Yes, her prey was none other than the black haired teenager. To think a devil not even reincarnated one week after she killed him had the audacity to face her was an insult to her persona.
She is Perse, the daughter of the most feared monster of Greece! How can such a lowly being even move a finger under her presence!?
"I won't let you walk away from this. " She repeated herself as her body was slowly healing itself, the tail she possessed started to shed the damaged skin.
"Mark my words scum, you'll be my prey soon enough. "
"So we meet again. "
"Huh?" As he heard a voice, Shinji opened his eyes. He was not in the alley where he faced Perse anymore, nor in any place he knew of.
The teenager was now in an unknown place, his body floating there as he looked around him, only to see the nothingness surrounding him.
"You impress me young one, it's not every day I meet someone fond of making the same mistake of being stabbed twice. "
As a voice resonated throughout the void, a ray of light emitted in the distance, growing brighter to the point where the black hair teen had to cover his eyes for a moment.
"You…" Mumbled Shinji as he recalled the being in front of him. "You are the one from last time, aren't you?"
"Yes, it appears you do remember me. " The voice spoke once again.
"Although it looks like we have a bond, it is not strong enough for us to communicate without you being asleep. "
"Wait, you said I'm asleep? But how? I remember being stabbed by that woman so Himejima-san could strike her down. " The teenager was confused, the last thing he recalled was his friend raining down lighting to the monster he was holding, then blackout from the blood loss.
"It looks like one of your teammates has found a way to save you before you die out of your own recklessness. " The entity responded.
"Although it is a good thing. I wouldn't want my new partner to die before we could even talk properly.
"
"Partner? What do you mean with-" At that moment the world shook, loud noises echoing throughout the void.
"It looks like our meetings are of brief moments child, we must make this quick. "
Another quake has made itself known throughout the space the teen was in. 'Damn! I have a lot to ask this thing, but it looks like I don't have much time.
' He gave great thought to what his question should be. "What's going on? How come all the devils, angels, monsters and everything else that was just a story tale not a week ago is real now?"
"Hmm, so that's your question. " The entity thought out loud.
"But was it always a tale? Tell me, young one, have you never even thought of how all the creatures that gave life to the heroes you read in books appeared so real to you? The ones that teach words of forgiveness and understanding or the ones that with their might subdued even the biggest empires?"
As if accompanying what the being was speaking of, another boom echoed throughout the void.
"Because there are things you can't see with your naked eyes at first doesn't mean they don't exist, young one. "
"Then what are you? If you're as real as you claim, what exactly are you that I can't see you?" Shinji asked.
"There are questions that must be answered when the time comes, child. " The voice responded as the light where it came from started to dissipate.
"But I will tell you to not fear me, as I am just your companion throughout the journey you have ahead of you. "
"The hell does that mean?-" The void started to crack, light penetrating the darkness that was surrounding the teenager as it got brighter.
As a sun ray penetrated through the curtains of a room, a boy snapped open his eyes after the dream he just had.
"Companion. .
. the hell he meant by that.
" He tried to give thought to the last words only for it to be in vain. Rubbing his eyes, he looked up only to find the ceiling of his bedroom.
"Looks like he was right when he said I was sleeping. " He commented.
"Anyway, it's weird my alarm didn't ring. I programmed it to ring every morni-" As Shinji extended his left hand to check out what was the problem with his alarm, he felt his hand touch something, something soft.
As any normal person, he checked to see what it was. Thinking it was just a pillow he squished it again, only for it to emit a sound as a response.
Scared, he slowly turned his head to the source of it, only to find a figure covered under the sheets of his bed, his hand groping a ball of some sorts.
"Hmm. " The sheets seemed to have responded to his touch, several movements surged from it.
As if a matter of instinct two pairs of hands came out of said sheets to remove it, there was a girl with raven hair. She yawned and scratched her sleepy eyes a couple of times as she raised herself to a sitting position in the bed.
As if noticing a certain shocked boy looking at her, she turned her head to his direction and offered him a smile. "Good morning, Kouki-kun.
" She finally said.
"A-A-A-A-" Shinji's mind was blocked as his brain stopped working. His eyes were wide open to the point they looked like they would pop out of their eye pockets, his mouth would perfectly fit a ball because of how wide it was open.
His eyes trailing the soft skin of his company in bed, her raven hair and how it went down to her naked waist, making her look like a painting even the best artists would kill to create.
His eyes were also darting to a certain place where two melon-like objects were situated, accompanied by a certain someone that was rather happy this kind of encounter kept happening.
"Hmm?" The intruder tilted her head as she watched her partner. "I think I broke the clock last night dragging you here, but it's getting kinda late.