The Esper Devil ( Esper OC X Highschool DxD )

Part 1

Me and Ayumu were enveloped in the light of a teleportation spell used by Georg and moments later the scenario around us had changed completely.

We were teleported to an awfully foggy region, due to how many trees there are around us I assume this must be in the outskirts, but it's still hard to tell with all this fog.

"Are we in..." - Ayumu asks and I nod in response

"Kanto, the HQ city controlled by the East youkai faction."

She points a bit far ahead

"And I believe that's where we're supposed to head to?"

Despite the fog and the trees in our way, we can still make out the shape of a huge house, more like a mansion actually, standing in a clear patch of land surrounded by trees.

"Yeah, I guess it is, although there's something else bothering me right now... can you feel it?"

I ask Ayumu, who narrows her eyes

"Are you talking about the energy coming from that mansion... or the trees?"

Suspicious, I narrow my eyes as well, despite the low visibility, we can still feel clear energies coming from the top of the trees, however, they are not youkai nor demonic in nature

"The trees, do you think it's the guys from the Hero Faction?"

"Likely, what do you wanna do?"

But before I can answer her, a shadow comes down from the trees and a man wearing traditional chinese armor quietly approaches us

"Hello, I believe you must be the reinforcements Cao Cao-sama told us to wait for?"

He asked us in a hushed voice, by the looks of it, all the members of the Hero Faction currently hiding in this forest were just waiting in the trees for us in order to raid the mansion that reeks of youkai presence.

Me and Ayumu exchange stares and look back at the man, nodding

"Yeah, I'm Tatseyo, she is Ayumu, what you guys got for us?"

I ask to confirm if my guess was true

The man points towards the mansion

"That is a base of the East faction youkais, from what we've heard there's currently a meeting taking place. The Nurarihyon, his bodyguard and other important youkais of his faction are inside, if there's a time to strike, it's now!"

He says enthusiastically, letting his voice go a bit louder with excitement

I place a hand under my chin.

The West youkais on their way to make a deal with the Alliance and this meeting taking place at the same time? It can't be a coincidence.

"What an awfully good timing..."

I say with suspicion

The man nods with a firm expression

"Indeed and ironically, we own this to the Alliance, the Kanto youkais have a pretty large number of members against becoming part of it"

I narrow my eyes at his statement

"Are you talking about the Alliance created by the three powers?"

He nods

"Yes, unlike the West youkais, there has been bad blood between the East youkai faction and the members of the Five Great Families of Japan and Sacred Gear users, so there is a strong opposition against becoming part of the Alliance. With the news that the West faction has been approached by the Maous, we believe the East youkais have summoned this meeting to talk about their next steps"