Chapter 46: Green and Blue

*CLASH*

Gas-Tank and Ena made contact as Gas-Tank's Suit suddenly fully went green.

"Hey, Newbie tap in when I tell you to!"

Archer yelled as Amon waited patiently for the best opportunity.

***

Ena swatted Gas-Tank's left hand away as she went to strike her in the stomach. She made contact but seemingly it didn't phase Gas-Tank in the slightest, Gas-Tank then brought down her elbow on Ena's shoulder forcing her to the ground.

"Look at you! A princess on the ground before a human! I could spit on you and not even blink you filth!"

Ena then yells in anger as she uses her right leg to sweep Gas-Tank off the ground.

"Silence!"

Ena got to her feet, but Gas-Tank was already at her neck with a glowing green blade. She could see Gas-Tank's eyes through her mask, and they were more frightening than the monster she had fought just beforehand.

"Die!"

Ena then used her right hand to take the stab and redirected Gas-Tank by throwing her over herself. Suddenly A light blue stream of light shot by her face.

'Electricity?'

Ena felt a tingle in her mouth as she jumped into the air on top of a pole. She looked down as the ground had been nothing but electricity.

'How?'

"What are you doing up there?"

Gas-Tank asked standing in the middle of the sea of electricity.

"Don't tell me you're scared? Even if you were?"

*Shink*

"We could make you come right back down to ground level"

Gas-Tanks words were backed up by Amon cutting the base of the pole Ena had been posted on.

'These humans are crazy! Yet...I can't run from this! They need to pay for what they have done to me and my guards!'

Amon then stood on top of the electricity as he took note of the situation.

'She's good as dead, from what I know the electricity isn't the main play here.'

Ena started to fall as there was no way out of the situation. Her feet were moments away from hitting the floor of electricity.

'I will not die here!'

Ena then wrapped herself with her Aspect as it had taken more of a physical yet still not completely visible form. She had made contact on the ground without a problem.

"What is that?"

Amon whispered to himself.

"It's what all demons are born with, it's what gives them their powers! Aspects are what they are called. Every damn demon has one, it can take form in many different ways but most commonly they fall under two different categories. Karada, when their aspect's power originates from the body. Or a Shiryoku, when their aspect's power originates from the eye. Every demon's aspect is typically unique to their demon type, strength, and even personality! This Karada looks incomplete so I bet she's still developing into a higher-ranked demon! This should be...no this is so much fun!"

Gas-Tank was ecstatic to share all the information with Amon.

'This...this is a demon developing into a high-ranked...right in front of me in the midst of battle.'

'This...this state I am in, is vile!'

Ena then disappeared from everyone's vision. She felt her aura flourish around her body as the wound on her hip started to heal from it being wrapped in her Karada.

"It's cute when they run!"

Gas-Tank said above Ena on the side of a building.

*Machinic clicks*

Gas-Tank's blade was swapped out with another type of blade. This one was longer but the main difference to it was the many holes it had on its edge.

'How'd...how'd she fin..find me?!'

Ena tried to run again as she was in a daze from being pushed to her limits, but she was met with a blade being swung at her. She caught the blade just barely using the little bit of power that was left. Amon was shocked.

"DON'T LOSE FOCUS NOW!"

Gas-Tak dashed past Ena and Amon seemed to have struck Ena.

'She didn't make contact with me?'

Ena then reactively accepted the opening she was given as she used her Aspect to push back Amon.

"Maybe I'll ru-'

Ena started to feel her Aspect hindered as she noticed the somewhat psychical part of her Aspect was no longer present over her wounds.

"AAAAAAAAAH"

Ena let out a banshee-like scream in pain as she felt her skin and body be burnt alive. Amon covered his ears as Ena fell to her knees. However, Gas-Tank walked over to her with a smile that could be felt through her mask. Her ears began to bleed from the abnormal screams Ena was giving.

"Your screams are being caused by an Acid we "humans" made. I don't know the exact science behind it all but once I sprayed it all over you just a second ago I know that acid specializes in taking down strong Karada users. It burns away your Aspect on a level you can't even notice! Your screams! Oh...they're turning me on! Almost orgasmic if you ask me!"

Ena's screams started to fade as she felt helpless, she was crying as she looked up at Gas-Tank.

"Tell me Princess, what do you get when you mix Green and Blue?"

Ena looked past Gas-Tank towards the sky as she saw what couldn't have been less the 100 blue arrows raining towards them. Gas-Tank then activated her jetpack boots as she started to fly into the sky. She went above the arrows as she watched them rain down she sprayed the arrows with a green substance.

"YOU GET THE COLOR TEAL!"

The arrows glowed and sparked a cyan-like color.

'I'm…going to die…I'M GOING TO DIE!'

Ena's thoughts were a million in just a second. As she looked up to the sky. She couldn't move a muscle.

***

A little girl sat on her knees on a mat.

'Daddy seemed angry today!'

The little girl thought to herself as the door opened behind her. She kept her eyes on the floor. A man walked in in silence as he slowly approached a chair.

"Father…"

He sat down to listen to his daughter.

"Yes?"

"I have learned my Karada's special ability."

"Is that so?"

"Yes, I can show you if you'd like!"

"That won't be necessary dear"

The girl choked up as she looked up at her father.

"But-"

The father looked at her with disinterest.

"Tell me Ena…Can you use the technique without incantations or bloodwork?"

She looked down in disappointment.

"My 13-year-old daughter, daughter of the head of the clan no less. Who still struggles to use her family's special abilities without incantations…thinks I'll be impressed with such mediocracy."

The girl started to cry as she ran out of the room.

***

Ena's head returned to the present as she remembered the past.

'Why am I thinking of that moment?'

Ena watched as the arrows slowly approached her. Time felt slower now.

'I never impressed my father once even since then, that was almost 5 years ago. I climbed to the highest of ranks in the assassin groups. I became the official title holder of the next one to the throne…and yet. All because I have always had to use incantations or bloodwork for my techniques…He never once has seen me as worthy.'

The arrows started to rain down.

'I can't use incantations now at all. I can't speak because of the pain. I can't move because of the pain. I can't do anything...because of the pain!'

Ena cried.

'This is the end.'

***

"Ena?"

Ena opened her eyes as she saw a woman with all-white hair standing over her.

"Mom?"

"Oh...my dear."

"Mom!"

Ena grabbed onto her mother in an instant causing both of them to fall on the soft white floor.

"I'm sorry…I'm so so sorry."

"Ena dear what are you saying?"

"I...I died…I'm not supposed to see you this soon. I haven't made Dad proud yet."

Ena's mother gently brushed Ena's hair with her fingers as she sighed softly with a smile.

"Your father is a still stubborn man to please I see…but...let me tell you this"

Ena's mother held Ena close to her chest as she sat down criss-crossed.

"Your father was always stubborn the day I met him he said he wasn't going anywhere in life unless it was with me. I thought he was crazy, but he was right. I ended up marrying that crazy stubborn man and he had his moments but, throughout it all the only day I saw him smile genuinely without me around was the day you were born. It was in his eyes you could just see the love he had for you was pure."

Ena looked up at her.

"Really? But...but."

"Hush my child…Whether you believe it or not you are the strongest parts of your father and I. Incantations or not."

Ena started to cry.

"Mom…"

"Yes, dear?"

"Am I dead?"

Ena's mother smiled as she kissed her daughter's forehead one last time.

"Of course not…I saved you."

"How?"

"Just trust me dear okay? Someone needs to be there for your father."

Ena realized something.

"Wait!"

"Yes?"

"I don't want to lose you again…"

Her mother smiled as the both of them were standing.

"I'm always right here sweetie"

She said pointing at Ena's heart. Ena's mother started to disappear into the nothingness.

"And dear?"

"Yes?"

"Your Karada's Technique…It's truly one of a kind!"

***

*Boom*

A large cyan-colored explosion filled the area as Gas-Tank watched from above.

"Fuck yeah!"

***

Archer and Amon stood on top of a building nearby.

"Think we got her?"

Amon's question made Archer laugh.

"Without a doubt!"

***

The two of them walked to the smoky area where the explosion had taken place.

*Pshhh*

"Well, would you look at that!"

Gas-Tank landed next to the two of them.

"Dumb bitch couldn't take a little explosion!"

They all looked at the burnt body on the ground as Gas-Tank lifted her mask slightly and spit on the corpse.

"What should we do now?"

Archer asked as they all suddenly felt a buzz in their ear.

*Beep*

"WHAT ARE GUYS DOING! BEHIND YO-!"

They all turned as a half-dead-looking Ena had been standing behind them silently. The noise around them had disappeared and Ena's presence was off. She seemed to be radiating as if she was glowing.

'How!?'

Amon held his blade ready for combat.

'If it wasn't for my eyes it feels like she isn't even here right now!'

***

'What should I do?'

Ani took a big puff of her cigarette.

'Do I call upon Zefu?'

"That won't be necessary."

Zefu's voice made Ani jump.

"What do you mean? They are all about to die!"

"I would never let such a thing happen…besides I sent help. Someone who is more equipped to handle a situation like this. A new force was launched recently and they will handle all daylight missions from now on supposedly."

"Daylight isn't for another 30 minutes!"

"I know. I trust they can last that long. Besides, in the state that Demon is in, she's only Grade 1 at most…It'd be overkill if I went in. You know the rules of the department."

Zefu disappeared from the room seamlessly.

'In all my time here I've never seen Zefu fight once but being rated a Grade 0 Officer I should trust him. Still…He could at least go help them no? Who did he send?'

***

Amon stared at Ena.

'She's not moving…Maybe we can still get the jump on her!'

Amon dashed at her with his blade. Ena's lifeless body gave him a blank expression as she slowly looked towards him.

*Squelch*

'What the!?'

Amon's blade stabbed through Ena but it was like her body was made of water.

'I can't take it out!'

"Amon watch out!"

Amon heard Gas-Tank as suddenly another Ena formed out of the back of the one he stabbed.

*Scuffles*

Amon rolled many feet away from being kicked.

'I couldn't see her! What is this ability? Is it her Karada?'

Gas-Tank went to run after Amon.

*Squelch*

She found herself stuck in quicksand out of nowhere.

"IT'S AN ILLUSION TECHNIQUE!"

Archer went to grapple Gas-Tank as suddenly it was stuck in thin air. Ena slowly appeared out of thin air holding his arrow and rope.

"How are you doing this!?"

Ena slowly walked up to him as he couldn't move any it was as if his feet were glued to the ground. She reached him and she slowly started to stab him in the chest with his arrow.

"Burn in Hell you Demon!"

Amon came out of nowhere swinging his blade.

'No matter what happens we can't lose a comrade!'

Ena dodged his blade with ease.

Amon was suddenly put in a hallucination as he saw everything around him melt including himself.

'WHAT!'

Amon fell to the ground in defeat as he couldn't tell what was real anymore.

'I have to fight no matter what! I have to trust my instincts like I did earlier!'

Ena went to strike the arrow down on Amon's head.

*Clash*

Ena's lifeless body had a shocked expression on his face as Amon had blocked the strike with his Katana.

"I can't lose here! I still...I still have so much to accomplish!"

Amon looked at his melting surroundings, he didn't have a clue of what was going on in the real world.

***

"What a sad sight..."

A voice said to himself as he slowly fell from the sky looking down at the mess Zefu's division had caused.

***

Suddenly the area started to become bright as a beam of light raced through the roads and was marking Ena's torso.

*Multiple crashes*

A large beam of light sent Ena crashing through the debris of the building that had crashed earlier. Amon looked around the real world as he was out of the allusion he threw up almost instantly. He looked over to see where the beam of light came from. A young boy who seemed to be younger than Amon walked over slowly. His whole body was radiating a bright yellow. His blonde short hair and D.E.O officer suit without the coat showed off his yellow suspenders. His face and demeanor were serious. Out of everything about the boy his badge stuck out the most to Amon.

'A Sun Angel?'

Amon turned back down the road hearing a banshee-like scream as Ena slowly reappeared out of the debris.

***

'The hell is going on? I thought I was dead? My mother? This new demon? Where am I? My brain is all foggy? I feel amazing? Did I cast techniques without incantations? What's going on?"

Ena looked at her stomach as it healed itself faster than normal but smelt like burnt skin after being hit with the beam of light. She looked over at the boy who had used the ability on her. He looked no older than her.

"Who the hell are you!"

The boy seemed displeased with the question as he put his hands in his pockets he stopped hovering and landed beside Amon and an injured Archer.

"My name is Kazuki Metsu. Son of Maha Metsu, you might know him as The leader of the Sun Angels."

Ena smiled as her eyes seemed to roll to the back of her head. She started to laugh.

'Right now.....right now I feel unstoppable, and this boy he's....he's royalty just like me!'

Ena was on a high like no other, the high of power and battle had overtaken her thoughts.

"My name is Ena Princess of the Sound Demons!"

She clawed at her face slightly as her left eye was now scarred and not fully healed either.

"I don't remember asking for your name."

Kazuki was disinterested in formalities as he had come to complete the task that was handed to him. Save Zefu's Division at all costs.