(Preshow) Preshow Facility

[Yu Kanda]

'This one is determined, I give her that' The exorcist thought to himself. He had been observing her behavior, body language and of course the odd weaponry she was carrying. This creature may seem harmless in some way but the visible battle scars told different stories. Untold stories of victorious battles in the past where the receiving end of those weapons probably weren't so lucky. Kanda was smarter than to underestimate a warrior by their looks, especially one of demonic origin. Horns, sharp tail and plenty of sweet words to get inside a man's head. All she needed was a shade of dark red and a pitchfork to represent the devil herself. Every innocence particle within his body aggressively urged him to perform his duty as an exorcist, vanquishing her from existence. It was clear to him she was a demon, even though she claimed otherwise. This was exactly what a demon would say. Offering the temptations of the flesh was one of the most basic of ploys to have one succumb to the sin of lust. Kanda was no fool nor was he blind. He was well aware these feminine curved shapes combined with such seductive talk would tempt and trap many men and women alike.

In his mind all sorts of red flags went up from the moment she got close to him. But, after all these warning signs she did not seem to mean him any harm. Which made him fear her abilities even more.

A few seconds passed after the storm demon asked her most innocent of questions. She passed the time by playfully swirl a string of her gum on her fingers, stretching it away from her mouth before very unsubtle using her slow twisting tongue to retract the paste like sweet. Not once did she break eye-contact with the exorcist. He could feel her gaze burning his cheek. Finally he gave in, "Kanda, the name is Kanda."

A fresh little blown bubble popped before Ash revealed a victorious little smirk, "Kanda? Sounds exotic. Where does the exotic stranger originally hail from?" She continued her inquiry, with a voice a smooth as freshly woven silk.

The swordsman still did not look towards her, his gaze was towards the teleporter from which the jezebel emerged from, "Japan."

"Kanda from Japan. Come on, what does a girl have to do to get your attention?" Ash switched position, rolling onto her stomach, propping her chin up on her hands, elbows planted into the ground. Her clothing hanging loosely from her neck.

Kanda's eyes shifted quickly towards the woman, determining what she was up to. He was met with a clear unavoidable view of cleavage. Promptly returning his gaze towards the platform ahead. His face however, betrayed him as the blood flow in his face increased rapidly. Inevitably portraying the red colors on his cheeks. This subtle change of appearance did not go unnoticed by the demonic seductress, "Why, Kanda….Are you blushing~?" She teased.

His first and strongest urge was to draw his sword, strike her down right here and now. Freeing himself from this hellish ordeal. Another more sensible voice within him said he had to keep it together. Being a representative of the Nippur guards he could not be disqualified by stabbing another contester before the contest even begins. He turned his head away from her, attempting to hide the basic human emotion. "I don't know what you are talking about woman. Isn't there someone else around you could pester with your games?" Ash saw her chance, with him looking away she moved in close. Her movements fluent and graceful as ballerina she quickly found her lips right next to his ears. Her hot breath was clearly felt onto the skin of his neck. Where normally his warrior instinct kicks in he, for some unknown reason, was unable to move.

A nearby camera caught the entire scene, the bluish-purple beauty whispering inaudible words into the exorcist ears. The sensual lip movement visible for everyone watching insinuated whatever it was she was saying, it was not intended for younger viewers. Any suspicions were confirmed when Kanda's face turned as red as a lobster, followed by him jumping up.

"Are you out of your freaking mind?!" He shouted loudly with his hand on top of his sword's hilt. Kanda had no real way of dealing with this kind of situations. Violence has always been a swift solution to his problems, a route he was unable to take. This time it was different, whether her words were having their desired effects or it was this place which forced him to withhold. Whichever it was, it was working.

"Do you know what I do? I hunt and kill demons."He desperately proclaimed in an almost yelling manner. "I'm an exorcist. Removing demons from existence is the sole reason why I was created."

Ash wasn't impressed by the man's desperate attempt to scare her off. It was obvious to a woman, with as many notches on her belt as herself, that her message had its desired effect. The black haired beauty raised her petite body from the ground, straightened her clothes. Showing off her perfectly toned body once again, before closing the gap between the primes pressing herself up against his chest, "Oh honey, you couldn't hurt me if you tried. Besides, not a demon remember?...Just, stop resisting." She whispered mere inches from his own trembling lips, closing in ever so gently.

"What do we have here folks?! The first lover's quarrel this year's Dante's Abyss?" One of the Syntech minions shouted into his microphone as he closed in with his cameraman, interrupting Ash's attempt. Without thinking Kanda shoved the female back, creating a distance between them once more. The, for him, most awkward situation was getting out of hand. Luckily, this time, he was presented a outlet for his emotions.

Releasing every ounce of anger he was repressing the last few minutes he turned towards Karl's paparazzi. His face revealed but a single expression, rage. "Get the fuck out of my face, you pathetic little man." He shouted towards the youngster, voice filled with aggression and desperation. The swordsman's intimidating stature combined with his threat forced the interviewer to back up, unsure on how to proceed. It had the exact opposite effect on his new demonic friend whose eyes sparkled at the display of the guard captain.

“We err….What’s your relationship with each other?” Syntech’s puppet continued. Kanda took a deep breath filling his lungs, ensuring that every insult he had prepared for the obnoxiously persistent boy was able to come out all at once.

Before his rant started Ash’s arms got wrapped around his neck, pressing her face against his. With her friendliest of voices, and the cutest of smiles she spoke directly to the camera, “That's what we are here to figure out!”

Inside Kanda’s head lights went out. This was unbelievable, this woman was here to break both his will as well as his reputation as demon hunter. The camera zoomed in, Ash, visibly enjoying the attention they were receiving. Next to her, Kanda, showing a ‘kill me now’ expression. His left hand was trembling while tightly gripping the hilt of his sword. Before he completely lost it he turned away in silence, started to move away from the camera.

“Kanda! Wait up~” Ash waved goodbye to the camera as she quickly picked up the pace to catch up to her new friend.

Kanda and Ash still in Main hall