The Esper Devil ( Esper OC X Highschool DxD )

Chapter 34 - Fire Fighter

The boy with white hair smirked at me when his companions left

"So you did let them escape without doing anything"

I shrug

"I didn't came to this town to fight, at least I didn't meant to, but this sure is one hell of a welcoming party"

Honestly, right when I promised to Tachan there would be no fights, this happens

Running away? Well, I could try, but I faced a fair share of demons in my life, and this one is not the type I should give my back to, at least not carelessly.

If I want to run away from him, I am going to need a very good distraction... and I honestly don't know if I can create one good enough to get him

"So, I think you made the first attack, are you waiting for me to do the next one?"

He says showing the wings who were burnt just when he showed up

"You actually did a pretty good job, my flames were most likely trying to set your whole body on fire, but it seems you extinguished them before that could happen"

I lift my hand pointing out

"This ability of yours is a pretty big pain in the ass, but you better start playing serious because..."

My flames intensify, I was holding back with the nekoshou and the blonde magician but with the barrier set by her, that limitation is no more

"If you don't take this seriously you'll burn to ash"

Giving a brave smile, he gets into a fighting stance

"Ho, that's pretty serio-"

Interrupting him, I throw my spears in his direction

"Ha! You damn...!"

He exclamates and quickly creates demonic bullets to counter them, but I change their direction still trying to get a full hit

"Espers attack first!"

He skillfully shifts his body mid-air, actually managing to dodge before the wounds got too deep, he's not just fast, he's also much more flexible than his body makes him look! I make the spears change direction again while shooting even more at him, however, as they are about reach, a deep voice shouts

[Divide!]

Just as that is said, the first wave of spears that scraped his body is reduced, giving him enough space to fly away from their reach and send his own magical shots to counter mine, this time on much larger amounts

"Hahaha! You really attacked me while I was talking, do you have no fighting honor?"

I click my tongue, how did he do that? I was sure my spears were going to pierce him!

"Honor? I'm trying to get you out of my way, don't expect any fair play from me. Besides, I told you espers always make the first move."

Another smile shows up on the boy's face, he seems to be really enjoying this, even though there are clear smoking wounds where I managed to graze him

"Heh, guess I have to take you seriously since you did managed to get a hit on me, this flames of yours are quite dangerous. You espers have exorcism powers too, right? I felt that when you hit, if it was a bullseye, I would be quite injured."

Even though he says those words, his confidence does not diminish even a bit. I cover myself in fire and prepare a new wave of arrows to throw at him

"So you've noticed, your powers are a pretty big pain too, but can you keep it up with mine?"