Hey there, peeps! Sorry to keep you all waiting! With Christmas and New Year's, along with the length of the last chapter, I wanted to take a break before starting on this. But that's not what you're here for! I don't own anything but my OCs, Hannah and Tabath belong to my girlfriend! Now on with the show!
Akira ran across the rooftops as he went closer to the demonic signature. He was glad that the Makimuras went to sleep earlier, but he needed to make sure that whatever that energy is was put down. He had to make sure that people were safe! With these thoughts in mind, his adrenaline rose, and he began to transform into Devilman, his goal planned out, ready to take down this unknown threat.
As he ran, a distance away from him, Ruben ran towards the source of energy as well. Whatever it was, he doubted that it would be friendly. He turned into Bazeldeus, switching controls with him as they parkoured to the signature, avoiding being seen by anyone. Sadly, they were wearing regular street clothes only, annoying the human as he grumbled in his mindscape. That didn't matter though, as he sensed another demonic signature, one that felt familiar. So Akira was coming along too, huh? Hopefully, it goes well this time around.
The pair got closer to where they felt the demonic energy, but as they did so, the air began to feel colder. While this didn't bother Devilman, Bazeldeus took notice of the sudden change in temperature. It was spring, and while there are some cold days, it shouldn't be cold enough to feel like it was still winter. He narrowed his eyes as he realized just who was able to do this.
"Dorango..." He muttered, quickening his pace. He got closer to where he sensed the ice demon's signature, but skidded to a stop as a figure crashed down in front of him before it jumped into the air where the signature was.
"Devilman..." He shook his head. If Ruben knew anything about Akira, it was that the young man was a good person, and that his appearance here meant that he also sensed the energy and wanted to take it down. Bazeldeus knew that the young man wouldn't be a threat. Besides, if they're after the same signature, they might as well work together. But how would he convince him?
Elsewhere
Devilman crashed through a window to where he smelled the threat. His gut told him to go after whatever it was and get rid of it, to keep people safe. Something in him told him that this was wimpy Akira's idea, but he went along with it anyways. He didn't want Hannah and Miki to get hurt. He stalked forwards on all four, quickly catching himself when he felt himself slip. He caught his breath and patted the ground, realizing how cold it felt before hearing another crash. He turned to look at the intruder, and saw the demon from a few nights ago begin to stand up. He growled at the demon, who raised his hands in response. "Calm down, Devilman." Bazel said. "I'm not here to fight you."
Devilman quirked his head to the side, confused. It's not here to fight? "If you're here, then you probably felt that demonic signature as well." Bazeldeus said. "We have a common enemy here. We shouldn't fight each other." The grey and blue demon explained, hoping that the fellow Devilman would understand. But before he could continue, a ominous chuckle emanated through the air. "Well, what do we have here?" A voice said out of nowhere. "Amon and Bazeldeus, what a pleasant surprise!"
Devilman began to look around in search of the voice, while Bazel looked around with annoyance. "We're not in the mood for games, Dorango, so show yourself!" With that, a cold wind swept through the room before a figure began to form. The demon resembled a icy humanoid shape with a snowflake motif, vaguely resembling a male, and horns, pointing around on it's head, also resembling a snowflake. He had a cruel smirk on his face, his blank eyes looking at the pair with glee. "My, how impatient, Bazeldeus." Dorango began. "I just want to have some fun, that's all. Is that really so-"
That was as far as he could get before Devilman ran up and punched him, the fist and forearm growing to a massive size before it launched the ice demon into a wall. Dorango coughed up some yellow blood from the impact before he growled at the snarling Devilman. He retaliated with a ice blast to keep him in place, but this gave Bazel the opportunity to leap off of Devilman, giving him a clear shot at Dorango before firing off several lightning balls at him. Dorango managed to bat a few away, but he was hit by one of them. Bazel landed on the ground and began to beat down on the ice demon. He finished it with a strong right hook, but his opponent quickly recovered from the hit and slammed his fist into the ground, creating spikes of ice that shot up from the ground. Bazel leaped away, but he got scratched by one of them.
This elicited a cocky smirk from the ice demon, but he was batted away as Devilman broke his arm free from it's icy prison and swung it at Dorango, extending the arm and slashing at his face. The attack drew some more blood, starting to anger him as he threw sharp icicles at the pair, forcing them to dodge. They both recovered quickly before Devilman leaped over Dorango, grabbing him before slamming the demon into ground. Before he could recover, Bazeldeus intercepted him by kicking him up into the air, where he pursued and attacked him. He followed up the assault by slamming his fists on to his head, crashing the ice demon into the ground, sailing over him in the process before landing. Dorango picked himself back up and roared in fury. "Damn you! Damn the both of you!" He cursed out, launching a freezing blast at Bazel, freezing his torso. He turned towards Devilman, but he was interrupted by a drop kick, prompting a mid-air roundhouse attack from him before the ice demon was sent back, his feet skidding across the icy floor. Dorango slammed both his hands into the ground, prompting larger spikes of ice to erupt from the ground.
Devilman ran towards him, using his arms to swing towards the ice demon, flames beginning to spark from his skin. Once he got close enough, he threw a flaming punch at him, knocking him back and causing steam to rise from the wound. The Human-Demon Hybrid looked at his fist in confusion, not expecting something like that. But then, he smirked, getting cocky at this new ability. He was going to have fun with this. He looked at Dorango, who was picking himself back up while Bazeldeus broke out of his icy prison, steam flowing out of his mouths. All three demons looked at one another, before Dorango shot more icicles out of his body, which Bazel and Devilman batted away as they ran towards him. When they got close, they began to throw punches and kicks at him, which the ice demon parried and countered with his own attacks.
Dorango then knocked them back, but Devilman grabbed the floor as he flew, getting them to stretch into a slingshot form before he was shot back towards the demon, headbutting his torso, before he grabs him and jumps up into the air. Once they begin to feel gravity to get a hold on them, Devilman spins around, pile-driving Dorango into the ground. The hybrid jumped away and roared, but Dorango got himself back up and jumped towards him, grabbing Devilman's face and beiginning to freeze it. The ice demon began to chuckle as Devilman began to claw at the cold hands, his blood chilling as he struggled to get free.
Dorango cackled at his apparent victory. "Now, Amon." He said. "Your time is over. Now I'M the strongest!" He began to laugh more maniacally, until he felt something stab his arm. He looked at the limb, breaking his focus, and saw quills lodged into his flesh, blood leaking out of it. He looked to where Bazeldeus was, the demon looking with a smug grin. "Wanna bet, punk?" The bat-like demon asked sarcastically. This angered Dorango, but it gave Devilman the chance to attack him. He kicked his opponent off of him, sending him back. Before he could hit the ground however, he was grabbed by Bazel, who held the ice demon above his head, and promptly tore him in half, ending his life forever. He then tossed the halves aside as Devilman jumped towards them and shot a large fireball out of his mouth, melting the remains of the corpse as he landed on the ground before he let out a howl of victory.
As the corpse burned near them, the two panted in exhaustion, thankful that the fight was over. However, Devilman looked at Bazeldeus, a small scowl on his face as he let out a low growl, still a bit unsure of what to make of this demon. Even though he helped him just now, they fought a few days ago. But at the same time, Devilman can tell that this one was just like him. He was human as well. He was confused, but Bazel simply turned around and leaped away. He was so tired. It's usually random criminals and some weak demons, but he wasn't in the mood to fight Amon's successor right now.
Devilman watched as Bazel flew out the window, still confused about what happened before he turned towards the corpse, who's flames started to die down. For some reason, he felt sad at the death of this demon. He felt as if, in another life, they could've been friends. Comrades even. He shook his head. What were those flashes, and why should he care? It was a threat. He could've harmed Hannah and Miki, he couldn't risk that. He needed to make sure they're safe. But a part of him still felt sad as he jumped up across the buildings. It was Akira again. Like always...
With Bazel
The large demon flew through the air, above the limit of human eyesight as he headed back to where his human host lived, some thoughts about their situation still running through his mind. Ever since the human, Miko, came to help, he felt some form of relaxation, of joy, flow through Ruben's mind. Just being NEAR the female Devilman managed to calm him down.
"Ruben." The demon spoke telepathically.
"Yeah, Bazel?" The human replied.
"How do you feel about this Miko?" Bazeldeus asked him. Ruben was surprised by the question, if his silence was any indication. Eventually, he managed to come up with a answer.
"Well, she makes me feel... Calm. Happy. Nervous. Confident. But all-around, she makes me feel good. Like being around her, I feel like everything is going to be alright. She's like the moon to me. She is a ray of light in the darkest moments." He responded, surprising the demon with the eloquence he used. That seemed far deeper than a simple crush. But...
"Ruben." He spoke. "I know it shouldn't be my problem, but try not to go head over heels for her this quickly. We remember how it went last time." He explained, prompting flashbacks to run through their minds. He felt Ruben's mood drop at the mention, and cursed to himself as they landed on the apartment building. "I apologize for bringing that up, but you must still be careful."
"Yeah, I get it. But I just can't see Miko like that." The human told him as they climbed down towards their apartment, transforming back into their human form. "She's kinder than her, she wouldn't hurt us like that. Besides, she's a Devilman. Only those with a pure heart can become Devilmen, right?" The human said aloud. Before Bazeldeus could respond however, they heard some rustling from the couch. Ruben looked towards the furniture and saw Miko shift a bit, almost as if she was disturbed. He stayed quiet for a bit, and eventually she calmed down, breathing peacefully in her sleep.
Ruben sighed in relief before he looked at Miko somberly. Even though it's been a few months since the incident, and the memory was still fresh in his mind, he felt himself trusting Miko just as quickly as her, but something told him that this was more honest and pure than what he felt for her. He went over to the sleeping woman, and picked her up before taking her to his room. He placed her on his bed, and covered her with the blanket on it. He smiled as he looked at Miko sleep peacefully, his heart beating strongly in his chest. Though he didn't want to, he knew that he was falling in love with Miko. In the week he's known her, she was kind to him, beautiful, even before becoming a Devilman, and most important to him, willing to be his friend.
He shook his head, smile still on his face. He should stop worrying about that. Besides, she said earlier that she felt the same, even if she was drunk at that moment. He can rest easy knowing that she genuinely felt that. He walked out of the room and headed to the couch, flopping on top of it as he pulled the blanket off and on himself. He closed his eyes, and within minutes, he entered a restful sleep.
Omake!
Miko looked at Ruben expectantly as she looked for the coffee materials in the pantry before she spoke. "Why?"
Ruben looked at her in surprise, not knowing the context. "Why what?" He asked.
"Why do you keep your mouth closed like that?" She explained. "It's always closed, and when you talk, you barely open it. Why?"
Ruben looked at her with realization, a bit understanding since he subconsciously does it. "Oh. That. It's kinda embarrassing."
"I won't judge, I mean, you have Bazel's mouth on your gut, how weird could this be?" Miko told him.
"Alright. Here goes." He said. He opened his mouth, and his tongue extended out of it. Miko looked at the appendage in surprise. It was quite long, reaching to his chest, and it ended in a pointed tip. Gears in her head started turning as she began to imagine... scenarios with it.
"Oh, you are going to make a lady very happy someday." She blurted out, eliciting a blush from the boy.
Non-canon Omake!
"Calm down, Devilman. We're not here to fight you." Bazeldeus told the fellow hybrid, who looked at him in confusion before his attention was drawn to his tongue.
"If you're here, then you- YEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUGGGGHHHH!" Bazel screamed in pain as Devilman suddenly grabbed the tongue with his mouth, prompting him to walk back in pain, dragging Devilman along. Meanwhile, hidden away, Dorango watched on in confusion before it turned to amusement. "Maybe I should let them at it..."
There you have it, folks, chapter 8 is done! Sorry for the long wait, but there was some stuff here and there, but as you can see, I'm back in the game! Had to take a break after uploading eight chapters in one month, then I got distracted, but now I got a steady work schedule! I'll be working on weekdays for the most part, and I'll be taking breaks on the weekends. Don't expect steady updates however, it just means I got my work schedule done. Anyways, I hope y'all enjoyed this chapter, Zenkai, out!
