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Apocalypse Talking

(Draig) Talking

[Albion] Talking

{Powers/techniques/abilities}

*Thinking*

"Talking"

The Blonde Nun

James's consciousness

"Huh? Where am I?" James asked hoping to get an answer from someone. He was currently in his mind without knowing it himself. There was nothing but darkness surrounding him, the kind of darkness you would expected in a void. Strangely enough, James was able to see his body if he looked down. He didn't have any clothes on which he found strange but decided not to question it as figuring out where he was, was more important for him. Besides, he didn't mind being in his birthday suit as it was a natural thing. His thoughts were cut short when a wave of red fire flew towards him. He tried to get away but seeing that he was unable to move from his spot, James chose to accept his fate. When the fire hit him, he found himself unharmed.

"OK what the hell is going on?" He asked with an annoyed expression on his face.

You are in your own consciousness! A loud and deep voice, echoed in the void making it impossible to track the source of it.

"Who are you?" Was all that James managed to ask while frantically looking for the voices owner.

I am the being that resides in your sacred gear. The voice said before another flash fire came through blinding James momentarily. When he opened his eyes, he found himself staring at a gigantic dragon. His primary colour was Black with a purple underbelly. His claws were gold in colour while his eyes had red irises. The dragon had an elongated snout with a horn protruding at the end of it. He had gold coloured teeth and his wings were black with crimson coloured membrane. His body had visible scales all over it but no extra appendages besides the horn on his snout. The Dragon was standing on his 2 hind legs like a human would. He was staring at the boy in front of him before it chose to speak again.

I am the legendary dragon known as Apocalypse. You are the host of something called 'Soul of the Apocalypse' which in turn makes you my host. The dragon known as apocalypse said coolly to his new host.

"Sacred gear? Soul of the Apocalypse? Host to you? I am not sure I follow" The boy said whiles looking at the dragon calmly.

Long ago, during the Great War, there were 2 dragons fighting to see who was the strongest of the 2. Before long a 3rd dragon appeared in hopes of stopping the 2 dragons from destroying everything in their path. The dragon knew that if the 2 didn't stop, they will drag other beings into the conflict. Unfortunately, the dragon that seeked to stop the fighting, was dragged into it himself. Apocalypse said before letting out a puff of smoke through his nose. The 2 dragons that were fighting each other, were knows as 'Albion the white dragon emperor' and 'Ddraig the red dragon emperor'. I was the 3rd dragon and was known as the 'Black dragon emperor'. Together we were known as the heavenly dragons due to our immense power. Soon enough, our battle began to hinder other species lives as well. The 3 factions that fought during the great war, chose to join in a short term alliance to stop us. The angels were devout followers of the biblical god. They swore justice and fought for the greater good. The fallen angels were regular angels before committing sins that caused them to be abandoned by the biblical god. The 1 named Dohnaseek was part of this faction. This information caused James to slightly narrow his eyes. The 3rd faction was known as devils. Forever sworn to overthrow god, and become the dominant species mentioned in the bible. Together they managed to defeat heavenly dragons, successfully ending their rampage. Seeing that this conflict could involve humans as well, the biblical god decided to take our souls and put them into sacred gears. Albion and Ddraig finds a new host every 100 years after the previous host perishes. I on the other hand, have to wait a millennia to find my host.

"How come you have to wait for so long?" James asked the dragon with a curious look on his face.

It's because I have a powers that could change or even end the world as you know it, hence I was given the name of Apocalypse. The dragon said before opening his mouth again. This time, you are my host. The dragon finished before a white light appeared in the void. It would seem that you are about to wake up. Seek out the ORC members in your school; they have access to a book called 'The legend of dragons'. It will contain more information about me and the powers that you now possess

Before he could ask any questions, James had already woken up in the same park he fought Dohnaseek. He was laying down underneath the fallen angler that he managed to successfully kill before he could end him. With some grunts and a lot of pain from his still healing wounds, James pushed the corpse off of him. Deciding to leave the corpse behind, he made his way back home so that he could treat his wounds. He didn't know how much time he had until someone or something found the corpse and would start looking for the 1 responsible.

"At least I got no school tomorrow." James thought as he was struggling to get back home.

The following day…

James woke up in his bed due to the sunlight managing to break through the gaps in the curtains and shining directly into his eyes. He lazily got out of bed and made his way to the shower. He then put on some casual clothes that consisted of Blue slim fit Jeans, White sneakers and a white sleeveless shirt that pronounced his muscles. Cooking up a quick English breakfast and eating it afterwards, James went back to the bathroom to brush his teeth and make sure that he looked presentable. Once he excited the bathroom, he picked up a couple of flashbangs in case he runs into some trouble. James decided to phone up tommy to request some more gear and blue prints of Kuoh's church and send him any extra info he could find. After making sure he had his keys and walled on him, James made his way out of town and into the town centre.

2 Hours of wandering around town…

James was currently seating on a bench in a park. He decided to relax for a bit as he was exploring the town non-stop. It allowed him learn of all of the key places around Kuoh such as the shops, parks and most importantly, where his next target was. During his walk, he managed to run into Issei who was waiting for his date. The only had a brief chat as James didn't want to ruin his friend's chances with the girl. As he was wondering what he should do next, James heard someone yelp along with the sound of someone hitting the floor nearby. Turning his head to the right, He found himself looking at a short girl with green eyes and long blonde hair that reached all the way to her back. She was wearing a nun's outfit, which James found odd since there is only 1 church in town that was corrupt in his opinion. A sudden gust of wind blew away the girls veil. James reacted to that by jumped of the bench and managing to grab it before it flew off.

"Are you ok?" He said to the girl whiles handing her the veil.

"Yes, thank you" She said whiles gratefully accepting her veil back from James. "I can be such a klutz sometimes." She said with a small smile on her face. James thought that the smile made this girl look rather cute.

"I never thought I will meet an Italian speaking individual in Japan" she said before clasping her hands together. "It must be gods will."

*since when do I speak Italian?* James thought before Apocalypse answered It's just a bonus for having Sota (Soul of the Apocalypse) sacred gear. You have access to every language ever known. The dragon said before cutting off the link.

"If you don't mind me asking, what are you doing here anyway?" James asked with curiosity all over his face.

"I was transferred here to this town church, but got lost along the way…" she said with an embarrassed expression before it turned to a hopeful 1. "Do you know the way to the church Mr…?"

"James. Just call me James. I do know the way to the church…" He said which made the nun gasp out in happiness. "But, it has been abandoned for years now. There is nobody there anymore."

"Oh no, what am I going to do now? I have no way of contacting the church or to travel!" The blonde haired nun cried out.

"I suppose you could stay with me until this issue is resolved. I got enough rooms to spare you 1." James said coolly.

"Really? Oh thank the lord above for letting me meet such a kind individual as yourself" she said with a huge smile plastered to her face. "Oh where are my manners, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Asia Argento. Sorry for being so troublesome."

"It's ok. I like your name by the way, it suits you." James said whiles smiling at Asia. "let me carry your case for you." He offered.

"Thank you" Asia thanked James before the duo headed home together.

Along the way, they heard a young boy cry out in pain. He had a scrape on his left knee, a result from falling over. James mentally face palmed as he remembered how he took on thugs with knifes and gun at this boy's age and face them with bravery. This boy however, was crying over a scrape on his knee. He concluded that this was just due to living in sheltered environment. Instinctively, Asia rushed over to the boy before crouching down next to him.

"If you're a boy, you shouldn't be crying over a little scrape like this." She said with a smile on her face. She then moved her hands just above the boy's injury and 2 rings appeared, 1 for each middle finger. The rings began to glow green, and the boy's scrape begun to disappear like he never was injured in the first place. During this process, James's body felt a slight numbing sensation which didn't go unnoticed by him. "There, the wound is gone now. It's completely fine now." She said before turning around and looking at James. "Sorry, I just can't help but go to aid those in need." she said whiles sticking out her tongue in a silly yet cute way.

"No, no it's fine. If you don't mind me asking, what was that?" James asked with an expression that spelled curiosity on it.

"They are fantastic powers, bestowed unto me by god" she said with a smile on her face. James did notice Asia making a saddened expression for a brief second.

*There must be more to this story…* He thought as they made their way home.

20 minutes later, outside James's house…

"Wow, you have a very big house!" Asia said with amazement on her face.

"Well it's a perk for running your own ga- I mean organisation." James corrected himself with a nervous laughter as he almost dropped a bomb on the poor girl in front of him. "Let me show you around the house." He offered for the nun.

Half an hour later, the duo was now standing in the living room. James showed Asia around the whole house which impressed her more and more with each room they passed through.

"Ok Asia all you have to do now is chose a bedroom you want to use during your stay here." James said whiles looking at Asia.

"Can I stay in the room that is next to yours just on the right side?" She said with puppy eyes.

"I don't see why not so go for it." James replied to Asia's question. "Oh and before you go, please don't enter my room unless I allowed you to. Just privacy thing that's all." He warned Asia who nodded in response before heading upstairs to settle in.

James decided it be a good time to head to gym for a good work out session. The few days he has been here proved more stressful that London streets, which he had to admit was surprising. He changed into simple Black Nike shorts and sleeveless T-shirt as well as black Running shoes. He made sure to wear his signature arm band and the fingerless black glove on his right hand. Taking a quick glance at the mirror, he saw his now fully healed body with even more pronounced muscles. Happy with the way he looks, James made his way out of the room and met Asia who still wore her nun outfit.

"You don't have any other clothes to wear?" He asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Well I never went out much so I just stayed at the church wearing nothing but a nuns outfit." She said with a saddened face.

"Tomorrow is Sunday; we can go shopping for clothes for you." James said with a smile.

"I never done shopping before…" Asia trailed off in thought.

"Well you will have tomorrow"

"But I don't have any mon-"Asia tried to explain herself but was cut off by Issei.

"Its fine, I will pay the bill. It's what friends do after all" Asia's face lit up at the mentioning of friends. "Anyhow, I want to get a gym session going before I go to bed." He said before leaving Asia to her thoughts in the hall way.

The following day…

James was in the kitchen cooking up English breakfast. He was making a double portion as he thought Asia was going to be hungry when she wakes up. Soon enough he heard Asia coming downstairs in the same nun outfit she had yesterday.

"Morning." James greeted Asia who returned the gesture. "Ever tried English breakfast before? It's my favourite morning dish." He said with a toothy grin. Asia looked at the food in front of her in awe before picking up the cutlery and digging in. Her face soon changed to show that she was in bliss from the taste alone.

"This is amazing James." She said as she continued eating. "I never tasted anything like this before."

"What did you eat at the church?" James asked before putting a piece of egg he cut off earlier, into his mouth.

"Well… we would usually have bread and water and sometimes we would get some meat as well." She said with a thoughtful expression. James was left speechless. How could anyone literally survive on just bread? It's unhealthy. You need to have a varied diet to be healthy. *No wonder she is so skinny* he though.

"Tell you what, I am going to take you to a restaurant as well as clothe shopping. You are just missing out too much." He said with a serious expression.

"I am looking forward to it" Asia said with a smile.

Later that day…

James and Asia were at a local burger king restaurant. James ordered himself a double whopper sandwich with medium fries and coca cola for a drink. Asia on the other hand was having a bit of a struggle. She couldn't understand the Japanese text so she wasn't able to order anything. James had to help her out by translating the menu and explaining what the food was to her. Eventually she settled with Steak house with small fries and coke. The next part amused James as Asia was looking for cutlery to use on the food she received. James showed here that the burger is meant to be held in hands in order to consume it. This surprised Asia as she had never eaten anything using only her hands besides bread. After their meal, James and Asia went through multiple clothes shops around town looking for some suitable clothes for Asia to wear. She was currently wearing high white socks, with a blue skirt that almost reached her knees, a white T-shirt, and black school and black Debenhams's smart shoes. Asia also had tons of other clothes that James bought (and is carrying) for her. James didn't miss the opportunity to buy some clothes for himself as well as his wardrobe was rather limited. He wore a sleeveless navy blue jacket with a black short sleeved shirt underneath. He had black coloured, damaged slim fit Jeans. For shoes he chose to wear Black coloured wans with white laces and white outlines. He wore a pair of black short socks to go with the style. He decided to keep on the fingerless glove he likes to wear on his right hand. Soon, Asia and James decided to put away their shopping and just go out for a walk as the day was still young with about 3 hours until the sun goes down. They spend about 2 hours in the arcade playing various games that it had to offer. Eventually, Asia noticed a claw machine that contained Racchu dolls. She rushed over to it to get a closer look at the dolls. James realised that she wanted a Racchu doll, so he put some money into the machine to play it. It took him 2 attempts but he managed to get a doll which he handed to Asia. She accepted the gift gratefully with a small blush forming around her cheeks. They soon found themselves sitting on a bench in 1 of the town's parks discussing the day's events.

"I never knew how fun shopping can be." Asia said whiles eating her vanilla flavoured ice cream.

"You know I wouldn't mind if you stayed with me for longer. We could do this every weekend you know." James said before taking a bite out of his chocolate flavoured ice cream.

"I would love to, but the church needs me back so I can't" She said with a saddened tone. "Can I tell you how I ended being who I am, James?"

"We got time so yeah sure I want to know." James said with a serious expression forming on his face.

"As a child, I was abandoned by my parents." She began her story. "They left me at a church in a small European village. That's where I was found crying. I grew up there. When I was seven, a dying puppy wondered into the church. I constantly prayed. That was when a miracle happened. Soon after, I was taken to a larger church and asked to heal people from all over the world. I was so happy that my gift was able to help so many." She said with a happy expression on her face. It was brief as she became sad again. "One day. I saw an injured man lying on the floor. But, this man was… a devil." James's eyes widened slightly at what he was hearing, but chose not to interrupt Asia. "They called me a witch for using my gift to heal that man. Those who possess the power to also heal evil are banished. Yet, I've never neglected thanking and praying god for this gift. I never knew what those individuals were doing. I am sure this is the Lord's will. I believe that this is a test of my will to persevere. One day, the Lord will surely reward me by granting me my dream."

"What is your dream?"

"That I'll make many friends. We'll go buy flowers and books, or talk about things. That's my dream." Asia then turned to look at James with a smile. "You are my very first friend, James."

Taken by surprise at Asia's statement, James looked back at her with shock evident in his face that turned to a smile shortly after.

"Then I will make sure I am the best friend you will ever have." He said as he continued looking at the nun. "Besides, we already did a lot of things that friends do together. We went, shopping, ate at a restaurant, and we talked about things like friends do." Asia was surprised at what James was saying. She realised that indeed they have done these things, and that her dream was being fulfilled by this young man in front. "So let's be best's friend we can, how about it Asia?

"Yes. Let's be." She said with tears forming around her eyes.

"I'm afraid that cannot happen." A female voice was made present at the scene. James and Asia looked at the source of the voice which was located just above the pond in front of them. It was a fallen angler, with her wings sprouted out for everyone to see. She was a tall woman with brown eyes and long blue hair that covered her right eye. Her attire consisted of marron coloured jacket with matching colour mini skirt. The jacket exposed a lot of her well pronounced curves and the golden necklace around her neck. She was shifting her gaze between Asia and James before carrying on talking.

"Asia, why haven't you come to the church? And why are you hanging out with common filth like that boy next to you" She said whiles narrowing her eyes at James.

James didn't like being called names or be a subject of profanity. It agitated him and it usually ended up with him broken someone's bones. This was no exception. He knows that fallen angels aren't immortal as evident in Dohnaseek's death. What made him even madder at this woman was how she looked at human beings. Sure there are some rotten apples out there, but you shouldn't judge the whole race for it.

"Asia, go find a safe place to stay at. I will sort this out." James said while cracking his knuckles.

"Ha, what can you do to a fallen angel? You are just weak, pathetic human. I could wipe you where you stand right now if I wanted to." She said with a cocky smile hoping to intimidate the James.

"Really? You think you can kill me? I think you are delusional." He said before he raised his never taking his eyes off the fallen angel and giving his own cocky smirk. He then pointed his right thumb behind him at nothing in particular whiles his left hand was resting in his pocked. "How about I take you to your buddy Dohnaseek? I am sure he will be glad to see you in hell."

"What?! It was you who killed him!?" The angel exclaimed with a shocked expression on her face. "That makes it more the reason for me to end you. Know this human, I am Kalawarner and I shall avenge my comrade!" She shouted out before summoning a yellow spear of light and throwing it at James.

Seeing the attack heading straight for him, James simply side stepped the spear which caused it to miss him and embed itself into the ground. He then checked up on Asia to make sure she is safe before running around the fountain to keep her safe from cross fire all the while dodging the light spears thrown at him. Realizing that she will just wear herself out, the fallen angel descended from the sky and landed 5 m away from James. After a brief stare off, Kalawarner charged at the boy with spear in her right hand ready to strike him down. To her surprise, James managed to duck under her swipe. Abusing the opening in her defences, James punched the angel in the stomach, which caused her to cough up some spit and blood. Not letting her recover, James threw a mean right hook which connected with the woman's face sending her away a few feet. Taking some time to catch her breath after being winded from the punch to her abdomen, she stood up fully erect and looked at the boy that was giving her the 'bring it' gesture with his left hand. This made the angel furious as she was getting toyed with by a lowly human. She summoned another spear and charged at James who remained unfazed by what is going on. She faked a thrust from her spear hoping to bait the boy into making a mistake. He did. James tried to sidestep the thrust but ended up getting hit by Kalawarner's left hand punch which caused James to fly a few feet and crash into a bench. The bench broke from the impact of James's body hitting it. After a few seconds of pained grunts, James stood back up and found himself on the defensive as the angel was trying to stab him again. In the meant time, Asia was watching in awe at the scene in front of her. She was rooting for James so she was understandably worried about him. The two combatants carried on with their fight, each landing punches or kicks to each other which drained their energy bit by bit. None of them were able to land any fatal blows. Seeing as this led them nowhere, Kalawarner spread her wings and flew up out of James's reach.

"Aw is the mister fallen angel getting scared? Or maybe you gonna try to hit me with 1 of your spears by throwing it at me? You know that won't work right?" James mocked his opponent who looked at him with rage evident in her brown eyes. However, remembering her true objective, the fallen angel suddenly turned away from James before flying at high speed towards Asia. "Oy you shitty crow your fights with me!" James tried to get her attention bearing no fruits. He then ran as fast as he could towards Asia in order to protect. Unfortunately for him, that was what the angel wanted him to do as she used Asia as bait. She turned back to James and swooped down on him. James having no time to get into a defensive position, or stop his sprinting was unable to defend himself from the spear that was lunged at him. It hit him in the upper right body piercing through his chest completely. A sudden pain washed over his body as he spat out some blood. The angel looked at the boy that was still impaled by her spear, with a crazed smirk on her face.

"I told you boy. Humans are no match for a fallen angel." Kalawarner said whiles savouring the pain moment. She then de-summoned her spear causing James to fall to the ground face first. He didn't move which indicated that she killed him. "Now then Asia, be a good girl and come with me. We need you for the ritual." She said as she approached Asia with an annoyed expression on her face.

"No James!" Asia cried out. She just lost her first friend she ever made. She could barely stand from the shock she was experiencing.

"Come with me, now!" Kalawarner growled at Asia who was not on her knees with hands covering her teary face.

"She isn't going anywhere." James said quietly as he stood up. Kalawarner turned around to see James's pathetic shape as she expected him to be just a mess from the damage she inflicted to him. When she finally laid her eyes on James, she saw him holding a red light spear in his left arm. His left arm was cocked back and ready to strike her with the weapon he created. Kalawarner didn't have any time to dodge as James thrusted the spear into her left breast. It pierced through her flesh, bones and her heart stopping only when it broke through completely and was showing on her back. James let go of the spear which allowed the fallen angel to fall lifelessly. The spear disappeared soon after.

"James!" Asia shouted out as she ran to James's side. "Let me heal you please!"

Without any resistance, he allowed Asia to perform her healing ability on the wound. It took at least a minute, but it was finally gone. James lazily stood up with Asia before inspecting himself. He was very tired from the fight, and the wound he suffered barely left him with any stamina.

"Thank Asia." He said before plummeting down on the bench nearby. "I told her I will show her the way to Dohnaseek." He laughed out weakly.

"Don't talk, you need some rest." Asia said with a concerned voice. "You shouldn't have saved me thought. You put your life on the line." James briefly looked at her with an unreadable expression on his face.

"What kind of friend I would be if I didn't help out?" he said as he looked straight ahead.

"Thank you." Asia said with a teary face." Thank you for protecting me.

"Anytime." James said before going silent so that he could catch his breath.

After a few minutes of recuperating, James and Asia stood up and were about to make their way home until…

"Kalawarner?!" Another female voice was heard in the park. Asia looked up in fear whiles James gritted his teeth knowing fully well what's going on. Not too far away from them, 2 fallen angels were hovering in the sky. 1 of them was a short, blonde girl who had 2 twin ponytails going for her hairstyle. She had blue coloured eyes .She wore black Lolita dress with white frills. She had a large black bow on her head and a smaller 1 on the front. She also had a green jewel attached to her collar. She wore high white socks with black shoes. She sported a shocked expression on her face as she was looking at her fallen friend.

The 2nd angel was taller women with an attractive physique going for her. She had violet coloured eyes and long black hair that reached all the way to her hips. Her attire consisted of black, strap-like object (resembling leather) around and under her breasts, a thong-like piece held around her hips by Three thin straps, gloves that ran right up her arms with small lengths of chains hanging from them, shoulder guard-like objects on her shoulders with 3 large spikes sprouting from her right shoulder, and black thigh-high heel boots. She had an angry facial expression and was looking directly at James.

"You!" she exclaimed "it was you that killed 2 of our friends!" She stated the fact that caused James to look up at her with a cocky smirk.

"That's right." He said "They decided to fuck with the wrong guy, and now they paid the price."

The older looking angel stared at the boy before she realised something." I know you. I saw you with that pervert at Kuoh. You are that guy that gave me the shivers with your glare." She said which got the attention of the 2nd angel.

"That's the guy that caught you attention, Raynare?" She asked her boss.

"That's right Mittelt. He is the guy I warned you about." She said still not taking off her eyes from James.

"Hey aren't you that girl that Issei said he is dating?" James directed the question to Raynare. "What did you do to him?"

"Oh, you mean the pervert? I killed him." She said coolly before changing her expression to that of a crazed maniac. "And I plan on doing the same to you!" she shouted before creating a violet coloured spear.

Knowing he was too tired to fight, James decided to opt for a different option. He took out a flashbang grenade from his left pocket and pulled the pin.

"Sorry, but you were too late. The party is over. Better luck next time!" he shouted out before throwing the flashbang on the ground blinding everyone except himself. James rushed over to Asia, grabbed her arm and then ran out of the park effectively losing the fallen angels. Once Asia recovered, they made their way back home. Once they got inside, James turned to look into Asia's eyes.

"Listen Asia. I need you to stay at home when I am outdoors. There is no telling when those guys will come to kidnap you." He said with a serious expression. "I got school tomorrow and I need to get some rest. We will see about this whole fallen angel issue later."

"But James. I-"

"No buts Asia. This is for your own safety. You must stay at home for when I can't protect you." He said whiles cutting Asia of. "I am going to bed. See you tomorrow."

James walked upstairs into his room and got undressed. He discarded the damage clothing and went to take a shower straight after. After wards he went to bed and begun to think.

*Damn, they killed Issei. I can't let them get their hands on Asia or who knows what will happen. * Soon enough, James went into deep slumber and began to fully recover his stamina for the next day.

End

Hello guys. Yet another chapter has been finished. This one has been dedicating to Asia as well as revealing more information about James's sacred gear. I also revealed who Apocalypse was! So far I am happy with how the story is turning out and I got a few ideas on how Rias and the gang will meet James as well as how the first arc will close off. Here is the list of people introduced in this chapter:

Asia Argento – The blonde nun James met in the park

Kalawarner – fallen angel that attempted to take Asia away

Mittelt – 1 of the fallen angels that follow Raynare

Raynare – Rogue fallen angel leader

It's time to reveal the power levels! And they got as followed:

Asia – 13

Kalawarner – 730

James (after Dohnaseek) – 790

James (healed by Asia) – 865

Mittelt – 690

Raynare (suppressed) – 1020

Apocalypse - ?

Auther's note:

Rayne had her power heavily supressed when she was in Yuumas form which is why she was very weak originally.

I hope you guys are happy with the character power levels so far. I will see you all in the next chapter. Bye!