Number 1: The Battle of Targul.

With the decision of the Elector-Kings to hold up in their Capital after their front line in the Fumbal Gap had fallen, Akagi retreated to her dark tower to plot her next move on her crusade to bring floof to Enoris. The Demon wanted to capture the Kingdom's leadership, but that task was looking all the less likely as most of their forces had taken up defensive positions within the heavily fortified and highly defensible fortress that was the Demon Capital.

"The Demon Capital has one weakness." Kana said, draped in a thick black cloak as she broke the direness of the situation to Akagi. They'd begun planning their invasion of the Demon Kingdom's Capital City ever since the retreat of their army and were discussing what kind of forces that would be needed to storm the City.

"The outer walls are thick stone, reinforced with magic. However, at several points along the exterior, there are areas to allow water to outflow. They are little more than drains." Kana explained the weakness as Akagi began sifting through some black powder that she'd been pouring into a large jar. "Unfortunately, you would need an explosive force far beyond anything on Earth to take down those walls." She said as the candles flickered, including the one she'd been holding which had gotten a bit too close to the large container of black powder Akagi was hunched over.

"If the wall is breached, Targul will fall." Akagi said as she grabbed Kana's hand and pushed it away to prevent the fire from getting too close to the powder.

"Even if it is breached it would take a number beyond reckoning, thousands, to storm the City!" Kana exclaimed in protest as Akagi walked to the balcony that overlooked the Simoea Plains.

"Tens of thousands." Akagi replied, seemingly certain that they had the forces to do just that.

"But Onee-chan there is no such force!" Kana said as the two stepped onto the balcony only to be greeted by a mighty war trumpet and the unholy site of tens of thousands of Catkagi soldiers. Each were wearing makeshift armor, mostly made from kitchenware and other random things found around the house. They were excited, cheering, and amped up for battle as many banged their pots and pans together in a cacophony of floof and, more importantly, bloodlust.

*BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG**BANG* *BANG* *BANG**BANG**BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG*

The sight of such an awesome force left Kana shocked, and with one hand, Akagi quelled the chatter of the Catkagi.

"A new power is rising! Its victory is at hand!" Akagi said, a smirk forming on her lips as the Catkagi began to cheer. "This night, the land shall be stained with the blood of Demons! March to Targul... Leave none alive! TO WAR!" She roared, which was followed by an even louder roar from the Catkagi, who began clanking their pots and pans even harder.

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Number 2: Onee-chan Energy Recharge!

"MEW!" Catkagi mewed happily as she flopped on Kana's bed and rolled around like the happy floof she was

"Please don't make a mess..." Kana sighed as she slipped on a set of fluffy blue pajamas. "Though I suppose you're going to ignore me, aren't you?"

"Mew?" Catkagi stopped rolling for a moment, tilting her head in a questioning manner.

"Yeah... That's about right..." Kana shook her head as she sat next to the Catkagi who, naturally, rubbed up against her and mewed. "Yes, Yes, Yes. Here's your pets." She said as she scratched the Catkagi's fluffy ears. "Really now, you're spoiled enough by Yumi and Miji all day, but you still want more?"

"Because it's you." Catkagi said, her words catching Kana off guard. "You're my only Kana. Spending time with you is different." She said as she purred from the head pats. “I gotta enjoy this when I Can.

"I... I see..." Kana smiled in embarrassment as she continued to pet the kitty. "W-Well, I guess I don't mind spoiling you a bit then, but only a bit." She said as she gave the Catkagi a hug, which was returned. "/You just want me to use you as a hug pillow tonight, don't you?" She asked the Catkagi, who avoided eye contact.

{Of course, you do...} (Kana)

"You really are clumsy..." Kana giggled as she picked the Catkagi under her armpits up before pulling the sheets down and hopping into the bed. "Just for tonight, I'll give you a bit of extra spoiling, so be grateful!" She said as she sat the Catkagi down.

"MEW!" Catkagi mewed happily as she buried her head into Kana's chest.

"Yes, Yes. Come here." Kana clapped her hands to turn off the room's lights which left only the faint moonlight to illuminate them. "Let's recharge Onee-chan's Kana Energy." She giggled as did the Catkagi. "But in exchange you need to go ahead and make yourself nice and warm like a hot water bottle. I want some compensation for doing this." She said as the Catkagi began emitting the perfect temperature while also chilling the bed down so as to not make things unbearable. "This is acceptable." She smiled as she pulled the Catkagi in a tight hug. "Nite, Onee-chan."

"Good night, Kana." The Catkagi replied as she snuggled in with her.

{She's so cute when she's like this. Miji and Yumi are gonna be so jealous! I just hope I can will myself out of bed in the morning though...} (Kana)

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Number 3: International Flights.

*SWISH* *TOSS* *SWISH*

"Mika... What are you doing?" Kana asked the blue-haired girl with an exasperated look on her face as she watched her toss salt in front of the house to make a line.

{I'm gonna regret asking, aren't I?} (Kana)

"Seeing what happens if I do this?" Mika replied, acting as if she wasn't the crazy one.

{Yep...} (Kana)

"But why though?" Kana asked while pinching her brow in exasperation with her idiot friend. "Did you wake up and hit your head on the floor? Why are you making a mess with the salt? Onee-chan is going to make you clean it up!"

"Aha! But you see I've prepared for just that occasion!" Mika laughed proudly as she dumped a bottle of salt around her, creating a circle. "Witness my genius! This is an anti-Demon salt circle! Akagi can't enter it! I've perfected the ultimate barrier against her evil head bonks!"

{What?!?} (Kana)

"Mika, she's..." Kana was about to say something but stopped when Hishya put her hand on her shoulder, shaking her head and indicating not to retort.

"Just let her be stupid. At this point, I'm just curious to see what's going to happen more than anything else." Hishya sighed.

"Probably Mika on a deserted island for another week." Kana agreed with her girlfriend and decided not to give Mika what she wanted. "You do realize that's not going to work, right Mika? There's no way Onee-chan is weak to something like that."

{I don't even think the actual Yokai we used to have in Japan were deterred by it. That's probably just some nonsense created by villagers.} (Kana)

"We won't know until we try!" Mika snickered as he placed a call to Akagi and told her to come out front.

"What's this about Hishya having a mental breakdown and needing help?" Akagi appeared moments later. "I was told that it had something about the realization that she can never snuggle with the supreme kitty pillow?!?" She smirked as she looked at the Dragon.

"Mika..." Hishya rolled her eyes.

"Hey, it worked, didn't it?" Mika snickered.

{That doesn't mean I like you using me to... Never mind...} (Hishya)

"Onee-chan, please punch her..." Kana asked her Sister to punish Mika. "Straight from here to her bedroom in one shot, please."

{Just one smack!} (KLana)

"The kitty would never do such a thing!" Mika said with pure eyes as she plead for mercy. "I'm the official Backup Squishy! I would never be harmed by the kitty!"

{Yeah...} (Hishya)

"You've got my approval. Please smack Mika around for us." Hishya said. “Make it hurt.”

"Hmmmm..." Akagi hummed in thought as she weight the funny of hitting the Mika versus having to deal with the trouble that would come after. "I'd like to, but sadly that won't be possible right now."

"What?!?" (Kana x Hishya)

"Why?!?" Kana exclaimed, genuinely sad that Mika wouldn't get punished.

"She's behind a salt line. Demons can't cross those." Akagi shrugged. “Even if I wanted to bop her, that's no longer possible.”

"Are you..." Hishya's jaw dropped in complete shock. "No fucking way... You're fucking with me... Right?!?"

{AIN'T NO MOTHERFUCKING WAY!} (Hishya)

"What? It's well known that salt lines keep Demons and other monsters at bay. Something something magical power of spiritual bullshit." Akagi replied as if this wasn't a shocking revelation. "While she's behind that, I can't touch her. The Mika is safe and sound."

"R-Really?!?" Kana asked, completely dumbfounded. “You're serious?”

"So that means we can just trap you behind one, and you're fucked?" Hishya's words tumbled out of her mouth.

"I suppose so." Akagi shrugged. "I'm shocked you didn't try that sooner since it's a pretty big staple in mythology. Yokai/Demons and salt don't get along."

"Kana, we need a big bag of salt." Hishya said as she turned to her girlfriend in a hurry. "I'll make sure you get visitation rights."

"Visit? Wait! What?!?" Kana squeaked. "Hishya! We're not sealing Onee-chan behind a salt line!"

{YES WE ARE!} (Hishya)

"Especially since I'd just kill you before you got the salt." Akagi nodded with a smirk. “Go a head and try it and see what happens.”

"Fair..." Hishya said with a wry smile.

{But still... This info needs to be leaked! The world can be saved! All we need to do is mine some salt! Too bad the internet doesn't count as a real source!} (Hishya)

"Oh yeah, and one more thing." Akagi said as she walked over to the 'safe' Mika. "I fucking lied." She said as she put her hand on Mika's shoulder, her smile terrifying the blue-haired girl.

"I knew it!" Kana yelled. “I knew it was bullshit!”

{Dammit!} (Hishya)

"Ummm... This was all a big joke! Hah-Hah! Funny, right?" Mika said with a nervous laugh. “The kitty wouldn't hurt me, right?”

"Hey Mika." Akagi said as she continued to smile.

"Y-Yes..." Mika squeaked out a response.

"Would you like a direct flight or one with a couple of layovers?" Akagi grinned as she winded up for a punch.

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Number 4: A Child's Love is Pure.

"MEW! MEW! MEW! MEW!" The Catkagi happily mewed as Miji hugged her. The two were sat together on a large fluffy blanket that had been placed in the living room and were rolling around together while some of the others watched. It was an adorable sight of girl and kitty, enough to give someone diabetes if one got to close for too long.

"Kitty!" Miji said with a happy smile as she pulled Akagi to the blanket with a giggle. "Time for huggies!" She giggled as she pet Akagi's ears, fluffing each one with care. “Hug the kitty! Time for pets!”

*FLUFF* *FLUFF* *FLUFF* *FLUFF* *FLUFF*

“MEW!” Catkagi mew'd happily as she was given attention, her heart filled with joy and happiness.

"You know, I wonder what she's going to do when Miji grows up and doesn't want to pet the kitty anymore?" Hishya thought aloud as she watched Akagi get up and tackle Miji to the blanket before rubbing her ears against the girl's face. “Is it going to be like when kids grow out of those kids shows and find them cringe?”

"Yeah, it's going to be tragic when Onee-chan has one less person to spoil her." Kana laughed.

{Not like Yumi won't fill that gap in two seconds. I'm actually certain she's banking on Miji getting tired of Onee-chan so she can keep her all to herself.} (Kana)

"Is that true?" Akagi asked as she sat up and let Miji catch her breath after laughing too much. "Are you going to grow up and forgets mees?" She asked with sadness as her ears drooped. "Wills youse not wikes da kitters any mores? Wills yous abandons mees?"

{Oh god...} (Kana x Hishya)

"Nooo!" Miji exclaimed as she hugged/tackled Akagi to the blanket. "I will never forget you, kitty! I'll always love you! Even when I get old like sister I'll still snuggle you!"

"Pfff." Hishya barely held back a laugh while Yumi shot daggers at her. "I guess you're officially old Yumi. Better get your rocking chair out."

"Sure, but at least this old biddie doesn't die when she explodes." Yumi said with a scary smile.

"No exploding Hishya. Lizards don't do good with that kind of stress." Kana said as she bopped Hishya on the head to admonish her.

"I don't think anyone appreciates exploding." Hishya retorted as she swatted at Kana's hand.

"The kitty does!" Miji squeaked as she continued to hug Akagi. "The kitty said she likes to explode!"

"MEW!" Akagi mewed happily as she was squeezed. "I'll explode for you whenever you want, Miji." She snickered. “Many such kabooms can be had!”

"Really?!?" Miji squeaked, her eyes sparkling in expectation of the exploding cat.

"No. Exploding. The. Cat!" Yumi said with a stern voice.

"But Sister..." Miji pouted. "The kitty likes to explode..."

"At least... At least wait until you're older..." Yumi sighed, partially giving in.

{Honestly, at this point, she might just find it all one big joke...} (Yumi)

"Awww... Sister is no fun..." Miji said as Akagi pat her on the head as the two sat up.

"It's okay! You've got me!" Akagi smiled as she hugged her. "How about we snuggle tonight to punish your sister? We can even be kitty friends!"

"Hurray! I get to sleep with the kitty!" Miji cheered as Yumi rolled her eyes. “Fluffy friends!”

"I suppose a child's love really is pure..." Kana shook her head, though she did smile as it was a cute sight.

"Yeah, and at this rate Miji might really turn into a second Yumi." Hishya nodded. “The world will not survive that.”

"And what's that supposed to mean?!?" Yumi hissed. “Are you saying I've got a problem?!?”

"You're a kitty-obsessed maniac." (Kana x Hishya)

"..." Yumi did not retort, knowing they were right. “Shut up.”

"If you're not careful you might get booted from the top squishy spot by your sister." Hishya snickered, her words causing Yumi to summon her staff.

{You take that back right now! I am the Supreme Squishy!} (Yumi)

"Nah, it's more likely they'll both end up sharing the kitty in a harem-" Kana said as Yumi shot a blast of magic at her, which Hishya stopped with her left hand. "Oi! What the heck?!?" She glared at Yumi, who merely smiled back.

{Hishya started this whole thing! Blast her!} (Kana)

"Kana, I'd start running if I were you." Hishya said, shooing her off as Yumi readied another blast.

"You're not going to help?!?" Kana said, leaping up from her seat while also staring daggers at her girlfriend.

"No?" Hishya replied with a smirk and a wink. "I bailed you out once, the rest is up to you. Have fun."

{YOU BITCH! I'M GOING TO GET YOU FOR THIS!} (Kana)

"Don't worry, I won't leave any scars... Physical anyway." Yumi said with a scary smile. “Have you said your prayers? I can give you some to pray to the kitty Goddess if you want.”

"Uhhhh... Yeah... No." Kana said before running away, followed closely by Yumi.

"Get back here and take your lumps!" Yumi yelled as she chased Kana outside, firing magic at the Demon Princess in an attempt to stop her.

*BOOM* *ZAP* *FLASH*

"Kitty, what's a har- Miji's question was cut off by Akagi placing a hand over her mouth.

"I'll explain that to you when you're older..." Akagi sighed. "Much older..."

{And preferably NEVER! MIJI MUST REMAIN PURE!} (Akagi)

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Number 5: She's Plotting Something!

"Hmmm... I'm really tempted to pick up the new Elsen game..." Hishya said as she sat on the couch while munching on a snack. She was waiting for Kana to get home after school and was relaxing in the living room scrolling through the internet to pass the time. "I missed out on three but four... Damn, that looks good." She said as she flicked through images on her AR device, each showing the new game which was a standard, if well-made, Fantasy RPG.

{I haven't dove into VR that much since the whole death game thing, but this right here is making me really want to. I mean, just look at this thing! That open world has to be the size of Earth! I could get into some trouble running around there and it's co-op too!} (Hishya)

"It really is too bad Kana doesn't like playing games, we could have some fun in-" Hishya paused as she felt a thud on the couch next to her as one Catkagi appeared in all her cute glory.

"Mew?" The Catkagi mewed, tilting her head cutely as she looked at Hishya and gave a smile. She was a good kitty, never one to do evil, and merely came for love and affection and was hoping her bestest best friend would provide it.

"Hello..." Hishya said with a sigh as deep inside she knew something was up. "What now?" She asked as the Catkagi crawled closer. "No... Get away, shoo!" She motioned for Akagi to leave. "No cats! Beat it!"

{This is a kitty free zone!} (Hishya)

"Mew!" Akagi mewed as she quickly curled up next to Hishya, pushing against her thigh in a cute manner.

"Go! Get!" Hishya tried pushing the Catkagi away but found the floof to be an immovable fortress of cuteness that only the most unholy of beings could remove. "What are you doing? And why?!?"

{She's probably got some nasty plan! She always likes fucking with me! This must just be part one of her annoy Hishya plot for today!} (Hishya)

"I don't see any ceiling fans." Hishya said, looking above her to make sure a flying object wasn't going to crash onto her. "Nor any portals to hell being opened beneath me... Alright, what's your angle, Cat? I'm on to you and your ways! I won't be fooled!" She said while poking the Catkagi in the ear, which twitched and flicked cutely. "You've got some evil plan concocted, don't you?!? Stop acting cute and just do whatever thing you're gonna do already to get it over with!"

{I swear if you take my dammed sock again!} (Hishya)

"Mew~" The Catkagi did not answer, rather it grumbled as if to say that she was comfy and wanted to be left alone but would also appreciate pets and maybe some cuddles if Hishya was so inclined.

"I don't trust you or that mew..." Hishya said, glaring at the Cat. "Acting cute won't make me lower my guard! You might look adorable but on the inside you're a vile creature that like messing with me!" She exclaimed as Kana entered the living room.

"Why are you yelling? I could hear you on the front porch..." Kana asked as she put her school bag on one of the chairs. "At least let me be home for five minutes before you start acting out."

{Do you need attention? Do I have to bring you to school in my bag to keep you from trashing the house like a pet trashes its cage?} (Kana)

"I'm not acting out!" Hishya pouted as she continued to try and push the fluffy cat away from her. "Your sister just has it out for me! She's plotting something! I know it! Just look at her! The evil is practically oozing from her!" She said while pointing at the Catkagi.

"Plotting?" Kana said as she looked between the lizard and the cat, who was doing nothing of the sort and was downright adorable and very non threatening. "I mean, Onee-chan is always plotting but it doesn't seem like she's doing anything."

{Yet.} (Kana)

"She hopped on the couch and curled up next to me! She's acting all cute but she's probably just waiting to do something stupid!" Hishya huffed as she continued to poke at the Catkagi in a futile attempt to remove it. "I'm just waiting for a ceiling fan to fall on me or a sock to go missing!"

{SHE MIGHT EVEN TRY AND TAKE M Y PILLOWS!} (Hishya)

"Yeah... Sure..." Kana rolled her eyes. “Whatever you say, Hishya...”

{Why don't you just get up and move rather than try and push her away if you don't like it? Its not like you're stuck on the couch...} (Kana)

"Tell her to stop doing whatever she's doing!" Hishya pleaded with her. “Please!”

"Hishya... Did you ever think that Onee-chan is just snuggled up against you like that because you're warm?" Kana shook her head as she listened to Hishya whine.

"What?" Hishya replied, confused by her reply.

"Your body temperature is noticeably higher than a Human's even when you take a Human shape. So naturally the Cat is going to want to lay against that." Kana looked at her girlfriend like she was an idiot. "And this is Onee-chan, so..." She indicated with overly dramatic hand gestures that Catkagi was a simple yet foolish creature that did not think too deeply about its actions.

{Like seriously! Onee-chan has an entire catmode dedicated 'mind' that she uses! What else do you think this is?!?} (Kana)

"It can't be that simple!" Hishya protested the simplicity of Kana's deduction. "Despite what she and the idiots at the estate say she's not a real Cat! She might act like one sometimes but she's still her. People don't just start acting differently because they take a different form! Akagi is still Akagi no matter how fluffy she makes herself look!"

{I'll refrain from pointing of the irony of her words considering she's a Human-turned Dragon who has a pillow horde...} (Kana)

"Ahwwaawa." Catkagi let out a big yawn, interrupting their discussion. "Hmm... Warm.......... Lizard....... Sloop..." She said before drifting back to sleep.

"See..." Kana smirked as she was proven right.

"You know what... fuck off..." Hishya said while accepting her fate as the Catkagi's temporary hot water bottle, not for a second entertaining the thought of simply moving away which Kana found hilarious.

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Number 6: Ravioli Ravioli...

"Hmmmm..." Mika whimpered as she looked at her math test which was covered in red marks. "And here I thought I did good on this one..."

{Mom's gonna kill me...} (Mika)

"Serves you right for playing around too much and not studying." Kana snickered at her friend's self inflicted misfortune. "Now you've got to take the makeup exam! Have fun!"

"Please teach me, Kana!" Mika pleaded for aid from her friend as she practically threw herself at Kana's feet. "My brain isn't meant for these kinds of advanced things!"

{Yeah, because its meant for fluff and sleeping only it seems.} (Kana)

{WHY DID THEY PUT LETTERS IN MATH?!? WHY?!? WHO DID THAT?!? TELL ME!} (Mika)

"Oh, it's not that bad." Kana shrugged, not caring about her friend's struggles with math. "And imaginary numbers are actually super easy when you get down to it. You just gotta memorize the formulas and boom, its done!"

{That's why math is the greatest!} (Kana)

"Why must we learn about numbers that aren't even real?!?" Mika screeched as she flopped over onto the couch and whined. "Akagi! Please destroy the school! I don't wanna do this anymore! Make it go kitty kaboom!"

"No pleading for my sister to commit terrorism so you can get out of your math test." Kana rolled her eyes. "Besides, I'm sure that Onee-chan would just tell you to buckle up and do it yourself! Onee-chan is big on personal responsibility after all! Someone as mature as her would-"

"Come on, Mr. Toaster! Let's go have fun in the bath!" A Catkagi interrupted Kana's words as she traversed the nearby hallway, briefly coming into view as she passed the doorway. She was carrying a shiny metal toaster in her hands as she happily walked toward the stairs.

"I..." Kana paused, not knowing what to say as he watched probably the most random and perfectly timed thing Akagi had ever done.

"Are we going to do something about that?" Mika asked as the lights started flickering overhead.

"No, let's not..." Kana said, as the smell of burning hair filled the air before taking a nearby pillow and screaming into it about how stupid the Catkagi was.

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Number 7: My Power is Maximum!

"Hmmmmmmmmmmmm...." Akagi hummed in thought as she looked over a group of magical tools that Imp had given her for testing. There were many different items, some of which gave off the vibe of use that and you might die, while others were quite intriguing. "That crazy Devil has really outdone herself this time, huh? Look at all this stuff." She said as she held up a gauntlet and examined it.

{This is easily better in quality than anything she ever made during FWO. I suppose getting modern manufacturing methods and slapping a bit of psychotic magic together works wonders. I wonder if Zef's research helped make these?} (Akagi)

"Imp doing more Imp stuff again?" Hishya asked as she entered the living room, fresh from the shower and pajama'd up for a night of relaxation. "Do I even want to know what she made this time?"

"Rather than have me rattle the stats off, why don't you see for yourself." Akagi said as she tossed her the gauntlet. "Slip it on if you're feeling daring. Might be fun."

"Ah yes, putting on the item given by the Demon definitely won't curse me." Hishya said as she held the gauntlet. “What's this one do? Let me guess, I catch on fire?”

"It compels you to pet me." Akagi snickered. "If only you fell for it, I'd have a new petting harem member! Pets for the kitty God! Floof for the floof throne!"

"Hah-Hah-Hah, very funny." Hishya rolled her eyes as she slipped on the gauntlet, using her magic to figure out what abilities it had. "Hmmm... Not bad, it seems she infused it with the passive Parallel Processing skill. This might actually be one I want." In-game, Parallel Processing would simply reduce casting time and MP cost but due to its flavor text mentioning the caster being able to do something similar to Akagi's natural ability it allowed for a limited version of that which would allow rapid mental calculations, and the casting of multiple spells at the same time. It was nowhere near as good as what Akagi could do and only allowed for simultaneous magic casting rather than true parallel thought, but it was still a powerful and useful ability

"Want to give it a try?" Akagi asked.

"Later. What else did she make?" Hishya asked as she sat on the couch across from her, looking at the various pieces of gear laid out on the table. "A cloak of Invisibility and Undetectable. A ring of Extreme Speed. Boots of Channeling. Dang, she really is a certified magical item maker." She laughed as one specific item caught her eye. "A wristband?" She said as she picked it up. "Let's see... Hmmm, she put Limiter Release on it. I suppose that's not the worst enchant but I still don't like it."

{I've only see this skill work on Bosses, and even then its far too big a risk for my taste.} (Hishya)

"I asked her for that one specifically. I was curious to see its effects when provided to Classes that aren't supposed to get it." Akagi replied. Only a few martial classes could use the Limiter Release skill, and while Hishya could've chosen it she never did.

"I'd wager that you gave that to Chloe and she could probably kill a Player if she played her cards right." Hishya said as she put it down. "The ability still sucks though. It leaves you far too vulnerable and setting it up to actually work in your favor isn't worth the risk."

"Oh a hundred percent." Akagi nodded in agreement. "But I've also tasked Imp with messing about with its terms and conditions." She laughed. "Normally, limiter Release gives you a single attack at fifty times your normal stats. Well, in-game, it multiplied your stats but I have no clue how it calculates it in the real world since we don't have those here."

"Thankfully." Hishya rolled her eyes before a thought flashed through her mind. "Wait... What would happen if you used Limited Release?"

{Akagi is fucking BUSTED OP. If she activated that what would happen?!? Would reality go woosh?!?} (Hishya)

"My current running theory is that it would generate so much power it would implode reality!" Akagi laughed. "But in all seriousness, I have no idea if that's actually what would happen but suffice to say I'm very wary of trying."

"Is that how you'd blow up Enoris?" Hishya asked as she looked at a small dagger.

"Maybe. If I was going to nuke that world I'd be tempted to give it a whirl then." Akagi paused as she thought it over for a moment.. "However, the danger is that with so much power running amuck, it could also kill me too since I have no way of knowing if my existence could actually tolerate that level of energy."

{I could easily go poof along with the nearby Interdimensional Culster, and I'm not exactly a fan of that nor would anyone else be since they'd go poof alongside me.} (Akagi)

"At least the kitty would make good fireworks." Hishya laughed.

"It would definitely be my most impressive explosion!" Akagi said with a cheeky smile.

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Number 8: The Stupid Cliche.

"T-This is so stupid..." Yumi fidgeted, embarrassed by the white apron the girls had put over her usual attire. "She's never gonna go for it."

{She's gonna think this is so stupid!} (Yumi)

"I don't know, this is Onee-chan." Kana said while barely keeping her laugh in check. “She's gotta be into this stuff.”

{And if not, we get a laugh!} (Kana)

"Yeah, we might've set you up for a night of no sleep at this rate." Mika said while giggling.

{I mean, I wouldn't say no to that... But this is embarrassing! It look like I'm desperate for attention or something!} (Yumi)

"She's gonna be here any minute, so go stand by the door and get your game face ready!" Kana said while pushing Yumi to the front entrance before she and Mika fled to hide behind the corner and watch.

“Make sure you smile!” Mika giggled before Kana pulled her behind the corner to keep her out of sight.

"Whatever..." Yumi sighed as she straightened herself out mere moments before Akagi opened the door.

"I swear Imp and the Fox are going to be the-" Akagi paused speaking into her phone as Yumi put on a clearly embarrassed look as she leaned against her seductively.

"W-Welcome home... Would you like dinner... a bath... or me?" Yumi asked, her cheeks bright red as she recited the line.

{I'M GOING TO KILL THOSE TWO FOR MAKING ME SAY THAT!} (Yumi)

"Dinner sounds good, what are we having?" Akagi said, patting Yumi on the head as she walked by and headed into the living room where she continued her phone. Yumi hadn't expected any real reaction from the Demon but being entirely passed over for food somehow left her crushed.

{I'M GOING TO DOUBLE KILL THEM!} (Yumi)

"Oof... Yumi is less appetizing than dinner..." Mika said while continuing to chuckle.

"I should've known she wouldn't be interested" Yumi said, defeated as she hung her head in defeat.

"Onee-chan probably knew what was going on and decided not to play along." Kana said while trying to hold back laughter.

"You're all idiots by the way!” Akagi yelled from the livig room. “And Yumi, if you're going to do that whole routine it's gonna be from the heart! Really put your back into it! If you need some advice ask Hishya! She's got that whole thing down to a tee for when she uses it on Kana!"

"Ah..." Kana nearly choked on her own spit, embarrassed.

"Oh? So you got the older woman to do it for you?" Mika smirked, nudging Kana in her side. "You sly dog!"

"Shut up, Mika..." Kana said as she flicked her in the forehead.

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Number 9: Kitty in a Box

"I... What is this?" Hishya sighed upon realizing that more stupid was coming her way. She'd gone into the kitchen to get a soda and when she came into the living room to relax a Catkagi was sitting in a cardboard box on the floor.

{And why must it be me that has to deal with it?} (Hishya)

"MEW!" The Catkagi mew'd happily from its box before pointing to the sign taped to the front and tapping on it rapidly.

"One pet equals one mew. Buy five mews and get the sixth mew free..." Hishya shook her head as she walked past the cat and ignored it. "Well too bad. I won't be buying even a single mew."

*WHIMPER*

"Cry all you want, but there shall be no purchase today." Hishya said as she cracked open the can. "Go panhandle somewhere else, Cat. I'm sure another sucker in this place will give you want you want."

*WHINE*

Seeing that her first avenue of attack had failed the Catkagi quickly got to work pulling out a marker and drafting up a new sign that said. Do you not have a heart? I haven't gotten a single pet in days! Please help this poor Catkagi to survive in these troubled times!

"Oh I've got a heart, but that doesn't mean I'm going to reward your attempt at guilting me. Hishya rolled her eyes before taking a sip of her drink. "Do better.”

*HISS*

The Catkagi hissed before changing the sign-up once again, this time to say One pet goes a long way! Only a single pet will sustain me for the day! Where is your humanity?

“I left that in FWO.” Hishya snorted. “Now I'm a Dragon, and I don't feel a need to pet you.”

*MEW!*

The Catkagi let out a mighty mew before puffing out her cheeks and furiously writing another sign that said I'll upgrade the deal to 6 mews and one snuggle!

“That only makes me want to pet you even less.” Hishya shook her head. “Snuggling with you ain't my cup of tea.”

“Bitch.” The Catkagi clicked her tongue in irritation before getting out of the box and angerly dragging it out of the room in a huff.

"That's right." Hishya snickered as she scrolled through various forums. "Stay mad! Heh. Heh. Stupid Cat."

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Number 10: Class Rep

"We can't leave any room for 'creative' interpretations, so let's clean up the language here, here, and here." Kana said as her hands flew over her AR keyboard. She was lying on her bed typing into a Word Processor on her AR device, and whatever she was writing was an incredibly large and technical document. "I'll mark some extra spots for editing later, and we'll run this preliminary draft by Onee-chan when she gets back." She said, swiping the document in front of her away just as Hishya knocked on her door.

"You busy?" Hishya said as she popped her head through the door.

"That's not going to stop you, is it?" Kana said as she sat up. "And why knock if you're not even going to wait for an answer? Doesn't that defeat the purpose of the door? How can you take away his one and only job like that?!?"

"Fair..." Hishya said as she closed the door behind her while ignoring Kana's chuckles at her own reaction. "Whatcha up to anyway? Your status was set to busy and Mika was crying in my DMs that you were ignoring her."

{And crying was probably an understatement...} (Hishya)

"Well, I was." Kana rolled her eyes. "I'll get back to her stupid messages about homework later. She's a big girl. She can wait."

"That girl will never learn, will she?" Hishya sighed as she sat on the edge of the bed. "I still can't believe you became friends with someone like her."

"Why? Do all my friends have to be super geniuses?" Kana asked with a bit of a raised brow, not liking the implications of her comment.

"No, but she just... I guess you strike me as someone who wouldn't have the patience for her I guess?" Hishya shrugged. "With her goofy attitude and poor academic performance, I would've figured that Ice Queen Kana would've turned her nose up at the Mika." She laughed.

{I can imagine the interaction now. Mika brightly comes up to talk to Kana and she's tripped and pushed away like a peasant.} (Hishya)

"Ice Queen..." Kana rolled her eyes at such a name. "Naomi is the one that term is more applicable to if you ask me."

"True, she's the heiress of the Tokugawa Clan and most people would've seen her as some distant and untouchable girl." Hishya nodded. "You're definitely the naggy Class Rep type though." She snickered before being smacked on the back of the head.

"First of all, I am the Class Rep, and second of all, I don't nag. I just have the unfortunate role of being the only person with common sense in a world full of idiots like you and Onee-chan." Kana stuck out her tongue. "If you idiots didn't do stupid things then I wouldn't need to scold you about how stupid they were!"

{And also, you didn't really go to school since you were hospitalized for so long! You're just pulling tropes from anime and projecting them on the real world! Actual people don't act like that!} (Kana)

"Cough. Nag. Cough." Hishya said, dodging as swipe as she got off the bed. “A violent nag too.”

"Oh, I'll nag you." Kana smirked, letting a bit of Scary Kana out. "Come here. I can promise it won't hurt a bit." She said as she gestured to her with one finger.

"Bad Demon Princess! No threatening domestic violence!" Hishya said, wagging her finger in a tutting fashion. “That's not appropriate.”

"Oh, it won't be just a threat when I'm done with you." Kana replied with a wicked smile.

"Ah! I see what's going on! You're just lonely and need a bit of affection." Hishya smirked. "I thought I told you to be honest with your needs Kana. I'm here to help you." She said as she pat her on the head in an attempt to embarrass her.

"Oh?" Kana grinned as she stood up and grabbed Hishya by the scruff her her shirt. "How cute, but I suppose that's just part of what I like about you." She said, quickly stealing a kiss from Hishya before staring the Dragon in her Amethyst eyes. "What do you say we have a bit of fun right now?" She said with a smile, her eyes boring straight into Hishya's soul and making the Dragon feel something deep within her heart. It was as if the girl in front of her had an all-encompassing presence, one that tugged a primal instinct within the Dragon and made Hishya want to lose herself in Kana's sky blue eyes. "Wouldn't that be... nice." She said, whispering into Hishya's ear her words seductive and seeming to have a bit of compulsion to them.

{Oh... God...} (Hishya)

"N-No using Scary Kana to seduce me!" Hishya hissed as she backed away, shaking her head to put the bad thoughts out of her mind. "I thought we agreed on that!"

{BAD KANA! AND BAD ME FOR NEARLY GIVING IN!} (Hishya)

"Kill joy." Kana chuckled, returning to her normal self. "But you looked awful tempted." She said with a cute expression as she put her finger to her lip as Hishya imagined Devil horns and a tail on her girlfriend.

{You fucking succubus!} (Kana)

"You're awful." Hishya groaned. "What were you going to do if I'd jumped you?!?"

{Dragons are already pretty fucking passionate about that kind of stuff, Kana! I don't need you making it worse with your got damn sexy charm that tickles something within me that I wish didn't exist!} (Hishya)

"Dunno, probably have a bit of fun." Kana snickered before being bopped on the head by her girlfriend.

"I swear, Scary Kana might just be a greater threat to the world than Akagi." Hishya sighed. "You might actually use your powers for evil."

{Kana set upon the world is honestly an equally terrifying thought to Akagi. At least that idiot just wants attention. Kana on the other hand...} (Hishya)

"It's not my fault that you're so weak-willed." Kana laughed as she flopped back onto her bed. "To be wooed so easily by a seventeen-year-old really shows just how bad you are with this stuff."

{NO SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD HAS FUCKING EYES THAT MAKE ME WANT TO GO CRAZY JUST BY LOOKING INTO THEM LIKE THAT! ITS NOT NORMAL FOR MY GIRLFRIEND TO BASICALLY BE A DEMON EITHER!} (Hishya)

"Oh well, just means I get to go back to my drafting." Kana said as she sat up and pulled open her document again.

"Yeah, before you rudely tried to tempt me, what were you doing all afternoon?" Hishya asked. “You seemed pretty busy.”

"Here, I'll link you to the document. It's open access so please don't go screwing with it, otherwise..." Kana smirked briefly letting Scary Kana back out before returning to normal.

"I-I won't..." Hishya shivered as she opened the link. "Draft... Dumetor Constitution?!?" She yelped. "Wait! You're writing it?!?"

{This sounds so stupidly LARP but its real! Its so cringe but so cool!} (Hishya)

"Onee-chan asked me to give it a whirl as well as prep a set of laws to accompany it, so I spent the afternoon getting my thoughts together." Kana answered as Hishya scrolled through, the Dragon noting that drafting an entire FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENT wasn't something usually done in an afternoon. "It's nowhere near complete, but I think it's enough for a first draft. Should be pretty close to the final version if I'm being honest."

"Yeah..." Hishya shook her head, not caring to think too deeply about it anymore. "Hey... Wait a second..." She said, scrolling back up to something she'd barely caught on first glance. "Kana... Why is slavery explicitly allowed as part of this Constitution?!?"

{The fuck is this?!?} (Hishya)

"Because Onee-chan technically has slaves, so naturally it needs to be legal." Kana replied, understanding her concern and revulsion. "I don't like it either but that was a mandatory inclusion per Onee-chan. But look, I've drafted it in such a way that it is restricted to Onee-chan only. Nobody else can own slaves and Onee-chan has no interest in ever allowing people to be enslaved unless it's, one, to her and, two, a willing agreement with her. So this is really a big nothing burger at the end of the day when you realize it's just codifying Onee-chan's relationship with some of the Clan members. Not to mention that she doesn't really treat them any differently than the others. They even get paid and have vacation time."

{More than people in Japan get too!} (Kana)

"I have a million things to say about this, but I'm not going to since its just as impactful as the complaint box." Hishya sighed as she swiped away the document. "Is there even a point to something like this anyway? Won't Akagi just do whatever she wants? Laws have no real meaning to her."

{Insert joke about it not being worth the cloud its stored in.} (Hishya)

"I mean, it's not meant to bind her." Kana said with a shrug. "Onee-chan can tear it up and do as she pleases, but she wants a concrete set of rules for everyone else. I think it makes sense to have that since a country of no rules goes south pretty quick.”

{You wouldn't want Dumetor to turn into Australia, would you?} (Kana)

"You're right. Things probably go post-apocalyptic without rules. Though in fairness, Akagi's mere presence is enough to enforce disciplined" Hishya rolled her eyes. "Just as long as she doesn't mandate weekly pets or something."

"That's in article six!" Kana laughed as Hishya quickly checked, finding no such mandate.

"You..." Hishya growled as she grabbed Kana's cheeks and pinched them. "You're just like your sister! Why must both of you be this way?!?" The Dragon said as she shook Kana back and forth while the Demon Princess laughed hysterically.

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Number 11: Thunderstorms are Great.

*BOOM* *BANG* *CRACLE* *TINK* *TINK* TINK*

{Ah, thunderstorms at night. Is there anything better? A warm bed, a squishy Yumi hugging me from behind, the sound of the thunder rolling across the mountains and the rain falling on the rooftop...} (Akagi)

"Mmmmmm." Miji squeaked as stood in front of Akagi, shaking furiously due to the storm.

{And a Miji to squish... Yup... Thunderstorms rock! Go inclimate weather! Woo!} (Akagi)

"Come on in, Miji." Akagi said as she lazily opened up the blanket and invited Miji under the covers. "I'll keep you safe in here. No evil thunderboomers will get you if you're beside me." The Demon said as she slowly opened one eye.

"Okay..." Miji said quietly as she quickly dove under the covers, burying herself in Akagi's chest.

{Yep, I've won at life.} (Akagi)

Akagi hummed internally as she happily rubbed Miji's head to calm her down, enjoying herself thoroughly as the thunder crackled and boomed outside.

{Did you make that thunderstorm? Are you messing with the weather patterns just so Miji will get scared?} (Yumi)

{No, I didn't make the storm... Buuuuuuuuuuuut.} (Akagi)

*KERBANG*

"Eeeee..." Miji squeaked as a massive strike of lightning echoed outside, hugging Akagi tighter.

{I'm not against manipulating it in my favor.} (Akagi)

{Lolicon.) (Yumi)

{That's the forbidden word! And I'm not! Liking the cuteness that is Miji and wanting to spoil her does not a lolicon make! I enjoyed doing this with Kana too when she was younger!} (Akagi)

{With how much you enjoy playing with my sister, I'm starting to suspect it. Couple that with Catkagi and well... We may need to move that intervention up.} (Yumi)

{Hush! I'll shrink you later and we can snuggle during a thunderstorm in my shadow.} (Akagi)

{Just don't go traumatizing Miji, please...} (Yumi)

{I can only promise to try.} (Akagi)

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Number 12: Girl Talk.

"So, Mika... How've things been going between you and your two girlfriends?" Kana asked as she handed the blue-haired girl a cup of tea. The three of them were spending the night at Naomi's, ostensibly to help a certain two girls study, and were winding down for the night and relaxing in their pajamas. "I haven't really heard too much about them, other than the usual statements about their adorability."

{A lot of said statements if we're being honest...} (Naomi)

"Kana wants to do girl talk?!?" Mika said in shock. "Since when are you normal?!? What did you do with the real Kana?!?"

"Yeah, are you feeling sick? Did you get a fever from too much of your sister's shenanigans?!?" Naomi said as she felt her friend's forehead in a half joking manner.

"Very funny." Kana said as she moved Naomi's hand away from her. "Hah. Hah. Hah. Do you see how much I'm laughing at your joke?"

"Let's not pick on her too hard." Naomi chuckled as she pulled away. "Lest Scary Kana come to our sleepover."

"Yeah, we don't need that killjoy showing up." Mika snickered before having a pillow thrown at her. "Anyway, what do you want to know? We've been doing fine."

"I'm mostly just curious about how your fairing with two simultaneous partners." Kana sighed as her friend moved back on topic. "Handling one is hard enough, so I can't imagine having more than that."

{Plus, I still don't like the whole polygamy thing... But we won't have that argument again.} (Kana)

"Yuzu and Suzu are honestly pretty low maintenance." Mika shrugged as she took a sip, noting that it was a bit too hot still. "We spend time together a couple of times a week, go on dates, or just generally relax together. We went to a really cute cafe yesterday, and they had fun playing with the cats."

"Are you always together with them both at the same time?" Naomi asked. "I've only seen the three of you all together, but you've got to have individual time for each of them, right?"

"Of course." Mika replied. "We mix things up that way they each spend alone time with me. Yuzu is coming over this weekend actually. We're going to work on some crochet that she wants to give to her Mother as a birthday present."

"It sounds like juggling custody of a kid. One gets Mika this week and the other gets her the next." Kana snickered.

"That... That similarity is not lost on me, but it's the best solution I can think of given I'm not like a certain kitty who can split herself in two." Mika rolled her eyes. "Eventually I plan on having the three of us move in together which will probably make things easier."

"Move? Where?" Kana asked, surprised to learn that Mika had any thoughts about the future.

"No clue." Mika shrugged. "I haven't gotten that far yet."

"Yeah, and considering Mika has no plans for what happens after graduation, that's not shocking." Naomi commented as she took a sip of tea.

"I've... I've come up with some plans." Mika stammered. “Its not like I've done no planning!”

"Sponging off Onee-chan is not a plan, Mika." Kana replied, doubting her friend.

"Oh, I can't but Miji can? No fair!" Mika pouted before laughing.

"Miji is basically Onee-chan's second child at this point. She'll spoil that girl to death before she lets her want for anything." Kana sighed.

{Why must I feel jealous too... Stupid Human emotions...} (Kana)

"Envious?" Mika asked with a wicked smile, reading Kana's inner thoughts. "I bet you want Akagi to just pull you aside and tell you she'll take care of you for the rest of forever!"

"No, I'm good." Kana rolled her eyes. "But seriously, what are these 'plans' of yours?"

"Hmmm... It's not really concrete at the moment, but Akagi gave me a good idea about what I can do." Mika continued. "We discussed my skills in photography and she advised me to become a professional photographer/videographer. She said I could probably travel around and make a career out of showing people really cool places and taking really cool shots."

"That's..." Naomi paused before turning to Kana. "That's actually quite sane and reasonable."

{IMPOSSIBLE!}

(Naomi)

"I was half expecting her to just join the RRT as a Magical Girl and collect a paycheck." Kana shrugged.

“But even then, that's more of a plan than I would've expected!” Naomi nodded in agreement.

"Thanks for the support you two. I've got the best friends, don't I?" Mika stuck out her tongue. "But yeah. It's a cool idea and Akagi said she's willing to give me a bit of help. Omara has all kinds of unique features to photograph and video, and she's even willing to take me to some neat places in our world too. I think if I can get my foot in the door so to speak I can make something pretty stable out of it. Especially if you combine that with doing write-ups and articles on these locations and creating professional videos for clients."

"She grew up, Naomi." Kana said, a tear flowing from her eye as Naomi pat her on the shoulder. "Our little girl has finally become an adult."

"Our parenting finally got through to her." Naomi nodded. "We've turned that soft, squishy brain of hers into something useful."

{Fuck you both.} (Mika)

"So Mika will have a stable job, two Wives, and probably about ten children." Kana said. "I suppose it's about as normal as we could hope for her."

"I like how suddenly I'm making a massive family too." Mika rolled her eyes.

"I just expect it at this point." Kana laughed. "It's the Mika thing to do."

“Yup.” Naomi agreed.

"We've not even talked about that at this point and I don't intend to for a good while." Mika replied as she held her head in her hand. "That's the last thing I want to be worried about."

"Its probably for the best too." Naomi said.

"What about you?" Mika said, smirking as she turned to the only single woman in the room. "When are you going to finally put yourself out there?"

"Sometime between now and the end of time." Naomi replied with a lazy shrug. "Maybe it happens and maybe it doesn't. I'm not really rushing it, especially when I'll probably live to be two hundred years old."

"Maybe in the meantime, Naomi will stop being the only one of us to like men and join the dark side." Kana laughed as Naomi threw a pillow at her.

"I'd still be here though?" Mika commented.

"Yeah, but you're with two girls." Kana replied as she avoided a second pillow.

"Kana, need I remind you that I'm not a lesbian like you." Mika sighed. "Recall that I've dated guys before. I'm bi, not full-blown gay. Dating Yuzu and Suzu simply showed me that I like both not purged my sexual attraction to men from my body."

"So you'd date a guy? Marry one?" Kana asked her friend as Naomi readied pillow number three.

"I'll say that I'm not against it at least." Mika replied. "Though I doubt I will since I've got two beautiful Yuki-Onna women to share my life with." She snickered.

"Hmmm..." Naomi hummed in thought as her face grew red. "M-Mika... I hate... Hate to ask this... It's probably private and inappropriate but I thought of it and need to ask."

"If you need tips I'm more than happy to-" Mika was interrupted as a slipper flew past her head. "I'll stop with that..."

"W-When you're with the girls... And you're doing it..." Naomi squeaked, her face growing redder as she continued to speak. "Do... Do the two of them... You know... Too?" Her question instantly made Kana grow red in the face as well once she understood the question. "Y-You don't need to answer if you think it's crossing a line to ask about that!"

{OH GOD WHY DID I ASK?!? SHE'S GONNA THINK I'M WEIRD!} (Naomi)

"No, it's fine." Mika shrugged, not really caring. "The answer is yes. And I don't judge them on it nor do I find it a problem. It's kinda just a part of this relationship now and it only comes up during those intimate moments, so it is what it is. At the end of the day the relationship is between me and them, that is merely a side effect and plays little role outside of that activity." She said, indicating that the relationship was not turned into something else as a result of such intimacy and remained squarely a 'harem' centered around Mika.

"Naomi... I hate you for putting that image in my head now..." Kana said as she buried her red face into a nearby pillow.

{Should I be embarrassed or mortified?!? I have no fucking clue anymore!} (Kana)

"I'm sorry! But once I thought about it I couldn't help but get curious!" Naomi squeaked.

{I mean, it's an understandable question and I get why they're burning up over it. Oh well, we've got a strange relationship and I love the two of them to pieces. Plus it's kinda hot to see that stuff!} (Mika)

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Number 13: The Red Hand's Origin?!?

"Soooooo, the Red Hand?" Halifax said to Akagi relaxed on some chairs overlooking the burned-out battlefield that once was the Simoea Plains. "Where'd that originate from? The moniker has to have a neat story."

{As all great monikers do!} (Halifax)

"God, it's still weird to hear someone call me that, even all these years later." Akagi sighed as she didn't know whether to cringe or not from being called her nickname to her face. She was never a fan of being called 'the Red Hand' to her face, though such a thing was rare since it was never really necessary and didn't come up during your average conversation.

"Don't like your little name?" Halifax snickered. "It's cute!"

"Grrr... And I can't try and mock you by saying Divine Blade Halifax because you take pride in that name." Akagi clicked her tongue in irritation at her inability to clap back.

"I don't think I've actually heard anyone else use that name when referring to you before." Halifax said. “Was it unusual even back home?”

"It's not the kind of name that rolls off the tongue, so most people just called me Akagi." Akagi shrugged. "Though targets mostly just yelled OH MY GODS! Before they died!" She laughed at her own poor attempt at humor.

"I've got mixed feelings on assassins, mostly because a few came for my and Sherry's lives over the years." Halifax said as she recalled one sent by Mr. Quakers that culminated in an epic duel while skydiving. "And I just can't understand what draws people to such a profession, at least those who have a choice anyway. Why kill people as a job? I can get mercs since they're just sellswords and not much different than Adventurers, but targeting people specifically just never really made sense to me." She'd known some who became criminals due to life circumstances but never understood why others would do it of their own free will.

"I did it for the rush." Akagi answered matter-of-factly. "Being an assassin was just something that clicked and everything about it just slotted in with my personality. I enjoyed the planning and execution of each contract. It's something I miss, to be honest." She laughed.

"I can't imagine there's much fun in taking out corrupt Nobles when you can literally blow up an entire planet." Halifax rolled her eyes.

"Hence why the last job I took as the Red Hand was to help Kana's friend Kaori. Everything else is being handled by the Ondai since its on their level of power." Akagi said, seemingly sad to no longer be able to do what she loved. "I'm just too overpowered for the job at this point, and that kind of takes away a bit of the fun I suppose."

"But now you've replaced it with kitty so it all worked out." Halifax laughed.

"Indeed. Tis a bittersweet trade." Akagi smiled. "Yumi definitely likes it better, that's for sure."

"I think everyone does." Halifax replied. "Even Hishya."

"Especially Hishya." Akagi snickered. "That Dragon will never openly admit just how much she enjoys the kitty."

"She probably feels like she'd lose if she did." Halifax laughed. “I think she just needs to be open about her feelings and embrace the floof!”

"But back to the original question. You wanted to where the name originates from?" Akagi thought back to the first time she'd heard it used in FWO. "I believe the Imperial Military was the one who came up with it. They made a big stink out of my assassination of one of their Generals and their pamphlets contained what I think was the first use of the name."

{If I'm remembering correctly they had a pretty accurate picture of me too. I think that was because the game basically cheated and gave them a digital PDF image of me to use on the poster.} (Akagi)

"That's pretty mundane of an origin story if I have to say. I figured it would be something more dramatic. Maybe one of your targets yelled Curse you Red Hand! As you tossed them off a building." Halifax chuckled.

"I think I would've died of embarrassment if that's where it came from..." Akagi rolled her eyes. "But no. It would seem that it was just some lazy writer's decision when they were trying to figure out how to identify me. They took my calling card and then, poof! I'm the Red Hand."

"Maybe they picked the name out of a hat!" Halifax laughed.

"Yeah..." Akagi rolled her eyes. "Either way, the person who came up with that name probably never realized how much it would spread and what it would eventually represent."

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Number 14: There Can Be Only One.

"Transform?" Halifax looked at Akagi, tilting her head in confusion at her question. They'd decided to relax and were playing Old Maid against each other since it was a card game that Akagi wasn't guaranteed to win.

"Yeah, I've seen you reform your Human appearance before when Zef damaged your arm, so I presume you can change your full appearance if you want." Akagi said as Halifax pulled a card from her hand.

"I... I never really thought about that." Halifax said with a look on her face that said why did I never try and change it?!?

{This girl is adorably stupid sometimes.} (Akagi)

"How did you choose your current appearance anyway?" Akagi asked as she pulled a card from Halifax's hand. "Did you make it or was it just there when you started using a Human form?"

"Hmm..." Halifax paused as she thought for a moment. "I think I made it myself... I don't remember." She shrugged. "That would be something from four thousand years ago, and at my earliest stage of existence at that. I honestly don't know where it came from if it wasn't my own design."

{I feel like it was just there this whole time, but it's been so long I'm probably just forgetting.} (Halifax)

"Can you change your form then?" Akagi asked as she thought about what card to take from Halifax next.

"I guess." Halifax shrugged, unsure. "I never really tried. Here, let's see." She closed her eyes and imagined her hair changing to black, which it did a moment later along with her eye color. "Looks like I can. Huh..."

"How much change you change?" Akagi asked as she picked another card. "Body shape? Sex? Species?"

"I don't think I wanna change too much about myself." Halifax hummed in thought. "Wait!" She exclaimed before putting her cards face down on the table. "I've got an idea!" She said as a pair of cat ears popped on top of her head and a tail appeared at the base of her spine. "Yes! Now I am the kitty!" She cackled. "I wonder if I can shrink? If I can we can be kitties together!"

"Yeah..." Akagi sighed, realizing that she'd just opened a can of worms.

{Fuck...} (Akagi)

"Or better yet! I'll steal Miji away from you! I'm sure I can be a better kitty than you ever were! MEW! MEW! MEW!" Halifax laughed as she imagined the sad site of Catkagi crying as Miji turned away from her and embraced the new kitty on the block. “Miji shall by my friend MEW!”

*KACHUNCK*

"Alright, I'ma have to ask you to stop right there, chief." Akagi said as she pulled out a pump action shotgun and cocked it.

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Number 15:

"Mika would definitely bet he happy, bubbily, heroine." Akagi said as she lay horizontally on the blanket. "Nobody else can top her in that role."

"As much as I hate to admit it..." Kana sighed. “You're probably right...”

{Mika is literally the textbook cute Heroine...} (Kana)

"I'm just a happy girl! Making people smile is fun!" Mika chuckled as her two friends rolled their eyes. Akagi and the girls had gone into one of the parks in Kyoto for a picnic lunch and were currently debating who would fit into what role in one of those magic academy anime. "My Heroine smile will charm the world!"

{Oh we know...} (Kana x Naomi)

“Naomi would be the snooty rich girl with a drill hairdo.” Mika snickered as she imagined Naomi with such a look. “She already has people calling her Ojou-sama after all!

“Fair, she is the heiress to the Tokugawa Clan, so it makes sense.” Kana nodded. “She's got that air about her even in the real world.”

“What can I say, I've had to work hard to be this good.” Naomi scoffed playfully. “Commoners like you just wouldn't understand the effort it takes to be a blue blood. Oh ho ho ho!”

“She says to a member of literal Royalty.” Akagi chuckled as she pointed to the Kana in question.

“Don't bring that up...” Kana sighed.

{I don't wanna be reminded...} (Akagi)

“Ohime-sama! Please allow me to get your dress!” Mika laughed at her friend's expense. “We have to make sure you look great for the gala!”

“Oh she must be absolutely perfect! Hime-sama will sweep all those would be suitors off their feet in her most beautiful dress!” Naomi snickered.

“Don't call me that!” Kana exclaimed, flustered at being referred to in such an embarrassing, and technically correct, manner. “Naomi is more of a Princess than me anyway! She literally lives in what amounts to a castle!”

{Her house is bigger than Onee-chan's!} (Kana)

“And you live in an Imperial Estate which doubles as the Capital for my nation and are also the heir to my throne.” Akagi smirked. “So calling you Ohime-sama is fully warranted.”

“Quiet you! Its your fault things turned out this way!” Kana hissed at her sister. “And just what do you think your role would be in this fictional setting? Class pet? Mysterious transfer student? Or no you'd be the villianess.” She smirked.

“Oh no, you my friend take villianess role in that setting 10 times out of time.” Akagi rolled her eyes. “I'm no competition for you.”

“What?!?” Kana yelped. “How am I the villianess?!? If any one is the villianess its you!”

{You're the literal fucking Demon Lord!} (Kana)

“I more of the BBEG of the story that attends the school but sits in the corner all alone as a plain girl that you'd never think was actually the final enemy.” Akagi laughed playfully. “You on the other hand fit the villianess motif to a tee.”

“HOW?!?” Kana yelled.

“Scary Kana.” (Mika x Akagi x Mika)

“Don't you two idiots go agreeing with her!” Kana growled at her friends.

“Kana, don't take this the wrong way but you're the kind of person to both socially and physically destroy someone if they cross you.” Naomi said to her friend in the nicest way possible so as to not invoke the wrath of Scary Kana. “I can't say whether or not you take pleasure in tormenting people, but you definitely give off a massive sadist vibe.”

{Only a vibe? Have you seen how whipped she has Hishya?} (Akagi)

“Oh yeah, she's definitely a sadist.” Mika nodded along. “Even before Akagi came out of FWO Kana was feared as being this terrifying force that could end your life in an instant if you stepped out of line.”

“What the hell are you talking about?!?” Kana hissed. “I'm not any of that! I never hurt people or caused them to get exiled from the school!”

{And breaking the clown's arm doesn't count!} (Kana)

“We called it Scary Kana long before Akagi woke up, so you can't say its a new phenomena.” Naomi chuckled. “The entire class believed in it too.”

“There were rumors floating about that any guy who asked you out would find themselves crushed to death by the sheer pressure of your ego.” Mika laughed.

“I merely told them to come back when they were-” Kana paused, realizing that what she was about to say would play into her friends statements about her. “Anyway, I'm not the villianess! At least make the the student council president!”

“Let's split the difference and say she's the leader of the shadow student council that controls the school and terrifies even the teachers.” Akagi laughed as Kana shot a blast of fire at her, which was harmlessly dissipated.

“See, you are violent!” Mika laughed as Kana readied another blast.

“Oh I'll show you violent.” Kana said with a terrifying smile.

“Scary Kana!” (Mika x Naomi)