Interests of a Knight and a Demon || Private

Kite had spent the majority of the previous day out on a job and was now on his way back home. The sad thing is that the job was a bit of a bust, he had a habit of using his free time to read up on demonic events and would go and help exorcise the pesky Demons causing trouble. Upon his arrival he was greeted by the family who he had contacted before his departure for their small village. He was led to the young boy’s room so he could get a better look at the boy. After talking with the boy and spending time in the room that lacked any trace of demonic energies he would come to the conclusion that the boy was in fact not possessed. Kite would abruptly leave the room only to be stopped by his parents “did you do it? Were you able to exorcise the demon?” Kite would scoff at the answer, ”Okay enough with the charade.“ He would say in a sharp tone which would make the woman’s eyes grow wide “wha what do you mean?” Kite would cross his arms and look at her ”Your boy isn't possessed by a demon. He never was, there is no residual energy about him or in this house.“ he would tell not wanting to beat around the bush. He would then go to walk away, “but what about my son?” Her arm grabbing the back of his coat which would make him stop for a moment before looking over his shoulder at her, ”I can't say. I’m no doctor. Just a demon slayer who wasted his time.“ he would exit the house and climb aboard his ship to be greeted by the echoes of the near empty cargo area. EDI’s voice would soon follow,”welcome aboard Kite. Did you have a successful mission?” She would ask curious to how it had went. She was often curious about many things that take place beyond the ship which was her home and prison. A
sigh escaped Kite’s mouth, ”it was a bust. No demon to slay. EDI what is the nearest town? I could go for a drink.“ he would ask the A.I. “One moment let me check the navigation charts. A moment would pass and her voice would come back to life, “the town of Talonia would be the closest town with a bar of any reputation. Kite would shrug, ”Good a place as any. Take off right away and give me a fifteen minute heads up. I'm gonna work off some steam.“ Kite would remove his blue coat and only be wearing his black pants, black combat boots and black sleeveless turtle neck shirt that was tightly fitted to Kite’s body showing off his physique. Kite would start to stretch out his muscles, rotating his arms over his head and back around, bend at the knee a couple times, loosen up his hips by lifting his leg up and rotating out and would then bring it into normal position. He would repeat the process with the other leg and would get to work. For his first workout he would get down on the ground assuming the push up position and would let his body drop down his arms bending as he did so. He would extend his arms pushing himself back up and would repeat this two hundred times. Once he was done he would push off with his legs and would use his arms to support his body’s weight and would hold himself in a handstand. He would lower himself allowing the top of his head to touch the ground and would push his body back up. He would do one set of one hundred and fifty handstand push ups. Kite feeling extra confident he would lift one arm and put it behind his back and would balance all his weight on his right arm and would lower himself down doing a one handed handstand push up. Once done his set he would bend his arm slightly and push himself back up to his feet. Feeling good he would begin to go through his combat routine starting with five minute rounds of shadow boxing and the like for five rounds. Near the end he would put himself in a plank position and work on his core and would hold it for the twenty minutes left of his session before EDI would speak to him again. “ We are fifteen minutes out Captain.” Kite would drop at the sound of her voice and make his way to his feet. ”Thank you EDI. Find a good spot to land near the town.“ Kite would climb up the catwalk and scale the rest of the ship until he got to his dorm where he would shower and put on fresh clothes but they would be similar to what he was wearing. His black boots were the same as was the shirt he was wearing but he would have on a pair of dark blue combat pants with cargo like pockets. He would also have a dark blue vest that would match the pants.

Kite would exit the ship and make his way into town, EDI would close the ramp behind him, “See you in a bit Captain.” Kite would merely wave and continue on his path into town. The name of the establishment was called Soul Bar, Kite wasn’t sure if that was a shot at how some alcoholic beverages were called spirits or if their booze was good for the soul but either way he was going to enjoy this little bit of down time. As the building that would be revealed as Soul bar was closing in from the distance Kite would notice something happening in front of the bar. Luckily for his demonic enhancements his sight and hearing were above most average people. He saw as the red headed lady that had exited the bar and had her gaze set to the sky above her was knocked back onto her back after bumping into another bystander. Typically Kite wouldn’t have really made anything out of this but when he saw the man make no move to help her he became suspicious but it was stamped as bad when he saw another man exit the bar and was behind her, “That’s kinda rude of ye, I was kind enough to give you something but you didn't offer anything in return.” Kite would grow nearer as he continued on his path to the bar but neither men would notice him, they were both too focused on their despicable plans for the girl. “I think we will just take what we want.” It was by this point Kite was close enough so he would reach down with his right hand and pull the girl to her feet so she was facing him. He would smile, ”There you are. Didn’t mean to keep you waiting.“ he would wink and then turn to the men who were both ready to bust a gasket. “Hey pal, we have business with the girl best back away before you get hurt. Kite;s gaze would shift from the pretty redhead onto the thug who had just about shared his last words. ”I doubt a pretty lady such as herself would have any business with the likes of you two.“ the thug would growl as they both pulled out a knife. Kite would chuckle as he would let his aura flow from him, white flames would surround his body and his eyes would grow red. ”If you value your lives i’d run.“ he would say in the most threatening voice he could muster before holding his hand out and gathering a ball of flames, ”you just made enemies with a demon.“ the one man’s eyes widened, “blue hair and fire of white… He must be the demon of sabertooth!” Kite would smirk, as the men would run off like rats. His aura would lower and he would return to his normal temperament before looking at the girl ”I’m sorry about butting in but I didn't wanna stand by and watch.“ he would say to her before putting his hand in his pocket, he noticed the large sword on her back and could tell she was a warrior,”Any way I can make up for my intrusion?“


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Kite would watch as the men would scamper off into the distance as if they were running for their lives and truth be told that wouldn't be inaccurate. He might not have killed them but it didn't mean that the beating they would surely have gotten would be much better. His eyes would lock onto the girl whom he aided in what seemed like her time of need and notice the slight bit of hesitation in her speech. It would be after he apologized to her that she started to speak. She shared that she was initially there to get a drink but she had since changed her mind on the location. It was a bit hostile and she didn't want to deal with the low riffraff and asked if she could get him a bottle. Kite would watch as the red haired beauty handed a runner money to go fetch a bottle for them to drink. Kite would smile a bit and nod at her request, ”A drink huh? I don't see why not. That was my goal coincidentally but nothing beats drinking with a fine looking woman such as yourself. But if you would allow me. “ he would depart her company to enter the establishment and walked straight to the bar where the boy was handing the bar keep the money. ”hold on a second.“ he would take the money from the boy and slide it in his pocket before pulling out his own wallet. He would pull out a bill and hand it to the runner as a tip and then a large bill to the bar keep, ”Me and my lady friend would like your best wine. Three large casks.“ The barkeep looked at the large bill with wide eyes and then back up at the Demon slayer who had a smirk, ”You can keep the change.“ he would say. With a whistle the barkeep would summon his help and they would roll in the three casks of wine for Kite to take, he would open his Gate of Hades which would suck in the barrels and he would then head for the exit.

Once he was outside he would hand the red head her money and give a gentle smile to her, ”This will be my treat and I have a grand place for us to go and drink this fine wine. Follow me.“ he would start to walk in the direction where his ship was parked and would look back at her. Should she follow he would start to speak with her, he was quite curious about her, she was a beauty but held a large sword much like Shamash. ”My name is Kite Wilhelm by the way.“ he would introduce himself to the redhead with hopes she would exchange names with him. It wouldn't be long until they found themselves looking up at Kite's air ship that was dark but ready for them. ”This is the place. This is the Tailspin, my airship. We can drink in the dining hall, on top of the ship or we can fly anywhere we want. What do you say? care to drink aboard?“

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It was on the way into the bar that Kite would look back at the woman he left there to obtain drinks for the both of them that he noticed the redness on her cheeks. That was good, that showed that this night could be a very interesting one to be sure. It was on the way out that he noticed the red head was peering at him from outside the establishment with a furrowed brow. When the demon slayer returned the money to the girl he would also note her expression of general uncertainty, was the act of returning the money so out there? Was it such a strange thing for a young man such as himself to offer a drink to a young woman, especially if she was just attacked by a bunch of block heads? Part of it was respect to a warrior, that wasn't his battle to fight but he intervened either way and while it ended well enough he couldn't help but feel he robbed the girl of her own justice in a way. It was made clear that she would be joining him when the mention of wine was made. It caused her face to light up and a smile to grace her lips and was more than enough incentive for her to tag along as he made his way to the ship.

Along the way was when the introductions were made between the two of them, he had shared his name first and she responded with hers, Ravana, ”Ravana ey? It's nice to meet you as well.“ he would shoot her a grin before focusing on the road ahead of him. It didn't take very long for them to reach the air ship, Kite would watch as she looked up at the ship in amazement and when he told her that they would drink on the ship her reaction was almost perfect. She would ask him if he was being serious which he would nod, ”Yeah. No better place to drink.“ he would say looking at one of his prized possessions. How he loved this ship, so when he heard someone else doting over it, asking questions of how i works and what it runs on. Kite would actively ignore these questions an answer respond to her expressed desire to take a look around. Kite would smile at her, he wouldn't answer her, at least not directly, ”EDI“ he would call out the name of his AI unit connected to the ship's computer, ”Coming aboard, one guest.“ EDI would let the ramp lower for them to enter with the sliding air lock doors already open. He would look at the red head touching the landing gear before stepping back to him and placing her hands behind her head before he was asked a question. ”You can remove your armor or use one of the passenger dorms to change entirely. Make yourself at home aboard.“ Upon being led by Kite in EDI would speak to them," Welcome aboard Captain and guest...shall I be of assistance?" Kite would shake his head, ”That won't be necessary EDI. Just here for a drink. Lock her up behind us and take the night off.“ he would look at Ravana with smirk. ”So, still desire to look around once you get that heavy armor off?“ he would ask her offering her his hand to guide her to the passenger dorm.


To get to the passenger dorms Kite would lead her to the back of the cargo bay where there was a bulk head like door against the wall underneath a winding metal cat walk above it. It was through here and down a small set of steps leading to the right that would put them in the lounge area with the med bay across from the couches. He would walk her past this area to where the dorms were. There were eight altogether, it was split down the middle by a small passage way with two dorms on the floor level on both sides with two more stacked ontop of those two on both sides. ”Pick a room and if you wish to change in privacy.“ He would open the slide door for her and walk back to the couches they past and would wait for her.

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