Plans in motion

Gabimaru pov

Gabi was walking in a cave hidden from the regular population deep in Japan, taunting footsteps echoing in the caves letting people know that someone was entering.

" Gabimaru, what took you so long?" Jorogumo went to her master's side.

"Kistune wanted to watch the war and I had to cut loose ends." He responded casually.

" I see Geto is not the problem anymore. What else is on our list?" She grabbed his vest off his shoulders.

"He was never a problem and the only thing on our agenda is bringing back our queen. While we working on that we must stay hidden for a while until we are at our fullest strength. Geto followers, etc will cause chaos as we lurk in the shadows."

"I can feel shortly before we show ourselves there will be a lot of commotion especially if she's joining in the activity."

A smirk placed on his face, " Indeed, Jorogumo."

Further in the cave, all the curses under Gabimaru's control surround the table. " Starting today history will be made." Gabi walks closer to the stone table and places the skull on it completing the skeleton set.

"We will bring her back to the world of the living," Gabi announces what would happen and everyone cheers out loud.

Gabi put his hand out, " Dagger."

Jorogumo placed the dagger gently on his hand and Gabi used his free hand to cut open his opposite hand, "I will release my blood with most of the curse energy that I have stored up over the years to bring back the one and only Higanbana," As he spoke he let his blood drip all over her skeleton bones. His energy mix with her energy created something that should have been impractical. The power of his energy and words created an enormous rumbling underneath their feet, the cave was quaking causing the majority of the roof and walls to crack open as the weather changed outside from being sunny to turning into ash gray sky thundering that's raining hail. What Gabi did was destroy the balance of life and as he disrupted that balance god was using the thunder to roar his wrath at the man while the hail grew bigger falling heavy on top of the cave trying to kill the man. Soon enough the bones on the stone table were rattling coming together as if they were magnets creating a black dust around it. Everyone in the room anticipated what was to come next and everyone guess soon a woman that you couldn't even describe as beautiful because her looks were far from just being beautiful it was exquisite, she was a type of beauty you would only see once in every other generation. She has long black hair that reaches her bottom with milky skin that is so white you can compare her to a white rose but that's not all she has the most hypnotizing red eyes that will have you staring for a long time. This being was no other than Higanbana herself and being in her presence felt more of a blessing than anything else.

" My sweet Gabi," She scoots to the edge of the stone table as she slowly touches her bare body has mostly everyone in the room drooling over her naked body.

" Yes…" He grabbed his vest from Jorogumo and wrapped it around her top area.

" Am I really alive?" She questioned him just to be sure before she got excited.

He nodded his head, " Yes you are but since I only gave ¼ of my energy you're not at your peak."

" I can tell. I feel so weak. I think even kitsune is stronger than me and that's a problem."

The fiery fox woman jumped up from the ground ready to fight, " Hey! What's that supposed to mean?"

Higanbana lifted up her eyebrow, " Exactly what I meant. I feel embarrassed to be in the same universe as you if you're stronger than me."

The fox was about to leap at her but Gabimaru grabbed her petite waist, " Calm down kitsune. Stop having people crawl underneath your skin."

The kitsune ignored his warning and loved the skinship they were sharing, "Anything you say, master. If I am a good girl would you love me more or I should be feisty so you can punish me" She started to giggle and imagine fantasies where Gabi would be rough with her, " I will go with the feisty direct because having you spank me would be my dream come true." The kitsune blew kisses at him as he stood there looking disgusted with her actions.

( I see she would never change unless I give her what she wants but wouldn't that be bestiality she is basically a fox.)

" Now my sweet Gabi is cheating on me with an animal. Am I really losing my touch?" Higanbana commented on them as she flipped her long silky black hair and Kitsune was ready to fight with her.

( It's going to be a long day dealing with these women)

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Makima pov

It was late in the night and when Makima noticed her daughter Misumi was sleeping peacefully she used this chance to handle her business. Makima got downstairs and saw the only help she had in this house.

"Ms.Tanaka, can you mind Misumi for me? I have to do something?"

The help bows to Makima," Anything for you Ms.Saito but please be safe."

Makima left the house and was heading to the Saito residence to give a little visit to her mother whom she had not seen in over 11 years. When she arrived there were the helpers who served her mother were shocked to see Makima appear at their front door. All of them quickly greeted the redhead woman and guided her to her mother's room. Over the years Makima had heard rumors that her mother became a shut-in since she was embarrassed to show her face to the other sorcerers knowing she failed her dream to be back in the 3 big families. Makima went in without knocking because this visit wasn't going to be a respectful one, Makima wanted to lash out at her mother. As she walked in she saw her own mother curled up in her covers lying on the bed.

( Pathetic )

When Ms.Saito noticed someone was in her room she took a peek out the cover and saw her daughter standing at the door entrance of her room.

" Maki… Makima." Ms.Saito whispered her name at first because she thought she was hallucinating.

Makima walked closer to the bed frame, " Yes, it's me." she nonchalantly said.

Ms.Saito threw the covers off her and quickly crawled to the end of the bed to be closer to her daughter, "You look so grown." Her eyes studied her daughter's features and looked up and down to witness her daughter's adult figure. " You look beautiful as always my daughter." she attempted to caress her daughter's cheeks but Makima smacked her hand.

" Don't touch me bitch." Makima gritted her teeth and her mother jumped in her place kneeling on the mattress.

"Why are you so rude to the only family you have left? We shouldn't fight child, let's reunite Makima."

Makima let out a bitter chuckle, " My only family is with my daughter, not you," she clenched her fist, "I came here to tell you off not trying to rebuild our toxic mother-and-daughter bond."

Ms.Saito gasped hearing her daughter say that out her mouth," How can you choose that girl over me?! I just was giving you advice that being a parent at a young age will damage your life, especially that baby belonging to that devil kid Gab…"

Makima backhanded her mother and she flew across the room, " That same devil kid you SET UP. I know the truth 'mother' and you ruined his life for what? TO HAVE ME ALL TO YOURSELF?! And I will choose Misumi over you again and again. YOU ARE NOTHING TO ME BUT A PAIN TO MY ASS!"

Ms.Saito got on her hands and knees trying to crawl away from her daughter but Makima was too fast and she caught up to her mother and gripped her hair, " You bitch destroyed everything good in my life. No wonder Father never loved you because you are a greedy whore," Makima's grip tighten as she lift her mother's head so she can see the rage in Makima's eyes, "You took Father and Gabimaru away from me, Ms.bushida killed herself because she thought she failed in raising Gabimaru and she blamed herself for it and you expect me to throw away my daughter for you? I wish nothing but misery for you because that's what I felt when I was stuck with you." Makima lets go of her mother and walks to the exit "And if Gabimaru tries to kill you I won't stop him either. You should be aware since he killed Geto." She left her mother's room and Ms.Saito started to panic and ran into her closet scared to step foot outside of it.

Makima went back home to see her daughter she misses dearly and as she arrived there she quickly went into Misumi's room and watched her daughter sleeping with her teddy bear.

" So cute," she softly said as she lay down next to her.

Makima gazes her eyes onto her daughter's sleepy face, "I will give you the whole world Misumi, you are my little girl" She pushes her white hair away from her face, "Even that means I have to die to protect you because I would in a heartbeat. I will make sure you are always safe."

Tears were brought to Makima's face when awful memories came back to her.

Flashback to when her mother found out

Makima was sitting on her bed finally accepting her pregnancy soon those peaceful minutes turned into a disaster when her mother stormed in. " Makima what is this I hear you're pregnant?! ARE YOU STUPID?! WHY MUST YOU GET PREGNANT AND IT BETTER NOT BE THAT THING CHILD?!" Ms.Saito was furious and she started to smash her fist into her daughter's walls.

Makima just sat there rubbing her tummy unfazed by her mother's actions and for some reason, she remembered her father's last words when he told her to be happy and that's when she realized that she was happy having her baby growing in her stomach and she wanted to go through with it.

" It's true and I'm keeping it," She suddenly said to her mother.

Ms.Saito stopped herself from trashing the room and faced her daughter with a disgusted look glued to her face, " You will not keep that thing! It will ruin everything we were trying to gain. You will not have that devil sabotage this."

Makima stood up and grabbed her suitcase she had packed in the corner of her room and started to walk away, " I don't care about any of you, I and my child are leaving this place and I want nothing to do with you, sorcerers." She was about to open her door but her mother gripped her forearm and smacked Makima to the wall.

" You are not leaving this house and you will get rid of that thing inside you!" Ms.Saito held her ground.

When Makima gathered her balance again she glared at her mother, " Have you forgotten your place?" Makima walked close to her mother and death gripped her throat, " I wasn't asking for your permission," she raised her mother's body from the ground and Ms.Saito was dangling in the air, " I was simply telling you I'm leaving, " She then threw her mother across her room, "I lost who I was when trying to be your daughter. I felt vacant, I felt like a programmed robot that was in auto mode throughout my whole life. I don't want to be with you anymore and I don't want my unborn child to be a part of this life. I finally felt free and I'm not going back to this prison that you so call a successful life. If you ever try to find me I will kill you." She threatened her mother and left her there on the floor in fear.

Flashback ended

Makima wiped her tears, " I failed your father and I will make sure I don't make the same mistake twice. I owe it to him and I owe it to myself."