" ow ow ow ow ow ow!"

" Quite squirming "

"That's easy for you to say your not the one getting stitched!"

Kagura had given a hiss towards Fuegoleon who sighed softly " Stop being such a baby " he replied before finishing the current stitch on Kagura's neck. " Sometimes I wish Mimosa joined then this would be easier, lucky for the Black Bulls the pale eyed girl has healing magic " Fuegoleon said aloud " Aren't we grateful " Kagura rolled his eyes before being hit on the head by his older brother " OW!" " BE RESPECTFUL OF OUR GUEST!" Fuegoleon yelled at Kagura which caused Leo and three Ball Bulls woman to chuckle. The large party still were within the village and were just patching up injuries as well. " Jeez are you trying to inflict pain or help heal me?" Kagura looked at Fuegoleon who harbored a serious expression " What?" Kagura blinked as Vanessa spoke up, they had the church to themselves for as long as they needed, unknown to Kagura they'd be spending the night and travel home, come morning. " Kagura, we're very concerned about earlier, you passed out twice...and that form what was that?" She starred at Kagura as too the others, which Kagura only starred at the altar ahead before answering " I'm not....sure actually " he said before he looked back towards them " But I'm not the one you should be asking..." he stood " The hell does that mean?!" Leo looked at his brother while Fuegoleon narrowed his eyes feeling an abnormal amount of mana coming from off Kagura's body. Black flames began to raging left as if it were being pulled beside Kagura, next thing everyone knew they saw a rather taller demon beside Kagura " Susanno..."he said as Susanno smirked and opened his eyes " this wasn't how I thought meeting you family would be like" Susanno chuckled as everyone starred in confusion " Kagura I didn't kn-" " ITS NOT LIKE THAT?! SHOULDN'T YOU BE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT HIS APPEARANCE?! " Kagura exclaimed as Susanno laughed " I knew humans were quick to assumptions but THAT was hilarious " he chuckled " Jaden....what is...that?" Fuegoleon blinked " HE has a GENDER" Susanno clarified " I'll give you the back story of him a different day, but this is Susanno. Susanno, those are my brothers; Fuegoleon and Leo. And those are new acquaintances " Kagura said " I am Vanessa, this is Charmy, that's Kibana" Vanessa introduced her and her squad mates " Hmph" Susanno sat as he began to think " Now assuming you all want information, I suggest sitting down, now fire away your questions " the large demon said as everyone sat and the first to ask a question was Kibana " What was that monster Kagura was fighting earlier?" She asked and Susanno had sighed " That is a creature from ancient times, before humans were able to build on civilization....it is from a species called ' Gurongi' and the head of than species...a clan leader named N-Daguva-Zeba..." Susanno replied " Gurongi? " Fuegoleon starred at Susanno " They we're ruthless barbarians.....hunting any other species as a game...When I was alive, to say the least, they were able to take the appearance of any other race hiding in plain sight...before singling out their prey" he sighed before continuing " But there was one race who gave birth to a prodigy: The Linto. They were able to fend off most of the Gurongi thanks to that bastard of a kid" Susanno chuckled " Even sealing and imprisoning them too, although I guess now someone broke that seal" Susanno sighed " That answers one question." Kibana blinked " You said ' When you were alive 'how old are you exactly?" Leo asked " Older than any of you will be able to comprehend " Susanno replied as he gave Fuegoleon a glance seeing the male thinking " and what's on your mind dear prince?" He grinned as Fuegoleon simply asked " What was that form Jaden took? " he laid it out simple as Susanno just chuckled " like I mentioned earlier, that prodigy of the Linto race, well I should say humans, better yet YOUR kind: She was rather hit headed and could be an annoyance but she possessed a power greater than magic itself, to beat creatures that could absorb and negate magical damage. The Amadam. It allowed her access to many things such as that form Kagura took, although upon her death she trusted me to protect and chose each generations protector if the Gurongi should ever wake....but in Kagura's case I need to seal a demon inside him that got a little too out of hand " Susanno laughed a little and Kagura spoke " That other demon almost got me killed thanks his dam vendetta...I don't even know what that armor was all I know is that it almost killed me like Asura almost did, how come you two keep trying to kill me!"Kagura exclaimed only to have his face shoved by Susanno " Shut up I'm talking to the adult here" " I AM AN ADULT!" " Your a brat, shut up" Susanno returned his gaze to Fuegoleon all the while Leo laughed at the sheer irony of how Susanno was treating Kagura" Unfortunately for the BRAT here, he just so happened to cross paths with a Gurongi and the armor reacted to that and began trying to merge with him, in all basically the Amadam is fused inside his body and that form will reoccur if more Gurongi show up but so far only one has so I believe he won't need that armor for awhile, unless someone who has superior magic and affinity comes around and starts beating him senseless then I can see being petty and using the armor " " I'M RIGHT HERE!" Kagura shouted as magma began dripping from his hands and steam cane off his body " Calm yourself. Your more of a hassle than Asuramaru you know that?" Susanno then stood " I'm confused now...." Vanessa spoke up finally " Are you saying Kagura is the only one capable of defeating the Gurongi?" She asked " Not exactly, but he's your best shot, all you mages would he doing is feeding those barbarians, unless your just using a weapon and not magic. I'm saying Kagura is your best hope if Zeba were to wake from prisoning slumber" Susanno replied " You all get rest, and don't mention any of this to your comrades or whatever you call them these days, it'll only cause the Gurongi to easier gather you all. " he then turned to Kagura who had an annoyed expression " Don't hesitate to open up to your brother if something is bothering you, I'm not like your father, I gave you a second chance at life...don't make me regret bringing you back from the dead " Susanno had become surrounded in a black flaming vortex before it vanished he was gone as well " Jaden......you died?" Fuegoleon looked at Kagura who remained silent before saying " I'm gong to get some air..." he walked out the church obviously bothered but Fuegoleon didn't bother going after him " Whats up with him?" Kibana asked after Kagura left and Fuegoleon responded " Kagura was never good at conveying his feelings...nor opening up about it, he was always acting as if everything was simply fine for him, and it never was" Fuegoleon sighed softly

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" How much did you tell them?"

"Not as much as they should know"

"I see.....Are you even positive that he'll be ready in time?"

" That's for him to decide, but he needs to make that decision now....it's only a matter of time before Zeba awakens...and by that time if he isn't ready, there is no hope for humanity "

" Susanno...."

" My brother and I were never alike in the slightest....it's why our people and our tribes got into this whole mess....I gave into my demonic self just to save her....yet I still failed, Zeba can't have his way this time....I am not losing another...not my older brother, not this time. Asura, just promise me if our plan is stopped, protect him with your life"

" *𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚑* I promise....."

" .......thank you...old friend"