Niku looked up and saw pepper's smile. "I'm proud of you, Niku, you made the right choice, though I'm sure it hurt, and I'm sorry for that." pepper said, as he grabbed her hand and pulled her closer for a hug. Niku started to cry as pepper held her.
"You saved me... Like, of course I chose you... I'm not an idiot like you." Niku said, with a tear filled smile.
pepper looked up at Shushu, who still had his arm out, it was as if time was frozen but only for Shushu, as if The World had chosen him to no longer move. But once Shushu had noticed pepper's gaze, he retracted his arm, and snapped his fingers. "Well, Niku, I gave you a chance to be a queen, but you'll always be a little bitch that doesn't follow simple commands. I have no choice but to kill all of you, goodbye." Shushu said, as he walked through the same portal he came out of.
"Don't listen to him, Niku, I won't let him hurt a single one of you." pepper said, pushing the three behind him, as he senses a threat approaching. And as pepper thought, the portal moved like it does when someone walks through it.
This time a female pepper came through. She wore all white and light gray, her eyes were lighter blue than pepper had ever seen on a female pepper before, her hair was mainly blue but she had light gray braids on both sides of her head. pepper thought her to be very pretty, but he somehow knew she was too loyal to steal.
'I don't want to fight her.' pepper thought, thinking of what he could do to avoid the battle.
"Lord Zeus has sent me to eliminate you, pepper. I am but his sword if that's what Lord Zeus deems me." The girl said, walking closer to pepper.
'I didn't notice until now, but it looks like she has something on her back... Wings? Is she... maybe an Angel?' pepper thought, questioning the girl's species. "What's your name, if I may ask?" pepper asked, the girl.
"I am called Tenshi, Lord Zeus said it'd be easy for him to remember." Tenshi said, using Bag Magic to pull out what looks like a lighting bolt.
"Tenshi... D-Doesn't that m-mean Angel... i-in Japanese...?" Utsu asked, asking a random question.
"Yeah, it does, but how would you know that? You aren't from Earth, are you?" Kumo asked, wondering if Japanese exists in Halloween.
"I-I've been here... b-before... I-I think... um... maybe..." Utsu stuttered, questioning herself.
"Ugh! Would you quit stuttering? It's annoying!" Niku saud, raising her voice at Utsu.
"Ah! I'm s-sorry... so sorry..." Utsu said, quickly hiding behind Kumo.
"Whatever." Niku said, putting her hands on her hips.
"You do realize that I'm here to kill you four, right?" Tenshi said, looking confused about how they act like nothing is happening.
"Well, duh. But Daddy knows what he's doing. We have faith in him." Kumo said, hugging pepper.
"Daddy?" Niku said, looking at pepper. "Ooh, okay, I get it. Yeah, we trust Daddy." Niku said, making fun out of the nickname Kumo gave pepper.
"Oh boy..." pepper said, just accepting it.
"Hey, are you making fun if my nickname for Daddy?" Kumo said, to Niku, making puffy cheeks.
"Yeah, like, maybe, so what?" Niku said, crossing her arms and looking at Kumo with a bit of accidental attitude.
Kumo walked closer to Niku. "The nickname is cute! Don't make fun of it!" Kumo said, still having puffy cheeks.
"I mean, like, I guess it's kinda cute, in a weird way. I just think it's funny is all. I wasn't trying to, like, shit on it or anything." Niku said, shrugging her shoulders.
Kumo smiled. "Yay! Niku likes the nickname!" Kumo yelled, as she jumped on Niku, giving her a big hug.
"Ugh, get off me! I never said, I liked it. Don't put words in my mouth, God!" Niku said, failing to shove Kumo away.
"I love Niku, she's silly! Can we keep her Daddy?" Kumo said, hugging her tighter. pepper smiled at them.
"Keep me? What are you, like, even talking about? Ugh!" Niku said, getting frustrated, but soon sighed in defeat, accepting Kumo's affection.
'They seem like they'll get along just fine, that's good.' pepper thought, smiling at the three. "Girls, I need you to focus for now, and back away." pepper said, as he turned back to Tenshi.
"Oh, you're finally ready to fight?" Tenshi asked, as a genuine question.
"Yeah, I am, and sorry for the wait. I promise I'll go easy, I really don't want to hurt you." pepper said, looking worried.
"That's your choice." Tenshi said, as she swung the lighting bolt towards pepper. A huge shock of electricity was shot out, pepper's instinct was to jump up and dodge it, but he realized that if he does that then it might hit the girls, so pepper had to think of something.
It sounded like thunder had clapped before them, that's just the sound that the lighting rod makes when it sends out electricity.
Steam was clouding up Tenshi's sight. "Did I get him?" Tenshi asked, to herself. As the smoke cleared Tenshi could see pepper's silhouette. "What?! How'd you survive?!" Tenshi yelled, in surprise.
"That thing looks like a bolt of lighting, so I assumed it had something to do with lighting the moment I saw it. While Kumo and Niku were having fun, and you were distracted, I set up a web which was very thick so I don't know how you missed it, but you did. I also added water onto the web so it would conduct electricity, I didn't expect it to work but it seems to only be a one time thing, seeing as the web is mostly melted." pepper said, explaining probably a bit too much.
"That doesn't even make sense." Tenshi replied.
"I don't know what to tell you, that's what happened." pepper said. "Anyway, leave the girls out of it, this is between you and I." pepper continued.
"Fine." Tenshi said, agreeing to a one on one battle.
"Actually... this park is rather beautiful, don't you agree? It'd be a shame if we just destroyed it, it's already taken damage. I won't let you damage it more." As pepper said that, he dashed over to her and tied her in webs.
"Hey! Stop it!" Tenshi shouted, she had a bit of fear in her eyes. "I-I... I said stop!" As Tenshi shouted, she whipped her head around and pepper went flying back and landed in a tree.
"What the hell was that?" pepper said, in shock.
"Il Vento D'oro, my ability, I can manipulate the wind however I desire." Tenshi said, still tied in webs.
'Alright, well that's not good. Gotta do something about that, fast.' pepper thought, as he climbed down the tree.
pepper used a tree branch to swing off of a web from it, he gained some momentum and let go, sending himself straight at Tenshi, he landed right infront of her.
"It must take a lot to only use your head when you wanna make wind. You're out of breathe." pepper said, standing infront of Tenshi.
"Kill me..." Tenshi said, with a look of despair.
"You're not even gonna try? Whatever, how about you join me, because I'm never going to harm you." pepper said, cutting the webs that held her down.
"I am Shushu's... Lord Zeus said so, I mustn't refuse orders... no matter... how much I dislike them..." Tenshi said, with fear on her face and tears in her eyes.
"Hey, wait. What do you mean? You don't have to do anything you don't wa-" pepper said, getting cut off by Tenshi.
"Yes, I do! I have to! It's the rules!" Tenshi screamed, running towards the portal that Shushu kept open.
"W-Wait! Tenshi! Don't... Eh... she's already gone." pepper said, with a sigh.
"Oh well... Are you girls okay?" pepper said, walking over to the three girls.
"Mhm! I'm good!" Kumo said, smiling.
"Yeah, I guess." Niku said, crossing her arms and looking away, also carrying a look of anger. Utsu nodded.
"Well, that's good. I feel bad for her, Tenshi I mean, she seems to have some issue." pepper said, looking a bit sad.
The portal vanishes. "Ugh, it isn't like... they matter anymore, let's just forget them." Niku said, giving off more accidental attitude.
"No, I won't forget her, I will help her one day, I swear. Somehow, I will help her." pepper said, closing his eyes.
"Whatever." Niku said, turning her head towards Utsu. "Oh my, what's your problem?" Niku said, seeming a bit angry.
"Wh-What? I'm f-fine... sorry..." Utsu said, feeling intimated by Niku's gaze.
"No, you, like, clearly aren't. What's the issue? Jeez!" Niku said, getting annoyed.
"Utsu has a bit of issues, they'll take some time to heal, okay? Just leave her be, for now." Kumo said, hoping Niku understands.
"Tch, whatever." Niku said, turning her head.
"Well, should we go home?" pepper said, looking at the three girls.
"Like I'm going with you, I might have chosen your side but I don't, like, like you." Niku said, sounding a little hostile.
"Where are you going to go then? Who will protect you?" pepper asked, trying to prove she hasn't anywhere else to go.
"Um... I've got, like... plenty of places to go." Niku said, closing her angry looking eyes.
"Alright then, stay safe. I'm always around if you need anything." pepper said, walking off with Kumo and Utsu.
"Wait!" Niku shouted, not really thinking about what she's doing. pepper stopped to listen, and turned to face her, Kumo and Utsu followed.
"Um... I guess, like... if you insist, then I'll come with you." As Niku said that, Kumo's face lit up with smiles. "But... only cause you'll protect me." Niku continued. pepper felt her become in sync with him, pepper could tell that she felt a bit nervous but happy at the same time, there was a mix of sadness and anger too but it wasn't very prominent.
"Niiiikuuuuu!" Kumo yelled, jumping at Niku and hugging her tightly.
"Ugh! Get off me!" Niku said, struggling to shake Kumo off.
"I knew you'd join us! I'm so happy!" Kumo said with a big smile.
Niku sighed. "Yeah, yeah. I'm sorry, I'm not really used to affection... It's just, like, been a while." Niku said, trying to smile back at Kumo.
"Um... D-Daddy..." Utsu said, gripping peppers sleeve.
"You're calling me that too, now? ...What's up, Utsu?" pepper said, giving up about the nickname.
"C-Can... we get some... s-sweets on the way h-home?" Utsu asked, feeling scared but trying hard.
Niku looked over towards Utsu. "Sweets? I can, like, make those, if ya want." Niku said, fixing her shirt, now that Kumo got off.
"Really?!" Utsu said, extremely fast.
"Um... yeah? It really isn't, like, a big deal. I had to learn how to cook if I was gonna, like, live alone, y'know?" Niku said, taking credit away from herself.
Utsu rushed over and hugged Niku. "Th-Thank... you, s-sorry for... the t-trouble..." Utsu said, trying to express gratitude.
"Yeah, like, it's no problem, let's just go to your guys' place and I'll, like, make something for you." Niku said, head patting Utsu.
"Mm... Okay." Utsu said, excited for sweets.
"Alright, let's go." pepper said, leading the way as the three girls followed.
"Master... Shushu..." Tenshi said, slowly, with a scared voice.
"You failed, didn't you." Shushu said, ignoring her.
"Well, um... yes, but-" Tenshi said, trying to explain herself but being cut off by Shushu.
"No buts! You'll receive extra punishment this time." Shushu said, slamming his fist on his chair.
Tenshi tensed herself. "N-No... please... no more needles..." Tenshi said, quietly, begging.
"Oh? You're ordering me around? Instead of me ordering you, you choose to order me? I believe that calls for even more... hahahahaaa!" Shushu said, looking into Tenshi's eyes.
"I-I wasn't... Y-...Yes... Master." Tenshi said, deciding to just accept it.
"Um, like, excuse me?" Niku said, looking at the bed.
"What's wrong, Niku?" pepper said, seeing if he can help.
"Um, look at the bed." Niku said, with an annoyed voice.
"Um... What's wrong with it?" pepper asked, not seeing the issue.
"There's only one!" Niku yelled, looking upset.
"Oh... Are you uncomfortable with that?" pepper questioned, still not seeing the issue.
"Come on, Niku, just try it, Daddy's so comfortable to sleep with, I promise you'll love it." Kumo says, getting in bed.
"Ugh, he'll probably, like, touch me or something." Niku said, trying to come up with any excuse.
"So what if he did? You know how it works, as long as he protects us, we are his, he can do whatever he wants with us." Kumo said, getting a little flustered.
"Ugh, it's like you, like, want him to touch you, or something!" Niku said, yelling out the first thing that came to her head.
"M-Maybe I do! Just shut up and go to bed!" Kumo said, burying her face in pepper's chest to hide her flustered face and puffy cheeks.
"Fine... whatever." Niku said, slowly crawling into the bed, next to Utsu.