Chapter 11 - Sweetest Taboo

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Chapter warnings - (Mentions of murder, and living and forced experimentation)

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North Side of the Hidden City 

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The Baron of the North sat on his throne, overlooking his desolate estate. He is a scientist who had a loving to experiment on his 'clients'. Nothing made his day more than listening to the tortured screams of his slaves as he hacked away at their bodies for the sake of science. The Baron of the North is also a businessman. He specialized in creating a special tonic to heal all ailments. All yokai from the North knew about it and many raced to get the tonic. The Baron would offer it free of charge, "All I ask in return is a favor from you. I will collect when I require."  The yokai would quickly agree. The tonic worked wonderfully, curing almost all diseases, deadly or common. When it came time to collect on the favor, The Baron of the North would grace their homes with a visit. 

A visit they would regret.

"I've come to collect on my favor," he would wear a kind smile but had that yokai looked into his uncaring eyes, they'd know he was a devil. "Sure, sure. You helped me now allow me to help you."

The Baron lets his evil glint shine through. "I'm not asking much. Just a token really, a trifle!"

"Anything!"

"I want your family." he'd asked kindly.

The yokai laughs nervously, "M-my family?"

The Baron rolls his eyes, "Don't make me repeat myself. I want your family. You're life and the reason you live for my experiments. Surely you would not decline you gracious savior?"

The yokai retaliates. With a snap of his fingers, the Baron's goons break through the roof of the yokai's home. They hold the yokai's wife and children by the neck, placing a blade underneath. The yokai quivers, "I-I, I will n-not let you!"

The Baron giggles, "Suit yourself. Kill him," a goon nods and stabs the yokai and twists the blade into his heart. The family cries out in terror and in pain. "Music to my ears," the Baron wipes away a faked tear. "Bring them," the Baron has collected his debt, and he always will.

Just like how he will collect the debt owed by The Silver Knight.

The Baron's eyes scan the single photo that lay in his hands. How dare she eludes me, he thought. The meteorite sits on his table, cut clean in half. Several cables extend from it and the other end is hooked into a machine. The Baron's magic was infused into the space rock to act as a catalyst, speeding up whatever scientific process he had begun to run. The Baron of the North returns his sights to Sil's picture, drawing his sharp nails across her image, "All in near time, my dear knight."

"I will see you, very soon."

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It has been two weeks. Two weeks in the turtle's lair. Two weeks of no action, no drama, and no fighting. Everything had been going fine. Dianne had healed from her wounds, she was doing great. Some sheep yokai on the other hand had their protective instincts on a high and that was a huge cowa-bummer on her end. To cure her boredom, Dianne killed her time by hanging out with the turtle family. 

Every day was the same schedule, wake up, hang out with the turtles, sleep, wake up, hang out with the turtles, sleep. On occasion whenever the girls got together, Dianne would finally get some free time for herself. She loved the boys, but sometimes, a girl just needs her girl group.

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