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Hello everybody! I apologize for the late update and I thank you for your patience. I hope you enjoy this chapter.

"You will fall!" - Speech

'I'll kill you' – Thought

{Dragon Shot} – Special Attack

Door Knocker - Weapon name

**Bang** sound effects

Chapter 3

Where Angels fear to Tread

(Kuoh Academy)

'Man, this class is boring.' I was currently sitting through a boring lecture on some math equation that I already knew years ago. Teacher made sure to beat that knowledge into me. Hell, I could probably teach most of my classes if I wanted to. But my school work was the last thing on my mind right now. I needed to continue my investigation and find location of these fallen. Ever since that holy signature disappeared last night, I haven't unable to sense them anymore, possibly due to a barrier of some kind. The smart money would be on the old abandoned church at the edge of town due to their nature and relationship with god. But surely, 'they wouldn't be that stupid. I mean, it's the only church in town.'

"Hey." A voice spoke. Snapping me out of my thoughts.

I turned to my side to see the Hyoudou boy addressing me. He seems to be doing a bit better, or at least better than he was a few minutes ago. But he still ignorant about the supernatural, so he probably brushed his death and resurrection off as a dream. I wonder how he will react when he finds out the truth about what happen.

"I'm Issei Hyoudou but just call me Issei. Sorry about the late introduction, I have a lot on my mind." He said.

"It's okay, I'm Randel Davis or just Randel. Nice to meet you." I said introducing myself. "What's on your mind, if you don't mind me asking?"

"Nah, I don't want to bother you with my problems." Issei said looking down.

"If I was a bother, I wouldn't have asked and sometimes its better to talk to someone rather than just bottle it up." I said feeling a bit concerned for the youth.

"Thanks, maybe after class." I said a bit cheerful.

"Sure." I responded.

- Lunchtime-

As the bell sounded off both me and Issei walked out of the classroom and through the courtyard. During our walk, I manage to get quite a lot of information from Issei as told me about his date last night. His 'supposed' girlfriend Yuuma grew wings out of back, summoned a spear and then stabbed him with it. He seems convinced that it was a dream, considering the fact that he is still alive, but he remembers feeling pain, the feeling of being killed and you don't feel pain in a dream. He was stuck between thinking it wasn't real but couldn't deny that Yuuma existed. Should I tell him? Would he believe me? No, without proof he won't believe it and I can't provide proof without blowing my cover. I want to remain under the devils radar a least little bit longer until I'm ready. So I leave it to his master to fill him in. Sorry kid. He didn't seem to mind though, as he was happy to talk about this with someone who didn't look at him like he was crazy. His mood improved significantly during our conversation.

While we were walking, I noticed quite a few glares aimed at our direction. It was the girls that was looking at us with contempt, but I had no idea why. Issei explained to me that he has a rather poor reputation at school. It turns out that he and two other students were known as the Perverted Trio, a ragtag group of open massive perverts who would spend their time peeking on girls, most notably the kendo club. Well, his perversity doesn't bother me much, I'm not that chivalrous. Also Issei's antics don't seem to rise above peeking and compared to some of the real degenerates I've dealt with, he's relatively tame. Heh, besides from what I heard the girls make them pay for their transgressions anyway. And considering this countries view on perverts, it safe to say that their social life is pretty much dead now. Ha, equivalent exchange at its finest.

"And now that I've been seen hanging out with you, my reputation is now in the gutter with yours." I said clarifying the situation. I guess it would make sense. Anyone seen in the company of a well-known pervert isn't going to be very popular.

"Yeah, heh, sorry about that." He said scratching his head sheepishly.

"Meh, I couldn't care less how these children view me," I said with a shrug. Hell, I'm over 30 years old mentally so it's not like I have any interest in these girls anyway. Besides I've always been into more mature women. Daddy likes his MILFs hehe.

"Children? You make it sound like you're older than them." He said with a raised eyebrow.

'Physically I'm not,' I smirked inwardly. "Heh, maybe I'm just more mature."

"Huh, I guess. Well, anyway I'm gonna go hang out with a couple of friends. You wanna come?" Issei asked me.

"Nah, I think I'm gonna take a minute to relax here." I said as I sat down on a grassy hill overlooking the courtyard. "Trying to get use to this school's schedule is tiring."

"Oh, are the schools in America different than the ones here?" He asked.

"Well, there are a few differences, mostly just the number of classes and breaks." I said as I laid back to get comfortable. I have been in a lot of different schools over the years, mostly as part of a cover when I'm hunting or when my targets reside within the area. I never remained in one school for more than a year. Always changing when my assignment is done. "But each school had their own system, so the changes may vary."

"Hehe I'll bet. Well I'll see you later then." He said as he was about to leave but then he turned back in my direction. "Hey, thanks. I do feel a lot better after talking about this."

"No problem, it's the least I could do for my first friend here in Japan." I said with a grin.

"Hehehe, thanks." He said scratching the back of his head in embarrassment. He gave a quick wave before we said our farewells. While the conversation did put the boy at ease, it didn't yield any new information about my quarry. This 'Yuuma' person was obviously a fallen and judging from the description he gave me about her, she was most likely Raynare using an alias. But why would she kill him? Did receive orders from someone or did act on her own? 'Looks like I'm gonna have check out that church and hope like hell that they are that stupid, if not I'm gonna have to wait for them to make a move.'

"Ah, Randel-san." A voice said. I opened my eyes and saw a familiar blonde speaking to me.

"Oh, hey Kiba. What's up?" I greeted back while still lying in the grass.

"Other than my club duties, not much." He said as he took a seat next to me. "I came out here for a quick break until I saw you laying here. So are you getting accustomed to Kuoh yet?"

"Yeah, the learning curve of this place isn't that steep so I'll be just fine." I said as I sat up a bit to meet the blonde devil at eye level. Then I heard some murmurs in the background. I was a group of girls that were all clamoring behind Kiba. 'Must be his fangirls.' They were whispering curses at me, saying that I'll corrupt Kiba with my foreign 'pervyness'. Apparently hanging out with a pervert automatically makes you a pervert. Which made absolutely no sense but whatever. They continued until I got up and looked in their direction. They were annoying me.

"Excuse me a moment." I said to the handsome blonde as I made my way to the group of very rude fangirls. Kiba gave a light chuckle to the situation as he also stood up. I walked up to the girls who all flinched from my presence. I was standing at solid 5 foot 10 which meant that I towered over most the girls here and my relatively large body frame with my dreadlock hair style must have made me look rather intimidating.

"Is there something you would like to say to me?" I said with a 'friendly' looking smile.

"N-n-no sir. W-w-w-we were just leaving. S-s-s-sorry." One of the girls stammered out before they left. Kiba walked over towards me with an amused smile on his face.

"Haha that was a little bit mean Randel-san."

"All I simply did was asked them a question." I shrugged. Then I heard a bunch of screaming in the other direction.

"Ah, the Perverted Trio must have gotten caught again." Kiba stated with a sigh but his smile never wavered. I sweat dropped at hearing that. 'I guess Issei must be feeling a lot better if he back to his hobby.' But seriously how often does this happen? As if he was reading my mind, Kiba answered my mental question.

"This happens quite frequently. Just last week they peeked on the Photography Club members. This time it's the kendo club."

"I'm surprised that they haven't been kick out yet." I said.

"Many of the girls have been requesting that but apparently the supervisor doesn't seem to mind their antics. Besides it's not like they get away with it if the screams of pain are any indication." Kiba said.

"Unless they enjoy it. Then it's not really a punishment." I said shuttering at the thought. "But it amazes me that there are so many perverts at this school."

"I know, some of the guys here have no shame when it comes to this." Kiba replied to my statement.

"It's not just the guys. Girls are just as bad if not worst." I said causing Kiba to nod in agreement. Seriously, why have a brain when they let the lower half of their anatomy do the thinking for them?

"True, some of the girls here can be quite bold sometimes. Almost frighteningly so." Kiba said with a light shutter.

"Heh, guess that explains the reason why you don't have a girlfriend yet." I said giving Kiba a light tap on his shoulder. The girls here are like wolves. They'll eat this poor bastard alive and not just in the good way either.

"Ha ha, very funny. Maybe I should toss a rose into a crowd saying I'll date whoever catches it. That could get me a girlfriend." He said sarcastically.

"Oh, is that sarcasm I hear in voice oh mighty Prince of Kuoh?" I asked teasingly.

"Who said the 'Prince of Kuoh' is always perfect?" He playfully responded.

"How scandalous!" I said with mock surprise.

We both shared a laugh about the princes' jab until we heard a small meow behind us. We turn and saw an adorable white kitten staring up at us with green eyes.

"Hey there little guy, where did you come from?" I said as I knelt down and watch the kitten walk over towards me. It let out another meow before I start petting it, purring at my touch.

"Hey, Shiro what are you doing out here?" Kiba asked while watching the scene.

"Is he yours?" I asked. Despite its ordinary appearance, I still can sense some residue energy coming from the kitten.

"No, but he belongs to a friend of mine. He must have followed her here." I heard Kiba say as the kitten climbed up my arm and perched himself on my shoulder, rubbing his face against mine.

"Heh heh, friendly little guy, aren't ya." I said while getting nuzzled.

"He usually doesn't approach strangers but he seems to really like you." Kiba said smiling at our interaction.

"I guess I'm just good with animals. We should get him back to his owner before lunch ends." I said.

"…Shiro." Said a monotone voice behind me.

I turned and saw a petite young girl with white hair and hazel eyes wearing the female's school uniform minus the cape. She has a cute but expressionless face, making difficult to tell what she is thinking. She had the same demonic energy that Kiba has except it was mixed some with nature energy. 'She's a Youkai but she's suppressing it, heavily.'

"Ah, hello Koneko it seems Shiro was out here playing." Kiba said to the girl now known as Koneko.

"…Shiro…Disappeared." She said showing me that she was not a girl of many words. Shiro then hopped from my shoulder and into Koneko's arms.

"…Thank you for finding him." She said while giving a light bow.

"It's no problem, I like animals, 'well when they're not trying to kill me, anyway.' Randel Davis, nice to meet ya." I said with a smile.

"Koneko…Toujou." She said. Does she always pause in between sentences? Well I can see that this conversation isn't going anywhere so I decided to make my escape before it got really awkward. Besides I had a feeling like I was being watched.

"Well, breaks almost over so I should be heading back to class. I'll see you later Kiba and nice to meet you, Toujou-san." I said to the two devils as I started to leave.

"Yes, later Randel-san." Kiba said waving and Koneko simply nodded.

As I was walking away that feeling of being watched suddenly returned with a vengeance. Out of the corner of my eye I spotted the crimson-haired girl watching us, more accurately me. She stared down at me with her blue eyes, observing me very closely. 'Gremory? She didn't sense me did she?' I really didn't feel like dealing with her right now. Pureblooded Devils are often a pain in the ass to deal with because of their greed and pride. I know I gonna have to meet her eventually but I rather it be later cause I need to set up some counter measures just in case things go south.

#Scene Break#

Rias POV

I watched intently as a student walked away from my peerage members. He had dark mocha skin, short dreadlocks along to top of his scalp and cornrows lining the sides and back, and a tall, athletic yet muscular physique. All this made him look quite exotic and very different from the common Japanese boy.

"Who was that boy?" I asked my queen and close friend, Akeno.

"What boy?" She asked standing by the couch.

"The foreign exchange student that just arrived." I responded.

"Hmm...Randel Davis, class 2B, second year, he's from America, Mississippi, I believe. Why, what makes you ask about him?" She asked me.

"Oh nothing..." I reached for a pawn. "There's just something odd about him that I can't figure out, that's all."

"Oh, do you think he has something special like a Sacred Gear?" Akeno said placing her hand underneath her chin.

"I don't know. I don't sense one in him but it's his body that concerns me." I said.

"Ara ara~ checking out the new student so early? How bold." She said in a teasing way.

"N-no!" I yelled before I took a second to calm down and spoke in a serious tone. "His body's too developed for his age and you don't get a physique like that without training at an early age."

"Hmm that's true do you think he might belong to the church." Akeno said "They often take in orphans and train them as child soldiers."

"He didn't give me that vibe but still we should be cautious of him until we learn more."

"I can follow him if you want. To see if he is a threat or not." Akeno said.

"Later. He hasn't made any suspicious moves yet, so we'll leave him be for now. Besides we need to go collect our newest member. And also, checkmate." I said making the final move.

I get off the couch, as Akeno overlooked the board. "Oh..."

"Your trap was very easy to see through." I said.

"Sorry, I did my best to make it harder on you." Akeno said.

"Thanks. I look forward to next time."

#Scene Break#

Several hours later

Randel POV

The rest of the day was more or less uneventful, just one boring class after another until school finally ended. I was heading for my house, walking over a freeway overpass. I stopped halfway across and rested my arms on the railing, supporting my head as I glanced to the setting sun. I sighed happily as I watched it intently. This place is beautiful, it's a shame that its filled with so many perverts.

"Hey!" I heard a voice say.

I turned and noticed Issei running up to me.

"Issei? What's up man? What are you doing here?" I asked.

"Well, my house is down this way." He said pointing down the road.

"How convenient, so is mine." I said remembering that the dossier did say that he does live around here.

"You mind if I walk with ya, Buddy?" He says with a nudge of his elbow, making me laugh a little.

"Heh sure why not?" I chuckled.

We were walking along a bridge talking about various different anime, Dragonball in particular. 'Some of the anime and mange from my previous world exist here too. That's great! And now that I know Japanese, I don't have to wait for someone to translate the new releases... Please let Jojo and Berserk be here as well!' I never did finish those manga I have to know what happens next! After a while are conversation drifted toward games and then Issei said something that should never be said to me.

"Could you repeat that? I think I must have misheard you." I said with my eye slightly twitching.

Issei gave me a cocky grin before repeating that dreadful statement. "Heh I said, and I quote I bet I can kick your ass in Street Fighter!"

"…You dare to challenge me? Well, lets see if you can back up that claim." I proclaimed gladly accepting the challenge.

"Ha Ha, Bring it!" Issei yelled as we both ran towards the nearest arcade.

(Arcade store, a few hours later)

We spent several hours playing various games in our head-to-head show down. I'll admit he was good but in the end I proved to be the better gamer.

"Damn, I would've won if it wasn't for that crappy controller." Issei mumbled as we walked out of the arcade.

"Heh Don't blame the controller, Issei. Just take your loss like a man." I said with a smirk. Issei gave me an annoyed look before sighing.

"Yeah, yeah." He said waving his hand in a dismissive manner. "Whatever man"

While walking Issei started to bounce up and down energetically. "Man, despite that loss, I feel great for some reason. Like I can run a marathon or something."

Must be devil nature kicking in. Dark beings are more powerful at night. Which reminds me. 'What time is it?' I took a look at my watch and my eyes widen when I saw the time. "Well shit, it's 9:25 PM. I guess we spent too much time playing."

"You're kidding, it's that late! But it's still so bright out here. Shit! I need to get home before my parents kill me!" Issei was panicking. I guess his folks are pretty strict about his curfew.

"I know, I'll just take a short cut through the park." He stated.

"The park?" I asked curiously. I didn't think he would want to go to the place where he died.

"Yeah, besides I want to see if yesterday really happened or if it was a dream." He said with his hands curled up into a fist. Wait…I thought the Gremory girl already informed him about that event. Does he even know that he is a devil? 'What is she waiting for? This boy is basically blind out here.'

"I go with you, we're heading in the same direction anyway." I said. I wouldn't feel right leaving him exposed like that.

"Sure, lets go!" He said as we quicken our pace.

(Park, 10:17 PM)

We walked through the park until we came across a fountain, the same fountain we Issei died. He searched around the spot where he laid and noticed that there wasn't a speck of blood anywhere. 'Must have been an artificial reality. Keeps bystanders out while eliminating any trace evidences.'

"There's nothing. No blood or anything." Issei said while scratching his head. "I guess it was a dream."

"I wouldn't be too sure about that." I said sensing killing intent directed towards us, or more specifically at Issei.

"What do you mean?" Issei asked me probably curious at the sudden change in my tone.

"You're about to find out." I turned towards the hostile presence and Issei looked in the direction I was facing.

We saw a strange man wearing a long gray trench coat with a matching fedora. 'This must be Dohnaseek judging from his tainted holy aura. I didn't think he would come to me.' He was probably out hunting strays, Fallen do that when they got the time. The man walked closer to us and began to speak.

"Hmph, I don't sense your master around, so you must be a 'stray' devil and a weak one as well. Shouldn't be any problems if I kill you." Dohnaseek said creating a light spear.

"Kill? What..?" Issei said confused and terrified at the situation. Dohnaseek then turned his attention towards me.

"A human? It's rare for strays hanging around a human. Are you his comrade or his prisoner?" Dohnaseek said as he looked at me. "Human, if you're his prisoner, leave now and you'll live."

That was nice of him, but I won't abandon the kid. Besides, I can take advantage of this opportunity.

"Thanks for the offer but I'll have to pass. Besides, I have questions I would like to ask you, Fallen-san." I said as the Fallen's eyes widen briefly before giving a smirk.

"Oh, so you know about my race. You must be aware of the supernatural." He said as observed me more closely than before. "I must apologize, it seems that you're no average human. Your eyes tell me that you're a seasoned warrior raised on the battlefield."

"It's nice to meet someone similar to me. But I wonder how strong you really are?" He said as he summoned another weapon, this time it was a sword.

"I would prefer to ask you some questions about your presence in Devil's territory." I said knowing it was futile to try to speak reason to a battle manic.

"I'll answer your questions, if you defeat me first." Dohnaseek said with a gleeful smile on his face.

I turned towards Issei who was a shivering mess. I placed my hand on his shoulder and spoke softly to him. "Issei, I know you're scared and confused right now but I need you to listen to me. Find someplace safe to hide until this is over."

"W-what I c-can't leave you alone to fight h-him!" He stuttered trying to fight his fear. And he was losing.

"Issei, I can handle him but you are at greater risk than me." I said.

"W-what do you mean, what's going on?!" Issei asked me in a panic.

"I'll tell you when this is over, okay. Now please go. You'll only be in the way." I said as I turned to face Dohnaseek. Issei didn't say anything but turned and ran from the area.

"You done comforting the child. I didn't expect the stray to be that much of a greenhorn. Must have been reincarnated recently." Dohnaseek said.

"Yeah, he's new to all this and quite ignorant." I said as a turn to face the fallen angel again. "And thank you for not attacking me when my back was turned. Don't know if I would have done the same thing."

"Heh, I want this fight to last and I would love to test myself against you." He said getting ready. "Are you ready?"

"Yeah." I said as I dropped into a battle stance. "Let's dance." Dohnaseek grinned before he charged at me.

Issei POV

What is happening? What's a stray devil? Who was that guy and why did he want to kill me? Is he related to Yuuma? Questions were rising in my head as I ran through the woods, trying my best to understand this craziness around me. My thoughts were interrupted when I heard a loud bang coming from the behind me.

"T-that's where Randel and that trench coat guy are at." I said in a shaky voice. Is he really fighting that guy? No, no, he shouldn't be doing that! That trench coat bastard wasn't human! Randel shouldn't be fighting something like that by himself. Even though he told me leave, I can't just let him face that guy alone.

"I-I have to go back." I gripped my left hand trying to stop the shaking. I've only known Randel for a day and yet he felt like a better friend than the two jackasses I always hang out with. I felt comfortable around him, like I can talk to him about anything without worry. Even after he found out that I had a bad reputation, he still continues to hang out with me. As I recalled the events from today, I could feel a power rising within me, strengthening my resolve.

"No, I will go back!" I said as the power build at a faster pace. It's like something inside of me is trying to break out. The air around me slowly became saturated with a green light.

"I won't let my friend die!" I shouted as the green light became explosively brighter. I looked down at the source of the light and saw a red bracer appear on my left arm.

"What is this thing?" I said. I was confused by this but quickly shook it off as I was feeling power coming from it. 'It doesn't matter!' "Whatever it is, it's giving me strength! Strength I can use to help my friend!"

"So that's your Sacred Gear." I heard a feminine voice say. I turned around and saw three figures approach me.

"Who…" I tried to say but stopped as I saw who they were.

Two beautiful young women who both appear to be wearing the Kuoh school uniform and had voluptuous figures. One had long beautiful crimson hair that reaches down to her luscious thighs, and the other had black hair just as long but she wears her hair in a long ponytail. The third person, was just a blonde-haired pretty boy so I didn't pay too much attention to him.

"Hmm, it looks like a Twice Critical, Rias." The black-haired maiden said. Wait…Rias? I know that name, she's the president of the ORC. I remember Matsuda mentioning them.

The ORC, The Occult Research Club, probably the most popular club in the whole academy. They had the two most gorgeous girls in the academy, Rias Gremory and Akeno Himejima, the knight of Kuoh, Yuuto Kiba, and the mascot of Kuoh, Koneko Toujou but I don't see her around. They were a weird bunch, to say the least, and little was known about them.

"But there must be more to it if it took so many of my evil pieces." Rias said while looking at the thing on my arm.

Sacred Gear? Evil pieces? I had no idea what they were talking about or why they were here, but that doesn't matter right now! I have to go!

"I am sorry sempais but I need to go! Randel needs help!" I said about to only to be stopped by a hand on my shoulder.

"Wait, did you say Randel? Randel-san's here?" The blond prince said with an angry expression while gripping my shoulder rather hard. 'Scary.'

"Y-yeah, he's fighting some trench coat crow bastard…"

"Excuse me." Kiba said in a cold tone, cutting me off, before turning to Rias-sempai.

"Forgive my rudeness, Bancho. But I be going ahead." Kiba said bowing to her.

"Very well, regroup with Koneko and we'll be there momentarily. But do not engage unless absolutely necessary." Rias said folding her arms in an authoritarian manner.

Kiba nodded and… disappeared? What? 'Where did he go?' This night has just been one mind-screw after another. Rias then turned her attention towards me, which made me slightly uncomfortable.

"Now Issei-kun. What can you tell me about Randel?"

Randel POV

Dohnaseek swung his light sword (Not lightsaber!) with all his might. Since I knew that he aimed at my head, I dodged it by squatting down and then I kicked at his legs without a moment's delay.

"UGH!"

While he was off balance, I rose with a blade kick smashing his chin and sending him into the air he manage to recover from it quickly and landed firmly on his feet.

"Heh you're a lot stronger than I thought! Makes me wonder if you really are human." Dohnaseek said while creaking neck from side to side.

"Oh, I'm human, 100% human. I'm just not the weak common variety that you're use to."

"It's true. Most humans are weak compared to other races. But in the many centuries that I have been alive, I notice that your kind has one thing in abundance that most other races don't have much of anymore: Persistence." Dohnaseek said.

"Yeah, we humans are a stubborn bunch, aren't we?" I said with a light chuckle. Even if the world came to an end, we humans will still fight to survive.

"Heh heh yes, yes you are." Dohnaseek said before reforming his sword spear combo. "Now let's continue."

He charge at me, throwing his spear at me, probably expecting me to dodge it, leaving myself open for and attack from his sword. However, I had something else in mind. I stood there waiting for to spear to come within inches of hitting my stomach. Before it hit, I shifted my body at a slight angle, dodging the attack with as few movements as possible. While facing the deadly weapon as it passes by, I extended my hand and gently touched it with the tip of my index finger. Using my finger and the momentum to guide the weapon, I changed the trajectory and sent it back to Dohnaseek.

His eyes widen at the sight of his own spear fly back at him but he quickly recovered and blocked the spear with his sword. The spear shattered, creating a tiny flash of light. While the light wasn't big enough to disrupt his vision, it was enough to cause a momentary distraction. Which was all I needed. I raised my foot and channeled energy into it.

{Transmutation: Chain Bind}

I stomped the ground and discharged the energy, creating a blue lightning that arcs across the ground from my foot and towards the fallen angel.

"What! He's a can use magic too!" Dohnaseek said as he tried to avoid the lightning coming at him by retreating into the air. The lighting traveled along the ground before it dissipated. Thinking that he avoided my attack, Dohnaseek summoned another sword in place of his spear and prepared himself to charge me again. 'Not magic Dohnaseek, Alchemy.' But before he could multiple chains erupted from the ground and homed in on him. Acting on pure instinct, he used his swords to repel most of my chains. Keyword being 'most.'

"Shit, there're too many!" He yelled as few manage to bind his legs and wings, restricting him and drastically reducing his movements.

Using this opportunity, I ran and leaped through the air towards him, delivering a powerful knee to his face. In response he used his unbound hands to swing his sword at me, causing me to jump back, giving the fallen warrior the breathing room he needed to break the chains binding him.

"Ha! This is so much better than hunting weak strays!" He said as he charged at me, completely consumed by his battle lust.

He attacked me with numerous weapons made from his light magic. Swords, spears, axes and other various weapons of unique design. He was skilled alright, he clearly had a lot of experience as he knew how to use those weapons with great efficiency. But he was too honest, too direct, and very…very predictable. I was dodging and blocking all of his attacks, biding my time before I strike. Dohnaseek eventually grew tired from his continuous assault, and his movements started to become sluggish.

'My turn.' I thought as I delivered a devastating kick sending him in the air.

Law: munition: Non- Lethal Concussive

I summoned one of my trusty revolvers and took aim at the floating angel. I channeled my energy into it causing lighting to envelope my arm and the gun, increasing the revolvers damage output dramatically.

**BANG, BANG**

I fired twice, hitting his midsection and the force from the shots propelled him into the trees. Soaring back with the force of a cannon blast he smashed into many of the trees, snapping them into pieces. He tumbled as he hit the ground, but caught himself and slid to a halt. He tried to stand but with the damage he suffered, he instantly collapsed on one knee as he had no strength left to continue.

"Heh heh I guess that's it." he said, in the best congratulatory tone he could muster in his weakened state, "You beat me, Magician."

"I prefer Hunter to be specific."

"Hunter huh? Very well. Since you beat me, I am obligated to answer any question you have. So what do you want to know?" Dohnaseek asked me.

"I have plenty of questions, but that will have to wait until later." I said as I pointed at the trees behind me. "Our fight has attracted some company."

Dohnaseek was confused until he looked into the direction where I was pointing and noticed our spectators.

"More devils? Aren't they strays?" He asked.

"Afraid not. This is Gremory and Sitri territory."

"This town is under control of the next head of the great Gremory and Sitri families? So those devils along with the boy belongs to one of their households, I take it?"

"Yep. You mean you didn't know?"

"No, I wasn't informed that this area was devil territory." Dohnaseek said as he finally recovered enough to be able to stand. "Must be some kind of mistake."

"Or a setup" I said earning a curious look from the fallen angel.

"What do you mean?" He asked me.

"I'll tell you later. For now you should leave before their king gets here."

"Very well, then we will continue this conversation at a later date." He said as he was preparing to leave.

"Oh, one more thing: Tell Kalawarner that Randel's in town and he wants to speak to her." I said causing Dohnaseek's eyes to widen in shock.

"How do you-?"

"Like I said I'll tell you later. And don't tell anyone else about me but her, kay?" I said. He looked at me for a while before conceding to my request. Dohnaseek takes to the sky and disappears.

"Now." I turned to the two figures behind the trees. "Are you two gonna come out? Being watched is a little embarrassing."


And cut! That's a wrap for this chapter!

So what do you guys think of the fight between Randel and Dohnaseek? While Randel did have control of the fight, he's not that much stronger than Dohnaseek. Randel's strength comes mostly from his versatility and experience but he will grow stronger throughout the story.

I hope you enjoy the story. Please take the time to review, and have a wonderful day!