Chapter 668: We take care of each other.
"We're back," Scathach said as she passed through a portal.
"Mother, you're back... And with guests." Ruby spoke.
"Hmm. You know Meya Neyku, the current Queen of The Amazons."
Scathach nodded, gesturingly, as she introduced the Queen of the Amazons, who looked like a deer caught in headlights with so many beautiful women looking at her menacingly [from her point of view.]
"Violet, any news of Victor?" Agnes asked Violet, annoyance evident in her expression.
"...No news," Violet answered her mother with the same annoyance written on her face.
"Damn bastards, how dare they…." Agnes cursed under her breath, but everyone heard her voice.
Leona rolled her eyes when she saw Violet's mother reacting exactly like her daughter.
"I take it there were no problems recruiting the Amazons?" Leona asked, getting straight to the point.
"There were problems," Natashia answered the Werewolf.
"…Oh?" Leona raised her eyebrow, "Just what kind of problems could the Strongest Countesses face? With the lineup of you and the Goddesses, there shouldn't have been any problems."
"The world is bigger than you think, Leona," Scathach replied while looking at the group.
"Merlin was there and in all his Demonic glory."
"..." An awkward silence fell around the group as the women looked at each other with an expression that said, 'Scathach, are you going senile?'
Scathach pursed her lips in annoyance. She could clearly see what the women were thinking of her.
"Not that I'm doubting you, Mother... But wasn't Merlin dead?" Siena quickly spoke when she saw Scathach's annoyance rising.
"That's what I thought too, but apparently, the senile old man has turned into a Demon from an entirely different Pantheon."
"W- Wait, is this real? Merlin is alive? That Merlin!? The old man who taught Arthur?" Pepper asked in disbelief.
"Tsk, why is that old man so famous? He's just a little boy, and I trained Arthur," Scathach replied with an expression of annoyance at another acquaintance. Scathach was not pleased.
"W- Well, Merlin has appeared in a lot of anime. It's kind of unbelievable, you know?" Pepper tried to defend herself.
"In defense of my mother, she's appeared in several anime too. Her name is quite famous." Lacus spoke.
"But it's Merlin, you know! The Male Mage!" Pepper spoke.
"Humpf, that's just a legend. There's no way Merlin can be a Wizard; everyone knows only Witches can-" Siena spoke.
"Unfortunately, that is incorrect information."
"… Eh?"
"Merlin could use Magic. He is the only known man who could... Aside from Victor, of course. But unlike Victor, who Albedo Moriarty Blessed, Merlin could use Magic even without outside help."
"..." The younger girls opened their eyes in shock at this historical fact.
"And daughter, why are you so shocked? Your mother was the one who trained Arthur and sometimes that bag of bones, you know?"
"... I mean, you're my mother..." Pepper replied as if that was an answer that solved all the questions in the world.
"Right? It's hard to imagine." Lacus supported her sister.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Scathach asked, narrowing her eyes even more.
Lacus and Pepper shuddered and quickly hid behind Siena.
"They're saying they're very close to you, and because of that, it's hard to imagine you being someone so 'legendary'," Ruby spoke supportively of the sisters.
"…Oh." Scathach's eyes grew kinder.
"To be honest, sometimes, I also forget that she is the Strongest Female Vampire… If it weren't for the occasional ridiculous fights between her and Victor, I would have forgotten." Natashia spoke with a smile on her face.
"Right? Scathach was so much more approachable after Victor came into her life. I think that wonderful member put out her inner fire." Agnes spoke.
"Umu, there's nothing sex can't fix." Aphrodite nodded, "As the Goddess of Sex, I can attest to that."
Scathach's eyes began to glow blood-red, and veins appeared to bulge on her head.
"Aya, she's irritated..." Natashia promptly pulled away from Scathach and hugged her daughter.
"M- Mother, behave yourself," Sasha said.
"I am behaving myself." Natashia snorted.
"Scathach's face doesn't say that." Sasha snapped.
"She's very nervous, don't you see? She almost blew up the Amazons a few moments ago, so obviously, she needs to relax a little more." Natashia smiled like a sneaky cat.
"..." The women looked at Meya, who was silent.
Meya's body shuddered again after feeling all the eyes in the room on her again.
"Why does she look like a scared cat? Isn't she supposed to be a Queen?" Violet asked.
"Well … Scathach happened," Natashia spoke.
"... What did she do?" Ruby asked, feeling a headache coming on.
"Hmm …" Natashia looked at Hestia and Nike, "The Goddesses can tell you."
The girls looked at the Goddesses.
Hestia and Nike gave the smirking Natashia a stinking glare, and shortly after, they looked at the women.
"Haaah, she killed all the Elder Amazon women in a public execution, and all who went against her words were beaten into oblivion," Hestia spoke.
"The city was painted in blood with the remains of those women."
"..." For some reason, everyone could picture the image in their heads very well, and that image made everyone shudder.
Unconsciously, they all looked at Meya with pity.
"That's rude, throwing the blame on me. I said I wouldn't kill anyone, and that's what I did, but those Elder women's crimes were so unforgivable that you ordered them to die yourself, Hestia."
Aphrodite and Rhea turned to look at Hestia in shock.
The two knew very well what a kind Goddess she was. She wouldn't order anyone's death if things weren't too horrible.
"Was it that bad…?"
"..." The saddened expression on the Gentlest Goddess's face was enough of an answer.
"If Hestia isn't willing to say it, I will." Agnes positioned herself in front of the group.
"The Elder Amazons were using the 'sons' of the Amazons as slave labor. Since they were young, they were forced to work, and when they were biologically old enough, they would have their seeds forcibly taken by the Amazons. They would be used until exhaustion, and soon after, they would be discarded."
"The sons would share the same fate as their fathers, and the women would be 'Proud Amazons'," Agnes spoke in disdain.
Everyone's eyes opened wide.
Even though some in the room weren't very human-friendly, especially with men other than Victor, they wouldn't go to such lengths to harm them, especially children. It was a line no one in the room dared cross.
The pitiful eyes the girls gave Meya changed to revulsion and disgust.
"I did not know that!" Meya squealed shakily from the killing intent of the girls.
"Impossible. You are the Queen. How would you not know?" Pepper growled with an attitude that surprised many girls.
"I only recently became Queen, and within our society, Elder Amazons hold a lot of prestige!"
"This tradition goes back to the First Amazon. But I didn't know this was happening." Meya spoke in a defeated tone.
Even if she didn't do much to change her society, if she knew these things were happening, she would've fought tooth and nail to change everything, or at least rescue her 'male' people so they would have some dignity.
The suffering these men and children went through went against everything she believed in, and the part that hurt Meya the most was that her people were treating those who could be considered their 'own' like this.
Even if they weren't women, they were born to an Amazon; therefore, they were her people.
"Didn't you ever wonder why there weren't any men...?" Ruby narrowed her eyes.
"When you learned about fertilization and children, you should have known that the probability of a male being born from a relationship is more than 50%. Didn't you ask what happened?"
"…Yes, I asked my mother that at the time, and she said that all who were born male were put back where they belonged."
"At the time, I thought the place they belonged was outside the realm of the Amazons and not in that hole!" She yelled indignantly. It was obvious that even she didn't believe what her people did.
"Now, you understand why I killed all the Elder Amazon women who knew about it. If her mother had been alive, I would have killed her too. It was obvious that woman knew what was going on." Scathach spoke in disdain.
Meya shuddered at Scathach's glare, but she didn't say anything because, honestly, she had the same thoughts when she saw that situation.
"I assume everyone responsible for this incident is dead, right?" Mizuki spoke while looking at Scathach. The woman's eyes were radiating pure killing intent.
"Of course, they all died in the most painful way possible."
"How? How did they die?" Mizuki insisted.
"Dismemberment. I got four horses, tied one to each limb, and voila." Scathach smiled.
A smile that made all the girls shudder.
As an Ancient Being, Scathach knew of various execution methods used in the past.
"Some died at my hand or were introduced to my Lightning." Natashia raised her hands as Lightning crackled in her hand.
"I personally incinerated an Elder Amazon to death... Slowly; that bitch was disgusting," Agnes spoke with visible disgust on her face.
"…Now, I understand why she looks like a beaten cat," Leona spoke.
"Everything has been resolved, right? I don't need to worry about her people committing these acts again, right?" Violet spoke.
"They've already been warned, and the Queen wants to change too. However, she assured me that those who don't want to change will have quality time with me." Scathach grinned widely.
"As Superhumans, the Amazons make great torture toys. I feel my rusty skills coming back in full force."
"...." The girls gulped at the morbid smile on Scathach's face.
"I will make sure they change! Even if it's through the gallows!" Meya spoke with visible determination.
"That's good. Because if they are placed in my hands... Well, you already know the result." Scathach smiled.
Meya just nodded furiously.
'It's better for them to suffer at my hand than this monster's.' Meya thought that this was also her duty as a Queen.
"Where is Kaguya?" Hestia asked in an attempt to change the subject. She had just noticed that the Maid was absent and pointed it out.
Fortunately, the girls understood her goal and silently agreed to change the subject:
"Kaguya is with the other Maids in Japan, as we discussed earlier," Sasha answered.
"I know about that, but why isn't she here? That visit shouldn't take so long, right?"
"...Now that you say it, that's true..." Sasha looked at Ruby.
Understanding Sasha's look, Ruby took her cell phone out of her pocket, called Kaguya, and put the cell phone to her ear.
"Ruby?"
"Kaguya, why are you taking so long?"
"… Well, there was a problem."
"..." The girls rolled their eyes; 'There was always a problem, wasn't there?' They thought.
"What is it?" Ruby continued.
"Some Demons from Japanese Hell have come out and are causing havoc in the Human World."
"And apparently, a Mythological War is going on between Amaterasu, and her mother, Izanami, who was apparently sealed away in Hell."
"Amaterasu has somehow won the war recently, but in the meantime, the Demons of Hell have been loosed in the Human World, and consequently, the Youkai have been involved in the mess as well."
"At Haruna's behest, several squadrons of Youkai were formed, and we began to clear Japan of Demons."
"As Haruna is…" Kaguya was going to say 'the woman Victor likes' but decided it would be silly to say it now, not that it wasn't obvious, but it would just unnecessarily tease the girls, "Our ally… I had to help."
"..." The girls were silent for a few seconds and blinked several times.
'Huh? Why am I only finding this out now? What is Susanoo doing!' Aphrodite thought. The Fairest Goddess's pretty face tightened into a visible frown.
Deciding that she would question Susanoo later, she continued to observe everything.
"A-Are you okay!?" Violet screamed. Before Kaguya could even reply, Violet's temper burst the seal she had barely kept in under as she continued,
"For Gods sake, Kaguya! If something happens to you, or the Maids, Victor will be devastated! Why didn't you fucking call for help!?"
Ruby shot Violet a warning look, which the white-haired woman ignored as she waited for an answer from Kaguya, who was obviously taken aback by her outburst.
"I didn't call for help because the problem isn't something we can't handle… Remember, Lady Violet, we have Victor's blood in us. We are not weak."
"And it was also a good opportunity for the girls to loosen up and get stronger. Since Master disappeared, they've been devastated."
"..." A solemn gaze passed over the girls. Each of them was dealing with Victor's disappearance in their own way; he was the glue that held the group together.
And even though he disappeared, his influence didn't diminish. Instead, it just motivated the girls to become even closer together and overprotective of each other.
"That's no excuse for not giving notice," Violet spoke in a more controlled tone.
"…Sorry, I should have warned you."
"Yes, you should have." Violet looked at Mizuki.
"Mizuki-."
"You don't have to say anything; I'll go. It's my homeland. I won't stand by while Demons invade."
"I will too." Morgana spoke, then added, after seeing the girls' questioning eyes, "I won't interfere. I'll just act as additional protection."
"I don't know if the people after Victor will attack us, but it's good to keep the mindset that they will. They wouldn't miss the opportunity now that Victor is away from here and will think we are an easy target," She spoke in disdain.
Some of the women here were among the most dangerous women in the Supernatural World, most notably Aphrodite, Scathach, Jeanne, and herself.
"That's why we should stick together."
"The strongest members should always accompany by the less skilled members for extra protection every time they go out."
"We protect each other. That is the motto of Clan Alucard."
The girls displayed a gentle smile when they heard Morgana's words.
They were a Family, and the Family protected each other. Even if Victor was not here, his influence and way of thinking were still strong. In fact, it grew stronger every moment he remained away.
"Well said, Morgana!" Violet flashed a big smile, and her sense of hurry eased considerably when she realized she wasn't alone.
"Did you hear, Kaguya?"
"…Yes, I'm sorry-."
"No need to apologize; just don't go at it alone. It's as if you picked up Victor's bad habit." Violet groaned.
"..." Kaguya just kept silent and then gently added, "Yes, I won't do anything alone."
"Ruby, I will count on you to make plans involving the most skilled members."
"Mm, I will," Ruby spoke with a small smile and then quickly added with a serious expression:
"Each of you married using the Ritual will go to my lab to visit Victor's blood station."
"… Do you still have that?" Sasha asked in shock.
"Since the day that Victor and I were separated from you for a year and six months, he and I have thought of various ways to store blood in case something like this suddenly happened."
"He willingly gave away several bags of blood that only we can use. Anyone who doesn't have a connection with Victor and drinks the blood or experiments with it will cause the blood to react in a very… Dangerous way."
'Seriously, it's like his blood has a conscience of its own.' Ruby thought.
"Victor is fine, he has Roxanne, who has eliminated his bloodlust, but we don't have that. So even if it's reserve blood, we must drink it." Agnes spoke with a reluctant face.
"And you must only drink a little... After all, we don't know how long he will spend in Hell."
"Ugh." Agnes, Violet, Sasha, and Natashia groaned reluctantly. There was a massive difference when drinking straight from the fountain than drinking from a plastic bag. The taste seemed even more distant.
The girls who had Victor's regular blood realized for the first time that they would have to be content with drinking blood from a bag.
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