Once again, two warriors faced on the central arena in the barracks. Pilate was covered head to toes in a rainbow plate, wielding a sword and a shield that seemed to change color every second. The plate looked bulky, but the soldier was used to wearing heavy armor, and he had more than once the occasion to confirm the equipment its protect On the other end of the spectrum, Kasumi's outfit could barely qualify as a sexy bustier, and its protective abilities were relying on its wearer's agility. To this end, it was extremely lightweight to not hinder its wearer and showed more than enough flesh to attract any opponent's gaze. Her revealed skin also was covered with several tattoos that seemed to dance and hypnotize anyone who looked at them, further preventing any attacker to focus. She was wielding two jet-black ninja sword. They had little public for their duel, with only two assassins, and unbeknownst to them, Minamo. The kitsune kunoichi was watching from the shadow with a precise plan in mind, ready to pounce into action.
The two warriors turned around each other, gauging their opponents. Without warning, Kasumi jumped high, falling weapons first toward Pilate. The soldier barely had the time to block her with his shield as she followed her attack with an attempt to strike his leg. Pilate blocked her attack with his sword then imbued his weapon with the power of earth to knock her down in one attack. The kunoichi dodged his powerful assault by jumping back.
As she put some distance between him and her, she threw several shurikens at his head, forcing him to raise his shield to protect himself. She then threw a smoke bomb to conceal herself. Pilate imbued his sword with wind and launched a twister to eliminate the smoke. It was too late, however, as the elf was no longer visible. As he looked around, he could notice a few sheets of papers twirling around. Before he could react, he felt a violent electric discharge shocking him. Right afterwards, he found himself tossed around in an elemental storm. Kasumi finally revealed herself when Pilate fell on the floor. He could hardly move after the relentless assault.
"Training in Taoism was worth the effort. You made progress, but you should always be careful about your enemy's skills on the battlefield. You must never get surprised. Now, to finish you off properly…"
Kasumi removed her bustier, fully exposing herself to Pilate. She was still wearing her gloves, her boots, and more surprisingly, her mask to conceal her face.
Surprised, Pilate tried moving back, but his body barely responded. "Wait, wait, this isn't what I had in mind when you said you wanted to spar!"
"As I told you, I also wish to train my kunoichi skills on a man. You can struggle and try to endure if you want, but ultimately it won't change anything."
She pinned him and started removing his armor, which took more time than she expected as Pilate tried to struggle to stop her. Not before long, he only had his undergarments and undershirts on. Kasumi licked her lips behind her mask. A noise on the side suddenly attracted her attention. The moment she turned, a huge red ball hit her in her upper body, pushing her several meters away from the fallen soldier. The ball unfurled itself to reveal the red kitsune who was spying on the fight. Before Pilate could react, she grabbed him with her tails and started running away. Pilate was still shocked by the sudden events.
"What are you…"
"Hush, first let's get you out of here, then I'll answer your questions."
Deciding that his current situation would be better if he did not bother his rescuer, Pilate decided to remain silent. He was comfortable wrapped up and definitively did not want to get back to being a kunoichi's meal.
Eventually, they entered the castle's inner courtyard. However, just as Minamo closed the door back, she was suddenly pushed by a gust of wind. She swore as she dropped Pilate on the ground while trying to pull out her weapon.
"MINE!"
"GET HIM!"
Pilate tried to move off, but found himself swarmed by several harpies while hearing fighting noises intersected by the kitsune swearing loudly. Apparenly his rescuer forgot they were in the middle of the harpies mating season. As he tried crawling away, a harpy slammed herself on his back, blocking him.
"Come here! Don't you want to make babies with me?!"
"HEY! Don't hog him, I want a turn too!"
"BUT I DIDN'T GET STARTED!"
The harpies started shouting at each other in a cacophony of war cries and sing song shouts while they were still trying to get on top of him. He suffered several minor wounds as their talons scratched him each time one harpy was butting head with another one. After what seemed an eternity, a spring of water suddenly blew the group up several meters high. As each monsters fell on the group, several fairies revealed themselves from the top of the castle.
"Pfwahahaha! Wet birds are so funny! Now try flying!"
One of the fairy noticed Pilate, who was still trying to crawl away from the mess.
"Oooh, hey, there's a man…"
"It's the big burly guard without his armor! Let's have fun with him!"
One of the harpies got up and started shouting into the direction of the fairies.
"BACK OFF, YOU THIEF, WE SAW HIM FIRST!"
A bigger fairy attempted to rush Pilate while singing.
"Na-Na, now he's mine!"
A blade of wind pushed the offending sprite who started tumbling uncontrollably. A few seconds afterwards, a battle exploded around Pilate as each monster was trying to get his hands on him for a few moments of intimacy. He was regularly thrown and tossed around with monsters jumping on top of him to get kicked off by another attacker. After a few minutes, he noticed the monsters were more focused on each other than on him. He started moving slowly again toward the entrance, inch by inch, but before he even reached the halfway point, several fairies jumped on him.
"Hey, let's have fun with big guy!"
"I want his white stuff!"
Pilate was still trying to move forward, but the incessant attacks, as weak as they felt, completely blocked him. He suddenly felt a rush of magic coming from his side, and a rain of magic rock shards pushed the fairies away. Several fragments hit him, wounding him further, but at least the fairies were gone and were all disoriented for the moment.
From the corner of his sight he could see Izuna, still wielding a talisman. The fox samurai briefly bowed, and used her tails to scoop him from the ground.
"I apologize for the lack of precision in my attack, but speed is a priority."
Saved by a fox again? At least he did get to enjoy fluffy tails once more. However, he groaned once more, as moving awakened all the bruises and cuts that were now adorning his body. He could see his shirt was shredded and covered in blood stains while Izuna was positioning him on her back.
Carrying the wounded soldier, Izuna ran further into the courtyard, looking for a spot to hide from this mess. The entrances were too far and reaching them without getting seen would be too risky. Waiting hidden under a tree until the group was no longer a threat was apparently the best solution.
"It seems like they are too busy attacking each other to notice us. Let us wait until they are all out."
The kitsune used the shadows near a tree to conceal herself, and started waiting for the situation to die down. Pilate choose to not complain, too glad to remain unmolested for now.
