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"What a day.." Shou muttered lightly to himself, forcing himself to continue carrying on through the woods. He was rather exhausted by the events he'd undergone, his stamina at an all time low. Deciding that he needed some rest before he could feel safe continuing through the forest, his back thudded lightly against the bark of a tree and he slumped down to take a seat. Panting with mildly ragged breaths, Shou kept his guard up around him in case any other spirits tredded along this way. He might not have been ready for another fight, but self-preservation was always a strong motive, something he was sure he could dig up some energy for if needed be.

The sudden appearance of the fox on his lap startled him, his body tensing as his back pressed more firmly against the bark of the wood, though there was obviously no escape that way. An instant later, he recognized it, huffing out a sigh of relief. "Damnit, Grunty.. you scared the shit out of me." He glanced to the side, relieved yet annoyed. It was good that it was Grunty, yet a more casual approach would have been nice.. how had she managed to do that anyways? Her full array of abilities was still a mystery to him, after all. "Planting? Not yet.. I'm barely at the process of making that land even able to plant something on. Takin a while to get that dirt ready."
The oni then rose a brow. "I'm not a part of your gang anymore, though, so I don't see why you're bothering me about that."

She seemed to go well with that idea. It would have kept her hands off of his land, of course, and he was willing to pay a price for it. Thirty percent, though? The oni's brow rose, but she moved on hurriedly before he could make any debate about it. He surely intended to, though. "I've been good." Shou stated, a smirk coming to his face. "I've been growing stronger." He commented, taking pride in that particular fact. Strength was a high priority of his, supposing it was the demon within him craving for that power. His pride pushed him to continue training his abilities, always looking to come out on top. "What about you? Haven't seen you since that night."

"That's right. You have those dogs to keep you company." Shou chuckled lightly and simply shook his head, happy that he had ridded their presence away from him. A woman like Grunty was hard to miss too, her rough demeanor only a turn-off to new found interests. "That's all right. You've been busy." Shou responded to her apology and noticed it seemed she was about to fall asleep, unfortunately upon his lap. That was interupted though, as snot blew out into the air. As if by some magical barrier, the bits that almost came to land on him erupted into tiny flames before disappearing into the air to become nothingness, before they had the chance of coming into contact with his form.
"Hmm.. you know I had a chance to visit that temple again." Shou started, figuring a conversation would at least keep her awake.

Psycho? The word had thrown him off a little when she had used it to explain Adrian. Now Shou had met some crazy people, Grunty one of them included, and the insane ones had usually been in her company. Adrian didn't seem so in his opinion. "Adrian?" Shou came to ask, though the place had only seemed to have one owner during his visit there. Indeed, the building had been the man's home and he alone lived there. "Yeah.. I met him. He's strong for a human. Stronger than any I've met, anyways."

"Heh.. that's assuming much." Shou stated, before simply shaking his head. "Nah, he didn't attack me. The fight was as any fight should be, just for fun." The oni shrugged afterwards. "The guy was actually pretty nice, offered me food and everything." Atilla had been there as well, having to rescue the kami shortly after that event. These were quiet thoughts, though, reminded of the pleasant company of the angel when thinking of her.

At the mention of a succubus, the oni's eyebrows lifted slightly. "Lucky bastard.." Shou muttered under his breath, well too known in the practices and certain 'skills' succubus were known to verse. He could have guessed as much from the man, though, his first encounter with Grunty having led them to that temple before, proof enough that there was some connection of interests between them. "Hey, Grunty." The oni spoke, trying to rouse the woman from her sleep, and drawing more conversation with her. He felt the need to confide, since his ultimate debt was with her, and should at least make her aware of his next movements. "I'm thinking of moving into the deeper areas of the city. The Lower Commons have become as good a home as any, but its starting to grow boring.. and I think I'd like to see how the higher class of humans live about their days."

He could have predicted that kind of response from Grunty, her first thoughts on it being a matter of weed business. That wasn't to say that he could find new customers expanding outwards into other parts of Sai City, but this inspiration to see more had arisen from other motives. What had surprised him though was the expression that came over the fox, a very uncommon thing to see on an animal, or oni for that matter. Of course, Shou was naturally curious of the Metro, as it would have been the top of the pinnacle of human fighters, the very defenders of mankind. However, that was also reason enough to subdue those thrill-seeking feelings. "Nah. Not just yet, anyways." Shou grinned, thinking of the time when he would hold the strength to do such a thing. "Relax, though." Shou stated, coming to stroke his hand down the fox's back, providing the same warmth that he had Atilla. "I'll be fine."

Shou snickered at the woman's sudden interest, continuing to slide the palm of his hand down the fox's back. "In that form? I'm not interested. And I'm not planning on dying, not before I've had the greatest funs of all in this world."

She had entered into her human form quick enough, and Shou chuckled lightly, figuring that was something of a guarantee of intimacy. The other oni seemed interested in his motive, though, and he had to wonder if she could understand such a thing. For all he knew, his hunger reigned from the very nature that was his spirit. The man leaned in closer to the woman, his voice lowering as if he was revealing some very big secret, the grin on his face indicating his excitement, "Absolute carnage.. a city forever in flames. Hell on earth. That will be fun."

"Hell doesn't have any humans." Shou merely replied, as if it were answer enough to her statement. Besides that, it was hardly about what she wanted. Nothing would have pleased him more than to see his flames the work of the ultimate destruction of Sai City. It was a fate befitting of the humans and the era of sin that they had come unto. "I'll take you up on that offer though.. its been too long for me." Shou stated, moving closer to the woman now that she was a human and bringing his lips and warm breath against her neck, nibbling at the dark flesh gently with his teeth.

The oni played on the thought of how this may have been better if it was the kami's skin, much smoother by appearance and undoubtedly cleaner. There was something about Grunty that would be forever dirty in his impression when compared to the purity that was Atilla. His thoughts were interupted as Grunty forced herself back into his mind's attention as she stradled him and pushed him back against the tree. He couldn't help but grin at the sight. Obviously this dominance suited her, after all there had been no hunt in getting this far with her, his next time to play predator intended for the kami. For the moment he could permit and enjoy Grunty's advances.

Shou couldn't argue against Grunty's body, one of the more attractive features the woman possessed that made the experience at least worth while. Her tongue would find little resistance in its advancing attempts, his own coming to welcome hers in a warm slipping embrace. Shou's body began to offput a heat into the air, only risen as his hands came to work on her pants just before him, fingers looping around the hemming of the demoness' lower dressings as he gave a tug to it.

The fabric of his shirt was torn away from him, splitting as it revealed his slim-toned torso. Though he would have been unclothed up there, the warm summer night wasn't unpleasing of the air, and his body always gave off its own temperature that coped with any chill that might have been present. "Ah, Grunty." The oni sighed in delight, with the corner of his lips upturning ever so slightly in a discreet smirk. He pulled the woman's pants from around her waist, sliding them down her thighs until they came just above the knee, in which case his angle prevented him from removing them any further. She came forward once more and renewed the kiss between the two of them, Shou closing his eyes as he leant forward into it, being the first this time to suggest with his tongue.