Chapter 4: This is a joke, right?
'I was forged in the depths of hell, but my armor is a gift from the Gods themselves. With my cursed right hand, I'll purge the demons from this world, and with my blessed left hand, I shall rescue Humanity! I am the order, I am the balance breaker, I am the light in this dark world! I AM...!
I AM...!"
*TILT*
"Wah!"
"Gremory, help me put the table on, then you can watch your tokusatsu."
And Gremory turned her attention from the TV to me, pouting and crossing her arms. Apparently, she fought with her sister and ran away from the Gremory human household. She has been living in a manga cafe and going to school from time to time since then, until she found me and made me her queen. And since she follows the "everything you own is mine as well" mentality, she's now willing to live with me. Well, if she's gonna stay, she's gonna be my housewife, my maid. What? I already have to deal with my sisters, I don't need a freeloader. If she's gonna stay here, she's gonna have to work to deserve what she gets.
And the whole King thing? Just show her a fork.
"You tell her, darling. Don't let her do as her please in your territory."
*CHOP!*
"You help, too."
"Oh my, a dominant wife . I like it~..."
And now, another one to deal with: a horny fox-girl eating every stuff in the fridge. At least I can relate to her more, she's calmer than the Gremory girl. Now, the three of us are putting the table on, some plates, cups, chopsticks and the silverware on their places. Today's dish is curry. Since we don't have any clubs to attend to, or a club at all for that matter, we're just preparing the dinner and chilling around.
After some time with the table, with me throwing punches and chops from time to time, we finally manage to get it finished. I never thought I'd be using dad's and mom's set so soon.
"We're finish. We can rest, now."
"Yay~!" And Gremory launched herself from beside me to the sofa, picking up the remote and turning the tv on. It's like having a little sister...
"Gremory, instead of watching tv, why don't we talk about my... Sacred... Gear... Thing?" I asked her, the foxgirl clinging on me like a little sloth. "That's the reason why you reincarnated me in the first place, right?"
"Oh! Right, right! I almost forgot about that!" She... Literally... Killed me, and now she says that she forgot the reason why. Can you all see the problem here? I'm dealing with a psychopath, a childish psychopath. In the end, sue turned off the tv and looked at me. "C'mere, Ichijou-kun."
"Okay..." And I walked in front of her. She crossed her arms and rest her back against the sofa's own.
"Now... Extend your left arm, think about the most powerful creature for you!" And extended her own arm, punching the air in front of her. I mimicked that same movement, while thinking about... Huh~... The most powerful creature for me... That's a tricky one.
"Huh~... Maybe Goku from dragonball?"
"Maybe not. I mean, he didn't win a single battle in the Android/Cell saga." Well, she has a point.
"So... Kurosaki Ichigo from bleach?"
"You mean the one who gets beat up, loses his powers every arc and pretty much only shows up to the final battle?" Ouch, right in the pride.
"Monkey D. Luffy from One Piece?"
"Just luck and stupidity."
"Naruto?"
"Overestimated."
"One of the JoJos?"
"Pucci recreated the universe, didn't he?"
"Carmen Sandiego from Hellsing?"
"He's made of plasticine. A single shot and he's history..."
"Kurokami Medaka...?"
"She's a parody of a mary sue. It doesn't count!"
"Kenshiro from Fist of the north star?"
"Raoh went rogue, Jagi went crazy, Toki went sick. Just luck."
"Waaah~!" Okay, calm down. Think someone that even she thinks It's strong. It doesn't have to be strong for you, only for her. Well, there's still one left. Maybe the underworld legend. Issei-senpai. "Okay, last chance: HYOODOU ISSEI!"
And a sphere of light engulfed my left arm, and when it vanished, a strange, but extremely cool gauntlet materialized in my hand. Actually, it looked more like an armored glove, covering the area from my wrist to the tips of my fingers with shiny crimson scales, adorned with emerald-orb jewels, a single great one adorning the back of my hand, and golden spikes coming from different parts of the gauntlet, a couple of them making a eight-point star around the central jewel in the back of my hand. Well, it's very cool, it looks like one of those fancy Cosplay things, but Gremory seemed surprised.
"What's that?! That's not the legendary Gauntlet of the red dragon Emperor! The Boosted Gear wasn't like that in the books!" The redhead stood up from the sofa and pulled me by the hand, examinating the gauntlet for a while. Wait, what does she mean by that? "No... That's not right! This can't be the Boosted Gear, the legendary Longinus of the red dragon!"
"There's where you're wrong, Gremory." From my back, Akabane spoke, sliding off of me and walking to beside the Gremory girl. She narrowed her eyes to examine my gauntlet, and nodded. "That's the Boosted Gear, alright. However, I must say, the Spirit of the dragon sealed within it is now pretty weak. Almost undetectable. Even myself can't feel him without especial attention."
"W-What do you mean, Ninetails? Did... Did the gauntlet of the red dragon enperor broke just like Viltra's set?!"
"No. The dragon is still whole in there, but he's... How can I say it? In a commatose state."
After that, all the colours in my King's face drained completely. She fell on her knees, completely immobile, while I took a glance at the armored glove in my left hand. The roman number "I" was appearing in the main green jewel. To tell you the truth, I was really expecting more. I mean, It's still a cool-looking gadget, But it doesn't even reach my wrist. This small thing can really kill a God? No, wait, the right question is: what senpai did for the dragon inside of this gauntlet to be put in such state? I'm no expert, but I guess a dragon can be pretty tough. To be put in a commatose state...
"Hey, Akabane, what do you mean by that?" I asked her, still examinating my... Boosted Gear. She blinked back to me.
"Honey, what I'm trying to say is: the red dragon emperor's Gauntlet is weakened. The dragon inside of it is weakened, the full potential in it is sealed yet again." She ruffed her own nose to the sides, sniffing the air one more time and sighing. "The Host known as Hyoodou Issei... Was a pretty reckless man. Doing things no sane man would just for the sake of others. And, of course, losing his shit over great and/or petty reasons. He just... Loved too much. Let's just say that this love... Well, got him killed, as well as damaging the Booster Gear and the dragon its bear, not to mention the unbalance he brought to all the three factions."
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"We're not allowed to talk about it because of the pain and the disgrace he brought to sacred gears, but let's just say thank God (*OUCH!*) the dragon's gauntlet was reincarnated in you, a person with some sense of reason... For now."
I gulped. What a letdown. Senpai had a big heart, and that what got him killed. He just loved too much. Yet, he archieved a power greater than a God, and brought unbalance to the world. I just met folks from the biblical lore and the japanese lore, but I have an idea of how vast this can be, and to think a single man could do such an impact... Now, I respect him even more. Althought, the nickname "red booby dragon" still sounds ridiculous...
[BOOST!]
Suddenly, a wave of energy ran into my body, as a powerful voice echoed in my head, the green jewel on the back of my hand shining, morphing the "I" number into a "II". What's going on? My body feels lighter, yet, my chest is heavier. Is hard to breath now. So... That's the power of the Boosted Gear?
"Oh. It looks like, even without the Dragon's conscience, the sacred gear still operates normally." Akabane said, looking at my gauntlet. "I'm not surprised, though. The Evil prison Dragon Viltra could still operate his numerous Sacred Gears without a problem. I wonder if this is a thing between dragons..."
[BOOST!]
"Uff..." Air escaped out of my lungs, as the pressure against my gut grew. Now, the "II" was a "III". Another wave of energy ran through my body, as some comfortable aura of energy and strength grew spontaneously in me. I feel stronger now. Breathless, too. No, I'm not joking. This thing is sufoccating me. "How do I stop?"
"Oh, why now, darling? Just a little more, and I'll have a good snack for tonight~..."
"Akabane, one more of those [BOOST]s and I don't think I'll be councious anymore..."
"Huh... Cockblocker." What? "Okay, okay, fine. You just need to wish it away. Sacred Gears follows the wielder's orders and will. It can't be too hard..."
"Wish it away...?" The moment the thought passed through my head, the Boosted Gear vanished in another show of lights. The pressure against my body dissapeared, as well the light sensation from before. I took a deep breath and sighed. What a relief. "Phew... What a Feeling..."
"Huh, pooper."
"But, yes, the Boosted Gear is really how Gremory described: a tricky weapon."
"You just need to train your stamina and breath rhythm. The Gauntlet of the red Dragon may be weakened now, but the power in it is still great." She smiled, hugging my arm. She's not as busty as Gremory, but I can still feel a thing with... "Them". She's doing it again, the whole "lip-licking" thing. "Now, now, how about I train you a little? I have a special exercise for pretty boys like you~. It will train your stamina and sense of rhythm... Don't worry about payment, we can negociate while at it..."
"Huuuh~... Akabane...?" And now she pulled me closer, her lips reaching closer to my own. For some reason, I'm trembling, but I can't move...
"C'mon, let's have some breath training. Just take a deep breath and count how many seconds you can hold it~..."
Oh, brother! What to do now?! I'm living every man's romance, yet, I don't know what to do! Should I freak out?! Should I accept her love?! Wait! She's just here for my vital energy and Boosted Gear! Yes! She's a viper! A pretty, nasty, beautiful, sexy and pretty open-minded viper... Oh, crap! Crap! Crap! Crap! Now, what?! On one side, I'll be living a false relationship with just mindless sex, but on the other side... I'll be living a false relationship with just mindless sex!
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Alright! Just kiss her, you idiot! Do it already! Don't be a pussy! Be the bad wolf! Just... Just peck her! Do anything! Replace the "anything" with "her" and make her regret her choices! Now! Now! Nooooow~...!
(Am I a character, or just a reader of a harem light-novel?)
*BAM!*
"What the...?!"
"Ichijou, bro, we're home and shit... Oh, looks like we have visits!" Blowing the door open, the green-eyed, brunette monster known as Futaba appeared from the entrance, the other sisters behind her. She took a glimpse of us from the frame of the doorless passage to the living room, and frowned. "Oh, bro. I knew since you enrolled in Kuoh that you had a Plan in mind. Already building your harem?"
"No! It just a...!" Wait! Don't say 'misunderstanding'. When you say that, bad things happen! Think of something, anything! School-relate, to be safe. "A Lesson! Yes! I'm teaching this friend of mine... A Lesson!"
"Are you teaching her how to French?"
"No! It's just... Judo! Yes! Judo!" I smiled awkwardly as I picked Akabane's uniform, and pulled her in a true wrench-move, turning around and tossing her to the sofa. She gasped, and I pointed at her. " See, Akabane-chan? That... That's how you... Pull... Your... Enemy...?"
"..."
"..."
"Okay, I'n convinced. Now hurry up and make dinner. I could eat a flock..."
And she just shrugged it off and took her way to the kitchen. Phew, that was close.
"Sorry, Akabane. But believe me, if she ever saw you flirting with me, we're goners, okay?" I offered her a hand, and she took it to help her stand up.
"No problem, ma'am. I should get use to my in-laws, anyway." She smiled again and thumb up for me. I sighed. Now, better check on Gremory, who's still immobile from the shock. I snapped my fingers in from of her a few times. "Hey, Gremory! Wake up! I can still use the sacred Gear!"
"..."
"Gremory?"
"WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" And suddenly she emerged from her depressing state and stood up in a fly away pose, extending her own arms to the heavens. "I REVIVEEEEEEEED...!"
"Errr..."
"SO WHAT IF THE DRAGON IS DOWN?! SO WHAT HE'S NOT WHAT HE USED TO BE?! I AM A GREMORY, AND THE MAOUS BE MY WITNESSES, I'LL BE THE STRONGEST KING IN ALL UNDERWORLD WITH HIS POWER BY MY SIDE!"
"Shut up, Gremory." And before she could do even more damage to the windows of my house, not to mention revealing the existence of mythical creatures, my... 'Husband' smacked the redhead in the back of her head, making her kiss the floor. Huh... I feel bad, now.
"C'mon, Gremory. Get up. Let's eat and watch Kamen Rider." She took my hand without second thoughts, and we walked to the kitchen. My sisters were already eating, but fortunately, I made enough.
... I sliced an apple just in case Gremory is weak against spices. I wouldn't he surprised if she were. Akabane has a big appetitte, by the way.
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~~X~~
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Morning...
It's morning...
I guess I'm getting use to the Sun now, the fatigue isn't as strong as before. But I'm Feeling a crushing pressure against my body, making hard to breath.
I looked down, and there she was, Berolina Gremory, again sleeping naked on me. Yesterday, I had to put extra locks in the bathroom, because both of my "partners" wanted to have a "bonding-bathing" moment with me, and I also had to make the bed for both of them in the guestroom. Not to mention, I didn't sleep so well last night, the paranoia being my caffeine. Yet, there she is, hugging my body like I'm some kind of teddy bear, the cold spring breeze blowing from the broken window. I have a guess who did that, since it was just fine until 3AM of today...
Yeah, is morning...
Yet, I'm still stuck in this nightmare.
"Gremory, wake up." I spoke, poking her in the forehead. She just nudged and went back to her asleep state.
"Mooh~... Five minutes more~..."
"Earthquakes lasts five minutes. Gremory, I'll shout." Out of playfulness and annoyance, I pulled that stupid hairstring from the top of her head. Instead of yelp or scream, however, her eyes shot open, and she looked menacengly at me. I gulped at that. "Err... Gremory...?"
"Never..."
"What...? I can't hear y-...?"
*PUNCH!*
"NEVER TOUCH MY HAIR!" I before I knew it, I was flying aimlessly through the air, like a tossed ragdoll, and ended up clashing against a wall, opening a crack in it. For a moment, I could see a dark aura surrounding her naked figure, of course, covered with the blanket. But then, poof, her eyes turned back to her typical Tareme design, and she blinked a few times. "Huuuh~... What happened?"
"..."
"Ah, Ichijou-kun, good morning!"
"..."
"Ichijou-kun? What happened? What happened to your eye and the wall over there? In fact, what are you doing there?"
"Err... Gremory, how about you go to your room and change before my sisters wake up? You remember what happened last time, right?"
"Oh, right!" And she jumped out of the bed and dashed to the door, completely naked... She has a nice body... And a not-so nice mentality. She opened the door and got out of my room, but not before looking back to wink at me. "Ichijou-kun, we're having a busy day today! I hope you're prepared!"
"Okay...Huff..." And when she left, I held my burning stomach with a hand. Geez, girl can punch. Note to self: never, ever, touch Gremory's hair. I sighed and shrugged the pain off, standing up from the floor. Better have things going: after all, we still have classes today.
*SLIDE~...*
"Good morning, darling..." And the moment I slided my closet-room open, I saw Akabane camping in it, eating instant ramen in a bowl and just staring at me like It's none of my business. "I saw Gremory sneaking inside, so I decided to join. This closet is filled with your scent. Now, I can feel our connection growing even mor-..."
*CLOSE!*
"Ufff..." I closed that door and, out of frustration, headbutted the closet, taking my time to think about some stuff. So, is this my life for now on? In the center of a circle of weirdos? All because... Of senpai's legacy. I took a look at my left hand, and sighed. I don't know if I should be honored, depressed, enraged or cursed. This Sacred Gear... A blessing from God...
... I wonder if that's what they call 'a martyr'.
Chapter 5: vampires are cool too, right? part 1
"All right, gentlemen! Since we are in three, I guess you can all say that we are now a group!"
"Yeah... Barely, But whatever."
"And since we're a group, a group of supernatural beings at that, I say we must do what every other group does while in a place like school!"
"Err... What, exactly, Gremory?"
"Isn't it obvious?! We must... CREATED COOL AND AWESOME NAMES FOR OURSELVES!"
I facepalmed at that. Of course it would be something stupid, or at least complicated and out of context. Here I am, with my little... Group? A pen in hand, with a notebook in my lap, waiting for further explanations and orders from my King. Akabane is snuggling in my arm, while Gremory was walking here and there, chanting her little mantra of 'awesomeness' and 'coolness'. Where we are, you ask?
In the janitor's locker room...
So, yeah, apparently, Gremory couldn't get the permition to start a club, since the requirements to make it were to have at least four members and an advisor teacher to take care of it. Without those, no deal, period. So, for the time being, we're gonna stay here, doing our little... Club things, next to some brooms, buckets and chemical products that will most likely burn our skin or choke us to death.
Yeah, for my second life~...
"Please elaborate, Gremory-san." I lifted a hand and asked her. She seemed excited to answer me.
"Good think you asked, Ichijou-kun! Well, as devils... And a ninetails, our duty is to give new and cool names for ourselves and our powers!" Yeah, like that. I actually don't mind not having any names to call myself. Ichijou is just fine by me. I call the redhead "Gremory" and the ninetails "Akabane", I guess we don't need nicknames and names for attacks for now.
"But why?"
"Because...! A name actually is what differs a thing from Nothingness. Since the beginning of times, sentient beings has the urge to give things names, even when they usually never adresses themselves as such. I guess is what we call consideration. After all, by privating a thing of something as basic as a name, we're practically denying that thing's existence, and nothing is more rude and inhuman that simply ignore the existence of thy neighbor..."
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WHAT?! Did I just get lectured by Gremory?! BY GREMORY OF ALL PEOPLE?! Worst of all, this logic makes perfect sense! Now, I feel like a jerk. Geez, right in the pride. I gulped. She's smiling, like she's happy in lecturing me, and not in the 'I'm-smarter-than-you-and-you-just-got-owned!' Way. No hardfeelings, right?
"Okay... I get it." I mumbled miserably, putting the point of my pen on the paper of my notebook and starting to write everything I've learn watching anime and manga.
Some time passed, and I finally finish mine. It wasn't that hard, I just needed to write a cool name and an alternative reading for Gremory to be happy. And with that accomplished, I turned my notebook upside-down and waited for further instructions. Soon after, the girls also stopped.
"Uh-Huh! Everybody done? Good! So, as the resident King, I'll be the first!" Gremory said, opening her little red notebook and showing us the name. "Tcham-tcham! What do you guys think?"
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[RED PRINCESS] (reading as "Crimson King of damnation")
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"..." I was speechless. That name was pretty dumb. Akabane just laughed at that. "Well, Gremory, I think is kinda paradoxal calling yourself a King and a Princess in the same time. I mean, does this nickname means that you're a hunter of a sorts?"
"Huh~? What do you mean, Ichijou-kun?" Of course she wouldn't understand that reference. She can be just as naïve as smart, never the two at the same time.
"Nothing, nothing. That nickname is pretty cool, I guess."
"Hu, Huh! Yeah!" And she smiled. Somehow, I didn't grunt at that one. Gremory just turned around from her notebook to Akabane. "What about you, ninetails? Already finished your's?"
"Uh-Huh. Here it is." And she opened her own book and showed us what was written on it.
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[WIFE] (reading as "Akabane Yoko")
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"Wait, ninetails, you wrote your own name and read it as in 'wife'?" Gremory asked, reading the ideograms and the hiragana on them. I was also kinda confused by this, but when she turned around and licked her lips again to me, I had an idea what she meant by that.
"Almost, Gremory. What I meant is that my wife can be on top of me anytim-..."
*CHOP!*
"Denied!" I chopped her on head. She just shrugged it off and turned to a new page, a new name written on it.
"How about this one?"
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[AKABANE] (reading as "Ichijou")
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"My name?!"
"Yeah, or rather, cowgir-..."
*CHOP!*
"Also denied! Seriously, Akabane!"
"Okay. If that is not for the liking of my wife, then maybe I'll go with that one." She again turned to another page, with a new name.
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[APPLE.] (Reading as "curry")
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"A-Apple? As in the fruit? And on top of curry, for that?"
"Uh-Huh. I like apples on top of my curry. It makes them yummier."
"Akabane, you didn't understand the meaning of the reunion at all, did you?" And now it was Gremory time to be miserable, Falling on her knees and silently crying. After that, I'd also be devastated. So much nonsense, I wonder why I'm not creazy already. Well, with that, maybe my name can cheer her up, even if its just a little bit.
"Hey, Gremory, you didn't read mine yet." I said, passing my open notebook for her. She reached for it and took a quick glance at it.
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[HELL STAR DRAGON.] (reading as "Red demon monarch that crosses the universe.")
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BOOOOOOOOOOMM!
"WHOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAHHHH...!"
And before I knew it, Gremory screamed and blasted herself out of the janitor's locker room, my notebook apparently shooting fire out of its page at her out of pure adrenaline and power. She knocked herself out, and opened a crack on the wall. Two holes and a crack. We're gonna be so fine in fixing those...
"And~... You won." She had a quick recovery, and walked to me, putting a hand on my left shoulders and cryig tears of Joy. The only thing I could do was... Nothing. "You won. I can teach you no more. You already surpass me. Congratulations."
"Hah...?"
"Hey, ninetails, let's clap for him~. He deserves it. Weeeh~...!" And both of them start clapping at me. Gremory is freaking me out a little, while Akabane is happily joining her in the clapping session. I think I blushed at that one. Maybe It's because the only things my sisters ever say about is how 'unmanly', 'perverted' and 'useless' I am. They say I'm a great cook, though. It's a thing, I guess. "Wew~... Ichijou-kun~! Our red dragon hero~!"
"My wife is the best in the universe... Swing."
"Oh, c'mon, guys. Stop."
"Aw~... Isn't that cute? My future wife is blushing."
"No! I'm not!"
"Ahahahah~... Ichijou-kun is also a shy rabbit. How cute."
"S-Shut up~...!"
"Isn't that adorable? Since when the red dragon starts choosing cute and awkward boys as hosts?"
"I said...!"
And I froze the moment the fourth and unknown party member join the conversation. Somehow, the voice didn't came from either the exit, the window or even in between the cleaning material, but from the ceiling!
"Up there!" Akabane said, pointing right above our heads, and so we did. At first, we didn't see anything out of normal, just a blank colourless ceiling. However, under closer inspection, a thing, almost invisible outline forming a square turned itself visible to us. A side lifted from the up floor, and a head popped out of it.
"Yo." A girl with unkept and wild green hair and doll-like features spoke, grinning at us. Soon, she pushed one of the ends of her invisible cape(at least it looked like one to me.) and did a flip in plain air, landing in front of us, like a real ninja. "Hey there, new Gremory Group. How's it going?"
"Wow! A ninja!" Gremory said, beaming with excitment. My blonde... Husband only puffed her cheeks, while sharping her own eyes, turning them more rufian-like.
"Tch. She's also something else. To be left unnoticed even by my senjutsu..." Akabane spoke, gripping firmly to my arm. The new figure, who was with the sleeves of her Kuoh uniform wrapped up to her shoulders, smiled.
"Yes. Annabelle Hellsing is my name, and I'm a vampire-ninja hybrid. A thousands pleasures to meet you all." She said, smiling in a way a single, shiny and pointy teeth was showing to us. Wait, Hellsing?
"Uh~... Ms. Hellsing? I thought the Hellsing family was a family of vampire-hunters, not... Well, Vampires." I lifted a hand to pick her attention, and she giggle at that.
"Silly, silly red dragon. This was just a historical lie, a timeless falacy."
"The Carmilla faction created this lie to avoid being ridiculized when their past head was captured and made a slave by them. To think the said Queen of the Vampires was reduced to such disgraceful state for some long by them..." For the first time since I met her, Akabane was completely serious, gripping defensely in my arm, and pulling me closer. Is she fearing for me or herself? "My dear wife, don't get any closer to her. She's... Unsettling."
"Wow, wow... Calm ya' tiny boobs down, foxy. I mean no harm." The vampire... Ninja(?) spoke, opening her arms to sign she had no Weapons or intentions of hurting us, but Akabane was not convinced, in fact, she popped a vein of rage out of her head when the vampire said 'tiny boobs'. "As you might've guessed, since I'm a hybrid, the Hellsing family doesn't want anything with good ol'me."
"Wow~! So, you're really a vampire-human hybrid, right?" Gremory said.
"A vampire-NINJA hybrid, thank you very much!" And ms. Annabelle puffed her chest up, a tiny one at that to the point I don't know why she bothers with Akabane's. "Fifty-percent vampire, fifty-percent ninja, and a hundred-percent awesome!"
"But... Doesn't that mean the Hellsing family is doomed to oblivion, since there's no more pure bloods in them?" The blond ninetails fox said, hugging my arm even tighter. "Since I'm the daughter of one of the rulers of the japanese supernatural faction, I have some knowledge about what's happening around the world. And I know that there's no descendants of those anymore discounting a small single descendant."
"Ah, don't worry, mate. When I grow up, I'll take lead as the vampire King. I think papa Desmond won't have any problems in accepting me with that, and the Hellsing will be a healthy family of psychos again." The vampire-ninja said again. Crossing her arms and pointing her chin up. "Not to mention, Esther might be of his liking now."
"But, ninja, I thought dhampirs (vampires+human hybrids)were not allowed to be part of a faction, let alone lead one!" Gremory said, her expression showing a mix of surprise, concern and curiosity. I agree. From what they're saying, those Vampires seem uptight as hell. "Hell, I don't think they even consider you one of them."
"Oh, really? I didn't know that." The vampire ninja said.
"Really...?"
"Gyah, Hahahahah! I don't need to know how the world works! I just need to be awesome! As long as I'm still awesome, I don't need to know anything else!" Ms. Hellsing said, laughing it off. I dunno, from the description of what's going on, I don't see any laughing material. "Besides, I'm a vampire-ninja hybrid, not a dhampir! This means I'm just as awesome as a regular vampire, is not more!"
"Hyahahahah! You're totally right, Hell-chan!" The president of the student council Serena Sitri said...
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WAIT! WHEN THE HELL DID SHE GET IN HERE?!
"Wow! Spooky!" Turning around and seeing the laughing president, Ms. Hellsing took a few steps back in our direction. Gremory, however, looked at the other raven-haired demon. They said they're childhood friends, if I recall correctly.
"Yo, Rina-chan, Tsukino-kun, Hellsing-chan and Idunnoyu-chan! I heard someone mentioning 'awesome', and I thought it was about me, so I bent time and space to get here. Well, what is it?" The president said, her arms crossed and chin up, in a pose similar to ms. Hellsing's. That lady... That lady does not know what common sense is either, right? "Nah, I'm just kidding. I was just overhearing you all and decided to check it out. I'm bored, anyway."
"Don't you have council stuff to do, prez?" I question her. She just laughed it off.
"Already did it, Tsukino-kun. Besides, if there's anything left, I'll just ask for one of my subordinates to do it for me. After all, I'm a King." And again with that sick stuff. Geez, devils are pretty possessive, aren't they? Prez dropped her usual cheerful persona and sharpened her eyes, looking at the ninja. "Boring stuff aside, I couldn't help but notice a certain black aura around this place. Not to mention, even with the chances to redeem yourself for being a hybrid by killing a high-class devil, you didn't do it. I ask why, ms. Annabelle Hellsing-chan."
"Well, I'm just here to ask a simple question to little miss Gremory." The vampire-ninja hybrid smiled slyly, turning her eyes to the Gremory girl beside me. She looked confused for a second, but then snapped her fingers in a possible realization.
"Oh! I think I know what you want, ninja." And then, out of nowhere, the redhead took off her jacket-cape-thing, and used both her hands to lift her skirt up, revealing that godawful piece of intimate underwear. "I'm wearing stripped panties today. They're cute."
*SMACK!*
"Owieee~! What was that for, Ichijou-kun?!"
"What... The FUCK, Gremory?! What kind of demented logic you used to end up with this?!" Seriously. After I smacked her head with my fist, I really want to know what kind of logic this girl follows to end up with that conclusion. No, serious, I want to know! It must be on such level of complexity my head might explode from Sheer enlightment. It's amazing!
"Well, as much as I love to see some panties myself, I'm not here for that... Yet, Gremory." The ninja said, smiling. "Actually, I'm more interested in asking you if you want ol'lil' me into your peerage."
"Huh. A vampire. Just like Lady Rias' peerage. I have to say, I'm impressed." Prez said, scratching her cheek. "I bet you want a ninja in your peerage, right, Rina-chan?"
"Woooow! This must be the best day of my life!" The redhead screamed at the top of her lungs, gripping me by the shirt and shaking me like I'm some kind of stress Raggety Ann. Actually, that'd be pretty cool. A ninetails and a ninja. I wonder if we're gonna have a rapper and a giant octopus in it. Releasing me from the neckbreaking shake, Berolina walked to the ninja and extended an arm for her. "Well, then, welcome to the family! What piece you want to be?! Rook?! Bishop?! A pawn? Do you like checkers? Do you swear complete loyalty to me?!"
*COMBO! DOUBLE•SMACK!*
"You're beIng rude again, Gremory!"
"Seriously, Rina-chan, we've already talk about this."
"Owie~...!" Was the only response me and ms. President got after our combo attack to Gremory's head. Huh, maybe there's some devils with a sense of ridiculous in the real world. I'm glad. Regaining her composture and now being more careful with her words, the redhead stood up and said: "but, yeah, I'll love to have you into my peerage."
"Huh~... Actually, I have an idea, dear Gremory."
"Huh...?" And before we knew it, the ninja took a step back and stood up in a nearby chair, sitting on it soon after. She crossed her legs and, smiling devilishly, spoke.
"Since I want to be the very best vampire, I must hang around strong people. However, from what I'm seeing, only ms. President and ms. Ninetails have a level of power I'd rather avoid to go against. You and the red dragon, on the other hand, have zero sense in demonic energy. I can't even smell a flake of power from you two."
"Huuuuh! Who are you calling zero-sense-of-demonic-energy?!" Gremory sharpened her eyes and start waving her arms up and down, pouting and whinning like a spoiled brat. For me? I'm kinda hurt. No joke. "I'm a Gremory! Descendant of Venelana Bael, Sirzechs and Milicas Gremory and wielder of the power of Destruction, making me also a Bael child!"
"So was Lord Sairaorg Bael, yet, he only reached glory after a long Road, and lived no much soon after." She snickered at that, while Gremory snapped, yelling... Things at the ninja, being held by prez, while screaming and struggling in between her arms. For some reason, that comment really pissed me off, but better not think too much of it. "However, being a Gremory, not to mention also a Bael, means you, maybe, inheirted the superior genes of your ancestors. The power of destruction. The fearsome unique ability of the Bael clan, passed down to the Gremory family after the marriage of Venelana Gremory, the ability Lord Sairaorg Bael... No, Lord Sairaorg Asmodeus lacked, maybe the only thing missing in a faster ascend to the highest demonic ranks for him."
"Uh-Huh! Uh-Huh! It's good that you know that! Don't mess with me if you know that, you poopy-head ninja!" And Gremory, like a real child, stuck her tongue out and blew a raspberry. Man, talking about immaturity. Ms. Hellsing laugh it off and turned to me.
"Now, about the red dragon lad." She began. "The sacred gear Boosted Gear, the gauntlet of the dragon emperor. A mid-tier Longinus, with enough power to kill a god, with the Spirit of the red Welsh dragon Ddraig sealed in it. It's previous user being the famous red booby dragon King, Hyoodou Issei, the only demon in history to reject the position of Lucifer in the underworld, and the hero of the three worlds. Too bad his Spirit was destroyed and his existence wipped during his fight with..."
"That's enough, Hellsing. We're not allowed to say that!" My... Husband said, stepping in front of the vampire lady and giving her a stern stare. Hellsing just shrugged it off and jumped to the door.
"Okay, fine. I'll shut up, however, please considerate the following: I'll join your peerage Gremory, however, only if you prove me It's worth hanging out with you guys." She winked at us. Gremory was the first to step in.
"What do you mean by that, ninja?!"
"If you want me in your peerage that bad, then meet me at the Gym in 10 minutes. Oh, and please, change to your cutiest panties, please."
And with that, a little tornado blew in our face, surrounding the ninja. When it was gone, she also vanished in thin air. Huh, maybe traditional ninjas are still popular. A mid-tier Longinus, my Boosted Gear is. This means there are others with as much potential as it, right? Even though mine has a dragon sealed on it. What kind of power those other ones have, I wonder.
More importantly, what kind of monster was strong enough to simply... Whipped out senpai? Not to mention this sairaorg guy, I dunno how things works in hell, but I'm pretty sure he was strong, and to be also whipped out like that is.. Just wrong. Hellsing-san said Gremory was related to him somehow, and also said he was a satan... A satan? There's more of them of them? I should really start asking gremory things, or else I'll be lost like a rainbow in the dark...
And since I'm OC MC of a DxD FF, I should really start monologuing more, ansgting about something something and finally take some level of badassness, but not now...
"Hey, Rina-chan. What are you going to do?" Snapping out of my own thoughts, prez reached a hand to Gremory and pat her on the head, in a sign of comfort. The redhead in response smiled back and shot a grin soon after. This can't be good.
"Isn't it obvious? I'll have that arrogant vampire to be my knight!"
Oh, brother...
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*FLIP!*
"Honey, I'm wearing lacy panties today. I hope It's more of your liking."
*CHOP!*
"Too much information for today, thank you very much!"
Chapter 6: Vampires are cool too, right? Part 2
And now... Aria-san playing guitar on the mountain!
"And he we go~...!" *SOLO RIFT* "Nemesis, oh Nemesis~! Why can't you stop putting your finger in the toaster~? This is really..."
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"Oh my Maoh... THIS IS A NON-SEQUITUR!"
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x~~X - And back with the normal scheduled program! - X~~x
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And here we are. The gym, a podium-like place were he hold general meetings and... Do sports. This is the place Hellsing-san told us to be, yet, not a single shadow of her. A vampire-ninja, that should be annoying...
I'm on Gremory's left side, with Akabane hugging my arm in the same direction. The redhead was pretty confident, with her arms crossed in a challenging manner and grinning widely, and this is scaring me. I don't know if she has a trump card under her breasts or just faking just so she could hide her shaken persona. None of them were actually good signs. She began tapping her foot on the ground...
"Oiii~, ninja~! We're here~!" She screamed, looking upwards. I scanned the place for any blind spots around. She is a ninja. She's a stealthy type, she will approach us with maximum caution and then hit us the moment we hesitate, she will...
*CRASH!*
"Yahoo! You called, here I am!" Or just burst out of the ceiling. I'm not kidding, she literally exploded the ceiling and jumped out of the hole she made herself, free-falling. The moment her feet tapped the floor, she jumped backwards, and made a gymnastic show in front of us, flipping, making risky movements, turning and flipping around until she reached the podium. In a final jump, she launched herself and landed on the higher ground, and finally strike a Sailor-moon pose on it, as a explosion of fireworks bursted behind her. "Annabelle Hellsing... Is in the house, believe it!"
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"Bravo! Bravo! Again! Again!" And both my dear companions started to clap, as Hellsing shot kisses for us, like a true Hollywood star. Gremory was the most lively of the two, clapping and screaming like a true fangirl. Me? I'm clapping too. What can I say? That was freaking awesome. "Ahahahahah! Oh my Maoh! That was awesome!"
"Thank you. Thank you! You're all lovely people! I love you all!"
"Yeah, that was pretty cool. But..." After a while, I nudged on Gremory's side. She shot her eyes to me, pretty much saying wordlessly that I was bugging her. I sighed, and pointed the forgotten subject, AKA Ana Hellsing. "... I guess we have business to attend, I guess."
"Oh, yeah! Yeah! Ninja, we have business with you!" And Gremory pointed her index finger at the ninja at the higher ground like a true attorney. The other one just smiled, and jumped down, to then low herself on the ground area, on the same level as us.
"Yeah, ainou, ainou. King stuff, peerage stuff. Actually, I was going to talk about that." Hellsing said, cracking her pointer finger with her thumb. Huh, maybe she was a ghoul too. "Like I said before, I want to be around powerful people, and in return, you want me into your peerage. Sounds fair, right?"
"Right!" Rhetorical questions should be rhetorical. But never is never with little Gremory.
"However, I don't know about my part of the deal." She clapped her hands, and cracked her middle finger the same manner she did with the pointer one. "Let's have a little game, a play for the keeps, shall we?"
"Huh?! What kind of game?!"
"Me... Versus your own peerage in a game of Cat'n'mouse. If you capture me before the closing time, I'm all yours, dear Gremory." She smiled smugly, while I looked at Gremory. I don't know what to say about her expression right now. Is this desperation? Doubt? Tranquility? I dunno, but it is scaring me. "But, of course, it won't be easy. After all, I'm a ninja."
"Huhuhuh! Okay! We agree with your terms!" And now she used 'we' like a true dictator. I'm feeling uncomfortable, and by the grip on my arm, Akabane is also kinda hesitant about that. Oh, well, time to go with the flow. "State thy conditions, bloodclot."
"Gremory... Don't say that."
"What? I'm just..."
"Ever... Again..."
Geez, Gremory...
"Very well, here's my conditions. You can't harm me, and I can't harm you. Also, I know this might sound obvious, but no killing techniques. Now...!" And before we knew it, the vampire ninja in front of us picked up a coin out of her pocket and flipped it in thin air. "The moment this coin hits the floor, the game starts, deal?!"
"Deal!" And Gremory shouted, stomping hard on the floor. I prepared myself as well, leaning a little bit forward. Akabane, on the other hand, jumped and hugged me from behind, clutching her arms and legs on me. Oh, dear...
"Okay...! Here..."
"We...!"
*TLIN!*
"G-...!"
*BAM!*
"And... Body slam, sucker!"
Everything went so fast. The moment the coin hit the floor, Gremory disappeared from where she was, leaving a red blur behind, and before I knew it, she body-slammed the vampire before she could react. With that, Hellsing eject out of her square-one and crashed first-face against a wall, with Gremory oozing steam from her left side and feet...
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WHAT?!
"Woohoo! Like a bloody storm! Burning like a bloody slam! I shall carve my lineage that flows through my veins!" And Gremory turned around and smiled, striking a silly, but somehow manly, pose, the hole in the wall and the body in there still behind her. I was left speechless. Did Gremory, Gremory of all people, just body-slammed that vampire?! Unbelievable. Soon, Hellsing-San emerged from the crater Gremory made out of her and gasped a little.
"Tch... What the hell, Gremory... That wasn't... Part of our deal..." She said in between breaths. Suddenly, the king stopped hopping left and right and stood in one place, again pointing a finger at her bloodsucker enemy.
"Huh~... Looks who's talking!"
"Wha...?!"
"I knew since the beginning you wouldn't play fair, Ninja." Surprisingly enough, the vampire in front of us dropped her smile to gasp in surprise. I was just as surprised as Akabane. "If not, so why would you put traps on the holes on the floor? Why would you distract us with the coin and the show if not to arm some kind of booby-trap on us? Why?"
"Tch... Why you...?!"
"The next thing you're gonna say is:'Good job in discovering my trick, but can you dodge it?!'."
"Good job in discovering my trick, but can you dod-... WHAT THE...?!" I'm surprised, really surprised. Hellsing was surprised as well, stunned by how accurate Gremory has become. But after it, she snapped out of it and, in a true stealthy move, pulled a small string out of the small hole-passages in between the wood of the floor. That pull revealed a true web of strings, more and more of them being revealed under our feet, as the strings surrounded us, probably trying to wrap us in it's trap.
Suddenly, Akabane took action, and jumping out of my back, she flew through the air, filled her lungs with air and blew a true hellfire out of her mouth, forming and circle of flames around us and burning the strings of the trap.
"Nice, try, but I always have a backup plan!" The ninja said. *SNAP!* the sound of cords being ripped apart echoed through the place, as I saw a bunch of boxes falling down on Gremory, all of them held together by a now burning cord. What the hell?!
"Huh... Using the strings to hold another set holding these boxes, so that you could have a second chance on us is very clever." Gremory said. I took a glance around, and she was right, there were burned strings visible in one corner, next to the curtain wheel. Everything is going so fast, this is insane! "Too bad! For a Gremory, backup-plans are just one more nuisance until victory!"
And Gremory positioned her palms against each other in front of her chest. Out of nowhere, black veils of energy began to dance in between the two hands, as she grinned under the dark light of her power. Suddenly, the mood around me got cold, and in my sight, the only light I could see was coming from Gremory's palm.
She aimed her sight up above, and launched a true sphere of sick black fire, hitting the falling boxes and exploding them like a true devilish firework, reducing the storage cubes into black ashes, and then, to nothing. All the lights came back, and she tried to stand on foot, supporting a hand on her knee and breathing deeply.
"Oh, my. The power of the destruction. Bael clan's signature move. I'd never thought I'll be seeing it and not regretting after. I guess hit&run with a Gremory is not a good idea after all." After that horror show, Hellsing looked at us and sighed a laugh. If she has another backup-plan or is admitting defeat, I don't know. Gremory is still regaining her breath, while Akabane went back to hug me from behind. "Well, sorry, but I guess my only choice now is a 'run&run', madams!"
And out of nowhere, the vampire-ninja pulled a great and large blanket out of her pocket, and circled herself with it, the white piece of cloth covering her entire body. The moment not a single bit of her image could be seen, the blanket turned around one more time, and then fell flat on the floor like there was no one there to begin with. It took me a few seconds to realize that she'd escape!
"Hahahah! No use running away, ninja!" Gremory said, filling her lungs with air and dashing to a random door out of gym. "I'll get you! You'll be mine!"
And now, only me and Akabane in the gym. I was too shocked to do anything.
How can I say?
I'm shocked.
I mean, two whole days with her, and she gave me nothing but annoyance, names, stories, pains in the ass and overall problems over problems. Now, she just showed in front of me that other side of her. Meticulous, powerful, determinate, smart and just plain ingenious. What the...
"Gremory sure is cool, right my dear wife?" Snapping me out of that state of complete lethargy, the fox girl in my back smiled and said next to my ear. Although I hate to admi, I have to say it.
"Yeah... She's cool. Really cool, in fact." I sighed miserably. I judged her wrong... Again. This is really, really uncool. Now, I'm the least impressive person on the group. Don't get me wrong, I couldn't care less in being labeled as 'the weakest', my permanent title since I was in kindergarten, but to think I thought Gremory was something worst than me... I feel like trash. "Say... Akabane... Am I cool?"
*KISS!*
"Wha...?" Instead of an answer, she gave me a kiss. A kiss right on the cheek. Huh, that was... Unexpected but welcomed.
"Aw... What? Doubting yourself, my cute little wife?" And now she pinched me right there.
"Kinda."
"Don't be like that, Ichijou-darling. I think you're cool too. Someway, somehow, anyhow, in some very average, common level, but cool nonetheless."
"Geez, thanks."
"Don't mention it. You're a devil, darling. If you wish to be cool, just say something stupid out loud. It always works for your kind, really." She smiled again, and that sentence actually caught me by surprise. Yeah, what kind of powers devils have? I already have my sacred gear, but anything else is a mystery to me. I wonder... I wonder if I can do like Gremory... "Welp, not wasting time here! We have a ninja to catch! Now, honey, activate you sacred gear and move out!"
"What? But...!"
"Don't worry, I have an idea." And before I could finish my sentence, she tapped me in the head, and smiled once more. She took a deep breath, inhaled and exhaled, and suddenly my body felt like new. Oh, wow. I feel stronger now. "I'll use my senjutsu to fill you with some stamina. After all, a connection between husband and wife should be enough for me to transfer energy to you. We're fusioned now, Ichijou-chan."
"I still don't know what this senjutsu thing is, but thanks Akabane." She tightened the grip around my waist and neck, and I could hear her giggling a little. I know she'll want something in return later, but, for now, let's show that ninja how cool we are! "I got the reference too, by the way."
"Well, it goes with the mood, right? Now, all we need is a frog."
"Later. Come forth, Boosted Gear!" I extended my arm and a show of light covered my hand soon after. There it is, the gauntlet of the dragon emperor.
[DRAGON BOOSTER!]
"Okay, let's go!"
[BOOST!]
Chapter 7: Vampires are cool too, right? Part 3
"Ahahahahahahahahah! I'll destroy everything in this school as long you're one of them, Hellsing!"
Sheesh, crazy Gremory is the worst Gremory. And the game continues, I was running around with Akabane on my back, taking deep breaths and maintaining my cardio and sense of rhythm. This senjutsu thing is really great. I can feel the an aura of energy and lightness covering my being, as the feeling against my lungs was being controlled by the Ninetails. It has been almost two minutes since I last checked my Boosted Gear, and boy, even with her help, I can still feel the pressure against me every time the timer goes...
[BOOST!]
"And now level XII, and no sign of Hellsing. Damn it!" I said, stopping on my track and putting my Sacred Gear on standby for the n'th time. It has been one and a half hour since the game began, and Hellsing was yet to be found. Akabane and I tried to find her and be prepare for her by maximizing my boosted gear and attacking her with full power, however, this plan was troublesome for 2 reasons: 1- Akabane's limit to refill my 'spirit gauge' in total synch with myself is until level XII and; 2 - The Sacred Gear is also taking a toll out of me regardless of the Fox's support. My hand is sore and I can't help but to feel my head going blank after some time.
"Darling, we have to find Hellsing-dono as soon as possible. I can't go on much longer..." In between breaths as gasps, the Ninetails on my back said. To think She would say something nice and motivational as 'don't worry, I'll be okay' or something like that. But she's right. I have to be quick. Or else the time limit will run out, and both of us will probably face some unpleasant feedback for this fusion.
"Oh! You called?" A door in front of us suddenly opened, revealing the smiling face of Annabelle Hellsing. I was taken back for a second, but then. I launched myself forward and punched her right in the face. Surprisingly, she didn't bother to dodge, and as soon the bit connected, she evaporated in a cloud of smoke.
"What the...? Did I get her?!" I asked, stumbling a little due to the lack of recoil from my move. Akabane gripped tighter on my shirt.
"No! That was a shadow clone!" She said , looking around above my head, frenetically looking for something on higher ground.
Personally, I'm trying to not to think about the fact that she's smoothing her breasts right on the back of my head...
"Curses! She used a kekkai-barrier to vanish from my radar! Granted, your punch was enough for me to take a sniff out of her chakra and pinpoint her location, but..." And then she stopped. Took another sniff in the air, and looked to an specific direction. "But her shadow clones are messing with my senses!"
"What is that? What do you mean, Akabane?!"
"This means..."
"She can't find the real me... Because everyone is me!" And my ears caught the sound of several doors sliding open in the corridor. All of them, slide opening at the same time, and within, they revealed several, numerous, uncountable Hellsing's. Many, many, many clones of the greenette popping out of nowhere, soon surrounding us and cracking their middle finger with their thumbs. "Everyone! Including her! And her! And her and her! And her and her and her and her and her and her and her and her and her and her and her and her and her and her and her and her! All is me! I am all!"
"Ugh...!"
"And now... Charge!"
And the moment the order was given, all of them ganged on us, from all directions. I summoned my boosted Gear out of desperation, and feeling another wave of energy, I circled around myself to bash the clones away and try to jump away from them. Surprisingly, I did it, and ironically, I jumped out of the window to save my life, landing hard on the ground, but aside from the sudden scare, I was fine from it. My legs aren't sore at all. So... Is this the power of my sacred Gear?
"Hey, Akabane, are you okay?" With my clothes a mess and some bruises and cuts around my face, I asked to my little husband on my back. Her bow had fallen from her head, revealing her little fox ears twitching, and her face was a little bruised and her eyepatch was a little out of place, but aside from that, I didn't see any major injuries.
"Yeah! I'm fine." She nodded back. We looked back to the school building, and like a true horror film, the hundreds of Hellsing clones were jumping out of the window, making a small mount of fallen clones, all the ones not falling properly disappearing in a cloud of smoke. I deactivate my Boosted Gear to save my own energy. If I get caught because of breath, It's over. "I get it. Those shadow clones are unstable. A small amount of chakra malware should be enough to get rid of them!"
"And how are we gonna do that with... Hundreds of them?" I asked.
"Do you... Believe in me, Tsukino Ichijou?" she asked me back, looking at me deeply in the eyes and in a more serious tone. Wow, she means it.
"Out of the alternatives in hand... Yes, yes, I believe in you."
"Okay, so... Charge!"
"Wait, what?"
"CHARGE!"
Out of sheer belief and maybe scare by the sudden volume in her voice, I followed Akabane's order and dashed to the remaining shadow dollpangangers, all of them charging back on us. Now, I'm regretting everything. There's no way we will survive that one. From all directions, circling and surrounding us, the green-haired copies were about to gang on us again, and I was already closing my eyes to the upcoming clash. And here we go...!
Suddenly, silence. Out of nowhere, I felt soft, small hands covering my ears, as peace and quietness reached me in a second. Out of surprise, I opened my eyes, and saw all the other clones around me being countered violently against us, like some kind of force field was lifted around me and Akabane, pushing all other elements away. The shadow clones were flying aimlessly in the air, just to explode in a cloud of smoke and return to nothingness. In the end, none of them left. I looked it up and see Akabane smiling, and then coughing a little, removing her hands out of my ears. What just happened?
"Hey, you okay, Akabane? What happened?" I asked her, as she was catching her breath. The fox girl took a deep breath, inhaled and exhaled, and spoke in a rather hoarse voice.
"I channeled my energy... Down my lungs... And released a long-distance chakra move..." She stopped to cough, and then continued. "A roar to disrupt or simply stun the energy flow of nearby targets. Great move."
"Yeah..." That one was awesome. I couldn't expect less of a Ninetails, mother of all haunts around the land of the rising sun. Man, today sure is a day full of surprises, and the only one being the load around here... Is me.
"Hey, hey, honey. Lift your left arm."
"Huh...?" That's an odd request.
"Yep. C'mere, lift your boosted gear arm and give me your hand."
"Errr... Okay." That's pretty strange, but since she's the one on the mission control position for now, I guess I have no choice. I proceeded to do just that, and brought my hand next to her. She smiled, picked it up and... Licked my fingers?! Wait, is she... Swallowing my fingers?! Oh, I can feel her teeth, tongue and cheeks lightly crushing and massaging the appendices of my haaaand! And she's moaning very erotically while doing so! Okay! That should be enough! I swift my hand away from her, and looked at my hand bathed in saliva, as she gripped even tighter around me and trembled while mumbling gibberish. "Holy shit, Akabane! What the Hell!"
"Oh~... My dear, dear wife tastes so good~... If his soft skin and delicious sweat are enough to make me like this~..." She continued, trembling and tighten her grip around me. I turned around, and I could see her face doing a very... Suggestive expression, a drool of saliva escaping out of her lips. I slapped her away from it.
"Care to explain?!"
"Oh, sorry, I was just... Enjoying the moment." And I could feel just a vein snapping in my brain, probably breaking a stroke. My face was probably caught by Akabane's sight, as she shifted back to her usual composed self and clean up her own uniform. "Anyway, my little wife, the sun in my life, I noticed your little down-tone, and you're on self-doubt again, right?"
"..." Bullseye. To a girl with an eyepatch, she's pretty sharp.
"Huhuhuh~, so, instead of something like 'you can do it' or 'I believe in you', I'll give you something of a start: I disrupted the flow of energy around your hand. It should be easy for you to shot some magic out of it with this."
"And... How do I shot magic?"
"just think of something cool for the time. Trust me, you'll catch it in no time." And she smiled back. This was actually pretty cool and reliable. Another side of another person. The cunning, strategical and caring side of Akabane Yoko. "Just be sure to charge your boosted gear properly. By your level of demonic energy, maybe a little boost won't hurt."
"Yeah. I guess you're right."
"And... Maybe I sucked I little of life energy out of you for a quick snack."
"Wonderful." I resume to call my Boosted Gear, as she snuggled my head with her hands and chest. Honestly, it does feels good to be spoiled a little. But first thing's first, we have to find Gremory. We have... Ten minutes before closing time. "Hey, Akabane, have you any idea where Gremory could possibly be? I mean, can't you use your senjutsu for this?"
"..."
"Akabane...?"
"Wait for it..."
"Wait for wh-...?"
"The fate of this own Bloodline! JOOOOOOOOJO!" And put of nowhere, a window on he second floor exploded, and with it, hundreds of Hellsing's shadow clones came out of it screaming before vanishing in thin air. Only one remained, and it was battling against Gremory herself. "Give up already, Ninja?"
"As if, Gremory!" The ninja smirked, as she picked a kunai knife out of her pocket to throw it against Gremory. The redhead dodged and, making a flip in midair, kicked the ninja right in the face, making her face hit the outside of the school wall. My king landed right next to us.
"And... The rest is silence!" And really, she landed right next to us and pointed her finger to the high heavens. I was again speechless. She looks so cool right now. Totally different from the first Gremory I met. I wonder, is this cool Gremory a facade of the true ditzy Gremory, or is the total opposite? She snapped out of her own head, and looked at us. "Oh, hey, guys. What's hip-happening? Any luck? I found the ninja in time! Are we feeling lucky yet, punk?!"
"..."
"What...?"
"Nothing. You're our Gremory, alright." The fox on top of me said nonchalantly. I sighed at that.
"Seriously, Gremory. You might have a disorder. Doesn't mean it's a bad thing. Only... Kinda jarring."
"Well, it's a family trait! You can be awesome and funny at the same time! Ever wondered how the world would be if only powerhouse wall-faces were around?"
Huh... I never thought about that...
*CRACK!*
"Wow! Wow! Such much hot spirit! So much awesomeness! So much adrenaline! I might grown a beard from the sheer amount of testosterone coming from the girls! Not much from the boy, though..." And we heard a cracking noise in the air, as we pointed our sight to a part of the school building. Emerging from the smoke she created herself, the greenette vampire was cracking her smaller finger, smiling at us. "I must say, I knew the Gremorys were a family full of leaders and impressive personals, but I never thought one of them would leave me like this. I'm beyond impressed, to be honest!"
"See?! That's the power of the Gremory house! And with the red dragon and a Ninetails by my side, no harm may come to me!" And again with the fearless speech, seriously. One more of those and I probably will have to order some bread and eggs around. Even with that sarcastic mental comment, I stood up for myself and walked besides Gremory, readying myself for a possible future clash.
"Y'know... Ninjas are cool too, Gremory." The ninja spoke, much to my confusion as well as the rest of my crew. Yes, ninjas are indeed cool, but she will hold an entire fight for that? "Ninjas are pretty famous and awesome. To the point of overestimation, sure, but cool nonetheless. I mean, pirates, vampires, super-heroes and even gods of death have their reputation, but who is always on top on the pop-culture? Ninjas. The cool ones, the western ones, the turtle ones, the bouncy ones, even those who are in-name only."
"Where are you getting at, ninja?" Gremory spoke for us.
"What I'm saying is..." She suddenly bit her finger, and drawn a little trace of blood from it. Soon after, faster that my eyes could see, she made a strange combination of handsigns and smirked one more time at us. And then, she disappeared. "Ninjas are cool, right? So, is mandatory for them to have awesome powers too!"
"W-What...?!"
Too fast! Very fast! In a moment, she was at a safe distance from us, and in a second later, the ninja appeared in between us, holding a chuckle. Out of instinct, I turned around and tried to punch her, but I was push back by some kind of powerful wind gust. Gremory and I were push back, and I lost my balance, losing my contact with the ground and being taken away by the wind. The redhead regained her balance by unfolding her wings, but again in a flash, the greenette appeared in front of her, and picked her up by the hair.
"Feeling lucky yet, punk?" Hellsing said, as she stomped hard on the opposite direction of which Gremory was pushed and stomped hard on the floor. Like a true tosser, she dragged Gremory by the hair and tossed her with full speed to the school building, coming down crushing it and disappearing in a cloud of smoke!
"Gremory!" I shouted, and now she turned to me. Damn it! I blinked, and there she was, right in front of me, ready to attack!
"Darling!" At the nick of the time, Akabane tilted my head to a side using her hands, forcing me to dodge as well as covering my ears. She positioned her head next to my own and, by the motion of her face, she screamed again. Again, a shockwave of chakra seemed to push the ninja away, but while she was gliding in midair, she motioned with her mouth, and spat something to us. A small glimpse of light passed near my head, and suddenly, Akabane's grip around me loosed up. And soon after, she fell from my back and collapsed on the floor.
"Akabane!" I screamed, looking at her immobile body on the floor and trying to regain her senses. Her eyes were unfocused, and she seemed to have trouble talking. In a moment, I saw a small medical needle piercing an area next to her neck. What the...?! I quickly retrieved it out of her, and suddenly she returned to her own self, coughing a little, but fainting soon after. "What... What happened?!"
"Acupuncture needles. In the right hands, they can hit harder than neurotoxins." In another flash, the ninja showed behind me, preparing a kick! I knew it wouldn't work, but out of instinct, I crossed my arms in an 'X' to defend against it!
[BOOST!]
*KICK! DOOOOOON!*
"Ugh!" The resulting shockwave of the two forces made me back up a little, but, surprisingly, I was okay enough. I turned to the ninja and, with steam oozing out of her assaulting leg, smirked at me. My boosted Gear shined again. Maybe is the adrenaline, but I'm getting used to this stuff. Okay, Ichijou, don't think too much, only try to be cool.
"Nice defense, Red Dragon-kun. But, like I said, I'm a ninja!" And she spat more and more needles in my direction. C'mon, Ichijou! Think cool! Feeling a little more confident, I waved my boosted Gear against them. I just need... To think cool!
[BOOST!]
And with my extra boost, the resulting gust of wind blew the needles away. I stopped for a second for my brain to process how unbelievably cool that was, and, with that moment of distraction, she flash-stepped in front of me. She tried to punch me, but I countered with another one, our fists clashed. I backed up a little, but stomped hard on the floor, and continued to defend myself against her rush of kicks and punches!
"Cool! Very cool! Not bad, Red Dragon!" She said, as she continued to machine-gun-punch me with all of her speed. My cardio was going out of control, and despite the minimal damage against my body, I could no longer breath more than nanoseconds. My vision began to blur, and with that second of distraction, the ninja sneaked a hand through my defense and punched me right in the chest, making the remaining air in my lungs jump out of my system.
"Ufff...!" I choked on my own air, and backed up, trembling all the way, my hands stopping on their tracks and falling due to the dying strength in me. Hellsing laugh it out.
"Like I said, ninjas are very cool."
Yeah... Ninjas are really cool...
...
...
"Yeah, but..." And in a desperation attack, I grabbed her assaulting hand and pulled her closer to me, my heart going crazy for oxygen. So sudden, she didn't had the time to react, and in a second, I connected my left hand against her stomach, pushing her away with all of my might! Be cool, Ichijou! Just this once, BE COOL! "But... BUT...!"
[EXPLOSION!]
"DEVILS CAN BE COOL TOO!" I screamed, as the sudden wave of power recharged my energy and made push harder! I used all of it on my left hand, and the resulting force blew Hellsing away, as a blast of red energy shined and exploded behind her, leaving a true aftermath of an inferno behind her.
After that, silence. Hellsing suddenly fell silent, a hole in her uniform where I punched her. There was nothing too serious, just a burn mark, but the impact was probably too much. I looked at my Sacred Gear, and then, it announced a new word, [RESET]. After that, my body felt heavier, but nothin too serious. I put it in standby and it vanished soon after. With that done, I tried to regain my breath, putting all of my height in an arm and supporting it on my knee. I think... It's over... It's over...
*PUF!*
"What...?" And when things seemed to calm down, the ninja in front of my suddenly disappeared in a cloud of smoke, and then, falling to the ground, there was a small log with a small note. 'Idiot!'. "Ah! What the hell is th-...!"
*GRAB!*
"What?!"
"Ninja art: Head hunter!" And with that, a hand appeared from the ground, grabbing my ankle. I didn't even have the time to react, as it pulled me to the ground and, in one second, buried me up to the shoulders, only my head out of the ground. When I thought things couldn't get any worse, the ninja sprouted from it, dusted a little of dirt off her uniform, and turned around to face me. "So... Who's the cool one, now?"
"..." I said nothing, as she bent next to me to face me. In a small second, I caught a glimpse of her silver stockings with garter-belt. Not much, not that I wanted to see it or anything. In the end, I sighed. "You. You're the cool one."
"Pem! Wrong answer, red dragon-kun." She spoke, smiling at me. This surprised me, and she pat me on the head. "We're both cool. Of course, one of us is the coolest, but... Overall, we're both awesome. Truth to be told, dragon, I don't think I'd be conscious now if it wasn't for my substitution technique."
"Oh. I get it. Substitution technique. Silly me. And thinking it was something that MAKES SENSE!" I deadpanned. She laughed.
*CRACK!*
"Well, it was fun and games, but I think I won." She said with a satisfied tone. I could only sigh. Yeah, how many do we still have? About two minutes? Yeah, no hope at that. But... It was actually kinda neat to have this kind of activity with... Friends? I dunno, but it was a good experience. Not that I would do it again, though. "In the end, the champion was the obvious one. After all, I'm a ninj-..."
*BOOOM!*
"What the..."
"NINJAAAAAAAAAAHHH...!" And when things couldn't get crazier, exploding out of an storm of dust, Gremory appeared out of nowhere, ejecting herself out of the school building in the most awesome and dandy way possible. She hit the ground, and was now sliding her way to us!
"D-Damn! I don't have much chakra left!" The ninja in front of me said, using hand-signs again. "I need to teleport out of here! I have to...!"
*PUNCH!*
"TIGHT YOUR ASSHOLE AND GRIT THOSE TEETH, YOU BEEEEEATCH!!" And too late: before Hellsing could finish whatever she was doing, Gremory punched her so hard she was sent flying away, practically teleporting from in front of me to the other side of the otter grounds. In the end, she hit a wall, and then, lifelessly fell to the ground. I was afraid that the punch killed her, but after a while, she twitched a little. With that, I sighed in relief. Thank Maoh. "that's for messing with my hair! Nobody, NOBODY, messes with my hair!"
"Errr... Gremory..."
*SNAP!*
"Oh... What the hell is the ninja doing there? I guess she gave up! Oh, my Maoh! Now I have a knight!" And she snapped back to the Gremory I love... To stand. She looked around, and finally caught me in her scan, smiling soon after. "Oh! Hello, Ichijou's disembodied head! Did you hear it? I'm getting a knight!"
"..."
"..."
"...?"
"Kyaaaah! The horror! The ninja cut Ichijou's head off! Oh, the humanity!" She screamed out of nowhere, breaking a small tantrum in front of me and, before I could explain what was going on, she fainted, falling on her ass on the floor. And here we go with that stupid stripped panties again. I sighed. What a day...
After a while. I finally got off the ground, literally, and helped everybody to stand up again. With explanations given, and Seinfeld conversations to boot being spoken, we finally managed to get Hellsing as our Knight, a vampire-ninja-devil, that's simply dangerously cool. So, now we have one more member in Berolina Gremory's peerage...
I wonder if things are gonna be okay by the end of all of this...