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Dead? My dear Tokeru, I am not dead. I am Mephisto the most powerful demon lord on this planet. You think a little thing such as destruction of my body would save me? My spirit is still here, and i am just waiting for the moment to take over your body, which seems soon. You have my weapons on you, and your body is an excellent vessel to take. In my demon form i could not destroy it. With all my powers i could not do enough damage to it to kill you. You just kept coming back. In all my centuries, i have never seen a body like this. You are a perfect vessel, and with it i could rule the world again.

Tokeru growled at these words. Where as the barrier that kept the demonic items from turning him evil was made from discipline. The barrier that stopped Mephisto's words was made of pure rage. Wordlessly he reached out within his mind and grabbed Mephisto's soul.

You're mine now, Demon Lord. If you thought you could take my body and just waltz away with my soul still in it, you have another thing coming. I will destroy your soul the same way i destroyed your body. With years of disciplined training that even your damned demon powers cannot match. I have the might of my heritage and of my gods behind me, you have nothing.

And without another thought, the struggle for his body began.

During this entire exchange, Tokeru picked up his reciever and opened it. "Hello? Tokeru here."

Ixilin awoke an hour or so after the fight with the young female Lycan. He stood up to get his bearing. He leg was stiff from the recently healed wounds. His barrier was still up but rapidly weakening, if he had not woken up he would have been lying on the road, completely open to attack. He picke dup his Glock and checked the magazine, nine rounds of liquid nitrate were left. He then retrieved his book, it was glowing a dull red and, as his hand reached for it, Ixilin's hand glowed a light blue. Once he touched the book both hues evaporated, disappearing from the night. He pulled his bag over his shoulder, put the book inside it, closing the flap and clasping hit. He reholstered his gun in his chest holster, turning the safties on both guns on. He pulled out a cigarette and quickly struck a match, his nerves running high from the recent adrenaline rush. He inhaled the drug and it calmed him down. He then released the barrier spell and began walking down the street when he heard two small thwips, like a silenced gun come from the roof top on his right. He moved around the side alley and, making way too much noise, began climbing the fire escape on the side of the building.

((Actually here's the new plan, I was wounded pretty badly and left, my spear still in Octave's hands. I need to free up Rhator to allow him to heal himself. Rhator fled to his apartment in the demon district))

"You may want to be More careful Sn" Stepping out of the shadows with a look of Care though on my face

He looks down at the demon, his anger still simmering...he simply withdraws his desert eagle, leveling it at the demon's crotch...

"First of all, i would not suggest attempting to threaten the one man who came up with the new concoction to burn you son of a bitches to ashy cinders at the pull of a trigger...second, i have no clue who this damn woman your trying to find is...and third, i am a hunter, and i have some whelps to whip before i can deal with you..."

With that, he leaps, hurtling across the square to the rooftop across. He continues leaping from rooftop to rooftop until he is out of sight...

Inside of Tokeru's mind, the titanic battle between the two souls began. It wasn't a physical batte. There were no swords, and there were no guns, but the weapons were just as deadly. Tokeru built a wall of disciplined training around him and tried to crush Mephisto with his mind. Mephisto threw images of loved ones dying, of all his efforts going to vain. It wasn't just Mephisto vs. Tokeru. Mephisto's weapon and ring joined in, as did Tokeru's gods. Tokeru was not a religious person, but at this moment, he realized how much he needed them. He called on them to give him strength, and they did. Mephisto was losing and he knew it.Mephiso threw one last image, that of his lycan lover under his command. Tokeru's knees grew weak as he saw that, then with a growl of supressed rage. He pushed back harder, almost killing mephisto in that one instant. Almost destroying the Demon Lord forever. Mephisto knew a moment of panic, and Tokeru used that to his advantage. Tokeru drew on the Demon Lord's panic to make his own trap. Within his mind he made a prison for Mephiso, a prison made of love and honor. One that stood against all that Mephisto was. Where Mephisto was a creature of chaos and anger. Order and love prevailed. Where Mephisto manipulated all he knew, Honor prevailed. Mephisto was trapped, the battle was won, for now.

Now. You will serve me, as you forced others to serve you. You are sealed away in my body, if I die, so do you. Forever. I can kill you with a thought. When i ask for it, you will serve me, you will give me your powers demon lord, and you will give them all.

All of those that could see Tokeru now and could sense his aura noticed that the weapon and ring were no longer giving off evil, but were neutral. And those that could see the once good aura of Tokeru now saw a pure white soul, with streaks of black. He was not neutral, he was not grey. He was a pure good entity, that used evil for serving the people better. Tokeru would be forever changed. For each time he called upon Mephisto's powers, that white aura grew a bit darker. And so his soul started to wither, uknown to all but mephisto.

Amber, still alittle shaken, followed after Aiden. She hadn't meant to screw up so badly and now her chance for avenging Jaffar had been completely ruined... She wanted to go after them still, but she couldn't right now...

As Aiden lead her toward haven, she just silently and dully followed. She could tell that he was pissed about the demon escaping and trying to use her against him... She hadn't meant to scream and stand there helpless, but she wouldn't move... At least she had friends to back her up and she was still alive... If it had still just been her and Aiden she didn't know what would have happened...