"Takahashi Ryujin…"
The woman, identified as Ryujin, smiled and took a step forward, causing Mikayla's bodyguards to do the same thing and take out their katana. Mikayla glanced at the nervous Ammar and narrowed her eyes at Ryujin.
Ryujin has a short platinum ombre bob haircut with black eyes and a horizontal scar running across the right cheek. She wore a sleeveless, high-collared, v-neck dark bodysuit with black armor that was heavily detailed with golden accents, golden metal arm guards, fingerless leather gloves, and a pair of dark lace up boots.
In addition, two pouches attached to her hips and another katana strapped to her back.
"What do you want?"
"An invasion that was requested by Irene herself to draw out your son," replied Ryujin to Mikayla. "Well, Irene did say that we can kill as many people as we want, but you, your daughter, your son, that brat next to you and a few children or women must be brought to her place for… entertainment."
Ryujin giggled at Mikayla's expression and tightened her grip. She then swung her katana, releasing a massive wave of energy towards Mikayla and everyone else. Two of the guards immediately acted by blocking the energy.
Unfortunately, the output of the energy was too much for them and they perished immediately. Mikayla gritted her teeth and sprinted towards the smiling Ryujin, thrusting her palm to her face. Ryujin successfully blocked it with her left forearm and attempted to stab Mikayla only for her to block it with a dagger.
"Mikayla-san!!" Ammar screamed before rushing to Mikayla to help her.
When he was very close to her a rapid thin energy beams were fired near his feet, forcing Ammar to jump away, and looked up to see a young man with a gun.
"Kinji-chan, you handle the brat. Break his bones if you must, but make sure he is not dead. I'll handle this old lady. The rest of you, kill all men." Ryujin commanded her people as she kicked Mikayla away and rushed at her.
Facing Kinji who reloaded his gun, Ammar asked himself.
Can I do this?
His question was answered by a disembodied, sinister voice within his mind,
"Show this brat who you are! End his life!!"
Ammar rushed towards Kinji and avoided the bullets with great reflex. He then attacked Kinji first by delivering a feint attack with right jab, successfully tricking Kinji into blocking it. Ammar immediately struck Kinji in the face with a left hook punch, however Kinji, despite feeling slightly dizzy, grabbed his left wrist.
"Piercing Bullet."
Pointing the gun at Ammar's left elbow, Kinji pulled the trigger and shot at Ammar's left elbow. The bullet went through Ammar's elbow, resulting in the young man screaming in agony before headbutting Kinji's face.
"Damn, that hurts…"
Kinji wiped the blood away from the corner of his lips and proceeded to shoot at Ammar. The young man immediately directed his Mystic Energy into his feet and avoided the bullets until Kinji reloaded the gun. Ammar took this as an opportunity to run at Kinji and threw a downward punch that missed.
Kinji reloaded his gun and aimed at Ammar, but Mikhail's student used the momentum of his missed attack to spin around and landed a flying head kick. Kinji fell to the ground, giving Ammar the chance to kick Kinji in the face and send him to fly into a tree.
"!!"
Ammar tilted his head just in time to avoid a grappling hook that came out of the barrel, avoiding it as the hook attached to the wall behind him. Kinji quickly pulled himself and knocked Ammar with a bash to his head, stunning the young man.
Detaching the grappling hook, Kinji pressed a hidden button on the handle of the gun which transformed the weapon into a double-barreled shotgun. He pointed at Ammar's knee and pulled the trigger.
"AARGHH!!"
Ammar fell to one knee, pressing the wounded the knee to keep the pressure but Kinji shot his left shoulder followed by right shoulder and right knee, immobilizing the young man.
"Ryujin-sama said I can't keep you alive, but that doesn't mean I can't carve your flesh."
Ammar groaned in pain and watched Kinji take out a small knife from his pouch. He turned around and forced himself to crawl away from the laughing Kinji. He saw Mikayla fighting Ryujin and tried to reach out for her, however, Kinji violently stabbed Ammar's back.
When Ammar tried to scream, Kinji pushed his head to the ground, burying his face. Kinji then proceeded to violently carve Ammar's back while laughing hysterically.
Mikayla tensed up when she sensed Ammar's energy rapidly dropping, making her turn around to see Ammar being stabbed repeatedly. She ran at Ammar only for Ryujin to release another great wave of energy that obliterated their people who were caught in the crossfire.
"You killed your own people?!"
Ryujin laughed at Mikayla and said, "I am not like my stupid uncle. That is why his nephews and nieces killed him."
"You sick girl…"
"Oh, don't act like you are so kind. You did the worst thing… Abandoning your son when he was barely five, sealing his powers and memories, and sending him to your estranged granduncle… Doesn't that worse than killing a liability to your clan?"
Meanwhile
Mikhail dropped the glass of orange juice, making everyone look at him. Shizuka raised her eyebrow and helped Mikhail to pick up the glass shard.
"What's wrong, Genji?" Shizuka asked Mikhail.
"Nothing… It just… I don't know how to say this, but I feel something off."
Shizuka smiled and said, "You are just thinking too much."
"Was I?"
Back to Genji Clan's household
"That should be it."
Kinji looked down at the barely conscious and bleeding profusely Ammar. He smiled at what he described as his masterpiece and dropped the knife that covered Ammar's blood.
Ammar's entire back was ripped apart until his spine could be seen, and he couldn't move let alone lift his finger due to the overwhelming pain sensation. All he could do was think how did he end up like this?
'Mika…'
Ammar smiled and slowly closed his eyes as Kinji pointed the weapon at hand, intending to blow it off. At that moment, an enraged Mizuki appeared and struck his face. The impact sent Kinji tumbling through the air and flying across the garden into the wall in a violent crash.
Mizuki then yelled for the medic team where two women appeared. One of them gently lifted the dying Ammar as Mizuki instructed them to heal Ammar inside the bunker immediately.
"!!"
Mizuki avoided several bullets and glared at Kinji with a broken nose. Wiping away the blood, Kinji was about to scream but Mizuki buried her fist deep in his abdomen and grabbed the injured Kinji by his throat.
"You shouldn't do that to him."
Kinji looked at Mizuki with fear and tried to beg for his life, but Mizuki punched him in the abdomen again before decapitating him with a crystallized sword. The head clan of the Genji looked at the head and spat at it.
"Mom…"
Mizuki ran towards her mother and saw the two men that she ordered earlier were cut into half. She then sensed Ryujin's presence near the bunker and immediately rushed towards the location. When Mizuki arrived at the place, she saw many of her people dead defending the bunker with an injured Mikayla being pinned to the ground by Ryujin.
Ryujin's people were also there, pointing their weapons at her. Some were equipped with crossbows, bows, and even a sniper rifle.
"Good to see you," Ryujin gave a smile as she stabbed Mikayla's back, angering Mizuki. "Take a step and your mother will be dead."
"You need us alive, didn't you…" Mizuki gritted her teeth.
Ryujin laughed and then stabbed Mikayla once again except this time it was her thigh. She then said, "Oh, I don't need you two alive. I just need your brother alive and that kid as well."
"For what reason?" Mizuki asked since she wanted to know the reason why Irene obsesses with Mikhail.
"That is for you to wonder about and for me to know. Now, let's make a deal. How about you fight me and if you survive, I will leave your clan immediately." Ryujin stood up and unsheathed the katana that strapped to her back.
"I do not make a deal with a bitch like you, Takahashi," Mizuki said after summoning a longsword. "Let my mother go, right now, or I will fucking rip your head!"
Ryujin giggled and responded by kicking Mikayla in the door of the bunker. She then threw a dagger at Mikayla's hand, pinning her on the door. Mizuki screamed in anger and jumped into the air before slamming down her blade at Ryujin.
The female Takahashi blocked it even though the impact of the longsword caused her feet to be buried to the ground. Her eyes then became crimson as she said,
"Don't hold back because Irene gave me something that you may like."
With inhuman strength, much to Mizuki's surprise, Ryujin knocked away the longsword and performed a backflip kick to Mizuki's chin.
At the same time, Mikhail tensed up and, without any explanation, he left the café. Mikhail ripped away the bandages and jumped into the air, staring in the direction of the Genji Clan's Household.