Day 10: Till Death Brings us Together

Day 10: Till Death Brings Us Together

"No way this is happening," Edhas said in Ryan's head, his voice full of genuine disbelief.

'No way what's happening?' Ryan asked as he exited his apartment complex. He immediately tensed up. If a whale deity didn't faze him, then something that did was definitely scary.

"Nothing," Edhas said, his voice shaking. "I'm probably just feeling things. I have to be feeling things."

'You know you can talk to me,' Ryan said. He and Edhas have become somewhat closer to the point where Ryan would consider his other half a friend. Whether or not Edhas felt the same was up for debate though.

"Well…" Edhas faltered, the shake in his voice not fading. "I thought I felt the presence of my sensei."

-

"I love you too, Calli," Kiara said, giving her wife a kiss on the lips.

"Tenchou, what have I said about making out on the clock?" Ryan said as he entered the building.

"What the fuck?!" Calli spun around, swinging her scythe at him, blade of darkness launching itself towards the "peeper".

"Calliope-san," Ryan sighed, dismissing the blade by cutting through it with his hand. "Please stop trying to kill people while you're in here."

"Ryan," Kiara whined, crossing her arms in a pout. "We've been over barging in on our make out sessions."

"That only applies when the restaurant is closed," Ryan said.

"So, how have things been back at home?" Calli asked. "I haven't been keeping track of you since you've apparently cheated death twice."

"Wow, I feel so special," Ryan muttered under his breath as he used his magic to change his uniform. "Things have been going good. Sabrina's here in Japan now, along with some demon named Ironmouse."

"Oh, I remember her," Calli shuddered. "She chased me around for a good couple hundred years back in the underworld. Let's just hope she doesn't see me again."

"Apparently, she's moved on to me," Ryan grumbled, a shiver creeping up his spine.

"No one will take my little egg's chastity away!" Kiara declared, holding up a chicken leg as if it were a weapon.

"How many times have I told you not to call me that?" Ryan sighed.

"You really shouldn't," A man burst through the doors with a black and orange scythe, its blade green like Kiara's plasma sword. "He's my little egg."

"Sensei/Sensei?!" Calli and Edhas exclaimed at once, despite not being able to hear each other. Calli jumped up, twirling her scythe until she was pointing the scythe at the tall man. The man fixated his crimson eyes at Calli's scythe before he moved them to meet Calli's crimson eyes.

"Who the fuck are you?!" Calli shouted, twirling her scythe to slice the man in half, but the man stopped it, letting the scythe clash with his index finger, black energy emanating from the clash.

"You know who I am, Callope Mori," The man gave Calli a small smile.

"Give me control," Ryan didn't even have time to react to Edhas's command before Edhas pulled his consciousness to the back burner.

"Grimm!" Edhas roared as he vaulted over the counted faster than anyone's eyes can see. With a gust of wind, Edhas was next to the man, his signature onyx blade at his throat.

"It's nice to see you're alive, Edhas," the man, Grimm looked at Edhas, a soft smile on his face, despite the scythe inches from his skull and the sword one slice away from killing the man.

"Why did you leave me the way you did?" Edhas's voice broke as tears formed from his eyes. "You left me alone"

"You know I didn't want to leave you like that," Grimm said softly as Calli retracted her scythe, thoroughly confused with the whole situation. "But I'm back now."

Edhas dropped the sword, letting it fade into mist as he tackled Grimm into a hug, burying his face in his shoulders. "I missed you, Grimm."

"I missed you too, Edhas," Grimm replied as he wrapped his arms around his student. "It's been too long."

-

"So, you know Death-sensei?" Calli asked. It took a few minutes, but eventually Edhas found himself on the other side of the counter. Ryan was graceful enough to let Edhas continue to borrow his body so he could talk with this his teacher.

"Edhas here was my combat student back in my masked mages days," Grimm replied, munching on a chicken leg. "Man, this is pretty good. I never thought you would never learn how to cook."

"You were in the masked mages?!" Calli exclaimed, slamming her hands on the table.

"It was actually my other half that cooked these things," Edhas said. "He's shit at fighting, but he's good for doing chores."

"Hey!" Ryan shouted in Edhas's head.

"Sensei*, what's with the cool new scythe?" Kiara asked.

"Since I now technically reside in the phoenix dimension, my scythe is now tied to it instead of the underworld," Grimm said, looking at his scythe.

"Stop ignoring me!" Calli demanded, shooting everyone a glare.

"So, I see you two got married," Grimm noticed the ring. "Congratulations. I wish I could have been there."

"You would have been the best man for sure," Kiara laughed. "Calli was talking about you the day of. Said she missed you so much~,"

"Shut up, Kusotori-," Calli stopped herself when Kiara gave her a glare. "I mean my beautiful fire bird…"

"That's better," Kiara smiled sweetly as she tossed a chicken leg up, catching it before taking a bite.

"Some things never change I guess," Grimm chuckled to himself.

"You never told me you had another student, though," Calli shot Grimm a glare, her arms crossed in a pout. "Bet I can kick his ass."

"Doubt it," Edhas chuckled. "You're welcome to try, though."

"No fighting in this establishment," Ryan said, shooting a wave of pain into Edhas's head, causing him to keep over.

'Killjoy,' Edhas grumbled.

"You alright?" Grimm asked, his face written with worry.

"Yeah," Edhas sighed, waving his hand dismissively. "My other half says that he doesn't want us to fight in here."

"Ryan's no fun," Calli pouted.

"At least I can rely on him not to let the restaurant explode," Kiara smiled sheepishly.

"Because someone is incapable of doing that herself," Ryan said.

'You know what? You can stop your bitching,' Edhas grumbled, forcing his outward smile.

"I thought you were trapped in the phoenix dimension," Kiara said, putting a finger on her chin. "How were you able to get out?"

"I don't exactly know, but I'm a resident of the void now. My 'soul' is still tied to the phoenix dimension, but I don't reside there anymore," Grimm said, scratching his head. "I now hang out in the void with Aloe and Storm."

"Oh yeah," Something clicked in Edhas's head. "Aloe mentioned some Froot person. Apparently, she's a lich or something. Can you talk to Storm and see if they can meet or something?"

"Sure, but why?" Grimm asked. "It's not like you to do favors for strangers."

"I don't know," Edhas admitted. "Honestly, I just want to get her off my back. I mean, she threatened to eradicate me the first time we met, so I guess I can save myself the hassle if I end up doing her a favor."

"I'll see what I can do," Grimm said. "I'll probably be dropping by a lot more, but my time here is limited."

"I see," Calli stood up with Grimm, looking each other in the eyes. Calli then pulled the man into a hug. "I'll miss you."

"I'll miss you too, little reaper," Grimm smiled softly as he wrapped his arms around her.

"I told you not to call me that!" Calli pushed him away, her face beet red.

"A lot of things may have changed since I've seen you last, but that won't," Grimm said as a black fire enveloped him. "That's a promise."

With that, the black fire completely enveloped him. When the black fire subsided, Grimm was gone.

"Can I have my body back now?" Ryan asked rudely.

'Whatever,' Edhas grumbled as he relinquished control of the body.

-

"Hey bro," Grimm said as he crossed back into the void.

"What's up, Grimm?" Storm asked, putting his mask on.

"Is it possible for Aloe to go to the living world tomorrow?" Grimm twirled his scythe around casually, looking off into the distance.

"I heard my name?" With a flash of light, Aloe appeared next to the two mages.

"I'm asking Storm if you can go see Froot tomorrow," Grimm said. "Edhas wanted me to do it so Froot would get off his back."

"Ah, I see," Aloe smiled. "It would be nice to see her again."

"Let me consult the void first," Storm concentrated for a second. He concentrated, standing still in silence before turning to Aloe. "The void permits your visit."

"Yes!" Aloe cheered, shooting her hand in the air. "Can I meet her at the KFP?"

"I'll arrange for that to be so," Grimm said. With a torrent of black flames, he was gone.

-

"I'm not a succubus," Froot reminded herself as she drew a summoning circle. She was, in fact, not a succubus. "I'm not a succubus."

She decided that she was actually going to summon succubus to bring on stream to prove that she was not, in fact, a succubus. Plus, a little bit of succubus thighs couldn't hurt, right? She started to chant as the souls she had collected through twitch subscriptions started to flow out of the amulet on her chest and into the circle. She shielded her eyes as the light the magic circle started to emanate intensified.

"Ah, that was convenient," Froot was startled when she heard a man's voice instead of a woman's voice. Did she draw the wrong circle? The summoning circle to summon an incubus was not all too different for one that summoned a succubus. She turned to see a man easily over six feet tall with a black robe covering most of his body. His hair was neatly combed back and his eyes flashed crimson. He held a black and orange scythe, but the blade was made of something not unlike green concentrated plasma. "Ah, sorry for hijacking you summoning ritual."

"You're not the succubus I ordered!" Froot shouted, pointing at the man. "That cost fifty souls you asshole!"

"Ah, your succubus was delayed," The man said. "Go to the magical KFP tomorrow and you'll see her."

"What do you mean delayed?!" A soul flowed into her arm as she shot out a beam of concentrated soul magic. "That's not how this stuff works!"

"Well, that's how my summoning rituals work," The man swatted the beam aside as if it were nothing but a glowing fly. "Just take my word for it, okay?"

"It's not like I have much choice," Froot grumbled. "What magic KFP?"

"Now you're getting it!" The man clasped his hands together, a bright smile on his face. "There is only one magical KFP." With a torrent of black flames, he was gone.

"What was that?" Froot asked herself.