Chapter 103

Raijin POV

"So you two are like... In the same body and...? There is some weird dimension in there to hold you two? That's so..." I stared at my fiance, who wasn't really her. Stepping along the grass towards the hallway where the others were.

"Three people. Her ancestor also exists." Shiromoru stared forward and never reprosicated my eye contact.

"Ancestor? Wait what? That doesn't make any sense, like her parents? Or some odd dead relative that had an impact on their family? That reminds me of that story of the first ever Shiromoru made a deal with a high fairy to get their strong ice magic, in exchange of their emotions so maybe tha–"

"No. I meant Hameru."

"Wha?" I froze in my path, parting my lips while I cupped my forehead with my hand. "Wait, like Hameru Matasoto?? Like, the actual-"

"I will not repeat myself, Prince Raijin." She rolled her eyes, quickening her pace while I ran behind and laid my palm inside my pockets. Exhaling sharply.

"Wait wait! So that's why she kept talking about being different with her! Be-because she actually met her straight up?! That's just... Dude! I don't know what to feel! I mean at the same time that's weird but also super cool!" I lightly chuckled, shifting my steps while I stared at the ground. I peeked up at her expression and she wasn't pleased, a groan escaping my throat.

"Look, I get it, that should have been obvious but cut me some slack! I've never seen anyone with something like this before!"

"I see."

And this is exactly why I don't get along with Nika sometimes! Are those actions really this girl's fault?! This whole situation does feel really silly, but honestly, when I can't even control my own emotions to the point where it's a problem, is this really farfetched?

"Shiromoru!" A chirp came in front of us, the short girl waving erratically. She flung herself towards Nikami's chest, prompting me to side step and bite my lower lip.

"Rai? Are you and Nika okay now?" Shukona grabbed my shoulders to avoid me falling to the ground. I lifted my head and nodded, gripping my wrist. "Yeah. We're good."

My fingers trailed to my ring and twiddled it. Inhaling to avoid searing my treasured jewelry at the sight of Nikami swooning at the sight of that girl again. Gotdamn it, Get a fucking grip Raijin! You know that's not Nika!

"Your cheeks seem puffy, were you crying Rai? What happened?" I froze, shoving my sleeves down to cover my hand and laughed it off.

"Pft! Yeah yeah I'm fine, I wasn't crying I mean... Me and Nika just had a heart to heart and yeah long story short–"

"Ara ara, why is she back? She wasn't like this earlier." Shoubu announced, cutting me off before I could explain to Shukona what happened.

"Yeah she uh, made a deal with..."

"Shiromoru."

"Shiromoru to be on her body a little, to apologize to me or something. I don't get the full picture but she doesn't really seem like a bad person...?" I questioned my words, shutting myself up while Kikyou that was behind Shoubu gasped immediately.

"I-I can't believe it! That's... Th-that's a way of dealing with this ma-magic." She muttered, making a reaction from all of us. With the eyes on her, Kikyou tucked deeper behind Shoubu and popped her collar.

"Uhhh, please talk?"

"I-if they'd just accept so-something like this is happening to them... Th-then maybe like Nikami-sama it would lessen... Accepting and not trying to push it away." She peeked over at Yasachu and pushed up her glasses. "I-I still don't know what to do with Yasachu though, sh-she had fallen too deep to take out."

"She's perfect, what are you talking about?"

"I see!" Shoubu clapped her hand to stop Shiromoru from speaking even more and nodded. "We're way behind schedule, now can we please go to find Ajisa-sama already."

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The sun behind me, I peered in the cave and folded my hands while the squeals and giggles of Yasachu scraped my ears.

"They're not here." Saboten sulked, peering at the footprints on the floor. "Yeah, no shit." Annoyed, I passed her and stomped all the way to the mage and the princess.

"Mhm, mhm, yes that would be helpful if you can track down where they went." Shoubu nodded, gaze set on the green haired female that had been staring at a part of the floor. Said floor was where Ajisa was set down earlier.

"I–I feel so honored being in your arms... U–uhm after this can we hang out more...? I would love something like that to happen... I-if it's okay with you of cour-"

"Hush, no need to say more. Of course I'll say yes."

More of those lovey dovey talk! Can these bitches shut the fuck up?! Like come on! Look at the fucking air around you for gods sake!

"Saboten! Isn't your skill about finding people?! Come on, you gotta be able to do something right?" I grabbed her shoulders, gripping it while she snapped out of her trance. Nodding while gulping, she pushed me smoothly, "I need a little space, so please let go of me."

I raised my hand and took a step backward, nodding. "Gotcha."

"[West Wind]" Saboten closed her eyes, tail and ears high, gauntlet on the hilt of her sword.

A breeze fluttered my cape, the gust coming from the demi-human knight. The feather of air became a gale, sweeping me off my feet before Shukona's figure cushioned my fall. Lifting my head while I stiffened my legs, Shukona's forest of twintails flew all over my face, making me choke on it. "ACK–"

After Shukona's hair stopped choking me, I slapped the remaining strands away and grumbled. "Forgive me, are you okay?"

"Yeah I'm fine, you seriously have such a long hair don't cha?" Makes me jealous. I chuckled through my teeth, stepping forward to the open eyed knight. "So?" Shukona behind me folded her hands, looking down at Saboten.

"They're over there!" She exclaimed, pointing in a direction. My gaze followed it, and just in time saw Nikami kiss Yasachu's forehead with a smile.

The heat inside me went berserk, exhaling smoke through my nose while a trail of smoke came out of my hands. Sniffing it, I clutched the glove on my right hand and ripped it off. The ring was melting in my hands, desperately I tried taking it off but the only thing my fingertips touched were lukewarm water.

"My... Ring..." I whimpered, voice grating and breaking. The mist of my happiness flew up my face, leaving nothing but a moist and icky despair in my face. Eyes popping out of my head, wrinkles made out of blades deformed my face.

How fucking dare you? HOW FUCKING DARE YOU.

"Rai? Are you okay?" Shukona settled a hand on my shoulder, the fabric in which she laid her palm burst into blacked coal. She reeled her hand and staggered, not even yelping in pain. "Please calm down, Rai. What made you so upset?"

"I-I think we should go!" Kikyou walked, dragging Shoubu behind her by the sleeves. The princess's cobalt hair flew in my gaze, "Use that anger for something that's actually useful, Prince Raijin, we have an enemy waiting for us."

"Shut up." I lifted my head, blue lightning clashed with our gaze. She simply giggled, marching along with the mage. A slither passed my fingertips, whipping my head, continuous burning vines led me up to Shukona.

"I'm here, Rai. Come on, let's go." They charred, yet each time they did, they were replaced by three more. I opened my palm over it, before clutching it and shook my head. "Save your mana, I'm fine." Stomping forward, Shukona smiled weakly and fused the plants back to her wrist.

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"They're here." Kikyou announced, whipped her arm while her coat fluttered in front of me. Everyone other than me and Shoubu shivered, flaming liquid fell down to the floor as I grinded my teeth.

I am not scared, not at all. I don't care who the fuck it is right now, but I want to fight.

""I want to fight already."" Us the princesses said in unison. I cracked my fingers and pounded my foot on the ground, Shoubu tucking her hair behind her ear and made a sharp smirk. "We don't know what to expect, so don't run around wildly okay?" Seriously, you tell that to me? "Said the girl called the berserker princess." I grumbled.

Shukona moved the trees and created a path, revealing a large grassy clearing, with that masked bitch in the middle. She lifted her gloved hands, wiggling her fingers to gesture a hello.

"Greetings! I've been waiting. Isn't this just super cliche? Loooook at this super cool final battle area! It's great isn't it?" She started to ramble again, shaking my head.

"Shut the fuck up." I glared at her, a scythe grin formed behind her plastic mask. "Ohhh~ I'm so sorry, did I hurt you with my skill?" She teased, walking over to a tied up Ajisa while Emica that was also wearing the same mask as her held the small shrine maiden.

"The Silent Reading Ice Queen turning into a love-struck maiden, your fiance cheating right in front of you! And your best friend,  The Tsundere Gardening Villainess, keeps on whining and sobbing, what a weak pathetic soul." She laid her eyes down at the two girls that were holding each others hands, laughing at them while her crimson eyes gleamed. While she was doing her stupid fucking monologues, I balled up my fists and started bolting towards her, shoes incinerated with the combustion on my feet, propelling myself forward with flaming hands.

"And our wonderful main character! The one who is supposed to be leading everything is nothing more than a pathetic drooling obsessive little shit! Everyone has done a 180 haven't they? The game cannot progress now, we're going to be free from this hell soon! Raijin, please join me on my conquest, we will both do everything for the person we love right? Let's save ourselves, let us kill the world! OH FU-" She stumbled back when she noticed that I was going towards her, a dark liquid raising from the ground and she submerged herself in it, my fist missing her face.

I tried stomping on the liquid, but it evaporated without my heat even touching it. Clothes fluttered behind me, and I lowered my body to make a high kick, cracking her mask and making her stumble back once again.

I took a deep inhale through my teeth, inner heat spiking up while I opened my mouth and casted, "[Wrath]!" The air escaped my mouth, and as soon as it did, the grass around me scorched, set ablaze.

The masked girl jumped back in time but didn't get time to breathe, as a glazier eyed woman greeted her body with a slam of water. She got caught in it, water coming up her head and started to drown her. She bit on her lip, bubbles of dark liquid came out of her mouth, casting something under the water and took control of the water that now turned pitch black.

The newly made defensive ooze got cut open by a knight with her wild wind blades, and her sister behind her summoning a small tornado coming her way. At the same time, up above was an arrow in the shape of a sword came crashing down, being on an ice platform. Vines sprouting from the ground and crawled up her feet.

"You think you can fucking win?! You're up against the characters that can beat the demon's army's ass! You can't do shit you fucking masquerade asshole!"

"Yes, you're correct... But, you all aren't your best!" She manged to gasp out, getting her shoulder crushed by the light, placing her hand up to the incoming tornado and muttered to take that magic as her own.

The ground shuddered, the birds flying in the opposite direction of the marching in the distance. "So, right now... Ahah-ack... Can you all really win against demons...?"