Hikaru POV " Oh! Right!" V7 then turns to V4 and shows his open palm. " What?" " You lost the bet." " *Scoffs* Should have known you would only remember pointless things like this." V4 comments in an angry manner as he gives V7 the money. " Pointless to you maybe, but not to me. " V7 grins as he pockets the money and puts his helmet on. " So where are we going now?" " To find Kagome and the kidnapped villagers." " Girly? Right! Follow me! We need to collect that anyway. " V7 says as he takes the lead. " Collect what?" V4 asked as he follows V7. " That low-level illusion caster. ... I can't remember his name." " Can't or don't want to?" " Meh! Either one is good. As long as we drag him back to be questioned. " V7 smiles before stopping at a fork in the tunnel and looking unsure. Looks like he wasn't paying attention to where he was going earlier. V4 seemed to come to the same conclusion as me. V4 sighed as he shook his head at V7. V4 then turns t
V4 POV " I'm so sorry! I should have realized that it was an illusion!" Akari apologized over and over again. " It's alright! Don't sweat about it! But you were seriously good! I had a hard time keeping up with you! Right, Shin?" I reassured her as I patted her on her shoulder. " Yeah! You were awesome! A perfect balance of speed and strength. Tell me did Saki the Demon Slayer fight like that?! (A lot of crap about demon slayer technique)" V7 says with a smile as he passes back to her, her boomerang. She takes it with a huge smile and answers him. I immediately walk away with a sigh, when he gets like this there's no stopping him. I then noticed Hikaru with a grim look as he watched V7 talking with Akari. " Scared that your lovely admirer might run off with Shin?" I jokingly teased him. " No... I just don't trust her." Ah! The look of a jealous lover! A look I know very well, I better stop V7 from stealing his student's crush. Hikaru is V7's first human friend, b
V4 POV "..... Right. ....." I mumbled to Akari. V7's eyes turned dark red as he held his hands in prayer to his lips. He whispered something to his hand before lifting his forefingers and middle fingers to create a triangle. The triangle lit up in a purple flame and something was coming through it. Two rose petals as red as blood slowly drifts towards us, they suddenly lit up into a purple flame and flew towards me and Akari. Akari gave out a shocked sound as she moved backward in fear. The flaming petal stuck to my chest but I didn't feel its flame. At that moment, I saw V7 and Hikaru in a weird way, as if they were wearing red paint all over them, but I saw Sango as if she was wearing green paint all over. " Red is the people who can't see you and green are the people who can. The spell will wear off once the flame dies off and the petal disappears. You'll start to see the color red and green fade off first before that happens, which is used as your indicator of how much tim
V7 POV " * Panting* Looks like it's stuck real good." Girly huffed out as she let go of the helmet. " Damn... Now the top half of my vision is blocked by the helmet." I cursed. " * Giggling* You look hilarious." Akari commented between laughs. " Welp, that's the price I have to pay to cheer up little girls. I'll gladly do it again. Come on! Let's see who else I can cheer up like this. .... Well, that's if I can see where I'm going. ...." I walked around with my head held high trying to see their faces but even with all the effort. All I could see was their chest. .... Not that I'm complaining but I don't want to be further stuck in this helmet when they find out. ... I thought as I imagine Girly punching the top part of my helmet making it sink further down my neck. If that happens I doubt I would be able to see anything! And I would become even more funny-looking than I already am. " I'll take care of Shin, you guys go ahead we'll only slow you down. We'll meet
Hikaru POV As I quietly crept down the path toward the noise, I heard it more clearly. It sounds like the laughter of many goblins over the cries of girls. The path then became a ledge that when further down, over the ledge was a huge open area filled with Goblins holding young girls down and raping them. (There are no female goblins, they reproduce by catching and raping women.) Damn! There's a lot of them! But I better hurry before those girls are mentally broken. Suddenly a familiar voice and figure came into the room. " Smoke bomb!" Akari yelled as she threw a ball that burst out a cloud of grey right at the goblins. " Oh heavenly mother! Protect the weak! Rain punishment above the wicked! Divine Retribution!" Kagome casted anda bright light blasted through the area that was like a strong wind that blew the goblins back. The girls immediately got up and ran towards Kagome but many were mentally broken and remained where they are. I immediately jumped down and started c
V7 POV Did I take it from someone's dead body? Better return it before its ghost curses me or something. " I didn't think I would find you here, my little V7." I froze, I know that voice anywhere. ...I slowly turn to see the Goblin Champion from 12 years ago. Suddenly it all comes back to me... the darkness, the smell, their taunting laughter... the humiliation..... Flashback " Please * sobs* I'm not a girl. Just kill me, please!* sobs*" I begged through my sobs. " It doesn't mean that we can't have fun! Especially since there aren't enough girls here and not to mention you do look like one. Help your friends and pitch in." The Goblin Champion laughed and soon all of the goblins laughed along. Flashback end My lips trembled and my legs shook as fear took hold of me. " No... It can't be....." I whispered in disbelief. Goblin Champion that's as big as an ogre and had a huge slash wound across his chest and his..... which I had to... Tears cloud my vision as
V7 POV " I suppose so..... but what do I even call myself? I have never given much thought to it....." I sigh as I lean my head against the cave wall and gaze up at the ceiling. " What about Kaen?" Rookie suggested. " Doesn't that mean passion flames?" " Yeah! I thought it would suit your character perfectly!" " My character passionately burns people?" " Well, at first you seem dangerous and should be cautious around, but once they get to know you, your warmth brings comfort and your flame helps them in so many ways. When people realize it, they will crowd, and before you know it you're like family to them. Believe me! I experienced it before. " " You barely know me and I'm already like family to you? " " What can I say? You have that effect on me. " Hikaru says with a shrug. " You're too trusting!... But since you are my student then I'll just have to train you properly." " Of course! Master Kaen! Push me beyond my limit! I'm ready for anything!" He says
Hikaru POV " Cheers!" We all shouted as we brought our mugs together over a huge meal at Granny's Inn, which was located in Grandin Village, a village located west of Hilldale Village since our party had grown after the daring rescue. Our team now consists of 7 caged women changed monsters, 7 little girls, 15 mentally broken women, 10 scarred for life, the 5 that were freed by Kaen, and a still caged Bankotsu. We managed to get them all out with the help of Version 4 and 2 other villagers who came back from Grandin Village with horses and 3 huge caravans. Kaen received a huge kick in the bum from V4 as soon as V4 laid eyes on him, which made Kaen fall into the rapid river. Kagome and Akari scolded V4 but he just shrugs claiming it was revenge for before. I was ready to jump into the river but V4 stopped me saying that Kaen doesn't know how to swim but knows how to float and that we'll be able to catch up to him faster on land than swimming after him. Kaen rejoined our party