Chapter 11:

Aoki & The Three Exorcists!

Prophet of A Destroyer!


(After a large amount of time was used to explain the situation to Aoki, he then remains in a room prepared for him to live in for the time being as he then sat down and remembered everything he was told for he was completely upset about the entire incident.)

-Moments Ago-

"Eterne: Until further notice, you Toshiharu Aoki will be living in the Nation of Spirits. King and Queen Musili has agreed to suspend your Royal Knight status, along with access to the Royal Capital until Banri is sealed and under your control."
"Aoki: But wait.. What about Arthur, Vuella, Reika?! Even my daughter..!"
"Eterne: Lord Arthur Williams of the Royal Knights has ceased all contact with you for he now considers you unteachable, the two goddesses Vuella and Reika do not wish to speak and/or see you and as for your dungeon monster daughter, the Royal Knights has sent her back to the dungeon after placing her to sleep."

-Now-

(Aoki then just sits there on the bed in completely disgrace for himself as he failed to stop Banri from taking over his body.)
"Aoki: I've f**ked up big time now..."
(As Aoki then unpacked everything after his belongings were with him, he'd then look out the window of the city he now lives in which is known as Serpengate Valley, a city named for and after Eterne. Serpengate Valley was full of civilized spirits, ghosts and other kinds of paranormal creatures of the spiritual region. As a knock was then heard on the door, Aoki quickly opens it to see a teenage girl holding a voodoo doll with a stern appearance look up at the curious Aoki.)
"Uh.. Can I help you..?"
"Elvire Aneyoshi (Class 1 Phantasm Hunter): Are you Toshiharu Aoki?"
"Aoki: Y-Yeah..?"
"Elvire: Starting from this day forward, I, Elvire Aneyoshi, will be your guardian around the Nation of Spirits, specifically Serpengate Valley but.. whatever."
(She yawned as she was then sleepy.)
"Aoki: Uh.. Forgive me if I'm being rude but how exactly are you my guardian if you're a child?"
(Her eyes then perks up as she took it as an insult and started yelling at Aoki with a soft voice due to her sleepy state.)
"Elvire (Sleepily): I'm not a child..! I'll have you know I'm actually twenty... twenty... twen..."
(Elvire then passes out on the floor for she was exhausted as Aoki then placed her in his bed until she awakens. As half the day passes, Elvire then awakens with full rest and is perky now.)
"Oh man..! I haven't sleep that good in a while..!"
"Aoki: Good evening!"
(She then looked at Aoki sitting at a table across from the bed as Elvire was a little embarrassed but remembers what she was going to say.)
"Elvire: Oh right! I'll have you know I'm twenty six, I've graduated two of Serpengate's top tier academies with flying colors and two diplomas! HA!"
(Aoki was then processing everything he was told then pats Elvire's head to apologize.)

"Aoki: Then I'm sorry, Lady Aneyoshi."
"Elvire: H-HEYYY!!! WHAT THE HELL IS THAT FOR?! PERVERT, CREEP, SEXUAL HARRASSER!"
"Aoki: Okay, maybe I should just stop trying to be friendly by touching..!"
(Elvire then calmed herself down as she then explained her reason for freaking out.)
"Elvire: Its not you Toshiharu, promise it's not. I had a very bad experience with someone touching my head. Even when they give head pats."
"Aoki: Is it something that bothered you for a while?"
"Elvire: Years actually. It happened when I was a kid, I don't remember much but.. It was a very disturbing day for me."
(She then squeezed her voodoo doll for she was beginning to remember very negative thoughts until Aoki held her hand which snapped her back into reality.)
"Aoki: Trust me, you're not alone with pain."
"Elvire: What makes you say that?"
"Aoki: Inside me is a curse that got me sent here in the first place. Now because of this curse, I lost my master, friends and status as a Royal Knight. I'm sure you heard of the incident at the Royal Capital."
"Elvire: Oh.. Yeah.. Everyone in the Region of Magic fears you now on the outcome that Banri could destroy them all. Well... You're in luck!"
"Aoki: Hm?"
"Elvire: I'm actually one of the top exorcists when it comes to evil curses. The day that Banri comes back and takes you over, you can count on me to seal him for good."
(Aoki then smiles as he appreciated the offer until was interrupted by clapping from an individual wearing vest jacket, blue jeans, chained boots and has an attractive jawline as he was curious on the two getting along.)
"???: So already going into each other's personal life, hmm?"
"Elvire: A-AGHH!!! C-COMMANDER LOU, ITS NOTHING LIKE THAT!"
"Aoki: Commander Lou?"
(Elvire then eases herself again and introduces Aoki to Lou.)

"Elvire: Okay. Toshiharu, this is my colleague and upper co-worker, Pritchett Lou."
"Lou Pritchett (Class 1 Phantasm Hunter Commanding Officer): The pleasure is all mine, Mr. Toshiharu. If I'm being quiet honest, I've expected a man like you to be a lot more... cuter."
"Elvire: Oh... I forgot, he uh.. Swings the other way."
"Aoki: So he's Gay?"
"Lou: Gay and proud my charming lad!"
"Elvire: Empress Eterne doesn't like discrimination, regardless of who they turn themselves into. Even though Commander Lou sometimes creeps me out, he's a pretty great guy once you get to know him."
"Lou: Does the sight of a proud gay make you hurl..?"
"Aoki: Wait a minute! No, of course not! I don't hate a guy who likes another guy!
(Lou then holds Aoki's hand and kisses it which gave Aoki an uncomfortable feeling for he does not know what to do.)
"Lou: Just teasing you, boo-boo..~ Come along now, we have to introduce you to the third exorcist of the group."
"Aoki: Third?"
(As Elvire and Lou then ventures through the massive palace, they'd then arrive in the main lounge which is crowded by exorcists, business workers and many more and walks through to the door of the leading exorcist and enters to see a green-haired, glasses wearing muscular figure of a man reading a manga book then stops to look at the three in his office.)
"???: So. You're the cursed Toshiharu, I take it?"
"Aoki: Seems like he knows me already too.."
"Hu-Mai Alohasis (Class 1 Phantasm Hunter Commander): Let's cut the formalities. I'm Hu-Mai Alohasis. You may call me Hu-Mai to save time."
"Elvire: Commander Alohasis is pretty stern, he won't accept you right away until you earn his trust. And the only way to do that-"
"Hu-Mai: Is to prove you're not discarded trash dumped by the Magic Region."
(Aoki was a little hurt by the remark but understood his words.)

"Aoki: A little hurtful but okay... What do I gotta do?"
"Hu-Mai: We've received a disturbance report coming from the east of Serpengate Valley. Clearly, we're not going to strike now, we wait until later tonight where the enemy can be seen."
(He then sits back and continues to read his manga.)
"Lou: Commander~ We were actually about to feast at the dining hall, do you want me to bring you anything..?"
"Hu-Mai: Six mushroom skewers, three apple pies, one whole glazed oven-roasted turkey and ten slices of baked golden brown turkey ham. Have it on my desk in six minutes or I'm cutting off your other ear."
"Lou: Oh commander..! You tease me so much.."
(Hu-Mai then gives a sinister glare as he wasn't joking while Lou lustfully leaves the room in love and quickly rushes to complete the commander's order as Hu-Mai continued his manga.)
"Elvire: Since we're working later tonight, I can show Aoki around."
"Hu-Mai: Suit yourselves. You got five hours to dilly dally until we leave, Toshiharu."
"Aoki: Okay sir.."
(As Lou quickly returned to the room with Hu-Mai's meal, he then closes his manga to eat but notices a slight error with his food as he then picks it up with a spoon but flings the entire plate at Lou who was moaning uncontrollably at the anger from Hu-Mai.)
"Hu-Mai: DID I ASK YOU TO DRUG THIS WITH SOME LOVE POTION? NO, I DID NOT!"
"Lou: OHH~! My my dear, Hu-Mai... I didn't know you'd be this aggressive this time..~"
(Hu-Mai then covers his face in anger for he purposely scolds Lou aggressively as Elvire and Aoki quickly leaves the room and closes the office door as Hu-Mai's yelling was audible through the halls as Elvire was already embarrassed.)
"Aoki: Is this everyday?"
"Elvire: Almost every week really."
(As Elvire and Aoki got to know one another more, nightfall has come as Lou, Hu-Mai, Elvire and Aoki has arrived at the "ghost town" of Serpengate Valley as they were hunting a Grade 0-X rouge curse.)

"Hu-Mai: Elvire, scan the area for civilians."
(Elvire does a area wide search for there were none in the vicinity.)
"Elvire: There are zero living beings nearby."
"Hu-Mai: Then this is an illusion field, the curse wants us to believe there's no one here so we can kill innocent lives. Lou, override the illusion to show nearby pedestrians."
(As Lou does so, the party can now see over only a short amount of civilians in the area.)
"Good. Toshiharu, for now, just watch us to understand how an exorcist battles."
(Hu-Mai then takes one step on the ground and transfer an explosive amount of energy inside the ground to attack the curse. As an explosion occurs where the curse has been located, Aoki flies to the top of a building to watch the fight happen as the curse was seen flying out of the explosion site and was cornered by Elvire and Lou.)
"Lou: Running will get you nowhere, sweetie..."
"Hu-Mai: You reek of blood, seems like we were too late to save them. No matter, their lives will be avenged and you will be exorcised you curse bastard!"
"Aurath (Rouge Curse): F**K YOU, YOU EXORCIST PIGS!!"

(As the curse then charges towards Lou and Elvire, Elvire then uses her voodoo doll to have the curse pinned down after throwing the doll on the ground and stomps on it then was thrown around by Elvire's mental energy as Hu-Mai was watching the curse be thrown around. Lou then steps up and throws a chained kunai at the curse Aurath as he was then pinned down by the commanding bonds of the exorcist energy as Hu-Mai began the chant to exorcise Aurath.)

"Hu-Mai: O' Holy Exorcists, as we seek your power to exorcise this wretched curse, may he burn as bright as the flames of a torch, may he be reincarnated to a kinder soul-"
(Aurath then bursts out of the exorcism bonding at complete full power and dashes towards Hu-Mai to kill him on the spot but was stopped by Hu-Mai's scythe which slashes through the curse as he was groaning in pain, knowing he was marked by the completed exorcism chant.)
"And may your curse burn into oblivion by the embers of purgatory, LINEMO!"
(As a massive blue light shines around Aurath and erupts a massive wave of energy, Aurath was screaming in abdominal pain as he was erased by the Hu-Mai. As Aurath was then disintegrated into particles, the illusion field vanished as the east area was now cleared from any trouble for now as Aoki then witnessed the entire fight on how the three exorcists battles.)
"Aoki: Its clear why Elvire brings that doll... and Lou wasn't that impressive if all he has is bonding kunai but, Hu-Mai... If I screw up, he'll exorcise me along with Banri... I really need to be careful on how I act around these three."
"Elvire: Toshiharuuu! Come on, we're going back to Serpengate Valley!"
"Aoki: Coming!"