Behind the Sun (Lance)

He collided against a man's shoulder, though didn't pause to think anything of it. The human would turn to complain, though there was no one nor anything to vent to, frowning in confusion. Shou figured the building might have been a block or two away from this point, though his thoughts weren't clear at the moment. Some distance aways, though, walking the opposite way of him, the demon noticed a human that he did recognize, one that he had come to meet while in the 'employ' of Grunty. Though the last meeting of the two had been unpleasant by Shou's standards of it, he wasn't one to hold grudges or hard feelings against one. After all, he himself had been victim to all too commonly known insanity spurts.
The oni figured he could stop for the moment to give the other a couple of words, though he wasn't planning on changing his destination. "Oy! Lance. Don't see you out in the day much." Shou came to say, coming to a stop to speak with the man once he had come within range.

In truth, the oni hadn't known whether or not the man was even capable of stepping in the sunlight. He learned something new about possession types with each day, it seemed, especially since it was the first time he had gotten to know a Woylf on a personal level. "That's right." Shou stated, as the other occurence had been during the night and it had ended with Lance going into a craze and turning against him with attacks.
"I'm actually headed to deal with some business.. mind if we walked and talked?" Shou offered, not forgetting his destination and the objective at hand.

"Great." Shou stated, offering the man a smile before the space before him was freed so that he could continue his path. In truth, he supposed the company would help him take his mind off the rage for the moment so that it could be preserved in its entirety for the moment that would be at hand. Stepping forward and resuming his pace, he assumed Lance would be at his side. "I figure you owe me a little bit of a debt, right?" The oni would come to ask, his eyes fixated forward. "I actually have a little bit of a favor to ask.. besides, that spirit of yours might have a little bit of fun with it." The demon continued, snickering lightly as the corner of his lips upturned into a smirk. "How do you feel about doing a little killing this early in the day?"

"That's what I like to hear." Shou stated, chuckling lightly as he turned a corner once they had come to the intersection. From here he figured it was only a block or so until they reached that warehouse, the busier areas of the Lower Commons having passed behind them now as they came into a less populated road. The demon's crimson eyes darted around, taking in the surroundings, recalling them and envisioning the destination more appropriately now that he had something to help trigger that memory. "There's some dealers that I've come to be a little unhappy with. They really fucked me over with my last deal and I lost some good money.. I'm lookin' to make up for my losses and then some. Lookin' to spill some blood, too. So don't worry about holding back, I know I won't."

Shou laughed aloud at that. He hadn't known the Woylf had all ready had some experience with slaying drug dealers, but for one thing he could be sure of: "I'm not neccessarily killing them to make a point. Just killing to kill. I'm pissed, and I wanna see blood. I don't really expect any survivors and I don't really care what their superiors make of it." The oni shrugged after expressing his thoughts, his eyes trailing upwards to the skies. "Too bad for them.. they couldn't have known I would have reacted this way, but it's happening. And with you on my side, I don't expect them to be getting any mercy." He snickered, figuring the man could just turn into that monstrous form of his, unaware of the limitations of the possessed human.

In the new light, which very well may have been the daylight of the sun, Lance didn't seem all that bad of a potential ally. Slipping his hands into his pockets, he felt relaxed knowing that he had such a powerful force on his side during this excursion he had besetted himself on. They would pass by one more interesction of roads, travelling across it carelessly as humans didn't see him either way. If a car were to run into him.. that would be kind of painful, but in these less common areas, that didn't seem likely to happen.
They were nearing now, indeed, the oni could see the building in his sights. The corners of his lips began to upturn into a widespread grin. "Ah, I can guarantee I'm gonna burn that whole damn building down.." Shou muttered. This was, of course, after he took what would rightfully belong to him.

The man beside him always seemed to be one to throw threats around, but the oni hadn't really planned on taking Lance out. After all, he figured Grunty wouldn't have been at all happy with that sort of outcome.. besides if the Woylf could further help him in the future as he would now, he'd only be robbing himself of a good investment by doing that.
"You worry too much. I know we're not really on the trusting level just yet, but you can at least rest assured I won't be trying to kill you. Even after that little stunt of yours.." Shou mumbled, recalling the other night. The oni would suddenly come to a stop then, just before a mundane looking two story building. It was a warehouse by all means, on the outside. Of course, they had avoided police detection with a certain amount of cover, though Shou all ready knew the truth of it. "Ah, yeah, go ahead and change now then."

Once the Woylf had left his sights, Shou examined the building a little more thoroughly, particularly the windows. Perhaps he should begin the attack out here..? No, that would simply grab their attention and allow them to prepare some adequate defenses. From what he could remember, there would be at least ten men here, guarding and regulating their supply here at the building. To burn such a place down would definitely release something of a pleasant smoke in the air of the Lower Commons.. Shou chuckled lightly at the thought of it, figuring such an act would be doing the humans a great service.
When Lance returned, the oni saw that the transformation didn't have any complications even within the day. That was good. Shou reached out and tried the door. Naturally, it was locked. Ah, but the man beside him wouldn't have trouble with such things. "You wouldn't mind busting this down, would you?"

Shou usually knew how these men dealt and they would have been rather threatened when their door was ripped away at the hinges. Just as the Woylf had placed his hands on it, the lion furrowed his brow, "Temperatures, arise.." He mumbled lightly, the beginnings of a chant. When the door was ripped away and thrown aside, Shou took two swift steps forward while finishing his chant. "and roast those before me!" The sound of gunfire being turned on them followed, but the heatblast met those bullets head on, reducing them to a liquidized metal that fell to the ground harmlessly. Shou dashed into the room, pushing off of the ground and using his power of flight to allow discs of flames to come beneath his feet, away from the line of where their guns were pointed.
"What the hell?!" A man came walking around a truck in the building, this one wearing a suit and seeming rather in charge. There were twelve men in there total, including the well-dressed one. Five were armed with automatics, the rest were either hauling bagged pounds of marijuana or throwing them into the bed of the vehicle. They paused in their work though, looking to see the commotion, then rushed to grab their own weapons as well.
Shou ran further into the building, drawing the five armed men's attention and allowing the doorway some safety for Lance to go through, while making sure to keep the bullets at his feet and not hitting him.

From the corner of his eye, he could see a man taking cover behind the truck taking careful aim at him and preserving those bullets. Just when it seemed the man was about to take that shot, seeing the tense of the other's body and how that finger pulled back, Shou kicked off the air just in front of him which subsequentially created a platform of fire there to keep him at a sideways angle. The bullets fired from that gun would only come into contact with the discs, the fire catching it in its wake. The oni pushed off of it sending himself flying above the mass of the men. "Infernal flames! Gather and strike!" At each of his hands, two red orbs flared outwards into fyreballs. He threw one down at the truck where the man took cover, the blast in turn causing the vehicle to explode as the fire had engulfed it and gas tank and all in one burst. His target had screamed as he was thrown from his place and slammed into one of the many warehouse's storage boxes.
The man in the suit cursed, before running towards the other vehicle, aiming for the escape of the place. That truck, too, however was blasted by one of Shou's fyreballs, cutting away the options of transportation. "Infernal flames, burst and rise!" The oni shouted, thrusting his arm outward towards the door as a flamewall came into being, barring anyone from escaping what would be their onslaught.

It was good to see the attention shifting away from him. Hell, half the stooges in the room weren't even capable of seeing Shou in either case. A monstrous Woylf was usually more of a concern than an invisible enemy, though, as the Woylf was very real to their sights. The oni's crimson eyes locked onto the man in the suit, the little snake that had ripped him off just because he'd been some new face in town. That was fine. His feet pressed against the discs of fire that he stood upon before launching outwards, "Infernal flames, engulf and consume me!" Shou shouted, his body suddenly igniting in a giant flame, sending himself as a projectile to the other.
The suited-man saw the oncoming threat and cursed out loud, holding his hands out in front of him and beginning a chant. It would have been too late as Shou's head rammed into his stomach, causing him to cough out. The hit had only been the beginning as the intense heat of the fireset body began to kick in. Just coming into contact set the man's clothes on fires and had him stumbling back, screaming from the flames. Shou landed on the ground, not missing a beat as he slid a foot forward and brought a fist back, slamming it forward into the man's stomach with strength that surpassed that of a normal human.

The man stumbled back a few steps, his clothes aflame so he was preoccupied in dropping to the ground and rolling around frantically to stop them. "Infernal flames!" Shou all ready began his next chant, understanding the situation he was in. He was within the midst of the enemy's territory, and he was sure even now someone was training their gun on him even now. "Sharpen and strike!" He turned, confirming his suspscions as a man peaked out over a box with his gun. The flame that seemed to take on the shape of a scimitar was shot outwards from him, slicing cleanly through the box and into the person behind it, bringing about a choked response of pain and then followed by the sound of the gun falling to the ground.
Shou jumped from his position once more, the fire catching him, before he continued moving through the air as swiftly as he could. Most of the bullets were no longer focused on him, as he could see Lance had taken out a great deal of men, pushing them on their backs as they groaned from whatever attack he had last unleashed on them. They weren't finished yet, though, he noticed. Even the one he had stabbed with the blade of fyre. Of course, these techniques wouldn't have been expected to downright kill anybody, but being able to pull off such attacks and continue to dodge the reign of bullets that would sometimes head his way forced himself to keep on edge, on guard, to keep his mind moving and looking for openings and possibilities within the battle.

Alone, on the rooftop with the man, Shou no longer had to worry about taking cover from the bullets that he continued to hear below him. They seemed to lessen with each step that he took forward, so he knew Lance was demonstrating that vast strength of his even now by taking out those lackeys one by one. As he continued to near the man on his back, the human seemed to scramble back a little. "Look, if you had a little problem with your purpose, we can work this out.."
Shou's body suddenly erupted into flame around him, snarling out loud towards the man. "There aren't any more negotiations.. it's a pity, because I could have used a steady dealer." The image of his own plantation growing at this point flashed in his head. A grin came to be. "Then again, I won't be needing that anymore." The oni extended his hand outwards towards the man, his arm glowing as a red orb formed just before him, flaring out. "This'll be fun to watch.." Shou muttered lightly, briefly licking at his lips before leeting loose the fyreball.

The impact of the fyreball sent the man crashing through the tiles of the roofing, falling through the air and towards the ground of the warehouse. Unfortunately, his back would come to hit several support beams, loud 'clangs' and 'snaps' that didn't seem to have any end before the eventual 'thud' of that ragged body hitting the ground. Miraculously, the man still seemed to be alive, giving off a very dishearted and weakened groan.
The oni leapt into the hole that had been created, coming to land beside the limp body of the supervisor of the place, a safe landing aided by his ability of the flight. He leant down towards the man, surveying the damage. Obviously several bones had been broken at this point, and his leg had been bent upwards in a way that was most certainly not natural. Shou wore a grin on his face, "Ah, it's good to be getting rid of competition.. I'm glad you guys gave me reason to do it, too." The demon reached out, ruffling the hair of other even then, though not much response was given. It seemed the air had been knocked out of the other and he was struggling just getting some flow down his esophagus.
"Too bad." The oni reached out, placing a hand on that man's arm and giving it a gentle squeeze. The body suddenly erupted into flame, but no screams came, the man was beyond the pain to even have a clear reminder to do such a thing. Shou stood up to his feet, looking around now that he was back in the warehouse. He whistled lightly, impressed with Lance's work here, though wondering where the Woylf might have gone. Seeing another door ripped from its hinges, he could give a good guess where.

"Hmm.." The oni glanced around the room a little, looking to the bodies on the ground, searching for a face.. or at least what remained on most of their faces. Shou simply shook his head, redirecting his attention to a set of stairs at the far corner of the warehouse. It led up to another door, an office of sorts with a window that overlooked the happenings of the warehouse. The lights were on.
"One more order of business. You can stay down here if you want though, if you're that hungry.." Shou commented, noting that the Wolf was devouring the very flesh of the people here. Walking forward casually, he made his way to the stairs and began to ascend the steps.

The demon could hear the voice behind the door even as he stepped up behind it, a hurried and rushed tone in the man's voice. Shou growled lightly, suddenly kicking the door in to see that he was on a cellphone, obviously calling for help. The device in the man's hand would suddenly set aflame and the human would shout as he let it drop to the ground, before his fear filled eyes went to Shou.
"Masuya.. you know why I'm here, right?" The oni stated, beginning to step forward. He hadn't been exactly a preferred customer, having only bought from this mob boss once or twice. On that second occassion though had been when he was displeased. "L-look. I don't know what you want.. damnit.. you're killing people out there! Stop this! Takashou, right? Here, look, take anything you want! Just.." The man began to ball out in tears.
The oni sneared. "That's not something a boss like yourself should be doing!" In an appropriate distance, he lifted his foot to strike into the kneeling man's abdomen, forcing him back against the wall and crying out once more. "Tch.. no doubt you got this position doing some dirty things.. you don't seem capable of doing those things yourself." The crimson eyes looked away from the man and surveyed the room a little more. "Where's Hayato?" The oni came to ask, wondering where the boss' usual right hand man was at this time. Indeed, it was the right hand that Shou was concerned of the most and to see that he wasn't present here.
"I.. I don't know.." The boss stuttered, forcing the words out from the pain of his stomach. "He never showed up today.." The oni sighed. Was it a problem he'd have to look out for the future then? It didn't matter at this point, as the damages had been done. If Hayato wasn't around it just meant he was lucky this time around, though that had been the main reason he had asked Lance to come with him.
"I'm taking your shipments." Shou replied, walking out of the room and leaving the man to himself. The boss blinked, wondering if fortune had turned its favor on him. He patted himself to ensure he was still alive and that there wasn't some fatal wound on him that he had missed. "Ha.. hahaha! Hahaha!" The man couldn't stop his laughter at the relief of retaining his life.
Coming outside beside Lance, the demon held two large bags slung over his shoulder, casting his crimson eyes to the human who had reverted out of his form. "I appreciate the help.. I don't suppose you'd want one of these?" The demon asked, indicating to one of the bags in his hands, a package that held a hefty compressed block of marijuanna.

"Heh.." Shou had all ready given his thanks, so he didn't feel he owed the Woylf anymore. He had even gone and offered him half of what he was leaving with today. Unfortunately for the boss man in the building behind him, though, he wouldn't have been leaving there alive. After all, Shou didn't recall making any sort of statements about letting him live. "Infernal flames, burn it all." The oni would say, more calmly than usual. The building behind him would explode with dark hellfire, being consumed by the flames and crashing from its foundation and into the ground, burning all that was within it.
Turning the other way, he headed on out of there with his new, hopefully potent, supply.