"Hmm, but what about my family?" Akito asked her as the hatred in his eyes seemed not to vanish.
"They seem to be safer without you around." Merlin put it bluntly to Akito.
"Tch, damn it." Said Akito frustrated, knowing that something could happen to his family. He couldn't help but correlate to what Merlin said. "You may be right, but the possibility still stands."
"You're correct, but don't forget how he minded no attention to Satoshi," Merlin said with a concise expression. "He seems to cancel out the weak." She said with no hesitation in her tone.
"The weak, huh?" Said Satoshi to himself with a depressed expression.
"Merlin, you!-" Akito's anger suddenly rose in order to stand up for his brother with no regard to his safety.
"I mean, it's fine, Akito," Satoshi said while scratching the back of his head with a phony smile.
"Don't let that bring you down, Satoshi," Merlin said the exact words that Akito tried to say.
Satoshi kept his head down as he saw Merlin walk past him and head toward the front door. "Your parents might be waiting," she told the boys as she opened the door and waited for them.
***
"Oho, Akito, How I've missed your scent," Haruto mumbled as he sped through the city. Only using one pair of his wings seemed a little more usable and better not to be seen by any humans. "Fourteen wings are nice to show off with but a hurtle to hide." He said to himself with a creased forehead. "I can levitate!" He shouted to himself in excitement while pointing up. Then, as his featherless wings disappeared into thin air, he mystically remained flying through the air. "This is more fun!" He said to himself as he spread his arms wide.
Out of nowhere, another figure flew close to him and called out his name. "Young Master." Said Azezal as he caught up to the relatively slow Haruto. He seemed to travel at low speeds because he was expecting him. "How did the trip go? did you issue the warning?" He asked as he looked over at him without moving his head.
"Stop right there!" A feminine voice issued as she flew closer to the pair. Sensing the surge of power that lay in front of her, she stopped and watched the two halt in mid-air.
"Oho, and who are you?" Haruto asked the winged woman, who seemed to have a massive drawback of fear.
"Why did I engage them?" She said to herself as her lips twisted in fear. "I should've listened to her!" She told herself apprehensively. "I am the Seven Gods of Luck. God Of Warriors, Bishamon!" She shouted as the wheel of divine blue blaze levitated behind her. With her beautiful face, her slim jawline, and her eye-catching body, she pointed her spear in the direction of Haruto.
"Bishamon is a significant deity in Japanese mythology. She is a stunning woman with sharp and curvy qualities that cultivates all attention." So explained the fallen angel to Haruto.
(Bishamon's battle attire consisted of a flying blue blazing divine wheel that levitated at will behind her back. In addition, she wielded a fearful blue and golden spear that could rip apart planets a hundred times the size and mass of Earth! She wore a blue followed by a gold lining revealing top, along with a blue and a gold lining armor breastplates. Bishamon left her back and abdomen exposed to reveal the beautiful muscular yet think physique she formed. She wore a blue followed by a gold lining lined up with the armor's plate lines. It was a short skirt with one armor plate in the front and back. Knee down to her ankle-high boots were blue, followed by a gold lining armor that protected the knees and shin. Her shoes were open-toed ankle-high boots, matching the same color and lines as the armor. Bishamon's battle attire was a show-off method. She held herself to high standards and knew of her capabilities. She wore the revealing armor because her steel-hard body was impeccable to be penetrated by mortal means. Amongst the Seven Lucky God, Bishamon's battle capabilities were unmatched. But, unfortunately, there was no scale to measure her power level, as it is with all the gods. As a result, the god's power status was off the charts, as stated by many.)
Unbothered by her, Haruto smiled and looked at her with a dark smirk. "Human God, Bishamon!" He shouted back at her with his arms extended forward. "Know your place, inferior creature!" He calmly declared to her.
"Eek!" She screamed with sweat dripping from every pour of her body.
Then suddenly, Archangel Azezal charged her with a massive blow to her right side. Sending the god meters away, he caught up once again, and with both, his feet landed on her abdomen. Then, standing one her, he allowed the force to take her down to the ground.
Bam!!!
Bishamon's back slammed against the solid ground. Leaving a carter of hundreds, if not thousands of feet deep into their impact place. Flying out with her in his hands, he single-handedly choked her.
Shhk!
As he easily managed to dodge her spear, a piece of face slashed off, and blood started to drip down his face. "You!" He expressed in anger.
Placing her feet onto his stomach, she launched herself up and off his grip and landed on the other side of the crater.
"I need to get out of here!" She expressed fear in her thoughts. "These guys are really on a whole different league!" Bishamon said to herself as she gripped her spear tightly. Then, turning back to launch herself away, she felt a sudden pain in her chest.
Haruto pierced through the left side of her chest, perfectly placing his blade in the middle of her heart.
"Guahh!" Bishamon spat blood all over the blade and herself.
"Foolish human god, why must you stand against us?" He asked her as she fell back. The blade slowly came out of her body, causing massive blood to gush out of the wound.
Thud!
She made a hard impact on the ground. "Forgive, my brethren." She spoke out. "I always get myself into trouble!" She said with tears sparkling in her eyes. "These guys truly are monsters." She spoke out as she felt another blade go into her heart.
"Extraction!" Enchanted Haruto as his ravishing blade glimmered in shiny blue flames. "One more puzzle piece added!" He expressed with pleasure.
"I will be joining you six soon!" Bishamon uttered to herself while tears streamed down her face. Her body was locked in a frozen state. She sensed herself dragged into his blade. The more she lost consciousness, the more she drifted into a dark and miserable world.
A crackle of thunder surrounded the area in the clear skies, and her body lay dead on sight. Of course, not wanting any mortal interactions, the fallen angel picked up her body and flew up with Haruto.
"This feeling of new power, it's amazing!" He said to himself with a dark grin.
***
"Mom, dad!" Shouted Akito as he got of the taxi. "I'm glad you guys are okay!" He called while he threw himself into their arms.
"We're home!" The parents greeted their children and saw Satoshi walk up, followed by Merlin.
"Welcome back!" Said Satoshi as he slowly strolled into her Ichika's right arm.
"Who are you?" Kazuma questioned Merlin, who stood feet away behind them. With her arms crossed, she answered him politely. "I'm Merlin, a pleasure to meet you." She greeted him with a soft smile and a tilt of the head.
"Merlin?" Ichika and Kazuma said while they instantly looked up to her. "Yes, Merlin, our son's guard." The parents nodded as Merlin's eyes sparkled in a purple vapor.
The two boys looked up to their parents, confused but soon realized they were already under her spell as a purple ring formed around and above their eye's iris.