Mutated Beast(Familiar)

Following that dinner conversation, Shuri began to sit Kurayami down as she tried to act as his therapist. She had no clue what caused him to turn this way, but she wanted to help. Plus, she wanted him to think about Raynare more who was about to become a teenager. 

At that age, hormones were ragging and love began to blossom. As for her son, his emotions were muted to the extreme so she wanted to help them. She was making little progress, but Kurayami liked the conversations. 

He thought about things he did not think about before, but it was a welcome conversation. On another note, Raynare began to dive further into her training. She challenged Akeno, Kurayami, and Vali any chance that she got as she did not like being left behind.

Vali was 2 years their junior, but his talent was incredible. However, Kurayami seemed to be levels above them which irked her competitive spirit. But her motivation pushed Akeno to train harder as well.

She did not want to be left behind either so it became a cycle that fed into itself. This became a positive influence on Vali who also worked himself to the bone. He still wanted to defeat his rival, Kurayami, which he was making no progress on. 

It also helped him get out of his shell as Vali was becoming Kurayami's second friend. Though, he was more of a little brother as he was a chunni. This way, another month went back for the day to get their first familiars.

Now, Kurayami was running with 4 tons on his body double his old weight. As for Akeno and Raynare, they were already up top a ton and a half. Vali in the same time was pushing 2 tons, but it was more than he could handle really so he was just powerwalking to show off. 

"THE WHITE DRAGON EMPEROR WILL NOT BE D-" 

Before he finished he tripped and could not get up. Azazel shook his head at his adopted son's embarrassing wipe out. 

"Honestly, that boy is trying too hard." 

Penemune giggled as she looked at Kurayami. 

"I can see why." 

"He is a special case." 

The reason for this was that Kurayami planned on unlocking Touki the natural way. Through hard work and dedication. Either way, Baraqiel was happy to see his training was doing wonders.

"They are all hard workers and hard work does not betray you." 

Penemune had to agree. 

"Seems I will need to switch things up in my classes."

For the moment she walked up to Vali and reduced the weight he was carrying. 

"Don't get hurt now." 

"Ok." 

At that moment Kurayami, passed by and he was moving like a blur. From the look of it, he was getting faster. He was blitzing Raynare and Akeno despite the fact they had less weight. Much to their annoyance. 

Azazel whistled to get them to stop which made Kurayami grind his feet into the ground to slow down. When he finally stopped running Kurayami kept moving forward as he had the most momentum. 

When he did stop, he released the breath he was holding which had turned to steam. Akeno and Raynare also ceased to run as they dropped their weights which clanged to the floor. 

He turned to Akeno who was sweating but looked fine. 

'Good job.' 

She smiled as she responded. 

'Thanks.' 

As for Raynare, she huffed. 

"You still a little monster Kurayami."

Azazel nodded.

"Agreed. On another note, it's Familiar day." 

That got them excited, but the first thing was to take a shower as they did not want to smell the sweat. Kurayami dropped his weights as he was not going to wear them in the shower.

He and Vali showered in the male bathrooms while Raynare and Akeno showered in the female bathrooms. When they were done, they met back up with Azazel. Kurayami, Raynare, and Akeno turned to Vali as they wondered if he was coming.

He shook his head as he dried his hair. 

"NOT TODAY MY FRIENDS! I HAVE GREAT, math." 

He sighed at the last part as he walked off with a huff. Azazel laughed at him. 

"That's what you get for skipping training. Speaking of which. Take these."

Azazel handed them three books that named all kinds of creatures that lived where they would be trying to tame something.

"This is a book naming all the familiars you can get and which you shouldn't. Raynare should focus on the undead and shadow creatures while Kurayami should focus on fire, lightning, and undead-based creatures. Akeno sticks to lightning or fire." 

He looked at Baraqiel and while he would do it without the question he still ordered him.

"This is an order. Keep them safe. The three of them are some of our most important assets. They are also under your care my friend."

Baraqiel nodded with a determined look on his face.

"Without a doubt, I will."

Azazel smiled and explained where they were going.

"The place you are going to is a high magic zone where major battles in the great war were waged. The blood of millions of Devils, Angels, and Fallen permeate the land. Careful of the curses." 

They stepped into the teleportation circle and were sent to the place he told them about. It was a place full of forests and unique environments. Baraqiel explained a bit when they appeared above the magic zone. 

"As Azazel said, this was a battlefield during the Great War, thousands of years ago. As a result, the area was affected by the magic and blood of millions causing this."

His face returned to those battles where he slaughtered devils and angels along with Grigori. He shook his head as he looked at the kids.

"Well then. Where do we start first?"

Raynare decided to start with Kurayami.

"Why not start with him? I can wait."

Akeno nodded.

"I agree. He is the strongest of us three, might make right."

Kurayami looked at the map and book to see what creature he wanted. He saw one that he found interesting. It was called a Razor Tooth Fiend. It lived in lava and lightning-filled environments. It was a dual-lighting and fire creature perfect for him. Its shell was a mix of chitin, metal, and hardened rock as it was affected by its home. 

It got to about 10 meters long for females and 20 for males. The special variants could get even bigger and when young they can be effected by the energies they consume. 

"This is perfect."

When Akeno saw it she thought it was awesome.

"Cool, I want one."

Raynare shook her head.

"Don't just copy him Akeno, this is perfect for him so find something made just for you."

She nodded with a pout. If she could she was going to steal one anyway. Baraqiel knew where they bred and nodded.

"I know where they live. They live in a place where thunderstorms and volcanic pools are common. They live in the lava and feed on the lightning. If we find a young one it should accept you and its potential will be better. However, adults can reach the late stages of the High Class. The mutated ones can even enter the Ultimate Class. The Alpha would be even stronger so it will be a tough fight."

That made him want it even more. Now they had to plan how to get one as they would not be undefended. Baraqiel made a small plan.

"Well, we will go in stealthily and do some surveillance. If needed I will be a divergence for you to catch it."

The three of them nodded as they knew they could die if things went wrong. Kurayami summoned Rebellion and Submission. Both sentient swords were ready to battle as this could get risky. 

Baraqiel steeled his resolve and removed his cape to reveal his armor underneath. It was a magic armor that was forged with fire seeds that Azazel got from Kurayami and Raynare.

When he drew his sword a powerful aura ran through it as it was also made through this method. 

"Let's go."

They all flew to the breeding field of the beats and they had to fly slower to make sure they did not alert the group. When they got to the zone the sky was rumbling with giant lightning storms while the entire place was full of huge pools of mana full magma. Baraqiel walked forward slowly followed by the three kids.

"This mountain has a high metallic content which draws in these giant lightning storms. Over the centuries more and more storms have gotten trapped in here through the magic of the Razor Tooth Fiends. The higher up you go, the more unique forms of lightning rain down. The strongest young will be at the top and they will be heavily guarded. 

We get one of those mutants, and the result will be even better." 

Kurayami was already excited in his way. They all got ready so they wouldn't hold Baraqiel back. Even he could fight a prolonged battle against the entire swarm as they numbered in the tens of thousands. There were just too many so they needed to be ready as it could end badly. 

When they arrived at the burning lava pools to look around for a good one they spotted a few. Baraqiel looked at the large creatures basking in a lava pool as Lightning struck their backs and was directed toward their mouth where they absorbed it.

The Razor Tooth Fiend's back was perfect for drawing in lightning. This one was only three meters long so it was young, but not good enough. It was weak and had a weak bloodline purity.

"Ignore that. We need to get to the top of the mountain. Put on your bracelets."

They put on the purple bracelets made by Azazel that could block a few blows. They all followed Baraqiel who avoided the big ones when he could. Eventually, one of them saw him and was going to sound out the alarm, but its head was detached from its body in one swing.

Baraqiel looked at the sword in his hands that cut through the tough hide easily. Baraqiel was truly impressed with this one as it cut through the creature like butter. They kept ascending while Raynare, Akeno, and Kurayami killed the more vulnerable ones to help Baraqiel.

Even though they fed on lightning Baraqiel's lightning was just too strong for them to feed on and was more like trying to power your phone with a lightning bolt. Akeno used her wind magic to block out sound while Raynare used her sacred gears to restrain and kill them.

Kurayami learned the trick from Akeno and did the same to go on a lightning and fire massacre. The souls were fed toward Rebellion and Submission. A good way to power up his weapons as souls were always full of strength

. One thing he found was that the more lightning went into his nerves the faster he reacted and the more flames were in his body the harder he hit. He was immune to any damage from his power which made this all the more worth to use

The higher they went the hotter and more stormy it got. The big ones were out basking and eating, but they were still weaker than Baraqiel. They found a small lava pool with a few young in it, but none of them were good enough. Baraqiel kept killing the ones that found them, but when they got to the very peak of the mountain they found something Baraqiel did not expect. 

"The offspring of the Alpha." 

There was only one in the nest. It was small at the moment no bigger than a meter in length. It must have been born just a few weeks ago. Its shell was black with lightning coursing through its body. Lava-like embers smoldered on its body. Near it was about 12 mutated ones who protected it. The Alpha was nowhere in sight which meant it was feeding or out of the nest at the moment. 

This one was the perfect find and none would be better than this one. From the look of it, this lava pool was full of mana and the lightning it fed on was also not normal. They had to have it. 

"Kids. I will go cause a distraction while you three try to get it. You three are going to have to be quick and get it before you get overwhelmed. Got it."

The three of them gripped their weapons tighter as they nodded. When they were ready Baraqiel left and attacked the adults with his lightning and when it hit one of them it roared in rage. The other 11 roared and charged at him while the weaker ones stayed to guard the young ones.

They attacked him with streams of fire and lightning strikes. The mutated ones didn't only feed on lighting, but could also use it to attack. That was what made them so powerful and why they stayed at the top.

The three of them got ready to rush in to get the young one as soon as the more dangerous ones left to face Baraqiel. Once they were gone it was time and they charged into the group of regular adults. Their weapons had plenty of Stygian Iron which effected the souls. 

At the same time, hundreds of magic spells rained down on the pack as black flames, and shadows surged at the group. Kurayami was polarity as Holy and Necrotic fire and Lightning raged all around him while in the thick of the melee.

Plus he released his death aura to drain the life from the ones that neared him. All this soul and life essence was being drawn by him after years without it. It was like returning to basics and pushing him to further carnage. 

This was his specialty, the vanguard as he would not recoil from pain or damage. If anything it was quite hard for them to get through his armor or his skin which was quite durable.

From Akeno, a storm of magic spells and Light Spears raged around her. At the same time, she lunged out with her spear several times per second which resulted in several holes being blasted into the skulls of the adults. Raynare started to coat her body in the death mana as well which had the same effect as Kurayami. 

Only weaker. Her eyes turned yellow as her veins turned black. Some of them began to die every time her scythe even lightly cut them. Unknowingly while they were fighting a middle-aged-looking man with 16 black wings was looking at Raynare with a small smile. He was flying several miles in the sky as he looked at her especially.

"Your daughter looks just like you Andres. She can even use my power."

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His aged face showed loss at the death of his son. He could do nothing as he had promised to avoid everyone. He turned to Kurayami who he had been spying on. 

"That kid can also use death magic. He hides it well, but I can see it clear as day. Let me help you, little ones." 

While Raynare and Akeno could feel it the Razor Tooth Fiends began to flee in terror. Kurayami also lightly sensed it which made him feel like it was familiar. 

'Azrael?'

Azrael left soon after and it gave him time to grab the young It struggled in his hands, but he activated the pact and began to give it small amounts of his mana, lightning, and fire and it began to enjoy it. They were not mindless and they found out it had this kind of food, so the pact was finished.

He placed it on his shoulders and thought of a name. Raynare was confused as she poked at it.

"What gender is it? Does it even have a gender?"

Kurayami read the book about it and found a way to tell if it was male or female. Look at the tail. If it was covered in razor barbs it was male. If it didn't it was female. This little guy had a tail covered in razor-sharp barbs. Akeno smiled as she touched them.

"Looks like it's a boy."

Kurayami thought of the perfect name.

"Your name shall be Tyrant."

It liked the name and it nudged him that it wanted more. He began to give it fire and lightning until it was full. It disappeared into the pact and he could feel his connection to it. Now that they were done things were confusing.

"How do we tell Dad we are finished?"

Akeno shook her head.

"I think we should leave before more come back."

Raynare nodded.

"We need to leave."

They were about to take off, but Baraqiel came back at that moment.

"Let's go, now."

They did not as why as they all took to the sky. As they flew Kurayami noticed he had a few burns, but nothing major. Suddenly about 50 more mutated ones arrived and they were even bigger and roared out in rage. Leading them was a gigantic creature 50 meters in length. The Alpha had come back and saw its offspring with them enraged it. 

It roared out sending out a message to all its underlings to give chase. Baraqiel wrapped his arms around the three kids and took off at max speed. The entire army of Fiends gave chase until the edge of the lava fields, and a little further. The Alpha chases for longer, but eventually, it stops chasing. It roared a challenge to Baraqiel who ignored it. 

Baraqiel flew for a while longer until he felt it was safe to stop. He landed to rest a bit and he also brought out a lantern with the soul of one in it. It was the first mutated one he killed. A very bright soul was in the middle of it which made Kurayami's sacred gear react.

"You can change the soul later, but this one will be good for yours."

He took it and the soul entered his chest and he felt the beast roar in agony as it was crucified on the cross of the sacred gear. When he achieved his balance breaker it would be affected by the thing crucified on it which was not the best, but for now, it was perfect.

"Thanks, dad now we just need Akeno's and Raynare's."

On his shoulder appeared Tyrant who while not having eyes could see just fine. Kurayami felt he was perfect for him. Raynare and Akeno felt he was awesome. Now that they got Kurayami's it was time for Raynare who was looking for something undead.