My stepsisters are sexy demons, and I must protect them-Chapter 43: Thural, the Relentless Storm

Velshekar’s grip is relentless.

Shin tries to struggle.

It’s all useless.

The demon’s fingers tighten around his neck like an iron vice.

«It’s over, Shin Tendo!»

But Shin lifts his gaze slightly.

A light smile crosses his lips.

He mutters something in a low, muffled voice.

«It took you long enough...»

Velshekar is about to strike him.

His fist is ready to pierce through Shin’s chest from side to side.

But a moment before the deadly blow can land, he’s forced to let go of Shin’s body.

He lets him fall to the ground and instantly springs back. freewёbnoνel.com

An instant later, a thin column of water strikes the ground where Velshekar stood.

The pressure of the water jet pierces the ground for dozens of meters.

Velshekar lifts his gaze to the sky.

He stares at the point where the attack came from.

His eyes widen. Worried. Nervous.

Above their heads, a figure hovers.

A boy of no more than thirty years old.

He is wrapped in white flames.

His hair is light brown, and his eyes are blue.

He wears a white and blue uniform with gold bindings.

A small emblem of the United States flag is sewn on his chest.

It’s the uniform of the HESPARC U.S.A members.

He hovers in the air with two massive dragon wings.

They are icy in color, adorned at the edges with crystals like sapphires.

His skin is covered in bright blue scales.

«And you... where the hell did you pop out from...?» Velshekar exclaims angrily.

The boy tilts his head slightly.

He stares at him with a perplexed look.

His arms are crossed.

«Did you really think that all this fuss would go unnoticed? As if you were in the middle of a desert or on a remote island in the middle of the ocean... Two white flashes that lit up all of New York, followed by two seismic shocks...»

Then he turns his gaze to Shin.

«...it almost seems like someone did it on purpose to draw attention.»

Shin responds to that accusation with a smug smile.

Velshekar clenches his fists.

He grinds his teeth.

«Fine then... that means I’ll kill you too!»

A sphere of green flames condenses around Velshekar’s hand.

He hurls it at the boy.

But the boy doesn’t move an inch.

He doesn’t even try to dodge it.

A single beat of his dragon wings unleashes a cone-shaped hurricane.

It strikes the globe of flames and instantly dissolves it.

The tip of the cone continues straight at Velshekar.

The demon tries to leap backward.

But he slams against a wall of ice that has instantly risen behind him.

It blocks his retreat.

With no escape routes, Velshekar ends up hit squarely by the cyclone.

The sharp wind of the blast tears at his body.

Countless wounds open.

Green sparks gush out, but the wind dissolves them as soon as they appear.

Velshekar falls to the ground on his knees in pain.

Yet, at the same time, he’s tremendously scared.

He has understood something.

«The control of water, wind, ice, that draconic aspect...» Velshekar mutters.

His voice trembles with growing disbelief and terror.

«It can’t be... it’s not possible that a human possesses the energy of the divine dragon Thural!»

According to mythology, the world of N’Raeth was created by four divine dragons.

One of them, Thural, called also ’The Relentless Storm’, created and controls wind, water, and ice.

It is a legendary being of divine strength.

No one has ever seen it - it is only known through ancient manuscripts.

But how is it possible that a human possesses such powers?

Velshekar can’t understand it.

But Shin knows perfectly well.

It’s for the same reason that Hakuto possesses the power to control crystals.

Even that mysterious boy with the features of a humanoid dragon is a Crystalbearer - a human in whose heart resides the crystallized magical energy of creatures that lived in ancient times.

In the case of Hakuto, in his heart resides the energy of Kurval.

An ancient prehistoric turtle with a shell made of an almost indestructible material.

A shell that looks like diamond.

Those who study the Crystalbearer have classified them on a scale from 1 to 10.

1 is a nearly harmless crystal.

10 is one that can shake the balance of the world.

Hakuto’s crystal has a score of 6.

But the boy’s crystal is 10+.

This classification is a concept that belongs only to human society.

Just like the Crystalbearer themselves.

Velshekar, despite his many connections in the upper echelons of HESPARC, has never heard of it.

That’s because it’s a Top Secret topic.

Only a few people in the world are aware of it.

Despite this, he immediately recognizes the power of Thural, the Relentless Storm.

And the last thing he wants is to risk being left without a body again.

He knows he cannot defeat him.

A lance of ice materializes instantly in the boy’s hand.

He’s ready to pierce the demon.

But in that moment, a blinding flash of purple light explodes from the demon’s body.

When the light dissolves, Velshekar has vanished before their eyes.

The boy doesn’t waste any time.

He lands next to Shin.

Then he reassumes his human form, deactivating the crystal’s powers.

He pulls out a small white pill and tosses it to Shin.

It’s a special supplement that can restore a small part of the Sacred Flame.

A special drug used by HESPARC agents.

«Since I unleashed the first seismic shock to when you intervened, more than half an hour has passed. Sure, timing is certainly the strong point of the United States division,» Shin comments with obvious sarcasm.

Then, he swallows the pill - his energy is restored just enough.

He stops the bleeding of his wounds - now he can move on his own legs.

«Instead of thanking me for saving your life, you scold me for being late? You’ve really become an old grumbler...»

Shin stands back up.

He sizes up the boy from head to toe with curiosity.

«You’ve really become a man, Chris Kendrow. The last time I saw you, you were just a sniveling kid with a big sister complex.

But now... how time flies, I’m really getting old, damn it...»

«Old and, above all, reckless!» Chris replies.

«It’s forbidden for you to get involved in this kind of business! You no longer have the authority for these things – and especially not the age!»

Chris sighs at length.

«At this point, you know I’d be obliged to detain you by force and bring you to headquarters for an interrogation...?»

«...but you won’t do it in memory of the old days. Right?» Shin interrupts him.

«It’s also thanks to me that you became the Monster Reaper you are now. Or have you already forgotten all those extra hours at the HESPARC Academy I spent training you without even being paid?»

Chris shrugs resignedly.

«Soon other agents will arrive. Try to disappear from here as soon as possible. You know, my sister has become deputy director of the United States division.

It would be a big problem if she found us here chatting like old friends...»

«Oh yes, Alexis Kendrow... in the end she really managed to make a career... And who could forget that hot piece of ass? I wonder what a knockout she must be now,» Shin comments with a perverted smile.

Almost drooling at the mouth.

«D-Don’t talk about her like that!» Chris mutters.

His face flushes with embarrassment.

«Oh dear... don’t tell me you still haven’t gotten over the big sister complex...?»

«Stop calling it that! I love her and she loves me, ever since the academy days! The truth is, you’re just jealous that that hot piece of ass – as you call her – has sex with me every day and not with you...!»

Shin is dumbstruck for a moment.

«Seriously...? I’d rather not comment...» he mutters.

There is evident disgust in his voice.

It takes him several seconds to process Chris’s words.

Finally, Shin greets Chris with a fleeting wave of the hand.

Then he walks away from the place of the battle.

He leaves before other HESPARC men arrive.