My name is Douglas, aka the vulture of war. Many things have happened in the last two months, I thought I should take note of these events.
(September to October)
The king of Matsumoto had been secretly gathering forces, he suspected the SDA would come attack us at any moment.
During this period he entrusted his top three henchmen with the task of recruiting followers, I was given the job of protecting his "interests" in the human world.
I found this degrading for a demon of my caliber. Nonetheless I accepted the job and got to work.
(November)
Rumors roamed Matsumoto of a girl who fought against crime. I ignored these rumors as I detested human gossip, but as I was returning from a business trip a demon had the infamous "Valkyrie" cornered.
Out of curiosity I saved the girl. As I returned to my home the girl turned into a boy. Turns out this was the price of activating his sacred gear.
The boys name is Yoshiaki Mori, the boy despite his appearance has a strong sense of right and wrong.
I exploited this and offered to train him in exchange for information. We agreed and parted ways for the night.
My plan for the boy was to discover what made his artificial sacred gear so unique. Once I had that information I don't know what I would do with the kid.
As luck would have it the SDA attacked us somewhere around noon. I mobilized with Hudson my butler and met our army.
We were 40 to probably 60 demon strong. The SDA however was made up of six dragon families. Each one was more than a match for even the best of demons.
So our small force met up with 25 dragon soldiers at the bridge. Most of our soldiers were defeated by a powerful blast.
As the melee broke out our numbers dwindled and our king was nowhere to be found. Some time later I realize our king had passed away, taking command I order a full scale withdrawal.
It's December and the demons who decided to stick with me are being trained by Hudson.
Valerie is roaming the borders with her band, busy as I am I have no time to look into what the queen is up to.
As for the artificial sacred gear... A weapon infused with the soul of an ancient warrior. The weapon was lost during one of the holy crusades, falling into the hands of tribes the weapon traveled all over the world until it ended up in the hands of the Mori.
For years they protected this artifact until their family had a break down. A member fled with this weapon in his arm and his lover in the other.
This is Yoshiaki's family, the Mori who fled his family and obtained the artificial sacred gear.
The sacred gear has untapped powers which might awaken under the proper circumstances. Until then I will guide the boy and watch over his progress, he might just impress me.
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With a sigh Douglas leaned back in his chair. The book before him had his neat handwriting which detailed the lastest experience.
The door opened and three person's walked inside his office. Cat demon Genna, Tiger demon Edgar and finally the human Yoshiaki.
Standing before his desk All three of them appeared to be ready and determined.
Gazing at the three he leaned over his desk. Crossing his hands together it was finally time for their test. Should they pass they will become pawns for the new army.
"Small time demons have been harassing our soldiers. Find out where they are located, defeat them and come back alive"
"Good luck and return safely"
"Yes sir!"
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"...so human you got anything useful you can do?" Asked Genna as the group walked through town.
"I can't sense demons or angels, however I can fight them just fine" said Yoshiaki.
Looking at the boy in a suspicious way Genna chuckled. "so you're useless? oh thays just great" said Genna with amusement.
"shut up, ive fought demons before and i can fight them now!" countered Yoshiaki defensively.
"maybe you've been fighting some cosplayer, i cant imagine a demon losing yo a human. Especially one like you" snapping Yoshiaki swung his fist towards Genna. Leaning back she dodged his fist smiling she spread his claws and swung towards the boy's chest.
A hand came down stopping her attack. Pushing both parties away Edgar stood in the center.
"We haven't got time for childish banter. Get your heads straight and focus on the job at hand" said Edgar glaring at the two of them.
Reluctantly they shut up and followed him down the street.
Entering a train station the three looked around. Finally Genna spotted the enemy.
"They're posing as security officers...how stupid" she said mostly to herself.
"Yoshiaki you can't sense demons so Genna must guide you, I will search for their leader in the meantime" marching off Edgar left the two partners alone.
Quietly they stared at the security officers before them. Clenching his hands Yoshiaki wanted nothing more than to transform. However his Sacred gear was taken away until the group had finished their first mission.
Looking at Genna he swallowed his pride and asked for her help. "I don't know which one is human and which one isn't...please tell me whose a demon"
Standing in silence Genna gazed at the stairs to the second floor where she spotted the tigers tail leaving to fight a bigger threat.
"The guard near the booth and the one inside the bathroom, they are the only demons in this floor" she said as she walked towards the girls bathroom.
Nodding Yoshiaki thanked her before running towards the guard.
"No running inside the building punk!" Said the guard as he glared at the boy.
Jumping the boy kicked the guards chest forcing him against the wall.
Landing on his knees Yoshiaki wasn't ready for the demon to come running straight at him. A powerful straight nearly connected. Recalling his training the boy kicked the knee of the demon forcing it down.
A left hook, an uppercut and a haymaker made the demon spit blood. Panting the demon stepped closer and swung with a sharp clawed arm.
Backing away Yoshiaki had a massive cut on the front of his shirt. At this point the people screamed and started running away as the demon revealed his identity.
"You bastard...guess I don't have much choice" the clothes were ripped apart as the demon revealed his powerful body. Build like stone and taller than any man. Massive claws replaced his arms, his legs were gone in favor of a thick armored tail. And his two humans eyes were replaced with a strange white mark on his face.
"Oh crap" complained Yoshiaki.
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On the second floor.
Edgar had made short work of the guards.
Bodies laid on the ground. Marching forward Edgard entered an office, behind a desk a girl sat in a comfortable black wheeled chair.
"You're invading our territory, move away or die now" said Edgar as he stood in front of the girl.
Folding a piece of paper the girl ignored him. As he took a step forward, the paper flew towards him. Screaming Edgar was pushed back by a powerful magic spell.
"Don't trifle with me, I haven't traveled all of Japan just to be stopped by some run of the mill demon pup" standing the girl spread her arms from the long sleeves ten origami flowers floated out.
"Tell your master I won't join some bullies like you" lasers fired from the flowers. The walls melted under the heat as the heated beams closed in on the tiger demon.
Sensing the incredible danger Edgar jumped out the office window falling towards the first floor.
Stopping her attack the priestess walked slowly chasing after her enemy with patience.
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Landing on the first floor Edgar looked around and spotted Yoshiaki struggling against a demon. Standing he looked around searching for his other partner.
The walls of the bathroom were cut apart as Genna came out clashing claws against a dark skinned demon. By their tails Edgar could tell they were both feline demons making this even worse.
"Mori hurry up and finish your battle" he screamed at the human.
Dodging the claws Yoshiaki punched the demon several times to no effect. Wrapping his tail around the human the demon threw him through the window and to the streets outside.
"How much more useless can he be?" Muttered Edgar as he approached the serpentine demon.
Three beams stopped him as the girl arrived on the scene.
"Hold it right there. You have an appointment with me little kitty" she said with a smirk.
Frowning Edgar did not like their odds.
Feline demons who were equally matched, a human who couldn't beat his own foe and a priestess with deadly beams that could cut his body to tiny bits.
The situation was not looking like a favourable one. Spreading his legs Edgar leaned forward. His eyes focused on the girl who smiled down full of confidence.
His claws were drawn as his striped tail moved from side to side. "Entertain me kitty" beams shot towards the tiger demon.
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