Nino’s eyes narrowed sharply as Ryuu came into the fight. However, Aeirin appeared to have a sudden smile burst across her face. More Friends! The young Demon Lord smiled brightly. I’ll kill them all! Hehehehe. With a sudden step, the Air Demon appeared directly in front of Ryuu with a smile on her visage.
“Do you want to play a game with me?” The orange haired girl asked smiling up at the slate haired man staring down at her. She leaned forwards a tad and let out another light giggle to herself. I haven’t forgotten about you…. Aeirin’s eye moved back to Nino who was now staring at her. I call upon the summoning of the body spirit of air Sylph! Begin! Just as Nino was about to move forwards and attack the orange haired girl from behind, a gust of air forced him back. Digging his heels into the floor as he managed to regain footing, Nino moved his eyes up once more and found a large green dragon-like creature with thin limbs and tight joints hovering in front of him and smiling a razor sharp toothed smile. Ryo-yo is still having his fun somewhere….But Sylphy will be happy to oblige!
“You’re a demon aren’t you?” the slate haired boy brought back the attention of the air mistress, and she smiled back at him happily.
“Get out of here!” Nino shouted towards Ryuu as the dragon jumped forwards and began to attack. Blocking the teeth of the great green beast with his black spiritual sword, the dark haired man felt himself brushed back yet again. He was not ready for another fight, Nino knew this and understood this, and yet there was no way to avoid this fight.
“You’re a smart little boy, since Sylphy is playing with emo I’ll play with you.” Aeirin’s high pitched voice seemed to echo in the air despite the fact that Nino was now defending himself against the dragon that continued to try and lunge forwards and bare its fangs at him. Nino stepped to the right just as the dragon curled around trying to bite once more at the dark haired man. Suddenly, the sound of footsteps caused the dark haired man’s eyes to move sharply to the left as he saw Emiko come running in. Damn it! Nino swore to himself sharply as he made another sharp block as the dragon appeared to lunge forwards once more. However, as he blocked it, Nino felt his spiritual pressure weaken just slightly. The dark haired man’s eyes widened for a split second before he forced the thought from his mind. He had to kill this dragon beast before he ran out of spiritual pressure.
“Ryuu!” Emiko’s voice shouted out yet as she appeared to catch Nino’s eye of the situation, Emiko stopped moving forwards for half a second. The sound of skidding across the floor once again distracted the dark haired man, and the dragon lunged forwards yet again and succeeded in slashing a clean cut straight into the dark haired man. Nino’s eyes widened before he managed to recoil and force himself back and away from the dragon.
“EMIKO GET OUT OF HERE NOW!” Ryuu’s voice rang out like a gong in the air, and Nino found himself completely distracted. His head moved, and before he could bring it back in time, the dragon slashed across the face of the dark haired man. Blood splashed across Nino’s pale cheek, but as his dark eyes returned to the dragon, he recoiled and brought his blade in a full arc slashing deep into the dragon. The dragon screamed out loudly at being slashed. Being defeated, the dragon fell to the side. Nino’s head moved over to the situation now at hand. Ryuu was standing and all but killing Aeirin with his eyes. That presence…..Nino’s thoughts hit him sharply in the mind.
It’s Asa…. Seal him! Seal him now! The specter who had all but become a strange friend had managed to form behind the dark haired man and was now at his shoulder whispering words that only Nino could hear.
I’m not Asa’s Vessel. Nino’s thoughts answered back to the ghost who seemed to spit in irritation. However, it seemed to cause the ghost to vanish from him completely in that moment. Kill him in Ryuu’s body then! Was the last of the words.
If I kill him within a Moratorium's body….Nino began.
It’s his Moratorium! If you kill him within his own Moratorium it will act as a Vessel! Kill him! The voice yelled, and yet there was no sign of the specter. Nino shook his head and seized his head. His dark eyes slid over to the dragon who seemed to be slowly evaporating into the air as it breathed its own last breaths.
“Aeirin, Let go of Emiko.” Ryuu’s voice ordered.
“Please and what can you do little boy?” Aeirin laughed putting her hands together lightly. I wanna see more! More! A laugh escaped the orange haired demon lord as she took a step backwards still with Emiko in tow.
“I said let go!” Ryuu’s voice barked, and it was then that Aeirin saw the form behind the boy that was now standing. Rubbing her eyes for a moment, Aeirin blinked and then resumed her stare. I could have sworn…..She began looking back at the slate haired boy in front of her. That I recognized Asa…….Shaking her head again, the young girl used an air thrust to back up once more.
“Let go!” Emiko’s voice was sharp as she yelled at the Aeirin who still clasped her. Moving her arm forwards, Emiko punched Aeirin sharply using a spiritual force. Aeirin breathed out sharply feeling the force but then retracting from it after a moment. Keeping her hold on Emiko for a split second, Aeirin finally threw the girl to the ground.
Ryuu’s eyes seemed to widen, and in that moment, he dove suddenly forwards and managed to catch Emiko before she hit the ground. Nino moved sharply forwards and drove his own sword towards the orange haired Demon Lord. A scream echoed through the area.
“MEAINE!!!!!! MEANIE! MEANIE!” Aeirin repeated over and over again as she clasped her arm where the dark haired man had bore his shamistic weapon into her shoulder. Backing up to avoid the dark haired man, Aeirin used the air pressure around her and floated a safe distance away as she continued to cling to her arm. “MEANIE MEANIE-BO-BEANIE!” Aeirin shouted angrily.
Nino glared but made no motion forwards. In truth, the dark haired man had used such a large amount of spiritual force upon the slash in order to cut the aura of the Demon Lord that he was barely standing at that point. If the orange haired Demon Lord chose to continue, Nino knew he wouldn’t be able to keep the fight going.
“D-d-d-da….damn it….” Ryuu’s voice said from behind Nino, and suddenly the dark haired man’s eye moved backwards and stared. “His body moved on its own… even…. When I’m in control……. Ugh… he’s resisting me….” Ryuu’s voice continued on.
“Ryuu…..?” Emiko asked as she seemed to be catching her breath once more.
“Asa,” Nino addressed darkly for a moment. However, this word was all that he got in before a laugh rang through the area and caused the dark haired man’s eyes to move back to where the young girl continued to cling to her arm. She was laughing a deep pained laugh. A deep… psychotic laugh that caused her entire body to shake.
“No fun… no fun… hahahhaha…. No fun at all….. meanies… I hate you hahahah I hate you all hahahhaha I hate hahah every hahah single… hahhaha one of you! HAHAHAHAHHAH” Looking straight up and into the face of Nino, Aeirin smiled sharply. “I’ll…. Hahahhahah suffocate all of you hahahahahhaahhah.” Suddenly the air in the room twitched and began to spiral. Nino felt his eyes enlarge. However, suddenly, an arm clasped the shoulder of the orange haired girl. Freezing, Aeirin’s brown eye moved up and observed the red haired man staring down at her. “Ryo-yo….” Aeirin said after a moment.
“Asa what are you doing here?” Ryoen’s voice was sharp and lacked the lightness that it usually carried.
Nino felt his hands tighten around his sword, and in an instant it formed into a gun. Once more, his spiritual energy twitched, and Nino felt his breath catch for a second. Ryoen seemed to not even be paying attention to even the girl by his side who seemed suddenly overly happy to see him. Instead, he stared directly at Ryuu’s body that was now starting to pant somewhat.
“Ryuu….” Emiko’s voice said again, and in that moment, the red haired girl looked directly up at the red haired man who was looking back and appeared to leer directly at him as if threatening him to come anywhere near Ryuu. Yet this still did not faze the red haired Fire Demon Lord who crossed his arms.
“I could…. Ask… you the same question…… Ryoen….” Ryuu’s voice spoke in pants, and yet Nino knew that it was indeed the Demon Lord of Twilight speaking through.
“I’m here because Aeirin wanted a play date,” Ryoen half smiled to himself as he said this, and yet his eyes were deathly serious in nature. “You know how she likes to play with humans.”
“Yep yep!” Aeirin’s voice was once again light and happy in nature. Being around Ryoen for half a second had been enough to restore the Demon Lord of Air to a light and pleasant mood. She put her hands in front of her and moved her head to the side winking. Emiko’s eyes narrowed at this notion which brought another light laugh from Aeirin. “I wanted to play with Asa’s kiddie too! It’s not fair that Hi-hi and Nor-nor go to come and play but not me!” Aeirin pulled her face down and took on almost a morose appearance.
“And just what are you doing here?” Ryoen questioned as he raised an eye brow and looked at both Nino and Emiko for a moment. “Playing matchmaker with your kid is kind of sick if you ask me,” Ryoen half smirked at his own joke.
Nino’s hand clasped around his gun, and with a swift motion he raised it directly and aimed it at Ryoen. As the Demon Lord noticed this out of the corner of his eye, he turned his head complacently to view the dark haired man fully. “And a shaman? What is this a three some?” Ryoen’s voice was now a taunting joking laugh, and Nino resisted the urge to release his gun and smack his face.
“What the heck…..” Emiko’s voice said from behind Nino.
“Ryoen,” Ryuu’s voice growled.
“Why don’t you leave that body before it passes out on you?” Ryoen smirked. “It’s not fit for a child Miss Hiawai and Noiren to act in this manner.”
“What would you know,” Ryuu’s voice challenged sharply, yet in another half second, Asa Yuki had reformed in the area. Nino felt his eyes twitch. YOU SHOULD HAVE KILLED HIM DAMN IT! The ghost within Nino’s voice was so loud that he half wondered why others did not hear it. Yet in that moment, he knew that answer to that was simple…
Asa stared at Noiren who was now smiling complacently back. Aeirin’s eyes widened and lightened suddenly, and she came running down the hall and jumped straight into Asa and clung to him. “I knew it was you!” she laughed lightly clinging to Asa and then releasing him after a moment. Backing up once more, the orange haired girl cartwheeled backwards and stood next to Ryoen once more.
“D-dad….” Ryuu breathed causing Emiko to turn sharply and move back towards where Ryuu was trying to force himself up.
“ ‘Dad’?” Aeirin asked turning her head to one side and then the other.
Nino’s gun flipped into a sword that the dark haired man shoved straight into the ground and used it to prop himself up. His spirit energy was starting to dwindle, and he was having to force his breathing now. However, the dark man’s eyes continued to glare sharply at the demons before him.
“How about we take this up with Noiren?” Ryoen smirked after a moment.
Asa stared defiantly at this for a moment but then took somewhat of a defeated look to his visage. “Fine,” he answered breathing out. Nino forced himself into a standing position and raised his sword. Yet none of the Demon Lords seemed to take notice, and in that moment, the three Demon Lords disappeared into the air as fast as they had come.
____________________________________________________________
=U time for a nap everybody the sun's coming up soon. *is shot by Nino*
