Here's Chapter 15! Hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: Beelzebub belongs to Ryuuhei Tamura, not me.

Chapter 15- Thanatos

We arrive by the riverside at night, with Graphel and Naga following us. I look around the cityscape, and a slightly sad feeling comes to me. After spending a week in the headquarters of the Pillar Division, the busy city of Ishiyama now feels somewhat boring, crowded, and… dull.

I let out a sigh. "A week in the Pillar Division Headquarters has kind of changed me," I muse. "The city of Ishiyama now feels too… dull and loud."

Hecadoth smiles ruefully at that. "I agree," he says.

"We're going to come with you," Graphel says. "Since there is Kagirinai Kumori activity here, and because you two are targets, then we'll help you out if they try and fight you."

We start walking through the streets of downtown Ishiyama and I can't help but wince slightly as the loud sounds of the busy city fill my ears. Naga observes the sights of the city, looking thoughtful. "So, this is what the Human World is like," he observes. "I can see why Lord En-sama loves it here so much."

"Yeah," Graphel agrees. "In all honesty, this place isn't so different from the main city in the Demon World."

I subconsciously move closer to Hecadoth, who takes my hand in his gloved hand and holds it, entwining our fingers together. Graphel looks down at our hands at that moment. "You two seem a lot closer than when you first started training," he comments.

Hecadoth frowns at him. "And that concerns you how?" he asks.

Graphel grins slyly at him. "You two got together, didn't you?"

My eyes widen in shock and my face heats up immediately. "Ehh?! Where'd you get an idea like that?!" I demand, flustered.

"You're starting to sound like those annoying students that always tease everyone about liking one another," Hecadoth mutters.

"Hmm? The more you deny it, the more convinced I am," Graphel teases.

Hecadoth glares at him. "Fine. We got together. Happy?" he retorts.

I can't help but smile at the friendly banter between the two of them. Eventually, we reach the four-way to our neighbourhoods. I turn to the left before turning to face them. "Well, my house is this way, so… I'll see you soon, I guess?" I say. However, I tense up as soon as I finish saying that. I suddenly sense some demonic energy nearby and it seems that Hecadoth, Graphel, and Naga have sensed it as well.

"Stay on your guard," Naga warns. "Especially the both of you, Hecadoth, Tanaka."

The four of us get into defensive stances. Right then, a cloud of black energy appears in front of us and we watch as a figure starts materializing in the cloud of demonic aura. To our shock, we see what looks like a teenage boy emerging from the cloud. The boy looks around sixteen years, and he has jet-black hair, deathly pale skin, onyx eyes, and he wears a black T-shirt with an Ankh on it, as well as ripped up black jeans. In his hands is an assault rifle, and around him is a belt of bullets. Even though he looks like only a teenager, we can tell that he's a real threat.

The boy sneers. "My lucky day," he taunts. "I've found the Konketsuji girl, two Pillar Generals, and a Pillar Baron. Oh, this is gonna be good."

"Who… Who is this guy?" I ask.

Naga glares at him. "This is Thanatos, one of the newer assassins in the Kagirinai Kumori," he says. "Don't underestimate him. He may look like a teenager, but he's still very powerful."

Thanatos smirks cockily at us. "That's right." He glances at Graphel right then before sneering evilly at him. "I remember you. You're that guy Yata, the one who nearly killed me with his katana two years ago."

Graphel glares in anger, raising his fists before lunging at Thanatos. "You little twerp…" he snarls. "I'm not him… Don't you dare put me and my suck-up of an older brother in the same sentence! You'll pay for that!" However, before he can even land a blow on him, Thanatos sidesteps his attack before delivering a roundhouse kick at Graphel, sending him flying back onto the ground.

The assassin sneers at him. "Yes… I can see it all now," he taunts. "Graphel, the seventh Pillar General of Behemoth's 34 Pillar Division. You may be strong but you're always stuck in the shadows of your older brother, so you constantly push the limits to try and be recognized. But you'll never be as good as your brother."

Graphel stares in shock before narrowing his eyes in anger. "You shut up, brat! Or your blood will be what's splattering the ground tonight!" he growls.

"Don't listen to him, Graphel!" Hecadoth warns. "He's psychologically tormenting you, so don't let him get to you!"

Thanatos turns to Hecadoth. "You're the one to talk," he sneers. He notices how Hecadoth is standing in front of me. "You seem unusually protective of the Konketsuji girl. Don't tell me she's your lover. Or wait, you want her to be your lover?"

Hecadoth aims his spear at him. "Bastard! You shut the hell up and focus on your opponent, rather than his woman," he snarls.

Thanatos sneers at him. "You're the one who stepped in front of Laymia and took the stab meant for her, right?" he taunts. "How pathetic. You don't hesitate to protect women, when you had impaled the maidservant of the Youngest?"

Hecadoth widens his eyes in surprise before narrowing them in anger. "Shut up, you little brat…" he snarls. "You make another comment about that and I'll impale you!"

"No." Naga steps in front of Hecadoth. "Let me handle this guy." He holds his palms out in front of him and a ball of black demonic aura forms at his palms while glaring at Thanatos. "Water Ash Flow…" he starts. "Snake Dragon Palm!" he roars, sending a powerful blast at the assassin.

When the dust clears, Thanatos is still standing, with barely even a scratch on him. We all stare in shock at him. "What the-?!" Naga stutters in shock.

"It's gonna take a lot more than that to kill me, Pillar Baron," Thanatos taunts. He suddenly aims the assault rifle at us. "I have no need for Graphel and Naga, but I'll let them go. Now, I'm here to kill Hecadoth and the Konketsuji."

Before he can pull the trigger, a foot comes flying at his jaw, sending him flying back a few feet. "Sorry, man. But you're not killing them tonight."

My eyes widen in surprise as a familiar silver-haired teenager in front of us, as well as a familiar Pillar General with crimson-red hair. However, rather than her bikini uniform, she's wearing a teal-coloured strapless jumpsuit under her trench coat.

"Furuichi! Agiel!" I exclaim.

Agiel glances over her shoulder at us, a small grin on her face. "Looking good, you guys," she greets. "Nice to see you here too, Graphel, Naga." Right then, she uses her sword to destroy Thanatos's assault rifle.

Thanatos glares at her. "You little bitch…" he growls. Right then, he looks over at Furuichi and a small smirk crosses his face. "Perfect. The contract holder of the Pillar Division… another target."

Furuichi glares at him. "Just what the hell do you want with me?"

"If I eliminate you, then the Pillar Division will be vulnerable once again," Thanatos sneers. He suddenly pulls out a machete. "Today really is my lucky day."

I grit my teeth and glare at him. Oh no you don't… I start to will the demonic energy to flow through my body, and it soon starts to surround my feet and my fists. Right then, I pull out the fan and I run towards Thanatos, bringing it down on him, which is too quick for him to avoid.

Everyone looks at me in shock as Thanatos flies back and hits the ground. He gets up, wiping some blood away from his mouth. "Looks like I underestimated you, Konketsuji…" he growls. "I'll deal with all of you eventually. Be grateful you're still alive, however."

He disappears in a cloud of demonic aura, and Agiel turns back to look at me. "What kind of power was that?"

Furuichi looks at my fan in surprise. "An iron fan?" he asks. "How can it deliver such a blow like that?"

"Hecadoth gave it to me," I tell him. "This is from the Demon World, so it's stronger than a normal one."

"What are Graphel and Naga doing here?" Furuichi asks.

"They're allied with us," Hecadoth replies. "Do you have any other allies?"

Agiel nods. "We have Izuma Kaname, Aoi-chan, Beelze-sama's contract holder and maidservant, Lamia, Tojo, and even Lord En-sama's maidservant Yolda has agreed to help us out," she replies.

"What about Jabberwock and the rest of the Division?" Naga asks.

"They're busy guarding the castle in the Demon World," she replies. "However, they've agreed to help out as much as they can." Right then, Agiel turns to Graphel and Naga. "Will you two help us out in defeating the Kagirinai Kumori?" she asks.

Graphel smirks. "Well of course," he replies. "We'll help you kick their asses!"

Naga nods. "It'll be our honour to help," he says. "Especially if we have to defend Beelze-sama as well."

"You can also count me in as well!" We turn to the sound of the voice, and to my surprise, we see my dad standing in front of the path.

"Who are you?" Agiel asks.

"I'm Tanaka Tomohiro, Yumi's father and Elsa's contract holder," Dad says. He removes his glove to reveal a seal on his right hand. "And here's the symbol of my contract with her. She may have died, but some of her power is still in me." He smirks. "And I won't let any harm come to my daughter as well."

Agiel smiles slightly. "Thank you, Tomohiro-san."

I smile. We really do have a lot of allies with us. And now that my dad's involved, we can all take on the Kagirinai Kumori together.