Some minutes later.
Rumble, Rumble!
Sasha returned to the old mansion through the painting of her ancestor, and the first thing she saw was a group of hunters.
"Welcome back, Sasha Fulger," Julian spoke with a gentle smile.
But Sasha ignored him and started looking for Kaguya and Maria.
Maria was fine, she was only unconscious a considerable distance away, she looked around again.
Julia was Fighting a losing battle against what looked like a man on serious steroids and a light blub in him.
but Kaguya....
When she found Kaguya, her whole face froze.
Kaguya was without arms and legs, and the flesh of her belly was exposed. Her whole body was covered with sores, and she was a bloody mess. Yet despite her current state, Sasha saw that Kaguya was still alive.
She appeared to be being restrained by some golden chains.
'Mother Fuckers!' Sasha roared internally.
"Who did this?" She pointed at Kaguya with her hand shaking. She was very shaken, angry, and worried, but she controlled herself and didn't show it in front of her enemies.
"Lady Sasha how about-." Julian tried to say something, but Sasha wasn't in the mood for it.
"I asked..." Sasha looks at Julian with her red eyes, "Who did this?"
'Calm down, I can't be angry now... Julia needs help as well and I don't know the power of this insect standing here.' Sasha squeezed her hands tightly together.
"..." Julian felt strange to see Sasha so calm, he thought that if he made that demonstration, the heiress of Clan Fulger would be angry, and he could use this emotional breakdown to capture her.
Julia while fighting sensed her master presence and at that very moment a punch came straight to Zandriel's face which sent him flying straight through a few walls and outside the mansion.
Krishna picked up Julia in a princess carry and instantly healed her.
"Stupid elder..... you should call upon this boy of yours if you are in danger."
"Fufufufu I knew you were coming, what is the need of calling someone who is always around."
"You know those are for life-threatening emergencies.... stubborn as ever I see"
Krishna appears next to Maria and Sasha to throw them into a portal that opens up just a few buildings away.
He then blinked to Julian.... punches him and then notice Kaguya.
"Stupid sister..... here" Krishna had a soft spot for Kaguya since he always saw her as a little sister.
He places his hand next to her mouth,"Drink"
Kaguya looks at the wrist but does not bite into it.
"Stop thinking nonsense, your master will be angry if he sees you being this idiotic."
After contemplating Kaguya drinks the blood which heals her at a terrifying pace.
Krishna jumps towards Sasha with Kaguya in her hands and lays her down near them.
Rumble, Rumble.
Go Sasha you might as well greet him and explain if needed. I will just stay here and calm down.
Krishna sits down next to Julia.
"You wanna watch? Or should I take you home as well."
"Hmmm let's go back since Victor is here there should not be too many problems.
Suddenly Sasha rushed to Krishna with super speed.
Krishna stopped her from speaking, "I know and I will take care that nothing too bad happens you go get the rest of the team."
Sasha looked at Krishna for a sec as her eyes softened and she nodded.
While Sasha went to get the other two Victor had started beating and Killing the people there.
Krishna just teleported to Mizuki grabbed her and went back to the building.
"Just sit here and don't move... I am irritated enough, do not ask any questions."
Saying this Krishna sat back down next to Julia while a transparent barrier covered all 5 of them.
"Maria tell me why did these weaklings win when there were three of you."
Maria was sweating bullets since she knew that she lost her composure and lost the battle just because she heard some words.
"Well it does not matter why or how what matters is that elder and Kaguya were hurt while you seem to be just fine other than being unconscious."
"I.....I he-"
"Krishna she did her best.... let her be" Julia said as she put a hand on Krishna's hand.
"You were in danger, Kaguya got fatally wounded..... and this woman cannot stop thinking about her lover for fucks sake have you not realised that the life you used to live is something you can never get back!! Why do you walk toward your own doom when there is a better life to be lived!"
"What better life..... this broken existence is not better!"
"Oh tell me in the past 6 months did you lack anything.... did you have to put your life in danger other than today. Did you have to do excess work..... the life that you are living right now even if it is not of kings but it is way better than what you deserve and were living before."
Suddenly Krishna felt something coming at a very high speed toward their position.
"One troubled woman after another...."
Krishna jumped and caught Scathach who seemed to be rushing toward Victor's position.
"Calm down Ruby was not the one attacked and did you think I would let anything happen to anyone I care about"
Krishna hugged Scathach as he told her this and the rest of the story.
"This stupid disciple of mine did not specify ..."
"hahahahah its so cute and beautiful how you worry so much about your daughters." Krishna teased Scathach as they sat down inside the barrier.
"Are you not gonna save those innocent humans?" Julia asked.
"Each of those SWAT members has a system which for me means that they chose to forgo their humanity in pursuit of power..... which is fine but then I have no sympathy left for them.....Only those humans who strive for power and still refuse to forgo their humanity are worthy of my time."
Scathach nodded proudly while Julia nodded in acknowledgment.
"Mizuki do you see the truth now?"
"What truth?" Mizuki asked puzzled.
[Don't you remember? What that monster said when he fought Zandriel?]moment
"..." Mizuki thinks for a moment, and then her eyes open wide, "Blood red eyes, like a vampire..."
[Yes, thank goodness your memory isn't bad .]
"..." Mizuki's face darkened as she thought of a terrifying possibility.
[My stupid disciple, maybe we made a big mistake joining that organization...] The voice of the elder spirit was heavy...
Krishna looked back toward Mizuki.
"Find the truth and then we can talk Mizuki..... you are honestly too naive to do anything right now.... you are like a blank page that only knows black or white, Right or wrong."
"Well it's just clean up now. Let's go back" Krishna picks up Kaguya, as soon as he does Scathach and Julia look at him with red eyes.
"Alright you both lovely women come with me and Maria you go back to Sasha and tell them I took Kaguya back home to let her rest."
Krishna opened the portal and disappeared followed by Julia and Scathach.
The next few days are spent doing nothing but spending time with Sabine, Cathleen and Hanako.
{The next morning}
Krishna, Cathleen, Sabine were sitting on the terrace sipping tea and talking.
"Krishna you have to take at least one of us with you the next time you go around to do whatsoever it is you do." Cathleen said with a angry look on her face.
"I can't do that..... and there are reasons for that. First being that you both have tasks that are very important and that is why I gave you those tasks. I wish for you both to stay safe and do what so ever you want but these two tasks are very important and are contingencies in case the original solution fails. I know you worry about me but you both have seen my true strength and now Scathach is with me too so nothing bad can happen to me."
"When you two are here I can be worry-free that nothing can harm my home. I am grateful for you both being in my life and happy that you both have start caring about me so much." Krishna hugs the both of them.
"Alright alright I get it, We will stay here and do the things you asked but.,.... do come to spend time with us and not every 6 months..... every week or so."Cathleen says as she blushes and hides her face in his chest.
"Mother also misses you but she always says that since you were little you always trained as if you knew what you were training for .....as if you knew this was necessary for you. At first I did not believe it but after seeing the kind of preparation and training you go through, Krishna don't die alright." Sabine says as she places her hand on his cheek with worry evident in her eyes.
"Why do you think I train so much. I will not die and neither will anyone I care for...I will make sure of it." Krishna said with a determined look on his face as he pats both their heads.
Soon Anna and Hanako came up to the terrace.
"Oh Krishna lazing around once again I see." Hanako said in a teasing tone and Anna laughed softly.
"You don't have to take a jab at me every time you see me mother."
"My son that is the duty of a loving mother."
"Ok ok Well I will get go-"
Then things took an interesting turn...Scathach as well came to the terrace.
'shit.....'
Now there were Anna, Hanako, Scathach and Krishna left on the terrace since Sabine and Cathleen bailed out while giggling at Krishna.
All 4 of them were sitting around small round table with Hanako and Scathach in front of each other.
Krishna looked at Anna and his eyes conveyed a cry for help but Anna too just giggled and looked away.
Hanako and Scathach were just looking at each other as if sizing each other up for some reason.
"So you love my son?"
"Wha.... He is my disciple."
"That did not answer my question."
"This is all I will say about the matter."
"If I tell him to stop training with you..... you also know that he will do just that."
Scathach face showed annoyance right now since she never felt so conflicted in her life. She could not understand her thoughts.
"It's ok, you seem confused and it is his duty to bring you out of this confusion. In any case welcome to the family." Hanako said as her expression softened and a smile appeared on Anna's face as well.
Krishna had told Hanako about the trio of sisters and Scathach joining the family with Siena and Scathach as love interests and Pepper and Lacus as little sisters. Hanako first met with the sisters and then with Scathach in private. This meeting was just to mess with Krishna but Scathach was still not sure about her own emotions which made this meeting seem more and more realistic.
Hanako had told Anna about everything since the both of them had become extremely close friends in these 6 months and spent almost every day together talking or shopping or just doing nothing.
"Alright like any smart man I will take my leave ladies" Krishna smiled and just disappeared.
Hanako and Anna started laughing while Scathach just sat there with a confused expression.
Later that day
Krishna, Pepper and Lacus were playing board games while Scathach was lying down on a couch near them.
"Mother seems so relaxed when she is around you."
Lacus says as she looks at Scathach in casual clothing just napping on the couch.
"big bro will I have to call you father soon?" Pepper says with a mischievous smile on her face.
Krishna flicks her forehead while Lacus laughs a little and Scathach opens one of her eyes lazily while looking toward Krishna.
"It does not matter what you call me. You are my family so my care for you is increasing every day and that will not change, and anyways those are just titles what matters are the bonds we form not the titles we have." Krishna says as he thinks of Vlad's family which seems to be a family with only titles and power holding them together.
Scathach smiles as she closes her eye and goes back to 'napping'.
Pepper and Lacus smile but do not say anything since action is what displayed love in this family of their not words.
Soon Victor enters the lobby where Krishna was present with one woman and a little girl in tow.
'Ah so its time for the maid squad to come into existence eh... no matter who says what a maid squad is a must but I will have one with various species! that will take quite some time but it should be possible.'
Krishna's brain was working at top speed to find some event in his memory which could be an opportunity to gain a loyal maid...
'Well I do have the summoning system but Cathleen and Sabine are my woman..... and I am not so keen on summoning anybody else at least for now.
*************
Somewhere in Texas, in a town that seemed to be abandoned.
A woman wearing a modern maid's Outfit was walking towards a certain location. She had blonde hair tied in a ponytail, sapphire blue eyes, and was around 180cm tall.
The woman turned onto a street and looked straight ahead, as her vision seemed to widen a considerable distance:
"An old mansion, huh…" Maria thought hunters had bad taste in picking places to stay, as always.
Even though she was going to meet her supposed lover/boyfriend, Maria wasn't very excited, since she knew this was just a trap, not to mention that…
Maria looked up at the sky.
Above the clouds, a man with black hair and red eyes was watching the place.
Maria couldn't see beyond the clouds, but she knew he was there, she could feel it. Even if she wanted to, she could never forget Victor's presence.
Then she looked behind her where a man in trouser and a black hoodie was standing in plain sight but she knew no one other than her could see him.
"Is it okay for her to go alone, Darling?" Sasha, who was beside Victor, asked. As she still didn't know how to use the floating ability of vampires, she had to lean on Victor to stay still in the air.
Victor, who was lightly holding Sasha's waist, said:
"Yes."
"..." Victor stopped looking at Maria and looked at Sasha:
"Are you worried about her?"
"I am not." Sasha was honest.
Victor flashed a small smile when he heard Sasha's words:
"To answer your question, it's pretty obvious that this is a trap, so we should just do as Ruby said."
"Use the trap to our advantage, huh?" Sasha spoke with a small smile. She still remembered the little meeting they had before coming to this place. Of course, Maria was not part of that meeting since the less the maid knew, the more likely it was for the plan to succeed.
"Yes." Victor knew that, among his wives, Ruby was the most capable of thinking up complex plans, and because Victor trusted his wife completely, he would go along with whatever she proposed.
'Although…' Victor looked at the old mansion, focused on his eyes, and saw a strange 'darkness', it was as if he couldn't see beyond that point, a blind spot in his usually reliable ability.
Victor trusted Ruby and her plans, but he also knew that his wife was weak against unpredictable situations. Knowing that, Victor suggested that he would stay in the air with Sasha and watch over everything.
"In one place in the mansion, I can't see anything. Something like this happened in the past when I went to visit Clan Horseman, I don't know what it is, but stay alert." Victor reported what he saw through the small communicator that was in his ear.
"Okay, Darling." Ruby spoke.
While Victor stayed in the air with Sasha, Violet, Luna, and Ruby would stay on the ground and take care of the situation, reporting any unforeseen issues they found to him.
Today, they're just here to prevent something from happening to Sasha.
As for why Krishna was there,"I saved Julia and now she is my elder so I have equal right in revenge."
Maria went into the building while Krishna seemed to be searching for something using his divine sense.
"There it is" Krishna smiled as he looked at a camouflaged device in the air.
Krishna warps next to it and looks directly into the camera.
"Hey.... listen you will die and your death will not be normal. I will make sure of that" Saying this Krishna disappears from the scene but a small mana circle can be seen on the device.
James who was watching the screen fell off the chair as he saw Krishna appear in the screen and the cold and calm voice drained his face of all life.
"Increase the security level around the facility!! as if that Alucard was not enough of a problem now this Human is after me as well...."
Krishna had gone back home to ask Sabine if she was interested in these experiments.
"Of course I am!"
Krishna then took her and Cathleen as well as Julia with him and arrived in the underground lab where Victor and his Wives just arrived.
"Ah Sabine you came at the correct time, here this is very interesting check it out." Ruby calls Sabine to look at the various papers spread around the lab while Cathleen went to help Sasha with the safekeeping of the equipment in the lab.