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Chapter 60 - Chapter 60- A Dance With The Devil

Azreal Infiltrates The Flame Faction, And His Dance With The Devil Begins Now!!!

Azreal Throws Three Shuriken Toward Jason To Which He Wards Off With His Katana…

Then Suddenly Aria Separates Herself From Her Physical Body And Phases Through Space And Time…

She Then Enters Azreal's Body But Only Temporarily As Kaida Then Summons Flames On Her Right Palm And Knocks Azreal Out Of The Dojo And Into The Streets Of The Flame Faction…

Many Other Citizens Of The Faction Converge Their Attention Toward The Unexpected Intruder, All Running Away…

Azreal Then Stands Up, As He Summons The Cursed Weapon "shinbatsu" A Cursed Weapon Specifically Made To Counter Angels Such As Aria Herself…

Azreal Then Attaches It To The Long Chains On His Right Arm And Then Tosses Down A Smoke Bomb…

Aria Then Activates Her tamashi-shi(Soul Sight) In An Attempt To See Through The Smoke… However…

Aria(Internally): Damn It, The Smoke's Blocking My Technique… It Must Be Something Made To Counter My Technique!

Jason(Thinking/Serious): I've Gotta Lure Him Out Of The Village So I Can Go All Out And Make Sure No One Gets Killed!

Then Azreal Swings His Weapon Through The Smoke As It Then Cuts Aria's Stomach!!!

Aria(Internally): Damn!!! It's Leaving Behind Chaos Energy In My Wound And Nulling My-

Then Azreal Appears In Front Of Aria And Throws A Punch Which Aria Blocks And Tries To Counterattack…

But Then Azreal Disappears Briefly…

Jason's Eyes Begin Darting Around The Area Looking For Azreal…

Jason(Internally): Dammit, I Can't Sense His Presence Because He Doesn't Have Any Spirit Energy…

Suddenly, Azreal Appears And Disappears All Around Them…

Jason(Internally): He's Moving So Fast And Creating Afterimages To-

Then Azreal Appears In Front Of Jason And Grabs His Face…

Aria(Shouting): Dammit!!!

Azreal With His Unnatural Strength Then Throws Jason Through Five Homes And Outside Of The Village And Follows Behind Him…

Jason Braces Himself As Azreal Sends Out His Chains Toward Jason And Manages To Wrap Them Around Him…

Azreal Pulls Jason Toward Himself And Prepares To Throw A Punch, But…

Azreal(Internally): Hmmm!

Jason's Katana Flashes… His Eyes Flicker With Determination As He Feels The Chains Tighten Around Him.

He Lets His Body Flow With The Momentum Of Being Pulled Forward Instead Of Resisting, Using The Force To Propel His Katana Outward In A Spinning Arc.

Azreal's Eyes Widen, Unexpected Of Jason's Quick Counter.

In A Swift, Fluid Motion Jason's Katana Sliced Through The Chains…

Azreal(Internally): He Imbued His Katana With His Chaos Energy And Used His Telekinetic Abilities To Manipulate The Blade Into Slicing Right Through The Chains… Impressive.

Then Azreal Looks Above Him To See Flaming Stones Falling Toward Him…

Kaida(Serious): Inferno Technique: Flaming Stone Storm!!!

Jason(Internally, Serious): Kaida Was Absorbing The Smoke From That Smoke Bomb And Used The Stones On The Ground To Send The Stones Over Here.

The Stones Then Hit Azreal Knocking Him Down Toward The Ground…

Jason Waste's No Time And Summons A Black Hole In His Palm, And Fly's Down Toward Azreal…

Jason(Shouting): You Ready Aria?!

Aria(Shouting): Yep!

Aria Then Teleports Right Next To Jason And Puts Her Hand Below His, And Summons An Angelic Halo Around His Black Hole…

Then The Halo Summons Divine Flames Which Encase The Black Hole, And Lets Out A Screeching Noise That Sound Around The Entire Area…

Jason&Aria(Serious): Tentai Saiyaku no Jutsu(Celestial Catastrophe Technique)!!!

Jason And Aria Then Fire Off The Spiraling Sphere Toward Azreal Which Connects To His Torso, As Space Around The Area Begins To Warp And Distort…

The Sphere Sends Azreal Flying Back Several Hundred Meters As It Then Bursts Causing A Citywide Explosion And Destroys Almost The Entire Landscape…

The Ground Beneath Them Shook As The Devastating Attack From Jason And Aria Detonated. The Spiraling Energy Swallowed Azreal, Sending Shockwaves That Ripped Through The Area…

Dust And Debris Swirled In The Air, Obscuring The Battlefield.

Jason And Aria Levitated In The Air, Panting As Their Bodies Trembled With Exhaustion.

Jason(Shallow Breathing): That Couldn't Have Finished Him Off… He's Definitely Sti-

Suddenly, A Dark Presence Emerged From The Cloud Of Debris.

Azreal Stepped Out From The Smoke, His Body Batterer But Far From Defeated…

His Mask Shattered Revealing Only The Top Right Part Of His Face, His Eye Gazed At Jason With A Malevolent Intensity…

blood Dripping Out From His Mouth, While The Tool Shinbatsu Pulsed Violently In His Hand.

Aria(Grunting): Damn, He's Still Not-?!

Jason Slowly Turns To His Side To See Aria Cough Up Blood…

Jason(Concerned, Panicked): Aria-

Jason(Gasping): ?!

He Looks Down To See The Shinbatsu Penetrating Her Stomach!!!

Jason(Confused): When Did He-

Then Azreal Moves So Fast With Speeds Resembling Teleportation, And Ends Up Behind Jason…

Jason Then Tries To Bring Up His Katana, But Azreal Moved Even Faster Than Jason Could React…

Azreal Then Pulls A Dagger From His Belt And He Then Stabs Jason Through The Neck…

Blood Gushing Out As Jason Then Coughs Up Blood… And In A Desperate Attempt To Survive, Jason Reaches For The Blade As Azreal Pulls Out Another Dagger And Stabs Jason Repeatedly Through The Chest, Arms And Legs…

He Then Picks Jason Up By His Head And Then Slams Him Head First Into The Ground Which Causes The Ground Beneath Them And All Around Them To Crack…

Azreal(Internally): You're A Devil And Yet You Try So Desperately To Cling To You're "Humanity" That You Refuse To Use Malum's Power…

Azreal(Internally, Disappointed): Had You Done That… You And You're Friend Would've Stood More Of A Chance.

Azreal Then Looks Over To Aria Who Is Unconscious, And Scoffs… As He Then Wraps His Chains Around Jason's Arms And Picks Him Up, And Vanishes…

Meanwhile Back In The Flame Faction…

Kaida Runs Through The Streets Unknowing Of What Had Just Happened, And Stops At A Rather, Unsettling Sight…

Kaida(Gasping): ?!

Kaida Looks Down To See Aaliyah And Selene Unconscious…

Kaida(Gasping): Ms Aaliyah… Ms Selene… Dammit, Who The Hell Was That Guy?!

Then Ayane Rushes Up Behind Kaida…

Ayane(Confused): What Happened Here?!!

Kaida(Urgent): Someone Infiltrated The Village And Attacked Us And Knocked Out Miss Aaliyah And Miss Selene, Their Wounds Aren't Fatal, Could You Please Carry Them Over To The Infirmary? I Have To Go Find Jason And Miss Aria!

Ayane(Nodding): Of Course!

Kaida Then Rushes Outside Of The Village And Heads Over To The Now Decimated Landscape…

Half An Hour Passes As She Finally Reaches The Landscape To See The Mass Destruction Caused By The Recent Confrontation.

Kaida(Grunting): Dammit! I'm Too Late…

Kaida(Gasping): Oh?!!

Kaida Looks Down To See Aria Lying Face Down On The Ground With The "Shinbatsu"Still Through Her Chest…

Kaida(Shouting): Miss Aria!!!

Kaida Jumps Down And Rushes Over To Aria And Drops To Her Knees As Rolls Aria Over On Her Backside…

She Puts Her Face On Aria's Chest To Try And Find Any Signs Of Life…

Kaida(Internally, Urgent): Her Heart's Still Beating But This Wound Is Fatal… What Kind Of Weapon Is This?! It's Nullifying Aria's Regenerative Abilities!

Suddenly, Aria Wakes Up As Her Breathing Is Shallow While She Tries To Force Herself To Speak.

Aria(Grunting, Shallow Breathing): H- He— He Took, Ja- Jason!

Kaida(Urgent): I'm Pretty Sure I Have Somewhat Of An Idea Where He Took Him… But I Have To Tend To Your Wound Or You'll Die!

Aria(Grunting): Pull It Out And-

Kaida(Nodding): I Know What To Do, Just Don't Speak For Now, Or You'll Lose More Blood!

Kaida Then Pulls Out Shinbatsu And Throws It… And Then Summons Flames In Her Palms Which She Then Hovers Her Hands Over Aria's Wound…

Aria's Wound Then Begins To Close And Heal Up Slowly…

**Five Hours Later**

Jason's Eyes Slowly Open, As He Blinks And Darts His Blurred Eyes Around An Unfamiliar Room…

He Looks Behind Himself To See His Arms Wrapped In Magic Sealing Chains And A Sigil Seal Tag On His Back And His Mouth…

His Vision Clears Up As He See's An Unfamiliar Figure Clad In A Striking Red And Black Haori With Red And Black Checkered Pattern's…

His Face Sharp And Unwavering, Is Partially Obscured By The Rooms Dim Lighting, But Jason Immediately Notices A Burn Mark Over His Left Eye, A Jagged Scar Of Old Pain. His Black Hair Hanging From Just Above His Brows…

And To The Left Of The Room Leaning Up Against The Black Brick Wall Stands Azreal…

Hotoke(Grim): Which One Of You Am I Speaking With Right Now?

The Interrogation Begins!!!

To Be Continued In Chapter Sixty-One…