Hidden In Darkness: Kusanagi Part 1

Chapter 10: The Smelter

Perspective change: Yamata no Orochi

A week later,

Demon World, Yomi.

The demon sat in its room, filled with weapons and trinkets from previous battles. It's long striped tail filled most of the room as it laid haphazardly on the floor. Suddenly, the demon discovered a shadow silhouette outside of it's room. It was one of it's subordinates, Dokumaru.

"Yamata no Orochi-sama. I wish to have an audience with you." The Inugami requested.

"Enter, Dokumaru." Yamata no Orochi said with little to no emotion in his voice.

The Inugami slid the door open and entered the room. Dokumaru walked into the middle, while avoiding the tail of its master. Dokumaru then bowed before its superior before speaking.

"Master, Deigura and Kudlak have yet to return. We believe they were eliminated by the mages of Imuroda." Dokumaru informed his master.

Yamata no Orochi expression had yet to change. It simply remained silent for a few seconds before responding.

"It doesn't matter. Our plan will still go on as intended. The human scientist is already set for creating the Smelter and we shall begun phase three in a few hours. Dokumaru, within three hours, set up the pillars in a suitable place for the Smelter. And bring along your and Deigura's squadron with you." Yamata no Orochi ordered the demon.

"I understand, Yamata no Orochi-sama. I already have a place in mind." Dokumaru claimed.

Dokumaru then stood up and prepared to leave. However, Yamata no Orochi stopped the demon for one last order.

"And one last thing. Do not kill all of the mages."

"But master, why?" Dokumaru hesitantly asked in surprised.

"Because..."

Suddenly, the demon began to stand up and it's tail began to shrink. The tail shrank rapidly and it violently ravaged the room. The trinkets and weapons began to shake as though it was an earthquake. The backlash force the tail was creating caused Dokumaru to fall to his knees and a katana on the wall to fly off towards Yamata no Orochi. The demon stood up with its tail small enough for him to move more fluidly, caught the sword with one hand and frowned in anger.

"I want to avenge my men myself."

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Perspective Change: Kurou Narukami.

"...... Now enough of formalities, let's start the Bakuro Academy's Cultural Festival!" The student council president finally ended his announcement.

As he announced the beginning of the cultural festival, everyone in the audience, students and otherwise, cheered excitedly. It was finally time for the event that everyone of us had waited for. After the announcement, everyone left the hall and proceeded to go to the various attractions set up by us students.

"So, where do you want to go first?" I asked Shiro as we were walking around.

"Class 2-1 is doing a haunted house, and class 3-6 is doing Chinese Cafe." I continued on,

"Actually, I want to go to our class first. I want to see how the girls are doing..." Shiro said with a sly expression on his face.

Our class was doing a maid cafe. It was not an original idea, but it is an appealing one. I could tell why Shiro would want to go there. To be honest, I wanted to check how the girls looked myself.