They are no longer paying attention to our ace

Jumping to roll out of the swords way, Narita got up quickly and stood as Keiji spouted nonsense. He kept his stance forward and the moment he felt the tip of the others blade almost come into contact, Kazuhito used the weight in his body to drop backwards landing his back on the ground and lifted his legs to kick upward gaining contact with Keiji’s stomach. 

He stumbled backward, left arm dropping his sword. He condensed his right sword into a small dagger, stabbing it into the wound and digging the bullet out of his arm. He moved his arm around running forward to meet Narita. He scooped his sword up, melding it into one. 

He swung it up to Narita’s throat. He stepped backward, two small circles opening up. He sheathed his sword, spreading his hands over the circles. A black shadow shooting out to hit Narita. 

Kazuhito walked up slowly. He knew where he was going and he knew who he was going to. Though he stopped the moment his target was in place. He glanced at the ground for a moment thinking about why he was here and what he was planning to do, only to glance back up and stare at Keiji. “….How did I know you would be here…?” He muttered to himself but it was loud enough to hear from the other side. 

                     “Akaashi…It’s really peaceful outside don’t you think?”

He held up his sword, blocking the kick to his arm. He scowled at the force of the kick. He sliced an arc in order to get Narita away from him. He split his sword in two, hands tightly gripping the hilts. He sped toward Narita, jumping over him and thrusting his swords at Narita’s back. He jumped onto a wall, pushing off from it and leaving cracks in it. 

“Keiji….What are you doing? I thought…..we’re teammates right? Why are you attacking me?”

“I just got back from the cemetery.”

“I swear I just saw someone… or something looking in my window.”

“I know I closed the damn closet door, but it keeps opening! Please tell me this is just some kind of joke you keep pulling.”

“What’s behind you in these pictures…?”

“Apparently like 20 years ago, some girl slaughtered her family in the basement.”

“I think there’s something about this house that you’re not telling me.”

“I keep hearing noises coming from the attic…”

“I know what I saw, and whatever is in the basement… it’s not human!”

“I didn’t have time to see what it was! I just got the hell out of there!”

“Whose grave were you bringing flowers to…?”

“The electricity guy said there was absolutely nothing wrong – and yet, the lights always flicker on at 2am. Explain that to me?”

“Why don’t you spend the night in that house ‘alone’, then try to convince me that you don’t believe in ghosts.”

“Y-you don’t understand, he didn’t have a face!”

“I had a dream that I killed you.”

“Ah, yes… the room you’re staying in. It’s a paranormal hot spot, apparently.”

"I keep hearing whispers at night… I-I can’t sleep!”

“There was something else in there with me, I’m not going back to that house.”

“Come on, it’s just an urban legend…”

“Are you trying to tell me I’ve been sleeping in a dead girl’s room!?”

"I keep getting the feeling that someone is following me.”

“Don’t panic… but I think there’s someone else in the house.”

“I can still feel her/his ghost, and it’s killing me…”

“There’s something growling in the basement… could you, uh… check it out for me?”

“Can you just… can you please check the closet?”

“P-please… put the knife down.”

“I bought this haunted ring on eBay!”

“No, no, no – run!”

"I didn’t forward one of those freaky chain letters and now I keep hearing the laughter of children coming from my hallways at night.”

“The dead are all around us…”

“She’s dead! She’s dead and yet I keep seeing her, everywhere!”

“There’s something breathing under the bed…”

"You can’t tell me you don’t believe in ghosts after all we’ve been through.”

“I saw something I wasn’t supposed to see, something… that wasn’t supposed to be here.”

“Maybe an exorcism is in order…?”

“I woke up, and it was j-just… staring at me.”

“He was there, then like a second later he literally vanished! I saw it happen!”

“I like the ghosts here… they keep me company.”

"You can’t honestly tell me you’re in love with a dead girl.”

“Wasn’t someone murdered in this house? Why are we here?”

“If dying means being with him/her, kill me. I’d be happier that way.”

“Ghosts aren’t real. You need help.”

“…what do you mean we didn’t talk last night? You came over, you were here.”

“You saw something you weren’t supposed to see. And now… now you know what has to be done.”

“I’m pretty sure my toaster’s haunted.”

"What’s wrong with you? You look like you’ve seen a ghost.”

“Don’t! Don’t you dare open that door!”

“I visited his/her grave for the first time today…”

“Something terrible happened here, didn’t it?”

“Wh-why do you have a knife…?”

"You’re all bloody, what happened!?”

“You know that book from The Evil Dead? Yeah, well… I’m pretty sure we found something pretty damn similar to it.”

“You’re bleeding…”

“How can you not see it…? I’m dead! I’ve been dead for years!”

“I’ve always wanted to see you choking on your own blood.”

“I’m sorry, I’m busy Friday with the… funeral and all.”

“I’ll never forget the sound of his screaming.”

“From the looks of it, the afterlife is a lot more fun than this.”

"Legend has it that you can still hear her crying for her lover in the dead of night.”

“I want to be dead, too.”

“Well don’t you look lovely, all covered in blood.”

"Whoa – wait! Please don’t go down there… let’s just get out of here, please?”

“You played with a Ouija board!?”

“Me and some friends played with a Ouija board the other night… and things have been a little strange since then.”

“There’s so much negative energy in this house… do you know if someone died here?”

“You’re always hanging out in cemeteries… and yeah, it’s kinda creepy.”

"They just don’t believe like they used to…”

“You….you got it off.” Goshiki lifted his hand up to his neck, touching the now bare area. He stared at the shattered remains of the necklace on the ground. He stepped on them, causing Holy Water to ooze out of them. He turned back to the other demon, a tiny smile on his face. 

“Thank you. My name’s Tsutomu Goshiki. Please to meet you…..?” Goshiki looked up at the sky for any sign that his ex bonded was coming. He raised his hand up into the air, a green haze around it. It slowly got stronger and stronger until it was a solid green surrounding his hand. He pointed it at the dagger that the demon was holding and used his power to mix green and purple together, charging the dagger with his power as well. 

“You should keep that dagger. Don’t turn it back into an arrow. It’s now charged with both of our powers. It should be more helpful than before.” He looked up at the sky again, which was slowly turning black. Not the normal night sky, but an ink black. Both he and the other demon should leave as soon as possible if they didn’t want to get caught. 

“I should get out of here? I think you need to go first. I don’t want you to get caught by this monster. He’s dangerous and he’ll try to get as much power as he can. I don’t want you to get captur-” He was cut off by a bolt of red that crashed down in front of him. 

He ran forward and tackled the other demon to the ground just as another bolt almost hit him. He used his glow to put up a shield, deflecting the bolts. He twisted his head to look behind them, a black mass descending to the ground. 

“You’re welcome um...Goshiki.” Akaashi looked down at the puddle of Holy Water. Well, at least the other demon was free. That made him feel good. He watched at his dagger was enveloped in green light. He felt the green light warm and comforting. It filled his dagger with a soothing type of power. Something he’d never felt in a demon. He nodded.

“I won’t.” He tucked his dagger into his belt loop. He looked up at the sky, his face taking on a worried expression. He knew something bad would happen. He just knew it.

“If your bonded come, I don’t want to leave you alone!” He jumped at the red flash landing in front of him. Goshiki ran at Akaashi and tackled him to the ground. He landed with an oof. He looked behind Goshiki, eyes widening at the sight of the black figure.

“I don’t ever remember hearing that from my bonded....so I’m not sure.” He felt his necklace loosen quite a bit. “I think my bonded knows about the situation.” He stood up, breaking through the shield. He glowed a purple, reaching behind him and taking out an arrow. He hooked it between his fingers and charged it. He used all the power that his bonded allowed him to, and he let go. It flew directly at the figure. Before it exploded, he grabbed Goshiki’s arm and ran.

Kei jumped up and lifted his hands up in fighting position, only to sigh and place his hands down slowly. 

Kei jumped up and lifted his hands up in fighting position, only to sigh and place his hands down slowly. 

“Did you just call me a second class demon? I’m not like them at all. The only reason I’m not in the guard is because I’m always being called and summoned and they don’t need a guard who keeps disappearing.” Goshiki was constantly compared to being a second class because he wasn’t in the guard. He was always the one who humans summoned. If he wasn’t called on all the time then perhaps he would be a highly ranked demon. It seemed like this demon could be a ranked demon. His last attack was charged with only a little bit of power. If the arrow had been charged with all of his power, then the city would be destroyed and he would be dead. 

Goshiki was pretty powerful himself. He was always restricted because oh his necklace. His bonded wouldn’t even give him enough power to defend himself. He was lucky he ran into such a nice demon. His goal was that when he was free he was going to join the guard. The guard was made up of only the most powerful demons. Their job was to protect the King. The King had been only summoned once, and he ended up ripping apart his summoner. Everyone except the guard, was terrified of him. 

“Did you think that I would lie about Holy Water? That stuff is no joke.” He sheathed his sword, tensing up when the other demon walked behind him. Goshiki didn’t even know him and yet he was still letting the male behind him. The first thing that demons of the guard were taught, was to never let anyone behind him. But this was a desperate situation that called for someone to be behind him. Goshiki’s head turned to the side at the sound of the other demon’s pain.  

“What’s wrong? Did it hurt you?” Goshiki knew that deep down he shouldn’t be worried about this demon, but it was Holy Water. He reached up and tugged at his necklace again. Holy Water trickling down his hand, making smoke drift into the air. He hissed in pain, but kept pulling at it. He was going to get this necklace off, even if he had to chop off his head.

“They’re melted?! How am I supposed to get it off?!” Goshiki pulled harder, Holy Water dripping down his arm and onto the ground. He snarled, his eyes turning pure green. His fingers became claws and he tried to rip the necklace off with them. He hated his bonded. If he ever got the chance, he would kill him with no hesitation and no remorse. Somebody who seals with Holy Water didn’t deserve to be spared. He choked a little, feeling the necklace tighten and his powers be restricted even further. 

“Hey stop!” He swatted the other demons hand away. The amount of smoke coming off the others arm and hand was frightening. Akaashi turned the other demon around, pulling up his shirt. He started to wipe away the water that was on the others skin. Akaashi froze as he heard the other demon choke. He wiped faster, knowing that his bonded must have restricted something on the demon. This was unfair. No demon should ever be sealed with Holy Water. 

“I can’t! I told you that the clasps were melted together. How am I supposed to get it apart if I can’t even stop you from pulling at it? He went around to look at the clasps again. If only there was some sort of break in the clasps. He took his dagger again and started to pry at the necklace again. 

“Don’t touch it. I’m going to try-” He used the power that his bonded had given him and charged his dagger. He hoped that he wouldn’t hurt the other. He couldn’t afford to hurt him anymore. He focused his energy to the tip of the dagger, digging into the melted mess. He ignored the water pouring down his hands and arms. Right now this took priority. He kept digging into it, popping on of the clasps open. 

“I got one! Three more left.” He started poking at the second clasp. He was having an easier time getting the second clasp. He now knew how to turn his dagger to get the best angle. He heard a second pop followed by Holy Water to the face. He sputtered, shaking his head free of the water. He happily announced that he had gotten the second clasp. 

He started to peel away the water mixed with metal. He could see the last two clasps. He paused for a second. They were both going against one powerful summoner. He wasn’t sure if the summoner would come after them once he undid the necklace. He certainly didn’t want to fight with limited power. What he was really worried about was the younger demon. Would he just disappear back into their realm or would the summoner catch him again. He began stabbing the waxy like substance away. He forced the last two clasps open, jumping when the necklace shattered. He took several steps backwards, calling out to the other demon.

Goshiki sliced the first arrow down, dodging the three others following right after. He managed to knock down another arrow while the second one grazed his cheek. For a long ranged weapon, it was doing quite well in close combat. He touched his cheek, pulling his hand away and flicking the blood on it onto the ground. He looked around, just noticing that the other demon had disappeared. 

He did a double take at the sight of two eyes glowing from the darkness. Goshiki held up his sword with one hand on the hilt and the other on the blade and deflected both of them. He eyes followed the others path. He jumped in front of the demon, slashing with his sword. He ripped through the air in a downward motion. He saw the purple eyed demon look at his necklace. A small smile slipped onto his face, gradually getting bigger. 

“Are you interested in my seal? You’ve probably never seen anything like it.” He laughed. 

“It’s Holy Water.” 

He reached up and tugged at his necklace, smoke curling into the air from his neck. His smile disappeared and his eyes narrowed. The demon really had no idea how painful it was to be sealed with Holy Water. Every now and then he would feel it trickle down his neck and burn him. 

“You don’t know the pain of wearing this necklace. You don’t understand how painful it is to be bonded to him. He forced me into this deal. I had no choice.”

He threw his hands up in protection as the blast blew rubble all over the place. His green eyes fixed themselves on the demon on the other side of him. He pointed his sword at him. 

“Holy Water?”

He clicked his tongue. Why type of summoner would use Holy Water to seal their necklace? Akaashi had never heard of such a thing. The summoner must have been pretty powerful in order to seal with out some sort of element. How does one seal with Holy Water anyways? It sounded painful. Part of Akaashi wanted to comfort the other and kill their bonded, but he didn’t know the demon. It would go against his orders anyway. 

“Forced?” Akaashi wondered what it would be like to be forced into a deal. His deal with his bonded came naturally. After he destroyed his bonded’s house. But that didn’t matter now; his bonded treated him well and didn’t use him as a tool. The other demon’s bonded must have summoned him and jumped on him. It must have gone quickly if the summoner wan’t dead. 

“I don’t know you. I don’t know anything about you, I’ve never even seen you in the guard. Are you some second class demon?” Akaashi looked at the necklace again, moving forward. He reached out, touching the necklace. He recoiled his hand which was smoking. 

“It really is Holy Water.” He wiped the glistening drops off on his clothes. He circled around to the back of the other male, looking at the clasps of the necklace which had been completely melted together. There was no way this necklace was coming off. Even his summoner might not be able to get it off.

He look out one of his arrows and snapped it in half. He willed it to become a dagger. He used the point to try to get the melted clasps apart. He cried out in pain as the necklace squirted Holy Water onto his hands and face.