Ash was standing in front of a relatively big house, made out of stone, and with red tiles on the roof. The house is surrounded by a big stone wall, about a meter in height, along with the steel gate, as the entrance. The walkway from the gate to the front door, is made out of stone cubes, and on the side of the walkway, there is a big garden, with grass, flowers, and trees. There was also a small house in the garden, right at the base of the tree, and Ash guessed that it's for a Pokémon, as some people build small houses like that for their dog Pokémon, or some Pokémon who can live in them, instead of their Poke Balls.
Ash stood outside of the gate, and looked at the house for a while. He sensed inside of it, using his Aura, and was able to sense a single person inside, though based on his senses, the person is more, under the house, then on the ground floor, or one of the two upper floors. It confused Ash, but he guessed that the house has a basement, or something similar, and the person he was looking for, is in it.
As she was standing there, thinking on how to approach this, Ash was curious about how it was all so peaceful, when he knew perfectly well that this house, should be anything but peaceful at this point in time.
Eventually, Ash decided to simply go to the front door, and ring a bell. Since he knows that there is a person inside, he is sure that she will open the door.
Ash walked through the gate, closing it again behind himself, and walked to the front door. Ash rang the bell, and then waited. A few seconds later, when he saw that no one was opening the door, he rang again, but still nothing. He tried to sense once again, to see what is happening with the woman inside, and he realized that she is still in the basement, and hasn't moved at all from down there.
Ash frowned, and wondered what's going on. He couldn't sense anyone else inside of the house, except that woman, which means that there isn't anyone who could stop her from coming to open the door. He thought for a moment that she is injured and can't come, but his senses were telling him that she is perfectly healthy, so her being injured, is out of the question.
In the end, Ash decided that he's done waiting, and is simply going to enter inside, and go meet with the woman. He knew that this could be considered breaking and entering, but since the owner of the house is inside, and he is looking for her, and wasn't going to rob her, he decided that there shouldn't be any problem if he just enters.
Nothing is that easy, though. The front doors were not only closed, but they were locked, so he couldn't get in, unless he breaks the door, or picks a lock. He could do either of those two things, but he isn't sure that the woman inside, would be very happy if he breaks her door, and she has to replace them. The same goes if he picks a lock.
As he was thinking on what to do, as he didn't want to break the door, and all the windows of the house were closed, so he couldn't enter that way, either, the lock on the door, clicked, and the door opened, much to Ash's surprise. He looked pass the door, and saw that there was no one on the other side. He sensed with his Aura, once again, and saw that the woman he is searching for, is still in the basement.
Ash wondered, what the hell is going on.
It took him few seconds to decide to just go inside, and see what's happened. He was very curious, but also on guard. He wasn't scared, as it's not in his nature, and he doubts that there is anything in the house, which can catch him of guard, or hurt him in any way. Still, it's not like he was going on a picnic, so being on guard, is advised.
Seeing that there isn't anyone else in the house, except one person in the basement, Ash walked around, looking for the way downstairs, but also paying attention to everything around him. He was trying to see if there is something wrong with the house, or if there is something out of the way, or where it shouldn't be. He knew that the woman was supposed to be attacked, and he is sure that she was attacked, but he is curious about how the house was so clean, and everything seems to be in order. The only way he could see that everything was fine, would be if the woman, wasn't attacked at her home, but outside of it. Still, the chances are much higher that she was attacked at home, where she lives alone, then in some public place, where there is a chance someone would see them.
After few minutes of walking through the rooms of the ground floor, Ash found the entrance to the basement, which was in a small room behind the kitchen. There was an opening on the floor, which, Ash noticed, seems to be normally covered by a carpet. Pass the opening on the ground, there were stone stairs, leading down to the darkness. Ash will admit that this looks very scary and if he was anyone else, he would think twice before going down. But as he was who he is, he pretty much didn't fear anything, so, without a second though, Ash walked down the stairs, and into the basement.
He was walking slowly, as he couldn't see anything, except just a feet or two in front of himself. Everything else, was pure darkness.
Ash went down the stairs, for over a minute, and while he didn't count, he was sure that there were over 50 stairs, until he managed to get all the way down in the basement. It actually surprised him that Grace and Serena have a basement this deep, and wondered why it was like that.
By the time he got to the underground floor, Ash was able to see a little bit more then when he was walking down the stairs. It seems that some of the basement has a little light, but was a little away from the entrance, and more into the distance, so the light couldn't be seen from the top of the stairs, and is only noticed, once you completely enter the basement.
Ash looked around, trying to see if he can see something, but still, besides the light in front of himself, which most probably leads to another room, everything around him is covered in darkness.
Feeling that there isn't anyone around him, but that there is someone in that room, Ash walked toward the light.
The fact that he was in a dark place, and walking towards the light, almost made Ash laugh at the fact that it almost seems like he has died, and is currently walking toward the light which would lead him to heaven. Some people would have actually panicked and started to question if they didn't actually die, without even noticing, but Ash was not one of those people. He knew better. He knew that he was alive, and well, and the only thing wrong with him right now, is the fact that even though it's been two days since he found out what happened to Norman, and who did it, his anger is still accompanying him.
As Ash has finally arrived in front of the room with a light in it, he had to squint his eyes a little bit, because the bright light was making his eyes hurt, after he was being in darkness for a few minutes.
At that moment, Ash felt something wrong, before he could even see anything. It was only the fact that he was able to sense it coming, along with the fact that he has trained himself for years; that he was able to jump to the side, and avoid whatever it was that was flying toward him. It's even more surprising that what flew at him, came from behind him, and not front.
Ash fell on the floor, and quickly looked at the darkness where he came from. He knew that when he passed there, there was no one, and the only life force he was able to sense, was coming from the room in front of him. Now though, the person who was in the room with light in it, was in the darkness behind him.
"What the fuck is going on?" Ash wandered in his head. He had no idea how was someone able to move that fast from one place to another, and that without him even noticing. This has never happened to him before, and he was very surprised, and confused. He is now even more on guard, and is constantly using his Aura, to feel where the person who attacked him, was.
Now that his aura was activated again, Ash felt that the person who attacked him, was several meters from him, but because of the darkness, he wasn't able to see them. Still, sensing the person was enough for him, for now. Because of that, he was able to feel another attack coming straight at him, and again, it was something flying at him, and not the person itself that was attacking him. It was like they are throwing something at him, and at a very high speed, because Ash was actually having trouble dodging all the attacks. He couldn't even see what it was that's being thrown at him, because of the darkness.
Ash thought about using his aura, to make a shield in front of himself, which would block all the attacks, and not dodge them, but he didn't want to show his powers, before he could actually figure out who it was that's attacking him, and why. Still, if this keeps up, he will have to resort to the Aura barrier, as the place he was in, is not big enough to dodge indefinitely, not to mention that it was completely covered in darkness, and he couldn't see anything.
Finally, after over a minute of continuous dodging, Ash has had enough. "ENOUGH!" He shouted, before his eyes glowed red, and he was enveloped in green aura.
The attacks seized at once, and the whole place went quiet. Neither Ash was saying anything, nor whoever was attacking him. It seemed like a stand-off, but Ash couldn't see his opponent, while apparently, the other side, can see him. Ash wondered, how?
Then, suddenly, Ash saw a pair of yellow eyes, looking at him from inside the darkness. Ash didn't know who it was, but he now knew that, whoever it was, has Psychic powers. He also had a feeling that the stuff that was thrown at him, wasn't actually thrown, but manipulated using psychic powers, which means that this person, whoever it was, has Telekinetic powers.
That being said, Ash was now really on guard, because there are maybe two or three psychics in the world, who could use telekinesis of this level, which means that they are dangerous, as it's unknown what else, they could do.
"Who are you?" A female voice asked from inside the darkness. Ash instantly recognized the voice, and his eyes widened.
"Grace," Ash called! "What the devil are you doing? Why are you attacking me?"
"You came to attack me," Grace replied. Her tone of voice though, it surprised Ash. It sounded hollow… dead. If Ash hasn't heard Grace's voice many times when Serena was talking with her on the phone, he wouldn't have been able to recognize her. "I just decided to dispose of you, before you have a chance to dispose of me.
"Then again… by the tone of your voice, I would say that you are quite young. Maybe just a teenager. I would like to say that I'm surprised that that bitch sent a child after me, especially since she knows me so well… but then, I know her just as well. This is exactly the kind of thing she would do. Sending a child to dispose of someone like me. HA! If you didn't have aura powers, I would be laughing at your corpse right about now."
Ash was really confused by what is going on. This didn't sound at all like Serena's mother. She sounds like some cold-blooded assassin, or something. And who the hell is she talking about. Who is this, 'bitch', she is referring to.
"I'm assuming you can't see me," Ash said, and he heard a grunt of acknowledgment from Grace. "But you can sense me, just like I can sense you," another grunt. "Well then, I suggest that we both move to the room with the light in it, so that you can see my face, before this thing escalates even more."
"And why would I do that," Grace asked? "For all I know, you could be trying to lure me to a more suitable place for you."
"I guess I can't blame you for thinking like that," Ash shrugged. "But trust me, I have no intention of killing or injuring the mother of my own girlfriend. Serena would have my balls as a Christmas decoration if I do that." Ash shuddered at that thought.
Grace's eyes widened for a moment, not that Ash could see that, as they were still covered in darkness, though Grace's eyes were still glowing yellow, while Ash's have lost their red color, and were now glowing, green, just like his aura.
"Ash," Grace said quietly, her voice a little softer, and had a little bit of life in it, compared to what it was before.
"Yes, it's me." Ash said.
"You can't be Ash," Grace said back, her voice dead again. "Ash is in Hoenn with Serena. He has no reason to be here."
"Well," Ash spoke, "until few days ago, I had no reason to be here… but then May's father was tortured and killed in his own house, and I found out that the same people who did that to him, are targeting you… or better said, the people from the same organization, were targeting both of you. Thus, I decided to come here and help you. Not ever Serena and the others, know that I'm here."
Grace's eyes widened comically at what has heard. She didn't think that those people would target someone else, and not just her, and on top of that, Ash was somehow able to find out what's going on, and is now here in her house. She couldn't believe that he would travel all the way from the Hoenn Region, to the Kalos Region, just to save her. It's unbelievable.
Still, she has to see him better, to confirm that it was truly him. She has never met him face-to-face, so she can't use her powers to sense if it was him, but seeing his face, should be enough to confirm it. It's not like there is someone in the organization, who can mask themselves so well, to fool her, so she is sure that if this kid looks like Ash, then he most likely is Ash, especially since she knows that Ash is an Aura and Psychic user, and she has just seen him use Aura powers.
"Slowly, move to the other room, and stay about a meter or two inside," Grace spoke. "I will be able to see your face from here."
Ash sighed. Grace really is paranoid, but he can't blame her. Who knows what she has been through to become like this. At that moment, Ash was sure that the Grace, Serena knows and told him about, is fake. The true Grace, is someone completely different. How different though, Ash will make sure to find out.
Ash walked backwards, as he didn't want to turn his back to Grace, even though she can't see him, she could probably somehow sense him with her Psychic powers, and could attack him if she wanted to. He will not give her a chance to do it, though.
When Ash was about two meters in the other room, and his face and body were fully seen, Grace let out a small gasp, as she realized that this was really Ash, and that she has attacked and almost killed her daughter's boyfriend. She was sure that if she has done that, Serena would have never forgiven her.
"Are you satisfied now," Ash asked? "Can you come in here as well, so we can talk about, what the hell is going on, and so I can find out how to help you?"
Grace was quiet for a full minute, before she decided to show herself. When she entered into the room, and Ash was able to see her, he was surprised by the way she looked. She was dressed in leather pants, along with black blouse, which was rather revealing on the chest area, but has two strings which are going over each other, and binding the two sides of the blouse.
She looks very sexy, Ash will admit that, but he is surprised that this is how she is dressed, as this looks more like something you wear when you go out, and not as a casual every-day wear.
Ash looked her up and down, and nodded with his head. "I got to say," he spoke. "You look really good. I see now where Serena got all of her beauty from." Ash said this because he really meant it, but also because he wanted to lower the tension.
He was happy that he was at least somewhat successful, because Grace actually blushed a little, and lost some of that dead look on her face.
"I see that Serena was right," Grace spoke, wearing a small smile on her lips. "You really are a charmer and have your way with words."
"I try," Ash smiled back. "Now. Do you mind telling me what is going on? Why did you attack me, and how come you are all fine, when I knows that there were people who were after you? Not only that, but you are also a psychic, and Serena has never mentioned that to me, even though she knew that I was psychic as well."
"You have a lot of questions and guesses, Ash," Grace said with a sigh, while moving toward the sofa at the side of the room. Ash wondered about the sofa in the basement, and looked around the room. It seems pretty normal, just like any other room, though there were no windows, and there was no TV or anything like that. It just has a sofa, a table, few chairs, as well as a kitchen. The necessity of this room, really made Ash think.
Ash looked back at Grace, and saw that she has set on the sofa, and was looking at him, probably saw that he was looking around, and waited for him to focus back at her. Once he did, Grace continued to speak. "I would wish not to inform you of anything, as I really don't think that there is a reason, but after you came all the way here from the Hoenn Region, with the intent of helping me, I feel the need to inform you of what happened, and who I really am. I only wish for you to hear me out until the end, until you judge me. I also wish that Serena never finds out about this."
Ash really wondered what Grace is going to tell him that would make her ask him not to tell Serena, and to be willing to listen to the end, before he says anything to her. In the end though, he didn't have much of a choice. If he wanted to know what's going on, he had to promise to listen and be quiet.
"Well, first off, I want to say that I'm sorry about what happened to May's father," Grace spoke. "I also want to thank you for coming here to save me… though there was no need to do that. I can take care of myself." Grace said this, but saw a skeptical look on Ash's face.
"I know how it sounds," she spoke again, "I also know that you think of me as a weak woman, who only knows how to race while riding on the back of a Rhyhorn, but trust me when I say that, I'm much more than that, though, I haven't been doing my old job for over 12 years, I still didn't forget anything, or lost my touch. When you are in the kind of job I used to be, you don't forget anything, even when you want to. The fact that I'm a psychic, has also made things more difficult for me, as my mind is much better developed then normal, and as such, I have an excellent memory.
"That being said. What you need to know first, is that I know who the people who killed Norman, and came after me, are. In fact, I know them all perfectly well, because I used to be a member of the same organization as they are." As soon as she said that, Ash's eyes widened to epic proportions, before they narrowed few seconds later, just before they started to glow red, and Ash was enveloped in his green aura.
Grace raised her arms in the air. "You promised to listen," she said calmly, though she was sweating a little at the amount of power she was sensing from Ash. It reminded her far too much of Red, and he was one of only two people in the world who she is sure to be able to overwhelm her.
Ash's eyes were still glowing, and he was still surrounded in his aura, but he didn't attack. He just set there, and growled. "Talk!"
Grace sighed. "First you need to know is that I didn't have a choice about joining the Shadow Legion," she said. "The leader of the Shadow Legion, is a woman whose name is Freya, but the members of the organization call her either #0 or the Queen. She was the one who created the organization, long time ago, and has been ruling it ever since. The thing about the Shadow Legion is that, most of the members are woman, with the occasional man. Every man that's a part of the organization, is a part of it because they have a female relative who is also part of the organization, so they were accepted because of that. Still, all the man in the organization, have lower standing then the woman.
"Anyway, the reason I was a part of the organizations, is because Freya, just happens to be my mother," Ash's glare intensified at this revelation, and Grace was sure that Ash is close to snapping, and would probably try and kill her. She continued. "As such, I didn't have a choice, but to join the organization, as I have pretty much grown up in it.
"I used to have an older brother as well, but he was never a part of the organization. For him, Freya has built another criminal organization, and has given him the reigns of it. You, have already met my brother, and you are part of the reason he is dead now."
Ash was confused by this. Who has he met that has died because of him, but was also a leader of the criminal organization. I didn't take even five seconds for him to realize that Grace, was talking about Giovanni.
"Are you telling me that, Giovanni was your brother?" Ash asked. He couldn't believe that that guy, was Grace's brother, which would make him Serena's uncle. It's ridiculous.
"Yes." Grace confirmed.
Ash was quiet for a minute, with Grace being quiet as well. She wanted to see if he will say anything, before she continues with her story.
He did.
"Well, normally I would say, I'm sorry," Ash spoke. "But in this case. I'm not. After everything that Giovanni has done in Kanto, and his organization in both Kanto and Johto, I am glad that he has died in prison."
Ash was sure that his words, would cause some pain to Grace, and that she would get angry at him… but… she didn't. She seemed pretty calm and not bothered by the way Ash was talking about her own brother.
"I can't blame you," Grace spoke. "Giovanni was always a lot like Freya. He was always trying to be like her, to act like her, to do things the way she does, so that she will pick him as her favorite child. In his quest for her recognition, he has lost it, and become the man you met. Someone who only cared about himself and his own businesses. In that way, he has become just like Freya, and the worst thing, and pretty much the sad thing is that, she never acknowledged him. To her, I was always her favorite child, not just because I was a Psychic, just like she is, but also because I was a female. She has always loved females, more than males. She actually hates man, and as such, it's a miracle that Giovanni and I were even born, but I guess that the only reason we were born, is because she needed an heir. I'm sure that, if her first born was a girl, and not Giovani, a male, I wouldn't have even been born in the first place.
"Anyway, when I was a member of the Shadow Legion, I was a Mechanic," It took Ash a couple of seconds to realize that she wasn't talking about a mechanic who fixes cars and stuff like that, but an elite assassin, who make assassinations look-like suicides, accidents, or deaths by natural causes. Ash couldn't believe this.
"I did that for a while," Grace spoke again, after she saw that Ash won't say anything. "And I was really good at it. With my skills as a psychic, I could do anything, and make it look like something completely different. There was barely anyone who has ever even known about someone like me, and those who knew, are only members of the Organization, as well as few other from the outside of the organization… like your father for example. He knew who I was, and what I was doing…"
"And yet, you are free," Ash interrupted her. "Why didn't he ever had you arrested, or disposed of you?"
"Because we were in a relationship since we were really young," Grace said, and at that moment, Ash felt like he was going to have a heart attack. "We've known each other since we were kids. I was from Rota Kingdom, just like he was. We practically grew up together, along with Riley and Ilene. We were together for years, before we finally broke up after Red found out what I was going, outside of the Pokémon battles, and here, I'm not just talking about assassinating people. There were some other things I was doing, and which Red couldn't handle. He left me, but because we were childhood friends, and former lovers, he couldn't bring himself to tell anyone about me being a member of the Shadow Legion, or that I was a mechanic."
Ash nodded in understanding. He would have probably done the same thing that his father did, if one of his girlfriend's turns out to be an assassin. He wouldn't have it in him, to oust them, and would keep it quiet.
"The last time we saw each other, he told me that he won't tell anyone about me, but that he wants me to quit the Shadow Legion, and stop killing people. I ended up staying a member of the Shadow Legion, but I didn't kill anyone else after that… well, except on one occasion.
"Overtime, I got over your father, and have met someone else. He was a mechanic, just like me, and when Freya found out about that, she invited him to join the Shadow Legion. He did in the end, and along with him, his brother joined as well.
"Not long after we married, Serena was born. By then, I was only the member of the organization in name, but I didn't do anything anymore. Freya was starting to lose her patients with me, and told my husband to dispose of me, her own daughter, but to leave Serena alive. She wanted Serena to be her true heir, as I have failed to be that.
"Luckily for me, I can read minds with my psychic powers, and was able to see what he was planning, so I killed him before he could kill me. Then, I made his body disappear, and told everyone that he has just left me, and that I have no idea where he was. Of course, Freya and the others in the Shadow Legion, knew that he didn't just disappear, and that I must have killed him, but it's not like they could tell that to anyone, so they let it go.
"I haven't had any contact with Freya, or anyone in the Shadow Legion, ever since. They didn't come after me, nor have I went after them. We liked to think that the other side doesn't exist, and we have lived our lives as such.
"That all changed three days ago, when my husband's brother, along with some people, came to finally have his revenge. He knew that I killed his brother, but he was ordered by Freya to let it go and not do anything. He reluctantly let it go, but all these years, he has held his hatred for me deep inside himself. When the chance presented itself, he jumped at it.
"When he and his subordinates came here, I was caught off guard, because I never expected them to just show up on the front door. Not after over a decade of not seeing him. When they captured me, they… they raped me for hours," Ash's eyes widened at that. "Albert and his group specialize in raping their victims, regardless if they are male or female, young kids, or old people. He has all kinds of people in that group of his and they do everything. Albert never liked blood though, which is why his tortures don't require him to beat people up, or to butcher them, or kill them. He believes physical pain passes over time, but mental pain people go through after they are raped, lasts much longer. As such, he is person Freya sends if she wants someone to suffer, but not die.
"While he was raping me, Albert talked about why he came after me. He said that it wasn't Freya specifically who sent him, and said that another member of the Shadow Legion, named Julian, asked him to target me, while Julian and his sons, targeted another person. He apparently had a debt to Julian, and as such, Julian thought he was a perfect person to hire for what had to be done to me. He also said that the reason he came after me, and why Julian sent him here, is because Julian and his sons want revenge on you, Serena and May, for something you did to them," Ash of course, knew who Julian and his sons were, and why they wanted revenge.
"He said how Julian and his sons went to one location, though he didn't say where. Albert and his group came after me, while Freya herself has sent someone on a third location," Ash narrowed his eyes at this. He knew that Julian, David and Martin, went after Norman, and knows that one group has come for Grace. He didn't know anything about a third group, or who they were sent after. Then again, Ash doesn't have to be very smart to understand that the third group, will target someone close to him. The question is, who? Ash has father, mother, aunt and uncle. They are his only family, and as such, they are the most likely targets, but Ash also has his girlfriends, and while he isn't sure that Julian knows about them, there is still a possibility that they could be targeted as well. As of right now, Ash is concerned about his mother, and his girlfriends, because he knows that his father and uncle, can defend themselves, and his aunt is unreachable in the Rota Kingdom. Delia and his girlfriends, though. They are not unreachable, and not undefeatable, like Red and Riley.
Ash looked at Grace and said. "You know, you said that you were raped for hours, but for someone who went through all that… you seem pretty calm and laid back. It's like you aren't even bothered by what happened to you."
Grace smirked. "They've caught me off guard when they showed up, Ash," Grace spoke, "but even then, they wouldn't be able to subdue me if I didn't let them. My psychic powers would be too much for them to handle."
"Sooo… you let them rape you?" Ash questioned with curiosity.
"Yeah, pretty much," Grace confirmed, and looked at Ash, waiting to see how he will react and to see if he will be disgusted with her. Surprisingly, he wasn't. He just looked apathetic.
"To each their own, I guess," Ash shrugged, much to Grace's surprise. She really didn't expect a reaction like this.
"You don't care that I have let 8 man fuck me for almost half a day?" She questioned.
"Why should I," Ash asked back? "You are neither my mother, nor my relative in any way. You're not even my girlfriend. Your life is your own, and as such, you can do whatever you want. I am interested to know, why, though?"
Grace nodded at Ash's explanation. He was right, they are not related, and it was her life, so why should he care. "I said that there were two reason's your father left me," Grace spoke. "One is because I was an assassin working for the Shadow Legion, as for the other, it's because he couldn't handle me in bed. I am interested in both man and woman, Ash. I love them both, equally. When I was younger, all the free time I had, I spent having sex. It didn't matter if it was with Red, or if it was with other man or woman. When Red found out about that, he snapped, much more when he found out that I was cheating on him, daily, then when he found out that I was a mechanic working for the Shadow Legion."
Ash really didn't want to listen about his father's and Grace's, sexual life. Still, as he listened to what Grace was saying, he actually started to feel sorry for his father, for having to be with a woman like this. In Ash's eyes, after everything he learned from Grace, he was sure that younger Grace, had no redeeming qualities. She was an assassin, and seemingly, a nymphomaniac. She was as bad as you can get.
Still, somehow, she turned her back on that life, and changed it into something better. She was able to find herself a new job, start a new life, and raise a smart, and beautiful daughter. She has become better, and that is something Ash can respect. He can't forget the fact that she is an assassin who has killed countless people, but he can pretend he never heard about it. If not for Grace, then at least for Serena, as he was sure that she wouldn't want to know what her mother used to be before she was born.
As such, Ash decided not to question Grace about her sex life, any more, but instead he wanted to know what happened after she was raped. Then again, now that he knew what she was doing for a living, and that she has let those man, rape her, he has a feeling that he knows what happened to them. He just needs a confirmation.
"What did you do to them?" Ash asked. He saw the way Grace looked at him, with a smirk on her face, and said.
"Freya is a psychic user, just like me," Grace spoke, "while my father, is an aura user, but I haven't got aura powers from him. You are the only person ever to have both of those powers. But anyway, they have developed their aura and psychic power in a different way than most people do. You, Red, Riley, almost all the Aura users I met, have trainer your aura powers in order to be able to combat with them, thus that barrier you created earlier to protect yourself from my attacks. You probably trained your psychic powers in the same way, as did I. I can read minds, I can do telekinesis and teleportation, all of that using my psychic powers.
"Freya, she can only read minds, and one more thing with her psychic powers. It's the reason she looks-like she is in her twenties, when she is over 100 years old," Ash felt his eyes bulging out from his head. "She was somehow able to make her psychic powers act like the demonic powers of a succubus, where Succubus uses their powers to drain the energy from her victims, making them weak and more than once causing death, Freya can do the same thing, with her psychic powers. She manipulates the minds of other man and woman, and drains their aura and psychic powers, which they have deep inside them, but haven't been awakened. By doing this, she can stay eternally young, though she can die if she is killed. So technically, Freya is ageless, which gives her partial immortality." OK, Ash was now worried. That woman sounds like real trouble. It also sounds unbelievable to him that someone was able to do that with psychic powers. He never even considered to use his powers like that, and he is sure that even as a male, he would be able to do the same thing, as besides succubus, which are female sex demons, there are also incubus, a male sex demons, and they have the same powers. That being said, Ash wouldn't be able to do that, as he doesn't have a heart necessary to drain the life from someone, and leave behind a dried-up corpse.
Grace continued. "My father, was able to achieve the same form of immortality as Freya, but with Aura. Instead of using his aura for combat and attacking, he created a saving technique, which converts all of his aura, into a life energy, which keeps him young and ageless. He also doesn't age, just like Freya, but unlike her, he doesn't have to rely on others to be able to survive. If Freya stops feeding on Psychic and aura powers of other people, she will age and eventually die. Dad will only die, if he stops converting his aura into life energy."
"Ok, I will admit that what you just said, is unbelievable and very bothersome," Ash spoke, "but I don't see how that relates to what happened to the people that attacked you."
"Freya is my mother, and she taught me how to do the same thing she does," Grace spoke, and Ash realized right away, what she meant. "My psychic powers were stronger then hers, so I was able to use my powers in an attack form, but also to drain others by having sex with them. She taught me how to do that when I was younger, but I haven't used it too much. Only on a few occasions when I killed some people by draining them during sex. They have a heart attack when too much is sucked up, but not enough to leave any visible damage, so it looks like a natural death, and worked perfect. But outside of my job, and after I quit killing people, I've never done that to anyone, which is why I actually look-like a woman in her early thirties."
"So you let them rape you, and while they were at it, you were draining them of their life?" Ash questioned, and Grace nodded.
"Yes," she said. "I left Albert, my former brother in law, to be last. I enjoyed so much the look on his face when he started to realize what was happening, but couldn't do a damn thing to stop me. It was a perfect picture, which is still in my head." Grace actually licked her lips right then, while Ash looked at her with a disturbed look on his face.
"I should definitely make sure that Serena doesn't end up like her mother and grandmother." Ash though.
"Ok," Ash spoke again. "I will admit that I don't like what you've done to them, but, I'm not someone to judge. They've attacked you, so let's say you defended yourself and leave it at that. That's the excuse I used on a few occasions, and it worked for me, so it should work for you as well.
"That being said. You can't stay here. The Shadow Legion knows where you are, and while you are strong, they know that, and if they send someone again, they will be ready for your powers… all of your powers. They won't be caught of guard, I'll guarantee you that. As such, you will have to move somewhere where you will be safer."
"Where," Grace asked? She would hate to abandon her home of so many years, but she doesn't have a choice. She would want to be there for Serena, as much as possible, and she knows that Serena is very serious about Ash, and as such, if they marry one day, they will live in either Pallet Town, or in Rota Kingdom, so Grace would want to be in one of those two place. She is sure that Ash is thinking the same thing.
"That remains to be seen," Ash said. "I left Petalburg City without saying anything to anyone, and I'm sure that by now, they are very worried about me. I'm also sure that dad might have come to Petalburg when he heard of what happened, so I will have to talk with him and see where to move you, but it will be either Pallet Town, or Rota Kingdom."
Grace smiled. She was right.
From then on, Ash asked what she did with the corpses, and Grace took him to another room in the basement, which Ash didn't even know was there. She showed him the dried-up corpse, which were nothing but skin and bones. They didn't even have their eyes any longer, but had a painful expressions on their faces. All in all, it was a truly disturbing sight, especially since Grace was holding them all in her basement. She did say that she was planning to dispose of the corpses, but she didn't have a chance yet.
That night, Ash helped Grace get rid of the corpses, by pretty much grinding them to dust, and then taking all the dust in garbage bags, before they left it next to garbage cans to be taken out.
With that taken care of, Ash spend the night in Grace's house, and in the morning, he plans to call Red, and the others, and inform them of what he has done, along with ask Red about where to move Grace, as she can no longer stay in Kalos Region.
Freya is based on Freya from DanMachi. At least the way she looks-like.