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*BOOOOOOOOOM!!!!*
Jin's apartment exploded.
The bomb was hidden under his bed.
The blast radius was large enough to destroy the surrounding apartments as well. Aki, Denji, and Power were also caught in the explosion, their status unknown but they should be alive considering everyone had a healing factor.
The neighbouring apartment, on the other hand, was not too lucky. The building itself was an old apartment complex owned by the government. There were Devil Hunters living in the same building as well including other staff of the Public Safety Commission.
It was like a quarter basically.
The enemy had enough firepower to blow up the entire building and even collapse it to the ground, killing everyone who lived there. But since they wanted to focus their entire firepower on killing the Pig Devil, they didn't spread their explosives and put everything under his bed.
Therefore, the entire floor of Jin's apartment was gone, but the building was still intact.
After the bright blast and the initial shockwave, silence reigned.
A large black smoke came alive in Jin's apartment. But after the night wind blew the smoke away, you could see a large destroyed ball made of broken and burnt wood.
The wood stemmed from Jin's back, going all the way and covering Reze inside the wooden shield. Both were alive but Reze's human body was nearly blasted into pieces.
Her body was ruined. Skin torn open along her side, flesh blackened and blistered. One arm lay bent at an angle it was never meant to take. But she was still alive.
And her pin was gone too.
Unlike the other hybrids that needed to pull some things or do some actions to begin their transformation, Jin's transformation was just a matter of thought. His base form was already beyond human and his reaction time was extremely fast as well.
He had enough time to get into a transformation in that split second when the fire erupted.
After the blast was over, he carefully laid Reze's body on the destroyed floor. Then he jumped out from the broken walls of the building.
No, not even a wall. There was no wall. Only pillars that barely stood.
His body healed mid air while he jumped off from the 6th floor of the building. By the time he reached the ground, he was naked and fully healed in his human body.
"That was not Reze's doing," he said, standing on the road beside the apartment building.
"That was your doing, was it not?" he looked forward. His gaze was directly borne on the two people on the road who watched the explosion.
Akane Sawatari and the Yakuza heir known by his title, Samurai Sword. He was also the Katana Devil Hybrid.
"I think we should leave Tenryu," Akane said, stepping back and away from the Pig Devil.
"What? We haven't done anything?" Samurai Sword said in dissatisfaction at the idea of retreat. He was a newly hybrid and quite cocky with his new powers.
"That was nearly five kilograms of TNT we just blew under him," Akane said, sweating, "And it didn't leave a single scratch on him,"
"Well duh, hybrids can heal," Samurai Sword said and immediately began his transformation, "I told you before, you need a devil to kill a devil,"
His transformation was done instantly. A long katana blade erupted straight from his head where his face should be, replacing it entirely, while his arms split open to reveal additional blades extending from his forearms.
He wore a simple dark uniform with a long coat like a Nazi officer.
"Let's see if you can survive my blades!!" Samurai Sword, now Katana Devil, said with a gleeful grin that showed his devil's tongue.
Katana Devil kneeled down, bringing both his bladed arms up. He paused for a second, gathering all his strength into his limbs.
And then.
He simply disappeared from the naked eye.
A speed blitz attack, faster than a bullet. The sound barrier broke, crying in a shockwave long after he was gone. In the very instant, he was behind Jin.
It was like skipping a cutscene entirely.
"Heh, so simple," Katana Devil said, cleaning the blood off his blades.
The cut was so fast and so swift that it took the body a long time to react. Jin's head was nearly sliced off, his neck barely holding on with the last rope of flesh. His head fell backwards, hanging like a loose puppet head on his back.
Upside down, Jin stared at the Katana Devil.
But Jin was not dead. His eyes were still blinking, thoroughly unimpressed. His body moved and he brought up his hands too. There, you could see that his fingers had long turned into scalpels.
"What?" the last word that left the Katana Devil before his body fell apart layer by layer.
He was cut in diagonal lines. That was why his body was able to slide off piece by piece like he was some practice dummy. A diagonal line at his forehead, then across his face, then at his neck, at his collar, at his chest etc.
Until he came off into twenty layers that fell on the ground like wet cloth.
"....."
Jin's neck pulled itself up and then reattached itself.
"His transformation was like Denji. I guess he's a bit slow like Denji too," he said simply, his fingers turning back to normal.
"Snake, swallow it whole," Akane said, bringing her hand forward.
A loud sound that you couldn't hear. It was like a tear in the fabrics of space. Like something punched through the holes of physics with that simple command.
A giant snake appeared instantly, its size equal to a skyscraper. Its long body winded in the sky and around the buildings. Its pale scales reflected the moonlight.
Jin had no time to react before the giant head swallowed him whole.
Akane winced when the nails on her five fingers disappeared instantly. It felt like someone had ripped her nails off.
The price of her contract.
She released a huge sigh after the pain.
And then...
*BOOOOOOOOOM!!!!*
Her body exploded and splattered in gore. The pieces of flesh were reduced to burnt meat, her blood evaporated before they hit the asphalt. The only thing that was left of her was the smell of burnt meat.
Reze in her Bomb Devil Hybrid mode landed where she once was, her legs curled into a landing position as the ground cracked like cobwebs.
Akane Sawatari.
Tenryu, Katana Devil.
For all the big dreams and ambition they had, their life meant very little at the face of the Bomb Devil and the Pig Devil.
The main villains of season 1 of Chainsawman, and this time, they died instantly at the hands of two annoyed powerhouses.
This universe was cruel but fair. Fair in a way that it was unfair to everyone.
The Snake Devil exploded shortly after. And amid its length that was now a rupture of flesh, a pig monster walked out. Its whole fur now turned into scales sharp enough to slice through concrete like sponge.
The pig was not too big, Jin did not want to destroy everything after all. But its width was still enough to cover the entire road.
It released a shriek.
The air vibrated from the sound, waking everyone in the vicinity in alarm. The Snake Devil that was summoned by contract dissolved in the air before the Pig could feast on it.
*BOOOOOM!!!*
Each hoof carved a crater when the pig settled firmly on the road. Its red, crazy eyes locked on the Bomb Devil.
Reze stood upright and slowly walked closer to the Pig. When she reached it, the Pig bent down its head and Reze placed her hand on the snout.
"Can you smell it?" she asked.
The Pig Monster released a curl of smoke from its living nostrils.
"Guns," the Pig said, its voice deep and reverberating. Like a bass playing at the bottom of a giant pit.
Reze gave a nod.
The Pig Devil turned its body, destroying parts of the building in its turn radius. Then it licked the pieces of the Katana Devil on the road. Afterwards, the monster contracted its entire length.
It seemed like a black hole appeared at its stomach. The flesh was squeezed into a smaller devil, the sound of bones crushing on themselves and flesh grinding smaller and tighter could be heard.
After that, Jin was revealed in his hybrid mode. A Pig Man, but its snout was cut off, showing a weird bone structure of its nose. The face was tightly pulled, showing no features. There were two eyes and a third eye at the forehead.
It was like someone sliced off the face of a man vertically.
"Reze," Jin said, his voice sounding a bit normal now, "Don't kill innocents,"
That was all the words they said before they blurred after all the Yakuza members that tried to run away after seeing their leaders easily killed.
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[3rd POV]
Kobeni and Hiro walked side by side after the party was over.
Kobeni had a small blush as the two walked quite close, their shoulders touching. She couldn't help but notice how much taller Hiro was when compared to her.
Their route cut through a narrow residential street. This wasn't a road that led to Hiro's home but he decided to walk Kobeni back to her apartment.
"I could've just taken a taxi you know. Sorry to disturb you," Kobeni muttered, but the quiet night made her voice heard.
"It's fine," Hiro said, still a bit drunk, "You said before yourself, you're afraid of walking alone in the night,"
"Yeah, but I'm afraid of a lot of things. If I heed every fear, then I'd never leave my room," she said.
They didn't notice the figure ahead at first.
But as they walked towards the crossroad, they saw an old woman standing near the traffic lights, waiting for a chance to cross the road. She was wrapped in a thick coat despite the mild weather. Her hair was grey and messy, and she had a very hunched back.
"Should we help her?" Kobeni asked after they walked closer.
Hiro replied with action, going towards the old lady to help her cross the road.
Kobeni stopped and watched the scene with a smile. Hiro was so kind, he was the kindest she had ever seen. She watched fondly as Hiro talked to the older lady.
And then...
She heard the sound of a gunshot.
"Eh," Kobeni didn't have any time to react. Hiro fell on the ground, a hole on his head where a bullet had kissed.
Kobeni felt her legs tremble at the scene.
The old lady turned towards her, coat falling off her shoulder and she revealed a gun in her hand.
"AHHHHH!!!!" Kobeni screamed as bullets left the gun.
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Takeda staggered down the side of the road, still laughing to himself when he remembered the jokes at the party. There was alcohol on his breath.
It was one of the rare times when he had a genuine smile on his face. He didn't connect well with people but somehow, all the weirdos from the Special Division were easy to get close to.
"Is this what it's like to have a family?" he could only guess with his upbringing.
"Wait, did I say that out loud? I gotta stop drinking too much," he said when he saw the other pedestrian giving him glances.
Trying to quickly leave the people who heard him, he rounded a corner too fast and slammed straight into someone.
He and the stranger fell on the ground. The stranger seemed to carry with him some books and files.
"Ah sorry, sorry.." he apologized quickly while picking up the things.
The stranger didn't answer. He stood up quietly while Takeda collected the things on the floor.
"I'm sorry man, I got your papers dirty," he said, reaching out to pick up the final piece.
Then he paused when he felt a cold barrel on his head.
A gun.
"...Oh shit, must be some important stuff," Takeda could only laugh before he got his brain blown off.
Bang.
He went out with a bang, just like he wished.
But his death remained meaningless, like his whole life.
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[3rd POV]
Madoka walked home alone, sober than most. His tie hung loosely on his shirt as the top two buttons of his shirt were undone.
He yawned as he walked along the pavement.
He walked past other drunk people now and then, mostly sprawled on the side of the pavement. He was living in a not so kind neighbourhood. There were often many drunk people in the night.
He had gotten used to it.
But one of them caught his eyes because it was a surprisingly attractive girl. She sat on the steps leading to a building. Her body leaning on the rails.
No one gave a fuck when a man lay drunk on the side of the street, but an attractive young lady like that was prone to assault.
Should he help her?
Carrying her to the train station would be a total drag but he could do it.
In the end he sighed and walked past the woman. He wasn't a saint. She seemed old enough to make her own choices. If it was a bad one, then it's okay if she suffered the consequences.
Madoka walked past her. He only took a few steps before he paused.
"Octopus, tentacles," he said while curling his fingers. A giant octopus tentacles appeared from his back and covered his entire body.
*Bang!*
*Bang!!*
The bullets bounced off the tentacles.
The woman emptied her entire magazine. 12 bullets was standard for most pistols. He knew that. And when the click of an empty pistol reached his ears, the sound was all too familiar to the ex militant.
He turned quickly and threw a dagger.
The dagger plunged into the woman's breasts, stabbing deeply but her giant mound of flesh blocked vitals.
She screamed and fell on the ground.
Madoka released the Octopus Devil and quickly crossed the distance. He kicked away the woman's pistol.
"Damn," he said, slicking his hair back and releasing a breath.
The woman screamed and continued to grovel on the ground.
"Captain was right, big boobs do save lives," he said, chuckling when he recalled a quote during the party.
He might be joking but his mind was full of other dark thoughts.
He would've been killed if he had helped her.
If you live long enough, experiences like this were what kill a good man. If not literally then spiritually.
No good deeds go unpunished.
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Attacks like this were happening all over Tokyo, mostly targette towards Devil Hunters.
In fact, it had been happening in secret since the office closed in the afternoon.
Some lived, some died.
It was a shitty day for the Public Safety Commission.
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Author : Just got out from the hospital. Sorry for the no updates or notice.
No extra this week but this chapter is long so id appreciate the stones.
Thank you.