Balak

A Chapter by GodsOfNeutrality

Akuma POV

"This hurts like hell," Kritanta said clutching his side. Brion nodded and hissed in pain as he breathed in.

I sighed. After Okami left, I got a text from Achlys telling me to meet her at Central Park. The both of them had broken a few ribs. This meant Okami had to be incredibly strong as they could easily hold up 10 tons, making him almost as strong as me.

"Where is she boss?" Kritanta asked, coughing up blood right after.

"Calm down. You can stand the pain, can't you?" He grumbled, but kept quiet.

We waited for a while longer before a car pulled up. It was a beat up red pickup truck. Achlys stuck her head out the window and smiled.

"Hey. How are you?"

"Cut the crap. What do you want?" I growled.

She ignored the question and looked at Kritanta and Brion."Okami kicked your asses, huh?"

"Brion has it worst than me," Kritanta said, wincing as he smiled.

"So you see my problem?"

"If I could get back in the conversation, you said there were two new ones. I'm guessing he's one."

"Correct."

"So who's the other?"

"Get in the car. We can talk more at the house."

"You really let the place go." My house was about the size of a condo, but twice as high. It used to have a garden out front with a fountain, but now the paint had faded and the plants had worked their way up the walls.

"I've been busy," she said quietly.

"I knew I shouldn't have left it with you. You're never focused."

"I can't when your gone so far away."

"Don't try to guilt trip me," I said walking into my house. Inside was a mess and it looked like robbers had been here. "I'm burning the neighbors." They had always hated me.

"Ignore that. He's upstairs."

I growled but followed her to the second floor study. It smelled old and musty with some of the books scattered on the ground.

"I'm definitely hiring a maid," I said which Achlys sighed at.

"There's just no pleasing you." The voice was that of my friend Taz, a male in his early twenties with spiky brown hair and gray eyes.

"Back off. So who's the other?"

"We believe Balak is in the city."

"Soul Eater Balak?" I was surprised, most thought he was a myth.

"It could be. We can't be certain because of how weak his energy but is a distinct possibility."

"Okami is hunting him?"

Taz shook his head. "He doesn't seem to have noticed him yet."

"Balak hasn't made a move, either." Achlys said nervously and I could understand why. In the books Balak was an endless void swallowing souls. If he wasn't hunting then why was he in New York.

"We believe he is hiding as a high school student. That's why we called you. We need you to confirm if it is him and bring him here."

"Okay, but that is a much more difficult task than you think. Especially if it is the Destroyer."

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