Chapter 22: Silver Mist
Third Person PoV
"Do you know the meaning of restraint? The amount of damage you have done is more than the Nalakuvera!"
"What should I have done then? Let it go to the giga floats? Then the loss of life and property would both be greater than now."
Sayaka and Kojou had fallen down only two levels, compared to the ancient weapon who was down at the last level.
The two were walking to find a way up.
"Where is the Nalakuvera?" The War Dancer asked Kojou.
"Lowest level, probably. I wonder if this was enough to immobilise it?"
Just then Sayaka stepped on a wobbly piece of rock and lost her balance. But she was caught by Kojou.
"Are you okay?"
The manly voice near her ears was so sinful that she may not want to leave the embrace, but she was on a mission now and as always she let her emotions do the talking.
"Wha-What are you doing?"
Sayaka said, noticing his hand curving around her waist.
"Helping you? But it is surprising."
"What is?"
"Himeragi told me you have a case of Androphobia. But you are fine with me touching you?"
Sayaka was shocked, in the fast paced chase and battle she hadn't noticed this.
"Not really.. i am just-"
Sayaka found a hand near her eyesight and looked at Kojou, who said with a smile.
"Try it."
Sayaka raised her own hand and touched the hand, first the tips of the finger, then the palm, then superposed her own palm on top of Kojou's.
She was watching her small palm fit in the larger palm of Kojou. There was a look of awe in her face.
But Kojou was one step further, he intertwined their fingers. Sayaka blushed and she quickly pulled her hand away.
Glaring at Kojou with redness at her cheeks, she said in a shrill voice.
"I knew it, you are evil at heart!"
Kojou, before he could answer that, felt a drop of cold water touch his nape.
"Seawater? Oh shit! This place will be flooded within a few minutes. This subfloat is gone for good."
Kojou said quickly, understanding the grave situation. And this was interrupted by a tremor.
"Is that-?" Sayaka said, pointing at the Nalakuvera almost reaching the same level as themselves.
"It climbed this high in such a short time, I should have hit it with more power." Kojou remarked.
"That would have been too much, let's find a way to get out quickly."
Sayaka said, looking at Kojou with expectant eyes.
"I know being carried is a nice sensation But if I jump and get caught in its attack radius, it will start attacking us. We have to find another way."
"Hmph." Sayaka said before quickly moving.
Kojou followed her with a sigh, and caught her hand with his own. Helping her disappointed look.
Kojou didn't miss the look she was giving their hands every now and then.
'Let's hope that stupid crab takes more time to heal before coming up.'
…
"Mogwai, the analysis of the morphological components is complete. Apply ER algorithm, and run the zeta analysis, if the system bus is reaching its limits, then reroute all the buffers to it, its of no problem."
"Even though I am an AI programme, I also have limits, you know, Ojou-chan!"
The Mascot AI complained before running the commands Asagi had uttered.
'No wonder this is a divine weapon, a language which requires no operations for thought process.'
Asagi mentally remarked, her analysis of the control commands was almost complete.
Her eyes had been glowing with a red outline, she didn't notice it but her speed for the analysis had increased with their appearance.
Nagisa was simply keeping a watch at Asagi. She wanted to be of help, but unless she could fight or analyse such high level code, she can't do anything.
…
Yukina Himeragi was on a mission right now, she had just spotted a guard room in the ship.
With two therianthropes, it must contain something important, deducing that she quickly rushed in, and in a surprise attack took the two therianthropes down instantly.
They were unable to combat such a foe and went down without any noise. Satisfied, Yukina opened the door and stepped inside, and froze in shock.
"There are this many Nalakuvera!"
This was a storage room for the ancient weapon. And then the voice of the one who orchestrated all of this came from the shadow above.
"Even in Europe there aren't many humans who can take down therianthropes, weaponless and silently, Sword shaman."
"Is this your true plan, Gardos?"
"Even Vatler doesn't know about these. Wars are not won with individuals but with the entire force. The 1st Primogenitor can't protect the Warlord's dominion on his own, without his dominion the sacred treaty will be useless."
Gardos said his true plan was now open for Yukina to see.
"So you would sacrifice the people of Itogami Island and the Warlord's dominion?"
"That's why I am a terrorist, girl!"
Gardos transformed, his beastly form on show for all to see. He was a Lion Therianthrope.
He had a large combat knife, and he had jumped towards Yukina. The observer was able to dodge the beast easily and retaliated with her own attack.
"Pulsation." Her open palms connected with the unguarded stomach of Gardos and sent him skidding back, Yukina was surprised.
"Biological barrier?"
"You think therianthropes can't learn this?"
From there the battle was not in Yukina's favour. She was weaponless and her attacks would not work on Gardos, thanks to the biological barrier techniques of Qigong.
She kept falling back and ended up being cornered at the deck.
"This fight is over, Sword shaman!"
But his attack was blocked by a diamond shield.
"It is, Gardos, but for you!"
…
While Yukina was on her own mission, Asagi had just finished the analysis of the control commands of the Nalakuvera.
"Finally, it is complete."
What Asagi didn't show was that she had also managed to make a virus to send the Nalakuvera into slumber, and anyone aside from her would be unable to use them.
She was about to inject the virus but she was pulled aside by Nagisa.
"Asagi-chan, the demons are here, to capture us."
"What, where?"
"I heard them say how they were going to capture and use us as hostages against the attack mage."
"Yukina-chan is in danger, that means."
"Let's go Nagisa-chan."
Asagi took Nagisa's hand and began running towards the door. There were two therianthropes coming inside.
Seeing that she had no choice, Asagi called upon her bestowed familiar.
"Come, Mesarthim-Adamas!"
The two terrorists' hands and legs were punctured by diamond shells. They fell on the floor groaning and cursing her.
Asagi didn't stop to see them and kept running. She came to the deck and saw a lion therianthrope about to attack Yukina with a large knife.
"This fight is over, Sword shaman!"
"It is, Gardos, but for you."
She created a shield in front of Yukina to stop the attack and immediately countered the beast with the shells of diamonds.
But Gardos showing his experience managed to escape with his life intact, but his right hand was lying limply at his side. It was ridden with holes.
Asagi and Nagisa were now standing side by side with Yukina.
"Aiba-senpai, Nagisa-chan!"
"Yukina-chan, we are here to help you!" Nagisa said.
Gardos jumped back at the higher level of deck and looked with a grin at the three girls.
"No, Cyber Empress, I have won."
With his saying, a Nalakuvera climbed up on the ship, behind the three.
"He can control them now?"
Yukina said in despair, how were they supposed to escape alive now?
'Don't tell me there were more of those therianthropes on the ship, and they managed to get the control commands after I left. I should have injected the virus earlier, I made a big mistake.'
Asagi was mentally rebuking herself. But she tried threatening Gardos.
"I can kill you faster than these things can attack me, Gardos."
"Oh, really? Then why don't you? Don't make me laugh, you have never killed someone in your life, you will do this now?"
Asagi gritted her teeth, her plan was easily seen through by Gardos, he was a former soldier after all.
"Surrender, I have no time to waste on you girls."
All Asagi could do was wait for Kojou to do something, as she could only defend now.
…
Kojou and Sayaka found themselves trapped, as they were standing in front of a large amount of debris.
"Blowing it wouldn't work, I think?" Kojou said unsure about his statement. He turned towards Sayaka who was thinking on her own.
"Even with Koukarin, there is too much debris to remove or cut." She looked towards Kojou who was looking at her intently.
Being in a place which was being flooded by water, her clothes had become wet and sticking to her body, enhancing her curves and showing off her bust which was formerly hidden by the baggy sweater she wore.
Her white shirt by now was near translucent. Showing off her skin more than she intended.
Sayaka looked at her body then and blushed.
"Huh? Akatsuki Kojou!"
Kojou offered her his white hoodie, without saying anything. She turned away and said in a serious tone.
"If I put on a jacket you use, I will end up getting pregnant!"
"Did you go to school?"
Sayaka was confused by the question, but she answered regardless.
"Yes, why are you asking this?"
"I see, then there must be no sex-ed there. Don't worry, I am good at that, and if you don't feel like leaving it to me, then I can ask Natsuki-chan to do it."
"Wha-What are you talking about, I know about that!"
"Then how will you end up pregnant with this?" Kojou asked with a deadpan.
Sayaka was unable to mumble up an answer, but she whispered something only audible for her, but was heard by Kojou due to his vampiric senses.
"I can't do this to Yukina."
Kojou sighed and moved behind her and dropped his hoodie over her. Just then more water flowed into the floor they were in.
"Let's move, we will be in big trouble in a little while."
Kojou moved ahead while Sayaka trailed behind him, after a little mental debate she said.
"Akatsuki Kojou, I am pretty big aren't I"
Kojou looked at her with the corner of his eyes and said,
"Well you are pretty average for your height, as for them, guys like them big."
"You idiot, I am talking about my height!"
"You didn't specify in what sense you are big did you?"
Sayaka went silent for a while and then spoke up.
"I am tall for a girl, so I was the one to always carry other girls, so when you carried me, I was happy!"
"Did it? Well I might carry more from now on then."
Sayaka ran and hugged him, her two great personalities becoming known to him more closely now.
"Just this once for making me happy, I will let you have my blood."
"Really, are you sure?"
"Even though you are the 4th Primogenitor, the strongest vampire in the world, I am not scared of you."
The vulnerability in her voice, along with the cute turquoise-green eyes, were hard to resist.
Sayaka undid the zipper of the hoodie and let her breasts free. She undid the first few buttons of her shirt and opened it to give him access to her nape.
Her bra was pink, Kojou noticed.
'Unexpectedly cute of her. Well, Itadakimasu, I guess."
Kojou took hold of her soft waist and brought her close. Her breasts squashed against his chest, rubbing them.
His fangs now visible and eyes red, he licked her nape. Sayaka shivered, her body already cold by the seawater, now was getting hot.
The taste of iron, the sweetness of blood, all hit Kojou at once again, and his feral nature tool control, he started sucking Sayaka's blood at a fast pace.
The euphoria hit Sayaka hard and she was making erotic moans.
"K-Kojou, not there,aaah~"
Kojou put his hands on her ass and lifted her up. The legs of Sayaka went behind him to lock him naturally.
Kojou's hand sank into the soft flesh of her ass.
"Mmmmh~" The moaning didn't stop either.
Kojou's hold on her only got tighter, as if wanting to fuse with her. His hands were kneading her cheeks vwith vigour.
And then it happened, the familiar awakened. Kojou let Sayaka stand with his support.
Holding Sayaka in his left hand, he raised his right hand. The hand went black and red lines appeared on it, the red aura around it became more prominent.
"I, Akatsuki Kojou, successor to the blood of "Kaleid Blood", now release your constraints. Come, Fourth Familiar Natra-Cinereus!"
…
Yaze was looking at the Oceanus Grave which was inching closer to the subfloat, it had multiple Nalakuvera sitting on it, and some hanging to it.
Already more than one Nalakuvera were present on the subfloat, using their flying ability to come here faster.
There was a much larger Nalakuvera on top of the deck.
Yaze had regained his consciousness a little bit after Kojou struck the Nalakuvera down with Regulus-Aurum.
And after that he couldn't do anything other than watch destruction happen. The powerlessness he felt for letting his friends fight while he sat and watched, even though he could help was despairing.
"The control commands are already deciphered? Dami it, Asagi. You are way too good at this!"
"I see." Vatler once again said, finding out a more interesting thing.
"As an observer, you cannot directly interfere in the battle. You've got it more difficult than I thought."
Vatler said, deducing that the true observer of Kojou, the 4th Primogenitor is not Yukina but Yaze.
Yaze was about to tell off Vatler when they both felt a humongous amount of magical power emanating from the hole where the Nalakuvera had fallen.
And then it happened, first the subfloat, then the nearest giga float and then the entire island was covered in mist.
A blush-silver beam of light pierced the sky, removing all debris and illuminating the mist-covered island.
"Ho?" Vatler said with intrigue, eyeing the pillar of light.
"So you did it Kojou?" Yaze said with relief in his voice.
A large silver crayfish, with blue flames on its claws appeared after the pillar of light disappeared.
The fourth familiar of the 4th Primogenitor is finally awakened, The Carapace of Silver Mist.
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