Aido's eyes fluttered open, he felt cold and damp. But at the same time, he felt hot, like there was a fire burning inside of him. What were they putting into him? He heard footsteps approach him, "Ohh ho~ welcome back to consciousness, Aido Ishiame." A voice said as it emerged from the darkness. Aido froze, "N-no please, n-n-not ag-gain…!" He begged quietly, his strength was fleeting, all he could do was beg now. He stared at the woman, how he loathed her. Kidnapping him, hanging him on a wall in a damp, dark room, with creatures that injected stuff into him… Wouldn't you loathe her too? The woman felt the hatred and launched herself forward. She slammed her hand next to his head and he yelped, "You hate me don't you?" She asked, putting on a fake pout. Aido felt tears stinging in his eyes, he knew what punishment was coming. She lifted her hand and set it gently on his cheek. Aido clenched his fists and opened his mouth as her hand heated up to the temperature of an oven. She removed her hand and looked at the 3rd degree burn that formed on his face. When she was pleased with her work, she stepped back to look at the boy who was tense with pain as tears stung against the burn. She smiled evilly and snapped her fingers, "Vice, Mortal." She called out. Two demons appeared on both sides of her, "Yes, Morgana?" They said in unison, "Continue your treatment, he needs more. Prince Lucifer wants a mission from this man as soon as possible." She stated as she walked towards the iron door that exited the room, "Have fun, Aido~" She snickered at him. Vice and Mortal climbed the wall that he was chained to and grabbed his wrists. They closed their eyes and started chanting. Morgana left the room as Aido's yells and cries echoed down the hallway…

Merry's family just arrived home from church and Merry ran right up to her room. "Merry! Don't forget to eat!" She heard her mother call after her, "And I have to change your bandages!". Merry stopped outside her door, "Okay!" She called back. She ran to her bed and pulled out her blue rosary from the drawer in her nightstand. Sitting on her bed, Merry folded her hands over the rosary and closed her eyes, "Oh Father, send my guardian as a friend to me…" she chanted just as Sebastian had told her. Suddenly the same, painfully bright light illuminated her room and took its shape. "Hello, Miss Kohaku." Sebastian greeted. "Morning." She replied. "My mom has to change my bandages, but other than that I am free for this, um, "Training" all day." Merry said. Sebastian walked over to her sat next down to her on the bed and put his hands on her arms. Merry felt a sight sting and then… Nothing? She couldn't believe it, "Did… Did you just…" She gaped. He just smiled, "I did. Now you can train without fear of pain." He told her. "Merry Kohaku! You have five seconds to get down here!" Her mom shouted up the stairs. Merry looked at Sebastian and shrugged. She jumped up from her bed and ran out the door, "I'm coming I'm coming!" She Shouted. Merry ran down the stairs towards her mother. Who, with her arms crossed, stood there tapping her foot impatiently. "About time, young lady." She said playfully. Merry rolled her eyes and followed her mom to the kitchen. They both pulled up chairs and her mom got to work undoing the bandages. She undid the last of them and her eyes widened in surprise, "It's been one day and your burns are already gone!?" Luka shouted in surprise. She sat there in awe as Merry rushed around her putting all the first aid stuff away. "Soooo mom…" she started, "I was wondering if I could go out with a friend this afternoon?" She shot the question towards her mother, who was sitting there, still astounded. Luka agreed, "Oh thanks mom, you're the best!" Merry said excitedly, planting a kiss on Luka's cheek. Merry ran back up to her room to see Sebastian still waiting on her bed. "I'm clear to train." She stated happily as she marched through the door. Sebastian chuckled, "Shall we then?" He asked. Merry looked at him, confused, "Shall we what?" She asked. Sebastian just smiled at her and she looked at him quizzically. She snapped her fingers, "Ohhhhh you mean like right now…" She realized. Merry rubbed the back of her neck, embarrassed. Sebastian chuckled as he suddenly picked her up bridal style and they disappeared. Merry hung onto his shoulder for dear life, she felt like she was going 1,000,000 miles per hour! She burrowed her face into the crook of his neck, she didn't want to see how fast they were going. This earned a smile from him. Suddenly they stopped and Sebastian set Merry down, still holding onto her since she was quite shaky. Merry looked around. They were in a huge, white brick room with intricate golden engravings on the high ceiling. There were gold pillars on either sides of them, as well as some on the other side of the room. The room had no doors or windows, but it was perfectly lit everywhere. Merry smiled like an idiot as she walked around, "Where are we, Sebastian?" She asked, this place sure was magical. He walked up next to her, "Where else would we train but heaven?" He asked. Merry froze, "HEAVEN!?" She yelled. Sebastian broke out into laughter. "Hahaha! Of course!" He laughed. Merry sighed as she started to chuckled too, "I guess it makes sense, you being an angel and all." She said. Sebastian looked at her, and Suddenly his face turned very serious. He leaned closer to Merry's face, till their noses were almost touching, Merry stared into his eyes,"Sebastian what are you—" "This training is very important," He interrupted, "You must make sure you pay attention to every single bit of information I give to you." He stated. He stood up straight and looked down at her, he held out his hand, "Merry Kohaku, you have been selected by the king to fight personally for him. The evil prince is rising with a new army, we need someone to stop him. Do you accept the honor role of being the hero of time?" Merry stared at her guardian angel, who stood tall and proud with a hand outstretched in front of her. Her? Chosen by a king? A regular high schooler? She gulped, "But… W-why me?" She asked. Sebastian smiled, "It is not my place to tell you that. One day, my dear, you will learn the reasons." Merry crossed her arms and grunted, angels and their perfect answers. She sighed, obviously there is a reason to this, she can't let the king down. She went right by his hand and grabbed Sebastian by his robe and stood on her tippy toes, "I accept." She said bluntly. Sebastian nodded solemnly, a small smirk forming on his mouth, "Excellent." He replied.

Meanwhile…

Morgana stood over the boy who laid on a heap on the floor in front of her. "Well done with the treatment, I think he's ready for his first mission…" she said. Morgana smirked, "Rise." She said coldly as she nudged Aido with her foot. He shakily made it onto his feet. Aido looked at her and blinked his eyes, she smiled at the blank expression on his face, "Enough treatment for now. You may go, Vice, Mortal." She shoved the demons out of the room. They bowed and obediently left. Morgana strutted over to Aido and grabbed his chin, "I have a task I need you to complete, Ishiame." She told him. Aido looked down at her with a smug look, not saying anything. Morgana smiled, "This is going to go wonderfully…"

Merry held her Crucifix and rosary in her hands, "Soooooo…. I'm going to throw these at people?" She asked, growing tired of no answers from the angel. Sebastian looked over at her, "No. Before you receive answers you must learn patience." He said. Merry sighed, adjusting her posture, 'I've been standing here for 10 friggin' minutes!' She thought. Sebastian shot her a look with the faintest hint of a glare, as if he knew what she was thinking. She tensed up, feeling the weight of his gaze on her like a mountain. She cleared her throat and stood tall as he looked back over to one of the pillars. They waited for several minutes before a small, fairy-like creature came through the wall and handed something to him. Merry stared at Sebastian and the creature quizzically while they talked in the corner. Merry soon grew bored with being patient, so as not to shout at her guardian, she turned the crucifix over in her hand and started looking. Not for anything specific, just for whatever caught her eye, and something did: "With his rod and his staff..." Was written in the back. She looked at Sebastian then back at her objects, things were starting to make sense. 'Am I getting weapons...?' She thought. Sebastian held up his hand politely to the creature and looked over at her, smiling his bright, meaningful smile, "I knew you would figure it out if I left you long enough." He said proudly. Merry just stared at him, confused. He just started laughing. He bid the fairy farewell and walked back over to Merry and took her hands, the Crucifix in one and her rosary in another. "Merry Kohaku, by the power given to me by the king, I hear by give you the power to vanquish demons and all evil spirits, in his name." Sebastian took out a small amount of light from a pocket in his robe and set it in each object. He stepped back, still keeping his eyes locked to hers. Merry looked down, but the objects were the same. She looked back at Sebastian who was smiling warmly, "Look at the foot of the cross." He said. Merry, hoping she would finally get some answers, did just that. She read the text: "O' good king, let my hands do your work…" she recited. The Crucifix went first. She watched, wide eyed and enchanted as it was engulfed in a golden light. When the light vanished, a sword appeared in her hand. Merry's eyes danced with magic as the rosary did the same thing. The cross and the few beads at the beginning folded into the middle and formed a metal handle, the round part hardened and the middle filled itself in to reveal a blue metal shield with wood around the edges. Merry stared at her weapons in shock, "I…." She stuttered. This was all too much, taking this all in was going to take some time.. Sebastian looked at her and smiled, asking her to continue. She took a deep breath and confidently took a stride forward, his gaze giving her power, "I accept the challenge. I will fight for the king, whoever he may be. I will vanquish the prince and his minions. And I will…" she stopped, her voice getting caught in her throat. Sebastian looked at her, asking her to continue. She took a shaky breath, "And I will g-get Aid-do back." Tears dripped down her cheeks and she fell onto Sebastian. He opened his arms and greeted her with an open embrace. "As your guardian angel, you can say anything, ask anything, I'm always here." He said. Merry pulled away and wiped her eyes, "Hah, right." She agreed. Sebastian took a deep breath and helped her to feet, "Shall we begin our training?"

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