The Shadow and The Inferno

{Day: Sunday}

{Time: 10:30 AM}

{Location: West Equinox: Residential Office}

There were multiple U-Haul trucks coming in with all of the luggage that Rhea helped the girls with. I was handling a living situation with my mother who also is the owner of the West Equinox residential area.

My mom leaned back in her chair and smiled at me. "So you want a big enough house to fit your harem? I can do that for you. With Lance coming back West Equinox in two months, they will need a safe place to stay. Have you heard from Freya or Nicholas?"

"No. I haven't heard from them since my crash, but I know they are still alive from how Georgia and the others talk about them. They're probably like me before this point, they went into hiding." I said.

"I hope to see them soon. I know my father said he hears from them daily so that means they are somewhere in West Arkington. If only I can get your father to take a break, once in a while instead of being off for one day out the month." My mom said then leaned forward.

"Anyways, prepare for anything, sweetheart. The Crimson Crows will come at us heavily, but don't let up. We have your back as well. As the final Mituski, I won't let anything get by us." My mom smiled at me then gently pinched my cheek.

I smiled at her and watched her set down a set of keys then stand up. "Where are you going? There's still so much for us to talk about."

"Sorry, Sunshine~ I actually have to get to a meeting, but I'll get back before 3 PM so we can talk about everything then~" My mom said then waved.

I sighed and smiled. I grabbed the keys and got up then left the office.

{Time: 10:50 AM}

{Location: West Equinox: Equinox Creek}

We all helped Isabella and the others move into one of the homes my mom allowed me to have. There were four floors, two basement floors: a training area and a storage room, a pool area, and a path that connected to a secret area.

"Alright! I'm ready to explore West Equinox!~ Who's with me?" Isabella said.

"Count me in!~" Chloe said.

Georgia shrugged. "I'll go as well."

The three of them decided to go explore this new city. Brianna and Nova had become friends and decided to go to the arcade room. Lexi and Elizabeth went off to do their normal activities. That left me with Royal and Kasumi.

{New Feature Unlocked: Intertwined Dates}

{I made this feature myself because this will definitely help with creating stronger bonds between the women. Plus it doubles your Credits and Trait Increases. It only works if the women are over 50% Compatible.}

"You two wanna join me for some breakfast at my mom's cafe?" I asked and smiled.

{Scanning Intertwining Compatibility...}

{Intertwining...}

{Royal x Kasumi: 60% Compatible}

{Their Routes can intertwine}

Royal smiled at me and nodded. "I wouldn't mind. It would beat having to explore this big house alone."

Kasumi was a bit hesitant, but just agreed to come along. "I guess it wouldn't hurt.."

I smiled at them and gestured for them to follow me. "C'mon then. I'm driving."

We walked over to my car and got in then I started it and drove off. It was mostly quiet. I could feel the tension between Royal and Kasumi. I decided to break the silence.

"You two don't have to hate each other anymore. Even Grandpa accepted Kasumi once more into his dojo. Forgive and Forget." I said.

"Definitely not forget. She most definitely endangered us that day. It took months for us to get that stupid Bio-Scroll back." Royal said.

"Besides if you're gonna say forgive and forget, you should forgive Crimson Crows." Kasumi said.

"Haha, you're very funny. Forgiving people who are still trying to kill me? There's a difference between your situation and my situation. In my defense, they are still my enemies even after I forgive them because they are still trying to kill me. You two aren't enemies anymore. It's time to move on." I said.

"You can never really know if she decides to betray us again though." Royal said and looked at me.

{New Choices Available!}

[Become More Assertive (Leadership Increase)]

[Leave it there (Pushover Increase)]

"I said it's time to move on." I said sternly.

{Kasumi liked that...}

{Strength: Leadership Increased}

"Yes sir." Royal rolled her eyes and looked out the window.

Kasumi looked at me and looked out the window as well.

{Bond with Kasumi Increased: 591}

{Time: 11:15 AM}

We made it to my mom's coffee shop, Java Nice Day, and Royal and Kasumi snickered at the name. Rhea appeared behind me and held my shoulders.

"Java Nice Day..~ Cute..~" Rhea giggled.

"You had to join too huh~" I chuckled.

"You know I'm rarely seen without you~ Besides I wanna join this date..~" Rhea said.

{Rhea has registered herself in my Systems...}

[Rhea's Information]

[Name: Rhea Moe Deus

Age: 121 (21 Human Years)

Gender: Female

Birthday: February 14th

Friendship Points: Unlimited

Favorite Gifts: Anything From Kaden

Favorite Location: Anywhere With Kaden

Favorite Trait: Everything About Kaden

Least Favorite Trait: Not Enough Sin]

{Did you know she has a twin sister?}

"What?! Don't tell him that!" Rhea yelled and grabbed Ardent out of my hands then threw her.

{Returning to Owner...}

I watched as Ardent teleported back into my hands. "So Rhea has a twin sister huh?"

"Your companion has family members?" Royal asked.

Rhea looked at Royal. "No! No! Don't listen to them! Let's just go inside!"

Rhea pushed the three of us inside the cafe and dragged me to the restroom. She turned invisible and pushed me inside the men's restroom then locked the door.

"Okay so why do you not want me to know about your twin?" I asked.

Rhea groaned and puffed her cheeks. "Because—"

{It's for the reason that if you bond with her twin sister, you won't become a Demon...and it's for the reason that her sister is related to Aphrodite.}

"What do you mean I won't become a demon?" I asked.

"It's because my sister is an Angel okay?!" Rhea exploded and her face was red.

{Yep, Sex Angels and Sex Demons are natural rivals when it comes down to humans. However things are interesting when it comes down to Rhea and her sister. Rhea is fine with sharing with other humans, but when comes down to sharing with her sister she gets jealous..~}

"I did not know you could talk in such a manner." I said to Ardent then looked at Rhea. "Who is your sister?"

{Her name is Mila Venus. Rhea isn't woman enough to tell you so I will be the one, plus I only brought it up because I sensed her energy earlier.}

"What?!" Rhea asked in shock.

"I would rather hear about this later." I said and walked out the restroom.

I made my way back to Royal and Kasumi. Rhea followed us and decided to not think about Mila. We ordered some coffee and a few pastries and went to sit down at a table.

"So, West Equinox is also a city of its own. I would've never guessed." Kasumi said.

"Why did you even want the passcode here? Even if you got through the gates, you would have to fight my Mom and my Father. Not to mention you will have to face off against my Grandpa as well. You realize my Grandmother and Mother are literally...well my mother is literally the only pure Mituski Clan Member alive right now?" I asked.

"What happened to the others?" Rhea asked.

I looked at Rhea then looked at my coffee. "They were wiped out. My mother was the only one who escaped from that tragic event alive. I never got to meet my grandma truly. That's why Papa Gregory started the dojo...to honor the Mituski Clan and revive the Mituski Name."

"Only those with the Mituski Blood in them can learn their sacred techniques like Envisage, Mituski Arts, and their ultimate technique: Sage Drive." Royal added.

"In conclusion, my mom would beat your ass." I chuckled and took a sip out of my coffee.

"Mhm! Mhm!" Royal nodded twice.

"Honestly I wasn't thinking that far ahead. I was always wondering myself what I was going to do after getting those codes...Man I am an idiot aren't I?" Kasumi said.

"Yeah." Royal and I said at the same time.

Kasumi rolled her eyes and sighed. "I've also wondered something. Where are Ricky and Dante?"

"I wondered that as well.." Royal said.

"Let's go see. It's been quite some time since we've last encountered them." I said.

We all finished our coffee and pastries then got up to leave the diner.

{Time: 12:30 PM}

{Location: West Equinox: Training Dojo}

"So this is where they were hiding. Should've probably been the first place we checked honestly." Kasumi said and fixed her haori jacket then crossed her arms.

"Probably..." Royal said.

We walked toward the dojo and walked inside. Inside we noticed a group of people being mentored by two men.

One of them was a man with a lean and muscular build with black hair, red eyes, and tattoos going from his neck down. He wore a black button up shirt with dragon art on his shirt, black pants and shoes, with onyx bracelets on his wrists.

The second guy had reddish and black hair with orange eyes. He had a more bulky build than the first but was still rather fit. He also had tattoos from his neck down. He wore a red and black haori jacket over his red shirt, black cargo pants, and red blade sneakers.

"Halt!" The left instructor said. Their students stopped training and looked at the instructor.

"Well well, we have some guests. Three guests...A car crash survivor, a traitor, and some chick who happened to become a favorite student." The right instructor said.

I looked at them and it was like my memory of them was static. Ardent told me they were here, but my memory of them was vauge.

"Can you say who you are? Are you two actually Dante and Ricky?" I asked.

The black hair instructor looked at me and toward us. "I am Ricky. Seems like your memory is failing you, Kaden."

"Ahh don't be so easy on him. He brings Equinox a terrible name." The other said.

"Ahh I'm glad nothing changed, Dante~ You two are still pathetic men who can't appreciate they can never run a dojo better than Papa Gregory." Kasumi laughed.

"At least we aren't liabilities. Besides I'm surprised this fool is still alive. He's dating a criminal and not only that, a criminal who wanted to kill us." Dante said.

"That's old news. Georgia has changed since then. Keep up with the times." I said.

"Rich coming from someone who can't even learn a single Bio-Energy Ability." Ricky said.

{Prove them wrong.}

I immediately bought the Bio-Energy Pack.

{New Skills Acquired}

[Personal Bio-Energy Manipulation, Bio-Element Manipulation]

[Personal Bio-Energy: The ability to manipulate their own bio-energy, tapping into their organically-derived dynamic essence to produce various effects according to their will.]

[Bio-Element: The process of manipulating elemental forces of nature through their naturally generated bio field energy.]

I put my phone away then looked at Ricky and Dante. I held up my right hand then lightning began to spark around my hand. I concentrated on manipulating my energy and generated electricity around my hand. It wasn't easy to do for sure, but I got it.

Rhea smiled at me and nodded. "He did it~"

Kasumi and Royal looked at me surprised. Ricky and Dante glared at me then Dante smirked and scoffed.

"Oh hoorah, you can use the Flash Stance. There's six other stances." Dante said.

I chuckled and placed my hands in my pockets. "I know. Flash Stance, Exalos Stance, Sear Stance, Azure Stance, Quary Stance, Purity Stance, and Umbris Stance. I was trained by my grandfather y'know."

"Y'know since you're in town, how about we call up one of our buddies and the six of us have a little sparring match. A Team Battle. Just like old times." Ricky said.

I looked back at Royal and Kasumi. "How about it?"

Royal smirked. "It's kinda funny that they challenged us taken we've beaten them before. I wonder what's really changed."

"Yeah, these two bastards seem like they really have something under their sleeves." Kasumi said.

I looked at Ricky and Dante. "Well, I guess you've got yourself a deal."

{Scanning Ricky and Dante...}

{It seems Ricky has Bio-Darkness and Dante has Bio-Fire. Their record up to this point is 13-2. Seems pretty legit.}

Ricky smirked and walked off. "Meet us at Dawn Peak at 3 PM. We'll be waiting."

Dante walked off as well. "Hope you've actually been training, I would hate to have an easy fight."

"Ugh, they underestimate us so much despite having never beaten us." Royal said.

"We will add another loss to their record. Let's go, I feel like doing other things before we inevitably beat them." Kasumi said and walked off.

{Kasumi and Royal have grown closer...}

{Notice: To Be Continued..}