Story 4: Chapter 3
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Chapter 3: The Clan of Hot Chicks
– Azrael –
I picked up and carried Shuri inside the room prepared for her. Akeno followed me quietly, worried about her mother. She was hot, and I didn't mean her looks, although they did change a bit. She had become a little fuller, for the lack of better words, her skin softer and smoother. I would know, after all, I have massaged her several times. Her entire body was smouldering.
If I was a normal person, it would have hurt me.
"Onii-chan, is Kaa-chan okay?" Akeno whispered behind me.
"Yes. She is fine, Akeno. She just needs to rest a bit and will soon be normal again.
We reached the room and then, directly making my clothes disappear, I brought her to the outdoor bath where I carried her into the warm water to cool her down.
Akeno got out of her clothes and joined us on the other side of the pool and in a few minutes, Shuri woke up again.
She looked at me and then at Akeno, understanding the situation and took the girl into her arms softly and then nodded towards me. We mutually agreed to speak about it later.
"So, they attacked our home." It was not a question but I still nodded.
Akeno had fallen asleep. The emotional stress was too much for the girl.
"Did you know they would do that?"
I nodded again and she sighed. "You should have told me."
"They wouldn't have left you. I had checked everyone for the last five months since I caught one guy spying on us. They wanted to kill you and even Akeno and if that was not possible, sell her to some devil so that the blame can be shifted on them. Do you know the things they would do to her if she was not killed directly? And knowing you, you would have just shifted somewhere else but they wouldn't have stopped, leaving a hidden danger. If they were ready to collude with the devils, then they could have done several bad things. I didn't kill them. I didn't even call or attack them first. If they hadn't attacked first, they would have lived. But they attacked… and I don't forgive those who attack my family."
"Come here." She called me.
I went to her and she hugged me and caressed my hair.
"First of all, I am not worried about them. They died for me the moment they decided to attack me. What I am worried about is the danger you could have been in. Do you understand this?"
"Umm."
"Secondly, did you know that I would inherit the Suzaku?"
"... I did."
"Did you read my information?"
"I cannot read the future."
"But you knew that I would inherit Suzaku?"
"…yes."
"Why?"
"I had a feeling."
"Does this feeling have anything to do with the fact that my Purification Magic suddenly became stronger recently?"
I didn't answer the question.
"Azrael, look at me."
I did.
"Did you do something to make my Purification Magic stronger?" She stared directly into my eyes.
I hesitated a moment before nodding slightly. I won't give her the full truth but just a hint. It was a risk but I wanted to trust her. Over the last year and a half, she had treated me no less than Akeno and I was not an ungrateful piece of crap to forget all about that. This was my way of reciprocating her feelings. And maybe in part my guilty conscience to drag her into this mess without her consent.
"Please explain. If you are worried that I will tell anyone about it, then you can rest assured. Even if you were not like my own child at this point, you have done a great favour to me and I cannot not repay it. Still, such things are completely unheard of. What did you do to make my magic stronger? Was it because of the massages?"
"Yes. I increased your affinity to Purification Magic and Talent slightly to influence the decision of the Vermilion Bird." I whispered.
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"That is not possible."
I didn't answer, staying quiet.
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"You are being serious."
I nodded
She became quiet and then spoke up again. "You will not speak of this to anyone. If people find out about it, the entire world will be after your life. Don't tell anyone about this, not even Akeno. Do you understand this, Azrael?" I nodded. "I cannot imagine something like this being without a price. What did you have to do to give me this power?"
"I used some life force. This type of thing is a magic I have invented myself and cannot be replicated. Hell, I wasn't even sure if it would work if I did it again."
"You did what!"
"It's fine. I can recover my life force in time." I tried to speak but was stopped in the middle.
"Tell me how to recover it." She held my shoulders.
"This… It's fine, really. I just have to, well…"
"What is it, Azrael?"
"Indulge in my sins. Kala will help me out. You don't have to worry about it."
Her mouth opened a bit.
"So… that's why you two… oh… I see." She muttered something more under her breath.
"Does it have to be a Fallen Angel or Supernatural Race?"
"Umm… no. Anyone would do. It's just that, some people are, how to say this… more compatible with me. I can feel it. Others… not so much but in general, girls and women with strong power or potential or so I have deduced from my observation in the spa." It more or less covers it.
– Shuri Himejima –
She looked at the boy who looked down as if he had committed a grave mistake, when all he had done was save the lives of both her and her daughter.
She remembered the boy she thought was her step son when she had first heard of him. Her feelings towards him were quite complicated, but that changed when she met the boy.
He tried to resolve the misunderstanding as soon as possible so that they didn't have any trouble in the family.
Since then, he became a member of their small family. Akeno completely adored him.
Barakiel was proud of him like his own child and she… she found him adorable.
He was that naughty child who would look at her, even blatantly, never hiding his attraction and yet never made any moves that might even remotely offend her.
This made it her favourite pastime to tease the cutie.
Her and Barakiel's relationship was odd. It started oddly when she took him in to heal him. She conceived her daughter over a drunken night but never regretted it. Barakiel also played the part of a responsible man and married her, taking care of his new family. They still enjoyed their time in the dungeon room… But, he was not into physical relationships. He did do his part but it was… more like a duty than actually indulging in the act.
And while that did fulfil her physical needs, there was no passion in their intimate relationship. She had talked to him about it and understood that he was just not compatible with it. He actually offered her full freedom to choose a partner if she wanted. Obviously, she won't do something like that. Such a thing would have an enormous effect on Akeno and she just wouldn't have it.
She did get used to it. Taking care of Akeno, the shrine and letting out her pent up energy in the dungeons. It was not perfect but still good enough for her to continue.
Thus, when the young boy showed interest in her and knowing about his skills beforehand, she was actually quite flattered. Then seeing him with his bodyguard, the way he played with her, toying with her body with every flick of his finger, made her scream or shiver in excitement with just a fleeting gaze, it made her excited.
She relished in the attention too. When he gave her those massages, she could feel her core flare up every time but he didn't make any moves because she never allowed anything more. Thus, nothing beyond messages happened. Sure she was without clothes, naked as the day she was born but that's it. Although, she had the freedom to take the last step freely. Maybe it was her pride that she wouldn't be seduced by a child or maybe it was just some bits of her upbringing that bound her.
Now, she finds that this boy that she had come to find that he used his life force to ensure that she would come out of this mess unharmed and in a better position.
She was finding it hard to control her feelings for the boy. Suzaku was the bird of fire. It represented purity and life but also passion and freedom. Normally only virgins were chosen to host the bird's spirit because they would be influenced slightly by their feelings associated with the qualities of fire. Thus, virgins wouldn't be influenced by other emotions other than their purity. Obviously, these feelings were not on the level of brainwashing, just a slight urge, quite similar to how the users of Dragon type Sacred Gears become more aggressive.
Still… indulging with strong or girls with strong potential.
It was probably the best thing for a Fallen Angel.
It seems that she might actually have to give up her pride to repay him for his help and restore the lifeforce.
Also, if no one is unhappy, is it really bad?
- Azrael -
Telling her about things was a gamble but one which I took only after reading her information. Although I made up a story for it, the entire thing was still risky.
It fortunately went on my side. She decided or rather ordered me to hide it from everyone.
Her state and worries were all genuine at the moment.
The things she did later showed that she was extremely convincing too.
While Azazel was out to fix the situation, she entered the Himejima Clan compound through the front door. Anyone who tried to stop her was treated to their Clan's fabled Purifying Flames, which were said to rival that of a Phoenix's. Almost the entire Clan was in line when they saw her using the Flames of the Vermilion Bird. The rare few who didn't, basically the extremely old ones who were behind the assassination plot from before but could go out personally because they were too old, were turned to ashes and swept into the garbage bin in a matter of moments by her.
In fact, it turned out that she was actually forced out of the Clan when she had married Barakiel. Exiling someone from the Clan was not a new thing after all. In fact, it was ridiculously common in such clans due to the stupidity of these people. They however never went out to assassinate the ones exiled. The fact that they had gone to assassinate her was not known to a large majority of the Clan.
Now that it was known and most importantly, Suzaku had chosen her as the new host, the Clan was on her side.
It was kinda funny how they changed their moods depending on the whims of a bird.
By the time Azazel and some of the representatives of the other Clans had arrived, things were already settled.
Shuri Himejima had become the new Suzaku Himejima.
Oh, and by the way, the one who was supposed to become Suzaku's host, was called Shizuka Himejima and was taken in by Shuri as her apprentice.
The proof that I had arranged earlier had already proved that the ones who had died had attacked from the front. Not even the Shinto Faction would be able to do anything at this.
It was not like the Divine Beasts listened to their orders or anything.
The Clans only worked for them was because while the host of the Vermillion Bird could use the Purifying Flames, it was not accessible to anyone else and thus the Clan itself would have been much weaker if not for the blessings of the Shinto Pantheon, which put them above common exorcists and the onmyojis.
The current Shuri had the cheat code of the Vermillion Bird which was a Dragon King level beast (not as strong as Tiamat but still a strong Ultimate Class) and the Skills I had given her, pushing her almost on the level of Penemue in terms of strength which will only get stronger as she masters her powers in the coming days. The other three Clans were not really excited about this, with her connection to the Fallen Angels but the Oryuu Head decided to accept the situation because first, it was the Suzaku's decision and second, those fools had attacked the home of one of the strongest Fallen Angels in existence… without provocation. If the matter got worse, other factions would poke their noses into it. Azazel is especially close to the Youkai, who hate the guts of the Principal Clans. It was a mixed bag of emotions.
Later on, I found out that the head of the Oryuu had made a request from Shuri. He wants her to take in his daughter because she had an uncontrollable Sacred Gear and he had to isolate her so that others don't get hurt as well as the bias of the clan against Sacred Gear users. Since Shuri is connected to the Fallen Angels, who are the most advanced in terms of Sacred Gears, maybe they could help her control the Sacred Gear.
He would even transfer the guardianship of the girl to Shuri to avoid any problems with the clan. He just wanted her to be happy and the bias inside his clan wouldn't allow it.
I was actually impressed that the guy at least went so far because many others just exiled them as soon as they came of age.
Later on, a young girl called Momiji Nakiri was shifted to Shuri's care.
This happened again two weeks later when another girl, Tsubaki Shinra was basically handed over to Shuri. This time however, those bastards didn't want anything to do with her.
They just shifted custody and left a scared and alone girl in a clan full of strangers.
And thus the Himejima Clan became the Clan of hot chicks, pun intended.
The other thing that happened in the next three weeks was that Shuri and Akeno had become extremely close to me.
My decision to trust her had been right. She had been even more doting on me and Akeno was now practically stuck to me. She was a bit annoyed with Barakiel who couldn't visit because he was away settling matters with the Norse Pantheon.
Penemue on the other hand figured out that I knew about them attacking but didn't say anything to me.
Azazel though, had to run around a lot. Because of this, I even had to work overtime to keep an eye on the dangerous elements of the Grigori, who would use the situation and do something behind his back. A few people tried but their plans were stopped before anything could happen.
"So, did anyone bother you in the clan?" Shuri asked as she let her kimono fall to the ground.
Her figure had changed a bit in these few days and I found myself gazing at the curves a bit. She caught my eyes and smirked lightly and then bent down to pull her panties… slowly down her knees, giving me a perfect view of her delicious looking ass, with her pussy, slightly visible in the crack.
"No. The young children sometimes look at me in awe while the old ones who don't like me, avoid me. It's much better than what things could have been so I have no complaints."
Then she stretched a few times and with an extra sway to her waist, slowly walked to the bed and laid down on it.
This is why massaging Shuri is always hard… because she always teases me to the limit.
I shook my head and got to work.
"Aa-kun, set a barrier around the room so that no one can intrude. It will be embarrassing to have others see me like this."
I did as she said. It was a good point after all.
By then she had completely relaxed on the bed. I started the massage with her legs. Her calves and she moaned. I continued slowly upwards towards her thighs, taking my time moving up and skipping her ass to go to her back. I am pretty sure I heard a moan of disappointment. I smirked to myself.
The massage continued and I brought out the oil. If she thought that she could tease me then she had got another thing coming. My massage and other auxiliary skills are all C Rank and above. Her moans quickly became louder and I turned her over. This time however, I got on top of her with both my legs on either side of her and on my knees so as to not put any weight on her. It is not as if my paltry weight would matter to someone as strong as her.
She raised an eyebrow but I just spread some oil on my palms and replied calmly. "This is a better position. I can be comfortable now."
"Ara, then be as comfortable as you want. Although, looking at you right now, it doesn't seem like you are very comfortable." She giggled as she eyed my crotch which was bulging and making a tent in my pants. And yes, it was a bit uncomfortable.
"Can you blame me? I am massaging a gorgeous naked woman that almost any straight man would love to be with. This is just a normal reaction." I replied sheepishly.
"Oh my, you are such a silver tongue, Aa-kun. Making an old woman like me feel special again."
"And since when did age matter? Kala is several hundred years old. You are a gorgeous woman, Shuri-san. Years have only brought out your mature side, enhancing your looks even more." I was not lying at all. I noticed a slight blush on her cheeks and felt her muscles relaxing even more.
I saw a few emotions racing through her eyes and then she looked at me.
"Then maybe… you should get a little comfortable too. I would hate it for you to be uncomfortable too."
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"Shuri-san…"
"It's not a big deal, Aa-kun. Families see each other naked all the time." I am pretty sure they don't but I didn't interrupt. "You have seen me like this. What does it matter if I do the same?"
"Are you sure it's not a problem?" I asked.
She nodded and then, who was I to look a gift horse in the mouth?
I loosened the belt and let my pyjamas fall, my erection coming out in all its glory after being suppressed for a long time.
I saw her eyes widen a little but she controlled herself quickly andher teasing smile returned. "Ara ara, you look quite stressed yourself, Aa-kun."
I merely shook my head and took some oil on my palms again but this time when I sat down, my skin touched her body, my things touching her naked skin and my balls resting on her stomach.
She didn't comment and I continued.
My hands went to her breasts this time, first gently applying oil to her entire chest. She bit her lips while staring at me with half closed eyes. My cock twitched.
Her hands fell on my thighs as she caressed my sides lightly.
I paused lightly but continued again soon. This was the first time she was going this far. If this was due to the earlier incident, then I had no qualms about using her goodwill.
I finally increased the force. My hands grabbed her breasts and kneaded them thoroughly, pulling and pinching her nipples. Her moans increased as did the hardness of my cock. It was almost painful at this point so I shifted a little and my lower head touched her breast lightly. She shivered at the touch.
I shifted lower towards her stomach, while my length was now directly above her core. The heat of her body was rising. She was like she had been that night right after becoming the host of the Suzaku. Thankfully, in the last few weeks, I hadn't been idle either. I had worked extensively on a single skill, Fire Resistance. Thus, now I was feeling no discomfort from this level of heat.
She breathed faster and the heat increased. I finally got off of her and raised her legs to massage them. Her legs parted, giving me a mouthwatering view of the light neatly trimmed bush and the pink lips below them.
I paused for another moment and our eyes met. She just closed her eyes and her legs spread further. No more signs were needed.
I dived into the honeypot in front of me, her body berking at the touch of my tongue. Her thighs gripped me around my head and her hands caressed and gripped my hair as I worked my tongue all over her core.
"Ahhmmmhh."
The heat returned back with a burst. I am pretty sure, I saw flickers of flames around her.
My finger reached inside her and then another joined in the first.
Her grip tightened on my head as I picked her up by her hip as I sucked harder.
A few moments later, I felt her tighten and then she came. Her entire body spasmed from pleasure, jerking on the bed as her moans covered the room.
"Ahhhhahh mmhhhh."
I got on top of her, my length now directly at the entrance of her cave.
She pulled me in for a kiss, her tongue entering my mouth and fiercely wrestled with my own. I took this opportunity to push and she moaned in my mouth.
Neither of us spoke a single word though.
It was at this moment, I sensed something different. Reddish white flames appeared all around us as her grip tightened around my hair. I pulled back for a moment to see that her eyes were red but couldn't look for long as she pulled me back in for another passionate kiss.
Her flames increased in intensity and almost instinctively my own Holy Flames emerged from my body, mixing with it. The heat was getting higher and the bed under us was burned instantly but surprisingly, I was not uncomfortable. She on the other hand became more aggressive. Her fingers, scratching my back but the wounds healed in an instant with my healing and her flames.
The sensitivity of my body increased and I could feel not only her body but also her feelings due to the flames.
I increased the speed and strength behind my thrusts as I picked her up and continued while bringing her to my lap.
My hands gripped her ass and one of the fingers caressed her rosebud for a moment before going in. She clenched harder on my length and moaned in my mouth.
It pushed me over the edge too as I shot my seeds inside her for the first time today.
She moved back and I stood up, my cock right in front of her face.
She took it into her mouth and her tongue worked around the head while she moved her head up and down constantly. I gripped her hair and she looked at me, the red in her eyes still present. "Can I?" I asked and she nodded.
I shoved my entire length down her throat while she gagged but held onto my hips for support.
I pulled out a while later and turned her over to her back, placing my cock at her entrance again. I put her in a mating press this time, my lips claiming hers again and started pounding her till I came inside for the second time tonight.
But neither of us calmed down. The flames blazed around us as we got into another round of animalistic lovemaking.
I opened my eyes and found myself on something soft. Shuri was wrapped around me. We were completely naked.
Last night was wild.
Shuri had given me double the points I got from Kala for the first time bonus.
She was the second woman with a name in the plot that I have had sex with.
It did give me some ideas that different people have different LP value gains, at least the first time bonuses.
The Vermillion Bird reacting like that had been a surprise. It did not hurt me but the flames messed up the entire room. If it hadn't been for the barrier, I am sure people would be shouting about attacks all around.
I was feeling very refreshed though. Much better than normal. I checked the list of my skills and that's where I found myself stunned for once.
Light Magic(C)(Active) Level 9
Light Affinity(D)(Passive)
Lightning Affinity(D)(Passive)
Fire Affinity(C)(Passive)
Holy Affinity(D)(Passive)
Fallen Angel Physiology(B)(Passive)
Holy Lightning(C)(Active) Level 2
Holy Flame(C)(Active) Level 8
Purifying Flames(C) Level 3
Holy Magic(D)(Active) Level 2
Lightning Magic(D) Level 9
Fire Magic(C)(Active) Level 8
Teleportation(D)(Active)
Mind Magic(D)(Active)
Appraisal(B)(Active)
Discerning Eye(B)(Active)
Massage(B)(Active) Level 8
Clean(D)(Active)
Relaxing Touch(C)(Passive) Level 5
Charming Presence(C)(Passive)Level 9
Enhanced Potential(D)(Passive)
Enhanced Talent(D)(Passive)
Enhanced Magical Reserves(D)(Passive)
Enhanced Stamina(D)(Passive)
Enhanced Regeneration(C)(Passive)
Damage Resistance(C)(Passive) Level 8
Iron Will(B)(Passive)
Suppress Power(C)(Active) Level 7
Pain Resistance(D)(Passive) Level 9
Lightning Resistance(C)(Passive) Level 7
Fire Resistance(C)(Passive) Level 2
Martial Arts(C)(Active) Level 8
Spearmanship(C)(Active) Level 2
Purification(C) (Active) Level 2
Acting(C)(Active)Level 5
Sex Mastery(D)(Passive) Level 9
Addictive Touch(D)(Passive)Level 8
Self-Fertility Calibration(D)(Passive) Level 2
My Skills had undergone an immense change overnight.
All my Fire related skills were now at C Rank. Even the Fire Affinity had risen to the C Rank and so did the purification magic. I had a new skill called the Purifying Flames which I am pretty sure that no one except the Vermillion Bird should have. Even my Magical Reserves had increased by a decent was something that would have needed me six months or so of training to achieve.
Did this happen due to last night's actions? I remember seeing her eyes go red during sex.
I quickly used magic to clean up around the place and fix the damage.
The barrier that was originally built around the room was barely holding back.
It took me a few minutes to get things fixed up more or less. With this done, I picked Shuri who was currently on the floor up and placed her on the newly fixed bed.
It was enough to wake her up. She looked at me and took a moment to recall the scenes of last night. Her cheeks were dusted by a healthy red and I felt her nipples get hard against my chest once more and I felt myself get hard in turn.
She must have sensed my condition as I was between her thighs and I saw her lips curve into a smile. "Excited so early in the morning, Aa-kun. How naughty."
"Can you blame me when I am beside such a drop dead gorgeous lady? I am hardly keeping myself in check." I turned her over and got on top of her, our lips barely an inch away from each other. I looked into her eyes and she softly closed her eyes. Our lips met once again but instead of the animalistic lust from last night, it was a much softer and romantic kiss.
I moved slightly to get my tip just right at her entrance and pushed lightly. "Ahhhhh gentler."
I went to her neck and kissed down to her collar bone and then took the right breast in my mouth and looked at her face. "You are such a baby, Aa-kun. Do you like ahmmhh my breasts that much?"
"I like every part of you Shuri-san. Your breasts, your pussy, your ass, everything." I replied as I bit lightly on her nipple making her moan louder.
Unlike last night, this time the sex was relaxing. We continued at a slow pace in the missionary position until I let out my seeds into her once more. She came at the same time too.
It was later when we got up that I explained to her the changes in me.
"I… this is a new situation for me too but I do have an idea about how this could happen. I can sense Suzaku's excitement when you use your Holy Flames near me. Last night, I might have been influenced by Suzaku later on. You don't need to feel guilty about anything. It was very much my own decision. I was not forced or hypnotised by Suzaku. I think us… getting together must have led to you gaining a part of Suzaku's blessing. It would explain why your iris has a hint of red inside now."
"Wait what?" I did a take back at the last piece of information.
"Only when you use your Holy Flames."
I looked at myself in the mirror and verifit. It was nothing too out of place. In a way, it did look good.
"I can use the Purifying Flames too." I said.
"I thought as much. With the things you have explained, it did seem likely. Try to hide it. If it ever comes out, we will explain it as you getting a Blessing from Suzaku, which wouldn't be a lie either. But at this time, revealing this would cause too much trouble. Although, I will have to ask you to try something in return for me though."
"What?" I asked, looking at her in confusion.
"Take a wife from the Himejima Clan. I want to see if the Purifying Flames can be passed down through you because in you, the source of the magic is you and the power is not coming from Suzaku."
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"Oh don't look at me like that, Aa-kun. It's not as if you won't enjoy it. I have seen you looking at the girls a few times. Harems are not uncommon in clans like ours either. I am not telling you to just take one wife. I don't think that's viable for a long lived race like the Fallen Angels, especially one with powers like yours."
"But, wouldn't my heritage be a problem?"
"Initially, maybe. It will be greatly diminished by the fact that you were given this power by Suzaku itself. You might not realize it but last night, you had sex with both me and Suzaku at the same time. It was a surprising thing but then again I don't think Archangel Uriel ever had sex with a host of the Vermillion Bird for us to know this. She, in a way, took you as a mate. And that's big."
"I don't think Uriel had sex with anyone for that matter for anyone to know."
"In that case, I have a request."
"Yes."
"Please don't tell the girls about my power. I don't want to marry someone who will be with me just to have a child with the Purifying Flames. Call me old fashioned, but I cannot stomach the idea of having a business relationship with someone I consider family. One person was enough for that."
"I will keep that in mind but you have to promise me that you will reduce the habit of reading people's information all the time. At least don't do it for your trusted ones. You need to learn to have trust in others too. If you keep using that power, you will lose the ability to trust others without it. I want a happy relationship for you too, Aa-kun. You can leave it to me."
We talked a lot. She explained to me her situation with Barakiel and… I, being the kind hearted samaritan, decided to help her in her time of need.
That said, the surprising thing was that I got another first time bonus for Shuri in the morning. Or maybe last night, the possessed Shuri was counted as different.
These two nights netted me a total of 40 thousand points in total with all the first time bonuses added together.
Time passed.
A year and a half passed very quickly.
I was allowed to stay near Shuri because they considered me a kid but Barakiel had to stay out. They did meet but outside the clan premises. This was a part of the agreement to reduce the influence of the Fallen Angels of the working of the clan. I didn't mind it either. It just meant that I got more time with them alone. I did however have to continue my training and work at Grigori.
There have been several important changes too. I picked up Tobio and told Shuri how he was her relative or something. The guy found out about his heritage and was offered a place in the Clan because Shuri was trying to change the clan's outdated customs slowly. He unfortunately denied, although he accepted being taught by Azazel and being admitted to the Nephilim Institute, along with some other people, namely the cast of the Slash Dog series. I informed Azazel that I noted some people at Tobio's school and looked at their information and found all the four fiend Sacred Gears at the same place. He personally went ahead and invited them into the Grigori and let me tell you something….Azazel is pretty fucking persuasive.
On a side note, the Heavenly Aloha incident happened recently but I had made sure that none of them and neither Tobio's crush were involved in the incident. I didn't want their lives to be left to chance.
Why didn't I stop it?
Because, it would have been useless. I could have stopped one of them from my future knowledge but as long as the group existed, they would have done something else, somewhere else. I couldn't hunt them and thus I couldn't save the people.
With Azazel's help, Momiji had begun controlling her Sacred Gear quite well. She however developed a sense of detachment with anything of her former Clan, well anything except her brother. She was told how her father wanted a better life for her and her clan wouldn't give her that so she was sent to Shuri. She however, while understanding the situation, didn't want anything to do with them.
According to her, if a father cannot take responsibility for their child, they don't deserve to be called as such. Since he didn't stand and support her in the Clan, they had nothing to left between them. He chose the clan between the two. Just because someone wraps shit in an expensive cover before throwing it at you, doesn't make it better. She liked her brother because he stood by her even when everyone of their elders had reprimanded him.
That said, all her angst was left to her clan but for the Himejima Clan, or at least for Shuri and us, she had nothing but respect.
Tsubaki on the other hand was taught everything about the Himejima Clans techniques by Shuri including purification and weilding a naginata as was done by several fighters. She was very good friends with Akeno, the two being of the same age and all.
As for Akeno, she was regularly brought to the Grigori to be trained. Training the Red and White Dragons under the same roof, sometimes I doubted the sanity of Azazel….and then I remember that the man was insane to begin with. The bastard even had the nerve to put me in charge of the training or rather keeping a watch on them for the first month.
Although, the rate at which they were becoming stronger was something else. Velvet wanted to catch up to Akeno who was two years older than her and had the Holy Lightning and was trying to explore the Lucifer side of her power more than what she did before, just to close the gap between them. It was working too because unlike a brawler, she was more of a magic caster, which is not to say that her close quarter combat skills are not good but, her magic skills were really something else.
Both Akeno and Velvet train and compete at everything. It was adorable at first but the rivalry between the two heavenly dragons was really something. Whether it be fighting or eating, they competed at everything. But where Akeno was groomed as a lady, Velvet was a tomboy thanks to Azazel's upbringing.
They are both adorable so….who even cares.
Finally there was Shizuka. Even without the Vermillion Bird, she was talented in magic. She was the most talented among the group when it came to Purification Magic, even more than Akeno who was somewhat of a genius herself.
She was also the one whom Shuri had suggested as my wife from the Himejima Clan. She was given an explanation about the things and she accepted it. This was around six months ago
We were given time to get to know each other and by the late God, she was cold. The first two months were spent to get her to talk to me because she was taking this as something decided by the Clan. Oh, she was perfectly respectful. There was not a single flaw in her manners. But….it was like talking to the receptionist at a high class hotel. They are well-mannered but that's not something one would expect from their wife. And then she did start to talk to me but….sigh.
Apparently she doesn't like me sleeping around. Although, I think it might have been due to the fact that she had seen me with Kala once.
The fact that it was the day she had come to talk to me about the marriage thing might also have something to do with it. But, in my defence, I didn't know she was coming. I didn't even know she was the one chosen for it.
Shuri didn't tell me anything. Also, when I told Shuri about this, the same night, she had laughed at the entire thing. She found it amusing and wanted me to experience how to woo a girl. According to her, if I couldn't even do this, how would I maintain a harem.
So, saying that the start of the relationship was a bit rocky, would be a bit of an understatement. At times I wonder why I was even following the rule of not reading her mind.
Shuri didn't tell her about my power. In fact, she hadn't told anyone about it. Not even Barakiel.
The funnier part was that even Kala, my most loyal minion and lover, found the situation hilarious. I am pretty sure, she puffs up her chest when she walks in front of Shizuka, pissing her off even more.
Talking about Kala, she had grown a lot too. I used the D Ranked Enhanced Potential and D Ranked Enhanced Talent on her and she was now an Eight Winged Fallen Angel, just a bit away from the fifth pair of her wings.
And finally, a few months ago, I gained my last pair of wings.
I am now the third Fallen Angel after Azazel and Shemhazai to have twelve wings. Although I am still growing.
The last year has been very productive for me.
Shuri is completely insatiable and I don't mind it one bit. Added with Kala, the increase in points over the year and a half had been immense.
I already had more than enough skills to push forward. The one I needed the most right now was raw power. I will be sixteen tomorrow and while Barakiel's training has increased my physical strength by a lot, magic power takes some time to grow. So, I had to make an investment. The Skill I invested in was the B Ranked Enhanced Potential.
It was a tossup between this and the B Ranked Enhanced Talent.
The Enhanced Talent increased my talent so all my skills developed at a far faster speed. It's what can give others the illusion of me being a genius.
Enhanced Potential on the other hand increased my innate potential. Supernatural races from the three factions had the potential to train and reach the B Rank by themselves. The amount of work may differ but they will reach there if they keep up their training. But, different people had different potentials too. There were people like Rayare who were stuck as a Low Class Fallen Angel for hundreds of years and there were people like Ingvild Leviathan who had Satan Class Demonic Power Reserves even when she was sleeping due to her sickness. These people are just built differently and have a higher ceiling too.
What Enhanced Potential does is add extra potential to my already existing one. So, for the B Ranked Enhanced Potential, I will get an extra increase in power on top of what I already possess. This increase will be equal to a B Ranked person, which is someone like Azazel by the time I reach adulthood.
I increased the Enhanced Talent and other passive increases to C Rank still, the greatest gain I got was not those. It was my newest Skill, Item to LP Conversion. These Skills however emptied almost my entire LP reserves, almost 3.2 millions LP collected over the last three or so years.
Thus, in the last few months, the increase in my Magic Power has been substantial, matching the power reserves of Azazel himself and still increasing. My overall status looked quite decent as well.
Light Magic(B)(Active) Level 8
Light Affinity(D)(Passive)
Lightning Affinity(D)(Passive)
Fire Affinity(C)(Passive)
Holy Affinity(D)(Passive)
Fallen Angel Physiology(B)(Passive)
Holy Lightning(B)(Active) Level 2
Holy Flame(B)(Active) Level 8
Purifying Flames(B) Level 8
Holy Magic(C)(Active) Level 5
Lightning Magic(C) Level 7
Fire Magic(B)(Active) Level 2
Teleportation(D)(Active)
Mind Magic(C)(Active)Level 2
Barrier Magic(D)(Active) Level 8
Appraisal(B)(Active)
Discerning Eye(B)(Active)
Massage(B)(Active) Level 8
Clean(C)(Active)
Relaxing Touch(C)(Passive) Level 9
Charming Presence(B)(Passive)Level 5
Enhanced Potential(B)(Passive)
Enhanced Talent(C)(Passive)
Enhanced Magical Reserves(C)(Passive)
Enhanced Stamina(C)(Passive)
Enhanced Regeneration(C)(Passive)
Damage Resistance(B)(Passive) Level 2
Iron Will(B)(Passive)
Suppress Power(B)(Active) Level 7
Pain Resistance(B)(Passive) Level 8
Lightning Resistance(C)(Passive) Level 7
Fire Resistance(C)(Passive) Level 2
Abnormality Resistance(C)(Passive)Level 2
Danger Sense(C)(Passive) Level 5
Martial Arts(B)(Active) Level 5
Spearmanship(C)(Active) Level 9
Purification(C) (Active) Level 9
Acting(B)(Active)Level 2
Sex Mastery(C)(Passive) Level 5
Addictive Touch(C)(Passive)Level 5
Self-Fertility Calibration(D)(Passive) Level 8
The B Rank was sort of a hard-cap on the Skills. I have tried very hard but it's nigh impossible to break through this cap. The easiest way would be to get the A Ranked Enhanced Potential but that would take me a few years at least.
Do I have to look for other means?
At the very least, the B Rank is a wide range of power. From a new Twelve Winged being like me to anything below the Heavenly Dragon Or Super Devil level of power, which was more or less ten times my strength. So, I can be nine times stronger than a normal twelve winged being and still be called B Ranked. And this was not considering my own potential added to it. I might be able to break through to the A Rank if I push harder.
It will take me a long time to get up to this level too, even with my cheats.
I could just try learning different Skills like Touki and Senjutsu maybe.
A good thing that Azazel was taking me to Kyoto in a few days.
Yes, that brings me to the changes in the future that I knew of.
First, Kokabiel's information stated that due to the enhanced security of the resources, he couldn't provide Valper with enough research materials in time. This led to the project being slowed down.
Second, there was news of a fifteen year old Nekoshou killing a High Class devil and running away. The devils did kill several youkai in retaliation and the Youkai were fucking pissed. If Sirzerchs hadn't saved the younger Nekoshou from execution, things would have become even worse.
To soothe the ruffled feathers, he asked Azazel to mediate a meeting with the Youkai. Azazel on the other hand informed me, asking me to come with him to the meeting… . to spy.
They think I got my fifth pair of wings and wanted me to come with them to take a look at the people coming in the meeting. Any information on them could be useful.
Although, right now I am stuck in a difficult situation.
I was on my bed with a stark naked Akeno wrapped around me. Now, that would have been pretty normal for us if not for the last person in the room glaring daggers at me.
Akeno was growing well. She was fourteen years old and was growing up to be what I had known of her in my previous life, although, this time she didn't have the Devil's side, her newly gained Dragon's side had done wonders on her figure.
"Good Morning Shizu-chan. I didn't think you could get prettier but somehow you look really stunning today, even more so than yesterday." I smiled and greeted the girl looking at us.
Tsubaki who was behind her was sneaking peeks at me and blushing but still trying to keep a stoic face.
My morning wood however was quite hard to ignore.
I pulled my blanket on me to hide my nakedness, only for it to brush against sensitive parts of Akeno who moaned and snuggled closer to me.
"Please get up. Suzaku-sama has called for you in her office." She told me and then came to wake Akeno up, not even sparing me another look.
Why?
Why is this happening?
Everytime I encounter her in such awkward situations. At this point, I don't even blame her at being angry at me.
Akeno didn't make the matters easier either. She kissed me on my cheek, very close to my lips and then got up but accidentally grabbing my lower head while doing so.
The force behind the glare increased several fold all of a sudden.
I wrapped the towel around my waist and got up too, messing up Tsubaki's hair and making the girl blush. I noticed that from the start till the end, the girl didn't look away from my crotch or my whole body in general.
It's always the quiet ones.
"So, would you at least tell me why you are angry with me? I mean it's not as if I or anyone is forcing you to marry me. I know I have shortcomings but I make sure to not inconvenience others with it. But, if you are being inconvenienced by something, you will have to tell me. I cannot read minds." Or rather I have promised Shuri not to read yours unless I feel danger from you.
"I have no idea what you are talking about, Azrael-sama."
"Shizuka… how do I explain this? To solve a problem, you need to talk to me about it. If it's about me being with Kala, I am pretty sure Shuri would have told you about it. We have been together for over four years now and she in all terms of words has saved my life. If you want me to leave that relationship behind, I cannot do that. It's just not me. I mean would you even be able to trust a man who would betray his life's saviour? I know that my relationship might be hard for you to accept but I don't want to force you to accept it either."
Shuri had sent her, Momiji and Akeno with me to Kyoto. Apparently some of the Himejima Clan posts had been attacked by some youkai. The scruffles of the previous years had weakened the clan and their long term enemies, the Youkai, were taking advantage of this. Them being distanced a lot from the other four clans might also have something to do with it.
They were sent to talk to Yasaka about this. I for one didn't want to mess with the current Shuri. She had become stronger than even Penemue in the last one and a half years and was at Barakiel's level magically. I don't know how strong Yasaka is but I can say this without a doubt that currently Shuri is the strongest of the Clan Heads of the Five Principal Clans as the Ooryu was newly ascended to his position.
Moreover, she had accepted and propagated different training methods that were previously grounds of exile in the clan and this increased the combat ability of the clan members.
Currently, we are waiting in a restaurant's booth. Akeno, Momiji and Tsubaki are out to see Kyoto with Kala protecting them. This gave us some time together and I want to clear things up.
"If you are worried about the fact that I would complain to Shuri, don't. I will not tell her anything, so let it out."
…
…
There was silence between us for a while.
Then she spoke.
"You… killed my relatives, my granduncle."
My eyes hardened a little but she looked down and continued.
"I know what they did was wrong. I know that their ending was fair and our Clan is functioning much better now. Things are good and yet… and yet when I close my eyes, I see their faces. They might have done many bad things but they still raised me… Suzaku-sama is a kind and wise head and I don't want to disappoint her, so, I will marry you but, I don't know if I can…"
Her words ended and this was probably the first time I had seen the cold girl show these many emotions.
"I understand. I won't say I am sorry for something I don't regret. They were after my loved ones. If given the choice, I would do it again. If given the choice a thousand times, I would do it a thousand times. But I understand where you are coming from. If anything, this has made me respect you a bit more. I will talk to Shuri and reject this marriage by making some excuse for it."
I got up and left the booth to let her get some private time.
Outside the place I waited until Akeno and the rest came back.
She returned back as well and we all returned to our hotel room together.
"Onii-sama, close your eyes." Akeno jumped up excitedly.
I did and heard the sounds of things shuffling.
"Okay, now open your eyes."
"Happy Birthday!"
They greeted me together.
Due to the schedules, I couldn't celebrate my birthday with everyone back there so they brought gifts and a cake for me to this place to celebrate my birthday.
Shizuka excused herself for the night and Kala had to go for some work,so only the four of us were left in the room. Akeno and Tsubaki were tired from all the running around and fell asleep on my bed leaving only me and Momiji awake in the room.
"So, what happened between you and Shizuka? You seemed more distant than before. I mean this time you didn't even try to close the gap."
"What might you be talking about, Momo-chan?" I smiled. She was always irritated by this nickname.
"You always reply with a question when you lie or divert things. It's fine if you don't want to share, you know."
Sigh. This girl was very good at reading people.
The two of us were closer because we were of similar ages and I was the one who brought her to Grigori every time for training. I even helped her in her training more often than not.
"We kinda broke up. I don't know if that's even the correct terminology because we technically never got together in the first place."
"You guys broke the engagement?"
I snapped at her. "You know about the engagement?" It was kept a hush hush from everyone.
"I have good people skills. Also, Suzaku-sama is not good with alcohol."
She was also the most resourceful among the girls.
"You know Momo-chan, you are really something else. It makes me wanna…"
"Yes yes, I am awesome. So, what happened?"
I went on and explained things to her.
"Sigh that girl thinks too much sometimes."
"It's understandable though." It was. To be honest, it would have felt cheap if she suddenly just stopped caring about the dead because they did treat her well. This is a real world, not a story after all and feelings are hard to develop or erase unlike anime.
"Oh, defending your ex? That's rare."
"Technically we are not yet broken up." I defended myself.
"Is that so? That's sad. And here I was thinking of soothing your heart with some kisses and maybe something even more…" She smirked.
Really, this girl knows how to push my buttons.
"I am always open to that."
"Yes… try harder lover boy."
I smiled and lay back into the couch and closed my eyes and suddenly I felt a soft peck at my lips. I opened my eyes to see the figure of a retreating Momiji.
"You know, you should give it another try. Shizuka might look quite tough but she is in fact buried under too much emotional stress. Her failure to inherit the Suzaku was taken as a reason for the current situation of the clan by some cowards and the blame was put on her. Those bastards never come out and say anything so even Suzaku-sama cannot do anything to them while all they need to do is blame it all on her to feel free of any responsibility. Some of them did encounter some unfortunate accidents but by then, the damage was already done. Shizuka has started blaming herself too and in this case, some of it has leaked out to you. I actually think that she needs to stop giving two shits about those cowards and live her life freely… but, if she did that, it wouldn't be the Shizuka we know. To be honest, you should just give her a good dicking and relieve her stress."
…
…
"That's too harsh, Momo-chan."
"It's true nonetheless. You two are my friends. My first friends in over one and a half decade. I just want both of you to be happy. If it involves being harsh, then so be it. And when you two patch up, I wouldn't mind one of your infamous massages in private or… together with Shizu-chan" She replied and walked to the door with a swing to her ass.
Shizuka has the breasts of an angel but this ass…
I got up from the couch and undressed before going to bed with two other girls sleeping on it.
Happy Birthday to me.
– Serafall Leviathan –
Entering the place, she found Azazel waiting for her.
She was thankful for his willingness to mediate in this matter or it would easily lead to more chaos than it was worth.
"Thank you for helping me out on this one, Azazel."
"Hey, this is the least I could do. Moreover, I am getting something out of this too."
"Yes. A dozen Phenex Tears. Here's half and half after the work is done." She handed him the vials and he stored them away. Leaders of major factions didn't help each other for the good of their hearts. They couldn't afford to do so. Especially ones in their situation.
"Thank you. These will help us a lot. It's really expensive to buy them from outside."
She had the urge to roll her eyes. Phenex Tears weren't sold to the Fallen Angels at all.
"Shall we go then?"
"Oh, a minute. I am waiting for someone else."
She raised an eyebrow and he laughed sheepishly.
"We had to make some deals with the Youkai regarding some trade too but Shemhazai thinks I make a mess of things so he sent a nanny with me to take care of the paperwork." He said pointing towards the door as she heard the sound of footsteps.
She looked at the door which openen and in came a boy. She found her heart missing a beat.
Black Hair - Check.
Purple Eyes - Check.
Lean Figure - Check.
Glasses - Check.
The look of a strict no nonsense teacher - Check.
It was like someone cloned a male version of So-tan.
"You are late. Sigh, late on the first day of work. What impression would that give others about us?" She watched Azazel be melodramatic while the boy just looked with a roll of his eyes.
"I am twelve minutes early. Check the time. I was told to arrive by 9.15 and it's 9.03." He then turned towards her and bowed lightly. "I apologise for keeping you waiting. Our leader is not very good with time and it often drags us down. I hope it didn't inconvenience you too much."
"No no it's fine…"
"Azrael. My name is Azrael."
"Oho, the Archangel of Death. That's quite a name. As for me. I am… the one and the only… Levia-tan!"
She looked at his stilled face and half opened mouth, just like So-tan.
Oh, this is not going to be as much of a pain as she had imagined.
Beta Reader: LuluViBritania(FF.N, SB, WN and QQ)/-LuluViB|99th Britannian Emperor(Discord)
B/N: they killed Youkai in general post Kuroka incident the Nekoshou are far too rare for there to ever exist a massacre of a tiny group of two unrelated Nekoshou let alone a village, that Nekoshou massacre is bad fanon.
Author's Note:
I am back with another chapter of 'When a Fallen Angel Gets Creative'.
Why did I pick this up again?
I wanted to write smut.
Things happened and Azrael is now at a decent level of strength. The plot of Slash Dog has also arrived, only that canon has been turned over its head.
How will these changes affect everything will be interesting to see.
Azrael will be making his moves around the world now that he is strong enough.
Finding things to get stronger faster.
And obviously some more smut.
Enjoy the new chapter.
Good Day, Peace Out.