The Bandit Lord meets the Demon Lord

Hello everyone! I'm back again with chapter six! (does dance)

Anyway, I would like to thank all the people who have reviewed this story.

Also, thanks goes out to Icy Cake for editing this story and making it much better than it was before.

Disclaimer: I don't own because if I did it would have a cow bus. Cow buses rock!

So far: Mamori has met and released Hiruma from the cave but now he is her responsibility as his master. Now Mamori is searching for her friends in the range.

Who is Who: (This list is getting pretty long now …)

Mamori: Herself.

Monta: A satyr. A half-goat, half-man creature. Or is he?

Sena: A dwarf who was friends with Shin only as a rivalry.

Eyeshield 21: A superhero who supposedly had an incident at the Drunken Dwarf. (He is also Sena.)

Kurita: A half-troll from Joka Machi and kinsmen of Otawara. A pacifist with the last name of Bonecrusher.

Ha Ha trio: A three-headed dragon with a fear of pictures.

Shin: The lead White Knight of Ojolot and is now dead. Or is he …?

Sakuraba: The only survivor of an attack. He feels responsible for Shin's death. The only bow master and ranger of the White Knights. He has a large following of fangirls that could probably fill a stadium and then some.

Takami: The equivalent of Merlin. Very wise and can read minds. First to realize Mamori was from another dimension.

Otawara: A half-troll from Joka Machi and kinsmen of Kurita. A White Knight that loves a good quest and is a little absentminded. Last name is Skullsmasher.

Hiruma: A Demon Lord who disappeared five hundred years ago. People think he has escaped his prison and is now wrecking havoc again. He is now the demon servant of Mamori even if he really doesn't listen to her.

Habashira: A Bandit Lord located in the Zokugaku mountains. He leads a large gang around and will soon have a really close encounter …

The Help Fairy: A little fairy that helps Mamori. It looks much like the Cupid's mascot.

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"Well, well, well … what do we have here? A girl all by herself in the middle of my territory, that's unusual," someone sneered from the crowd.

Mamori blinked in confusion. "I'm not by myself. Hiruma is right … here …"

Mamori could only stare in horror at the realization that said Demon Lord was completely missing, leaving her with a group of nasty bandits that just happened to look like the students of Zokugaku high school.

"Hiruma? You have a Demon Lord playing as your knight in shinning armor? Ha!" the voice from before barked at her. The crowd parted on her right to reveal the familiar figure of Habashira.

Just like the rest of his band, he was dressed in plain gray clothing with an ornamental sword by his side. His knee high boots were scuffed and worn probably from years of services. He stared at her from beneath a stilted hat that looked similar to Robin Hood's.

"Err … no, that is a nickname for my pet … dog," Mamori stuttered, trying to lie and not show just how terrified she was at the moment.

She was alone, defenseless, and her mind was a puddle of goo as the imposing figure of Habashira loomed even closer.

"You named your dog after a Demon Lord? Why? Is it a demonic dog that chases anything that smells like food?" Habashira laughed cruelly.

"Um …" Mamori's mind was now officially blank for the first time in her life. Hiruma had abandoned her. How could she have expected any less from that demonic idiot? He had no honor code or anything.

"Boys, I think it is time to take our lady friend to our hideout before she gets eaten by something nasty. Don't you think?" Habashira threw a dastardly grin to his companions who chuckled in agreement.

Mamori felt anger bubble up from deep within. No one took her anywhere or even told her what to do without her permission. Not even Hiruma.

She glared at the tall bandit as he reached out to take her arm and drag her off to who knows where. Before he could touch her, Mamori slapped Habashira across the face with all the anger and strength she could muster. She silently applauded herself as his entire face, a mixture of pain, confusion, and anger, jerked in the same direction of the slap.

"A fiery one, eh?" He wiped away a trail of saliva that drizzled from his mouth. "Then let's see how fiery you are when you're met with the cold steel of my blade, girl."

Habashira unsheathed his sword with practiced ease and leveled the ornamental blade at her chest, grinning triumphantly.

Mamori backed away and wished something would happen … a miracle even. "Mamori! Remember the seal on your arm! The seal calls the demon to you!" someone hurriedly whispered in her ear.

Panicking now, Mamori pulled up her sleeve to reveal a symbol that looked exactly like the sealant used to bind Hiruma to her. She placed a finger on it and felt an immediate jolt run up her spine.

'What do you want now, fucking mage?' a voice hissed in her head.

'Hiruma! Where are you?' she gasped in surprised (or in her head in surprise).

'Around,' he answered simply. 'Is there a reason you're calling me?'

'Yes … you dropped me dropped me off in the middle of a bandit's hideout' she hissed angrily.

'Fine … I'm fucking coming to save your ass …' Hiruma grumbled before the mind link went dead.

Mamori opened her eyes to find a smirking Habashira, only mere inches away with his sword rushing forward to end her time in both realms.

Habashira suddenly jerked back with a strangled cry. His sword swung wildly in front of him. Mamori dove to the earth to keep her head attached to her body from the madly swinging bandit.

"My Lord! What is wrong?" one of the shorter men called out in exclamation.

"I don't know! Something is holding me back, damn it!" the self proclaimed Bandit Lord roared.

"Of course, you damn ass-bandit. Can't you see that I can't let you hurt her even if I wanted you to?" a malevolent voice echoed around the group in a low rumble that sent shivers up anyone's spine.

The bandits cowered, looking around frantically for the source of the voice. Habashira stopped fighting against the invisible force and seemed to freeze in place. Sweat dripped down his face, his body quaked, and his eyes darted around in a fear he didn't quite understood himself.

"Where are you! Show your face, you coward!"

Mamori felt her skin crawl as she watched a huge shadow start to loom over the panicking bandit like a cat over a mouse. The bandits started to back away rapidly from their Lord with large eyes staring in horror as the shadow formed into the familiar form of Hiruma. The demon gave them all a nasty look.

Habashira started to quake uncontrollably even though he was glaring at his men in pure frustration of their cowardice.

"Come on! It was probably a cheap trick by that girl. Pull yourself together! Is this the group of bandits that captured Shin!" he screamed at them, still not noticing the Demon Lord standing behind him, wearing an unpleasant smirk.

"Um … Rui … look behind you …" one of the braver bandits quavered, a single shaking finger pointing at Hiruma.

Scowling, the bandit turned around and came face-to-face with the demonic smirk that only Hiruma could pull off.

Rui froze in his spot, staring at Hiruma with a look that couldn't even be categorized as terror; it was more like death had suddenly stricken him. Which, considering the situation, was probably not far from the truth.

"Damn wonderful evening, don't you think?" Hiruma grinned sadistically at the quavering bandit.

Rui just continued to stare in horror at Hiruma, his mouth gaping open, trying to form a coherent thought to answer the demon.

"Well? I'm fucking talking to you and you just stand there like a damn fish! Hurry up before I kill you!" Hiruma snapped, leaning in.

"Yes, sir! Lovely day!" Rui squeaked out finally.

Hiruma smiled and backed off then began to circle Rui. Mamori stood up and watched the Demon Lord in mute frustration. Why was he toying with Rui?

She took a step forward to tell him to stop his mental torture, but Hiruma lifted a hand in her direction. Her voice seemed to suddenly stop. Mamori clasped a hand to her throat and screamed silently at Hiruma whose attention was back on his intended victim.

"So, now what to do? I have been a little hungry lately …" he mused, placing a hand on his chin and grinning maniacally at Rui.

Rui legs decided then to work and he took off as fast as he could away from the Demon Lord. Yet, no one was prepared when Rui ran into a very hard barrier of air.

His legs gave way under the pain and he slumped against the barrier. Hiruma held up an open palm where it began to glow a red-orange light. The light took on a life of its own as it stretched forward and started to form into a familiar shape.

Hiruma grasped part of it and it solidified into the shape of a gun even though it was entirely different. The mouth was carved out into a grinning devil bat with its wings thrown backwards along the side.

"You're Hiruma! The scourge of the White Kingdom, destroyer of the entire Taiyo Kingdom six hundred years ago!" Rui gasped in open fear and awe.

Hiruma smirked. "Yes, and now you're not going to live to tell anyone! See you in hell."

Rui tried to back away but again the barrier stopped his retreat. He closed his eyes tightly and awaited the end.

"Demonic scum! Take on someone your own size!" a voice bellowed from above.

Mamori glanced up spotting the intruder instantly. White armored shoulders, a nasty spear at his side, a solemn look carved out of stone …

"Shin!" she whispered hoarsely. It seemed the spell Hiruma had used to silence her before was wearing off even if her voice was only a whisper at the moment.

Hiruma turned and fixed Shin with a scowl. "Well, if it isn't the White Knight, Sir Shin, coming to protect the damn bandits from the evil demon. Hmph. Get a fucking life!"

"I cannot let an evil creature like you live, Hiruma!" Shin growled lowering his spear, "Even at the cost of my own life!"

"Then let us see how easily your damn spear can shatter, Sir Shin," Hiruma sneered, hefting his gun into the air and pulling the trigger.

Mamori expected normal bullets like per usual in her realm but what came out was even worse. A giant fireball blasted into the air practically scorching the sky a deep orange color before exploding. The air shimmered with heat and Mamori's hair clung to her neck.

Tremors shook the mountains around them upon the impact. Mamori could only guess what would happened if those two were to fight … Total destruction of everything within a twenty-mile radius which included the ground she was currently standing on.

"No wait! Please stop!" she tried to yell but it only came out as a raspy whisper, lost under the charging of metal boots on rock and the maniacal battle cry of the demon.

"YA-HA!"

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(Hanging off a cliff typing chapter seven). You guessed it … cliffhanger! Really sorry but it seemed to me at least a logical place to end. Right at the start of a battle scene!

Anyways I hope you enjoy and review!