The Silent Devil Sleeps
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They seemed to fall from the sky as a powerful, scaled claw dug into chipped, purple skin. The reptilian-esque Devil stared into its grandfather's amused eyes, flashing a bloodthirsty red.
Devil pushed his grandchild away, then he quickly rose to sturdy feet as a smirk played along thin, taunting lips.
"You left your dear brother with his monster of a father?"
Devil Jun was the one who was amused now, his laughter subsided with a faint viper hiss as he answered. "This is no longer about Jouji."
"You expect me to believe you've completely disregarded your brother, the person you are here for, all because you wish to kill me?"
"I see this as a win/win situation, geezer," Devil Jun smirked, his scaled wings fluttering violently, as if he were stretching them, "I get to fulfill a great dream of mine, to have you die here at my own hand, and Jouji will be rid of your treachery. My father can step down for a moment as he attempts to turn Jouji back, for now, this is my time."
"You amuse me," Devil grinned, "I'll give you your chance. Although, the ending shan't be the way you pictured it. The one that shall die here is you," the Devil jumped into battle, "You dare oppose me, you pay a price!"
Devil Jun brought viper fangs out from their retraction as they joined the rest of his alligator-like teeth.
Sharp, midnight-colored claws were brought to a scaled arm, but this act was slammed away as a sharp set of fatal jaws clasped around the base of Devil's neck.
Devil hissed and stabbed claws into his grandchild's back, Devil Jun released his grip and slashed his curled claws in a sharp line, four deep scratch-marks dripped with inky blood as evidence. A harsh kick slammed into Devil Jun's waist as he was sent airborne, and a scaled back met the surprisingly harsh sand.
The devil-child got back up, and remained on all fours as he studied the area around him through golden eyes, a black slit of a pupil darted across the spherical surface.
The mission to get Devil away from Jouji had indeed been accomplished, but the reptile did not know just where he had taken his grandfather. It was not too far away, it couldn't have been...he recognized the shoreline of the ocean as only a few good miles away from the estate.
"You surprised me, child," Devil somewhat complimented as he studied his opponent.
"What were you expecting?" The viper flashed forward in a quick, single strike, challenging its elder with a few dangerous movements of curled claws and sharp teeth, but Devil refused to be hit with these familiar moves a second time. He clasped dark claws around the other's neck, a hiss came in response as the arm was slashed, brutally, three long, horizontal claw marks marred violet skin. Devil didn't even flinch as blood poured down his arm, the sand beneath them taking on a black color as the liquid came into contact with it.
Devil's ears perked as he heard something in the distance, and the child who used to be Jun took this moment of inattentiveness to act, thrashing his head forward and sinking poisonous fangs into his grandfather's hand.
Devil's eyes flashed back to Devil Jun and the latter clawed a long mark across the other's chest, then with much force, gave his father's known Electric Wind Godfist, then followed up with a double life kick, and finally finished by slamming his fist right into his grandfather's face, the elder's back crashing uncomfortably into the ground. Though it was only sand, he made quite an impact.
Devil Jun landed perfectly and only skidded a little backwards.
"Aren't you going to thank me for the distraction, onii-san?"
A smirk played on pale lips as he stood to his full height, his company emerging from the darkness of the trees behind them.
"I never thought you'd be helping. How'd you even mosey your way on up here, nii-chan?"
"It was easy," the woman smirked, "That Jiyashi is easier to possess than a newborn child. Of course, Father was the one who managed to break that troublesome seal, with the power of only his words." Red lips offered a cunning smile.
"You've enjoyed your first day out?"
"You can only imagine. I got to have some fun with that 'Miss Xiao'."
"You killed her?"
"No. Jiyashi still had some hold on the situation. I have a feeling she won't be walking for a few days, though, so at least I can be satisfied a little."
"I never thought you would have mercy on a woman."
"I wouldn't. Had I been fully in-control at the time, that woman would be farther into the ground than oldest mummy's tomb." Devil Jiyashi huffed. "So, what about Devil?" She looked down at the seemingly unconscious figure.
"I got my poison into him, but not enough. I don't know when he'll rise, but it's going to be soon." Devil Jun moved forward, "I might as well finish the job, we've wasted enough time catching up."
"Don't you lay a claw on him," Devil Jiyashi ordered, restricting her brother's arm, sharp tiger claws pierced, though only slightly.
"What the hell? Let me go!"
"He is not our problem. Not yet. You leave him be. You can punch him all you want, but you will not kill him."
"When did you become the hero?"
"I'm not. As I was breaking free, that Angel gave me run for my money. She spilled the beans about Azazel, and how that demon broke free the bowels of Hell. His soul is after Father."
"Angel told you that?"
"That's what I said, right? Anyway, Devil did not approve of this motion, so he absorbed Azazel's soul before he could enter the surface world. Now that Kazuya has access to his Devil counterpart easily, he can control both Devil and, as angel refers to it, Raging Devil. He is powered by Azazel's rage."
"Raging Devil...sounds interesting. That old fool. He thought he could butter me up by going easy, and then whipping out that Raging form later, huh?" He kicked his grandfather in the ribs, "Fucker."
"I say unlikely." Devil Jiyashi ran her tongue carefully along her sharp teeth as she thought, "Did you think Devil would waste his new power on the likes of you, his mere grandchild? No, he's probably saving it for other things. There's probably some cost to be paid, or a limit to be reached. He won't awaken it now, but I bet he'd use it to influence our younger brother. Anything for the power, right? Our mission is to retrieve otouto-kun and bring him back to our side. What we do afterward depends on Father's decision."
Her brother thought, like he was carefully assessing each of her words. "Alright," He agreed, twisting stubbornly out of her grip, "We should probably get the news back to father—"
"Oh, I don't think that will be happening."
The teenagers turned around to meet their risen grandfather, a smirk twisted of excitement, anger, and amusement curled his lips sinisterly.
"You can't stop us, Grandfather," Devil Jiyashi warned, "You're not in the place to."
"You said the words yourself, woman," Devil stepped closer, "Azazel's power resides in me. And to your dismay, I am able to rely on it whenever I please. You are clever, you seem to have my whole plan figured out."
"Thinking on your intellectual level is no challenge, old man." the feline spat.
"Don't give yourself too much credit, Siren," The Devil laughed, "I only said it seemed so. Everything is not as it seems. And as I learned while I held your brother—drastic times do call for drastic measures."