Kenshin: Blah.
Alice: What's wrong?
Draconis: You're actually concerned?
Alice: (huffs) Of course I am, I can't have my Vice Commander going into battle with low morale.
Kenshin: Meh. It's something Drac has planned for this arc that's got me in a bad mood.
Draconis: Oh will you suck it up?
Dragon of the Elements
Chapter 54
Start of a Campaign.
Draconis: Begin!
(Start)
The day after agreeing to terms on the alliance with Lady Noah, The group was making their way back to Yamatai. "Why aren't we just warping?" Evangeline asked.
"One, I want to give Kazumi a chance to use her drones to identify ambush spots." Kenshin said. "Suggested by Miyuki."
"How's that coming by the way?" Miyuki asked.
"It's going, the land is vast." Kazumi said. "I'll need help looking at it later."
"I'm sure Azazel won't mind giving you a hand." Hikari said.
"Yeah, especially after you give him a good 'Old Fashioned', if you know what I mean, right Hikari?" Alma said with a wiggle of her eyebrow.
"..." Hikari glared at the Succubus Queen. "We're just friends."
"In just the fashion that Kenshin-Chan and Yuka-Chan are 'just siblings' I'm sure." Alma giggled.
"!" Kenshin and Yukari rounded on her. "You know already? !"
"Ufufufu, now I do." Alma said.
"Dammit!" Yukari cursed.
"Kenshin, I had no idea you were such a pervert." Alice said.
"Grrh..." Kenshin growled.
"Oh will you relax, you told me once that you wanted to rebuild your clan." Alice said. "So if you have a female member that shares your views and is OK with the idea, that's your business."
"She is right you know." Evangeline said.
"Alright Alright, can we talk about something else?" Yukari groaned.
Kenshin, while everyone was talking about random subjects focused on Undine. "Hey Undine."
"Yes?" Undine said.
"Those slimes at your spring...were those all that were left?" Kenshin thought.
"...Sadly that's most of what is left. There's a couple here and there across Makai." Undine said.
"...Wow..." Kenshin thought. "I had no idea your race was in such dire straits...but wait. Erubetie said that she's made up of thousands, why doesn't she let them out?"
"There's not enough room at the spring for them all, and they want to stay with Erubetie to keep her strength up." Undine said. "If this keeps up, it'll just be me and her that will be left...and eventually just me..." Undine said.
"Not if I have anything to say about it." Kenshin thought shaking his head.
"..." Undine smiled. "I'm counting on your help then."
"By the way...I was thinking about something yesterday." Kenshin thought.
"What?" Undine asked.
"How do Slimes have children?" Kenshin asked.
"The lower ranked ones take in their lover's or just anyone's semen and force themselves to divide. Just anyone's if she just wanted to have a child." Undine said. "The higher ranked ones can also do that, multiple times or make their bodies' solid and do it that way, the benefit for this way is that the child will actually be stronger for it."
"Ah...wait there's no male slimes?" Kenshin thought.
"There...are, but they're incredibly weak, I have them frozen until we can come up with a way to make it safe to nurture them." Undine said.
"You make it sound like they're recently created." Kenshin thought.
"No, it's just they were created shortly before the end of the Divine War while Mother idled time away in between battles with the Light Goddess Ilias."
"Ah." Kenshin thought.
(break)
With Sona.
Sona and her peerage walked into a dense forest. "Sona-Sama." Tsubaki said.
"What is it?" Sona said.
"I'm detecting various youki presences in this forest." Tsubaki said.
"That's probably our welcome wagon." Sona said. "Stay alert everyone, but don't do anything until I give the order."
"Yes ma'am." Her peerage chorused.
A pair of women escorted by men with dull looks in their eyes approached them. The women had fair white skin as far as their torsos and heads were concerned. The woman on the left of Sona had the lower body and wings of an insect, a mosquito, dark blue in color with segments of lighter blue at various sections of her body. The woman on the right wore a green dress that got lighter as it got closer to the ground and she seemed to be rooted to the ground. The men were basically the same as the ones they stood next to. "Hello." The mosquito woman greeted. "Welcome to Plansect Village. What is your business here?"
"I am Sona Sitri. Allied Devil of the Youkai Revolution, I was sent here by the Queen of Demons." Sona introduced.
"I am Qui and this is Arum." The mosquito girl introduced and gestured to the other female. "I assume news of our plight has reached Lady Alipheese's ears then."
"It would seem so." Arum nodded.
"Would you mind filling us in?" Saji asked.
"Yes, I would rather not walk into an unknown situation." Sona said.
"Nor would we expect you to." Arum said. "If you're here to help us, follow me."
"..." Yura narrowed her eyes and nudged Tomoe on the arm.
"?" Tomoe turned to her. "What is it?" She whispered.
"Something's off about all four of these youkai." Yura whispered.
"?" Tomoe sensed the four youkai for herself. "...You're right."
"Pass it along." Yura whispered.
Tomoe whispered into Ruruko's ear and she in turned whispered into Saji's ear, who passed it along to Momo who whispered to Reya who passed it to Tsubaki who finally informed Sona."..." The Sitri heiress narrowed her eyes. "Hm...excuse me, Qui-San."
"Hm? Yes?" Qui said.
"Could we stop for a moment? My allies and I are quite tired from the trek over here?" Sona said with a tired smile.
"Hmm..very well." Arum said.
Sona snapped her fingers and suddenly a fist and a sword tore through the men's chests while another fist and a naginata blade tore through Qui and Arum's chests. "Wh-What...?" Qui said with a cough, but no blood came out.
"Did you really think you could hide your true nature from us, Homunculus?" Sona asked.
"How...did you know?" Arum grunted.
"We were sent here specifically by Kenshin Tsuki Kuroshi, the Revolution's Vice Commander, sent with Alice's backing of course." Sona said. "Ever since he showed up here, you homunculi have been having a tough go of it in taking down the Revolution, haven't you?"
"Grh...the masked one told us to be wary of him, but he mentioned nothing about you and your kind." Qui growled.
"Naturally, he doesn't know about us." Saji said.
"Indeed." Sona said. "Now...say goodbye." The four homunculi felt something break inside them and broke down to nothing. "..." Sona turned her head to the left, sensing something coming. Her peerage readied for battle when Sona waved them off. The same four demons came out. "You're the real ones."
"Yes, thanks for your help Sitri-San." Arum said with an elegant smile.
"Yeah, we've been having trouble with them for a while." Qui grinned.
"So we've heard." Sona said. "What's going on?"
"Well, we've been dealing with doubles." Arum said. "I'm guessing when Sir Luka managed to convince the Bee Queen, Suzume and the Alarune Queen Azteca to side with the revolution, Demon King Forbesii created fakes to take our place."
"Hmn...but it seems he couldn't smuggle them in." Sona said.
"No." Arum said. "But at the same time we can't tell which is which, Sir Luka never told us how to detect Homunculi."
"Sir Luka? Wasn't the one who attacked Kenshin and Yukari named Luka?" Saji asked.
"Yes, Kenshin had commented before that this Luka character was the previous Vice Commander until the Demon King got in his mind and turned him against the Revolution." Tsubaki said.
"Turned him agains- You mean that Sir Luka betrayed Lady Alipheese?" Qui asked.
"I'm afraid so." Yura said.
"That...is unfortunate." Arum said.
"Can I ask something?" Ruruko asked.
"What?" Arum asked.
"Why don't those men talk?" Ruruko asked.
"They're drones." Qui answered. "Most of them don't have the ability to speak."
"That's...unfortunate..." Momo said.
"Yeah, doesn't it get boring to pair up and not get anything from them?" Reya asked.
"Oh, they're very responsive physically." Arum said. "This one here can't get enough of me when we have sex." She gestured toward her partner who glanced away with an embarrassed look.
"Ooooh...they just seemed so robotic, but they just can't talk..." Saji nodded.
"Yeah, don't worry about it, it's not the first time they've been asked about this sort of thing." Qui said.
"We get what you mean though, but we have our own ways of carrying on a conversation." Arum said.
The group reached the center of the village where numerous alarune and numerous insect demons were trying to nurse two other demons to health. "What happened to them?"
"Suzume-Sama's been injured in her fight with her clone, she managed to destroy it, but she was badly hurt." Qui said.
"Hmn..." Sona narrowed her eyes. "If she stays off her feet for a few days she'll make it, but she'll need to take it easy."
"How do you know?" Arum asked.
"My clan runs the hospital system in the Underworld." Sona said. "I've spent enough time studying to know."
"Sona-Sama is right. It's a nasty injury, but it's not fatal." Reya said as she had her Sacred Gear, Scouting Persona active and focused on Suzume.
"Still to hurry along the healing and not weaken your defenses...Momo go over with Qui-San and help them."
"Yes Sona-Sama." Momo nodded.
"Hm?" Suzume glanced over and saw Momo approaching. "Who are you girl?"
"I'm Momo Hanakai. My master, my friends and I were sent to help you and your people." Momo said. "Let me see your wound."
"Here...you seem trustworthy." Suzume said moving one of her black limbs revealing a deep gash going down the right side of her body.
Momo surrounded it in a healing aura. "You were lucky, if this wound went down the other side, you'd have died."
"I know." Suzume said. "Grh!" She grunted in pain.
"Please just bear with it." Momo said. "Talk about something to get your mind off it."
"You have strange colored hair." Suzume commented.
"It's natural." Momo laughed softly. "I get that a lot, but it's naturally white."
"I see." Suzume said.
"You have a well toned body." Momo said noticing the Bee Queen's rippling torso.
"I am a Queen or Taiyoukai if you will, I have to protect my people." Suzume replied. "To be a Taiyoukai means you are the strongest of your people."
"That's good to hear, some people back home don't take that as seriously as they should." Momo said with a smile.
"That's no good." Suzume said. "Will I be able to get back out there after this?"
"I wouldn't recommend it. I can't completely close the wound, just get it to where it can be sewn shut." Momo said.
"That's unfortunate..." Suzume said with closed eyes.
"So what's wrong with her?" Momo asked gesturing toward the Alarune Queen.
"I don't know, she just fell ill." Suzume said.
Sona and the rest approached Azteca. "Haa..haa..who are you?" Azteca asked.
"I am Sona Sitri. I was sent by the Demon Queen to assist your people." Sona said.
"I see..." Azteca said. "It's unfortunate, but...I don't think anything can be done to save me."
"Don't say that Lady Azteca!" A green haired woman with matching green eyes and a slender frame said.
"It's OK Ru...I was...getting on in years anyway." Azteca said with a with a tired smile.
"..." Sona turned to Reya. "Scan her."
"Yes." Reya activated her Sacred Gear once more and focused on Azteca. "She's heavily malnourished." She said.
"What? !" Ru shouts.
"Are you rooted to the ground?" Sona asked.
"Of course I am. I've not been able to move in weeks." Azteca said.
"Hmn...before you fell ill, did you happen to ever move from this spot?" Sona asked.
"Yes, when I was making my rounds through my end of the village a few weeks ago." Azteca said. "Other than that, this used to be my favorite spot. Adequate sunlight, close to a water source..."
"I see... " Sona said.
"What could be wrong?" Ru asked.
"Can I look underneath you?" Sona asked.
"Go ahead." Azteca said.
Sona got down on her hands and knees and looked underneath one of Azteca's flower petals. "Hm..." She found bare earth. "Do you water often?"
"Every day." Azteca said. "Since I fell ill anyway."
"What do you think it is Sona-Sama?" Tsubaki asked.
"It's just as I feared. This patch of earth has been salted, heavily." Sona said. "Nothing could ever grow here for years now."
"I see...and I was bullheaded enough to not move until it was too late." Azteca said.
"I wouldn't say that." Sona said. "If you moved, I'm sure you could recover."
"I'm too weak and this human like torso is only half my body." Azteca said gesturing to her purple skin and bare chest, unashamed of her large chest. She had dull blonde hair and a large purple flower on her head. "My roots run deep."
Sona got up as Ru spoke up. "Who could have done this though?"
"..." Sona glanced at her. "Saji."
"Absorption Line!" Saji shouts stabbing his line into Ru's chest.
"I think...it was you." Sona said. "Where's the real Ru-San?"
"Ghh..." Ru grunted. "What...are you doing to me?"
"Saji is draining you of your power." Sona said. "Anything you'd like to say before I dispose of you, Homunculus?"
"Let me." Everyone turned around and saw a second Ru approaching. "You thought some lower ranked fake alarune could hold me?" Ru asked with a glare.
"Grh, you bitch, how did you know? !" Ru snapped at Sona. "Agh!" She cursed as the absorption got strong as Saji glared at her.
"Homunculi's mana and youki are generated from their core, instead of their bodies as a whole. Most people couldn't see that, in fact I wouldn't be able to if Kenshin hadn't clued me in on it." Sona answered.
A wave of mutters went through the Alarune and Insect demons. "Are you serious?" Qui asked.
"I am." Sona said. "We could show you how to track it."
"Very well, but..." Ru stabbed her hand through Homunculus Ru's chest. "Let me take care of my fake first."
"Guhhh..." Ru slumped forward. "You fools...you can defeat as many homunculi as you like, but...you will never...defeat Lord Forbesii...never..."
"Shut the hell up and return to nothing." Ru said crushing the core. Homunculus Ru turned to dust and scattered in the wind.
"Alright..." Sona said as a magic circle appeared in front of her and went over the Queen Alarune. "Let's get you moved." A downpour of water gently caressed the Alarune Queen.
"Everyone, help our Queen!" Ru ordered.
All the Alarune moved over and grabbed onto Azteca's limbs and tugged her out of the wet ground. Ruruko activated her Sacred Gear, Procellarum Phantom, making a set of armor appear on her legs and she kicked the ground. "Over here." She said as a large hole was torn in the earth after a few kicks.
"Hang on." Sona said as she moved her rain circle to the hole and increased the strength of the downpour.
"Here, let me help." Ru said as she extended several green sharp vines to break up the rocks and more or less till the land. "Alright, move her in."
"Aaah..." Azteca let out a sigh as her roots settled into the new spot, soon her entire lower body and root system was settled into the ground. "...Aaah..." She let out another more relaxed sigh. "You were right, now that I moved, I'm starting to feel a lot better."
"Before we made advances in our medical sciences, we relied on herbs and magic to heal us." Sona said. "I actually maintain a garden at my home in the human world."
"Well I am thankful for that." Azteca said with a calm smile.
"You're very welcome." Sona said, returning her smile.
"Now...I would love to hear you out, but...zzzz...zzzz...zzzz...zzzzzzz..." Azteca fell asleep.
"..." Ru sighed and smiled as she created a bed of vines behind Azteca as she fell backward, landing on them. "Please forgive her."
"It's no big deal. She's probably exhausted." Saji said with a smile.
"After having to deal with being poisoned, she deserves a rest." Yura said.
"What happened to her fake?" Ruruko asked.
"She managed to kill it as well." Suzume answered from a distance. "It was a shame, if those fakes of us attacked us together, they might have prevailed."
"Maybe Forbesii had to create them recently." Qui said.
"It's possible and Azteca is stronger than I am, loathe as I am to admit it." Suzume said. "He probably prioritized her."
"Alright, anyone that can still battle, gather up. We'll teach you how to sense homunculi." Sona said.
(Break)
A week later.
Yamatai.
Ru and Suzume walked with the Sitri peerage into Tamamo's house. Alice was waiting there while Sona noticed Kenshin, Rias, their peerages, Azazel and Rasai were all missing. "Where did everyone go?"
"Well Kenshin and the redhead took their allies to Natalia a few days ago, to both investigate problems and talk to Lord Natalia to try and convince him to join our cause. They took the Grand Cardinals with them so I didn't feel the need to accompany them." Alice shrugged. "Hm?" She looked past them. "The Alarune Priestess and Suzume, Leader of the Insect demon clans of Plansect Village. How have you been faring?"
"Better." Suzume said. "We don't have a false demon problem anymore."
"Lady Azteca is recovering well and sends her regards. She apologizes that she could not come before you herself Lady Alipheese." Ru said.
"It's quite alright. I received notice ahead of time that she is recovering from malnutrition." Alice said. "I can't expect her to come herself if she's still weak."
"Thank you for your kind words." Ru said with a respectful bow.
"So, you wish us to join with your Revolution still?" Suzume asked.
"We could use all the help we can get." Alice said.
"We're in." Suzume said.
"Yes, we won't be bullied by Forbesii." Ru said.
"Very well. For now return to your home and defend it, while awaiting my word to move." Alice said.
"Yes my Queen." Ru and Suzume said.
(break)
At the same time, in the Natalia Region.
Kenshin, Rias, their peerages, Azazel, Rasai, Akatama, Inutora, Bureijin, Jordan, Sextum, and Irina all walked across the plains of Natalia. "So...we're back here...why exactly?" Inutora said.
"There's various problems all across Sentora and seeing as I have to visit all of the regions anyway. I figured it'd be prudent to check in on them and settle the problems." Kenshin said. "Also Alice wanted me to come and talk to Lord Natalia in San Nati. To see if he can be talked into joining us. Serafall agreed that it would be good diplomacy practice."
"Still couldn't we have just warped there?" Issei sighed.
"Issei, did you miss the part of the memory I showed you where it's stated that Sentora is a super continent?" Kenshin drawled. "No one's teleportation skills are that good."
"He has a point." Akatama said.
"So, you're like our cousin huh?" Miyuki asked.
"Yes." Akatama said. "Albeit distant."
"Neat." Miyuki said. "I like your choice of weapon too."
"Haha, it gets the job done." Akatama laughed.
"Kenshin, you never told me you had such attractive friends." Bureijin said wrapping an arm around Akeno.
"Yes, and if you don't take your hand off of her, you'll be losing the hand." Kenshin said nonchalantly.
"Ok Ok, no need to be such a grouch dear...what about this one?" Bureijin said wrapping an arm around Issei.
"Pfft...he's fine." Kenshin snickered.
"So cutie, wanna have some fun when we get to San Nati?" Bureijin said.
"U-Uhm...I'm not into men, only big breasted women." Issei said.
"I can arrange that." Bureijin said with a wiggle of his eyebrows. "Hey Alma-Chan wanna join in."
"Just as long as you bring a diverse and sexy crowd you red hot manwhore you." Alma said with a wink.
"You know I will." Bureijin grinned.
"Uhm..." Issei said managing to slip away as the Succubus Queen and the Incubus King chatted.
"Just ignore them." Jordan said.
"Hey Jordan-San, can I ask something?" Issei asked.
"What is it?" Jordan asked.
"Because you're the only male harpy., does that mean you have a harem?" Issei asked.
"Hmm?" Jordan said. "A harem? What is that?"
"A group of women that you treat as you would a lover, or at the very least have sex with." Kenshin answered.
"Oh...well considering the context of your question...I can say yes." Jordan said. "But they refer to me as the 'Communal Husband.'"
"Yes, but in terms of love. His heart belongs only to the Harpy Queen." Akatama said.
"Not all that uncommon for demons with an imbalance in the genders of their race." Evangeline said. "Like if a lamia tribe had a male, he'd be enacted as a figurehead when he came of age and likely never allowed to leave his home ever, from the time of his birth."
"That's not how we do things. The male harpy must prove himself before he can take his place alongside the Harpy Queen." Jordan said.
"I know that, I was pitching hypothetical situations is all." Evangeline said. Jordan nodded
"So you seriously don't like women." Azazel asked Inutora.
"I never said that." Inutora said. "I just don't like women from my race. I'm a Mantis demon."
"So?" Azazel said.
"Mantis, in this case being plural kill the husband in the equation. I don't fancy losing my head." Inutora grunted.
"I think you're relating your women too closely with the creature you're evolved from." Azazel said. "But! If you do like women let me know. I could scare up some women for us."
"Trust me, I've no trouble in that department, If I need a woman alls I gotta do is go to the sex demon pair up there." Inutora said.
"You're not my type." Alma said with a coy smile.
"A: You have a type? B: I wasn't necessarily referring to you." Inutora said.
"A: Yes, and you're not it. B: I know that I was just being coy." Alma replied. Inutora shrugged in response.
Rias stared at Kenshin's back as he walked ahead. "..."
Yukari noticed a slightly depressed look on the Gremory Heiress' face. She poked her arm. "What's wrong?" She whispered.
"E-Eh?" Rias said in the same volume of voice. "Nothing, nothing's wrong."
"Rias, who do you think you're trying to bullshit?" Yukari asked.
"..." Rias sighed, realizing she couldn't bluff the female swordswoman. "I don't know..."
"Come on, if anyone knows more about Kenshin than me that isn't a spirit or a god, I'd like to meet them." Yukari said.
"Well.." Rias said. "Kenshin wasn't back any longer than a few hours and was already preparing to leave again. I was hoping to spend some time with him..."
"..." Yukari stared at her.
"Wh-What?" Rias said.
"I don't know whether to feel sorry for you or insulted." Yukari said with narrowed eyes.
"I-I'm sorry Yukari-San, but you couldn't pursue your love with Kenshin as often as you liked. You told me yourself that you'd grown to accept that." Rias said.
"So talk to him when he arrives back and while you're on the road. That's what I did." Yukari shrugged and started pushing Rias to the front.
"A-Aaah! Y-Yukari-San wai- oh hi Kenshin." Rias said as she found herself next to her fiancee.
"Hm?" Kenshin said.
"How are you feeling?" Rias asked.
"If I'm being honest...my back aches, my legs are getting sore and my head hurts from all the meetings with the the lieutenants Alice and I put in place." Kenshin said.
"But...we've been traveling for a good three days now, meaning your meetings had to be before we left." Rias said.
"I know...you'd think the open field and the fresh air would give me a respite, but it hasn't." Kenshin said. "I'm also concerned we might be attacked."
"By...the homunculi? Kenshin I think we can handle that." Rias said.
"Not them. The Natalians at San Nati. Lord Natalia is the only Lord of Sentora that refuses to join our cause. I don't know what kind of fighters he keeps, so...I can't find myself relaxing." Kenshin said.
"Kenshin, how many times do I have to tell you, worrying about all this is gonna age you." Tamamo said.
Kenshin rolled his eyes in response. "Tamamo, don't you think you should have stayed in Yamatai so you could nag Alice some more?"
"She's nagged out, you're fresh." Tamamo said fanning herself casually.
"Gah..." Kenshin slumped.
"You know I could help you relax." Alma Elma said wrapping her arms around Kenshin, pressing her chest into Kenshin's back.
"I'm sure you could Alma, and leave me unconscious for a couple of days too." Kenshin said.
"I still owe you a favor you know." Alma Elma said licking her lips.
"Noted, but I'm not cashing in right now." Kenshin said.
"Suit yourself." Alma said pinching his ass as she backed away.
Kenshin let out a breath. "Is everything alright?" Rias asked.
"I'll be fine." Kenshin said.
"OK..." She leaned up and kissed him on the cheek. "Let me know if you need anything, OK?"
"I will." Kenshin said with a smile.
Granberia walked past Rias as she fell back. "So...are you two like..."
"Yes." Kenshin said. "She's my fiancee."
"Aah." Granberia nodded. "So she must be strong."
"Huh?" Kenshin said. "Well...magically yes. She's pretty damn strong, just still a little green."
"But the body?" Granberia said.
"...Less so." Kenshin said.
"That's no good. A strong man like you needs a strong woman if she's to sire your children." Granberia said.
"Oh?" Kenshin said. "Are you putting your name forward Granberia?"
"A...As if..." Granberia said glancing away with a flushed face. "I only want to fight strong warriors, I'm too young to think of anything else."
"...How old are you?" Kenshin said.
"None of your business." Granberia said.
"You can't be that young if you're nervous to say your age." Kenshin said.
"You!" Granberia fumed.
"Hahahahaha..." Kenshin laughed. "And you wonder why Alma always seems to beat you in your spars."
"What does that have to do with it?" Granberia said with a glare.
"It's easy to get inside your head. Once someone has real estate inside your noggin' you've lost the fight against them." Kenshin said pointing at her head.
"...but I have access to the Seren-" Granberia whispered.
"So does Alma as far as I can tell." Kenshin whispered back. "So serenity's at a moot point."
"...I think I get what you're trying to say, but...we've known each other for years. It's...difficult to ignore." Granberia said.
"Nothing of value's built in a day." Kenshin shrugged.
"True." Granberia nodded.
Erubetie approached Issei. "Issei Hyoudou." She said.
"Huh?" Issei said. "Oh! What is it Erubetie-Sama?"
"Just Erubetie, you're not one of my subjects." Erubetie said. "I would like to extend my thanks to you for your help in cleansing Undine's Spring. As it stands it is the last bastion of pure water for my people to live in."
"Of course." Issei said with a casual grin. "And...I uh...I'm sorry for sticking my hand, literally in your chest."
"It's fine." Erubetie said shaking her head. "I recognize an accident when it happens."
"That's good." Issei said with a relieved sigh. "Before I became a Devil most girls I accidentally groped would hit me."
"Probably because they could feel it more." Erubetie suggested. "I couldn't really feel it unless I wanted to."
"So you can ignore pain like Kenshin does?" Issei asked.
"Not really. I can just ignore most things." Erubetie said. "I'm not even sure how he does it."
A couple of hours passed and a castle came into view. "There it is. San Nati." Akatama said.
"Hm?" Kenshin said seeing something. Azazel walked up next to him.
"Looks like this Lord Natalia wasted no time in rolling out a welcome wagon." Azazel said.
"I guess Lady Noah sent a raven or some manner of bird to tell him of our arrival." Hikari said.
"..." Kenshin narrowed his eyes as two armored centaurs stopped in front of him flanked by a small platoon. "This seems a little unnecessary for a welcome wagon."
"Because it's not. You and your party are hereby placed under arrest for crimes against the crown of both Natalia of Sentora, and His Majesty Lord Forbesii. First of his name. King of the Youkai and Protecter of the World." The lead centaur said.
"? !" Everyone except Kenshin, the Heavenly Knights and the Grand Cardinals widened their eyes in shock.
"Boosted Ge-
"ISSEI STOP!" Kenshin shouts.
"!" Issei rounded on Kenshin. "Kenshin, what are you doing? ! We can take these guys we don't have take this!"
"And then what?" Akatama asked. "These aren't Homunculi. If we go swinging our weapons at our fellow youkai, it will send discord throughout Sentora."
"At worst we'll lose the alliance with Sabasa who relies on the supply lines from Natalia when their supplies begin running dry." Jordan said.
"And at best we'll be forced back to Noah and blockaded from ever returning here." Granberia said. "From there...All Forbesii has to do is overwhelm and tire us out, because we won't have anywhere to fall back to."
"Grh..." Issei growled and canceled his Sacred Gear out.
"Don't fight back, lay down your weapons." Kenshin said, his head turned.
"Also, that's Lord Forbesii to you!" The Lead Centaur said, ramming his shield into Kenshin's chest.
"Gah!" Kenshin gasped in pain.
"Hey! What the hell, he surrendered like you wanted!" Azazel snapped.
"He will show our King the proper respect." The Lead Centaur said.
"Heh...hahahahaha..." Kenshin laughed. "Got another one in ya?"
"...You're as mad as they say, Vice Commander." The Lead Centaur commented. "And even more foolish as well. Cuff them and take their weapons."
"How do they go about taking Erubetie?" Azazel said.
"The Slime Queen is no fool. She can't escape us." The Lead Centaur said. "And like the traitorous heathen Cardinals said. You can't fight us either."
"Traitors you call us." Inutora snorted. "In our eyes you're the true rebels. The Fateburn line has proved their strength time and time again, and ruled since the days of the Dark Goddess."
"So why is it then, that Lord Forbesii rules Hellgondo?" The Lead Centaur asked. "It's too bad he has the Almighty Blade and an Infinite Army at his back."
"Whatever, let's just go." Tamamo grunted.
Everyone walked. Tamamo nudged Erubetie. "?" The Slime Queen looked at the Nine Tailed Fox. Tamamo pointed at her then to the ground. "..." Erubetie nodded and poked one of Tamamo's ears. "I'm going to leave it there for now until the coast is clear." Tamamo heard Erubetie's voice in her ear. Tamamo nodded.
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Later
Kenshin and his group walked into an audience hall. A balding man with dark blue eyes wearing the clothes of a noble with a crown on his head sat on a throne. "Funny, The other lords and lady don't need to wear a crown." Bureijin drawled.
"I don't really see the logic in openly irritating those above you in rank." Rasai said. "If you were hoping for mercy this isn't the way to do it."
"You should listen to this one." Lord Natalia said.
"Come now Lord Natalia, we, except maybe the Gremory Devils, the angel, the ice mage and Rasai here know the only reason you're having us arrested and put into your custody is because Alice isn't here." Akatama said.
"Yes, awful big jewels ya got, arresting us when our leader isn't present." Kenshin said.
Lord Natalia bristled. "You will keep silent and show me respect boy!"
"Seeing as you're our enemy I will do no such thing." Kenshin said. "You've chosen your side, though I can't say you've done so very wisely."
"Heh! You fool...you have nothing. Lord Forbesii has the Infinite Army and the Tsurugi no Kami." Lord Natalia balked.
"By my count we have three of the rulers of Sentora, a willing army and access to the resources of the Trinity Alliance." Azazel said. "Trust me, if anything happens to this one, or his fiancee, or her darling pawn and his girlfriend, most of all anyway. You'll have a lot more than Lady Alipheese to worry about." Azazel finishes pointing at Kenshn, then Rias, then Issei, then lastly to Irina. "That's not even including what happens to you if Akeno or I are harmed." He said then pointing at Akeno.
"I do not fear you or your allies crow." Lord Natalia said.
"Oh but you should." Azazel said.
"But you do fear Forbesii, a man half the world away, in Maouzyou." Kenshin said. "You could only be safer if you hopped a ship across the drink and went to the Masouen Continent south of Sentora.
"And renounce my lordship? !" Lord Natalia said.
"From the look of San Nati and Port Natalia, you weren't a very good Lord anyway." Kenshin said. "Most of the people talk of revolt you know. So...this is the jewel of the South then...such a shame..."
"Grrh! Guards! Take these fools away!" Lord Natalia spat.
The groups were separated by gender and placed in cells across from each other and were knocked unconscious. They came to a few days later. "Huh, wonder why they put us in cells where we'd have the ability to see one another?" Xenovia wondered.
"Probably as a tease, or maybe the dungeons are filled up." Inutora said. "Oi! Anyone else in here? !"
"Yeah! Yes!" Voices chorused in response.
"Hm?" Kenshin walked to the front of the cell and looked to his left. In the cell next to the women was a female centaur. She had long blonde hair tied into a pony tail, wearing a long black skirt fitted to her horse body and a tattered tunic. "Oi, Centauress."
"?" She turned around. She had blue eyes as well and her human half was well toned.
"Holy crap her chest is huge!" Issei thought seeing the woman's huge breasts.
"What is it?" She spoke with a respectful tone.
"Kenshin Tsuki Kuroshi, in for crimes against the crown. You?" Kenshin asked.
"Centorea Shianus. Larceny." She replied. "Call me Cerea." (1 )
"Oh? Just by looking at you I can tell that doesn't sound like you." Kenshin said.
"Well that's the charge they put on me." Cerea said with her eyes closed. "Does...your friend there have to stare at me so depravedly?" She asked with red cheeks.
"Eh?" Kenshin glanced at Issei. "Sorry about him, he's just got a fanatical obsession with breasts, you learn to ignore it or see it as a compliment I guess. So what'd ya steal?"
"Some food for my mother. We used to be one of the noble families of Natalia, settling just to the southeast of here, near the White Tigers' encampment which is closer to Noah." Cerea said. "But...we fell out of favor with the Demon King. My mother has grown sick and is starting to show signs of malnourishment."
"Hmn..." Kenshin furrowed his brow in thought. "That's terrible. Have you tried to farm food for yourselves?"
"We have and it's going well, but...the crop is coming in late this year. It is only by the grace of her majesty that we were spared from conflict, but our friends in the White Tiger encampment weren't so lucky."
"Wait, what's wrong there?" Kenshin asked.
"Yeah is something wrong with Sheena-San?" Issei asked.
"Lady Sheena is dealing with a revolt of her people." Cerea said. "There was always a division amongst them, some chose to leave the Tsuki clan for their own reasons, others...because they hated the Kuroshi Dragons."
"Hn, I knew that already." Kenshin said. "But still, for them to revolt...Sheena may have been part of the former group, but when I visited the White Tigers' encampment in my younger years. She seemed to be a great leader."
"She is." Cerea said. "But her brother Toraki...would very much beg to differ."
"How is it going?" Kenshin asked.
"Last I checked, they were at a stalemate and split into two separate camps." Cerea said.
"What's everyone else in here for?" Azazel asked, walking up next to Kenshin.
"Trumped up charges, too much to count." Cerea said.
"Hm...so would that mean you'd be open to, pardon my language, but horse kicking Lord Natalia in the stomach?" Kenshin asked.
"...I don't follow." Cerea said with narrowed eyes.
"He's referring to when a horse kicks it's hind leg back, usually out of annoyance." Azazel said.
"No I get that, I mean, we're in jail." Cerea said.
"For how much longer I wonder?" Kenshin asked.
"Well, if I could get out of here, that would be one of the things high up on my list." Cerea said.
"I was under the assumption that you and your people were serving him." Akatama said.
"Some are trying to save themselves, and they're all also scared of Forbesii." Cerea said.
"I see." Kenshin and Akatama nodded.
"Well you certainly didn't help our position any by talking like you usually do to him." Rasai drawled.
"Rasai, he wasn't going to let us go no matter what we said." Kenshin said. "So I decided to have a little fun with him."
"..." Rasai furrowed his brow.
"What? Is this the first time you've been imprisoned before?" Kenshin asked.
"Second actually." Rasai grunted.
"Hmn, Azazel what about you?" Kenshin asked.
"Eh, I spent some time in Heaven's lockup once around the time I fell." Azazel said.
"Inutora?" Kenshin said.
"I was usually the jailer." Inutora shrugged.
"Jordan?" Kenshin said.
"Well not in the conventional sense." Jordan said.
"I can attest to this. Some of the harpies can get very kinky." Bureijin said. "As for me...eh some drunk and disorderlies. What about you?"
"This would be time three for me." Kenshin said.
"Am I jailed in with a bunch of convicts?" Issei said.
"Yup! That means you're our prison bitch!" Bureijin said hugging Issei with one arm.
"Back off!" Issei said punching the Grand Cardinal of Fire in the arm.
"Hahaha! Calm down man I'm just kidding." Bureijin laughed.
Meanwhile in the women's cell after Kenshin had finished talking to Cerea the women were trying to think of a way to break out. "So you've sent a piece of yourself to speak to Alice, will it be alright?" Yukari asked Erubetie.
"I left a hundred slime spirits in it. It'll be fine." Erubetie said.
"Still, we can't stay in here for very much longer. With Lord Natalia backed by Forbesii, who knows what he might do." Tamamo said.
"Can't we fight back?" Rias asked.
"I'm afraid not. These cuffs have enchantments on them that block all manners of mana molding." Tamamo said. "The chains are just to bind and are taken off when the prisoners are in cells."
"What about Erubetie-San then?" Akeno asked.
"They also work on slimes, but my body is still slime at the moment." Erubetie said.
"Thanks a lot Kenshin, always wanted to go to jail." Evangeline said.
"I'm sorry, what would you have me do Evangeline? I couldn't fight them, Lord Natalia would make up some bullshit story and threaten Lord Sabasa with forced upon famine if he didn't break off the alliance with us." Kenshin said.
"I know that, Doesn't stop me from being pissed." Evangeline grumbled.
"Ara...I have an idea." Alma said.
"Neat, let's hear it." Yukari said.
"Hang on. Cerea-Chan. " Alma said.
"What is it?" Cerea said.
"Do you want to escape or would you consider that too dishonorable?" Alma asked.
"Considering I was only helping my sick mother. Yes, and we all would like to escape." Cerea said.
"Alright. Ladies huddle up." Alma said. They all did so and Alma Elma started whispering.
"Wh-Wha? I-I can't do that, I'll fall!" Irina balked.
"Noooope." Granberia glowered.
"U-Uhm..." Asia said.
"It's OK Asia-Chan, you don't have to participate if you don't want to." Alma giggled.
"I-I don't think I'll be of much help either..." Gasper meekly said.
"Why are you in here anyway? You should be with the boys." Koneko muttered. "I'm not participating either."
As the women whispered amongst themselves Kenshin turned to Azazel. "Hey Azazel. Come here."
"What's up?" Azazel said.
Kenshin brought him in close. "I heard you comforted my Mom when it was presumed that I died."
"I did." Azazel nodded.
"Thank you." Kenshin said. "Now for what I actually called you over for."
"What?" Azazel said.
"You have any idea what could be taking Vali so damn long?" Kenshin whispered. "I asked for him and his team to come and he said he would, but I've not seen hide nor hair of him."
"Going through the Dimensional Gap could be taking awhile? Maybe they appeared somewhere on Sentora." Azazel said.
"Well, I suppose Vali would love coming out in the Gold Region." Kenshin whispered. "All the homunculi he could ever want to fight."
"I feel like we would have heard reports of the Gold Region's strength weakening by now." Azazel replied.
"Aah true..." Kenshin said. "Well whatever the case...I'd at least appreciate a message."
"Aaahn!" A loud moan was heard.
"Huh?" The men looked over at the women's cell. "!"
In the cell Alma was openly groping Rossweisse with one hand, while her other was behind Yukari's head, holding it as she led Yukari around in a makeout session while her hands groped the Succubus Queen's breasts. Akeno was behind Rias, groping her chest. "Aaah! A-Akeno give me a minute to adjust!" Rias whined.
"Ufufufu, you're getting bigger Rias." Akeno giggled as she started kissing the Gremory Heiress' neck for effect.
"Aah hell." Evangeline reached over and grabbed Hikari by the head and pulled her close. "Just for looks right?"
"Yeah I guess..." Hikari then shoved Evangeline against the wall and held her there with her left hand while her right went in between Evangeline's legs.
"Oh ho...hn...taking the lead are we?" Evangeline said with a coy smile.
"Hahaha, you look like you crave a good lead around once in awhile." Hikari said ripping Evangeline's shirt open and rolling up her bra.
"Here." Erubetie said going around and rubbing her body against everyone participating. "It will look better with moistened bodies don't you agree?"
"Good thinking Betie-Chan." Alma said as she helped Rossweisse and Yukari out of their shirts.
"Just so you know I'm only doing this as part of the plan." Yukari muttered.
"Waaaa...! Now I can't get married!" Rossweisse whined.
"Are you kidding Weisse-Chan, with a body like this?" Alma Elma giggled.
"Gaah.." Miyuki was pulled on the arm by Xenovia. "Really? Me?"
"You've too little confidence in your body image Miyuki-San." Xenovia said as her hands started rubbing and stroking Miyuki's hips.
"Huh, I never knew you paid attention to that Xenovia-Chan." Kazumi said coming up behind her and groping Xenovia's chest.
"Aaah! W-Well she always complains about it!" Xenovia gasped and moaned.
"I don't...mmu...always complain!" Miyuki said.
Sextum turned to Chachamaru. "Shouldn't you be participating? With that shell of skin like material anyway?"
"Shouldn't you also be participating?" Chachamaru replied.
"Good point." Sextum nodded.
Kenshin, Issei, Azazel, Bureijin, Jordan, Inutora, Akatama, even Rasai watched this go down with bated breath and wide eyes. Bureijin held an open hand out and Issei smacked it and they bumped fists. Issei also noticed Bureijin looking up at the ceiling and saying something while bringing his hands together in a prayer like motion. "What are you doing?"
"I'm giving thanks to the Dark Goddess." Bureijin replied.
"Oh, Thank you Dark Goddess-Sama." Issei praised.
"Thank you Dark Goddess-Sama." Kenshin, Azazel, Jordan, Akatama, Inutora and Rasai all said.
"Hahaha. Don't you boys wish you were in here with us?" Alma giggled with a sultry look in her eyes.
Suddenly a guard came down. "What's going on in here, keep it...down..." He looked over at the women's cell.
"Oi." Kenshin said making the guard turn to him. "A lot of my peerage were demons before I reincarnated 'em. I think they're in heat. They could use a strapping man like yourself to ease the burning in the their loins."
"Oh yes, Alma-Chan can be quite insatiable when it's her time." Bureijin noted. "Of course Succubi and Incubi don't go into heat, but he doesn't need to know that." He thought.
The guard couldn't get the women's cell door open fast enough and when he entered... "Haa!" He received a green fist to the face courtesy of Granberia. He hit the floor unconscious.
"He got a key on him?" Kenshin asked.
"Hold on a second." Alma said. "...Yeah! He's the jailer."
"Sweet. Thanks for the show ladies." Bureijin grinned.
"A-Aww...it's over..." Issei bemoaned.
Alma let the men out then walked around and opened the other cells. "Did you really have to do it like that?" Cerea asked.
"Hey, if there's one thing men and women both obey, it's their lust." Bureijin laughed.
Kenshin nodded. "Alright Alma I assume you can take all these cuffs off quickly?"
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All the cuffs hit the ground and Alma embraced Kenshin from behind. "You tell me." She said reaching down toward his crotch.
"Not. Here." Kenshin said grabbing her wrist and pushing it down.
"..." Rias glowered at the Succubus Queen.
"Alright..." Kenshin walked over to the unconscious guard and took out a Hyoumenka Suimon charm and activated it to dump water on his face. He woke up and Kenshin grabbed the collar of his uniform and put him against the wall. "Tell me where you put our weapons."
"I-I can't, Lord Natalia will kill me if I let you have your weapons." He replied.
"Let us worry about him." Kenshin said. "Now, where is our weapons?"
"I-I can't..." He repeated.
Kenshin sighed. "You know, Lady Alipheese is on her way, Lord Natalia's days as Lord are numbered now that he's openly opposed her."
"R...Really?" He said.
"Yeah." Kenshin said. "Besides, you'd be helping us. You think we'd allow someone helping us to be hurt? You can even stay down here if you like."
"He's the most tame of the jailers here." Cerea said. "Mormont. Help them. You will be fine."
"W-Well if you're sure...your weapons are all in the store room to the right of the stairs." Mormont said.
Kenshin helped him up. "Alright thanks, but to make it look real, which side do you want it on?" He asked popping his knuckles.
"...Uhm...r-right..my left side still hurts." Mormont said. Kenshin nodded and cocked his fist back and punched Mormont in the right cheek. He was knocked unconscious again. Kenshin carried him into a cell and laid him down in the bed, laying a charm on the bed which had written on it. 'For your troubles and for the pain, pump youki into it. Signed, Kenshin.' He then moved the charm under Mormont's head.
"Alright." Kenshin said. "Let's go arm up."
"Did you really have to punch him?" Cerea asked.
"Yeah, he's one of the Natalian soldiers. He has a reputation to consider. Me punching him could actually raise it, because they'll say he took a punch from the Vice Commander of the Revolution and he's still alive." Kenshin said.
"I suppose." Cerea said.
Everyone that wielded weapons collected theirs and proceeded. They found Lord Natalia in the dining hall with guards behind him. "Hello Kenshin Kuroshi. I see it didn't take you very long to break out."
"Well you can't keep a strong man down for long." Kenshin said.
"Lord Natalia, surrender now. Lady Alipheese is on her way here." Tamamo said. "Do this, and she might just let you live."
"Heheheheh, you know. I'm not even supposed to be the Lord of Natalia." Lord Natalia said. "Truthfully the post was to go to my cousin, the moron of my family. Being born in the main branch 'n all that. But I couldn't let that happen..."
"So you killed him in his sleep or something?" Miyuki asked.
"No, while we were hunting, I drove a large mallet into his skull until the bastard stopped moving." Lord Natalia said.
"Well, now she might not let you live at all." Granberia commented.
"Truthfully you all should join me. Alipheese is fighting a losing war. Soon we'll be able to do whatever we like so long as we fly the king's colors." Lord Natalia said.
Inutora stepped forward and stared hard at Lord Natalia before finally saying. "Fuck the king."
"You know, when I had heard that the Grand Cardinals, previously fiercely loyal to Forbesii-Dono had defected to the losing side, I didn't believe my ears, but here you all are." Lord Natalia said.
"Here we are." Bureijin said stepping forward. His eyes scanned the table. "Hm...bring me one of those steaks on a plate."
"You willing to pay for it?" Lord Natalia asked. "There is a tax for taking food off the king's table you know."
"You paid for it?" Jordan asked.
"Not at all." Lord Natalia said. "Still, got any money?"
"Not a piece of it." Akatama said. "We'll still all take one of those steaks or whatever's on the table that we might want."
"Tell you what, I'll trade ya some of my food, for one of your friends over there, the white haired one. I usually like to break 'em in myself." Lord Natalia said glancing at Koneko.
"..." Kenshin stepped forward to the table as Koneko scowled at Lord Natalia, and took a mug of ale off of it. He drank some of it down. "...You're a talker. Listening to talkers...it has a curious way of dehydrating me and it makes me hungry as well. I think we'll all be taking two plates now."
"..." Lord Natalia looked back at his men, knowing there was more waiting in the wings. "I don't think you understand the situation."
"Oh I understand it perfectly, these men only serve you because they're afraid of Forbesii. Well...if they throw down their weapons...and do not fight us, we won't touch them and when Alice gets here, Natalia will need a new lord." Kenshin said.
"I doubt that. You still don't..."
"And what I understand is...that if we have to listen to another word come out of your cunt mouth...we're going to have to eat and drink everything in this castle." Kenshin said with a scowl.
"You...bastard! Men kill hi-!" Lord Natalia's eyes widened as a spear tore through his chest.
"?" Kenshin looked up at the Lead Centaur.
"You will leave us be if we don't fight you yes?" He asked.
"That's right. Lead Centaur." Kenshin nodded.
"Then we'll do you one better." The Lead Centaur said. "We'll kill this bastard. You can just call me Cen by the way."
"You...scum!" Lord Natalia said.
"So many years we had to listen to your insane orders. Well no longer." Cen said pulling his spear out of Lord Natalia's chest. Lord Natalia gasped and choked before dying.
"...Here's the story." Azazel said. "You acted without our knowledge, finally tiring of his mad rule."
"Agreed." Cen nodded. "That way the Revolution won't be weakened."
Kenshin nodded. "Then it probably won't be a good idea for me to touch the body."
"We'll burn the body." Cen said shifting his head forward. A younger looking female centaur came over and grabbed it.
"Why?" Kenshin asked.
"There's a nercomancer close by. Wouldn't want this one ending up in her hands." Cen said. "Sorry about a few days ago, the shield bash I mean."
"It's cool." Kenshin nodded. "Alright. Tamamo you're in charge until I get back."
"Where you going?" Tamamo asked.
"To find Sylph." Kenshin said.
"Here I'll come with." Yukari said. "With your power not being all there, we don't need you getting ambushed."
"Fine Fine." Kenshin said.
"Let me come with too." Rias said.
"No." Kenshin shook his head. "You have the ability to heal and I think there's some people in San Nati who could use some help, Asia can't do it alone."
"I understand." Rias said with her eyes closed.
"OK, Come on Yukari." Kenshin said.
"Right." Yukari said walking with him toward the doors. She paused for a moment to place a hand on Rias' shoulder. "Just give him some time OK? He has a lot of things he needs to take care of." She whispered. Rias nodded.
Kenshin and Yukari left the castle and San Nati altogether. Kenshin took out a map. He had drawn an 'Sy' where Sylph had indicated she was. "Think you can get us there quickly?"
Yukari activated the Balance Breaker. "Sure, grab on."
Kenshin placed his hands on Yukari's shoulders and she took off north. "So you trained while I was gone eh?" Kenshin said.
"Yeah." Yukari said.
"Nice. I can feel greater strength from you already." Kenshin said.
"So, why is it that you can't use the elements normally? Why this spiritual fetch quest?" Yukari asked.
"The system Ragnarok put in place with the Dark Goddess. As the elements are tied to the spirits, they also flow through them. Meaning without them I can't use the elements as well." Kenshin said. "Trust me I tried. Fire spells either fizzled out or exploded in my face. Wind spells had a tendency to cut my hands half the time, and earth spells had quite a lot of blow back to them. The only spells that seemed to cooperate were Serene Mind and Serene Conqueror and neither worked as well as they should have. Hell the only ones I can really use are my charm spells and that's only because I invented them and understand how they work."
"I see...you know I think Rias is feeling neglected." Yukari said.
Kenshin arched his brow. "Really?"
"Well outside of a few days ago, on the way to San Nati. Did you two really speak at all?" Yukari asked.
"Well...I was carrying conversations with everyone else along the way and I have to keep up on my training too." Kenshin said.
"I know, but...you also haven't been sleeping with her at all." Yukari said.
"Well, one of those is because of you." Kenshin said.
Yukari's face flushed and she laughed nervously. "Y-Yeah, I know. But...I also think she's kind of intimidated by you now."
"Why?" Kenshin asked.
"Well you're this big, important figure now. Kenshin, did it occur to you that if something happens to Alice, you'd be Commander of the Revolution and the Acting Leader of the Youkai Faction as a whole?" Yukari said. "Hell I'm your sister and I feel a little nervous of acting wrong around you now."
"I guess, but don't feel like you can't talk to me because of that. Could you please tell Rias that for me?" Kenshin asked.
"Yeah." Yukari said. "Just look at it this way, right now to the Youkai, you're kind of what the Satans are to the Devils."
"Yeah Yeah." Kenshin said.
The two touched down in a forest and looked up at the night sky. "A beautiful view don't you think?" Yukari asked.
"Yeah." Kenshin said.
"Hehe, glad ya think so." The two glanced over and saw Sylph flying toward them. "Hiya Yukari-Chan, how did you like using the Vessel? Fun wasn't it?"
"I feel like it would have been if not for the circumstances surrounding the times when I used it." Yukari said.
"Yeah..." Sylph sighed. "So! Kenshin-Chan, you're here to reforge our connection?" She said with a wide smile. "Ufufufu! This is gonna be so much fun!"
"What does he have to do to reforge it?" Yukari asked.
"I have to have sex with her." Kenshin said. "Sylph could you come up to my size?"
"Uh huh!" Sylph said as a flash of light blinded them. When their vision returned, Sylph was in front of them, standing just under Kenshin's chin in height. "Yukari-Chan, could you come back for him? I kinda don't wanna share..." She said.
"Don't mind me, next time I do it with him, I want it to be just us as well." Yukari said. "See you around Kenshin."
"See ya." Kenshin said. Yukari took off leaving man and spirit alone. "...Are you upset with me for getting myself killed?"
"...Well I'd be lying if I said I wasn't." Sylph said shuffling her feet. "...No one likes seeing those they love die, do they?"
"...Hm." Kenshin smiled. "You too huh?"
"You're fun to be around, and oddly enough I like it when we fight someone together, and I'm not much of a fighter." Sylph giggled.
"I see." Kenshin nodded. "I've already gotten Undine back, the portal was in Yamatai so..."
"So I'm second huh? Hehehe. I figured you'd get us back in the order you met us." Sylph said.
"No, just who's closest. Salamander's going to have to be last because the entrance to her volcano is in enemy lands." Kenshin said. "Undine said you and Salamander aren't virgins when we did it."
"Yeah it's true. Some of the fairies take playing a little too far." Sylph said cupping her cheeks with an embarrassed smile on her face.
"Coming from you?" Kenshin said with an amused grin.
"Moou...you make it sound like I'm a slut." Sylph said.
"No I don't." Kenshin snickered as he walked toward her. "I just imply that you're playful." He placed his hand on the side of her torso, guiding it upward. "So it sounds odd to hear you complain about it."
"Hehehe...I guess you have a point." Sylph said. "Mm...so we're finally gonna do it huh?"
"Unless you suddenly don't want to." Kenshin said.
"Hahaha, even if that were the case...you need me Kenshin-Chan...and right now. I need you." Sylph cupped his cheeks and brought their lips together. "Mm..." She moaned into him as her hands rubbed his chest. She let out a deeper moan, feeling Kenshin's hands caressing her breasts through her dress. Kenshin drew the Wind Spirit's tongue into his mouth and clamped his lips down onto it, sucking on it. "Mm!"
A few minutes passed and Kenshin had to break away for air. Sylph panted as well, but it was more for erotic effect than anything. "Do you really need to do that?"
"Not really, but it felt so good..." Sylph replied. "And tasted good as well."
"Your kiss...had the taste of honey." Kenshin noted.
"Well I was eating honeycombs earlier." Sylph said.
"I see.." Kenshin said. Sylph grabbed hold of them and and they flew up to a thick tree branch and landed on it. The Wind Spirit locked lips with him again, pushing his back against the tree.
"Mmn..." Sylph moaned and ground her body against Kenshin's. Her breasts rubbed against his chest. "Mmm!" She moaned from the feeling. "Oh...Kenshin-Chan..." She sighed out. "That feels so good." She smiled.
"Glad to hear it." Kenshin said with a grin. "Don't hesitate, make yourself feel better."
"I will." Sylph said as their bodies lowered, going to their knees on the tree branch. "Haa..."
"Mmn..." Kenshin moaned into her. "You're really energetic..."
"Would you have me any other way?" Sylph asked.
"No, not at all." Kenshin said as they broke contact.
"Lay down, on your back." Sylph said. "I want to see how it'd feel to do it this way."
Kenshin nodded, but took the Wind Spirit with him. He kissed and bit at her neck playfully. "Mm...I see you kind of got messy with the honey..."
"Hahaha, yeah..." Sylph laughed, holding him against her as she laid on top of him. "I kinda felt like you were coming, so I wanted to do anything I could to enhance the experience."
"Hahaha, you didn't need to go through all the trouble stupid." Kenshin said playfully bopping Sylph on the head.
"Well excuse me..." Sylph pouted cutely. She got up off of him. "This is one of the bigger trees in my forest, so we shouldn't fall off unless we're just trying to."
"I can tell." Kenshin said as he rose to a kneel. "Didn't like that?"
"No." Sylph said shaking her head. "I don't want to restrict you too much."
"Ya sure?" Kenshin snickered.
"Do you want me to?" Sylph giggled.
"Maybe some other time." Kenshin said.
"...Kenshin-Chan..." Sylph said, gazing down at him. A smouldering gaze in her eyes that almost seemed out of place on the hyperactive Wind Spirit's face. She raised her left leg up and placed the sole of her foot against the tree as she leaned against it.
"Yeah?" Kenshin asked.
"Do you want to see more?" Sylph asked. "Of me?"
"She's shy?" Kenshin thought seeing a faint tint of red across Sylph's face.
"I'd imagine that even hyperactive knuckleheads have moments of nervousness." Undine said. "She wants to know if you want her."
"She can't feel what I'm feeling?" Kenshin thought.
"Not without a contract." Undine said.
Kenshin chuckled. "Why wouldn't I?"
"..." A fawning sort of smile appeared on Sylph's face as she brushed the fabric of her skintight dress to the side, exposing her pink lower lips. "And what if I was to go..this far?" She asked, yanking the top of her dress down under her chest, exposing a pair of low C-cup, borderline B cup breasts. "What would you do?" She asked with a cute wink.
"I think you know what I would do." Kenshin replied as he looked down at her pussy. "You're already wet."
"You kept me waiting for soooo loooonnnggg..." Sylph pouted.
"Hmn..." Kenshin smiled. "Then allow me to make up for lost time then." His hands moved along her body, some parts clothed, some parts not. He started licking her nipples while his hands caressed the base of her wings.
"Mmu!" Sylph let out a sharp gasp.
"Hm?" Kenshin said.
"M-My wings, treat them gently." Sylph said. "They're really sensitive."
"Of course." Kenshin said. A thought came to mind and he took out a substitution stencil and activated it.
"Oh?" Sylph said seeing a second Kenshin.
"Thought it'd be fun." Kenshin said.
"And you didn't think to use this on me...why?" Undine asked.
"Are you...jealous?" Kenshin thought.
"Hmph." Undine said.
"S-Sorry?" Kenshin thought.
"Haha, Deeny's jealous of me." Sylph giggled.
"Well, let's get a move on." Clone Kenshin said.
"Sure." Sylph said looping her hand around the back of the clone's head and kissing him. "Haa..." She sighed out as she felt the clone's hand working the breast Kenshin wasn't licking while the real Kenshin massaged the base of her wings. The real Kenshin started to suckle on her erected digit as the clone sucked on her tongue, her face dyed a deep red as she moaned out deeply. "..." She started to push on the real Kenshin's head, as if to tell him to move down. He complied, slipping his fingers beneath her dress and pulling it down as he moved. She lifted her left leg and it came off. "Haa..." Sylph sighed out. "This is kind of embarrassing, you're both going to bully little old me?" Sylph asked.
"We were thinking about it." Clone Kenshin said as he licked the Wind Spirit's ear.
"See, we don't care if we feel good. So long as our cute little fairy has fun while we're doing this." Kenshin said as his fingers worked her lower lips.
"You should at least use Deeny's power to make it even." Sylph pouted halfheartedly.
"..Alright, just don't blame me if I decide to try out something on you." Kenshin said. "Undine."
"On it." Undine said.
"It would just add to the fun." Sylph said. "You should try this on Mandy when you meet her. She could appreciate this more than I am."
"I'll keep it in mind." Kenshin said as he stabbed his two fingers in and out of her tight, moist folds while his tongue licked her clit.
"Aaan..! Yes, right there...!" Sylph whined pleasurably while the clone Kenshin massaged her breasts. "Mmu..! This could be over quickly, or I might just keep you here all night." She said.
"Well, I kinda do have a war effort to run." Kenshin said.
"Then we'll do the all nighter some other time. Maybe with you, Gnomey, Deeny, and Mandy." Sylph said.
"A one man elemental orgy?" Clone Kenshin asked. "Jeez."
"Well I do love a challenge." Kenshin said.
"That's the spirit!" Sylph laughed. "Now, I've sat still long enough..." She reached down with one hand, rubbing Kenshin's ears while the other moved behind her and pulled the clone's cock out. "Mmn, for a clone you sure don't have much of a difference from the real Kenshin-Chan."
"The difference is in level of power and durability, everything else is relatively the same." Clone Kenshin said.
"Mmph.." Kenshin moaned out as Sylph's legs kicked up and wrapped around his head, he managed to unbury his nose from the Wind Spirit's cunt and nestled it in the patch of blonde hair above it. "Haa...mmh.." He moaned, still feeling her hand rubbing his ears vigorously.
"Guh...hrn..." Clone Kenshin grunted as Sylph's hand pumped up and down his shaft.
"Mmkk...mm..hahaha...enjoying it so far?" Sylph asked.
"What do you think?" Clone Kenshin asked as he pinched and twisted Sylph's nipples.
"Aau, haa! Aah!" Sylph let out a pair of sharp gasps as the real Kenshin started prodding her clit with his tongue.
"Heheh..." Clone Kenshin chuckled.
"Don't laugh, There's two of you and one of me." Sylph said.
"So? You're the Wind Spirit, get creative." Clone Kenshin chided.
"Hrnm..." Sylph said going into thought. An idea came to mind as she surrounded her hand in wind magic.
"Gh? !" Clone Kenshin's eyes widened as a gentle, yet focused breeze wrapped around his shaft, head and balls, teasing and prodding them all simultaneously.
"Haa...haaa..." Sylph panted as Kenshin sucked strongly on her clit, causing her hand to tense up and grip one of his ears.
"Hn..." Kenshin grunted from it and the fact that her legs were growing tighter in how they gripped his head.
"Gaaahh...!" Clone Kenshin gasped as the wind magic surrounding his manhood increased in strength, but maintained it's gentleness. "Fuck...I don't think...I can...hold it back...!"
Kenshin's fingers stabbed inside Sylph's pussy, which gripped them strongly in returned. "Grh...Are you about to cum Sylph?"
"Haa...aaahh! Mmmnn!" Sylph gasped and moaned, her lower body gripping Kenshin's head as her waist rotated, grinding her pussy into Kenshin's mouth. She was too drunk on her own pleasure to even hear Kenshin's question.
"Kenshin, let's make her cum extremely hard." Undine said.
"How do we do that?" Kenshin asked.
"Just roll your tongue around her clitoris and around the front of her entrance, and let me do the rest." Undine said. "I'm also telling your clone what to do as well."
"OK." Kenshin said only to feel his tongue get coated in a strangely sweet tasting liquid. "Hm?" He bent his tongue back and licked it. He looked up and saw his clone rubbing his fingers together seeing a glistening on both his palms.
"Mm..." Undine let out a quiet moan.
Kenshin paid her no mind and rolled his tongue around Sylph's clitoris before moving his fingers out of her and rolling it around the front of her vaginal entrance, while his clone smeared and covered the Wind Spirit's breasts and nipples. "OK, do what you gotta do." Kenshin thought.
"With pleasure." Undine said taking the slime off of Kenshin's tongue and then sending a strong vibration through the slime she had Kenshin apply.
"Hee? !" Sylph gasped sharply. "Haaann! ! Mmmnnn! !" Her eyes squeezed shut, her back fully arching, the hand pumping the clone Kenshin now doing so frantically. "Oooh...Ohhh! I-I'm...Cuuuuummmmmiiinnngggg! !" She cried out.
"Grrhh!" Clone Kenshin grunted loudly as he too came to climax, shooting his spunk all over Sylph's chest and stomach before dispelling.
Eventually Sylph let Kenshin go and slid down to a sitting base, her tongue loosely hanging out of her mouth, her eyes up turned with an expression of orgasmic bliss on her face. "A...Are you OK Sylph?" Kenshin asked.
"Yeah...am jusss...fine..." Sylph said in an near incoherent tone.
"Ufufufufufu." Undine giggled.
"Mean...that was...Deeny..." Sylph said. "Using...Kenshin-Chan to bully me..."
"And I'd do it again." Undine snickered.
"Well...whatever." Sylph shrugged and opened her eyes seeing Kenshin getting undressed. She started whooping. "Take it off you stud you!"
"Hahaha, very funny." Kenshin snickered. "Now...I believe I owe you more."
Sylph nodded with a salacious smile as she bent over, back facing him as she put her hands on the tree. "Come and get me Lust Dragon." She said wiggling her ass at him. Kenshin walked up behind her and set his hands on her asscheeks, groping and kneading the flesh around at will, much to the Wind Spririt's chagrin. Kenshin snickered at her. "Don't just rub me! Fuck me!" Sylph complained. "You've kept me waiting long enough!"
"Fine then." Kenshin said pointing his cock downward and pushing it inside her.
"Hnn! !" Sylph bit back a full blown cry of pleasure when he bottomed out inside of her.
"Gah..." Kenshin gasped as wind whipped around them, a gentle wind, sending a pleasurable chill up and down his spine.
"Just...so you know, it doesn't hurt at all...don't...hold back.." Sylph said with an erotic panting in her voice.
"I didn't intend to..." Kenshin said.
"Aah, haa...mm, mmm, aahh...ooh...aahh!" Sylph's body rocked back and forth as Kenhsin started thrusting.
"Ghh." Kenshin grunted.
"Ooh, naaah...mmnh." Sylph pushed back against him,
"Heh, you are not going to let me out of this heavenly prison of yours are ya?" Kenshin said with a small smirk.
"Nope~! So you better get to work." Sylph said with a wide smile.
"Hrn." Kenshin's hands looped around her legs and spread them apart, lifting her off the ground.
"Oooh? ! Nice!" Sylph complimented as she now felt Kenshin's hands gripping her ankles, pulling her into him.
"Heheh, some girls usually cry out 'Nooo..' or 'It's too much' when they're feeling it too much." Kenshin said as he felt her folds squeezing him hard.
"Not me, when I want it, I want it all." Sylph said in between moans.
"Grh!" Kenshin said as his hips pistoned in and out of the Wind Spirit's quivering cunt. "I can see that."
"Mmn, mmkk! Fuu, aahh, aaahh...a different position, please! There's one spot you're not hitting well enough yet." Sylph said.
"Fine." Kenshin said pulling out of her and setting her down. He was surprised when Sylph tackled him and mounted him as he was laid down.
"Hahaha, just kidding, I wanted to be on top!" Sylph said as she rode him. "Nnnnnn...! Mmmm...!"
"There are other ways of asking." Kenshin said with an eyeroll.
"Don't care..." Sylph said as she started to bounce up and down on his pole. "Haaaahhnn!" She let out a long, loud moan.
"Gghh!" Kenshin growled under his breath as he felt Sylph clench up on him.
"Mmhmmm!" Sylph smiled down at him in a giddy fashion as she slams her hips against his, a wet squishing noise coming from her cunt while her hips slapped against Kenhsin's.
"Haa...haa..." Kenshin panted.
"Ooh yesss, just...a bit longer Kenshin-Chan!" Sylph said, closing her eyes sending a concentration of wind magic down south to tease his testes.
"Mmgn? !" Kenshin half grunted, half moaned as it felt like his sack was being rubbed from all directions. "Fuu...ccckkk!" Kenshin said as this coaxed an orgasm out almost immediately.
"Mmnnnn!" Sylph moaned out as the warm semen entered her. "You came already? I was soooo close!"
"In my defense, I wasn't prepared for that wind trick and I'm still using Undine's power here." Kenshin snapped halfheartedly.
"Well whatever, you still have a job to do." Sylph said.
"Fine then." Kenshin said springing upward and wrapping his arms around the Wind Spirit, rocking his hips back and forth against her.
"Mmhm! I like the enthusiasm!" Sylph said matching his motions with her own.
"Well don't get too used to it, cock's still sensitive so I might end up cumming quick whether I like it or not." Kenshin said.
"Well you just have to make me cum before that!" Sylph said rocking and twisting her hips around as Kenshin thrust into her. "Mmmn! Sex feels so good when it's with a partner with the right equipment." She moaned out.
"That is usually the case." Kenshin said.
Sylph's movements start to become less controlled and more erratic and desperate. "Hmmmnnn!" She wraps her legs around Kenshin's waist. "Harder, faster...Oooh, please...pleaaasssseee!" She cried out.
Kenshin put Sylph on her back and positioned their bodies to where he would be thrusting straight down into her. "How's this?"
"Fuuaaahh! I love it! Now hurry up, I'm dying for release here!" Sylph said.
"Heheh..." Kenshin leaned down and kissed her lips, to which she hungrily returned.
"Mmhn! Mmmm!" Sylph soon breaks the kiss and holds him close against her. Her hot, heavy breaths brushing Kenshin's ear, her body trembling heavily, expecting release at any moment. "Hnnnnn...mmmmmm!"
"Grrhh!" Kenshin groaned as his pelvis started to go numb from over clenching to stem the tide.
"Cum in me! Cum in me now!" Sylph demanded.
That was all Kenshin needed to hear as he buried himself inside of her, as far as he could go and exploded inside of her.
Sylph's lower body falls and hits the surface of the tree branch with a wet smack while Kenshin's landed on top of her as gently as he could manage. Their ragged panting filling the area. Sylph pushes her upper body up and kisses Kenshin lazily. "That...was...amazing..." She said.
"Yeah..." Kenshin said.
"Alright, I think we're done here for now." Sylph said. "You will be able to use my power again and you should even be faster."
"Awesome." Kenshin said.
"Just...don't die again..." Sylph said glancing away.
"..." Kenshin smiled and kissed Sylph on the forehead. "I'll do everything in my power to ensure that I don't for a long time. Sylph smiled back and disappeared into him.
(break)
Rasai Bael arrived at Sylph's forest. "Alright...Kenshin is finally alone. I sensed his sister leave him shortly after he arrived."
"Turn back."
"!" Rasai looked up and saw Yukari eating an apple while sitting on a tree branch. "How long has she...? !"
"Are you deaf? I said turn back." Yukari said. "Whatever business you have with Kenshin can wait until in the morning."
"Are you going to stop me?" Rasai said with a glare.
Yukari hopped down and activated the first level of her cards. "If I have to...please make me have to." She said gripping Kazeken's hilt.
"..." Rasai raised his hand, it already coated in a crimson aura. "I am the second strongest user of destruction magic in my clan behind my father, watch how you speak to me."
"Which still puts you far behind Sirzechs, well behind Venerana and just behind Rias." Yukari chided.
"Grrh!" Rasai growled.
"You know, I already know what you mean to do." Yukari said.
"Do you? Then that means you know I have to do it." Rasai said.
"You don't 'have to do' anything." Yukari said.
"You don't know my father." Rasai said. "Nor the shame I carry for being the one who lost to the 'Bastard of the Bael.'"
"There's no shame in losing to one as strong as Sairaorg." Yukari said. "He got so strong because he did something most devils won't do, he trained. Kenshin and I got as strong as we are because we trained. You can have all the power in the world, but if you don't hone it, it's pretty meaningless in the end."
"..." Rasai went silent.
"Your father places too much value on his clan's innate gifts. Most clans do from what I see." Yukari said.
"What would you know about it? You're lowborn, a reincarnated devil." Rasai said, no venom in his voice, just asking a question.
"I have a keen eye for observation." Yukari said. "Don't need to be highborn or a pure blood for that."
"Hmph." Rasai said.
"I won't tell Kenshin what you mean to do." Yukari said relaxing her stance. "It will amuse me to see how exactly you plan to assassinate the man who has been killing people since he was ten years old, professionally."
"So you're saying there's no chance?" Rasai said.
"I'm saying that if he's in a good mood, he'll kick your ass and send you back to Bael Country, but if it's the opposite...well...I hope you've made your peace." Yukari said. "Now leave."
"Very well." Rasai disappeared.
Yukari stared at the space he occupied. "No doubt that Lord Bael threatened to disown and banish him if he failed and still lived. Which basically would mean he'd also try and have Rasai killed to prevent him from mouthing off about the operation. Lord Bael has probably loathed Rasai since he was beaten by Sairaorg. Well...we'll see what Kenshin decides to do when the time comes." She thought as she turned toward the forest to walk in and find Kenshin.
(chapter end)
Draconis: Agh, sorry this took so long. I got writer's block during Sylph's lemon.
Kenshin: Understandable. Imagining a hyperactive person having sex must have been a challenge.
Draconis: Also, sorry there's not been many fights so far. There could be one next chapter, but there definitely will be some action in the chapter after that. Also I'll address my foot note here. (1 ) Yes, she's from Monster Musume which is owned by Okayado. I don't know if I'll be using other characters from it here or there, but they won't be regulars.
Kenshin: Also he's taking a short break.
Draconis: I'll still be writing though. My next update will be to give Issei two lemons which will be posted in a chapter in Dragon of His Word, which will be converted into a side story collection.
Issei: Swwweeettt... Who with?
Draconis: Don't know yet. I was thinking Yasaka for one. Saving 'True form' Kunou for later. If anyone has suggestions for who should be in the second one, I'd love to hear it, but seeing as Kuroka's not been introduced in this arc yet she's unavailable to be chosen. OK, see you all soon.
Draconis678 out.