"Civilian in danger, civilian defense system activated." Iris said as she processed the situation. Identifying hostile, identification failed. Analyzing situation, analysis complete. Neutral solution.

"Final warning, free the hostage at once, I repeat. Free the hostage." she repeated.

Possible language error, acquiring information background of hostile, process error. Unable to identify hostile, she processed.

Reanalyzing situation, analyzing complete. Civilian needs immediate medical attention. Emergency solution.

"Please stand by; firing solar plasma beam, in 3 minus T seconds...2...1...fire." The beam went off and instantly vaporizing the hostile's arm.

"Hostile hit, hostage released. Resuming operation search and eliminate..." She walked up to the hostile's body and began to run a full body scan on him: Pulse RPM 176, moderate. Body temperature 38 degree Celsius, slightly high. Respiratory 32 RPM, moderate. Blood pressure 108 mm Hg systolic pressure, moderate...target still showing life energy. Hostile's hand fully regenerated, analyzing situation...Analysis failed due to lack of information.

The hostile charged up to her, and smashed her head into the ground. Received 10479N of force, skull cap slightly fractured, repairing through life form sinew...Reanalyzing situation, analyzing complete. New level of danger determined for the hostile.

"New danger level determined. Danger level extremely high, eliminate on spot." She said, seizing the hostile's hand.

Melee combat mechanism activated. Performing: Brazilian Jujitsu technique Armbar from the mount. Technique 92% successful, target showing 87% pain, 9 % fear and 4% unknown.

Proceeding to Unarmed restraints and manipulation. She rolled to the other side, grabbing the hostile's other arm and bending it backwards. Then the hostile retaliated. Hostile 87% successful, hostile hooked his back leg against my neck, losing hold. Hostile separated. Distance form hostile 3.542m, hostile displays 98% aggression and 2% unknown.

Requesting full power output...

Request granted.

Her systems responded with full power as the hostile leaned forward with an attack.

Incoming Fist at 128m/s square, wind resistance reducing to 127.7m/s. She stepped aside from the poorly targeted blow and then processed her next move: Tae Kwon Dao technique: Spin side kick. Speed 289m/s, wind resistance negligible. target head, result: 122402N per meter square. Target body buried 7.63cm into the ground...Calculating casualties, calculation...

She stopped. The hostile stood up.

Calculation error. Permission for override...her mind processed as the hostile began to run.

Override cancel. Operation pursuit and eliminate activated. Her mind processed and she ran after the target the next millisecond. She chased the hostile through a series of stairways and corridors and after running 2 full laps of the complex, the hostile suddenly turned and charged at her. Target charging at 34m/s; Performing Karate technique: Knife hand strike. Target midsection, Speed 402m/s, no wind resistance. Result: target body split into half upon contact, with total force of 30302N. Then she scanned the remaining upper half of the target.

"Pulse RPM 53, rapidly decreasing. Body temperature 32 degree Celsius, rapidly decreasing. Respiratory 17 RPM, rapidly decreasing. Blood pressure 108 mm Hg systolic pressure, moderate...life energy gone. Target neutralized. Resuming primary mission..." It said. Resuming priority mission. She went through every inch of the complex, but turned up with no Sol. When she got back to the entrance, she found the hostile body still moving and at the top of the stairs, its legs were both behind it and at the bottom of the stairs.

"Analyzing...Analyzing complete. Target life force is rapidly regenerating. Target must be eliminated." Her mind processed, as it dashed forward and struck out. Performing Hammer fist, speed 301m/s, target head, result: miss. Lower thrust kick, speed 281m/s, target, general body area, result...miss. She struck out a few more times, but it all resulted in nail biting dodges by the hostile. Hostile breaching outside. Will attempt to disappear into the night. target heading for cover in the woods. Processed with chase, vine distractive, needs to be cleared, target getting ahead.

The hostile jumped into the river and began to swim for its life. River, following downstream 3m/s. Switching to amphibian gear, stand by for diving. She then dove into the water after and swam after the target. By the time it was ashore, the hostile was nowhere in sight. Scanning area for trace...trace found. Foot prints leading south east, recently passed by. It followed the trails and eventually it lead to a complex.

Activating Infrared scan...hostile confirmed. It broke down the fire emergency door and charged inside the complex.

"Hostile, priority target, eliminate on..." before it could finish her sentence an electric wire wrapped around her leg. It looked up, but it was too late as the hostile kicked her into one of the generators...

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Then everything went dark for her...

***

"Iuuuu...you biiiittttthhh!!!" I felt like I was having a heart attack.

"I suggest you turn back to human form." Iu said, as I watched it turn back into its original form.

"AGRHRH?" I responded.

"Save your breath and calm down."

"I..." I was too tired to argue and to my surprise I turned human, at least that's what it felt like...

"So what now?" I said looking back and forth between Iu and it.

"This is the being you mentioned right?"

"So what? You don't expect me to babysit it right?"

"I want to keep it."

"WHAT?!"

"I meant every single one of my words quite literally."

"NO! This is just...crazy!"

"Says the psychopath."

"Fine! But get someone else to babysit it."

Iu stared blankly at me.

"I don't have a choice, right?"

"No, but I am willing to make a trade."

"Not a fair one though."

"...Bring it on the Journey."

"What happens if it attacks again? We barley manage to defeat it together."

"You were beaten bloody, not me. And you seem to enjoy pain anyways."

"Spare me your sarcasm. So what's it going to be in for me?"

"I will teach you a thing about a demon or two."

"How about fk you? But you know what, I might just be crazy enough to make that deal." I said as we turned our focus back to the entourage. Then it muttered something but I couldn't quite make it out so I kneeled right beside it, with my ear turned its way.

"I..rrr.." it muttered.

"Ir?" I asked, though I doubt it could hear me.

"R..sss..." it muttered even more quietly than before.

"What did it say?" Iu asked.

"How would I hell would I know...but you know what, from now your name will be Iris! I-R-I-S! And welcome to the party of 2 demons. You will be the 3rd non-human member." I extended my hand towards it, but I got no reaction.

"Sol, carry it." Iu said with a blank voice.

"Alright, let's go." I lifted Iris onto my back and the 3 of us ran out the place. Ran and ran and ran, until we were lost in the night.

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