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[Ddraig Aloud]
[Ddraig Thoughts]
{Draebel Aloud}
{Draebel Thoughts}
Chapter 3:
It took me a few moments to realize what was going on as I awoke. I groaned and tried to move, but once again found myself held down by something. When I lifted the blankets there it was…the flowing purple colored hair. I heaved a sigh, but decided to let her be, enjoying the feeling of her bare chest on my own, her soft breath tickling my collar bone. I knew what was coming today…what I would have to do today. Even if they weren't involved…Raynare, Kalawarner, Mittelt…they had gotten into something dangerous. I had to figure it out, whatever was going on, and why all of a sudden Kokabiel was making a move. Why was he trying to divide his own people? I knew the man was a war fanatic, but I didn't think he'd actually try and start something with his own. I remember one of the few times I ran into him at the facility…and how he treated his servants if they failed him.
2 Years Ago
I had just returned from a mission in some far-off part of Europe. While the Norse gods generally dealt with things up there, we Fallen sometimes had journeys there as well, to keep good relations with the ones who ruled that territory. I had been in contact with Odin a couple of times on this journey, and if he wasn't a god I would suspect him of being a Fallen Angel in disguise the way his perversions were. He was worse than Azazel at times.
"Zachariel, you've returned," a voice greeted me as I entered the Grigori institute. Standing there was the man I had come to know as a second father in the couple years I had been here. Baraqiel was dressed in full regalia, which made me wonder if he was going somewhere, but I ignored that for now, clasping hands with the man. Both of us smiled and squeezed, testing one another's strength before finally letting go and embracing each other.
"You're going somewhere Oji-san?" I asked the man. He nods gently before looking back inwards.
"Azazel has sent me on a mission somewhere, not even I know my final destination yet," He answers with a sigh. "Seems some troubles kicked up in the western part of the world, so he needs me to deal with it." I smile as the man shakes his head once again. Oji-san was sent on a lot of these clean-up missions as he liked to refer them as. They generally involved fighting rogues or groups of rogues who would be too difficult for me and Ray to handle, even if we were together. She was currently away as well, involved in dealings with some various Youkai. I nodded to Baraqiel and allowed him to be on his way, wishing him luck on whatever it was Azazel assigned to him. I made my way further in, looking forward to a rest in my bed when another voice called out to me, making my skin crawl with it's hissing drawl.
"Boy," This voice belonged to someone I generally tried to avoid. I turned and saw him there, Kokabiel, on of the Cadre of the Fallen. He was tall, slightly taller than Azazel, with long dark hair and bright red eyes. His ears were slightly pointed, giving him the appearance of an elf, and if they were out, I knew his wings would be ten in total, each appearing like a crows' wings. He was dressed in his usual attire, a long black coat with a black dress shirt and black dress pants. He smiled as he looked at me and motioned me towards him. Though I'm regretting in the back of my mind, I move forward, giving him a slight smile as I reach him.
"What can I do for ya Koki?" I ask, smiling slightly at the look of annoyance on his face. It disappears just as quickly, but the dark smile that replaces it sends a slight chill down my spine.
"I want to make sure you're receiving the proper training, so you'll have a spar against one of my students," He says to me guiding me to continue with him slightly with his hand. "It wouldn't do to have the great Maroth's son be unable to defend himself." I knew there was something more behind what he was saying, but I wasn't going to let it bother me.
"Oki doki Koki!" I cheer following him with ease. Once again, I see my care-free attitude about him bothering him, but I simply smirk as we make our way to one of the training rooms. There are many places here where one can train, but some are specialized to imitate different environments and the like. He led me to one such room, which seemed to be a wide open plain. I think Azazel modeled these rooms after the Devils Rating Game fields, something I had only recently learned about.
"You will face one of my students here," Kokabiel said as he opened the door to the fields. "Do not be afraid to go all out, for they will be doing so themselves." He smiled mischievously at me as he said this, and once more I felt a shiver go down my spine. I knew something wasn't right about him…but he was still one of the top dogs of the Fallen Angels, so I couldn't really do anything about it yet.
"Alright, sounds good," I respond stepping into the field. At first, I don't see anyone else here, but my senses tell me duck within seconds of entering.
*Dooooon*
Luckily, I did as I'm sent flying forward through the air as an explosion goes off behind me. I roll as my body hit's the ground a little way away and look up into the sky, a smile on my face.
"It's rude to attack without announcing yourself you know," I say to the figure in the sky. She would be beautiful if not for the permanent sneer that seems etched on her face, like she's looking at some sort of disgusting bug. She has long, fiery red hair and bright red eyes, much like the one that served as her master. She's dressed in a form fitting leather dress, one suited for combat, and I can see rage in her eyes as she conjures another spear of light. The spear is the same color as her hair, and it almost seems to radiate heat. I had encountered this woman a few times, mostly during her sessions of rage when she was insulting Raynare-Nee-sama. Her name was Xathanael, and she despised weak things. While in my mind Raynare was strong, to her, she was an insult to the race. And so was I.
"Shut up you filthy half-breed," She snarled back at me. "It's an insult to me to even be here. If it wasn't for Kokabiel-sama's orders, I wouldn't waste my time with you." That had me interested. It seems that Kokabiel was the one who ordered this fight. I wonder…
"Well, then allow me to answer your attack in kind," I began to move, faster than she could see. Her eyes went wide as I appeared beside her, Draebel in hand, swinging at her side.
*Doooon*
Once more an explosion rocked the area as I sent her flying to the ground. She let out a cough as bile flew from her mouth, but she got back up quickly, a growl coming from her lips. She swung her light spear at me like a sword but I blocked it easily with the haft of Draebel before countering with a swing of my own. She ducks underneath this time, but gasps as a small magic circle, the same color as my light spears, appears in front of her. Before she can do anything, she's sent flying into the wall opposite us with another loud *bang* as a bolt of lightning slams into her. She coughs a couple of more times, blood coming from her mouth and I wince as I notice the indent she left in the wall. I send Draebel away to whatever alternate dimension sacred gears rest in when they're not in use and place my hands in a non-hostile gesture.
"Xath-chan, let's stop this," I begin. "You're going to get hur—" I don't get to finish my sentence as she throws three spears at me in quick succession. I dodge the first two easily, but the third on lodges itself in my side, just below the ribs. I grunt, and notice blood beginning to pour from the wound.
"Damnit…the hell is going on?" I think to myself.
"No stopping…not till your dead!" Xathanael yells. "Filthy halfling taking pity on me! I won't stand for it!" She charges forward, a fourth spear in her hands held out like a lance. I conjure my own light spear, holding it like a sword, and block her wild thrusts with ease. She seems to be slowing down, and I notice blood pouring down her left arm.
"Damnit Xath-ch—Xathanael you're injured, you'll kill yourself at this rate!" I yell at her, putting some space between us with my greater speed.
"But if I defeat you first, Kokabiel-sama will be pleased with me!" She yells, fanatical. That shocks me. While I knew he didn't like me, I didn't think it'd be this…bad. She came charging at me again, so I did what I do best.
"Sorry Xath," I whisper as I begin to go all out. Before she can blink I'm behind her, and strike her in the left temple. I catch her as she begins to fall out of the air and slowly lower to the ground. Kokabiel enters the room with a pair of exorcists behind him, both of whom pick up the Fallen woman and take her out of the room. Kokabiel sneers at her unconscious form, before turning the glare on me. But he smiles when he speaks.
"Well done Zachariel Yamamoto, son of Maroth," Kokabiel says. He then turns and begins to leave, but not before saying one more thing over his shoulder to me. "Do know, I'll be continuing to watch you."
Present
When next I saw her, Xathanael had a multitude of bruises on her body, and none of them were form areas I hit. She had seemed defeated, but upon seeing me, she had promised me death the next time we met alone. Her days of picking on Raynare had come to an end shortly after that, due to her being sent to Europe on a mission to parlay with the Norse Gods, but that threat had always remained. The fact that she was possibly here now…disturbed me. Not only does that mean she's going against the orders of Azazel, which could possibly mean Kokabiel has decided to make his move, but her fighting prowess was honed up north. It was said more than once she would get into fights involving the Valkyries, and most time she would come out on top. While no one had ever died, there had been some serious injuries at times.
"Geez…how long are you going to ignore me Zachariel-kun?" I heard the voice of the only other person in this room ask. I looked down, to see Penemue smiling up at me, a light blush on her cheeks.
"Oh Penemue, how long have you been here?" I tease and laugh lightly as her cheeks puff out in a pout.
"You sure have become brave as you've gotten older," She says as she slowly crawls her way up so her face is pressed against my own. I find myself looking into her eyes, mesmerized as she gently presses her lips against my own. I groan as her hand rubs up against my stomach, moving in circles and trailing downwards, but never going too low. After a moment, she stops and takes her lips off mine, a bright look in her eyes. "Thanks for the treat." I smile as she stands and watch her as she get's dressed, something that seems to be exaggerated at every movement.
"I'm sure you know already, but someone else is here, Penemue," I state to her after a moment.
"Who?" She asks.
"Dohnaseek," I answer and notice the slight stiffening in her shoulders. "It seems they've finally made their move."
"Hmmm, I suppose," She muses, speaking more to herself than me. "I'll be gone for a couple of days, but I'll report this to Azazel. You take care not to get yourself killed." She throws another smile and a wink before vanishing as quick as she appeared. I sigh, before getting out of bed and getting dressed myself. School won't be an option today. No, today is a day of Recon and find out what exactly I'll be dealing with at the church. School could come later, or at the very least I'd make my report to the Gremory, as well as my meeting with the house of Sitri. I'm sure they'll understand.
It didn't take me long to find the church. The place just screamed FALLEN ANGEL what with it's run down walls, the big gaping whole in the roof and the immense amount of unease I felt looking at it, despite being a Fallen Angel myself. Still, I was surprised at the lack of defense this place had. I know Raynare would have put up some sort of warning system or something similar, or at the very least Mittelt would of, but I hadn't sensed anything anywhere around this place. It had me slightly worried, so I moved forward cautiously.
"Oh, what do we have here, a little birdy come to play?" A high-pitched voice rang out. I tensed, looking around till I spotted it. A boy stood there, behind a tree looking at me with a sadistic smile on his face. He had white hair and red eyes, and wore the garb of an exorcist. Another figure came out from beside him, a woman with odd colored hair and eyes. It was green on the left side and blue on the right, while her eyes were the opposite. But the blade she had on her back…I could sense great power coming from there. She looked at me with no emotion, but I could sense killing intent coming from both of them. Another dozen or so exorcists began to appear around me, along with a strange fog that was uncommon in these parts. Perhaps the morning dew mixed with the sun? Or was it something else…
"Hey…hey Freed-sama, can we kill him, huh huh can we!" An overly enthusiastic exorcist began bouncing on the balls of his feet while looking at me, a pair of pistols in his hand.
"Woah there gentlemen, I come in peace," I state calmly, all the while preparing a spell. "Surely you can sense that I'm a Fallen Angel?"
"Oh yes…but you're the one we've been told to find I'm certain of it," The one named Freed responds. "And you just made it so much easier by coming to us, it just sends a shiver down my spine." Before I have a chance to respond he leaps forward at me, a light blade appearing in hand while firing off several shots from his pistol. I jumped in the air allowing my wings to extend, only to grunt as I felt myself stop. I looked down only to see a long, golden chain leading from me to the strange looking woman's hands. I called on Draebel and was about to slash it, when she gave a heave, and I suddenly found myself hurtling towards the ground.
"Damn, she's strong," I thought as I hit the ground with another grunt. While it did little damage to me, it did give the others the chance to surround me once more.
"Fine…we'll do it your way," I declare, striking down the closest two exorcists, but not killing them, before swinging the halberd behind me to block a wild swing from a third. The man doesn't have time to swing again as I spin in spot and kick him away. Another one approaches me so I choose now to activate the spell I had been channeling, launching a blast of fire at him and catching a couple others.
*Sching*
The sound of metal resounds throughout the area as I block a wild slash from Freed.
"Oh, not bad little birdy, I'm feeling it, the killing intent that your giving me, and the annoyance you feel," He begins giggling mentally as he begins dueling with me. All the while the girl watches, the golden chain still wrapped around my foot. I can see the duel-pistol exorcist nearby as well, watching with a crazed look in his eye, but I feel he's waiting for orders. Only a couple other exorcists remain at this point, the others either dead or incapacitated.
"You're not half bad yourself, though I wonder why you had all these pawns with you," I counter and I can see the annoyance on his face.
"The bitch thought you were strong, so she felt the need to send this cannon fodder along with me," He begins laughing and I notice the glare and mass amounts of killing intent directed towards him from the girl whose there with him. "Oh, calm down Adalyn as if you haven't had the same thoughts…though you probably haven't, cause you're a simpleton, aren't you? Nothing but that blade and that chain to keep you going, bwahahaha!" Freed laughs looking briefly over his shoulder, giving me a chance. Blocking another strike from him, I go to sweep his legs out from under him. He jumps over my own foot, laughing as he does so…till I catch him with the blunt end of my halberd and send him flying. He slams into the tree and I hear a loud crack, but I can't focus too much on it as I erect a barrier to protect me from the rapid firing of the other exorcist.
"Damn you!" He yelled at me. "Doing that to Freed-sama, I'll kill you!" The man jumped forward discarding his guns while charging towards me. I drop my barrier and move to meet him, ducking under the first wild swing of his fist, before blocking the second with the shaft of Draebel. As he goes to take another swing I launch my counter attack, moving faster then he could see.
"Guagh!" He cries out and falls back, holding his arm. I step forward and slam the butt of the weapon into his gut, causing the wind to be knocked out of him and for him to collapse.
"Two left," I say allowed as Freed get's back to his feet.
"Oh, your good, your damn good, why, I feel almost as if I'm in heat right now," The boy taunts moving his body in a strange way. "Adalyn, I think it's your turn, or else Xath-chan will get angry." So, she is here, and she is the one commanding these people. The girl begins to take steps towards me, drawing her blade at the same time. Almost as soon as it's unsheathed I can feel it, the immense amount of demonic pressure coming from it. While it has no steel "blade" to speak of, it is instead a blade of pure fire, being roughly twenty-seven inches in length. I knew my weapon had a greater reach, but that thing would be a problem. I prepped myself for a fight, when she suddenly disappeared. I gasped as I felt a sharp pain in my right hip, turning to face that way, only to catch her for just a second as she disappears again. I look down and notice a slight wound on my hip, blood already starting to cover the area. I frown, scattering my senses in an attempt to find her, when I feel it coming from behind me.
*Ching!*
Once again, the sound of metal meeting metal resounds throughout the area and I leap back as I see her appear in front of me. Two…no three magic circles appear in front of her and I quickly erect a barrier and ice, fire and air all begin flying towards me. I grunt as the barrier begins to crack, but manage to keep it up, before it shatters as she strikes it with her blade, following through and clashing with me once more.
"My turn!" I hear a cackle from my left and just barely mange to leap out of the way of no less than three shots from Freed's gun.
"Both of you are really good, I might have to get serious," I say sternly looking at the two in front of me. They seem to be almost polar opposites, with her being the quiet and refined type and him being the loud and boorish type.
"Oh my, are you happy senpai?" Freed asks looking at the girl. "Did you hear what he said about us? Does it make you wet and tingly?" He begins laughing at the glare he receives from her. "Oh my, you're making me so warm senpai, I might just have to find some devils to kill later to calm down!" As he finishes he leaps at me again.
"Röth!" I declare, and Draebel begins to glow a dark purple as a black wave spreads out from it, causing the golden chain to shatter. Freed is sent flying while the girl plants her feet on the ground, struggling to maintain her balance. She slashes with her blade three times, cause the ground around her to be cut up, but it does little else. For the first time, I see some emotion in her eyes, that being surprise as she looks at me. I charge towards her, doing some zig-zag maneuvers in the hopes to have her lose sight of me, and grin in satisfaction as I get past her defenses and send her flying. She hit's the ground a couple of times, but manages to regain her balance and I whistle in approval. "It's been a long time since someone could stand up to Draebel, I must say I'm impre—"
*Dooooon*
I don't finish my sentence as I cry out in pain as flames engulf my very form and I'm sent flying through the air. I curse and look to the sky and see her there.
"Hello Zachy," She says looking down at me, a sneer on her face. That same sneer she had for all those years.
"Xath…funny seeing you here seeing as you're supposed to be in Europe," I grunt out, trying to ignore the burns that now litter my skin. The woman laughs and conjures a light spear while forming another magic circle. She was never very good at magic, but she had some grasp of basic fire magic, which went well with her control of her Light Spears, which seemed to radiate the heat of the sun.
"Oh, how I missed you too, you damned half-breed," She responds. "And I will enjoy killing you, perhaps while Ray watches?" I growl as she laughs at me. Freed once again get's up, and moves beside his master as she touches down on the ground, while the girl too moves to Xathanael's left.
"I'm outnumbered here…I got too cocky, I should have realized she'd be nearby as well, and these burns are actually starting to sting," I think to myself as I look at all three of them. I look beyond to the church, a sad look in my eyes. "Hang on a little longer you three," I silently tell them.
"Well, I think I've seen enough for today, I bid you all adieu," I state before getting a teleportation circle ready.
"Adalyn!" Xath calls out and the girl in question disappears once more. Before I can react she's in front of me, and I cry out as her blade manages to get through not only my defenses, but cuts me from the center of my chest down to my left hip. I try and focus on my destination, that being home, but I know that's impossible, so I just pray it takes me anywhere away from here. Folding my wings, in the off chance some human finds me, I watch as they disappear, Xath cursing and freed firing his gun off at anything moving in the area, letting out his anger. The girl however looks at me, a curious look in her eye. Almost like…a plea for help?
"Damnit," I curse. I found myself…near the park I believed as the last effects of the magic circle dissipated. I looked around, spotting no one, before making my way over to a nearby bench. Looking at the sky I judged it to be around time when school would just be beginning.
"Too early to contact the Gremory or Sitri household," I thought to myself. Groaning as I sat I looked at the wound on my chest. It wasn't deep, and it seemed to have already be cauterized due to the fire part of her sword, but it stung. I hoped the other three would be okay, but I didn't think they would do anything drastic. They're not always the brightest, but all three of them knew they stood no chance at the moment against Xath, let alone her cronies. I just had to place my trust in the fact that they'd be okay. "What happened Zach…this would have been nothing to you a year or so ago…you've fought ultimate class devils and won." Nothing comes to mind but I hear a rumbling laughter.
{You were cocky boy, you didn't go for the kill when you should of, and allowed them to get back up and fight again} Draebel says to me. I frown and glare inwardly at the spirit.
"You know my rule Drae, I don't kill humans," I state. I only get more laughter in response. I grunt in pain as I touch the wound at my hip, and realize that one hasn't been cauterized.
"Can she choose when the fire will burn?" I think to myself. Either way this isn't good, I can already see my vision getting blurry. But than I hear it.
"Excuse me sir…are you alright?" A feminine voice asks me. I look up and see her there, a nun of some sort, with long blonde hair and bright green eyes. She has a worried look on her face and I feel a stir from Draebel as I look at her. But something else stuck out about her. She asked me not in Japanese, but old Italian. Which meant she wasn't from here.
"I…had a bit of an accident as you can see," I state pointing at myself with a smile. "Think you could give me a hand?" I begin to try and stand but she pushes me back down gently. I stare at her in confusion when I feel it. A warmth on my hip, where her hands are. I look down and gasp slightly as I see it, a pair of rings on her fingers and a bright green glow coming from her. Before my eyes I could see the flesh knitting itself closed, and while my stamina wasn't returning, I could feel my strength returning. When she finished with the wound on my hip, her hands moved to the one on my chest. I could see a slight blush form as she placed her hands there, feeling the strength of my muscles. I smiled faintly as she began healing the wound there, and was amazed at how easily she managed it. It didn't take long for the majority of the damage I had taken in battle to be healed, and I found myself healthier than ever.
"You have a Sacred Gear," I state more than ask. She nods, looking at me with a sad smile.
"It was a special gift bestowed upon me by God," She says. I look at her in confusion. The way she says that means she does think too highly of the gift bestowed upon her.
"Why are you not with the church?" I ask and she flinches lightly. "Normally they're pretty quick to scoop up anyone with a power like yours." She seems to think on it for a few moments before answering.
"I was…assigned to the local church here," She responds hesitantly. I look at her in surprise. Perhaps this is the one that Dohnaseek had mentioned to me.
"You've been excommunicated," I state and she looks at me in surprise.
"H-How do you know that?" she asks me in surprise.
"I'd heard rumors here and there," I answer. "Rumors of a healer who was no longer with the church for one reason or another." She looks down as I say that and I can see a sad look in her eyes. "Let's start with names I guess…I'm Zachariel Yamamoto." I bow slightly, as best I can from the position on the bench, as I give her my name.
"Ah, I'm Asia, Asia Argento," She responds looking at me.
"A pleasure to meet you Argento-san," I say to her with a smile, causing her to smile as well. "Now if you don't mind me asking, what do you know of the church you're going to?" She seems slightly surprised as I ask this but seems to think on it.
"Ah, nothing really, only that there's a group there that is sworn to take care of me," She answers. I think on this for a few moments before coming up with a response.
"Well, the church unfortunately is not a safe place at the moment," I tell her. She seems confused before I begin to explain. "A group of…rogues have taken up residence there, and they're not exactly friendly."
"Oh no…I hope the ones that were supposed to help me are alright," She whispers.
"I'm sure there fine…in fact I'm almost certain they're quite well," I respond. "Why don't you come with me?" She again looks confused. "Being what I am, I could protect you."
"What do you mean?" She asks. Thinking about it for a moment, I nod and stand, allowing my wings out once more. Her eyes go wide, before she too stands and looks at them.
"Beautiful…" She whispers, though I don't think she realizes I can hear her. She places a hand on one, running her fingers delicately across it, causing me to shiver. "Ah…sorry." She apologizes with a light blush.
"Don't worry about it, they're slightly sensitive," I respond to her, causing her to blush once more.
"While I have no reason to…I feel I can trust you Yamamoto-san," She says to me.
"Ah please…just call me Zachariel, or Zach," I say, scratching my cheek.
"Very well, then please call me Asia," She responds with a smile. A smile as bright as the sun. Huh…she seems so…innocent, and I find myself more and more wanting to protect this girl. I grab her bag and look at her, wrapping my wings around her.
"Do you trust me?" I ask her kindly as she seems surprised. She looks at me for a few moments, specifically my eyes, before finally nodding a simple yes. With that, I fly the two of us off, back to my home, one thought in my mind. I need answers.
"Grahhhh!" A scream fills the room, and the smell of burning fills the area.
"Tell me, who is she, and why the hell is she following Xath!" I yell looking at Dohnaseek. The man is still tied to the chair I had left him in the night before. After returning home, I had led Asia to a room and told her to get some rest, before explaining where the various facilities are in the house. She had seemed intimidated by it all, which wasn't much of a surprise considering where she was from. She had nodded a simple thanks to me and told me she would be fine while I did what I had to do. So, I had come to the room where Dohnaseek was and decided to ask him about the one named Adalyn. The man was very adamant on not knowing who she was, and I could see he was at least partly telling the truth. His face was red and his eyes swollen as he begged for his life. I was never much for this, but sometimes desperate times called for desperate measures. I looked at the man as he began blubbering about knowing nothing before finally releasing him. He sagged in the chair moaning and groaning as I left, locking the door behind me. Whoever she was, I did not believe she was following Xath willingly…no it was more than likely something had happened that she suddenly found herself in her service. Still…it was getting late and I needed to be off to school for my meeting with the Sitri heir. I take the elevator to the main floor and am stopped as soon as I get there.
"Ah Zachariel-kun," I hear Asia say from down the hall. I smile turning to face her and approach.
"Are you making out okay?" I ask her. She nods while looking around.
"This place is…much bigger than I'm used to," She answers me. "Are all buildings in Japan this big?"
"No, this is just an overzealous Governor making my life difficult," I answer with a laugh. "Listen, I'll be gone for a bit, but when I return we'll go out and get some clothes for you. Wouldn't do to have you walking around outside in a nun's outfit, you'll be picked out instantly." She looks down with a slight blush before smiling at me.
"Ah…thank you, no ones ever bought me clothing before, and I've only ever had this," she says pulling lightly on the outfit. I frown, before lightly petting her head.
"Don't worry about it, you'll be living here for now…and perhaps going to my school depending on how things work out," I state, looking away with a thoughtful look on my face.
"School?" She says curiously. "I've never been to school…though I've wanted to go." She mumbles the last bit, but I catch what she says. I smile as she looks up at me.
"Yeah, I'll definitely make it work out than," I declare. She smiles at me as I begin to leave, heading out through the door, but not before looking back once more with my own smile. I just hope nothing happens while I'm gone to cause her pain. She seems like she's been in enough pain already.
It doesn't take me long to reach the school. Right away I can feel the stares as I enter the door, but I ignore the comments. I don't really have the time for the constant gossip of school students today, and instead make my way right to the student council room, after asking a pair of ladies if they could direct me. As soon as I reach I can feel the demonic power from inside…but it seems there's more than just the Sitri heir here today. I knock once, and enter when I get a reply.
"Good day Kaichou," I say kindly as I enter looking at the ones inside. "Ah, and good day to you as well Gremory-sama." She looks at me with a smile, before I turn to look at the others in the room. There's seven people in total in here, aside from Rias. The one I greeted as Kaichou, Sona Sitri, next heir to the house of Sitri, was sat at a large desk in the far side of the room. She had short, black hair styled in a bob-cut, and bright violet eyes. While her true name is not known to much of the school, she is considered the third most popular girl, behind Rias and Akeno from what I had gathered. She had a stern look on her face as I entered and seemed to be containing some sort of anger. Next to her was a taller girl, with long black hair and glasses on, much like her Kaichou. She had heterochromatic eyes, her left eye being Violet and her right being a light brown in color. Much like her master, she was a very popular girl in the school, and had a much more relaxed, albeit stern, look on her face as I entered. I suspected this was the Sitri girl's Queen. To the right of them was Rias, and beside her was a pair of girls I had never seen. One had shoulder length black hair with blue-green eyes. The other had brown hair that ended in two short braids. Her eyes were the same color as her hair, and both stared at me with smiles on their face. Beside the two of them was a boy, with short blonde hair and grey eyes…which he used to glare at me with hatred? I wasn't sure what to think about that, but I could sense a Sacred Gear on him. The Queen too had one, but not quite as powerful as the one on the boy. On the other side were three more girls. One had reddish-brown hair much like the girl opposite her, but her's was more red than brown. She seems to be looking at me with excitement, and I give her a little wave as she waves back. Next to her is a girl with blue hair and dark blue eyes. She is currently the only one sipping tea, but looks at me with interest as well. Beside those two, is a small girl with short brown hair tied into two tails, and bright green eyes. While she looks at me, she seems to be spending more time taking glances at the only other boy in the room.
"Zachariel Yamamoto, while you attend this school I expect you to show up for it," The Kaichou says to me as I enter. "Know that while I'm a devil, I'm a student, and Kaichou, of this school first and will not tolerate tardiness." I stare in surprise at her while Rias and some of the others giggle slightly.
"Ah, forgive me Kaichou, I had some urgent business this morning that…took longer than I thought it would," I respond while rubbing the back of my head. I give a smile to some of the girls in the room, but can't help looking back at the death glare I'm getting from the Sitri heir.
"Urgent business aside, I want to know the reason you're here," she responds, still giving me a glare.
"Surely Rias gave you the details," I answer. She sighs and takes her glasses off for a moment before looking at me. I stare back for a few moments before finally sighing.
"Fine, I'm here because there's three Fallen Angels that I'm looking to help get out of a tight spot," I respond. "They're currently holed up in an abandoned church on the far side of town, basically being held prisoner there."
"By whom?" Sitri asks.
"Another Fallen Angel, who goes by the name of Xathanael," I respond.
"I've never heard of her, but it sounds like it's a problem within you're ranks, so why bring it here?" Sitri asks.
"Because of the boy," I respond. When she prompts me for further answers I sigh again. "Issei Hyoudou, if Azazel's correct he has a powerful Sacred Gear, and we wanted to make sure that it didn't go haywire in the middle of a crowd of humans." I look at Rias for a moment before looking back. "Failing that, we were to allow one of you to recruit him for your cause, in the hopes that it would be seen as a sign of peace from our side. Speaking of which, I really don't like your methods of recruiting someone Rias."
"What do you mean?" She asks innocently.
"You were going to let the boy die were you not?" I ask. When she doesn't answer right away I frown. "Humans are not toys of you or I, refrain from doing something like this in the future, and I expect the same from you heiress of Sitri." While Rias looks shocked at me, Sitri simply stares back, and I can tell from her eyes she would never intentionally do something like that.
"Now hold on just a minute, you can't speak to Kaichou like that!" The boy yells at me, rising from his seat. I look at him, noticing his power and feeling the gear inside him asking to break free, but simply smirk.
"Your name?" I ask.
"Genshirou Saji, a second year and Pawn of Kaichou," He answers proudly. "And if you talk like that to her again I'll kick your ass!"
"Saji, that's enough," Sitri scolds. The boy looks as if he's about to argue, but another look from the Kaichou causes him to sit down in defeat, while giving me a dark look. "I apologize for him, he's relatively new here." I shake my head in a "none taken" way.
"While I'm not sure why you think you can give me orders, be assured that I never meant for the boy to die, and planned on saving him when you showed up," Rias declares. I look at her and nod my head, accepting her unspoken apology before looking back to the Kaichou.
"Now than, is there anything else I can tell you?" I ask her. She shakes her head and I give an exaggerated bow. "I do have one question I wish to ask."
"Ask it," She responds, curious.
"A…friend of mine has recently joined me in my home," I begin. She raises an eyebrow in curiosity. "I wish for her to join our school…she's about our age, so she can join my class." The heiress thinks on it for a while, looking at Rias, who nods lightly, before finally sighing and nodding herself.
"Very well, I'll get the paper work ready and send it to your home," She says to me. I smile and bow lightly.
"Than I say my farewells Kaichou, until we meet again." With that I turn to leave.
"Wait, I'll walk with you," Rias calls after me. Never one to make a lady run, I wait till she catches up, and the two of us leave together as she says her goodbyes to Sona.
"That was…something," I say as we get far enough away. Rias simply giggles in return, before looking at me.
"Yes, Sona can be intense at times," Rias says to me. "But, she's always fair in her judgement, and does not believe in discriminating just because of your race, even if your only half Fallen." She smiles again as if remembering something from a long time ago.
"You speak as if you've known her for some time," I observe. She nods her head once again, and looks down at the floor as we continue to walk.
"Yes, Sona and I have been friends since I can remember," She answers. "She was there for me in the tough times, and there to share the good ones." She looks away and I feel she may be trying to hide her face from me. "She knows of my…situation and has tried to help as best she can…but unfortunately she can only do so much being the heiress to a house and all." I cock an eyebrow at her choice of words, but decide to say nothing. It's best to let her tell me what she wishes when she wishes. We hardly know each other after all, and I'm unsure how long I'll be here for. "I wanted to thank you by the way." I look at her in confusion, stopping for a moment.
"For?" I ask.
"Helping Issei out last night…and not scary him too much with the details on strays," She says. I nod my head and give a little smile.
"I remember the first time I ran into a stray devil," I say, looking distant. "Tall as a tree and probably just as thick with arms that were like blades and teeth as sharp as knives." She looks at me surprised as I continue. "I was…fourteen at the time, scariest thing I'd ever seen."
"Fourteen!" She exclaims looking at me in surprise.
"Almost Fifteen," I say with a wink. "I've been training to fight all my life, but it intensified when we heard what happened to Akeno's family. So of course, when the Grigori took me in, the only thing I was good at was training, and fighting." I looked down at the ground for a few moments. "My first kill…was not pleasant. The stray had killed a multitude of humans before I got there…and the bodies were generally left to rot when he took his choice pieces." I can see the disgust on Rias' face but I continue. "When I found him, he was busy feeding…while I could barely control my disgust I struck him down."
"…How?" She asks finally. I look at her, raising an eyebrow. "How did you kill him?"
"Easy…what is no longer human will no longer gain mercy from me," I say darkly. "The monsters of this world took everything from me…so I'll take everything from them." As I see the look on her face I stop, smiling at her. "Sorry, my…history is not great."
"No…it's fine…I understand…while not as terrible I too have had some…mishaps in my past," She says to me. I look at her but she shakes her head. "Do not worry about it, nothing I can't take of myself."
"If you need my help with anything, I have been given free reign…for all intense and purposes I'm a licensed Rogue," I state to her. She seems surprised by that but once more shakes her head.
"No, it's fine really…especially now," She says and looks forward. I see Issei there walking around aimlessly. I can see a light dusting of pink on the girls' cheeks, but decide not to comment on it.
"I'll let you be than, take care Rias," I say with a slight bow. She nods, before moving forward to Issei himself. I watch as the two begin to chat, before heading to class, figuring there was nothing more for me to do here.
Fallen Angel Hideout
"Damn him," A feminine voice cursed followed by an explosion. "Damn him, Damn him! Damn him! DAMN HIM!" Xathanael paced restlessly around the top floor of the church, throwing light spears out with each curse of Zachariel. The others watched with a mix of concern and amusement, but didn't say anything. As the darker Fallen Angel threw one more spear, she stopped, before looking at Kalawarner. "Darling Kal…I have a job for you."
"What do you need of me Xathanael," She says, gritting her teeth as the feeling of nausea rises within her. A look of annoyance flashes across Xath's face as Kalawarner speaks to her so, but she ignores it, her dark smile returning.
"Take Freed and some of the exorcists…go out and find darling Zachariel…tell him we want him to come here and join our little party," She says sickeningly sweet.
"And if I don't?" Kalawarner dares to ask. Xaths face lights up with rage and the taller woman suddenly finds her face heating up as the fiery woman holds a spear to her face.
"Let's just say, dear Zach won't be able to stand to look at you anymore," She answers darkly. Kal nods, fear entering her form. She had no doubt that the woman would follow through on her promise, and decided not to test her luck. She only hoped Zachariel could get her, and the others, out of this mess before it became too late.
Zachariel PoV
It didn't take long for me to get home after school was over. I heaved a sigh as I sat down for some much-needed rest when I heard a slight knock on my door.
"Come in," I say, sitting up from my bed. I see Asia standing there and she gives me a smile. "What can I do for you?" I ask her kindly.
"Ummm…Zacha—," I give her a look before she changes her pronunciation of my name. "Zach, I was wondering…how everything went?" She asks me hopefully.
"The paperwork is being filled out, so tomorrow you'll be able to join us," I respond with a smile. She returns the smile and gives me a hug, which startles me slightly, though I return it gently.
"Thank you," She whispers. I pat her head lightly before letting go and giving her another smile.
"Now than, let's whip up something for dinner and then, we can look at what you'll need for tomorrow," I tell her. But, before she can respond I feel something and rise quickly.
"Zach?" She asks in confusion.
"Something triggered the outer wards," I say to her. She looks surprised, before standing up behind me.
"Are we going to be okay?" She asks me.
"Of course, I told you I would protect you, didn't I?" I say to her, smiling once more. She nods before following me as I make my way down to the entryway. Almost as soon as I reach the main entryway, I hear the sound of an explosion followed by a scream.
"Another ward," I think to myself.
"Asia, stay here, I'll go see what's going on," I tell her. She looks hesitant for a moment, but nods before watching me leave.
As soon as I get outside I gasp. Several people lay scattered about the lawn in front of my home, but several more are still standing. But one of them in particular surprises me.
"Kal-chan," I say looking at the tall, blue haired woman. She smiles at, but I can sense sadness in that smile.
"Zach…please, forgive me, but I have to do this," She says to me, conjuring a light spear.
"Damn right you do bitch!" Another voice, one I know all too well by now, says. Freed steps out from behind her, a light sword and pistol in hand. The two of them charge at me, and I sigh dodging Kalawarner's wide swing, before blocking Freed's with a light spear of my own. I launch a punch at him, only for him to jump back, before ducking as Kal jabs her own spear at me.
"Damnit Kal, I don't know what they're threatening you with, but it can't be worth doing this," I tell her. She stops, before shaking her head. But her eyes…her eyes point towards Freed, and I instantly know what she wants to do. Before he knows what's happening, the two of us launch an attack at him, her jabbing and me swinging.
"Woah, the hell you doing!" He yells blocking my strike and jumping back from Kalawarner's attack.
"Choosing a side," The woman responds, glaring at Freed.
"Fine than, time for me to go all out," He says. His speed increases and he begins slashing wildly, pushing both me and Kal back. I grunt, before I stop him and kick him back. He flies through the air, before hitting the ground a couple times. He rolls back to his feet, before growling and charging once more.
"Stand back Kal-chan," I state. She seems like she's going to argue, but one look from me changes her mind, before she steps back with a nod. I throw my light spear at him, before bringing out Draebel and charging forward myself. He sidesteps the spear and starts shooting at me, but I bring up a small barrier to block the shots. The two of us clash in the middle, him grinning like a maniac while I simply glare at him.
"Isn't this fun, clashing like two fiends at war with one another!" He yells at me before stepping back and beginning to slash at me once more. I easily block the attacks before bringing the butt end down and kicking it towards him. He leans back, but I follow up with a kick to his abdomen. He flies backwards, hitting the gate at the front of my yard. He coughs out blood and bile, before standing up slowly.
"Your good little bird, very good," He growls. "And I'm not going to be the one to die today, so tah tah for now!" Before I can do anything else, he pulls a small bead like object from his coat and throws it on the ground. There's a flash of light, blinding me, and before I can do anything, he's gone. I let out a snarl of frustration, but sigh, before turning to Kal. Before I can do anything, the woman has her arms wrapped around me in a hug.
"Zach…Zach, I've missed you so much!" She sobs into my shoulder. I rub her back gently, trying to sooth her. After a few moments she looks at me, her eyes red and a look of panic in her eyes.
"What's wrong Kal?" I ask her.
"It's Xath…there's something with her, she's lost it," She says. I knew most of this already but let her continue. "She told Ray and Mittelt that they have to begin looking for you too, or else…she'll kill them Zach." I look at her surprised, before lowering my head in frustration.
"Don't worry Kal, I'll save them," I tell her. "I'll save them both…but I might need a little help first." She looks at me in confusion as I begin to smile. "What's say you and I pay the Devils a little visit." The moon is high in the sky and seems to fall down on us as I say this. Yes…tomorrow it will be time to end this once and for all.
So, here ends another chapter. I hope you all enjoyed it. A lot of things happened this time. Zachariel was wounded by the three combatants, but manages to easily fend off Freed. He discover's that not all is as it seems when it comes to Adalyn, and also runs into Asia. On a few suggestions I've received, and a couple of suggestions from some friends, I'm going to put her in Zachariels harem, and not make her a devil. She will remain a human for now, and we'll see what the future brings. So, still accepting recommendations for Harems. Gonna be putting a poll up with this on whether or not Mittelt will be with Zachariel. Also, check out this awesome fan art that Shinta-Girl drew and Moshe commissioned for me. art/Comission-Zachariel-689182465
Anyway, don't forget to Rate and Review, and next chapter will be the conclusion to the Fallen Angel Arc. It will be quite a bit longer (or that's the plan) so look forward to it. And sorry if this chapter felt rushed, wanted to get it up yesterday, but some things happened and I didn't get the chance to. Also, Happy 4th of July to my American fans.
Name: Zachariel Yamamoto
Age: 17
Race: Half Fallen Angel Half Human
Appearance: Black hair with a streak of silver, 6' 7", lithe but muscular, Scar over right eye, Blue eye color.
Sacred Gear: Draebel, the living Halberd. The halberd itself is 5'6" in length, including the blade, and is completely organic. The blade itself has a singular yellow eye in the center of it, with a pupil similar to a cat. Has demonic qualities to it, making it an ideal weapon against creatures weak to demon magic.
Powers: Zachariel is skilled in the light weaponry used by his Fallen Angel half. In addition to that, he is a skilled combatant, master of blade, hand-to-hand and halberd use. He has powerful tracking abilities, and is also a novice magician, skilled in Fire and Earth elements.
Issei Harem: Rias, Koneko, unknown, Irina, Ravel, More to Come
Zachariel Harem: Raynare, Kalawarner, Penemue, Akeno, Asia, More to Come