What a mess..
Vesper stared around at the others she had been fighting. It felt almost insulting that they'd send such weak chumps after her, her tan skin glistened with a gentle layer of perspiration, they'd tired her out a little, but they were in far worse condition.. A fact that brought an arrogant smile to her lips as she turned her head, piercing golden eyes staring at the leader, a man in a black and red uniform, the letters BRDC were imprinted in his shoulder as a tattoo in fine lettering.

She wasn't aware what this symbol meant, nor did she really care. She stared around at the demons that accompanied him, most of them were barely standing, others unable to get up, either because their shattered limbs lay broken, or even completely separated form their bodies.
The part shad begun exploding into an array of light and color.. Soon they would all meet that ultimate end, their bodies destroyed, leaving just their essences, their experiences, for her to absorb and grow more powerful,
"You can tell your master or masters I thank them for this delicious meal.. Oh wait.. No you cant, because you'll all be dead.." She chuckled, vanishing for a moment and reappearing over the prone body of one demon and throwing her fist down into its back. The impact caused the nearby earth to shake and the body exploded into light.
She disappeared and reappeared, systematically dispatching every single demon on the field until their pure energy encircled the glade, bathing it in beautiful, pure mana, the light of the suns rays high above distorting until Vesper drew it all in.
The motion was a simple one, a deep breath, all the colors fading and shrinking toward her like a whirlpool, a drain. Once she had claimed the energy she sighed calmly, walking up to the man int he black armor.
He was chuckling.. What an odd one, faced with death he must have been delirious.

"Before I kill you, may I ask what is so amusing about your situation..?"
"The man chuckled some more, Vesper grabbing him by the throat,
"Answer."
He gargled a little, trying to catch his breath untilshe eased off a little,
"You're screwed!! HAH! Ha-hahaha!!" He scoffed, laughing loudly until Vespa withdrew he hand and drove the back of her fist into his skull, easily a deathblow on something so weak.
the body fell and she awaited the light show to begin again... And it did, but one thing went wrong...
"He's not disappearing.." Vesper froze, ".. Wait.. Then that means.. Not a demon." realization came across her face as she wandered over to the corpse, looking down on it darkly,
"A human.. Well that's just peachy.."

A shrill whine pierced through the silence of what appeared to be a control room. The eyes of those present were drawn to a screen, from which the sound was still coming from, to see what may be the matter.

"We have a mass of demon activity in sector 3," spoke a man from behind a desk that was laden with many an electronic device. "Agent Right isn't responding." This drew two people out from the small crowd that had gathered. An imposing woman stepped up to the right of the Monitor, the one who watches for and announces what ever may be happening. Her voluptuous figure towered over him, her blonde hair pulled into a tight bun so as it would not get in her way as she leaned over to see the screen more clearly. The glow from her screen reflected off of her glasses, making it impossible to see her eyes. "What do you make of it, Boss?"

The woman stood straight again. "It is just as you say. It's a mass of demons. The question is, why there are so many of them." She looks over her shoulder and smiles at a figure hidden in the shadows. "What do you say, Agent Fox?"

The shadows seemingly melted away as the agent being addressed stepped from them, spooking the poor Monitor. "I'd have to say it's a feeding." The agent, now revealed to be a female slightly shorter than the "Boss", walked closer to the computer screen and pointed something out. "There is only one figure that stands right now." She points to a black blip on the screen. "That would be a demon. The other demons that were present are fading." She points to the fading black dots on the screen. "It would seem that Cody is dead. Most likely by the demon, which would explain why the sensors are going haywire."

The woman in charge nods, smiling. "You're as wonderful as ever, Mizuki," patting the agent's pitch black hair and subtly trying to straighten Mizuki's messy bun. Mizuki, however, showed why her codename was Fox by easily and slyly moving out of reach of her superior. Said woman pouted before declaring, "Go check it out, Agent Fox."

Said agent sighed before bowing slightly towards her with a nod of understanding before darting away.

The Monitor was silent for a moment before saying, "Will she be okay?"

The tall woman raised an eyebrow at him and adjusted her glasses. "You must be new. Fox is one of our best agents. If she can't handle this..." She stops and thinks about it for a second before walking off while continuing her sentence. "Then I suppose I wouldn't have to worry about lunch."

The Monitor was left alone to think about that.

Vesper looked down on the body for a while, contemplating what to do, now that a human had been killed by demon hands again there would be trouble.. Demon hunters would be on the prowl again. Troublesome humans.. They would attract the attention of demons again and in the end it would spark up the older hatreds, an unholy war.. No Not yet.. If the Angels joined in, however, aiding the humans..

Vesper felt as though she were drifting, yet she knew she was stood prone. it was as if the world itself were spinning and all she could do was wait before she tumbled off the edges of existence, then a thought hit her..
I could always surrender.. She began the line of thought then scratched it from her mind, A demon surrendering..? Even I have my limitations as to what I'll do.. I have things I have to do before some human kills me..

She kneeled down byt he body of the fallen creature and sneered slightly but shifted his body, straightening him out as best she could and placed his hands on his chest, making sure to close his eyes as her final act before she got up on her feed, turning on her heel, she needed to get away before trouble came running her way. She'd wasted enough time here as it was,
Now for another problem.. The nearest gateway to the Netherworlds where the hell is it now..? She stood straight, closing her eyes as she began to reach out, crawling around the nearby world with her mana as she tried to find an exit from the mortal real. Demons couldn't just pop up from the ground without sheer masses of power and some-one on the other side of a world to weaken the land enough..
Where are you..?

It didn't take long for Mizuki to reach the border of sector 3. The first step she took into the sector, however, she was overcome by an extremely powerful feeling. Stumbling, she managed to catch herself before she fell into a conveniently placed mud puddle. A little bleary-eyed, she stood there with a hand rubbing her head.

What was that?

Taking a deep breath, she expanded her senses to try and find the cause. Minutes passed, but she couldn't identify where the feeling came from.

The feeling of... hope. Completion.

She shakes her head violently. How ridiculous. After rubbing her eyes with a gloved hand, she reopens her indigo eyes to survey the area. Following a thread of demon energy, she eventually comes upon a clearing. Blood. Everywhere. She sighs, unable to not think about how messy this demon is. Out of the corner of her eye she sees the body of her former comrade in arms. Looking around and not seeing the demon anywhere, she quickly goes over to examine him. Her eyes widen slightly at the position he is in. It isn't natural. Well, it isn't a natural position to die in. Brushing a hand over the crossed arms, her eyes narrow. He's still warm. The demon has to be close by. Clearing her mind, she stretches out her conciousness once again and finds a demon presence near a gateway.

Damn it! What do I do? Do I confront it out let it go?

Conflicted emotions threw themselves in twists of confusion around Mizuki's head. Then a glance of what the agent before her once was came to her. Memories of him as an agent... as a friend... With a wrench of her hand she suddenly punches a nearby tree. Without even a flinch, she pulls her hand back and opens her fist, looking at her open palm. With a quick look of determination she clenches her fist again and runs as fast as her legs will take her towards where the demon and the portal are. Setting eyes upon the gateway, she jumps up, drawing her sword, and uses it to slice through the wave of darkness. It disperses, revealing the figure who was about to step through the portal.

"Found you.." Vesper whispered, dashing towards the gateway or rather taking gliding bounds along the grass covered soil, slipping past trees like a dream until she found herself stopping within the gate itself.. Almost through... Why was she holding back..?! Surely she didn't feel guilty for what she had done..? Was that it.?
No.. No not guilt.. Something.. Something further away than the body.. Getting closer..

What an odd sensation.. Blood pumped through her veins, was the world hazing..? Dizzy.. So dizzy.. She coudln't stare into the dark portal, turning away and gazing out into the mortal realm. That feeling was growing closer, stronger.. She thought she saw some movement, but it was out of the field of vision. But this thing, whatever it was, she could feel it, as though it already held her throat in its grasp.
A blaze of light as the dark portal was torn away, revealing the bronze-skinned demoness, her golden eyes locking onto Mizuki. Again the dizzy feeling, the thumping in her chest and the rush of blood as she gazed at the woman that had destroyed the gate.. Such power.. So intriguing..
Then she hit upon a word she never imagined would escape her lips as a warm wind blew south, brushing past them...
"Beautiful..."

Why.. Why did she say that? She couldn't help but star at the other, purely fascinated by her, though her mind began to regain itself slightly,
No.. No no no.. Not her.. Not a mortal.. as the words ran through her mind, tears had started forming in her eyes, growing for a moment before breaking the edges of her eyelids and sliding down the sides of her cheeks slowly. they marked silvery lines down her face like scars of magic.
This cannot be..

For once in her life, Mizuki Caitlyn Douglass was completely stumped. She torn down the portal and is now face to face with the demon she was after. During first moment, Mizuki couldn't help but notice the demon's body. A female. Neither expected nor unexpected. Sexy... Unexpected... A fraction of a second later and she makes eye contact with the demon and her heart stops. Suddenly, the word that escapes the silver-haired demoness makes her face flush. Beautiful? She couldn't be talking about me. What's going on?

The pulling in her heart tells her to go to the demoness while logic pulls her away. Intrigue draws her closer, trepidation makes her retreat. Her heart is torn. Her mind is confused. Her body is stock still. Instinct is killing her. It says to finish her job. It's never been a problem before, why now?

She barely starts to relax so she can move into a fighting position before she sees the tears.

A demon... Crying? Why...? Is she okay? ...Why do I care? Mizuki mentally slaps herself.

So again, Mizuki is still, staring at the tears falling from golden eyes, wanting desperately to wipe them away. Suddenly her mind flashes back to an image of a man. Her boyfriend. He is waiting for her. He is the only one she should focus on like this. Having snapped out of her stupor, she raises her sword to point it at the demoness's throat.

"What is your name?"

And at the same moment, she asks herself why she still hasn't killed her.

She could see the same state of confusion in this apparent enemy, the tow locked into their own internal battle against that which they could not believe no matter how they dare try. She felt pain at the very sight of Mizuke just lifting her weapon, feeling the blade veering ever closer to the flesh of her through she shifted forward and to the sid slightly, allowing the very tip to dig into her neck, piercing just enough skin that a soft trail of blood began to stream along the edge, down towards the handle, aided by the angling of the wind,
"Vesper.. My name is Vesper.." She replied, she could not deny her an answer, nor the request that followed,
"Please.. I beg of you.. Cut out my heart.. Finish my suffering before it begins.. Before I must feel the agony and before you too are lost to this.. I feel it, as do you.. In my heart.. In my body."
She pleaded with a human.. She could not believe she had done this.. A wish for death, to be granted only as this one saw fit, if they could manage..Why did it have to be a mortal?
Vesper wished to reach out and touch this being, a gripping terror in her heart telling her that if she did she may never let go. A cruel trick to play, He certainly had a perverse sense of humor when he'd done this, there was an ill-fated logic waiting to reveal itself, but she would not make a sudden move, for the very fear that if she did move then perhaps the one at whose mercy Vesper was really did kill her as she had begged.
She found herself speaking once more,
"If you do not kill me.. Then at least tell me your name.. Before.." She stopped, wincing.. She couldnt say I.. No.. No she would refuse until it was too much to bear..

"Vesper..." She tries the name on her tongue. She does not move her sword. "I do not... understand. Why do you wish for death?" Her heart throbs once more in response to Vesper's warning. "And what do you mean before? Before what?"

A single tear escapes her eyes.

"Do you know what this feeling is? What is it? Please, tell me!" Her voice breaks and she finds she couldn't say anything else. But does she have anything else to say? Her heart was such a mess that it seemed to be effecting her head, too.

She asked... My name... I suppose it's only fair...

Slowly, the katana lowered until the tip touched grass.

"My name... is Mizuki."

Vesper wanted to answer her first question, her hand going up to the blade as though to grab it, but when asked before what she stepped forward suddenly until she was up close to Mizuki. So she was Mizuki.. The name range perfectly in her ears, so much so that she made a soft moan of ecstasy before raising her hands suddenly. She placed her gloved palms gently against the other females face, fingers hooked under and behind her jawline,
"Before this.." She whisped and closed the last of the distance on the other female, locking lips with her and kissing her with a near lustful passion. The demoness couldn't believe that she had done this, but the more she wanted to hate it, the more she enjoyed it. However she broke off, her eyes wide int he realization of what she'd done.

In her panic she vanished, tryin' to escape, but only to reappear a couple of meters away, stumbling to the ground and holding her chest
"A convocation... His little sick joke... A punishment for the fallen.." Vesper stared at Mizuki, "When two souls of very special kinds meet.. They are inexplicably drawn together, bound by their hearts.." she looked away, the clutch on her bosom tightening, "That is the pain you feel in your heart.. the hesitation that bids you betray your logic and your reason, to forget everything you know.." She shakily got to her feet, wanting to approach Mizuki,
"It is his punishment to you humans, and your not learning from your foolishness... Your closeness to the dark.. Often nigh unto devils yourselves... And us demons, purebloods, hybrid or otherwise."

She shift towards Mizuki, holding a hand out to her,
"I see you now.. And see the human.. that which I should fear.. And loathe and despise.. Yet my body cries no.. No that i cannot harm you.. no that I cannot punish you, abuse you or blame you.. But instead.. Embrace you it calls out to me.. cross our sweet tongues once more and ravel our bodies in silk and be forever beautiful together.."

The moan that fell from Vesper's lips could only be described as erotic and Mizuki found herself leaning into the other woman's touch. When she muttered something, her attention refocused on Vesper just in time for her eyes to widen as she was suddenly being kissed. She practically purred at the raw lust and passion, clutching at the demon's arm.

Suddenly Vesper disappeared, only to reappear just a bit away. All Mizuki could do was stand there, eyes glazed and breathing unevenly, while trying to understand her words. Soon she realized what the other was talking about. She slowly fell to her knees, sitting on the back of her heels, trying to understand.

Soulmates. Soulmates. Soulmates. Dear God, my soulmate is a demon?! I want to be angry... but...

She lifted her head to look at Vesper as she approached. All Mizuki could do was sit there, sword laying forgotten next to her.

Did she just...?

Mizuki felt her face practically burst into flames at what Vesper was saying. In fact, she brought her hands to her cheeks to check. Bowing her head and looking at her lap, she contemplated what to do. The hand looked like the greatest temptation of all and she wanted to take it. Wanted to feel. To understand...

"Hey, Fox, are you there?" Mizuki visibly started, fumbling to get the walkie talkie out from its pocket. Having retrieved it, she stared at it, unsure if she should call in.

The demoness looked at what she was doing, trying to understand why this one was the chosen mate for her.. She was admirably beautiful, she could not argue this, even when not infatuated by the link.. Such a link was so rare and uncommon that it was often mistaken for irrationality in humans, the foolishness of love driving them to do the insane for one another.. And for a moment in her live Vesper felt that she could abandon her quest.. Her current reason for being.. But she couldn't do that..

She stopped, lowering her hand as she got control over her body again, this time managing to place a stubborn grip on it as she looked down on Mizuki for a while,
"If we separate, we will suffer our desire for one another until we are reunited.. I cannot stay in the mortal realm, this was not a development I expected but I have business in the Netherworlds.. Come with me, or return to those waiting for you, but know that it will torture you until we meet again.." Vesper turned around running to where the gate had been.

There were still some remnants remaining, more than enough for her to reconstruct it as she held up her left hand, the area shaking violently. Dark lighting jumped from her hand, seeming to burn the air away until the black void of the gate was repaired. To have so much power that she could bring back up a destroyed gate spoke one thing for Vesper; she was dangerous.
She looked over her shoulder with a single golden eye at Mizuki, holding her hand over her heart one more time before she gritted her teeth and ran into the darkness, a bright purple flash of light marking her being drawn through to the dimension of the Netherworlds. The link remained open however, inviting Mizuki to follow.

"Wait!" Mizuki jolted up, one hand reaching out to the portal as if trying to catch Vesper. Watching the swirling darkness of the portal, she brought her hand back to grip at her heart. It was painful. I was an empty feeling in her chest. But she didn't have to wait long until the subtle feeling of desire starting in her belly. It was mild, but after recalling Vesper's words, she had the idea that these symptoms might get worse.

Mizuki turned her stare to the communication device in her hand. It felt heavy in her hand. She listened to the voice coming through it, recognizing who it was.

It was her boyfriend.

I'd almost forgotten... Her boyyfriend of 14 months; Bard Whitman. Why was she even comtemplating leaving him? Isn't that what's normal? Hman boy meets human girl, they fall in love and get married and have kids... Grow old together... She wanted to be normal.

Yet...

By the time the walkie talkie hit the ground, Mizuki had grabbed her sword and had gone through the now fading portal.

Vesper could feel the same complex mass of feelings in her own heart, but she had to suppress it as much as she could, she knew she would not be able to resist it for long but at least she had to finish what she'd started as she appeared upon the dried verdure within the Netherworld that she'd stepped into. Her eyes raised up, getting lost in the swirling purple sky, at least until she tore her golden eyes away from it and looking across the demon world.

"Welcome to Diabolus Pandemona.." Vesper spoke as she sensed Mizuki's presence coming through into the Netherworld. She couldn't see the castle fot he overlord for this world.. it had to be somewhere, perhaps in the distance amongst the broken earth, the deep scar in the land that was being distorted by the heat. Vesper took a deep breath then sighed, upon the exhale, tow black structures slid fomr under the back of her jacket, stretching out and forming on either sied of her body as a pair of wings, bat-like, leathery, the insides of which were a soft golden in color. they stretched and she kicked off the ground, jetting up into the air some ten meters, twenty.. Thirty... She stopped, staring around in a circle, her wings beating occasionally until she could see the black scar in the ground more clearly, a canyon..

The wings shrank into her back and she fell the distance all the way to the ground, the impact making the dry earth crack, a small impact crater forming around her feet and she turned towards the canyon in the distance. She wanted to go, but she looked over her shoulder at Mizuki, staring at her for a while, longingly,
"Find the feeling in your heart, find the pain and concentrate your mana around it, contain it, or you will be distracted.. And to be distracted in a hostile environment will result in death.. Or the death of any fool who dares attack you.." Vesper instructed, then stating her warning, but then smiled slightly, "You've come this far, do you want to turn back or follow me?"

Diabolus Pandemona... Mizuki mentally repeated the name. Looking at the vivid purple sky that was so similar to her eyes, she didn't notice Vesper until she was in the air. Her wings were gorgeous in Mizuki's eyes; the glossy, leathery wings so similar to those of bats with the shining gold tones captivated her and for a moment, she longed for wings. She had always loved the sky. Loved to fly... but that was always in planes and such. She longed to feel the wind in her hair, to fly...

She shook her head sadly. I shouldn't think of such impossible things.

Mizuki jumped a bit as Vesper landed, dodging a few stray rocks that were thrown in force of the demoness's landing. When they made eye contact, a little shiver of desire ran down her spine at the emotions flickering in the other's eyes.

She sounds... protective. Mizuki couldn't stop a small, flattered smile before doing as she was told. She closed her eyes and focused on all of the unfamiliar feelings. The lust, the longing, the lo... She paused.

Love?

Mentally shaking her head, she pushed that thought aside and continued to find and contain in an imaginary bubble. Once done, she opened her eyes and made eye contact with her once again. The feelings weren't as powerful and she nodded to herself in accomplishment.

Mizuki tilted her head, smiling. "I think you know my answer. I chose before I came here." She purred, wondering what kind of reaction she'd get.

Vesper smiled at the straightforward response, rather amused that she really had chosen this path. Vesper vanished, reappearing before her slowly and leaned a little closer, so they were up close, their eyes meeting, but she didnt speak, seeming to contemplate and thing. Up close the intensity of the feeling was trying to fight its way out again, that inner desire, dark and glorious, yet beautiful and pure, as much a gift as a curse..
"How did it feel..?" She asked then, smiling a little as she leaned back again, "To experience love.. True love, not just a connection, what you believed was love.. But a primal bond of desire.." Vesper raised her hand, brushing it along her own face, her thumb brushing up along the scar on her chin as she leaned into her hand, closing her eyes as though enjoying the caress of her own hand,
"I have never tasted of love.. But I understood and felt it the moment I saw you.. Recognised it for what it was because of how rare and desired it is for my kind.." She crossed her arms over her chest, hugging her own arms, "I can already feel you here.. Your arms around my body.." Vesper spoke it softer, whining a little to herself before dropping her arms and turned immediately. She took a deep breath and sighed again, placing a hand on her hip,
".. Maybe later.." She paused for only a brief moment and looked over her shoulder again, "Mizuki.. I'm here to kill a fellow demon. By now he's probably waiting for me, they use tactics similar to humans, their brawlers and swordsmen will attack up close, their mage's will take up positions in safety at a distance and their archers or other long-range specialists will take high locations for elevation.."

Mizuki honestly had no idea how to answer Vesper's questions. Part of it was because she was busy trying to keep a hold on her feelings but it was mostly because she honestly had no idea. Watching the demoness touch her own cheek and then hug herself, she could hardly fight back the instinct to push the hands away and touch the other herself. She almost pouted when Vesper said "maybe later" but she didn't say anything.

Her ears seemed to perk up in interest when Vesper mentioned her mission.

"Vesper..." Mizuki smiled at the way it rolled off her tongue, "I'm sure you noticed it, but do you remember seeing a patch on the outfit of..." her voice broke ever so slightly, "...The human you killed? One that said BRDC? It stands for 'Black Rose Demon Control.' It's the main organization in my world that takes care of demon problems. I'm a member." She reached over her shoulder to grab one of the corners of her purple cape-like scarf. She held the corner up for Vesper to see that it had the same patch as the deceased agent had on his clothes. "I've been working there for 6 years. Ever since I turned 18."

Mizuki threw the end of the scarf back over her black iron shoulder guards. "Take me with you." She took a step closer to Vesper. "I can work both short and long distance." She took one more step, closing almost all of the space between the two woman. She smiled slyly and whispered determinedly, "Let me show you I can fight."

"Demon Control..?" Vesper raised her brow for a moment, shifting closer to her with a smirk as she ran tow fingers under her chin, "You can control me any time.." She whispered, winking at Mizuki for a moment but then stopped, looking at her again then remembering the man she'd killed and frowned, seeming to think.. If she got the idea right then this 'taking care of demon problems' meant killing them..
"The one I killed was working in unison with the demons I killed in that grove, he in turn was working for the Overlord of this Netherworld.." She stated suddenly, "He and the Overlord retreated after I chased them away from my own realm.. Are you sure he was working for your people or a darker force..?" Vesper tilted her head a little, so Mizuki wanted to be a part of this..

She hadn't ignored the closeness of their bodies, shifting her hands so they rested on Mizuki's hips, the tan demon leaning forward so her cheek brushed against the mortals', turning to whisper in return,
"I have no doubt in what you are capable of.. No human enters such an organization without the skill or capability to perform what is necessary, but know that I have been killing my kind for centuries on end," She began, running her palm up along Mizuki's body, but stopping below her ribs, "You are mine and I am yours.. I have so much power to give you.. But now is not the time.. Come, my love.. Venture into the depths of darkness with me and we will dance with devils,"

Mizuki was in shock. Cody Denegal. Agent Right. A friend for 3 of the years she was in BRDC was in league with demons? Causing chaos... the very thing every person who enters the organization vows to prevent. A little piece of her heart crumpled from the cruel betrayal while angry yet sad tears leaked from her eyes. She moved her head away from Vesper's a bit so as to prevent getting tears on the other.

Mizuki was a bit distracted just then as she felt Vesper's hands moving, leaving a trail of heat where she had touched. It would be exceedingly difficult to contain her emotions if the demoness kept this up.

"I know you've been at this for a while. That just means I can trust you to take care of what I can't handle. I'm not so pompous that I don't know my limits." She smiled, cheeks feeling odd as the tears had dried, but she didn't really care enough to raise a hand and wipe the remnants of her pain away. Her eyes flashed with excitement and she copied a move from Vesper earlier and put them cheek to cheek to breate in her ear. "Yours... Always. Lead me through this place and we will dance."

Vesper could see the tear and it felt like a blade thrusting through her heart.. She'd experienced this a lot in the past, it didn't do much to stop her truthfully, but it still hurt like crazy. She wanted to reach up to wipe away the tears but was too late to do so, instead backing off from her and smiling as she once again grew the wings from her back before vanishing again.
She reappeared behind Mizuki, wrapping her arms around the other woman, across her upper torso and her belly as she lifted Mizuki from the ground, encasing them both in s field of mana to make her weightless and soared through the air quickly, her head leaned down but angled up so she could see where she was going, they were gliding upward tot he sky but not too quickly, it was only so that she had a good view of where the canyon was.

As they encroached on the deep wound in the ground, the bright land on either side making the details within rather difficult to see. She dove towards the canon, making her way just less than a meter off the ground so that they were away from the warm air above them and as they went deeper into the canyon it would cool off, at least until the fighting started,

Vesper kept her eyes open, staying fairly level with the ground on either side as she went, looking right, then left, but int he moment lost her attention on the land whens he realized she was looking at Mizuki again.. Pressed so close against her her face.. Those eyes.. She could get lost in those things for hours... The sound of a gunshot ringing out alerted her and she immediately jerked to the side, pulling herself and Mizuki out of the path of gunfire until she slowed down to hid behind an outcropped rock,
"Hmph.. I miss the days of bows and arrows.." She groaned remembering that demons had adopted the use of guns, but of a different kind, for the bullet that fired was a purple beam of light, "You humans use solid bullets, we demons use mana crystals. Concept's the same, pull the trigger, fire the gun. Hold on, this is going to feel a little disorientating.." She warned and the world around them vanished, practically disintegrating until it reconstructed swiftly and they were on the ground behind a large boulder. She let go of Mizuki there and leaned her back against the rock and looking aside to her,
"I'll take out their gunslingers.. There will be ground troops waiting, I'll get them out in the open before I take care of those idiots above us." She informed Mizuki of her plan with a smile, "Time for some fun.."

Mizuki had been absolutely overjoyed when she found herself in the air, being held lovingly by Vesper. Looking around, not in the least bit afraid of the height, she observed the passing scenery. It was nothing like she imagined the Netherworlds to be. Sure, it was barren, but it just seemed to fit well with where they were. The canyon was amazing, catching her full attention as she looked around.

Mizuki jerked at the gunshot and at the way Vesper roughly moved them out of the way. Suddenly behind a rock, they crouched, considering a plan of action. She listened attentively to Vesper as she checked her sword and then grabbed her gun from the holster around her waist. She inserted a magazine and loaded a round, turning off the safety and keeping it properly pointed to the ground.

"Don't worry about me. I'll call if I need you." With that she placed a quick kiss on Vesper's lips.

The demoness closed her eyes for a moment upon receiving the kiss, no matter how short-lived, it still felt like it lasted an eternity.. She could not wait to share her flesh with Mizuki.. But now was not the time for such things. Vesper leaned back, cracking her fists together once and grinning as her eyes glowed a little whilst she shifted her body around, placing her hand on the rock face before she made a swift dash out into the open.

Gunfire rained down through the air like lightning as the demons in the canyon up on the ledges spotted her yelling among themselves as the demon woman zipped left and right at an unnatural rate, changing direction faster than a fly or a hornet, once she passed a certain point a number of demons appeared form hiding places on the ground, jumping out behind her and charging from hidden holes in the wall.
Those closest bore down on her with blades and for a moment it looked like they had struck her but she vanished, a malicious feminine chuckling filling the canyon before she reappeared in the air, surging toward one of the gunners and spinning about as she caught him in the side of the head.

The body hurtled to the ground, crashing with a sickening thud and exploding into dark light that slowly began to colorize, raw mana energy waiting to be harvested.. Vesper couldn't concern herself with that now as the closest gunner aimed at her, firing multiple times. She seemed to jolt back under the gunfire but then looked up with a smirk, raising her right hand and waving her finger,
"Naughty-naughty.." She grinned, reaching down and picking up the fallen weapon of the one she'd just eliminated so casually, holding it up a moment then aiming it at the other gunners, the lot of them staggering back slightly in fear as she chuckled to herself, "Skittish, aren't we..?"

Mizui giggled, watching how Vesper was torturing them. Seeing that she had the gunners occupied, she took this chance to move a bit out from the large rock and quickly aimed her gun at a group of demons that weren't near the soulmate. It would cause many problems if she was hit by one of the holy water bullets that were loaded in her weapon. Firing at a quick pace, 12 demons went down in seconds, dissappearing as they do when they perish. Pressing the release, she caught the empty magazine and pocketed it while grabbing another, loaded, one. Slipping it in quickly, she began firing at the demons who were now coming at her. After another 12 demons had fallen, she sliped the gun back in its holster and then drew he sword.

Moving in front of the boulder so no demons could get at her back, Mizuki smirked and drew her sword. As soon as a demon was close enough, she lept foward, slashing the nearest demon into nonexitance. She kept moving, never staying in one place for very long. It was the same for her sword, continuously moving, slaying demons left and right. She hardly took any wounds, being that these were weaker than some of the demons she had fought.

After taking down the last demon close by, Mizuki didn't get a chance to look around to find Vesper before she felt a shock of pain in her side. Turning around while clutching the wound, she came face to face with a demon who was definately more powerful than the ones she had just fought. She jumped back, deflecting a burst of magic with her sword. Luckily she had been moving away from the first blast so it made only a minor wound, but it was bleeding quite a bit.

Trying to stall a bit, she did the only thing she could and hoped that this demon liked to talk.

"Who are you?"

Vesper had decided against using the gun as she warped forward quickly, a violent kick to the side smashed another demon into a wall, she grabbed its weapon also, spinning about and kicking another of the demons in the line, she proceeded down the line of gunners, delivering simple blows and crushing the poor fools in an instant before she vanished, rushing towards the opposite cliff-face for a moment before she drew her arm back and slung it forward, a dozen small orbs of light smashing into the cliffs and the gunslingers, a number of explosions ripping them apart and sending small rocks and boulders raining down on several of the demons below before she felt a sting in her side, gasping slightly.

The demoness turned her head down immediately to where Mizuki was, gritting her teeth ass he looked at the one whom had hurt Mizuki.. What was this rage..? How dare they.. How dare they touch Mizuki?!

The demon raised its head, almost about to speak, at least until he disappeared into a dust cloud as something bore down on him. The dust cleared to reveal Vesper holding up the one who had harmed Mizuki by the throat, before it could do much more she tore out its neck. It barely had time to suffer as it exploded into light and she turned, running to Mizuki and placing her other hand on the damaged area, a soft green glow enveloping her hand and entering the wound. It was healing magic, easily recognizable by the warmth it gave and the pain it relieved, sealing the flesh.
Gunshots were still sounding but they were stopping against why appeared to be a protective aura around herself and Mizuki as Vesper leaned in closer to her soul mate,
"If they harm you.. I feel it.. And I wont abide by anyone harming you. Now, save those bullets for the Overlord and his lackeys," she instructed, having noticed the effects of the gun during the fight as she offered the two demon guns she'd claimed,
"Give them a taste of their own medicine, my love,"

Blinking, Mizuki could only stare at Vesper's violent display. It was messy, but for some reason she could feel a tingle of lust starting to form. She didn't jump when the demoness appeared in front of her, already getting used to how she does that, but she almost melted when Vepser's healing energy carressed her wound. Demon healing energy feeling so pleasurable... Who knew?

She savored the feeling of Vesper's breath ghosting over her ear, her words sounding fierce yet gentle. Mizuki's eyes opened halfway to gaze at the guns that were being offered. She took one of them, examining it and running a hand across it, getting a feel for the weapon. With a smooth movement, she turned and pointed the gun at a nearby demon, firing a shot through the barrier, the demon fell.

How is this possible? These mana crystals... I assume they're made for demons. Why can I use them? ...I'll have to ask Vesper about it later.

The gun felt light in her hands, any recoil the gun may have made was easily ignored as she fired one shot after another, taking down demon after demon. Appearently the crystal doesn't run out, because Mizuki didn't need to take the other gun Vesper was still holding. As the last demon fell, Mizuki lowered the gun and finally realized that she had been wearing an excited smirk the whole time. Still wearing the smirk, she surveyed the damage she had caused, taking a bit of pleasure from the mass destruction.

Slinging the gun over her shoulder, Mizuki turned and gave her demoness a broad smile. "That..." she licked her lips, "...was fun."

Vesper smiled, watching as Mizuki delighted in using the gun to eliminate the lesser demons on the ground. She turned her head up to the other gun-slinging demons, drawing her other hand back and casting it out towards them. several orbs of light flying up into the air at the center of the canyon before they exploded into several streams of mana shots, hailing missiles of energy amongst the remaining gunners and tearing them apart until they one by one exploded into light.

She turned her head to look at Mizuki with a wry smile, returning the hand and brushing it along her face softly,
"There's more to come.. Now concentrate, do you know that you humans can drawn in the mana also?" Vesper motioned up at the swirling colors in the air, the souls of the demons dissipating, leaving behind their energy, pure and unprocessed,
"All living things use mana, to empower them, to enrich them with life, a world without mana is a dead world, a husk that will crumble with time and its people suffocate. You increase it through training, or taking power from those you defeat, as is your universal right, your earned efforts. Reach out now, grasp the power int he air and take it for yourself, their experiences, their power, every little bit adds to your own,"

Vesper looked along the canyon suddenly as several large fireballs charged towards them, but she simply held her had away from Mizuki's face again, throwing up the shielding aura from before and the flames simple circled past them, scorching the ground. Mages. As the flames burned out the shield lowered again,
"You humans are unique creatures, you can be insignificant specks one moment, but then unique individuals like yourself naturally gain power and strength, through training and determination, through flukes in existence, the power of a demon is decided by its ambition or its need to survive." Vesper turned to look at the mages further down, they were preparing to cast again,
"Were they able to sense what they were up against in us two, they would already be running or screaming in terror.. Foolish creatures.."