Ryuu YamauchiRyuu felt like screaming in joy. Was this really happening? Was this real life? Or was it just fantasy? Was he escpaing reality? Someone was actually making him
food, out of all things. Pumping his arms into the air, he simply exclaimed one word.
Feeling quite excited, the otaku looked back down, his eyes on fire with determination. In fact, he seemed so excited, he looked as if he were about to go ahead and squash a bunch of delinquents to show who was the boss. Except he was not going to squash a bunch of delinquents, but instead, actually get a life and get some katsudon.
"I... I can help you! Actually, can I help you? Where're we going to eat the katsudon?
Her mer gurd, I'm so excited! I haven't eaten katsudon for months, now!"
Nathaniel G. Terotrax"Mu-sic?" Terotrax asked, a wide grin entering his face. Oh, how much he loved this situation! It was as if his future in the academy would be an awesome paradise. Save for the occasional transformers destroying the place, it seemed as if he would be enjoying this place far more than he anticipated. Most of the people were kind here, after all!
Most of them. He had to take note of how
most of them were good, and how some of them simply needed guidance from others.
"I'm a-okay with music!" Terotrax said, transforming his gauntlets back into his boombox, using it as an amplifier for the flora's music. The sound of nature was empowered by his musical device, which simply brought him into a lovely mood. With that said, he morphed two of the small speakers into two large, bongos for the heck of it. He loved playing them when sticking with nature, after all.
~Hell - Near Athalia Academy~"Are we there yet?"
"No."
"Now?"
"No."
"Please?"
"No."
"Okay."
"..."
"...Please?"
As Reggie and Shazt continued to bother each other in their own ways, Kain simply walked quietly. The three footsoldiers had been following the two demon officers for quite a while now. About two hours of non-stop walking had passed, and now, they were apparently getting very near to their destination. Time flew by mercifully, and soon enough, they had gotten extremely close to the academy now. One more hour, and they would be able to see Athalia Academy.
Thane simply rolled his eyes when he saw Apophis carrying a headless squirrel. "Put that damn thing somewhere away from me," he grumbled, annoyed by Apophis' random acts of violence. It seemed that he ate out of it hunger, rather than to collect its soul.
The hollow man simply commented,
"Brain food-"
"Shut up."
He giggled, which made Thane ignore him entirely. The masked warrior did not like this man at all, and not because of the fact that he was violent and sadistic, but because of the insecurities he generates wherever he walks. Apophis' power grew as more people died; that alone was enough to make Thane wary of him. This man, who joined Lucifer's ranks when he had no reason to, became an essential part of the army... acting as if he were some sort of virus sticking to a host cell, waiting to strike at the last moment. The ninja decided not to put too much attention to that right at the moment. For now, he needed to focus on finding the academy.
They walked for another five minutes without any distractions.
Suddenly, Thane twirled around and threw a sharp object straight towards Apophis' head. The hollow man blinked in surprise when what appeared to be a kunai stopped right in front of his face. The ninja simply pulled it back away, concealing it to an unknown location again. It was a good thing that they were traveling in the wild.
"My friend, what was that for?"
Thane dangerously growled at him,
"You tried to take one of the soldiers' lives, didn't you?"
The hollow man coughed, shoving a deathly looking knife deep into his hip so that it became hidden for the naked eye. Then he laughed. And laughed. He liked laughing.
Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh
Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh Laugh LaughOh, how much he loved laughing."Oh!" Apophis wheezed, calming down after a long spree of laughter. He had never laughed so much before- actually, he did, when he was in his chambers. The reason was self-explanatory.
"Why would I ever do that to my fellow soldier?" Apophis said, patting Kain with a grin.
That grin grew up to reach the sides of his eyes, some of his skin ripping even further. His eyes bore into Shazt and Reggie hungrily, as if there was something precious underneath all of the flesh they had.
"We are kin, Thane. An army that must take care of each other. I would never hurt myfriends."Apophis tilted his head, as if to question Thane. His eyes had grown mad in such a short time.
"Are you not a friend of mine...?"The ninja roared, throwing the kunai once more. The blade stabbed Apophis right in the chest, letting the masked warrior pull the hollow man toward him harshly. He let one of his feet out, letting Apophis stop being pulled with an abrupt halt. Despite the fact that he was stabbed, Apophis showed no signs of pain, as if he were expecting it to happen. Thane was not surprised, either. He had grown used to the hollow deity's insane stamina and endurance. Grabbing the collar of Apophis' ragged suit- at least, what was left of it- the masked warrior bellowed, his pale, enraged eyes threatening to burn Apophis along with that damned academy,
"Won't you shut the fuck up any sooner?! We're on a mission for FUCK'S SAKE!!!"The two stood there in silence. Thane's hands had caught on fire, burning some of Apophis' flesh. The footsoldiers nervously stared at each other, then at the two demon officers.
Pace O. Shazt felt like taking a piece of sh-t out of fear.
Apophis had a blank expression for a while, though the tips of his mouth were pointed upward as if he were smiling. He then genuinely smiled at Thane, simply answering,
"I will try. I've got this habit of getting so... excited, y'know? It's been, oh, so long since I've gotten to eat, y'know..."Satisfied with Apophis' surprisingly lenient attitude at the situation, Thane let go of the hollow man, taking his kunai out of his body in the process. Lucifer probably knew how volatile they were together, which he could understand completely. Before things got out of control, he needed to get the footsoldiers to the academy as soon as possible.
That was, before Apophis began to starve. He also needed to find a nearby house that no one could see the hollow deity in, as well. He needed to feast upon souls as soon as possible, after all, and even Thane was not stupid enough to not know that.
"Let's move," Thane said, motioning the frightened footsoldiers to follow him.
"We're almost there: no point in idling by, anyway."And so, they neared the academy.
Now, only ten minutes remained before the reached the academy. The aura of demons drew closer.
Too close...
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