Foreign Exchanges[DEATH ALLOWED]

The feeling of wonder, amazement and awe soon flowed over into Neoveta's body. Why? Simple: her connection to the Shinigami, Mujin, was strong from him accepting her loving embrace. The increase in power overwhelmed him, bathed him and pushed the male to become stronger, faster and more fearsome than he had ever been at any point in his life up until this point. That was the potency in strength that The Princess of Demon World could bestow upon a person; and it was the kind of blessing that made her happy she could invoke such joy in this bleak and barren universe.

However, The Demoness noticed something peculiar was afoot in that moment. What was occurring in that second? Metaphysical influence! Tons and tons of manipulation, trickery and magic were sparking to life in this ever-expanding battle ground they partook in. Although The Royal Demon's senses told her that the male was going to flee from the scene, it would not be without throwing The Vampiric Bastard a ball or two.

From she could discern of the attack, there appeared to be a mental assault being waged against The Demon Lord via the Shinigami male. Given that Matthew Hinote seemed hellbent on propping himself to be a threat to their kingdom for the time being, The Princess saw no reason not to disallow this attempt; however futile it may or may not have proven itself to be in the grand scheme of things.

If nothing else, Neoveta thrusted her energy upon the offensive strike to Matthew's mind in order to mold it, mend it and enhance it to a level where it would be potent enough to effect him to some degree. Provoking feelings of mental sluggishness, reduction in the efficiency of his deduction skills and overall pain jamming into his mind in order to break his attention, lower his concentration and make his brain clouded and difficult to focus.

In this way, when it came to the mental-aspect of this fight, perhaps The Demonic Princess may see herself gaining an edge up on him by attacking him in such a manner. Since, at the end of the day, The Demonic Princess held an equal amount of willpower, focus and deduction as The Dark Vampiric lord. And, with the added strength of her followers, and excess power, the chance of it having some sort of effect on him were moderate to high. At the very least, it would not be something easily shrugged off when in the hands of this Royal Asthavon.

Regardless, she'd at least ensure that the male would be safely transported out of the area before being affected by Matthew's shadow's. After all, that was her duty with him being nestled under The Princess's care. Therefore, Neoveta consumed Mujin's body within a reddened light to act as a shield against The Vampire's influence. This would prove to be a probable event due to the fact that her energy was already overflowing within the Shinigami and granting him more strength. Henceforth, it was certainly not a stretch of the imagination to assume that the wicked enchanter could compromise a demonic spell in order to transport him away from the area. Which, in the end, would result in the male being safely transported away to an undesignated location under the guise of teleporation.

In the meantime, Neoveta seemed to feast off the elevated and positive emotions that Ascenia underwent upon taking The Demon Princess's hand. The feelings of a mind becoming clear, new strength being forged within a weak body and the peace of a heart once in turmoil were a few of the ways The Royal Demon described this process taking place within the Quincy. And, akin to a miracle taking place, the likes of Neoveta witnessed as her power once again started taking its divine influence on Ascenia. Broken bones were made whole again, broken will of the mind made stronger and energy being replenished were some of the notable feats that The Princess could discern from the new Khalaism follower in her care.

Thus, The Reagle Figure of The Asthavon could only give a smile as her words reached far into Ascenia's body and soul; soothing her, caressing it and putting to ease her worries in a warm overflowing stream of metaphysical love and healing. Which, in the end, was all The Princess ever wanted: love. To spread this affection and devotion to the world and it's people happened to be within her goals. So, along those lines or another, the girl earnestly believed that the path to this idealized place would be paved through Khalaism. It had to be.

Just the sight of total strangers coming into harmony and picking each other up from the ashes of misery were enough to prove to Neoveta, even in this trivial setting, that their cause was right. They gave Ascenia a home, a people, new life and power; what more could a soul ask for? Not much, right?

The fractions of the soul which had kept Ascenia from being whole were even merged back together in this sight. This scene of her transforming, becoming closer to her true self and ascending into the ranks of Ziamichihood even stood as a testament to that. The power of a demon, yet the gentle kindness of a god flowed within the newly formed creature and it brought a soft smile to the Asthavon Child's face.

Alas, though, there still seemed to be a request brewing from this new member of her religious family. It was a plea for protection and guidance from the authority Neoveta held in her position as both the Princess of Demon Kind and the holy, or perhaps, satanic symbol as one of the direct children of The Demon Goddess: Khala Asthavon. An entity whom called herself "Neya" was to be protected due to the bond of kinship Ascenia shared with her daughter.

Having heard that appeal, Neoveta couldn't deny and gave a firm nod of her head to convey this approval. In that instant the child of Mana decided she would indeed embark upon that request to shield and protect her beloved one. However, the child, at least in her mind, did not feel there was any malicious intent in desiring for her to join this religion. Khalaism lead to salvation, happiness and enlightenment. And Neoveta's prime directive was to spread this warmth, happiness and love to the world.

Put two and two together, and the honest intent of The Young Maiden's hearts conveyed and unveiled itself to Ascenia through a telepathic transmission of this sensation. In this way, The Newly Born Ziamichi were to know that The Royal Demon had no use for pawns, slaves or anything of the sort; only wishing to help her as best as she possibly could with what her semi-divine powers were capable of.

'I will grant this request. All I ask is that you trust in me and that you divulge the identity of Neya to us so that I may be aware of whom this creature appears to be. If you feel deceit from these words and intent, then you are free to leave us as you wish.'

Speaking those soothing tones through their private connection of the minds, these telepathic words were transplanted into the mind of both Ascenia and her Ziamichi Partner. Why? The reason was simplistic enough to understand: it was so that they may both understand the point of view in which Neoveta was coming from with her path while not uttering a single word of her stance outloud. As if her words were as understood and natural as air itself.

None the less, once they understood the gravity of the situation, Neoveta saw to it that the energy of her essence that was flowing within them would protect them. Like an exploding volcano it was meant to surge to the top, arise with a bang and develop a high-class demonic barrier forged by her Royal Magic. In this way, she seeked to protect them from the assaults that Matthew was more than certainly going to dish out.

In fact, all of her faithful followers soon found themselves being consumed by similar crimson spheres. One by one, all parties who hadn't the stomach to endure this battle were being thrusted back to the outer layer of Ireland and observing from a safe distance. In the mind of Neoveta? This was a battle that she herself needed to endure and it was time to put her might, faith and power to the test against a threat such as The Demon Overlord of Darkness.

All the while, her heart raced and wondered, that in this heated moment, would the soothing words of Iriko hold up true in the wake of such adversity? That was a question which would be answered today depending on this outcome shaped itself out to be between the two colossal forces of demonic power.

Despite all of this, there was still one more factor to tend to in this whole conflict of powers: Lorin Hardwell. Seemly the last one to be evacuated through this whole disaster, the human also felt the intense pull and draw of Neoveta's divine prowess within him. It sought to unlock the inner-mechanisms of his mind, unleash new power from within his soul and bring him on the gasp of further being enlightened to the whole movement of Khalaism. But, even if he did not partake in their cause, the intent of her heart was to grant him a gift of strength, joy and knowledge so that he may make the correct path for himself.

There was indeed apart of her soul that wanted to save him by converting him to Khalaism, but there was an equal part of her that understood a man needed to make his own decisions no matter what road they took. Thus, these pulsations of the heart unveiled themselves to Lorin in their spiritual wavelength that the two beings shared when The Ember of Karakura partook in The Demon Princess's "life blood".

And, through this bond, she'd accept his thanks; but urged him to seek safety before she would be rendered to focus on Matthew in order to adequately shield him. From this urgency, he'd then find himself submerged within a protective barrier compromised from Neoveta's energy. In that way, he'd be propelled and flung out of the dome of combat that both The Princess and The Vampiric Overlord were about to engage in. Therefore, without having much distractions in her way, The Royal Demon could focus her sights on dealing with the obstacle of the fellow Demon Lord in her path.

The next round of this bout was going to be an intense one, to say the least. However, the child was ready to endure the pain that would surely come of walking this journey .

Paying close attention to the movements of The Demon Lord, Neoveta decided to act out of a concern for the well-being of Mujin. Thus, her energized dome around the child acted as a dense armor in order to deflect the lower powered bullet away. The feasibility of this outcome occurring was quite large due to the fact that Neoveta directed such heavy masses of energy to those under her influence. Ergo, with the shield being comparable to a master, or dare even, an Arrancar's grand master hierro? There was little chance that this was buckling down anytime soon.

Granted, the message still hit Mujin loud and clear. Why? The projectile held within it a heavy impact and it's rippling force was felt within the sphere. Enough to where, if The Shinigami had any modicum of sense, he'd realize that the blast fired off from Matthew would have indeed skewed him across the land if The Princess were not protecting him in that instant. The blade of his Zanpakutō may have very well broken and he'd be in quite the predicament. Therefore, it was a sign to further count his blessing and leave this situation to the professionals.

None the less, Neoveta's ever-shifting attention soon horned in and focused on the piercing gaze of Matthew's crimson eyes. Picking up on this sharp pulsation generating from the Shadow Demon, there was no doubt in The Princess's mind that the male before her was attempting to size her up and search for any abnormalities or weaknesses in this lull of theirs. Therefore, in return, The Royal Demon utilized her own Health Sense in order to scope out the wicked energies within the Demon Lord.

As apart of her Omi-Healing, the particles of energy in the environment that were ripe with The Princess's influenced soon shifted and hardened their fixation upon The Vampire's body. Scanning, analyzing and making use of her upper-class perception skills; the results came back within lightning speed -- and it left the child stunned.

Why was Neoveta taken back? This was because the male appeared to have latent properties of the element of "light" engulfing his body. Ones that seemed to be becoming more active as her twilight affinity stated to arise. So that posed the question: where did he attain such a power from? Scanning over the demonic index once more, a closer inspection brought forth the tales of Light Matthew, Neutral Matthew and Dark Matthew; unveiling to her that this man was once not always what he seemed. For, at one time or another, each of these shifts within himself had control until each element lost itself.

To that end? Neoveta felt somewhat saddened. Although good and evil were such black and white terms, it was a saddening thing to see the light in his soul stiffened, killed and put to rest by such a force. Perhaps, if there was a better balance in his soul, the male may have been a different person. But, there wasn't much time to worry about such sentiments, they were still in the depths of combat.

Observing the Shadow Realm being materialized within the dimensional space she created, Neoveta's constant deduction skills started to come into play. Although The Demon Lord seemed to be able to summon this space within their sub-world, it did not come without cost. What was the cost? Knowledge. The Demi-Network, let alone Neoveta's own mind, were both capable of otherworldly deciphering speeds.

So, with this dark space materialized within their battlefield, The Demon Princess's enhanced mind started discerning the properties of its element in order to better formulate defenses later down the line. If knowing was half the battle, the next half of this brawl was going to have to come from her prowess.

Thus, through her slowed perception of time and general awareness, The Demoness did detect an abnormal gateway being produced ahead of time. Why was this so? The answer to that lays in the general nature of Matthew's Darkness. After overviewing the usage of his Shadow Manipulation from his performance in Ireland, Neoveta surmised from the way the particles attached to influence reacted that it was akin to Matter Alteration, but with the shadow's as a medium.

And what was the perfect counter to deal with Matter Control? Nullification. Therefore, with the abundant supplies of energy being produced, Neoveta tapped into her Demi-Engine and put her mastery of magical prowess to good usage. By influencing the atoms that compromised her energy burst, Neoveta created a field around her energized blast that served as an erasure zone. This subtractive magic acted as a means to ignore and bypass the shadow portal and head straight for Matthew.

If his shadows attempted to meddle with that? Wave after wave of this matter subtracting matter would stand in its way. If there happened to be an obstacle in the way? The blast would divide themselves into twelve even parts and remerge through dimensional teleporation influenced by Neoveta's magic until at least one of them hit The Hinote. And to ensure that none of her allies were hurt in the wake of this blast? The properties of this explosion were written and crafted by Neoveta not to harm those with even a trace of her energy coating them. All of this blast, and its effects, were intended for the Vampiric Demon himself, his familiars, shadow's and all else associated with this bastard's trickery.

So, at this point and time, it can be assumed that Lorin may have been ejected from the area with the push Neoveta's energy gave him earlier; while Matthew himself would find himself busy still coping with the blast to run his mouth. That attack, for all it stood, was not one to be brushed aside with something so simplistic as wormhole techniques. Thus, over the immediate battle range, The Demonic Princess enhanced the energy particles that were associated with her power to produce a magical based field to create a metaphysical lock on the area. This grip meant to serve as a latch to disallow the future usage of portals for the next few turns at least.

Granted, if he found himself a pause, yet alone a space to talk during all of that, Neoveta conveyed a telepathic message for any of those left on the field:

'I do not deny my action of using aggressive force against this opponent. Judging from his caliber of strength, I did determine that the Demon Lord before you was of proper strength not to die from that attack. I intended to injure him and send him back to Demon World or another realm too fatigued to battle.'

To Lorin and Matthew, these words rang within their minds. And if it failed to reach them there? Then the voice was projected within the area and loud enough for them to hear. In this telepathic wavelength, yet another oddity was taking place. Pieces of organic matter that compromised The Demon Princess's body were of origin associated with the Demonic Goddess: Khala, were becoming active. And Khala, as most demon's knew, was the mother of demon kind; while Deveta was the father.

Due to this divine influence, memories of Matthew's former scarp with Touketsu, otherwise known as Deveta, would come to past. The battle would play-out within Lorin's mind, and the eventual loss of The Vampiric Lord soon visualized in both of their minds. Thus, the important message to gain from the showing -- was that Matthew wanted to kill her mother and father. And what else would a child who is afraid of their parents well being do? Protect them, that is what.

Ergo, this point of view oozed into their minds and angered tears fell from the maiden's face as her fist boiled over with fear and rage. Terror for using this kind of ungodly power, but rage for feeling her kinship threatened by this pest. Would anyone question if the Soul King's children dared to execute any threat who went against their father? Or perhaps, in court, could one not argue a crime of passion?

It was plain and simple: Matthew was not here to make amends, nor was he here to befriend them; he was simply here to cause trouble and nothing more. And with his goals still aligned with butchering her parents, Neoveta was acting only out of defense and nothing more. Both she and Matthew understood that the blast would not kill him. Critically injure him? Definately. But kill? Neoveta was doubtful of that. It was intended to be a warning shot, and given Matthew's extensive history as a demon who has murdered his own kind without remorse, a justified one to prevent any further hostile action from taking place.

'And from what I have shown you, Lorin, you are free to make your own judgements. I am not a perfect being, and my actions may have flaws, but my intent is true and I do not want my mother or father to have to worry about this low-life.'

Then, taking a deep breath to calm her nerves, The Demonic Princess had a blank expression wash over her face as she stared with a vacant gaze upon the Guns of Icarus being forged. To her? Every step the Vampiric Lord was taking was one meant to defame and otherwise attempt to reframe the intent of Neoveta and her cause; a feeling that The Princess bounced back into the mind of Lorin so that he may take his and her words with a grain of salt. It was becoming tedious, and she let out a hard sigh as she wiped away the wet tears from her face and shook her head.

"Know this: you will be long dead before the dream of you killing my mother or father is ever realized. One is free to make their choices in this world, but they must also accept the feedback in which their actions may generate in return. And with the path you are on? You are only asking to be saved by my mother's gentle hand into Nirvana."

The line about her Divine Parents being butchered by this relic of the past? It was a statement that The Royal Demon did not ignore in the slightest. And, while The Maiden was aware the male was pushing her buttons, Neoveta oozed an aura that conveyed mentally to all parties: Matthew was just playing coy and attempting to provoke lunacy. Thus, if it were brought again, would be ignored; but for that moment? It was addressed what her feelings and intentions were on anything regarding their existence ending anytime soon.

For to her? All of the non-sense, taunts and insults were just signs of another pompous demon too drunk off his own power to realize he was full of himself in that instance. And, while Matthew was well enough at dishing out weaknesses to other, The Princess of Demon World marked her own upon the Vampiric Lord: pride and overconfidence. Those two things were what would be his downfall in her mind and why she could only shake her head.

And while he may have thought the Princess had little move to think or talk -- Matthew couldn't be further from the truth. Neoveta's mind experianced everything at a de-accelerated pace of time. Hours can feel like months passing by in the viewpoint of Neoveta, for instance. An entire year for Neoveta can feel as if two thousand years had passed.It is what allowed for her mind, body and powers to grow and accelerate as they have for someone as young as she was. And in combat? It is a deadly thing to possess. As, essentially, she had as much time as she needed to plan and prepare for attacks.

So, it is why, discerning from the potency of these attacks, Neoveta understood that these were not enough to kill her. And, from that knowledge, The Child surmised that Matthew was attempting to send the same message she herself tried to with her energized burst. And, from perceiving this probable viewpoint, The Demonic Princess conveyed these sensations in the air around them. For, unlike Matthew, there was no deceit to try and prop herself up to be anything but what her actions were. All the child desired was for the male to go away from this place and she would do what it took to ensure that is meant.

Hence, Neoveta began Harnessing her Divine Sense to begin analyzing the different attributes of the attacks heading her way. One of the first things to deal with were a series of projectiles that held within them enough force to break shields and barriers. To respond to that? Neoveta followed the law of equal energy, produced a blast of equivalent strength and fired a burst of crimson light meant to negate and cancel out both of their strikes when it came to the shield cannons.

Following that, those Proton Cannons were next down the firing range. In a quick summon, Neoveta fell back on her magic once more and comprised a basic, albeit, highly powerful shield meant to block out the damage from those proton cannons. It would absorb the impact and blast, detonate and be reduced to nothing. Effectively, it would have canceled out that attack as well.

Lastly, for his final trick with those barrier breakers, Neoveta would match that with something special. Considering how there were still structures nearby in this reverse world, The Demoness decided to utilized her spiritual pressure in order to divert the direction of those shield bursters. By increasing the density of the gravity within the space they occupied, The Princess averted taking the hit for the time being and instead had them crash and explode into many of the buildings below them.

"Please, go back to whence you came from. I've grown tired of this already."

With those words uttered aloud, The Demoness commanded for the Demi-Network to patch together a wormhole linking him back to Iramashsa Island. Understanding from her father that this was the last place the heretic called home, Neoveta decided to give him a one way trip back. Henceforth, The Princess transported a large quantity of her energized particles to the direction of Matthew. Then, in one massive pressurized pull, aimed to punch him back with a bone-shattering smash back into Iramasha Island.

Provided he was in the portal, The Hell Maiden would then patch up the defenses in Ireland and produce a barrier around the continent to disallow for Matthew's spiritual and energy frequency to be permitted. For, like the Sekkiseki Stone, it would act as an intense repellent and solve the incident for the time being.

So, like Matthew, Neoveta could have done a multitude of things to give him a world of pain, but all the child desired was for this conflict to cease.