In the World of darkness

Yazuki had received word of a new job with a door that had appeared in Hargeon Town some while ago, traveling along the electrons in the air, he had transformed into a bolt of lightning, his normal mode of transportation now. Nightken had graced him with the technique which now allowed him to travel over vast distances in mere seconds, affording him a lot of saved time and effort on his part. He had exited his cave in Mysterious Canyon this morning to find a note inside a box that had been kept out of the rain addressed to himself. Upon reading the note, he had taken his time preparing, as he knew he wouldn't be expected for days. Once he had eaten a good meal, and provided himself his armors and weapons, he shot off in a bolt, traveling above the city causing a scene in a matter of minutes, landing upon the landing to the door. He stood looking at the door and realized a symbol he knew all too well...

His eyes widened and a certain distaste filled him as he began to realize what this meant. A grin eventually coming across his face in a menacing fashion. The symbol was the same tribal that was on his torso, that he had received from the demon who gave him his abilities. This could very well be his day of retribution. If the demon was inside, then there was a chance he could have peace by finally defeating him. As he stood in front of the door, he noticed someone coming down to the door. He knew things like this usually involved many wizards, some of various status, but the person who came down to the door was someone he had met and displeased long before this form was taken, and as his soul was burned, even his aura wouldn't represent who he was. The last time she had seen him, he had medium length black hair, no scars, ran around shirtless and his demon Tribal was revealed. Now he looked completely different. She seemed to have another woman along with her, but Yazuki had no clue who he was.

"Oh crap, not again," he sighed as she came down to the door. This would surely be entertaining.  This woman he had met at the ball some time prior for Valentine's Day, and their encounter had left him hung from the ceiling as he had ripped his shirt off. Yazuki remembered yelling at her he couldn't control his lightning yet, and even so now he couldn't and the clinging of clothes was not his favorite feeling. He lost his normal composure about keeping his name a secret as he was irritated this was the help he was getting.

"I have my shirt on this time so keep your chains to yourself please." he stated, quickly realizing that she didn't know he was Yazuki until the words had flown. This was the first time he had gotten so flustered to forget he went by Raijin now just to hide his true identity. He didn't have any clue on how to respond to this, so he just went with it for now, as the harm was already done. He placed his hand on the symbol on the door, bringing his attention back to the door again as he ran his fingers along the raised metal. This was his focus for now, this is what he wanted to deal with and he wanted to cause whomever was inside a great deal of displeasure for the words he had read about the happenings that came from this door. His new plated gloves on his hands kept him from feeling a little of the metal, but he could feel it indent through the cloth portion of the glove.

He looked up at the woman who he still had yet to know, though she might not even know his name come to think of it. She had left so fast that it could easily have escaped her ears. Still, his identity needed to be kept from people, and he would need to talk to her later about it. He really hoped his first impression of her was just that, a silly mistake.

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As the woman who Yazuki had a distaste for aimed towards the door he jumped back, letting her have a clear shot. He was going in there whether she liked it or not, and destroying the door would surely only open a bigger rift, which he didn't mind. He had a feeling she knew little of who she was dealing with, but her power seemed scaled slightly beyond his reckoning of having met before. He realized she could have been much more cruel to him than she had been at the ball, but that still didn't help his mood. He wanted that demon, nothing more.

As the door was blasted, a whole in the world appeared, a rift of the woman's creation. Yazuki looked at her with a blank look. She didn't seem to grasp that this was a demonic portal, something he had been well aware, but she hadn't. A smirk came across his face as he traveled once again through the electrons through the air down to the ground within the nether, down into this abyss of chaos and darkness, landing on what appeared to be some sort of rusty orange colored soil. The land was ripe with huge crystals that pulsated light, the sky covered in thunder clouds. All around he could see humans slaving away at the hands of these strange demons, none looking like the one who had given him a curse that he now realized was a gift. He looked back at the hole in anticipation.

This woman was here to do the job too, and judging by the numbers that were present, he would need to strategize. Also having her along would help with his development, making it easier for him to learn the ways of the more powerful wizards of the realm. He stood in silence, just looking and waiting. A sudden thought occurred to him as he stood there. This mission was one he could have taken Zeno on and let him show Yazuki his new found abilities. He hadn't seen Zeno in battle with lightning yet, but maybe that day would come soon. Tito also had new abilities that were sure to be useful, but Zeno had learned the arts of lightning fast. The kid really had a knack for breaking down barriers and doing the impossible, but he also had a knack for going overboard, much like he did at times. Yazuki couldn't deny that he had the potential to cause collateral damage, but that wasn't the man he was anymore. His moves were more calm and calculated to try to counteract his new found anxiety. He pulled out his case of lightning charred sticks, placing one as a cigarette would be placed in ones mouth. They were made to appear similar to a cigarette, but they helped and were more healthy than said alternate. He started to slowly chew on the side in his mouth as he thought about the fact that this woman might not work well with him. He hoped they could at least put their differences aside for the moment.

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The member 'Yazuki Yoshino' has done the following action : Dice Rolls

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'Monster Dice' :

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Yazuki watched as the goddess landed and her companion spoke of escorting as if he was a child. This was his domain, his area of expertise, and having her here was nice for basically being a distraction for him nothing more. If she seriously thought he as going to sit around and not utilize his potential as a Demon Slayer. He grimaced at the girl, his cold green eyes looking at her as if to pierce her soul. This was not a place to take lightly, no, but neither was this a place to tell him what to do. He watched the mage create a dragon, which he watched take care of the demons with next to no problem. A pity, as he was sure it required more effort than it would have him. He had sized up the demons prior and they seemed but a joke. He was made for this, he breathed for this, and if he was here, he would have his revenge on HIM.

"Try not to belittle me, you may seem powerful, but this is my domain. These are my choice of being to kill, and this is what I am best at. Sadly, I think you just over did it. Those things didn't require that level of force, I assure you. So if you want me to 'step out of the way,' I am going to have to decline. I don't know who you are, but this is my ball game." As he spoke, 4 more demons approached, one the other tree seemed to follow. They ran at them and stopped some distance away.

"You are not welcome here, but I shall strip your souls for my own pleasure," the beast stated with a raspy voice and a grin. He was by far the smallest, with one of the demon's the goddess had slain that was slightly taller, and two that dwarfed both. Yazuki didn't wait for him to go on before he had used his Simple Bolt, dissappearing into it, and as it hit the smaller demon, he stumbled back, fumbling his sword for a second. He cloaked his fist in an orb of lightning, punching the demon in the stomach, the whites of his eyes now going black and two small horn like tribals on either side of his hair line. His force had been activated moment one, realizing this was the time and place where it fit him best. His arms ripped with Lightning as the Demon swung his sword and hit him, but Yazuki did not falter. He yelled out as he dropped his arms, "Thunder Demon Explosive Wings!" The are was crackling with thunder and the blow hit hard against the small demon, stunning him before Yazuki let loos a super fast kick infused with lightning to his face. The demon fell to the ground, the others seemingly stunned that such a feat had been pulled off. He looked up at the other three, lightning gathering in his mouth as he ran in their direction, Summoning down 7 bolts of lightning, 2 for each and the 7th hitting the smaller one. He let loose his rage, bellowing a torrent of thunder at the other three as they all seemed to fall from existence. He stood up straight and looked back at the goddess, a smirk on his face.

"Speed of the storm is all that's needed here, I have a reason to be here, and I am damned sure not letting you stop me from killing the Demon who cursed me. So I recommend we not try to hinder what progress can be made here. These things aren't hard, but if he is here, you may very well be in trouble yourself."

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Forgot to Roll

The member 'Yazuki Yoshino' has done the following action : Dice Rolls

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'Monster Dice' :

Yazuki had strolled back to the lady who had been "assigned" to him during his explanation, not realizing the true might of what Noheme could do. He knew not many could survive this realm, especially the likes of these demons, who, though he would never admit it, were a bit tougher than he had encountered before. They weren't going down with the old one, two knock out as he was used to, even though he had force activated and it was at full power. He studied the girl who appeared to mope to him having left, who hadn't been rude to him as of yet, and felt a bit disappointed in himself. She had been told to protect him, in which the goddess need not have worried about him, but this woman had wanted to. This was entirely new to him, never having had someone try to protect him, and always protecting the life and innocence of others. No one had actually been serious about protecting him, and the first one who had he had shrugged off. Its not as if he knew her, in fact, all he knew is that she was with this woman who had once dangled him from the ceiling, he had no clue what she could actually all do. The dragon was impressive now that he looked over at it and wasn't blinded by hatred for a moment, and he studied Noheme as she told this other being to shield him. Without any time to react there were within a bubble, with Yazuki looking at the girl.

"I apologize. I may have let past events cloud my judgement and not accept your help. That was foolish of me" He closed his now black and green eyes for a moment to calm himself, initiating his aura quick to provide him more speed. Then he heard a snap, and he looked over at Noheme. Black mist swirled around them, like a thick fog as more approached them but fell victim to the sinister spell. Yazuki's eyes widened as he witnessed the life slowly being drained out of the demons, a certain pity for him clearly shown on their face as they were crawling because of how weak it was making them, vomiting and slowly decaying away. He had never seen such magics before, though he would have attuned this to death, which is one thing that he understood well. However, this goddess looked nothing like one of the damned, and she was too arrogant to be an aspect of Death. This magic was different, he mused. The way she bore no sign of curse...

His mind returned to the first time he had met Marceline. Her magics tended to decay those around her, and seemed to run with her emotions. This was more of a proud warrior goddess than a humble servant of death, yet she acted like she could do as she pleased. This didn't seem to be a problem with him to be honest, as the four new demons decayed away, slowly being eaten alive by the poison of the spell. He looked back over at the woman who was focusing the barrier. He felt bad still for having not accepted her help, but this was his area of expertise. This was where he had the ability to burn as bright as the sun. This was where a certain demon might reside that he must face to conquer his conqueror, and regain the peace that once graced his life.

"The demon who cursed me may very well be here. I want my shot at him if he is, but if not, then I will leave," he stated looking at the girl but speaking loud enough for Noheme to hear him. He could care less if she wanted to clear the trash out of the way, he wasn't even entertained about finding the missing items he had been asked to find. He wanted revenge, cold and calculating revenge. The demonic mark on his rib cage matched that of the door, and he had yet to see it in other places. The barrier remained as the last demon continued to struggle, now trying to leave the area, but too weak to do so. He was still dying slowly as the missed all but disappeared, slipping away as if a bad memory leaving the mind. He walked over to him, examining what had taken effect on him, noticing the corrosion of his body. He looked back up at Noheme.

"Ok, I give. You tell me what to do, I will do it. Under one circumstance. If the demon that cursed me is here, I get him, otherwise, I will be a good boy and just twiddle my thumbs like you want me to. I will stay with her," he motioned over to her companion, "However at least let us get some formal footing here. My name is Yazuki. May I have both of yours?"

He looked at them both plainly, being serious at the moment as he had seen the extent of her abilities and she could pose a risk to his health. His better bet was sticking with the barrier girl and hoping she could do it again soon. The goddess didn't seem to be one that you would want to get pissed at you, as a normal individual, even demons, were corroded from the inside out. The thought made his shudder as he held back his tongue. Had it not been for her companion's reaction to him taking off, it would have been a battle of egos, that might not have ended well. She had saved him a great deal of hurt, and he was greatful.

"Thank you for shielding me. I don't know how well I would have faired without you." A warm smile graced his lips. He was trying to be as courteous as possible, as she may have well just saved his life. She saved him from another failure and another toxic breakdown that would cause him to recluse in his cave again, away from the world as he pondered his failure. He grabbed his case back out and grabbed another lightning charred stick the size of a cigarette and placed it between his lips. He ever so slowly chewed on its tip, just grabbing the charred flavor the help settle his unease at the idea of falling into another state of anxious panic, having his emotions destroy him once again. His ego was a mask, and one he kept only for people who may view him as weak.

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Yazuki had climbed on the dragons back without much hesitation, his stomach lurching slightly having now gotten close enough to notice it was made out of poison. He was finally starting to get to know who this Fox goddess was, and she may have an ego problem, which bothered him quite a bit, but her spells could at least back her, but he was more interested in her companion as she had a warming personality. When she introduced them both, he nodded, understanding that they were close and that they were on this mission for a reason. As she asked him the question though, he pondered what she had said. Demon Slayers were rare, and he always thought it was more of a curse than a gift, so he owed her an explanation. After all, where it all occurred was far from where anyone would know as not many people frequented the Mysterious Canyon. He looked at her pondering for a moment.

"My demon slayer magic comes from two separate sources. I used to be a regular lightning wizard. Now, after receiving these 'Blessings' as anyone else would call them, I was almost at perfect mastery of lightning. Now I have to learn to control it all over again. A Thunder Demon used some art called Demon Art: Slaying Lightning on me, and now I have a tattoo on my left rib cage that resembles the demon face on the door your companion here blew out of existence. I was hoping to gain some closure here, but I was not expecting company. I know I can handle myself here, but your friend seems to handle it better than I can, so naturally I will step back for now. It's nice to meet you Leila. As well as you Eris." As he spoke Eris's name, there may have been less of a cheerfulness than speaking Leila's name. They seemed to be polar opposites, one kind, the other harsh, much like the sides of himself.

After some time of enjoying his hair flying through the breeze, the dragon eventually landed, giving him a sense of relief. He transformed into a bolt and landed on the ground, waiting for the other two to get off. He loved being able to move around so freely now, and having mastery once gain, but this ability he had learned from the man who had given him his lacrima. Without it, his life had been a lot harder. He watched as she walked into the cave, following Leila instead as to not worry about Eris. She could handle herself, but Yazuki gave off an air that if something tried to attack Leila, he would attack them back without hesitation. She had helped him, and protecting her was going to be a kindness returned.

As they entered the room, demons lined the walls. The sheer amount of them made him glad that Eris was actually here. If she had to repeat her process from earlier, this would still be an easy battle for her. She had turned to him and made a notion about whether this demon was the correct one and his heart sunk. This was not the demon he was looking for in the least. He looked at Eris and shook his head. This wasn't the one, and he wasn't sure this one was as powerful, to be honest. "The demon I am looking for is far more powerful. This one is no were near what I am looking for. I guess he is all yours."

With that he looked at Leila. "I am sorry to have bothered you earlier, and since Eris will surely have this over with soon, I want to apologize in full again quick. I have enjoyed talking to you, and should you ever visit Mysterious Canyon, there will be a spare bed and food there, as well as my company. I would love it if you were to visit. Again, thank you," He gave her a warm smile, his force falling off and his face returning to normal. Finally, he turned and watched the oncoming battle, that was sure to be quick. He watched as she took him with ease, but froze as he succeeded at stabbing her. He instantly got in front of Leila in case he had to finish this. He would not let harm befall someone so kind, and protecting others was his thing. Relief washed over him as she seemed to be not so affected by it. He watched her finish off the demon with ease. She walked over to him and spoke. His retort was simple, but not harsh.

"And there are those who can handle themselves. However, than you for your help and saving me some time. I will have to continue my search after I return the items they were looking for." He looked back at Leila with tender eyes. "Take care of her, will you? She needs someone around to keep her from harm too you know."

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