The thing jumped up with its blade overhead. Issei narrowly dodged it and jumped up into a tree. It looked up at him and it's eye glowed. Issei instinctively jumped again as it swung its sword creating a shockwave that blew up the tree.

This thing was much stronger than him. All he had to do was hold it off and leave with the girl. The thing didn't care if it was fighting a wounded person as it charged with its blade. Issei wouldn't dare to try and parry it, even if it was rusted.

He ducked under the swing and jabbed his sword into its massive leg. This didn't stop it however as punch him away. He felt his jaw crack as he crashed into a few trees. He tried to get up but the thing had seemingly teleported in front of him and grabbed his shirt. It slammed him hard into the ground creating a small crater underneath the two.

It held him there as it raised is katana over its head, going for a decapitation. Issei erupted himself in flames, causing the thing to let him go. He dashed away and aimed for its back, but the thing already knew this as it made a single stroke of its sword, cutting his shoulder to his chest. It then kicked him in his side, sending him flying into a tree.

"Damn it." His vision was becoming blurry. He was seeing doubles of everything. Blood was streaming down all of his body from the wound and the previous one reopening. He had to hold down the pain but it was getting increasingly difficult.

He sighed as only one other option came to him.

He tensed himself up and gritted his teeth. "If I boost, then I can temporarily stop the pain, and fight him on somewhat equal level. But..." issei thought. He could buy enough time for him to grab the girl and escape it. He knows if he runs it won't pursue them.

His body began to glow the crimson glow and the wind around him whipped up. The thing stopped and stared at him. It took a stance and readied itself as it felt Issei's power suddenly welding up. The wind around them whipped around as Issei's piercing green eyes opened.

"BOOST!" he roared as he was engulfed in the crimson aura. He reared himself back and charged full speed. The thing thought Issei was going to strike with his sword, but made a slight sound as Issei instead tackled it with his shoulder. It flew and broke a few trees before crashing flat on the ground. It's eyes glowed as it raised up, seemingly taking no damage from the sudden attack.

"I don't have time to play with you." Issei said raising his blade at it. Steam came out of the thing's mask as it raised its sword.

The girl slowly opened her eye to see the two fighting. "Damn, when did he get here." She thought as she slowly got up. She was still a bit injured from its sudden attack from earlier. She gritted her teeth as she stared at it with hatred. She held out her hand and charged an attack.

Issei charged again and swung his blade, but thing stopped it with its blade. They began to clash, each one looking for an opening through the sparks. Issei was now faster and stronger and kept up with the thing, much to its confusion. It managed to break Issei's sword, but Issei grabbed its arm and with a devilish grin, forcefully ripped it off.

The thing was not just surprised, but amazed. This person managed to seriously hurt him somehow but Issei wasn't done. He grabbed its sword from its hand, which he found to be incredibly light, and slashed its face, leaving a large slash mark in its mask.

It kicked him off, throwing Issei off balance as it took its sword back and charged. It swung at Issei's feet, but he jumped up and kicked its mask. It grabbed his leg and threw him off, but Issei recovered, jumping off a tree and stabbed its arm with his bare hand. It shook issei off and charged at him once more, however it stopped as 5 blue flame beams stuck it, creating an explosion. Issei eyes widen as he saw the girl now up with her arm out.

"That's...for...earlier" she said in a huff. The thing blew away the smoke with its sword and its eyes glowed again, now recognizing a new target in the battle. It charged at her but Issei shot a a crimson orb at the ground, causing it to stumble backward into a tree.It now looked visibly angry at how it was caught off guard again.

He now had an idea on how to escape. He reared back with puffed checks and blew a torrent of fire. The fire covered the thing in flames along with the trees around it. It stumbled back from the flames and fell flat on its bottom, trying to put out the flames.

The girl also joined in, creating fire balls that hit tree branches that fell on top of it and spreading the fire even more.

Issei then held out his arms and made fist. The fires began to swirl around and spread more around the trees and ground now making a forest fire. The flames burned brightly and was spreading quickly. Issei saw this as their chance and stopped his flames. He quickly turned to the girl and yelled for them to go. They quickly left the area leaving the fire burning.

A while later, the thing raised from the flames, unscathed. It looked around a saw them gone. It raised its blade high and swung down, putting out the flames in one fell swoop. It sheathed it's blade and began to walk in the opposite direction of where the two ran.

As it walked off, its torn off arm began to materialize in a burst of flames. The slash mark on its mask also repaired itself from a blue flame. The trees and ground that were once charred were beginning to come back to life and cover up the burnt up areas. Soon, it was as if the fire never happened.

With Issei

Issei and the girl had been dashing through the forest at full speed but then stop as Issei fell face first into the ground.

The pain began to rise up again, only worse this time. He feel the broken bones, and gashes all over his body. He couldn't move, he felt every cell in his body screaming at him. The throbbing pain in his head, the ringing in his ears and worse of all he couldnt move.

The girl stopped and looked down at him. She could simply escape and go on. He could just self heal so it's not a problem but she couldn't just leave him as he would just come after once he was healed up.

'How troublesome.' She thought as she squat down and placed a hand on his back. A faint light came from underneath her palm.

Issei began to felt warm inside his body. The pain was slowly going away. He was able to move again and his headache went away as well.

"I'm not the best but. This should suffice." She said as the light died down. Issei slowly got back up, he still felt terrible, but it was manageable. He sat down and looked at her.

"Is that senjutsu?" He asked and she nods. She didn't say anything as she rose up and began walking a bit from him before speaking again.

"Was that why you took me from that man." She said in a low voice. Issei remained silent, trying to figure out his next response. She seemed like the type to react strongly on what is told to her.

"I want to find a man named azazel." He said and her eyes widen. Before she could answer, growls and moans came from all around them that put them on guard.

"Let's get back to the cabin, it's safer there and we can continue our talk. Unless your going to run away again." He said. She narrowed her eyes at him but nonetheless followed him back to the cabin.

It didn't take them long to reach the cabin. When they got there Issei sat the girl at a table and sat right across her. He still felt a slight pain in his body, but it was manageable now.

"So. What does Azazel have to do with you." She began and Issei began to explain to her what happened while he was in captivity. After he was done, the girl simply shaked her head with a sigh.

"Revenge huh. Do you expect me to feel how you feel? That I would want revenge?" She said asked him.

"I'm not asking for your understanding. I just want to want know how to find him. After that I don't care what happens to you."

"How blunt."

"I can say the same to you."

"Well, I can say your nowhere near the level Azazel is. If you fought him, you'd die or just get recaptured and make sure you won't have someone to save you." She said standing up from her chair.

"I'm not going back to that man. I don't want to be anywhere near he is. I'm finally free and I'm not going to risk it." She said going to the door. Issei sighed as he turned to look at her.

"So your going to run away again huh." He said now standing up.

"You won't stop me." She said looking over shoulder with furrowed brows and began glowing a faint yellow aura. Issei narrowed his eyes at her. He had to calm down or else he will get nowhere.

He breathed out before speaking, now a bit more calm. "Can't you just tell me." He asked.

"I don't know. He could be anywhere in the underworld and earth. Unless you can get to the underworld, then you will never know." She said also calming down.

"The underworld?" He asked confused. He had heard of it before from the stories his adoptive father told him but thought they were just stories.

"Yes. It's where most, if not all fallen angels are based. Where did you think they went when they fell from heaven." She deadpanned.

"Oh..." he scratched the back of his head. He felt a bit dumb for not knowing that much about them. He had just been killing them without a care in the world. If he had knew they were in hell, he could just made them take him there somehow.

"Well then. If you don't plan on helping me find him. At the very least can you train me in senjutsu."

"Your persistent. I would if I could to get you out my hair but I'm not a master at it. So teaching you would be hard."

Issei gritted his teeth and clenched his fist. He was getting angry at all these blocks in his way. He

The girl observed him. She could sense his frustration and anger. She knew that feeling. How it was like trying so hard but never getting anywhere.

'I can't believe this' she sighed. "There is someone who could probably teach you. He was revered as a god in senjutsu." At this he raised his head.

"Don't take my word for it. He might not even teach you. His name s Sun Wukong. I only know stories about him from my sister when she was teaching me."

"I'll help you find him. After that your on your own." She said and Issei nodded. He then held out his hand to her.

"After we find Sun Wukong. You can go off on your own. Just know I won't be there to save you. I'm Issei by the way." He said as she took his hand and shook it.

"I wouldn't have had it any other way. I'm Shirone." She gave a small smile. He was a bit complicated but he did help her out albeit for his own ambitions. The two will be traveling for a while as they now had a new person to find.

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Sorry for just leaving the story up in the air. Had been off and on it thinking of where I should go with it.

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