Author's note: This is just something I dreamt about and decided to make into a story since my dream reminded me of Ao no Exorcist. I'm too lazy to edit out the story but I will edit it someday. *sweats* Ermmm, if I will add more chapters when I got the time.

I do not own the anime.

Chapter 1

The red emergency light pulsed inside the hallway as we ran. The building had gone into lockdown the moment it got breached by a high tier demon and now, all Esquires are ordered to guard the church basement at all cost.

"Come on, Ellie!" My best friend Gabe grabbed my wrist and dragged me behind him as I huffed behind him. We caught sight of the door going to the church basement and almost got to it if it weren't for the tremor that shook the whole building.

Gabe took out his gun and started shooting at the Goblins heading our way. "Go! Inside now!" He ordered me and I didn't think twice before opening the door. I ran inside and trembled from the vision in front of me.

Bodies of the priests, Esquires and Exorcists are littered all around the pathway leading to the big door of the church basement. The water on either side of the pathway is filled with demons and the air is filled with their annoying skit-skit-skittering. Standing in front of me is a man with long black hair with a long horn and tail. I noted he wore a black school uniform as he turned around to stare at me with a look of utter boredom. "You." He gestured to me with his finger and pointed it towards him. An invisible force suddenly grabbed me and I screamed in surprise as I got pulled towards the demon.

I got a full close-up view of the demon's pale skin and bright yellow eyes before a shot rang through the air. I opened a can of grenade filled with holy water and the demon backed away from me with a sudden look of annoyance on his stoic face. "Gabe!" I cried out as I ran towards my best friend while he continued shooting at the demon, making it dodge with inhuman speed.

I grabbed the dimensional key from Gabe's outstretched hand and inserted it at the closed door leading to the hallway we were just in. I grabbed Gabe's hand when I heard the click and ran inside the door, dragging him behind me. I heard the unmistakeable laughter of the demon right before I closed the door, making my heart pound faster than I thought possible.

"Elspeth! Gabrielle! What happened?" Our superior and head priest Richard approached us with a hint of panic. I looked around and felt disheartened when I saw how little of our number survived. There is only a handful of Exorcist in the room including Gabrielle and only 3 Esquires left including me.

"What about the others outside the basement door?" Father Richard asked Gabrielle but he just looked away with anger in his eyes. "Dead. Every single one of them." Gabe said with a tone of pure anger. "What the hell are we against? What's the name of the demon? STOP LEAVING US IN THE DARK! WHY THE HELL DID YOU LET A DEMON INSIDE THE CHURCH?!" Gabe yelled. For the first time since we met, he lost his calm composure. It scared me because I never saw him this angry before so I started walking away towards the place where the other Esquires are huddled.

"The demon that did it... its name is Abbadon." Father Richard spoke. "It was a huge mistake of an Exorcist such as me to let a demon in. But this is not the time to argue among ourselves. We need to protect the relic that this church has been protecting for centuries or else..." I froze on the spot and turned to look at where Gabe stood staring at me with an indescribable look. Weeks before the attack happened, I always complained to Gabe about my dreams that features a gentleman named Abbadon. How Abbadon often starts the dream full of him killing people in front of me and the dreams always ends with me always accepting him even if he is an evil person. Gabe always jokes that I read too much and should just focus on training with a sword. "The death of our fellow Exorcists would've been in vain if we let the relic fall in the demon's hands."

No. It's not possible. The demon Abbadon and the Abbadon in my dreams are not the same...

"Everyone stand your ground here. Do NOT let the demon Abbadon inside! Start your chants!" I still felt frozen even when the Arias around us started chanting the Old Testament. "Elspeth! Come here." I snapped out of my daze and ran to where Father Richard stood. "I want you to start making a protective ward around the inner sanctum of the basement." He ordered me and I nodded. "Gabrielle, come with me for I need your help moving the relic to the inner sanctum." I looked at Gabe and saw him staring at me with a look of distrust before nodding at Father Richard. I felt my heart break as they walk away but I pushed it down. This is not the time to feel hurt.

Why do you feel pain from just a look?

I quickly shut the dark voice inside my head with a panicked look. I froze and looked around but there is no one looking at me. "Shit." I muttered as I ran to the inner sanctum and placed my hand on the cross. "The Father protects me." I said the church's blessing and the heavy door to the inner sanctum slowly opened.

I quickly flitted inside and started on my task. Soon enough, I finished painting the protective ward around the altar of Jesus Christ on the cross. "INSIDE NOW!" Father Richard yelled outside before being followed by yells of pain. I ran outside and got pushed back in by Gabrielle and five more Exorcists. Father Richard never crossed the door. I tried to get a look outside by Gabe pushed me back.

"Don't." It was all he said to me. I look down as tears blurred my eyes before noticing that Gabe held something big covered in cloth. "Is that the relic?" I asked him but he never replied. Instead he ordered the five other Exorcists to ready fire. Everyone followed without a word of complain. All of them pointed their guns towards the door except for me and Gabe.

Somehow, I felt useless at that moment. That was the thought that is in my mind right before the door to the inner sanctum exploded and Gabe tackled me to the ground, protecting me from the debris flying around. "Don't lose your composure! Hold your positions! Don't fire unless I say so!" Gabe yelled on top of me before he stood up and let out an angry sigh. I stood up too and saw that 3 of out of five Exorcists are dead from getting pierced by the debris. The other two are injured and cowering in fear but followed Gabe's instruction nonetheless.

"Hold this and guard it, Ellie." Gabe told me while staring at the direction of the outer sanctum. "When I yell run, you run okay? Take my dimensional key and head towards the True Cross Academy. Look for the principal Mephisto. He'll know what to do." I felt tears running down my face as I took the big relic covered in white cloth from Gabe. "What about you? I can't just leave you..." I whispered but he didn't show any signs of even hearing what I said.

A dark yet amused laughter filled the air and I looked to where Gabe is staring till I saw him. The demon named Abbadon. "We finally meet in this human world my little dove and yet you insist on running away from me." The demon stopped just short of the protective circle I made and smirked at me. I felt my eyes widen as I finally have a good look at him. He looks exactly like the gentleman in my dream.

"Ellie." Gabe called me and I ripped my gaze away from Abbadon. "I love you." He said before kissing me on the lips. He pulled away with warmth on his eyes before pushing me towards the back door of the inner sanctum. "Now RUN!"

"Gabrielle..." I gasped as he ran towards Abbadon while raining bullets on the demon. Something changed on Abbadon's mood because he looked more angry and dangerous now. "GABE NO!" I yelled in warning but he never listened. I watched in horror as my best friend broke the protective circle and got enveloped by the shadows.

I started running towards Gabe but something caught me. "Run... He's gone." One of the injured Exorcists has grabbed the trailing cloth on the relic. I pulled away with force as I felt my tears flow again. "NO! Gabe!" I yelled and ran. The cloth on the relic ripped, exposing a long stone broadsword. I threw away the cloth and grabbed hold of the hilt.

I felt my heart squeeze and I gasped before grabbing my chest with my free hand. I screamed as the pain escalated and saw the relic on my hand glowing red hot. My skin started feeling like its on fire as I let go of the relic. I started hyperventilating as I saw the two injured Exorcists staring at me with fear. "The Queen of Hell..." One of them said.

Another dark laughter filled the air but this time, it came directly from behind me. "Clueless." One of the Exorcists started shooting at me but a goblin appeared and ate his head while the other passed away with shock. I started trembling as the pain on my heart intensified again.

Something grabbed my chin and made me look up. I stared with pain into the eyes of the demon. He looked amused but I felt another kind of pain because I knew that Gabe is already dead if the demon is here. "You aren't the Queen of Hell, little dove. You are an angel." Something pierced my chest and I looked down in horror to see that the relic is embedded deep in my heart.

I started trembling again as the pain in my heart disappeared and the relic grew white hot. The demon made me look at him again and he started lowering his head towards me but a shot took out his right eye. Abbadon turned to look behind him in disbelief and I saw Gabe holding a smoking gun towards us. "Nobody kisses my girl except me, you filthy demon." Gabe said and I almost sighed in relief until I saw the shadows rip through his neck like it was made of paper. His head rolled towards us from the force. Abbadon picked it up and grinned at me, showing me Gabe's head. "So you like blonde and green eyes guys, hmm?"

I passed out at that moment.

I stood at the trial court of the Exorcists and had just finished my story. "Somehow, I failed to do anything useful when the demon attacked us. I let my whole church get murdered. My best friend is dead and I lost the relic in the chaos. I almost died too. I want to be stronger and be put on the unit that is in charge of hunting down the demon named Abbadon." I knew my case is not very appealing and prepared myself to be put to death or life sentence. To anyone, it would look like I'm the murderer since I'm the only one who survived. Everyone is silent in the room for a moment before it exploded in a flurry of small conversations.

I clenched my handcuffed hands and closed my eyes to await my trial. "All right." The head told me from above. I looked up surprised and knew I was not the only one. "I would let you continue the training under Principal Mephistopheles. I cannot let you go since your body absorbed the relic of St. Michael. It is the sword that is said to be used by St. Michael to battle the demons." He proclaimed and I felt my heart feel heavier by the moment.

So he just wants to keep me prisoner. I thought bitterly.

The trial adjourned and the said Principal Mephistopheles approached me as I took the steps down the platform. He quickly introduced himself in a very clowny way which made me laugh despite the grief that fills my heart.

We passed the new Paladin and he gave me a flirty smile which I blushed to before running to catch up to Mephisto. He showed me the limo we will be riding to True Cross Academy since it'll be more 'fun' than using the dimensional key. I haven't even been in his presence for thirty minutes and I feel like I've known him for years.

I looked out the window as he droned on about the Academy and about the courses Esquires have to take. My mind started to drift off and I felt saddened as I thought of Gabe. I grabbed my heart and stared at the setting sun.

I'm sorry Gabe... I will destroy Abbadon.

I promise.