Chapter 39: Bomb devil
The dust died down completely, revealing a room that had been destroyed to the utmost. Soon, a silver haired figure came into view, his face serious while traces of a smile hung on his lips.
"What the-" Just as he was about to move, a long gash on his neck opened up with an incessant flow of blood. Stupefied by the wound his eyes remained still for a moment, and he coughed out blood and staggered.
He was shocked. Although he had purposefully turned off his infinity in order to complete his final attack, he was still shocked at how his opponent had been able to split his throat without being noticed by the six eyes.
Wiping the blood off his nose and mouth, he proceeded to channel positive energy, as a cool energy unlike the previous erratic one gently brushed over his body, completely healing all of his previous wounds, as the bleeding gash on his neck closed up instantly.
"Sigh. You're still alive even after I slashed your neck open? You're the tenacious one..."
Suddenly an old voice sounded out, as he turned around only to see the his opponent, Kishibe, the mad dog, the previous strongest devil hunter, sitting on a rock smoking a cigar while staring at the wound on his neck which had effectually healed.
Kishibe at this point was on his last dregs. His right arm was bent to an unnatural angle, while a huge portion of his torso was gone, leaving behind only a heart which beat in an irregular pattern.
"I can heal you if you want.."
Satoru offered, but the old man shook his head and shrugged. "I'll be fine...I have some tricks up my sleeve you know...how else would I be able to become the strongest in a world ruled by unimaginable powers.."
He sighed and closed his eyes. The next moment, all of his wounds began to close up just like Satoru.
'It's positive energy...?'Satoru couldn't help but raise a brow. He had been too engrossed in the fight earlier he had failed to notice such a small detail.
'Its not coming from his body....it should be...' Satoru couldn't help but examined further with the six eyes.
The positive energy wasn't part of the energy Kishibe was siphoning off his contracted devils.
It seemed to be coming directly from another source within his body, as if an otherworldly presence was hidden within his body and was crudely using the positive energy to heal him up.
After a while, Kishibe was back to normal, although, he looked even paler and skinnier than before, while his eyes seemed to have sunken in even more.
'Using his life force as a medium of exchange to contract whatsoever Devil was in charge of that?'
Satoru mused and perched himself on the fragments of a shattered pillar.
"No wonder you weren't the least bit worried about my attacks.."
Satoru spoke out first, while slowly taking out a white cloth from his pockets and blindfolding his eyes.
"Those eyes of yours are really troublesome." Kishibe spoke with a puff. "That single last attack had cost me weeks of studying your techniques...at the very least I had to make you drop that stupid invisible barrier around your body. And even without that...you proved me wrong once more... and I almost died.."Kishibe sighed once more and said.
"You're truly terrifying, old man..." Satoru smiled and said.
"That's quite a high appraisal coming from someone as strong as you.." Kishibe raised a brow.
"It's not a high appraisal, it's the highest.." Satoru nodded with a laugh.
"Anyway, now down to business...What do you think about Makima?" He asked straightforward, not beating about the bush.
"Fine, I'll admit, she's hot....but I don't think about her.." Satoru joked around, but seeing the serious look on Kishibe's face he cleared his throat and continued with his statement.
"I received a piece of information from an anonymous source, and after thorough information, I found out..."
Kishibe paused and reached out for a small piece of folded paper in his pocket and tossed it to Satoru.
"That the mysterious disappearance of the gun devil is linked to her one way or the other...."
His eyes trailed on the youth's visage, waiting for a response.
"Wait. On two assassination attempt on me
and brother's lives, the assailants did mention that the gun devil wanted me, and my brother's heart....Why is that, and is it related to her?"
Satoru couldn't help but clench his fist silently, as a murderous smile formed on his face. . If Makima was truly behind all of this, then he would fulfill the promise he made to her.
"I don't know why you're involved, but I might have a clue about your brother...."
Kishibe flicked the burnt out cigarette from his mouth.
"In the past, when I was a young devil hunter, there was once a frightening existence known as the chainsaw devil, an entity feared by both devils and humans. For some reason, the part of my memories about that time seems to be in shambles, but what I remember is the chainsaw devil was extremely strong and one day it disappeared..."
Kishibe massaged his forehead and spoke.
"If by any chance, the devil that merged with your brother is the chainsaw devil, then his potential is limitless, and I would understand the allure of his heart for most devils..."
He ended his words with a sigh.
"I don't know much else, but Makima might be plotting something big... and we've got to stop her...I need your help.."
Kishibe added.
"As tempting as that sounds, I'll have to refuse your offer.." Satoru spoke and suddenly stood up, brushing the dust of his clothes.
"I fly solo. Besides don't worry about Makima old man. I made a promise to her, and I intend on keeping it.."
He interlocked his fingers ready to teleport away.
"What do you plan on doing?" Kishibe suddenly asked.
"All I can say is, she won't be around for very long..."
Leaving those words behind his body vanished in a split second, leaving Kishibe alone by himself.
"Good luck then, you'll need it..." He mumbled, as he watched the place where Satoru's figure had disappeared from.
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Meanwhile within the city, several citizens were escaping with for their lives, while shrill screams reverberated through the area along with the cacophonous rhythms of explosion.
A black SUV instantly zoomed across the city roads in a rush, as the car dodged multiple explosions being fired at it.
A moment later, a familiar beautiful young woman with black hair walked out of an exploding building with a smile on her face, while glancing at the SUV which was speeding along the roads.
"Gojo Satoru, let's see if you'll continue to hide after I rip out your brother's heart..." Her voice was laid with a murderous tone, as she waved her hand happily. The next second, her body instantly blasted into the sky accompanied by an explosion, as she broke the sonic barrier with ease and chased after the SUV.
A/N: Bonus chapter..
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