A new companion

After a night of lust filled passion, morning came. When Alan woke up, he found Rika was now fully dressed and holding a tray before him.

"Breakfast is served," she informed as she rested the food down.

Alan ate the food happily, finding it quite delicious. His previous servant hadn't even been able to light a fire, much less prepare a meal; he truly was starting to move up.

Once he was finished, Rika showed Alan to the bath facilities. She offered to help him, but Alan refused. He still had some pride after all. Besides, if they started to indulge themselves in the shower, then they'd never leave. After he was clean he geared up and met Rika in the yard.

"So now that we've enjoyed ourselves, let's get to work. What skills can this shrine maiden offer me?" he questioned, before listing off what he knew about shrine maiden's skills, "I presume it's the standard white magic deal, she can heal me, buff me, cleanse me from sickness, maybe even use some holy magic"

Rika smiled at him. Not one of assurance but a smug grin.

"This body can do all that master... plus so much more," Rika whispered.

With a flick of her wrist, she summoned a golden staff, and started to explain, "despite being a lonely maiden, this body's owner has been living very well"

Rika struck the floor with the staff once she finished talking. A golden light erupted from the impact, vaporizing her robes, leaving her only in her mask. However, before Alan could say anything, sakura petals began to engulf her body, melting into light before it dimmed, revealing a black body suit. The light reshaped itself making golden armor that adorned her body. Before long, the transformation was complete, revealing Alan's now transformed servant. Blue flames danced on her fingers as she stood before her master with a smile on her face.

"What do you think?" she whispered in a sultry tone.

Alan stared in awe at his servant. His jaw practically dropped.

"...What? How?" he questioned.

Rika merely chuckled as she walked over to him, her heels clicking against the floor boards.

"This shrine maiden, is not your average kind. While it's true that typical maidens are only involved with performing prayers and rituals to ward of evil spirits and such, there are select few that go above that and get more... direct," she chuckled, "you must have realized by now that many demons tend to get more physical, so too does combating them"

"This is... unreal. How come we have never noticed this?" Alan wondered.

"Anonymity is key. If demons know which shrine maiden possessed this kind of power, then the situation would always escalate quickly. This allows us... well, them, to be more secretive," she purred.

"How much power are we talking about?" Alan asked.

Rika didn't respond, merely turning to a giant rock that was in the yard. Without saying a word she flickered her finger, summoning a flaming fox wisp that lunged at the stone and destroyed it into large pieces. Alan's jaw dropped even lower.

"A lot," she smiled, seemingly enjoying her master's shock, "so...what do we do next?"