"Can you say what that thing he turned into was?" Torch asked the question with a serious voice, "I know you have answers."
"And what if I won't reply this question?" Walter stopped and turned to Torch, "What will you do?"
"I want to know, won't this power harm him?" Torch tried to remain firm, however it was difficult as Walter was tremendous and scaring, "If it's dangerous for him, he should use it."
"And I want another thing." Walter grinned, "I want him to awake that power."
"What for?" Torch didn't like that respond.
"For what I need." Walter only answered, "Further details have no relations to you. Just continue your training, I'll work with him over his power now."
"I won't let you harm him!" Torch raised his voice and also grabbed Walter hand, "I'll tell him not to use it if you won't do that." Torch quickly understood that Walter wanted to do something bad with boys power in order to harm him.
Walter did a quick turn, pulled his hand out of the hand and grabbed Torch for his throat.
"Do you want to dispute my orders?" Walter started to lift the young man.
"Torch!" Azumi wanted to separate two men, but Mystic stood in front of her not letting to do so.
"Everything what you must do is to train him, but not ask stupid questions and worry about them." Walter glance was much colder, his voice was also firm and even Mystic flinched of it, "He has a significant role in my plans, so do not interfere and do what you were told." grip started to became stronger and Torch started to choke.
"Walter!" Mystic commanded, "Leave him."
Walter looked at Mystic and released the young man's neck making him fall onto the floor. Torch started to cough and take deep breaths as he was lack of air. Azumi ran to him and with scared eyes looked at him, she put her hand onto his back, helplessly watching at him.
"I've warned you." Walter scratched his palm.
The man then walked straight the corridor, and Mystic only followed him leaving the young criminals alone.
"Are you alright?" Azumi asked him with a worried voice.
"Yeah…" Torch coughed one more time, "I think so."
"Why did you start to argue with him? He is one of the scariest people I've ever saw." Azumi stumbled, "If not Mystic he'd kill you."
"I must thank him." Torch sighed, he took of his mask, and now she could see his face, the girl decided to low her scarf too, "I just don't want him to be hurt by someone like Walter. I hate when people do such cruel things to kids."
"You're too kind." Azumi said, "If not your sister, I think you'd never join them." Torch only nodded, "But when she's treated, I'll be able to leave them." Torch answered, "However, I must help this kid to escape from Walter's grip."
"How, will you do it?" Azumi looked at him with excited eyes, "If he knows that you helped him he will kill you."
"I know." Torch nodded, "And I must think something not to reveal myself. After all, I'm in charge of him." he sadly smiled.
"I'll help you in thinking." Azumi nodded, "Don't worry, I'm always on your side."
"If only you could be with me when my work here is done." Torch looked at Azumi.
"I don't know how much I want that." Azumi sobbed.
He only put his hand onto her head and smiled, "Come on, I think they wait us." Azumi only nodded and got up.
Torch got up too and they went the same way Mystic and Walter went. They reached the needed room fast, there also were Naomi, Tardis, and Etienne.
"Where is Archon?" Torch asked with surprised deciding not to talk about what happened.
"He, Tiradex and two other demons are on mission." Etienne replied, "I thought he will stay with us to discuss further moves."
"I think you'll have time to chat with him." Walter chuckled.
"And where is Celine?" Torch looked around again.
"She has no intention to be on our meeting, she is doing what I order her." Walter explained, his voice was calm, and lively as always as if there was nothing between them.
"Well, what we wanted is done." Mystic said, "Now we have a small time, you can all do things you want for now, but be aware as you can be called again." then he looked at Etienne, "By the way, what's with your project?"
"I still working over my creatures." Etienne replied, "It's not easy to make them obedient, Liza now is watching after them."
"And what about my question?" Walter looked at Etienne,
"Oh, your project is being more successful now." Etienne smiled, "That boy could move it for a significant move."
"Nice to hear." Walter chuckled, "I hope you'll show me these two instances."
'With pleasure." Etienne nodded.
"Lord Walter, what about me?" Tardis asked the demon lord, "Should I join Tiradex's squad?"
"Yes, your help will be great." Walter nodded, "I think Tiradex can me something stupid with Archon and I don't want to Archon to have troubles, because of him."
"What about 'Red Division'?" Naomi asked them Mystic, however her question was also addressed to Walter too.
"I'll continue to watch after them." Mystic said, "However, Walter will help me, as my primal task is not in that."
"I'll do that." Walter nodded, "And Celine will look after them too."
"Well, I think there is no need for me to hold you here any longer." Mystic said, "Wait my signal, as you can be given a mission any time."
Everyone nodded and started to leave the room. Etienne left it in first number, then was Tardis along with Torch and Azumi and only then Naomi.
"I will ask you about something." Mystic said too Walter, when they were alone, "Don't lose your temper on our comrades, I know that boy is important for you, but still try to control yourself."
"I did just to give him a lesson." Walter answered, "HE should do what I tell him, and do not ask unneeded questions. It's not my problem that he didn't understand everything from the first time."
"He is here because of his sister, and he is over protective to other kids. Try to understand it, and forgive him."
"I'll try." Walter rolled his eyes and got up, "I'll go and visit Celine, the third seal is destroyed, so now I can give her another orders, I hope you won't miss me." he smirked and disappeared after covering himself with his cloak.
"I hope you'll think about that." Mystic replied him, while the Walter was covering himself with his cloak.
Yukikaze and Tatsurou opened their eyes.
"Where are we?" Yukikaze asked question watching around seeing nothing, but a corridor with lots of doors, "Are we in some building?"
"We're in your mother's head." Wojciechowski answered, "Our heads remind a corridor, each door leads to some memory, which are connected from the other side of the room." he explained then.
"So all these doors leads to different memories?" Tatsurou asked the man, who only nodded, "Wow."
"You didn't work with memories, so be near me, one stupid mistake and we can have problems which will be incomparable to anything you had in your life." the Polish warned them.
"I remember, we can die." Yukikaze nodded.
"Which one we should choose then?" Tatsurou was watching on doors, which were in front of him.
"Difficult to say." Przemislav answered, "To find your mother here will be a problem I think the other self, shut her in farthest parts of her mind." Wojciechowski closed his eyes and then went to one of the doors. "We'll start with this one."
Tatsurou and Yukikaze nodded and followed him then.
When the door was opened, they saw a woman with short brown hair, who was wearing a sweater without sleeves in front of the stove, and was cooking something and at the same time singing some melody.
"Mom!" Yukikaze happily exclaimed, but Przemislav grabbed her for her shoulder.
"It's not your mom, it's just one of her memory." the Polish said with a serious voice.
"Honey, Yuki!" Shiranui exclaimed, "Come here the dinner is almost ready."
Then a girl and a man appeared in the kitchen both of them sat at the table.
"So, Yuki." Shiranui said watching at the little girl, "How was your day with Tatsurou and Rinko?"
"Great!" small Yukikaze exclaimed, "Rinko gave us some training, but you know what?" the girl watched at her mother with shining eyes.
"What?" Shiranui looked at her with the same eyes.
"Rinko want to beat you in future." Yukikaze started to laugh.
"My, my." Shiranui smiled too, "Rinko is too persistent, but if she continues to train like that, she will do that. Someday." Shiranui chuckled.
"Even your dad can't beat your mom." Yasuhiro laughed, "I don't think Rinko will do it any time soon." everyone laughed .
Yukikaze wasn't able to say even a single word. She seemed suppressed and wanted to start crying, however she could prevent that with her will. Tatsurou and Przemislav felt it. The man did nothing to comfort her, whilst the boy only took her hand without saying anything. Yukikaze was glad there was someone who could do that and she was grateful that the boy went with her till the end.
"Let's go, we are to continue looking for your mother." Wojciechowski disturbed the silence walking straight to the door that was in the farthest part of the kitchen he got round the table where the family was eating.
Yukikaze and Tatsurou followed him, still watching at the talking family members with sad and melancholy.
When they entered into the next door way they saw another scene.
"Didn't know that you're so slow." Shiranui chuckled, now she was in her uniform and dodged the lunges of three young Taimanin, "Probably you should eat more vegetables?"
"It's not fair!" Yukikaze exclaimed, "We're only studying!"
"My, my, you should think your moves carefully." Shiranui chuckled.
"That's our training." the real Yukikaze was watching at the picture of how the kids were trying to catch a Taimanin with a ribbon in her hair that reminded bunny ears, "Do you remember it?"
"Yes." Tatsurou nodded suppressing his sorrow.
Young Rinko, Tatsurou and Yukikaze seemed playing a game of catch with Shiranui. Shiranui could jump and dodge the possibilities to catch her, while the kids merrily tried to catch her, even Rinko had fun though she was elder then the other two.
"Wow, you almost got me, Tatsurou." Shiranui chuckled, "Maybe next time?"
"I'll do my best, Auntie." Tatsurou replied with a smile and a nod.
"Let's make it more interesting, whoever catches me, I'll cook his favorite dish." Shiranui dodged the attempt of Yukikaze to catch her.
"Not fair! I hate Tatsurou's onigiri with seaweeds!" little Yukikaze protested, "They're disgusting!"
"They're not." Tatsurou protested to Yukikaze's words.
"Yes, they are!" Yukikaze stared at Tatsurou, "I don't know why you should eat it with pepper too."
"Don't argue." Shiranui tried to stop the upcoming quarrel, however she felt how something touched her hand.
"It seems I got you, Auntie." Rinko said with a smile.
"What?" Shiranui looked at Rinko puzzled, "But?"
"Finally, Rinko could get mom!" Yukikaze shouted merrily, "We'll eat her sea salad."
"Wait, was it on purpose?" Shiranui looked at Yukikaze with surprise.
"Yeah, however I think these onigiri really weird." Yukikaze even exposed her tongue as if she wanted to spit something out.
The really Tatsurou laughed seeing this picture.
"It's so funny to see you like that." Tatsurou couldn't suppress his laugh.
"What's so funny?" Yukikaze looked at him, "I still think your onigiri weird."
"No, it's not the case." Tatsurou tried to calm down, "I can't belive you changed a little since these time, and you know I'm really glad you're the same Yukikaze I knew and know." Yukikaze became red of these words.
"Thanks, probably." Yukikaze turn her face away.
"Have you two finished?" Przemislav looked at them, "We're to move further, it's dangerous to stay on one position."
"Yes, lead us." Yukikaze nodded.
Now there were two doors, Wojciechowski closed his eyes and focused, then her opened them and choose the one that was on his left instead of the straight. They returned back to the corridor.
"It seems that side in not what we're looking for." the Polish said, "I think this side must be right."
He decided to go to the other door that was on his right side this time.
When they opened the door they found themselves on the street of some village.
"Gosha Village?!" Tatsurou and Yukikaze exclaimed not believing to their eyes.
"It's still a memory projection." Wojciechowski replied watching at what was happening.
Shiranui was walking by the street of the village along with Yukikaze, who was a little taller this time.
"Mom, aren't you against of Tatsurou and Rinko's coming? They wanted to come and play that new game." Yukikaze asked her mother with er casual merry and happy voice.
"Of course, I don't mind." Shiranui said in her merry manner too, "Is it that shooting game your father has bought recently?"
"Yeah, that game." Yukikaze answered, "Rinko and Tatsurou wanted to try it too, but he is too shy to ask it straight."
"Our little Tatsurou is like that." the woman replied with a chuckle, "But I don't think they will be good in it, they don't use guns like you."
"There's nothing difficult in it." Yukikaze replied. "Just shoot and that's all." Yukikaze stretched out her hand as if she was holding a gun and did several imaginational shots.
"I've never understood, neither you nor your dad." Shiranui sighed, "How can you use them? Nothing stylish."
"I don't agree." Yukikaze disagreed with her mother, "When I grow up I make my own style which will be deadly to all monsters and bad guys."
"Nice to hear." her mother replied with a smile, "But I hope I'll be the first one who'll see it."
"Of course! It'll be you!" Yukikaze younger Yukikaze exclaimed.
"It was the day, when she received that damn mission." the real Yukikaze said squeezing her fists, "This day was the last one when I saw mom."
Tatsurou nodded in agreement.
"Then, probably, it can be what where we must look for her." Przemislav pondered, "I sense something strange, farther. Let's go and check it."
Przemislav went to the door that was straight in front of him, the young Taimanin only followed hi not saying a word. They opened the door and saw how Shiranui was sitting on the sofa in front of Asagi, who was at her working place too. Asagi also looked a little younger, both of them had a cup of coffee in their hands.
"Well, I wanted to talk with you about something, Shiranui." Asagi said doing one sip out of the cup.
"What is it?" Shiranui did the same, her voice was soft and merry as usually.
"I've received information that NOMAD is in charge of something really fearsome and dangerous." Asagi responded and did another sip of coffee.
"Any ideas?" the woman with a ribbon in her hair asked the other blue haired woman.
"We have no clues of what they're planning." Asagi sighed.
"And I'm the one who, you want to investigate it, right?" the brown hired woman replied with another question.
"You're just reading my mind." the blue haired one woman said.
"I'm sorry, but I withdrew from business, so you're to send someone else, someone like Murasaki or her brother, or Chikeko."
"If I could, I would do it." Asagi did a sip again, "But right now, almost all veteran Taimanin are on other missions." Asagi was watching straight at Shiranui's eyes, "Murasaki and Sakura are going to another mission tonight. Kuro is on a mission right now too, and Chikeko is protecting a noble man."
"When did you receive that information?" Shiranui asked her.
"Yesterday, in the evening. I would do it myself, but because of meeting in the government, I can't take it. The only persons I can send are you and Yasuhiro."
"So, she didn't lie when she told there was no one to send for this mission." Yukikaze mumbled, "I thought she wanted to send my mom there, because she was unsure in herself."
"Igawa-sensei, would never do that." Tatsurou quickly replied to his girlfriend.
Shiranui frowned, "Things are not joyful, and when it must be started?"
"Tomorrow in the evening." Asagi answered, "If you want, you can discuss it with Yasuhiro. Who will take it?"
"Is it from the government?"
"Yes, that's why I have no other choice, but to send someone o you two." Asagi concluded, .
"I see." Shiranui wasn't glad with the result, "We'll think who will take it."
"So in the end she decided to take it." Tatsurou said, "Auntie always tried to do whatever was asked her to do."
"It seems this woman is really incredible." Przemislav said, "But we must go farther I think this memory direction is really significant."
They went to the next door that was behind Asagi's chair. When they passed through the threshold of the door, they saw a kitchen where were Yasuhiro and Shiranui.
"Well, now you tell me why you're so gloomy?" Yasuhiro asked Shiranui, before that he closed the door of the kitchen.
Shiranui got up and went to the cup boards, and took out a bowl with a pan, "Well, just Asagi gave me a new mission."
"Well, I thought that we stopped with our missions." the man replied to her sitting at the table.
"We did, but the problem is that she has no one, who would suit for this mission." Shiranui put the pan onto the stove, and quickly cracked some eggs.
"Even Kuro can't take it?" her husband asked her.
"The choice is between you and me." Shiranui replied to him, staring to cut vegetables.
"Maybe, it's much better for me to take it?" Yasuhiro asked the woman, "After all, your help can be needed to Asagi, as I know, she can't solve some problems without your presence."
"This mission is about gathering information and infiltrating, as I remember it right, you're at odds with them." Shiranui checked the pan and then turned off the flame.
"And what are you to find out?"
"Some information about NOMAD activity." she replied him.
"I see." the man pondered, "But still, maybe it better for me to go?" the man asked her again then.
"I've already decided that I go for it." Shiranui replied firmly, "And don't try to persuade me, as I remember you have never been able to defeat me." she chuckled then.
"Found what to remember." the man chuckled too, "I always succumbed to you."
"Lie more." Shiranui put another plate onto the table with a gentle smile.
"Mom, dad…" Yukikaze sobbed seeing the last moments between her parents, "I hate that. I hate watching at hese memories."
"You have to." Przemislav replied, "It can be painful, hurting and difficult, but you're to deal with that if you want to save your mother." Wojciechowski said firmly, "I saw a lot of people who felt the same, but you're to hold yourself and go further."
"He is right." Tatsurou tried to cheer her up, "At the same time you're not alone, I also want to shout seeing her memories, but for you, well, I'm trying to stay calm."
"I'll do my best." Yukikaze nodded.
And then the trio went to another door that was on their left, instead of the one that was on their right. They passed another door way and this time they saw Shiranui, who was fighting on the roof top with a group of demons and other ninjas. She was fighting with a grace in time using her water power killing her enemies ruthlessly. Her enemies could give her anything interesting, while the woman was uncatchable. However there appeared more enemies and the woman started to feel her uncomfortable.
"Mom!" Yukikaze exclaimed, "We must help her!" she prepared to expose her guns, but Przemislav strongly grabbed her for her shoulder.
"You'll do nothing." Wojciechowski told her, "It's only memory, nothing more. I will understand where your mother will be."
However, then was a strange thing several demons were killed behind her. Shiranui and the trio turned and saw a man, who was holding his hands on the roof top, but then the man only got up and the spikes that pierced the demons disappeared.
"Wow!" Tatsurou and Yukikaze exclaimed, "Drunkard!"
"Huh?!" Shiranui only looked puzzled at him, "Who are you?"
"All explanations later." the man with the service cap replied her exposing his sickles and joining her in battle.
The fight became easier now, Shiranui's water and Drunkard's ground complemented each other well. Shiranui worked on attacking, while Drunkard focused on defense and unexpected attacks.
Nevertheless the enemies were defeated and the woman came to the man with a distrusting eyes.
"Now, I hope you'll tell me who you are?" Shiranui glanced at him, "As I know heroes who save beautiful ladies must introduce themselves."
"It's not needed." Drunkard returned his sickles back under his greatcoat and took out his flask, "I just helped you that what you should know. These demons were my target and now since they're done, I'll have my money and with you I have much more of free time, so your savior can provide you his services." Drunkard did several sips of his flask and returned it back.
"Sorry, but I don't work with strangers." Shiranui replied him putting her spear on her back seeing the man didn't want to harm her, "What if it's a trap?"
"Well, you can't know it well." Drunkard replied her and then smirked, "But I'm drunk right know, so you'll be able to deal with me fast."
Shiranui only looked with a worried expression at the man, "You know you're a weirdo. Thanks for your help, but I will reject your offer, and for your help I'll warn you, join me and I'll kick your soft place."
Drunkard took out his phone suddenly as it started to ring, "Well, it seems I won't be able to help you, have a good night." Drunkard saluted her and then jumped onto another building.
"My, he is really strange." Shiranui was watching at his back and only continued her way.
"We must go." Wojciechowski said.
Tatsurou and Yukikaze agreed with him and this time there were three doors they decided to take the one that was in the right corner of the rooftop. Then they saw another scene, which affected more Taimanin rather than the member of 'The Third Law'.
Shiranui was in chains and a massive ork was having his time with her making her scream and moan.
"Mom!" Yukikaze exclaimed.
"Auntie!" Tatsurou echoed her.
"No!" Shiranui only cried out, "You won't break me!" Shiranui's voice trembled she bit her lip and tried to fight back as hard as she tried.
"I'd like to see that." the ork chuckled, "How you'll be in such state."
"No!" Shiranui exclaimed, the ork took a stick and her by her thigh, what only made her cry out.
"Such a good voice." the ork smirked, "I think you should work with your cute mouth more."
"Damn bastard! I'll kill you when I break free." Shiranui tried to pull her hand out of the chain but the ork only her Shiranui by her butt, making her trembled, "Scum…" Shiranui bit her lip.
"Interesting, how long it'll take to break you?" the ork smirked again, "The longest Taimanin I know could hold for two years, probably you'll it'll be enough one month or at least two?"
"Don't… underestimate me!" Shiranui exclaimed, "I'm not so weak willed."
"She sang me something like that, but you know she is a good cock sucker." the demon replied, "And you know what, she is great in her work." he then took out his dick out of her and came stood in front of her, "Let's see how better 'Phantom Bitch' in that."
"Just put that thing in mouth and…" Shiranui tried to warn the demon, but couldn't finish her statement as a massive cock was inserted into her mouth ruthlessly.
Shiranui wanted to vomit, but still suppressed this desire as the cock in her mouth didn't give her such opportunity.
"You know, your mouth is much better than hers." the demon chuckled.
Yukikaze was watching at this scene with anger in her eyes, her hands trembles in pure rage.
'Damn, piece of shit…' she watched at the demon, 'I'll kill him!'
She quickly took out her guns and sent two lightning bolts at the demon.
"Stop that!" Przemislav tried to prevent this foolishness, but it was late and the shots reached the demon.
The room where they were became blank and white, however only doors were in it.
"What happened?" Tatsurou looked around not knowing what was happening.
"Idiot." Wojciechowski grunted, "Now we'll be quickly found."
The man took an ampule with a red liquid out of his tunic and started to draw something straight in front of the door which was behind them. He did his moves fast as if he'd already did it lots of time in the past. In next moment the door open and they saw a woman in white and black attire with a black ribbon that reminded bunny ears.
"My, my, didn't know you could it that far." Shiranui stepped inside the room.
"Mom?" Yukikaze wanted to come closer, but Przemislav jumped away and barraged her way with his hand.
"Almost guessed." Shiranui chuckled, "But not."
"So, you decided to take her appearance, didn't you?" Przemislav was watching at the woman with narrowed eyes.
"Can you see my real form?" Shiranui asked the man with an interest in her voice.
"No, but I've seen a lot in my life." Przemislav chuckled, "The only thing is that I'll tell you is that I feel what you really are."
Shiranui did another step and then felt that she couldn't walk further.
"What?!" Shiranui looked down and saw some kind of a seal under her feet, "So, you know how to use seals."
"Maybe, I'm beautiful, but not an idiot to fight you." Przemislav chuckled, "For some time you won't give us troubles." then he pushed Tatsurou and Yukikaze in order to follow him.
When they left the room, where left Shiranui, Przemislav turned to the young Taimanin.
"Listen, did you sense something while she was there?" Przemislav took out another ampule and started to draw the same circle, but with another letters and drawing in it.
"Coldness." Tatsurou replied, "Like apathy or something like that."
"So, I wasn't the only one." Yukikaze looked at Tatsurou.
"We call it nightmare." Przemislav quickly answered, "The aura she possess make you feel it, so you'll quickly understand where your real mother is."
"I see." Yukikaze nodded.
"Fighting her is pointless, as only your mother must fight it. Your task is to find the real one, I'll distract her suppressing your energy and raising mine."
"But isn't it…" Tatsurou didn't like that idea.
"I did it a lot of times, so I know how to avoid nightmares." Wojciechowski said, "Don't hold in memories for long, and continue searching, your hands." the man stretched his hands out.
They took his hands and in several minutes he released them.
"Now, go, she won't find you that easily." Wojciechowski told, "Don't worry, while you're with me everything will be fine, I don't want Splash to get me on the other side." Yukikaze and Tatsurou quickly rushed to the doors that were in the room leaving the man alone, "Now, let's play tag game." he smirked as he heard a hit at the door.
Celine was watching at Stephanie, who was creating icicles and was shooting them at the night sky.
"Wow, I can use these icicles now well!" Stephanie exclaimed happily, "I can be really help now."
"Study fast…" Celine nodded, "Will be great help…"
"I hope so." Stephanie looked at the woman in the armor still wearing her cloak, "By the way, can I create some animals with this power? I mean, like an additional help."
Celine nodded, "Early for that… Must understand nature of it… now... for cold steam." Celine got up, "Help to escape… also to attack quickly…" she exhaled a cold steam, but not big and thick, "Take breath… then exhale."
Stephanie nodded and tried to do what was told, however nothing turn out, she was trying and again as she didn't want to fail her savior and mentor. After some time, she took a really deep breath and tried to exhale, suddenly she heard a strange chuckle.
"What was that?" Stephanie looked at Celine, whose head was shaking a little.
"Nothing…" Celine replied her watching straight at the woman's eyes, "Try again…"
Stephanie nodded and did the same deep breath and exhaled the air she gathered in her though and cheeks. And she could create a small cold fog.
"Wow!" Stephanie was surprised to her result, "I did it!"
"Having training?" Celine and Stephanie hear a voice behind them, they turned around and saw a man in silver armor, "Didn't know you'll use demonization on her."
"Good helper…' Celine turned away to the woman, "Try again…"
"At least you could wait till the star phase is in the needed position." Walter looked at the night sky, "Finally a fresh air instead of that damn cess-pit stench." he grinned then, "However, the third seal was wroth that."
"Met him…" Celine replied not listening to him.
"Whom?" Walter raised his eye brow with interest.
"Hutai…" Celine said him sadly.
"Oh, so this Incubus King is really that kid, after all." Walter was surprised a lot of this information, "However, I have doubts that you killed him." Walter looked at Celine, who was standing next to him, Celine only turned away, "Well, then I'll deal with him later or we'll leave that opportunity to Tyngak to tear him apart."
"Whatever you want…" Celine answered with gloomy voice.
"I thought you wouldn't let me do that, as you wanted to deal with him alone." Walter continued with mocking tone, "What have changed found a new toy?"
"Not toy!" Celine raised her voice, attracting attention of Stephanie, "Servant… comrades… of mine!" Celine quickly turned to him.
"Say whatever you want." Walter shrugged with his shoulders, "But it doesn't change things. I'm here to talk with you about something." Celine bend her head, "One of these Taimanin possesses a sword that could break my bone easily."
"What's with that?" Celine asked him lowering her voice.
"Do you understand what is needed to break through my bones?" Walter asked her, "I want this sword to be brought to me, this weapon should be in the hands of a mere Taimanin."
"Want… capture then…" Celine replied him.
"I can ask Mystic about that." Walter said, "But I don't want them to know that, this sword must be destroyed, the question for me is still how he could obtain this. I don't think such weapons can be created in this world."
"Means… he can break armor too…" Celine seemed pondered.
"Yes, your ice and armor can be cut too." Walter nodded, "That's why I tell you to be careful with him and if you encounter him with someone else focus your attention on the boy."
"Detail…" Celine told him again.
"Well, a black uniform and ark hair and brown eyes." Walter tried to remember what he saw in that boy, "I even used my second form because of him." Walter answered.
"I see…" Celine replied, "Now… rest?"
"Yes, you can have a rest, there's no missions for you." He prepared to cover himself with his cloak, "However, be on your guard, I don't know when the other seal will be revealed, and what could cause the destruction of this one. So don't lose your attention."
"I won't…" Celine nodded and then Walter disappeared leaving Celine to watch how Stephanie was practicing with ice breath.