Chapter 25
"So, what are we going to do?" Tatsurou asked Drunkard, who was watching at the building that was in front of them.
"I don't know, but the idea this place will be a battlefield doesn't make me happy." Drunkard grunted, "We're to be careful and this time, we'll go together there, as I don't know what will happen there."
"I understand." Tatsurou said, but then both of them exposed their weapons and quickly turned around.
They prepared in time as one man was behind them, but still he was armless.
"Storm." Drunkard returned his sickles back under his greatcoat, "How many time, I told you not to do that?"
"No time for talks." Storm replied, "I'm here on business, you told Haze and some other of your guys are in 'Under Eden', am I right?"
"Yes." the man with the service cap nodded, "Do you want to help us?"
"No, I'm here because I want you to ask about something." Storm said to the man, "I think you already know that there is the seal we're to destroy." he glanced at Tatsurou.
"What do you mean to destroy?" Tatsurou was surprised with heard information, "But we're to protect it, aren't we?" the boy still hold his katana in his hands.
Drunkard put his hand onto the shoulder of the boy, "Calm down. Yes, what do you offer?"
"I won't interfere into your business with Shiranui and you won't interfere into my work." Storm replied him, "Let's just say it the pay back for my work, I did for you."
"Well you know how to trade." Drunkard chuckled, "I can guarantee that my squad won't stand on your way, but I can't say you anything about Commander's squad."
"I'm happy hearing that." Mystic nodded, "By the way, do you have a plan how to fight if you see Incubus King?"
"I'll use my trump." the man replied, "And what about you?"
"I'll have someone else to deal with him." Drunkard came closer to him, "This time the work will be more difficult. Not only you and Taimanin, but also Incubus King with Shiranui are standing on the way."
"My task is to find Shiranui and drag her to some place." Drunkard replied him, "Where we can treat her."
"I see." Mystic nodded, "Well, I wish you good luck in your work, I would like everything to be not like this."
"Da li zaslužujemo najbolje1?" Drunkard told to the man with a smirk.
"Your truth." Mystic nodded and jumped off the roof top into the dark alley.
"Who was that?" Tatsurou asked the man, "Does he work for 'The Third Law'?"
"You know him as Mystic?" Drunkard responded.
"One of the strongest guys?" Tatsurou asked him again, "Why have we let him go?"
"Because, we owe to each other, and at the same time, we are friends, no matter what." Drunkard replied and took out his telephone, he pressed several buttons and got it closer to his ear, "Shit she is unable."
"You mean Haze?" Tatsurou came to him closer, Drunkard nodded, "Can you do something to know what is going on there?"
"I'll try." Tatsurou nodded and closed his eyes, "Difficult to say, here's no wind at all, so I don't know where she is."
"I see." Drunkard replied, "We'll let's go inside, I hope hanging on the first floor we'll be able to know how to act further.
The man and the boy jumped from the building too, and walked to the brothel in a little hurry.
"I think you should put on your scarf, I don't know will you know you or not." Drunkard said, "But a little caution won't be extra."
"I understand." Tatsurou nodded and closed his nose with the scarf, "I hope Yukikaze and the rest won't be hurt."
"Can't know, but I won't let this happen." Drunkard said.
Celine and Stephanie were standing in the dark alley that was leading straight to the back part of the brothel. Celine was studying the place quietly, while Stephanie was only watching at her rescuer.
"So… 'Under Eden'… right?" Celine asked the woman suddenly.
"Yes." she nodded, "But we came to the wrong side, the entrance is on the other side."
"Not problem…" Celine exhaled cold steam still watching at the building, "Must go inside… and help Mystic…"
"By the way, where is he?" Stephanie asked the armored woman, "If you want I can go there and check the insides."
"No… dangerous…stay here and wait…" Celine order to the woman with a firm voice, it was for the first time, when Celine gave Stephanie an order.
"Understood." she nodded.
"You're really kind to your servants." Mystic said appearing next to Celine, "Walter would sent her on a scout."
"Not like him…" Celine replied, "Ready?" she turned to the man then.
"Almost." Mystic nodded, "I think I've seen Taimanin on my way here, we must do everything not attracting unnecessary attention."
"How get… building then?" Celine asked him.
"Well, we can you that window, it's opened, so I think there must be no one there, or if there's someone else, we'll kill him." Mystic pointed onto the floor on the fifth floor.
"It can be a trap." Stephanie joined their talk, "It can be opened with an opportunity to attract some hunter with such opportunity."
"Probably." Mystic nodded, "But with you all traps are easy to destroy." Mystic glanced at Celine, "One more thing." he said and then pondered, 'Guys, did you notice Taimanin?'
'No.' Archon's voice said, 'I Etienne and Miyata found nothing."
'My platoon didn't find anything too.' he heard Russian speech of Przemislav.
'But I have some feeling we're being watched.' Torch said in Mystic's head.
'I have it too.' Naomi said this time, 'But Pegasus is checking the situation, so I think we'll be informed."
'Guys, I hope you'll help us.' Torch said again, 'Our squad isn't as skillful as yours so I hope you come to us in time.'
'Walter will assist you.' Mystic replied, 'Naomi and Tardis should focus on Archon's squad, but if Walter is busy with Asagi, join forces with Torch and Przemislav.'
'Understood.' Torch replied to Mystic.
"Well, let's wait tent minutes, and then we can go." Mystic replied to Celine and started to stare at the opened window.
Asagi along with Murasaki, Ren and Pavel were standing on the roof top of a not high building examining the brothel they were about to sneak. Everyone was excited of the coming mission, but all of hunters didn't want to show it not wishing to make the others to feel uncomfortable.
"Still can't get used to the thought, I'll fight with the most powerful Taimanin." Pavel said, "I hope I won't mess up."
"Stop thinking about such things!" Murasaki ordered to him, "More you think about it more mistakes you'll make!"
"Got it." Pavel replied to the angry woman, "But still sensei, we didn't even make a good strategy if we meet that guy."
"As I told you, I and Murasaki will fight him, while you'll help us with everything you can." Asagi replied examining the space around the brothel.
"Sensei." Ren joined the talk, "What if there is someone else? I don't think it's a good idea to split."
"I don't like it too, but we have Kuro, Kurenai and Ayame not far from us so they'll be able to help us in time." Asagi replied.
"Stop bothering Asagi from your questioning." Murasaki raised her voice, "The most important for us is not to attract attention of mere demons."
"It'll be difficult to do." Ren replied to Murasaki, "And the biggest problem is that whose side they will take."
"That's a really good question." Asagi said, "If he is like Black, he can take some demons under his control."
"But if he is stronger than Black?" Murasaki asked her superior.
"I don't even want to thin how many demons he can take under his control." Asagi replied fast, "We must be ready to fight them too."
"We'll do our best." the students replied her, Asagi only smiled, but then turned back to the building.
'Asagi, do you hear me?' she heard Oleg's voice in her head.
'Yes, what is it?' Asagi asked him.
'My squad is ready, Rinko is going to send us inside the building.' Oleg replied to her.
'I see.' Asagi replied him, 'I don't like the idea you take Maria with you, it would be better to for her to help to other squads with her powers.'
'But still inside it we need her too.' Oleg replied her, 'I, Ilya and Rinko will do the main work.'
'I'm counting on you.' Asagi sighed, 'You know what to do, just be careful, I don't know what side Incubus King is holding so try to avoid him.'
'We'll try.' Oleg responded.
'Sis.' This time she heard Sakura, 'It seems I saw someone.'
'Who is that?' Asagi frowned and the rest in her squad did the same.
'I don't know, but it was like a white and purple spot, maybe someone of these guys started to act?' Sakura reported her situation.
'Was there one or two such spots?' Maria asked Sakura, and Asagi heard Maria's voice.
'I can't say properly, but it could be two.' Sakura replied again.
'Probably Etienne and Archon.' Maria grunted.
'Sakura, try to follow the silhouette, if you have an opportunity attack it.' Asagi said, 'And if there are these two, illuminate them.'
'Got it.' Sakura merrily replied to her sister.
"I still can't get used to this thing." Asagi shook with her head, "But still, it's much better than communicators."
A little later.
"Minori, you know this place well, where should I stand in order to get better position to strike?" Walter asked Minori, both of them were hiding in the dark alley with a dead end in the end.
"Master, your better position is at the main doors, you'll be able to take demons under your control and see the biggest part of what happens around you, since mistress Celine is attacking from behind.
"I see." Walter replied, "To take demons under control won't be a problem. But the most important is to send someone to attack attention." he looked at Minori, "And since you're working alone, this task is given to you."
"I understand." Minori nodded, "I'll slow down as much forces as I can."
Minori jumped onto the building using the walls on her sides, and Walter continued to watch at the building.
"This time, I won't so easy on you." Walter said to himself, "Today, I'll give you to understand what abyss is between me and these damn traitors." He chuckled to his thought, and left the alley, heading to the main doors, through the big crowds of demons.
'Where are you Miss Igawa?' Walter looked around, 'I hope you won't make me wait long.'
"Sakura I don't think it's a good idea, to follow him." Chikeko said, "He dragging us to far from 'Under Eden'."
"I know that." Sakura didn't like the idea, "But we can't return either, I don't want to be attack from behind."
"Sensei." Aki joined to conversation, "Let's split up and encounter him, from both sides." Sakura frowned, "I can go with you and Maki with Hirata-sensei."
"It can be fruitful." Chikeko joined his side, "After all, we can overrun him quickly, and you strike him from his back."
"Fine, but don't fight recklessly, Maki." Sakura said to the girl, "Do everything Chikeko will tell you or I'll a spanking." she chuckled then.
Chikeko and Maki turned right and increased their pace, while Aki and Sakura continued to follow, their target. Sakura didn't like that there was only one person.
'If only it was someone from these two bastards.' Sakura thought.
Then the mysterious person suddenly stopped on some building. Sakura frowned, but didn't stop, so Aki followed her, she noticed Chikeko on her right and felt a little better know they're not alone.
"Take this!" Sakura exclaimed preparing her daggers for attack.
The person only turned his head and did a simple movement, but when Sakura was about to use her shadow spikes, the person only jumped away gracefully.
"Got you!" Chikeko was about to pierce the enemy with her spear, but could as the person did another jumped and dodge the spear.
"Long time no see Chikeko, Sakura." the woman they attacked said with a little sad voice as if it had sorrow.
"So it was true." Sakura frowned seeing the woman, "I won't forget this mask."
"I hope you received my note?" Minori was watching at Sakura.
"Yes." Chikeko replied, "And we know you're dead."
"I just can't belive someone defeated you." Sakura said, "How did it happen?"
"Like always, on a mission." Minori said, "I was a little arrogant and underestimated my enemy. And for that I paid not only with my life, but also with my will."
"Do want to say this man name Walter controls you?" Chikeko asked the woman.
"Right now no, but he can when it's needed." Minori sighed with a sorrow, "Sorry for causing you problems."
"Do you know what these seal do? What will happen if they will be broken?" Sakura asked the dead woman.
"I don't know, Lord Walter didn't say me anything about them, I'm just doing what he tells me without hesitation." Minori answered, "More importantly, what with Rinko and Tatsurou are they fine?"
"Rinko is here." Sakura replied, "And Tatsurou is in your captivity as I remember."
"It's impossible." Minori shook with her head, "We didn't capture him, wait do you want to Asagi lost my son?"
"He was captured on a mission along with Yukikaze." Sakura continued, "We were told they were attacked by Etienne, that Pegasus guy and Mystic if I remember right."
"I know nothing about it, as Tardis was almost always with me." the woman answered, but then suddenly flinched, "I'm sorry, but the time for talk is over."
Sakura and the rest of her group prepared their weapons preparing for a difficult fight.
"I'm sorry, but I'm not your enemy." Minori answered, "I'm to find Asagi, and hold her."
"As if we let you go." Chikeko said.
"Lord Walter, I'm ready!" Minori suddenly exclaimed.
In next moment Minori disappeared and on her place appeared several people.
"What the…?!" Sakura exclaimed seeing several member of 'The Third Law'.
"Long time no see kids." Torch said to Aki and Maki, "Don't want to have an excursion to our base?"
"You again?" didn't liked the words of the man.
"This time, I'm not bait." Aki stood in a battle stance, "So I'll show you what I can do."
"I'd like to see." Torch prepared to fight too.
"Azumi, Izumi take care of the woman with a spear." Torch said to the siblings, "I'll take care of the orange girl. Doc, help the boy to fight the students."
"Zupełnie jak2 some commander." Przemislav chuckled, and exposed his sword, while the boy did the same with his trident.
'Damn. Guys we're under attack!' Sakura said in her head, 'Send Kuro or Kurenai to us, they will make the situation better.'
'Got it.' Asagi replied to Sakura, 'Kuro is heading to you just wait him.'
'Thanks.' Sakura replied to her elder sister.
"They started acting fast." Asagi said to Murasaki, "I hope Kuro will come in time to help them."
"Don't worry, he always come fast to help." Murasaki tried to calm Asagi, but then saw her tensed face.
"There he is." Asagi suddenly said.
"Who?" Murasaki didn't understand.
"Walter, the man in silver armor." Asagi pointed at the person who was coming to the brothel not hurrying.
"So this is the one you wanted to know about." Pavel said, "Well, he looks like an ordinary man."
"Ordinary people don't wear knight armor." Ren looked at her classmate.
"Your truth." Pavel nodded.
"Let's go." Asagi jumped off from the building the rest did the same.
"Ah, finally." Walter chuckled and jumped aside, "And I was guessing, where is our precious Igawa." Then he did another dodge in order not to be split in two by the massive axe of Murasaki, "You prepared well, this time, but more important." the vampire did several jumps in order to avoid the attack of young hunters, "Didn't know you take kids to fight me."
"These kids are skillful enough to fight with us." Asagi replied him with a grin, "More important it's not everything what we've got."
"More important is that I know that one of your squads is already busy." Walter chuckled.
"You always make good traps." Asagi appeared straight behind the man, and was about to chop his head off.
"This time you won't escape." the four heard a voice not far from them, and then saw how something was heading at Walter.
"Ah, the gang is full." Walter chuckled and jumped aside not letting the scythe to strike him.
"I was worrying when you appear." Asagi looked at the man who appeared next to her.
"Just was guessing where you are." Commander replied her not watching at the woman, "The hell you brought kids to fight this scum?"
"Skillful kids." Asagi replied him, "Our strategy is the same?"
"Yeah, I go ahead and you try to get him." Cyclopes replied her, "I hope the one with the axe will assist well."
"Don't worry, Murasaki knows what to do." Asagi stated.
"I'm with a little aid here too." Commander chuckled.
When he said that several lighting shots were send at Walter, that made the vampire to dodge them, quickly.
"Nice timing, Professor." the man with the eye patch said, "Where is Penetrator?"
"On his way, to your men." a person that looked like a lizard replied when he appeared not far from Asagi and Murasaki.
"Good." Commander nodded, "I hope he will do everything well there."
'A demon?' Asagi frowned, 'No questions later. Oleg where are you?'
'We have some problems the demons attack us we can't get into the building, I think they are from the brothel.' Asagi heard the voice of the man in her head.
"Pavel, Ren." Asagi turned to the students, "Quickly, help to Oleg."
The young ones nodded and were about to leave but then were stopped by a woman in white and purple uniform.
"I'm sorry, but I can't let you do this." Minori said to them crossing her katana with Pavel's sword.
'Not Minori.' Asagi didn't like that the woman that attacked them came is such moment, "Kurenai! To our location, quickly!" Asagi said into her communicator.
"Oh, this is going to be interesting." Walter chuckled, as he created bone hands out of his back, "This time I'll play another game. Let's see how you'll be able to fight this time."
Suddenly they heard a strange noise like something was broken.
"What the hell was that?" Pavel turned around at the building that was not far from them.
"Ah, Celine decided to act, I hope she knows what to do." Walter glanced at the building too.
Before the encounter of Walter and Taimanin.
Tatsurou and Drunkard entered the brothel and saw a lot of people inside it. The first place they decided to go was the bar, Drunkard and Tatsurou sat onto the chairs next to the counter.
"One whisky and saw juice please." Drunkard call the bar woman, the woman looked at the man with a puzzled expression.
"You're with a young man today?" the barwoman glanced at the boy.
"Decided to give my subordinate a moment to relax." Drunkard looked at the tensed boy, "Who would you offer for inexperienced ones?"
"Well, you should ask this question to Aika, she knows better." the woman replied giving the ordered drink to the men.
"And where is she?" Drunkard quickly drank the contents of the glass, while the boy was lingering with his one.
"She has a customer." the barwoman answered, "However, there much more woman, who can take care of him." she hold her hand by his chin making him flinch.
"Maybe, you'll show him the true love?" Drunkard chuckled, "As I see you know how everything is doing."
"Your truth, but right now, I'm working here." she chuckled him, "But if you really want." she licked her lips.
"What will you say?" Drunkard hit the boy at his shoulder, "A beautiful chick wants to show you everything, want to go?"
"Well… I…" Tatsurou mumbled not knowing what to say.
"Come on." Drunkard chuckled, "Here." he stretched a credit card, "Pay with it at that place, he pointed where was sitting a receptionist, "Just say whom you want and you'll get what you want. By the way, dear what's your name?"
"Lily." the woman winked to the boy.
Tatsurou drank his juice and slowly walked to the told place, while Drunkard was waiting for another glass.
'I hope the plan will work.' Tatsurou thought, he glanced at Drunkard, who took out his phone and started to press something on the screen.
Tatsurou came to the receptionist and told the name the woman told him. The man wanted to say something about being busy, but after a minute he told he can use her, and her name was announced. The woman in the cat attire left the counter, when another woman came to change her. She grabbed Tatsurou hand and headed to the ladder to the second floor.
Tatsurou and Lily got upstairs onto the third floor, and were about to go to the room, when suddenly something hit Lily at her neck.
"What the…?" Tatsurou quickly turned aside and saw Haze who made him enter the room, "Haze, you scared me." Tatsurou exhaled seeing the face of the friend, "What's with Yukikaze? Where is she?"
"Wait a second." Haze said taking out a flask out of her belt.
She quickly poured the liquid onto the floor, and in no time it turned into a man.
"You always like to leave garbage, don't you?" Splash looked at the unconscious woman.
"Stop blabbering, tie her well." Haze ordered him, "The ropes must be somewhere here."
"I'd like to see what you could offer to the customers here, flat chested. " Splash spitted.
"Bubble headed idiot." Haze replied him back, "Yukikaze is fine." she replied to Tatsurou who wanted to break their quarrel, "Now, we are to understand how to act."
"Well, the first thing is to free Doppel and Yukikaze." Splash said, "By the way, what about that Midori? Will we use her?"
"Yes, she will free other Taimanin, while we're looking for Shiranui." Haze gave an idea, "But I don't know how Drunkard will get here."
"He is on the first floor." Tatsurou said, "I think he must come here soon."
"Yukikaze is on the fifth floor now." Haze looked at the ceiling, "And Doppel is on the fourth one."
"We must try to get there." Tatsurou said, "I can try to sneak and save Yukikaze and Doppel."
"This job is on me." Haze replied, "You, two will make a show, while Drunkard will join me."
"Do you think we'll be able to hold Shiranui together?" Splash raised his eyebrow.
"You don't need to do that." Haze rolled her eyes, "Just make some pageant nothing more. By the way, have you brought the portion Drunkard told you'll bring something."
"Yes." Tatsurou nodded, "He gave it to me on the way here." the boy stretched the ampule to the woman.
"Good, Yukikaze, Doppel and the rest, will be able to help now." Haze was glad that they did everything correct.
"However, I think we should make everything in another way." Splash pondered, "I'll make a pageant with Drunkard while you will free the rest with him."
"Are you sure in it?" Haze narrowed her eyes.
"Yeah, at least the two of us will have more chances to fight Incubus King or Shiranui." the blue haired man responded and was about to leave the room, "Good luck we have only one chance don't fail."
"I didn't even think about it." Tatsurou nodded squeezing the hilt of his katana.
Splash left the room and headed to the ladder.
'Good thing there's no one.' he looked around increasing his pace, 'I hope I'll reach the damn bar.' he starched his arms and shoulder in order not to be stony during the fight.
On his luck the man could reach the bar quickly, 'Where is this bastard?' he glanced around and saw a familiar service cap, 'Like always.'
Splash headed to the bar counter, and clapped the man by his shoulder.
"Need to talk." Splash said in Russian, Drunkard only turned around and looked at his comrade.
Drunkard put the glass and went with Splash, "We need to make a performance, stop drinking you damn whisky barrel."
"How are we going do that?" the man with ground ability asked him, "To kick you or what?"
"I have a better idea." Splash turned around and slowly went back to the ladder.
"What do you want?' Drunkard asked him.
"I want to make it on the fourth floor, in order to make everything easy to Haze and Tatsurou." Splash explained, "At the same time, we'll be able to take the main forces and if something goes wrong Doppel can help us."
"Not a bad idea." Drunkard replied, "Let's try to do so."
When both men get the third floor they saw two demons, which protected the entrance to the fourth floor and further floors.
'Damn, we must take them down, quickly; I don't want them to call help.' Splash mumbled in his head.
Drunkard looked at him and only went further.
'The hell you're doing?' Splash looked at his comrade.
"Hi guys, I went astray a little can you tell me where's toilet?" Drunkard asked the demons.
"What the hell you forgot here?" the demon exclaimed at him, "Get the hell out of here!" the demon wanted to push the man, but the man in great goat quickly exposed his sickles and sliced the neck of the demons.
"And you were thinking how to get farther." Drunkard smirked, "Thinking is not your strong side."
"Scum." Splash chuckled and quickly followed his friend, both of them came to the needed door and then Drunkard took out his phone.
"Haze, we're on the fourth floor. You two can come here."
'On our way.' Haze replied him.
Haze and Tatsurou came pretty fast not making the men to wait them long.
"Ready?" Drunkard asked them.
"Yes." Tatsurou nodded.
"I thought you'll make a pageant." Haze glanced at him.
"No need in it, I don't want to fight all demons here." Drunkard replied, "I like to make everything quietly."
"As usually." Haze whispered.
The door was opened and they saw several demons on their way. The monsters were puzzled of seeing such a big crowd, but then rushed at the members 'Red Division'. Tatsurou and Haze quickly attack the close ones, while Drunkard and Splash dealt with the ones that started to surround the woman and the boy. The fight was quick and at the same time difficult. However the number of demons started to reduce and when Drunkard felt he was dealing with everything without big problems he shouted.
"Haze! We'll finish our work here go and find Doppel!"
Haze nodded and ran by the corridor in order to find their comrade. Tatsurou followed her in order to protect her from behind.
"And I was guessing what noise was that." Splash and Drunkard turned around when they heard a voice, "Did know we have a rat here."
"Damn, not him of all things here." Splash grunted.
"Well, who are you? It's interesting that you decided to sneak in a place like that." Kuroi said to the men.
"What our strategy?" Splash asked his comrade.
"I'll use my trump and you'll protect my back as you can." Drunkard took his greatcoat off.
His skin started to become darker and even teeth started to remind fangs, as if he was a vampire or werewolf, his ear became pointed a little, and his eyes were changed too.
"Demonization?" Kuroi was slightly surprised, "So, you're not ordinary thugs after all. Let's see how you can control it." Kuroi changed his arm into something bigger and what had big and sharpen claws and quickly appeared in front of Drunkard.
'That fast?' Splash was shocked of the speed of Incubus King.
However Drunkard could dodge it and then attacked his with his sickled, but Kuroi protected himself with his arm. Suddenly they heard some noise somewhere in the first floor.
"Reinforcement?" Splash pondered, "But then quickly rushed to help to his companion.
"Don't think you can easily escape this place." Kuroi said seriously, "I won't let you do that."
Asagi and her squad were fighting Walter and Minori at the same time. With help of Commander and Professor the battle became easier, Kurenai came in time to help them too, and now the formation changed a little. Ren joined Asagi and Cyclopes, while Kurenai joined Pavel and Murasaki.
Walter was a skillful warrior, who fought three opponents without problems. The man tried to get the vampire, with his wind abilities, while Ren tried to help with her water bullets.
'Damn, he is really fast.' Commander spitted and dashed to help Asagi, who started to have problems, because of bone arms.
'Where that damn vampire?' Kurenai thought about Ezekiel, 'His help would be significant here.'
"Well, not a bad strategy." Walter jumped aside avoiding the scythe and the short blade of Ren, "But still quite lame, especially you young lady. Maybe you'll change your place with that fair haired woman?" he smirked as he provoked the girl.
"Why you…"Ren mumbled and tried to hit the man again, but he only dodged and hit her with his bone fist.
"Not impressive." Walter replied, "What the…?" the man suddenly turned around and protected himself from a trident, "Even you are here, bothersome insect." Walter grunted as he saw a gray skinned vampire.
"I'm always close to kill you." Ezekiel smirked and pushed the vampire that protected himself from the trident.
"Just in time!" Kurenai chucked, "I thought you missed us!"
"I will never lose an opportunity to kill that noble asshole." Ezekiel grinned, "But your formation is quite something."
'A demon? Is he helping to us?' Ren was shocked seeing that.
"Well, it seems I must start to play seriously." Walter jumped onto the visor of the brothel, and stretched his arms out.
The demons were standing around were surprised of the fight they saw, they didn't dare to interfere as they saw the famous Igawa Asagi and also saw that the most of the hunters with her were skillful and could kill them quickly. And at the same time they didn't want to be killed by someone like Minori and Walter.
"Obey to the one who once led the demonic hordes!" Walter exclaimed, "Go and destroy the enemies of the demon lords!"
"Damn!" Ezekiel spitted.
"What is it?" Commander asked him.
"With this thing he will take nearby demons under his control." Ezekiel said, "The worst thing is that we to fight them, while he can help them, be careful or a single fault can cost you dearly."
The demons, who seemed puzzled of such strange move, flinched and started to shake strangely. Walter snapped with his fingers and the monsters rushed at Taimanin.
"Minori, retreat." Walter ordered and the woman jumped aside immideately, "Let the demons to fight."
"As you wish." Minori nodded and glanced at the squad that was fighting demons.
Commander and Murasaki could kill several demons in one time with their wide weapons, Ezekiel protected Kurenai from time to time. Ren and Pavel stayed together as both of them weren't skillful warriors like the whole team, and Asagi tried to help them not to be surrounded. And Professor could protect dealt with everything he saw with his lighting powers.
"Damn, I didn't fight in such pace for a long time." Professor mumbled killing another demon, "Philosophers aren't created for such works."
"Didn't know you're so soft." Commander smirked chopping of the head of another demon.
"Look out." Professor said releasing lighting out of his fingers, not letting the demon to strike the man at his back.
Walter was watching at the demons with a chuckled, he was glad that the attention was transferred to them instead of him. However his joy didn't last long as they sensed some strange pressure and the demons felt onto the ground unconsciousness.
"What the…? What happened?" Murasaki and the rest of Taimanin were surprised.
"Are they dead?" Kurenai looked around seeing that demons didn't breathe at all.
"I don't like that." Ezekiel came pressed his back against Kurenai's, he glanced at Walter who was in front of him."
"Ah, the things became more interesting." Walter turned his head, "It seems that the squad that joined the fight first, will have problems now."
"What do you mean?" Asagi asked him.
"Professor, do you know what, I'm talking about?" the lizard man replied nothing, but only exposed his toothless mouth, Walter smirked, "My superior has finally awoken, the first demon lord of the second line."
"What?!" all from the squad exclaimed except Professor.
"Interesting, what will happen to your friends, if he fight in full power?" Walter continued to accelerate tension, "He is much stronger than I am."
"Avalanche!" Commander exclaimed in his communicator, "Drop everything and go to the source of pressure."
"We move too!" Asagi exclaimed watching at Walter, who only was smiling sitting on the visor.
'Sakura what happens!' Asagi exclaimed, 'Do you fight someone?'
'Yes, some stone golem appeared out of a small boy, he is really strong, it'd be better have some help.' Sakura replied to Asagi.
'We're coming.' Asagi replied, she turned around and saw even Ezekiel was following them, instead of fighting the second demon lord.
A little earlier in Sakura's squad.
Sakura was fighting along with Torch, while Wojciechowski and Azumi were fighting Chikeko, the boy and Izumi tried to deal with Maki and Aki. The problem was that the fighting was equal and none of the sides wasn't going to give their positions, however Torch had problems fighting Sakura. He tried only to avoid the shadow attacks of younger Igawa thinking of a good strategy. While Sakura wanted to finish the fight quickly.
'Naomi, Archon, where the hell are you?' Torch exclaimed in his head, 'We're having problems here.'
'Sorry, we're fighting bastrads from 'Red Division' he heard Archon's voice in his head, 'And Tardis is making things worse for Russia squad.'
'Damn, we won't stand long against such strong opponents.' Torch said to him.
Torch noticed how Chikeko could avoid Przemislav's tried to catch he, and could avoid the strikes of Azumi. Maki and Aki also could fight their enemies not having many troubles, however Izumi gave them problematic situations. The boy tried his best, but it was difficult for him to fight Aki, who was more skillful than the boy.
"Aki! Changing!" Maki shouted to him and then attacked the boy, who started to avoid her lunges, while Izumi was surprised of this move and was thinking of new idea.
Suddenly a strong flame hit the place where Azumi was standing, she could dodge the flame, but still could stand and fall down onto the ground.
"Azumi!" Torch exclaimed, but then blocked the strike of Sakura, which could cost him dearly.
'What now?' Sakura glanced at the place where the flame was released.
She saw a red spot that spitted another flame straight at the Polish doctor. Przemislav, who wanted to catch Chikeko retreated quickly.
"Damn, Penetrator." Torch mumbled, "Przemislav! Help Azumi."
Wojciechowski replied nothing, but only ran to the girl.
"Who the hell is this?" Chikeko raised her head at the red spot.
The spot started to fly closer and closer and there stood some humanoid, that was similar to a dragon with wings and horns on his head.
"So, have problems Taimanin, haven't you?" the creature said.
"Who are you?" Chikeko asked him, "Help or…?"
"Help, from 'Red Division'." he answered and spitted another flame at Azumi, the girl could avoid serious damage.
"I'll deal with these two, go and help the kids." the creature said chuckling.
Chikeko nodded and undo her spear taking her flute into her lips and started to play some music.
"Finally." Maki chuckled, "Time to kick asses seriously."
Suddenly the enemy started to act weird. They started to do a lot of stupid movements, as if they tried to avoid the air.
"Damn, which one is real?!" Izumi didn't like how things started to turn Aki started to make on wound after another.
The same was done to everyone. Even Torch started to miss strikes, he tried to equal everything with his flame power, but could as Sakura beat him thoroughly. Sakura kicked him at his stomach then at his chest making fall onto the ground, the same was done to Azumi and Przemislav.
"Torch! Izumi!" the boy exclaimed.
Suddenly Maki kicked the boy too straight at his shoulder.
"Sorry, little boy, but you're on the bad side." Maki replied him.
She used her power and she could hear how something cracked in his hand.
"Time to finish it and head to help the rest." Sakura wanted to finish Torch.
Chikeko stopped her playing and wanted to deal with Wojciechowski, when she and the rest felt some strange pressure. In next moment a strong wave made Taimanin to hold for something, and the creature too a wing in order not to fall from the wall.
Everyone turned to the source of the. pressure, and heard how the boy was shouting out loud.
'What happening?' Torch looked at the boy.
'That sense again.' Izumi tried not to fall from the building.
'Such power.' the Polish was astonished too, 'It's similar to Walter's one.'
"Sensei what the hell is going? Maki asked Sakura.
"I don't know, but be ready for worst!" Sakura warned her.
'We have problems, I remember this energy.' Penetrator thought, watching at the boy, he spat the flame at him, but it gave no effect, 'Yes, no doubt it's him, but he is supposed to be dead, how the hell is it…? Professor…' Penetrator headed to land onto the roof.
The boy streamed the energy, but then happened the most strangest thing he started to cover with stone, and in no time there was strange stone creature in front of them.
"Is it his ability?" Chikeko asked Sakura, but it was just a question of interest.
'No, flame?' Penetrator thought, 'That means he appeared not with fool power.'
The stone giant mumbled something, and then a stone sword appeared in his hand, he did a swing and wanted to destroy Maki with it that was closer to him. However, the girl could avoid the lunge.
"Maki!" Aki exclaimed.
"I'm fine!" Maki replied and then jumped to her boyfriend.
'This guy is really strong.' Sakura saw the damage the giant left.
She rushed to the monster and used her shadow in order to pierce important places of him, but it was pointless as his armor was firm. The giant roared something and did another swing, but Sakura only jumped into his shadow and then jumped out from behind. Maki didn't wait long and rushed to the giant too, she squeezed her fist and did a swing too. The monster wanted to strike her, but could as a strong flame hit him, at his head making him lean onto his knee.
"Take this!" Maki exclaimed and hit the golem with everything she got.
The monster's skin or armor cracked, but wasn't broken. The demon grunted something incomprehensible, and hit the ground with his fist. Out of the roof was raised a stone column that hit Maki.
"Got you." Aki said as he captured the girl.
"Thanks." Maki nodded.
'Sakura what happens!' Asagi exclaimed in her sister's head, 'Do you fight someone?'
'Yes, some stone golem appeared out of a small boy, he is really strong, it'd be better have some help.' Sakura replied to Asagi.
'We're coming.' Asagi replied, she turned around and saw even Ezekiel was following them, instead of fighting the second demon lord.
"Sis is coming!" Sakura exclaimed.
"Nice to hear." Maki nodded.
"Przemislav, take your squad and retreat." Wojciechowski heard a voice behind him. "You did your work."
"Walter?" the Polish wasn't surprised, "Is the seal, złamany3?
"No, Mystic said he found it. And now is taking care of it." Walter explained, "I'll help here, you go and rest." Walter snapped with his fingers and all the squad disappeared, except the stone giant, "As I see you have tasted the power of superior?"
'Just another guy from this organization?' Aki frowned, 'And he is alone, that mean he is really strong.'
"Lord, Tyngak nice to see you among us." Walter chuckled, but the giant said nothing, but only grunted something, "You haven't restored yourself, that's a problem." he glanced to his right.
"Maki wait!" Chikeko exclaimed, but the girl was too close to Walter who only grabbed her with a massive bone hand that appeared out of his back.
"You're a brave type, aren't you?" Walter smirked, "One lesson, brave almost die first." He wanted to squeeze her neck.
"Let her go!" Aki order to him and both Sakura and Aki rushed at the vampire lord.
Sakura wanted to pierce the man's head, while Aki aimed at his hand.
"What?!" Aki Was surprised when he sword did nothing against the arm.
"Stupid." Walter replied, "And kicked Sakura and then struck Aki with another bone fist.
"Shit!" Aki exclaimed falling onto the ground.
"Well, where we were?" Walter playfully said, "Ah, yes." he started to squeeze Maki's neck again, making her catching air she couldn't get.
The girl tried to break free, but her powers left her quickly, as his grip was strong.
"Let her go!" Walter heard a voice on his right.
One attack after another Walter dodged. Murasaki's axe, Asagi's katana, the trident of Ezekiel, and the scythe of commander. Each hunter tried to kill or to hit the bone arm, but all attacks were useless.
"Pointless." Walter smirked, but then Pavel appeared in front of him.
"Take this!" Pavel exclaimed and hit his bone arm.
"What the…?" Walter was shocked suddenly, a bone arm fall onto the ground making Maki fall too, "But… how?!"
Walter quickly turned around and dodged the lighting of Professor, then flame of the dragon guy.
'This sword…' Asagi thought, 'Could it be…?'
The situation stabilized. Chikeko and the dragon creature were fighting the giant and could strike the golem, as it was slow and couldn't dodge well. The rest joined in fighting Walter, however Commander also helped to fight the golem.
'What?' Walter jumped again, 'I can't restore my arm.' He landed onto the roof, 'Can this sword be…?' he broke the piece of his arm and then it grew back again, 'So, it's really so.' He glanced at Pavel, who was on his away to strike him.
"Everyone!" Asagi shouted, "Let Pavel to strike him, all explanations later!"
Everyone was astonished, but still let Pavel to do that, Walter started to feel himself uncomfortable, as the crowd didn't give him an opportunity to predict when the boy will strike him.
'Celine!' Walter exclaimed, 'Is the seal broken? I have problems here!'
'Almost done...' Celine replied him, 'Busy too…'
'I'll try to hold them.' Walter replied and released a strong aura attack at the main force
"Shit, I hate this thing in him." Ezekiel dodged the strike.
"Fine, it seems I should use my second form." Walter spitted, when Pavel could scratch his bone arm, thanks to the trick of Kurenai, Murasaki and Aki.
Walter started to cover himself with some kind of bone armor, which grew above his armor. His second pair of hands didn't disappear. Two medium horns appeared on his head, straight of his temples. Everyone flinched, because of the aura he was releasing.
"What is this form?" Kurenai asked the vampire who was their ally.
"As if I know." Ezekiel flinched.
"It's the second form of Walter, the bone king." Professor replied, "Beware, he is much stronger now." But suddenly they heard a roar.
They all turned around and saw a dragon person on the golem. The creature pierced its claws into the back of the golem.
"Now, you won't be so energetic." he chuckled.
In several second the golem started to crack and then the stone giant was crushed and the boy fell down onto the ground.
'Damn, because he didn't recover his full power he is useless.' Walter thought.
"Just a kid?" Murasaki was shocked, "And he could fight like this?"
"Don't forget he is the first demon lord." Commander replied to her.
But then the boy disappeared, as Walter snapped with his fingers.
"Sorry, but I can't let you have him." Walter said with changed voice, now he didn't belong to human, but to pure demon, "Now, I want you to fight in full power."
"Pavel." Asagi said to the boy, "I'll try to mislead him, and you try to get him. Got it?"
"Yes." the boy nodded, and started to wait such opportunity.
Asagi closed her eyes and attacked, Walter again, she appeared in one place and then in another attacking him. Commander and Sakura weren't as fast as Asagi, but still could hit him too. Commander's eye was still opened, and he could find moments when the bone king wanted to hit Asagi or Sakura and prevented such lunges.
'Now!' Pavel thought and hit the arm that was about to hit Sakura.
The sword hit the bone, it wasn't sliced as before, but still the crack was well heard, then he quickly retreated in order not to interfere. Suddenly strong explosion energy was sensed and everyone tried to hold for something in order not to fall from the building, even Walter had problems with standing.
"Ah, it's finally broken." Walter chuckled.
"Damn! What the hell is Oleg's squad is doing?" Murasaki exclaimed, "They were supposed to prevent that."
"As I know the other squad was stopped by Tardis." Walter smirked, "Did you really think I'll let you to protect it?"
"Damn bastards." Asagi squeezed the hilt of her katana.
"Well, Miss Igawa, it was interesting to fight you." Walter bowed, "Now, I understood, it's reckless to underestimate you. Next time I see you'll be ready to face this young man too." he looked at Pavel, who flinched of this glance, "You too, be careful." he looked at Ren then, "You're skillful, but need to practice, I hope next time you'll entertain me again." Walter snapped with his fingers and disappeared too.
"Damn, again!" Ezekiel spitted, "How many secrets has he got?"
"That was really tough this time." Sakura exhaled putting her daggers back on their place, "Who the hell was that guy?"
"He said something about Tyngak, I think it was the name of this giant." Chikeko replied seriously.
"He is the first demon lord of the second line." the guy that reminded dragon said, "And as I thought he supposed to be dead." he grunted at the lizard man, as he came closer to him.
"It appears, he wasn't." Professor only replied, "But it's a great surprise for me to know about him."
"Until today, you knew everything." Commander came to him too, "But now you have something you don't know."
"I believed he was destroyed long ago." Professor replied, "I didn't know he could survive somehow."
"Can we interrupt you?" Asagi interfered into their talk, "As I belive you know a lot about everything what's going on here." her words were addressed to both Commander and Professor, "Can you give us some information on what happens here? And the hell you're always in the place of events? I don't think you're just to fight 'The Third Law'."
"What we do here is none of your business." Commander replied her, "Be glad you have someone who helps you."
"Hey!" Murasaki didn't like such tone, "Be respectful to Asagi."
"I would be, if you wouldn't take kids to this fight." Commander answered her, young Taimanin wanted to answer at these words, but Asagi did it first.
"They're kids, but skillful and can make puzzled even strong opponents." Asagi protected her students.
Such words made them happy.
"One more thing is that made me puzzled is still not clear for me." Asagi turned to Pavel, "How could you slice his arm, while we couldn't?"
"I don't know." Pavel answered being puzzled too, "I was striking that man like always, nothing more."
"Can I have it?" Asagi asked him, Pavel stretched his sword to Asagi, "A sword like a sword." she hold it in her hand, "But as I said before too light for an ordinary one."
"By the way, Pavel." Maki clapped him at his back, "Thanks for saving me, it seems you're created to save girls."
Aki, Sakura and Chikeko smiled of these words, while Asagi and Murasaki wer e thinking over everything they saw today.
"I don't understand, I also tried to destroy his bones, but I couldn't give him a good damage, while Pavel could do it without any significant effort."
"That's really strange." Asagi nodded still watching at the sword, "And that makes me worried and at the same time glad."
"What for?" Murasaki raised er eyebrow.
"That we have someone who can help us to fight that man." Asagi answered.
"You should remember that he scared of the sword more than the Pavel himself." Commander said to them, "The most interesting thing is that will you be able to use it in fight with Walter."
"I don't have time to check it." Asagi replied him, "And fighting such opponent you haven't got much time to think strategy."
"Your truth." Ezekiel joined their talk, "I was trying to fight that bastard for a long time, but could find a moment to attack him."
"What bounds you with him?" Commander asked the vampire.
"Something personal, he must pay for." Ezekiel answered, "Right now, you should know that I'm on your side."
"Do you know anything about the golem?" Asagi asked the vampire.
"No, I see him for the first time." Ezekiel shook with his head.
"But I know someone who knows." Commander turned around, but then spitted, "Damn, gone again. When I see him he won't escape so easily." Commander saw that Professor and Penetrator disappeared.
"Sis, Oleg's squad! We forgot about them!" Sakura suddenly exclaimed as if she just remembered about something she had forgotten
"Yes." Asagi hit the forehead with her palm, 'Oleg, do you hear me?'
"Sensei, it seems the time is over." Pavel said to her, "We're to go to their location and help them."
Asagi nodded and gave back the sword, and everyone headed after Asagi, even the members of 'Red Division'. In no time they reached their teammates, who were finishing fighting demons. With the help they could deal with everyone quickly. Everyone glanced the Russian hunters and Rinko.
"Wait, where's Oleg?" Sakura was worried not seeing the man.
"Oleg could sneak into the brothel." Maria replied.
"What?!" almost everyone exclaimed.
"Yes, that's true." Rinko nodded, "I brought only him there, while we were attacked."
"Could that mean that he is still there along with Incubus King and these scums?" Murasaki didn't like the situation where Russian teacher was now.
"We're to help him!" Aki didn't like that too.
"The problem is that he isn't inside." Rinko replied them, that made them excited and puzzled, "I've already checked that, it was like he disappeared or something like that."
"Even I lost contact with him." Maria said, "I didn't feel his presence for quite some time."
"I don't like that all." Asagi frowned, "But good thing he isn't there, the best we can do now is to retreat, I hope Oleg is fine."
"What?!" Chikeko, Sakura and the students were astonished of the words of Asagi.
"Oleg is a skillful hunter, I think he knows what he is doing." Asagi told to them all, "And he will be able to contact with us. I only hope he will be fine and won't chase 'The Third Law'."
"I'll check my guys too, they were fighting Archon and Etienne, I hope they saw teacher." Commander turned and waved to Asagi, "See you later."
Commander jumped onto another building. Ezekiel said good bye to the crew too, and then whispered to Kurenai about his shelter in Tokyo Kingdom. Kurenai only nodded to him, but replied nothing and then the vampire disappeared. The Taimanin and Russian hunters headed to the shelter which wasn't far from them in order to restore their powers.
Da li zaslužujemo najbolje1 (Serbian) – Do we desrve the best?
Zupełnie jak2 (Polish) – Just like
złamany3 (Polsih) – broken
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