Chapter 5: Gun Devil

(Merry Christmas!) 

Io, with very tired eyes, opens the door to his room and looks to his left to see Power walk out of the bathroom laughing then a few seconds later Denji walks out. 

Io blinks a few times. "Nope." Io shuts the door.

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Io is sitting at a desk with a bunch of paper work. Io eyes have a tired look with dark bags under them, but he has an indifferent smile on his face. Io sighs as he stamps another paper and then picks up a pen and writes some things down.

Kuroka is off the side and she's cleaning a table with a few pictures on them then she goes to a cabinet next to it and she sees a small box with a clear top. Inside the box is a piece of the Gun Devil's flesh.

Io sets a paper onto a small pile and grabs a paper from a pile next to it and starts writing on it.

"Io?" Kuroka calls out and he looks over to her. "I've heard that the main reason you work with Makima is to hunt the Gun Devil, but I've never heard why."

Io's smile turns into a frown as he sets his pen down. "That bastard took a good life away from me."

Kuroka walks over to Io and moves some papers to the side and sits down. "May I know what happened."

Io stares down at his desk with a distant look in his eyes. "About 22 years ago I was in America."

Flashback

We see Io, wearing a over-sized coat and a pair of black jeans, and he's sitting on a couch and across from him is a blond male with green eyes and next to him is a female with pink hair and red eyes.

"I made a contract with a couple, they were both Devil Hunters." Io narrates. "They would be able to use my power in exchange for a little bit of blood each time they use it." 

The female puts a hand on her stomach.

"But there was also another condition for me, I had to protect their child when they were born. The wife had just become pregnant a couple weeks before I met them."

Past Io stares at the two for a few seconds before nodding.

"I accepted their conditions, I thought it was good. A place to stay and free food. And after about nine months their child was born. A baby girl and they named her Anya."

We see past Io standing over a crib, looking down on a baby with Pink hair and green eyes. The baby laughs and reaches her hands out to Io and he gains a small blush.

"I'd hate to admitted it, but she was the cutest thing I've ever seen."

Io coos as he sticks his finger down at the baby and she grabs it. "This is the cutest thing I've ever seen." 

"Never thought I'd hear you say that." Anya's father says from the door way to the room.

Io turns around and growls at him. "Never mention this, or I'll kill you!" Io has a small blush on his face.

The father laughs and walks away and Io keeps growling until Anya makes a cute noise.

"Awww." Io looks back and his eyes shine.

"I spent my years watching that kid grow up."

We see Io holding up a present three times his size as he carries it to Anya. It's her fourth birthday.

"Io's got the present!" Io yells.

"Holy crap!" Anya's parents yell.

Anya just laughs. "Thanks Uncle Io!"

Io smile grows as a tear falls from his right eye. "She called me Uncle." Io wipes his tear away. "It's enough to make a grown Devil cry."

"I took her to school all the time."

We see Io holding Anya's hand as she skips up and down.

"Are you excited for your first day of school, Anya?" Io asks.

"Yes, Uncle Io!" Anya says with a big smile.

"I watch that precocious kid everyday, for some reason, she was like the world to me. A simple human child."

It's late at night and we see Io sleeping and on his lap is a sleeping Anya. Io has a child book in his hand as he was reading it to Anya before they both fell asleep.

"In all my years of being on this stupid Earth, have I ever cared for a human."

We see a worried Io pacing back and fourth as Anya's father is taking her temperature.

"102.5." Anya's father says.

Io starts to cry. "SHE'S GONNA DIE!" Io cries loudly and Anya's mother sweat drops.

"It's just a simple fever, she'll be better in a few days." Anya's mother assures.

Io sniffs. "Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"But one day, 13 years ago."

Io and Anya, along with her two parents are sitting at a table, eating lunch.

Anya smiles. "And she invited me to his birthday party."

Shadows cover Io's eyes. "No!" He yells and they look at him. "No talking to boys until you're like 30!"

"Uncle Io!" Anya whines.

"No! No boy is allowed to take my Anya from me!" Io corsses his arms and looks away.

Anya's parents laugh.

"One second it was calm and the next."

Io suddenly finds himself pined under rubble, with a metal beam stabbed into his stomach. He coughs up some blood. "Anya!" Io looks around and finds the mangled bodies of Anya's parents. "Anya!" Io starts to panic as he looks around. Then he spots something that makes his heart stop.

Io spots a small hand coming out from under some rubble. Blood starts to pool out from under the rubble.

"Anya!" Io cries out as tears prick in the corner of his eyes. "Anya, please answer me!" Io gets no answer and he hears a roar and looks to his side, where the wall is broken down and he sees the Gun Devil floating in the air.

Io tears fall from Io's eyes as he yells at the gun Devil in anger.

"I was stuck there for three days before rescue teams came. Three days of staring at her dead body."

Back to the present.

A tear falls from Io's right eye and onto the desk. "Three days of knowing I failed." He slams his firsts into his desk. "I swore to myself that I'd be the one to kill the gun Devil and eat his heart!" Io lets out a few heavy breaths and angry breaths as he bares his teeth.

Kuroka gets off Io's desk and she goes over to him and brings his head into her breasts and hugs him. "I'm sorry." She pats his head. "I'll never know the pain you've gone through, but I'm here for you."

Io takes a deep breath and inhales Kuroka's scent. Io hims and closes his eyes and returns Kuroka's hug.

Kuroka smiles as she continues to pet Io's head. "I'm here." She smiles. "I will always be here."

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Special Division 4 along with Io are outside Hotel Morin. Aki's in the front holding a necklace with a piece of the Gun Devil's flesh and Io's in the back of the ground, with a cigarette in his mouth. Io's tired eyes look around the parking lot as the group heads towards the hotel doors. Io also has a bored smile on his face.

Io's eyes then land on Kobeni. 'She's the only human I technically "Like".'  Io then smiles. 'She's always getting scared and the fear smell she gives off is so good!'

"It's hiding somewhere in this hotel." Aki informs the group as he looks down at the necklace as the piece of Gun Devil flesh is moving towards the hotel. "And this is no ordinary devil. It's eaten a piece of the Gun Devil's flesh."

"Maybe it's the Gun Devil for real?" Denji questions. 

"The more flesh, the stronger the attraction." Aki looks back at Denji. "The reaction's not big enough."

"Huh, guess not."

Power holds a hand up. "How amusing... Give that thing to me!" She orders Aki.

"I thought I told you two to work on your manners." Aki says to Denji and Power.

"Who the hell's gonna suck up to you for no reason" "How foolish and conceited these humans be!" Denji and Power say at the same time to Denji.

Aki then holds up two sticks of gum.

"Mr. Hayakawa." Denji says.

"Sir." Power say.

"Good." Aki's now a little happier.

"Sweet!" Power and Denji grab a stick of gum and chew them. "Dude, he's so easy."

"Hayakawa" Arai calls out. "Considering we're about to fight some devils, can we really trust these two to watch our backs? One's a Fiend, and the other is some punk... I'm not sure about this."

Aki looks towards Arai. "We can't let them watch our backs. On extermination missions, they'll be taking point. Io will be watching our backs."

'No I won't.' Io says in thought as he lets a puff of smoke out.

"If they try to run or switch sides, we kill them."

"You're treating us like livestock!" Power says.

"Because you are." Io says and Power growls at him. Io smirks and his stinger comes out and points towards her. Power looks away in slight feat.

"You two don't get rights." Aki says to Denji and Power.

Denji and Power go into a little hiddle.

"He's super pissed." Denji whispers to Power. "Must be from this morning."

"Perhaps our prank went too far?" Power whispers to Denji.

"You call that a prank?!" Aki yells to the two, causing Kobeni to slightly tense up. "I could kill you!"

"Yikes! What happened?" Himeno asks. "Aki, you can't just be harsh all the time, y'know?"

"She's right!" Denji says. "The bat almost killed me, and now there's more work?!" He holds his hand out. "I want a reward."

"Oh? Got it! I'll take one for the team." Everyone looks to Himeno. "Whoever kills this devil will win..." She smiles brightly. "A kiss on the cheek from yours truly!"

'I don't want to kill this devil now.' Io thinks in disgust. 

Both Denji and Arai gasp.

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"That's... You shouldn't do that!" Arai says to Himeno. "A young woman who's not married shouldn't be so... indecent!"

Himeno then hugs Kobeni tightly. "But doesn't a reward help with motivation? Right?"

"I'm not gonna sweat the kisses." Denji says and Io looks to him with a raised brow. "Don't worry about it. I'm plenty motivated."

"Oh?"

"I got my sights set on someone for a first kiss already. I'm gonna find all these meat chunks or whatever for her. So, until the Gun Devil's dead, no smooching for me."

Himeno releases the timid Kobeni from the hug. "That's a hell of a thing to say in front of Aki!"

"Besides, I learned something real important." Denji pints his thumb at himself. "sex stuff feels better when it's two people who get each other. I don't even know your name, so I ain't after your lips!"

"Eeeehhhh?" Himeno walks over to Denji and gets real close. "Then, if you kill the devil, Denji...  I'll give you a kiss... with tongue."

Denji gasps.

"That's enough, Himeno." Io warms.

"Awww, does Io want a part of this deal too?" Himeno asks

"Ha no!" Io laughs. 

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On the 8th floor of the hotel, Denji, making weird sounds with his tongue out, is speeding walking down the hall with the group casually following him. Arai follows after right after Denji.

"Hey, stop it!" Arai shouts. "It's dangerous to run off solo! Stop!"

"Damn, I love teasing boys!" Himeno claims.

"Oh, man, what are we gonna do?" Kobeni timidly says. 

"I yearn for blood." Power states.

"It's dangerous!" Arai yells to Denji. "You need to stop!"

Arai then shoulder checks Denji into a wall and then puts his elbow on Denji's throat. "Himeno's been nice enough to train me for the last six months! If the alternative is letting some thug like you kiss her, then I'll take that kiss on the cheek!"

"Human, I'll never understand them." Io says to himself and he yawns, showing off his long and sharp canine teeth. Slightly scaring Kobeni.

"Move!" Denji orders Arai. "I don't want some dude all over me! it's nasty!"

"Say what?!" Arai yells.

Power chuckles. "Die!" She runs towards the two.

"I'm after a way bigger goal than you, dude!" Denji says to Aria.

"I wish to join you!" Power says to the two.

Kobeni runs over to try and calm the situation down. Io just goes over to a wall and leans on it and he closes his eyes.

"Shut up! I don't wanna hear that from someone newer than me!" Arai yells at Denji.

"Man, shut up!" Denji yells.

"What's your take on the rookies, Himeno?" Aki asks.

"More of this! Yes!" Power yells.

"I'd say Arai's not super competent but makes up for it in motivation." Himeno says.

"Get him. get him!" Power yells as Kobeni tugs on her jacket.

"Meanwhile, Kobeni's got the moves, but she's really timid. You think of the four rookies have a shot of surviving, Aki?"

"It's a duel to the death!" Power yells again.

"Most people either die or go private after a year, regardless of how strong I thought they were." Aki states.

"That's not really an answer." Himeno says.

"I'll give you an answer." Io says and Himeno looks at him. "Trust me when I say this. If they don't start to shape up, they'll all die within the next year. I've seen it many, many, many times."

Himeno hums then looks at Aki. "Don't die on me, Aki."

A couple minutes later.

The group is walking down the hall again.

"Gotta say, I'm not seeing any devils around here." Denji complains. "Does that meat chunk of yours even work?"  He yawns "So tired..."

Himeno stops. "Aki..." Everyone else stops. "Incoming."

Everyone looks down the hall in anticipation. A door opens up, causing Kobeni to gasp and a little head walks out.

"The fuck?" Io questions.

The head walks in front of the group and looks to everyone. Then it smiles and drools and launches itself of Kobeni. Kobeni screams.

"Got it." Himeno grasps the air and the head stops mid air.

"It floats?!" Denji questions.

Power uses blood to create a sword in her hand. "The battle is joined!" She cuts the head in half, spraying the wall with blood.

Kobeni falls on her ass and screams as the head falls onto the ground in front of her. She then crawls back and hides behind Io's legs.

"Damnable devil!" Power yells. "Did you see how it floated in fear of me?!" She swings her and points it at the group and laughs.

"No, no, that's my power." Himeno interrupts Power's laughing. 

"Say what?"

"I've got a contract with the Ghost Devil." She points to the eye patch over her right eye. "I served up my right eye in exchange for being able to use a ghost's right hand. My ghost hand's invisible and strong. Pretty slick, right?"

Aki is kneeling over the sliced in half head and he's holding the necklace over it. 

Himeno looks back to Aki. "How about it, Aki? Has he got any of the Gun's flesh?"

"No strong reaction." Aki states. "This isn't the one."

"I see... guess we better keep heading up."

The group heads up the stairs.

"Is it wise to blather on about your powers in my presence?" Power asks. "Are you people not meant to hold my reins?"

"Knowing about our powers makes for better teamwork, right?" Himeno asks. "Besides, I've got a few tricks up my sleeve, so I'm not worried."

Power stops halfway up the steps and turns around to the group. "Truly? So what would you do if I said I was going to kill this one?" She points some sharp blood at Kobeni, casing the girl to panic.

Himeno holds her hand out and grasps it. Power's then struggles to breath as the ghost hand is holding her throat, tightly. 

"Put the weapon away." Himeno orders. "If you misbehave, I can always choke you to death."

Power claws at the air in front of her throat. "Can't... touch it..."

"As much as I love to see her struggle, you should stop." Io says.

Himeno lowers her hand and the ghost hand leaves Power's throat and she takes deep breaths. 

The group walks past Power. Kenobi is hiding from Power on the other side of Io.

"I'd prefer if we got along. It's easier!" Himeno says and Denji laughs at Power as he passes her.

"I will devour you in time!" Power yells.

The group is reaches the top of the stairs and starts to walk down the hall.

"You better now." Denji says. "I'm trying to get a kiss."

"Do you guys not get that the devil is still around." Arai questions. "Can't you pipe...?" He spots the same blood splatter from the devil head again and he stops walking. "Huh?"

The group stops as Arai speeds walks back towards the stairs.

"She doesn't look like she'd be good raw." Power says.

"What is it?" Aki asks.

"That sounds pervy, dude." Denji says to Power.

Arai looks at the plaque that says the floor number. 

"Perhaps boiling or frying..." Power says.

"We were... on our way to the Ninth floor from the eighth, right?" Arai asks.

"Cook your own, ass, stupid." Denji says to Power.

"Yeah." Aki says to Arai.

"But this is the 8th." Arai states.

"Huh?" Io tilts his head.

"You probably read that wrong." Denji says.

"It's not that!" Arai yells at Denji. "Something's going on here! I'm gonna double check." He walks down the stairs.

"I know!" Power says. "Grilled like a steak!"

"Steak?" Denji asks. "I wanna try a steak."

Suddenly Arai comes down from the top of the stairs and everyone looks to him.

"Huh?" 

"Arai... just now... you were going downstairs, right?" Himeno asks.

Io runs his tired eyes. "This is not gonna be a fun one."

Kobeni begins to panic.

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12-25-2022

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