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Kaida nodded to Jumi, giving her a gentle smile. "I will probably not go too fast. I doubt that the head priest would appreciate it. However, if I find it, I will stay above. Hopefully, it will not attract any unwanted or concerned attention. I will be waiting until you arrive... Staying in the air will not be a problem. If I see anything, I will lure any follower away. Be safe for now.", she said to them as she mounted it, waiting that Jumi would safely be away before she made the beast take off. Nall would simply stay quiet and follow Jumi wherever instead, along with Mao doing the same. Only when they arrived at the car and they went inside, did Nall watch Kaida fly off to the sky above. "So, she has a dragon... I almost thought she would transform as one. I knew something felt suspicious about her. Althena would probably like to hear about it. She has dragon friends too and the cutest one is right here.", he finally said, feeling a little proud of the last part, whether he was speaking the truth or not. Though, something of a concern suddenly seemed to trouble him while his expression changed from his playful one to something a little more serious. "Jumi... Maybe I'm wrong but I can feel something happening. I can feel Althena's magic normally but something feels different. I don't like it...", Nall expressed his concerns while Mao gazed at him but sat quietly. Shinigami made sure that she had her own clothes on before she left the room, at least for the sake of a bit of decency. She was curious to find out what means they had. Only carrying the sheets she had undone now, she followed Umi down the hall. She eyed the surrounding but otherwise remained close until they reached the room itself. "Hmm... These? More devices. Humans truly are ingenious, aren't they? Everywhere I look, you always have these machines doing things for you.", she remarked, stepping closer and looking at the one machine. She then put the sheets through the opening then stepped back. "At least you get things done... Now what?", Shinigami then asked, wondering how Umi would start this thing. The sooner they did, the sooner that their mess was going away so they could focus on eating and the rest of the day afterwards.

Despite the troubles so far, Nall at least felt excited to head for a new place to call home, trusting that Mitsuko would somehow be alright according to Jumi. He could not help but feel odd about something but he thought that it was probably nothing. Tenshi herself started gathering dishes and cleaning the table, letting them leave once they were ready to go, waving goodbye to them as Nall and Mao followed Jumi outside where Kaida was waiting patiently, looking at the sky a little, only pulled away of it by the Fairy coming to tell her that they were ready to go. With her implying that Kaida could also go with her own car, the Little Dragon had another thought but hesitated. Kaida was not the kind to show off but with Shinigami being at the temple as well, perhaps coming up front about who she was rather than hide it for the last moment was not the worst of ideas. It could also allow Jumi to see who they are really dealing with. Besides, she needed to wake her magic side up. "I think I will go by the air... Think you will be able to keep up?", she asked her, with a gentle smile. Soon, Kaida stepped back and started her transformation, her hair glowing some as she changed her clothes to one of a mage of sort, an impressive staff forming in her hands. As it was almost over, a magic circle formed behind her before a sizeable dragon soon flew out of it. As the beast landed obediently behind the mage, Nall's jaw only dropped, getting a form of confirmation about what was so familiar with her. Mao instead did not look impressed at all but her eyes did keep a close watch on that beast that was much larger than she was. Kaida stood there and eyed them. "This will be my ride... Although, I admit this will probably go faster, I will be close up there until we arrive. I can keep an eye in case anything happen or tries to follow you. Although, chances are their eyes will be on me. Please head back to the temple. Hopefully, my friend will not be a problem once there.", she told them, getting ready to climb onto her winged beast to ride it. Shinigami proceeded with what she had to do. Cleaning the sheets would have been easier with Mao being able to do things many can't exactly do. Even a "goddess" of death could not do all on her own, after all. But she still did it on her own in the manor so she didn't complain. Umi dressing up was an entertaining sight, at least. "I do not mind that... But I have to take care of them all by myself. I suspect you humans have a mean to wash dirty sheets and clothes. I will bring those there and put new ones here for this bed. Then... Eating would not be too bad right now.", she said to the priestess, showing her more casual nature and that she was still a beast that can get hungry.

Kaida was not surprised at the very least at the first part. Reika was always a mystery but that part of her and the questionable road she had chosen in her life only gave her a certain reputation added to what rumors spread at the school about it. Something Kaida would keep for herself as such thing probably was trivial for what they needed to know. She still had the one question in her mind: Why did Reika involve her? Sure, Kaida knew her, for reasons she could not quite explain to Jumi and the others, but was it the only reason? Not many who dealt with Reika at the time were still around. The event of the death had created quite some troubles at the schools for the students. For now, Kaida took care of the animals a last time, before she would leave them to Tenshi. Her absence would mean that Tenshi would be required to stay at the home for them. The school would be fine since they are prepared with other nurses, exactly in case something like this would happen. With Hikaru leaving as well, Nall and Mao did well to finish eating if they wanted to. Tenshi, for herself, barely spoke a word. What could she even say? Everything that she had heard was beyond any of her competences. It was something for Kaida to worry about... If only a special someone was there right now, maybe she could get some answers. That and maybe some cake to go along. Nall finally stretched and looked at Jumi. "So we're getting another friend along, huh...? I wonder what kind of name is "Little Dragon" and why she is named that. I sense something familiar about her but I can't put the paw on what.", he said while tilting his head and pondering. A gaze on tenshi but not for answer surprised the nurse who only widened her eyes but otherwise stayed quiet. Nall shrugged and just eyed Jumi again. "We have to go back to that fox and hopefully, she didn't cause troubles in the temple. I wonder if Reika can find her while we're not there... Do you think they would be in danger without us? Or will that godly presence smite her?", he playfully wondered. Kaida anyhow was soon done and went to her personal room to pick up some things, along with some medical resources. If she was going to check on Shinigami, if the possibility of that opened up, she needed some items with her. Her magic might be useful as well, in due time. After she was done and ready, she headed outside and waited a little, to make sure that everyone was ready. Best was to remain patient... If she was going to go in a car or the like with them, space should not be an issue anyhow, with Mao and Nall being so small. There was no way that they were taking a lot of space. She was not quite aware yet that Hikaru had already left and waited at the car already. Shinigami, on her side, waited that Umi was done to create a gate back to her bedroom. "Then this is where we head... Your clothes will be there and I will be cleaning the mess anyway. That should not take too long. I will be wandering on my own and maybe I will pick some food. Gotta recover that lost stamina.", she teased and went through, leaving the gate open for Umi to go through when she was ready. First step for Shinigami was to clean the bed sheets. Or at the least, put them away for them to be cleaned later. Find new ones... Put them on the bed anew. An odd thing for one beast of death, as she knew how to clean things, a little thanks to Reika showing things to her.

Kaida nodded to Hikaru, "Of course. I understand. And yes, you're correct... It is hard to believe than any single monsters could be a friend when so many came to try and hurt or use us... Most are taught that there can't be peace with them and they are mostly correct. It is good that one magical girl chose to help you escape with her magic. If Shinigami had done the same, people would have presumed that it was an attack. I suppose we have our ways to help the people and it's good that we will be trusted to do so. I think for the events of before, most people believe that this was done in order to protect them. I would not be surprised if the caster remained to explain." Despite the evidence for Jumi of who had done that magic, not everyone knew the Misty Terrain magic of Nymphia but unless she was improbably corrupted, it was believed that it was done for a good reason, like anything magical girls and knights did for the people in order to keep them safe. Kaida had not met the girl herself and she was not aware of everyone's abilities but other than a surprise, there was no harm known on her side about it. "Shinigami does sound like a good person... Or at least very different from what I knew of Reika. This makes me wonder how most people would react if they actually took the time to talk with her. Wishful thinking.", she then said. Obviously, it was not going to be this easy... Demons or non-humans could easily lie, manipulate, twist the truth. But at the same time, were humans really different...? For the time, the talk about what happened with Reika or even Shinigami was among the oddest but not surprising as it correlated with what she had heard happening at the convention. The rest however was nowhere near what she had expected to hear. The bits about Reika did not quite sound very surprising. "Could she have brought you into another dimension? Although, Reika being able to control dreams or nightmares would not sound crazy. Chaos is where she is comfortable.", Kaida remarked. From what she heard, it sounded like Shinigami was alone and had given up on a home and power to escape or be with Jumi and Mitsuko. Did Reika herself turn her creation against her or was it a darker plan in motion. Maybe Jumi had different opinions but with Reika, Kaida was not sure what to think. Mao however was a proof that something else was going on. "Sorry to hear that you all have been through a lot. It sounds like you have the world against you and no small enemies either. Take the moment to relax until you are ready to leave... I will do my best to help. But for now, it's best that I get ready and see the animals before we go.", she said, getting up to leave. Shinigami chuckled lightly, "Good girls... I guess they are. I don't know if I can play these games for long but they have good intentions. Reika has her ways and I did not want her to do anything to them. Besides, leaving her gifts behind sounded good at the time. All that power only served to scare them but without them, I am not all that different from them now except for this form. Maybe I even like getting the attention while I'm mortal. It's a fun world so far...", she thought, still pondering about what next fight she would find herself into. If Reika's ways were based on chaos, Jumi and Mitsuko's depended on subtlety. Still, that goddess pushed her to fight it out rough. More about children, this was not really a thought of possibility for Shinigami. The condition of her birth was more or less questionable but she understood pregnancy to an extent. Despite all the gifts she had, impregnating was not one of them. Unlike a demon, she was not made to reproduce but sexual fun was definitely not out of question, with the possibility to feel and give it all. "You might make a good mother. I will not know what this is like but I like other things like fighting... There are fun ways to do so as well.", she said with a smirk, approaching Umi and moving close to her face while touching her side. "Maybe it's time to go back...", the fox changed subject.

Hellhound stood as still as she could, wondering for a second if she was simply going to finish her like this. A demon cornered by a hell hound who was forged by the flames of the underworld, a beast on top of her who was yearning for her death without seeing potential consequences. Her focus entirely on her target, which her soft paw pressed on. "I told you that I would kill you...!", she spat out in anger. Demons always pushed her around. Those who knew better left her alone... Some powerful demons otherwise, while they could probably force their control upon her, saw only a lazy beast doing nothing most of the day except play and eat. The neko helped her unleash her rage. This was no mere village to burn but a real opponent trying to hurt her, damage her pride, possibly slay her down. One that challenged her enough for her to push her limits. Her monstrous side and the meaning of what was a hellhound came back to the surface in a fit of fury. This was not mere cat versus dog but a neko demon with real powers versus a puppy with nothing but sheer and very blistering strength. "Why did you not shut up...? Your place is in hell! Go back and stay there!", she ordered, not realizing that she also was a beast from hell that did not exactly belong on the surface either. It seemed however that the demon was not entirely done,, mustering her last strengths. Feeling her ankle being grabbed, Hellhound was not sure what she would do but the dog girl found herself thrown off upward, forcing her in the air. But the hound had a final trick up her sleeve, one she had previously used for show, to prove that she had a use to a certain bunny if she was given a fight to remember. Times had slightly changed since her temporary defeat at the hand of a magical girl. That fight would come again another day... For now, she could not lose this one. Charging her hellfire in her palm, it was time for hellscape. It didn't matter if she missed. As she went down, Hellhound pushed down, discharging her energy into an explosion all around the entire roof.

Hellhound saw that the demon was starting to get more fierce. Finally, she would be met with some challenge from the neko now. "Edu... cate? Why do you demons always speak weird words? If you want a fight, you're the last one I can take on, now!", she taunted her with silly manners but once she saw the the neko rush at her incredibly fast, her eyes widened before an instant later, she would react by instinct to block with her arms but also overloads with power and heat. like she was startled to do so. Whether the attack connected with her or not, her anger and energy overload was soon unleashed and her hands burned bright with scorching flames from her palms before she punched with a fiery might at the neko. Soon, her energy calmed down again as she observed what the demon was up to, panting a little from how much energy she used. Obviously, that dumb demon was not done yet. Her ears twitched as she looked toward the pool. If the hound could not be pushed inside as the neko wished, it looked like she was going to try to bring the water to her. This battle was fun but was starting to be exhausting. She never had spent this much energy before and much of it was new out of survival struggle and getting hurt while playing. The tail stabbed toward her and at the last second, she leaped sideways, rolling against the floor a bit to only leap fast on her legs once more to use her front paws in a push motion to blast against the demon in an attempt to strike back before she is herself struck, at the same time spinning and kicking down at her quickly if she had the time, only to stomp down against her in a blast of flames against the floor if her combo worked, leaving her on top. Her naked body standing there, if the assault went as it seemed, emanated heat that caused any water to vaporize with sizzling sound, her hair, tail and worse, hands and feet, flickered with flames while she was herself panting heavier. The battle was causing a toll on her due to how much she had to fight so far but also due to her complete lack of control on her power. She had gone all out with the only goal of unleashing destruction upon her opponent, not caring if it caused serious harm. Unfortunately, this also made her look like a hellish monster out for blood if any humans saw it, with how bright she was. At this moment, especially naked, she would probably punish this neko by other means but this one had pushed her to have wishes of annihilation toward her. If the neko wanted a monster, she now had freed one who only wanted to kill her.

Kaida thought about it but nodded to Hikaru. "I suppose that would work... If you make it home safely then I think you will be alright unless someone sees her thereafter. The temple helping her however is already a great deed. I would have expected you to have banished her already if she was a threat or simply because of what she is. Almost every magical girls and knights would have. I am to believe even the temple cannot change much about how people would view her, if she is to hide still...", she pondered. Jumi and Mitsuko probably would not start a fight with anyone but it did not mean Shinigami would not, if she felt forced to it. Or if she felt bored, being herself a beastkin. "Reika lacked in morals and sanity but I do not think that she would fight a god unless she herself became one somehow... It is hard to say what her suicide lead to. What I thought would be the end of her, it appears like she not only survived but continued her experiences, creating Shinigami in the process... A goddess of death created in death... And yet, I am told that she might even be friendly, at least with some of you. I do believe an examination would help us understand her better. If she did not attack the temple already, for whatever purpose... She might understand what danger she might face but again... Reika does not reason in being afraid of death.", she told everyone. If Reika cared about Shinigami, it made sense if she was her mother in a sort of way. Still, Jumi had a point in her thinking. If Reika treated this like a game of sort but one question was raised. "But wait... How did Shinigami find herself with you. Is she not keeping in what home she lives in? I believe I missed this part... Or is it because Shinigami prefers to be with you and Mitsuko? What is the reason that she and her are not together? Forgive me if you already mentioned it but there is so much to process, with Reika still being around this many years later...", she said, having troubles to at least understand this part. "Either way, we should finish soon. I seem to have held you for a while..." Shinigami was surprised to hear how their world worked but it was not going to change much for her. "Humans and their magic. At least, that makes things interesting. I saw many of them in that place in the city. Reika thought I could have some fun with my power there but I came back with two humans and a cat instead. I don't think she liked the way I did things... I knew what she would have done if I had let her but doing things my way earned me some pain... Not the kind you would want.", she said, still irked by how much she was raped. Nothing that Jumi could have matched even with all powers. "Otherwise, you will do fine. You're not like me.", she teased her while grinning. Shinigami was at least self aware that she was seen like a villain. The convention had done plenty of that but she did not exactly care. It was who she was, who Reika made her to be, who Reika was herself, being the avatar, embodiment, follower or whatever of a death god she had not quite seen herself. She and Mao, were to be the pets that scared humans or at least most humans. Maybe she was not a demon but that did not change much. At the very least, her interaction with a few friendly humans so far did change her perspective on what she should or should not do with those humans out there but she understood the threats that humans imposed. What battle awaited her.

Of all things, Hellhound was not expecting much out of that demon. Her focus was on the monsters she fought at first and she was winning, for the most. As simple as this looked to be, she thought herself almost done with all this and she could take care of that demon once and for all. However, the neko had found a plan that nowhere in the hound's imagination would she have thought about it. While she was burning intensely with power in its pure energy, in a form she was still grinding to awaken more and more, her own cast shadows was soon to be made enemies of hers. It was not difficult to notice the little trick but to understand it was something else for her. What the shadows did to the flames around was enough to tell her that this did not sound good but she could not stay still as the few monsters still kept her busy. As expected, the neko kept an attitude of superiority toward her, something that she would fix soon or later. What could plan other than burning herself against her now scorching hot fur and onyx skin? Her fiery eyes looked as curious as she was annoyed by her attempt to win this game still. The problem was that this neko started gaining too much confidence. This did not bode well but since it was a demon, chances were that it was nothing but bluff and an attempt at flaunting some imaginary superiority at her. With some shadow forming out of that strange creation, a sort of tube appeared and while Hellhound did not exactly get the newspaper reference of it, what she saw was a blunt weapon of sort that would be used against her. Right now, she had to act fast otherwise let the demon think she might have the upper hand. Fighting one of the cats, she was not going to avoid being hit easily unless... As quickly as possible, Hellhound gave up her fight and moved down to the ground, flattening herself against it as much as possible. If the neko's arrogance fueled her attack, maybe the weaponised shadow would miss her AND hit the cat at the same time, however that worked. "And bad demons get what? Claws and burns? I did not care about fighting a boring demon but you pushed Hellhound to want to punish you.", she playfully replied, spinning herself back on her paws after the attack passed. Her pride spoke loud, not having the strategic mind of that neko but rather moving based on strength and instinct alone, along with what fiery storm she might just unleash on her enemies. "You're annoying, already... I will turn you into ashes so I can go back to eat delicious food. Akemi will be proud of me and reward me, too!", she continued, her tail even wagging a bit as she spoke, her flames dancing around from her tail, paws and even her hair.

Kaida heard more about the fox but what she understood almost sounded cute like it was a pet of sort. One evidence was that Shinigami certainly had lot of power but where from was a question for another time. To hear that a magical girl or two actually accepted the beast did raise some hope. If she was as lowly as a demon, not a single one would really trust her. Unless Shinigami had a swirft mean to charm anyone, it did not look like a spell was involved in the wish to help her. It even sounded like she had a different kind of magic. "Portals, you say. I can understand not liking to feel confined. Nobody likes that. However, her ability might help go somewhere quiet.", Kaida concluded. Such means would be the same as hiding in open sight without anyone to see her. If the solution was to help Shinigami, maybe they handled it well already. It was not like Jumi was going to head into conflict on purpose. At least now Kaida understood a little more. "I see what you intend to do... I suppose following you to your home is out of question but I would gladly see you home safe at the very least. We cannot be sure that she was not followed, even with what you caused in the city. It would take a single one who knew where she is to put you in danger. It's the least I can do before I return here and see if anything can be done.", she said, feeling that it was better to do it like this. "If Reika decides to show herself then so be it but if she prefers to keep this between you, I will pray that she does not cause you too much troubles... But... You still appear to be with her familiar, which I had a pleasant moment to examine earlier. I would not want you to speak against your mistress but can you tell us anything at all? Does she plan to harm anyone?", Kaida risked asking the catgirl who finally raised her eyes to look at her. A moment of thinking or hesitation later, she shook her head. "She did not say anything regarding her intentions. All she ordered me to do was to stay with Lady Shinigami and her friends...", she replied. "Friends. I see...", Kaida responded with a smile. The culture of humans was explained to the fox, telling her of how love or signs of love or family building worked. That was something Shinigami ignored completely about. She dealt more in free fun with anybody who wanted it, not exactly knowing what love was but still enjoyed her time with Jumi or Mitsuko enough to be with them still. If she gained the ability to give or even bear any children, would that be a sign of love? She was not made with reproduction in mind. She was unique and her only mother was potentially Reika. That was the only family she had ever known, for what a family meant to someone like her. There was Mao, in a sort of way. But she was more of a sister. As Umi explained, humans seemed to follow many different rules when it came to love but Shinigami did not have any real rules. She had openly played with many girls already. Jumi seemingly so as well... Mitsuko was otherwise definitely new and yet still willing to feel the fox against and inside her. "She might... Mitsuko was new at this but not afraid to let me handle her. That might be her alone, though. That girl got too curious about me... She can't let go of me but I like that. Jumi is harder to please...", she commented with a certain amusement, without forgetting some of the fun she had with her before. "You will be fine. Find your human. Don't speak of me.", she said mockingly.

Kaida blinked for a moment at the first words. She had not forgotten the strange event that had occurred that covered the city in pink mist. Not many could pull such a move. "That was you... Of course that was you. You have created some confusion among everyone, I can tell you this much. Thankfully, it was harmless. It is good to know someone did choose to help you. To pull such a spell on a city to do so for you, it sounds like a good ally. What did they think of Shinigami, however...?", she curiously asked at the end, wondering how another one magical knight or girl reacted to the beast she herself still had not met but grew curious to find out. Surely, she did not look too bad in itself if some were convinced to help her. As for Reika, Kaida still felt like the girl was cryptic but from her memories, far from sane. A fight probably could be avoided and it was hard to say if she would herself meet with her at this point. It was very likely that she would show herself to her sometimes but when was impossible to tell. "RIght, it is wise to wait... Still, she was quite fearsome as herself before. I cannot imagine what kind of power she managed to find with her experiences or what she has been up since her, well, her death...", Kaida said. She did not remember Reika being exactly powerful but her lack of morals was a part of what made her scary to a lot of people. Nall's reaction to her name however seemed to say a lot about what she could expect with her. Mao herself kept quiet, listening to what was being said about Shinigami and Reika. She could do a lot more but her experience with the both of them was her own and she was not aware of her full history of before. Having made the others aware of her past was one thing but did Reika plan to also tell Mao that way? She did not show any real emotions as usual so knowing what she was thinking could be hard to decipher. Her gaze remained on what food was on the table right now. As for Tenshi, she was listening with interest but felt some worries still. Unlike Kaida, she didn't know much if anything about all of that. A good part of this was new information to her and not much of it sounded very comforting for her to hear. Shinigami was satisfied with the answer for now, relaxing on the edge of the spring. "You don't look the kind to do so. I suppose some humans are still new at this. Some others I've met were more used to do a lot more casually. Giving you a taste of that was more fun than I thought.", she replied, amused by the fact that Umi had been quite different from others before so far, Reika aside. That one was without any doubts the most shameless of all but Jumi and Nymphia looked pretty comfortable with things. Mitsuko was oddly fine with her fate when she was made to follow her completely naked, which was altogether interesting. The reference to Jumi reminded her that she had to go with them soon, to leave the temple. Shinigami did not exactly know how that would go but she was fine with the ride so far. There were issues to deal with, Reika being part of it with all of her secrets and possible lies. It made the fox find hard to believe everything she was told by her but one thing she hopefully trusted right was Mitsuko being safe in her hands. Having let her be taken, she knew that Jumi was not exactly fine with it. The best that she could hope for was that Reika kept her word. "Another place, huh... Humans and their fear of monsters, I guess. I will try and not give them troubles. Jumi and Mitsuko are doing a lot to help me. I will see how far this goes but I will be good. If humans try anything, they will find me, though.", she kindly warned.

Hellhound only looked happier as the neko seemed to take offense into her words. The malicious attitude was one too commonly seen with demons, one buffed by too much ego or arrogance. It was one of the thing that annoyed the hound the most, especially when it was directed at her casually like she was a meaningless pet to leash around. This one neko was way too focused on trying to make this one dog a pet to beat down only to satisfy herself but Hellhound was not going to just let her do what she wanted. As she almost drowned earlier, feeling her awakened form in all of its heat only felt better, besides the fact that she wanted to train to get stronger anyway. This was the perfect opportunity. Number didn't scare her. The shadow cats were nothing but a game for her, not that she did not see them as a threat. But a threat to Hellhound just meant another game to play anyway, until she came out victorious or... dead. Those ones had a ferocious offense but the hound leaped back, seeing the pieces of tiles and floor fly out from the attack. The cat that did almost touch her was not alone, though. More came and tried their way at her, slashing at her. Even if she was hurt, pushing a grunt out of her, the intense inside and outside heat helped heal the wound back anyway but if her regeneration was impressive as a hell beast, she was not invincible. This game was going to be fun either way. Soon summoning flames in her hands, she soon fought back. Doing what she had done back in the forest, she started casting her flames around even if nothing could really be ignited, except for the cats themselves. She would try to either make them back off, burn them or see if it even affected them. Otherwise, using the blasting light from the fire as distraction. It appeared that the neko also had the same idea, only differently. Hellhound was focused on the cats but only just saw her come at her. As strange of an attack as it was, the neko did not even aim to strike her but instead went for her breast, pinching the nipple as to display her arrogance again, only in the worst time possible for her. The violent pain that the demon felt from it managed to make the beast laugh a little, at the least. The distraction otherwise almost had worked to get her hurt some more but Hellhound rapidly kicked whatever cats dared to come closer, almost overrun by the monsters of that cowardly demon. Even if she wanted to make a verbal attack at the neko, the monsters barely allowed her the time to focus on her right now, as she tried to either move around quick or block and get pushed back. Looking over to the back, she could see a bigger threat coming for what was her fiery form. Being extinguished now, if the pool did that, would be terrible for her. Mustering her strength, she started clawing the ground and push ahead before she leaped forward, spinning her body like a fire drill to get out of her predicament, landing further. Hellhound was taking hits, giving some, but the monsters were not defeated that easily. It was time to do a little more. Grinning a bit, the hound formed more flames around her paws and started doing fiery slashes and kicks at her opponents but mainly tried to do her fire push attack at them if the opening came up, to try and burn them from inside with her palm against them. If an opening came up, she even went as far as casting one of her fireballs at the neko so she did not get bored waiting. "I'll get them warmed up...! Hellhound will burn all and every ones of them!", the beast spat out while she fought, as an answer to her. "When I'm done with them, you will be last!", she finally said, feeling spirited with the heat of battle.

Kaida finally heard the high priest speak a little more. What he said made sense with what she assumed abour Shinigami, or rather, Reika's beast so far. "She was made according to Reika's wishes... I am not entirely surprised that she succeeded without using demonic energy. Her experiences only ever relied on her own magic and what twisted ideas that came from her frightening mind. Unfortunately, it will not change anything after what Shinigami has done at the convention... In the eyes of people, she will be just the same as a demon. You might be able to convince some of who she really is, I mean, I believe you but many will come for her and will not be stopped easily. Your only solution will be to fight. If you decide to remain at her side, you have to prepare for what will come out of it... Sorry if I say something that you already know. But this is why I want to help... You will need allies.", she told them, willing to help. Reika was another issue on her own but one seemingly different than Shinigami. The fact that she was the one to send these people to her instead of doing anything else was strange on its own but Kaida did not doubt that Reika did not change, based on what she was told. Worse, she even found herself living long past her own suicide, thanks to the power of a god of sort. But yes, the high priest was correct, if the little dragon knew anything about the girl, she would have done worse if she wanted to cause harm. Why mix her into all this and why now? Surely Reika was not looking to redeem herself somehow. Or was there a darker plan? "All I will say is do not trust her... Not entirely. She wanted you to find out more about her or about something else. Perhaps find Shinigami's origins. I don't know but be wary of what intentions she may have. Whatever she plans might not be over yet.", Kaida tried to warn all of them. Shinigami took her time washing herself, making sure that she took care of every inches. If at least for Umi's curiosity of her body, she made sure to let her see her work, usually facing what side she was doing for her to see. The fox was not really putting a show but she was not hiding anything either, except a certain part now invisible. Taking a while with shampoo and soap, she finished with her head and her ears last before she was done completely and sat leisurely with her paws toward Umi from the other side of the spring. "I hope you enjoyed that... I don't do that often for anyone but it is entertaining to get used to this. I don't know where I'll be later but if I come near this place again, I'll pay a visit.", she said to the priestess for fun, like goodbyes were soon. At the same time, she was not sure when anything would be happening or when they would leave this temple, with or without Mitsuko, who might take a while.

Watching the neko land out of the steaming pool as well, Hellhound dripped water from her fur that soon caused that to dry and evaporate quickly, now that she was out of the water finally. She could not take another chance of falling in there. Bearing an angry look ready for war, she still could not avoid a grin from the demon's fury, as if it was all a game. Her naked body was nothing but a deceiving invitation to a beast that could tear anything apart although she was still recovering a little from what had happened so far. Her breathing was slow now, her eyes locked on the one target to send back to hell, for fun for one but also to get rid of this annoyance for Akemi as she first had planned. Demons like her annoyed her. The neko's eyes showing her true nature finally made Hellhound take a stance of battle, stomping the ground with enough force to crack the tiles around her paw, as if she was taunting her opponent. "You demons are all the same... Hmm, well, not ALL the same... You think you can dominate Hellhound? I am the one who plays, I don't let anyone play with me, especially not a demon.", she said in retaliation, putting some disgust in her tone with the final word, not caring how that neko might react to it. Any provocation would be a win to her. The hound really wanted a fight now. She died to break free from her usual reservation. Although, she had to be careful but no humans seemed to be around, at least for the moment. Hellhound's eyes soon focused on what else moved around but still always kept her attention on the neko. Something was rising from the shadows... Now she was playing seriously, these monsters showing up summoned by this demon would definitely scare a human into complete submission, only to be completely dominated, but the hound only saw this like a bonus challenge, barely knowing what fear was as she usually was the one making others afraid. Still, she was not completely oblivious of possible danger in a battle and those did look like they would not just be easy to dismiss. The beast was going to taste pain if fear was not an option currently. There was no doubt she was not going to return to Akemi unscathed... Unlike Hellhound, it looked like the neko was still a wet pussy and the beast girl still found herself to smile stupidly about it, even if the moment was far from appropriate right now. "Play...? I enjoy angering the ones who think that they're better than Hellhound. I will show you who is better!", she taunted before she started showing her hell beast side more, her fiery eyes soon burning brighter like flames before her fur started igniting with scorching fire as well. No clothes in the way to burn or be careful about. An aura of power emanated from her as she stepped away from the pool to make sure she is not subdued to it once more. She needed ground to unleash her power against that horde of monsters wanting her dead.

Hellhound was not the kind to give up easily. Taking a few hits was not new to her. She was being fought using her weakness, though. Not something that ever stopped her, though. Taking a breath so she would not drown, she would allow herself some time, letting that dumb neko think that she had an advantage. The hound was not in the best situation, though. Being pinned down that way made her make a whimpering sound but she just needed a little more time. She had to ignore what she was telling her anyway. That neko's mistake was to get too close to Hellhound. If she normally remained far, she could try with her fire but that was impossible right now. With her pinning her down, she set her own demise. Soon taking a hold of her leg, Hellhound planted her claws in them in hope to hurt her but also to get a solid grip. Fighting with her remaining energy with her legs and arms, she tried to force her to lose her balance, maybe reverse the situation for a moment, otherwise using all of her strength to push her away. Getting out of that pool was priority number 1 then she would set a fair fighting chance with that one annoying cat. If she succeeded, she would at least swim away, which she was able to do to an extent. Jumping off the pool was impossible but unleashing some of her heat to boil the water around her would keep the cat away or push her away momentarily. After that, she would grab the ladder to get out. TIme was short and she only had a moment to recover. That cat really tried to dominate the dominating beast... This was not something Hellhound was going to let slide, even if her life was on the balance. She'd try and make her pay soon. For now, surely having broken free for enough time to get out, she coughed and panted, having cleared her head but drowning was not in her plans just yet. The hell beast of pure heat dying in water would be the most embarrassing death for her and she would not suffer the eternal purgatory of that possibility for a single moment. Her clothes unfortunately were completely gone now, with what she had to do. Naked once more, she still readied for a fight, growling in anger.

Kaida tried to process the whole thing while Tenshi instead remained quiet, shifting her nervous gaze between all present. There was a lot to take it, now with that new perspective. She had heard of the events at the convention but only in details spoken by others. It was difficult to tell how dangerous this beast really was but if they tried to find a way for her to fit in then surely she was not the exact same that she was back at that event... Still... "So... This Shinigami came to the convention and you were made to follow her... And somehow, she is your friend now. If she really is not a demon, hoping that Reika did not go this far, I think I can believe it so far. The high priest would not be here if you had been compromised." Nall did not feel too good about spouting it out, fearing that at least Jumi might lecture him about it. Kaida however felt hopeful that something good had happened as any other possibilities would surely not have lead to them trying to make the beast fit in among humans. "But, to be clear, for everyone involved, she WILL be an enemy to eliminate. With that fact revealed, nobody will try the chance that she might have redeemed herself. I would not doubt that news about her have already spread among magical girls, knights, everyone. Or it will very soon... Staying with her will be a challenge unlike any other and I am not talking of demons. I... still want to meet with her.", she said, hiding that she was a bit nervous. Ignoring Umi's closed eyes, which was either her relaxing or sleeping, Shinigami went along with her plan of washing her, doing so everywhere for her carefully. It would take a while before she finished but when she was finally done, she pulled back and moved some space away so she could wash herself just the same. The fox made sure to stay where Umi could see her if she wanted to watch. She did not make a show out of it but she did not try to hide anything that she was doing. Her time with Umi had been pleasant but her mind was still plagued with thoughts of what Reika might have done or might do with Mitsuko in her grasp. She knew what she was going through but there were still possibilities involved.

Kaida looked confused for a moment after hearing the answer and she was not alone. Tenshi also showed a part of confusion but also Nall and Mao, the last one was for the most because she did not witness any of the early events. For Kaida, there was one or more details that bothered her. "The back halls...? What could Reika's beast be doing in the back halls of the convention? And just like that, you... followed her to a house she stayed? I can understand Reika being trouble, she was a lot of times, but following such a beast if you didn't know what she was sounds dangerous. She could have been a demon.", she said, figuring that something about this did not make sense. At the same time, she did not exactly see Shinigami for herself. Her name alone was not something new in culture however. Kaida was not aware of the whole death cult going on with Reika but the name of the beast alone was enough to fear about. Nall was holding his head, feeling like this woman would figure soon or later anyway. "I can't take it anymore. She attacked the convention and almost killed someone but Mitsuko stopped her by giving herself to her! She didn't want that beast to kill every humans there so it was the only way she found. You can't understand what kind of shiver she sent through everyone. The power she had there was monstrous. Mitsuko wanted to give up her power and I almost had lost her but then Jumi followed her and I did too. We stayed there for days until that beast helped us escape because of that scary woman who might have killed us too!", Nall spoke fast, suddenly, without breathing seemingly, leaving Kaida speechless. In a way, she had guessed that Shinigami may have been the attacker in the convention but to be told like this. Trying to piece this together, she turned to Jumi, eyeing her guests while Nall lowered his ears. Shinigami relaxed for a bit before she mustered the strength to pick Umi up, holding her close while she stood out of the bed. Opening one of her gates in this very room, she peeked through to make sure that nobody was there then entered with her, letting it close behind her back. Lowering the priestess down as she entered the spring, she made sure that Umi was comfortably sat then sat down in front of her. "Take a moment to enjoy this... After that, I can take care of you. No need to do the same. I'll make sure you get out of here the same way you were before we did this.", Shinigami assured to her partner, at least making an effort to hide what they had done together. Her few experiences with humans in a bath so far allowed her to know about what they used to clean up and she would start to do so silently, unless Umi gave a word to intervene anyhow. Washing a human did not feel different from doing herself.

Kaida tried to consider things from Jumi's or this Shinigami's perspective for a moment. "Well, if she is to remain with you for any reasons, it will not be simple... About this... How did you even meet with her? I would not be surprised that Reika might or not be involved. Last I heard of a potential threat of her kind, it was at the convention itself. Which means either she or any demon was daring enough to attack a place filled with people capable of fighting them.", she observed, while Nall hesitated to say something but quickly gave up, still showing an expression of concern, having been a witness to it all. Kaida was at least smart enough to figure that something was amiss. "As for Mitsuko, it sounds like she is in good hands. I am sure that you will be able to help her well. I would be glad to meet with her and see how she is now, besides seeing why she has such a cute guardian.", Kaida said, flattering Nall at the same time. Shinigami held Umi close, keeping her safe while everything happened. Only at the end as they were panting did the fox pull out carefully and let herself and her partner rest. "I will have to apologize for the bed but hopefully, you enjoyed this experience. I will help with cleaning, though. For now... You might want to consider the bath that I mentioned. I've taken care of three humans already so you can be guaranteed to enjoy that as well.", she told her as she put her down gently. "Nothing a gate can't help with... You don't even need to dress. Especially in your state.". Shinigami grinned but felt satisfied for now, having her extra part disappear for the moment but resting for a bit, until Umi might be ready to go. She knew her way around enough now to teleport anywhere with her gate. Something she could use to go about anywhere she wanted, if they chose. But that would be something to decide later if they wanted.

Kaida seemed to understand but something about that still annoyed her a little. "I suppose you're right but who protects everyone while you are relaxing? You might think that the civilians at the convention would be safe but there is not where the problem is. We weaken our strength when we break or remove our team. Demons can and WILL take advantage of it. I've even heard of a village entirely burned with almost nothing left while the convention happened. Who was there to protect them...?", she said, the last part with an upset tone. "Demons or any enemies will not wait for us to attack. But surely you know that..." She warned, eyeing both the priest and Jumi but without judging them personally. After the rest of what Jumi said, Kaida softened a bit, trying not to get too riled by something she could not do much about anyway. "It looks like you have lot of troubles on your hand... I might not be able to help with everything but I'd certainly like to help especially with Reika being around you now. Can you tell me more about what you don't know what to do about? Or is it about Shinigami? A beast woman born, assuming she is not demon, will not have it easy in this world but it's not impossible. Regardless of what we manage to prove, she might still be hunted. With or without Reika, this is unfortunately a difficulty. The sacred flame might still help... It is used to purify corruption.", she explained. Shinigami kept going for a while, still checking her partner to make sure that she was fine so far but as she said nothing but only moaned or the likes, the fox went along with this and tried to enjoy every seconds of it, but also to give Umi a good moment to enjoy it as well. It was becoming harder to resist, as tough as Shinigami was, but she was not a fighting a battle now anyway. As she felt herself coming close, she pushed her knot inside again but this time, she stayed there, giving some final thrusts before she let out a longer moan, tightening her grip and started cumming hard inside her, twitching some in orgasm as she did. This one time, she cum for a good while, probably causing it to overflow.

The question was not surprising Kaida but Tenshi was the one to answer. "Kaida is busy all the time... Besides, she is a team on her own but...", she said, marking a certain hesitation and concern at the end, soon interrupted by the red haired woman herself, "Tenshi... It's not exactly like that. But to answer you, yes, completely by myself. I barely could attend the convention, even. I think it's better not to draw the attention on myself too much. The world is in danger and magical girls and knights are making a show of themselves, selling merch to their fans. No offense meant, however, my duty is to make sure that this war will one day end.", the Little Dragon spoke with a soft but determined voice, looking hopeful. Tenshi herself always seemed worried about what might or not happen. This conversation seemed to bring this emotion of hers to its worst. Kaida however continued, "This brings us to your other question. I might be getting ahead of myself so please forgive me. You may already have plans made and I would feel horrible to disrupt that in any ways. I would not dare assume that you cannot manage on your own. My only intention was to at least help you with your troubles.". Maybe it was a little uncalled for to insert herself within their group. Reika and Lenneth sounded like big threats however and she thought that they could use her power. Or was it better not to get involved? She was after all, all by herself. Shinigami did not really have much surprises left for the priestess. Her playfulness with her was limited by what she felt was best for her first time. This session was the roughest she wanted to be with her for the time being. At least from her perspective, it was more than enough. Umi begging for more only encouraged the vixen to continue faster and harder but not to the point of hurting her about it. Slowing her assault, she started leaving her knot out of it for a moment to thrust her more consistently without making her body submit. Something more fitting for the likes of Mitsuko. "Soon... Just a little more before you feel my true warmth... You've done well this far...", Shinigami praised, feeling herself close.

Nall still felt a little bad, despite being comforted. "Being pursued by Lenneth is no small matter... That big fox made it harder for her to follow us, though. With where she is now, she is not likely to find her anyway but it still doesn't feel good. We still did not see her after our escape from that obnoxious girl, though... I doubt she was defeated or went into hiding. Tough luck if she is trying to find the sword...", Nall said, not being as subtle as Jumi on matters that might be better left private. Tenshi was not really sure what to think but Kaida glanced at everyone, a bit surprised by what she heard. "Big fox...?", she had to ask as Mao looked at her. "Shinigami...", the neko muttered quietly, seeing no reasons not to. With the fact that Kaida now knew the name, her expression changed to a somewhat serious one. "...Of course Mitsuko knew Reika's beast...", she spoke her thought out, "A goddess, that beast, Reika... You found yourselves in quite some trouble, I see... It might not be a bad thing that you found me, after all. My interest in Shinigami did not change but maybe I should offer my help.", she suggested, "I do not have the luxury of being part of a team but maybe for a moment, I could help yours." The offer seemed to be like a shock to Tenshi, who did not like the idea of Kaida putting herself in danger. Good cause or not, she was afraid of what such an offer could mean for her safety... The threats for magical girls. Shinigami kept a close eye on the reaction and impact on her partner but otherwise continued moving. The moaning was well shared by and with Shinigami, who felt great pleasure in this rough sex. "Are you sure...?", she asked, rubbing the sides of Umi's waist as she still held her enough to make it go on. "It will grow rougher... Your pussy feels good for this...", she said while moaning broke her words. The fox lowered herself and sat, making Umi do the same while she continued to assault her pussy with her shaft and her knot. "I will hold... from cumming for a moment... but I will fill your womb when I do.", she said, stopping her penis from cumming but her pussy still squirted lightly from the intensity of sex.

Kaida smiled politely and nodded to her guest. "It is quite alright... I did not think that you would know about It. It looked like an old scar from long ago. Guardians and humans alike, we face a lot of danger in this line of work, I believe you would agree. They are in as much risk as we are to meet an unpleasant end. However... With her current Mistress being this one old student in particular.". She tried to hide her real thoughts with this but Mao could easily guess that each of them felt a certain way toward Reika. Her own feelings about it were hard to decipher as she did not twitch or show much reaction to the usual talk about her. "I'm sorry... But yes, it indeed went well. She enjoyed it.", Kaida admitted, leaving it at that. Tenshi was still worried about this danger, more for Kaida than for Mao. She was not aware of what Mistress she referred to but she knew that there always was a chance the Little Dragon could not win one fight and she might not come back. Seeing Jumi and Hikaru there relieved Tenshi as much as it made her nervous, making her wonder what Kaida found herself into, this time. She tried not to think about it too much, instead observing Nall and Mao. The white cat however looked interested in the conversation as well. "The danger is real. I was tasked to protect Mitsuko but she almost got killed once, then she got abducted twice and I nearly lost her again.", he said depressively, getting Kaida and Tenshi to stare in shock. A soft moan came out of Shinigami as she was fully inside, "...Mhm, you wanted something beastly, did you not?", she asked and pulled out, a small resistance would be felt as the knot came out, along with the shaft but only up to the tip, which she then thrust inside again, pushing the knot inside with a slight resistance to go in, again. Gaining a pace, the fox started going a little faster at it and each times, she pushed her knot inside, only to then pull it back out, plugging and unplugging her pussy. "How does... this feel...?", she spoke while moaning from this rougher sex while holding her waist to help with the insertion which pleasured her quite a lot, driving both sides to leak, one with pre-cum and the other with juices.

"Sure...!", Nall replied, already starting to dig in. Tenshi however thought about what Jumi said while finishing to put everything on the table. "I doubt she would do a full examination now with food cooking. She should be back soon...", She said, finally sitting to take a seat as well after having prepared Kaida and potentially Mao's place as well. Not a moment too late, Kaida could be heard stepping in while Mao hardly did any noise with her usual levitation. "Oh good... We're just in time. Or... Almost.", the Little Dragon noticed with them having started to eat. "We only required a few minutes...", she precised, having been gone for about 10 minutes. Kaida then went to sit down, finally relaxing but still thinking a little. Mao herself did not look different from usual, always dressed in her usual garb, no change of expression. Tenshi showed to her where she could sit, which she promptly did without comments. The plate that was in front of her drew her attention, only for her to pick some food to eat as well. Kaida then looked at Jumi. "My apologies to taking Mao like this... She did not seem to mind but I hope you did not either. It was an interesting examination, to say the least... Mao appears to bear a wound I did not expect to see... She did not mind me telling you.", she specified before starting to eat as well. Mao did not show any reactions or anything except for what she was eating. Only Tenshi showed a concern hearing that... Shinigami grinned with satisfaction following Umi's reaction to her last stunt, having now felt her both holes one after another. She personally liked both but there was something special about this one she was inside now. Not only a wet but tight feeling, one made by nature for what she plunged inside. "Not too hard to choose to me... Obviously, I would not mind cumming in your other place but this one is so tempting. With what I will do, you will enjoy it deeply.", she teased then moved her partner so she could be on her four while the vixen knelt behind her while still being inside. "Try and bear with it.", the vixen said before she pushed slowly, her knot pushing to enter while her tip pushed against her cervix.

The dog looked entertained by the ball enough to run after it again but understood that playtime, at least with them, was over. That didn't stop it from just playing with it on its own for a bit longer. Tenshi lead the others to the back of the shop, though a door that lead them to a proper home space. Not far inside, they were able to see the kitchen and some last minute meal cooking. Just a little further, the dinning room and a table which they could sit around. Nall was around there, behaving and only watching for now but looked glad to see the others come as well, save for Kaida and that catgirl, it seemed like. Nall could only guess if that red haired woman was going to treat Mao like another one of these pets. For now, Tenshi helped them feel comfortable, pulling chairs. "Please sit down... I will bring everything.", she told them before she went back to the kitchen and finished the preparations. It would not take a long time before she brought food and drinks for them with some variety. A fish meal for Nall, most likely at his request, allowing the flying creature to go and land on the table at a select spot so he could eat there. "I hope you will enjoy the food... Kaida and I put this up together. Feel free to eat...", she then said, giving them space to do so. Nall himself looked satisfied with the look and scent of what was an otherwise normal plate of food made for him. "Finally. I was starting to get really hungry.", he commented. Shinigami smirked as she was encouraged to make it rougher already, "Are you sure? It already feels tight in there... Do you enjoy it enough?", she asked her, increasing the roughness and the pace of the thrusts. "This is not your pussy so it feels different. To me, it still feels like a hole I would gladly cum into. But if you prefer the other hole, I don't mind switching and giving your womb love.", she teased and tested Umi's reaction by soon lifting her so her penis was pulled out but pressed the tip against her pussy instead and dropped her to make it slide inside her vagina. "I can be very rough there... Give you a feeling you did not feel yet. In fact, I can feel myself twitch at the idea of it.", she quietly whispered to Umi.

Tenshi did not sound too surprised by the answer, not knowing what reason Kaida would do so otherwise. The dog looked excited as soon as the ball was picked and readied to go after it right away but still watched to keep focus. When the ball was tossed, it went after it right away, trying to catch it but missing by a bit. It didn't stop it from going after it, wherever it rolled, before bringing it back to Jumi being the closest this time. "I would not worry for Kaida too much... By what I understood, she hoped for you to eat soon. I am sure she will be joining us as soon as she is done. She would not take offense to you starting before she is done.", Tenshi told them, standing ready to lead them if they were ready to go. Shinigami held Umi close, cupping her breasts while being inside her as the priestess was sitting on her laps. If any squeezing happened, the fox took a moment to enjoy the feeling and the warmth. "Not bad, is it...? I thought a little body care would feel good before we begin.", she teased, giving her breasts some attention with her hands while her shaft twitched slightly inside. "With this, I felt every of your holes but it's not over until I make you feel good in there. I might get a little rough...", she warned as Umi probably could feel her butt sitting on her knot but not yet inside. Gently moving her hands down, she held her waist then lifted her slowly only to lower her again while moving her hips to begin thrusting.

The dog kept its eyes on the ball as soon as it was picked up, its tail wagging as if it guessed that it was playtime. The cat did not look too bothered by its usual behavior, only watching. When the ball was tossed, the young dog launched after it, its paws sliding a little on the floor as it locked on on the ball, trying to grab it in its mouth. Upon catching it rather easily thanks to the fair toss, the dog just bit on it a little before it picked it up, slowly heading back but stopping near Hikaru as he was closest to it now, maybe assuming that he was part of the game. Raising on its hind paws, it somewhat tried to give it to him, only ending dropping the ball near him while looking at him with its tail happily swaying around. Tenshi soon arrived from the back side, quietly stepping closer but stopped as soon as she noticed the others. A surprised expression stuck to her face as she watched the others looking like they wanted to play with the pets. What she had noticed first was that Kaida was gone but not only her. The cat creature was gone as well... Chances were that they were together. "I'm sorry for making you wait. Dinner will be ready, soon... I hope you will enjoy it. We will be closing shop so we can safely eat without being bothered. When you are ready, of course. I think the pets enjoy the company.", she remarked, thinking it was a good thing for the pets to have some guests taking care of them. New people to see sometimes. Shinigami took her time doing this, making sure not to rush, to really enjoy it. "So you know... It's going to be fun then. It's only normal that I try to feel that place as well... In this position, you will be mine for the last time. I do hope staining your bed is not a problem. Cleaning up should do well... But first, finishing with you then cleaning YOU up.", the fox teased with a playful tone. Holding her close with an arm, Shinigami lifted her then placed her penis between her legs, her shaft touching the first place she played with but this time, while it slid against her, she poked a certain back door. "Happy to explore you a little myself. Let's see how you enjoy this...", she said before she pushed inside, hugging her gently.