Prolouqe 1: Are you sure? Airi, don't go... Part 1

Vosk was coming to the rising sun heat from the cold night. On that very same day, a maid with long red hair in twin tails was doing many chores around her new home she found. Nothing could make her happier to be with the new family she had found. Nothing. This maids name was Airi, humming a tune that made it more joyful. "Now that's all there is." She said folding the sheets placing them in a basket. Rana came by to grab the basket taking it inside. "Thank you Rana." The maid said polietly.

"No problem." The two went inside for a job well done. "Oh Airi! I've been practicing alot lately with my smithing skils!" The young black smith as astonished that his skills were getting more and more sharper by the day. He had studied many techniques to make the perfect sword one day. "Would you like to see?"

"I'd be happy too." The two went inside getting their chores done for the day. Inside the work shop is where Airi watch Rana being astonshed at the blades he was tempering. As soon as he was done, he gave it too Airi for insepction. The blade shined so bright it was beautiful to gaze at. "Amazing!" Airi said examining the blade at it's fullest. "I should let you temper my scythe next." The boy caught on to what she said as he looked down.

"Why?" He asked looking at her. "Airi, if you stay here, than you won't have to fight!" The spirit could see his eyes full of sadness. She couldn't blame him, the two were like brother and sister. Maybe even more... "And besides..." Rana started blush looking at Airi. "This way, I can protect you."

Airi made a small blush before smiling. "Thank you Rana..." Airi felt happy that the little guy would protect her. Her heart felt at ease.

"YO!" A person's voice was heard outside for them to be surprised. "Rana! Airi! Cattleya! Owen! You guys home?!"

"T-that voice...! No way!" Rana and Airi rushed straight to the top of the house, like they were racing to the entrance of their home. Cattleya walked out with Owen as the two finally arrived to see the one person they were happy to see. "BRO!" Rana ran up to Juan, The Renegade Swordsman. Juan hugged his 'little brother' as he was happy to see him again. "What're you doing here?"

"Visiting." He said simple as he stood up to see everyone else waving. "It's great to see everyone again." The two walked up to them as Juan saw Airi. "Airi. I see you've been takeing care of the place?"

"Indeed I have. It's good to see you again Juan." She bowed for manners but Juan just gave her a friend hug that she wasn't expecting. "Juan?"

"Hey. We're buds now." He said letting go and tapping on her shoulder. "Anyway, I'll stay for the night but I have places to go now."

"Are you traveling Juan?" Owen asked the nephilim, with him nodding. "I see. It was propably a long walk from your home to here."

"Oh you wouldn't imagine..." He said thinking back. "Please God don't imagine..." He remembered he dealed with many bandits, thugs and many other things.

"Well since you're already here. Would you like to stay for dinner?" The blacksmith wife asked him as Juan simply nodded.

"I'm down for it. Sounds cool." As the moon came up, everyone was at the dinner table with Rana telling about his day.

"And Airi said I was amazing!"

"Congrats Rana. One day you'll be an awesome swordsmen, like your dad right here." Owen said praising his son. The nephilim rubbed Rana head with a smirk. Cattleya got up from her to seat to where Airi was doing the dishes.

"Need help?" The wife asked the maid as she shook her head.

"No. But thank you." She said still working. "You see, I need to work, or I'm not at ease." Cattleya smiled at her new house mate.

"Thank you... Airi." Cattleya showed happiness, looking at the maid. "Thanks to you we could experience something like this. Something we wanted for a long time now. If it wasn't for you, than this family wouldn't have been made perfect."

"Y-you're making me blush." Airi couldn't believe she got this much praise. "And I'm a spirit. I feel like I shouldn't get this kind of treatment."

"You arn't a spirit anymore Airi. You're a part of this family now." Cattleya left the maid to her duties. "Well it's almost night so we should sleep."

"Alright. I gotta leave early anyways." Juan got up from his seat to the guest room. Rana walked up stairs with Juan to his bed room, yet the husband wife walked hand in hand to their bedroom leaving Airi by the window looking out to the window. Night had covered the village making a perfect time to leave. That's what Airi had planned to do, as she strapped her weapon to her back, not making a sound.

"Airi?" Rana's voice came behind her that had the maid stop in her place. Airi turned around to see the child holding a lantern in his hands. "You're... Heading somewhere to suck spirit energy...?"

"Rana... I..." Airi felt ashamed about what she was doing this night. "I'm sorry... I"

"in that case..." Rana interrupted her getting to somewhere. "You can suck out my energy!" The surprised Airi had on her face was fear. Why was she scared was her question. "I may not taste good. But that's okay... Right?" The boy smiled at the maid as he closed his eyes.

Airi was in a train of thought. "I-I can't! I couldn't!" The maid leaned in a bit that made her eyes widen in fear. "Not to Rana! Not to him!" Airi couldn't help but lean in closer. "Please... Stop! NO! NOOOO~!" It was too late as Airi opened her lips for Rana's life energy to be sucked out from him. She began crying so much at what she was doing. The maid leaned in more as her lips touched Rana's kissing him while crying. She stopped in a flash for Rana to pass out with Airi catching him. She hugged him tightly in her breast crying at what happened. The maid walked up stairs to place Rana in his bed where she took some time to pet him on the head while he smiled. She did a final kiss on his forehead before leaving his room and closing the door. "What have I done?"

"It felt wrong... But also felt right..." Airi looked to her right in front of her was Juan, wearing a black muscle shirt with grey pajama pants. He looked at her with a smirk as he walked up to her. "Don't worry. His energy will come back to him after the night. I promise that."

"How can you be sure?" Juan took his hand out of his pocket having a bag, tossing it to the maid where she caught it. Airi opened it to see herbs, but from the forest.

"I gathered these for the right moment. It looks like it's now." He opened the door to see Rana sound asleep. "Just rub one of the herbs on his fore head and his energy will come back to him." He closed the door and walked back to his room to let the maid think. She did what he told her to do, rubbing some of the herbs on Rana an aura like light surrounded the boy. It worked. She could see it. The maid left the room, closing the door behind her and going to bed in the room where Juan was. The morning came for everyone as they were outside clothed in their night clothes with Juan fully ready. Sword sheathed, guns holstered, hoodie perfectly awesome and everything he had in his bag. "Looks like it's time to say good-bye."

"Come back anytime Juan." Cattleya said smiling.

"Yeah! When you do, I want to see if you're good as your old man!" Owen smirked at how much strength Juan could have. He was a special kind of nephilim after all. Rana walked up to his soul brother as Juan hugged him.

"Will you come back?" Rana asked him as a hand was placed on his head.

"Who knows? I just know I got alot of work to do." He stopped hugging him. "But I promise I'll see you guys again."

"Alright." It was sad to see him go. They waved him off as he was in a far distance not looking back. He only raised his right arm throwing the horns in the air. They all smiled at him as Airi looked at the Rebel in the distance. She knew that way and where it lead too.

The maid tighten her hand as it formed in a fist. "Why is he going to the swamp?" She wanted answers on why he was going that path. Was he telling her something, or was he just going to the swamp for his own reasons? She didn't know but wanted too. Time went by as Airi did the usual chores, the one she was doing now was washing the sheets. Behind her was Rana and his mother as she was telling him how to chop wood. He was surprised that he did correct with Cattleya being proud of him. Rana was growing, day by day and Airi could see it from every angle. "How long can I stay here?" She asked herself this so much now, wondering time by time.

"Airi..." The Swamp Witch called out to her having the maid startled by this. She looked around to see no one there... Just her, Rana and Cattleya.

"Master?" She couldn't see her, but continued on with her chores. She than recalled everything of her past... She was summoned to this world as a ghost by the Swamp Witch. To ensure her loyalty to her, Airi, fought many opponents throughout the land. After countless time she had gained the Witches loyalty with a command spell. Serving the Swamp Witch gave so much happiness, but was she living a lie in this town? Was all this happiness right now, an illusion? Night gained the day again as Airi was sitting in the room alone. "I intended this would be a quick stop before returning... But I guess it's a misjudgement..." The maid cried abit that she would have to leave.

When the black sky was darker, she would escape, not before leaving a note. Airi walked into Rana's room to look at the boy in sadness. She got on her knees, leaning in close to him, kissing him in the progress. She didn't suck out his life energy, she was happy about that. Airi left the village flying over everything she saw. She had to put it to the past now. When she was on the road to the Swamp she saw a certain person walking in the night, having his hood on. She frowned as she flew down next in front of him, stopping him in his track. "Airi?"

"Why...? Why are you taking this path to the Swamp?" She demanded answer, pointing her weapon at Juan who looked at her with a glare. "I think I got your message..."

"What message?" Juan wasn't playing dumb. He didn't know what in gods name she was talking about. "I'm taking this way to see someone..."

"Melona? Right?" The maid lowered her weapon to calm down. "I may not trust you fully... But, since you helped me once I think I can."

"Than let's get a move on." As Juan walked, Airi went on ahead however to by flying. He knew that with his new abilities he could fly, but felt like walking was more good of a workout. "See ya there..." The Rebel continued walking for some time, only to get innterrupted by something... Demon Thugs... "Oh c'mon..."

"Look's like we got a lost traveller..." One of the demons said as he had a long tounge having purple skin with horns.

"On his way to the Swamp Witch...?"

"What an idiot!"

"Let's just eat him!"

"Seriously! I'm hungry!"

"Me too!"

Juan however just smirked at this as he grabbed his sword with his right hand unsheathing it. He placed his left on the Kodachi Shizuka. "Look! He thinks he can take us on!"

"What a dumbass!" They all began to laugh but before they could fully see his eyes, in a mid moment, Juan was on the other side of them with their laughing stopped. "W-what the... Fuck...?" The Rebel slowly sheathed both the blades before saying something to them.

"Next time to want to mess with me..." The blades were almost completely covered in their sheathes. "...You should plan out your graves..." He sheathed them by walking away before geisures of blood shot out of the demons with yelling of pain, chuncks of meat and an epic way to start his night.

Airi had already however made it to the swamp without any problems unlike Juan. "Hello Airi..." A pink gooish like substance appeared in front of her as the maid looked to see the goo turning into a woman that covered hardly anything.

"Melona..."

TO BE CONTINUED

ALRIGHT! HERE YOU GO! THE LONG AWAITING THING THAT YOU! YES YOU! HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR! I'm doing this in some parts because this is the OVA. And you maybe wondering, what about Allyene? She'll come. Don't worry! Anyway, I'll see you guys laters!