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Clash of Realms
CHP15: Nightmare in Lagooz

Dinah Lance was waiting in the practice arena with her arms crossed and tapping a toe. The newest member under Admiral Arlo and prince of Vindellorien approached and stepped into the ring. Her name was Lari, proficient in archery but her combat skills needed upping. And seeing what Dinah was capable of in the ring and even against others within the Vindellorien militia, she had proven her worth in hand to hand combat. Lari could be considered somewhat withdrawn as she mostly kept to herself. She had barely just turned eighteen but even in her short time she'd seen and been through things that others might not have accomplished in a lifetime.
"So Lari, huh?" Dinah smiled at her. "I suppose you've heard I'll be acting as your brawling partner for the day."
There was no response from the woman who quietly stood across from Black Canary. The discomfited moment of silence didn't last for long as the footsteps of a couple persons redirected their attention. The first was Arlo himself, with two elf warriors on either side of him and trailing behind them was the vampire Lailay Izami.
"You'll learn a great deal from this woman, Lari," Arlo looked over his newest recruit before patting her on the back but she had no reaction to this.
Her face was stone-cold with unbelievable concentration and focus. She had long brown hair tied in a ponytail, light brown eyes and wearing the typical gear of the Vindellorien military.
"I thank you for this opportunity my prince," Lari looked to Arlo. "It shall be my honor working under you as your sword and shield." "
"Yes indeed," the prince grinned. "I want to train you to stay levelheaded even during times of stress. There is much we shall face on the battle field that you just can't prepare for, and so a tough mental state of mind is vital. Today you'll be engaging with this woman, who's proven herself as an excellent martial artist."
Lailay snickered as she stepped in just beside the prince.
"Any chance I get a shot at the blonde?" the vampire felt her inner spirited juices spinning inside her. "I've wanted to face off against this one early as preliminaries to the battle royal."
"This isn't fun and games," Arlo gazed at Laily from the corner of his eye. "Perhaps at the conclusion of this session but I won't make any promises."
"Party pooper..." Lailay muttered.
The Admiral looked back and forth between Canary and Lari as he breathed out.
"Mistakes have been made in the past on how we've gone about the early stages of preparation and training, which is why more than half of my men were killed in that ambush and I shall see to it that never happens again."
As Lari inspected Dinah entirely, she especially took notice of and interest on the strange collar around the woman's neck. She recognized it as a limiter to one's true form/hidden power which all but confirmed this woman wasn't an elf, but she hadn't any idea what.
"Shall I go easy on her, or give her all I've got from the start? Some perform better with their backs against the wall," Black Canary directed this question at Arlo.
"Take it slow," Arlo chuckled somewhat. "It is a matter of detail and form, I don't wish to overwhelm her on the first day of training. Ideally an hour of this each day for the next week or so is what I'm aiming for."
With a deep breath and his hands inside his side pockets Arlo waved his hand.
"Go and begin."
Lari was off her feet and attacking Dinah in an instant and she wasn't expecting such aggression and speed, but even so she managed to block and or dodge every strike thrown. There was little to no control in the elf's attacks and Black Canary could see the rage and anger in this woman's eyes which was distinctly her driving force.
It was inside the castle walls that he found himself inside the Vindellorien library and reading up on some of the history associated with the kingdom from its early beginnings, conflicts, wars and times of peace as it grew. Luke had sat inside the sizeable space for the last hour and a half and it wasn't until his ears picked up on a specific voice that caused him to look up. The voice was distinctive through the general murmur in the library, causing him to freeze, but he kept reading and never looking away from the page. Feigning calm, he flipped to the next page and continued reading. But even as he did footsteps approached and stopped at the side of him and without looking he could feel the very presence of someone, even smelling her perfume and as he looked from the corner of his eye he wasn't at all surprised to see her.
"My lady," Luke swallowed back lowering the book atop the table.
He slowly repositioned in the chair giving the lieutenant general his full undivided attention. Her demeanor and expression was a combination of soft, controlled and dangerous, reminding him of a big cat stalking its prey.
"The history of Vindellorien, volume one," Isla smiled, taking the book into her hands. "Volume three is most fascinating if you ever get around to it, detailing the era and beginning of magic and sorcery in our great land. What prompted you to come and study up?"
Luke's expression was one of major intense and focus as he ran a hand over the wooden surface of the table.
"Don't look so frightened, just curious is all," she chuckled standing a foot from him as he took in her sweet scent.
They stood in tense silence gazing at one another, neither moving until voices of others echoed through the library that entered.
"So how about this, if you're interested I could reference you to some of the better transcribed works, that you'll find more interesting than that piece. That is of course if..."
"You've got my attention," Luke stood from the chair with a smile of his own. "And to answer your question, I guess you could say I've been here for some time now and with that I thought I said why the hell not. Might as well learn about this kingdom and its accolades then not, better to have knowledge than not."
"Nice way of putting it," Isla smirked while tilting her head. "Follow me."
The king and queen's third child walked to the back of the library where others infrequently ventured, assuming Luke would follow as he did. Behind her, Luke allowed himself a moment to enjoy the view of everything, including Isla. The sunlight streamed through the windows bouncing off her tiara and green hair that fluttered from side to side. It was carefully arranged with two long tails of hair tied in place with gold cloth on either side of her face. After walking through the archive they reached a darkened area, and the female elf went right to work over the shelves as she practically memorized where each title and novel was placed. Right away she pulled out three and stacked them atop each other. There was a nearby latter which she used to reach the top and sections unreachable otherwise. For quite a few seconds she looked through before trailing a finger over a specific title and smiling.
"Found it."
Isla reached out to grab and pull at the title but in the process she lost her footing over the latter and fell, but Luke was alert and caught her out of the air. The weight of impact however dropped him to the ground and Isla atop him.
"You alright?" Luke raised.
The lieutenant general didn't give an immediate response as she gaped into his eyes before looking up with a noticeable blush and the elf looking around to see if anyone was around and she breathed out when confirming there wasn't.
"Fine," she answered as she stood and helped him up. "Thanks for the catch."
Luke was halfway surprised by the thanks, coming from her. She recovered the books off the ground dropping each into the waiting arms of Luke.
"I think you'll find these quite worthwhile," Isla took off walking as Luke followed behind her.
"Sorry if I'm out of place for asking, my lady... but how goes the investigation for clearing my name? Vindellorien is eye popping and all, but I have a home and people counting on both myself and Dinah. We're both, part of something crucial that benefits many on a large scale."
A number of seconds followed as nothing was said and they continued walking.
"I'm not at liberty to say, nor am I assigned to the investigation. Both you and the blonde woman will have to wait it out until everything resolves, that is all I have."
Those were Isla's last words as they returned to the central space and Luke sat at a table and with so much more on her schedule the female elf took off through the main doors. And for the next two hours Luke sat there and read, losing track of time as he was so dialed in and it wasn't until he gazed at a close by clock that he realized this.
"Oh man," he ran a hand over the side of his head.
Much as he wanted to continue a break was much needed and so he set the books aside to somewhere he could find them when returning later as he then took off through the exit. Out of the library and on his way through the hall, Luke caught sight of a couple military personnel conversing further down right before they grouped with others of their unit and it was just as Luke passed the ladies room that he was pulled in with the door slamming shut behind him. He gazed into the blood red eyes of the vampire.
"Hello my little Fox poo," the vampire slithered her tongue over her lips.
"First off I'm not your little poo and secondly I'm so done with this whole sucking my blood whenever the hell you feel like some leach! I didn't sign up for any of this?!" Luke shot.
"You're really delightful like this, a man burning with frustration and anger always has a great flavor."
Miukei threw her head forward biting into the right side of his neck. This time the thought to fight her off was on mind but he was too far into a feeling of buzz to take any action. Footsteps and laughter from the other side of the door brought an end to this as Miukei pulled away taking hold of Luke's wrist and dragging them into the nearest bathroom stall. Three female elves marched in right after, laughing as they stood in front of the mirrors.
"That was close..." Miukei whispered.
Luke's back was against the wall and the vampire in front of him with her body firmly pressed against him. And she realized something right away, and that something pressing at her backside as she quietly snickered.
"The little pervert is at it again," she murmured looking back at him over her shoulder. "Your thingy is rigid."
Luke said nothing, but the humiliation unescapable over his expression as she let out another snicker.
"All that complaining about how you hate having your blood sucked, you're enjoying it more than I."
The elves were loud and obnoxious and they hadn't any idea how long they might be in this position and so an idea came to her mind and if nothing else it was to torment the human, which was more than worth it. With an ominous grin she rolled her backside against him, broadly grinding over his crotch which she felt him throbbing against the softness of her bottom. Luke bit down over his tongue as she continuously spun her hips over him.
"Up and down, sided to side... boingie, boingie, boingie," the vampire laughed as she looked back at him, staying quiet as she could. "Does the little perv like this? I can feel you growing harder over me, you sicko."
"Sicko, yeah like I'm the one who's moving my damn hips!" Luke retorted in a murmur.
For the next minute Luke had to endure this and both kept quiet until the group of elves exited out together but the damage was already done. Miukei slowly pushed opened the stall as she turned and faced him, or rather looking down at the swell in his pants.
"Lookie there you got so big," she clasped her hands together and fiddled with her fingers as curiosity took over. "Can you show me?"
"Show you what?" Luke questioned as he attempted bypassing her, but the vampire held him back.
"Your dick, idiot!" she rolled her eyes. "It looks like it's huge, I wanna see!"
"Have you lost your mind, no! You suck my blood without my consent and now you want to..."
"How about a game of show and tell," she looked on with puppy eyes. "Show me your package and I'll show you mine... but no touching, no human will lay his hands on my exclusive parts."
Luke stared at her with a raised eyebrow.
"You seem to despise humans, so why drink my blood so consistently?"
"That is the only thing and I mean the only thing your kind is good for, your blood is a delicacy to us."
Miukei's eyes lit up again at just the thought of tasting him again but Luke had taken the opportunity to step out passed her.
"And just where do you think yur going, I haven't had my fill of your blood yet?"
Luke didn't respond and marched his way out of the bathroom and she considered taking off after him, but held back knowing she'd have countless opportunities to snag more from him later. On his way down the hall Luke stretched his neck and annoyed with being fed upon time and again. He knew the affects throughout his body would last some time longer before fizzling out. And as he took a left further down the hall he picked up on whispers and the mention of the name Ilon Kreing! It was this very name and the supposed connection to this criminal outlaw that put both he and Dinah in the situation they were in.
"We'll need to keep the conversations to a minimum," one out of the group whispered.
"Yeah, yeah," another responded. "Everything's' already in place and we got all ourselves assigned to Princess Sienna on that night. We shall make out move then... general Kreing will be counting on us, and a successful seizure of the princess."
Wide eyes and all, Luke sensed his throat go numb as he peeked around the corner and took notice of the Vindellorien soldiers who were clearly conspiring against their own kingdom! Luke stayed hidden as he continued listening in, getting a look at the face of each individual while at the same time staying hidden. The longer he stood there, the more information he got and he couldn't believe half of what they were saying as his heart raced and once their small little get together was broken off Luke got out of there quickly as possible so not to be seen. But he had heard everything and the princess was in danger, but taking what he heard to the king and queen and pointing out those said men would do nothing but become his word against theirs and it was clear who the king would side with. Even so this wasn't something he could just keep secret as the princess was a walking target, and so he knew exactly what to do. There was only one person, one woman that he trusted and perhaps together they could do something to prevent what was to come. This wasn't his home, nor was his allegiance to the king and queen of Vindellorien, but princess Sienna was an innocent part in all of this and he wouldn't stand idly by with something like this brewing.
"Dinah..." Luke whispered.
XXX
All of the planning and provisions would now be put to the test as the thirteen days came and went and the time for Jitoshi Ichiro's relocation to the town of Meltaw had arrived. All morning long Selene was in search for the dragon king Fafnir as both she, himself and Bruce went through the on field plan various times and conferring what sort of action to take if things were to fall through and not go according to design. Fafnir had been active attending every known meeting between kingdom leaders in regards to the proceedings in respect to the relocation of prisoners. It wasn't just Jitoshi, but by that point he knew the names of every single prisoner and their back stories as this was frequently discussed in each inaugurated meeting and he even put in a little extra time digging for more and more details.
Other rulers from the major yokai powers had shot him strange glances and looks throughout these gatherings as it was quite rare for the dragon king to be so invested in the proceedings that were to come, and one could even say it felt as though he was prime in front center. No one knew what had gotten into him or the secret behind these changes but it was certainly a breath of fresh air for many as it seemed for the first time the ruler of Arcenill Mount was truly embracing his position and taking charge. Though they didn't speak much, Akasha quietly admired his efforts from afar and while he had little to no respect for the Dark Lord that wasn't the same from her end. She considered Fafnir in high regard just as much as she did her father and hoped with time that someday Fafnir would warm back up to her and everything could go back to the way they were without hostility.
Little did a single of them know the true meaning and perseverance behind his endeavors and nor would they. He had been at this for centuries with tons of knowledge and knew how to keep things veiled, but any and everything that he did was always for the greater good of his kingdom and the wholeness of the realm for that matter. It was inside the armory just beside Selene's office that Bruce suited up in gear provided for him by the vampire herself, a red and black suit, black boots, red gauntlets and a Japanese Oni mask in the color of red and black horns to top it off. He also wore one of his utility belts but instead of the prototypical yellow or gold it was in the color of black and the design slightly altered.
"The suit isn't just for show Wayne," Selene looked him over from a couple feet away. "It'll hide your monster aura, no matter how high you attempt to raise it you will not be detected by the enemy very easily. And it'll also hide your scent from those of werewolves with such a great keen sense of smell."
And while he finished suiting up Selene took off in search for Fafnir who neither of which had seen all morning and even her attempts at calling out to him were unsuccessful as she received no response. With this she took to the fourth level and then the fifth as she individually searched each of the guest rooms and that's when she found the dragon, but he was with company.
"You were glorious, my lord," one licked at and kissed at the left side of his neck.
"Seconded, that is surely a night to reminisce. Your kind isn't known for its skills in bed, but I must say you greatly outstripped my hopes."
She took his lower lip into her mouth and bit down drawing blood and drinking what bit poured out, both female vampires were nude and cuddled up over the dragon king and Selene wasn't surprised. She took a single step back as she cleared her throat.
"Sorry to otherwise ruin the mood my lord, but you do realize the day and time, don't you?"
"Yeah, so what," the dragon sat upright with the two vampires still laying on either side of him. "Give me a sec and I'll be right out."
Selene took his word for it as she took off for the exit and returned to her quarters, where she met with Bruce who was fully suited up, all except for the mask. He very easily could have elected to just use the bat suit, but not with this mission. Heavy backlash would be a certain if someone were to put two and two together, recognizing Batman of the JLA. The three of them agreed and discussed this very concept and the decision an easy one.
Just over fifteen minutes later they were joined by Fafnir who trotted through the front door dressed in a light purple robe and fixing the collar as he did.
"Someone's looking rather sharp," Fafnir laughed and Bruce didn't know if this was a serious remark or sarcasm, but likely something in between.
"About time you showed, pfff... we have much to review before the night's events," Selene said.
"Clearly. Either the bat here goes all mission impossible on us and succeeds or more likely he ends up captured or dead. In the case of that, my name isn't to come out of your fucking mouth, do you unders..."
"That won't happen and in the event that it does, I wouldn't mention either of you. Failure is not an option."
Selene couldn't help but chortle at the determination and confidence in his eyes and with that most her worries vanished, knowing exactly who he was and the things he had accomplished. Fafnir on the other hand exhaled as the only thing he thought about was the mission and detailing some of the minor changes.
"As we've been through more than I can count, National Wexers from each global power are the primary concern. That hasn't changed, but there will however be one additional guards added to the escort then before, but they're of just the stone men tribe and if you were to encounter one, you'd be fine. The set route remains the same but the time for departure pushed up an hour. Nothing other than that to worry about."
"And what of Jitoshi, have..."
"Figured which motored carriage he'll be in," Fafnir merely nodded his head with a grin. "Each carriage or whatever you want to call it has numbers and letters and the side identifies which prisoner is being transported in each. I'll have that for you soon as the time for the escort draws closer."
"And remember we'll be in constant communication throughout the entirety of this, so you'll never truly be alone. And here take this," Selene handed him a small device. "This'll jam any and all yokai communications, it's called a Tellcopter."
Bruce simply nodded, knowing he had prepared himself to the fullest for this very day. Part of his formulation included visiting the Lagooz forest more than a handful of times and familiarizing himself with the terrain and even working in a couple setups that were already in place. Among some of these were vivid shadow containers, forged by pure monster energy and with the function of creating afterimages. And then of course Smoke Blaze boxes, in place for creating massive smokescreens. Fafnir tossed out a map over the nearest table and rolled it out just as he rubbed his hands together.
"Shall we review one last time?" Fafnir looked back and forth between them.
Elsewhere it was dark with dust circulating throughout the space of his prison cell as there was only a single window inside the space and he coughed which was then followed by a cracking sound which just so happened to be the sound of the doors to his cell opening. And it was there that she stood among them right in the middle, dressed in a dark purple Victorian styled dress and a red bow tied in her hair. The two guards on either side of her fell back standing a few feet behind as she stood in front of Jitoshi's cell.
"So the day has come, huh? You must be so ecstatic, but I gotta say I was expecting a bit more, a smile or something."
"You will do well to keep quiet," the Dark Lord frowned down upon him. "It is because of my father's change of heart that you're even granted this chance and not put down like the dog you are, right on the spot."
Jitoshi laughed as hearing this was news to him and this very jollity caused Akasha to tingle with fury as she was very tempted to just open his cell right there and now snapping his neck where he sat and tearing open his lifeless body and his blood covered in in her hands. Even now the whereabouts of Sasha were unknown and that very thought is what drove her anger. She could be hurting, sick... or worse! And it was all because of this man! He was responsible for kidnapping her in the first place and also what led to Akasha's disciplining and Sasha's untimely disappearance. For being a vampire the Dark Lord was very kind in nature and very loving, unlike the reputation attached to most the vampire species.
This very perception was one hundred percent accurate, but with a direct attack on family or those closes to her all bets were off.
"But I won't do that," Akasha shook her head. "Sasha certainly wouldn't want that and I'd hate to disappoint father so early in my return. But you will face justice and be punished for what you've done and I'll be there when the verdict is read and staring into your eyes as you're found guilty."
And just like that their gazes met and Jitoshi's throat closed on him as he bit back, feeling a sense of fear come over him and even felt his body wobble and he didn't know why. It was a rarity for such emotions to surface inside him and she had been one of the few throughout his lifetime that accomplished this. It was Akasha that soon looked away and in that moment he breathed out in relief. The Dark Lord turned and faced the two guards whistling for the others standing outside the door. There were over eight piling in and Akasha pointing to Jitoshi's cell.
"Get him out of there and loaded for departure!" Akasha commanded.
They did exactly as told while the Dark Lord herself stepped out into the hall where she was met by Ekon and approaching them from down the hall was Colton Orsic.
"Everything is in line, my lady," Ekon bowed his head. "Is there anything else you need from me before my departure?"
"Not at all," she smiled at him warmly. "But I shall reach out to you if anything changes. Father is already stationed in the town of Meltaw."
With a grin Ekon took off and quickly replacing him was Colton who moved up on and sided beside Akasha.
"How're things?"
"Taxing, but I'm managing. This would be so much easier if I just knew she was okay, wherever she is. I barely just reunited and was getting to know her and then poof, she's gone," Akasha's head lowered with frustration.
Colton positioned himself even closer to her, wanting nothing more than to solace his wife to be as he massaged a hand over her shoulder.
"She's your daughter," Colton smiled. "And if she's anything like you, she'll be more than okay. And on a brighter note, once we're mated I shall give you children of our own."
Akasha's eyes instantaneously lit up at the mention of this as they never really got around to having the discussion and with his playboy lifestyle she figured such a thing wouldn't occur until the distant future with him.
"Oh really!" her cheeks turned a bright pink.
"Of course."
The two shared a peck of the lips as Colton then proceeded to take hold of Akasha's wrist and pull her along down the hall opposite of Ekon and the pink haired vampire smiling the entire time with a sense of warmth and fuzziness. He kicked open a door just around the corner pulling them both inside and with Akasha's back against the wall he mashed his lips against hers and the Dark Lord opening her mouth as their tongues met. And with her arms wrapped around his neck they kissed and made out for the next minute before Colton broke away, taking four steps back and leaning over a table just behind him.
"This probably isn't the time to ask, but could you help me with this?" Colton undid his belt and zipper with his erected member in plain view.
"Goodness," Akasha rested a hand over her mouth just before shaking her head. "I don't think right now is ideal."
"Come darling, it shouldn't take too long," a devilish grin shaped over his lips. "Especially with how good you are with that pretty little mouth of yours."
Akasha instantly bit back, but an unmistakable blush over her cheeks as well. She then walked toward the exit peeking out into the hall and taking a look and when she saw no one the vampire closed the door shut and locking it behind them.
"K, but I'll need to be on my way after this," she smiled at him.
"Certainly," he returned that smile.
The Dark Lord took only two steps towards him before the buzzers sounded and vampire personnel summoning her to the main dock.
"Dammit!" Colton hissed.
"I'm sorry," Akasha's gaze lowered.
"Don't be," Colton zipped up his pants. "There's always later, and besides right now you're needed to see off that ant to Meltaw."
Akasha nodded just before turning and exiting out and Colton doing the same shortly after.
XXX
It was from a throne chair that Diana Prince of Themyscira watched with great interest at the activity taking place inside the ring as others of the amazons did the same. Till then she still hadn't forgotten the night between she and Bruce Wayne as it had been fresh on her mind even after departure. But even so she was willing to move on and just put it behind her so that things could be normal in the future. Within the ring was a child dressed in armor of the amazons and duking it out against one of their very own as she carried a shield and sword and her hair tied up in a bun. Wonder Woman was very fond of the young girl which had little to do with the fact she was the daughter of Batman and more to do with her tenacity, loveable personality and of course her warrior mentality and skills to boot. Since her arrival on the island of Themyscira she quickly took notice of and latched on to the way the band of women trained and continuously nagged and begged before they eventually gave in and permitted her a chance to train alongside the warriors, even if in limited capacity.
Very much in this span it was quickly noted she was no ordinary child and very gifted and so little by little she was approved more and before long she was afforded one on one training sessions with some of the amazons most skilled warriors and held her own, not only because of her skills under Fairy Tale but much of it her very physical abilities.
"Princess," an attended moved in on Diana from the left side of her throne chair. "There's someone here to see the girl."
Diana looked and her eyes lit up as the person made themselves visible.
"Supergirl," Wonder Woman looked to her with a grin. "You couldn't have come at a better time, the child fights against one of our more polished fighter's in the arena."
Supergirl stepped forward taking a look for herself. Sasha was dressed in gold and silver Amazonian armor, with black boots.
"I'd heard from your guards that you had returned, what happened? Has his training completed?"
Diana opened her mouth to respond but bit over her bottom lip, knowing what happened.
"Not entirely, some things transpired... complicated things and for his best interest I left. But he's progressed well, Bruce is doing just fine and I shall watch over the little one until his return."
Supergirl didn't know what to make of Wonder Woman's statement, but took it for face value and shrugged.
"How's she been holding up?" Kara returned her attention inside the ring.
"Very well, as you can see. She's been given exactly what she wanted, the chance to spar with our very best and it wouldn't have been approved if we didn't believe she could defend herself. She's done a fine job adjusting to Gia."
They watched Sasha leap up high and kicking at her opponent who flipped out of the way. The child vampire swung her blade around but the amazon exhibited quickness on par if not faster than her own and constantly eluded Sasha's attacks. Their blades collided with sparks as the amazon leg dropped her around the ankles and elbowed her clear across the ring but she did not fall out. With a single foot forced into the ground, Sasha ran out after the amazon and continued her assault as their blades clashed. The vampire then performed a jumping spinning kick which disarmed the weapon from her opponent, but Gia taking hold of Sasha's ankle while she was still airborne and slamming her to the ground.
Sasha pushed off the ground recovering her weapon as Gia did the same and went after each other again again but this time as their blades collided, Sasha's was sliced in half! She was still content with continuing but a whistle from the side of the ring was blown and ending the match.
The surrounding spectators applauded, which included both Wonder Woman and Supergirl who were far up the steps, and Diana standing. Sasha however pulled off the gold helmet from around her head and dropped it to the ground where she then fell back over her bottom and arms wrapped around her legs. Gia chuckled at the moping child as she lowered a hand over her armored shoulder and patted the section.
"You did well, hold your head up... and besides you've greatly improved in the ways of the amazons since your arrival."
She took a knee and sided with Sasha and her hand still atop the vampire's shoulder, bringing a smile to her face. By then Supergirl and Wonder Woman took down and into the ring where Sasha instantly jumped and ran forward.
"Supergirl, Princess Diana did you see me?! I was great, wasn't I?!" Sasha jumped up and down with enthusiasm.
"That you were," Wonder Woman grinned, palming at the top of her head. "You're a born natural fighter with such natural raw talent. Under the leadership of your father I look forward to seeing the future you."
"Yaaahhhh, I'll be better than Wonder Woman and Supergirl!" the vampire jumped up again.
Her excitement and statement caused both to laugh. From a skill and combat standpoint Sasha was a great deal further along than so many at her age, but it would take her years before reaching the level of Wonder Woman or Batman.
"How about we get you cleaned up and then something to eat?" Diana posed.
"Okay," Sasha shook her head. "But when can I go against you?"
Sasha directed the question at Diana, whose expression stayed blank and Supergirl snickering.
"Trust me Sasha, that isn't a fight you want."
The child vampire's shoulders fell flat as she groused, bringing about laughter from both Diana and Kara-zor-el. Even with her shinso blood woken she stood no chance against the amazon's champion and while Kara was a kryptonian even she questioned a one on one outcome in a fight between herself and Wonder Woman, if it ever came to it. The battle experience was heavily in the amazon's favor.
XXX
For a couple hours Tsukune was locked up in his office inside the academy concerning files to new transfers attending for the first year and proposed activities and programs suggested to be added by his peers. And aside from that were four separate sheets of papers with four different names, a band of students who were repeated offenders for conflicts and fighting on school grounds, all receiving a full week suspension from attending the academy. Tsukune himself had a sit down and one on one discussion with each, advocating that they take part in the karate club and or other club activities to otherwise occupy their time. That was only a short list of things that he had to go through and look over before making the proper decisions or outright declines.
It was already after nine o'clock and a full moon upon the academy as he moved to what would be his last stack of works for the night and through this whole process he didn't get through without a distraction here and there. This exact trend continued as the doors to his office pushed open and he wasn't surprised to see his number one attendant standing in the doorway but rather what she was dressed in.
"Ruby... Ruby-san," Tsukune's eyes enlarged with his mouth dropped open.
She carried at her side a huge bottle of champagne which she finished in front of him before tossing it aside, and her cheeks a rose red as she walked in a seductive manner. The witch was dressed in black see through lingerie with black fishnet leggings and suspenders attached. Tsukune gulped as he took notice of the whip she carried at her side and cracked over the ground which caused the hairs over his back to stand. Try is he may Tsukune had a difficult time trying not to stare at her visible breasts through the black material which just bounced about with every step taken. The witch also wore high knee black boots which she kicked off coming within a foot of his desk and topping off her attire was that of fishnet gloves extending upward to just about her elbows.
"Good evening, Tsukune," Ruby purred down over him.
Her very tone and even the way she looked at him sent shivers up his spine, as she hadn't looked at him this way since the moment he confessed his love for Moka and proposed.
"What's the matter Tsukune?" Ruby hopped over his desk with her knees over the surface. "You work too hard and should relax yourself."
"Ruby-san," Tsukune bit back as he gathered himself and sat straight. "What is the meaning of this and why are you dressed like that... this is hardly applicable, especially here of all places! Did anyone else see you? This is just so, so... unsystematic."
The witch shook her head and chortled at Tsukune's panicky tone and uneasy expression.
"Attended a little get together and had a few drinks."
"Just a few?" Tsukune's mouth was still halfway open.
"And don't worry, no one else is here, just you and I. The building is vacated, so we're free to have a little fun," the witch looked into his eyes with a devilish grin taking hold of Tsukune's tie. "I want you to spank me Tsukune, I've been such a bad little girl. Will you do that for me, love?"
Tsukune immediately slapped her hand away and snarled.
"You're my assistant and help with academy related stuff, this isn't in the job description!"
The witch rubbed at her now sore wrist and smiled with satisfaction.
"That's it Tsukune, hurt me more, punish me the way I need to be punished," she smiled at him as she took hold of his chin.
She rubbed at the side of his face with that exact hand leaving Tsukune in a state of shock as he hadn't any idea how he should even react to this as he didn't physically want to hurt a friend he cared so much for. Next Ruby dropped the whip into his lap as she faced the opposite way giving him a perfect view of her rear end as she slapped at her own butt!
"Please be gentle from the start," she gazed at him over her right shoulder. "But I'd prefer if you were rough, I've been naughty and need to be struck over and over again. Make me feel lots and lots of pain!"
Tsukune sharply bit down over his tongue as he didn't want to and nor could he believe the scenario playing out in front of him. Ruby had said and done things in the past, but nothing of such extreme and he was left without words. And to make matters worse was the way she looked back at him with such sincere and innocent eyes when in a position so libidinous like that.
"What's wrong Tsukune, aren't you gonna thrash me for all my improper doings?"
Tsukune again bit back with clinched fists, realizing he really needed to put a foot down and make things clear before this continued on and spiraled out of control.
"Ruby-san this is unacceptable!" Tsukune jumped up from his seat as the chair itself tumbled over. "You're making a fool of yourself, get off the table."
He lightly pulled at her wrist as the witch spun around but the vampire wasn't expecting her following action as she reached out taking hold of his tie. And with all the strength and power she had, Ruby pulled Tsukune down and on top of her over the table. In that instant he was frozen in her gaze as she was his and Tsukune's heart flying which the witch held a bright blush over her cheeks. She wanted nothing more than to be punished and tortured by the man atop her, but in that moment she wanted something else from him and so she threw her arms around his neck and pulled. The vampire bit down and closer to her face.
"Ruby-san..." Tsukune's eyes were bulged.
"Tsukune," Ruby whispered his name and their faces no more than an inch apart and he could feel her breath over his lips.
Neither had any time to react to the door flying open as a lone woman walked in on them in this very position as Tsukune quickly pushed up and off Ruby with terror in his eyes.
"This is not what it looks like!" Tsukune hopped off the table and approached the woman standing in the doorway.
"Yukari-san you have to believe me, you know I'd never do anything like this behind Moka-san's back."
Yukari stared at Tsukune for a long period as she tried maintaining a straight face but this didn't last for long as she busted out laughing and Tsukune scratching at the side of his head. By that point Ruby had rolled over on her stomach but still atop the table.
"What's funny?"
Yukari waited for her laughter to die down before attempting to even respond and Tsukune more than irritated by this.
"Sorry," she rid herself of the last of her giggles. "You don't need to explain, I already know."
"Really?" Tsukune questioned.
Yukari realized this wouldn't be the simplest explanation but she looked to explain.
"Both she and I were invited to a party and well... Ruby-san involved herself in a drinking contest with a bunch of guys and while she downed each challenger she was very tipsy by the end of it all. She was even flirting and getting cozy with some of the boys, but I made sure she didn't go too far."
"And that's supposed to explain how she ended up here."
"Oh yeah, shortly after collecting her earnings she mentioned something down the lines of you'd be staying late at the academy and she insisted going to check on you and so I let her. But as you can see in her current state of mind I was a bit worried with what she might do and so I followed."
Yukari and Tsukune laughed together as both looked to Ruby who blew Tsukune a kiss, whose shoulders lowered.
"This never happened, okay."
"Lips zipped shut and key thrown away," Yukari replied.
XXX
The night air was fresh with a cool breeze and a few scattered clouds. He stood atop the mountain watching the sun set over the horizon for the past hour, but now the time was upon him. The sounds of horses galloping in bunches were then followed by the roaring sounds the motored carriages on wheels gave off. A small built in contraption from within his mask allowed both Selene and Fafnir visuals into what he was seeing. The carriages were soon in plain view and with a set of highly advanced binoculars he locked in on the different carriages passing by as he pressed down over the small communications piece in his ear.
"Fafnir," Bruce spoke.
"Can hear you loud and clear, whatsup?"
"The code to Jitoshi's carriage, I need it."
"Gotcha," Fafnir responded. "Sending it to you now. But I've got a little present for you, something that'll make yur life a whole lot better. Keep a lookout and you'll soon see."
Bruce waited patiently as a buzz sounded inside the mask and within the next few seconds a series of numbers and letters appeared inside his mask lens as he stood atop the mountain with the Kygnini bridge out in front of him and to his left just about two hundred yards was what was considered the entrance to the Lagooz forest. With the binoculars in hand Bruce spotted National Wexers in the form of elves, werewolves, ogres, etc. And though most weren't standing in their true forms, each was identifiable by the uniform and or armor worn curtsey of Selene and Fafnir who educated him on these very details and much more. Instrumentals boomed from a select few of the carriages and some of the escorts humming and singing to it.
Both Selene and Fafnir had relocated to one of the dragon king's secret operational bases which few knew about, having top end computer software and electronics mostly constructed for communications and transportation. Fafnir sat back over a chair on wheels as he ripped open a bag of potato chips and tossed a few into his mouth while looking to Selene who was standing nearby with her arms crossed and for a little while he just silently studied her. The vampire didn't pick up on any of this as her eyes were on screen, as eventually he lowered the bag and spun around.
"Yur worried about him, aren't you?" Fafnir chuckled. "Funny coming from one of you vampires to show such emotion, unless of course Bloodriver... that woman is one of a kind."
Fafnir laughed some more but quieted as Selene snarled at him, baring her fangs.
"You will desist from speaking about Akasha-sama with such disrespect, my lord. Regardless of your differences and however you feel she's done you wrong, you're still family and she loves and values you. And even if you care little for her, you will show her some respect! Your father would say the same if he were here."
The dragon cursed beneath his breath as his eyes returned to the computer screen.
"Of course he would! He's always been head over heels for his little faultless princess with no imperfections to find."
Selene rolled her eyes at this very statement while taking a deep breath and her hands dropping down by her sides.
"But yes I do worry about him... maybe a little," Selene shrugged. "I've watched over him for three and a half months within Alvasleha and observed him grow and learn to control what he's become, so you could say I've grown somewhat attached sort of like a mother to her child. I want to see him succeed, not just with this but his future as a vampire. I suppose this is how it's like for Akasha-sama taking in myself, Lailay and Miukei as her disciples.
"Pfff, less said about that woman the better."
Selene again scowled but this time she bared her fangs at him showing her disapproval but he paid her no attention as the tension between them quickly died down as their focus altered to what was on screen, and the vampire standing with her hands behind her back and fingers crossed. Both were locked in with eagerness for how things would shape out and regardless of the outcome it was sure to be one hell of a ride, especially with the Batman at the wheel and leading the charge.
Carriage after carriage passed by and Bruce staying alert while hidden, locking in on each and exclusively paying close attention to the numbers and letters on the side of each and that's when one of the carriages near the back glowed a bright red and it was then that Fafnir gurgled.
"Remember that present I told you about? Well there it is, a single of those goblins for hire did me a little favor and connected a FH Orca eight to the bottom of Jitoshi's carriage. Simply put, it's a little gadget that reacts to the FH lenses, which as you know is installed in your mask."
"Only I can see the glow," Bruce smiled beneath the mask. "Clever. If this was already in place you could have just said, the serial numbers on the side are needless."
Fafnir rubbed his hands together as he sat forward.
"Malfunctions occur very often with these gizmos, better to be safe than sorry. But enough talk, you've got a mission to complete and we'll be on standby if you need anything," Fafnir implied.
In case of a malfunction and he were to lose track, which was a possibility as the sun had set and inside the forest was dark, Bruce made certain to keep eyes on it at all times. The very lineup of the carriages worked in his favor as Jitoshi's was near the back and Bruce silently watched as the leading horsemen were the first over the bridge leading the escort. It was a beautiful night but a misty one and that would play right into his favor as things went along. The first twenty of the motored wagons passed over the bridge as the others lingered back until they had nearly reached the other side and that's when the next set of twenty propelled over and this process continued for a short five minutes as Bruce then recovered a small detonator out of his utility belt while only twenty carriages remained that hadn't crossed and Jitoshi was in the next group to cross and so just as the those across the bridge he pressed down.
The next wave had just been given the signal to proceed but then came the loud bang and the golden bridge going up in flames with debris flying everywhere! Screaming and shouting from both sides of the bridge ensued.
"What the hell just happened?!" one shouted.
There was an immediate sense of panic and all National Wexers present immediately taking to a defensive stance as it seemed more than clear they were under attack. During this moment of uncertainty and panic Bruce had also activated the Tellcopter device given to him by Selene which jammed the signal to any potential outside communication. Escorts from the last wave that managed to cross the bridge hindered their progress as they too experienced the decimation of the bridge. A single phoenix took to his true form flying across and meeting with those who were stranded with no way across.
"General Haizu," the phoenix dropped down in place in front of the werewolf general.
"Don't blow a circuit, my pack is already sniffing out the area and if the one or ones responsible for this calamity are around we shall find them and chew out their guts on the spot! Go on ahead to Meltaw, I will see to it that this bunch gets there in one piece."
Both looked outward to the demolished village as it was the phoenix to shake his head in realization.
"This was done well in advance, the perpetrators are likely long gone by now! And to think how much this landmark has meant to so many of our ancestors, all yokai alike!"
"My thoughts exactly," Haizu clinched his fists. "Now go, the bunch of us can handle things from here. We'll take the long way around through Lagooz. We shall be a couple hours behind with an estimated arrival at the crack of dawn, relay that to all the commanders once you arrive."
"Yessir."
With its wings spread the Phoenix saluted before taking off into the air and returning to the other side of the bridge. The wolves scouted out the area and after coming up empty finding nothing, they returned to the side of their general. Bruce breathed a sigh of relief as they hadn't sniffed him out, even with the suit a werewolf's keen sense of smell was something that couldn't be overlooked or underestimated. From where he stood, Bruce first established which carriage Jitoshi was being held in and then the primary threats among the National Wexers. Three werewolves, four vampires, and two Kitsune looked to be what he needed to be especially alert of. Three elf warriors from the kingdom of Vindellorien were also among them, a couple ogres and two mermen carrying electric staffs. And even with more than half the escort already across the bridge there was at least one hundred ninety to two hundred stone men.
After a short while of discussion, commander Haizo led the prison escort into the forest with the others trailing close behind and Bruce following shortly thereafter but kept his distance, as they were now exactly where he wanted them. He maneuvered around up and around the trees, but did quietly as he could, mindful of the hearing ability of not only the werewolves but the elves as well. It was for the next twenty minutes or so that he followed and trailed behind them but the time for action had come as they were coming up on the section of the forest that he visited most and ploys already in place to give him the upper hand. The security group was very alert as they continued along, but there was no way they could have prepared themselves for what was to come.
Steering around and picking up some speed, Bruce managed to get out in front of them with an ideal vantage point for his initial strike. Quietly watching from the hidden facility, Fafnir recovered the bag of potato chips off the counter and tossed a couple into his mouth.
"Things are about to go down," the dragon smirked.
For him it was almost like watching a horror film with the unsuspecting victims traveling through the wilderness with not a clue of a lurking predator out to feast. A part of him even envisioned himself out there in Bruce's shoes with a burst of energy surging through his very veins. Selene however had an entirely different view on the matter, equivalent to a parent sitting on the sidelines and watching his or her child engage in a physical sport and praying that they make it through unharmed and in one piece.
Considering the position of each carriage as well as the position of each National Wexers, Bruce timed the striking moment accordingly and this was routine for him. He was a detective, hunter and soldier. The circumstances were much different in the sense his enemies were monsters of great substantial prowess, but so was he. Bruce waited patiently as the first of the carriages passed his first landmark and that's when he took action pressing down over a small button atop his utility belt and then came a loud pop! The first set of smoke blaze boxes he set in place erupted, creating a massive smokescreen and much of the yokai escorts and guards coughing and gagging.
"Commander Haizu, what the... the hell is this?!" a merman of Aqualanteis called out to the werewolf general.
Haizu was too busy trying to catch his breath to respond, as the wolves were most affected by the gas given their sensitive sense of smell. Not a moment later came a loud thump and then the sound of a couple bodies colliding with the carriages followed by cries of pain and bodies dropping to the turf.
"Attack, we're under attack!"
"How many of them and from where?! Dammit I can't see a thing!" another shouted.
Bruce had the proper lens setting to clearly see throughout and make his way through this smokescreen, targeting those of less experience and their guards dropped, first. But with the slight wind the smoky atmosphere soon began to cease, but by then thirty of the rock men had already been knocked unconscious without even realizing!
"There it is, right over here in red and black..."
The guard didn't get the chance to finish as a single punch to the face knocked him out cold. But by this point most had gained some form of vision and keyed in on the intruder and commander Haizu himself howled as he transformed into his werewolf form!
"Take him down and keep a lookout, we're likely surrounded!" the commander roared as he zipped upward and into to air and blitzed the intruder.
As he came within an inch, Bruce spun off to the side and delivered a knife hand to the back of his neck which knocked the commander face first into the dirt. And with himself now exposed and up against some of the more powerful yokai species in the realm, Bruce powered up his inner aura knowing he had a fight on his hands.
Right away three arrows were fired off in Bruce's direction as he dodged his head to the side while each projectile soared passed him. A single of the ogres standing over eight and a half feet tall grabbed at the back of Bruce's neck and lifted him off the ground, but he wiggled around and powered out of its grasp and delivered a spinning kick to the ogre's face which sent it flying into a nearby tree. By that juncture commander Haizu was back on his feet and his fellow werewolves also transforming into their true forms.
"This one couldn't have come alone!" a woman spoke with long light brown hair, and gold eyes. "We shall take him down and then his accomplices."
Bruce watched this woman transform with fox like ears appearing over the top of her head and six tails sprouting out from her waist with a golden aura surrounding her body. There was man beside her who went through a similar transformation, but only with four tails and this being the indicator to their strength. Both were of the Kitsune species and based on his research neither had reached their full potential, being all nine tails. This thought quickly disappeared as from his left a single of the werewolves zipped from out of nowhere biting into his upper left shoulder and then another sweeping at his feet as he was then dropped to the ground.
"Lady Kotori," the male kitsune stuck out his hand as she took it.
He spun her around a couple times before launching her forward as she kicked into Bruce which sent him bolting through the air and through not one, not two, but three trees all of which split in half and fell sideways. And Bruce tumbling nearly one hundred fifty yards away, but quickly pushed up as his inner blood quickly healed his wounds and it was the strangest feeling taking such high physical damage and rising so quickly unscathed.
But things were just getting started as Bruce gazed up and two of the werewolves zipping around and bouncing off the surrounding trees at hyper sonic speeds. On foot just over eighty seven stone men rushed him on foot, alongside the couple of elves, the two kitsune and four vampires! He had his work cut out for him but he had planned for this precise moment and so he didn't flinch. It was time to kick in the next phase of his strategy and so he did just that, pressing down over his belt. Another round of explosions went off, which slowed down the massive group charging him at once.
"Dammit, we're surrounded!" a single elf shouted.
Each of the pursuing enemies gazed out in the distance to countless shadows and detecting what had to be at least two hundred additional yokai! This was all because of the vivid shadow containers, another weapon up his arsenal; fooling his attackers into believing there were numerous other attackers. This separated a portion of the group who took off in pursuit of these supposed individuals but with no idea what truly awaited them. The assault by the wolves however continued on him and led by its general, Haizu as they clawed away at and landed strikes over Bruce as they quickly moved in and out on him. The speed and quickness of a werewolf was splendid just as he had heard. This assault of theirs went on for some time as Bruce took hit after hit but during this stretch he picked up on a pattern, as they were moving in sync and at a precise speed and so with anticipation and awareness, he grabbed hold of the next set of paws that clawed at him. With a knee to the gut the wolf howled with teary filled eyes as Bruce then tossed him into the next of the wolves who blitzed from behind.
Haizu looked to take advantage of the distraction but Bruce detected him coming down on him from up top, punching at the wolf's nose. And a follow up strike from Bruce sent him fluttering just over the head of the approaching elves who fired off arrows as he zipped around, dodging the arrows without effort. Things that had been so much faster in the past slowed down from his perspective. Moving in and jumping over the two, he kicked at the backs of their heads and the calculative strike knocked them unconscious. He fought off a couple dozen stone men who swung blades and heavy weapons, but they lacked both quickness and speed to land even a single blow over him. The mission had little to do with fighting off each and every one of them and so Bruce focused in on the small panel over his left arm and pressed down over it. Screaming and shouting echoed from afar as those who took off after what they believed were other intruders had fallen into his yokai based traps.
"Activate weapons protocol," he spoke into the small mic.
Right away there was a loud rumbling sounds from every which direction, diverting the attention of his enemies.
"The hell is happening?!" a single of the ogres shouted.
Not a single of them had to wait long for an answer as throughout the forest and simultaneously were small platforms rising from the turf and dozens of drones ejecting from each.
"Pursue targets, non-lethal," Bruce murmured into the mic. "Heat signature mode, activate."
The drones zipped around Lagooz, some mid height, others up high and the rest low and hovering just over the ground. These small weapons fired off a special kind of laser striking the enemy which caused significant numbness and ache in the muscles. Bruce seized the arms of a vampire who ran at him with a long blade, kicking it out of their grasp and kneeing her in the stomach a couple times before releasing her and round house kicking the vampire several feet away where she fell over a hidden electrical mat. The voltage was more than enough to knock her out and did exactly that. As he was surrounded be three additional vampires Bruce reached into his utility belt throwing down a couple smoke bombs. Two of their heads were bashed together as he took down the third in four strikes, and the last to the skull but he stood upright. Bruce took off running as the vampire followed and looking to a specific tree just ahead with a finger near the control panel over his arm. Timing the attack just perfectly and pressing down over the panel a chain ceased the vampire's ankle, lifting him upside down and off his feet as a massive current surged through his body. Bruce swiftly spun around KOing him in a single punch.
Others around, mostly being the stone men and elves were busy eluding or destroying the drones targeting them. And focusing over his belt once more Bruce detonated another wave of smoke blaze boxes, creating yet another massive smoke screen, limiting the vision of his enemies and the lot of them having trouble breathing. Commander Haizu tore his way through a select few as he snarled with his watery eyes set on the intruder, blitzing forward as he howled. They went at each other full speed with Bruce landing countless punches and kicks, but Tzu's strikes blocked and or eluded. One of his fellow wolves however grabbed hold of Bruce from behind, biting into his right shoulder as he tackled him to the ground. They wrestled with each other over the turf and just before Haizu arrived with his assist the wolf was KO'd and Bruce taking hold of the commander's fists and forcing him back with an open hand strike. His ability to detect was proving crucial once more as he distinguished and blocked the strike of Kotori, the kitsune. And not a moment later Haizu was up and on his feet as both attacked Bruce at once, landing a couple good shots over his torso and the general clawing at his throat as Kotori kicked at the back of his leg and Bruce falling to the ground.
Bruce rolled along the turf avoiding their follow up attempts and jumped up high as he delivered a kick to the chest and stomach of each, while eluding arrows fired off by nearby elves and one even grazing his cheek. After regaining his footing Bruce took off running and glimpsed over his shoulder to confirm that both the werewolf and kitsune were following. A grin shaped over his lips when confirming exactly this. This environment was his home field advantage, and he wouldn't allow the idea of failure to seep into his mind.
"Now!"
Bruce pressed down over the panel and from the upper trees fell a glowing green net which zipped down atop commander Haizu who howled in agony as he was electrified with massive magical energy, the net specifically designed to hold and subdue even the most powerful yokai.
"You!" Kotori hissed. "Just who the hell are you?!"
Jumping forward and nearly twenty feet into the air Bruce fired off a cable into her right shoulder and in one click an energy surge zipped through her body as she fell forward on her knees and in pain as her six tails wagged around wildly. And Bruce came down on her with a hit to the left side of her face and then a knee to the opposite side and then another five which KO'd the major general of Uanora.
With his heightened senses and vision Bruce could see much of the battle field unfolding from far distances, even with the clouded atmosphere either which way. He could practically feel out the entire environment and the positions of his enemies and so he went to work over his panel as explosives went off, taking down a handful of his opponents manually. Two elves engaged him up close with blades, swinging them as he blocked with his gauntlets and disarmed both and a spinning kick knocking them down. Flame arrows were fired at him from the opposite direction, dodging the whole lot of them as he moved in on the enemy with tremendous speed. Others were also wrapped up or caught in nets and zapped, while Bruce moved in on the masses fighting off and taking down the remaining stone men of sixty and elves all at once as he detonated the last of the smoke blaze boxes and from then he took down his enemies as they were barely able to see or get a hand on him. An ogre ran up him from behind with a sizeable boulder lifted up over his head which he slammed down over the dark knight, but his speed and reflexes on a much higher level as casually spun out of the way. And with his legs thrown up and around the ogre's neck Bruce pulled the enemy down with all the strength in his lower body and smashed him head first into the ground.
Another ogre standing at 8' 4 ran up on him and spinning a chain around which he threw out at Bruce and wrapping around his body as he tried reeling him in but Bruce breaking out of the chains and delivering a flying kick to the ogre's chest. He was knocked off his feet and into a set of ice pellets over the ground twenty yards away which exploded, freezing much of his body being another of Bruce's setups. Their numbers were slowly lowering as Bruce took down the primary threats, using smoke bombs and the environment to move around and get the drop on the yokai warriors without them fathoming it. Soon it was only one that remained, Kotori's second in command, who was determined to put down this specimen, no matter how things played out. A couple drones remained that had not yet been destroyed and shooting at him, specifically doing damage to his knees and legs as he went numb.
The kitsune promptly destroyed these as he then punched into the ground and at its base he pulled out and lifted up a twenty foot tree which he tossed at the intruder. And with a running start Bruce leaped up kicking into and splitting the tree in half and ducked down from an incoming fist of the kitsune. Bruce traded a couple strikes with this individual before managing to get behind him and dislocating his right shoulder and lifted him up by the throat before punching him into a nearby tree but the impact activating a nearby explosive and a large one for that matter! Bruce was caught in the blast radius and sent sailing nearly thirty feet in the opposite direction into a bush. He pushed up and looked around as he walked along and gazed down confirming the major general's right hand was down for the count as he breathed out, looking around as there was no further movement from anywhere he looked.
"He did it, he actually did it!" Selene jumped up with joy. "I can't believe it!"
For the vampire in that instant the feeling was comparable to a fan watching their favorite sports team win a championship for the first time in franchise history, while Fafnir on the other hand just quietly chuckled. He had no words, almost dumbfounded even. Only thoughts of reverence surfaced for not only Bruce's mastery of martial arts but even more so his tactical methodology and execution of his own plan. The dragon had seen so many times, a single entity dominating fights or situation with physical force alone, his father particularly coming to mind. But with this, what he just witnessed was something else entirely. Wayne had taken a situation with the odds loaded against him 1000 to 1 chances and coming out victorious all because of attention to detail, reviewing the enemy and situations ahead of time and forging a means of working through and around both. The vivid shadow explosives separated the masses, leading them right to their defeats and the Batman overall putting on a show to remember. The outcome wasn't reached because of his physical abilities singularly, but heavily in his preparation, knowingness of Lagooz forest and tutoring himself on the seasoned National Wexers and escort formations and how each dissimilar yokai reacts typically when under attack.
"I just watched general Haizu of the dogs, Marti G and Major General Kotori Chiemi of the kitsune fall to one man... a newly turned vampire! Three of which substantial soldiers and formidable. And that's excluding the two hundred or so stone men, four highly trained vampires, a pack of Vindellorien's best elf warriors and a band of eight ogres! You said Wayne has yet to unlock his shinso blood?"
"Yes," Selene humbly nodded. "And you're probably puzzled how he reached such a level so quickly and the answer is simple. Before his turning Bruce Wayne had virtually reached his physical limits and often times climbing passed them and so when he awakened as a vampire his base strength was so much higher than what is considered normal for a newly turned. Something else I've found rather alarming is the way his body has reacted after a said training during periods of rest."
"What of it?" Fafnir halfway gazed back at her.
"A said vampire can increase his or her said power through intense training and or battles, and something I picked up on early with him is the accelerated process of this. Mister Wayne's inner force is jumping and increasing nearly four times the accelerated rate of your average natural born vampire and has showed no signs of slowing."
"Say what?!" the dragon's brow shot up.
"Yes, and this explains why in such a short time he's harvest enough physical strength to hold his own against both commander Haizu and Major General Kotori Chiemi. However, it not being a full moon played into our advantage and Kotori wasn't fighting at full power... oddly enough. But we've succeeded and that's all that matters. And I don't joke when saying this, but when the time comes that mister Wayne awakens his shinso blood, Akasha-sama better watch out," Selene laughed jokingly. "There may be another atop the vampire food chain."
Turning in the chair, the dragon king faced the purple haired vampire.
"I'm not fond of my so called sister, but that's a bit of a stretch, don't you think?"
"Maybe... but there's something different about this man and it all starts with the edge in his eyes. So much fortitude and concentration but I truly believe there is something else there, something deeper and that something is what propels him. Akasha-sama worked her butt off to get where she is today and as did we, her disciples. But none of us, not even master has that same look nor conditioned ourselves in the ways that he has. I'm going to push him hard, harder than Akasha-sama did the three of us and harder than what your father put her through... because I know he can take it. The idea is to extend his time in Alvasleha."
Fafnir could do nothing but laugh as he took a stand from his chair.
"Not that he isn't already, but he's gonna be one scary son of a bitch when that blood of his wakes. You've done well with helping him adapt to his abilities, he wouldn't have succeeded without that."
Selene was surprised to be complimented by the dragon king, but smirked.
"Why thank you, but we're far from done. He still has much to learn and control, so not to lose himself to the inner storm lurking inside."
Fafnir looked back on screen and his hands overlapped, knowing the Batman was capable of completing the mission but seeing him do it and in the way that he did was something special. Tonight was their victory and he was confident their involvement would never be discovered, no harm no foul. Even with his position as king of dragons and son of the emperor, Fafnirknew the penalties and punishments passed down from Apollo would be severe for even himself. They freed one of the realm's most wanted criminal's, and even if for a potentially beneficial cause to the realm it was a high rated crime nonetheless.
Bruce recovered a set of keys off general Haizu who laid unconscious beneath the net and returned to the carriages some distance away. He moved up in front of the one belonging to Jitoshi, unlocking and ripping it open. The vampire was startled as he fell back over his seat, both his arms and legs constricted by chains as he had no way of defending himself. There was no point in struggling to break free as he had already tried that numerous times and failed.
"Can't say that I'm surprised. Knew I wouldn't put it passed Bloodriver to hire someone to do me in before I reached Meltaw," Jitoshi chortled in looking up at the masked man. "Must have been a whole lot of you bastards if you were to take out the National Wexers. Didn't think the Dark Lord could stoop so low to go even against the emperor, but hey what do I..."
"Shut up!" the masked man responded in a distorted tone, reaching into his utility belt.
Jitoshi watched as he uncovered a small mechanism and its laser function melted away the constraints as the vampire did the rest tossing the small pieces aside.
"Get out," Bruce grabbed at the vampire's collar, pulling him up and tossing him out of the back doors of the carriage. "You're free, go."
Next Bruce reached into his belt with a tranquilizer gun in hand, shooting at the back of Jitoshi's neck as he shrieked and bit down over his tongue.
"Free? What the fuck do you mean free?! Who the hell," Jitoshi's eyes widened as he turned and the masked individual was now gone. "Sent you..."
The vampire took notice of the chaotic scene surrounding the area with all the guards and National Wexers out cold and he wondered just how many hundreds of assassins it took to bring them down. But oddly enough each and every one of them appeared to still be alive which was very peculiar, but that wasn't his concern. Who was this group and why had they broken him free, as he felt certain Fairy Tale wouldn't have done so themselves. These were all questions he pondered but most importantly Jitoshi knew he needed to get the hell outta there and that's exactly what he did. From afar Bruce watched, knowing exactly the type of man Jitoshi was and what his first move would be after escaping and that was returning to Fairy Tale, just as he wanted him to do.
To be continued
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