Chapter 118 – Family.

Chapter 118 – Family.

After a bit more discussion, Mizumi took Kukurihime and went to the pocket dimension to show her around. They planned on having her speak with the Spirit Council and spread the word about their true history, something Mizumi figured would be difficult. Akagi would join them once she was finished with the Tomogawas, and Mizumi wanted to make preparations for her arrival, so a delay was welcome.

After they left, Akagi moved into the living room, and squeezed against Yumi, while she explained things to Kana.

"You don't look particularly shocked." Akagi was expecting more of a reaction from her sister than a nod and sigh.

"With everything that's gone on, hearing that Mizumi and her people are actually Yokai who fled from this world three hundred years ago isn't that high on the list of crazy." Kana shrugged. "Pretty hard to top my sister being the Demon Lord or that my family are Onmyoji."

{Yeah, you might have a point on that one.} (Akagi)

"Fair." Akagi shrugged. "It should be interesting to see just what kind of society they've built in their little home. I'm looking forward to seeing it, it should be fun."

{Perhaps it will be something like the sights in FWO? I wouldn't mind seeing things like that again.} (Akagi)

"Yeah, you've been sending quite a bit of material and other things to them over these last few months. But if they're building an entire town, I guess that makes sense." Kana had noticed the large quantity of building materials and other things being taken by Mizumi into her portal.

{That was a lot of things, though. It included construction equipment and heavy machinery. What kind of town are they building? I'd like to go with and see it for myself.} (Kana)

"I'll take some video and show you later." Akagi smiled. She was still unwilling to take Kana into the spirit's world. Mostly because she was worried something might happen, or that there might be some unforeseen side effects.

"That would be nice. From what Mizumi told me, it seems like a pretty unique amalgamation of old and new. Something like Kyoto, but on a smaller scale." Kana smiled. Mizumi had taken a few pictures to share, and accounts from clan members made it seem like the town was pretty neat.

"Yes, well. We now need to move on to a more... depressing topic." Akagi sighed as she let go of Yumi and looked straight at Kana. "I will be killing a good chunk of your relatives tomorrow, Kana." Akagi was blunt. "They want to kill me, and I'm sorry. My love for you is great, but I can't allow a threat to me or my people to survive. Even if they are your family, they've already tried to hurt someone I care about." Akagi emphasized the word your since she didn't regard them as her own relatives. She might have been born into a human family, but as far as she was concerned, the Tomogawas were strangers. Kana was the only exception.

{Now that I've gotten over my doubts, I'm even more determined to keep those two girls safe. I finally have real friends, and I'm sure as hell not going to let anyone take them from me!} (Akagi)

"I can't say I'm excited about the prospect, but you don't need to worry about me." Kana's eyes got sharp. "They tried to kidnap one of my friends in order to kill you. Heck they were even going to kill her too! What happens now is on them." Her words were sharp and her tone said she was angry. "Our family is trash, Onee-chan." Kana shook her head in disbelief. "Even mom and dad are no good. You saw that yourself. Even after everything, they still treat you as an other, and they don't take any responsibility, nor have any guilt for what they did to you. I'd been hoping for things to get better... but... but..." Kana started crying. "Why couldn't we just have a normal family?!?" She exclaimed. "Why did we have to be born to such awful people?!?" Tears streamed down her cheek, causing Akagi to move over next to her and bring her into an embrace.

{You've been holding in your frustration at them, haven't you?} (Akagi)

"You can't pick your family, Kana. But if nothing else, being born into that family gave me you. If I had to go through it all again, I would." Akagi hugged her tightly. Though she wasn't entirely sure her words were truthful, but she said them anyway to comfort her sister. "Shima and Taichi have their issues, and maybe one day you can have a better relationship with them. At the very least I can say I was wrong about them in one way." Akagi chuckled.

"Wrong? How?" Kana asked meekly.

"I mean, she's not wrong. She is amazingly cute." Kana laughed and got a terrible idea for tomorrow. "I wonder what she'd do if I started treating her like a kid? Should I give her uppies?"

{That would be amazing and I'd pay to see it. Maybe I should do that to her next time she's over?} (Akagi)

"50/50 chance she'd either love it or hate it." Akagi thought for a moment. "Nah, more like 60/40 love favored."

{Hishya is kinda strange in her own right, being treated like a child might be something she has fun with.} (Akagi)

"Yeah, you're right." Kana laughed. "That idiot would probably enjoy it, hell she might even start getting into the role!" She was already planning what kinds of fun she'd have with Hishya.

"Go spend time with her tomorrow. Turn it into a sleepover, and make it a movie night too. I'll have someone come and grab you in the morning so you can go to school. Hishya can fly fast, but Tokyo to Kyoto in like twenty minutes isn't going to happen." Akagi chuckled.

"Yeah, arriving on the back of a dragon would be kind of cool, but then I'd have to deal with Mika and Naomi's incessant pestering, and everyone else's reactions, so let's not do that." Kana figured they'd lay into the princess thing even more if that happened.

Once they were done talking about the Tomogawa issue. Kana went off to her training session in the Dojo. Akagi needed Chloe for something important, so Sakura would assist her this evening. A gathering of the heads of the clan was called, and Akagi and the five of them met in one of the side rooms of the estate.

"My apologies for calling all of you here so suddenly." Akagi said while leaning against the wall. Kira, Chloe, Yumi, Marshal, and Mimi stood across from her.

"It's no issue. If you call for us, we will always come." Marshal said, and everyone agreed.

"Chloe, did you inform the rest of the family about what's going on with the Tomogawa family?" Akagi asked her.

"Yes," Chloe nodded. "I made sure your intention to eliminate the priests was clear to everyone. nya."

"My Lord, will you be ok doing this?" Mimi asked. "I know you don't view them as family, but I just want to make sure you are ok." She was worried for Akagi's mental health.

Akagi laughed. "I'm fine, don't worry. I already talked this out with Kana, and she agreed with my decision. If they're going to threaten the lives of me and those I care about, all bets are off. I don't care if they are weak, that means nothing. I won't risk them pulling something out of their ass later and harming one of you. Your lives mean infinitely more to me than their's." The five of them smiled when she said that. "I have no lingering attachment to them, and what remained of my familiar ties to them vanished when I banished my humanity. So you needn't worry about me or my feelings. I've got no reservations about exterminating these people, former relatives or not."

"I just wanted to make sure. I apologize if that was disrespectful." Mimi lowed her head.

"Don't be sorry. I appreciate it." Akagi smiled. "But as for how we're going to do this. Well... I've decided to take this and have some fun." Akagi turned to Kira.

"Have you ever heard the story of the Night Parade of One-Hundred Demons?" Akagi's eyes glowed.

{I've always wanted to do this.} (Akagi)