Masae Tamura's Story

Otae opened his eyes the next morning, feeling somewhat empty. Like he was merely an shell of a body without a soul. Then suddenly all the memories came back to him in a flash, and he started hyperventilating. "T-theres no way that was real, right? Theres so such things as tedlars, right? Yeah. It was just a weird dream. Ahahaha!" He started speaking hysterically after his breathing had calmed, before breaking into a laugh.
'No such thing as tedlars? Don't be such a fool. Besides, its impossible for you to dream while I am around.' Otae stopped laughing immediatly after the oh-so-familiar voice spoke.
"No way... It wasn't a dream after all?" Otae sighed, seeming more dissapointed than he did surprised.
'Don't tell me you forgot about our deal, Otae. We need to gather over 1,000 Invento Hell to bring you back to life, remember?'
"I get it already. Just give me some time to process everything,... Er... What was your name again?" Otae asked.

'You are truly hopeless... My name in Enenra. Remember this time!' Enenra exclaimed, annoyed. "Ah, right. Enenra. So who exactly are these guys who are after you, anyway?" Otae asked. 'Those who are after me happen to be 3 of the 4 tedlar lords. Calla Tor of the East, Masae Tamura from the South, and Rukimu Crossfire of the West. She is by far the most dangerous of the three. They all have hundreds of servant under them who will also be attacking us. The one you killed last night was one of Masae's tedlars. She will most likely be the first tedlar lord we face, since we tedlar lords can sense when out servants die and who is responsible for their death.' Enenra explained. "3? What about the tedlar lord of the North?" Otae questione. 'Ah... Well. You see. The tedlar lord of the North is...' Enenra began, obviously hesitant to answer this question. "Well? Who is this North? Out with it already." Otae ordered, getting a little impatient. 'The the tedlar of the North is... me.' Enenra finished, awaiting Otae's response. "Oh? Is that it? To be truthful, I kind of guessed that was the case." Otae stated bluntly as he began putting on his informal-ware.
"Man. Weekends are the best!" He exclaimed. 'Does anything ever surprise you that doesn't involve mortal wounds?' Enenra asked.

"Hm? Not really. I just figured if I have to live with you living in my head for a while, I'll have to start getting used to unnatural things." Otae responded, heading into the bathroom and looking into the mirror, while readjusting his bedhead. 'Tedlars ussually don't reveal themselves in broad daylight, so I suppose we are safe for the time being. We should try and search for low-ranked tedlars or the weaker mid-level tedlars like Unis.' Enenma stated.
"Too troublesome. I don't have time to go around hunting your kind." Otae replied, grabbing his toothbrush and toothpaste. 'Is that so? Then what exactly do you plan on doing today? I wouldn't mind seeing how humans spend their everyday lives. I came her to experience it for myself afterall'
"Isn't that obvious?" Otae began before spitting out the tooth paste residue in the sink, then rinsing his mouth out with water. "I'm gonna pick up some chicks!" He exclaimed proudly. 'Pick up some chicks you say? What possible amusement could you derive from picking up prepubescent egglaying, fowls? They are quite loud, and irritating.' Enenra responded. Otae shook his head. Before grabbing his housekeys and walking out the front door. "You have absolutely no idea, Enenra."

Otae eyed ever girl he could lay his eyes on, wearing a serious expression as he sat upon the park bench.
'This atmosphere is so serious. Its as if you're stalking prey, rather than searching for a mate.' Enenra replied. 'Who said I was looking for a mate? Do you know how hard it is to find a girl who will sleep with you on a first date at my age? There are no decent girls around at the moment anyway.' Otae responded, making sure not to speak to Enenra out loud while he is in public. 'A date? What is that?' Last I heard it was some type of fruit. Why would you bed your female counterpart on top of a fruit? Enenra asked, innocently. 'Quit making humans seem so complicated... Hey Enenra. Earlier this morning you said that its impossible for me to dream. Is that the case with all humans who have tedlars inside them?' Otae asked. 'Well... Seeing as most humans who are inhabited by tedlars are unable to control their own bodies unless the tedlar permits them to, yes. But you can't dream because of me for a different reason.'
'Oh? What exactly would this reason be?' Otae asked, slightly interested.

'I possess an ability that no other tedlar has. I can consume dreams, nightmares, and anything involving spiritual energy in general.' Enenra explained.
'Seriously? How come no other tedlar can do that? What makes you so special?'
'I do not know that answer myself. I have been able to consume dreams ever since I can remember. They serve as somewhat of an replacement for Invento Hell for me. You see, Invento Hell is more than just the power we tedlars use to fight. It is our very essence. Our life source. To run out of Invento Hell means to die. Of course even with my dream eating ability, I will still die if I run out of Invento Hell. That is why I pressed you not to waste it when we were fighting Unis.'
'So that basically means that overusing your Invento Hell will kill you, and if you die then I die?' Otae asked.
'That is correct. This is also the reason I want you to kill weak tedlars so that we can get more Inveno Hell. We are not yet at a level to where we can take on the tedlar lords or even their high tedlar... Hey Otae. Are you listening?' Enenra asked, noticing that Otae had stopped paying attention.

"Shes got a nice body." Otae said aloud, while starring at a beautiful brunette who had just wandered into a small resteraunt. After a little bit a man also entered the resteraunt and approached her, appearing to be quite familiar with the woman. "Damn. Looks like shes already take." Otae commented, kind of dissapointed.
'Do you even realize how dire our situation is? How can you remain so calm?'
'Weren't you the one who told me to calm down earlier? Let me at least enjoy myself a little before you go on about killing tedlars and collecting Invento whatever.' Otae replied, arrogantly. 'They're called Invento Hell! And that was only because we would have been killed then if you had kept panicking!' Enenra yelled, feeling quite frusterated with Otae. Otae let out a laugh, before getting up off of the bench. 'Very well. Then why don't we start searching for these so-called weak tedlar?'

Masae knew it was time to find a body that she must inhabit. In her true from she hated; it never looked good enough for her taste so to say. Even though things were going well after the death of Mord she knew the others were not so well. She let out a sigh on her throne while Croe passed in front of her. He stopped and looked at her "My lady is it no time that you went and found a body for you?" He asked. She simply looked at him. "I suppose that you would be right." She got up and started to drag her feet and Croe just looked at her like she was dumb. She stopped and glanced at him from the side. She then began to glare at the poor soul who just looked at her. Croe realizing what he did start to walk in a hurried fashion to get out of the door. She then grabbed the back of his neck. "Is there a problem with the way I walk around my own palace?" She asked in a very stern voice. "N-n-no there is nothing wrong with it." Croe had said. She then lessened her grip and let him loose. "Good." she stated. "Now I am off to get me a body."

Once she had gotten to what she called the "Humans Domain" she had to cloak herself. She was not happy about being hidden from this world but for her own good it was the best choice. She was wondering around for a good long while before she had finally found a girl she thought was worthy to be her carrier. "Now then this could be fun." She said in a hushed tone. He chuckled and then touched the girl. The girl whipped around terrified "Wh- what do you want?" she asked. Masae chuckled "That would be simple. I what you." Her hand then jutted out and grabbed the girl by the face and let her own process begin to take her as a host. Masae shut her eyes and then opened them again just to she the rags that she was in fall to the ground. "This girl is a good one." she said in the girls voice. "Cute voice too." she then giggled. She now had lots of memories. "Well its a shame that I had to kill her but I guess that is how this works." She looked around to find out what was going on. Which turned out to be a fat lot of nothing. "Well I can stick around town for a bit and explore I guess I don't see the problem. I need a test run anyways."

'So... How exactly were we supposed to find these tedlars again, Enenra?' Otae asked after having had wandered around for about 5 minutes.
'You really don't listen, do you? Tedlar ussually don't reveal themselves in broad daylight. If we're going to catch one during the daytime, then we'll need to do it in a secluded area. At least somewhere where we won't be spotted. But then again, it also leaves us wide up for stronger tedlar to attack.' Enenra replied.
'Seriously? This really is more trouble than its worth.' Otae remarked. 'Is it worth more than your life? I would imagine so. Wouldn't you, Otae?'
'...Shut up. I don't wanna be outsmarted by some stu-'

"Yo, Takamiya!" Otae began before he was cut off by a male voice. It had come from Kitomaru, a fellow classmate of his. Kitomaru was with a few of Otae's other classmates, for some reason hanging around a candy shop. 'Some what now?' Enenra asked.
'Great. Just what do these guys want?' Otae sighed before walking towards the group. 'Hey! Don't ignore me! What were you about to say?!'
"So, Takamiya. Did you get Takizawa's digits? How far did you get with her?" One of the other classmates asked him chuckling.
"Ah, Takizawa. I got her mail, but I haven't really planed anything yet." Otae responded. "Huh? I figured a playboy like you would have already gotten in-"
"Please don't talk about me as if you actually know me. I assure you, I have a much more complex character than that." Otae responded, starring the boy right in the eye. "Now if you'll excuse me. I don't have time to waste on the likes of you." Otae said, walking past the group. He could have sworn he heard a couple of them cursing him behind his back.

'That was kind of cool, Otae.' Enenra complimented him, somewhat impressed. 'You think so? Try not to fall for me.' Otae replied with a chuckle.
'Why would I fall down for no good reason? Do you think I'm a cluts?' Enenra asked. '...You really need to update your knowledge of presentday termonology.' Otae stated, before he noticed someone starring at him. He turned to see the same woman from before was now standing not too far away, giving him the most seductive glare. 'Oh? Maybe she just dumped that guy from earlier. Lucky.' Otae thought to himself, forgetting that Enenra could read his thoughts.
'Although I'm not really sure what dumping someone means, I can tell that you are thinking of something unpure. Seriously, Otae.' Enenra lectured.
'Keep your opinions to yourself. I don't need you interfering with my love life.' Otae replied, beginning to make his way over to the woman.
Wait, Otae! I don't trust that woman... Something seems off about her. Enenra stated, noticing that the woman gave off an almost inhuman aura. He couldn't distinguish it very well, but just had a feeling. 'Why is that? You sure you're not just jealous?' Otae replied. 'Otae...'
'Fine, fine. If it makes you feel so uncomfortable, I'll let her go 'this' time.' Otae said, turning around and heading to wherever his legs took him.

After a little while Otae noticed another girl with long, black hair. The woman didn't seem much older than Otae, yet still had an air about her that made her seem dignified and mature. She was also quite the looker, and caught Otae's interest. 'What do you think, Enenra. She a tedlar?' Otae joked, while walking up to her.
'I don't know. But if you are going to approach her, then be careful.' Enenra responded, not noticing that Otae was being sarcastic.
"Hey there, miss. My named is Takamiya Otae. If I may ask, what would your name happen to be?" Otae asked the woman, before bowing liesurely in greeting. However, there was one thing that both Otae and Enenra failed to notice. This woman had a little bit of blood on her clothes.

Masae was just thinking to herself how she could try out her new body with out running up a reputation. "Hmmm what to start with." She said out loud and tapped her chin and looking up in the air. She smiled and looked up and took in a deep breath. She was just starting to think about what to do when she heard a voice confront her. "Hey there, miss. My named is Takamiya Otae. If I may ask, what would your name happen to be?" She turned to look at the man who had talked to her. When she turned to him she had this displeased look about her. She then changed her look after just a few second to that of a cute girl who was blushing from being talked to. She giggled. "Me." She pointed at herself. "I'm Tamura." She said and then put a finger on her lips. "If you are lucky you might learn my given name." After that she put her hands behind her back and thought. Well I guess this could be one way to test this out to see if I have these things down; Plus this guy is not half bad looking. She chuckled after that thought wondering what would be happening next on her little adventure.

The girl was obviously deep in thought before Otae had confronted her. Once she took notice of him, he had already repositioned himself, probably meaning she missed his bow. Minor setback in showing off his gentleman qualities. Otae was surprised with the complete and utter look of disgust she gave him, and almost wondered if he should just let this one go as well. Then the girl spontaneously reverted back to a cute girl almost instantly. She even began giggling.
'That was a little strange...' Otae thought.
"Me. I'm Tamura. If you are lucky you might learn my given name." The girl said as she pointed to herself. The mature, adult-like vibe she gave of earlier had completely deminished. Now she was acting like a cute, flirtatious highschool girl.
'What do you mean? She seems fairly normal to me, Otae. Although her last name does trouble me a little...' Enenra replied, even though Otae having not really been listening, didn't know why her last name worried Enenra.

Otae quickly looked back to see if the seductive woman from earlier was behind him. 'Huh. Guess she wasn't following me afterall. I could have sworn...' Otae thought.
He then quickly turned back to Tamura and smiled. "Well, Tamura-chan. I do hope that I get the luxury of learning your first name. I'm sure that it is a beautiful one at that." Otae responded, suavely. Just before Otae was about to ask Tamura if she wanted to go on a date with him, he was interupted by Enenra.
'Otae... Something doesn't feel right all of a sudden...'
'Oh please. Are you sure you're not just getting jealous?' Otae replied, not taking Enenra seriously.

All of a sudden an immense hostile energy surged through Otae's body. "W-what the hell? Enenra. Are you doing this?" Otae asked outloud in a panick.
'Fool! Don't say my name out loud! Anyway, we have to run now. A powerful tedlar has sensed us and isn't bothering to hide their power... I think it may be a tedlar lord.' Enenra replied. 'Sorry... S-seriously?! Shit!' Otae exclaimed in his head before grabbing Tamura's hand and rushing foward at top speed. He didn't care where he was going, as long as he was getting away from whatever was chasing him. 'Why are you taking her with us?! You're only endangering this girl's life by doing that!'
Enenra exclaimed. Otae looked back at her with his eyes while he was still running. He hadn't even noticed that he had snagged her. 'Damn it. Well its too late now...'
"S-sorry. But I need you to come with me real quick. Theres a dangerous person after me at the moment." Otae explained to her, as his breath began to grow heavy.

After a little while longer Otae stopped to catch his breath. 'Just give me a few seconds Enenra. I just need to rest a little.' Otae said.
'Its ok Otae. I think that the hostile figure is gone for now. We should be safe for the moment. But... What is a tedlar lord doing here? Its been forever since I've last met the other tedlar lords. Has their power really grown that much since then? Enenra replied, adding in his own thoughts.
'Wait. So you're telling me that the tedlar lords have gotten stronger than when you last saw them? When was that exactly?' Otae asked.
'Around... 280 years ago. We ussually keep to ourselves for the most part. It is on rare occasions that we ever meet up.' Enenra replied.
Otae stopped catching his breath and turned to see how Tamura was doing. He didn't exactly recall her gasping for air like he did, but then again he wasn't paying attention to her at the time either. "Um... Everything is ok now. We're safe." Otae told her.
'What do you mean we? What motive did you have to bring this girl along anyway? Enenra asked. Otae decided to ignore that question.
"Again. Sorry about all of that. I guess there isn't much hope on you going on a date with me now, huh?" Otae asked while trying to play the embarrassed, insecure, shy boy act while scratching his cheek nervously.

Masae was having fun with the boy when something odd started to happen. She felt some power rise and the name "Enenra" was stated. She felt like that name should have triggered something. But she then let it go and tried to find out where the power was coming from but that could mean exposing herself to find it but she would keep it hidden. The boy then grabbed her hand and started to run. When he has explained that someone dangerous was after him. 'So that could be the power i felt then.' she thought to herself. "Okay." she said a little quietly. After cutting a few corners they had finally come to a stop. He let go and started to breath heavily. The boy then apologized again and mentioned something about a date.

Masae then remembering that she was suppose to be a human doubled over and started to breath heavily. She stood up straight after a minute or so and said. "Well I think you might have a chance. That was the first time I have ever been whisked away before and it was kinda fun." She then smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "But the next time you wish to go on a run you should let me know so I can wear the right clothing." She then laughed. "Well now where to?"