A.N: Yo! Before we get started on the next episode, here's some brief info on Soulfire…

Soulfire, is a black-gold scythe-like battle axe with two spikes on the blade itself, that was created some time after the first Angel-Demon war. Many demons have tried wielding the weapon themselves only for them to die later on in the process. However it is written that one who possesses the blood (or is the blood kin) of Hellsmonkey, will have the power to not only wield the battle axe itself, but will have the ability to fully control it's demonic powers.

But there is a downside; each time the user (Brief) taps into the power of Soulfire, the blade must feed off a portion of his soul in order to sustain its powerful abilities in combat. (Hence the name, 'Soulfire'.)

Let's see what happens…

(**Panty & Stocking theme plays in the background**)

Brief & Soulfire: Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Season 2!

Episode 4: The Flaring Soul of the Meek!

It was another overcast and gloomy day in Oten City, as we find Brief looking out from the hotel window of the room that he was staying in with the demon sisters. With Panty still on his mind as well as the combat skills of his new weapon, he was slightly more confident than he usually was. However there were still so many questions that were buzzing in his head, as he started having flashbacks of what happened before he came to this city.

(**Flashback**)

"GO! Follow the Panty Path! Brief and Chuck be on your way!"

(**Flashback END**)

"(Why…?)", he thought, "(I still don't understand why. She wouldn't even tell me the real reason she did it, only because her answer was…she was actually a demon. That can't be true! If she was, then she'd look a bit like Scanty and Kneesocks. She's lying! And I'm gonna find out what you truly are…Stocking.)"

"Brief?", said a voice as the ginger haired boy turned around to find Kneesocks looking at him. Scanty was just getting up herself as she was putting her new tan business suit on. Brief of course still had his usual green jump-suited outfit as he looked at it on the floor. However he started to think; "If I saw Panty again while wearing this green jumpsuit like I do all the time, then she'll just think of me as 'Geek Boy'."

The only time she ever called him by his actual name was the time she lost her angelic powers, and needed Brief to have sex with her to bring them back. If he was going to impress his fallen angel when they meet again, it was time for him to 'Man Up'!

"Scanty? Kneesocks?", he said as the two of them looked up at him, "I need a new look…"

Both demons looked at one another in astonishment before looking back at the boy. "A…new look?", questioned Scanty as her sister was thinking the same thing.

"Yes.", Brief replied simply, "All the years I've been in school I was always somebody's whipping boy, even Panty's from time to time. But the next time I see her, she'll see me as a man. Not a geek boy."

The sudden sternness in his voice actually made both Scanty and Kneesocks blush. To them he was already proving himself to be a man when he found Soulfire, and had already mastered its basic combat skills. "I see…", said Kneesocks as she slipped on her namesake after buttoning up her business suit.

Scanty herself was ready to go after making sure she had everything with her. "So you wish to change your image for that despicable angel, hm?", she asked as Brief nodded.

Kneesocks herself looked at the boy while he was only wearing briefs at the time. Then she had an idea of how she and her sister could change his image. "There should be a clothing store not far from here, come with me.", she said.

A few minutes later the trio went outside as Brief had put on his black and gold gloves so he could wield Soulfire properly. He didn't have to worry about people laughing at him in his briefs because the area was deserted. While walking Kneesocks glanced at him wondering what made him make a statement like that.

"(He suddenly has an interest of looking better? Usually we would see him in his awful green jump suit whenever me and my darling sister try to kidnap him…)" Moments later they came towards an intersection where they spotted a small tuxedo shop in the distance. They quickly looked around for any ghosts that might try and intercept them, though they weren't too worried about that after seeing the way Brief fought Kneesocks…

Scanty opened the door slowly as Kneesocks and Brief went inside. "I believe we'll be able to find you a new look here.", she said as she looked around at various tuxedos.

Scanty herself was getting a bit excited as she quickly pulled her sister to the side while the boy looked at some tuxedos that he might look good in. "Kneesocks, do you know what this means?", she said with a grin on her face.

"Yes, he wants a new look for himself.", she replied.

"Not that! It means we get to give him a makeover!", said Scanty with an even bigger grin on her face.

"My sister, I never thought of it that way.", replied Kneesocks as she suddenly got the message.

"I'll pick out a few selections that I think will suit him, while you get him measured. As part of our ruurrules, we're going to make sure he looks good for the woman he about to meet and possibly marry!", Scanty clapped in determination. (Even though her true intent is actually stealing Brief from Panty…)

"Ah my sister, you were always clever when it came to creating plans.", smiled Kneesocks as the two of them chuckled a little bit. As Brief continued looking for the right tux he though would make Panty see him as a man, the demon sisters slowly approached him as Scanty tapped the lad on the shoulder. "Do you mind if we help you?", she asked hoping that the answer would be yes.

He turned around as he saw both sisters looking at him with grins on their faces. "I-I guess so.", was his reply as Brief was taken by the arm before being placed into a chair. Kneesocks got the measurements while Scanty went to get the tuxedos that she thought might look good on him. Minutes later she came back with a rather stylish selection.

"Alright, let's try this one!", she said as she stood the boy up. Scanty dressed the lad as quick as she could without ruining the fabric, making sure that every button was buttoned up properly without conflict. Afterwards she stood Brief in front of the mirror as Kneesocks took a look at his new outfit. It was a beige colored tux with a small red bowtie, with gold cufflinks and some black dress shoes.

"So what do you think sister?", asked Scanty.

"I will admit, that suit does fit him quite nicely. However I was thinking of something a bit…darker…", she replied while adjusting her glasses.

"Ah! Your right.", Scanty replied as she went through her selection before stripping off the tuxedo he had on before. This time she found a black one with a gold bowtie as Kneesocks was starting to like it already. She placed it on the boy as the cufflinks matched the color of the bowtie as well, of course the suit fit him just as nicely as the last one.

"How about this one Kneesocks? Doesn't he look more like a man?", gleamed Scanty.

"I do say sister, he looks much more mature.", smiled Kneesocks. Brief looked at himself in the mirror as he started doing one or two stylish poses, but then Scanty noticed that something was missing. She took a small comb from one of the pockets of her suit as she began to groom the boy's hair, revealing his jade green eyes. Not only that, but she also used a bit of her demon aura to brand their insignia on the back of his outfit near the collar. "Much better.", she smiled as she was proud of the work she and her sister had done.

Brief had a smile of confidence as he thought the demon sisters did a good job picking out his wardrobe too. "I gotta say…I look pretty fly for a white guy!", he smiled as Scanty and Kneesocks were happy though they had sweat drops on their faces. He then slipped his black-gold gloves on as he picked up Soulfire and made his way out of the door.

Scanty and Kneesocks only thought it was appropriate that they leave the money on the table, though there wasn't anyone there. Afterwards they followed behind the newly dressed Brief as they sensed the brand new confidence that the lad now has.

"Now that the matter has been taken care of, shall we continue to look for Corset as well as that glutton angel's whereabouts?", asked Kneesocks.

"It would only seem appropriate that we do. After all he still owes us for playing us both like fools in his scheme!", she replied with a bit of anger in her voice. The trio along with Chuck and Fastener (who later appeared) walked down towards the heart of the city, when suddenly Brief stopped for a moment. He gripped Soulfire in one hand as he stood it up on the pavement before looking around slowly…

"I sense some powerful ghosts coming this way…", he said with a slightly serious tone. However it didn't sound timid as it would which surprised the sisters, but that's not all that they were surprised about.

"(He can sense a ghost's aura?! It must have something to do with Soulfire.)", thought Kneesocks. Scanty took Brief for his word as she slowly slid off her panties before transforming them into her 2 black-gold revolvers. "Well then…shall we give them a warming welcome…?", she said with a slight growl.

"Don't lose focus sister.", replied Kneesocks as she whipped out her 2 black-gold scythes. The trio proceeded with caution towards an intersection just one block from the heart of the city. They constantly looked around for any sign of a ghost as they were prepared for anything that Corset might throw at them.

Suddenly a battle cry was heard, as Brief turned around quickly to block a sneak attack with his black-gold battle axe.

**CLANG!**

"I knew it.", growled Brief as he looked into the eyes of his attacker. He was black with red-yellow lines all over, as he had what looked to be a giant cleaver in his hand. The ghost then jumped back as he gave distance between him and the lad.

"Not bad kiddo!", smirked the ogre-like ghost, "You might actually be a match for Lord Corset."

"Who are you and what do you want?!", sneered the boy as he tightly gripped Soulfire; prepared to cut the demon in half at any minute. Scanty and Kneesocks had their weapons ready to attack as soon as Brief did. The ogre ghost just laughed as he looked at the trio in front of him.

"I am known as Surly, the Cleaver Swinging Ghost. And of course right behind you is my brother, Brawny.", he replied as the other ghost appeared behind the demon sisters with giant daggers in his hands. Both ghosts surrounded the trio as they held their weapons close to them.

"Sister, we have no choice but to fight them.", growled Kneesocks.

"I'm aware Kneesocks. The sooner we rid ourselves of these cads the better!", she replied.

"Now kid. We're gonna ask you nicely to drop your weapon and come with us. Lord Corset wishes to meet you.", smirked Brawny.

"Plus you know what will happen if you refuse, right?", Surly replied. Normally Brief would be scared at this point and would hope that Panty and Stocking would save him, but those days were behind him now. Instead he tapped into Soulfire's power, as the orange-red glow from before with his battle with Kneesocks appeared.

He pointed the scythe-like battle axe at Brawny as he glared at the ghost with a sudden intent to kill. He didn't have the blank stare that he did when he sparred with Kneesocks, which meant that his body had adjusted to the demonic powers of the legendary weapon that he was holding.

"And if I say 'No'…?", said Brief while hiding a smirk.

"Then we'll just bring you to Corset, in PIECES!", growled Surly as he swung the cleaver at the boy. He looked where the boy was standing as he didn't see a dead body, which caused a shocked look to appear across his face. "What's the matter Surly?", asked Brawny as the cleaver wielding ghost got a little bit flustered.

"I'll tell you what happened…", said Kneesocks in a smirk, "Soulfire is stronger than the two of you may think, which means now that he's mastered how to handle the weapon properly…"

"It's all over for you now.", Scanty finished.

"Over? For us?! Meh-ha-ha-ha! You must be mistaken! We're more powerful than you think we are!", growled Surly.

"And to prove it, we'll start by killing the both of you!", sneered Brawny. Both ghosts charged at the demon sisters as Surly slashed his giant cleaver at Scanty, thus causing her to dodge the attacks as fast as she could. Kneesocks clashed her scythes with Brawny's daggers as she kept the ghost at bay until she could strike when the timing was right.

Scanty unleashed a barrage of bullets at Surly as he spun his cleaver around to block them. "Ha-HA! You think those kiddy bullets of yours is gonna help you win?! Allow me to show you how weak you are!" After blocking the last bullet the ghost charged at an airborne Scanty, as she used some acrobatic movements to evade each swipe that came from his cleaver. Suddenly out of nowhere Brief reappeared as he blocked the second to last slash from Surly with Soulfire, before darting at him and kneeing him right in the crotch.

The ghost fell with a mighty thud as the lad landed on his feet safely with the lime haired Akuma. Fighting through the pain Surly somehow managed to make it to his feet, though feeling his crotch after having it being kicked (or kneed rather) by a human.

"You rotten maggot! You'll pay for this!", he growled while gripping his cleaver. Brief patted Scanty on the back as he looked at her with his eyes full of newfound confidence. "You should probably go help Kneesocks…", he said with a smile.

The demon blushed a little as he looked into his jade green eyes. "A-Ah, you're right.", she stuttered as Scanty shook her head before dashing off in Kneesocks' direction. Surly was now pissed that Brief attacked him like that, and that was something he just wasn't going to stand for.

"Aww, did I hurt you…? Sorry, guess I don't know my own strength sometimes…", smirked the lad as the orange-red aura from Soulfire appeared around it as well as his body. He gripped the battle axe with both hands as he was prepared to fight the ghost head on.

"Wanna play hardball punk?! YOU GOT IT!", growled the ghost as it dashed at Brief with fury in his eyes. They both clashed their blades a few times with the lad leaping into the air to avoid having his legs hacked off from the ghost. Brief then darted at Surly from midair as he slashed the ghost's abdomen with a powerful horizontal swing.

**SLASH!**

"GAAAAAH! BASTARD!"

"There's plenty more where that came from!", smirked Brief as he spun Soulfire around before slamming the staff part on the ground. Meanwhile the demon sisters were battling Brawny as Kneesocks dodged a few stabs that the ghost was making, while Scanty shot at him from a distance.

"Take THIS!", growled Kneesocks as she swung both scythes at the ghost hoping to injure of perhaps kill it. However the attack clashed with his daggers before punching the demon in the face, sending her flying and slamming into the wall of a nearby building.

"Kneesocks!", shouted Scanty as she appeared in front of Brawny before transforming her revolvers into a shotgun. She pointed the weapon at the ghost as he just looked at her and smirked. "It doesn't matter how many times you shoot, you'll never manage to hit me.", he said while pointing a dagger at her.

"Well allow me to be the judge of that!", she sneered.

As for Surly, he glared at Brief who was well prepared to end the ghost's life as well as the battle. However he looked at the boy as his sudden glare turned into a smirk. "Meh-heh-heh-heh…heh-ha-ha-ha-ha!"

"Why are you laughing…?", asked the boy a bit confused. Surly stood up while holding his cleaver with just one hand, before placing the other on the deep cut received on his abdomen by Soulfire. "You see you lil' punk, Lord Corset gave me and Brawny a special ability. By absorbing our weapons, we can triple our battle power as well as heal ourselves from damage twice as fast!"

"Wh-What?!", stammered Brief as he gritted his teeth while a drop of sweat appeared on his forehead.

"I gonna make you wish you hadn't attacked me like that pipsqueak!", growled Surly as he removed his hand from the wound; causing it to disappear much to Brief's surprise. The ghost then absorbed his cleaver into his arm as a sudden red glow appeared around his body as well as his arm. Suddenly a flash of red light caused Brief to cover his eyes, and for the demon sisters to stop fighting with Brawny.

He looked at what was happening to his brother as a smirk appeared on his face. "Heh…so he's actually using 'that' move eh? That kid must be strong…", he said to himself.

"S-Sister, what is happening?!", Kneesocks stammered.

"I'm not sure, but from the looks of things…our battle is about to get a bit more challenging.", Scanty replied while gritting her teeth. The sudden bright red glow had disappeared as Brief removed his arm from his eyes. What was standing before him was an ogre-like ghost with not just two arms, but four, and each of them had a giant cleaver in their hands.

"I hope you've said your prayers kid! Cuz' now I'm itchin' for some choice CUTS!", sneered Surly while spinning the cleavers around before pointing them at the boy. Brief looked at the newly transformed ghost while gripping Soulfire, as the aura started surrounding his body again. He gripped the black-gold battle axe with both hands as he stood in his fighting pose, all while glaring at the ghost with no fear.

Almost like he had a burning fire in his eyes, or even like a flaring soul.

This was different, even for him. What caused this kind of power to come from the one the angels called 'Geek Boy'…? Soulfire was a powerful weapons just as the demon sisters had said, but did that battle axe awaken a side of Brief that was never scared of being bullied? Who was this new Brief? And what did he do with the old one?

Scanty and Kneesocks watched as the lad stood ready to face the four armed ogre ghost with everything he's got, willing to put his life on the line to save them, as well as his angel of anarchy.

"Brief…he's changed Scanty…", whispered Kneesocks.

"I know…", she replied, "Which may explain why I don't feel worried about him in this fight at all…"

The lad they knew as 'Geek Boy' had changed. He was now a man who was prepared to lay down his own life to save the ones he loves.

Including Panty…

"(Panty…I will save you!)"

~ END! Of Episode 4! ~

Brief & Soulfire: PASWG Season 2 Next Episode…

Surly: "GAAH! How can you have this much power?!"

Brief: "I'm sorry, but I just can't lose to you here…"

Kneesocks: "He's gotten so much stronger in less time than I thought. At this rate he might actually be strong enough to take on Corset!"

Next Time! Episode 5: I'm Not Geek Boy Anymore!

Stocking: "This can't be the same Geek Boy…could it?"

A.N: Brief's a total badass now, thanks to Soulfire as well as Scanty and Kneesocks. With his new look and new fighting skills, Corset had better step up his game. Stocking finally crosses paths with the 'New' Brief and the end of the next episode. Oh boy…O-O.

I may be slowing down on my other story for a bit as I continue to watch more of Moon Phase. However that along with this is here to stay! So stick around for next time!