1st Pov Kyouka Uzen:
"Wow, so this is Yokohama, I've never been to it before" Yuuki said, gazing out of the car window as festivities crowded the sidewalks.
Currently, Mira, Yuuki, and I were in the car, being taken to the police station to review the evidence the authorities had gathered on this god of thunder.
Maybe we could link it to where she resides. The number of people she took would make it hard to stay hidden without a base of operations or someone backing them up from the inside.
"Yokohama has always been like this", I said, watching families walk around with joyful smiles.
The car kept rolling down the street as we neared the police station. Silence was evident in the car, though Yuuki just kept looking out the window, taking in the new experience.
Mira was up in the passenger seat with her arms crossed under her chest, though her eyes weren't on the sidewalks filled with food stalls and small shops; they were on the roofs.
Her eyes darted between each vantage point from which someone could view the whole area, expecting someone to be there.
But all she found was merely flocks of black birds, scavenging food from people dropping their treats.
She wasn't the only one; my eyes drifted to the people, mainly the families. Reminding me of my own mother, who should be living not too far away.
She and I haven't spoken in a while since I left to train for joining the Demon Defence Force. If we have time, maybe I could visit her and tell her what happened.
I could maybe visit Kazu and the others in the future since they started living in Shibuya.
Though it would be wise to leave out the part where Xicor is an enemy and possesses a multitude of abilities.
Soon, the car came to a stop in front of the local police station where two of Azuma's from the branch family were stationed.
Stepping out of the car, the three of us walked up the set of stairs as the car, driven by a Demon Defence Force member responsible for dealing with affairs outside of Mato.
The set of double glass doors slid open as we were presented with the front lobby, which held a curved desk, with 3 officers seated behind the desk typing on computers.
Along one side of the wall was a row of chairs with several people seated, staring down at the floor while they tapped their feet against the floor or scrolled through their phones in boredom.
Some of the people instinctively glanced at the doors, curious to know who entered. Their eyebrows rose in confusion to find the Demon Defence Force here.
We walked to the front desk as the officer at the desk looked up from her monitor, her posture immediately straightening, "Welcome Chief Uzen and Chief Kamiunten, I assume you're here for the 'issue' we have here?"
"Yes, we're here for that" Mira said.
The officer nodded "Understood" She said, before reaching for a nearby phone, "I'll notify my higher-up that you are here. You should be familiar with them"
"Thank you" I said as we walked over to a seat and waited for the two Azumas to greet us and take us somewhere to talk more privately.
They arrived in about 8 minutes as their door creaked open. I believe their names were Sorako Azuma and Takemi Azuma.
The two Azumas' eyes immediately drifted to us as they gestured behind them. We immediately understood the gesture as we got up and followed them through the doors into a room filled with desks and police officers working at them, though some were vacant.
"This way" Sorako said, leading the way with Takemi next to her.
We arrived at a small conference room with a whiteboard at one end of the room with various items leaning against the wall. At the centre were a table and chairs with four stacks of paper and a single laptop on the table.
The room had no one else in it, leaving only us to talk freely without anyone eavesdropping.
We all sat down as Takemi opened the laptop and moved her fingers around it with practised ease. Once she was finished, she showed us the screen and pushed the laptop towards us.
"In broad daylight, a bit arrogant" Mira commented as the screen showed a picture of the god of thunder gliding through the sky with a woman under her arm.
It seems the ability to fly could be related to the kimono she's wearing.
"Through the abilities of some of our officers, we were able to track the victims" Sorako said, "So it's a high probability that the victims are still alive"
An ability to track the victims?
Is it only useful if the victims are still alive perhaps?
Well, that's good to know, but we will need to find them quickly before the god of thunder does something to them.
"We should be able to locate their exact location by tomorrow night at the latest ma'am, the kidnapper is likely there as well" Takemi said.
"The enemy isn't human" I reminded them, as people can get easily confident based on appearances alone, and this god has the appearance of a beautiful woman who can phase through walls and fly which is something the police may have encountered before, considering they deal with ability-related cases.
"Please leave the combat and rescue to the Demon Defence Force" I said.
"And make sure to not rush in when you find the place" Mira added.
"Understood" Takemi said.
"Once we know their location, we'll contact you" Sorako said before standing up with Takemi, "We shall leave you three with the list of kidnapped victims to see if there is a lead; so far we haven't found any"
With that they left the room, leaving us to review what they managed to gather. One stack of papers contains the information of all the confirmed victims.
Another showed each location where the victims were last seen.
I looked over the list of victims with Mira and Yuuki only to find some strange findings. Each victim mostly didn't have abilities and was just a model, though a few did have some abilities to be wary of.
One was a woman with the ability of telekinesis. Another could control ice, Another could harden her skin and several others had various elemental abilities.
I looked over the laptop where it listed each attack location, trying to pinpoint the location of this god's base.
"She can pass through walls and fly? This is gonna be a pain in the ass" Mira grumbled, looking over a list of victims and their personal information.
"It's the ability of one of the humanoid Shuuki who was captured by the eight gods of thunder" I said, It's no secret that there are humanoid Shuuki in Mato since I put down the report before getting to know some.
"If she is using it, does that mean she can steal abilities" I cupped my chin as I voiced out my thoughts.
If that's the case, then she possesses the abilities of those victims I just listed out as well as Golden Hour from Yachiho Azuma.
"That would explain the kidnappings, would it not?"
I added.
"From this abducted list, there are a few powerful abilities, so it's possible they tried hiding it using random people, crafty bastard" Mira said.
Yuuki looked over my shoulder at the vast attack locations and couldn't help but comment, "Yokohama is so vast isn't it? Those attacks are all over the place"
I couldn't help but nod in agreement, but on the bright side, with the police's help, they can track down where the victims are held soon.
I glance over at Mira, who was already staring at me, or more accurately, at Yuuki and me, "Mira, let's go survey the area before the battle; it would be important to find a location that is mostly isolated for us to fight freely without worrying about the population"
Mira blinked several times before nodding seriously, "Right"
3rd Pov:
Kyouka, Mira and Yuuki walked out of the police station before taking a cab to a nearby hotel. Watching them enter was a crow, its head tilting side to side as it curiously watched them.
On the roof of the hotel was Xicor in his usual martial garments, lying on his back with his hands behind his head and his eyes closed.
His chest rose in a steady rhythm, completely relaxed and not bothered by the swarm of authorities searching for his mansion.
Lying with its head on his stomach, with its body curled against him was the black divine dog.
Nearby, sitting on the edge of the building with her legs crossed and a bored expression dawning on her features, was Kuusetsu.
She rested her chin on her hand as she watched the people down below go about their everyday duties. Her other hand was occupied with stroking the white fur of the white divine dog as the wolf slept comfortably behind the goddess.
"Hey Xicor~" Kuusetsu called out, turning her head to look at him.
"Yeah?" he said, not opening his eyes but an eyebrow did raise in response.
"Did you even name these beautiful pups~" Kuusetsu said, hugging the white divine dog, burying her face in its white fur.
Xicor opened a single eye as he looked at her, "Not really, I never really thought about it since I'm terrible with names"
Kuusetsu stood up abruptly and strolled over to him with puffed-up cheeks, "You're a bad owner, Terrible! Terrible!"
"Okay, okay, I'll name them" he reassured her as he sat up straight, facing the two eager wolves.
"Um....uhhh... Yin" Xicor pointed at the black wolf before shifting his finger to the white wolf, "And Yang"
Both wolves barked happily as they leapt on Xicor, knocking him to the floor before licking his face.
Kuusetsu covered her mouth with one hand as she let out a light giggle, "Hehe~ I think they like it~"
"Okay, okay, that's enough fun time for a bit" Xicor said pushing Yin and Yang's heads away, sitting obediently.
Xicor turned to Kuusetsu as he addressed her, "It seems two chiefs are here in response to your kidnapping"
Kuusetsu placed her hands on her hips and glanced behind her back towards the vast city with a bridge not too far away, "I was wondering when they were gonna show up"
"So what do we do now?" Kuusetsu turned back to Xicor as she sat down next to him, leaning her head on his shoulder.
"First, how long until you assimilate the one with the ability to control ice?" Xicor asked.
The goddess put a finger under her lips as she thought deeply, "Maybe a few more hours at best"
"Alright, we'll take two with us and leave the rest since the police are getting closer to our mansion" Xicor said as Kuusestu frowned.
"There goes my love nest" She grumbled under her breath.
Xicor couldn't help but look at her with a deadpan, 'We literally have an underground base to ourselves'
"Anyway, once they've taken the mansion and rescued the prisoners, you will fight the woman with the yellow hair. There's no doubt she possesses a good ability if she's a chief"
"While you fight her, I'll scatter some of my cards around; after you scatter your own around the city to divert the other chief and the police's attention" Xicor said.
"Oh~ I can't wait to try out my new abilities" Kuusetsu said, lifting her hand as lightning crackled around it.
"But I have one question in mind" she added, lowering her hand and looking up at him, "What about Retsu and Shion?"
"They will come with us in Mato once we finish our job in the human world but during this job, I'll task them with supporting you if things get too much" Xicor explained.
"What? Do you think I could be beaten by a measly human?" Kuusetsu asked, raising a brow.
"It's not that but humans would attack you in groups if you let the fight be prolonged" Xicor said before looking up at the sky, "But that's not the only thing"
"Oh?" Kuusetsu tilted her head to one side, "What do you mean?"
"I mean that something is coming in the battle" Xicor said, his eyes narrowing.
"You have future sight?" Kuusetsu asked curiously.
"No, it's a gut feeling and something that's making me shiver" Xicor said.
Kuusetsu was about to say something else but Xicor stood up before stretching his limbs, "We've had enough relaxing for now; it's time for you to take two and we'll leave at a house I had the hag buy for us prior to the Demon Defence Force entering the human world"
"What of the old lady" Kuusetsu asked as she got up, "Can I kill her~" she said sweetly.
Xicor rubbed his chin, "Nah, I want to try something I haven't done to anyone before"
"And what's that" Kuusetsu walked up next to him and stared at his features as her hand lingered around his.
Xicor gave her a sly smirk before pressing a finger to her lips, "That's a secret"