Chapter 9: Complicated Feelings & A Familiar Face

Okami yawned as they continued walking through the dense forest

"Okami.. can we take a break um it's an emergency.. " Okami simply turned her head back as the scent of blood wafted through her nose however she couldn't spot a single cut or scape on the embarrassed vampire

"Why are you okay?" Liliths embarrassment depend as she glanced back at the two men following close behind them

Beckoning Okami over with a simple gesture, Only having to whisper a few simple words in her ear Okami immediately understood the situation and nodded indulging her request almost immediately

Forcing the men into a small cave nearby Okami kept a close eye on them as she spoke with Lilith in a hushed tone

"There is a river uphead you can clean yourself up there, and here take this with you and destroy it if there is any danger." Okami held out her palm and fabricated a small black crystal that was halfway filled with a viscous blue liquid

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[Spell Creation Recognized:Name Generated]

< Name:Alert-Stone Fabricaton >

- The Alert-Stone Is An Item Invented By User [Okami], The Alert-Stone Can Only Function In A Set Of Two Crystals, When Said Crystal Is Shattered It Will Transmit A Sense Of Urgency And Danger To Its Respective Counterpart Along With A Short Glimpse Of The Area Around It, Once Transmission Ends Recipient Will Have The Option To Destroy There Crystal And In Turn Will Be Transported To That Location At The Cost Of 25% Of There Total Mp Cost May Increase Depending On Distance -

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Taking the foriegn object Lilith briefly skimmed through its description wide eyed

[Alert-Stone - Use: 1/1 - (Orange)]

"Okami I dont think you should waist something so valuable for such a trivial matter" She quickly said in a panicked tone as she desperately tried to return the item

However Okami had already turned and left forcing her to hold on to it against her better judgment

"Fine.. " She sighed heavily and left the area in a hurried pace "So annoying why now of all times?!" her face flushed red from embarrassment for hundredth time today and Lilith hated her pitiful display

As she approached the flowing river Lilith and eyed her distorted reflection in the clear blue liquid

Now that she was alone all her brain could think about was the taste of Okamis blood along with the cute sounds she made as her fangs broke through her surprisingly soft skin

Slapping her cheeks lightly to rid herself of such thoughts Lilith quickly undressed leaving her garments strewn over a nearby rock before taking a dip into the cold river

Small amounts of blood dyed tints of the water red but unless you were sitting exactly next to her it was hardly noticable

"She definitely finds me annoying, I've caused her so much trouble how could she not?" Lilith sat there in the water relaxed as she voiced her trivial thoughts outloud, she felt like a child who had a crush on there school teacher, the entire thing was completely demeaning and she felt nothing but embarrassment and regret fill her mind and heart

"Oh well, it's not like I haven't been turned down before.. " Sinking lower into the river Lilith ended up soaking her entire body for a few minutes then begun to clean her self off as best she could using items that were stored inside of her Inventory

But before she could start, Lilith felt the hairs on the nape of her neck stand on edge as a lecherous gaze locked onto her bare figure

Quickly covering her chest Lilith hid the rest of her body in the river meanwhile surveying her immediate surroundings

'Was I just being paranoid? But my senses have never been wrong before.. '

Answering her question Liliths murderous gaze fell upon a dark thin figure trying to flee the scene, jumping out of the water Lilith pulled a larg black cloak from her Inventory and draped it over her shoulders

With thunderous strides Lilith quickly caught up with the culprit and easily pinned them to the ground with there slim arms above there head

Blinking a few times confused Lilith looked upon the girl beneath her with a questioning gaze

"H- hello miss.. could I implore you to please release my arms?" Ignoring the girls question Lilith activated her [Inspection] skill, seeing the beauty straddling her waist refuse to budge the girls sighed trying to wiggle her way free

[Kir - lvl78 - Monster-Charmer]

Liliths face soured when she spotted the girls class, 'I cannot let this girl near Okami.. '

Taking advantage of Liliths momentary weakness Kir kneed the girl straight in the stomach causing Lilith to recoil back falling off her captives lap

"Shit that stung" Lilith cursed as she sat up rubbing the back of her head witch had slammed straight into a piece of hard limestone

Kir scrambled to her feet kicking up a few pebbles and dust on her attempt to escape however Lilith recovered quickly and grabbed Kirs arm forcefully

Panicking the girl desperately looked for a way out while struggling to free herself from Lilith iron grip

"Why were you watching me bathe in the river?!" Her demanding voice boomed while she steadily increased the pressure around Kis small wrist

"I didnt mean to I swear" Kirs shrivelled and meek voice responded and her entire body seemingly shrunk

"Like I'd believe that, even the most absentminded fool would be able to immediately sense that perverse gaze you gifted me"

Desperate Kir to struggle even harder but to no avail, however hoped loomed over head once more as she spotted a strange stone peak out from around the scarey women's neck

Using her free hand Kir reached forward suddenly and snatched the object away from Liliths chest

"Wait st- " She panicked slightly as unconsciously letting the girl go, Kir immediately took this chance and broke out into a full sprint but not before hastily tossing the strange necklace away onto a nearby patch of stones

Lilith quickly jumped forward pinning the girl down once more and with an angry glare bared her fangs as he hands fell into the girls shoulder applying an unfathomable amount of pressure

Kir squeaked in pain as her body shivered from fear, she felt like crying this entire incident truly was an accident as she had been looking for one of her lost pets and happened to come across Lilith

"Give it back!" Lilith bellowed angrily

"Th- threw it.. over there" Kir gestured by turning her head

Lilith looked over at the location and was horrified to see the hollow crystal completely shattered to dust with the liquid staining the the small rocks around it

However what scared her the most was the very object next to the impact site

Standing there barefoot with clenched fist and to dead ruby eyes Okami stared the two down with blank yet terrifying expression

"Lilith.. " Hearing her name being spoken on such a cold manner sunt shivers through Liliths body which had finally realize the state of dress she was currently in

Her cloak laid partially open showing the center of her bare chest all the way down to her clean and shaven core that was currently on the edge of grinding against Kirs stomach

"Wait, I can explain please hear me out!" Lilith quickly stood up covering herself

However Okami wasn't listening as her feet seemingly moved on there own

'Why does my chest feel so tight, what is this anger and jealousy filling my thoughts? What is with this sense of betrayal... we wernt together and bearly knew one another so why? Why do I feel this way? How could I forget about Lyn so easily?' Okamis mind became muddled as Lilith quickly took a few steps back

Kir stood up once more as she held her shoulder in pain, "Um.. who is s-she.." She asked hesitantly receiving only a disdainful glare from Lilith

"Shut it and run!" She called out, she couldn't tell what she was thinking but she could quite clearly tell Okami wasn't in the best state of mind at the moment and would probably kill the young human girl without a second thought

"You.. Your the source of these annoying emotions" Before Lil could stop her Okami vanished and reappeared infront of the short girl

Looking down at the annoying ant that was causing her so much pain Okami sneered angrily before reaching out for her throat

However before her hand could reach its destination something unexpected happened that had Lilith in complete shock and disbelief

Out of nowhere Inu had appeared and easily caught Okami by the wrist stopping her hand dead in its tracks

However unlike before his eyes seemed to have regained there former pride and determination as he glanced over at Lilith and then twords the girl behind him

"Let go.. let go... LET ME GO!" Okami screamed as a dark black liquid fell from her dead eyes her mind was submitted to hellish torment once more

"I'll kill her! I'll kill anyone who dares lay a hand on her!" Okami felt like her entire body had been set ablaze

The once short wings attached to her back now layed stiff and straight in there 6-7 meter glory

As the black liquid falling from her eyes increased in amount so did the terrible memories and images, some were fake and fabricated by her broken mind while the others served as a constant reminder of her trauma

She had snapped once again however this time she was completely awake during the entire process

"My lady, why don't you take the young Miss behind me to the cave we are resting at while i take care of my master here"

Lilith hesitantly agreed as she took a wide berth around Okami and grabbed Kirs wrist

However after seeing this Okami only burst into another fit of rage as she attempted to break free of Inu's grip one more

"DONT TOUCH HER!!" Okami bared her teeth showing of a set of long and sharp K9s totaling four in number, each one resembled the fangs of a vampire however they were more broad twords the base and looked like they could even puncture hardened steel

Both Lilith and Kir flinched at the sight as the swiftly attempted to exit the scene

Okami glared up at the man holding her back who only offered a warm smile in return

"My mistress, I urge you to calm and not let your thoughts plague you we just had a discussion about this not long ago"

Okami paid his words no mind as her jaw clenched tigher while watching the fleeing backs of Kir and Lyn

The black droplets falling from her face all stopped in mid air suddenly as they each thinned out from small needles before launching forward twords the fleeing duo

However just before the flying objects came into contact with there backs the black substance quickly turned liquid once more and fell to the ground with light patterns

Depression quickly washed over Okami once again as she managed to wrestle back her sanity

Allowing her body to go limp her features turned blank once more as her eyes fell upon the stone ground

'I cant do this anymore.. im tired of this broken world laughing in my face.. tired of pushing myself further... all I wanted was her happiness her tender love'

"I just to be happy is that to much to ask.."

She muttered but received no response to her question as a wave of mental fatigue flooded her consciousness turning everything around her into a deep unending darkness

"Just let me die."