The Village Disciples

FURUSATO VILLAGE

In the mossy castle of Furusato, Gimu can be seen walking towards the throne hall. Opening the giant door to enter the said room-- Gimu immediately took notice of Regashi expectantly sitting on his throne.

"Ah! There you are, Gimu." Stated Regashi, now acknowledging the presence of Gimu.

Gimu then walked in front of the throne and kneeled, "What do you wish for me, my lord." Being called in by Regashi was fairly common for the Furusato members, most of the time it was Regashi sending them out on missions, retrieving or killing listed people.

"Recently, we spotted a man with abilities that could potentially hassle us in the near future-- I'm having you and Shototsu either retrieve him or kill him, depending on his co-operation. I'd send Itami and Doryoku, but this man seems to be skilled in combat-- making me rethink that approach."

In response, Gimu answered with a quick 'yes, my lord.' Then stood up, before Gimu could turn back-- Regashi stopped him, "I suppose it would be smart for me to tell you where and how to reach him."

Gimu then looked at Regashi in the eyes, "Very well."

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"*Pant* *Pant*-- Did I lose him?" 

A large, abandoned stone building was currently filled with blood and dead warriors. The hallways and rooms appear like they're straight out of a nightmare, stained to the ceiling in dripping crimson blood.

A warrior could also be seen limping throughout the building, attempting to find an exit to this wretched building. 'What the hell even happened!? We were told to check the place, not to be sent to our deaths by some demon!'

The current state of the warrior was anything but healthy, his armor was torn apart and broken, his leg was also cut clean off-- leaving a bloody nub in its place, he could only limp along the walls of each long and dark hallway. Every once and awhile, he'd occasionally step in some dark liquid that he couldn't make out in the darkness.

As he was limping through one of the long hallways, a red light shined-- with the light dimming, a red circle that's as tall as a human and as wide as a man, with various markings and cursed letters was spotted. The warrior's eyes widened in fear as a leg started to come out of the circle, then followed another leg, presenting the upper body of a person, stepping out of the circle. 

These circles are well known as 'Pentagrams'.

The man who appeared had crimson red hair, a black suit that exposed the right side of his torso, as well as having two small, red, pentagrams on his palms. Identifying the man, the warrior attempted to flee but being slowed by his current condition.

The red-haired man then raised his palm in the direction of the warrior, making the pentagram in his palm shine. Another pentagram appeared in front of the warrior, making him stop dead in his tracks. Before the warrior could even think, a spike protruded out of the pentagram and impaled the warrior in the solar plexus(Abdomen).

The pentagram then disappeared, making the warrior and the spike lodged in his chest fall to the ground immediately. As the warrior was blacking out-- he could see the red-haired man walking closer and closer, then raising his foot over the warrior's head, proceeding to slam his foot down as it then cuts to black.

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"Is this the spot?"

Gimu and Shototsu were standing outside of a stone building, looking at the building-- they noticed that it had no windows, only open slots in the walls. "I don't know, but it wouldn't hurt to check," Gimu responded to Shototsu's question.

Walking through the already opened entrance of the stone building, they immediately noted the strong stench that coated the inside of the building, "Well, great. We were either delivered to an insane murderer or he's already dead," Gimu irritably stated, making Shototsu shiver a bit.

"Alright, as we continue-- I'm expecting you to use your weird mystical powers or whatever Regashi said you had. He's most likely testing you, hence sending you here with me." Gimu hypothesized, making Shototsu hesitantly nod.

As the two walked through each hallway, entering every individual room-- they never overlooked the horrid amount of blood, making them even more aware and on guard. They then entered a hallway that contained a dead body of a man that was missing a leg and had a spike going through his abdomen. 

"Something is telling me that we are in a trap, is that wrong to think?" Gimu asked Shototsu, only getting a small grunt in agreement.

"It wouldn't be smart to stay, lets lea-*SHING*" Gimu and Shototsu barely managed to dodge an incoming attack, at the end of the dark hallway-- multiple red glows appeared, shortly after-- red pentagrams shot out of the shadows, each targeted at the duo.

Gimu quickly pulled out his sword that attained markings all over the blade as Shototsu put his hands up, some visible wind started to take form around his hands. (Aerokinesis.)

Gimu's sword started to glow a visible blue aura as he then started using the sword to maneuver and block the incoming attacks, Shototsu began using wind to push off and redirect most of the pentagrams-- making them crash into the surrounding walls and ceiling.

Stepping out of the shadows, a man with crimson red hair was noticed by the duo. "This must be the guy Regashi informed us about." Shototsu guessed, making Gimu nod in response.

"I suggest you submit before you die." The red-haired man warned, making a tick mark appear on Gimu's head,

"Who do you think you are to order us around!?"

The red-haired man then raised both of his hands and crossed them in an x-shape, making his palms face outwards-- his face also being in the middle of the shape,

"I am Yuso: Lucifer's successor."

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Hey! I hope you enjoyed this chapter, this chapter introduced a new character; Yuso! More information on his will be held in future chapters, if you want to find out more-- Stay tuned!

Have a great day!

Peace - Cr1ticalz_