Then there was silence. Ash fell from the sky, painting a gray along the city streets. Akuro fell to his knees, exhaustion taking him over as he tried to catch his breath.
"What... the fuck was that thing?"
"A demon. Why are you surprised? If there are gods there are sure to be the opposite." Darius spoke.
"I'm not surprised they exist, I just don't know why it came after me."
"It kept ranting about how you have the aura of someone he knows. Maybe it's because of your dark aptitude?"
Akuro threw his head back in a frustrated groan. 'Can't I just live in peace and watch anime and all hat good shit without these assholes all coming after me just because I'm strong?' He complained in his head.
"Well, it's a good thing we had this dagger then, aye? Otherwise we'd of been in a pretty big bind." Darius laughed.
"Yeah, sure." Akuro was too tired to care or laugh. "Ironic, the weapon you were given to killed me ended up saving me."
"I'd say. You trust me now?"
"Eh, we'll see."
"Seriously? Screw off."
Akuro smiled, too exhausted to laugh. Darius walked up to Akuro, placing his hand in his shoulder. "Here, this should help." Darius sent his aura through his hand into Akuro's body. Thought Akuro's Aura Cloak had faded, black marks still covered his body where his wounds were, working to heal his body. At first the healing process was slow but now that Darius had shared his aura, the process was sped up by a large degree.
When he felt that he'd recovered enough, Akuro rose to his feet, stretching. He took in the destruction around them, sirens blaring in the distance.
"Oi, well this may be bad." Akuro said.
"You think? Cuz I think that might be worse." Darius pointed down the street and Akuro turned to see Inari storming toward them, an enraged expression on her face.
"Oh boy." Akuro said simply.
"This'll be fun." Darius said as he began to call his aura and go invisible.
"Chill, Darius, I don't think the she wants to fight." Akuro said.
"Oh well, that's a pretty intimidating resting-bitch-face then, cuz it sure as hell seems like she's out for blood." Darius said, letting his aura fade.
"Who the hell are you?!" Inari yelled accusingly.
"Umm, your future boyfriend?" Akuro joked.
"Not a good idea to poke the angry bear, man. Women are scary, ya know." Darius warned.
"Shut the fuck up, both of you! Seriously, who are you really?" Inari said angrily, "why did that demon come after you? It makes no sense of you're just a deity like the rest of us there is no reason that demon would've had to go after you! Who or what are you?"
"Look," Akuro groaned, "I honestly have no clue why that thing came after me, but he's dead now, aight? We killed it."
"What?" Inari asked, dumbstruck.
"Not very bright, are we? Look around you, ya dumb red-head." Darius spoke, waving his hand at the destroyed city and the falling ash. "Cuz the city just falls apart on its own."
"I know you fought it, I'm not stupid!" Inari growled, "I just didn't know you killed it, to be honest, with how much pressure it had I'm surprised either of you are alive." She looked at Darius, "Especially you."
"Hey, what's that supposed to mean? I'm the one who delivered the killing blow. See I'm the brains of the operation, this powerhouse over here is just the brawn."
"Shut up or I will kill you." Akuro threatened.
"How did you kill it?" Inari asked in shock.
"That's a secret I'd like to keep, actually. We can't trust you."
"We?" Inari turned to Akuro. "You really teamed up with this idiot?"
Akuro shrugged. "He's useful."
"I don't know about you but I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him." She said.
"When did I say I trusted him?"
Darius glared at Akuro. "I'm standing right here, asshole."