"Neither of you are going anywhere. I'm tired of chasing you Lava. This game of yours grows old. Give me the stone and you may yet see another day. No wait I'm going to kill you anyway for making me chase you all around Japan." The demon advanced on Lava with full intent on killing him slowly.
"Hiroshi, let the girl leave. You and I will finish this between you and me. If you can kill me I will give you the stone from my dead body. If I win I get the stone and the pleasure of never seeing you again." Lava moved forward stepping in front of Miyu.
Miyu was getting angry as the time passed. Yes this was their problem but they were demons, which made them her problem. She wasn't going to just get shoved off to the side.
She moved around Lava just as more demons came through the growth towards them. She put her hand out to ready her flame. Lava protected her and now she was going to protect him. It was against everything but with him it felt right. More like she would be a failure if she didn't protect him.
"The guardian? Well this just makes my night. A thief and the guardian who sends demons back to their own private hell. Looks like its bonus night boys. Kill them both!" Hiroshi screamed out into the night.
Lava and Miyu fought back to back as more and more men seemed to come out of the trees. There was light in the darkness and it illuminated the carnage. Blood from the men was all over the ground and the smell of scorched flesh hung heavy in the air.
During the fighting she was separated from Lava. She knew this was a plan of the men, they were too strong together. She was completely surrounded but was holding her own.
Lava was trying to watch where Miyu was and what was happening. He knew they were going to go after her the most just because of who she was and what she represented. He was being blocked at all angles and couldn't get closer to her. There were also so many men around her he couldn't even see if she was still standing or not.
One of the men fighting managed to avoid Miyu's flame that was coming at him. Before Miyu had a chance to stop the man she was stabbed in the chest. She tried to keep her balance and maintain control when she was stabbed again from behind. This time she screamed out in pain.
"LAAVVAAA!!!" She screamed his name and prayed he would come. She was still standing and she had no idea how she wasn't on the ground.
She started to falter when she saw what looked like a large scythe coming toward her. She didn't want to die by that thing. Not in this life or the next. She crumpled to the ground in a kneeling position. She had just enough strength to give herself a barrier.
Lava pushed his way through then men and saw Miyu crumple to her knees. A crewman came up behind her to deliver the final blow but was deflected by some kind of shield.
As Miyu protected herself Lava fought off the remaining men. They couldn't kill her or even touch her so they went after Lava only to die by his scythe. When he was finally near her Hiroshi stepped between them.
"She must mean a lot to you for you to fight so hard. It would hurt a lot if she died wouldn't it." Hiroshi glared at Lava looking for a reaction to his goading. Seeing none he pressed on. No reaction meant he was making him angry and that's just what he wanted.
"I'm going to kill her Lava and your going to watch. I could just stand here too and watch her bleed to death in there. With no blood to feed on there's no hope of regeneration." Hiroshi moved closer to Miyu and was satisfied when the barrier fell and she crumpled to the ground.
"Well this just makes it all the easier." Hiroshi unsheathed his knife and started to bend down to get closer to Miyu's lifeless form.
"Enough!" Lava screamed. He wasn't going to watch her be stabbed to death by some psycho who wanted some stupid stone.
"Death Mode 30 Activate. This is why you can't have this stone, you're not strong enough!" The stone was glowing around Lava's neck and he could feel its power racing through him.
Black wings grew from his back and his eyes started to glow red. His scythe went from black to silver, the tip dripping with poison. He advanced on Hiroshi who sensing the danger turned into his full demon form.
Hiroshi was a giant cobra with venom leaking from his mouth. His body was all black and his scales shone like glass in the moonlight. He was at least fifteen feet tall and agile.
Lava moved swiftly as Hiroshi spit acid at him. Lava attempted to attack Hiroshi's body but his tail was now wrapped around Miyu. If he didn't hurry eventually she would be crushed to death.
With one final desperate act he flew behind Hiroshi just as he started to turn. With all his speed and all his strength he dragged his scythe down Hiroshi's back killing him. Hiroshi's body slumped to the ground releasing Miyu and then disappearing into ash, blowing away into the night wind.