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Raidou "Kai" Kuzunoha

"Look out, Kiss-A." A flash of light filled Kisa's sight before a tall, dark figure stepped in the way. Waves of heat rolled passed Kisa as the spell ravaged the back of her would-be protector, and as she lowered her arms that she'd raised to brace herself, she saw the mask wearing D-Rap in full glory. "A girl with such a smooch-able face as yours should be more careful."

Being told she had a 'smoochable' face irritated Kisa, but before she could complain her hero appeared to fall into her arms, only for her to step aside and see him collapse completely to the ground. The coat on his back was burned clear off, exposing the dark skin of the demon, and although he was already unconscious from Belzaboul's last attack the damage the Lord of Flies was doing still wasn't done. A pox was already spreading across D-Rap's skin, turning it yellow as the Lord of Flies infected the Devil App User with his spawn, demonic flies quickly growing by feeding off the energy inside of D-Rap's body. Kisa knew that if D-Rap hadn't taken the attack for her, she would have most likely been the host of those growing demonic flies instead, and in that split second D-Rap had decided to save his partner in this battle...or maybe he was just a perv, and really was creeping on her. Whatever.

"Nekura, no!" Kisa's eyes turned to look towards the other group, only to see Minori blasted by another wave of Almighty damage. Nekura had been the first to run out of strength against the General of Hell, if only because he was trying to do it all, and Minori had backed him up by casting several healing spells to keep the aggressive Nekura energetic for as long as she could. But one thing her demons currently lacked was the ability to cure strange status ailments, and Nekura's body was covered in boil-like protrusions along all his arms and limbs, suffering from the Lord of Flies' servants; and now he'd reached his limit, as Nekura crawled to his knees, awakened by sheer pain, covering his mouth. But as he coughed, suddenly flies began to emerge, spawning from the dark energy of the demon who'd first cursed him with them, and they quickly coalesced into large demons the size of fat carrion vultures, hovering and encircling Minori.

"Get down, you!" In a split second Kisa's fingers rattled across the surface of her phone, and Metatron raised it's hand, a ball of light gathering between it's fingers. The angel waved it's hand in that direction, and the blast tore across the field, evaporating scales and skeleton as the flies disappeared under the unrelenting power of the spell. But in the split second the spell took to move from side to side, making sure to eradicate the entire menagerie of insects, the bugs stabbed and pecked at Minori, a deep claw wound impaling her arm. As the light died, Minori felt to her knees, breathing heavily from exhaustion. Kisa began to run over to check on her teammate, but stopped after only a few paces, seeing the clear first signs of infection as a pattern began to break out on Minori's arm. In a moment, she would become another bomb, and the number of enemies would swell exponentially once again, while Kisa had used the last of her SP for crowd-clearing spells on that last one. Things were looking dire, and yet the Demi-Fiend wasn't going to give up...

Elsewhere...

"Hey, are you alright? I saw you from down the street and...huh...?" The silverette sprinted down the street, the last of the demons that had attacked him falling lifeless onto the rubble behind him as his demon withdrew it's sword from the beast's neck. He'd seen another human heading for the Moonlight bridge from a distance, and knowing the danger of the area, he rushed over to help...but as the blue haired roughneck turned, Soji realized that he recognized the beatnik after all, and he was definitely someone who could take care of himself.

"Hah, I should have known it was you, Seta. No one else would be such a goody two-shoes as to come sprinting when he didn't even know the situation. Though, you have good timing after all." Kai turned, and though he initially chided Soji for his willingness to help in these dire times, he also rubbed a finger under his nose as he acknowledged the usefulness of Soji's actions just a tiny bit sheepishly. Could he show gratitude after all? Behind him, lightning crackled as a storm cloud circled over Port Island, and a bolt struck down in a location neither could see clearly from this distance, signs of an intense battle that must have been brewing. "Hey, you've been around this city before, right? I need to get to Paulownia Mall, but I don't really know my way around here. Think you could give help me out?"

"Huh...? Well sure, I know where Paulownia Mall is, but you really shouldn't go there right now. There's an incredibly powerful demon there, and I have to..." Soji began to warn Kai about the impending danger in his decision, but almost as soon as he'd shown his own conviction to slay the demon, Kai's laugh blew his bluster away. Sure, Soji wanted to slay the demon on his own so the rest wouldn't get hurt, but he might have underestimated the people he was fighting with after all, and the look on Kai's face gave him a strange feeling for once...but after a moment he laughed himself, realizing just what it was. It was the exact same face he must have been making, and Kai already knew that they were both too determined to back down, now that they'd made their decision.

"Look, Belzaboul isn't your prey. Understand Seta? You can guide me there if you want to, and even fight some tough demons if it pleases you. But the big bug..." Kai clenched his fist, holding it up as a sign, pretending to crush the demon they were speaking of beneath his tightly knotted fingers. "...is mine! And I'll wipe out anyone who gets in the way." He was such a hard headed b*****d, but at the same time Soji could sense that his words were coming from a good place, one that wanted only to rid the city of the menace that'd been plaguing it all day. Thinking about it, Soji found himself chuckling again.

"Okay, I'll take you to Paulownia. I've been there a time or two, but I can't promise anything when it comes to who gets the kill. I wouldn't want to wound your warrior's pride by lying to you, so we'll make it an honest competition. Promise." Kai grit his teeth for a minute when it sounded like Soji was refusing, but when he made it clear that it was just 'a challenge from an equal', he saw Kai soften up to the idea a bit again. He certainly wasn't an easy guy to deal with, but luckily their mutual goal was making this all a lot easier for a change. Thinking about it though, there was another reason he'd stopped Kai, and it was probably better to warn him before he forgot again. "Just one thing. The Moonlight Bridge is the way to Paulownia, but I hear it's being guarded by an extremely strong Troll. We might lose too much time if we end up dealing with him, and I can't really pay his Macca toll, so..." Almost as soon as he'd explained, Kai grit his teeth, and both bowed their heads in contemplation. There wasn't a second to lose, and Soji was out of options when it came to shortening their venture...but at the same time, he knew that Minori, and the lives of many others were on the line.

Then suddenly, a snapping sound brought him to attention. As he looked up, Kai was smirking, and pointing towards the beach just off to the side. "Alright then, leave that to me. I guess it's time to reveal my trump card. Making that offering to the Yatagarasu paid off after all, though I was hoping to save it for another day..." Kai looked over, and spotted Soji's confused look. He didn't know what the Summoner was getting at, but if he remembered correctly the Yatagarasu was the name of his organization. The way he was saying it though, it sounded like he was talking about a singular being, or maybe just someone who was in control...? He didn't have time to ask though, as Kai began walking towards the sandy shore of Iwatodai, Soji close behind. "If we can't use the bridge, getting to the Island would normally be impossible. Luckily, Raidou Kuzunoha is prepared for any situation. And the one and only Raidou Kuzunoha..." A proud glare came over Kai's shoulder suddenly, as he grinned wickedly back at Soji. "..is me."

Elsewhere...

"Ziodyne!" A lightning bolt crashed into The Fly's wings, sending Belzaboul crashing into a building nearby just before the creature could deal a fatal swipe to Kisa. The Demi-Fiend was near completely exhausted now, though she'd managed to last a bit longer with the arrival of Hitomi, who'd cleared away the flies again. Her arm hung limp on the side of her body though, because a moment ago she'd been exchanging blows with the Grand Duke of Hell when the fly had dug his claws into her arm, and the squirming feeling she could feel inside of it was not so dissimilar to the magatama when they took on their insectoid forms. Still, she was weak, and out of time. Hitomi meanwhile was off on the side, her body riddled with the tattoo-like engravings that showed the bugs were near hatching, and Minori was no better. The only visible damage they'd managed to do before now was a wing, torn off by one of Nekura's fiercest attacks, but it looked like they were going to prolong this a little longer now that Mataki was here. But just like her own aid, or that of Hitomi, or any before them, what help could he truly be? They were just dragging out their suffering at this rate...the General of Hell raised his body from the rubble, and as he did his head immediately swung low, letting out a poisonous fume that spread across the entire floor, causing all to gag as their constitutions suffered again. 'Poison...? b*****d!' Kisa coughed, and glanced towards Mataki who stood amidst the gas, though he didn't seem as bothered. Apparently it paid to be a poisonous snake demon from Norse Mythology...or something.

A few seconds and no longer did Kisa have to contemplate their fate however, before her ears picked up something that none of the humans had yet. It was an unbelievable sound, and one that was growing, but as she turned her eyes towards the distance Moonlight Bridge what she saw only confirmed her suspicions...and it was pretty ******** awesome. "Mataki, grab the others! Get out of the way!" Kisa shouted, leaning over and picking up D-Rap. In an instant Belzaboul lashed out, claw swinging at the pair, but the bug was sent backwards again by a blow from Hitomi, a bit of her strength remaining...and then each scrambled for safety as Belzaboul's head snapped upwards again, only to suddenly receive an enormous, explosive blow to the face.

Even Belzaboul could feel the intense rumbling now, as the shore was splintered and cleft apart by the immense mass carving it's way through both ocean and now land, and where Kisa had once glanced there now stood a mighty, powerful figure. With his coat lain across his shoulders, blowing in the wind, Soji stood with arms crossed and chest bared on the bow of an enormous, sentient battleship that knocked buildings aside as it stayed it's course as if it were merely breaking the waves of the sea. And over the PA a song so metal only someone with a huge ego trip could call it his theme blared, warning all that this was not an inferior, but one coming to claim a crown. And while Soji stood at the front of the ship, ever the prideful leader, a face that gave hope and inspiration to his comrades in dire times, it was Kai who manned the helm of this living and unstoppable vessel, training it's steel from down directly on to the Lord of Flies.

"Land hooooo!" As Frank the Troll shouted happily from the railing, waving a sailor's cap he'd found on the deck below towards the survivors who crawled out of the way just in time, Soji leaped from the point of the ship and summoned his faithful demon. But instead of appearing, the angel's body seemed to meld to his own, and each recognized in a moment that Soji had been compatible for a Possession...now covered in silvery steel, their angelic hero slammed his sword into the Skull Staff of Belzaboul, and the Fly hissed as it pushed back with all it's force against the hero, a thousand eyes narrowing into a glare at the same time.

"You think this is enough to defeat the Duke of Hell? I am the most powerful of my master's servants! Even the title of Bel interests me little...I entered, only due to my Master's boredom! My children will taste your flesh!" Belzaboul's taunt did little to phase Soji, but nearly Minori began to scream, her skin crawling as his words began to bear fruition. In an instant Soji's eyes widened, and the hero swung his sword again, knocking Belzaboul backwards a few feet as the bug let out a blood curdling scream.

"You son of a b***h...you're going to wipe out humanity? This world is already yours? Run at the mouth all you want, you flakey-faced freak! That's s**t's for the f**king birds!" Kai shouted as he slammed his fist into the dash of the ship...which probably wasn't a good idea, considering it was sentient. Regardless, a barrage of cannons began firing as Belzaboul struggled to survive an onslaught of explosive energy, knocking aside what few shells it could from the overwhelming firepower of the possessed battleship. In an instant the muscles in it's spindly legs tensed, and the Lord of Flies leaped into the air, the shells whizzing by underneath it as the Skull Rod rose above it's head, summoning energy for another wave of Almighty spells.

"No you don't! This is it for yooouuuu!" Despite all the eyes covering it's body, even Belzaboul still felt a pang of terror as it realized that the possessed Soji had moved behind it unseen, and metallic fingers clenched around it's arm tight enough to draw blood as he began accelerating upwards, using Belzaboul's own energy against him. The two flew upward,s upwards and further into the sky as Soji spent all his power just dragging the fly towards oblivion with greater and greater speed. Finally, he felt the blinking pain as his body reached it's maximum potential, and with all the strength of his Possessed muscle his arm wrenched upwards, sending Belzaboul flying straight out of the atmosphere...or at least so it felt and seemed. "Ha...checkmate you b*****d." Angels were no weaklings, and being possessed by one for even such a short amount of time was taking it's toll on Soji as he began to fall back to earth, the temporary skin flecking away into dust as his steely body turned to flesh once more...but his part was done.

"Don't. F**k. With Humanity!" Kai shouted, leaping from the bow of the battleship Yamato as he clenched his fists tightly, swinging one upwards as if delivering the blow to Belzaboul with his own hand. In that instant, the bridge of the battleship suddenly shown across the bay with a vibrant red light, as the core of the creature sprung to life. Possessed by the spirit of the Yatagarasu, the steel began to shift and change, splitting down the middle and revealing mighty arms and legs, as the robotic Soulless God Yamamagatsu rose from the ground like the deification of a Saturday Morning Cartoon's Gundam, and yet much larger and fiercer...this was no imaginary toy, but a spirit possessed by a god. The robot rose into the sky, a blurry mixture of green and blue energy pouring out from it's wings as the Battleship God broke the atmosphere, heading straight for Belzaboul. And as it did energy built in it's core, which slowly opened to reveal enormous anti-material cannons, turned infinitely more lethal by the demon that possessed them.

"You...you fooooolls!" Belzaboul roared, thrusting it's staff downwards. The almighty energy it had gathered was unleashed, and for a moment it streaked across the sky like a shooting star...but in that same instant, the Yamamagatsu released it's stored power in one, enormous round. The cannon shell burst through the Megidolaon as if it were a gust of wind, slamming into Belzaboul's body, and what had for a moment appeared as a glint of a shooting star was now an enormous streak of energy, crossing the expanse of space. Belzaboul struggled to knock the shell aside, move it's body, free itself, but all efforts were futile...and finally, it's body slammed into the enormous lunar body behind it; with the combination of Soji's unrelenting will, and Kai's overwhelming firepower, Belzaboul had been blasted clear to the moon.

It was motha f**king Exterminatus time. The moment the shell brushed the surface, the energy exploded all at once, and from the earth all that could be seen was an unstoppable wave of fire that spread outwards from the epicenter, encircling the barren, grey rock and setting it alight...so much so that for a brief moment, all could have sworn that the Moon, engulfed in the cleansing fire, was in truth the light of the Sun. The entire, beautiful globe in the sky was now a hellscape of molten death, a fitting grave for the Lord of Flies who'd chosen to cross the ultimate Summoner and his allies when the fate of the Earth was on the line. And then, as moments passed the fire began to dissipate in the sky, sucked away into the vacuum of space as not even ash of Belzaboul remained to mark what had once been of the great Duke of the Underrealm...and the sky began to take on the shape that it had once held, albeit with one enormous, new hole in everybody's favorite f**king moon.

"The bugs are...disappearing..." Minori muttered, holding her arm as the marks began to disappear, a sign of the Bel's defeat. She looked up at Kai as he began to approach the survivors, annnnd had little to say as the enormous steel battleship that had just flown halfway to the moon smashed into the sea behind him, lifeless and ruined. Half of Port Island being hit by a tidal wave probably wasn't worth her mentioning...

"Good work, everyone." Soji coughed, slowly moving towards the group as the enormous wave smashed into the mall behind them. Everyone probably felt about the same, wanting to say something, yet deciding to just accept their difficult victory after everything that had happened...except, of course, for one man.

"DAMN IT, GUYS. How long do you think it's going to take me to absorb Belzaboul's energy when it's returning from the F**KING Moon!?" Mataki complained in an unusually ruffled fashion. Even the Student Council President of Yasogami High had his limits when faced with aggravating problems sometimes, it seemed.

"Oh Raidou, you're so great!" Kisa shouted, wrapping arms around his torso.

"Look at those muscles! He's soooo amazing..."

"I'll be your apprentice forever! Please teach me master!" Nekura shouted, throwing himself at his feet while Minori hugged his leg.

Yup. Being Kai was f**king amazing...

...what, you're telling me that wasn't how it happened?