Who Helped Them?

"Is that really true?" Akane asked with a calm expression.

"Yes Akane-nee you should know I won't lie about this," Raikou said as she was sweating with a nervous expression on her face.

"I know you aren't lying, I know what you saw was true as that is something you inherited from mother, and that is also the reason you are the Leader of this faction," Akane said calmly but to both Raikou and Yanagi, Akane was the most dangerous when she was calm. The calmer she was the angrier she was which is different from her short-tempered personality.

"I am pretty sure you could've been the leader if you wanted to Nee-san even in your current state you can still pretty much overthrow me as many of the clans will support you even after the fallout that happened because of your decision from before," Raikou said with a smile.

"That is too much trouble, I just want to live a free life," Akane said calmly as she never really had any intentions of becoming the leader of their faction.

"Dear you should calm down, this isn't the time to make rash decisions. You aren't as strong as before, first, we need to recover as they have already made the first move, so making if we rush it now we will be at a disadvantage," Yanagi said with a smile trying to keep Akane from making any rash decisions.

"I am calm dear, that is the reason those factions can live or I would've already thrown them into the Purgatory even if I am suffering from the backlash," Akane said calmly.

'Gulp* she is really mad.' Yanagi gulped in horror.

There was a saying in the opponent factions 'If you see the Origin of Flames with a calm face run don't do anything just run.'

This was something that everyone knew from the cannon fodders to the damn Leaders of the Factions. That was how scary her reputation was after that a certain incident.

In the past, There were originally five factions Red, Purple, White, Black, and Orange. But the orange faction on the orders of the third Creator God sneak attacked the leader of the Red faction who was Akane and Raikou's mother leaving her mortally wounded because The Creator God felt his position would be taken from him if he let her grow any longer.

Plus the Orange Faction always hated The Red Faction because they were both factions that prided themselves in their Flame element. But the Red Faction was more powerful after Akane and Raikou's Mother became the leader. So they had a grudge against her as well which led them to take on that commission.

This was the incident that made Akane infamous as she threw the whole faction into the Purgatory along with the creator god and even a couple of million years later they are still being burned alive in the Purgatory.

According to Akane, they will continue to burn there till the end of time there is no escape or mercy for them the only thing they get is torture for eternity while they still feel the pain even though they have been burned countless times.

She also made the declaration to the other factions and the creator gods that if something like this happened again she won't mind doing this a second time no matter who her enemy is.

Both Raikou and Yanagi knew that Akane is someone who kept her words. The only reason she is still sitting here is that doing something rashly will be counter-productive while putting them in danger, especially Haru.

"I shouldn't have made a deal with that fox, it is all happening because of her," Akane said as she clenched her hand.

"Nee-san you should know it was necessary as you were the one who made that deal knowing the dangers it will bring, and it was necessary for Ha-chan as well because without it…" Raikou said carefully not to press Akane's buttons.

"I know but still, I should've searched more. There should've been another way," Akane said while looking at both Raikou and Yanagi.

"Dear we have been over topic this before we had no other choice but this one. Even to this day, we can't find a possible solution for this. So there is no need to blame yourself." Yanagi said as he placed his hand on Akane's hand.

"I guess so," Akane looked away with a little blush.

"COUGH* I am not here to look at you two flirting, although I do admit that Nee-san looks cute but we have important things to talk about." Raikou coughed making the two come back to the world.

"Haha, yeah." Yanagi laughed as he rubbed the back of his head with Akane glaring at him murderously.

After about five minutes,

"How were they able to do this under our nose like this?" Yanagi asked as he bit his lip and the atmosphere in the room plummeted.

"Who was the one that helped the factions in this?" Akane asked Raikou.

'She won't take no for an answer,' Raikou knew about her sister the most.

"That was someone called Demon of Horizon who works under the Yog-Sothoth," Raikou said as she saw how from the way Akane was looking at her.

"Come here," Akane lifted her right hand and translucent flame started to gather on her palm.

CAW*

After half a minute a crow with jet black feathers and bright golden eyes looked up at Akane awaiting his orders. The crow's eyes shined brightly and it had a consciousness of its own.

"Nee-san can you not show off by doing that," Raikou said with her lips twitching.

'I can't do that even when I am the leader of this damn faction,' Raikou pouted.

"What is so hard about this? If you practice enough you can do it as well." Akane said calmly making Yanagi smile wryly.

"Nee-san you know that apart from you only the creator gods can create living beings and you nee-san can even give a beast made out of Fire its own free will you basically made a new living being out of the element, Nee-san I have been trying really hard and I still can't do it," Raikou said as her mood dampened.

"Then try harder," Akane said plainly.

"How?" Raikou asked hoping she would get an answer this time.

"Hell if I know? Figure it out by yourself," Akane said nonchalantly making Raikou's eyes twitch.

"Dear I don't think you should say it like that," Yanagi said with a wry smile.

"This is something she needs to learn herself, I can't teach her this as it would defeat the meaning of her understanding this on her own," Akane said making Yanagi nod as Raikou sulked. She knew this as she had heard these words multiple times.

"Go," Akane said calmly while ignoring them and the crow spread its wings and flew out of the window while scattering golden dust behind then vanished.

"Nee-san you do know that Yog-sothoth is Azathoth's grandchild right?" Raikou asked as she knew where that beast was headed.

"That is just a gift for someone who stuck its nose somewhere it didn't belong, and if that Blind idiot wants a fight then let me see if she has grown a pair to do that or not," Akane said while looking at Raikou who smiled wryly.

'What can I even do now that she made up her mind? Well looks like Akane-nee is still the same when she gets angry.' Raikou shook her head in dismay she can't really be angry at this decision because she knows her sister can back it up even though she currently only has half of her powers.

Akane was someone who was still feared by everyone and someone who everyone thought would succeed their mother as the Leader of the Red Faction but to everyone's dismay, Akane refused to take the place and left the faction to travel on her own.

'Sigh I still can't understand nee-san,' Raikou shook her head.

"Oh, Akane-nee let me show you what our son has been up to," Raikou said as she clapped her hands.

"Again he is my son You damn Shota-con," Akane growled back at Raikou who only giggled as she saw how quickly her sister changed whenever Haru was brought up. It was fascinating for her to see how a woman who everyone was so scared of can act like this.

'She looks just like a normal overprotective mother,' Raikou smiled.

Raikou was someone who was raised by Akane so she knew how strict and fearsome her sister can be even better than anyone else, But she changed after she married Yanagi during her travels and changed even further after she became a mother.

This was also the reason why Raikou was so intent on becoming a mother herself. She wanted to experience this feeling that changed her sister so much.

"If you are going to show me then start from when he was 14 in that world because I already know about it till that point," Akane said nonchalantly.

"Akane-nee did you?" Raikou asked with sweat on her forehead.