Luis vs Inmates, Part 2

With a roar, Cell lunges towards me, aiming his switchblade towards my throat. I raise an eyebrow at Cell as he charges towards me. At the same time, Spike shoots one of his fleshy spikes towards me, Rose fires a Cursed Power Emission my way, and Naomi aims a Cursed Power Barrier reinforced punch at my face.

I stare at the four attacks all flying towards me, and yawn. "Oh it's good alright, pretty good," I reply. "But I learned Cursed Power Barrier three years ago."

Once Cell's switchblade, Rose's Cursed Power Emission, Naoi's Cursed Power Barrier reinforced punch, and Spike's flesh spike, are mere millimeters away from my face, a powerful gust of wind explodes from my body, swirling around me like a tornado, which I use to send the four inmates flying away from me, and landing on the ground dozens of feet away.

"You weren't able to do this when we fought!" Cell cries as he scrambles to my feet.

"Of course not," I reply as I allow the tornado swirling around my body to dissipate. "I was fourteen years old when we fought, and it was my first mission as a Pro Slayer. Since then; I've fought countless powerful opponents and trained under numerous strong guys. I'm not the same kid that you fought three years ago. I'm the half demon Slayer Fūjin. You and I…we're just not comparable anymore. We live in two different worlds."

"YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW THAT?!" Cell roars. "This isn't about strength, damnit, it's about pride! Three years ago, you took everything from me. If I didn't attempt to break out of prison, I would have been seventy when I got out! I would have never seen my mom again! I needed to break out of that prison! But now that you stopped me, I have a life long sentence."

"I understand," I reply. "I'm sorry. But stopping you was one of the first steps on my path to become strong enough to protect my mom."

"So come at me with everything you've got, Luis Tramontana!" Cell wails. "I don't care how strong you've become, I'll surpass you here and make up for last time. I need to go see my mom! But I can't call myself a man if I don't stand up to the one who stopped me three years ago!"

"You asked for it," I reply as wind begins swirling around my entire body. "But let me just give you one warning:"

"IF I COME AT YOU WITH EVERYTHING I'VE GOT; YOU'LL DIE."

With a roar, Cell, Naomi, and Spike all charge me at once.

In response, I activate my Air Control, using it to read their movements and counter with ease. No matter how strong these inmates have become, they're just unmatched.

Spike aims a fleshy spike towards my face. "I'll counter by ducking real quick then blowing him away with my wind. I can't touch Spike because his Pin Needles will shoot out and stab me," I narrate, then I do as I said, dodging Spike's attack and blowing him away with my wind. "Wait a minute…did I say that outloud?" I ask.

"Of course you did!" Rose cackles. "I've already used my Tattletell on you, and now; you'll tell us everything you're thinking."

I turn back to Naomi, who aims a flurry of drunk-enhanced Cursed Power Barrier reinforced pouches my way, which I dodge with ease thanks to my Air Control.

"Right, left, down, up-" I narrate, and I duck in the directions which I say. "Now, a quick jab to the gut-" I continue, jabbing Noamin in the gut with a Cursed Power Barrier reinforced punch, and causing her to double over. "And now that she's doubled-over, I'll finish her with a punch to the nose," I say as I slam my Cursed Power Barrier reinforced fist into Naomi's face, sending her flying backwards, and slamming into Spike, as he struggles to stand up, knocking the two back down to the ground.

"Even with Tatttletell, he's too fast to counter!" Naomi cries. "It's as if he can read the future!"

"I'm reinforcing my entire body with Cursed Power Barrier," I explain. "It enhances all of my physical attributes. I've been in so many battles now, that mine is practically maxed out. On top of that; I'm emitting my Cursed Power into the air around us to "feel" the wind, and using it to predict and read your movements."

"Cheater!" Spike snaps.

"Call it innovation," I reply.

"Innovation my ass!" A voice shouts, and I spin around to where I hear the voice, seeing Cell leap out of the ground behind me.

"Damn, he's using his Cursed Ability to slip through the wind so I can't sense him!" I cry.

With a roar, Cell launches a Cursed Power Barrier reinforced punch towards my face; which he turns permeable at the last second, using it to punch me in the nose.

"Hah hah, how do ya' like that?" Cell smirks. But when Cell sees that I'm unphased by his attack, his eyes widen. "You didn't even flinch?! How?!"

"Your Cursed Power Barrier is simply weaker than mine," I reply as I launch my own Cursed Power Barrier punch towards Cell's face, who counters by turning his entire body permeable again, slipping through my body before spinning around and aiming a Cursed Power Barrier reinforced punch towards the back of my head. Swiftly, I spin around and catch Cell's fist with my bare hand, causing Cell's eyes to widen.

"Y-you didn't even use Cursed Power…" Cell stammers.

"You four are truly stronger, you should be glad to be recognized by one of the strongest Pro Slayers," I say to the four inmates as the veins upon both of my arms begin to glow blue. "I've just improved more than you have." Another burst of wind shoots from my body, sending Cell flying away from me, and landing besides the other three inmates. I then allow the tornado swirling around my body to dissipate as I draw my katana again. "I will be using my full strength now," I say as wind begins swirling around my katana, causing the inmate to shudder.

"Wind Control: Hurricane Slash + Sky Needle!" I shout as I grasp my katana tightly between both hands, before swinging it forwards, sending the wind cloaking my katana's blade flying towards the four inmates, and wrapping them up in a giant tornado, spanning dozens of feet wide and tall. On the inside of my tornado, the inmates spin around frantically. If the force of the speed of my tornado weren't enough to kill them, they were also getting slashed up by my tornado's winds as well as the blades of wind being fired throughout my tornado.

I stick a hand out towards the four inmates. "PIERCE THE HEAVENS!" I shout as I close my hand tightly, causing my tornado to swiftly grow thinner and thinner, before instantly condensing into four points, four giant needles of wind extending from the ground and piercing the four inmates. My Sky Needles then dissipate, as the imp bodies of the four inmates fall to the ground, shredded to bits by my wind and soaked in blood.

Cell Powers…Rose Cherith…Naomi Sierra…and Spike Ashford…those four may be dead now, but that doesn't matter.

I need to go find Daniel.

***

Mikey roams through the streets of New York City, headed to where War said she sensed Heresy's Cursed Power, until he spots the Sixth Circle of Hell himself.

Heresy is another demon of the humanoid variety, around eight feet tall, whose body is covered in scales that glow various shades of orange, red, and yellow, resembling fire. Heresy maroon talons, claws, flame-shaped horns jutting out of the top of its head, as well as a long maroon tail that ended in a flame shape. Heresy has pinkish-purple ice-colored eyes and black colored flesh.

"Yo! You over there!" Mikey calls to Heresy, causing the demon to pause and point to itself in confusion. "Yeah, you!" Mikey answers. "I want to fight you!"

"Why?" Hersey asks as he approaches Mikey.

"This should answer your question," Mikey answers as he holds a hand up, igniting it in is black Flames of Destruction, causing Hersey's eyes to widen.

"The Flames of Destruction…" Hersey softly says.

"Yeah, so how about it?" Mikey asks. "We fight, pitting flame on flame. Your Flames of Hell vs my Flames of Destruction."

"This should answer your question," Heresy repeats as he holds a hand up just as Mikey did, igniting it in his Flames of Hell. "May as well. You seem strong, so I'll need to kill you since us Nine Circles want to take over Earth."

"Hah! If you can!" Mikey spits.

And thus, the fight begins.

***

"Finally! Now I'm on my way to Daniel!" I say after defeating the four inmates, then take off running towards my destination. I keep on running for a while. That is, until I hear a voice come from behind me.