The Flaming Spirit

Chapter 2: Devils Meet The Rider

Note: "Normal" = talking/thinking
"Italics" = telepathy
"Bold" = Ghost Rider talking
"Bold Italics" = Zarathos talking 
                                                                               

It's said that society is built on legends...and that legends are a way of understanding things greater than ourselves. Forces that shape our lives. Events that defy explanation. Individuals whose lives soar to the heavens...or fall to the earth. This is how legends are born. I am living proof of this who am I? I'm Y/N Adachi I was once Y/N Blaze but that was a long time ago that was who I was now I'm what the supernatural call "the Ghost Rider" a demonic spirit of vengeance. You would ask how did I end up as that? Well I was the idiot who sold my soul Why? Because I thought it would save the last parental figure I had both my birth mother and father died as did my adoptive mother I wasn't going to lose my adoptive father so I made the deal. What did I get in return my adoptive father was killed and I became a devil's bitch for a long while. I killed who Mephisto wanted and I would then punish those who had sinned as the rider I smell the evil coming off a person and when the rider uses an ability called the penance stare I can see all the wrong they've ever done. At first I had no control over the rider the demon Zarathos was in control but thanks to help of an angel named Selaphiel I call he Sophie she helped me gain control of my body and Zarathos she broke Mephisto's control over me and the rider freeing us of servitude. I would find out that Zarathos was once an angel a spirit of justice that was corrupted by Mephisto in hell. With practice I gained control of my powers and how to talk to Zarathos we then made an agreement we'd punish the guilty and make Mephisto and other evil being pay especially that guy Freed. After some time I gained control of the spirit of justice turning my fire blue. Time went on weirdly Sophie stuck around there was something I had to do I went home and found my adoptive sister Keiko I apologized to her for leaving when she needed me the most. I told her about the deal and about Sophie being an angel Keiko told me she knew all along that she was once a holy knight a warrior of God who'd smite evil she also told me about certain things she learned like how God was dead Sophie confirmed this it was just the angel Micheal running heven. After we made up for lost time Keiko helped Sophie and I get enrolled in Kuoh Academy a school where she teaches at a school that was once all female that went cooed a year back. I detested at first but since I'd be living with her she was the boss she said I could go out and do my Ghost Rider "thing" and not pay the bills if I went to school and got an education Sophie said blessings would work but Keiko said for a church but not my house so Sophie got enrolled with me.

Present

Somewhere In Kuoh Late At Night

It's late at night and my peerage and I are at an abandoned wearhouse from orders of my brother apparently the wearhouse has become a nest of stray devils and it's our job to eliminated them. Right now the we're standing in front of the door Kiba cuts the lock off "alright everyone stay on your guard we don't know how many strays are in here" I warn them "alright let's go" Issei said excited Koneko punched Issei in the stomach "don't get cocky perv" Koneko said "she's right Issei we only know where they are not how many are in there" I said "sorry president" Issei said "it's alright" I said. Before we entered there was a loud screaming suddenly a stray ran out "help us" he said suddenly a chain wrapped around him it was red the stray was burning "oh go..." the stray started to say as he was pulled back into the darkness this startled everyone "what was that?" Asia asked "I don't know" Akeno said soon more strays ran out I grabbed one "what's in there?" I asked "you best answer" Akeno said creating lightning from her fingers "skeleton...flaming skeleton" the female stray said I let her go she ran but she stopped there was a loud bang and the stray fell to her knees there was a hole in her chest she then turned into ash one of the strays looked at us "you better run if you know what's good for you" he said "why would we do that?" Issei asked "it's the r..." the stray managed say before he was pulled back. What we saw next was truly terrifying it was a flaming skeleton clad in a leather jacket with spikes on it's shoulders and gloves the spector had a chain around it's chest it was holding the stray by it's throat the skeleton's eyes were glowing "your soul will burn" the skeleton said as the stray screamed in pain the skeleton dropped the stray the eyes of the stray were charred black the skeleton then looked at us. "If you think I'm scared by a heavy metal cover wannabe then your wrong" Issei said as he activated his boosted gear "BOOST" the read gauntlet said Issei then charged at the skeleton "Issei no!" I yelled but it was to late Issei punched the skeleton in the face Issei's punch dislocated the skeleton's lower jaw that didn't faze it the skeleton then reattached it's jaw