C60: Fighting Ishtar familia, The ugliest Amazoness. Reunion
Word count = 1410 on 4/1/2024
(A/N: an intrusive thought of mine was to post this chapter and then delete it after an hour or something so only a few people got to read or something. Then post it again after that. Ya know, as a bit of foolery. Anyways enjoy)
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Stomping is heard until a figure makes their way through the red light district gateway. Axel's smile disappears as green lines appear on his head while other Amazoness give this person a wiiiiide berth. Haruhime the fox girl also shakes in terror upon seeing this figure.
Axel feels nauseated as an intrusive thought from Migi's memories seeps through, it depicts various random knowledge but one of those pieces of knowledge was a specific zombie game where one of the bosses was named, Darlene Fleischermacher. It was the third game of it's series and the two people seem to overlap with the exception that Darlene does not have a toad as a face.
Standing at 6 and a half feet tall, built like a semi-truck that broke down after crashing into an Alaskan pipeline. Phyrne Jamil is the Amazoness captain of the Ishtar Familia, She is the exact opposite of how all other amazoness look like. Yet her arrogance in her own power and appearance is triple that of other amazoness.
"GE ge ge ge ge. Looky what we have here. The noble knight is trying to save the lonely princess. Hmmm, you're quite the looker yourself. Submit and ill be gentle to you" Phyrne says with a sway of her hips that causes Axel to almost throw up until he summons a fireball in his hand. He swallows it, transforming it into a flamethrower that incinerates his own insides to empty out his own stomach rather than throw up. He himself is unharmed due to his own mind/mana being used but his stomach is successfully emptied. Once that is done, he kindly begs Haruhime something, "Could you please scratch up my face so i'm not as handsome anymore"
The amazones just watched Axel's face turn green and then shove fire down his own throat as well as ask to be scarred shortly after being invited by their captain to be her toy. Their admiration for the titan grows while Jamil seems to be irked as she starts yelling. "HAH, you would rather cripple yourself than desire to be with me. Since you don't want gentle, ill be rough. Now come here, both of you" Phyrne Jamil grabs her great ax, rushing at Axel with thunderous footsteps as she swings her blade.
Axel manifests the devouring dragon construct which charges at the blade. Due to reaching further away from Axel to meet the ax halfway, it becomes semi visible as at least sparks of black aura mixed into the wind is seen. The ax meets the dragon and Jamil is stopped in her tracks as her blade is visibly corroded the longer it is in contact with the dragon.
Axel has the dragon suddenly move up and orbit around before dropping down on Jamil.Due to the orbit, everyone gets to witness the shadow dragon manifest before it goes after the fat amazoness. The blade and dragon meet again but this time around, the blade gradually shatters into dust and the dragon collides with the amazoness. It bites down on her and while there are small fang like marks on her. She isn't really all that wounded. Yet before everyone's gaze, she gradually becomes shorter and less muscular as she struggles to break out of the dragon's bite.
She is panicking as she can feel herself become weaker and less 'beautiful'. "HEY, HELP ME, CUT THE DRAGON. NOWWWWW!!!!!" she yells out and a few other amazoness rush out to swing their blades. It easily cuts through the dragon only for it to 'heal' as they feel no pressure from the cutting and can tell that it has no physical body. Which confuses them as they saw the dragon collide with their captain. They can only keep trying to cut the dragon. They sweep through its body to no avail. One daring amazoness tries to attack axel but with a single "mura", his foot elongates to sweep her feet and then he simply sets it down on that girl's belly.
"If you don't want what's happening to your captain to happen to you then stay still". His words cause her to shiver and keep laying down like a dead fish. Soon enough the dragon dissipates and all can witness how the proud amazoness has turned into an atrophied version. She soon falls over, one amazoness catches her in time otherwise the fall could have killed her with how weak she is at the moment.
Axel looks at Haruhime and asks, "I haven't suddenly turned into a toad, have I?" She shakes her head as she starts to calm down now that the biggest threat is down. The amazoness under Axel's foot also has a nervous expression on her face as she fully comprehends the threat he just gave her but soon enough takes his foot off of her.
"Alright, let's go, Mikoto is waiting for us", Axel picks up the bag containing the sleeping immortal before hooking his other arm around Haruhimes hips as he moves rapidly into the distance. The amazoness surrounding them do not stop them as they hold no confidence to stop him.
Haruhime is less frightened by the journey this time around as she wraps her arms around Axel's neck. Sticking her head against his chest, she simply waits until the ride is over.
A few moments later they finally arrive just outside of the Takemikazuchi familia home. Axel and Raikou had offered to help them move and renovate part of the Apollo former estate if they wanted to get more space for their own little dojo but the god rejected their kind offer. Welf has his own home and Bell along with his goddess didn't want to leave just yet. Axel surmises that it is partially due to the Artemis familia joining them but he can't be sure.
Axel approaches the giant gate for their home and after a moment, Chigusa peeks out from behind the door. Axel waves at her and she opens the door more as Axel steps aside to showcase Haruhime behind him. Chigusa and Haruhime look at each other before a loud "HARUHIME" is heard from Chigusa as they hug. Her call awakens the rest of the familia as Mikoto somehow appears above them, divi bombing down to hug the fox girl. Ouka also comes running in but he keeps his distance as he remains respectful of the situation.
Axel himself begins to walk off as Chigusa invites Haruhime inside to rest and tell her story. Mikoto looks at Axel who was walking away. "Thank you!!" She yells out and Axel just waves his arm above his head while saying, "Don't be late for your lessons at noon"
Mikoto accepts the words and goes to talk to Haruhime with the others. Takemikazuchi welcomes the old friend from their home with glee. Remarks are made about how the last time they saw her, the trio (Ouka, Chigusa and Mikoto)were about the same height. Jokes are spread around as comments about how much Ouka has grown since then while the others are the same height. Though this seems to erk Mikoto as she proclaims she is still growing to which no one comments. Haruhime tells her story of how she was kidnapped and sold into slavery before being smuggled into Orario and ending up at the Ishtar Familia.
Takemikazuchi proclaims that he would bring this up to the guild as Haruhime would truly be lacking paperwork since this was the case.The god tells the fox girl that they would welcome her into their familia but she doesnt provide an answer except that she is still considered a member of the Ishtar familia. The god states that he will try to help her be free.
Haruhime doesnt inform them at all about the ritual that was planned for her as it is unlikely to be fulfilled now. Hope blossoms within her heart and that very hope is centered around her savior. The early morning passes as the girl requests to know more about Axel and what type of person he is.