7 The Golden Haired Beauty

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Tomoya jumped back as a large fist slammed down upon her using her supersonic step. With areodynamics to make a foothold, she quickly shot up into the air and swung her sword at the ogre's eye. The oger quickly raised its arms to protect its head. 

Tomoya smiled as the edge of her blade collided with the barrier that the ogre had formed. "Do you think this will stop me!?" She kicked off the air once more, flipping herself up and over the ogre's fists, and slashed out with her sword once more, cutting the large hands of the ogre right off before spinning her body again and stabbing down with her sword into its eye. 

"Roar!" The ogre shouted out in pain, but this only lasted for a few seconds when multiple sword tips protruded from its head.

"I said it wouldn't work." Tomoya snorted. What Hajime did not know was that such monsters were actually on the floor above, too, albeit weaker, but still fought in the same way. She had wanted to avoid the fight altogether, but since her sword could not stab through the magic on the door, she had no choice but to fight.

As the first ogre began to fall, Tomoya used it as a foothold and launched herself at the next ogre. This one was much more cautious and quickly covered its head and knelt down. "Your friends tried that too." Tomoya's eyes flashed as she spun her body around and swung her sword at the ogre's neck. The thick skin of the ogre was like butter as its head was cleaved from its body.

"That was very umm… Not as hard as I thought it would be. The anime and manga made it seem a bit harder." Tomoya frowned slightly as she began digging out the two cores.

Once she got both of them, she walked over to the door but hesitated before putting the orbs inside. She had always dreamt of meeting one of her waifus, and now here she was, about to embark on her first one. And it was the loli vamp herself, Yue. "Tomoya, no matter what, you need to do this. Or your entire experience up until now will be for naught. Chicken out like this makes you even lesser of  a man than you already are!"

Taking a deep breath and trying to calm her virgin heart, Tomoya finally placed the two cores into their respective slots. The lines connecting the two orbs and the lower circle on the door lit up and began to grow brighter and brighter until a large magic circle appeared. The door shook violently before parting slightly. Tomoya took another deep breath before pushing on the door with one hand and slowly opening the door. She had to do this in the coolest way possible, right? Hajime used two hands, so she will use one!

Just like in the anime, green glowing vines began to retreat from where they came. Tall pillars with purple crystals on top of them began to light up. In front of her, a cube with a girl stuck inside came into view. Her golden hair draped over her exposed body while her lower half seemed to be merged into the cube itself. "This is even more surreal than in the anime…"

"Who's there?" A soft yet cute voice echoed through the air. It sounded almost ethereal, as if a goddess was speaking to her.

Tomoya gulped, looking at the beauty in front of her. She closed her eyes and took a step forward as she knew this was her true start on her mission in this world. "My name is Tomoya."

"Tomoya…." The voice repeated the name of the person in front of her. "A beastmen? But how?"

"It's not about how." Tomoya let out a sigh as she continued forward. Each step was slow, and her eyes were locked on to the golden-haired beauty. Her red eyes were like rubies glittering in the darkness. "It's about why."

"Why?" The girl watched as the fox girl walked up the steps to her seal and stood before her. The fox girl slowly reached out with her hand and placed it on her cheek. 

  "I have finally found you." A soft smile formed on Tomoya's lips as he gazed gently at the girl who would become known as Yue.

The girl's eyes widened but slowly softened when she felt the warmth of the hand. But then they slowly lowered as sadness crept in. "I do not know why you were looking for me, but this seal…."

"The seal is nothing. And the reason I was looking for you is simple. Because I need you. I want you by my side. Someone who shares the same fate as I." Tomoya did not know what shit she was letting come out of her mouth, but it was coming out smoothly. She raised her hand and placed it on the cube that held the girl in place. Sealing her in this room for all eternity. 

"You need…" Before the girl could ask what Tomoya meant, she saw red streaks of lightning arching all over the place. Her eyes widened as she saw the flow of mana inside Tomoya growing stronger and stronger. Red lines began to appear on her arms, slowly moving up over her body until every inched of her skin had red lines in it. The seal that had kept her here for so many years began to twist and turn until finally….

The girl felt the weight that was holding her in place disappear, and before she landed on the ground, she felt her body being engulfed in a warm embrace. She stared unblinkingly up at the beautiful face in front of her in awe. This person came here for her. This person came to free her from her plight. She even said she was needed. She even said she wanted her to stay by her side. "Just who are you…." 

Tomoya smiled as she looked down at the cute girl in her arms who was completely naked and said: "I am Sakagami Tomoya. Yue."