Demon City Tokyo
Five
Mari Illustrious Makinami stalked along the hallway, the brown haired woman's glases gleaming as she hefted a short sword. Her skin-tight light brown armor showed off every curve as she swept the shadows with her eyes, her expression oddly hungry.
"Mari," Rei II said, the pale skinned clone walking just ahead as her head slowly turned side to side, "there is something nearby."
"Good," Mari answered shortly, "where?"
"There," Rei II pointed to a room just ahead.
The two women quickly advanced, moving to either side of the door. Mari opened the door then shoved it wide, even as Rei II hurried in, her unearthly red eyes sweeping the room. The Demon seemed unsurprised by their arrival, the serpentine creature turning as they entered, oddly faceless yet with a wide, gaping mouth on it's chest.
A human victim lay in a pool of her own gore, her chest torn open by the hungry mouth and tentacles of the creature. Her innards were spilling out around her body while her blank eyes stared at the ceiling, thankfully unseeing.
"Bastard," Mari hissed, her hands tightening convulsively on the hilt of her sword.
Almost as soon as Mari moved so did Rei II, the pale woman flanking the demon as Mari attacked. The monster whipped out it's tentacles towards Mari, striking with incredible speed and piercing the shoulder of her armor in a splash of red.
"Fuck!" Mari staggered as blood splashed against her face. She grabbed at the slimy length and cut with her sword, severing the tentacle then ripping the barbed end free from her flesh with a scream of pain.
Rei II growled in fury as she grabbed at the other tentacle, keeping it from stabbing her too. With a ferocious sound she tore the length of flesh out of the demon's body, sending ichor flying as the wound oozed unhealthily. The creature reeled backwards from it's victim, it's mouth snapping open and shut angrily.
Mari dug a emergency patch out of a pocket on her armor and slapped it over the wound, hissing in relief as pain relievers coursed into her system. Hefting her sword she smiled wildly and charged, yelling some half-understandable battle cry.
The demon dodged sideways from Mari's strike but right into Rei II's reach, the pale young woman pinning the struggling monster. "Now, master!" she cried to Mari.
"Aaaah!" Mari screamed as she leaped, sword swinging down to cut deeply into the struggling demon's flesh. She wrenched the sword around as the thing keened in agony, tearing and ripping at the monster's body.
Rei II seemed seized by the same battle madness, tearing wildly at the demon as it's struggles slowed then finally stopped. Both women were covered in gore when the battle was finally over, panting as they stared at each other.
Mari pushed herself to her feet, her armor splattered in demon puss. "You need to feed now, right?" she asked a bit unsteadily.
Rei II looked up at her with eyes that seemed to shine with a unearthly hunger, "Yes, mistress."
Mari extended her gore covered hand as her voice dropped to a purr, "Clean me off first."
"Yes," Rei II murmured, taking Mari's hand in her own, bending forward as she let her tongue flicker across the bloody flesh.
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"Are you insane?" Misato Katsurago growled as she paced across the small debriefing room, glaring down at the young woman sitting at the table.
Mari had been cleaned up, showered and had her wound looked at. She gazed up at Misato with a curious expression, "I thought we covered that?"
Misato grit her teeth. "Mari, the youkai are not human. Your pet Rei could have killed you when you made her lick you off!"
Mari shrugged eloquently, "I know, that was part of the thrill."
"Oooh!" Misato made a frustrated noise.
Mari had been found by the NERV recovery team with Rei straddling her waist, the pale girl's red tongue flickering across Mari's cheek. The staff had been frozen long enough for Mari to push Rei II off and get up, but then they had bundled up the dead woman, Mari, Rei II and the demon corpse and hurried back to NERV.
"We've spent a lot of time and effort in training you, Mari," Misato said with a sigh, "I don't want that going to waste."
"I'll be careful, Mommy," Mari teased.
"Gah, there's a horrid mental image," Misato grumbled.
Mari smirked, "You don't wanna be my new mommy? I bet I could use a good spanking."
Misato jerked just a bit, wondering if Mari knew about her and Maya's little... tension relief sessions. Deciding that the girl couldn't know Misato shook off her discomfort and met Mari's gaze. "Take things seriously for once," she told her, "we worry about you."
Mari smiled slightly, "Thank you." She got up, her hair falling messily around her face as she asked, "Can I go now?"
Misato sighed, "Yeah, you can go."
A few moments later Ritsuko Akagi walked in, the slightly older woman carrying a clipboard. She read Misato's expression as she asked, "No luck?"
"She just blew me off," Misato grumbled. She looked over at Ritsuko as she asked, "So, is Mari's shoulder wound all right?"
"Mari was lucky," Ritsuko noted thoughtfully, "the tentacle stabbed through the fleshy part of her shoulder, only doing mild damage to the muscles. She should recover the full use of the arm fairly quickly, possibly in days."
"Huh," Misato muttered thoughtfully.
"We recovered some samples of foreign material in the wound," Ritsuko added thoughtfully, "like all Demon flesh it doesn't match our conventional DNA. I shipped off the rest of the material to Yui for further testing."
"As usual," Misato agreed, then asked, "How is Rei II?"
"Well, her hormone levels are up over norms, as well as endorphins," Ritsuko noted, consulting her clipboard thoughtfully.
"Which means?" Misato asked as no further information was coming.
"Rei II was sexually excited," Ritsuko said dryly, "she was primed to mate with Mari. And no, I have no idea if that means she'd attack her or try to have sex with her."
"Oh damn," Misato groaned, running her hand over her face. She sat down at the table, her thoughts racing, "Is it safe for Rei II to go out in the field?"
"If you give her a few days to calm down, I don't see a problem," Ritsuko told her with a slight smile. "Like a human being, those chemicals with subside over time."
"But will she be reliable with our other agents?" Misato wondered. She made a face, "Imagine if she offers to clean off Asuka or Mayuimi with her tongue? Asuka would kill her."
"And Mayumi?" Ritsuko asked.
"Probably die of embarrassment," Misato reflected, chuckling. She shook her head then asked, "Can you keep a close eye on Rei II?"
"I'll call you if she exhibits any dangerous behaviors," Ritsuko promised dryly.
"Thanks," Misato sighed. She got up as she murmured, "I better get back to work, the reports to the city on the demon attack won't write themselves."
"See you later," Ritsuko nodded as she watched her friend walk off.
The labs at NERV Tokyo was a busy place, where samples from demons were tested, youkai were treated and hunters were given medical treatment. They had just finished up a set of tests on Mayumi, and the reporter was lingering to talk to Maya Ibuki.
"I don't think I'm ever going to get used to how invasive these exams are, Maya," Mayumi admitted as she leaned against the desk, dressed in her NERV uniform.
"There's not much choice," Maya conceded as she copied a report onto the NERV database, "we still don't know what long term contact with demons or youkai will do to people, so we need to keep constant records on you."
"Lovely," Mayumi made a face, "we're test subjects."
"Well, so is everyone at NERV pretty much," Maya said comfortingly.
"You're all my test subjects!" Ritsuko declared as she breezed in, grabbed the bottom of Mayumi's shirt and flipped it up. "Nice bra."
"Doctor!" Mayumi yelped.
"Senpai!" Maya scolded at about the same time.
Completely ignoring the scolding Ritsuko continued, "Glad to see you took my advice, Mayumi." She looked over at Maya, "How does she check out?"
Maya sighed but consulted the report, "Mayumi has lost weight and gained muscle tone since her last exam a week ago. Do you want to know what she had for lunch too?"
"No thank you," Ritsuko chuckled. She looked over at Mayumi again, "How are you settling in here at NERV?"
"Oh, pretty well other than everyone being insane," Mayumi answered brightly.
"Don't be mean," Maya sighed.
Ritsuko shrugged, "Insanity is probably just a defense for our minds confronting things they were never meant to deal with."
Mayumi looked at Ritsuko in surprise as she noted, "That's really very insightful, doctor."
"Thank you," Ritsuko smirked, "I read it in a book once."
"I knew it," Maya hung her head with a sigh.
"Maya-chan...," Ritsuko growled, leaning forward and tugging on the girl's cheek, making her yelp in pain.
"I'm sowwy!" Maya managed to get out weakly.
'These people are strange,' Mayumi sighed.
To be continued...
Demon City Tokyo
Six
Mayumi Yamagishi hefted her sword, the slim young woman dressed in the armored uniforms NERV gave it's field agents. She advanced warily through the building, scanning back and forth over the hallway, even as a Rei clone followed her.
"It's close, Miss," Rei noted, sniffing the air like a cat, the sleek white restraining suit clinging to her girlish form.
"How far?" Mayumi asked tersely, still vaguely uncomfortable with the youkai servant.
"Meters," Rei answered, "and there has been blood spilled."
"Damn," Mayumi cursed softly, the two advancing on a room at the end of the corridor, up against the building's outer wall. 'Wonder if that's how the demon broke in?' she wondered.
Rei moved ahead of her slightly, taking the door handle and turning it. There was a creek of rust and unoiled metal, then the door swung open. The room was lit by moonlight coming in the windows and the wrist-lamp Mayumi carried, revealing a creature squatting in the wreckage of a human being.
The old man was a bloody wreck, his gray hair matted with blood as he lay sprawled on his back. The demon was uselessly mounting him, attempting to still mate with the broken corpse. His eyes were blank and unseeing, and Mayumi didn't want to imagine the agony he had went through.
"Go!" Mayumi ordered, even as she advanced into the room too.
Rei moved like a shot, charging at the demon even as it rose from it's victim. It had the same lopsided, slightly off look of all it's type, with big, round eyes that almost looked like a insect. It's hands had long, extended fingers, ending in blade like claws.
With a hiss of fury over being interrupted the demon swiped at Rei, but the youkai was fast and bounced away. Rei got behind it and attempted to grapple, gripping on one arm but it twisted, slipping free of her grip and leaving some skin behind.
"Eww," Mayumi shuddered at the ripping sound of flesh tearing away, but quickly got herself under control. She advanced towards the monster with her sword held at the ready, moving so that the moonlight splashed on her and made her more of a target.
The thing hissed as she came into view, it's strange red eyes widening slightly. With a shambling gait it started to move towards her, but this time Rei was ready. Taking a old chair she leaped up then stabbed downwards with the legs, driving one through it's fleshy body and into the floor, pinning it.
"Eee!" the thing keened, a deeply inhuman sound.
Mayumi winced as the sound grated on her ears, then shook off the pain. Swiftly she moved to where the thing was struggling and swung her sword, taking the head off with a neat chop. "Is that...?" she started as the thing bucked once then went limp.
Rei crouched down, near the creature but still out of reach as she sniffed again. "It's dead," she confirmed as the thing made a final, weak attempt to be free.
Mayumi got up, the stress of the day actually making her wobble a bit. Taking her communicator she keyed in the retrieval code even as she reported, "Target found and disposed off."
"Well done," Misato replied crisply over the link, "a van and containment team will be there in five minutes."
"Send a body bag along too," Mayumi sighed.
"Understood," Misato said gently.
As Misato disconnected Mayumi sighed tiredly. She wanted to just lay down, but this wasn't the place or time. She looked at the youkai as she asked flatly, "Do you need to feed?"
Rei looked at her, a almost inhuman glow appearing in her eyes, "May I?"
Mayumi gestured to the demon corpse, "Go ahead, just leave enough for the analysis team."
"Thank you," Rei knelt down by the fallen demon, then braced a hand against it's shoulder as she tore free a chunk of meat. Mayumi swiftly turned away, but not before she saw Rei dribbling the blood down into her mouth.
From the Tokyo Sentinel, March, 2016
It's difficult to talk about working with the Hunters without discussing Tokyo itself. The whole city is now nearly a ghost town, the initial wave of demon attacks having driven much of the population away. The buildings are falling into ruin gradually, day by day, and worse are becoming nests for vermin like rats, mice and even larger critters.
Public services have largely given up, so the streets are always lined with litter or rubble. There's a smell of rot and corruption in the air, and the constant feeling that there's something out there, watching you. The only place where there is any serious maintenance going on is around the NERV pyramid itself, and NERV is one of the few employers in town too. People either work for NERV itself, or are working for someone who services NERV, like food shippers and other companies.
NERV took over a nearby apartment building, building a fortified wall around it and upgrading the security for the majority of their staff. (Yui Ikari apparently got it for a steal, considering how people seem to want to move away from the city.) Additionally several key members of staff live in the NERV pyramid itself, including the Hunters, Major Misato and others. We don't venture out into Tokyo itself much, even on off hours, except for Mari who seems to get a thrill from it.
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"The Tokyo chamber of commerce is not happy about your story," Yui Ikari noted mildly as the brown haired scientist sat down at what was unofficially considered the 'Hunter's Table' in the NERV cafeteria. The room was less busy than usual, with only some workers from maintenance eating and Mayumi getting some food after returning to base.
"I call them like I see them," Mayumi shrugged as she ate a sandwich. Her skin itched from the powerful chemical shower she just had, and she deeply wanted to rest. Sadly, hunger won over tiredness, which was why she was there eating.
"Fair enough," Yui conceded, "but describing the city of Tokyo as 'shot in the head' was a bit much, I thought."
Mayumi chewed her bite of sandwich and swallowed it before replying, 'Seriously, Yui, it's going to be years for Tokyo to recover from this. And that's assuming we actually stop all these demon attacks."
"Hey, Mayumi," Mari staggered in, her short brown hair standing up from how she had been sleeping. "Mrs Ikari," she added towards Yui. The young woman was wearing just a ragged t-shirt and shorts, well aware that the eyes of the few men in the room were on her.
"Miss Makinami," Yui replied with none of the warmth her voice usually had.
'They don't seem to get along,' Mayumi noted, 'I wonder why?'
"If you attempt to sneak into my bedroom again, Miss Makinami," Yui added calmly, "I will be quite cross with you."
"Yeah, yeah," Mari said as she went by them and headed up to the counter to order some food.
'Well, that explains that,' Mayumi blinked, Quietly she asked Yui, "She didn't really try to...?"
"Oh yes," Yui said ruefully. "I was woken from a sound sleep with her wrapped around me like a snake, purring in my ear. I tossed her out of bed on her ass."
Mayumi giggled at that mental image, even as Yui chuckled softly. "That girl just has no restraint at all, does she?" she shook her head.
"Pretty much," Yui agreed then got up with a sigh. "Well, I just stopped by to give you the message, so I had best be going."
"I'd invite you to stay, but I don't think you want to eat at this odd hour," Mayumi said with a slight smile.
"Thanks for the offer," Yui said sincerely, "and I read your report on the hunt." She patted Mayumi gently on the shoulder, "Good job."
Before Mayumi could form a response Yui was off, striding across the cafeteria with her usual self confidence. With a sigh she went back to her sandwich and drink, munching as she started to feel the hunger fade.
Mari carried over a breakfast tray, the young woman's slightly angular glasses gleaming. "Got that woman is a icebox," she sighed as she sat down, "but damn is she hot."
Mayumi looked at her warily, "Yui?"
"Who else?" Mari asked as she dug into her food like a ravening wolf.
"Uhm," Mayumi sipped her drink, "are you into older women or..."
Mari smirked, "Dear child, I prefer to be with a woman with experience. You can learn so much from them."
Mayumi couldn't decide if Mari was being serious or not. Instead she asked, "How did you get into the demon hunting?"
Slowing down a bit in the shoveling of food Mari shrugged slightly. "My family were killed in the first big demon attack on London," she said, "and I wanted to get the things that did it. I had to be pretty damn persistent, but I eventually got into NERV-London and joined the Hunters."
They chatted a bit as Mayumi finished her food, then tiredly got up to head to bed.
The next day Mayumi asked around, and found out there were at least four stories that Mari told about joining NERV. In one just her mother died, in another her father died, in one both died, and a final story had her just running away for guts and glory, no tragedy involved at all.
"So is Mari just a compulsive liar?" Mayumi asked as she sparred with Asuka. The redhead was as fierce as ever, attacking relentlessly as Mayumi dodged and blocked.
"I dunno," Asuka panted as she swung the blunted sword and bounced the blade off the one Mayumi was using to block. "It's that or she actually believes what she says at the time."
"She's crazy?" Mayumi grunted as she took the blow, nearly sliding backwards on the training mat. "Could you go a little easier?" she grouched.
"If I go easier you don't learn," Asuka grinned as she swung.
Mayumi ducked, then in a move inspired more by pure exhaustion than anything else, managed to sweep Asuka's legs out from under her. With a yelp Asuka fell backwards, and seizing the advantage Mayumi jumped on her and pinned her to the floor.
"Ooof," Asuka grunted, looking up into Mayumi's eyes. She grinned suddenly, "Is that a recorder in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?"
"Hey!" Mayumi started right before Asuka flipped them around, getting Mayumi under her and pinning her with practiced ease.
"I've got you now, my pretty," Asuka joked, straddling the young woman.
Just then Misato Katsuragi walked in, the older woman blinking as she took the scene on the training mats in. "Kinky," she noted, "am I interrupting something?"
"No!" Asuka blushed furiously, scrambling off Mayumi.
Some devilish impulse seized Mayumi, and she got up and rushed over to Misato's side. "Oh, it was horrible!" she exclaimed, "She was relentless!"
"Hey!" Asuka protested.
"She kept shoving my face into the carpet...," Mayumi improvised as Misato fought back a snicker.
"HEY!" Asuka yelped.
"And then she..." Mayumi started.
Loudly Asuka said, "Remember, payback is a bitch."
Mayumi stopped then sighed. "You have no sense of fun whatsoever," she complained.
"Aww, just when it was getting good," Misato snickered.
To be continued!
Notes: I'm banging around changing this fic a bit into a full crossover with Silent Mobius and bringing in that cast as a rival to NERV. Thoughts? Opinions? Hell no? Let me know.
Demon City Tokyo
Seven
Deep beneath the NERV pyramid, Lilith waited.
Being a demon Lilith had no concern over time passing or the possible length of her imprisonment. She was ageless, or near enough for it not to matter, at the very worst she could simply out live her enemies. And resting in this place was a surprisingly entertaining prospect, really.
Lilith was not bound by human senses, and the lush, sexy redhead extended her consciousness up through the building. The small, human minds scurried back and forth, like mice in a maze, but there was something attractive in the glow of their minds. It had been that same glow that drew Lilith to Gendo and Yui, nearly twenty years ago.
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It was funny, how the two had reacted to her, back then .
Yui Ikari had lead the way into the cavern that had been Lilith's 'nest,' the light brown haired woman's flashlight showing the way. Her husband Gendo had followed carrying the pack of scientific equipment they needed, as well as a machete for protection.
As they entered the inner 'womb' of Lilith's bower the walls pulsed with pink life, lined with what looked like living flesh. Her scent filled the place, making both of them dizzy with long supressed desires and secret needs. Within the chamber Lilith rested nude on a 'bed' of flesh, looking at both of them thoughfully.
"What... is she?" Gendo managed to moan, his breath coming faster as the dark brown haired man looked at her with awe.
"Not human," Yui cautioned her husband. She frowned as she muttered, "The nasal filters aren't working at all...?"
Lilith actually laughed, her voice making both of them throb with need. "You can actually block my scent, little ones?" she asked curiously, still lounging provocatively.
"Yes," Gendo hissed, almost unwillingly.
Yui scowled at her husband, clearly annoyed that he seemed to be quickly falling under Lilith's spell. "Yes," she conceded, "but why are we so... affected by you, creature?"
"Creature?" she laughed, "Have you little ones forgotten me so soon? I am Lilith, mother of demons, creator of life itself!"
"Just what we thought!" Yui breathed out, even as Gendo began to shrug off his heavy back pack. "Wait!" she yelped as he ran towards Lilith.
"Come to me," Lilith purred, smiling at him.
Flinging his clothes aside Gendo almost fell into her arms. He had a moment of pleasure, possibly two, before the screaming began. Her arms closed around him as Gendo fought to free himself even as tentacles of Lilith's substance began to writhe and twist through his body. He jerked and convulsed in her arms, then stiffened.
Yui watched, frozen, as Gendo seemed to be pulled into Lilith, somehow. It was like his skin was a deflating balloon, the material of his body pouring into the creature below him. When he was empty Lilith cast the skin aside, rising to stretch gracefully.
"What did you do?" Yui managed, horrified.
Lilith stretched out, feeling her hunger sated in a way that she hadn't in a very, very long time. "Fed," she smirked.
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It had been so cute how indignant Yui had been! As if the sacrifice of a mere slave had been at all important. It wasn't until later that Lilith found out he had been Yui's mate, too, but still... he hadn't been important, really.
After that Yui took her from her cave and revealed the state of the world. Some fools had actually invoked her counterpart, Adam, and so doing signed their death warrant. But almost as soon as he was released Adam divided, splitting off warped, twisted reflections of himself. Like some kind of biblical plague his spawn spread across the world, slaughtering the summoners as well as feeding wildly on men.
Yui appealed for Lilith's help, and in the end she agreed to make a bargain with the desperate woman. Yui would provide her sacrifices, in return for the spawn of Lilith, who could fight against the children of Adam. Taking the sweet blood of Yui she took it into her womb, and Lilith then birthed daughters of her and Yui.
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"She... looks a little like me," Yu murmured, looking at the girl who had been literally born only a few minutes ago.
Lilith lay back on the bed Yui had provided, along with the cabin away from the city and people. She tiredly pushed herself up as she said, "Well, she is our daughter after all."
The girl was pale, walking around the room curiously buck naked. In the time since she was born she had grown from a toddler to a twelve year old, her light blue hair growing to reach the small of her back.
Yui watched the child warily as she murmured, "I always wanted a daughter, we were going to call her Rei..."
"Rei it is," Lilith agreed as she got up, walking towards the girl who looked at her calmly. "Come here, Rei," Lilith ordered, drawing the girl close then shockingly offering her breasts to her mouth.
"Hmm!" Rei made a soft sound then began to suckle.
"What the...?" Yui yelped as Lilith moaned happily, clearly enjoying the breast feeding a bit too much.
"She's not human, Yui," Lilith told her, her eyes almost dreamy as the child drank her milk, "you can't feed her your food. It would be poison to her."
Rei was... actually getting taller as she drank, shifting from child to teen. Finally she pulled away, a strand of strange, orange fluid connecting her bottom lip to Lilith's nipple. She licked once more, then turned towards Yui with a questioning gaze.
Ignoring that Yui looked at Lilith, who seemed tired but otherwise unchanged. "So what can she eat, other than your milk?" she asked.
Lilith gave a smile that was nearly evil as she purred, "The children of Adam."
Rei walked over to Yui, circling her then looking at Lilith. "Food?" she asked.
"No," Lilith shook her head.
Without another work Rei strode outside, leaving Yui gaping in shock. Then with a cry Yui hurried out after her, even as Lilith chuckled evilly. Tiredly she went back to the bed, already knowing what was coming.
Rei had caught the scent of one of the monsters, in the hills nearby. Her 'hunting' instincts had already kicked in, and now she was going to go get it. She was a relentless, powerful hunter, with a mind that combined hers with Yui's. Human intellect and demon cunning, a combination she was sure would be victorious.
It took only a half a hour for them to return. Yui was splattered with gore, ichor dripping down from her hair and smeared on her cheek. Rei trotted after her, her hands drenched in the guts of the creature, as well as all around her mouth.
Yui looked like she was going to be ill. "She... she tore it apart! Then she started to...," Yui made a retching noise.
"She ate it," Lilith nodded, looking more amused than anything else. "This is the cost you will have to pay, Ikari. My children are a savage breed."
Yui was pale, but she gulped and kept herself from throwing up. "If they stop the creatures attacking humanity," she said bravely, "it'll be worth it."
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Lilith smirked. Yui hadn't understood her warning, not really. She and Yui had created many sons and daughters, engineering the births with samples of other's DNA, trying to create the perfect hunters. The 'Rei' version had proven to be the most stable, but Yui seemed uncomfortable using her flesh and blood to kill.
Lilith had laughed when Shinji Ikari, Yui's son, had applied to become a hunter. Paired with a Rei at first they had killed and hunted well, but Yui had fretted for his safety. The Rei seemed to... sense the blood connection, protecting him, but also seeing him like kin. She was concerned what the Rei might do, so instead she engineered a new child of Lilith... Kaworu.
When Kaworu killed and violated Shinji, Yui had come down here with a baseball bat. The beating that followed was biblical, truly if Lilith could die of physical wounds Yui likely would have managed it. But Lilith regenerated, surviving even as her skull was crushed and her chest broken, laying in a bloody ruin at Yui's feet.
"Was it good for you?" Lilith gurgled through broken teeth.
The horrified, stunned look on Yui's face was almost worth the beating. Yui dropped the bat and staggered back, her face pale. Without a word Yui turned and fled, running out of the underground chamber as fast as she could.
Lilith pulled her shattered body together, healing as her kind easily did. Within minutes she was whole once more, the beautiful redhead looking with some regret at the orange blood splattered on the floor. Quietly she walked from the center chamber back to her bedroom, pausing in the door as she looked at the naked man Yui's men had tossed in a few hours ago.
Lilith watched as Ryoji Kaji came awake, the black haired young man looking around him in confusion. He moved and winced, grabbing his head as he groaned.
"Don't move, you've had a nasty shock," Lilith told him, fighting back a smile as his eyes widened at seeing her nudity.
Lilith watched the Special Inspector for the Japanese government look in awe at her breasts, then in a act of will yank his eyes away. "Where am I?" Ryoji asked gruffly.
'He's actually trying to be polite,' Lilith thought, 'how cute.' Aloud she said, "You're naked in my bedroom, young man."
That was when his nudity registered. Blushing furiously Ryoji scrambled for something to cover himself as he blushed pinkly. "How did I get here?" he asked, trying to cover himself with his hands, "Who are you, anyway?"
"I think Yui caught you digging where you shouldn't," Lilith guessed as she sauntered over to him, her unearthly scent washing over him. His eyes widened and glazed over, even as he seemed less aware of his nudity.
"I'm in trouble aren't I?" Ryoji managed to slur out as Lilith pressed against him.
"Yes you are," Lilith purred as she raked her clawed finger's down his back, drawing out only a whimpering moan, "I am Lilith and you? You are my food."
To be continued...
Notes: Yes, Lilith's blood & milk are orange, and probably LCL. Unlike Angels and her children Lilith CAN eat human food, but she prefers human flesh. Yui Ikari is feeding people to Lilith, secretly, usually people who know too much or become trouble to her.
Remember folks, stay on Yui's good side. Or else.
Demon City Tokyo
Eight
The streets of Tokyo were eerily silent as pieces of debris fluttered in the breeze. There were no animal sounds, no machines, just the soft hum of the still active power lines strung around the city. In this relative quiet a young woman walked the streets, looking for something.
Mari was a attractive young woman, walking the streets dressed in casual clothes. The baggy sweater hid her pert breasts, and jeans hugged her legs The overcast sky brought a chill to the winds, and she hugged herself to stave off the cold.
The city was deserted, on the surface, but there were places to go if you were in the know. Mari cautiously went down the alley, her steps graceful as she dodged piles of scrap, and reached a unmarked door. She rapped a certain beat, stopped, then repeated it.
After a moment the door opened and a older man stared down at her, frowning slightly. "You again," the man grumbled.
"Me," Mari agreed, "you gonna let me in or am I gonna freeze my ass off out here?"
He moved aside to let her by as he growled, "No trouble tonight, damn it. Or I'll boot you out for good."
"Yeah, yeah," Mari said as she went by him into the illegal bar.
Mari had found the place a few weeks ago on a monster hunt. She and her Rei had tracked and killed one of the creatures in a nearby building, and after the cleanup crew had picked up the remains she had taken a walk. Passing the alley she saw a man go inside, and curious she had investigated.
The low ceilinged room was somebody's living room, once. The furniture was taken out, replaced by a few tables and chairs, and a improvised bar was set up along the far wall. It was surprisingly busy, really, with nearly a dozen people drinking as Mari went up to the bar.
Kiddy Phenil gave Mari a scowl, the tall woman standing nearby the bar in her role as bouncer. Her auburn hair fell down past her shoulders, and she was dressed in a t-shirt and jeans. The buff woman looked yummy to Mari, but had ignored her advances.
"You again," Lebia Maverick gave Mari a disdainful look as the blond poured drinks. She was damn good looking, with platinum blond hair and a great body, slim but well formed. She was also cold as ice, sadly.
"What a welcome," Mari teased, "you'd think I started a fight here or something."
"You DID," Lebia noted as she poured a drink for her.
"More like stopped it, with Kiddy over there," Mari said pointedly as she paid for her drink.
Kiddy made a humph noise, but did smile faintly. Not long after Mari's first visit a group of construction workers had gotten drunk and rowdy, and had proven too much for her and Roy, the door guy, to handle. Mari had joined in the rapidly escilating brawl and, together, they had driven out the drunks and pretty much thrashed the place.
Lebia sighed. "Just try to stay out of shit, huh?"
Mari ignored that, sipping her drink as she looked this evening's crowd over. They were a pretty sorry looking bunch, really, the scum who had been forced to stay in this demon infested town. Some people had jobs that kept them here, others just couldn't afford to get the hell away.
"Hey, Mari," old man Suzuhara nodded, the brown haired man sitting at a side table drinking beer. He was a engineer at NERV, which mostly involved him maintaining vehicles. His son and daughter were both in the hospital from demon attacks, which was why he stayed on. Paying their hospital bills took lots of cash, and NERV paid pretty well.
"Hey," Mari nodded back. She had once considered giving him a pitty fuck, but decided he was too old even for her. "How's the kids?" she asked.
"Toji's new leg is working out well," Suzuhara sighed, "he might be able to get out of the hospital soon. Little Miki, well..."
Mari patted him awkwardly on the shoulder. "Buck up," she told him insincerely, then headed off.
Kozo Fuyutsuki was the principal of the last functioning high school in Tokyo, currently. The grey haired old man looked bowed by age and experience, and he liked to hint that he had known Yui Ikari back in the day. Mari personally thought he was full of shit, but she could be wrong.
One of the penguins from the local convent was making the rounds, trying to 'save' the drunks. Mari had seen her around, a Sister Horaki. According to rumors she had worked at NERV a few years back, just after the first NERV in Tokyo opened, but had resigned. Sometime after that she found God and had been a nuicence ever since.
"You still picketing NERV?" Mari asked as Horaki was handing out pamplets to a nearby table full of men who were mostly admiring her body not the religious message.
Sister Horaki frowned down at Mari but willingly answered, "Of course we are. Yui Ikari has made a bargain with the Whore of Babylon, and must be stopped."
Mari snorted with amusement. Every day a dellegation of nuns and crackpot Christians came out waving signs at NERV declaring Yui the devil and NERV the home of demons. People pretty much ignored them, but it did get annoying.
"Didn't you work for Yui?" Mari confronted her. "You were okay with NERV to start with."
Sister Horaki looked at Mari with disapproval. "I have confessed my sins and am cleansed, unlike you and the others who serve there," she said. She fixed Mari with a intense glare, "Repent! Only that can save your soul!"
Before she could get into a full blown rant one of the other penguins went over to her side and took her arm. "Don't let her get to you," Sister Mikaho said the older woman led her away.
"Crazy nun," Mari sighed, taking a drink of her booze.
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Music pounded through the room as the two women danced on the matching platform. "Nice moves!" the artificial voice encouraged, "Keep the beat! Excellent rhythm!"
"Does Dance Dance Revolution really count as training?" Mayumi panted as they finished another song and hopped off the pads.
Asuka, damn her, wasn't even out of breath as she said, "Yeah, it improves coordination and endurance, too." She looked amused, "Even Misato does it."
"Seriously," Mayumi gave her a look.
"Yup," Asuka said as they crossed the rec room to get some sodas, "she averages a 75% or so score. Pisses her off."
Mayumi snickered as they fed in tokens and got their drinks. She popped the lid on her iced coffee, sipping a bit as she watched Asuka. Ever since they had flirted a bit in a training session she had kept a bit of distance, which bothered Mayumi a bit.
"What?" Asuka asked as she opened a can of soda.
"Did I offend you, when we were joking around in that last training session?" Mayumi asked bluntly. "You've been... pretty distant since then."
Asuka looked startled, then flushed slightly. "I'm sorry," she said after a uncomfortable moment, "it's not your fault." She took a deep breath, "I had a... pretty horrific series of nightmares recently, and it's made it hard to sleep."
"That sucks," Mayumi conceded, knowing that nightmares were pretty common these days. Frankly she had had a few nasty ones, especially since coming to NERV.
Asuka hesitated a moment, as if debating saying something. "This is off the record, right?" she asked, reminding them both that Mayumi was a reporter as well as a Hunter.
Mayumi looked at her curiously but answered with a touch of annoyance, "Unless I have my recorder out and say it's on the record, it's off the record."
"Sorry," Asuka sighed. "The nightmare... well, it started with a woman having sex with me. Then things went horribly bad."
"Rei?" Mayumi guessed, getting a startled look in reply. She sipped her drink, "Me too, actually." She blushed as she clarified, "Sex dreams, I mean. Not the whole being eaten alive thing."
Asuka actually chuckled as they settled down on the couch together. "You too?" she smiled, "I'm relieved, I think."
"I think Rei just has this...," Mayumi searched for the right words. "Erotic energy, maybe? It might be from her desire to have kids but whatever it is, it's kind of hot."
"In a oddly creepy way," Asuna admitted. She looked at Mayumi as she said quietly, "You're a bit older than I am... is this normal?"
Mayumi sighed, not quite sure what to say. "Have you had feelings for other girls before?" she asked, stalling for time.
"I went to a girl's only academy," Asuna shrugged, "part of my skipping some grades. There were girls with crushes on upperclassmen, it was pretty common." She blushed, "I had a crush on a senior, but it never went anywhere."
"Okay," Mayumi sipped her drink. "I'm speaking as a Japanese, here," she cautioned. When Asuka nodded she continued, "In our culture, it's no big deal if, as a school girl, you mess around with other girls. It's sort of considered a stage of growing up."
Mayumi continued, "As a adult, it used to be frowned on somewhat more, but that's changed over the years." She drank a bit more, "Part of it has been people's attitudes changing, and part of it's been the demon invasion." She shrugged eloquently, "I don't most people really care anymore who you sleep with."
Asuka chuckled softly, "Well, I guess one good thing came out of the demon invasion."
Mayumi looked at Asuka curiously, "So you think you might be that way inclined?"
"Maybe," Asuka sighed. "I mean, NERV is pretty much staffed by hyper competant, admirable women. It's not surprising I get turned around a bit by them." She snorted with amusement, "Hell, I get tempted to take Mari up on her many offers."
"Better not, you might catch something," Mayumi said dryly.
Asuka snickered. "I don't think she's quite the slut she pretends to be," she pointed out as she finished her soda.
"You think it's an act?" Mayumi asked curiously.
"Wouldn't surprise me, Asuka shrugged. She got up from the couch and tossed her can in the recycling bin, "Thanks for the talk, Mayumi, but I think I'd better get to bed."
"Pleasant dreams," Mayumi nodded as Asuka left.
Mayumi finished up her own drink and dropped the can in the recycling bin. She debated trying Dance Dance Revolution again, but didn't want to humiliate herself. Instead she went to her quarters and lay down for bed.
It wasn't until much later that it occurred to Mayumi that Asuka might have been hoping she would proposition her...
To be continued...
Notes: Wanted to give Mari some depth, as well as cover day to day life for people in Tokyo. Also slipped in a few Silent Mobius characters.