[Demon's War (Recovery of Allies): Arc 13]
Year 2003 the Light has soon appeared and the newly born girl has shined over the humanity's responsibility.
The birth that once appeared had been now unknown for the entire Human Society and her existence was yet unknown, nor was it seen.
With the born girl's full-caring personality from baby's perspective, this girl was sent onto the Planet Earth to secretly live a Human's Life, without even herself knowing what she truly was.
Now, in the year 2019 the first human coming in contact with this girl was a 16 year old Teenager boy, who had become the next Substitute-Duelist and the ally of the potential future Godess.
Through the year of their meeting, the Substitute-Duelist never understood why her existence was so important and even before he managed to understand, his promises to keep her protected was a significant shock.
Due to this girl's crooked knowledge about herself, even herself couldn't believe what a mere human had spoken, but until now, year 2020, this teenager had held his promise straight and never let go, but due to the accident of her ally falling and seeing her 'killed', the teenager gave into his inhumane actions, and the first appearence of the disordered 'Fiend' all he had seen was a revenge over this girl's 'killer'.
But then, in sudden appearence, after this teenager finally broke the seal that kept his humanity hidden, the Demon God himself appeared out of nowhere and claimed that he'll use the power of both, The Semi-Godess and the Substitute-Duelist, for himself and without wasting time, the two teenager were both held, unconscious in Demon God's palm, taken to the underworld.
But due to the Demon God not being aware, his own son, known as the Half-Demon entered the underworld and was put under a difficult responsibility...
....Katorishi Codey, his hatred toward father was seen and as much as his fear prevailed over, he never let go of his allies.
In the unexpected, this Half-Demon promised himself to bring back, both Kirashito Ayuka the Semi-Godess and Shinkaku Timoshī the Substitute-Duelist to once again see Humanity.... To achieve this goal, his journey will be hard, long and with the Demon God in front of him, he's aware that his risks of entering the underworld might ended up in fighting his own father.....
[Underworld - Jail Cell Entrance Gate - Friday, 1:26 p.m.]
Kiyoshi who had been surprised at what Tsuneo has released was patiently waiting to hopefully see what had happened.
At once Tsuneo's aura continued to flash up in the air as it was spinning and then soon straightened. In instantanous moment, his body grew and his hair became a bit longer at where his clothes rippled around his body and caused him to hold a newly made katana that had been surprisingly longer than expected. "W-what the hell is that monstrosity? Have you just grew up for a few years?" At concern about Tsuneo's form, Kiyoshi stepped to the side.
"Apparently you have similar position in Symbolism like the rest of your creed. It's mightly surprising." Kiyoshi spoke after seeing Tsuneo quite intimidating at his expressing emotion. "Does it really tend to use so much of one's Symbolism to just transform twice a day. At such times, I really would prefer if I'd been a normal Duelist. God, this mankind technique is absolutely brain eating." Spoke Tsuneo, looking at the held sword while taking a sigh. "To test your worthiness, is it necessary for one to call it out? It's a bit 'misjudging' for when it requires such actions." With a decently humble laugh, Kiyoshi had no idea of what he was up against.
A slight lean of the head curled into Kiyoshi's head. "Apparently it does. But, it feels a bit different than how I usually feel. I can't even understand how was I never before able to use such technique twice a day. Thankfully, that's not the case now. But it still won't keep me at bay to slaughter you. It's rather 'amusing' wouldn't you say? Just like you stupid Demons love to devour humankind? It truly makes up an interesting experience." While eating Kiyoshi's nerves and patience, it soon awoke him to beserk with utterance. "So, you're one of those types. They become old and then they just improvise drama with their hopes of having unlimited power. So many people are identical, this is why I never saw them as allies in my days." Spoke Kiyoshi when dragging out his sword perfectly still and hilted it in front. "Then, the other option, to kill them. That's much more entertaining!" With a flashy dash forward, Kiyoshi appeared in front of Tsuneo and appeared a few inches off the feet, bent knees and raised arm.
Without wasting any more time, Kiyoshi slashed down with an echo humbling through the canyons at which point Tsuneo immediately slashed his sword upward in defense when easily disappearing from the spot and letting Kiyoshi to drop onto the floor, forcing him to lose the sight of him.
To hopefully find his opponent, Kiyoshi looked around, but nobody appeared around, until the moment of when a shadow appeared high above the air and dropped down with head first. "There you are!" Kiyoshi immediately slashed upward, but on contact his opponent pressed his own blade along Kiyoshi's and then slid it all the way to the handle to where he continued the cut with an oblique shift to which it dugged and pierced through Kiyoshi's left side of the skin.
Tsuneo landed in a crouch and immediately raised a severe look at which point he immediately stabbed the sword through Kiyoshi's stomach and unleashing a tense burst of pressure, which easily threw Kiyoshi backward, near the pitfall's edge.
With blood squirking from Kiyoshi's body and pierced stomach, he was falling into anger and annoyance, when fixing his position and then immediately noticed Tsuneo dashing directly at him. "What a fool!" Kiyoshi slashed in with a spout of energy when Tsune quickly stopped in front of him with a sturdy slide and reached with his right palm onto the sword's flat.
Kiyoshi's sword clashed onto Tsuneo's own and released a powerful pressure, which once again spun itself around the two bodies. "You're a lunatic." Tsuneo spit out saliva and immediately stabbed forward, but to avoid getting killed, Kiyoshi immediately moved his head to the side and felt the katana cutting over Tsuneo's right shoulder, by hoping to keep the pain hidden within his thoughts, Kiyoshi immediately bent his knee and kicked it ahead.
Luckily Tsuneo managed to notice an offensive attack to where Tsuneo bulked up his right arm and immediately tensed his muscles, blocking the knee while getting his body pummeled backward.
Due to not a dead on hit, Tsuneo was unharmed and only twisted his wrist and returned a powerful punch which forced Kiyoshi to lose consciousness for a mere second. But right in that instance, Tsuneo quickly grabbed the back of his head with his right hand and pulled it down toward his knee, causing Kiyoshi's head to get smashed into the knee and because of such movement, Kiyoshi's head got bounced back up and then immediately noticed a white glow after the fogginess faded away.
Tsuneo twisted his sword and immediately slashed obliquely from left to right at which point the blade cut Kiyoshi's neck, causing his sight of view to soon face up at the Hell-ish sky.
The head flew above the floor and down toward the lava pit.
Kiyoshi's eyes were overwhelmingly surprised when seeing an intimidating body standing at the top near the edge, holding a sharp blade to which continued and look down upon him. "You damn bastard! Our Lord will demand your life to Hell! You will regret every single event of today's life! I promise that you'll be murdered and crushed to death! You'll see!!!" At that point, Kiyoshi's head dropped into lava and instantly melted, Kiyoshi kicked the remaining body down into the lava pit and calmly closed his eyes and turned around at which point he walked for the entrance gate, leaving his killed opponent behind.
[Planet Earth - Innerlight City - City Center - Friday, 1.27 p.m.]
Sakami and the rest of them were standing in the Center, waiting for Zero to soon hopefully finish opening the portal. "It doesn't look good. She's been standing there and we can safely assume she only managed to open the portal for about 35%. We still don't know what's going down there at the bottom and if she doesn't hurry, then there's a lot for us to worry." Spoke Midori, while facing at Zero, fully stressed alongside others. "You shouldn't worry much, we just have to hope that our allies are still alive down there. Besides, I trust Codey and others, I don't believe they'll be killed that easily." At Kanji's smile instantly, something triggered his unknown reaction.
"Wait! What about Kylin and the others at the Guild's Hospital. We haven't had any reports back. Are they still all right?" Kanji questioned at which point he was a bit stressed. "Don't worry. There were no Demons who had managed to reach the interior, only the outdoors had been put under a great defeat. I've looked around and Saraki was the only one who still managed to survive." Explained Ellie to which point he shifted his wrist. "Besides. There's many more of those Duelists there, so even if they were caught by Demon's blood lust, there should be enough protection to keep them alive. As stupid as it sounds, I believe every Demon has been killed from the City, I'll glady say, that this was pretty much a victory, only a few Demons are roaming around the City. But they're munching over human's bodies and are being kept by the free flesh." While Ellie continued to explain the further explanations, the rest turned back toward Zero. "But it's still better if some of us go there." With a calm saying, Sakami stepped at the front. "What are you talking about?" Ume who believed that Sakami was just acting up stepped near her. "Me and Kanji will go back to the Guild's Hospital and then seek the status near it. We'll report back - But I'm sure Kylin and the others have survived, I believe that Jun successfully managed to heal them, and if she didn't... Then... Then I can't say much, as I am not sure myself to what would happen." Explained Sakami while looking at the rest and prepared to go. "I see... I guess that's good enough. Either way, there's enough people here already, and due to the low amount of Demons, I don't believe we won't need to worry about anyone else dying." Added Ume, calm.
"Correct. Either way, the sooner us two go, the sooner our reports will come." Without any wasted time, Sakami and Kanji both ran through the city and prepared to return to the Guild's Hospital.
[Planet Earth - Innerlight City - Innerlight City's Guild (Hospital Area) - Friday, 1.27 p.m.]
Shin, Ryoko were both standing at the bed while facing at Jun who just opened up Kylin's dress and quickly moved her palms above her heart, gently releasing a soft energy which was spread through Kylin's body. "Come on, come on. You've gotta hold on tight." Jun's face was stressed, while the gentle sweat began to drip down her skin. "Please, just stay strong."
"I-I didn't know that such status has been put on your Duelists. So many of you have died and your 'doctor' is doing her best to recover at least one life!" Claimed Ryoko, who could barely understand why so many people have died. "Miss. Jun, how is our status?" Shin questioned, holding his chin and trying to stay calm. By making an upset face, she immediately stopped recovering. "I-I can't do anything. I'm afraid, Kaori.... Nobuyuku and Kylin won't be able to survive... I'm almost guaranteed. My recovery cannot produce enough of its regeneration...." While Jun knew that Kaori and Nobuyuku were unable to be healed, she couldn't do much about Kylin. "There must be something that could work out, could it not?" Shin questioned, while unable to think of a solution. "No... I've already tried every 'regeneration spell' and none of them have worked... I'm afraid, these three won't be able to see the sun ever again." When Jun gently dropped her hand onto Kylin she had immediately spoke. "I'm sorry. I cannot stop the Overflow of the Blood." But as soon as she spoke, Kylin loudly began to cough, while a sweat continued to drip down.
Due to such event, the rest were caught at surprise. Jun immediately looked at Kylin who seemed to have had a horrible fever. "Miss. Jun!" Called Ryoko, looking at him. Without wasting time, Jun immediately began to heal again. "Kylin.... She.... Quick! Bring me a towel, now! Her body temperature seems to have been dropping generally quickly! I might of have been unable to heal Kaori or Nobuyuku's injury! But there's still a chance that we can save Kylin! Hurry up!"
Without wasting time Shin and Ryoko both ran for the nearest towel.
"Just a little bit longer, Kylin. I know you can hear me. Tighten the pain and control your breathing!" And while Kylin's closed eyes were constantly sensing pain, she listened to what Jun managed to say.
To be continued...