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How best to describe what Gekido was feeling, reading the reports of what's been happening tonight?
Imagine working at a business underground, let's say an office building's basement for one reason or another. It's an average 9-to-5 that pays well and is relatively simple if tedious and always busy. You also help around on a time off, so you've been around the city and know its ins and outs quite well when you can. Today was just like any other day, the city was as normal, bustling, neat and tidy just as you worked to make it, and you count on others to take care of things while you're at work. You have no way of knowing what's going on outside, there's no windows, and your requires you not to leave until work is over and to not be distracted by everything outside your cubicle in this underground office. But you hope for the best cause you feel you have no reason to believe it will change.
Then one day, you get off your shift, ride the elevator, leave the office on your way home...
Only to find that the city is on fucking FIRE!
Imagine working at a business underground, let's say an office building's basement for one reason or another. It's an average 9-to-5 that pays well and is relatively simple if tedious and always busy. You also help around on a time off, so you've been around the city and know its ins and outs quite well when you can. Today was just like any other day, the city was as normal, bustling, neat and tidy just as you worked to make it, and you count on others to take care of things while you're at work. You have no way of knowing what's going on outside, there's no windows, and your requires you not to leave until work is over and to not be distracted by everything outside your cubicle in this underground office. But you hope for the best cause you feel you have no reason to believe it will change.
Then one day, you get off your shift, ride the elevator, leave the office on your way home...
Only to find that the city is on fucking FIRE!
As a Demon, He can't go out to check on things during the daylight cause the sun is now an all-encompassing deadly laser for them. On any other day, he'd wait for the sun to fall and day to go into night to do what he needed and wanted to do for himself and his clan. But this night in particular was special. For he found out that Daikaku Shrine, a holy place he actually visited on his spare time, just happened to be laden with probably the most important flora for all of demonkind, the Blue Spider Lilies. An Emergency meeting was called for the Demon Progenitors, and because Blood Moons 1 and 2 are fucking useless to the organization, it was up to him to help manage things in preparation, including taking care of his own Yakuza Family - thank God for Urami's help with that in particular - then escort and serve as mediator for the Chairman in said summit. Since Ryoshu is the only one besides himself that actually contributes, he had no choice but to have him go to the shrine in his stead.
As the Meeting concludes and he leaves to help with that, he gets a report of what's going on there...
Like Ryunoko Keodis-Senpai, Gekido has a certain...anger to him, and so his family has a rule to them: When the place heats up, run for cooler grounds.
Everything he has read can be summed up as "Tonight was just a big shitshow", which is amazing considering the night is somehow still young.
It's hard to even establish a timeline of events because everything he read was so chaotic, but for the most part, surprisingly, the perpetrators were Slayers of all people. It was enough to make him place his palm on his forehead and push it down to his chin so hard, you'd swear he's trying to tear his own face off.
First, the Western Dragon gets shoot up by a Slayer and her team. Approximately 133 injured and 22 dead, none of which were demons themselves. The Perpetrator came to Ryunoko-Senpai's joint and threatened information out of him, he kicked and banned her, then she retaliated in kind.
The Perpetrator's name was....Guen Tomioka? That was interesting, and immediately the dots were connecting. He's never truly seen Guen, but he knows her by association; she was the husband of the recently deceased Moon Hashira, Hikaru Tsukigumi, someone he remembers all too well and who he heard recently got killed off - by Rikyo of all demons. Gekido couldn't help but scoff at that, knowing that however he did it, it couldn't have been by any fair or noble means. In any case, One look at Guen's actions tonight after Hikaru's passing and he knew what her motivation was, he knew because it was the same fire that burned in him...Revenge.
It seems Guen was also the perpetrator of the Onsen Incident, and the key motivation behind Ryunoko-senpai's fight outside of it. Even went as far as to literally put blood in the water for other Demons to come to potentially cause a ruckus in the hot springs. All this combined has put her in the Corps' crosshairs, a rogue criminal slayer they want captured and put to death for her frankly unhinged actions.
It's actually impressive to Gekido just how Tame she made his own obsessive vendetta look in comparison. He doesn't need to be around the area to know Mama-san must be utterly pissed.
But that's not the worst part for him...The worst part was what was happening over at Daikaku Shrine.
Seems Ryoshu couldn't get into the shrine himself, so he decided to shoot up the place and the people in it. Daikaku Shrine was a place of particular interest to Gekido, having been associated with the former master there himself, as well as the current caretaker. He should have been the one to go there and get those spider lilies out of that shrine instead of any other demons, would've given them the chance to settle it peacefully and without the carnage Ryoshu made for them. He's gonna have to get a few boys down there to assist in fixing it up in the morning. "Community Service" helps with reputation, after all, and it's not like he can do it himself when there's only so many hours in the night.
But then he saw that Slayers were there at the time, One of which was a name he knew very, very well...
It seems Ryunosuke Kamado was a part of the team that went there... and one of the targets Ryoshu's Arrow Rain. From the looks of it, they're still fighting...and Ryoshu was Winning? He...didn't know how to feel about this.
On the one hand, a part of him is happy about this, laughing on the inside, knowing that the "great" Ryunosuke Kamado is potentially getting wrecked out there, it's practically laughable, and in a way it's probably the best part of this report.
On the other hand...
"...I Refuse to believe Ryunosuke is going to die to fucking RYOSHU!" He thought. Ryoshu was probably the least unlikable of the terrible trio that is his fellow demon Lords - which is not saying much - and his long-range skill not to mention his loyalty has been especially useful for the Chairman, but everything Gekido's done has been to make Ryunosuke suffer, and he can't very well do that if Ryoshu actually kills him!
...Deep down, he knew this was something he brought upon himself. Ryunosuke is undoubtedly the strongest slayer now that Hikaru bit the dust, and because of that, he was confident he could survive and deal with any demon that came his way. So Gekido never bothered telling anyone not to go after his Prey. To be put in a position where he could very much die by any demon, let alone Ryoshu, was something that never crossed his mind before now. But that was because he never saw a demon Ryunosuke couldn't beat. It's strange knowing that someone like Ryoshu was giving him such a hard time. ...Has he been overestimating Ryunosuke this entire time, or is it simply that Ryoshu's set of skills is something he can't deal with...?
Or is it something else?
...He'll need to investigate this, but that unfortunately comes later. He had to go to Daikaku Shrine to deal with the Spider Lilies, with the coming War between that Prick Jinwoo, they needed them now more than ever.
But just before he left...
~Ring-ring~ ~Ring-ring~
His own Cell phone started ringing. No idea who'd call him at a time like this, but he picked it up anyways.
"Yes? ...Well well, this is a surprise. I'd ask how you got this number, but that's hardly relevant. So, what do I owe the Pleasure, specially given your current predicament? ...I'm sorry, I don't think I heard you right, could you say that again?" Gekido's eyes narrowed for a few seconds, than widened, as if hearing something he couldn't properly believe.
"...Well, that's...umm...That's rather generous of you, what's the occasion? ...All too well, what about him. ...What!? ...And you're certain of this? ...No I, I believe it, it's certainly sounds like something he'd do, but I never thought he'd actually stoop that low. ...Does the Chairman know about this? ...And this conversation we're having? ...I see, and what's in this for us besides the obvious? ...No, I agree with you wholeheartedly, actually. It's just that what you're asking us to do for the sake of dealing with it is... I see. I guess shoudn't be surprised you know about that. ...Very well, you have yourself a deal. ...Oh, and one more thing, Even if we do this, there's still an elephant in the room we have to settle. I just read the report about what happened tonight... Let me put it this way, we're cleaning up on our end, so in return, it's only fair to ask you to do the same. ...Alright, I'll head over there now. Oh, and while you're over there, make sure he doesn't get killed out there. ...I expect nothing less, Sayonara."
With that phone call done with, he looked out at the city, with his hands pressed against the window. The window cracked and began to melt by his hand.
"...MOTHERFU-"
Present Time - Seikishi Bar
"Slight Correction: He's already here."
Did he just arrive as quickly as it seemed? Or was he there all along and the slayers somehow didn't notice his presence? Either one should be concerning for any of them. Regardless of when he arrived, he took one last sip of his glass before he got up from the bar, put his black coat back on, and casually walked in to the secluded VIP area. He put a gentle, tattoo-ridden hand on Urami's shoulder, a gesture to show that he can take it from there.
"Close off the area to any civies. The VIP section has been exclusively reserved for us tonight. But if there's any other slayers that walk into the bar, bring them here as well." He whispered into Urami's ear. He then took a step forward and grabbed a cigarette out of his pocket, putting it to his mouth with one hand, and with the other hand making a whipping motion like lighting a match. During that motion, that hand's thumb was ignited with white flames, using it as a lighter as he let it burn the tip of his cigarette, blowing smoke from his mouth as he makes another hand motion to put the fire off his thumb.
With that same hand, he then simply snapped his fingers, and some of the Yakuza in the room walked away without a word, standing outside as bouncers to the area in question.
Throughout it all, his eyes never wavered from the situation at hand. It was probably at this point that Tenko would be able to sense him as a demon, but not just any Demon, the aura he was giving off would have told her just what kind of "monster" he really was.
Miyako, however, would probably be very familiar with this one. That is, if she was anywhere near the battle that ended her father's career as the Wind Hashira.
As for Himari, well, he didn't know if she had the same kind of sixth sense for Demons her friend has, but if she's anything like her brother, he'd guess that her instincts were probably going into overdrive right about now.
Looking around and assessing the current situation, he started to speak.
"Hey Chief. Thanks for the save, but you mind letting the girl off with a warning for first offense this time around? You can bag her next time she does something stupid, but for now, it's best to let it go. It seems like you and the other cops got bigger fish to fry anyways. That berserk slayer's still on the loose, yeah? I can take this from here while you go on the hunt for the psycho and her posse." Xaku, the newly appointed chief of police, keeping law and order in this world, standing opposite to the de'facto Captain of the largest and most dangerous crime syndicate in Japan today. Most of the rivalry is played up for the masses, since they both directly answer to the same demon, but it wouldn't surprise him in the slightest if she saw him as an irritant nonetheless. She plays her part well, after all, it's only fair he does the same.
He then turned to look at the slithering victim of an almost-assault by one of her high-school buddies.
"Don't really know what you were expecting to happen, Mamu-chan. That was kind of reckless of you to just show off to slayers that you're one of us, high school buddies or not. You're lucky the Chief and I were here when you did, ...even more so that one of them actually tried to get in the way of the hunt as well. Still, I appreciate at least getting them in here. Run along now, back to work, I'll give you a nice tip when I'm done here." He said to the Snake demon with a wink and a smile. His attention then turned to the wolf that attempted to protect the owner's employee, knowing that Muragarasu was seeing and hearing everything that was going on there through it.
"I heard you had a rough night, Mama-San. Sorry I couldn't be there to help out, but things are getting hectic at work. I'll send some boys in the morning to help clean up over at the Onsen. Can't send all hands on deck, since it seems like this whole city needs a damn clean up, but we'll make sure it's ready to reopen by tomorrow night. In the meantime, least I can do is take this situation off your hands. Go get some rest, I'd say you've earned it." He said with a smile.
That was every immediate concern out of the way, save for the lady slayers themselves. Assuming the lady demons don't start opposing the situation at hand, he can now turn his attention to said slayers.
...And if they are opposed to it, well they can take it up with Urami.
Once the other three were out of his sight, and the door to the area closed, that was when he let out a big sigh and stared at the three slayers. A fiery white - ironically almost heavenly - aura enveloping him.
"Hmm...Two relatively ranked, and the new Hashira of the Moon. ...Well met, Slayers. I'm Gekido, Demon Lord of the 6th Heaven. Or if you'd prefer, Blood Moon 3. More Importantly right now, I am the Acting Captain of the Tsugikuni-gumi, and you guys have made us very, very busy tonight. ...That's not even including what just happened here." he said, grabbing a glass cup and having one of the yakuza demons still in there pour him a drink, which he then sipped up immediately.
"You know, I love this place, this whole area... Mama-san's businesses I see as a sanctuary of no-man's land for demons and slayers alike. A sacred place of neutrality where others, demons or human, can just relax, forget about the hardships of our lives, and a few precious moments of respite. The only trouble places like this bar and the Onsen have, are what you bring to them. ...And, you guys brought a lot of trouble tonight. You're lucky this VIP room's sound-proofed, or else that shot you fired would have scared everybody out of here. Parts of the city are running scared over what Tomioka-san did, and as we speak, Ryuonko-Senpai's forced to street fight one of your Hashira boys, and that's no doubt causing even more social unrest in the city. ...The irony of all this is you've made us... fucking demons, be the ones who have to calm the city down. Heh... It'd be laughable if it wasn't so sad." He said as he drank, placing his cup on the round table and sitting down on the circular couch, turning his attention to the Hashira of the group.
"Honestly, I'm impressed, It took Hikaru Tsukigumi months, years even, to establish the stable connections he did with demonkind, connections that helped you lot more than any of you know, and your cold-blooded hashira pal burned the whole web down in one night, ...with help." He then took the cigarette out of his mouth, pressing it into the ashtray before he continued.
"But that's neither here nor there. I'm here on business first and foremost. I'd like to make an offer to you, to all of you. So, by all means, take a seat, get comfortable. We can begin now, or wait until more of your friends arrive, either way's fine by me." He said, gesturing at the chairs on the opposite side of the table to him and the couch, Gekido himself laying back on the couch with one leg crossed over the other.
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