"This is the last one." Kenshin murmured, staring at the large structure before him, void of any lifeforms just by looking from his current spot. From the looks of it, the researchers and devils have long evacuated after receiving the news of the continuous destruction of their fellow facilities.
It's understandable on their part. If the previous research facilities couldn't stop them, what makes them different?
Fortunately, they seem to be sane enough to know that their purpose is the imprisoned test subjects, so when Kenshin and Yasaka got inside—they were met with the curious and hopeful eyes of the enslaved Yokais, humans, and even werewolf cubs.
Kenshin softly smiled at them. At this point he felt like Superman, giving hope to those who need it, "Don't worry everyone. You're all safe now." Only then did a few especially the younger ones release their pent-up emotions and start sobbing loudly.
"Waaahhh! I-I was hikh! so scared!"
"WAAHHH!"
For some reason, the first person they ran off to was Yasaka, hugging her thighs and seeking warmth. Probably because the Yokai Queen exudes some sort of motherly charm.
Kenshin felt a small pang of jealousy. If he were alone by now he would've dropped to his knees and punched the ground while yelling the iconic 'It should've been me!'.
Thankfully, he's not that kind of person.
Nevertheless, if the children feel safe in Yasaka's motherly warmth, then so be it.
Speaking of Motherly Charm, since when did she have those? Kenshin curiously asked himself.
He might not be a beast or an animal with a sharp nose but he can smell the motherly smell emanating from Yasaka's body. And also no, he's not a pervert.
Hold on, is she perhaps? Kenshin murmured under his breath before squinting his eyes on Yasaka, focusing deeply inside her body. More specifically, her belly.
The moment he peered inside using his supernatural senses, that's when he detected the small Ki inside, slightly different from Yasaka's Ki as it was mixed with his own Ki and not to mention, this specific Ki seemed to be in the process of growing.
This instantly exploded something inside Kenshin's brain. There's no doubt about it, even if he wanted to deny it, it's inevitably a child forming inside Yasaka.
Yasaka was pregnant. And he's the goddamn father!
As for whether the child belongs to someone else? Such a thought never crossed his mind. Yasaka is unmistakably loyal to him and he's always copulating with her with every chance he gets. Even though he was holding himself from making her pregnant, the same can't be said about their recent activities.
Yasaka doesn't even look like she knows about it either. Which means this forming child is fresh and new.
"I'm so fucking dead." Kenshin accidentally muttered out loud, prompting the oblivious pregnant Yokai Queen to turn her attention to him, "What's wrong?"
Seeing her confused expression, Kenshin took a large gulp of saliva, not knowing how to break it down to her. This is his first time bearing a child and so is Yasaka. Hopefully, she won't take this news to heart.
"There's something you need to know. Let's talk after this."
Seeing the seriousness in Kenshin's voice and face, Yasaka was stunned at first before nodding her head, matching the same serious manner as him. Though she can't help but admit to herself that she finds him hot being so serious all of a sudden.
"Let's go. I'm sensing something ominous deep inside the facility." Kenshin pointed out. No, he's not lying about it. His senses were indeed warning him of a room filled with a thick ominous aura.
Albeit confused, Yasaka simply nodded her head and pointed at the children and test subjects that are now surrounding them, "Bring these guys away first."
Kenshin hummed in agreement and with a simple teleportation spell, they were whisked away to the place where their fellow test subjects are currently staying and being attended to.
After zigzagging around the hallways and checking each and every room before turning it into shreds after failing to find any importance, the duo finally arrived at the aforementioned room with an ominous atmosphere.
Kenshin pointed at it and said, "It's this one."
Even Yasaka herself could feel it and she couldn't help but shiver before throwing up on the ground, "Bleerggghh!!"
Seeing this, Kenshin patted her back while casting a calming and recovery spell on her, followed by a protection spell.
"Are you okay?"
After an entire minute of throwing up, which only halted thanks to Kenshin's cast spells, Yasaka pulled herself up and wiped her mouth with the sleeve of her kimono, "For now, yeah. Thanks."
"You can stay here if you want. Whatever is inside there might be worse than you can imagine. I have no protection spell against gory sights just to let you know." Kenshin warned her.
Yasaka took her time contemplating before nodding her head, agreeing to Kenshin's recommendation, "You're right. I'll just keep roaming around until you're done with whatever is inside this place."
After watching her departing back, Kenshin proceeded to open the metallic door, with familiar rune characters and even a few talisman papers attached to the surface, indicating just how dangerous inside the room is.
It took him a few seconds to remove the talismans and erase the protective runes before eventually clearing the metallic door of the other miscellaneous protective means.
"This is it. Either a room of a Big Boss or an artifact sealed because it's too dangerous…" Kenshin took a breather for a while before opening the door. There's no need for keys and locks, he has a spell specific to that kind of thing.
As soon as a gap was made, a humongous scent wrecked his nostrils like a speeding truck. To the point that Kenshin almost staggered from taking a whiff.
"What in the fuck?" Kenshin cursed under his breath, casting a protective rune over himself before proceeding.
The interior of the room was dark and misty. The walls were made of black brick-like metal covering even the ceiling. The room was empty, large but empty all except for one thing. A three-legged table with a glossy brown box with intricate patterns carved all over its surface.
Just by a glance, Kenshin could tell that this was the source of the ominous aura pricking his skin.
"Just what the hell am I looking at?" Kenshin murmured to himself, slowly approaching the table with extreme caution. He might be immortal but it's better to be wary around things like this.
The more Kenshin approached the table, the more he could feel its deep wild, and chaotic aura.
As soon as he's in front of it, Kenshin slightly rubs his nose, trying to scratch the pricking feeling away.
His hand slowly reached for the glossy box and as soon as he grabbed it, he only hesitated for a bit before prying it open, his eyes widening in surprise and amazement at what he found inside.
"Isn't this…Sukuna's finger?"
Inside the box lies a purple severed finger with a long fingernail, it has a tinge of suffocating sulfuric smell along with an eerie glowing purple aura waving around it.
"But Sukuna isn't supposed to be this strong…Much less a mere finger that could make Yasaka, an Ultimate class being, almost pass out from its sheer ominous presence.
"Perhaps the presence of other Supernatural beings aside from Cursed Spirits gave birth to an even stronger form of Sukuna. Someone that could clap his alternate canon self…" Once the realization dawned on him, Kenshin's face turned grim.
If his assumptions are true, then no matter what it takes—he must not let anyone, not even Yuji Itadori himself possess any of the fingers!
He doesn't care if he makes it his lifetime mission in this life.
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After storing Sukuna's severed Finger inside one of his secured pocket dimensions as he decided to deal with it later, Kenshin and Yasaka left the facility. Though not before annihilating it with his Void Manipulation.
Their business with the Naberius clan is finished, the facilities are destroyed and the enslaved Yokais and other species were rescued and brought back to the human world.
On the other hand, that doesn't mean they're done with the Underworld. There's still so much more to discover and explore around the place.
Once they had handled things around the Naberius clan's territory and ensured that they were no longer being pursued by anyone, probably due to fear or simply waiting for something else, it was finally time for them to move on.
And their next destination?
The nearest territory to the Naberius clan.
The Sitri Clan territory. For some reason, Kenshin's guts were telling him that he was familiar with the name Sitri.
"It's the clan of one of the Devil Satans." Yasaka clarified to him after expressing confusion mixed with familiarity.
Kenshin stopped in his tracks, squinting his eyes slightly, "Is this Satan a woman? Black hair. Purple eyes?"
Yasaka rolled her eyes at him, "Yes. It's the same woman you encountered in Kyoto along with her sister. Seriously, I'm surprised you never asked her name."
"The so-called fake Satan," Kenshin murmured to himself. Recalling what the woman was being called back then.
Yasaka nodded her head in agreement, "I don't know much but from what they portray themselves as, they're the New Satans after the death of the original Satans during the Great War between Angels, Fallens, and Devils." It's not like it's a secret at this point, almost everyone involved in the Supernatural world knows about the devil's history. Of course except for the clueless humans.
Yasaka then changed the topic, crossing her arms under her bosom, "So about the thing you were talking about. You said there's something I need to know, hm?"
Kenshin instantly froze on the spot. He almost forgot about it and if Yasaka hadn't mentioned it just now, he might've overlooked it today.
"Yasaka, before I tell you about it, I think it would be better if I show it to you. Use your Ki sense around the area of your stomach." Kenshin stood in front of her face-to-face before replying.
Albeit confused, Yasaka trusted the man she loved deeply before closing her eyes. Doing as he told.
At first, there was nothing in her body as she started on her head before heading down to her stomach and when she got there, that's when she froze.
When Kenshin saw this, he assumed that she had just discovered it by now before finally telling her.
"Yasaka. You're pregnant. And I'm the father…" Just the words alone, even if Yasaka already knew what he was about to tell her still struck her like Zeus's lightning.
Before she knew it, her eyes reddened and tears started to stream down her face. Her soft and delicate hands made their way up to her flat stomach—caressing it softly.
Her lips parted and she muttered to herself.
"I'm…going to be a mother?"
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[Next Chapter: Ch. 92 - The life that was formed]