Chapter 22
"Damn, I hate the idea, I need help to deal with both Taimanin and these scums…" Trickster spitted onto the road, "And that Incubus too… I need to call the rest generals. Good that not all were so stupid and followed commands of lords."
Trickster was walking by the streets of Yomihara. He was walking not slowly, but still not fast too. The four handed demon attracted a lot of attention as he was the only one peculiar demon hear, with four hands and a big tail with two processes. However no one dared to attack him as if they knew he is strong.
The demon was thinking a lot, but still was watching and listening to what was happening around him.
'At the same time, there are only three generals, who can help me now.' the demon decided to think not out loud, 'And its good I know the one who is smarter than me and can think of something really good.' He chuckled of his thoughts, 'But still it'll be hard to convenience them, since we had different roles in the past, and we rarely worked together.' he wanted to hit a streetlamp, but could hold himself of that idea, "Fine, let's see how it will go with the first one and then I start to think something new.'
Trickster turned the corner and found some kind of a brothel in front of him. He looked at the building and then mumbled.
'Damn pervert…' he spitted again and then headed to the entrance of the building.
Two big orks that were some sort of security didn't stop him. The four handed demon was glad he could enter the needed place without problems. The first floor where he was no was some kind of a common hall where were customers and slaves. There were both humans and demons, the customers were watching at the slaves and servants of the brothel in different costumes, while the second ones were doing their work.
Trickster looked around and headed to a small bunch of demons and humans that were in the center of the hall.
"Can I interrupt you?" the demon with the tail and four hands came to the group, "I'm looking for one demon, I think he is here."
"And what does this demon look like?" one woman in the cat attire asked the demon with interest.
"He looks like a lion and has some scars on his face." Trickster explained, "He is a pervert too, and likes such places."
"Yes, I know him." the woman chuckled and came to the demon, "But why are looking for him?" she put her hands onto his neck,
"He is my comrade." Trickster replied her fast, "I have some work for him."
"Maybe you lie." the woman replied him, "And you are his enemy?" she asked him then, "Why should I belive you?"
"If I wanted I would turn this place into a pile of stones." the demon didn't like her action, and grabbed her with the processes of his tail.
"Hey what are ya doing?!" the ork wanted to start the fight, but then the demon put the woman back onto the floor,
"I just want to find my pal." Trickster repeated, "I have no intentions to make chaos here in your… cozy nest." he added after a second of thinking.
'His grip was strong…' the woman thought, she looked at her hips, but saw now marks of his squeezing.
"So? Is he here?" the demon asked the woman again.
"Yes, he is here." she nodded, "I will bring you to him." she looked at the demon carefully.
"Wise." Trickster nodded and followed the woman.
Both of them they could avoid the conflict as the demons, who were with them still felt tense about the newcomer, but even the biggest ork of the group decided not to fight the strange demon.
The worker of the brothel headed to the stairs and then started to go higher, the demon that was behind her did absolutely the same. They reached the third floor and the woman headed by the corridor ahead. When she came to the last door she stood and said.
"He is here." she was calm, but still excited, "We have a rule not to bother the clients, so if you want to see him go alone."
"I see." the demon nodded and then slightly opened the door.
Trickster didn't pay attention to moans, which were heard well. He quickly put his hand onto the handle and turned it.
"What the hell?! I told you not to bother me!" there was a roaring voice as if it was a real tiger or a lion.
"You didn't tell me anything." Trickster quickly replied watching at the other person, who was lying on the bed and there was a woman, who was riding him, "Didn't know you like such positions."
"What the…?" the roaring person made the woman lay onto his chest as he could see, who was in the room, "You…" the demon that resembled a lion grunted.
"It would be better if we can speak properly without extra ears." Trickster told to the demon, "Knowing you don't listen well, when you're busy."
"The hell are you here?!" the lion groaned, "My work with you is done!"
"I told you I need to talk to you." the four handed demon came closer and got the woman with his tail.
"Wh… what is it?" the woman was seemed frightened, but still she wasn't because either of drugs or pleasure that still couldn't go away of her head.
"Who gave you permission!" the lion tried to get up, but the demon with the tail stretched out his arm and the demon was pressed against the bed, which was broken fast and then against the floor.
"Bastard…" the demon roared.
"Our former leaders return, and they could destroy something." Trickster said putting the girl onto the floor behind the door, "Go and find another daddy." She told her and then closed the door with his power, "Did you hear anything of that?"
"Something yes, something not…" the lion demon mumbled, "The most interesting for me is what you want of that conflict…"
"Balance. I earn money the way I do now. I don't want to see neither Taimanin nor these bastards as winners."
"I don't understand you." the lion chuckled, "Why not to join forces with Taimanin and when you finish with them to0 betray them?" the demon tried to get up, but the pressure was strong.
"You became smarter." Trickster chuckled, "I want to discuss everything with you, but not in such conditions." Trickster lowered his hand and the pressure stopped.
Next moment Trickster felt slight wind and then felt how a massive paw was pressed against his neck.
"Too careless…" the lion grinned, "Lost your skills?"
"Do you want to check it?" Trickster slightly turned his head, "If you want this place to be crushed."
"You know how to stop conflicts." The lion type demon smirked and removed his arm from his neck, "This place brings me money, so if I crush it, I'll lose a lot."
"Generals started to work a bounty hunters, if someone would tell me that in the past. I would think he is crazy." Trickster chuckled and saw how the demon appeared near the remnants of the bed, and next moment he was in clothes.
The demon was in metal gloves, which didn't close his paws, he was in pants and in some kind of metal armor on his trunk. The demon also had metal boots.
'By the way, you found me really fast, how did you know I will be here?" the demon asked the four armed one.
"I heard you are an often guest here." Trickster replied him, "But I didn't know you work here."
"So, what do you want from me?" the demon came closer to Trickster, "I hope it's significant that you even didn't let me finish."
"It is, but I don't want to discuss it here." Trickster replied him fast.
"Fine, let's go to the other room." the demon grunted and both of them left the room, where he spent time well.
This time Trickster was led by this demon. They went to the other part of the floor where they were until they reached the other block of the building, where was no moans. The door was opened and there was a sofa and a desk with a big and massive desk. The demon quickly took the place at the desk, while Trickster continued to stand.
"So, what do you want from me?" the demon asked the other one again.
"As I told before, I need your help." Trickster answered quickly waving with his tail, "I think you've heard gossips about Celine and Atke?"
"I did, but not much, just something like strange guys in armor." the demon replied greeting his teeth, "I thought it's just some strange freaks."
"It's them." Trickster said then, "Three seals were destroyed did you feel it?"
"Yes, I felt that." the lion nodded.
"Then you must know those weren't freaks, but them." Trickster continued, "As I said before, brains are not your better side.
"What did you say?!" the lion hit the table, even its cracking was heard.
"I'll continue." Trickster moved with his tail, "When I fought Taimanin I met our old acquaintance." he saw interested expression on the face of the lion demon, "Professor."
"What is his interest in that? He must protect the seals, but not let to destroy them!"
"He join forces with Taimanin, I don't know why, but it's the fact. And the Incubus King also fights on their side as he stopped me from killing Taimanin kids." he did a pause, "That's why I came up to the idea to deal with them both. With Atke's forces and with Taimanin. There's profit for you too as you can have some new slaves for you from these Taimanin."
"And how do you want to fight them? We can deal with Edwin Black or Kuroi. But how the hell we'll deal with Atke and Celine?" the demon raised his voice, "They will pulverize us!"
"Who told you we will fight alone?" Trickster came closer, "I know about two other generals, who could survieve." the lion was intrigued with these words, Trickster could see it by his face, "You remember, but don't like them much."
"Wait…" the demon mumbled, "Not that iron bastard and damn snail?" the beast demon looked at the eyes of the four armed demon.
"Yes, it will not too hard to find the snail, and the knight…" Trickster frowned, "His location is unknown for me."
"That damn spitting freak." the interlocutor of Trickster mumbled, "It's hard to imagine how far in the Demon Real."
"I didn't miss him." Trickster understood, what the demon was thinking about, "It's important to have strong partner that you can use." Je chuckled.
"I'm surprised you could remain neutral relations to all of us." the demon got up and when to the window, "And what shall we do with the seals?"
"I have an idea, but we need to find the knight, he knows much more about them, so we'll be able to have an advantage against both Taimanin and Atke." Trickster continued.
"I never understood what was happening in his head." the lion didn't like the idea, "But still if he helps to deal with these two ancient freaks, I don't mind."
"By the way, Professor also told me that he saw a bee humanoid, do you know what that means?" Trickster came to the window too.
"This honey bastard is alive?" the demon seemed astonished, "Somehow, I'm not surprised."
"Yes, I'm sure there are his comrades too." Trickster nodded, "The three of them vanished suddenly, and I guess it was planned, because there was no information on their deaths." the demon put one of his hands onto his chin, "What is their role…"
"Who knows, but I'd like to get that bee." the lion demon roared, "I always wanted to know, who is faster."
"Then, you have such an opportunity." Trickster chuckled.
"So, what is our first step?" the fast demon asked his partner, "To the Demon World?"
"Yes, then we all will think, how to find the last general." Trickster nodded.
"How I hate that lace…" the lion demon roared, but still decided not to oppose Trickster, "By the way, did you hear about the events on Chaos Arena."
"I did." the demon with gravity power answered fast, "What with that?"
"I have p-asses for it. I guess our Taimanin and Atke can visit it." the demon replied fast.
"Why such thoughts?" Trickster looked at his partner puzzled.
"He and Black were disciple and a teacher if I remember it right." Trickster nodded at these words, "So if he knows about it he will definitely visit it."
"Do you want to go there too?" the demon smirked at the words of the lion demon.
"Yeah, when I can see fighting girls, who oppose demons?" he grinned exposing his teeth.
"Fine, I think we can get the snail and then return straight before the show starts." Trickster nodded, "But wee need to go now if you want…"
"Yeah let's go!" the lion roared as loud as he only could, after that the lion demon quickly appeared near the door, "Are you still there?!"
"Coming." Trickster liked his attitude to the problem and then headed after his new comrade.
The car was slowly going by the road, the car was increasing limited speed, however the driver was so skillful that avoided other cars.
"I still can't understand, how they can hide so skillfully?" the driver asked the passenger, "If they're not from here, they thought everything well."
"I don't know, but thanks to this unexpected occasion somehow we could find small groups that could give us troubles in the future." the passenger replied.
"Here you're right. I can see how Lazar will change the military heads." the man chuckled overtaking the car, which was in front of him.
"By the way, where are we going now?" the passenger took out his phone looked at it black screen and then returned it into his jacket.
"Dokany." the driver replied, "For us it's the last place we are to check." he quickly lowered the speed and then did a turn, "If there is no one, we can be free."
"Man, it's good to have something hot." the passenger seemed glad their work is about to finish, "How far is it?"
"Fifteen minutes." the driver looked at the navigator, "Maybe a little less."
"Come On, I want to finish that damn mission fast." the passenger gave an idea to increase speed.
The driver only chuckled and then overtook the truck, which was in front of him and raised speed again then. The two men were chatting during the way, However it was lasting not long as the first houses of the village were seen.
"Stop in the middle of the village, maybe they were seen somewhere here." the passenger told to his partner.
"Man, I can't belive they avoid the cameras." the driver grunted.
"Here is the strangest thing for me too." the passenger nodded, "But still we need to capture them first and then we can interrogate them." the passenger opened the door and then started to leave the car , but then asked the driver, "Are you going?"
"No, it's small, you'll deal here quickly by yourself." the man chuckled and waved his comrade.
"Darn you." the man didn't like the idea he will work alone, but still he didn't insist.
The man walked slowly to the first house , which was on his way. The day was coming to late evening so there was no one on the streets, only lights in the houses was seen instead of it. He quickly knocked the door and in several second it was opened, by a young lady.
"Good evening Miss." The man greeted the girl.
"Good evening." the woman said a little worried, "Who are you?"
"Oh, don't worry, I'm looking for some people, well…" the man pondered, "They're foreigners and there three of them. Didn't you see them here?"
"No, I'm sorry." The woman shook with her head, "We came not long ago."
"Oh, I'm sorry for bothering you." the man quickly apologized and said goodbye.
He followed to the other house, which was not far from the one of the young lady. She looked at him, but when she heard the man asked the same question returned back home.
The man tried three houses, but there was no result, he decided to go a little farther from the center, where was the bus stop. He looked around and decided to try one random house. He came and knocked again.
"Sorry for a late visit. I'm looking for people. They're not from here. Two women and one man."
The man who opened the door to the passenger, looked at him distrustfully.
"Who are they?" the man asked the passenger.
"Oh, they're my friends, we had an arrangement I meet them here, but I can't see them." the man quickly replied him.
"I've seen them, but ask someone from the house twenty, I've seen them with the mistress o the house." the master of the house replied fast.
"Oh, thanks for the information." the man nodded, "Sorry for bothering you so lately." the man apologized again.
The man started to look for the needed house. However he was in his phone too, as he was looking for direct information on the village, he found there was only two busses, to Tuzla and Banya-Luka.
'So, if they left this place they have only two directions. I must be careful in what I'm saying, who knows will they be enemies or not.' the man thought preparing for a bad meeting. He found the needed house fast, as it was not far from him.
The man quickly knocked to the door again, and started to wait for the respond or of opening the door.
"Yes!" the man heard a soft voice behind the door, "Coming!" then the door was opened and the amn saw a woman in ages, "What is it? Who are you?"
"Good evening, Miss." the man greeted the woman, "I ask you to forgive me, I bother you so lately. But…" the man stumbled trying to think what to say her, "I'm looking for three peculiar people."
"Are they foreigners?" the woman asked the man with a little worried, but at the same interested voice.
"Yes, they're!" the man quickly nodded, "I was told they're here, so I ant to take them to my place."
"To Banya-Luka?" the woman asked the man narrowing her eyes.
"Yes!" the man quickly nodded, "They are two girls and one man." the man seemed felt that she was worried.
"I'm sorry, but they took a bus to go there." The woman replied him fast.
"Man!" the man moaned, "And I even don't have the phone to call them." the man hit his forehead, "When was it?" he asked her with a worried and sad voice.
"It was an hour and fifteen minutes ago." the lady answered the time.
"Oh, maybe I can catch them!" the man quickly rushed to the direction, where he came from, "Thanks a lot, for your help!" the man shouted waving his hand to the woman.
"What a strange day." the woman only shook with her head still watching at the man.
The man ran to the car as fast as he could, it wasn't long, and when he ran to the car, he quickly jumped into it.
"Give me your phone!" the man quickly shouted to the driver, who was shocked a lot by his voice.
"What is it?!" the driver asked the passenger, who quickly took the phone out of his hands.
"They're going to Banya-Luka!" the passenger replied while he was looking for something in the phone of his partner, "Sir Mladich!" the man said straight in the phone.
'What is it?' the man heard a strict voice in the phone.
"It's about those spies, must coming to Banya-Luka." the passenger reported, "They sat on the bus and now there."
'What is the number of the bus?' the man asked him.
The man took his own phone and quickly found the needed information.
"Two hundred and fifty, Sir!" the passenger replied.
'Understood.' Lazar replied, 'Good job, now go there and try to check the road. I will do everything myself.'
"Yes, going after them!" the passenger quickly hang the phone and returned it back to his partner, who was starting the car now.
"Yeah, nice dinner…" the driver only grunted and pressed the gas pedal.
When the call was stopped, Lazar quickly did another call.
'What is it Lazar?' the leader of the party heard a voice in the phone.
"They were detected, now they must be near by the Banya-Luka." the man said to his interlocutor he got up and came to the wall, where was hanging a map.
'But do you understand that they will not go there?' Lazar was asked.
"Yes, they must leave near Prnyavor or Laktashi." Lazar replied fast, "That will help them to reach Croatia faster, but since there is a military operation you must understand the danger, which is there." Mladich Stopped for a second, "Do you understand, I can let them go there?"
'They're shaking with their heads.' The man chuckled in the phone.
"Do they understand that it's dangerous?!" Lazar shouted at the phone, "What will happen if Vereshagin is dead?!"
'It's our choice, Lazar.' the Serb heard another voice in the phone, 'You sent Haze to us, if it's possible, send us one or two platoons, which are there.'
Fine, it's seems I won't be able to persuade you." Lazar understood his powerlessness and continued, "I will inform Haze and send you two platoons. But be careful there is still an artillery squad, so it'll be as twice dangerous."
'Understood.' Lazar heard the voices of the three people.
The man quickly did several calls, first one was for Haze, who quickly understood everything and headed to the needed location, while the three others calls were done to military centers. The man informed about the situation and ordered to be very attentive and scout all the places. When everything was done Lazar opened the desk and took out a flask out of it. He quickly opened it and started to drink.
"It's good that such operations are rare." the man squeezed his face, "Can't understand how Stephan can drink that much."
Lazar was standing and was watching in one position for a long time. His flask was dried little by little. The man was watching at the map now and was moving with his finger by the northern broads of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He seemed thoughtful, but still nothing came to his head. Then suddenly his eyes widened. The man quickly took the phone, which was on the desk and started to number something.
"Connect me with colonel Vulovich!" the man demanded.
'Yes?' Lazar heard a strict voice in the phone in a second.
"Vulovich, it's Mladich." the man quickly said, "Are your cannons near Grdishka or what?"
'No, we're on a distance between it and Srbats.' the man replied fast, "What is it?"
"I need you to prepare them and clean the make the situation on the broad tensed for Croats!" Lazar gave an order, "But remember, you must strike the fields, not the villages there!"
'Understood, is there any point in that?' Vulovich asked Mladich.
"It's long to explain, I need you t do that." the man added.
'Got it.' the man in the phone replied and the call stopped.
"With that they will have some chance not to face Croats." Lazar sighed and sat into the armchair thinking something else.
The bus with Taimanin wasn't in hurry it was going with an ordinary pace. They didn't do a lot of stops as the people wanted to reach the city they needed as fast as possible. Kikyo, Shizuru and Toru seemed calm, however deep inside they were worried. Shizuru thought about what people in the bus were talking about. She could understand some words that the place there was dangerous. The second part she thought by herself.
She could know that there were some tough struggles between Croatia and their country. However Shizuru decided not to tell them that. She understood the risk, but still they needed to try it, because the idea of being captured wasn't so attractive.
The blonde Taimanin tried to understand, how should they escape. However it was hard for them as they didn't know about the broad and didn't know what can be there and were there other people like them with special powers.
'If we get out of here and return back, I will ask for a long vacation.' Shizuru sighed, but still tried to stay positive.
Their wasn't long, but still not short too. The driver announced the stops, there were a little number of people, who were leaving the bus. In two hour the driver of the bus shouted again.
"Laktashi!" he shouted.
The Taimanin quickly got up and headed to the exit of the bus. The man stopped on the bus stop in a small town and opened the door. Shizuru thanked the man and left the bust after Toru and Kikyo. When they jumped off the bus they looked around and saw no one around them, they also didn't see anyone who left with them.
"So, where now?" Toru asked the blonde comrade, who was already in her phone.
"To the north. thirty one kilometer." she explained.
"Well, that's pretty far." Toru didn't like the distance they had to walk, "Good thing that kind lady fed us. I don't know how we would go if we didn't eat."
"Yes, especially these pies are good." Shizuru chuckled, liking the idea Toru decided not to think about their way, "Well, the north is there." Shizuru pointed at the brightest star, which was in the sky.
"Let's go there." Kikyo hurried pals in order to try to cross the broad faster.
The team walked not fast, but still not slowly too as they didn't want to seem suspicious. They saw few people, who were wandering by the streets. However they didn't pay attention to them.
"This way, quickly!" Tour whispered to his friends.
They quickly rushed in the alley.
"What is it?" Kikyo asked him.
"There are some guys with gun." Toru looked out of the corner, "Patrol?" he asked himself, "Or after us?"
"This place is tensed, there's no doubt, it's a patrol." Shizuru whispered him.
"What should we do?" Kikyo asked her comrades.
"We need to think everything carefully." Shizuru whispered, "If they see us, it'll be hard for us to escape the town."
"Have you got a navigator?" Toru asked the leader of the team, "Try to make it to the ridge of the town."
"Yes, one second." Shizuru nodded, "There is a railway that leads straight to the north of the country." she suddenly said, "But it must be under protection."
"And what is the other way?" Kikyo asked the woman.
"Through the town." Shizuru said then, "I think it'll be the worst way for us if there's a patrol."
"Well, let's go along the railway then." the man said to the leader of the squad, "At least it's easy to predict if something appear there."
"Fine, lead us."Kikyo only sighed and then she and Toru headed Shizuru, who quickly ran by the alley.
The team was staying still. They saw some people with guns, however they could avoid their attention and walk behind them. Then Toru jumped onto the building and chuckled in his head.
'The railway.' he thought, 'Now we must only leave the town.' then he jumped from the building, "The railway isn't fat.' Toru said to the women.
"Good, what should we do?" Kikyo asked Shizuru and Toru as she hadn't got a proper plan on how to leave the city.
"At the same time, I think I've seen some silhouette." Toru suddenly added.
"What silhouette?" Shizuru asked him being worried a little.
"I don't know, but it was just like some spot." Toru explained, "I think someone is chasing us."
'Could it be that guy?' Shizuru pondered, but could hold herself of frowning , "I have one idea, but I will need your help." Shizuru looked at Tour, "Try to distract their attention with your wind attacks, we will sneak and you will follow us then.
"Got it." Toru nodded exposing his guns.
Next moment he rushed back the alley. Shizuru and Kikyo were scared for their friend, however they believed he will do everything right. He couldn't fail, because his fail would be their fail.
After some time, they heard strong puffs of the wind, and how the city started to become alive as there were a lot of noises. It was really lucky no one went to their alley, so they didn't need to fight the patrols. They heard a voice.
"Quickly, while they're busy there."
Shizuru rushed to the street along with Kikyo and Toru was behind them. They heard some noise behind them. However the Taimanin were faster than the patrolling people. They saw the ridge of the town and the forest in the farness. Shizuru suddenly stopped and touched the tree which was on her right. Next moment the roots of the trees became bigger and closed the road of the street turning it in a dead end.
'Let's see how you'll handle with that.' Shizuru chuckled and rushed after the comrades.
"They're heading to the forest!" the man in the military uniform rushed to the man in the cloak and the red beret, who was standing on the
"Well, here is our entrance." the man with the beret chuckled, "Good thing we headed straight to Srbats instead of Gradishka." He chuckled.
"What are our moves?" the young lady asked the man.
"Well, there's a river and this river is the broad with Croatia." the man frowned fixing his beret, "We need to be careful as there can be their squads that ready to make a trap."
"Understood." the man with the mask and the guns nodded.
"One of them uses wind power and the other one uses wood power." the solider added after a minute.
"Wind powers…" the man with the beret pondered, "Well, you'll deal with him." the man in the cloak looked at the man with guns, "By the way, have we go our scouts there?"
"As I know there are three scout groups, we will inform them and they will track these bastards." the soldier quickly said to the man.
"Order them to follow, but not to fight them, because they will do nothing against them." the man with the beret answered to the solder and then turned to the forest where the Taimanin ran.
There were heard cannon strikes, however they were not often. The young woman was worried, however she tried to stay calm.
"Well, let's see, how good I am in such kind of mission." the man chuckled nervously and then the three of them rushed to the forest, but from the other side.
The man who was with the three chasers ran back to the town as he wanted to alert the scouts in the forest.
The three people hurried as they could, as if their life depended on the catching the spies. The man in the beret was in front of the other two. The girl was in the tail, while the man with the guns was between them.
"The strategy is next." The man said, "I and you protected him, while you protect us." He turned to the woman first then to the man in the mask.
"Roger that, Owl!" the man and the woman nodded.
They heard a cannon shot on their right.
"Damn, Vulovich found when to start striking." the man mumbled fixing his beret.
"At least he holds Ustahi on a distance from us!" the man with the mask noticed, "We need to thank him later."
"If he doesn't explode us!" the young lady said being worried.
"Now, you'll taste the real action." Owl chuckled to the young lady.
"Just another mission." she answered him, however it was possible to hear that she was frighten, however tried to suppress that feeling.
They could reach the forest after some time, and when they jumped into the closest bushes they quickly looked around.
"Now be careful." Owl told to his comrades, "The river is in front of us, there must be traps so I don't know what to wait."
"Let's head farther." the man with guns told his comrades and they quickly went ahead, but still carefully.
"Damn that was dangerous!" Toru spitted when they did it to the forest, "I thought they will get us."
"The interesting thing is that why they didn't send anyone after us." Kikyo didn't understand that.
"I don't know, but to underestimate them will be dangerous, we need to prepare for the fight.
Shizuru quickly rapped off her official suit and after it there was her Taimanin uniform. Kikyo and Toru did absolutely the same. Shizuru was in her red attire. Kikyo was in her white uniform with a cut on her stomach and upper part on her breasts and shoulders. Toru was in the dark blue uniform, he had bare shoulders too. Shizuru quickly grabbed her whip, while Toru still was holding his guns. Only Kikyo still was without weapons, however she was ready to fight.
'At least I have advantage here.' Shizuru was glad that the battlefield as in the forest this time.
Toru looked around and then heard a strange noise, which was similar to the explosion.
"Cannon fires." the man mumbled, "This place is really messy."
"The shots are pretty far from us." the woman with the whip replied him, "I don't think they targeting at us."
"I hope it's really so." Kikyo mumbled not liking the idea that there were cannons. "By the way where should we go?"
"To the north." the man told her, "The broad is nearby." he added after a small pause.
They went ahead where the polar star was. Shizuru felt uneasy as if someone was after them. Kikyo and Toru felt the same, however it was hard to predict where the enemy would attack them. They didn't know the place so they tried to look carefully what was around them.
Toru looked to the right and shouted.
"Out of the bushes!" he rushed to Shizuru and did a shot with his guns.
Next moment the bushes were hit with his wind puffs and three silhouettes jumped out of the bushes.
"Long time no see blonde." Shizuru heard a familiar voice, then she saw a man in the cloak and a red beret on his head.
"My, what people do we have." Shizuru chuckled seeing Owl, "Can't wait to be tied one more time? What a bad boy you're."
"Don't worry, this time, will be another." Owl chuckled at her words, "Since I have a small help.
"That means I have more chances." Shizuru quickly prepared her whip for striking.
"We'll see." Owl mumbled.
Next moment he released his wire at the woman hitting the tree near her.
"I will assist!" Tour shouted.
"Not fast!" the man with the mask quickly shot with a green liquid at the man.
"What the…" Toru dodged the shot, 'They have a distanced guy too…' he jumped at the place where his shot got, the man heard a strange sizzle, "Wait, is acid?" he saw how the surface of the tree was corroded, "Be careful! This guy has acid power!"
"Got it!" Shizuru and Kikyo shouted hit.
Kikyo wanted to help Shizuru, however she was stopped by the female opponent.
"I'm sorry, but you fight me!" the woman said to the Taimanin in white uniform.
Kikyo could do nothing, but only accept the fight. They tried to attack each other with their fists, and legs. Kikyo was jumping higher than her opponent. She tried to get KIkyo, however it was hard for her because of her jumping.
"Take that!" Kikyou suddenly shouted as she was about to kick the young woman.
The mercenary could avoid the strike, however she was surprised of the result of the her opponent's attack.
"Wow." she was shocked as she saw broken tree, but she gathered herself fast, "It seems I will show what I can do too." the woman chuckled and rushed to Kikyo.
Her hand started to cover with some liquid and when she was about to strike the Taimanin, she hit the tree as the woman with glasses avoided the hit. There was similar noise and the tree started to corrode.
"Another acid user?" Kikyo was shocked of what she had just seen.
"Yeah, we always work together." the young woman nodded at the man with guns, who was trying to get Toru and was helping Owl to deal with Shizuru.
'I must be careful if she touch my legs, I'm done…' Kikyo frowned.
"Changing!" Shizuru suddenly shouted to the woman with glasses and started to fight the younger opponent.
"Yes!" Kikyou nodded and quickly rushed to the man with wires.
She jumped in the circles of the wires, she quickly dodged it's tightening and tried to kick the man, who quickly dodge her kick, which left a good trial on the ground.
'Damn this one is strong.' Owl spitted and made his wires less long in order to work with them like with whips.
Toru could help his allies as the man with the mask, since they didn't fight each other like the others. They exchanged the shots, while Tour tried to hold Shizuru's opponent on distance from her as the young lady could corrode her roots and ivies with her hands. The masked man tried to do the same, but he helped both of his partners. So he dodged the wind bullets more often.
'Damn, when these bastards come?!' Owl spitted think of the help.
The Taimanin and the mercenaries fought well each other, however Taimanin could give troubles to the mercenaries as the young woman wasn't too skillful in combats and the man with the mask needed to help both of his partners. While Toru started to help Kikyo more instead of helping Shizuru.
The fight was lasting for some time, until there was some noise.
"What is this?" Toru looked around.
"It seems our help is coming." Owl chuckled he could get Kikyo's leg and made her fall onto the ground, however she dodged the other whip.
After a several minutes the noise became closer and next moment. They were surrounded by a bunch of militaries.
Kikyo and Toru didn't know what to do, while Shizuru tried to think of some idea.
One of the military shouted something in the language Shizuru and the other Taimanin heard.
Owl and his comrades could stood together, however they were speechless too.
"Are they ours?" the man with the mask whispered to Owl.
"I wasn't informed about coming." Owl replied fast, "I put my communicator on loud mode."
"Wait, don't tell that…" the young lady seemed not liking the idea.
"It seems we're surrounded by Croats." Owl spitted onto the ground, trying to understand what to do too, "The situation is really messy. He looked at the military, who had a smirk on his ace and was pointing his gun at the man with the beret.
Sorry for a long delay, the weather was really hot these days, so I neither had powers to write nor even powers for thinking. The weather is coming to normal so I hope it'll become a little faster now. The story isn't stopped)))
ian, I'm sorry for your father. I hope he is in the best place now! I know what is it to lose father. It's hard, but you must try to remember only good about him))) And know he is always in your memory. I hope you'll fine and the sorrow will pass))) Be strong and don't let the sorrow get you, becasue your father would like you to live further and take everything good of your life))) I hope I wrote everything right)