Chapter 8
Later that day Touma was buying Index some medicine while a shield weilding Tora walks then steps on a ball that came out of nowhere and almost fell down but accidentaly steps on a dogs tail.
Meanwhile at a certain spot a magician that isn't originate in this timeline readys his sniper.
"Even you have defeated a lot of magician, Blocking their magical attacks easily with your Image Breaker"
He then looks into the scope, "No matter how I dealt with you, The enemy of god must die"
He focus the sniper on Touma and then pulls a trigger and a Bang is heard.
Nothing Happen
He then looks back in the scope and saw Touma still alive and then notices a spikey red haired running from a dog that has a shield.
Going to shoots for the second time but a loud siren noise was coming inside the building
He escapes before they saw him.
Tora still running felt a bullet hit his shield. He just smiled knowing he stop the assassination of Touma this time.
As Touma not noticing his life was in danger. Going back at Komoe-Sensei's Apartment with some bandages and medicine for Index.
Three Days later Index is fully recovered, She and Touma were going to visit the hot spring ,
Touma then notices how she gotten accustomed to him, they both having a conversation then suddenly
Index chomped Touma's Head again. As Touma then chased Index around for a while, only giving up after thinking the misunderstanding it would cause.
As Tora watch them from a bridge and then time stopped he gripped the shield and then he saw Kaori Confronting Touma.
"Stiyl has place Opila runes all over the area …, God cleansing the devil huh, what a nice name"
"If possible before I tell you my magician name. Do you want to protect Index" Kaori Ask Touma.
"If I say no" Touma reply. "There is no choose then"
Tora just watch hiding his presence he know he shouldn't be here in inside the barrier.
He watch as Kaori's masterful handling her sword attacking Touma with her Nanasen, despite Touma having his right hand, the attack was so much for him to negate all of them and in the end He was heavily injured.
Although badly wounded by Kaori's attacks, Touma Points out the wrong doing, the she should be using the power to protect Index. Kaori then broke down and soon voices out her regrets on attacking Index….in which she was the most important person to her…
Tora watch as Kaori stops attacking Touma and told Him her happy moments with Index and the painful moments in erasing her memories, they look everywhere in finding away in helping her. But in the end they can't find anything.
Then Tora heard these words "No Matter How Many Times She Forgets, No Matter How Many Times…You Can Always Be Her Friend Again Right!"
Then Kaori then attack Touma while shouting "YOU WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND ANYTHING!, WHAT IT FELT BEING FORCED TO ERASE HER MEMORIES"
As Kaori corner Touma "Return Index to me"
As Touma made his stand against Kaori. Before Touma blackout he stated if he wield such power he will protect, the weak, the innocent and asked Kaori on why she wants Power.