Disclaimer: I do not own Omamori Himari, or it's characters. Both are owned by Milan Matra.
Note: This is an improvement of the first chapter. I wasn't happy with how little depth the villain had so I changed certain parts of this chapter. Please tell me what you think of these changes. Also sorry for the long wait. I had a few things to take care of. Thank you and enjoy.
Chapter 1
A boy with long black hair stood in front of a school. It almost completely covered his eyes. His build was average and his height was just under 6 foot. He wore the school's uniform, which consisted of a long sleeved white shirt, with dark blue trousers. Looking at his face one could tell he went through many hardships. 'Let go of Yuuto you perverted cat!' It was Rinko, Yuuto's childhood friend. 'Why should I? Young Master, I mean Yuuto belongs to me.' This voice was Himari, Yuuto's guardian. 'Can the both of you get along, we're already late for school. Since you two were fighting we didn't have time to eat Shizuku's food.' The third voice was Yuuto. The three of them passed the gates and saw the mystery boy standing there. Yuuto approached him. 'Um, do you need help?' The boy turned to him. 'No, thank you.' He went on ahead of them. 'Who was that?' Yuuto questioned. Himari stared at him as he walked into the school. I have a strange feeling.
The three of them walked to class and entered. The teacher had an annoyed look on her face. 'Yuuto, Rinko and Himari. Why are the three of you late?' Yuuto tried to think of a good answer, but failed. 'I'm sorry. I don't have a reason.' The teacher sighed. 'It's alright. I'll forgive you since it's the first day of the second year. Take you're seats.' The three of them sat in their specified seats. 'Now class, we have a transfer student this year. He will be one of your classmates, so please take care of him.' The class was excited to meet the student. "It's a boy. I hope he's cute." 'Quiet down class. The student's name is Logan Hunter.' The class went silent. Logan walked into the room. Yuuto, Rinko and Himari were shocked. It was the boy in front of the gate. 'Hi. I'm Logan Hunter. I will be your classmate from now on, so please take care of me.' Looking at his face properly, Yuuto noticed the cold gaze in Logan's hazel brown eyes. The girls let out squeals of joy. "Oh my gosh he's so cute." 'Logan, take a seat behind Amakawa Yuuto and let's begin the lesson.' Logan headed for the seat and stopped, looking at Himari's face. 'Is something wrong?' Logan continued observing her face. 'It's nothing.' Himari looked at Logan with a blank expression as he sat in his seat. What was that about?
After class Himari, Yuuto and Rinko went to the roof to eat lunch. Yuuto turned to look at Logan and saw he was alone. If it wasn't for that cold gaze he would probably be swarmed with students. 'Yuuto, want to come to the cafeteria with me to get some lunch.' It was Taizo, one of Yuuto's friends. 'Sorry Taizo, I'm eating with Himari and Rinko.' Taizo looked hurt. 'What about me? Aren't I your friend?' 'You could eat with us.' Taizo suddenly felt better. 'Really, than…' Himari and Rinko immediately rejected. Taizo looked depressed again. Yuuto headed to the roof with Himari and Rinko. 'Don't you think you two were too hard on Taizo?' They both nodded. 'No, he's such a pervert. Why are you friends with him?' Yuuto gave them an awkward smile. Himari's expression went serious. 'Yuuto, what do you think of Logan?' 'What do I think of him? I don't really know yet. He hasn't been with the class for too long.' Himari was thinking. 'Don't get too close to him.' Rinko was annoyed. 'What does it matter if Yuuto becomes Logan's friend or not. Or are you jealous Logan's going to steal Yuuto away, stupid cat.' Himari got angry. 'It's not like that. You could sense it too, couldn't you Yuuto. He has this heavy air around him. Almost like he's not human.' Yuuto's expression went serious. 'Yeah, I could. I know he may be an Ayakashi, but I couldn't feel any killing intent coming from him. Just because I am a demon slayer doesn't mean I should kill every Ayakashi I see.' Himari smiled. 'That's just like you Yuuto. Should we confront him?' Yuuto dissuaded her. 'No. If he is an Ayakashi then he should be able to sense that you are also one and that I am a demon slayer. If he wants to tell us then he will openly talk to us. For now let's ignore him.' Himari nodded. 'Understood.' The three of them ate their lunch then headed back to the classroom. Himari kept an eye on Logan throughout the lesson, to try and see what he's up to. She could see him sneak a few glances at her. When she turned her head he quickly faced the front of the class. Why does he keep looking at me?
School was over so Yuuto, Rinko and Himari were packing their things away. 'I'll be going ahead.' Yuuto nodded. 'Goodbye class rep.' She nodded and left. Himari, Yuuto, Rinko and Logan were the last students in the class. Logan went ahead of them. Rinko saw the opportunity so she took it. 'Bye Logan. See you tomorrow.' Logan turned back with a cold gaze. He then walked off leaving Rinko behind. This shocked Rinko so much that she froze. 'Oho. Does Rinko possibly like Logan?' This brought Rinko back to reality. 'Don't be stupid. I was only being friendly.' Rinko's expression turned sad. 'He reminds me of Yuuto when he first moved here. If he acts so reserved then he won't make any friends.' Rinko looked worried. 'It's not our problem. The only thing I care about is Yuuto.' Himari hugged Yuuto from behind, pressing her breasts against him. 'H-Himari. I can feel something soft on my back.' Seeing this pissed Rinko of, so she hit both Yuuto and Himari on the head. 'I'm talking about something serious and you're doing this in front of me.' Yuuto was rubbing his head. 'You didn't have to hit me so hard Rinko.' Rinko turned her head to Yuuto with a scary expression. 'What did you say?' Yuuto cowered in fear. 'Nothing.' His expression went serious. 'Himari, Rinko is right. We should at least be friends with Logan since he's new in school.' This shocked Himari. 'I thought you wanted to ignore him.' 'I meant we should ignore the fact that he's an Ayakashi. It wouldn't hurt to have another friend.' Himari was reluctant, but she agreed. 'Okay fine, but I will keep a constant eye on him to make sure he doesn't do anything.' Yuuto smiled. 'Agreed.'
The three of them left the class and headed for home. I still can't believe that my house was destroyed during that fight with Tamano-no-mae. A lot sure has happened in the space of one year. Yuuto had a serious look on his face, so Rinko was worried. 'Why are you so quiet Yuuto?' Yuuto turned to Rinko. 'Oh, it's nothing. I was just thinking about something.' They passed the bridge where they met Kuesu. I've met a lot of interesting people. People I could never replace. A man in a black overcoat blocked their path. He was huge. Himari and Yuuto could feel his dark aura. They both had serious expressions on their faces. 'What's wrong Himari, Yuuto?' Yuuto put his arm in front of Rinko. 'Stay behind me.' Rinko was surprised but did as Yuuto said. 'Who are you? What do you want?' The man wore a fedora, which covered his face. 'Are you a demon slayer?' Himari already leaped in for the attack, using yatsuna. He guarded with his arm. The blade was stopped by his skin. 'You shouldn't play with swords young lady. You could get hurt.' This left Himari in shock. He blocked yatsuna with nothing but his arm. Who is he? Himari jumped back. 'Himari, leave this to me.' She looked at Yuuto with a worried expression, but noticed how serious he was. 'Alright Yuuto. Show him how powerful the head of the Amakawa family is.' Yuuto nodded then faced the Ayakashi. 'Yes. I am a demon slayer from the Amakawa clan, Amakawa Yuuto.' The man looked at him with eyes filled with rage. 'I'm not going to let you cause harm to Himari or Rinko. I will protect them.' The Ayakashi laughed. 'A demon slayer protecting others. Don't make me laugh.' The Ayakashi took of his overcoat and dark aura burst from his body, transforming it. Black horns grew on his head and carried on from his spine. He grew a long tail and his skin transformed into red scales. On his hands, long claws grew and the shirt he wore burst open. On his back he grew long wings, the inside of these wings were a darker red. His head changed into the shape of a dragon and his hair burned away. His eyes changed into a dark red with slits in the middle. 'Who are you?' He looked at Himari with lizard like eyes. 'My name is Zayn of the Ryujin.' Himari stared at him in disbelief. 'That's impossible. Ryujin are supposed to be myth. Rinko looked at Himari, confused. 'What's a Ryujin?' Zayn explained. 'They are a race of dragon type Ayakashi. Demon slayers altered history to make it seem like we are myths to cover up their terrible secret.' He looked at Yuuto, daggers in his eyes. Zayn dashed towards Yuuto at blistering speed. Yuuto was just able to dodge. He pulled out a dagger hidden in his sleeve. 'You think you can hurt me with that? Don't look down on me.' Zayn moved towards Yuuto. Yuuto's body began to glow and he disappeared from view. 'Where did you go?' Before he could react, Yuuto cut of the Ryujin's arm, causing him howl in pain. 'You're stronger than you look.' Himari smiled. 'Fool, did you really fight with Yuuto without knowing about his ability?' Yuuto revealed his dagger. 'This ability is called light ferry. This power allows me to amplify any item I wish by basking it with my light.' Zayn smiled. 'What an interesting power.' He picked up his arm and placed it where it was severed. 'But I have a few tricks of my own.' The arm glowed around the wound and started to reattach itself. Himari lost her smile. He can even recover lost limbs. Yuuto stared in horror. How am I supposed to defeat something like this? 'It seems I'll have to fight more seriously.' Zayn blitzed towards Yuuto. Rinko was unable to see him, but Yuuto was. He slashed at Yuuto several times. Yuuto parried the attacks with his dagger, but was being overpowered. If this continues … Zayn did a more powerful slash, breaking the dagger. Shit. Now I can't parry his attacks. As the Ryujin neared for his final attack, Himari jumped in, awkwardly blocking it. She grew her cat ears and tail, enabling her to take the attack more easily, however, Yatsuna received a faint crack. 'Himari? I said this was my fight.' Himari pushed the Zayn back. 'I can't just let you die.' Yuuto looked hurt. 'Did I really look that pathetic?' Both Himari and Rinko nodded. Yuuto looked to be in a depressed state. 'Don't interfere with this fight. I don't want to kill fellow Ayakashi. My only targets are demon slayers.' Himari gave a smug smile. 'What makes you think I'll let you kill him?' Zayn took a deep breath and released. 'If you wish to die with him, then so be it.' He dashed forward at incredible speed, ready to launch another attack. Yatsuna can't take another hit like that. As the attack was about to land, someone else appeared in between them, blocking it with a sword and pushing him back. The sword was a regular katana with a red hilt. Who is that? He turned back. 'Are you alright?' It was Logan. Himari, Yuuto and Rinko were in shock. 'Logan. What are you doing here?' 'That's not important now. I'll explain later.' Logan noticed Himari's ears and tail. 'Why do you look like a cat?' Himari, embarrassed, retracted them. 'I'll explain later as well.' Logan turned to Zayn. 'Why are you attacking them? Who are you?' 'Zayn of the Ryujin. I want to kill all demon slayers for what they've done. If you don't want to die, don't interfere.' Yuuto looked at him and could see both sorrow and anger in his eyes. 'What did the demon slayers do to you?' The Ryujin turned to Yuuto. 'That doesn't concern you. You should just curse fate that you were born one.' Logan lifted his sword between Yuuto and the Ryujin. 'Then if you want to kill them you have to get past me.' Yuuto saw into Logan's eyes and he matched Zayn's glare with one of his own. 'Get to safety. I won't be able to protect you and fight at the same time.' Yuuto nodded. 'Sure. Come Himari.' Zayn wasted no time, dashing towards him at full throttle. Logan jumped out of the way, dodging his attack. Zayn flexed his wings, moving alongside Logan. He slashed at him with his claws. In a split second Logan cut through all of his fingers. Zayn smiled as they reattached themselves. Regeneration. Yuuto stared at Logan. Just who are you? How could you have reacted at that speed stopping his attack? Logan looked at Zayn, deep in thought. How can I stop him? He regenerates every wound I inflict on him. Zayn continued his onslaught of attacks, trying to overpower Logan. Logan parried some of his attacks, and, when he found the opportunity, struck his body. The cuts started to heal, but Logan noticed his healing slowing down. Himari observed Logan's sword technique. It looks like that sword is an extension of his arm. He could possibly be as good as me. Zayn tried to slash Logan, extending his arm. Logan dodged and severed his arm. The arm dropped in front of him and Logan tried to follow up, but he parried with his claws causing Logan to retreat backwards. Zayn reattached his arm the same way as earlier, but it was considerably slower than before. Logan could see from his constant regenerating, Zayn had nearly exhausted his energy. As Zayn's arm reattached itself, Logan launched himself forward to attack. This caught him off guard and before he was able to block it, Logan cut him along his stomach. If not for Zayn's thick armour like skin, the cut would have been deeper. Logan quickly followed up with two more slashes geared towards his legs. This made Zayn drop to his knees. As Logan tried to finish it with the next blow, the Ryujin used his wings to parry the attack, forcing Logan to retreat. Zayn tried to stand, but could be seen struggling. 'Why are you still trying to fight? We can stop, you don't have to die.' The Ryujin closed his eyes and all he could see was death. 'If everything you cared about was taken from you before your eyes, would you give up on making the people responsible pay?' His aura darkened even more and his horns turned jagged. The Ryujin whispered something and more power burst from his body. This shocked Logan. What just happened? His power was dwindling just a moment ago. The black aura became so heavy for Rinko that she dropped onto her knees, shivering. 'Rinko. Are you alright?' Rinko nodded. 'Yeah, it just became really cold.' 'What did you do, Zayn?' He opened his eyes and answered. 'I activated the meteor drive. It gathers the natural energy of the world into one's body. Only two Ryujin have been able to control it. If one cannot control it properly they are destroyed. I only have a short amount of time in this form before my body starts breaking, but before that happens I'll kill you, demon slayer.' Yuuto clenched his teeth. 'You're willing to go this far. Why?' He headed for Yuuto, but Logan jumped between them. 'I won't let you.' He tried to parry the attack, but was sent flying by the sheer power of Zayn's attack. To have gained such power in a short amount of time. This is the power of the meteor drive. Rinko was shocked at his sheer strength. 'Logan!' 'Sorry, but stay there for a bit. This won't take long.' Zayn turned to Yuuto. 'Die.' He tried to attack Yuuto, but felt a surge of power. What is that? Zayn jumped back as red flames burst forth where Logan was sent. 'Inseki no shototsu.' 'What was that?' The fire dispersed and Logan was seen, his blade lit alight. Impossible. He shouldn't be standing after receiving that attack. 'It's literal meaning is meteor strike. I gather flames into any bladed weapon and fire it as a projectile attack. I've already said it, to get to them you have to defeat me.' The atmosphere completely changed around Logan. Zayn looked at him, fear in his eyes. He seems like a completely different person. A crack appeared on his chest. This is bad. If Logan stalls me out here, I'll die without getting my revenge. Inseki no shototsu. If I'm hit directly by that attack I won't be able to recover quickly enough. It will be over. He closed his eyes remembering the past. No. I won't let it end here. I'll push through, no matter what. Zayn dashed towards Logan, attacking him head on. Logan parried his attack, but was driven back because of it. Logan focused his power. 'Inseki no shototsu.' Fire burst from his blade and Zayn jumped backwards, trying to dodge the attack, but Logan controlled the flow of the flames, hitting him directly. Zayn opened his wings with such force that Logan's flames instantly dispersed. He still has this much power left. The crack on Zayn's chest ran deeper. Shit. I tried to finish it with that attack. How can he be this powerful to stand up to the meteor drive? Zayn looked at him, desperation in his eyes. 'It looks like I have no choice.' Zayn gripped his fist and energy started to build up in it, causing an acceleration in his deterioration. He aimed his hand at Yuuto. 'Goodbye demon slayer. Bakatsu.' He fired it towards Yuuto and, much to his surprise, Yuuto spread his arms in front of himself to take the attack head on. 'Get behind me, Himari.' Logan dashed in front of Yuuto to block it. As soon as it hit, the energy exploded. Rinko stared in horror. 'Yuuto!' When the smoke cleared, Yuuto and Himari were unharmed. Logan stood in front of them, having taken the brunt of the attack. If not for the blue shield in front of him he would have most likely died from that attack. He was breathing heavily, struggling to stand. Zayn stared in shock. Could it be? Only one person had such control in fire techniques. Most Ryujin only learn one form of flame techniques because of how difficult they are to control, but Logan is easily able to transition between them. 'What is that technique?' Logan lifted the shield. 'It's called Barria en. This shield blocks any hostile attack with intense blue flames. My red flames are used to attack and my blue flames are used to defend. With them I will protect my comrades. I will protect them, no matter what.' Looking at his eyes, Zayn got his answer. It is you. He closed his eyes in regret. 'It looks like I failed.' Zayn's body started crumbling away.
Yuuto griped his hand tightly. 'What did the demon slayers do to the Ryujin?' He opened his eyes and answered. 'They slaughtered them all.' Yuuto got shocked. Rinko looked at him with sad eyes. 'All twelve of the demon slayer clans worked together with other Ayakashi to wipe us out.' 'That's impossible. Why would they do such a thing?' 'Because they feared the power we had. We were a peaceful clan. We didn't do anything to upset the lives of humans, but the demon slayers didn't see it like that. Since we have this great power they saw us as a threat and eliminated us.' Logan looked at the Ayakashi, feeling sympathy for him. 'Your fight isn't over. I am not the only Ryujin that has survived.' Logan stared at him. 'What do the Ryujins want?' 'War with the humans. I disagreed, which is why I sought out to kill the demon slayers before they start this war. But now that I have failed, it is inevitable.' The Ryujin remembered Yuuto's act and turned towards him. 'If I had met you earlier, maybe things wouldn't have turned out this way. You aren't like the other demon slayers. You fight both for the humans and Ayakashi.' He smiled, turning to Logan. 'I was unable to let go of my hatred. Don't make the same mistake as me. Both of you stop this war before it happens. I'm counting on you, demon slayers.' Logan looked at him confused. 'What do you mean?' Before he could answer, Zayn's body shattered into pieces and all that was left behind was dust. Logan looked at it confusion in his eyes.
Himari drew Yatsuna and aimed it at Logan. 'Who are you?' Yuuto put his hand on Himari's shoulder. 'You shouldn't point your sword at someone that helped us.' Logan dispersed the fire on his sword and sheathed it. 'I am who I said. Logan Hunter.' Logan turned to her. 'I am a mage.' Himari didn't sheath her blade. 'Why did you interfere with this fight? We would have won earlier had you not been in our way.' 'But Himari, we were clearly losing.' Himari turned towards Yuuto with anger, causing him to turn away. Rinko put herself between them. 'Stop. You shouldn't fight with each other.' Himari didn't waver. 'Move out of the way Rinko. I haven't determined whether he is an enemy or not.' Rinko looked annoyed. 'He obviously isn't an enemy. If he was, why would he have helped us against the Ryujin?' Yuuto nodded. 'Rinko has a point, Himari.' Himari sighed and reluctantly lowered her blade. 'Just one more question Logan. Where did you learn your sword technique?' 'I went to a lot of kendo classes when I was younger. Now let me ask a question.' 'Sure. What is it?' 'Why do you have cat ears and a tail?' Himari smiled. 'Isn't it obvious? I'm a cat Ayakashi.' 'I see.' Logan turned to head off. 'If that's all you want to know then I'll-' Yuuto cut in. 'Actually we were wondering if you would like to join us tomorrow. We're going to Lizlet's café to hang out and since you are new at school I thought it would be a great way to make new friends.' Logan smiled. It was the first time the group saw his genuine smile. These people are too kind. 'I'll think about it. See you in school.' Logan left and the three of them headed home. 'You did it Yuuto. You got through to him.' Rinko smiled. 'I don't know if he will open up from just this, but at least he will know he won't be alone.' Himari grabbed onto Yuuto's arm, pressing her breast against it. 'Do you want a boy that badly? Aren't I enough?' Himari was laughing as she teased him. 'Refrain from doing perverted things in my presence.' 'Why? We are going out.' Those words hit Rinko hard. That's right. I was so happy that Yuuto protected me, I forgot. But it still doesn't take away the fact that I'm his childhood friend. 'Rinko, are you alright?' It was Yuuto. Rinko remembered his words. That's right. Even if he doesn't love me like he does Himari, he will still risk his life to protect everyone he cares about. That's just the sort of person he is. Rinko nodded. 'I'm fine.' 'Ah. I forgot to ask why he was staring at me in class.' 'There's always next time Himari.' Rinko smiled and the three of them headed home.
