A confrontation in the making

[satsui_no_hadou]

Akuma blurred through the portals linking world to world, fetish-clad new protege over his shoulder as he went. Never stopping for anything in his way, he even passed through the earth itself if necessary... but still, it was less than seven minutes between start and finish, where the demon put his burden down

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[fatal_shiranui]

It was always so strangely quiet when no one else was around and it left Mai with nothing more to do than to train and have that bonding time with her daughter. But, as it was, it was becoming harder to keep up with the girl when she was close to a year old already. Luckily she still had her speed and endurance, for the most part.

However, with Akuma's presence near it wasn't hard for her to catch on to that typical range of power. A tiny bit of a smile crossed her lips at the familiarity and quietly she scooped up Amy in her arms, allowing the girl to wiggle if she wanted to and headed outside to wait. Mai hadn't figured he would bring someone with him.

[minxy_x]

Minx stood unsteadily when she was finally let down. The trip had made her a bit nauseous and slightly dizzy. When she finally recovered, she looked around in awe.

"...Where are we?"

It was so peaceful, strangely eerie, and maybe even a little bit beautiful.

[satsui_no_hadou]

"My island, Minami. This... is Gokuentou." He waved a hand, as if presenting the valley and the mountain, the many-planted garden and paddies of rice, the woodlands to the north and even the sea that girdled it 'round every way she might look... "A suitable place for training to begin."

But then he began to walk down towards the building, beckoning her to come even as he fell into that steady, ground-eating stride. He could sense Mai coming out, which if anything caused that smile to grow even wider... What was it about the sight of her, the feel of her presence, that caused him such absurd pleasure? No matter how he analyzed it, he simply didn't understand it.

[fatal_shiranui]

"Aah, stay still sweetheart," she cooed softly, eventually getting a calmed and far less squirming girl. It was all just a waiting game now, attention focused upon the area she could feel his energy coming from. It was a bit strange to her, being able to sense that so clearly even from such a distance. Not that she minded, it kept her on her toes when it came to timing.

One hand quickly pushed away a stray bit of hair, trying to look a bit less frazzled than she was today. But, this was the time she generally could take something akin to a break.