Chapter 2: the journey forward
Stiriker and Bombproof continued west on the path to find a cure for his arm before his life was taken by it, making there way across plains of farmland and soon hilly lands as smoke not to far away was blowing from another village under attack. Bombproof stopped as Striker studied the attacked village "A battle? *Manny sinners and hellborn were fleeing scared and in a panic as his eyes widdened* no a massacre" he muttered as it was true, everyone was running in fear from an army of rugged hellhound bandits killing everyone as Striker wished he can do something but before he could react he was spotted.
"Look up on the hill/Its some sort of imp/Good his head is mine" the bandits muttered as Bombproof ran off with Striker on his back as he continued to gallop to escape avoiding the male hellhounds shooting at them. Striker puled his bandana over his mouth to disguise himself and pulled out his rifle as Bombproof kept running to the villagers under attack by more of the hellhounds "ALL OF YOU STOP! Leave them alone!" He yelled aiming his gun to scare them off however the blight on his arm as he cringed in pain as it crawled up his rife and it briefly morphed as he shot with a boosted speed it sliced the hellhound about to attack him arms clean off as blood spewed out as the others were just in shock at what happened as Bombproof ran pass them.
"My arm what is happening to me?" Striker didnt have a moment to find out as he saw more hellhound Samurai bandits were on there horses chasing after him "Hurry stop that imp before he gets away!" Yelled the leader "Let me pass! I am warning you" the former lord warned as he was about to shoot another warning shot as the leader fired a arrow as Striker dodged with bombproof help but like before the blight corrupted his rifle as he shot it as the samurai leaders head was shot off as blood spewed out as Bombproof ran as fast as he can to get away and protect his owner.
Another samurai stopped his horse and watched them escape as he looked at his leader now dead and headless "A demon" he mumbled as that was what it felt like to him…
Striker and Bomb Proof managed to get away as they ran into the woods and had to take a break from running as Striker knelt in front of a small stream of water trying to heal his infected arm as he pulled up his sleeve and saw the mark was getting longer "The mark is getting bigger" he whispered as he need to hurry west before its too late and the blight took his life.
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At another village alot of demons were shopping, eating or working.
"Well look over there" "Who's that" "I never seen them before" "I never seen a fox with nine tails" "Look at the other I never seen a angel with golden wings. They muttered as saw as two strangers arrived.
One was a human male with short messy brown hair, a chin goatee and golden eyes with dark circles around them and dressed in a yellow and black kimono with black and gold stars and gold/white swirls eating a few bowls of ramen. This was Adam the first human.
The other was female and looked human with fair skin and brown eyes, however what showed she wasn't human she had a pair of brown fox ears and 9 fox tails dressed in a kimono of purples and greens with stars on them. Her name is Bella shine daughter of Lord Eclipse shine.
Both were watching Striker as a bunch of villagers were gathering around him "There he is now *slaps Adams arms* Adam come on finish up your Ramen" said Bella as Adam slurped up his noodles and saw Striker "Alright I'm coming I'm coming" he said finishing off the ramen as the duo went over to Striker who was wearing a cloak to disguise himself as he was shopping for what he'll need for his journey as everyone gathering around "Will this enough?" He asked as he showed a merchant a small piece of gold however "Hey! What are you trying to pull? This isnt money give me back my rice you theif" she yelled "Hold on chickadee how about you let this fox lady take a look" said Adam swaggering his pudgy belly over "Sure" she said as Bella took it as she and Adam studied the gold nugget "By Adams father! But this is a lump of pure gold you silly women! *Gets a glint* however its money you want, me and my associate will pay for the rice and take the nugget of your hands" said Bella smirking "Yah what you say, plus we can take this and use it to by food, now good demons tell me and my associate is there a money changer who could tell us how much this is worth? No? Alrigh now I am a excrosist and my partner is a sage, but I say three bags of rice and a pound of meat is ok, maybe even more" said Adam as Bella tapped his shoulder.
"Adam" she started as Adam saw Striker and Bomb proof walking away "Hay where are you going?" He asked as the merchant grabbed the pudgy angels arm "Hay where are you going give me my gold!" She yelled "Adam give the women the gold nugget and lets get the items" said Bella as she and Adam grabbed the items and ran to Striker and Bomb proof with the imp riding on the hell horse. "Hold it wait a minute you cant just rush off now we just met and got your rice and meat and everything is ok" said Adam puffing his cheeks off as Striker avoided the two as they picked up the pace "Come on speak up we got you some of what you need unless you are a man of few words" said Bella "Do you two ever zip it, I am a imp who only talks when needed and not when two pests are annoying me" he said "Harsh but listen we just want to thank you we were caught in that battle we saw what you did to those samurais, you fight like a demon, where did you learn how to fight like that?" Asked Adam however Bellas eyes narrowed as she tapped Adams shoulder to show what Striker was staring at seeing they were being followed by the villagers thinking the imp might have more gold.
"Smart noticing, that is what we get for showing off, may have some angel steel and will slit me and Bella and kill you with a normal steel what do you saw we give a bit of demonstration" said Adam as in a poof Bella was a full fox as Adam got on Bellas back light as a feather and she ran off as Striker pats Bomb proofs back as he took off as the villagers stopped running and frowned that there is no way to chase them…especially since one of them is a strong nine tailed fox sage.
After there escape Striker decides to camp out with Bella and Adam for the night as he explained to them what was going on and what he saw before he met them "So the blighted demon turns out to be Higarashi aka One for all what a pain meaning his adopted son Shigaraki is gonna have to take over the territory knowing Izuku he dosent want to harm the Hellborns" said Bella cooking the dinner as Striker was confused on the names but explained "I followed its trail westward through the mountains to where the samurai bandits were attacking those villagers but then…he said touching the sleeve with the blight.
"You lost it cowboy kiddo that is life, it sucks and it happens trust me when me and my wife eve were made and later kicked out of Eden I spend a extended human life on earth and seen some things *Shows the debris that was another village but now destroyed* when me and Bells came here last there must have been a flood or a landslide or a fire the only thing to know is that everybody is dead and these days there are angry ghosts all around us and its hard for my girls and some shigigami working to try to guide these ghosts but are failing as there is just to much hatred and anger" said Adam as Bella started to dish out the meal "These days in the world there are those angery ghosts dead from war, sickness, starvation and nobody cares so you say you are under curse? So is the world but you learn to suck it up" said Bella as Striker looked away "I was wrong to fight in that village…two hellhounds are dead because of me" he mumbled guilty that he killed two men as Adam scoffed "Samurai thugs, you win some you lose some it sucks but it happens" said Adam as Bella studied the bowl "Let me see that bowl please, the point we are saying everybody dies and returns to the great tapastry some now and some later" said Bella as Striker handed her the bowl as she poured some ramen into it.
"From Brothel boy and girl to the emperor I heard them say that Empress Icy star had promised an entire hill of gold to anyone who can help her live forever and avoid the grand tapestry *Studies the bowl* Beautiful bowl I have only seen one other like it" she said giving it to Striker "have you heard of the Snake imps? They said to be able to tame Hell horses with no problem and can use rifles that can kill even a angel or sinner with no issue" said Bella as the group ate there ramen as Adam spoke rudely with a full mouth "*Muffled* those imps were wiped out 500 years ago, waste they were unique among the helleborn" said Adam as Bella slapped his stomach with her tails "Adam manners, but you dont have to worry about us telling you *gives a look* right?" She asked as he raised a hand "I won't I won't, besides we got bigger fish to fry" said Adam
"*Holds out the iron ball that infected Higarashi* have you ever seen anything like this before?" He asked as both Adam and Bella hummed "Never have snaky" said Bella "It came from Higarashi, it was inside him I'm sure that it was this little ball of iron that killed him" said Striker "there is a place high in the mountains far to the west here it is where the Messiah Jesus Christ dwells and its a very dangerous place for normal Hellborns like you to enter, to enter…well you will be going to the grand taprasery sooner then normal" said Adam
"The Messiah? Who is Jesus Christ?" Asked Striker "The second Earth born son of God who chose to protect all of the angels, helleborns, sinners and Yokai" said Bella as Striker looked at the duo and continued eating.
The next morning Striker puts on his Cloak and walks with Bombproof following him as he turned and saw the sleeping forms of Adam and Bella and gave a nod as a thank you for saying with him for the night as he hops onto Bomb proofs back and walks off to continue on the journey. However neither fox nor angel were sleeping and were watching the imp walk off "We will see you there young freind" said Bella "as Adam exhaled a breath "Do you think he is the one Joseph and your Nephew saw along with the white swan?" He asked as Bella noted "My nephew Adams visions are never wrong and Joseph is a master dream seer neither are wrong" said Bella as Adam folded his arms on his belly.
"It will still hurt, I know Jesus is aware of his eventual return to the tapastry but still" he started as Bella patted his head "I know I know" she said gently.
Authors note: and that is chapter 2 and Striker is continuing West to find a cure for his blight curse and met the mysterious Adam and Bella though they seem to know more about the Messiah Jesus who watches the forest to the west
Next chapter A delivery caravan is attacked by a pack of Fox yokai with a swan like demon riding its leader Naruto only to get attacked by the towns leader Carmine as Stolas meets the mysterious swan demon rider…