A Different Path of Fate

Greetings once more, and here I am with the third instalment of this story of mine. I apologize for the slight delay with this chapter, as focusing on finishing the first arc of Mahou Sensei Ichigo was a higher priority than this one, plus I had a few issues with a wisdom tooth acting up as of late. As I had warned, the updates on this story and that of Shuffled Bleach will be slow due to my main focus being on Ichigo's Random Summons and Mahou Sensei Ichigo. I also have other side projects I'm working on, but more of that will be announced soon. So until then, do go and enjoy this chapter!

Summary: Finding out that he failed to get into university for a second time, Minato leaves dejectedly. Whilst explaining to his mother, he has a chance encounter with a certain Sekirei, an encounter that changes both his life and the lives of all in the Sekirei Plan.

Chapter 3: An Icy Encounter

Minato slowly opened his eyes, feeling relaxed and comfortable. As well as warm. He would blink a little as he felt soft air blow against his neck every few seconds. Turning his head, he would notice that Miya was snuggling up to him, naked as the day as she was born. Normally, Minato would be panicking, but for some reason, he felt at peace. Maybe it was due to the fact his body was different, or that he was the Ashikabi to a few powerful beings, one of whom was snuggling up to him.

Either way, Minato felt at peace with Miya in his arms, as if it was the right thing. He didn't understand, but he knew it felt right.

"Oya~? It's rare for someone to wake up before me." A voice cut his musing, making him look down at the waking Sekirei in his arms.

"Did me waking up wake you, Miya-san?"

"Not at all, I normally wake early. So colour me surprised to not waking first." Miya responded with a small giggle.

She then leaned up and pecked his lips, wings of light appearing on her back from her Sekirei crest. Minato was surprised, but didn't fight it and kissed the Pillar Sekirei back gently, making the wings brightness intensify briefly.

The kiss only lasted a few seconds, Miya being the one to break it and snuggle more into her Ashikabi.

"No matter how many times this happens, I can never get used to it. It's still so surreal to me…" Minato mused, blushing a little as he felt Miya's firm and large breasts press into his muscular chest. "And add the fact that its multiple girls instead of one."

"Fufufu~~ you'll get used to it soon, Minato-kun. It takes time, and we Sekirei that reacted to you will help you, no matter how many you wing." Miya smiled softly, before a teasing glint appeared in her eyes. "Just don't try to Wing ALL of us, otherwise sharing you will get harder the more we are~."

"Please don't make it sound like I'm a player…" Minato complained, making Miya giggle some more.

"But in a way, you are a player, Minato-kun~ fufufu~~"

With that said, Miya finally let go of him and moved to get dressed in her usual purple and white kimono. All while Minato's cheeks were tinted red and he continued to lay in the futon and staring at the ceiling.


After a rather awkward breakfast, Minato left to go for a walk and get used to his new body. And how was breakfast awkward? The fact that Uzume made a lot of detailed facts of the previous night to Miya, Yume, Musubi and Kagari. Kagari could only give the poor Ashikabi a sympathetic look, Yume and Miya flushing red cheeks and Musubi looking extremely confused.

He also had to convince Uzume, Yume and Musubi that he didn't need a guard while exploring, as that would make it obvious he was a Ashikabi to other Ashikabis and Sekirei who were hostile, a fact that neither Sekirei could argue against.

As he was walking along the streets, he noticed quite a few girls looking at him curiously. Whether they were Sekirei or normal humans, he couldn't tell. And while he mostly ignored them, he kept a careful eye out.

He would however pause as he felt his phone vibrating in his pocket. Pulling it out, a fond, yet exasperated, smile formed on his face as he saw who called. Flipping the phone open, he answered.

"Hey Hikari, how are you?"

"How am I? I should be asking you that, since I know you failed~"

"You heard from Kaa-chan?"

"Of course~ I can't believe that you failed twice in a row~!"

"Did Kaa-chan fail to mention that I failed because I couldn't study due to a broken leg…?"

"…"

"…"

"…"

"…"

"I forgot… teehee~"

"Why am I not surprised…?"

With that, the two laughed as they continued to chat idly. Minato learnt, much to his annoyance and despair, that his younger sister had enrolled in the university he failed to enter.

After a few more minutes, they bid each other farewell and Minato hanged up, heading towards a nearby stand to get something to eat, as it was nearing close to sunset. Feeling a lot hungrier than he normally is, he managed to order quite a lot of food in the form of burgers, hot dog rolls and takoyaki.

He then headed into the park to look for one of benches to sit down at. Seeing most were full with seated people, he noticed one bench that only had one occupant, a girl wearing a lab coat loosely on her body, showing off the large cleavage she had. That, and she wore nothing underneath.

Minato would also notice she had a weird tattoo-like crest on her forehead. The girl also had a depressed aura around her, looking down towards the ground. She had light brown hair that were in messy bangs and dull, emotionless grey-blue eyes.

Seeing as she was sitting on the one side of the bench, he sat down on the other side, putting the packets of food between the two of them. As he did this, the girl would slowly glance towards him, feeling warmth flow through her body.

Minato noticed her looking at him, giving her a small smile as he offered her a hotdog. A small blush would appear on her face as she accepted the food, her fingers briefly touching his skin. As this happened, a powerful surge went through her body, making her eyes widen in shock as her body throbbed from the single touch.

"Impossible…" She gasped out, looking at Minato with a sliver of hope in her eyes. "You're a Ashikabi…?"

Minato nodded. "Sahashi Minato, and you are?"

"Sa…ha…shi…?" She tested the words. "I am Akitsu, a scrapped Sekirei, #7…"

"Scrapped? What do you mean, Akitsu-san?" Minato asked curiously as he took a bite from his hot dog.

"It means a experiment was done on me… And because of it, I can no longer be Winged…" She said dejectedly, taking a small bite from her roll. She savoured the taste for a minute before swallowing. "But for some unknown reason, I am reacting to you, Sahashi Minato-sama. For that, you must be a powerful Ashikabi."

"I don't know about powerful, but I do have four Sekirei that I winged. Two of which are single numbers like you, Akitsu-san." Minato responded after swallowing the food in his mouth.

"Can you…" She started, looking very nervous and timid. "Can you please stay with me…? Could you accept me, even if I can't be Winged?"

"I don't see why not. I'm sure we can find a way to bypass whatever is sealing you from being Winged." He answered before taking another bite.

The Scrapped Sekirei gave him a small smile, before she started to eat more. Soon, the packets were empty, with Akitsu eating more. It was at this moment that several figures approached the duo, making them look up.

A boy then stepped forward, smiling at Minato. "Thank you for looking after my new collectable, Onii-san. But I will take her from you now."

"I don't think so." Minato frowned. "Akitsu-san isn't an object, but a living being. She has a will of her own, she is not a toy or a pet for someone's amusement."

The boy looked surprised, before chuckling. "Funny, but hearing that from you is amusing!" The boy shook his head at this. "Just because you have some muscle on your body doesn't mean anything. I'll be taking her fro-"

A shard of ice shot past his face, barely nicking the kid's cheek as a thin line appeared and blood leaked a little. His eyes widened at this, looking to see Akitsu's hand held out in front of her, a frown on her face.

"I'm staying with Sahashi Minato-sama." She declared.

One of the figures behind the boy, the other male, widened his eyes at the name. Stepping forward, he placed a hand on the younger male's shoulder.

"Is there a possibility we can negotiate without violence?" He asked.

"We can, but I'd like to know the names of the ones wanting to negotiate with me seeing as you know ours now."

The older male nodded. "I am Sekirei #5, Mutsu, and this boy here is our Ashikabi." He gestured to the other two girls behind him. "Hayato Mikogami-sama. And judging by your aura, you're also a Ashikabi."

Minato nodded, his eyes narrowing a little gazing at the identified single number before him. "Correct."

"Hah! What a complete idiot!" One of the girls declared while laughing. In her hand was a wicked-looking scythe, similar to the ones found with the mythical Shinigami or Grim Reapers. "You're an Ashikabi, yet you're all alone! Easy pickings then!"

"Don't be a fool, Yomi." Mutsu turned towards the girl. "We are forbidden to harm other Ashikabi. And I would rather not harm the child of Sahashi Takami."

At the revelation of that name, Yomi blinked. "So what if he's related to Takami-sensei? But fine, let's just get the scrapped number and be over with it." She grumbled with annoyance.

As she was about to step forward, half of her body was frozen in ice, making her eyes widen. She then glared at Akitsu, who was glaring just as harshly back.

"I will not allow you to harm my Destined Ashikabi!" She growled out, her body glowing with a blue aura.

Mutsu sighed, letting go of Mikogami's shoulder. "This is a lost cause. Mikogami-sama, I suggest we leave her. She is clearly fixed on staying with Sahashi-san."

"Fine…" The younger male pouted, before grinning at Minato. "I hope we can meet again and play along with the rules!"

"What if I told you that I want to stop the Sekirei Plan and make it so that all the Sekirei can be with their destined partners?" Minato responded as he gently held Akitsu's hand.

"Don't be absurd, why would you do that? This game is like chess, and the Sekirei are like the pieces!" Mikogami argued.

"Yet they have a will of their own! They have their own emotions, hopes, desires!" Minato responded back. "They shouldn't be forced into a situation where they meet their true partners, then to only fight and lose that hope!"

Mutsu nodded at Minato, walking forward towards him. His respect grew when he saw that Minato stood his ground, despite flinching. "You have a strong and sturdy heart, Sahashi-san. I hope we shall meet again."

With that said, he extended his hand, much to the surprise of everyone watching. Minato nodded, before gripping the extended hand and shaking it.

"Hmm… perhaps we can make a truce, Sahashi-san?" Mikogami responded. "I am the Ashikabi of the South, meaning that southern area of Shinto Teito is under my control. And sometime in the future, we can team up against Higa of the East."

Minato frowned, before nodding. "I guess. I don't have an area under my control, save for an inn I stay in to the north."

"How many Sekirei have you winged?" Mutsu asked, interrupting the two Ashikabi.

"Four. And if Akitsu-san wishes, five." Minato answered.

"I will be his Sekirei if he allows me to, even if I am scrapped."

"Then that's decided! Having a single number or having a large flock automatically makes you a powerful Ashikabi! I shall hereby declare you Ashikabi of the North, Sahashi-san!" Mikogami declared. He then turned to leave, beckoning his Sekirei to follow him. "Until we meet again, Sahashi-san!"

With that said, Mikogami and his Sekirei left the park, leaving Minato and Akitsu alone in the park. With the coast clear, Akitsu relaxed, before hugging the male close. This caused Minato to blush a little, before wrapping an arm around her.

"Are you ok, Akitsu-san?" He asked her, looking down at her.

Said Sekirei would look into his face, a shadow cast over her eyes. "I won't allow anyone to harm my potential Ashikabi… I will kill ANYONE who dares harm you. You belong to me, and any other Sekirei you Wing. No one else can have you…"

She then smiled before she nestled into his chest, inhaling his scent through his shirt. This caused Minato's eyes to widen in alarm at the yandere-like tone and manner Akitsu spoke in.


By the time Minato and Akitsu reached Maison Izumo, it was already dark. And standing diligently at the door was Miya, who smiled serenely at him, not bothered by the fact that Akitsu was holding onto his arm between her large breasts possessively. But what she did mind was the lack of clothes Akitsu had, and she was somewhat bothered about the Sekirei Symbol on her forehead.

"Welcome back, Minato-kun. And who might this lost bird be? And I hope there's a reason to why she's dressed like that~." Miya smiled at him, a familiar aura slowly surrounding her body.

"Easy, Miya-san! I can explain! But can it wait for it to be inside? I don't want Akitsu-san to catch a cold." Minato shuddered, waving his free arm before her.

Miya nodded at this, however they both paused at the blank statement that came from Akitsu.

"I can't catch a cold… I'm the Ice Sekirei…"

Minato could only chuckle as he led the two back inside. Once inside, Akitsu was about to remove her coat, only for Miya to stop her. At this point, Uzume came down the stairs, a raised at the appearance of Akitsu.

"Who's the new girl?" Uzume asked.

"Ah, Uzume-san! This is Akitsu-san, she's also a Sekirei, but she said she is a scrapped number." Minato answered.

"A scrapped number?" Uzume asked in confusion, before pausing as she spotted Miya's furious visage before it was briefly pulled back in. She shuddered in fear at the murderous look that the Pillar Sekirei had in her eyes.

"It means Akitsu-san here was experimented on, and because of that, she might never be able to be Winged." Miya answered her, frowning more.

"Minato-sama and I believe I might be able to be Winged." Akitsu responded softly. "I think I'm reacting to him, because my body feels extremely hot while I hold his arm. I even feel my pussy tightens every now and then." She then looks at Minato. "Like I want you to be in me. It might be what I need to be Winged."

Uzume, Miya and Minato's cheeks turned red at how bold and unshamefully Akitsu declared this. Uzume grinned as she wrapped an arm around the Ice Sekirei and dragged her back upstairs.

"Miya, I'll take Akitsu up to my room to get her some clothes, or should a bath come first?" Uzume declared.

"I think a bath. You don't mind sharing it with Musubi and Yume-san, right?" Miya suggested.

"Not at all!" With that said, Uzume guided Akitsu to the bathroom and leaving Minato and Miya alone.

Said two then proceeded to the kitchen, where Minato went into detail of meeting Akitsu, along with the incident with Mikogami. After a few minutes of silence, a small smile appeared on Miya's face.

"Mutsu-san, eh? I'm happy to learn he is doing well…" Miya mused to herself.

"You know Mutsu-san?" Minato asked.

"Indeed, he was a member of the original Disciplinary Squad, which I led. I led Mutsu-san and three others into defending MBI's interests back when I barely had any emotions." She explained.

Minato nodded at this. Both would then pause as they heard laughter from upstairs. A few minutes later, "Kagari" came down the stairs and into the kitchen, an annoyed expression on his face.

"Miya-san, why is there a Sekirei with a symbol on her forehead?" He asked, accepting the cup of tea from Minato.

"Blame MBI's experiments. If Takami-san gets a hold of you, please pass the phone to me. I need to let her know that I won't tolerate any other experiments like this again." As she said this, a purple aura covered Miya, a Hanya Mask appearing behind her.

Kagari nodded instantly whilst backing away and Minato looked nervous at this. He was just wondering what he got himself into since he first met Miya.


Minato awoke slowly, opening his eyes. He noticed that it was still dark and there was something warm pressing against him. Using his phone as a source of light, he saw it was still in the early hours of the morning, as well as a very naked Akitsu pressing herself more into him and breathing in his scent by his neck.

"Ashikabi-sama… please take me…" Akitsu panted, before leaning up to kiss him on the lips.

Surprised, Minato kissed her back, but more softly than Akitsu. Unlike the four he Winged, there were no wings of light. But he noted that Akitsu's forehead symbol was glowing a bit. And he noted that she was grinding aggressively against him whilst moaning into his mouth, an action that aroused him.

Breaking the kiss, Akitsu was panting harder from her own arousal. She could feel the symbol on her forehead weakening, but it wasn't enough. She wanted more. She wanted to be his Sekirei. And she was going to be his.

Minato sat up a bit, his bulging boxers pressing into Akitsu's crotch, letting her know of his arousal. Without looking, she pulled his boxers off and sat down, her eyes widening in shock and pleasure as she sank down onto his cock, feeling it stretch her inner walls to the point a small bulge appeared in her belly.

Wanting more of the pleasure that had filled her being, she begun to slowly grind against him whilst moving her hips up and down, low moans coming from her as she could feel his large cock slowly reshape her pussy to its sheer size and shape. Her eyes were clouded in lust, drool escaping her lips, lips that Minato leaned in to grab with his own.

The kiss was passionate, deep and hungry, their tongues battling with each other as the Ice Sekirei bounced faster, Minato thrusting up into her in return, an action that caused him to penetrate her womb with each thrust.

Soon, the room would be filled with low moans, grunts and skin smacking against skin as Sekirei and Ashikabi continued the ritual of carnal pleasure, unaware that a hidden camera was watching all of this, an orange-haired Sekirei fingering herself as she watched this in her cameras.

Soon, Minato claimed Akitsu's lips once more, said girl kissing back just as deeply before moaning even louder as her inner walls clamped tightly around his length, her body shuddering as she squirted onto his lap. In return, the black-haired male grunted and unloaded his thick seed into her womb directly.

As this happened, Akitsu's eyes widened from the pleasure and warmth filling her up, before wings of light shot from her back. Her tattoo on her forehead faded away as the wings unfolded themselves, before slowly turning into wings of ice.

"By the ice of my contract, I shall shatter the misfortunes of my Ashikabi. Sekirei #07, Akitsu, ready to serve my Ashikabi, now and forever." Akitsu declared, her face moulding into a happy smile as tears ran down from her eyes. "I've been Winged…"

And with that, she hugged him close, her breasts pressing more into his chest as a sob broke from her, tears of pure happiness running down her eyes. Minato smiled softly, rubbing her smooth back gently and kissing the top of her head.

He then pulled her down closer, snuggling into her, something to which she responded to by snuggling into his embrace. She could still feel his rod deep inside her, but she didn't care. All she cared about was how happy she was with him. And deep down, she declared that no one shall harm her Ashikabi. Whoever did, she vowed to turn them into permanent ice sculptures.

*END OF CHAPTER*

An end to another chapter, and this time, we have our fifth official Sekirei joining Minato's flock. And if you are all about to complain about the changes I made with her, let me point this out. She was scrapped and believed herself unable to be Winged. Reacting lightly to Minato and then being Winged would have a drastic effect on her, especially when she broke. While she will remain mostly neutral, she will be doting and affectionate to Minato, and dangerous to any who dare seek to harm him. And now, unto the reviews!

blazes207: You are most welcome!

Guest: I can understand. Whilst canon, she was his first Sekirei, it's been changed here for a reason.

CincyRail: I'm glad to know you are enjoying this, and sorry for the wait.

NoaRain: Thank you and all I ask is patience while the updates are slow.

The Quotable Patella: I know that, I was comparing Minato's body to that of the Olympians, not his genitals. You're talking to someone who was an avid fan of Greek mythology when I was a young child.

kiruchi: I saw that as well, I'll have them fixed with the update of this chapter.

Hero100100: Don't worry, they will be there.

blazes207: Don't worry, we all make mistakes.

blazes207: Sorry for the wait, and all I ask is patience. That, and I'm glad you're enjoying it so far.

blazes207: Thank you.

A-Friend01: Thank you.

Xerzo LotCN: To answer your confusion and questions, I will be brief. The experiment when he was a baby (I will go more into detail with that later down the story), is that he would be made compatible with any Sekirei. Miya's DNA would not have turned him into a Sekirei. And I know Takehito wasn't able to Wing Miya, but he did have the potential. His DNA inside Minato, alongside with Miya's, made him able to Wing her, as well as be a Super Ashikabi. Indeed, the DNA from the ship's core will enhance him, but he will have to grow used to it. I can understand your reaction to Hibiki and Hikari not in the harem for Minato, but that is mostly due to me seeing a lot of stories that have them in Minato's flock, so I didn't want my story to be too similar. However, to compensate, I will have other unique Sekirei be in his harem, ones that I'm confident enough to believe no one will expect them. As to who the other Sekirei he will Wing, I will not answer, But Haihane and Benitsubasa will not be in his flock.

DKILLER: I'm glad you're enjoying, and I ask to wait a little more since I am multi-tasking a few stories at once.

TheKeksxD: Don't worry, most of those characters, save for the twins, will be in Minato's harem. Some won't be, some will be. The girls I chose are unique and ones that have never been used before. And I plan on making it to that final chapter. The updates will be slow, that I will admit, but they will happen.

E: This won't be pure smut. Out of the 46 chapters, more or less 20 chapters will have smut. Not all chapters will have lemons in them. There is going to be a story, it will mostly follow the Sekirei manga, but with a lot of changes. But I hope you enjoy more that is to come.

Now with that out of the way, I would like to inform all my readers that Shuffle Bleach will be the next update. That, and I will be making an important announcement at the end of that chapter, one that I will not announce in my other stories. The next two chapters will have lemons in, but that won't be heavy in the story. In the next chapter, Minato will be winging a new Sekirei, one no one will expect, and he will finally have quality time with Miya. So until then, you have received a new chapter by MR. DEATH RIDER, have a good day.