"Michael, I need to see the Ancient war testaments. I think there may be something in there we can use to bring Kane back."

Michael paused for a moment. He then nodded slowly "Right this way. Honestly, I preferred Kane over the new guy. He seems kind of like a dick to me."

Irina and Michael shared a laugh as they moved into a large room filled with books. They walked through the area and arrived toward the back of the room. Michael pulled out three volumes from a shelf on the wall. He blew dust off of them and set them down on a table before Irina.

"These are all of the War Testaments. If you need information on the Doom Slayer it will probably be in here"

And with that Irina began reading. Trying to find a way to bring her friend back.

Issei, Kiba and Gasper sat around in the living room. The three boys joking and being loud. They were enjoying themselves as they watched the Tv. Issei's career as the Oppai Dragon had really taken off. He was adored by everyone. They began to reminisce on John Kane. The crazy Doom Slayer who had befriended them. He was a very peculiar person indeed.

*flashback*

A familiar looking black-haired gentleman stood in his signature black and red tux. He was sipping a drink in the midst of a group of people. There was a party going on. John Kane was surrounded by people. This was right after the merging of John Kane and the Doom Slayer. Right after the events of the rating game he had wiped the floor with Lord Riser. Lots of women were pandering to him. They were feeling up his muscles and oooing and aaaing at him. He never spoke though. He remained calm and sipped his drink.

Kane spotted Issei in the midst of the party.

"Excuse me Lady's I must speak with the Red Dragon Emperor" Kane finally spoke.

He slid through the crowd of women and whistled at Issei who noticed him. Kane approached him and put his hand on his shoulder. "Come, walk with me for a moment."

"Of course" Issei replied casually. He could smell the alcohol on Kane's breath but this was a regular thing. It would have been weird for him to not smell it.

The two stopped outside on a balcony. They both leaned up against the railing and Kane took a big sip of his drink.

"Listen Issei..." Kane began. "I may not always be here... Well, It's complicated..."

"huh? What do you mean?" Issei said he was visibly confused by what Kane was saying. Maybe the alcohol was making him act weird.

"You're something special Issei... Something different. You've done so much in such a short while." Kane rambled on for a moment.

"I want you to remember, don't lose your way! I've lost my way. I know I'm not your father or anything but I want you to remember to follow your heart, and keep doing what you're doing... I may not be here forever."

Issei chuckled for a moment "Thanks Kane. I think of you more as an edgy uncle I go to hang out with because he's cool"

The two shared a laugh.

Throughout all of the text that Azazel and Irina searched. They found multiple depictions of the Doom Slayer. The Great punisher has he has been called. Many different forms of armor. The realization clicked to both of them. It wasn't the same guy. Throughout the stories, the Doom Slayer may be killed but he is always reborn. He always returns.

"They knew he would come, as he always had, as he always will, to feast on the blood of the wicked. For he alone could draw strength from his fallen foes, and ever his power grew, swift and unrelenting."

For this is the Testament of the Doom Slayer. The great Punisher. Kane had been a wild card. Kane was dead. Kane couldn't be dead. They desperately wanted their friend back. They continued their research. Something that kept showing up in the stories that were interesting to both of them though was the existence of a group known as the "Knight Sentinels" They were some kind of group that operated very Similar to the Doom Slayer. It is believed that he was a part of them, before the "Great Betrayal" that was continually referenced.

More research would have to be done.

The Slayer arrived at a war-torn castle. It had long since been abandoned... or so it seemed. The Eternal one moved through the ruins. He was in no rush to meet them. He was positive they wouldn't be happy to see him either. This must be done though. The warrior took one more step and paused. He had successfully passed through the barrier. The scenery around him changed from barren to bright and fancy. The castle walls were decorated and it was bustling with activity. At the end of the great hall there was a king's chair and an old man sitting there. There were roughly 50 knight sentinels clad in their signature white armor busy with work. They noticed him enter and slowly stopped what they were doing and stared at him.

Whispers and murmurs of shock echoed throughout the hall.

"It's him" "Has he come to finish the job?" "It's the betrayer" "How did he find us?"

More sentinels entered the room a handful stepping in front of the Slayer who had made his way halfway to the king's throne. The sentinels all grabbed their weapons. Some futuristic, some older. Melee weapons and firearms of all kinds. Some of the knights were wearing helmets while others were not. The knights were from all walks of life, young and old, male and female.

"How did you find us Kane? Did you come to finish us off?"

The old man spoke. His voice echoing throughout the hall. Everyone froze to listen to the exchange. The hell walker cracked his knuckles slowly.

"We are not Kane. This is the new Slayer. Kane met an untimely end and the Eternal one was born"

"Don't think just because this is a new one that we will just forgive him!" One of the sentinels had moved forward to try and get in the Slayers face. This sentinel was not wearing a helmet he was a ginger. He sneered at the slayer. His last mistake.

crunch

The sound echoed throughout the hall. The Sentinel now had a fist through his chest. There was a gasp as the slayer clutched the man's still beating heart. He removed his hand from the chest cavity and the corpse fell to the ground with a thud. The eternal one walked forward and the other sentinels before him let him pass out of fear. He stopped before the old man and dropped the heart on the ground with a nasty squish sound.

"You either help us... or perish. The choice is yours. Just know we will get what we came for, one way or another." the sound of VEGAS twisted voice. It was weird how the AI started to call itself as US. Was he referencing him and the slayer combined as a unit? Or was he referencing all of the past slayers combined and not himself?

The old gentleman looked at the slayer. He shook his head slowly.

"We will help you"

There were lots of instances of un accounted time in the previous story. I wanted to address some things and continue to clear up how Slayers work in this story. Thank you guys for sticking with me.