Burn It All

Aeropolis circuit, Avesta 7, Heaven

The track was packed with spectators, the big day had finally arrived, the engines were roaring at top speed, the screams of the fans were somehow even louder, the best warriors had shown up and were putting on an insane show for their captive audience. The day had finally arrived, the mythical Aeropolis 500 had begun, one of the toughest annual competitions in the world, the Blaze Of Glory Wings League, one of the most extreme and therefore most watched sports Heaven has to offer. For the best warriors of the sky, one motto stood above all else, a true warrior must be prepared for absolutely anything, and the Blaze Of Glory Wings competition league was born to show the limits of how true this was. The competition was unique on this occasion, 500 laps of the Aeropolis circuit, a circuit designed to put a new and different test in each lap, the distribution of the circuit almost never changes for the better, the best 50 warriors who were not in the front lines at the time, the same monsters were allowed to attack each other, after all a warrior had to be prepared for anything, right?

Aurora Knight was in the lead on her motorcycle, in this fast lap her top-speed strategy had paid off and she managed to overtake her rival Skyfire, but he was a patient rival, waiting for the lap change and improvising his move to regain the lead. As the bikes crossed the finish line, the cheering section signaled the next challenge: the double gravity obstacle course. The riders immediately felt the new weight, their bikes slowed down for the extra weight, but that didn't stop them, 300 meters ahead they could see the final pieces of the course changing, the first was the Warped Wall and their  No vehicle zone was approaching. Aurora Knight slowed down, but without stopping, she got off her bike and kept running, trying to control the hellish impulse, Skyfire on his side went straight for the offensive, he did the same trick as his rival, but instead of putting the bike on his back to advance the obstacle, he threw it to his rival, Aurora Knight saw the attack coming and managed to dodge the bike that was trying to run her over, but it took her two seconds to get back on track, enough for Skyfire to get next to her and give her a kick, which unfortunately for him was countered by her throwing him to the ground. The girl, on the other hand, gathered her strength and managed to get over the curved wall, just in time to avoid the new pursuer, Thunderwing, who had entered the battle for the podium.

Thunderwing was the rookie of the season, but with already three previous victories he had shown that he had what it took, but it was not like he was less than the rest of the warriors of such caliber, to have reached Blaze Of Glory Wings ay was a great achievement in itself, to be present at the Aeropolis 500 where you could only participate by qualification was already the peak of the athletes career, to win it was eternal fame and glory, Thunderwing was hungry for fame and glory. The next obstacle was the Cliffhanger a series of small ledges that are screwed to a wall. The ledges are so thin that you have to hold on with your fingers. The wall is vertical or features an overhang so that you won't be able to use your feet.

Thunderwing set off in pursuit of Aurora Knight, and despite his new great bending weight, he caught up with Warrior on one of the leaps to a new railing, but the warrior attacked him, trying to make him fall into the water so that he would have to do the whole round again, but Thunderwing took the attack straight on instead, his plan was to just take the damage head on, he didn't even doubt the pain, Aurora Knight worried instead that she wouldn't be strong enough to take down such a caveman, but as she thought about what to do before he jumped, Skyfire came back for more, and a three-way fight broke out as they all hung from the wall despite the enormous weight and the motorcycles on their backs.

While all the action of the competition was going on, among the stands of special guests three figures were admiring the race in progress. Rafael was watching intently using his binoculars, as it could not be otherwise with him, an important bet was in full resolution,.

"I don't know about Urakaze, but if Skyfire doesn't retake the lead this lap, he won't have another chance."
"That AE86 will soon be in my garage" said the the friendly man jokingly.

"Keep dreaming, Aurora Knight may be a good pilot, but as a physical wrestler she's not on Skyfire's level and you know it."
"My hotel will finally get a new air conditioner for free thanks to you," replied the demon hunter.

"Come on Thunderwing! Half of my weekly paycheck is on your shoulders! Don't let me down!" shouted the mermaid in the wheelchair" shouted the mermaid excitedly from her wheelchair.

"Edra, the number one tip in this is never gamble money you can't afford to lose."
"What are you going to eat until next month if you lose?"
"Is that why you're asking for all the food you can get here? just because I'm paying the entrance fee?"

"There's my secret, I already eat seaweed these last two weeks in advance, so it doesn't matter if I lose."

"I think that's the same as participating in a game without the will to win it." Said Urakaze

"Let her be, the poor girl is 75% fish, she is at her intellectual limit."

"Shut up, I'm learning as fast as I can!"
"You have to admit that for a newcomer I'm not doing too bad."

"Yes, but it remains to be seen if it's because of skill or luck." 

The three of them were quite interested in the final result of the race, several plans depended on it, but in spite of the bets, everything was more a fun outing with friends than a serious repercussion, after all Rafael was more interested in a good friendship than in winning, that had always been his real game. Oh, at least it was until a new person appeared in the special guest area, she was another girl, when she introduced herself to the guard she mentioned that she came to talk to Rafael, despite her appearance the guard let her pass immediately, he knew that no one would be stupid enough to use Rafale's name so lightly to take advantage of sneaking into a restricted area.

The new girl drew stares and comments from everyone who noticed her, her sensual and violent body was part of it, another part was probably her lascivious way of dressing, she had no problem showing her body in all its lustful glory, but more likely it was her horns and black wings, It was not every day that the angels in Heaven got to see a succubus demon in person, but to see her walking so freely in a place like this without the CSS being involved could only mean that she had permission for such a thing, so they tried to be understanding with the girl, reserving themselves to watch from a distance. When she approached Rafael, he was surprised to see her as well.

"Lisa! What a surprise"
"Why are you here?"
"Ah, I didn't expect this, if you want to sit in that vacant seat"
"If you want popcorn go and order it at the bar, it's pretty good"

"It's about Cesar."
"He just discovered the existence of Xian Fang."

"!!!!"
"Oh......"
"......."

"That changes things a bit......"

"Did you find the right person?"

"Sure, look at it, it's right there on the circuit."
"Second place, Thunderwing"

"Are you sure about him?"
"He has no chance of winning, you know that."

"That's why he's the perfect person."
"Everybody remembers the first place, never second."
"Still, the guy is champion material, a born warrior."
"And most importantly, a starving hunger to become the best."
"He'll take the job without hesitation if it means training and winning next year."

"Okay, if you say so."
"I really don't care who does it, I just hope to see what he finds and finally get this shit done." said the demon said with annoyance

"In the meantime, Urakaze, I need you to go and set up the same rumor near CSS headquarters."
"We need to scare Stella into finally getting her ass moving before she loses her job like her sister."
"If she spills all the information to Cesar we'll have saved ourselves a good one." the man schemed his plan.

"All right, I'll get on the phone to a couple of people then."

"Hey Lisa, if you don't mind ......"
"Do you think..... do you think you could tell me how Adelis is doing?"

"Don't worry, I take care of her every day."
"From the moment she leaves the house until she arrives at the cafeteria I don't leave her shadow."
"Since what happened with Nediadis no one has laid a finger on her."
"Maria is doing well in school, she is a little lonely but she keeps trying to make more friends."
"She and Cesar are still fighting as usual."

"Oh, what a joy, I am always glad to hear such good news Lisa."
"You have done a great job all this time, it really makes me see that I made a good decision to help you that day."

"........"
"I too am glad to hear that you are happy with your decision."
"It was really thanks to you that I was able to be reunited with my beloved Cesar."
"Thank you"

"Tell me, are you going to stay to watch the whole race?"

"Of course not."
"Why would I waste my time looking at that when I could be back with my loved one."

"I'm already making too much time to come here."
"Right now I'm missing the time when he usually snores in his sleep."

"........"
"Of ..... okay..... good.... luck with that, I think?"

After speaking, the succubus turned and grabbed a plate of snacks for the trip back. As quickly as she had arrived, she prepared to return, the angels present breathing a sigh of relief to have survived the encounter, others were excited and did not expect to comment on it with their relatives. Rafael didn't much care what they thought, he knew Lisa quite well after he had examined her and talked to her for the first time, after all he was the one who had told her where Cesar was in the first place to save his wife from the surprise attack he had discovered the rebels would make against the Alliance office that day. And although Urakaze was usually aware of Rafael's moves, the same could not be said for the mermaid, who could see in her face how confused she was.

"Sorry for asking, I know I'm not very smart like everyone else here."
"But what was that all about?"
"Recruiting Thunderwing? For what?"
"Is it for another joke or something?"

"Oh, no, not at all"
"It's serious this time, that's why we're looking for a good competitor like the ones down there."

"But for what? What kind of a mission is this?"

"When Cesar confronts Xian Fang , because he will"
"There's a good chance that the demons will end up showing up in the fight, the real demons this time.
It's going to be a real mess."
"Which means that hell will be pretty busy with logistics."
"Perfect for some madman to sneak in."

"Sneaking into that place? That's crazy!"
"For what? What reason would be important enough for something like that?"

"......"
"Information"
"....."
"Information about Lisa"

"Lisa? the demon that was just here talking to us?"
"Why don't you just ask her, she is not your friend?"

"What we are looking for is information about Lisa's parents."
"....."
"She remembers being raised by good parents."
"....."
"But no matter how hard we looked for them, they were nowhere to be found."
"And there's also how she ended up becoming a demon too."
"...."
"No one knows who she is, not even her."
"The oldest records there are of her attending school, but nothing of her home or family."
"...."
"And both she and we want to know what her true origin is, no matter what it is."

The mermaid remained thoughtful, realizing that what she had just heard was indeed a crazy plan, one that Rafael was known for succeeding in, she herself had been part of his previous adventure, but this time was different, this time there were bigger risks, more real, one that probably much of heaven would not agree with.