???: Denji... Denji... Wakey wakey!

Denji: Nahhh...

The boy's eyes peeled open after taking a nice quality nap. Sure it was in the infinite looping 8th floor of the hotel they were trapped in but the bed was soft! His head turned in time to find Himeno standing over him with a grin.

Denji: Can we leave the eighth floor yet?

Himeno: Sorry to disappoint, but it looks like we're still stuck.

The woman with the eyepatch set about explaining to Denji about the water and electricity and how essentially everyone was stressed out or losing their minds. Aki on his infinite patrols, Arai had a nervous breakdown, and Kobeni tried to drink toilet water so she had to be knocked out. As for Power and you... well... The two stopped in front of a closed apartment door though Himeno hesitated before opening the door.

Denji: Why aren't you opening the door?

Himeno: Huhu~ Don't you want to hear something juicy?

Denji: Huh? Juicy?

Himeno: What do you think when a guy and girl are behind closed doors in a secluded place~?

Denji deadpanned a bit before his eyes widened in realization. A blush filled his face though he couldn't help but follow Himeno's lead as she pressed her ear up to the door. What he heard shocked him to no end.

Power: A-Ah hey wait you can't do that!

(Y/n): Why not? I need to increase my blood flow.

Power: You're already on top, stop moving around so much or you'll just fall on me!

(Y/n): For someone who is always riding me I think it would be fair!

Power: Nuh-uh! Plus you like me riding you anyway!

(Y/n): I do not! You make me do it!

Denji felt a strange rush of emotions. Himeno simply chuckled but to Denji this was a betrayal! How could the two of you do this?! Denji just barely got to touch breasts but you... Are you doing it?! With Power of all people?! Denji assumed the two of you were in the same ballpark but he was not going to let you circle the bases before him! This shall not stand! Denji pulled back from the door and instead of simply opening it, made a running start and kicked the door, the strength of his kick nearly ripping the door off its hinges as Himeno fell into the room with an oof. 

Denji: Oi you horny devils! What do you think... you're... doing?

Inside the room was a sight much harder to explain than Denji or Himeno had planned. As the eyepatched woman stood up and dusted herself off, Denji and her were met with a strange sight. Power laid casually on a bed, still very much wearing her clothes. You however were hanging from the light fixture in the center of the room. Your body spun slowly in counter circles as you managed to turn to stare at the two in the doorway.

(Y/n): I think it's rude not to knock.

Himeno: We did knock just uh... rather forcibly. The better question is... what are you two doing? Something naughty~?

Power: We were bored so I had (Y/n) here helping me come up with a noble prize-winning invention! If I win a noble prize the humans will grovel before me! And then I'll my noble prize as a stepping stone to become prime minister!

Himeno: That doesn't explain why he's hanging from the ceiling.

(Y/n): I read somewhere that humans get better ideas when the blood is flowing to their heads. So I was trying to hang upside down from the light to help with the invention process. Power promised to make me her deputy prime minister if I helped her so why not?

Power: With my brains and (Y/n)'s loyalty, our administration will see to maximum human suffering! So my first act as prime minister will be to implement a 100 percent sales tax!

Denji: Well these two are acting the same as usual, that's a relief.

Himeno: That's good then! Come on you two, we have a job to do! The four of us will guard Arai and Kobeni. I can't even take a bathroom break if I'm the only one doing it.

Himeno and Denji were simply stunned at how... normal the two of you seemed to be despite everything. Though Denji was extremely suspicious. You two were acting how you normally did but all that talk inside the room and the fact you two were pretty touchy-feely with each other was getting on his nerves. Why can't he be touchy-feely with someone?! Hmm... maybe his request to Makima could be that! That would be a good choice! But should he waste his one request on just touching? Denji was pretty distracted though he did manage to take note that the pack of cigarettes Himeno was drawing from was the same pack Aki used. Himeno then went into a story of how she got Aki to smoke. For you, it didn't make sense. Mafayu had told you smoking was bad, but Himeno and Aki did it all the time. Aki didn't seem to have a problem with it though addiction seemed like a strange thing to have. Something that kept constantly pulling you back in? No thanks. On that note, Aki finally returned from one of his patrols in time for the end of the story conveniently. 

Aki: Himeno... Do you have any cigarettes left?

Himeno: Sorry this is my last one!

Aki: Then let me have that one.

Himeno: Seriously? You hopeless addict.

Aki moved forward to stand in front of the older woman as she took a puff from the cigarette between her lips before pulling it from hers and placing it in between his. This for some reason set off Denji.

Denji: That's a kiss! An indirect kiss!

Aki: Shut up.

(Y/n): What's an indirect kiss? Is it like a normal kiss?

Himeno: It's when your lips connect with someone else through something else! Like sharing a cigarette or eating from the same thing. Why do you want a smoke too?

Aki: If you even think about it I'll kill you.

(Y/n): I don't wanna kiss you either! Besides Power and I have already done that!

Denji: HUH?!

(Y/n): I mean we share the blocks of cheese I eat sometimes. Of course, she does it without asking...

Power: It doesn't beat blood but cheese is acceptable!

Himeno: Hmm... indirect kisses and groping? You're not as innocent as I thought~ I might have to step up that reward of yours!

Power: If anyone is getting a reward it's me! I won't let you use your strange charms on my deputy prime minister!

Aki watched the scene before him with barely concealed rage. Himeno was poking at you while Power jumped on your back much to your displeasure. Denji was angrily ranting under his breath while pulling at his hair. Aki then let out a breath and took a long drag on the cigarette reducing the whole rest of the length to ash before tossing it on the ground and grinding it under his foot. Letting out a puff of smoke like an angry dragon, the swordsman spoke.

Aki: Rein it in you bunch of walking hormones. We've got some bad news. Remember that devil we killed?

Power: You mean the one I killed!

Aki: Yeah, well, it's gotten bigger... A Lot bigger.

The group now found themselves standing before a mass of living flesh. It was as if you took a bunch of humans and put them in a microwave on high to see what melted together. 

Power: I thought I killed it...

Himeno: Trapping us in this hotel... A form like I've never seen before... What kind of devil is this thing?

Fleshy Thing: Human. Humans. I'll offer you a contract. Foolish humans.

The pile of living flesh spoke all of a sudden but four distinct voices left from it. 

Denji: It spoke!

Aki: A contract...

Fleshy Thing: Let me eat the human named Denji... And I'll return all of you other devil hunters to the outside unharmed. I'll return you unharmed... Make a contract with me...

The group was trapped in a sort of stunned silence. A contract with a mysterious devil to let the group out while sacrificing Denji... It sounded stupidly absurd to your mind but before you could voice your opinion, a nearby door pulled open with a whine. Looking toward the door, Kobeni stood in the doorway with a nervous smile on her face and she was also holding a knife.

Kobeni: Denji... Let it eat you...

(Y/n): K-Kobeni... come on put the knife d-down!

You tried to calm the delirious girl down but to no avail as she sprinted at Denji, ready to try anything to serve him up to the devil. this of course went nowhere quick as she was disarmed by Aki and promptly re-knocked out by Himeno.

Himeno: (Y/n), grab Kobeni and fall back.

(Y/n): Ah yeah got it!

Following the order, you managed to pick up Kobeni carefully, trying not to hurt her as you position her on your shoulder as if you were carrying a sack. Falling back a bit, you could hear the slight sounds of battle though you weren't sure of what "fall back" meant. You had heard it in movies and stuff but were you supposed to just keep running or hide? This is a looping floor so it's not like you can flee.

(Y/n): You uh... alright there Kobeni?

Kobeni: W-Weh...

So little information to go off of, you simply stowed way in a hotel room and laid the girl on a bed as you peered down the hall to hear muffled conversations, though the fleshy devil and the group had stopped fighting.

(Y/n): This is getting out of hand. We're running out of food and the humans are starting to go nuts... How do I get wrapped up in these situations?! I just wanna sleep, eat food, and feed my little terror Aspa.

A sigh escaped through your nose as you shuffled into the room's bathroom to drink from the faucet while the water was still running. The sink handle squeaked loudly as you turned the cold water on and lowered your face to take a sip. Though a sharp pain coursed through your face suddenly. Like a sharp pinprick before it coursed your left eye in a horizontal motion. Glancing up you saw... your face had cracked? Much like it had when you fought the bat devil your face cracked like broken porcelain.

(Y/n): What the... Why would-

Your fingers lifted to rest against the mirror before returning to your face softly to confirm your face had actually cracked rather than be an illusion from the insanity of the situation. As the crack began to grow, even more, spreading from your eye to the bridge of your nose, you were momentarily distracted.

???: It's gone?!

A loud male voice called from the corridor. Your hand lowered to shut off the water and you took careful steps toward the door. Though being careful was thrown out the window as you noticed Kobeni was gone and if she found a knife then this situation would get even worse. 

Kobeni: The reason we can't leave the 8th floor is because of the devilman's power! That's definitely it!

Yep, that was Kobeni alright. And upon making it to the hallway you noted that yeah she also managed to find another knife. That male voice soon followed in trying to defend who you could only assume was Power. It must be Arai because Denji and Aki are still down the hall.

Arai: Calm down Kobeni! She's a blood devilman!

Kobeni: Covering for her...? Even though we are devil hunters...! You're working with the devil, Arai! You were a spyyyyy!

Power: Ah so you're a spy!

Arai: I'm not on the devil's side...

Kobeni: YOU'RE DEFINITELY A SPYYYYYY!

Arai: U-Uwah!

By the time you had reached the room Kobeni had the knife nearly pressed to Arai's face and he was screaming his head off. This fear only served to strengthen the fleshy devil down the hall as the flesh suddenly grew and expanded, racing down the hall hot on the heels of Denji, Aki, and Himeno. What surprised you the most was that as you were seemingly frozen in place, Power took the initiative to pull you into the room, just in time for the massive blood of human flesh to slide past the room in a gross tsunami. 

Fleshy Thing: Kill Denji and give me his heart. Give it to me. I expand with terror. Creatures trapped by terror. Your deaths are guaranteed. Fall deeper into terror. Dread death. Fear everything. The one to kill the Denji will be I. I... the devil of eternity!

As soon as those words left the blob's many mouths, the whole room started to shake. no not just the room but the entire 8th floor began to tilt to one side. It began to tilt more and more as the furniture in the rooms began to slide down the ever vertical shifting rooms. This time you managed to react in time, pouncing forward in time to push Kobeni back as one of the twin beds in the room smashed into the wall right where Kobeni had been. You let out a breath as you looked down at the anxious girl's red face.

(Y/n): You alright Kobeni?

Kobeni: Y-Yeah good... Your um... face is cracked.

Your face once more reached up to prod at the crack moving horizontally across your face. Was a mask trying to form? Was there something else happening?

Fleshy Thing: Give me Denji's Heart!

The booming voice of the mass of flesh seemed to seal the fate of your face as the crack spread the rest of the way, spearing across your left eye as you rolled off of Kobeni gritting your teeth from the uncomfortable pain. The crack now connected the crevices in your face though you expected the pain to be much greater than it was. You tried to feel around for something you could try to plaster your face with to try and fix it but a sudden feeling of liquid poured down your face from the crevice. Your eyes, cheekbones, and cheeks, a familiar blue substance began to trail down your face as more cracks began to appear, splintering off in different positions across your face as you gripped a wall in a desperate attempt to stand up.

???: Well you get yourself into interesting situations don't you little flesh puppet~

The strange voice from before returned... Just what is-

???: Don't worry about that little head of your's puppet. All you need to worry about is using my gracious gift to tear out that "Eternity" devils heart for me. I desire it. Think of it as rent for using my face~

Your feet finally stabilized underneath you as you shielded your face from the other,s pressing your palm against your face as you knelt at the sidewards doorway, looking down into the maw of the massive eternity devil. Chips and pieces of your very face fell into the maw as a new mask seemingly forced its way front and center. Pieces of color paint replaced your once (S/c) skin as you slowly peeled away the hand. Your face was still sore and meshing into place but one thing was certain. This Eternity devil needed to die and if you could help it, you would kill it long before Denji was sacrificed. And that goal was set in stone as a new left eye rolled into place, your eyelid rolling open to reveal a bright yellow iris.