<div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>The Night Is Dark And Full Of Terrors</strong></span></div><br/><div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/m15oiJ6.jpg)(https://i.pinimg.com/236x/c6/75/79/c67579d3ff9945b9b8d2e1b475d46831.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><strong>NAME:</strong> Azmodiel/Ryusei Tetsuda?<br/><strong>DAY:</strong> February 15th, 2021, 9:00AM<br/><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Training Area<br/><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Three Lambs to the slaughter...and Mallory<br/><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Something is <em>very</em> wrong here<br/><strong>WEARING:</strong> Az - SOPHE Uniform(No shirt...ever)/Ryu - Training Uniform</span><br/><br/><hr/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> In terms of combat capability, neither of the three boys were lacking. They were just at different levels of physicality. Ryusei was a Descendant, or "Hyrbird" as the humans came up with. A perfect mixture of human and demon biology, meaning he had the best of both worlds, and access to demonic strength and powers made him very powerful. That was essentially all anyone knew at the moment, as even with years of testing, his physiology was so wildly different that the information they had was still basic. Leasick was somehow even more of a mysterious. He'd been completely human, and then one day he woke up with a demon arm grafted onto his body. Unfortunately, it was slowly killing the young man even as it gave him incredible powers no human could ever dream of. It enhanced his speed, his strength, toughness. <br/><br/>He even had flame powers which made Az just a tad prouder of the young man as him fighting to overcome his issue already had him as high as one could be in the Elder Demon's book. The reason he trained him so hard was his hope that if Leasick could master his arm, they could stop the spread of the corruption and maybe keep him alive into his twilight years like everyone deserved. And then there was Kevin. Perhaps the bravest of the bunch. He had no powers whatsoever, but he trained just as hard as the others and went into every session and fight with as much heart and enthusiasm as the boys with super powers.<br/><br/> He would try his damndest, take his lumps, and grow each time. All three made him proud, were his thoughts as Kevin tried once again to take the fight to him with a roundhouse kick that Az caught at the last second. With a grin, he flipped the boy, launching him in an arc that with his training he'd be able to land on his feet and roll to safety...but maybe he'd have sore ankles for a few days from the impact. "Every day you boys are showing me more resolve. You're fighting harder, better, faster...<em>stronger</em>!! You're already elites in comparison to special forces and even some demons.<br/><br/> Keep this up and you'll become the pillars that SOPHE depends on to get the job done." As the old man spoke, the pounding in Ryusei's ears got louder and louder. It was his blood pumping, his heart beating. It was so loud he could barely hear anything else. As he tried to stand, he found he couldn't. He didn't understand why though. There was no way he'd been hit hard enough that he couldn't stand. That punch had been a love tap compared to some of the harder hits he'd gotten. <br/><br/>But...no. This wasn't right. He felt hot...no...cold? It was like his blood was burning, but at the same time the pitch black, icy darkness was engulfing him. Leasick called out to him, and he raised a hand toward his friend, only to panic when he saw slate gray skin and wicked claws pushing from his fingertips. [color=[purple]"WhAttttt? wHaT iS HaPpEnNiNNNGGGG?!?!"[/color] He couldn't find his voice, and he couldn't move. He was scared and confused and had no idea what was happening to him. His hand fell, and he fell over with it, slumping to the floor and breaking into convulsions as the gray washed over him like a wave, his hair suddenly turned snow white while growing into a long flowing mane behind him.<br/><br/> Horns erupted from his forehead and his eyes, normally intense and blue turned bloody red, with his irises burning like white fire. Azmodiel didn't notice at first with how far away his son was, but he looked concerned when Ryusei tipped over. But when he actually got <em>scared</em> was when his son's aura turned malicious and vile. Like something had corrupted him and caused his power to spike in the process. Shadows, wild and untamed erupted from the boy, engulfing him in such darkness that the room got darker around him. It almost resembled his own black flames, but with such intensity and power that he knew for a fact his son couldn't do that yet. <br/><br/>His worst fear had been realized. This was maybe the fourth time in his entire life it had happened, but it was always Azmodiel's biggest fear as a father. The demon in his son was taking over. The ancient power slumbering within his blood had been awakened, and Ryusei (https://media.tenor.com/images/14d9753eecb54be1fcb9fc893856c539/tenor.gif) was unable to fight the overwhelming power hidden within. It was all the rage and hatred and lust for war that was inherent within their War Demon kin. The smile on his face faded away and he began walking toward his son. Just then, the shadows erupted even further, touching the ceiling for a brief moment before retracting back within their master, leaving <em>someone</em> standing where Ryusei had been.<br/><br/> He looked just like Ryusei, except for the gray skin, the claws, fangs, horns, hair and eyes. And the shadows had created a suit that looked like something he'd never wear in a million years. Looking at the people gathered around him, a wicked smile turned his lips upward. In an instant, he was right in front of Leasick, looking down at him. "Leasick, my <em>friend</em>...let me give you a <strong>HAND!!!</strong>" For just a moment, he'd be able to see the sheer sadistic glee in this person's eyes right before Azmodiel appeared between them and kicked Leasick harder than he'd ever kicked him before launching him back towards Kevin. The Elder Demon hoped he could deal with the pain, but it was better than death, as at the same time the demon wearing Ryusei's skin slashed down, turning the floor where Leasick had been to scrap and bits of fluff.<br/><br/> Shadows licked at the small crater in the floor, promising a fate worse than death if they touched you. "All of you stay back! This isn't Ryusei. Not anymore. It's all the primal demon energy inside him taking control. It's happened a few times before...and every single one of them could be classified as a natural disaster. SOPHE's kept it under wraps but there's no point hiding it now. I'll deal with him...like a father should." Ryusei...if he could be called that anymore looked at Azmodiel, then made a "Tch" noise before vanishing and appearing by Kevin and Leasick. Azmodiel was right there a second later, throwing out a gout of flames to make him step back. "What's wrong <em>O-tō-san</em>? I just want to play with my friends." Azmodiel flared his nostrils and black flames erupted like a demonic bull that saw red.<br/><br/> "Always with the twisted games. Let him go. You know how this ends." "Never. It's so rare that I get to breathe fresh air and stretch my legs. I'm always cooped up inside him, watching him live his life and put up with all the bullshit the world throws at us for being BETTER THAN THEM!!!," he suddenly shouted with a changed demeanor, spittle flying from his mouth and a thick vein popping up on his forehead as a random wave of shadow erupted behind him and destroyed another section of the floor. He quickly composed himself again, twirling his hair into a ponytail and wrapping it with a rubber band in record time. <br/><br/>"Now that I'm free once again, I'll put you down old man. And then I'll show Ryusei just how powerful he really is. How he should run this world instead of kowtowing to it. I'll show everyone the true power of a Descendant, and why they should bow and pray for my mercy. Or I'll show them what happens if they don't. Heheheheh." Steeling himself for the battle that he'd never admit was actually somewhat challenging with his son displaying his full power, Azmodiel only hoped he didn't have to hurt his boy too bad to turn him back to normal. Every time the seal was broken, it took more and more to bring Ryusei back. "No matter what, all of you stay back. As he is right now...he'll <em>kill</em> each and every one of you and laugh about it."<br/><br/></span>