Grant's POV:
"Anyone injured?" I looked around to asses the aftermath of the battle. "Nope, we're all good here." Zarina repotted. "Cara you ok?" "Perfectly fine." She said. "Alright Frank is going to teleport us back to the car, Zarina and Cara I give you permission to use full speed. One of you gotta carry the guy on your back." When we get to the car Zarina and Cara is already there with the guy. As I get closer my eyes widen, "Ren... Ren Naramitski, I should have known it was you!" I looked at him shocked. "So these two beautiful ladies are your soldiers, you always had an eye for elite warriors. Slayer Grant Namikitshi." "Umm Grant, what is this guy talking about and who is Ren?" Cara asked. "I'll explain when we get back to base." I replied glaring at Ren. He just stood there grinning like an idiot. The drive back to the base was awkward, the air was filled with silence, confusion and tension so thick it could suffocate you. When we finally got back to the base I told frank to take Ren to the infirmary complex. "After you get treated with your wounds I need you in the briefing room, everyone is expected to be there." I announced. As I'm sitting in the briefing room waiting for everyone I keep replaying the one memory of my past.
FLASHBACK:
"Greta look out!" I launched my spear in her direction, causing her to freeze. I ran towards her and pushed her behind me. Vados was trying to attack her. "If you wanna get to her you gotta go through me. And I don't plan on dying easy!" I pulled out my twin samurai swords and rushed forward. Vados started shooting ray beams from his finger, so I dashed forward in a zigzag. When I was close enough I slashed upward, he blocked my strike with an ice sword. For the next five minutes we were blocking each other's attack, I noticed that my wounds from the battles earlier were starting to bother me causing my arms to get heavy. He noticed and took advantage and attacked. I couldn't bring my arm in time to block so I jumped back, his blade slid across my side making me whence. He got even faster and rushed in, I dropped to my back and as I fell down I slashed my sword upwards cutting off his arm and rolled backward into ready position. He screamed and it was the most demonic thing I have ever heard. Two seconds later his arm began to regenerate but he kept screaming. When his arm regenerated he disappeared, next thing I knew I was stabbed through the back and the blade came out my abdomen. Greta screamed and instantly I swung my sword and it landed in his head. I head a demonic voice in my head "I like you, you are the only human I have had to use my full power on. I'm gonna take over your mind and soul and make you mine!" He screamed as his body began to melt onto me. "Ok we're all here Grant, what did you want to discuss?" Zara asked. Braking me from my thoughts."Well first things first, Ren here has some information for us. According to the note I received from the mailman four days ago, but before you tell me anything..." I stood up and walked up to him face to face. I quickly pull out my blade, and swiftly pressed the tip of it at the base of his throat gently. "How did you know the address to this estate, who are you spying for!" I demand. "Woah Grant old pal we are friends, is this how you greet a guy?" He looked nervous, the rest of the group watched shocked as their leader was interrogating Ren. "I'll ask one last time, who sent you?" I said applying just a little more pressure on the blade. "Alright I'll talk just move the knife man shit." He replied. "I saw you a few months ago at the market so I followed you here, we're on the same side. No one else knows about this location I swear!" He explained. He was telling the truth, I always knew when Ren was telling the truth. But he's still not telling me everything. "I find out your lying to me I won't hesitate to kill you." I slowly pulled the blade back, "Now what information do you have for me?"I asked taking a seat next to Zara on the couch. "So I've done some digging and I figured out the demons who are in charge of the army and the plans they have made." Zen starts explaining rubbing his neck slowly. "And how exactly did you get this information?" I questioned suspiciously. "That's not important, this is bigger than any attack they have ever thrown, not only are they attacking us, they are also at war with themselves. The main family wants full control of the demonic realm and in order to do that they need to kill the branch family. The main family is attacking the human realm in hopes of drawing out the heavenly clan. Basically the main family want control of all three realms. But for some reason the main family and the branch family are attacking the human realm and declaring war on each other every time they cross paths. And the main family is held up in the abandoned cathedral." Why is he avoiding my question? Seriously what's he not telling me. "Alright, Griffin and Frank I need to talk to you. The rest of you are dismissed be up and ready tomorrow we have a meeting tomorrow." Everyone started shuffling out of the room with the exemption of Frank and Griffin. "Ok so with the new information I think we need to get a scope of what the base looks like. We need to see what they are working with." I explained when the room was clear. "I'll talk to Ren, he knows where the base is." "Wouldn't It be better to bring him along with us?" Frank was the first to speak up. "Yea, I agree. He is the one who knows where it is." Griffin added on. "I don't completely trust him yet, although he isn't trying to harm us there is something he isn't telling." I responded. "How do you even know the guy in the first place?" Griffin asked. "He was my best friend in one of my past lives, I haven't heard from him in over two millennium. Now back to our battle plan, all we are doing is checking out the hideout. Check how many exits, count the windows." "What is this all for, what.s your end game here?" "We are going to launch a secret counter attack, hopefully we can weaken one side of the demonic army if that happens we can lower the risk of casualties. Meet me in the yard at twelve on the dot, we move out at midnight."
