As Issa hungrily directed his gaze at the two girls, they immediately leapt back as he lunged at them, the lure of fresh blood too much for the starving vampire to resist. As the duo relaxed outside of Issa's range he continued pulling at the chain still binding his left arm, causing a few cracks to form on the wall it was attached to, but he couldn't manage to do more than that in his weakened state. Realizing that Issa was merely trying to get some blood after starving for so long, Kuroka flashed forward and slammed her open palm into his head, stunning him momentarily before grabbing his free arm and locking it up. She then said to Shizuku,
"Hurry up and give him some of Alex's blood~Nya, before he pisses me off!" At her urging Shizuku rushed forward and dumped an entire vial of Alex's blood into Issa's open mouth, causing the powerful vampire to pause before his body started shuddering slightly, both from tasting blood for the first time in so long, and from the potency of Alex's blood.
As Issa started calming down, Shizuku quickly dumped a second vial of blood down his throat to calm him even more, before slicing through the second set of chains on his left arm. With both his arms free of the restricting rosaries, and Alex's potent blood coursing through his veins, Issa's power quickly soar until it was comparable to his former strength before Gyokuro sealed him away. Though he still desperately craved blood, Issa's hunger was at least slightly sated as he suddenly groaned,
"Th-thank you for freeing me... I don't mean to sound ungrateful, but who the hell are you?" As his mind started clearing and catching up Issa recalled being sealed by his wife after she revealed her plans for his daughter Moka, making him wary of the strangers who had freed him from this prison that only Gyokuro knew about. While Kuroka narrowed her eyes at being question by him, Shizuku quickly supplied,
"We're wives of the Dragon Emperor, a man who has been working with the Dark Lords Mikogami and Touhou Fuhai to ensure the destruction of Alucard, and to prevent Gyokuro's plan to wipe out humanity from coming to fruition." This information made Issa pause slightly, as he had never heard of this 'Dragon Emperor' before, however the fact that he was working with the two Dark Lords was enough for him to relax a little, until Kuroka added,
"And Akua, Moka, and Kokoa are with us~Nya." This made Issa's body tense up again, as he asked,
"And how are they doing?" Shizuku shot a glare at Kuroka at this, as she wasn't in hurry to tell Issa that Alex was currently banging two of his four daughters, and that the third one was well on her way. She instead said,
"They are doing fine, both Kokoa and Akua were really happy to see their sister again, and Moka was eager to reconnect with them after so long." This made Issa let out a sigh of relief as he thought about his daughters, before Kuroka interrupted,
"We should probably get out of here~Nya, I'm definitely ready to head home." Though Shizuku shot Kuroka another glare, Issa nodded and said,
"I agree, I think I've been down here long enough." Kuroka then nodded in agreement, before she turned around and opened a portal directly to the top of the cliff where she left the other vampires, who were all still asleep. Though he was in awe from the unique form of magic Kuroka was using, Issa's expression changed when he saw the dozen vampires that Kuroka had saved from Gyokuro's experiments.
"What are they doing here?! What happened to them?!" He instantly demanded, to which Shizuku explained the state that Kuroka found them in, and how she had helped them.
"Thank you, at least a part of my house still exists." Shizuku didn't say anything as she watched Issa feed each of the unconscious vampires a couple vials of Alex's blood, rousing each of them from their slumber before he explained what was going on to them. Eventually Kuroka got tired of waiting and said,
"So are you all ready to go yet? I'm tired of just waiting here~Nya!" At this Issa looked at the two of them and was silent for a moment, before saying,
"We're not going. Currently the Shuzen house is technically aligned with Gyokuro, and I intend to start working to remedy that. When they see that the 'me' supporting Gyokuro is a fake, chances are some of the Shuzen house under her control will return to my side, and I can also start to rally the vampires who don't wish for a war with humanity." When she heard this Kuroka got fairly annoyed at the fact that she had been waiting for no reason, while Shizuku asked,
"But what about your daughters? Don't you want to see them?" Issa sighed at her question, and answered,
"Yes, especially Moka after what happened to her mother. However, this can all be said to be my fault, and I need to help fix things before I focus on my own happiness. Can you at least give them my love when you see them?" Shizuku nodded and swore to Issa that she would tell the three girls that their father missed them, before she and Kuroka left the group of vampires to recover their strength before waging their own war on Fairy Tale. When they reported what had happened to Alex he simply nodded with understanding before saying,
"Well it's too bad that I won't be meeting Issa just yet, but we can worry about that later. For now we should focus on what Shizuku learned." They then started talking about how Miyabi and Kahlua were about to travel to the Yuuki-Onna village to recruit them, which Endou had told them was slightly delayed due to Kuroka and Shizuku's actions.
When she set the 'Demonic Dragons Flames' at the Shuzen estate Shizuku had ended up burning down nearly half of the great manor, definitely destroying Gyokuro's lab and causing her intense grief at being attacked in her own home. Though there was no proof that the mystery man who had killed Kanade was behind the attack, Gyokuro didn't doubt Alex's involvement for a second due to the fact that everything bad had started happening after his mysterious appearance.
Of course this was before word reached her about the same thing happening at the floating fortress, in which she hadn't just lost her research notes and subjects, but even the experimental rosary that she planned to use to control Alucard himself when he finally awoke. When she heard abut this right after the fire at the manor had finally gone out, Gyokuro had been so furious that she destroyed whatever remained of her manor out of pure rage, while her daughter Kahlua worked to evacuate the help before her mother accidentally killed them.
As a result of these two attacks on her labs, Miyabi and Kahlua's departure was delayed a day or two until they could assess the damage and sweep the entire fortress for any remaining intruders. The funny thing was that when Gyokuro met with all of the division leaders Endou had even sat in the meeting room at the same table as them all, and Gyokuro had never even suspected his presence, something that made Endou threaten tears when he reported the situation to Alex and co.
Though he was originally planning to travel to the hidden village during the upcoming summer break, the recent information prompted Alex and Mizore to hasten their plans and travel to the Yuuki-Onna village the next day; so this just meant that chances were he might have to expect Miyabi and Kahlua to show up at some point, something that didn't particularly bother him.
***
The next day there was a flash as an opening in space appeared within a snowy area that was fiercely blizzarding, despite the fact that it was nearly summer. Out of that opening Alex and Mizore appeared, before closing again as Alex put the teleportation key away and looked forward.
"So the village is this way?" He asked Mizore, who nodded as a feeling of relief filled her from being home.
"Yes, this blizzard is also a result of the barrier we have in place, so it's an indicator that we're going the right way." Alex nodded as he stepped forward and swept up Mizore into his arms before taking flight, following her directions to the village while the Yuuki-Onna blushed happily and snuggled closer to Alex. As a Yuuki-Onna Mizore had never been able to stand anything warm or hot touching her, yet for some reason she considered the heat of Alex's body pleasant, to the point that she directly tried to shorten the distance between their bodies even more while laying her head against his chest to listen to his heart beat.
Smiling wryly at Mizore's antics, Alex didn't say anything as he continued flying through the snowstorm until the weather suddenly cleared, presenting one of the most beautiful sights he had ever seen. Through the winter that Asora was currently in Alex had been able to appreciate the sight of the mountains and trees when they were covered in freshly fallen snow quite a bit, however both paled in comparison to the sight of the Yuuki-Onna village, which was made entirely of snow and ice that seemed to glow in the sunlight that was nonexistent moments prior, with the impressive ice castle standing proudly above the rest of buildings before it.
Descending so that he was right above the roofs of the buildings below, Alex continued following Mizore's instructions as she led him to her house, while a number of Yuuki-Onna gathered below them to see who was flying above them. Even though it only took a moment for him to get to her house, by the time they had arrived Mizore's mother Tsurara was also standing outside due to the commotion, only to see her daughter suddenly come out of the sky in a random man's arms.
"Hello mother." Mizore said awkwardly as Alex was still holding her, shocking Tsurara slightly before a small smile appeared on her face. She was a fairly beautiful woman that appeared to be in her early thirties, with long silver-white hair that was tied up in a bun while she wore a white kimono.
"Welcome home Mizore, I see you brought a...'friend' with you." Though most people would be embarrassed at their parents implications regarding the opposite sex, Mizore however nodded eagerly and said,
"This is my husband, Alex." Though Tsurara was shocked to hear her daughter readily refer the man before her as her husband, her smile simply widened as she said,
"It's a pleasure to meet you Alex, I'm Mizore's mother, Tsurara. Please come inside so we can get properly acquainted." Alex smiled widely at Tsurara's invitation, and replied,
"I would love that Tsurara." Taken slightly aback by Alex's sudden use of her name, as she expected something along the lines of 'ma'am', 'miss', or even 'mother', Tsurara paused briefly before opening the door for them, during which Alex set Mizore down and followed her into the house with Tsurara taking up the rear.
As Mizore led Alex to the kitchen table to sit at, Tsurara prepared a few cups of iced tea before joining them and asking, "So what brings you here so soon Mizore? Summer break starts in a few days anyways so why not just wait until then?" At this Mizore looked at Alex curiously, wondering how much to tell her mother. This earned them a look of intrigue from Tsurara, however Alex merely said,
"I'll get into the details later, but we were originally planning to come during summer break and circumstances forced us to come ahead of time. Let's get to know each other a bit before we start getting into the business of why I'm here." Curious about the circumstances and business that Alex was talking about, Tsurara wanted to continue questioning him but held herself back since he said he would explain later. Instead they discussed the nature of Alex and Mizore's relationship, how they met with Alex saving her from being assaulted, and how they actually came together. Naturally Tsurara frowned when Mizore mentioned Alex's harem, however since her daughter didn't seem to mind she didn't say anything just yet, deciding to ask Alex about it later. As they talked the hours seemed to slowly slip by until it was already late in the afternoon, and Mizore suddenly stood up and made her way to her room while saying,
"I need to go mother, I'll be back in a little bit." Tsurara frowned when she heard this, and asked when Mizore reappeared after changing into her own shortened white kimono,
"Where do you need to go this late in the day? Surely you don't want me to entertain your husband all by myself?" Mizore faltered at this slightly, before she continued moving towards Alex and saying,
"It would be good for the two of you to get to know each other, and Alex can explain the other reason why we came." This made Tsurara go silent as she recalled her earlier question being dogged, and her curiosity got the better of her as she watched her daughter kiss Alex lovingly before walking out the door. With Mizore gone, Alex looked back at Tsurara and said with a wry smile,
"Now, where to begin?"
While Alex explained some of the details of their visit and the true nature of his existence, Mizore hurriedly made her way to the edge of the Yuuki-Onna village. There the snow was considerably deeper, but she ran on top of it without any issue before leaping forward and forming a sheet of ice under her feet, shooting herself forward on top of the snow with ease.
Naturally the temperature was dropping by the second as the sun started going down, but Mizore reveled in the cold weather as she enjoyed the feeling of being home, the freezing wind whipping against her face as she navigated through the snow covered hills to a certain spot from her youth.
For generations the Snow Priestess had arranged meeting between the Yuuki-Onna, and the men that they needed to impregnate them to continue their race. And upon their meetings the Yuuki-Onna would gift the men a flower to symbolize their union, a flower that's pollen also acted as an aphrodisiac while increasing the fertility of those that smelled it, otherwise the amount of children produced from these one time unions would be much lower. In her youth Mizore had gifted such a flower to a boy she had met, believing she had found her true love, however when that boy learned what she was he ran away while calling her a monster.
Shaking her head to clear it of the bad memory, Mizore continued her journey with determination as she intended to give one of these flowers to Alex, while also completing a side mission Anne had given her. Soon she crested a hill and Mizore's vision was filled with a wide field of flowers blooming in the snow under the light of the nearly full moon, a sight that was truly a wonder for any that saw it. After taking a second to admire the sight, while also wishing Alex could have seen it with her, Mizore set to her job, which was picking as many flowers as possible before throwing them into a storage ring that she had been given, for Anne to examine and possibly cultivate later.
After picking every single flower she could find Mizore inevitably felt her body start to gradually heat up with arousal, but she bore with it until she finally picked the last one, which was to be the one she gave to Alex. Looking back on the ruined field one last time, Mizore turned back towards the village and shot off, her mind filled and body with anticipation for what was to come.
***
"Wha...?" Tsurara gapped as she tried to take in everything Alex had said, while the man himself calmly sipped on his iced tea seemingly without a single care. As Alex had promised he told Tsurara everything regarding himself, his family, and Asora, before moving onto his reason for visiting the Yuuki-Onna village and why they had come so early.
Naturally she had a hard time digesting the existence of a hidden world that Alex ruled over and wanted to bring her people to, and that was before he mentioned that a Youkai supremacist organization was going to try and recruit the Yuuki-Onna tribe into their war against humanity. After sitting in silence for several seconds, she finally began to open her mouth before saying a bit chillily while her tea started icing over,
"So you have how many girls in your harem?" This made Alex nearly bang his head against the table in surprise, as he expected Tsurara to question at least some of the things he told her. While he wasn't wrong, Tsurara decided that each of those things ultimately didn't matter compared to her daughter's happiness, and so she was more concerned with if Alex actually cared for her or not amongst all of the other women. Laughing slightly awkwardly, Alex said,
"Does it matter? All that's important is Mizore and if she herself is happy." Though she felt as if he was trying to dodge the question, Tsurara decided to drop the matter since she herself will be able to meet them once she moved to this Asora, as, even without Alex moving her people there, there was no way in hell she would miss out on being a part of her granddaughters life.
She was about to say something else, but at that moment the front door to the house slammed open, and Mizore stood there with rosy red cheeks that didn't have anything to do with the cold, while staring directly at Alex. The flushed Yuuki-Onna stared at Alex for several seconds, before marching towards him and holding out a flower that she had carefully brought back without damaging.
"Please, accept this." She requested while trying not to pay attention to her soaked panties. Seeing Mizore's state Alex was fairly concerned, but he still stood and accepted Mizore's offered flower while saying,
"Of course, and please accept this as well." As he spoke Alex held out his other hand, which held a ring made of pure blue ice that had been enchanted to never melt. As she shakily accepted the ring, Mizore's current state of intense arousal was briefly interrupted with pure happiness as she could now count herself amongst those Alex had proposed to, a number that had grown to include Rias, Gabriel, Serafall, and Ravel ever since he had originally proposed to Anne.
Watching this entire exchange from the side was Tsurara, who was surprised to suddenly see Mizore present Alex with one of their flowers used for courtship, before Alex presented a ring that she knew represented proposal in some human cultures. Seeing the exchange, and that Alex was apparently very serious when he said that he'd make Mizore happy, Tsurara couldn't help but have a small smile; but then once Mizore slid the ring onto her finger, and Alex used magic to send the flower to a place where it wouldn't be ruined, the two were suddenly at each other like animals, or more accurately Mizore jumped Alex and he returned her fervor.
Being unable to resist her intense arousal after picking all of the aphrodisiatic flowers, Mizore was ready to answer her body's need to have Alex and his seed inside of her. Kissing him as if she was defying of thirst and Alex's saliva was the only water for miles around, Mizore pushed him up against the kitchen table before throwing off her kimono so that she was only left in her panties, seemingly intending to take him into her then and there despite the fact that her mother was still watching.
"Should I offer you snacks or something?" Tsurara asked, without even the slightest amount of sarcasm in her voice, before Alex sent her the best apologetic expression he could manage under the circumstances while also trying to bring Mizore to her room, Tsurara's eyes on them the entire time.
The second the door closed Alex grabbed Mizore by her hips, and tossed her where he knew her bed was at before stripping off his shirt and pants. Seemingly taking the hint, Mizore then grabbed the sides of her panties and lifted her legs up before sliding them down her legs sexily, ending with her throwing them to the side before spreading her legs to give Alex a perfect view of what lay within.
"Give it to me.....please....." Mizore pleaded, as she snaked her hands down to her most precious spot and used her fingers to spread her lower lips open, presenting the drooling pink flesh within to his greedy gaze. Never one to keep his ladies waiting, Alex immediately went down and placed his arms on either side of Mizore's head as he lined up his cock with her soaking wet entrance, foreplay obviously being unneeded at this point.
The first thing he noticed was that, despite their bodies only being a bit 'cooler' than a normal persons temperature wise, the fluids gushing from Mizore's cavern were as cold as freshly melted ice, and was definitely several degrees below freezing. Staring her directly in the eyes, Alex then said,
"Mizore, I'm going to start...." All her apprehension at losing her virginity gone due to her arousal, Mizore didn't say anything as she lovingly returned Alex's gaze, before he leaned down to seal her lips once more as he started to slowly move his hips forwards.
As he pushed his way into Mizore's interior Alex's couldn't help but to note both the tightness, which wasn't unusual since it was her first time, and how cold Mizore's insides were due to them being drenched in her freezing fluids. Oddly enough it wasn't uncomfortable like when you hold onto a piece of ice for too long, but had a more 'soothing' sensation on his burning meat stick. Mizore however broke the kiss and gasped out loud as she was being forcefully spread apart down there, while Alex's cock felt as if it was burning her from its heat, but it was a similar feeling to when she felt the heat of Alex's skin in the past.
The two of them were then both suddenly brought back from their thoughts, as Alex's member hit the thin membrane in Mizore's body representing her purity, causing her to wince slightly at the light pain. As Alex looked back into her eyes Mizore wordlessly nodded to show her readiness, before he charged forward and tore through the wall that bared his intrusion, making Mizore wince at the more painful sensation as Alex slowly continued forward until he felt the tip of his cock hit the entrance to her womb.
"There's no more room Mizore...." Alex gently said, prompting her to look down and see the slight bulge in her stomach where Alex was inside her. Wrapping her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist as if to prevent Alex from escaping now that he had completely filled her up, Mizore then whispered seductively into Alex's ear once she had adjusted to the pain,
"Let's make a baby."
That was all the go ahead Alex needed, as he pulled his length out as far as Mizore's embrace permitted, before thrusting back into her until he hit the entrance to her womb a second time.
"Ah!" Mizore cried out softly, before Alex repeated the action a second time, and then a third time after that, until Mizore started moving her own hips to meet Alex's and the duo formed a steady rhythm of moans and the smacking of flesh.
Naturally, with the effect of the aphrodisiac that she had been under for quite a while now, it wasn't long until Mizore's insides started tightening around Alex's cock, and his nether region was flooded with freezing fluids as she cried out in ecstasy from his relentless pounding.
"YEEEEESSSSSSS!!!"
Though Alex slowed his pace slightly due to Mizore's climax, as it passed he resumed his thrusting with renewed vigor until he himself was finally pushed over the edge, and he filled Mizore's eager womb with his hot seed.
"Ah! It's burns!" Mizore cried out as her insides suddenly felt as if they were on fire from the fluids Alex had pumped into her belly, however it too didn't actually hurt, instead Mizore felt excited from the heat and what it meant. Removing one of her hands from her hold on the back of his neck, Mizore weaved it down her body until it rested over the place where she felt the burning sensation.
Even though it was completely impossible that she was already pregnant, Mizore could help but beam brilliantly at the thought while Alex smiled widely as well, sharing in her eagerness before he lovingly sealed her cherry tasting lips once again.
Naturally the two didn't leave it at that, as they continued to release the desire that had been built up for each other quite a bit since they would be unable to soon. After several different rounds in several different positions, Mizore found herself sitting limply in Alex's lap with her legs loosely wrapped around him once more, her breasts squished against his chest as she leaned against his body tiredly yet content. Though, as she basked in the afterglow of their activities, Alex suddenly whispered in her ear,
"Should I tag the next person in?" This made Mizore look at him confusedly, before Alex turned towards her closet and asked, "Did you like what you saw Tsurara?" Then, much to Mizore's surprise, her closet door slid slowly open to reveal her own mother, her cheeks slightly flushed as she asked,
"When did you know?" Alex smirked at her flustered look, before saying,
"Since you first crawled in there using the secret tunnel under the floor." This made Tsurara's brow twitch slightly, as it meant Alex knew that she had been there from the beginning and banged her daughter knowing she was watching. Then, while trying to regain her composure, Tsurara said,
"Well then, since I now know that you'll be able to properly take care of Mizore in the bedroom I'll take my leave, I guess those claims of having a harem were justified..." As Tsurara turned to leave the room however, Alex whispered something else into Mizore's ear, making her pout slightly before begrudgingly climbing off of Alex's lap after he promised something else to her.
As Tsurara tried to exit the door through the door, she suddenly found her way blocked by the naked Alex, who asked with a slight smirk, "Tell me Tsurara, how can you be sure that Mizore is being properly 'taken care of' if you don't see for yourself firsthand?" Alex's words stunned Tsurara as she glanced back at Mizore in amazement, only for her daughter to look away slightly in embarrassment that had nothing to do with the white fluid that was visibly leaking from between her legs.
"Y-you can't be serious!?" Tsurara stuttered at Alex's forwardness, before adding while periodically glancing at the thing dangling between his legs, "While I can't deny any interest, you couldn't possibly really be interested in an old hag like myself..." Though Alex wasn't surprised that Tsurara was resistant to the idea of actually sleeping with him, the fact that she put herself down as an 'old hag' did surprise him since she seemed somewhat flirtatious with Tskune in the original timeline.
Tsurara meanwhile was seriously considering things after Alex's offer, as her last/only time with a man had been during Mizore's conception with a handsome hiker that had gotten lost in the mountains, and watching Alex and Mizore's actions had effected her more than she'd care to admit. However there was also her age to take into consideration as she was not only twice as old as Mizore, but her time to conceive children had passed nearly a decade ago. Alex however smiled wryly at her comment of being an 'old hag', and said,
"I wouldn't say that around some of the other girls in my harem, as a few of them can even count their age in the hundreds or even thousands, to them you might as well be an infant..." This made Tsurara pause slightly as she considered what Alex said, before she finally added,
"But, I'm still too old to have any children..." Though this was only really a mild concern since Tsurara had been aware that she wouldn't have any more children after Mizore for nearly two decades, when she considered watching other women involved with the same man having his children one after another while she wouldn't be able to, she wasn't sure she would be able to live in such a way. Alex however didn't cease his advance as he gently grabbed Tsurara's waist, and asked while pulling her closer,
"Would you like to though?" This made Tsurara look at Alex almost expectantly, as he continued, "If I said I could make you carry another child, would you want to?" At this Tsurara started getting her hopes up, as, regardless of the questionable aspects of Alex's offer, all Yuuki-Onna had been raised to prioritize continuing their species most.
Tsurara didn't know why, but she didn't doubt the veracity of Alex's claims of being able to ensure she had a second child, something that filled her with even more passion than seeing Alex in action had. She was so distracted that she didn't even notice Alex gently slide her kimono off, revealing her completely naked body as she usually went without underwear, however this didn't seem to phase her as Alex slowly moved closer so that she could feel the heat from his body on her skin. After several seconds of deliberation, Tsurara looked at Alex and said with longing,
"Please, give me another baby..." This had been what Alex was waiting for, as he suddenly sealed her lips before gently pushing Tsurara back onto the bed along with Mizore, where Tsurara immediately wrapped her legs around Alex's waist similarly to how her daughter had done, as if she was trying to keep Alex from getting away now that they were doing this.
Also similarly to her daughter, Tsurara didn't need or want to engage in foreplay as she was already excited from watching them earlier, and now she just needed Alex and his seed inside her as soon as possible. Her need didn't go unanswered for long, as Alex readily push his way into her tight and freezing hole that had been longing for another man for seventeen years. Alex continued his aggressive charge uninterrupted until he hit the entrance to her womb, before saying,
"Are you ready Tsurara?" After she nodded yes, Tsurara let out several moaning gasps as Alex suddenly started pistoning in and out of her.
"Y-YES!" Tsurara cried out as sensations rushed through her body that she hadn't felt in so long, along with those that the lost hiker hadn't been able to make her feel. She was soon distracted from the things she was being made to feel though, as her daughters face suddenly showed itself above her, and Mizore looked down at her mother with a deadpan stare.
"You look like you're enjoying yourself mother." She said plainly, making Tsurara realize once again, that she was now screwing her daughters husband. While she half expected several things to come from her daughters mouth regarding the current situation, Tsurara was instead surprised when Mizore held up her hand as if to show off her ice ring to her, before making her way up to Alex and pressing her body up against his before slowly kissing him even as he continued thrusting into her.
This was only the start of the strange events of that night however, as Alex whispered something into Mizore's ear after they ended the kiss, causing her to make a face slightly while Alex urged her more by lightly pinching her butt. Then she turned back towards her mother and crawled up to her head while Tsurara's body was still rocking back and forth from Alex's movements, and lowered her own before placing her lips against her mothers.
Though he didn't stop his movements, Alex couldn't help but stare at the immoral situation in front of him as Mizore made out with her own mother, and vice versa. He then recalled that he was supposed to be doing something else at that time, and activated his magic while Tsurara was distracted by Mizore's mouth.
***
Around noon the next day, sitting upon her throne within the majestic ice castle that towered over the rest of the Yuuki-Onna village, was a beautiful figure that was garbed in various high quality robes with her hair tied up in multiple ceremonial braids. This was the Snow Priestess that led the nearly extinct tribe of women, and currently she was staring down at a certain woman who was urgently reporting,
"Then entire field of flowers was destroyed upon my arrival Snow Priestess, and I couldn't find any trace of whoever did it either. By my guess it was either someone who was able to move through snow in ways that we can't detect, or it was a Yuuki-Onna who destroyed them." Her words sent a wave of whispers through the crowd of women in the throne room, as the flowers the woman was talking about were the very same ones they counted on during their courtship to ensure pregnancy, and were the same ones Mizore had mercilessly harvested the night before.
While the throne room was filled with whispers and muttering, the Snow Priestess herself was silent as she contemplated and asked internally, 'What do you think Jack?' At her question a voice only she could hear answered inside her mind,
'Hmmm, other than this morning I hadn't seen anything regarding this incident or anything else to come, which honestly worries me a little.' While others may be worried about hearing voices inside their heads talking with them, the Snow Priestess was completely calm as the voice belonged to the very being that would have visions of the future and would share them with her while she received the credit, Jack Frost. After several seconds of silent contemplation, Jack then said, 'Perhaps that man who was seen flying over the village yesterday had something to do with it?'
The Snow Priestess was silent as she considered Jack's suggestion, before deciding that he could very well be correct. Though she did know of the mysterious man who had entered their village the day before, Jack hadn't warned her of anything regarding his visit so she swiftly dismissed any thought of him from her head at the time. The fact that something happened the very same night he had arrived, and was able to fly while they were unable to track the perpetrator, was too much of a coincidence for her to ignore. Deciding to question the man at the very least, the Snow Priestess turned her attention back towards the woman who had been sent to investigate the flower field and ordered,
"Go to the home of Tsurara Shirayuki and bring me the man who is currently staying there for questioning!" Bowing slightly at the Priestess's orders, the woman turned around and marched out the grand doors that led outside, only to immediately turn around and declare,
"Lady Snow Priestess, the man has already arrived along with Tsurara and Mizore Shirayuki!" This made the women and even the Snow Priestess blink in surprise, as none of them figured that the man himself would arrive to meet her the moment she requested his presence. Taking a second to compose herself, the Snow Priestess nodded her affirmation and the woman she had previously sent opened the door to allow Alex and his two escorts into the throne room. The moment Alex entered the throne room erupted once more into whispers as every Yuuki-Onna took in the appearance of the man before them, many of whom hadn't gotten a good look at him the day before.
While the surrounding Yuuki-Onna were admiring his rugged muscles and unruly hair, the Snow Priestess however noticed the power and authority that seemed to radiate off of him like he was some kind of sun, to the point that she almost felt as if some kind of foreign ruler had entered her throne room. Maintaining her noble bearing as if the man in front of her truly was royalty, the Snow Priestess then said,
"Welcome to the land of the Yuuki-Onna, I am the Snow Priestess that watches over and guides these people. Tell me, what do you call yourself?" Though there was nothing revealing in her words or bearing, Alex was slightly taken aback at how he almost felt as if he was being looked at with suspicion or potential hostility by the surrounding women, something that confused him since there shouldn't have been anything he had done to offend the Yuuki-Onna people. Not letting his confusion show, Alex introduced himself,
"It is a pleasure to meet you Snow Priestess, I am typically called the Dragon Emperor, but you may call me Alex. If I may ask, is there something concerning the Yuuki-Onna people?" Though the Snow Priestess did a slight intake of breath when Alex referred to himself as an emperor, she remained calm as she explained,
"There is a certain flower that grows even in the snow and is important to our people, however late last night the entire field was destroyed with no clues to the identity of the perpetrator or their intentions. Forgive my impertinence, but you must admit that it does seem a little suspect that such a travesty occurred directly after you arrived in our village." Alex's expression turned to one of mild shock when he heard the Snow Priestess's words, making her briefly think he might not have been the culprit until he turned towards Mizore and asked,
"You wiped out the entire field?" His words stunned the entire assembly as there was not event he slightest attempt to hide that he was the one behind their current predicament, to which Mizore simply shrugged and answered,
"I figured that the more flowers Anne had to work with the better, plus we won't need them here much longer anyways once we all move to Asora." Naturally no one understood what Mizore was even talking about, causing Alex to sigh in mild exasperation before turning back towards the Snow Priestess and explaining,
"I'm very sorry about this, my first wife is very knowledgable about plants and was exceptionally interested in the flowers that the Yuuki-Onna used in their courtship rituals. She asked for a few to examine and attempt to experiment with while we were visiting, but I never expected that Mizore would take all of them instead." Though there was several things she wanted to ask or comment about with what Alex told them, the Snow Priestess instead decided to focus on something else Mizore mentioned and asked,
"What does she mean by 'once we all move to Asora'? What is this Asora?" This question made Alex smile wryly as he had hoped to wait a little bit before jumping right into his intention to move the entire Yuuki-Onna village, but the damage was done so Alex started,
"Asora is an entire world tied to my soul that I can access and leave at any time. Whenever I encounter a race of people in need of better living conditions, such as yourselves, I try to invite them to live there to live better lives away from wars or without needing to run or hide.
"In the instance of the Yuuki-Onna then you'd be able to interact with men of other races without the need to hide who, or what, you are, which would help ensure the continuation of the Yuuki-Onna without the need to rely on the predictions of the spirit within you." Though there was plenty of skepticism and confusion at Alex's words, the Snow Priestess was completely shaken as Alex directly mentioned the spirit inside her, Jack Frost. She wasn't the only one as Jack tried to use his foresight to determine how Alex knew of him, but both of their mental facilities stalled as Alex continued,
"The biggest benefit of the Yuuki-Onna moving to Asora however is something else entirely, the fact that with the magical and technological capabilities of our people, the time frame that the Yuuki-Onna women being able to bear children can be extended by several years, also allowing them to have multiple children." When Alex finished speaking it was as if the mental facilities of every single Yuuki-Onna around them had stalled, before the Snow Priestess suddenly stood up and declared,
"IMPOSSIBLE!"
This earned her the undivided attention of everyone present as she continued, "Even if everything you've said before was true, a concept that is already difficult to believe, do you really expect that we are so stupid as to believe that all of our problems are easily solved by you and your people?!" At her words the rest of the Yuuki-Onna started murmuring as they began directing hateful glares at Alex, Mizore, and Tsurara for the lies they were spreading. Despite the way the conversation was going however, Alex's wry smile didn't fade due to the fact that he had an ace up his sleeve that he had prepared the night before. Wrapping an arm around Mizore's waist, Alex then said,
"Don't worry, I didn't come here to make outrageous claims without being able to back them up. Last night I took Mizore as my wife, and then proceeded to make her mine entirely and planted my seed in her. She now carries my child." The murmurs and whispering then came to a halt, as, despite the current circumstances, the news that one of their own was expecting a child was always welcome to the Yuuki-Onna, but then the Snow Priestess stated,
"While that is good news, Mizore is at that age already so it is to be expected that she is to be impregnated soon regardless, and proves nothing of your claims!" Despite her declarations however, Alex's smile widened as he then wrapped his other arm around Tsurara's waist, and added,
"And then afterwards, I had my way with Tsurara while promising her a second child of her own alongside her daughter. We even confirmed this morning, she carries my child as well." The most profound silence yet permeated the throne room as everyone took in what Alex said, and even the Snow Priestess was so stunned that her mouth slightly gaped open.
This was the ace in the hole Alex had prepared to prove his claims to the Yuuki-Onna, and the underlying reason for why he had seduced Tsurara the way he had even though he had just met her hours prior. Without a doubt Alex considered what he did to Tsurara to be the scumiest and most manipulative thing he had ever done to another person, though when he explained why he did what he did to her that morning, the woman in question had simply responded by saying that Alex needed to repay her by 'taking responsibility' with a wide smile, something he had planned to do from the start. As for how Alex already knew that both Mizore and Tsurara carried his children, he had contacted Shia and had her teleport directly to Tsurara's home earlier that morning to use her powers of divination, which showed her the image of both Mizore and her mother sitting on a couch rubbing their swollen bellies with content smiles on their faces.
As the uproar in the throne room started to increase in volume and the Yuuki-Onna started wondering they really could extend the time they were capable of having children, the Snow Priestess suddenly silenced them by shouting, "SILENCE!" Immediately the noise in the room died down as she ran her gaze across everyone present, before she then focused on Mizore, Tsurara, and then she finally settled her gaze on Alex before saying loudly and clearly,
"If you really did lay with them just last night, then there is no way you should know that either one of the two women before us is with child, except perhaps through wishful thinking. That is why I will use my powers of precognition on both of them to determine if they truly are with child or not, is there any objections?" Naturally no one objected as everyone within the Yuuki-Onna village believed completely in the Snow Priestess's prophecies, making her glad Jack had suggested this solution to her seconds prior.
She then stood and slowly made her way down the steps leading up to her throne, her sights set directly on Mizore to start with before she moved onto Tsurara. As the Snow Priestess stood before Mizore the latter untied the front of her kimono before opening it to reveal her bare body underneath, with only a pair of panties to cover her most delicate areas. As all of the men in the Yuuki-Onna village could be counted on one hand, and none were present during the current meeting save Alex, she didn't mind exposing herself in front of the women present as the Snow Priestess simply placed her freezing hand against her abdomen, directly above her womb.
Through the direct contact, Jack Frost then activated his precognition ability while focusing his intent on the budding life under the Snow Priestess's hand, taking her consciousness along with him into the vision.
...
As both the Snow Priestess's and Jack frosts's vision cleared, they found themselves atop a barren and rugged mountain where a sole person sat cross legged while meditating. She was a girl that looked to be in her late teens that was fairly beautiful in a tomboyish way, with her purple shoulder length hair tied back in a bushy ponytail, and a skirted white martial gi with a black belt as her only garb. The most unusual thing about this girl however was the fact that there was a pure white monkey's tail curled up on the ground behind her, something that confused both the Snow Priestess and Jack Frost since it wasn't a trait of the Yuuki-Onna, and it didn't make sense that it would come from someone calling themselves the 'Dragon Emperor'.
They didn't have long to think about the strange appendage however, as the girl's light blue eyes suddenly shot open and she leapt up from her seated position and took a stance. Slowly, as if she was drawing out the movement, the girl then thrusted her clenched fist forward as if to emulate a punch before swinging her rear foot forward in a swing kick. She then transitioned through move after move as if in a martial dance where she strained to perfect her control and movements, making each movement flawless as she gradually increased the tempo.
Soon her imaginary beat seemed to have started increasing as her movements sped up and up, until it began to get harder for the two spectators to keep up with her movements before they lost her entirely to a blurred figure. Then, just as suddenly as she started her dance, the girl stopped as she took another stance and shouted,
"Ha!"
Then, to the amazement of the two, her hair and monkey tail suddenly turned golden with bluish tips as the bushy ponytail broke free of its bindings and stood on end. As her energy suddenly soared and took on a visible golden aura, the temperature around her suddenly plummeted as her breath clouded with each exhale, and a very light shower of snow began to fall. She then presumedly resumed her martial dance, however by this point neither the Snow Priestess Nor Jack Frost were able to keep up with her movements, the girl disappearing completely as she moved and only becoming visible at the very brief moments that she stopped, until she stopped completely once more and shouted,
"HAAAAA!"
This time her hair grew slightly longer and became more rigid while the energy surrounding her grew in intensity, causing the temperature to plummet even further as ice crystals even formed in the air around her, and a thick layer of frost covered the ground while the snow picked up in intensity. As if this wasn't enough however, the girl didn't continue her dance as a look of pure focus and intensity formed on her face as she shouted at the top of her lungs,
"HA, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!"
As she shouted for several minutes her hair began to grow even longer as it started moving down her back, and her body became gradually more rugged whereas her previous frame hadn't displayed the powerful muscles that it had hidden. As her hair made it way down her back the surrounding temperature fell even further until there was no warmth left in their surroundings, the very air feeling as if it'd freeze your lungs while the snowstorm picked up into a full blown blizzard that covered more than a hundred miles in every direction. The drop in temperature and abnormal weather however paled in comparison to the result of the power radiating off of her body, as the entire world beneath them shook with its intensity.
The resulting power from the girl was so great that both the Snow Priestess and Jack Frost ending up being forcefully ejected from the vision somehow, landing them back in the throne room where everyone's eyes were on them curiously due to only a second passing from their perspective. Surprising everyone though, the Snow Priestess's complexion was unnaturally pale, even for a Yuuki-Onna, while her hands were shaking slightly as she tried to digest what she just witnessed.
'What was that?! I've never heard of such a being with such power before!' She practically shouted within her head, while Jack Frost answered,
'I'm not sure, however I can definitely say that she was Yuuki-Onna, the obvious differences aside. Seeing that however, I'm both scared and excited to see what Tsurara will show us!' It wasn't until Jack reminded her that the Snow Priestess suddenly recalled what they were supposed to be doing, filling her with the same excitement and apprehension that the spirit felt. She then said as she tried to regain her composure,
"It appears that you are carrying your beloved's child, you're quite the lucky woman Mizore." Even though she already knew this, Mizore couldn't help but smile at the Snow Priestess's words as she fixed the state of her robe, an action that was mirrored in reverse as her mother untied her own robe before opening the front.
Feeling marginally more nervous than when she done Mizore's, the Snow Priestess then placed her palm against Tsurara's abdomen over the womb, as Jack Frost activated his ability of precognition once more and their shared vision went dark.
...
Once again the duo found themselves on the peak of a mountain, except this one wasn't as barren as the one before due to the stone bench that the only woman around sat upon. Unlike the previous girl that had a tomboyish appearance however, this one seemed to be the picture of elegance in her white kimono with her silver-white hair tied back in a loose ponytail that came down her front, and with her gentle expression while she strummed her fingers across the lute on her lap. Once again however this girl had a pure white monkey's tail extending from the back of her kimono, that danced slowly in the air behind her.
The girl then closed her light blue eyes as she began to hum in tune with her lute, her expression becoming one of serenity as the calming notes played across the rocky peak. Soon things started to get more interesting as the water in the atmosphere around them started freezing into various shapes to add to the scene, mostly flowers and vines that slowly crept up and around the stone bench she sat on.
Suddenly, as if to answer some unknown trigger that only she was aware of, the girl stopped humming and playing her lute at the same exact moment, before her eyes shot open to reveal that they now practically glowed with a bright blue light while also becoming reptilian in nature. Then, setting her lute to the side, she stood and shrugged off her kimono as her smooth and beautiful skin began to turn rough and scaly, each scale looking identical to blue ice that had been frozen for thousands of years.
Along with the scales that were spreading across her body, her figure began to lengthen and grow in size while her fingers and toes changed into deathly sharp claws, and wings sprouted from her back before spreading to cover the entire mountain. In a matter of seconds that seemed to have dragged on forever, the elegant and seemingly gentle girl had changed into an impossibly large fifty meter long eastern dragon, that growled menacingly before throwing its head back and unleashing an ear splitting roar.
As if the elements themselves bent to its will, the winds picked up around them as the temperature began to plummet until snow started falling in massive heavy flakes that covered the ground in a thick layer within minutes. The dragon then opened its mighty maw once more, and exhaled a great plume of eerie blue fire that caused the surrounding temperature to plummet even further as anything and everything around it turned to ice and shattered, before the dragon aimed the breath at the Snow Priestess and Jack Frost, ending the vision as suddenly as the previous one.
With her consciousness suddenly returning to the throne room as if no time had passed at all, the Snow Priestess's mind was reeling from both scenes she had just witnessed, wether it was the tomboy martial artist or elegant ice dragon. She had been so distracted, that she didn't notice something was wrong until Tsurara asked,
"Um, are you alright Snow Priestess?" It was then that she noticed something slowly running from her nose, and when she went to wipe it her finger came away bloody. This surprised her somewhat, until Jack stated within her mind,
'You're not used to the strain the actual visions put you under, not to mention that both of those visions were more...intense than normal.' While she was listening to what he said, the Snow Priestess was only paying partial attention as she tried to figure out what had happened during both of those visions, as both of the girls were undoubtedly 'Yuuki-Onna', however they had both been much more powerful and unique than any Yuuki-Onna than she had ever seen. Forgetting the reason she had triggered the visions in the first place, the Snow Priestess then turned her attention towards the common denominator between the two powerful girls, their father.
'Are you sure?' Jack Frost asked apprehensively, before adding, 'You're body is already strained from the last two visions, and we have no idea what we'd be getting into with such an anomalous person like him.' The Snow Priestess however didn't care, as she responded,
'Exactly, we know nothing about him so this is our chance to learn more, and besides, I want to see what makes his children so powerful!' Sighing at his host's persistence, Jack relented as she stepped towards Alex and said while holding out her hand,
"If you are willing, I would like the chance to peer into the future of the relationship between you and the Yuuki-Onna, may I?" Alex however shrugged and answered while extending out his own hand,
"I don't see why not, just be careful since you're not looking too good right now." Barely hearing his words besides his consent, the Snow Priestess eagerly grabbed Alex's hand as Jack once again triggered his prophetic vision.
...
This time however the duo didn't find themselves on a mountain, or seemingly even anywhere near Alex, they were within a great and majestic throne room not too dissimilar to the one they were just in, except larger and more grand.
'Where is this?' The Snow Priestess asked mentally, as she turned her attention towards the grand throne at the head of the hall that was greater than her own. While normally she would consider the throne to be her own in such a hall, she couldn't help but feel a sense of wrongness to consider it so, instead feeling familiar with the modest looking chair seated below it.
Deciding that they needed to see more of what was around them to get an idea of what was going on, the Snow Priestess took off through the great doors at the end of the throne room, racing down the halls that inevitably led outside past various women that were undoubtedly Yuuki-Onna, except that the Snow Priestess had no idea who they were. When she finally found her way outside though, the snow Priestess was treated by the view of a sprawling snow and ice covered city, surrounded by tall mountains that were covered in a forest blanketed in a thick layer of snow.
Though the Yuuki-Onna village that she currently led was capable of housing several hundred women and their children, the city before her however was capable of housing thousands and was filled with the sounds of life as men, women, and children went about their daily lives. This stunned both of them, as neither ever considered that the numbers of the Yuuki-Onna would ever be able to reach this high, or that there would be so many men and children living happily amongst them along with what appeared to be several other people and Youkai as well.
Despite the surge of emotions that filled her from seeing her people so happy and prosperous though, the Snow Priestess looked around and couldn't help but wonder where the person who was supposed to be the subject of this vision was, Alex. The second his image crossed her mind the Snow Priestess and Jack suddenly felt as if something pulled on them, swiftly lifting them from the ground and hurtling directly up into the air. Up and up and up some more they flew uncontrollably, making both panic slightly as they began leaving the atmosphere itself before shooting off into space and beyond.
Despite the petite panic they felt at the situation, the duo couldn't help but look down at the planet they had just left and note that it was a completely different planet from earth. They then gradually sped up as they were pulled through space and away from safety of the planet below them, before other planetary bodies suddenly started passing by them until they had even left the solar system itself.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
Suddenly the sound of explosions, which shouldn't have been possible in space, reached her as the Snow Priestess turned and saw several planets begin to explode due to the people fighting on their surfaces, shattering entire planets with a single punch, or even causing them to disappear in a burst of bright magical light. Though she briefly noticed that several of these people have monkey-like tails as well, the Snow Priestess didn't have time to examine any of them in detail as the force pulling her dragged her away.
As the seconds ticked by in what seemed like years, the Snow Priestess and Jack Frost watched several solar systems wiz right by them as they continue their unwilling venture into space, until they ended leaving the entire galaxy itself, and another one entered their field of view. They looked around curiously and noticed that they were surrounded by dozens of the spiraled galactic formations, some looking remarkably similar while others looked completely different, but both of them could tell that each one contained at least some life. They didn't get any chance to properly examine them however, as the force pulling them continued until all of the galaxies seemed to cluster together in the distance.
It was finally at this point that they saw the person who had triggered the vision, the Dragon Emperor. He didn't just simply appear before them however, he was seemingly there from the beginning at a scale so large that neither could perceive him as he towered over them and held all of the dozens of galaxies in the palm of his hand. before either one could try and make sense of this though, they watched as Alex started to close his massive hand, seemingly to crush all of those within.
"NO!" The Snow Priestess cried out in panic, before Jack Frost stated,
'No, he's not destroying them, but protecting them?' This was the feeling he got from Alex that didn't make any sense, at least until he felt a sinister gaze on their back. Following Jack's direction, the Snow Priestess turned and saw that there were several other titanic beings gathered behind them, all of which were veiled in shadows and directing a greedy gaze at the galaxies that Alex was protecting.
'He's protecting us....from them?' Jack muttered to himself, which the Snow Priestess also heard as their confusion increased. However they didn't have the time to determine more of what was going on, as they were suddenly pulled back to the present where the Snow Priestess began collapsing due to over exerting herself from the visions, the last thing she saw being the concerned expression of the person who had literally held the fate of their universe within the palm of his hand seconds prior.