P.S this story starts a few years before the start of our favorite DXD verse!
AND I DON'T OWN ANY DXD MATERIAL, ALL CREDIT TO THE ORIGINAL WRITERS!
"Talking out aloud"
'Thinking with ones mind'
"Spirits inside the sacred gears talking"
Without further delay, lets start the chapter!
"I'm sorry for the trouble." Asia said with a quick bow as she made it to her feet and released his hand. "I'm Asia Argento...or would that be 'Argento Asia' in this country?"
"Western names stay as they are." Issei clarified for her. "It's nice to meet you Asia-san. I'm Hyoudou Issei, but you can just call me Issei." Issie formally introduced himself to the cute girl in front of her.
"Issei-san." Asia smiled. "It's very nice to meet you as well. Please, just call me Asia."
Seeing the suitcase at her feet, Issie couldn't help but ask, "So have you only just arrived in Kuoh, Asia?"
"Y-Yes. I've only been in the city for a few hours, but...I'm..." the nun (she had to be with the outfit she was wearing) blushed slightly. "...I'm...sort of...lost. I was assigned to a church in this town, and I can't read kanji very well."
Issei was going to die from a cuteness overload, he was certain. How could one girl be so cute?!
"Ahem. Do you have the address written down?" he asked her once he brought himself under control. "I've lived here all my life, so I should be able to tell you where it is."
The blond girl brightened up at his offer before reaching into the leather bag she had on her hip. After rummaging around inside it for a moment, she produced a slip of paper that she passed to him.
'This is an old abandoned church near the edge of the hills. It's been left unattended since I was a kid.' Issei frowned as he read the address. 'There are at least two other churches just outside of Kuoh that are newer, and are more easily accessible to worshippers, so why send someone to try and restart this one? I smell something fishy going on' Issie reasoned in his head.
Asia seemed way too innocent to try and deceive him, so it was possible that she was legitimately being sent to this church by whatever denomination of Christianity she had taken vows with, but it didn't add up. The other churches had at least one priest and at least four nuns apiece.
"Are you being sent ahead to set things up, Asia?" he asked as he put on a face of pondering.
"No, I'm being sent to help the priest that's already stationed there, Father Freed Selzen." the nun replied softly.
"I'm sorry, but is it possible you have the wrong address, Asia?" he asked. "This belongs to an abandoned church that's been unused since I was a child."
"I-I'm sure it's the right address, Issei-san." Asia seemed to drooped unhappily.
For whatever reason, he really, really didn't want Asia to go to this church. It was however not possible to just say, 'Oh, I have a really bad feeling about this church, Asia, so don't go there.' As nice as Asia was, it was always possible she'd take offence at him saying that for no reason.
"OK then, I'll lead you there." Issei said with a sigh. "But I want you to be careful, Asia. I'm getting a bad feeling about that church. There have been a lot of strange things going on around here recently, and an abandoned church all of a sudden getting staffed is another one."
"I'll be careful, Issei-san." the sweet girl promised.
"OK..." Issei was reluctant, but he had promised to take the girl to her church.
Leading her through the parts and streets of Kuoh Town, he watched Asia looking around in childish wonder at what was to him just his hometown. He got the impression of quite a bit of naïveté from the girl. That wasn't the most astonishing thing about her though; before they had left the park, she had healed a young boy using what he could interpret as one of those sacred things others told him about.
' Isn't that one of the Sacred Gears others told me about? The one has Asia looks to be very useful, so why would someone excommunicate her?' Issei wondered, hiding his agitation from the blissfully unaware Asia.
Eventually, they came to a halt in front of the abandoned church. It sat atop a hill, with steps leading up to its large double doors. Back when he had been a kid, he'd had a Christian friend whose father, a priest, had occasionally invited the Hyoudou family to attend church. However, soon his friend and their family had moved to England due to their father getting an irrefutable opportunity abroad.
Truth be told, he missed his friend dearly.
"Thank you so much for guiding me, Issei-san." Asia bowed to him, which made him blush slightly, as she was bowing a bit too deeply for what he felt he deserved.
"I-It was nothing, Asia." he scratched the back of his head bashfully before pulling himself together. "Listen Asia, I don't know what's going on here, but this whole situation is worrying me. I'll be in the park where we can meet in two days from now at around about the same time. If you want to speak to me, go there then and we'll talk, OK?"
The nun looked at him shyly. "O-OK, Issei-san. I'll...see you then?"
'Why did she sound so hopeful? Was she lonely? Gah, she was just too damned cute!' Issie thought in silence as he saw Asia ascend the stairs to the abandoned church.
"See you there." Issei smiled warmly at her. As he turned away, before heading back to the Occult research club.
'I should let Buchou know about this! But wouldn't she get mad if I told her I accompanied a nun to a church?!?' Issie thought in horror as he realized the potential outcome of the briefing, he needed to give his master.
'I should be fine! Buchou loves her peerage members, and I can't see any reason she will be angry with me for doing a good deed' Issie shrugged off before heading towards Occult research clubroom, not realizing that he had subconsciously teased the Gods of Irony, the same Gods Marid had come to fear during his time away.
Later
"I wonder if Lady Rias has something for us to do?" Yumi wondered aloud as she and Kenta walked towards the Occult research Club.
"I hope she doesn't! Because then I can go back to my sparring sessions with Marid" Kenta prayed to whoever would listen. Unknown to him, Yumi, who's great at reading body language, picked up on the slight underlying agitation in Kenta's voice. But she didn't call him out on it since he had just gone through a big change in his life.
Yumi couldn't help but chuckle at Kenta's behavior though, "You do know you have to complete your book on 'Culture and Traditions of Underworld' before you can get another sparring session with Lord Marid" Kenta couldn't help but groan at Yumi breaking his dream bubble.
After their last spar, it was decided that Kenta would get his sparring/training sessions once he completes his lessons on underworld's culture and history, set up by Yumi of course. This way not only Kenta would have an incentive to study about the Underworld, but it would also give Marid time to work on his concoction. After all the final deadline for the finished product was fast approaching.
"Way to sour the mood Yumi" Kenta gave Yumi a stink eye again. Furthermore, Yumi couldn't be sure but she did feel a fractional increase in aura from Kenta for a split second. This time she decided to confront Kenta on the matter.
"So how are you feeling recently?" Yumi asked innocently.
"I am feeling good" Kenta replied while giving Yumi an odd look.
"You know that's not what I meant Kenta-san" Yumi replied with a small smile.
"I know what you mean and I am being honest. I am feeling good. Better than I have felt in a long time. I have bed I can sleep on, I get fed three times a day and I have people around me who want me to grow not only as a Devil but as a person" Kenta admitted to Yumi with a sigh.
"But…" Yumi replied sensing a but coming.
"But… its not enough" Kenta sighed again much to the confusion of Yumi.
"What do you mean?" Yumi asked a little confused.
"I mean the venting sessions aren't enough. Even with the venting sessions I have with Marid or the sparring sessions I have with you on the side aren't enough to handle the rage within me. Don't get me wrong they are something that are very helpful, but they aren't enough to vent out the years of Ki corruption my soul went through during the years I was on my own" Kenta admitted with a sigh much to Yumi's horror.
"I didn't know" Yumi replied in horror, "I can talk to Lord Marid so that we can have more sparring sessions with you. Those are sure to help! Right??" Yumi hopefully asked.
Kenta couldn't help but smile at her desire to help him, "While I appreciate your desire to help me, but trust me… Having more sparring sessions will do more harm than good"
"What do you mean?" Yumi asked a little confused.
Kenta couldn't help but give her an odd look as he stopped walking and stood on the spot. Thinking of one thing and one thing only.
'If you won't tell her… who will you tell then?' His sacred gear spirit whispered in his head.
'Hopefully no one… Such is my desire' Kenta admitted to her with a sigh, not even surprised she was listening into his conversation.
'Understandable, but you carry a huge burden of your past. Do you think you can carry this burden with yourself to the end of time?' Adara questioned him.
'If I can'
'Take this advice from an old spirit like myself, it's never the burden of one's past that breaks the person down, but its rather the way one carries his burden' Adara sagely advised her host before returning back to the deeper sub-conscious of her host brain.
With all his might, Kenta couldn't come up with an reasonable excuse to refute Adara's advice, however once he realized she was indeed right, Kenta took a deep breath and decided to tell Yumi the truth about himself, "My family was once part of a pride. My Grandad and mother lived under the leadership of our Alpha. During the years they lived under the Alpha's rule where my mother fell in love with a human magician. They did their best to keep their relationship a secret and were successful to a degree however, one day someone found out about us" Kenta sat down on the steps leading up to the ORC clubroom. Yumi who was also getting invested in Kenta's tale, sat alongside him, but not before creating a secrecy barrier around themselves so the conversation wasn't heard by others.
"Despite the best efforts from my mother and Grand father, the word eventually reached the Alpha's ears. He was furious. He killed my father and was about to do the same to my mother until my Grandad stood oppose to him. At the end of their battle, my grandad had been defeated in battle, however due to the battle, my granddad had shown enough defiance that the Alpha decided to exile my grand dad and mother out of the pride. She was pregnant with me at the time" Kenta spoke with great sadness much to Yumi's growing horror.
"Soon, I was born. Despite the fact we had no support of a pride, we made it work. Sometimes things would get tough, but we made it work. However, that one bastard of a night, everything changed. I was eight years old at the time, the house we were living in at the time was invaded by three men. There was no mistaking what they were after. They came straight for me. My mother, who was alone at the time, tried to defend me but she failed and lost her life as a result. Someone, found out were a family of black lions, and cubs of our kind are highly sought after for our strength. You see while black lions are considered a sub-species of the Lion Youkai which is why they are treated as pure filth, we have no right no freedoms, most are born and die straight away from lack of medical care, black lions are said to bring shame on whatever house they're born into, kind of like the supposed black sheep of the family, if born into a regular lion Yōkai family, normally the child would either be killed or abandoned, and written off as a miscarriage, anything to save themselves the embarrassment of having a black lion in the family. Those that did survive are considered lesser beings and as such are forgotten but not by everyone. Like regular lion Youkai our skills in Senjutsu and fighting are well known, we are natural born fighters, so what's the best way to use lesser beings that love to fight… make them fight for their lives and bet on it" Kenta explained to a tearful Yumi.
Kenta took a deep breath before continuing, "The men that kidnapped me sold me into such a life. I found myself in a hole, dark damp. Every night we would be let loose in an underground maze, dimly lit passage ways, there were nine of us in total at the beginning. When we were let out we scattered, we were told there was a way out and if we found it we could go home, the passage ways weren't any bigger than two meters by two meters. The first night we all tried to escape that way, we all went, but we weren't alone in those tunnels, after we were set loose the doors closed and one hour after we were inside, other doors opened, and beast were set loose, chimaeras, giant scorpions, monsters you'd have only seen in your nightmares. And for three hours we all ran and ran, by the end of those three hours, out of the nine of us only six remained and that was after the first night. They gassed the tunnels and we always woke up in the same room, and forced to do the same thing over again. If we refused they would starve us the next day. We could not disobey, the scars on my back are the price I paid for refusing to take part in that death sport"
"For three years the four of us fought and survived, until the night when they moved us to the fighting ring, where we were forced to fight for the entertainment of others. Some like Zill lost their way in that ring others simply perished due to not surviving in that pit" Kenta couldn't help let a involuntary shiver run through his spine at the remembrance of his worst years on Earth.
"Is that why you are opposed to more sparring session?" Yumi asked after taking some time to get her self under control because by now she was sobbing consistently.
"Yes… That underground fighting ring made me battle crazed and made me more violent. I was on the verge of letting the beast take over all the time. This went on for three years where I met… my first friend" Kenta swallowed at the reminder of his friend. The kindness she had shown him and the guidance she had given him were the only reason Kenta was able to leave the fighting ring behind him in the efforts to better his life.
Yumi by now was sobbing uncontrollably after hearing Kenta's history. Kenta himself couldn't hold out his own tears and was now sobbing along with Yumi who was now becoming more like a sister he never had, "I am s…sorry you had to grow that all alone"
"I am too" Kenta replied with a sad smile.
"You want a hug?" Yumi asked with teary eyes.
"If you tell someone about this I will disown you" Kenta joked as the two Devils embraced themselves in a hug. To both their surprise, they didn't felt awkward about it, but rather comforted by each others presence. They were truly finding feelings for eachother as the siblings they didn't had.
"I promise you I will protect you all the time and if ever those monsters come around to hurt you, I will kill them myself" Yumi vowed to Kenta much to his shock.
Soon Kenta's surprise turned into a broad grin, " Not if I get them first" the Devil duo laughed a the ridiculousness of the situation. Seriously, how will they run into a small-time criminal organization that runs a underground fighting ring in Europe. Surely, they will never face them right?
After sitting in each other's embrace for a little while, the duo soon found their strengths and entered the ORC clubhouse together. Now looking each other in new limelight.
Once inside the building, both Yumi and Kenta were welcomed by the sight of a miserable looking Issie. Issie was looking down in the dumps while his face screamed that he needed someone to talk to. Both Yumi and Kenta felt curious about why Issie was so saddened considering his happy go lucky nature.
The duo sat beside an Issie who was so lost in thought that he didn't even noticed him. This went on until Yumi pulled out a muffin from her bag and waved it underneath his nose.
"Kenta! Yumi! When did you both come in?" Issie asked in shock.
Kenta smirked at that while Yumi put her muffin away, "We actually came in a moment ago. You were so lost in thought that you didn't even notice us. What's got the school's most perverted student so bummed out? You still angry for not securing your first contract?" Kenta asked amusedly. Much to his shock, Issie didn't retort back! He only gave out a tired sigh as a response.
"No but thanks for reminding me about that" Issie head slumped further when he realized he still hasn't been able to secure a contract.
"If it's not that, what has you down so much?" Yumi asked innocently.
"A girl" Issie said while looking down.
"Damn dude, you got yourself a girl" Kenta replied in shock.
"It's nothing like that, it's just this morning I ran into this girl. She was a sister of a church" Issie explained to the duo.
"Bad move, devils and holy people generally don't get along" Kenta replied as his mind flashed back to an old face he hadn't thought of in a long time.
'I wonder where she is. But that doesn't matter now with me being a devil we could no longer be friends… ah screw it! After this mess with Zill is done, I'll see if I can convince Marid to let me take a trip to Rome, even if I have to storm the Vatican myself to see her again' Kenta thought to himself.
"That's what Buchou said to me when I told her about why I was late for our afternoon meeting because I was helping her find the church" Issei explained looking even glummer about the subject.
Kenta looked at him in shock, "What!?! Tell me you didn't go inside" Kenta asked as he grabbed Issie by the shoulders.
'This coming from someone who said they'd storm the Vatican for a friend' Adara, his sacred gear spirit replied from his subconscious scaring him a little.
'That's me, Issei would get his ass kicked' Kenta replied confidently.
'Your memories about your recent sparring sessions with Yumi and Marid is giving me the idea you are not in the different boat than Issie than you think you are' Adara replied with a chuckle, it was truly refreshing for her to see a host with so much innocent confidence.
'I liked it when you were sleeping' Kenta groaned at his sacred gear spirits retort.
'Is that your preference' Adara teased her host further. To her further amusement, she found Kenta blushing within his mind.
'No comments' was all Kenta could say before he had to focus on the conversation happening in front of him.
"What no I didn't. Buchou already explained how the church is an enemy territory and how I could get in trouble by going there without proper approval" Issei explained to the Devil duo in front of him who now begin to calm down.
Kenta sighed patting him on the back, "Alright as long as you know, last thing we need is for you to get exorcised. There is no coming back from that."
"Yea thanks" Issei frowned, as Kenta and Yumi lay a comforting hand on his shoulder to try and cheer him up.
"So this sister, are you going to see her again?" Yumi asked curiously.
"I'm not sure if I should. I mean I want to, but Buchou says I should stay clear of anyone from the church, no matter how nice they are" Issei said as he tried to see a good side to everything.
"Best do as you king commands then, no sense getting trouble over a girl, better just leaving it be" Yumi helpfully advised.
"She is right Issie. Just forget about her and focus on what's in front of you. You literally have a whole new life in front of you" Kenta chipped into advising Issie to do the right thing and don't meet up with the Nun again.
'Pot meet kettle, kettle meet pot' Adara playfully pointed out.
'Hey I'll be asking first, and then I'm going to go storm the gates, some say it's better to ask forgiveness than permission, I disagree at least when you ask permission then do it anyway you know someone knows where you're going and they can call in back up, not that I'll need it. I will be in and out of that place before the cavalry comes in' Kenta replied with a smirk.
As Kenta was conversing with Adara, a voice comes from the door "good advice"
The Devil trio turned to see Rias and Akeno coming into the room.
"Damn how long you two been listening?" Kenta asked smirking.
"The whole time, it's nice to see you three are always looking out for each other" Rias smiled at the trio.
"More like us looking out for him" Kenta grinned, Issei rubbed his head at that. His reply got him a slap to the back of his head by Yumi, who wanted to see a little bit more humility from her junior.
"Well do you mind if I ask you to help him out one more time, he's got a summons, and I was thinking if you could help him out?" Rias asked Kenta in particular.
Curiously she didn't even bat an eye to Yumi which was something Yumi picked up and was saddened by it. She would have to have a strong conversation with Marid again for going overboard like that. She understood he was always overprotective of his peerage, especially after what happened to their queen, but in her mind, it didn't excuse his attitude.
"Sure, I wouldn't mind going out with him. It would give me some time off from studying about bloody Underworld history and ethics" Kenta replied with a groan, much to Rias amusement.
"Great, I'll owe you one" Rias said with a smile as she went behind her desk.
"No problem, let's get going Issei" Kenta said as he gave him a slap on the back to get him up, "time for you to actually complete a contract"
"Thanks Kenta" Issei said wincing as he got up.
Both him and Issie walked to the open area of the room while Akeno activated a magic circle.
"Well wish us luck, with him, we're going to need all the luck we can get" Kenta said gesturing to Issei.
Rias and Yumi smiled at that while Akeno suppressed a giggle while giving Kenta seductive looks.
'She seems more forceful than usual, it's normally been harmless flirtations but now it's…'
'Like she's trying to ride you every chance she gets' Adara completed her host sentence with a chuckle.
'Couldn't have said it better myself'
'It's your power she's drawn to it, and what you are doesn't help, don't the males of your kind draw women to them like flies to a honey pot'
'That's a general consensus for the males like me' Kenta replied to his partner in crime.
The light forms as the magic circle rises and engulfs both Issie and Kenta, taking them to their client's house.
"This should take them to the client's house" Akeno announced the completion of the magic circle.
"How long do you think it will take them to complete the contract?" Yumi asked the Gremory queen curiously.
"It depends on the Devil fulfilling the contract, but on an average, it takes about two hours to complete the contract…. Why do you ask?" Akeno tilted her head in confusion.
"You see, despite the fact that Kenta is well educated and extremely knowledgeable about the supernatural world, that knowledge converts to less to the knowledge about the underworld. Lord Marid plans to introduce Kenta to his family which is why it is important that I ensure his human but also magical studies" Yumi explained to the queen who could only nod in understanding.
"I hope for Kenta's sake that he takes his studies seriously otherwise who knows what kind of punishment falls on Kenta's shoulders" Akeno giggled while rubbing her thighs together in a very telling manner. Yumi couldn't help but nod awkwardly at Akeno's words.
"Akeno that's enough, you are making Yumi uncomfortable" Rias told off her queen after seeing how uncomfortable Marid's Bishop was becoming in her queen's presence, not that she could blame her since Akeno was S and a M which made hard for even her to deal with.
"I do apologize for my words" Akeno apologized to Yumi with a small bow.
"No its alright!" Yumi replied quickly.
Soon Akeno left the room to make more tea, leaving Rias and Yumi the only ones in the room. The silence between the two women made the awkwardness even more.
"Lady Rias.." "Yumi" Both women spoke at the same time, unintentionally cutting each other off.
"You first" Yumi insisted, not wanting to further anger Rias whom she could swore must be pissed with her, due to the meeting her and Marid had yesterday.
"Yumi… I would like to apologize to you" Rias spoke softly while regarding Yumi with an apologetic look. Yumi, who was clearly caught off guard by Rias statement, could only stare at her with wide eyes.
"You don't have to apologize for anything Lady Rias. It is actually me who should be apologizing for my master for whatever he had said during your meeting with him yesterday" Yumi stuttered back her own apology, still in shock at what was happening in front of her.
"No Yumi…" Rias took in a deep breath before continuing, "It should be me who should be apologizing to you. My behavior after the Zill confrontation was very bad. I recently had received very bad news from my father which is why I was already in a bitchy mood. With Zill's arrival and our inability to swiftly deal with him only made my bitch switch go to eleven. But that is not a proper excuse to my behavior with you which is why I would like to apologize to you!" Rias apologized with as much humility as she could muster. While she believed she was clearly in the wrong, her pride as a Devil made it extremely hard for her to truly apologize to Yumi with proper humility.
Yumi who was clearly stunned with Rias apology quickly waved her hands in dismissal, "You don't have to apologize for anything, it should be me who should be apologizing. I shouldn't have let Zill escape that night without consulting you first. You were in charge of our team, it should have been you who made that call" Yumi bowed her head.
Rias who smiled at Yumi's words replied back softly, "You did the best thing you could have done in that position. I am happy to see my nephew have someone in his peerage that is powerful and has a good head on their shoulders" Yumi blushed at the compliment.
Their moment was destroyed when an alarmed Akeno bursted into the room, "Buchou we have a problem!"
Elsewhere
The light forms the magic circle rises and engulfs both Issie and Kenta. When they opened their eyes they were standing outside of a house.
Kenta, who looked around cautiously as every nerve in his body screamed at him saying it's a trap. But before he could say anything, Issei walked to the front door and opened it.
"…Hello. I'm a Devil from the Gremory household… Umm, is the client here?"
Kenta came up behind him and put his hand on Issie's shoulder.
"Quiet, something is not right here" Kenta whispered quietly.
The duo looked down the hallway, it was pitch black and there's only one light inside a room on the right. Kenta, who had the best senses out of him and Issie, inhaled and smelled fresh blood, which was not a good sign. He gestured to Issei to get behind him as the duo approached the door. With no sign of sudden movements, Issie and Kenta pushed the door open.
It's a living room and there is a television, a sofa, a table, and such. It looked like an ordinary living room to the duo until their eyes reached the far wall of the room. Their breath stuck in their throats as they saw the most revolting sight they have seen in their entire lives.
A wall was decorated with two skin corpses nailed to the wall upside down. The corpses were mutilated, skinned, and pegged up for all to see. The duo now realized why they could smell the blood in the air.
"Gough." Issei vomits at the sight of the thing, most people would.
'Can you blame him? Whoever did that is mentally twisted' Adara replied in disgust.
'Twisted is an understatement' Kenta replied disgustingly as his eyes were glued to the corpses in front of him. In his stupor he noticed wooden crosses on the skinned corpses.
'Those corpses are nailed to a wooden cross which itself is nailed to the wall' Kenta thought in shock.
'By the looks of it that's what it looks like kid' Adara struggled to keep her voice under control. Unlike her host, she herself was struggling not to rage at the sight in front of her. She might be master of fire magic, which was regarded as the most destructive natural element in the world, but that didn't mean that she liked the destruction of life. She cherished life to the fullest, which was one of the reasons she had exceptional control over fire magic, control that could only be rivalled by the mightiest of beings.
Kenta, who couldn't endure looking at these corpses any more, looked away. The corpses were attached to the wall with screws, making the shape of a cross upside down. There are big and thick screws screwed into the palm of each hand, into the feet, and at the middle of its torso. That isn't normal. Not normal at all!
'I've seen some things in my time but that is just all sorts of wrong' Kenta thought in disgust as he almost joined Issie in puking at the unholy sight.
"You can't kill a person like this with a normal mind… All this blood… all over the floor is just pure madness" Issie said while recovering from his puke.
'And we are standing in it, just great!' Kenta thought to himself.
Something, however, catches their eye's and the duo take a look at the sidewall. There's something written on it in blood, it's in a foreign language but the duo couldn't understand it in their first look.
"W-What is this…?" Issei asked as he sees the writing as well.
"It's written as "Punishment for those who did bad deeds!". I just borrowed the sentence from someone important." Suddenly the voice of a young male comes from behind them. When the Devil duo turned around, they are greeted by a man with white hair. He seems to be a foreigner and looks like he's still a teenager. However, much to the shock of Issie and Kenta, the teenager was dressed up like a priest.
'Crap, an exorcist here?? And we walked right in to it, I was distracted by the corpse and didn't since him.' Kenta cursed himself as he took a defensive stance. Issie following his lead in the moment.
'Anyone would be distracted by that! Keep your guard up, this guy looks to have one too many screws loose, to do something like this' Adara warned her host cautiously.
Seeing the Devils in front of him, an evil smile appears on the priest face, "Hmm-hmm. Well, well, two devils for the price of one isn't this my lucky night!~"
'He seems to be really happy.' Issie and Kenta couldn't help but notice it.
'Wayyy too happy'
Kenta stepped forward to the clearly deranged priest with fists balled ready to fight, "Who are you and what are you doing here!" Kenta barked trying to look for an opening to get Issei out of here. After all Issie had little to no combat experience.
"I'm a priest~ A boy priest~ I cut down Devil-like people~, and I laugh at them~ I cut the head of you Devils and receive my meal~ " the priest says as he spins around hugging himself as both Issie and Kenta look at him uncomfortably.
'Is he singing?' Kenta thought nervously.
'Ok he doesn't just have a few screws loose, he's totally lost it'
"Answer me, priest! What are you doing here?" Kenta barked, starting to get pissed off now.
"Touchy aren't we." He says as he stops spinning before giving a bow, "My name is Freed Selzen. I belong to a certain Exorcism organization you may have heard of. And~, just because I introduced myself doesn't mean you have to. I don't want to remember your name in my memory, so please don't. It's okay, since you are going to die soon. I will make sure of it. It might hurt at first, but later you will feel so good that you will cry. Now let's your doors to afterlife!" Freed spoke with extreme bloodlust reverberating in his voice.
'Even when he's talking normally his words don't make any sense.' Kenta thought in his mindscape.
' He is a total nutter, can you kick his ass now' Adara gave Kenta her permission to beat Freed into the ground.
'I could but with Issei here I can't go all out, looks like you're getting a work out today' Kenta spoke to Adara as he subtly summoned his sacred gear in their ring form.
'Oh goodie, time for some fun' Adara remarked as she looked forward to the fight.
Kenta activated his sacred gear however, before he could rush the deranged priest, Issei got over his nerves and spoke up.
"Hey, was it you? The one who killed this person?" Issei asked the deranged priest.
"Yes, yes. I killed him. Because~, he was a regular criminal who has been summoning Devils, so I had to kill him." Freed says with a sick grin,
'What kind of dumb ass excuse is that?' Kenta spoke indecorously.
'It's good enough for a psychopath I suppose' Adara shrugged.
"Huh? Are you shocked? Aren't you running away? That's weird? Really Weird. I mean humans who make a pact with Devils are scum. Scum indeed. Can't you understand that? No? Is that so? Well you two are scummy Devils after all." Freed starts rambling again, his speech all cut up.
'Ok it's no use talking to this guy he's not making one bit of sense'
'I'm retracting my earlier statement of unhinged, I don't think this guy had any screws to begin with, to be hinged in the first place'
"How can a human kill another human, then!? Aren't you only supposed to kill Devils?" Issie growled at him.
"Haaaaa? What the fuck is that? A mere Devil like you is lecturing me? Hahaha. I will laugh at this. You probably could get a reward for being funny. Okay then, listen carefully you shitty Devil. Devils rely on human greed to survive. Relying on a Devil proves that you are no longer a human. It's the end. That's why I killed him~. I make a living by killing Devils and those that are contracted to a Devil. That's my job~" Freed finished in a sing song tone.
'A stray exorcist then, the church would never sanction the killing of innocent people! At least now we don't have the church to worry about, but this guy is still a problem', "Even Devil's won't go this far!" Kenta spat in disgust.
"Haa~~? What are you talking about? Devils are trash. Do you know they are a shitty existence? Do you know this is common sense? Didn't you know? Seriously, you should start your life back from being a toddler. Wait, it's useless to tell this to a reincarnated Devil like you. More like, I have to kill you now! Hahahaha. It's awesome, isn't it? It's the best, isn't it?" Freed spoke excitedly as he pulled out a sword handle that had no blade, and a gun. Then light shoots out for the handle of the sword forming a blade.
'A light sword and exorcists gun?!? crap those could hurt' Kenta thought seriously as he readied himself to move on a moment's notice.
"You kind of irritate me, so can I cut you? Can I shoot you? Is it OK? Okay then. Now I'm going to stab your heart with this blade of light, and I'm going to blow your head with this cool looking gun! Man, I'm seriously going to fall in love!" Freed said with a rather disturbed look in his eye before he came sprinting towards Kenta.
However, before Kenta could intercept the deranged exorcist suddenly veered right and aimed for Issei. 'Oh crap!' both Issie and Kenta thought in unison.
Kenta followed the stray exorcist while coating his Ki to block the light sword. Freed noticing Kenta following, turned around and aimed the gun towards Kenta.
*Bang!*
While Kenta's higher instincts helped him avoid the bullet sent his way, Issie on the other hand wasn't as lucky as he dropped to the ground, clutching his leg.
'crap he's been shot' Kenta noted in alarm as he refocused his attention back to Freed. Unfortunately for him, Freed was now aiming at his center of mass. With no time to dodge bullets, Kenta readied himself to take the blunt of the bullets sent his way.
Barely a moment later five more shots were fired.
*Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!*
Smoke came out of Freed's gun as Kenta dropped down to his knees.
'Damn that hurt' Kenta thought as he rubbed his hand across his abdomen, expecting the worst. To his shock, he only felt extremely hot metallic liquid on his hand.
"How is it!? The special bullet made by Exorcists, a holy round! Burns doesn't it! Do you like it! This situation turns both of us on, doesn't it?" Freed laughs as he hugs himself again.
'What's going on? I thought I was shot?!?' Kenta thought seriously, now completely confused by what he was seeing. He wasn't the only one who noticed that as Issie wondered the same thing.
'Why am I bleeding after getting hit one time, but this guy got a whole magazine emptied into him but is not even scratched' Issie thought incredulously at the whole situation. Unbeknownst to him, Kenta was protected by the spirit within his sacred gear.
'You were almost shot' Adara explained.
'What did you do?" Kenta couldn't help but ask. Taking the time to recover from the extreme pain and burn he felt a few moments ago, all the while Freed hugged himself in delight, believing the fight was all but over.
'I raised the temperature of your body in the area where you were going to be shot. It got so hot that the bullet melted on contact. You might be bruised but otherwise your fine, think of it like being shot by a paint ball gun, still hurts like hell but no permanent damage.' Adara explained to her host.
'Why not just turn me to fire and let the bullet pass through' Kenta curiously asked his host.
'Then the Pervert might have taken them, better a little pain for you that a lot for him' Adara gave her reasoning which Kenta couldn't argue against.
At the mention of Issie, Kenta looked around only to find Issie looking at Freed with some uncertainty and fear all the while doing his best to stop the bleeding and burning sensation he was feeling.
'True. Thanks again Adara' Kenta offered his thanks to his host while sparing a sympathetic look towards Issie who was under his fourth attempt at life in just as many days.
"Die, die, Devil! Die Devil! Turn to dust and disappear!" Freed laughed like a lunatic as he raised his sword to take Kenta's head off. When someone screams to halt the crazy priest in his tracks.
"Please stop!"
Freed froze his posture, his blade mere inches from the back of Kenta's neck.
At the sound of the call, all three occupants of the room turned towards the direction of the voice origination only to find perfect innocent eyes staring back at them.
Both Kenta and Issie's blood went cold when they realized who this person was.
"Asia." The Devil duo spoke in unison, both of them not believing what they were seeing,
'How is she here? She shouldn't be here' 'How is this possible! Asia should be in Rome right now! Is she working with this priest'
The Devil duo thought in shock as they considered the significance of Asia's presence in the house. All the while forgetting about Freed who was still a move away from beheading both of them.
'Oh! Isn't she the one who you were going to storm the Vatican for? Fate sure is strange' Adara commented off handedly as she to now regarded with curious gaze from Kenta's subconscious.
"Well if it isn't my assistant, Asia-chan. What happened? Did you finish putting the barrier?" Freed asked Asia in a disturbingly sweet tone.
"N-Noooooooo!" Asia screamed after seeing the corpse that was nailed to the wall.
"Thank you for the adorable scream! Oh yeah, this is your first time seeing a corpse like this, isn't it, Asia-Chan? Then look carefully. We have the humans that are entranced by a Devil die like this." Freed says as he points his sword at me.
"…N-No…" Asia's horror only grew when she noticed both Kenta and Issie, and the state they were in.
'Damn never thought I'd see her again' Kenta thought in shock.
'Old friend or Girlfriend perhaps?' Adara asked curiously.
'Long story for another time' Kenta spoke before refocusing his attention back to reality.
"…Father Freed…those people…" Asia looked directly at Kenta and Issie.
"People? No, no. These shits here are Devils. Hahaha, what are you not understanding?"
"Kenta-san, Ise-san are…Devils…?" Asia spoke in shock as she saw her first two friends.
'Wait she knows Issei? Was she the sister he mentioned earlier?!' Kenta thought seriously.
'Fate sure is funny' Adara hummed, interested in seeing how the scene unfolds.
"What? You guys know each other? Wow. Now this is a big surprise. Is it the forbidden love between Devils and a Sister?" Freed laughs looking from us to Asia and back.
'Damn it first time I've seen her in four years, and this happens, granted I never expected to see her after Rome, talk about Déjà vu,' Kenta thought as he looked over towards Asia.
He then turns to look towards Issei 'looks like he didn't tell her about him being a devil either, granted I wasn't when I knew her, but she knew what I was and helped me none the less, she was the first person to ever actually show kindness to me, to see her again after all this time…'
"Ahaha! Devils and humans can never coexist! Especially humans from the Church and the Devils are the biggest enemies! Also, we are a group of heretics that was deserted by God. Asia-chan and I are humans that can't survive without the support of Fallen Angels-Sama." Freed says giddily.
'Fallen Angels! Great so now those pigeons are involved, but why is Asia working with fallen angels, she was a holy maiden when I knew her?' Kenta thought after overcoming his shock at Asia connection to the Fallen Angels.
"Well now, leaving that aside, I need to kill this trash here or else I can't finish my job, so here I come. Are you both ready?" Freed laughs as he swung his sword.
"Not a chance!" the Devil duo shouted in unison before engaging Freed…. to the best of their ability. Issie who was still injured, grabbed the décor of the living room and chucked it towards Freed. One of the small vases connected with Freed, knocking him off balance of his swing at Kenta's neck. All the while Kenta thrusted himself up, while covering the back of his neck with Ki to deflect Freed's blade before thrusting a Ki covered palm into his gut, hence knocking him to the other side of the room.
"Ouch that one hurt, I'll have to pay you back double for that!" Freed hissed in pain before leaping towards the Devil duo again he thrusts his sword toward Kenta. Kenta, who was ready to intercept Freed this time, was left shocked when Asia stepped between himself and Freed with her arms outstretched.
'Even after all this time Asia you still come to my aid, damn I've missed you' Kenta thought while giving Asia a friendly smile.
"Hey, hey. Are you serious? Asia-chan, do you know what you are doing?" Freed asked the nun, mildly annoyed at the intrusion.
"I do. Father Freed, I beg you, do not hurt them they are good people." Asia asked in a kind voice.
Kenta couldn't help but smile. "Good to see you too Asia" Kenta whispered which gets her to turn to him and smile back.
"I can't stand it anymore… You can't kill people just because they are entranced to a Devil, and you also just can't kill Devils. It's wrong!" Asia says with determination. Both Issie and Kenta were deeply moved by Asia's determination and kindness for them.
"Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!? Don't talk shit, bitch! You also learned that Devils are trash at the Church! Seriously, is there something wrong with your brain!?" Freed yells pointing his blade at Asia.
Issie clenched his fist in pure anger as he stood up to confront Freed, 'what did he just call her!?' Issie thought furiously as in a fit of anger he subconsciously summoned his sacred gear.
"There are good people, even if they are Devils!" Asia yells in their defense
"There aren't, idiot!" Freed yelled psychotically at Asia who stood her ground in order to protect her friends.
"T-That's what I thought until recently… But Issie-san is a good person. And Kenta-san is kind and sweet and gentle, he's the oldest friend I have. That fact doesn't change even after I found out that he and Issie-san are Devils! Killing someone is unforgivable! This kind of act! God won't allow such acts!"
"Thank you Asia" Both Kenta and Issie smiled at her determination before protectively standing in front of her now.
"Kenta-san? Issie-san" Asia spoke in confusion as she saw her two friends move in front of her in a protective manner.
"This pric…. priest doesn't appear to want to listen to reason, so we are going to have to beat it into him" Issei growled out while glaring daggers at Freed, the adrenaline lessened the pain he felt from the light bullet wound he had gotten from the crazed priest.
While the Devil duo prepared themselves to engage the crazed priest, Asia rushed front of them, this to stop the Devil duo from fighting.
"No Kenta-san! Issie-san! you can't, if you do that then you might- Kyaa!" Before Asia could finish talking Freed sped towards Asia and back handed her with his gun.
Asia fell to the ground with blood pouring off the ugly wound appearing on the side of her head, "Asia! You bastard!" at that Kenta saw red as his fists flared with a mixture of Ki and fire. He lunged at Freed, as his fist connected with his face which sent the deranged priest flying through the wall, breaking his nose in the process.
"You should have hit him harder" Issie spoke angrily as he rushed towards Asia to check up on her, Kenta closely walking behind him.
"She has a ugly gash on her head otherwise she looks good" Kenta spoke seriously as he glanced at Asia wound.
"Kenta can you do something to heal her" Issie asked his senior in a hopeful tone.
Kenta didn't bother to reply as he began healing Asia's wound, which she was grateful for.
While Kenta is healing Asia, Freed moved out of the rubble. He got up again patting out the last of the flames on his coat with a half smashed in face all the while as he threateningly pointed his blade of light at the Devil duo again.
"I will kill you all for this!!" Freed spoke furiously as he lunged at the duo at incredible speed. Unfortunately for Asia, he was the first target for the crazed priest.
Freed watching the 'treacherous nun' and the 'filthy Devil' trying to heal her, Freed moved into decapacitate her. Fortunately for Asia, Kenta intercepted Freed courtesy of his incredible instincts. Using his Ki coated fist, Kenta cleverly deflected Freed's light sword in such a way that it made Freed open for a retaliation strike. Freed who saw Kenta cocking his fist back to deliver another bone crushing punch to his body, did his best block Kenta's strike. In that he succeeded as Freed was barely able to bring his light sword up to block Kenta's punch. Even then he skidded back into the other room as he felt his own bones rattle due to the impact of the punch.
"Round two you prick and this time you wont be getting up" Kenta spoke angrily as he cracked his neck.
"Better think about it again Kenta, you've got fallen angles about two miles out and closing in fast!" Adara spoke aloud for the first time since waking up as Kenta's host, much to the surprise of everyone present.
"It still gives me plenty of time to finish him" Kenta replied with a little bloodlust spilling through his tone which sent shivers down Freed's spine.
"Fallen Angels are coming here?" Issie asked in fear. After all his experience with the Fallen Angels wasn't the most pleasant. Kenta, who could sense their Ki's incoming, confirmed Issie's worst fears with a slight nod.
"So those filthy crows are coming here then huh? Then you are completely toast! We will butcher you all in a split second" Freed laughed maniacally.
However, much to Kenta's surprise, Issie rose up from the floor, with a little help with Asia, with a determined look plastered on his face as his red gauntlet shined brighter, mirroring his own resolve.
"What do you think you are doing?" Kenta asked the injured pawn.
"If Fallen Angels are indeed coming here then you will need all the help you can get!" Issie spoke with determination as he stood in front of Asia in a protective manner. "I don't know about you or your relationship with Asia, but I would rather die before letting Asia die!"
'He is trying to defend the girl just like you' Adara spoke in Kenta's subconscious.
Kenta couldn't help but smirk at Issie's determination even knowing this battle was way out of this league, even if he was using his sacred gear. Freed on the other hand was ecstatic at Issie's determination to fight.
"You are going to fight me? You will die, you know? You will die with a lot of pain? I have no intention of killing you painlessly, okay? Now then. Let's see if I can make a new record for the smallest minced-meat!" Freed laughed creepily.
'He's talking creepy again.'
'Don't worry I'm about to shut him up' Kenta replied to his host with a smirk.
The priest jumps up high to engage the Devil duo, but then to his surprise the floor glowed crimson with runes appearing all over the floor.
"What is this?" Issie asked looking back.
"Back up" Kenta replied with a grin all the while the deranged priest focused onto Issie and swung at him. Before the priest could cut Issie into two, a shape blurred into existence as the sound of swords clashing echoed throughout the house.
'Kiba' both Issie and Kenta thought in unison as the Gremory knight was the first to pop out of the teleportation circle to engage Freed.
"We came to rescue you." Kiba replied with vigor as he initiated his clash with Freed.
"Kenta-san! Issie-san" Yumi spoke worriedly as she was the next to hop out of the teleportation circle.
"Ara Ara. This is awful." Akeno says as she stepped through the circle with Koneko following her.
"Priest." Koneko said with slight disgust in her voice.
"About time you guys showed up" Kenta huffed as he closely watched Freed and Kiba battle it out.
"Hyahou! Here's a present for a group of Devils!" Freed cries as he starts slashing with his sword.
*KAGIN!* *KAGIN!* *KAGIN!* *KAGIN!*
The sound of the metal echoes through the room as Kiba blocks the priest's attacks with his sword.
"I'm sorry. They are one of us and we can't let you hurt them anymore!" Kiba spoke with a tint of anger in his voice.
"Oh, oh! A mere Devil being concerned about their comrades? What are you guys? Devil Squadron, the Devil Rangers? That's nice. I can feel the heat. I'm getting turned on! So how is it? So how do you three do it? Do you guys have a threesome or something?" Freed spoke manically as he continued his fight with Kiba.
'Ok I did not need that image in my head' Kenta almost vomited at the thought.
'I don't know I kind of liked it' Adara couldn't help but comment with a mischievous grin on her face.
'Never speak of that again' Kenta warned his host. Much to his annoyance, the mischievous grin he could feel on Adara face meant she was going to tease him endlessly about this.
"What a vulgar mouth. It's hard to believe you were a priest… Even a stray priest should have their limits. Don't you think?" Kiba spits in disgust.
"Yeah, yeah! I'm vulgar! Sorry about that! That's because I strayed away from Gods message! I was kicked out! That's why, screw the Vatican! I'm all right as long as I get to cut Devils whenever I feel like it!" Freed laughs happily
Both of them are still exchanging their swords. While Kiba has a calm expression on his face, his eyes on the other hand have already captured their foe. Freed, who is still laughing and enjoying the fight doesn't understand the gravity of the situation, him surrounded by Devils who could kill him on a moments notice.
"Even with the hatred you seem to have for my kind, no rational human would gamble their life by going on an unnecessary rampage in a city governed by high class Devils" Kiba retorted as he ducked under Freed's swing only to thrust at the center of the crazed priest chest.
Freed who didn't expect the knight to be so quick, used his gun to parry the Devil knight only to be caught in a power struggle with the Devil knight who much to his annoyance held a small strength advantage.
"Haaaaah!? You know, I don't want to be told off by a Devil? I'm trying to live now just like other people! I'm now in a position where pests like you shouldn't be able to talk down to me!" Freed growls as he and Kiba push off each other's blades and get ready to go again.
"Even Devils have rules." Akeno says while smiling, but her eyes are serious. Showing signs of hostility towards Freed and her willingness to fight the deranged priest.
"Nice. I like those passionate eyes. Onee-san, you are the best. I can feel your urge of wanting to kill me. Is this love? No. I think it's a killing intent! Superb! This is great! I love this feeling!" Freed spoke happily as his smile became more disturbing by the second.
'Freak-show, she would rip you in half' Kenta grinned inwardly at the thought all the while Yumi and Asia did their best to heal Issie.
"Then disappear!" the person who appeared on Isseis side, is the Crimson-Haired Ruin Princess, yelled as she blasted a volley of infamous of power of destruction towards Freed. To his credit, Freed was barely able to dodge a direct impact of the blast but was still caught in the aftermath of the said blast which threw him to the other side of the room.
After putting Freed down for the count, Rias dropped down to Issie in clear worry who was being healed by Yumi and a blonde haired nun she didn't recognize. She was about to threaten the nun, however, a quick vouch from both Issie and Kenta lessened the nuns threat level in her opinion.
"Ise, I'm sorry. I never expected that a Stray Exorcist would visit this client's house. I apologize for not realizing this sooner" Rias worriedly apologized to her pawn.
'Better late than never I suppose' Adara spoke loudly much to the shock of everyone who hadn't known the spirit within Kenta sacred gear could communicate with them aloud.
"Where did that voice came from?" Rias asked in shock however she knew in the back of her mind who was responsible for the voice.
"That would be my sacred gear spirit Rias. Everyone this here is Adara; she is a perverted lizard woman. Adara these are my comrade's" Kenta gave a quick introduction to Asia, Rias and her peerage.
"It is nice to meet you all" Adara replied respectfully to the group of Devils and Asia.
"Your sacred gear spirit can talk to people in the material world?" Yumi asked her fellow peerage member in shock. Kenta couldn't help but give a nod to Yumi since he himself didn't knew this was a possibility until a few minutes ago.
"You learn new things everyday!" Rias commented off handedly, not even surprised this time at the capabilities of Devils in her nephew's peerage.
"That you do!" Kenta replied off handedly as he moved towards the group healing Issie while Koneko and Kiba cautiously walked towards where Freed's last known location.
"Issie how did you get hurt?" Rias asked worriedly as she saw the bullet and slash wound on her pawns body.
"Ah, don't worry about this I am fine" Issei replied with a strained laugh.
He tried to deceive Rias by laughing, 'Issei you're a terrible liar', Kenta thought inwardly.
"All of this is partly my fault Rias. I'm sorry I didn't watch him closely enough" Kenta apologized to Rias before turning his gaze back to Asia who had a scar from the back hand Freed had landed on her.
He was going to Kill Freed for this!
Rias suddenly stood up as she felt the sudden change in aura in her surroundings. She curiously turned her gaze towards Kenta, where she saw his look of worry when looking at Asia and the sudden change when he looked at Freed with pure hatred. She had never seen such pure rage before and was taken back for a second when he let off an aura that was like a wild beast. It was all manners of frightening.
Yumi who also sensed the aura worriedly looked towards her team mate. After all she knew what kind of past, Kenta had and if she wasn't mistake, Asia would have been the person who had helped Kenta all those years ago. She couldn't blame Kenta for having thoughts of killing Freed after he had tried to hurt someone who had stood by him in his darkest time. She knew what she would do if someone tried to hurt either Kiba or Marid. But that didn't meant that was the right thing to do!
"It's alright Kenta. You did your best to protect my Issie from the deranged priest" Rias spoke loudly to snap Kenta out of his blood lust haze.
Her loud comment only got a small huff out of Kenta who clearly was too focused on Freed who was slowly climbing out of the rubble he was sent in.
"The fuck did you do to me you Bitch! I will make you pay for getting in my way" Freed snapped angrily towards the Gremory heiress before leaping towards her at impressive speed.
Before Kiba could have jumped in to protect his King, Freed's body was intercepted by a ball of fire that sent him hurtling back into the rubble he had just come out of.
*BOOOOOOOOM!*
A section of the furniture behind the priest was blown away with Freed in a fiery explosion. Rias may have given the stray exorcist a warning shot but Kenta didn't give those.
"Hurting a friend of mine is something I can never forgive; I hope you're ready to suffer dearly for it" Kenta declared as Rias joined his side, eager to deliver her own punishment to the deranged priest, "And I never forgive those who harm my servants"
Rias and Kenta both squared off with the priest who was barely able to stand up. Freed had third degree burns all over his body and his eye was swollen shut. That is not considering his left arm, which was completely shattered courtesy of Kenta's fire ball. He was in no way ready for such a confrontation, and he knew it. Fortunately for him, his allies arrived just in the nick of time to save his ass.
"Buchou, there seems to be few Fallen Angels heading to this house. At this rate we will be at a disadvantage." Akeno announced to the group much to Freed's satisfaction which resulted in his own confidence returning in full force.
"Great looks like its pigeons for supper" Kenta replied disinterested as he flared his fists. While he couldn't give care about the Fallen reinforcement in coming, he was focused enough to sense Akeno flinching at his words.
'Why did she flinch like that? What is that weird energy I sensed earlier from her… Is she part Fallen Angel?' Kenta thought seriously as he connected the dots in his own head.
'Looks like she's hiding a secret of her own' Adara couldn't help but comment in her host subconscious.
"No we're not engaging …Akeno, we will return to our headquarters once we retrieve Ise. Prepare for teleportation." Rias ordered her Queen who immediately started to create a teleportation circle.
"You guys go on without me I have some unfinished business here" Kenta replied while looking at a beaten down Freed.
"Don't be stupid Kenta. Issie is injured as is your human friend. If we stay here longer than we have to we will not only risk their lives but ourselves. That is not even considering Zill is still out there somewhere" Yumi tried to convince Kenta. Unfortunately for her, Kenta was every bit of stubborn and prideful as a Lion.
"Freed not only threatened my life but also Asia and Issie's as well. He has to pay for that" Kenta not in the mood to listen his allies sound advice summoned a spear made of fire, courtesy of his sacred gear, and readied himself to engage Freed and the other arriving Fallen Angels.
First Zill, now Freed and other Fallen Angels disrespecting him, disrespecting his pride as a Lion, as a Devil… No these people will PAY for that. They will PAY for hurting Asia; they will PAY for their impudence to hurt himself and his new family. THEY WILL PAY!!
Before anyone else could respond to Kenta, a magic circle appeared in the middle of the living room of the house which spawned out three Fallen Angels, and much to their annoyance, Zill himself.
"Well well well, what do we have here!" Zill replied with good amount of bloodlust in his voice as he couldn't stop himself to lick his own lips in anticipation which was sure to be a great fight.
Chapter End!
There is that! I tried my best to complete the chapter as quickly as I can, but IRL stuff just got in the way! But this is the end of the chapter! Hopefully you like it! Let me know what you think in the review section!
P.S. There are a lot of grammatical errors in this chapter despite my best efforts. But most of those errors in this chapter are associated with Freed's dialogue. I wanted to showcase Freed as a blood-lusting psychopath, and having him speak in a broken language like he did in this chapter was the perfect way to showcase how mentally disturbed this guy is!
The next chapter is a good one because we will not only see the Zill and co fighting the Devils but also probably see the attack on the church. Or part of it, at least. That is not even counting Marid, who didn't appear in this chapter.
Until then stay safe and have fun!
DGZalama out!
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