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xCastlevania : Forgotten Soul (Ch.6)


Mornings to Issei gave no comfort. Though at least that was true when the nightmares began. Night was dreadful enough, but the mornings was worse as his still tired body began and tried to function with minimal energy. It was very painful as his sore body were refused rest by his terrified mind. And today was worse. Today was a day where he face the fact that he did something terrible. Something unforgivable...

Truth be told, he didn't want to wake and face his error. But he did... and to his surprise...

"Good morning." Was the gorgeous woman's greeting to him as he woke... More than that she was naked and with him in bed as well. The first thing one his mind was perversity... considering what was with him in bed this was unsurprising. However to those who knew Issei, him squashing his perversity for the fact that the woman regaining her sense of 'self' and gaining delight at it was.

"You! You're-!" However before he could continue the woman shook her head.

"I have regained who I was... but not all of it." She told him causing him to slump and breath a deep sigh of regret.

"So even now..." He began but was silence by her.

"To be fair I was trying to take your life, so I shouldn't be troubled that you took 'my life' so to speak." It was a hollow and uncomforting gesture to be honest, but the young man took it nonetheless. After all, he doubted he could this much generosity in the next few days. It was a hunch... a feeling that drilled into his stomach and admitted permeated to his brain upon the near sleepless night. Then realiazing that and remembering feeling comfort at the middle of it he looked at where he was and the state of his companion.

"Eh?" Pervert as he was, he illicited a noise of confusion instead of delight. Then again can he do that when the woman was practically a slave of his own making? No he couldn't. Being a pervert was different from a maniac with no morals. Definitely no like him.

"You were restless... I helped." The woman said with a smile. Issei replied with his own... albeit rather strained smile.

"Thank you." He said honestly but still at lost at what to do... But upon comtemplation he knew what he should do. And thus he breath in deep and asked... "Why?"

The woman stayed silent for a second, then began to weave a tale of a great war. A war seemingly out of the of the christian holy book he only known about... and yet seemingly all to familiar to him. A battle of three sides trying to tear each other apart, the uneasy alliance they forge out of weary and loss and the current situation of the cold war between the three factions.

Then she continued about her side: The Fallen Angels. Chased out of heaven and into their own accord fighting their former side and the ones they had first taught to fight, they strived and tried to survive in war and the current era where in they were in a precarious position. Their leader thankfully enogh while eccentric, was not mad instead practically turned their whole side into a giant research team devoting their lives into studying Sacred Gears. Which to her account were mystical powers, skills/abilities or even weapons that imbued a normal human with superhuman might or such other feats...

Looking down himself he wondered if he had one considering what he has done...

In any case she continued onwards to herself and her... not so lofty crew of outcasts... one of the incredibly few groups of Fallen Angels who were still bitter and angered at their lot in life, and what they were doing at current...

"Wait... so you were tasked to observe me then kill me?" He asked incredously.

"To be fair the order to kill you were just recent. We recieved the orders after sending our initial reports about you." She responded causing the young man to blink and frown.

"But I showed no signs of being a threat... heck in the last few days I was a miserable wreck." He admitted cauing the woman, now free from insane and mad loyalty to see what he meant. Azazel was not a person to order the death of potential Sacred Gear user with little evidence of him/her going mad or abusing their power and so on and so fort. It was unlike the man... unless...

"Looking back on it now, it is possible that our leader never inteded for your death. It was probably someone else who intercepted and changed our orders to suit thier needs. And considering that mad dog Freed I should have known better." She shook her head in remorse. Though she did not know if it was because of her former obsession or because of her new lord before her.

"Freed?" He asked while filing the name away in his mind to remember.

"A stray exorcist we are sheltering. He is a rather cruel and insane individual who thinks of nothing but himself, murder and mayhem." Again the young man frowned.

"If he is that bad, why did your group take him in." He asked rather pensively.

"We were cast out of Heaven master for deeds thought to be cruel or even remotely malicious. We know the feeling of being thrown away and such we have no problems taking in strays. Even if they are rabid." Issei nodded seeing her point, though he somewhat flinched upon calling him master though. "However master we have other issues to attend to, namely-"

"Your former comrades." He said bitterly. "They will try to kill me in your stead."

"Yes. And even if I returned like nothing happened or pretended that I had killed you, once they find you alive, they will try once more." The young man frowned some more, then the sinking feeling deep within his gut emerged. Just in time for her to a suggest a possible and honestly the only solution to his problem that did not leave his opponents dead. "Master the best way out of this situation is to-"

"Take them into my control like I did to you." He said solemnly and slumped into his own knees. "Kami... I did not ask for this."

"I'm sorry. But the other way is to kill them which would a problem." He nods knowing that the full erasure of everyone in the woman's current entourage would make things worse as it would probably make him an enemy of the Fallen Angels... as in all of them.

"I see... but..." He sighed and miserably accepted the cruel fate that he was sure he was stuck in. "I need time."

"Alright master... I'll see you after school." She told him then gave him a full blown lips to lips kiss, smiled and with began dressing her rather minimal dress and afterwards opened the window of his room and flew away, all with him watching dumbfoundedly...

"Heh... I should be happy to be honest." He crashed into his bed whimpering and tearing up. But he dried them in just a few moments and sighed. "I guess I should get ready..."

"School huh..." He muttered knowing well that there lies people he could count on. But... he remembered... no he felt it. Felt that they too were not human and-

He hoped nothing happened that would make him resort to that again. After all he already was hardening his heart to do it to another set of people... but to do it to them... to the people who helped him...

He fervently wished... wishing of a very desperate wish...


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He got into school a little later and a little bit more miserable than usual. However despite his slouch, that misery did not appear on his face, rather a resigned expression hung upon there.

"Hyoudou-kun?" Turning, he saw a concerned Sona staring at him. Her worried expression told him that his newfound expression on his face was not doing wonders for those who... came to care for him he guessed. Opening his mouth to utter a greeting but froze when he felt the... wrongness in her being. It was not manevolent or whatsoever but it was not... normal. He flinched but thankfully he didn't panic. Though of course that action made the young woman in front of him even more worried than before.

"Hyoudou-kun, you actually look worse than usual. It's not a pained expression you make but..." The glasses wearing young woman frowned. He honestly looked like Rias on those days when she contemplated her fate thanks to the stupidity of her brother and father. Though thanks to Issei in front of her and the discovery of what he 'was', all thoughts of that was cleared out of the redhead's mind. Still that didn't mean that she could stomach it when others sported it, especially not on this young man's face.

"Ah..." Issei began... honestly thinking of an excuse, no matter how lame it was. Until he remembered a particular thing. "Well the cute girl I dated turned out to be fraud and she just confessed to me out of a dare." He sighed. Though not because of that. "She had a bout of concience half way through the date and confessed and apologized to me." He lied... though clearly the smart young woman in front of him didn't bought. Or he thought she didn't, for whether she believed that bullshit excuse or not didn't show on her face.

"Is that so." Her tone was clearly disappointed making him flinch more. He honestly felt bad for lying to her but...

To tell her that he had become so paranoid that anything... inhuman that comes near him he felt the need to enslave them...

He could not help but don a sad smile thanks to that.

With his thoughts deep into a dark pit of depression he was not ready for when the young woman enveloped her arms around him and gave him a hug. He could help but blush... along with the cheering thoughts in his head.

"Please trust us... believe us." She began softly. "We will do you no harm. We are your friends Issei. Me, Rias, the rest of the school council, the occult research club and even your two other troublesome friends." Letting go and stepping back, he saw the young woman giving him a sweet and sincere smile. A smile that he could not help but be infected by it and smiled as well.

"Alright... but, I wish for time." She nodded at his words. It was a small victory the two both knew, but it was a victory he conceeded and one she gladly recieved.

"Okay then. Now that the gloom on your face has disappeared, shall we head to the council room as it's still rather early?" Issei nodded and decided to keep her company for a while.


After a few minutes, Issei felt weird that he and Sona was the only ones there on the council room that morning... And no he wasn't even disturbed that he was doing paperwork for them as he was used to it and for some reason he could actually do it. Though he chalked it up to the many weird things he could do now.

"Hey Kaichou... Where is everyone?" He asked while looking about. At that the young woman sighed then adjusted her glasses.

"I do believe some of them might be late thanks to some activities last night." She explained with a frown. It was not like Issei didn't see Sona frown... she does that rather often thanks to being the Student Council Presiden but this was a frown that told him that 'it could have been a lot worse'.

"Were they at some party or something?" He inquired, albeit not really that interested.

"I'm not at liberty to say... but I assure you that it's not something that would get them in trouble." She sighed again. "As for Tsubaki I had her run an errand before coming here, and honestly I'm surprised that she's taking too long."

"I see. It must be a godsend for me to be here." He said rather sheepishly, causing his compainion to chuckle.

"Indeed. I'm afraid I would be rather crossed without your help. Though even if you have helped a few times here, I'm rather surprised that you don't complain and such." She told him as she continued reading paperwork and singing things here and there. Looking at the bundle he has, he shook his head as he stared at the forms he had considering they were for the budget of the various clubs at school.

"To frank I'm surprised myself. Never did I thought that I would be good at administrative work... though mostly paperwork and the like and the occult to be honest." He referred to the times he hanged out and helped Sona and the student council and the Occult Research Club run by the Rias,t he other person he got acquianted with surprisingly. Considering who they were and their standing at school, it was a miracle.

But it was not a miracle but a curse.

"You know... I only got super smart and knowledgeable after the nightmares began." Issei began, his eyes staring at the forms as if doing so will make them combust. "While it is nice and all I can't help but at times feel that I am no longer myself." Sona kept quite as he spoke, her eyes not leaving the the hunched over young man spilling out his worries then and there. "You know... being a pervert is not much of a sin. After all I do get punish then and there for any perverse trangressions I do." He shook his head as he thought of anything that could deserve divine punishment... "Heh, I don't even remember pissing a deity or some other. But if there were only normal nightmares..."

"Don't worry." Like earlier the young woman held out a hand... a helping hand for the young man to hold on to. "Like I said... I... no us... your friends will be there."

"Ah... thanks Kaichou." He thanked her rather sincerely as always.

"Well... It's alright." She nods and smiles, then... "And oh, it's fine to just call me Sona... Issei-kun." He blinked... then blushed.

"That's rather-" He stammered... that kind of name calling is-

"It's fine. I assure you it's fine." She repeated, her smile not disappearing from her face.

"Ah... alright then... S-s-sona..." She giggled as she stammered her name. But as if to save the young man from embarassment the school bell began to ring.

""Ah.""

"It seems class will start soon. Don't worry as it will be fine for me to stay here a while longer." Not wishing to be late... he picked up his bag and stood but... "Oh before I forget." Taking out one of the forms in front of her he handed it to him along with a pen. "Can you sign this with your name first?" The young man trusting the young woman just went over and signed the form, not even bothering reading it.

"I'll see you later Ka-... err Sona...chan..." He said as he left still unsure if it was proper to call her that.


Watching him leave the young woman stared at the form in front of her and sighed. Then blushed and carefully began to put the thing away only to-

"Heh... I'm surprised he just signed without fanfare. I honestly thought he would faint or something along that line." A voice spoke... A voice the young woman knew was her sister's.

"Nee-san. I'm surprise to see you here." The twintailed sister of Sona shrugged as she drew out a chair for her to sit on.

"Considering the precarious position of that young man that left a while ago, my presence or even Sirechs shouldn't be a surprise." Sona nodded at that. As of current upon finding out the 'true identity' of Issei, they have decided that keeping him in arms length and making sure he's happy and fine is a great priority.

After all, the reason the original Dracula began his reign of terror because of grief... worse considering it happened twice with the second due to human stupidity, they knew Issei should be kept happy and satisfied... Admittedly she felt kind of a heel at this but in truth she and the rest of them had genuinely had come to like the former pervert... Though he still admits perversity she doubts that he would be going back to that perverted state soon. Heck she doubted that would happen.

In any case, not letting Issei go down in a spiral and getting him into the deep end was their primary objective and such...

"To be fair... he did beat me at chess." She said with a smile, eyeing the form the young man signed just a while ago.

"Heh... That is true. Still when do you think it would be safe to tell him?" The sister asked.

"Soon... no today... We don't know what happened to his encounter with the fallen angel but..." She shook her head remembering the face the young man held that morning before she came to him. "Whatever happened it hurt him..."

"Causing a deep wound that would be hard to heal."


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After that fated morning where Issei admittedly had two encounters of beautiful women, one giving him grief the other lifting his spirits; he could help but think of it as a sign to come. I did not that help that there were things going on that he only began to notice and if not for the Student Council President's assurance, he would be very nervous by now.

After all now that he is aware, he finally saw (not really) and felt the supernatural aura that pervaded the campus. It was best to say that the whole school was someone's domain... a territory own and regulated by someone of power... of magic... of someone not entirely human or non at all.

He did not waver though, trusting Sona's words enabled him to disregard the terror and paranoia raging away in his heart.

However while having no need to feel endangered within the school, it would be a different tale once he leaves campus. With several more dark winged beings after him, danger was not far. And honestly the solution to that problem was something he remotely liked. And while it is true that they'll still be alive afterwards, there was no assurance that they would go back to normal. Heck his first 'victim' got irrepairable damaged.

He may be a pervert and hell his dream is being a harem king, but hell would he do unscrupulous deeds just to get his girls. He was not a maniac and he is not that desperate. Any girls that would be in his harem are girls that truly loves him and is willing to share. An impossible thing true, but that's that way he wants it. Heck it's why it's called a dream.

With that said, it was why the breaking of...

Was her name really Yuuma? In any case forcibly making her love and care for... brainwashing and enslaving her depressed and disgusted him. It was something he didn't want to do. While it was true she tried to take his life, what he did was worse than killing her.

He frowned, the issue made his mind go around in circles...

"Oi Hyoudou!" As if to distract him, one of his classmates called him out. Turning he saw the guy pointing towards back of their class and to the door where a very pretty girl in twin braids stood with a smile waving at him. Recognizing the girl as Kusaka, Reya a fellow second year student and a member of the student council. He didn't know much about her apart from she was a very sweet and soft spoken girl. He blinked, it seems she was went there for something.

Standing up and going to her side ignoring the somewhat envied looks some of his classmates were giving him (his two buddies were giving him thumbs up and Aika was giving him a look that practically said the same), he went to girl who seems oblivious to some of the looks being directed to her...

"Hello Kusaka-san... is there anything I can help?" He asked, wondering why she was there.

"Hello to you too, Hyoudou-kun. Kaichou sent me here to tell you that if you're not in a hurry, to come to the council room after school. Apparently she has something to discuss with you." She then clasped both on her hands on his shoulders and stared at him very seriously. "Hyoudou-kun, despite what happened this morning and such I, along with the others expect that you act in a proper manner and would not immidiately take advantage of Kaichou. Understand?"

Issei honestly did not. In fact he could not help but blink stupidly at her threat.

"Huh?" Was the only stupid retort he could get out. Meanwhile Reya noticed his blank stare, let go and blinked herself.

"Wait you don't know?" He shook his head. "But you signed that god forsaken contract right?!" She shook him... and what she got was another 'what the f*** are you talking about look' from him. She let go and began to massage her forehead and sighed. "Kaichou... really..." The young woman muttered and shook her head. Then to his surprise, she bowed.

"I'm sorry Hyoudou-kun, it seems Kaichou has tricked you." She said with a frown. At that moment Issei's heart cleanched. Dark thoughts began swimming in his head and all sorts of hideous ideas begin emanating from his dark mind. Thanks to that, he almost missed Reya's sad sigh and explanation. "Though in this case she has harmed more of herself than you..." She shook her head and gave me a sad smile. "You take care of her alright? She's pretty hard headed and often than not, she would think too much."

With her piece done, she bowed and left. Leaving me bewildered. In fact I believe I stood there for a while before regaining composure and began to think of what happened and what the girl meant. Obviously whatever contract I signed... which I should say that I should've read...

Oh what the heck I trusted her. And to tell the truth from what Kusaka-san said, it sounded like I signed Ka- errr... Sona's death warrant...

He grunted. The odd feeling of being giddy thanks to the fact that he gained enough trust, friendship and affection in a short time to be on a first name basis to a girl. And the feeling of guilt and horror that he might have done something terrible to her.

It was confusing to say the least.

"Great now I'm dreading my meeting with her later. Not to mention..." he trailed remembering that after whatever Sona wanted to talk him, he would meet up with Yuuma(?) afterwards in which he would get several more victims. He was not looking to both.


He brooded more than usual that day. And, simililarly to his last few days where he felt shit when... now that he thought about it, it was probably the start of the manisfestation of his abilities... He just wished it was not traumatising. Then again considering what he could do and the revelation of his 'servant'...

'He' was not a very nice person 'back then'.

He sighed, even now he didn't have any clarification on that. And what's more his 'servant' Death was rather quite when he was told that he was always with him. Perhaps that to the guy, everything was going well and that 'he' was used to him doing all those... dealing with women and enslaving people that it was a natural thing. And perhaps it was 'back then' considering his nigthmares/memories...

He groaned. Any clarification and additional information about that would be nice. But it was not like that kind of infor would suddenly fall into his lap.

In any case his symphatizers never stopped their daily pats on his back and the encouragement he recieved that day. Especially when he looked like he was having 'one of those days' like the way his classmate Aika had put it. So it was basically a somewhat normal schoold day. Until the end of classes came and he trudged over to the Student Council room rather nervously. Gulping, he stood by the doors and knocked.

"Enter." Sona answered, and he did. And there he found her, just like this morning except...

Was she fidgeting? Looking at her again and he found that she was and still is fidgeting.

"Ah..." He opened to speak, but promptly clamped it down. He had no idea what to say. So what came next was several minutes of akward silence. Until Sona broke it to apologize.

"Sorry... can I have a few moments more?" She asked. "My sister... called in and gave some choice comments to what I have done, so I'm a little... In any case please let me compose myself first." Issei let her of course. He himself calming down and wait for her. And after a moment she was finally able to recompose herself.

"Alright sorry for that." She began, then to his surprise she bowed very deeply and once more apologize. "Let me start by saying that I sincerely apologize to you. This apology extends to everyone with me and the Occult Research Club and I hope that you listen to whatever I say with an open heart and mind... And hopefully by the end of it all we and the other are still friends and that you will no harbor any ill will against us."

Standing straight after that he saw the worried look in her eyes. Staring straight at him with hope that he wouldn't be angered or offended by whatever happens. It helps that she was rather sincere about all of it that he can't help but feel humbled.

"Alright." He answered and sat. He was still standing upon entering and only now did he pick a seat and sat near the standing girl. Seeing this as an invitation and acceptance, she sat beside him and moved the seat so she would face him.

"Did you know that you are dangerous Issei?" She asked, and a few moments of thought he nods. "You do? But do you know the extent?" He shook his head, he was now listening very intently to her. He asked for clarification and additional info and here it was! Well it did not fell into his lap... his perverted side wanting it to though.

"When you first got those nightmares at the time we were having a problem. Have you notice in the street some people or a few particular girls handing out leaflets?" Another question was asked. This one he was aware of. Though now that he thought about it, he hadn't seen much and when he did they were now on some lonely corner and did not last there long. "Did you know that they're not human just like me and the others?"

His eyes widened at the blatant admission of the fact. His slow nod answered her while she chuckled at his bewildered face... which reddened when Sona shifted her seat so she would be closer to him than before.

"You know? Or did you now know because I told you?" She gave him a bright smile. "In any case the fact that you are still here let's me know that you trust me... us..."

"Yeah... but from the way you speak then I believe befriending me was intentional." He said rather sadly but was surprised when sona shook her head.

"Not at all. Inf fact remember the first time we met?" She asked and he nods. Apparently she and Tsubaki rushed him intot he nurse office after they found him lying on one of the school's corridors out cold and looking dead. "We can't help but worry about you after that, that I dragged Rias and her club to help you out as well."

"Ah... I can't help but be thankful for that. Meeting everyone helped." He chuckled. "It helps that I have gained... 'not so problematic' friends." They both laughed, knowing full well how problematic his two friends and in extention himself are. But as of now, he wasn't. Things were happening too fast for him to revert to his normal incredibly peverted self. And of course the revalation Death gave him made it complicated further.

"Indeed you did. But you know we were never told to befriend you, just watch. And that order came only a week and so after we made contact with you." So answered giving him relief to be honest. It was nice to know that the friendships he made were not fabricated.

"That's rather nice to know." He answered and this time he was the one who gave her a smile. A smile she returned. "Though I'm sorry that I lead the conversation elsewhere, so I still don't know how dangerous I am." He scratched his head in admission. He jumped the gun there.

"That is no consequence." She assured him while shaking his head. "In any case, apparently ever since your nightmares it has come to our attention that by being here enables those who shouldn't be able to see through the illusion of normalcy, able to pierce and see the supernatural." He blinked.

"Wait... does this mean..." "Yes Issei-kun. Just by being here you make people wonder about us. At how different and etheral we are. At how some of us seemingly active at night... and so on and so forth." She interrupted him. "You do not inted it, but you are slowly stripping away the barrier of the normal and I daresay the supernatural."

"So... I raise the aware of normal people to the supernatural?" He said in shock. "That's rather... frightening... and dangerous." He winced as he said so.

"Indeed. The chaos and pandemonium that would erupt would be catastrophic." She agreed, wincing herself.

"What kind of person am I to do so?" He laughed bitterly. "I am just a pervert who dreamt of having a harem. But now I'm the guy who strips illusions, have a servant who proclaims he's Death and practically enslave someone."

"Enslave? Ah, the girl Akeno told us about!" She said, surprise at Issei for doing something terrible.

"I didn't mean to! And she wasn't human! She tried to kill me and I-" Sona pulled him into a hug and let him bawl out his sorrows for a few moments. Thankfully that was short and he regained his composure. "Sorry." He apologized and found that his feet was dangling over what was his seat and his head was now comfortably in Sona's lap. He could help but blush.

"It's alright. It seems that you are having a tough time." She said in symphathy and he could only nod in response. Again silence permeated the room and again after a few moments Sona broke it.

"Issei... we actually know what... no who you are... or in this case were... We are not certain but it's the most certain conclusion." She looked at him with worry. "But... do you truly want to know. It is a heavy burden."

"I-... I do. You are here with me after all." He assured her, this time the girl was the one who blushed.

"Ah..." Qucikly she regained composure and breathed a deep breath. "Issei... we believe... we believe..."

"That you are the reincarnation of the 'Dark Lord Dracula'."


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"Dra...cu...la..." He could not help but utter the words rather slowly. In fact he also wanted to shout the absurdity of it and how the vampire was nothing but a work of fiction. But how the name sounds natural to him...

How it makes sense...

And how terrifying the revelation was to him. It didn't help that suddenly he became more aware of what he could do... what he had done.

He screamed and rolled out of the surprised and worried Sona's lap. He rolled on the stone cold floor, clutching his head and groaning in pain. Sona didn't know what to do. Issei was obviously in pain but she felt no one nearby nor was there anything external that could have done this. He wasn't being attacked and his pain wasn't manufactured by an outside source. It meant that something was happening to the young man.

Worried for the both of them, but ultimately helpless. The young woman cradled the pained Issei and held him tightly, pushing his struggling head into her bosom. She felt muffled screams and groans, with the young man thrashing so badly that she almost fell. But she held fast and dragged both of them to a nearby wall so that neither of them would get hurt. She cried a few tears and closed her eyes as this was the only thing she could do.

It took a while but eventually the young man stopped and both of them heaved deep breaths. The guy for abusing his lungs for a while and the girl in relief as his torment has ended.

Ignoring the mess he made of her shirt she pushed him and propped him upright looking intently at him.

"I'm... alright." He heaved. "I'm sorry."

"What happened?" She asked in worry.

"Memories... I guess." He answered somewhat unsure. "Love. Loss. Pain. Hatred. Long days of waging war upon the innocent and cursing the heavens." He closed his eyes and looked down. "I'm scared." He admitted softly. "I... I have became far from who I am." The admission seemed painful and the young woman could not help but get even more worried about the young man in her arms. "And now... I feel myself slipping away."

"Issei..." She became pained. "I'm sorry... I shouldn't have told you then." He shook his head at that.

"No... don't." He smiled despite everything. "I just have to work harder." His smile grew wider. "After all, I dream to be a harem king!" He shouted as much as he could causing the girl to laugh.

"That's very positive of you." Issei just let go and looked away. Scratching his head all the way. "But I guess that's better than brooding."

"Ah... yeah." Issei then slumped after that. "Though at least I finally understand a lot of things now... like my nightmares... And what I can do... It's frightening."

"Ah? Truly?" Sona asked and was answered by a brisk nod.

"Yeah. But... there is something I don't understand." Issei couldn't help but make a sour face. "What triggered it?"

"What tri-" Sona stopped. She realized what he meant. Issei was completely normal, not only that he was a person mostly avoided by the majority of people with the exception of his two friends. Heck even she and Rias and their peerages never got close to him before his nightmares began. In fact though the proximity to the supernatural could be the cause but she was sure he never had encountered any of them for any long periods and thus this theory was downright impossible. If so...

There was someone or something out there who is aware of who or more accurate who was Issei and had the power to awaken the dark lord. Or...

There was someone or something trying to ressurect the Dark Lord despite the prophecy of his complete end back in 1999.

Either way... both were bad.

"That is a good question... and a terrifying thought Issei." Sona admitted as she voiced her observations. A grim faced Issei thought of the same... She could help but worry more now thanks to the revelation.

"Yeah..." The young man then shook his head. "But I guess it's something for another time." Sona nodded in agreement. She would broach this subject to the others and more importantly her sister and/or Sirzechs, Rias' brother who is the current Lucifer. But for now they had other matters...

Though she hoped Issei didn't jump to the part of their relationship as in all honestly she had to brush up on that. It's not like she had a boyfriend before and she was sure Issei didn't had a girlfriend before either.

"So... What do you think I should do next." Issei continued then told Sona what has happened and what will happen. Listening intently Sona was both relief that he didn't jump into their relationship part (though she was somewhat sad... an odd but understandable feeling) and that he trusted her enough to this information. But she had to admit their options were rather limited.

Taking a deep breath to compose herself and think of something, she began to tell Issei what she though was the best course of action.


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Despite being able to revert, or at least act like nothing happened to her. Raynare felt nervous about meeting her fellow Fallen Angels. A fact that she have noted. She was nervous that she might be found out, discovered that she was a traitor to their cause. Not guilty for what she would make them experience. Not sad because she couldn't feel guilt. No... she was nervous and that's it.

To say that the power of Dracula that Issei possessed did a number to her was an understatement.

Dressed in casual wear, she had waited for her fellows in a cafe. In which nearby was her... master and his fiancee/advisor. Normally this would be a bad idea but masked by the crowd she doubted that unless they thoroughly looked at every person's face in the cafe they would not notice either of them. It was a point the glasses wearing girl pointed out. After all, they would avoid a ruckus especially when they were too many people in the area. Then again it was the same reason most of their meetings were done there. If anyone identifies them, they couldn't do anything until they leave for the remote parts of the area where the church they hid were.

On other things she had actually found that she actually felt delighted when the girl was added to the fold. In fact she also felt happy for her... former comrades becoming like her. In fact she felt that as long as fortune befalls the young man she is now tied to, she would feel happy.

A fact she knew wasn't normal. A feeling she knew she shouldn't feel.

But she was now broken. Broken because she had been ordered to, and felt the need to sadistically kill the young man that held such power. And considering her conversation with him that morning, she felt that she should know better.

After all, that asshole in priest clothing did not hide his bloodlust at her, her fellow fallen angels and even his fellow rouge exorcists. He was a mad dog through and through and only accepted shelter so that he could continue to shred and kill using any excuse he could make. To him no one is innocent, no one is exempted.

She sighed.

"That's a long face you're making." A voice said arrogantly. "Is it because you've failed?" It asked. Turning an annoyed gaze to the speaker was a sharply dressed looking man, a sharp eyed twintailed blonde and a long blue haired woman whose hair obscured the right side of her face.

"You think?!" She sneered despite not truly meaning it. "I wouldn't be in this state if everything went right!"

"Heh. Rayray failed huh?" The blonde snickered as she sat down along with the other three. "Never thought it was happen."

"Quite you!" This time she truly sneered, she don't know why but the blonde irritated her. "And stop talking like a child!" The blonde snorted.

"Heh! I can't believe you failed." Again the blonde snicked. "It's probably why you're upset. I mean the idiot boy was not only depressed but is a pathetic loser as well. How in hell did he get out of the honey trap you prepared?" Raynare mumbled. Seemingly an excuse, but in truth is was just gibberish as she tried to think of one.

"Probably played around too much." The blue haired one that looked emo said. "Bad move there girl." Raynare glared and the other two laughed. It was this time, is the times that showed that despite being outcasts, they were just as human as their fellow Fallen Angels. It just so happened that unlike most of them, they were just too angry. Angry at their fates, angry at their conditions, angry at their own selves. As such, she thought that perhaps. Just perhaps she and the young man were doing them a favor.

And such, she just shook her head and smiled as all three seemingly paused, their faces frozen in pain, fear and betrayal as they stared at her smiling visage. And in a few minutes all fell unconscious.

"It's done." She said with no emotion. Nearby, lowering his hand was an unhappy Issei as he truly did not want to do what he just did. And a frowning and worried Sona as she witnessed the power of one that frightened even gods.