[Later]Marco and Alice were in another room, Alice was hidden somewhere while Marco was careful, because this time in front of the door was Nanabi, a seven-tailed Kitsune, she had the upper body of a big busted woman, and the rest was the same one of a dark gold fox.
She looked like a fox-type centaur with 7 tails, and she was blocking Marco"s way.
Marco: Well, it seems I"m getting more near to the Poseidon"s Bell if you are here… So Tamamo is inside?
Nanabi looked surprised at the name Marco mentioned and asked.
Nanabi: Who told you?
Marco: ...You should pick smarter people…
Nanabi raised an eyebrow before she realized what he meant and facepalmed.
Nanabi: *Sigh*... Kitsu… Anyways, I am Nanabi, past this door is the treasury… So I can"t let you pa.s.s. If you choose to not return…
Marco: You will not stop me!
Then Marco used the 1st Gate, and a tail made of aura came out, surprising Nanabi.
Nanabi: "Wha… How… What the h.e.l.l is that?! A tail?! ...But his power is still not near mine…" I"ll show you the power of Tamamo"s aide!
Then they looked at each other carefully, preparing for the other to move…
Marco: "30… 29… 28… 27…"
It was better for him since he could gain more power, with one tail it was still impossible to beat him, he needs all 3 his tails to do it.
Marco: "21… 20… 19… 1-f.u.c.k!"
Marco dodged a tail that was going for his groin, he jumped in a wall and runned over the wall against Nanabi, but before he could reach her, two more tails came against him, slamming on his stomach and making Marco spit saliva.
Marco flew some meters away and rolled in the ground, when he looked up again, he found Nanabi in front of him with her frontal limbs almost slamming in his back, but Marco blocked them with his tail and rolled away from her, then he hastily stood up and used Demon Decapitation.
But Nanabi seen him coming and backed away, the attack was completely avoided, making Marco full of openings, 3 tails came from Nanabi and bound him, the tails were soft, making it hard to concentrate for Marco, who was struggling.
Nanabi licked her lips and used her remaining tails to ma.s.sage his groin, the first one wrapped around his d.i.c.k, while the second one rubbed the tip of it, making it harder for Marco to struggle.
The third rubbed the back of his d.i.c.k and the fourth played with his b.a.l.l.s, Marco was slowly losing his powers due to the soft sensation he was feeling.
Nanabi: c.u.m for me…
Marco: Too late… "2nd Gate!"
Then Marco developed a second tail, surprising Nanabi, and both of his tails slammed on her side, making her release him, he fell in the ground and put up his pants, now that he thought about it, this was the first pleasure attack he felt since he was reincarnated.
Marco: I will beat you!
Nanabi: I don"t know what you are… But your power is not enough!
Then Marco rushed again towards Nanabi, he was noticeably faster, but Nanabi could still see him, so she raised her frontal legs to prepare to defend herself.
When Marco was in front of her, she stomped him with her frontal legs, but she didn"t expected that he would jump before he was under her, and crashed in the ceiling, but it didn"t ended there, he used his tails to jump from the ceiling and slam his body on Nanabi.
She received considerable damage, but still not enough to defeat her, when she recovered from the attack, she backed away from him and put a leaf over her head to charge her energy.
Marco narrowed his eyes and waited for her to finish, ready to evade the attack.
Nanabi: I should get serious…
Marco was waiting silently for Nanabi, he was sure he couldn"t defeat her with another attack, and her Seven Moons is dangerous.
Nanabi: Prepare yourself! Seven Moons!
Then all seven tails of Nanabi shot out forward towards Marco, Marco jumped backwards, trying to get out of her range, but the tails were still coming, so Marco"s tails took the shape of claws and grabbed all the tails, stopping their movement.
Nanabi was surprised from Marco"s action, and felt a pull, so she anch.o.r.ed herself in the ground with her feet, and pulled too.
Marco was not strong enough to pull her, and was pulled forward from Nanabi, when he came in front of her, he found that she was smirking, she used her hands to grab Marco and slammed him in the ground.
This time it hurted less than before, and Marco was able to recover fast, then he used his tails to attack Nanabi, and made a cut on her lower part of the body with his claws.
Nanabi flinched and got away from him, Marco slowly got up and unexpectedly for her, fell in the ground, Nanabi thought that he was too tired and grinned.
Nanabi: You were really strong for a human… But this is the en-
She was interrupted when Marco"s aura greatly increased, making her stumble backwards, and noticed that Marco grew a third tail and was grinning at her.
Marco: The end? We just began!
Then Marco rushed head on towards Nanabi, who was surprised from his speed.
Nanabi: Fast!
Nanabi tried to use her tails to stop his movements, but Marco grabbed on her tails and anch.o.r.ed in the ground, then he used his tails, that took the shape of claws, to get a better hold on her tails.
Nanabi: Again with this… Huh?
Nanabi tried to pull back, but she was moved from her place and slammed in a wall, Marco"s strength grew much more so it was useless for her to try to overpower him, when she opened her eyes, she saw the three tails of Marco smashing at her like a train.
She yelled in pain and glowed, before being sealed in a little seven tailed fox. Marco took deep breaths and kneeled, but he didn"t deactivated the 3rd Gate since right behind the door she was guarding, there was Tamamo.
He was too tired to make another long fight so he could just use Berserk if he needs to fight with her.
Marco: Holy f.u.c.k, it is exhausting…
Alice appeared beside him with an impressed look.
Alice: You were able to defeat a seven tailed kitsune with only 3 tails… That is something abnormal… But it will be hard for you if you would be fighting a 8 tailed kitsune.
Marco: I still can go berserk if I need to fight Tamamo, probably it"s not enough the 4th Gate but I can"t do much right now…
The sealed Nanabi recovered from the impact and slowly stood up, she was sealed so she could just watch what happens now, and she was a bit surprised seeing Alice with Marco, even more so when she heard that Marco could even go beyond 3 tails.
Marco heard a small sound and looked around to find the two tailed fox that he sealed before, she was walking towards Nanabi, then Marco ignored the two foxes, and turned towards the door.
Suddenly, the door opened and a girl came out from the room, she was another loli, a bit taller than the two tailed fox, she was wearing a white yukata with a purple band around her waist, she had blonde long hair and a pair of fox ears on her head.
She had big green eyes with slits and a tattoo between her chest and neck, she was holding a closed fan, but the thing that catched Marco"s eyes were the nine tails on her back.
Marco bitterly smiled and said.
Marco: Oh f.u.c.k me… "Aaaand Tamamo"s here…"
Alice: Well, you are on your own…
She was Tamamo, the Heavenly Knight of Earth, and she noticed the sealed Nanabi and Kitsu, who was the two-tailed grey fox.
Tamamo: Sorry, you two. You became like that as I moved onto the treasury.
Tamamo patted on the foxes" heads and said.
Tamamo: I"ll give you a tiny bit of my power.
Then her palm brightly shines and the grey fox turned on her original appearance.
Kitsu: Wawawa…
Then she hid behind Tamamo"s back, Tamamo turned towards Nanabi and said.
Tamamo: Nanabi… It will take me a little longer to return you. Sorry, but I"ll have to do it later.
Nanabi just bowed down before Tamamo"s feet. And finally, Tamamo turned towards Marco with a curious look.
Tamamo: Hum… So you"re Marco? Defeating Nanabi… You must have some skill. What is that?
Tamamo pointed with her fan towards Marco"s aura, which was still on the 3rd Gate. Marco smiled and shook his head.
Marco: Not gonna tell ya… Maybe if you give me the Poseidon"s Bell, I can answer a question of yours…
Tamamo smiled and said.
Tamamo: Do you really think that you can bargain with me now?
Marco: First of all, you are lucky that I am a good guy, if it was someone else with my same power, he or she would kill your underlings… Then I still have a trump card that I can use in any moment… And I don"t think you will like it...
Tamamo sized up Marco, and opened her fan to conceal her smirk.
Tamamo: You are good on this… So this is the human that caught your interest, Monster Lord?
Alice nodded and said.
Alice: I am curious about his powers too… Even if he is at the 3rd Gate, he could match a seven tailed fox… I wonder how strong he will be when all nine the gates opens…
Marco: Whoa whoa whoa, what the f.u.c.k woman?! Don"t tell her my things!
Alice: Oops…
But her amused face betrayed her words, making Marco p.i.s.sed off.
Tamamo: Nine Gates… Like a Kitsune?
Alice: Yes, but he is still really strong, maybe at the 5th Gate he will be able to beat you and the other 3…
Tamamo nodded and gazed at Marco, who was glaring at Alice.
Alice: But I would be careful even if he is at the 4th Gate… I don"t want to tell you to give him the bell, but you should be careful on your decisions, I already seen what he can do if he goes out of control…
Tamamo took her words and thought about it, when she felt a pull on her sleeve, and glanced to find Kitsu that wanted to say something, and whispered at her.
Tamamo: What…? Hmmhmm… I see…
Then she turned towards Marco with a smile.
Tamamo: ...I see. So you saved her life, Marco? Then, as the leader of the Kitsune"s, I must thank you.
Tamamo walked towards Marco while laughing, and Marco sighed in relief in his heart, the story was going exactly like he remembers.
Tamamo: How do you want me to thank you? Delicious thin fried tofu? Or do you want to touch my special fluffy tail?
Marco: Just give me the G.o.dd.a.m.n bell, I can"t stand in this dark and rotten s.h.i.thole forgotten from the creator any b.l.o.o.d.y minute longer…
Everyone stood silent from the sudden language that Marco used, it seems that staying in the Treasure Cove gave him a certain effect.
Tamamo: I expected that choice… But it surely surprised me about the words… Well then, here you go.
Then Tamamo gave him an old bell attached to a string, which Marco grabbed…
*Ding*
*Detected special enchantment: Immunity to Weather (Storm) (Blizzard)*
*Does the Host wish to fuse with the enchantment?*
*[Yes] or [No]*
Marco: "That was unexpected… Yes*
Then Marco felt an energy entering his body, fortunately no one noticed it. He turned towards Tamamo and said.
Marco: Are you sure to handing it over like that?
Tamamo: I don"t really care. The traps in this cave looked like fun, so I wandered in here.
Marco: Well, whatever… Now I can get out from here…
Tamamo nodded and waved her hand before vanishing with Nanabi and Kitsu. Marco turned towards Alice and said.
Marco: Let"s get out…
Alice agreed and followed Marco, who finally deactivated the 3rd Gate now that he was safe, and headed out from the Treasure Cove.
[SPECIAL QUESTS]
1st. Kick Gabriel"s a.s.s
2nd. Achieve coexistence between Monsters and Humans
3rd. Kill Illias
4th. Return to Lucifina"s grave
5th. Visit every places in Illias Continent, Sentora and h.e.l.lgondo