Don't hesitate.

Shiki threw three Black Keys near Merkava's feet to start off his assault. The moment that the Black Keys made contact with the lines of death that Shiki saw on the ground, Merkava suddenly lost his footing as the ground was broken apart. Just as Merkava flew up in the air after morphing his arms into wings, he saw something moving around from tree to tree.

You have the tools for the job. It's in our blood to do this kind of work.

Suddenly three more Black Keys were shot out from one of the trees. As Merkava flew higher to avoid the projectiles, he nose dived towards the tree from which they came from. The moment he reached his destination, Merkava found nothing but a shadow on the ground that seemed to grow bigger by the second.

Caution? Planning? We were born for this. All we need to do...is follow our instinct.

Just as Merkava turned around to claw at the target, the beast cried out in pain as Shiki's knife sliced off his left arm. Soon Merkava used his other arm to wrap itself around Shiki's neck and threw the boy away from him. However, as this happened, Merkava realized something.

"My arm isn't regenerating?! That knife wasn't a Holy Sacrament like those blades he used earlier. It was just a regular knife, so how? Now that I think about....ever since his glasses were destroyed, it's like he's become more dangerous."

As Merkava stood up, he saw a lone figure walking towards him from a distance. Soon the walk turned into a sprint as Shiki held his knife tightly.

"I have to make this count. That thing wasn't expecting me to be able to damage him with a normal knife . But now....even if it's not the knife itself that's dangerous, he's certain. He's certain I can kill him."

"Feeeeeeeeeeeeeeast......"

Shiki looked at Merkava as he saw large amounts of saliva escaping from the beast's mouth. Soon Merkava grabbed his own head with his right arm as he looked at Shiki.

"FEAST!!!!"

Suddenly Merkava stretched his arm forward but it just barely missed Shiki's head. As the boy dashed toward him with his knife in hand, Merkava retracted his arm with such great speed that his claw scratched the left side of Shiki's face in an instant as he too lunged forward. As this happened, just for a moment, he could've sworn he saw a bright flash in the distance. With a psychotic smile on his face, Shiki screamed at the top of his lungs.

"DIE, MONSTER!!!!"

"I MUST FEAST!!!!!!"

Just as Shiki got close to Merkava, the beast wrapped it's right arm around the boy's waist and he starts violently slamming the church member into the ground repeatedly. After slamming Shiki's body against the ground a fourth time, Merkava threw the boy into the air.

"THE HUNGER....CAN NO LONGER BE CONTAINED!!!!"

"I can kind of get it, after all, I'm just as bloodthirsty as you are", Shiki responded with the psychotic smile plastered on his face growing wider. Merkava stretched his arm as his claws started to sink into the boy's neck, only for Shiki to cut off his remaining arm with the knife in his right hand.

Just like his left arm, the moment Shiki cut off his right arm, Merkava couldn't regenerate it. Soon Shiki began falling towards Merkava as he was holding his knife tightly. His body is feeling worn out, blood was escaping his wounds as he felt like he could pass out at any moment if he's not careful. Right now, Shiki was running on pure adrenaline.

"You did far better than I thought you would. You did well, my adorable kouhai. Now....see this through!"

"FEE-........AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH", Merkava screamed in pain as he felt his entire body being struck by large amounts of electricity. While his body began to feel numb, his eyes shifted to the left as he saw Megumi with her hand outstretched as she was covered in blood and breathing heavily. Just before the girl was about to fall on her butt, she said one thing.

"It's all on you, Shiki."

It's in sight.

Just as Shiki was closing in on Merkava, he looked at the beast's body once more. He could see it all, the lines of death that practically covered his entire body. Thanks to Megumi, the beast couldn't even move. As Shiki finally got in range, he swung the knife in his hand with all his might as he cut the line of death located at Merkava's neck.

The head of the beast was sliced off from the rest of its body so smoothy, it was like sticking a hot knife through butter. Blood escaped from the body due to the loss of its head as Merkava can only scream into the night. When the beast's head looked at its own body, it saw the body crumbling to ash.

"The hunger.....HUNGER!!!!"

"Sorry, but this was your last supper. You won't feel hungry ever again."

As Shiki said this, he stabbed his knife into Merkava's skull. The moment he let go of the knife, Shiki saw that he stabbed a line of death on Merkava. Slowly, the beast's skull was starting to crumble as well. However, despite being killed by this child, Merkava didn't feel any anger. For some reason, he felt even grateful that he was killed.

"It looks like it was you who has consumed me," Merkava responded weakly as a single thought came to his mind just before he was completely gone. "Olivia, i'm sorry, I'll have to leave you alone from now on."

The final words of the beast have been spoken as both its body and spirit are no more. The moment Shiki realized that Merkava was killed and relaxed for a moment, the boy found himself on the ground and lying on his back.

"Damn........I almost died so many times."

"How did you know I was close by", Megumi asked the boy as she was slowly getting up. Soon Shiki began to stand up himself, trying hard not to cut the line of death on the ground that both Megumi and himself were standing on.

"It was easy. During the fight, I saw a bright flash for a second. And you're the only person here tha-......."

A cold silence entered the area the moment Megumi and Shiki stood up and looked at each other. When Megumi looked at Shiki, she felt saliva escaping from her mouth as she licked her lips from the sight of Shiki's blood. However, when Shiki looked at Megumi's eyes, he saw they were no longer blue but a bright red. Not only that, he saw that her hands were now looking more like claws.

Megumi stretched her fingers as Shiki was holding his knife tightly. While Megumi was preparing to use her electricity and claws, Shiki couldn't help but look at the lines of death on her voluptuous body as the urge to cut them was beginning to rise.

"What is going, Megumi? I know we're on the same side and yet....why....."

"What did that bastard I fought do to me? Shiki...the more I look at you.."

"THE MORE I WANT TO KILL/EAT YOU!!!!"

Neither of them were thinking straight. One was consumed by the newfound thirst for blood, the other is slowly giving in to the dormant killer instinct. As the two members of the church charged towards each other with great speed, a lone figure emerged from the veil of trees as he slammed Megumi and Shiki's heads into the ground.

"I had a hunch something like this would happen. But for Shiki to have that much bloodlust left after what happened."

"You're a monster in your own right, Koritsu Ayumu."

The moment Ayumu turned around, he saw Ochita walking beside him as he looked at the two members of the church. Without saying a word, Ochita picked up Megumi in his arms as he bowed his head towards Ayumu.

"I apologize for Megumi-kun's behavior. Truth be told, this is the first time i've ever seen her show signs of those urges."

"Don't beat yourself up, Ochita. The same could be said for my son here. I never would've predicted he would be THAT driven to kill something non-human. Despite the change in our name, we're no different from our main branch family, huh."

Ochita stood in silence as he looked at the white haired man. Ochita already knew about Ayumu's family history and how torn apart it was. As Ochita walked away to take Megumi to the church, he had only one thing to say to Ayumu.

"Be careful, Koritsu Ayumu. You're playing a dangerous game. If HE finds out about your true family heritage, both you and that boy of yours will be in danger."

~Time: 1 a.m.~
Upon the streets of Roppongi, a young individual with an androgynous face was seen walking alone as they had a cellphone to their ear. They wore a black suit as they had a blue undershirt and a black tie. Their black hair reached the back of their knees as their soulless blue eyes were wide with shock upon hearing the results of a situation.

"So the new recruit actually managed to kill the beast in his first mission. Am I hearing this correctly, Eiyu-san?"

"Yes, though both him and Hayasaka Megumi were injured quite a bit. And according to Megumi-kun, the beast had an accomplice who managed to slip away. That is all I have to rep-"

"What is his name?"

Despite not being able to see his face, the individual could tell Ochita was trying to keep something from him. After a few seconds of silence, Ochita finally answered the question.

"Koritsu Shiki."

"Koritsu. If I remember correctly, didn't a close friend of yours have the same family name? The same friend who denied joining my organization due to conflict with one of the main families."

".......yes."

"Interesting. The man who denied my request and now a child with the same family name is currently working for me. It's like a hilarious joke. Very well, i'll have to meet this boy myself. After all, it's my duty as leader of the Demon Hunter Organization."

"As you wish, I will inform him about your visit when he awakens, Shiranui Ouma."

As they heard Ochita hang up the phone, Shiranui looked up at the sky for a moment. Soon a small smile appeared on their face as they walked forward. Though as they walked forward, their shadow was strange, if one were to look at it. Instead of looking like the individual themselves, it looked more like that of a dragon. With a smile on their face, Shiranui couldn't help but imagine what their new recruit was like.

"I can't wait to meet you, my adorable killer."