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บท 34: Chapter 34 Modern Art is so Bad it Hurts Part 2

"Well, after I started describing them, I felt a pressure in my head but thought I was imagining things. I continued reading out another one but then it got worse, so I stopped reading and you freaked out and tried to get me to keep telling you about the murals, but your eyes had no light in them. That's when I knew something was wrong, so I blasted you with my aura and you collapsed" said Kat

"I don't remember any of that I'm sorry Kat. I didn't hurt you, did I?" asked Minor

"No, just the shaking before I knocked you out" said Kat

"That's a relief. I'm not sure what I would have done if it turned out I hurt you" said Minor

"It wouldn't have been your fault Minor; it would have been whoever developed the enchantment on the murals. Do you think your Grandma is behind this?" said Kat

"Um, I'm not sure, she does use illusions but, I don't really know enough about her to say that it was intentional" said Minor

"How could something like that be unintentional?" said Kat

"Well, um I know there are some special pieces of art in the castle that I've never been allowed to look at because they can cause some serious damage if you aren't strong enough or you have a weak mind like me. Maybe the illusion placed over the mural was actually to prevent people that were weak like myself from getting hurt but because you could see the mural anyway it didn't work properly when you started to describe everything to me" said Minor

"I thought you said you didn't know much about enchantments" said Kat

"Well, um I'm not sure if the paintings are enchantments per say, it's complicated and hard to study because no one would let a priceless artefact like one of those be taken apart just to find out what happened. I only know about these specifically because Mother was extremely clear that we must never look at those paintings in the castle. Apparently, she needed to display them for some reason but she never said why. Just to stay as far away as possible" said Minor

"Well that is a little scary to hear. Trapped in a room of magical murals and I have no idea how we are supposed to get out. At least it seems like I'm somewhat immune to the effects as long as I don't start talking about them and even then, I certainly didn't suffer like you did" said Kat.

"Yeah, honestly that probably saved us. I have no way to recognise magical paintings and if you hadn't shrugged off the effects who knows what would have happened" said Minor.

"Well, the new question is how do we get out of here? I can't see an exit anywhere" said Kat

"Um, the tunnels certainly wanted me to go into this room but I can't feel it anymore. I guess this room isn't part of the enchantment network that has been guiding us but hopefully this is somewhere in Grandma's house"

"Well, what's the plan Minor, any idea how to get out of this room Minor, you'd know your Grandma better than I would. Any idea how she would have hidden the exit?" asked Kat

"No, but if you don't mind can you lead me back out of the room just to confirm this is the direction we need to go. I was a little excited when the lights came on and might have missed it if the enchantment tried to steer me somewhere else. It isn't perfect" said Minor

"Sure" said Kat

Kat held Minor's hand and directed her towards the exit. Kat had removed her hand from Minor's face but the Kitsune made sure to keep her eyes completely closed and tried to keep her mind off the murals by focusing on the sound of her footsteps. As soon as the pair stepped out into the hallway the weak but ever-present indication of which way Minor needed to walk to reach her destination returned and this time there was no mistaking that it was indicating she needed to return to the room.

"Kat, I wasn't wrong, we need to find the way forward in that room somehow" said Minor

"Is there anything else in the room Kat? Anything at all" said Minor

"Well the floor looks really weird" said Kat

"Describe it, um broad strokes, as unspecific as you can be just in case"

"Well it's kind of a mess, lines and squiggles everywhere, nothing I recognise at all" said Kat

"Is there any straight lines? Any order at all to it that you can see" said Minor

"Nope none" said Kat

"That's very strange. If the floor was enchanted in some way I'm pretty sure there would need to be at least some straight lines to make it work. See I asked because a lot of enchantments are hidden in other things, like pieces of art or basic patterns on the walls but as far as I know they do need some regularity and a few straight lines are a must. I think, any enchantments Grandma has are certainly above me but I think that rule holds true, enchanting is like a language so you need patterns" said Minor

"Right I understand, so the floor isn't enchanted. What's the next place she could have hidden something" said Kat

"Well, Grandma can fly I'm pretty sure, or if she can't it's pretty easy to jump up to the murals. I hate to ask but can you take a closer look at them with your wings" said Minor.

Kat stretched her wings carefully feeling a twinge in her back still remained.

"Not really Minor, I tore something in my back or wing, I'm not quite sure where the line is drawn, but anyway, I damaged it before the landing, and it hasn't completely healed. It's already much better than when we went to sleep. In fact I haven't been as careful as when walking and I didn't notice at all, so maybe if we waited, I could try but for now at least that option is limited to us" said Kat

"Hmm, your eyes are really good right? Or can they just see in the dark?" asked Minor

"They seem to have been improved a bunch but it's hard to tell a lot of the time" said Kat

"Well I'm thinking, um you know how they glow occasionally?" asked Minor

"No? My eyes glow?" said Kat

"Um, yes, I'm not sure why they do, but they can at least. They're purple when they glow, but I was thinking that if they light up like that you can probably try and use the same technique, I do to push mana into your eyes. If they glow occasionally already it should be hard to damage them like most people" said Minor

"I don't think I have any mana" said Kat

"Oh right you're a demon, well you certainly have something, we call it demonic energy just uh, force that to your eyes or something" said Minor

Kat shrugged towards Minor then realised she couldn't see her response.

"I guess I'll see what I can do" said Kat. *Hmm, channel energy into my eyes. The easiest thing I can think of is to try and push my calming aura into my eyes. It probably isn't demonic energy but it's the main power I have control over so let's try it.*

Kat summoned her calming aura but instead of allowing it to flow outwards she concentrated it on herself. Pushing it towards her eyes she felt only a slight resistance before her vision expanded and she felt like she could see everything. The grains of the stone, the wear on the tiles, the dust that had barely accumulated despite the room seemingly being abandoned the secrets of the world almost seemed like they'd opened up to her. Kat's mind was adrift in the detail, it was simply to much for a human mind to take in and Kat wasn't able to properly process everything she was seeing. Suddenly Kat felt a push on her side and her concentration broke. Her eyesight returned to normal and she looked curiously at Minor who still had her eyes closed.

"What's up Minor, I didn't spend that much time looking" said Kat

"Kat, I don't know how to tell you this, but you haven't moved in about fifteen minutes. I was getting worried so I thought, if something had gone wrong maybe a little push could fix it" said Minor

"Curses, I hadn't noticed at all. It felt like an instant to me, or perhaps an eternity. It was too much for me to concentrate on. If there is something in the room I need to be more careful and not just shove all my power into my eyes" said Kat

"Ok, just be careful Kat, please" said Minor

"Of course, how about this, if I don't say anything for five minutes push me again" said Kat

"Ok" said Minor.

Kat once again tried to force her aura into her eyes, however this time rather than trying to shove her aura into her eyes like an overstuffed suitcase she tried to pour it into them instead. Initially there was no reaction but as she kept imaging herself pouring her power into her eyes the details slowly started to sharpen. Glancing carefully over the room Kat noticed that just at the back of the room underneath the first section of the mural the one of the tiles had the slightest discolouring to it in the centre.

"Minor I think I've found it" said Kat as she walked over to the tile in question. Placing her finger gently on the discoloured section she felt a click and heard a rumble coming from behind her. Turning around she noticed that the top of the room had disappeared, and a platform was dropping down seemingly by itself coming to rest in the middle of the room

"Minor I've definitely got our way out, a platform just dropped into the centre of the room. You think it's safe to hop onto?" asked Kat

"Yes, I think so, it's probably a levitation platform, they aren't very common because they are ludicrously expensive to run mana crystal wise and it only gets worse the longer the distance they need to float so most people still use stairs" said Minor. The girls carefully walked over to the disk and placed their feet onto it. As soon as both of them were firmly planted on the disk it started to rise slowly up towards the ceiling.


บท 35: Chapter 35 Meeting Estranged Family Members is a Dangerous Pastime

As the platform rose up Kat questioned Minor. "So what we can we expect from your Grandma?"

"Well, I haven't really seen her since the ritual, she had to be around to place that illusion on Major but I don't really remember that, I more so have the memory of Major remembering that? If you follow? From what other people have told me she is really adventurous but hates tedious things. She also gets side-tracked somewhat easily unless she decides to focus intently on something in which case there is no hope of getting her attention. That's probably how the murals down in the room below were made. She probably worked on it non-stop and that caused it to shift into a masterwork artefact" said Minor

"Hmm, ok. Where are we likely to come out?" said Kat

"Well, probably near the entrance hall I'd guess, but then again it depends if this is supposed to be a secret from everyone or just the standard riff raff trying to visit her" said Minor

Kat nodded at Minor. The platform was extremely slow in it's movements which helped keep Minor calm but for Kat is was slightly irritating to see it slowly inching upwards. *I know these platforms are horribly inefficient but are they even good for anything? I could run up a flight of stairs faster than this.*

After a full five minutes Kat's head poked into the room that housed the elevator and she was quite confused. Looking around the room was filled with a random assortment of items simply thrown in the room with seemingly little care and everything was covered in a thick layer of dust. So thick that Kat was concerned about breathing in the air in the room, and Minor was already coughing. Swiftly grabbing Minor under her arms and wading through the junk towards the door she burst out into fresh mountain air. Slamming the door behind them Kat breathed in deeply while Minor kept coughing trying to get all the dust out of her lungs.

"What the hell was that, there was so much dust in that room I have to wonder if it wasn't some kind of trap" said Kat

"I agree" Minor managed to get out between hacking coughs. Taking a moment to finally expel the last of the dust in their lungs Kat and Minor started to take a look at the scenery. They appeared to be in a mountainous region and could see the cliffs surrounding the clearing they were in. In all directions except forward where they saw a large single story house that expanded far off in either direction and presumably into the horizon as well. In the more immediate surroundings was an intricately cared for garden with a small river flowing through the centre. There were all sorts of plants Kat had never seen ranging from small purple flowers that looked a bit like dandelions to monstrously sized bamboo stalks in small groups of about three scattered around the garden.

"Well, I guess it's time Minor. Let's go meet your Grandma" said Kat. Minor nodded and made to follow behind Kat but as soon as they stepped onto the cobblestone path in front of them ice shot up from the ground and encapsulated them completely leaving only their eyes and nose exposed

*Well, at least this isn't cold for whatever reason.* Thought Kat as she re-examined her surroundings. Looking over Kat found Minor in a similar state.

*So, do we just wait here till this ice melts? Or should we expect Minor's Grandma to show up? And I mean, this does have to be Minor's Grandma's house right? Why else would that mural be here but at the same time why would you have it under a storage shed, and one that isn't even maintained properly. I guess all that's left is to wait for someone to show up… When the hell did she get hear.*

Kat's eye widened at the woman now standing between her and Minor, panicking for just a moment before calming down completely.

If Shizuka and Chiharu could be set to look similar, then Chiharu and this lady were practically the same person down to the shade of hair. If someone had at this moment told Kat that the Queen stood before her she would find nothing amiss, except for the two extra tails that adorned this new arrivals back.

"Now, what shall I do with you thieves, I suppose I've been a bit to lenient in the past if you still had the gall to show up and try to steal from me. A little fox and a demon, a suppose you summoned something to help you carry off more of my valuables. Shame you got one with such scrawny arms. Little shits the lot of them, why I'm tempted to kill you both right here. Well, anything to say for yourselves?" said the woman

*Say anything, what nonsense are you spouting you have our mouths frozen shut.* Thought Kat with wide eyes. Minor was even more panicked, tears in her eyes struggling to move at all.

"Well, you both sure are quiet, aren't you? What fox got your tongue" laughed the lady as if it was the funniest thing she'd ever heard.

"Ah, maybe killing you would be too boring, it's not every day a demon tries to steal from me, so points for creativity perhaps? Strange that you look like a Succubus, I'd not known your kind enjoyed thievery though I suppose you likely thought yourself appropriately skilled in illusions or shadow magic anyway" said the lady. Kat tried to push her calming aura onto Minor but trying to curve it around the crazy lady in between them. Evidently Kat failed in this because the woman spoke up again.

"What sort of tricks are you trying to pull demon, you have a strange aura but not one strong enough to affect me. Did you think you could use it to scare me perhaps? Maybe try and break out of the ice first darling and I'll take you seriously." She said with a grin

*Ok, why doesn't she recognise Minor, this has to be her Grandma, the resemblances is just too much for this to be someone else. What is going on here.*

"Ok, since I'm feeling generous, I'm going to melt the ice around your mouths, I'd like you to give me one reason each why I shouldn't kill the Kitsune. The demon dies and gets banished either way, but I think it's only fair I give you both a chance to speak" said the woman.

*Ok then, we need to think about this carefully, what can I say to convince her we aren't thieves. Hopefully she knows demons can't lie so that whatever I say will add weight to it. We just need to think for a moment and-* Kat's thoughts were interrupted by Minor beginning to speak

"We are just here to see my Grandma" said Minor in between sniffles

"Bah, you think I'm going to take pity on you because you're crying, think my memories so bad I don't remember the faces of my Grandchildren" said the women

"I have no doubt contained within me that you are Shizuka's Grandmother" said Kat.

The women whipped around to face Kat and swung her hand tearing through the ice catching Kat around the neck and lifting her up with one hand.

"Oh, think you can get around me with a little wordplay do you. Seems like you have true sight as well, quite rare in a demon like yourself but not the most surprising" said the woman

"Come on, nothing else to say dear? No more misleading statements to try and twist the truth to suit your convenience" said the woman.

Kat struggled in the lady's grip flapping her wings to try and prevent some of the damage being done to her throat. Forcing air up into her mouth to struggle out a further replay Kat managed to point towards Minor and say "She is your Granddaughter"

The lady threw Kat lightly away onto the floor as she laughed. "Ha, I see some set up has gone into this joke of yours, so I'll give you one more chance to speak demon, then I'll rip your heart out myself"

*Shit, ok, what can I possibly say to get her to believe me. I'm pretty sure getting my heart ripped out isn't going to be good for my health hmm.*

"My name is Kat, I refer to my companion as Minor, she is the daughter of Queen Chiharu Maemari, and Minor is the princess" said Kat clearly her throat already healed from the damage it sustained.

The woman took a step back in shock. Her eyes whipping from Kat to Minor and back again showing no signs of stopping. After thirty seconds of this her eyes settled on Kat again. "My Granddaughter doesn't have red fur, it's impossible, it can't be done" but her voice was shaking, she had sensed something was very wrong with these thieve and knew that demons must speak the truth.

"Currently Haruka is in control, though she no longer enjoys that name. Something happened to Shizuru temporarily, we hope, and Minor has been in control ever since" said Kat.

The woman vanished and re-appeared behind Minor smashing the ice around her and pulling her into a hug as she began to cry. "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry" whispered over and over again as she hugged the crying form of Minor.

Kat walked over towards them and slowly extended her calming aura over both of them. The woman glared at Kat sharply when the aura touched her but quickly turned away after she felt the effects. She sat there stroking Minor's hair for a long time crying and muttering that she was sorry until Minor spoke up "It's ok Grandma, I don't blame you for what happened" said Minor.

"I was a fool, how could I ask you to trade you life for Shizuru's, I'm a failure of a Grandmother, I should have saved you both, I shouldn't have pushed that choice on you" said Grandma Maemari

"Grandma, I'm still here, Shizuru was always the one in control, something happened but we can explain that later. I'm still here, it's ok, you did save us both" said Minor as she stared at Kat begging her to increase the power of her aura with her eyes and she complied.


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