Trapped

"Let's just say I have really really special eyes." Satoru gently lowered his glasses and flashed them a peek of his azure gem like eyes, as they watched with a stunned expression.

"Alright everyone, let's go in." Aki spoke, as everyone nodded and walked into the hotel solemnly.

With Aki and Satoru leading the way, the others walked behind, a smooth journey, until they reached the fourth floor.

"The flesh of the gun devil is reacting." Aki said, as he watched the bullet on the chain wriggle.

"The negative energy has gone up a notch as well. Whatever devil is here, we are getting closer to it." Satoru said casually, with both of his hands in his side pockets.

Beside him, Aki couldn't help but sigh. Once one attained overwhelming power, it was difficult to not be cocky. At the very least, he was glad Satoru was on their side.

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"Oi Satoru what are your dreams?" Upon teaching the fifth floor, Denji suddenly asked, as Satoru raised an eyebrow.

"Why don't you tell us about yours first Denji." Arai chipped in and asked, as Denji rubbed his temples in exasperation.

"Back then, my biggest goal was to fondle a woman's breast, but after doing it, I wasn't happy neither was I satisfied. Now my biggest goal is to kiss a girl." Denji spoke with seriousness as everyone stopped moving and looked at him.

Suddenly, Himeno, Power and even Kobeni broke out in laughter after hearing his so called biggest dream.

"What?!! That's my dream. It might not be the noblest of dreams, but at least it's worth fighting for in my opinion!" Denji argued, as Himeno and Power fell to the ground in laughter.

"Oh my God. This guy is so funny!!! You know you should quit being a devil hunter and become a comedian or a circus freak instead." Himeno laughed, as she wiped drops of tears from her eyes.

"It's alright Denji. As long it makes you happy and you think it's worth it, I support your dream." Satoru suddenly said, as Denji flashed a grateful smile.

"Anyway, speaking of dreams, what's yours Arai?" Himeno asked, as Arai rubbed his head in a shy manner. "My dream is to settle down with a beautiful girl and have a family, children. Two boys and girl. To grow old together and to die in each other's arms." Arai spoke, as Satoru rolled his eyes.

"Awwwww." "That's so nice Arai. I hope your dream comes true." Himeno smiled, as they continued their journey. "What about you hotshot. What is your dream?" She asked, as everyone cast their eyes on Satoru.

"To become the strongest." He spoke swiftly, as Aki and the others nodded with respect.

'Wait!' The moment they reached the eighth floor, Satoru stopped in his tracks for a moment, feeling a sense of foreboding, as if the six eyes was telling him to descend the stairs and leave right now.

Suddenly, he saw an immense amount of negative energy instantly cover the entire floor, as space around them began to fracture like mirrors. It was as if they were being pulled into another plane of existence or even more specific, a Domain.

Not only that he also sensed a new and foreign energy creeping through the surrounding shadows. This new negative energy was of a lower output compared to the previous one, but it had a dark element to it. However, he was the only one who could see this at the moment.

Even Power who was even more attuned to negative energy on a level near his hadn't been able to see nor sense a single thing.

"What's it Satoru?!" Aki suddenly asked, seeing the skin of the gun devil reacting strongly, as if something terrifying was coming their way.

"We're trapped." A small chuckle escaped his lips, before he spoke, taking everyone aback for a moment.

"What do you mean we're trapped?! We haven't even encountered the devil?!" Himeno was the first to speak out, seeing Kobeni enter panic mode immediately.

"Someway somehow, the devil managed to construct some sort of domain, or a pocket dimension so quick that even I only noticed it at the last minute." He spoke, as he adjusted his glasses.

"Also there's a new negative energy in the building. If my suspicions are true, then we should be dealing with more than one devil here." He sighed and relaxed against a wall.

"I don't believe it!! How can we be trapped?!" Arai said with shivering confidence, as he rushed down the stairs.

The next next moment, everyone saw him descend down a stairs towards them, although they had clearly seen him go down.

"How is this possible?!!" Aki spoke, as sweat dripped down his forehead.

"Oi. Denji. You and Power should try entering the rooms to see if you can get access to other different rooms." Satoru spoke, as Denji and Power entered the rooms, while Arai and Aki descended and ascended the stairs.

However, a moment later, a door creaked, as Denji and Power came out of the very door they walked in and faced everyone, while Aki and Arai also arrived on the same floor.

"Satoru. It's like we're trapped on the eighth floor." Aki said, as Kobeni began to scream in panic.

Satoru was lost in deep thought, when a door creaked and opened, and two grosteque beings walked out.

The first creature was the head of man, about knee length in height, with human feet sticking out of the side of its heads, allowing it to move. The second creature looked like the ghastly blend of shadows and darkness, with its form resembling a large snake. It slithered towards them, making hissing sounds.

Smelling the fear and terror from some of the devil hunters, the first creature attacked first, as the legs on its body allowed propelled it forward at fast speeds, as it reached out towards Kobeni, who entered extreme panic mode.

When it was a few inches away from her, an invisible force gripped it, seizing it in the air. Himeno who had her hand outstretched simply smiled, as Satoru furrowed his eyebrows and chuckled after.

"An invisible arm?" He spoke, as Himeno's eyebrows lifted in surprise. Her contract with the Ghost devil allowed her to summon any body part of the Ghost devil.

The next second, blood burst out from Power's body and coalesced into a katana which she slashed with a bloodthirsty laugh, effectively splitting the devil into two, killing it immediately, as blood splashed all over.

"Satoru. How do we deal with the snake devil?!" Aki asked after studying the huge snake figure before them.

"It's not a snake devil. Its body seems to shift in between shadows so it's likely to be a physical manifestation of the shadow devil. It would be a bit troublesome to deal with due to its ability to turn shift between corporeal and incorporeal states." Satoru murmured, as Aki raised an eyebrow.

The next moment, the snake like devil figure began to turn incorporeal, as its body began to shift in between the shadows of the lamp stands.

The next second, before they could even realize, multiple tentacles erupted right from within their own shadows and pierced towards them. "Watch out!" Aki roared out, but it was too late. No one had expected such a turn of events.

A few inches from their bodies, the shadows were forcefully halted in their tracks by an invisible shield, as everyone opened their eyes only to see the tendrils of shadows right before their faces.

After a few seconds, the shadows retreated and phased out of existence, as Himeno heaved a sigh of relief.

"Thanks Satoru! You saved me yet again." Power said, as a large hammer materialized in her hand. The next second towards the shadow devil which had now phased into existence.

"Don't thank me. I didn't think it was going to work." "What?!!!" Everyone's jaws dropped at his statement. "I thought you said it was impenetrable?!" Himeno asked with a frown.

"It should be. I just haven't tested it against invisible and incorporeal attacks." He spoke, and the next instant he side stepped to the left and narrowly dodged a shadow tendril which shot right past his face.

The next moment, Power who had gone on the offensive against the shadow devil was hurled towards with immense force, as she crashed into Satoru's infinity and slid to the ground in a helpless manner.

"My attacks can't touch it!!" She spoke, as Satoru sighed and began to walk forward, while slowly taking off is glasses.

"Oi Satoru! What are you doing?" Denji roared out, as Aki furrowed his brows. "Don't worry. It's troublesome, but I have a way to restrain it." He flashed a confident smile and stood face to face with the shadow devil which had increased in size and now filled the entire hallway.

"You might be able to phase in between shadows, but you can't phase through space and unfortunately for you, I just recently learnt a technique that is detrimental to you!" Satoru smiled confidently and stretched forth his index and middle finger like a gun.

*BLEERdhjk*

A shrill voice echoed out, as the shadow devil shot towards Satoru at a fast pace, shifting between multiple shadows, and reached him in a split second.

The next moment, multiple tendrils of shadows pierced towards him at fast speeds, as he skillfully dodging every single one of them, with the simplest of movements.

He continually dodged multiple attacks for a while, and waited for an opportunity.

The moment the shadow devil phased back out of the shadows, he smiled and raised his right middle and index fingers.

"Gotcha." The Devil was about to phase into a shadow when the space around its body began to shatter like mirrors, as its body was immediately encased in some sort of invisible spatial cage.

It began to thrash around, trying to phase out of the cage but to no avail. Satoru then stretched forth his hand and clenched it, as the spatial cage suddenly crumbled into itself like glass and exploded, leaving behind only specks of black flames in the air.

"Did he just kill it in one move?" Arai was the first to speak out, as a large smile appeared on his face.

"Man. I'm really glad you're part of our team. Without you, we would all be either dead or badly injured." Himeno chipped in, as Aki and Denji only smiled lightly.

"Don't rejoice just yet. The real fight has only began." Satoru picked up his glasses and put them back on, as he spoke in an ominous tone, snapping everyone back to reality.

A/N: An extra chapter for my loyal readers. More powerstones please.