It is the second day of Steel's life inside of a tent. It is a pretty warm and cozy place. Not to mention, he has actual furniture in here. Like some chairs and a huge table.
No bed though. So he had made a makeshift bed for himself with all the stuff in the tent.
It was also cause he was too bored and depressed. So he needed something to distract himself from all this negativity. The best way to prevent yourself from getting depressed is by focusing your attention on something else.
That's how he got a bed to sleep in. It wasn't the coziest and not that warm. But he was happy with it.
With this little achievement he let himself sleep a little more than usual. Mind that, he wasn't careless by any means. He still slept with one eye open. Old habits die hard.
Later during the time when the sun is high up in the sky. Sounds of footsteps made him wake up.
No, not just footsteps. There are sounds of metal clashing too.
'what is that blade now?'
Steel is too cowardly to take a peep. He doesn't even know how far these sound are coming from? what is that devil blade even fighting? are they humans?
Steel can only hope that the mirror blade could be defeated. Usually, he would ask for the other way around. But that blade is way too mysterious and unpredictable.
He rather deal with a familiar devil, like humans. He can't deceive a devil spawn easily but he can trick a human with words or just with his ability.
Steel listens for anything that can tell him what is happening. He hears voices of human.
"Block each other's blind spots. Don't let that blade get behind you."
Steel hears a voice of a man. His voice sounded ragged and tired but devoid of desperation. It felt like the man lacked the urgency that one should show when dealing with this type of situation.
Steel leans closer to the walls of the tent and tries to listen for more.
The mental clashing sound grew louder and distinct. It wasn't a fight of one devil spawn against dozens of humans. Instead, every human is fighting with a different devil spawn. or a different part of the devil blade.
He tried to imagine the outside scene but failed.
Different types of soul weapons were being used. Odd abilities, strange technique and combat styles, each unique and different from one other but working together through intense practice.
He sighed mentally and hoped that the fight won't come to his direction.
Steel waited in suspense for the result of the battle.
Not even after a minute and he hears a scream.
"LOUIS…"
After that a thud is heard by him. No, more than one thud. Were they two or three?
Did the blade just severed a body in three? Or are there more than one person that is dying?
Steel is getting a headache.
He need to see what is happening. Just hearing the fight wouldn't be enough to determine the abilities of humans and the Devil blade.
It looks like the Devil blade is far more terrifying. But even if these humans don't have any chance at killing the devil blade. There fight can give some insight on how the devil attacks.
So with a heavy heart. He decides to look outside the tent and see it with his own eyes.
But why would he need to be careless about it? He has a plan.
The tent that he spent all his day and night was present under a huge dark shadow of a tree like thing. So it is already hidden to some degree. He even broke all the lights that were present inside of it.
No one can be cautious enough in this scenario. How would he have survived in this world if he was brave? Probably for not long.
The tent is fully closed off, sealed from the outside. There are two windows that are covered with mesh. The windows are needed to remove the suffocating feeling and mesh to prevent peeping form the outside.
Steel is gonna take advantage of it.
He's gonna be sitting some distance away from these windows covered in mesh. Watching, from a safe distance, as the fight between the two forces happen. Away from the danger and sight.
But it isn't like he can watch it clearly. It is as hard for the outside to look inside as it is for the inside to look outside. It wouldn't be clear what is really even happening in the battle.
However, he have something that can make that problem trivial. Or have demon in his mind.
River can use his eyes better than him. She has shown her ability to do so in the past. So all his hopes are on that demon.
Some might even say that he's being too paranoid of an inanimate devil. Perhaps, it is true. And his plan is just, as River says, weird.
But he won't let that get to him. He is used to people calling him with names and cracked in the head.
[Can you do it then, River? Just tell me what is happening in as much details as possible.]
There is no response from her for a moment.
His eyes are locked on the window covered in mesh. It is impossible to see what is happening. Only fast shadows of the individuals can be seen. He is having doubt that even she can see through that.
But then she speaks in his head.
[Nine humans and a blade. Four dead on the ground. First human's head is missing. Second's skull is broken into, letting the brain mass seep out. Third and fourth are being carried by the blade. Rest are against the blade's different edges.]
Steel grins with terror. Listening to every word carefully.