Chapter 17 – The Cat Appears!

Chapter 17 – The Cat Appears!

Akagi hopped into the base, followed closely behind by Yumi. Many of the soldiers were still awestruck. Camp Katsura's main gate was several feet thick and made of reinforced steel; to see it sliced open so easily was truly unbelievable. Moments later a large explosion could be seen from the east side of the base.

"Chloe's team has begun their attack." She said as she walked up to Akagi. The Cat had contacted her via telepathy.

"It seems so. I just hope they leave some fun for us." Akagi chuckled.

As she said that a hail of gunfire erupted as soldiers began shooting at the two of them. However, when the bullets reached Akagi, they simply went straight through her while a small black puff of smoke rose from the impact point. Seeing that their bullets had no effect many soldiers fled in an attempt to regroup and acquire something to harm her.

"See, I told you we had nothing to worry about." She said looking back at Yumi with a cheeky smile.

For her part, Yumi was surrounded by a barrier that deflected or absorbed the incoming fire. As expected the soldiers rifle rounds were unable to harm her and she could only roll her eyes Akagi's comment.

"Now then." Akagi zoomed forward, cutting several soldiers down. "Let the game begin." She said; her eyes filled with rage.

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<Kana POV>

"Those alarms have been going off for a while, and there was that loud boom. What's going on?" Kana said looking at the soldiers guarding her cell.

One of the soldiers was speaking with someone via his comms. "Right, Right. Understood, we'll take care of them. Over and out."

He looked over at Kana and the girls.

"Well, it looks like your big sister really came, I guess that means she cares about you enough to walk straight into our trap. Apparently, she's putting on one hell of a show out front." He shook his head laughing.

"Miria, Tsubaki." He said looking at the two other soldiers. "We've got inbound. Apparently, a second team breached the east wall and is en route to free the prisoners."

"A second team? I thought it was only supposed to be that Akagi girl and the priestess. Who else is here?" The soldier woman asked him.

"Don't know, command didn't give any identifiers, apparently they're fast and have been giving our guys a hell of a time." He shrugged. "Doesn't matter, once they get here, we take them down and secure these three." he had a dangerous look in his eye.

"Right!" (Both soldiers)

A few moments later, gunfire could be heard from the adjacent room followed by screaming.

{I wonder if that's Onee-chan's friends?} (Kana)

"I guess that means they're here, weapons free." He said as they trained their weapons on the door.

A minute passed, the gunfire stopped and no further noise could be heard from the adjacent room. The soldiers had expected the enemy to immediately advance on their position, but nothing happened. The squad leader opted to check over his local comms to get a read on the situation. "Hamiya, this is Inori; what's your status. over." He asked.

Almost as soon as he finished, the door flew open, and the body of a soldier crashed into him. This caused momentary confusion which allowed a single individual to slip through the door and into the room.

"Contact!" one of the soldiers yelled as they opened fire. However, it was already too late. A short woman dressed like a ninja had already closed the distance and drove her knives into the female soldier, killing her instantly.

"Shit, Miria!" The other soldier screamed.

He opened fire on the ninja, who acrobatically dodged his bullets seeming to glide through the air as she moved. Her quick movements caused her hood to fall down revealing her short red hair and cat-like ears on top of her head.

"Wa-?" The soldier was shocked by the speed of the girl's movement and found himself distracted by her cat-like appearance. This momentary lapse in concentration would be his undoing as she leaped onto the ceiling and pushed herself off, using the momentum to drive her knife straight into his heart.

With him dead, the red haired cat girl then walked over to the unconscious man trapped under his dead comrade and slit his throat with one swift strike to make sure he wouldn't be getting back up. After making sure the three soldiers were dead, she walked over to the holding cell that contained the three girls and removed the cover over her mouth. She seemed quite young, perhaps the same age as Kana, her face was round and her eyes were a deep red, the same color as her hair. She had cat-like ears on top of her head and a tail to match, while her mouth showed that her canines were slightly longer than normal.

"Few, that was a close one nya!" The cat-girl looked at the three of them. "Are you three alright? Those bad men didn't hurt you did they nya?" asks she spoke, her ears and tail began to twitch and move.

The girls were speechless. They had no idea who this girl was, but they assumed she was a subordinate of Akagi. She took down three soldiers with seemingly zero effort, which was quite impressive, but what surprised them more than anything else was......

"Did... Did she actually just say Nya?" Naomi said in disbelief.

"Oh my god, she's so cute!" Mika said with sparkles in her eyes.

"Why am I not surprised, Onee-chan...." Kana, who knew her sister's preferences, felt ashamed seeing the ninja cat-girl.

In response to these words, Chloe could only tilt her head and let out a small “Nya?" in confusion.

After taking a second to regain her composure, Naomi asked a question.

Chloe gave a nod as her subordinates updated her on the situation.

"Good work you two, I want you with me while we escort these three to Kira nya. Once she takes them to safety we'll commence part two of our mission." the cat girl said with a scary grin.

"Yes" (fox)

"Of course" (dog)

{Wow, what a 180 from her playful airheaded self just a second ago. Just who exactly is this girl?} Naomi thought to herself confused about the cat they had just met. She seemed to flip back and forth between being aloof and serious. Naomi couldn't tell which was the real her.

Chloe looked back at the girls.

"Alright, let's get you somewhere safe. We're going to escort you to Kira and then she'll be in charge of keeping you safe nya." She said. “She's a little bit of a stick in the mud, but I think you'll like her.” and like that she was back to being mischievous again, as she stuck out her tongue when referring to Kira.

{Just how many people does Akagi have working for her?} (Naomi)

The three girls nodded and followed the three animal-earned ninjas out of the building and towards the massive hole in the eastern wall. As they walked, they could hear the sounds of battle throughout the base. Explosions and gunfire could be heard all around them with screams sprinkled in once and a while. It was clear that Akagi had initiated a full-scale assault to save them and that she wasn't pulling any punches.

{Onee-chan, I'm happy you saved us, but was all this really necessary?} Kana's previous doubt had begun to resurface upon seeing all the death and destruction that Akagi caused. {Would Onee-chan really go this far, even for me?}

Seeing the three ninja's walking quite casually down the road Kana decided to ask a question. "Are you guys used to this kind of stuff? It seems like your quite relaxed for being in the middle of a battlefield. Isn't this kind of thing dangerous? "Kana thought it strange how calm they were.

Chloe looked back. "Of course it's dangerous nya. But it's our job, normally my team doesn't do such flashy maneuvers, but we know how to fight and we do our best work when we're relaxed." She gave a smile.

"And my sister? Is she ok? Can she really fight so many people herself?" Kana asked pensively.

"Myaster? I wouldn't worry about her nya. I don't think anything could stop her when she puts her mind to it." She chuckled. "I have a feeling that the General might be regretting his decision right about now."

A few minutes later, they arrived at the wall breach. Waiting for them was a tall woman with long green hair. She was wearing what looked like a military uniform and had two horns protruding from her head, as well as a thick lizard-like tail.

"Ah, there you are. I was starting to think I would have to go looking for you." She said in a sarcastic voice.

The cat stuck out her tongue at this comment. "Here they are. please take care of these three back at base and have Mimi take a look at them just to be safe." Chloe said.

"I will and be careful in there, some of our teams have been hitting heavy resistance," Kira warned.

"Any casualties?" the cat asked with concern.

"A few have been wounded but nothing life-threatening."

Chloe sighed in relief.

"Good." She looked back at the girls. "Kira will take you from here, she can be a little scary, but she's a nice lady.” she said with a mischievous grin.

“Oi!” the dragon lady took exception to this comment.

“My team and I are gonna join in the fun. If all goes well, I'll see you all at base in a little bit nya." She said as she and her team jumped onto the roof of one of the nearby barracks and ran towards the sound of gunfire.

"Now then, stupid comments by that cat aside." Kira sighed and looked at the girls. "Let's get you out of here, this is no place for the likes of you." She walked up to the girls. "Stand close to me, I can only teleport those within a small radius."

The girls gathered up close to her as a small magic circle formed around them. A moment later, the four of them disappeared in a flash of light.

Spoiler

Chloe!

Kira!

Updated Kana!

Updated Mika!

Updated Naomi!

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