I Do not Own DXD or MHA, that belongs to its respective creators and my OC belongs to me... somewhat... he is Very Dabi-like... I guess you can probably say it is OOC Dabi or something.
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Chapter 2: Spying and Introductions
About an hour or so after Koneko gave Luca a summoning circle she then grabbed her two cakes and went straight to Rias. Unfortunately Rias has been in an important meeting so she has been waiting and reflecting on her experience with him.
He wasn't unpleasant towards her, but her senses as a Nekoshou were warning her of danger. It was like being in front of a predator who wouldn't hesitate to end her should it be provoked. The feeling was amplified further when he found out she was a devil and it was unfortunate that he wasn't native to Japan and her Devil's tongue spell was detected. Not like she can turn it off, but he was obviously versed with the Devils to pick it up so quickly and identify her as a supernatural just from that. He has no magic coming off of him and even a normal human without a sacred gear has some form of magic, unless they were born under a bad star. It happens, but the scarier, and more likely to her, option is that he is able to mask his presence from HER. Nekoshous, and other Yokai like them, have amazing magical/presence detection. To be able to mask that makes one a deadlier foe than you would think.
After awhile Koneko was broken from her musings as the door to the back of the Occult Research Club, their front and HQ, was opened and an exasperated Rias walked in, followed by Akeno, who looked less than pleased right now as well. Koneko looked at them as she watched Rias hit her hand on the table. "That arrogant asshole!" She yelled and then went to dry her eyes as she shed tears from frustration.
"She must have had a meeting with Riser." Koneko thought.
"Buchou, we still have time. I hate him just as much as you, but we will find a way." Akeno had said, all her perverseness leaving her as she tried to calm Rias down. Koneko decided to just be silent until they noticed her on the couch.
This didn't take long as Rias whirled around to continue the talk with Akeno, but spied Koneko out the corner of her eyes. "Koneko? What are you doing here? You usually are at your apartment by now?" Her gaze now fully focused on her.
"I should just rip the band aid off." Koneko sighed as she then looked at Rias. Her face portrays no emotion as she speaks to her in a monotone voice. "I met a strange person on my way home today. He wore a cloak, had some bright Cyan eyes, and he wore a facemask as well." This got their attention and Rias held up a finger as she went behind her desk and crossed her hands in front of her face.
"We heard of someone like that this morning actually. One of the perverted trio had an encounter with a man that looked to be scarred from severe burns all across his face and around his eyes, they were cyan as well from what I seen, almost metallic or frosty." Rias said and then Akeno jumped in after.
"Ufufufu... they looked almost dead too. Like he carries the whole world on his shoulders." She put a hand on her cheek as she seemed to be having some of her sadistic thoughts again.
"I couldn't see his face, but the eyes match what you said." Koneko deadpans as she tries to move it forward.
"Well you are okay right? If this mystery man hurt you then I will have to teach him a lesson for harming my precious little servants." Rias says as she let's a little of her power out to prove her point. None in the room flinched, but they got the message loud and clear.
"No. He bought me cakes, but..." She trails off and stops for a moment. This makes Rias raise an eyebrow at this behavior and for a second Koneko's hair seems to frazzle a bit. "Buchou... he's dangerous."
"Dangerous how, Koneko?"
"He approached me speaking Japanese, but when I spoke to him he said I spoke perfect Italian to him. He recognized the tongues spell and then as soon as he did his presence got darker, more violent. It was like he let a mask drop for a bit. He wants our help looking for someone and said he can pay by hunting stray devils for us." She finished and looked to Rias for what to do.
Rias, however, was moving a mile a minute in her head. Her eyes narrowed and after a bit she finally spoke again. "Do you think he is a member of the Church? I don't think they would be stupid enough to send someone high up in my Sona and I's territory since they wouldn't want to start a war."
"I wouldn't put it past them, but the Church fanatics would never try to work with us. It could be anything from a trap to being serious on his part, and in that case I would say he isn't a part of the Church." Akeno answers to Rias. Rias seems to mull that over in thought.
"I don't think he is a part of the Church." Koneko says and this grabs their attention to her once more. "The Church wouldn't recruit someone without magic and this guy is either strong enough to mask his magical signature from me or he was born under a bad star." Koneko finished and then began to munch on some more sweets she had gotten.
This let's them all think for a bit longer and then Rias finally comes to a decision after about 3-4 minutes. "Regardless he is a possible threat in my territory and to be able to distinguish supernatural so easily means he has experience. We'll begin to monitor him and if he moves to contact we will all assemble. I won't have any surprises or chances be taken here." Akeno and Koneko nod and then she looks to Koneko. "Can you tell Kiba about this Koneko?"
"Yeah. I also gave the guy I met a summoning circle." She adds.
"Good. This way he can come to us instead, but still I want you to have your Familiars search for him and I will do the same. If you make contact with him flare your power and we will all come to you. Understood?" Rias finishes to them.
"Yeah/Yes Buchou." They both say and then Koneko moves to leave so she can head home. Akeno stays behind Rias, while Rias begins to watch out the window of the old school building.
I moved to a few back alleys and stared at the summoning circle. My eyes squinted for a bit and I thought about it for a moment. I should make sure they don't think that I am dependent on them. As far as I know they'll take advantage of me thinking I am their only option, but at the same time they may not. It is fair to assume they will... devils are tricky so before I make contact I'll see about finding out some things here first. The best way to show I am not someone to be played with is a show of power after all. Something they, as a species, respects.
I was jogged from my walk and musings by bumping into someone. Looks like a student from the getup they are wearing. The students themselves looks to be a girl with long white hair and she was accompanied by some girl with blue hair and both of them had some great bodies. Shame I can't indulge, since they would run at the sight of my face... speaking of which. The white haired girl seems to be shaken as she takes in my appearance. I ditched the cloak awhile ago since most of the streets were clear so my appearance made less noise. I reached out a hand to her and I see the blue haired one get defensive as she assumes I have bad intentions. "Sorry. I was in my head there a bit, need a hand?"
She looks at my hand and then after a moment she started to reach out. The Blue haired girl looking a bit confused and still on guard. As the white haired girl grabs my hand she visibly winces at the flaky feeling of my burned flesh and I ignore it as I lift her up. "O-oh... uhhhh... are.. uhh... are you okay? You don't l-look so good there." She seems drawn more to my face as she can really see the extent of the burns and sees my face held together by piercings.
"Welp... more devils. They really can't control what language comes from that." I scoff and wave it off. "Don't worry... pain receptors died years ago." Her and the blue haired one wince at that and I begin to start heading away. Before I do I stop and then turn as my Cyan eyes find theirs. I noticed that they were staring a little too hard and as they realized what they were doing I waved it off. "Used to that as well. I'm fine though, you alright? You're the one who actually fell." I pointed out.
"Ye-yeah I'm good, but you need a doctor... that isn't healthy!" She practically yells at me, concern laced throughout her tone. It is actually nice to hear that instead of just plain fear.
"Yeah you really need to go see a doctor. Hold on let me call one." The blue haired one says as she pulls her phone out.
I sigh and then hold up a hand to her. "Stop, look these are more scars than anything else. They won't heal more than they already are so no point in trying. I accepted it so it's fine, but I appreciate that... uhhh?" I circle my hand in a way to tell her to introduce herself so I can have a name for the face.
"Tsubasa Yura, and this is Momo Hanakai, but that isn't gonna stop me from calling someone. You look like you'll fall apart at any moment!" She exclaims as she presses call. This is really touching and all, but really gonna put my business on hold here.
"It's supernatural." I say immediately and this makes them stop in their tracks for a bit. "My powers kill me just as fast as they kill my enemies so can you please not call some medics here? I don't even have proper ID for Japan." I say calmly, but urgently as well as I make hand signals to hang up the phone before anyone hears anymore if they even heard at all.
At this point I have their undivided attention as they seem to look at me with a bit of suspicion, but Tsuabasa hangs up the phone. I gave a sigh of relief and then began speaking. "Okay Yura-chan and Hanakai-chan... I think I got the honorifics right... well whatever, I ain't here to cause trouble for, well, whoever is your king in your peerage." This makes them more tense for a bit. "I dealt with Devils before so I know the signs to tell them apart from normal people, even without magic. First off the fact that you both are speaking Italian to me, when I have been speaking Japanese." This makes them seem to flush a bit at the unfortunate boon, but sometimes curse of Devils.
"Secondly, I can tell you guys are the reincarnated ones since you both are being genuinely nice to me and are not jumping to ask me about powers. Frankly you show concern for, what was to the both of you, a human. Haven't messed with a Pure blood devil who wasn't trying to strongarm me into their peerage, and they usually find me just disgusting and not worth their time in the off cases. So can we just chill for a moment, before things heat up further?" I finish and then look to them for a response. They seem to be mulling it over for a bit and then nod. "Alright, now we're getting somewhere. I'm glad you're okay Hanakai-chan, but I have somewhere to be. Names Luca, so I guess I may see you all around sometime, but I ain't looking for anymore trouble than the ones I am already heading for."
They seem to be somewhat satisfied, but I can feel the suspicion radiating off of them. "What are you doing here and what faction are you affiliated with?" Tsubasa asks as Momo seems to be sitting back and watching for now.
"Well it is your territory, and like it or not I'll have to tell you guys at some point. Especially since I got a summoning contract I was gonna use a bit later." I rub the back of my neck as I am just gonna forego the approach of power showcase and just act amicably with them. "Well I am hunting someone who came to Kuoh specifically. Guy has information on my real target I am trying to take down and I have some questions for him... before I put the rabid dog down for good." Momo seems to wince at that last part. "As for faction I ain't affiliated with anyone. I plan to stay that way for awhile so you can look at me as neutral party, or like a fire that will burn both sides equally if it has to be done." I say with a bit of a attempt at humor at the end. It doesn't work as they tense at that and seem to take it as a threat. "Right... jokes aren't funny. Got it."
They both still look unimpressed and I can tell the Tsubasa girl is really not enjoying my presence right now. Can't blame her, I'd be skeptical of someone like me too. "Since you truly are from the Supernatural world then you need to talk to the ones leading the territory. Sneaking in like you are and going about as you please won't make you friends of them after all." Oh they want me to go see their king huh? Bet they are about to have me follow them or something.
Momo is the one to speak up now and she seems to have taken a deep breath and composed herself for this. Looks like a angry pout if I'm being honest. "You'll have to come with us for that. We can take you to her and then you can explain it all to Sona then." Yep... I knew it.
"Any chance it can wait till possibly after dark? I ain't opposed to meeting with you guys since you caught me. Just don't think it looks good for someone who looks like me to follow you around. Rather not have to break out of prison in this country too... last 4 aren't very welcoming and I dread finding out if my target is gonna be in them." I say with a bored expression as I resign myself to this whole song and dance. Probably gonna demand I join a peerage or something crazy.
Seeming to realize my meaning they think about it before sharing a look with each other. Momo then turns back to me. "Where do you stay at in Kuoh?"
"Park... bout 10 minutes off the trail over there. Forgive me if it ain't all fine sheets and fancy drapes, just got here today so haven't gotten to decorating yet." I say with a shrug. This gets me a raised brow at the sarcasm and I sigh. "Jeez these two are just too serious right now. Hope this ain't foreshadowing how this Sona will be."
Tsubasa speaks up next. "Okay Luca-san we'll be there later on with Sona or to retrieve you. I suggest you don't run since you have a memorable face. Just make this easy for us and we'll see what Sona has to say about you being here."
"Yeah yeah, I got it. I got a few things to look into, but I'll be back there in the park after awhile. Other than the sudden turn it was nice meeting you both, I guess." I put my hands in my pockets as I began to walk off.
Tsubasa gave me a nod, but Momo was caught a bit off guard by it as her mask dropped. "O-oh uhhh you too Luca-san." She said a bit low, but I caught it. I had an smirk on the inside at that, girl is sweet and I like sweet since it's pretty rare. I gave them both a lazy wave as I continued on my way.
I continued my walk for awhile as I went to stores and grabbed a few drinks and snacks. I swiped a few beers as well when no one was looking inside of a few mini-markets. I found a beer that seemed to have a mango flavor to it, and I like to try new things. Name is unpronounceable to me so I ain't bothering with it, but it better be good. A few people gave me very concerned looks like usual and I managed to play it off as if I was doing cosplay and it was special effects makeup. Even told one guy I was the villain of a movie and we just got done shooting for a few scenes, man asked for an autograph and gave me a 30% off discount since I did, honestly worth it.
Drinks though are definitely gonna be for me when I get down to talking business with the Devils, since I had to let em know who I was. Guessing the small girl was from a different peerage instead of the one Tsubasa and Momo are from. She was less pushy about meeting her King... then again she also seemed emotionally muted as well. Not my business though. I kept walking when all of a sudden I heard a Ding.
Quest Alert!
"Wellllll haven't had one of these in a long time." I felt my smile form on my face with every word. The window then popped up on my screen.
Hypocrites of Grace
It seems you stumbled upon a random exorcist and are now given the option to make yourself known to the Devils with a little clean up duty. Show this bastard what a victim of the Holy Sword Project is made of!
Objective: Stop/kill the Exorcist
Bonus Objective: Cause more than 100,000 dollars in property damage!
Rewards: 1000 xp, Special trait
Bonus rewards: 2500 xp, ?
"Praise be to the lord you filthy Devil lover!" I looked over to the source of the voice as I seen some crazy looking priest with brown hair going after someone with a pentagram on a binder. Looks like a drawing for an art project or just a hobby. Getting a better look at the exorcist I see they have black hair, with brown highlights. Already confirms that isn't Freed, those damn Sigurds have snow white hair. I stared off into space for a moment as I decided to accept the quest. Not really any good XP for my level, but then again I might as well see if the guy knows Freed.
My gaze returns to the direction the of the Stray Exorcist and then I give a labored sigh as I start to walk in their direction. He has a few Light swords on him... lack of the holy firearms I usually see some have. His robes are a dark blue, with white accents going through it, with plenty of crosses and other holy objects on him. On his belt he has a vial of liquid, probably holy water or something. He has what looks like a boy from a band class against a tree with a few inches between their faces and is giving gasping laughs. "REPENT SINNER! If you do I may make your trip to hell a bit faster!
"Is this guy serious? Sounds like some cheesy movie villain... eh I'm no better. First step to healing is admitting I have a problem, right?" I walked more and then when I got to him I put a hand on his shoulder. He turned around and was giving me a death glare, but pauses at my visage. His mistake, right? I swung as hard as I can and connected with his jaw. He flew back about a good 6-7 feet and slid on his face as he was knocked out cold.
I looked over to the kid and then motioned with my head to get outta here, but he looked paralyzed with fear from the fast events that just transpired. I waved a hand in front of his face and when I got no response I shrugged and then moved towards the unconscious Stray Exorcist. I lifted him up and slung him over my shoulder and I began to look for a spot to interrogate him. I ended up deciding on heading to the park and taking a different location I seen when I was exploring.
I walked with the guy for awhile till I got to the park and went to my spot. It was a ways in the place and far from the paths as well. Perfect horror movie setting with possible devils in here somewhere. I couldn't help but chuckle. After about 20 minutes of hiking around to my spot I found this hole in the place that seems to be a dug out for a water line. Sides were too steep to climb out since there is a few animal bones inside it as well. I not-so-gently toss the crazy sack of meat off my shoulder and into the hole. His back hits the ground from the 10 foot drop and he wheezes himself back to consciousness.
"Cough-cough! What... gasp... the hell?!" He continues to cough as he rolls on his side and clutches his jaw and now chest as he keeps coughing and his ribs hurt from the fall. I took a seat next to the place at the edge of the hole in the ground and looked down at him with a bored expression.
"The origin of the metaphor is the prohibition of putting a stumbling block before the blind. Leviticus 19:14. You guys taught us a lot of that crap back in the orphanage... and the experiments. Never thought the verse about tripping would come in handy now, but here we are." I wave my hand somewhat dramatically while I continue to glare at the man in the hole, who is... laughing now? Okay, what the fuck is in the Church wine to make crazies like this?!
"Aha ahahahahaha! You know the Lord's words well Two-Face! Tell you what... how about you let me go, help me out of here, and I won't kill you... slowly at least. AHAHAHAHA!" He cackled madly and I gave another sigh as I rubbed the bridge of my nose.
"Jesus Christ." The crazy Exorcist shouts a 'Hey!' at me, but I ignore it and keep going. "You really aren't in a position to negotiate with me... or make demands and empty threats guy. I'm gonna be really honest with you. You're gonna die at some point. Whether it is quick or more painful than hellfire is up to how good you are." I see the Exorcist roll his eyes. Is this guy serious?!
"Only question for tonight and then you can die. Where is Freed Sellzan?" This makes the guy's brow twitch slightly. "Answer and we'll be done here and you can finally pass on."
"Ohhhhh the burn victim has thick skin and base in his voice from up there!" My eye twitches at that. "Don't think you can scare me with your empty threats kid! You snuck me and I am down here and you're up there. You'd lose now since I am ready for you."
"Is that right?" My left side flickers to life with bright blue flames as they snake around wildly and I aim a hand to the pipe that circulates the water of the city for the park. He narrows his eyes at me as I look at him with a bored expression. "Let's start a science lesson then, my mentally ill companion. What happens when a pipe that holds water is superheated to temperatures to levels beyond the sun? The pipe will melt and any liquid inside will superheat to boiling levels."
I wave my other hand in a circular motion as I tilt my head. "Would you look at that... you're in a hole that is begging to be filled and primed to find out what it is like to be a lobster." I narrow my eyes as I send a massive gout of flame, that flashes a bright blue light that illuminates the heavily wooded area, at the waterline and it heats up so spontaneously that it ends up exploding making loud bang sound. The melted metal that splatters against the Stray Exorcist and he shrieks at the pain as water begins to file into the hole at a moderate pace. "Now... where is Freed? Do you know him? How many other Exorcists are in Kuoh? Where is your main base of operations?"
He rolled around in the water to cool the metal that was burning his skin and then turned to me with metal splotches around his face and body. "Fuck you you DIRTY DEVIL! I ain't telling you shit and when I get out of here you are so DEAD!" He then flinches back as I blast his hand with a concentrated stream of blue flames and render it to ash. He let's out a shrill cry of pain after.
"Wrong answer and spoiler alert... I ain't a Devil, I'm just human. Now answer a question... or don't. You won't get to stop the suffering till you do. After 10 minutes I am gonna erase the other hand if you fail to answer anything." I relax and get comfy since this is gonna take awhile, but not a first time I did this... first time I got a quest for it though which is why I am pretty eager to see if I get something from this guy... anything would be useful.
The Exorcist stares me down with seething anger, but a tinge of fear in his gaze. 5 stages of grief begin to start as he begins to see his situation. "W-w-w-w-wait! You won't really kill me man, right?! Come on! I was just doing God's work!" I don't stop looking at him with the same expression as I let the glow of my hands illuminate my face in the dark. "Yo-you filthy heretical bastard! You think I'll cave under these bullshit rules you set?! You idiot!" He seems to have hit anger pretty quickly, but he was already pissed at me so it isn't really fair. "W-what if I help you?! Yeah! I can help you with this and I'll swear loyalty to you if you let me live." He pleads... bargaining with me already? This guy is quick.
I aim my hands at him as I turn off the fire and then reach down to him. He seems to gain a little life back in his eyes as he gives me his hand and I promptly blast it to ash, cauterizing the wound simultaneously. He yells and falls back as he buries it under the rising water. "Heard it all before and the terms are non negotiable. You're gonna die and the speed at which you tell me what I wanna know determines how much you suffer before the end." My gaze never changes from a lazy bored one as I look him in his eyes and now all the bravado fades as he seems to have a few tears show in his eyes. I then blast the water that pooled at his feet and rose to his ankles. There is a flash of blue and then steam rises from the now boiling water. More yells are heard as I begin to wait and kick back.
"Guess I'll star gaze while I wait..." My hands are folded behind my head as I lay back and I feel some water coil around my foot. My eyes shoot down and I blast myself back with a stream of blue flames and evaporate the water snaking up my body. I then stand up and my entire body ignites for a moment as I take in my surroundings, eyes scanning the tree line and I catch sight of a magic circle. I raise my hand towards it and then stop as I see the pentagram and then sigh. "Right... I pretty much forgot you all were coming!" I extinguish the flames and put my hands in my pockets, normally this would be seen as aggressive, but depending on how much they saw they might be appreciative of it.
After a moment I see a bunch of... teenagers?... come out of the tree line and they seem to be wearing the same school uniform. There are 6 girls and a guy, two of them being Momo and Tsubasa, and they look at me with hesitance. I stare impassively and let them make the first move as the exorcist still yells from his burns. I look over at the hole and then shout. "Would you shut up already?! I got company... you can scream and shout later." My voice is cold and heartless, but I have no love for the church or their fucking Stray Exorcists. I return to looking at the group as he continues to yell. "You wanna talk now or are we gonna play staring contest? You got more eyes than me so I forfeit, let's get on with it."
I see the shorter girl with a bob cut and glasses narrow her eyes a bit, but then she pushes them up and then begins approaching. The others approach with her and seem to be readying attacks should I move aggressively. When she gets to about 20 feet from me she stops and a barrier forms between her and me, and I don't really get mad at the precautions they are taking. "*Ahem* I am Sona Sitri, heiress to the house of Sitri and one of the leaders of this territory that you are in. Who are you and what are you doing here in my territory?"
"Straight to business, eh? I appreciate that professionalism so sure let's get to business then." I smirked and then leveled my expression towards her. "Name's Luca, no last name since I was an orphan, and I am just passing through here hunting someone. Guy in the hole is a Stray Exorcist who may know my current target." I say as I head towards the hole to look inside and see the water is at his knees and I turn around to Sona and her peerage. "One second..." I say as I hold up a finger to her and stare at the shaking exorcist.
"You made it to bargaining and that failed you miserably. Ready to hit acceptance yet or do I need to heat it up again?" His lip is quivering a bit and he doesn't say anything in hopes of the Devils saving him, obviously not hearing me tell them he was a Stray Exorcist. "Alright... more heat it is." He holds his hand out and was about to yell wait before I unleash another torrent into the water and make more steam flash to life and superheat the water again. I turn and walk back to the Devils as my hand smokes and the smell of burning flesh permeates the air.
"O-oh my gosh." I turn to the source of the voice and then see Momo looking at me with shock and a bit of... empathy? "Yo-your power does kill you! You weren't lying!"
I shrug as Sona and the others look to my hand with varying expressions. The tall one with glasses and a absolutely massive chest pushes them up on her nose a bit more and stares at my hand. "How did you do that? There was no magic Circle or spell being cast, which would suggest you are a Devil, but you are clearly human. How are you able to do that?" Seems her curiosity is getting the better of her, but her nose scrunches a bit at the smell.
"Don't know... was always able to do this after an incident the Church did to me and my friends. No survivors so don't ask for their names." That came out with a bit more pain in my voice than I wanted and I feel a tear trail down my face, but I wipe it away. "Yeah they slowly kill me as I use them, but I am not worried about it anymore. My friends deserve to be avenged and if the crazy bastard behind me can lead me to the one I'm hunting... I'll hurt myself to watch them crawl."
They shudder at that and then Sona looks to me and composes herself a bit. "Stray Exorcists in my territory is a serious thing and though I appreciate you taking care of this one I don't think you need to kill yourself to hunt down this person. You can contract with one of us or Rias' peerage to hunt them down, but I doubt that you need to go that far when we can be of aid."
I narrow my eyes. I know she is protecting her territory and I am used to the song and dance, but I still gotta voice the displeasure. "Considering the last Devil that offered the same thing you are wanted me to pay with joining their peerage I may have to decline that generous offer. I ain't looking to be slave to someone else right now, so I'll handle it."
"I see you had contact with some of the worst of us. I won't force you into my peerage, but I can't have you going around causing problems in my territory unchecked. It will look like weakness for the heiress of a house, let alone another one as well, to allow a human to cause so many problems in their territory. So how about an exchange then?"
"An exchange?" I ask as I raise an eyebrow at this approach.
She pushes her glasses up and then speaks clearly as if telling my job benefits at a company. "I was informed of your lack of Identification and so that means that you need some should you be caught by authorities or need to present it. This will be an installment plan and we will even put you up for as long as needed until we have helped you find this Freed Selzan and get this information you desire. All you have to do is favors for us for the foreseeable future that you can deny if it is life threatening to you." She finished as he glasses seem to glare and not allow me to see her eyes.
I mull it over for a moment and then go through the pros and cons. "So a mostly free ride on this? Sounds too good to be true, but let's look at the perks. I can rest for a bit as they take the lead on this, but will have to do favors for them. Now it ain't bad that I can actually deny them, but the clause is that it is life threatening. Downside is that it can possibly go slower, but I can take time to train up other aspects of myself while I take it easy. Hmmm let's negotiate."
I open my eyes and look back at Sona. "First term on my side..." I point back to the hole with steam coming out of it. "I am finishing up what I started here. Second your favors can't involve me joining a peerage at all, no matter who it is. Finally no needles or rooms to try to disect me. I met a few other supernatural that wanted to do so and they are ashes in the wind right now." I state and watch her mull over it.
"Those are acceptable to me." She agreed to those?! "We will wait here for you to finish up and then we will teleport us to our home here."
I am, understandably taken aback. They really are fine with this? Just go with it.. if they turn on me I'll just turn them to ashes. "Well fine... let me go see my temporary guest then." She nods and the rest of the Devils stay back and watch from the sidelines. I make it back to the water to see the boiling is still going on and his skin is looking very red where the water is at, his feet are bleeding a bit from and look like the meat is ready to flake off at any moment. He continues to yell and if he doesn't soon, then he'll be going into shock at some point. "Shut up already!"
He flinches and then he seems to be pushing past tears in a shaky voice. "P-please..." He wheezes past the pain and I extend my hand towards the water with flames lit on my palms. This gets him to just finally spill. "I DON'T KNOW! I DON'T KNOW YOU PSYCHOTIC BASTARD!"
"Well now you're just being nasty. What do you know then? Come on... give me something leading to me more Stray Exorcists that will know where Freed is and all this will stop." I say as I smirk down at him.
"I-I-I..." He breathes out a pained wince and inhales. "There's a summon that told us to make our way to Kuoh. I don't know anything else... I was one of many others and that's all I know I swear." Tears are streaming down his eyes. "I swear it..." He looks resigned. I click my tongue since I may be only getting that. I stand up and begin to aim my hand towards him, but then he speaks more. "There's 30 of us... at most there is 30... I got a number so please make it quick." He looks at me with hopeful eyes.
30 Stray Exorcists... good to know. I then lift up my second hand and then lean back while staring down at him. My arms are engulfed by the blue flames as I erupt into a pillar of fire that shine bright enough to shine light in all the shadows around us. The heat is unbearable the closer you would get to the center. I then push my hands in front of me in a throwing motion as I make a large tornado of flame centered on the man and the flames move to lick the sky. To anyone looking in this direction they would see a absolutely monstrous pillar of fire twisting violently in the air. It takes a bit, but it soon disappears and in the center is a scorched black ground with not a bit of evidence of the Exorcist being there.
Quest complete!
I minimize the window with a thought and then turn to the Devils who look at me with apprehension, but I ignore it and look to Sona. "Deal is started now. I'm your new contractor and ally for as long as our relationship takes us." My arms are smoking and the scent of my burning flesh is more palpable.
She nods and then waves me and the rest to her and as I step into the circle with her and the rest she grabs my arm. I look at her with a raised brow and she then elaborates. "To make sure you can teleport with us. We'll put your signature into our circles tomorrow." I nodded as a blue light overtakes us and then we are off to their home.
