In the North West, Hebi and Hiro have encountered their enemy. The enemy is a B rank in Junichi's Clan and is called Masafumi. He stands around 5"10 tall and has long black hair. He has sharp red eyes and wears a white shirt and black bottoms.  Masafumi wields a fencing sword which he keeps at his side.

"This guy is strong." huffed Hebi.

"We can't disgrace ourselves here, Hebi. If we do, we will never survive the war." inspired Hiro.

"You can keep cheering each other up, but it won't help your situation. You're both outmatched." jested Masafumi.

Feeling angry by that comment, Hebi Speedstar'd towards Masafumi with a 'Snake Whips: Wringer Gun', ready to go. However, it came to nothing as Masafumi blocked the attack by bending his sword around his barrel-like arm. He made his sword stronger with the use of Demonia. 

"Dammit! I will break through this!" cursed Hebi.

"Hmph! I'd like to see you try." gibed Masafumi.

"I may still be on the cusp of achieving Commander's Demonia, but I can still pack a punch with it! Black Thunder!" yelled Hebi.

Hebi fused his Demonia into his lightning power, which caused it to turn black with hints of red. Hebi kept pushing hard until Masafumi's sword began to cave in. Masafumi pulled his blade out of the way and jumped a few paces back. 

Seeing the chance arise, Hiro fired off a 'Kagayaku: Solar Blast' attack toward Masafumi. Masafumi didn't react in time and took the full brunt of Hiro's attack. Hebi kept up the pace of their attacks and used 'Demon Arts: Scattered Thunder' to fire bolts at him. 

Masafumi emerged from the mist and fired off an attack against Hebi and Hiro. He called the attack 'Spears Delight'. He swung his fencing sword around at speed which caused them to see a multitude of blades. However, it was just an illusion thanks to the pace Masafumi generated. The blades hit Hebi and Hiro very hard and caused them to have cuts around their body. 

As Hebi took the hits from the attack, he thought back to his discussion with Keiichineko before they entered World's Destination.

"An Akuma no Ketsuryu?" said Keiichineko in a puzzled tone.

"That's what that Ness girl called me. I've never heard of the term before," replied Hebi.

"The Akuma no Ketsuryu translates to a Devil's Bloodflow. This means that the power in you is inherited from your predecessors. From the look at how your powers work, it would seem that you have the bloodline of a Clan that can use their body as a weapon or what we call Callings." began Keiichineko.

"I see." nodded Hebi.

"The fact that you revealed this to me means that you prepared for one of us to know your secret then."

"Yes, I think the time to reveal my real last name is imminent." agreed Hebi.

"I'm glad to hear it. Then, if your bloodline is connected to Callings, I think you would be able to advance your calling using its power," told Keiichineko.

As Hebi thought back to that discussion, he felt the time was right to unleash one of his ultimate weapons. Hebi clapped his hands together and then a blue aura and sparks of lightning suddenly surrounded him.

"I vowed to myself that I wouldn't lose another fight. The same goes for today!" declared Hebi.

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Author Comment: Today's the 4th Anniversary of Mysterious Ways! I can't believe it's been four years! I will try my hardest while heading into its fifth year!