"The Hunter clan was the only clan that were well versed in fighting the demon and is said to possess the weapon that was used to split it into four different bodies. Ashirok swore vengeance on your clan before he was sealed. A prophecy concerning this was popular in the old day but is now lost to legend. "In the distant future, the bane of the Hunter shall rise again. 'The Bane will take a bride of the Hunter. The Hunter shall become the Hunted' I still remember it like yesterday." Gaia recited the prophecy.
"So in a nutshell, this thing is going to marry Martha?" Naruto said, earning a glare from John and a punch from Gaia.
"And then you came along, a human that can drag Ashirok out of its victim. I think fate brought you here for a purpose."
"Pfft, fate… That bitch just can't get over me." Naruto jumped up from the bed.
"How can I protect my sister Gaia-san? I'll do anything. I'll lay down my life to keep her safe. I'll be your slave forever-"
"No problem then. I can't guarantee I'll keep you safe but I'll try. After all, I can only protect what's right in front of me."
"Alright, Naruto. You're not doing this alone."
"If there's any way I can help-"
"The sword used to divide Ashirok will be of great aid in our possession."
"Unfortunately, I don't know where it is but I've seen it once when I was a kid."
"OK. For now, your mission is to find that sword, John."
"What about me?"
"You'll be our knight."
"A knight… I like it."
John looked between Naruto and Gaia and couldn't help but thank them from the bottom of his heart. "Thank you both. If we survive this, I'll owe you a debt of a lifetime."
"Yeah, you do, John."
"Naruto!"
(Flashback end)
"Gaia-san, it's all done," Martha beamed
"Oh, that was fast."
"It was ready minutes ago. You seemed deep in thought and I didn't want to disturb you."
Gaia chuckled before she pushed Martha down on a chair and sat on the other one across the table. She smiled at her and dug in, commenting on her cooking skills.
"What about them?" Martha asked, pointing her chopsticks at Naruto and John who were having the battle of their life.
"Finally! A worthy opponent."
"I will not be defeated on my day off!"
Gaia watched both boys push each other around, hitting their respective controllers rapidly. Both men, when serious, are a sight to behold but when a controller is in their hands… they are back to being teenagers. "Nah, I don't think food is important to them right now."
(Scene Change: Somewhere in Europe.)
"This is depressing."
Two green orbs blinked as fair fingers hit the power button, putting his phone to sleep mode. The increase in crime rate was alarming and a few kids at the church were affected too and that was a big no-no for him. Nobody messes with the kids in the church. He dipped his hands into his pocket and pulled out a… Muffin of all things before he entered the rundown building.
The man scratched his blonde hair as he walked into the building munching on the muffin with a satisfied look on his face, ignoring the bloodstains and disembodied parts on the floor. He walked into the dark rundown building filled with the stench of evil without a worry.
The blonde-haired man opened his palms and light energy sizzled into life on his hands, illuminating the room. He whistled looking around seeing the stairs beside the wall and followed the path the stairs led to. An old ringtone garnered his attention as he dug his hand into his pocket and fished out his phone.
"mn-Fhellow-mn," He said while munching on a good chunk of the muffin in his hand.
"Dulio! I thought I told you this was a co-op.?!" A voice from the other end of the phone yelled.
"I know but it'll take a while for me to get used to working with her…" He replied and took another bite from the snack.
"I swear I'm going to ban muffins one-"
The blonde-haired man now named Dulio, cut the lady off and switched off his phone. Nobody, and he meant NOBODY, threatens muffins in his presence.
The logical side of him told him to wait for reinforcement but the wild side told him to go see how powerful the so-called SS-rank demon was.
With his mind made up, he took a deep breath and yelled, "Hello! Mr. Evil? Where are you?"
The man literally stumbled in the dark while searching for the so-called Mr. Evil.
He sighed before he created a circle with his hands and blew air into it, creating a huge bubble that burst into tiny bubbles as they flew around the coliseum lighting it up.
The bubbles gathered around a feminine figure in the distance and his eyes widened to epic proportions when he saw who it was… His mother.
"Hello, son," She replied.
"M-mother? Is T-That you? H-how is this p-po-possible?" Dulio stuttered, his lips quivered as he drew closer to her.
Tears threatened to fall off his face. His mother had her hands wide open with the warmest smile on her face. Dulio stood there, his muscles paralysed and his mother walked up to him within his personal space. She held him in a tight embrace before she coughed up blood and looked below.
Dulio's hands went through her heart and out.
"Cut the illusion crap and come out and face me like a real man- err, demon," He said, fishing out another muffin as the entire coliseum shook lightly and disintegrated into dust.
"You've been a bad demon but messing with the kids in the church was your biggest mistake." He said before he clapped his hands and sent out an all-direction wave of light energy.
A purple mist-like demon screeched as it shielded itself with its hands.
"Sacred Gear Bearer!" It hissed. "How is this possible?" It asked.
"What?"
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