The Daughter of War and Medicine

Family

Mellie dived at their feet just as the storm spirits hit with hurricane force, blasting the floor to pieces, shredding the carpet samples and marble and linoleum into what should've been lethal projectiles, had Mellie's robes not spread out like a shield and absorbed the brunt of the impact. 

The four of them fell into the pit, and Aeolus screamed, "Mellie, you are so fired!"

It would have been the five of them had Kassandra not had her wrist snatched by Aeolus, hanging her over the pit. His eyes were crazy.

"I can't go empty handed now if I'm going to get that promotion!"

The daughter of Rome looked down to see the others and Mellie falling.

"Go on without me!" she yelled, before they disappeared into darkness.

She was then promptly raised up and placed before the master of the winds, that crazed look rather uncanny. When she looked around, her heart rate dropped to next to nothing.

All around the throne room floors were being raised from nowhere to support what seemed like an army of monsters trodding in. Sea serpents, hell hounds, telekhines, laistrygonian giants, a couple skeleton warriors and plenty of iconic ones such as the Minotaur and a Hydra.

Outside through the shattered windows she even caught sight of something huge. It looked as big as a school bus with grey scales, slithering past so she could barely catch it before it moved on. How hadn't she recognised the presence of so many monsters beforehand?

Then her solution came waltzing up, kitted out in a new cult-like robe and a long hair flowing in the breeze.

"Greetings, young Kassandra!" he called out cheerfully as he approached her. To his right walked a slightly shorter male, but probably as tall as a fourteen year old. He wore a standard looking hoodie and looked like a fourteen year old too, taking in his surroundings with awe and wonder like any other child.

"You!" she cried out as she finally broke free of Aeolus' grip and charged towards the summoner.

Though she moved faster than most could comprehend, he still managed to sidestep her attempt. The boy next to him swiped her leg from out under, grabbed her by the hair and tossed her back over to Aeolus. She panted as she scrambled back to stand and take a defensive position. Who were these people?

"You hype her up to be some unstoppable force brother!" laughed the younger, stuffing his hands into his pockets.

So this was the brother he had talked about at their last encounter. He didn't look like much of an issue, but he displayed such strength...What words did he use again? Oh yeah; a sadistic moron. Didn't seem like it.

"Now that we're all here I think it's time to make proper introductions. I'm Ichiro and this is my brother Ikari. We're here on behalf of... an anonymous benefactor."

"Don't think I've forgotten your little comment about my father, I know you're involved with his disappearance!" she cried out.

Ikari frowned. "We had nothing to do with that. He came to us willingly."

"Then you had to have tricked him, pulled some scheme off! He'd never work with you willingly!"

Ichiro shrugged. "I could care more about how he got into this situation. But anyway, I do have an offer for you."

She frowned. If she had learnt from her parents it was not to trust strangers. Then again, how bad could it be?

"Name it."

"You come with us willingly and we'll deliver you to your father."

"And what of my mother? She has to be wrapped up in all of this too."