Hey, back again! Today we're with Damien and a few others, enjoy!
Damien wanted to kill himself. He hadn't been lying to Drake when he said that he'd kill to get out of this damn council meeting, it was putting him to sleep. Apparently not just him, either. It would seem that Ichiya had dragged Mami with him as well, and Jura his daughter who Damien had never met before. The girl was older than both him and Mami, so it was no surprise. She had probably been doing jobs when Damien had lost control.
Speaking of Mami, Damien was extremely jealous of her, because she got to sleep. Ichiya wasn't paying the least bit attention to his daughter, who had her head down on the table. Damien had busied himself with watching her back rise and fall rhythmically as she slept, but it was more like a lullaby. Damien began to drift off again before he got another shock to the thigh from his father, who was seated next to him. Apparently his father cared a lot more about this meeting than Damien did, which came as no surprise. Jura's daughter, whatever her name was, was also drifting off, and Jura kept her awake as well. Damien caught the girls eye, and watched as she brought a finger pistol up to her temple and pretended to blow her own brains out. Damien smirked and nodded in agreement as the meeting went on.
"And," The man giving the presentation said. "this concludes this part of the meeting. We will reconvene in an hour, so please go and mingle." Damien practically bolted from the room and took a deep breath of the lobby, which smelled like coffee and more fun than the meeting. Damien stretched as his father left the meeting as well, and he sighed.
"You know Damien," he said. "You could take a little bit more interest in the meeting" Damien turned to stare at his father incredulously.
"You have to be kidding." he told his father flatly. "That was the most boring thing I've ever been subjected to. Mami fell asleep for Mavis' sake!" As if on cue, the master of Blue Pegasus and his drowsy daughter appeared next to them.
"Meeeeennnn" Ichiya said as he posed. "The parfum of greetings."
"Hey Ichiya" Damien's father greeted.
"Master Ichiya." Damien said, turning to the ginger haired girl next to him. "Mami." Mami yawned in response, and Damien snickered.
"Master Laaaaaxus" She said while yawning, waving to Damien's father. "Damien."
"Sleepy Mami?" Damien asked
"Yes." Damien watched as the girl lost her balance and almost fell over because she was so tired. She managed to regain her balance as Jura and his daughter walked up to them.
"Good to see everyone." Jura said with a smile, casting a glace at Mami. "Awake, that is." Mami waved him off as Jura smiled. "Where are my manners, though?" he turned to gesture at his daughter. "This is Terra." Terra smiled at Damien and held her hand out for him to shake, and Damien did so.
"Terra." He greeted. "I'm Damien."
"I know." She replied, whipping her black hair over her shoulder. "I've heard all about you." Damien raised an eyebrow.
"Really?" he asked. "Anything good?" She laughed, which Damien didn't take to well. Terra turned to Mami.
"Hey Mami" Terra said with a weak smile. Mami yawned and waved back.
"Terra."
"So anyway," Damien said. "I was just saying how boring that meeting was."
"Right?" Terra agreed. "I thought I was going to die." Damien laughed. Terra didn't look much older than him, maybe 20. You could barely tell she was Jura's daughter, she clearly resembled whoever the mother was more. The only thing that identified her as Jura's was her skin color and hair.
"Well," Damien said to his father. "I'm skipping out, so don't wait up for me." He got an eye roll in return, so Damien began to walk away. He figured he was doing so alone until Terra appeared next to him, and Mami to his left.
"I'm glad we got out of there." Mami said. "I was going to hibernate if it didn't end soon."
"Lucky." Damien replied. "Every time I dozed off I got six thousand volts to the leg."
"And I got stabbed in the ass by rocks." Terra emphasized her point by rubbing her ass. "I'm still sore." Damien snickered as the got farther and farther away from the meeting hall, which allowed Damien to wake up a bit more than he had been before.
"So, quick question" Mami said, turning to face the both of them. "You two have never met before today, right?"
"Nope." Terra replied. "Of course I've heard the stories though."
"I'm still curious as to what stories you mean by that." Damien said weakly, and Terra winked at him. Mami chuckled darkly.
"So which one of you is more powerful?" She asked, and Damien stared at Terra before she laughed.
"Me, obviously." She said, and Damien choked.
"I doubt that." Damien snapped. "I'd destroy you." Terra turned to glare at him.
"That a challenge, Dreyar?"She demanded, uncrossing her arms.
"You bet your sore ass it is, Neekis." Damien replied.
Damien stood opposite of Terra in an open field away from town, preparing to kick her ass. Truthfully, Damien knew they were very close in power levels, she was Jura's daughter. She had two years on him as well, so that wasn't good. It had been Mami's idea to distance themselves from the city, so that they didn't destroy something.
"Ready you two?" Mami called from the sidelines.
"Yeah" Terra replied.
"Got it." Damien said.
"Alright!" Mami shouted, raising her hand between them like a referee. "This is a first to fall match between Damien Dreyar and Terra Neekis. No cheap shots, name calling, and in Terra's case, below the belt attacks." Damien flinched at the thought of Terra going for a low blow. "Go!" Damien took that as the battle had begun, so he took over into his demon form and launched himself at Terra, who blocked him with a wall of rock. he unfurled his wings and flew around it, kicking Terra in the stomach.
"Impressive." She said, gracefully flipping and landing atop a pillar of earth. "The stories do not do your strength justice, Damien."
"Wish I could say the same." Damien replied. "But I didn't even know you existed until half an hour ago."
"Hm" Terra hummed. "Well there is one story..." Damien froze as she grinned. "Although I'm sure you've heard that one enough."
"Trying to provoke me, Neekis?" Damien demanded. "Nice try, but I'm not unleashing him, not again."
"Suit yourself." Terra replied innocently. Pillars rose underneath Damien and he flew into the air, and they rose after him and he blasted them all to pieces. he raised both of his hands above his head and felt the energy focus their.
"Evil Explosion!" He shouted, the spirit bomb launching towards Terra. The earth mage blocked it with another wall of earth, and Damien used the resulting smokescreen to attack her through it, and they both flew through the air as they grappled. Terra smiled at him.
"What was the story again?" She asked. "Something about your little sister?" They flew apart and landed near where they started, and Terra crossed her arms. "Quite sad if I recall"
"She's provoking you." Damien cast a glance to his right and found the suit clad demon standing next to him. "Unless you want me to kill everyone in the immediate vicinity, do not let her."
"I don't intend to." Damien growled in response and turned back to Terra. "I'm not going to bite, Terra." He said with a grin. "You can fish all day, but I won't bite." Terra sighed.
"You don't match up to me without him." Terra said sadly. "Shame, I was hoping for a workout today."
"Her hubris is her weakness" Xisplate warned. "Very full of herself, that one." Damien nodded, but he had no idea if Terra was bluffing or not. On one hand, she may have been right. Damien may have been weaker than her without Xisplate. Or she was bluffing, either way Damien wasn't going to take the bait. he flew at Terra again and hit a wall of rock, but tore through it as she attempted to stop him. He grabbed her, but she disappeared underground, reappearing behind Damien and a huge pillar of earth slammed into his back. Damien recovered in time to launch beams of magic at Terra, who met each one with another pillar of earth. Damien became encased in rock walls as they rose around him, but he flew out and launched himself at Terra, who hadn't been ready for his speed. Throwing her up into the air, Damien nailed her with another blast, but she still landed gracefully and smirked.
"I'm impressed you're lasting so long without it." Terra said. "It's been far to long since someone gave me a decent fight."
"Just wait until I get serious." Damien replied with a grin. "Then I'll show you my real strength."
"Just like you showed Steph?" Damien paled and stared at Terra. who grinned darkly. "Aw, what's wrong Dreyar? Did I strike a nerve?" Damien did his best to stop the flow of anger to his heart and brain, but nothing happened. "From what I heard, you sure showed her what you were made of."
"Terra, enough!" Mami called from the sidelines as Damien reverted to his human form. "That's low!"
"What?" Terra called back innocently. "I'm just saying he won't fight me seriously! If he just used that form that gave him the courage to murder his little sister..."
"ENOUGH!" Damien shouted, staring at the ground, bangs obscuring his eyes. "You want power, Terra? I'll show you power!" Damien raised his right hand an all to familiar black magic circle appearing there.
"Damien, wha..." Xisplate started.
"Takeover: Demon Xisplate!"
Laxus was just as bored as Damien had been, but he'd never tell his son that. That would just encourage him, which was not something the young man needed to be in that situation. He yawned as the meeting continued, wondering what his son and the girls were getting up to. His question was answered as the meeting hall shook, darkness covering the room. Laxus paled.
"No..." He muttered, bolting front the room and out into the city. "Damien, don't..." Laxus was right, unfortunately. The black energy was circulating from an area away from the city, dark energy Laxus recognized all to well.
"What is that, Laxus?" Jura asked. Laxus didn't have the strength to reply, he was to in shock. "What's happening?"
"Meeehhhnnn" Ichiya said, hopping up onto the balcony. "The magic seems to be coming from that area of the city."
"Damien..." Laxus growled, clenching his fists. "What the hell is the matter with you?!"
Damien knew he was causing a scene, but he didn't care. Terra had angered him. She wanted to fight Xisplate? She damn well could.
"Damien, stop!" Mami shouted. "She's just trying to make you angry!"
"It's working!" Damien shouted back. Black magic had begun to leak from Damien's figure, and the area gradually became darker and darker. Anger was all Damien could feel. Terra looked absolutely terrified. "Well, Terra?! Is this what you wanted?!"
"I..."
"You want to see the monster that I live with day in and day out?! Here you go!"
"Damien, calm yourself" Xisplate warned next to him, but the image of the demon had begun to flicker as Damien used the takeover. "As much as I love destruction, you're letting your anger control you." Damien didn't intend to listen, he was far to mad.
"Damien, I..." Terra began, but was cut off as the area darkened even more. Even the sun had disappeared from the sky above them. Terra dropped to her knees as the amount of magic swirling around increased. "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to anger you..." Damien felt something in the back of his head register that she was apologizing, and he looked up at her. For someone who was so full of herself, she sure seemed terrified.
"Really?!" Damien hissed.
"Yes! I can't beat that! You win!, I'm sorry!"
"I win?!"
"Yes!"
"Alright." Damien ceased the takeover and the whole area lit up at once, blinding him temporarily. When he could see again, both girls were staring at him incredulously. "What?" He asked. Even Xisplate stared at him in shock.
"What the..." Mami asked weakly. "But you were just about to kill us!" Damien crossed his arms.
"Well..." He said slowly, before looking up at them and smiling. "It was all a huge bluff so I could win!" Both girls fell over in surprise, and Damien laughed.
"That doesn't count!" Terra shouted angrily. "You tricked me!" She got right up in Damien's face as she did, and Damien smiled
"But you conceded defeat, which means I am the winner." She growled, and clenched her fists angrily, and Damien laughed.
"Technically, he's right." Mami called from the sidelines. "You did say he won!" Terra sighed and took a moment to calm down, before she chuckled.
"I've never been so scared." She said weakly. "I really thought you were going to use it and lose control again."
"Please, I'm not retarded." Damien replied. "I told myself I'd never use him again, but a scare tactic is all fair game." All three of them broke out into laughter, until Damien heard people approaching. he turned just in time to get a fist to the face. he was grabbed by the collar of his coat and lifted up, and he saw his fathers angry face staring back at him.
"What in Mavis' name is the matter with you?!" he yelled right in Damien;s ear, and he flinched. "Using that thing again?! I told you never to do that!"
"Dad, chill out!" Damien shouted back, getting in his own father's face. "I didn't do anything!"
"Bullshit!" He shouted back. "The whole city say the light show going off from over here! Why would you ever..."
"Dad, calm the fuck down! I was just kidding around!"
"Don't kid around with shit like that! You could have killed someone!"
"I wasn't serious!"
"It doesn't matter!"
"If I could interject here" Terra spoke up, causing both men to whirl on her. "It's my fault, I kind of taunted him about it, so..."
"Yeah!" Mami agreed happily. "It's all Terra's fault!" Terra face palmed at her words and Damien was released.
"Well.." Damien's father said slowly. "Don't do that, he's dangerous like that."
"I know" Terra replied. "I wasn't thinking clearly."
"Well now that that has been sorted out." Jura said. "We should return to the meeting hall for the next meeting." Damien choked, Terra sighed in exasperation, and Mami fell over, completely asleep. "Come on, let's go." Damien knew they didn't have a choice, so he slung the unconscious Mami over his shoulder and they began the walk back to the hall, Damien taking his sweet time.
"Very smart, Damien." Damien turned to find Xisplate standing there, smiling. "I told you her hubris was her weakness, so you tested just how firmly she believed what she said." Damien nodded and chuckled.
"I know." He replied. "I must say though, it took all I had to act so angry. I was trying not to laugh."
"You even had me going, too." Xisplate commended. "Very astute of you."
"Thanks, I think." Damien replied.
"Who are you talking to, Damien?" Damien looked ahead of him to find Terra staring back at him curiously, and he paled. She couldn't see the demon, obviously, so to her he was talking to himself. he attempted to laugh it off.
"Nothing, no one." he replied. "Your crazy Terra." Terra glared at him.
"Coming from the guy who bluffed about going ballistic and killing everyone around him because I taunted you."
"It worked, didn't it?"
hehe, bet I had you guys going, didn't I? Well, next arc starts next chapter! Get hyped! I hope you enjoyed, leave a review! Let's try and get five!