Hey there folks, how are we doing? A bit more focus on the Doctor for this chapter because I know people don't like him and I'm a dick. Seriously though, this chapter was a bit rushed and with exams coming up, I didn't exactly have the time in order to tighten things up. Hopefully it didn't come out too bad though. Anyway, let's go!
Super hero time!
Takumi: Lilith, Dughall wants to kill your friend! Stop him!
Lilith: The fallen power of Heaven itself? Sounds super scary!
Takumi: We can't bad people carry on doing what the are! Lilith, let's do this together!
Lilith: You got it! Kasandra, Ursula, let's go full throttle!
T + L: The story begins! Don't forget me!
The Doctor strode back and forth before his whiteboard, every single observation he could think of hastily scrawled down upon its surface as Charles-Henri worked his magic as best he could. Alice too was working a magic all of her own, though mostly it was used to produce vines that slithered around Jack, preventing the small assassin from heading out into the early hours of the morning in order to utterly obliterate the one responsible for leaving her master in such a frightful state.
It was clear what the concoction they had found out about was meant to do in this situation, but there was clearly nothing they could do in order to prevent the effect from taking place; from the look of the servant they were dealing with, they were under heavy monitoring and control, meaning that as soon as things looked like they were about to go wrong, the Lancer would be packed away like a rabid animal. They couldn't stop the ingestion of the love inducing potion, for it was clearly done beforehand and it was not a fun time trying to cause someone to involuntarily vomit.
What wasn't helping him think was the sounds of awe that came from open particular brunette, her companion holding a much more restrained reaction to the majesty that was the Tardis. Sure, they didn't know all that the trusty girl was capable of, but the sheer fact that the console room managed to fit within the exterior was enough to make anyone gasp. Didn't mean it wasn't incredibly annoying when he was trying to focus.
"Who was that woman? You didn't even hesitate when she attacked, you were expecting that something like this could possibly happen." Xenovia questioned to the man, a roll of his eyes having his attention drawn away from his ramblings. This is what happens when you bring in people you weren't expecting to have – they start asking questions and once they know enough, they start acting stupidly.
"Of course we expected something to happen. Something always happens, otherwise life gets boring." The man quipped, though his geniality quickly faded away when his eyes glimpsed the whiteboard as he turned. "What we didn't expect was for them to attack when there were innocents about. Usually people wait until you're alone before they get intimate; this time, they wanted to play so much they didn't care who saw. Chin up, at least you didn't die. That's always a good thing, eh?"
"Takumi almost did though." Everyone was thinking it, but Irina was the only one willing to actually speak it out, a silence filling the air until the sound of a door opening revealed Saber, his slightly blood covered coat acting as a tapestry of his struggles as Takumi hopped through behind him. "Ah! You're alive!"
"It was a close one. Even with Saber's work, you don't immediately recover from a wound like that in a few day." The brunette groaned out, taking a seat upon the stairs. The attack would definitely leave a scar, one so large that it would never be easily hidden. It was a permanent reminder that this was a serious occasion; at any moment, they could attack, regardless of whether there were people to see or not. "I think… maybe I will take you up on your offer you two. Looks like I need any help I can get."
The brunette, lifting himself off the stairs with a light groan, had just about made it to the actual console in an attempt to reach the door before a massive explosion rocked the entire area, sending both the man and the others down to the ground. Repeatedly, the Tardis trembled and shook,Takumi grunted as he made his way over to the door and cracked it open the slightest amount, a terrifying sight outside causing him to gasp.
"Such a pitiful shield... do you really believe this is enough to stop me?" So far, Kokabiel had little to be impressed by. While the little informant had told him that the group of pests he was assaulting now would prove to be a challenge, all that had come of this was a simple barrage of their vessel; coming out here had been a waste. "Valper, finish them off – they're no threat at all. Hopefully with them dead, the Satans' sisters shall come to their deaths."
"Don't exactly want to take much more than this." The Doctor muttered, flicking and messing with the various switches before him. "Too much damage and I'm going to have to activate siege mode and then things get really awkward. Considering the energy increase coming from that weird sword the man's holding, someone should probably do something."
"Alice, Jack, Charles-Henri!" As Valper Galilei raised his sword, the power of four different pieces of Excalibur combined to form one monstrous creation, he was forced to divert that energy to stopping the blade that threatened to slice him and probably the people behind him in half. Such strength in a normal human seemed ridiculous; through his time working with the fallen leader, Valper had managed to get a good feel for the energies of different supernatural beings.
"Finally, a good chance to test out the fused Excalibur..." Valper sighed, the mad priest accelerating to speeds the man had no place achieving. "It's a shame that Freed is dead – if there was anything the idiot was useful for, it was fighting."
Charles-Henri couldn't help the low growl that escaped his throat as he was forced into a defence. The tale of King Arthur was one known around the globe and no speaker ever spoke of his legendary sword being weak. The Saber could only be glad that the sword in the mad priest's hands didn't like up to the strength of a noble phantasm; that would've been an unneeded pain.
All of a sudden however, the weapon he had been defending himself against had suddenly disappeared into thin air – no, it was still perfectly there as the servant could feel from the strike that smashed against his shoulder, but now it was invisible.
"My, what an interesting weapon... Fused Excalibur did you say?" the Saber chuckled out, a visible power gathering around him as the priest let out a growl. In a second, Charles-Henri was surrounded by images of Valper, no doubt another trick granted to him by his sword rather than his own skill. "Still, a weapon does not make a man immortal; I can almost feel the sin oozing off you. What foul things have you done in order to obtain make an executioner like myself almost happy to see you dead?"
"I need not answer to you! Bow down!" each copy struck forward, two more taking the place of those the Saber could actually strike. There was less power to them however, the occasional stronger slice most likely belonging to the original, meaning that if he could just time this correctly...
An elbow to the stomach had the mad priest coughing up blood, a second hit to the back having the man on the ground and his weapon ripped from his grasp to Valper's shock. The Excalibur by themselves were incredibly powerful artefacts, to utilise their powers together, even with three pieces still missing, was meant to create an unparalleled power. How could he be beaten by a mere man!?
"Priests, those who hold the blessing of God and spread his word so the world may become enlightened... Your job is not to fight no matter what you may hold. Be glad, for there are worst punishments I might've given you." As soon as Rias' peerage heard the news that the fallen angels Kokabjel, they immediately rushed over to the scene of the attack, Kiba's eyes widening at the sight of the holy sword held by the priest. Watching as Charles-Henri plucked it out of his opponent's hands as if it was nothing more than a toy, the weapon sitting useless on the ground simply asking to be destroyed... the only reason he didn't was because of the delicate hand before his chest.
"Valper Galilei, for your involvement in the holy sword project and countless other crimes, you are found guilty." Xenovia growled as she stalked out of the Tardis into the open air, drawing her own Excalibur as Valper tried to scramble to his feet. A heavy boot upon his back meant that all he could do was flounder like a mad man however, The Servant giving a slow shake of the head as the blue haired exorcist raised her weapon. "You don't believe this man should have his life taken? He has taken thousands through his actions."
"My apologies, but I believe there is one here who wishes to have some last words with the Priest." Kiba, as soon as the boy heard of how Valper played a part in the holy sword project, he was quite literally trembling with anger, careful steps taking him cover and closer to the man as Takumi moved towards where Irina was watching the outside view through the Tardis' monitor.
"What's the holy sword project?" the master asked, a slight shivering running down the usually energetic girl's back.
"It was a horrifically treated experiment designed in order to find more people who would be able to wield and withstand the power of a holy sword. They took in all sorts of children and when they proved to be unsuited... they were all slaughtered save for a single escapee." Irina recalled, the implication clear. Kiba held out his hand, a magical circle bringing forth a sword that was quick raised into the sky with growing anger. This was it, this was the moment he would finally get his revenge. To the sound of an Assassin and Caster holding back a horde of fallen angels alongside the other devils, the blond knight's eyes became red and all of his strength went to swi-!
Sleep, dear, sleep,
Thy papa guards the sheep;
Thy mama shakes the dreamland tree
And from it fall sweet dreams for thee,
Sleep, dear, sleep.
Sleep, dear, sleep,
The sound of a hundred voices coming together in a haunting lullaby filling the air, Kokabiel quirkiness an eyebrow from where he was near lounging in the sky; so far, his fellow fallen had proved admirable in keeping the Satans' siblings and their target occupied and now he was merely watching the fate of someone who had already achieved his purpose. The voices however meant so much more to Kiba, his grip wavering as lights filled the air to take on the form of numerous people. Takumi couldn't help but be soothed by their presence, the collective souls practically emanating peace and tranquility.
"Are they...?"
"That nursery rhyme... we sung it to each other when we were scared at night."
Our cottage vale is deep;
The little lamb is on the green,
With woolly fleece so soft and clean,
Sleep, dear, sleep.
Sleep, dear, sleep,
Down where the woodbines creep;
Be always like the lamb so mild,
A kind and sweet and gentle child,
"Sleep, dear, sleep…" it was an unspoken message for the blond knight, that much was clear to Takumi as he watched the entire event from the safety of the Tardis. Looking to each of the spirits surrounding him with familiarity and love, Kiba stepped back with a hand held out in invitation to a slightly surprised Xenovia. "As much as I want to obliterate this man, he should be dealt with properly. I've been mindlessly chasing revenge ever since the holy sword project threw us away, but they don't want me to live like that…" and thus, with a firm swing of Excalibur Destruction, Valper Galilei lost his head and knew no more.
"What a cliché story, a man seeks revenge only to learn at the last minute that 'revenge is wrong'. Come child, you could've at least killed the man himself." Kokabiel muttered, rising from his self-erected seat to hold up a single hand. "Unfortunately, now it is time for you to meet your end. You've done well enough against my men, but with my power, you are nothing!"
There was a brief moment of awed silence as the sky positively filled to the brim with pure tainted holy light, each primed to vaporise the devils and people held underneath its range. With Rias' peerage gathered together trying to find a way to defend themselves, one by one, the spears began to shoot down to the ground. Despite the trust they held in each other, there were few who held confidence in Rias and Akeno's shield; while the two were doubtless skilled devils, they were up against a Fallen Angel leader wielding the one element they were weak against.
"There has to be something we can do!" Takumi called out to the Dcotor, who was merely leaning against the console. The man had a deep look of contemplation upon his face, eyes flickering from Takumi's still recovering figure and the console before careful words escaped him.
"I could possibly end this quickly… we're going to have to keep him distracted however…" the pointed look the grey haired man gave Takumi had him thinking deeply, Irina lost between them as the brunette exorcist simply moved her eyes back and forth between the two.
"What kind of distraction would you need?"
"Nothing too specific, just enough to make sure that all of those spears don't simultaneously attack the Tardis. Girl's pretty strong, but she's not a big fan of piercings. The real issue would be the power drain."
"From the looks of things, the man's not going to stop his production. We'll need to act quickly."
"Doing this sort of thing is a big drain – perhaps you didn't notice it before because of the adrenaline, but I'm going to need a lot of power from you. Are you sure you can handle it?"
"I'm willing to take the risk. Just make sure you get me a lemonade afterwards."
"Making jokes, that's a good sign! Making bad jokes, that's a bad sign. Call back… Jack and Charles-Henri, get Alice to bolster their barrier. That should give them enough power to keep the attention."
"What are you talking about!?" Irina finally burst, a pout forming upon her face as the girl folded her arms with a huff. It didn't improve much when the Doctor merely gave a knowing smile.
"Spoilers. Oh, might as well get Alice to make it as flash as possible. Gets the attention better."
"Is all you can do cower!? I would've expected more of a fight from the sister of a Satan!" Kokabiel couldn't help the small scoff that escaped him, an elaborate second shield of glowing gold forming itself around Akeno and Rias just ass the devils' shield was about to shatter into useless pieces. It was clearly something they themselves didn't expect from the looks on their faces, but all it served was to drag out their inevitable fates. The two little girls were surprisingly powerful for their stature, the smile upon the girl who was casting the shield's face particularly mocking him for his underestimation. He would show them!
Irina was quick to catch Takumi when the man suddenly fell to one knee, his breath much harder as the Doctor immediately began moving when the invisible servants revealed themselves once they managed to get back into the Tardis. Though it wasn't exactly clear at first, a new energy flowed through the Doctor, a pull of a lever having the centre column move up and down, the circles above rotating and lights flashing around them as with a rhythmic sound, the vessel disappeared from sight.
That made Kokabiel let out a louder curse; the idiotic phone box had shown no signs of being able to even move, let alone disappear, the pressure upon the devils disappearing as the spears were instead sent erratically around, a desperate search to prevent any sneak attack from landing upon him. It was far worse work trying to prevent so much damage from occurring, Alice letting out a small pout. They weren't letting her take part in the fun part! A loud voice filling the air gave the angered fallen pause, several mixing into one like the spirits that surrounded Kiba.
"We are known by many names and many faces,
Moving beyond the boundaries of time and space.
A fool, a hero, an idiot, a mastermind,
Every single one is me, yet none.
All will come together regardless.
Time And Relative Dimensions In Space!"
And for Kokabiel, the world changed.
Alice, however upset she was that she was simply left to stand Beneath a shield while her master and the other servants did their surprise attack, couldn't help the giggle that escaped her at the collective gasps of surprise that filled the air. Very quickly, one Tardis appeared spinning in the air, quickly followed by another, and then another and another until fourteen police boxeswere positioned around the fallen angels, beams of light forming between them until a veritable cage formed around Kokabiel and his remaining lackeys. Ha, the others weren't going to be able to see how amazed they all were all the her father!
Throwing a light spear, Kokabiel was surprised to find that it had little effect, those with him starting to lose their nerve at the sight of their leader failing to make any sort of debt, even with an increasing amount of power held behind his strikes. Adding their own spears did little however, the anger welling within the leader until the casual visage he held simply snapped.
"You would place one of the Grigori in a cage!? Treat me like some sort of rodent!?" the man screamed out, six wings flaring as a massive explosion rocked the barrier formed around the group. "the energy required to do this is immense, the moment it falls, your deaths will be drawn out!"
"Oh, it's a massive amount of energy needed to power this, far more than a single person could channel. Especially considering what we plan to do." The Doctor casually remarked in response, a cheeky tone to his voice transmitting through his speaker. "Well, it is unless you go through some calculations in order to fine tune the process, but that would require centuries of work."
"Also needs a bit more than just one Tardis! Well, I say one Tardis, but if you're like me, then you really now how to make the most of what you've got!" a second voice interrupted through their own speaker; it wasn't one of those who had entered with the servant however, far more whimsically and excited.
"But unfortunately for you, we've got a couple things that normally people don't." The next spoke, a slight bit calmer, but no less excited. After the third voice, it didn't take long for people to start realising what was happening, a grin appearing on Takumi's face as he took in the whole event.
"We've had several lifetimes in order to get all of the calculations completed."
"We have several Tardises to do the hard work..."
"And we have several Doctors in order to make this happen!"
Kokabiel wasn't able to get a glimpse of the various figures near dancing about wildly different consoles situated in wildly different rooms, a person plucked from various sources points of their time line by themselves in order to achieve one of the greatest feats a single man would ever accomplish. A psychic message sent back through time would have the Doctor preparing ever since his first face, energy gathered and calculations put to the test for literal centuries purely for this moment. In a flash, the fallen angels existed in Kuoh no more – well, not exactly.
"That section of air holding the fallen angels is now locked in a timeloop." The Doctor explained as the other Tardises returned to their own time, the experiences here quick to leave their mind lest they cause a time paradox. "Now, they're stuck in their own dimension, living the same second over and over for the rest of their lives. Suffice to say, we won't be seeing them any time soon."
Irina was left just as speechless as the others outside of the Tardis, looking to the average looking man before her in something akin to an odd mix of admiration and slight fear. They had been sent by the church in order to deal with the theft of holy swords; they knew they were going to deal with an incredibly strong being with their beliefs being proven with the arrival of Kokabiel in the middle. The man before them however… he had called upon numerous versions of his own vehicle that was already a mystery to behold and just placed Kokabiel as well as those with him into a time loop, if she was to believe his words. How were you meant to react when that sort of thing happens to you?
"I'm surprised to find exorcists operating in devil territory. Tell me, what are you doing here?" Irina was quick to run out when she heard the slight threat beneath Rias' words, the devil having turned to Xenovia as Alice happily skipped her way past into Takumi's grasp.
"I suppose now that our mission is complete, we have no reason to hold back. We intended to retrieve the stolen holy swords from Kokabiel and tell you that you were to remain out of the investigations." The blue haired exorcist explained, hefting the discarded fused Excalibur. "While we did not expect to return the Excalibur pieces as a fused single, we'll still be taking them back to the church."
"You'd think we would interfere? You aren't possibly insinuating that we might've sided with the fallen angels in a situation like this?" the devil responded, her smile becoming tighter. Rather than gracing her with an answer that might've caused a conflict neither side really wanted, Xenovia merely gave a nod to Irina who in turn called out towards where Takumi was coming out of the doors.
"Right! Now that the job is complete, we just have to go back to the Vatican!" the female brunette cheerfully declared, though the bright light that filled the air had that enthusiasm curtailed slightly. A hiss escaped each of the devils no matter how much they tried to restrain it, the holy light slowly dimming until a magnificent figure was revealed within.
"My apologies devils, but it appears no matter how much I try, I never seem to be able to fully restrain myself like my bretheren."
Takumi's steps became weaker, his surprise overpowering his ability to properly think at the moment. The person before him was an absolute masterpiece in a human form, a beautiful blonde dressed delicately in white that hugged her bountiful figure, a lily sitting upon the golden strands and a heavenly halo floating above her. Maybe calling it a human form was too insulting, no human could ever hope to match up to the goddess before him…
Wait, what was going on?
The woman gave a giggle at the reaction, Irina and Xenovia having already fallen to one knee with bowed heads she stepped forward, crystal eyes of blue looking deeply into Takumi's soul. It was a struggle to keep his blush under control, this was clearly a person of importance and yet he was acting like a child before his first crush! Control yourself Takumi, control yourself!
"Do not worry, Takumi Yuu; you are not the first to react as such to my appearance." The woman quipped with a giggle, only serving to make the librarian blush even harder in her presence. "Allow me to introduce myself properly. I am Gabriel, one of the Seraph. It is a pleasure to meet you!"
"What are one of the Seraph doing here?" there was a polite tone to Rias' voice, but the girl was clearly on edge just like the rest of their peerage. Having exorcists appear was one thing, to have quite literally one of the most powerful angels the heavens held simply teleport in? There was a chance for them all to be obliterate if the woman felt even the slight bit embarrassed. This was the messenger of God, the one who should herald the Lord's return. "It's rare to see any angel come down to the earth nowadays, least of all one of the most powerful.
"I thank you for your compliments! I simply couldn't contain myself when I first got news of Takumi here being willing to join us, I just had to meet him." The Archangel replied with a bright smile, said brunette rubbing the back of his head with a slight chuckle of embarrassment.
"Well, I'm clearly in danger by myself, and I don't want anyone to have to hurt themselves simply because of me." Takumi answered, gripping Alice's hand harder for a moment and receiving a dazzling smile from the Caster in return. "All I ask is, if you want me to join your side… give me the power to disobey and say no to orders if I or those close to me don't want to do them."
He knew it was a reckless move and his eyes shut the second he finished speaking. Any ordinary person wouldn't ever dream of making such a request if a literal angel came down from the heavens and spoke of how excited they were to have you be joining them (When he said it like that, Takumi mused, it sounded like he had died).
The difference was, Takumi had read the bible before, heard the holy stories and even told them to the children that came to the library himself – there were times where holy figures that were believed to be all righteous had done terrible things and had it simply explained of as God's will. Besides, the devils (or at least, the majority of those Takumi had dealt with) had proven themselves to be far different to how they were typically portrayed by media throughout the ages, so there was nothing to say that the church was any different. Not to say that an angel would be the worst of people, but they couldn't always be perfect and make mistakes.
Rather than the harsh reaction he was expecting, the fist that tapped against his forehead was actually quite light, the devils that were holding their breath simultaneously letting out a sigh. Letting his eyes flutter open, Takumi was met by the sight of Gabriel silently giggling.
"We are no tyrants, those who work with us are perfectly able to abstain from doing work if it disturbs you and will explain ourselves if you don't understand actions." It was at this moment where the woman suddenly became a slight bit more melancholy, her eyes falling for a brief moment. "Those in control have been pushed to the limits, we will make mistakes like any other. I know my brother Michael grieves heavily for those who were lost in the holy sword project."
The woman clearly aimed that last statement towards Kiba, a slight tremor rocking his body as he spoke up, a surprisingly difficult task when one was speaking to an Archangel.
"Why… Why didn't you help us…?"
"We had left far too much power in the hands of Valper Galilei, a move that would prove to be our undoing." Gabriel answered, tears falling from her eyes as Takumi stifled his noise of surprise; he certainly expected the woman to be upset, but this was clearly something that weighed heavily on her even to this day… if the sizes of those children was an indication of their ages, this must've occurred to those barely even above the age of five reaching all the way to late teenagers. "By the time we knew what that vile man had been doing, he had already murdered you all! I'm so glad you managed to find a new chance at life, even if it has to be with the devils."
"My lady, we are honoured by your presence." Xenovia declared, presenting the fused Excalibur to the Seraph with a reverent aura, just the same as Irina. "We were unprepared to be faced with a number of the Excaliburs fused, though we were eventually able to retrieve the fused piece and the head of Valper Galilei. Unfortunately, Kokabiel has been already sealed."
"Worry not about Kokabiel. When the Grigori learn of what happens here, I'm sure they will not object to us keeping hold of him." The Archangel replied with what seemed to Takumi as a cheeky grin, but that simply wasn't possible – a literal embodiment of holiness and innocence would not stoop so low as to be cheeky of all things. "Now, it is time for me to return. Irina, Xenovia, and Takumi: for you however, this will be your first visit to heaven, will it not?"
Though Irina and Xenovia were quick to fall to their knees, endless words of praise and thanks given, Takumi couldn't help but remain silent, the thought constantly repeating itself within his head. He was going to be brought to heaven? A normal was just going to be casually brought into the literal paradise of the Christian faith?
"I don't mean to be rude but… why heaven? I thought the swords were going to be returned to the Vatican?" the librarian pointed out, the archangel clapping her hands together in excitement for a response.
"We normally would have you remain at the Vatican to be trained, but I suppose we find ourselves in a rather special situation." Gabriel happily explained, looking all the part of a giddy child, bouncing from one foot to the other. "There's another that we have found, another with extremely extraordinary skills and she spoke of such horrible things… amazing things as well, but such terrors. Then, she told us of something that we believe would correlate rather well with what you've shown off so far and decided, 'why don't they meet? They would be wonderful for each other!' and so, we were hoping you would come meet with Michael and her!"
Now that had the Master on his toes, looking to his gathered servants with a slight hint of confusion to his eye. So far, there had been no knowledge of the servants or the Holy Grail war by the supernatural and yet now there was one apparently residing in heaven – clearly religious in some form, but would they be hostile? Potentially.
"I suppose if there was anyone here who would surpass my expectations, it would be you." Rias sighed, though a grin removed any sort of malice the words might've had. "Takumi Yuu, the librarian of Kuoh's library who suddenly earned the affection of two young girls with unimaginable power, then without warning found others joining his side. We couldn't hide you from the others forever."
"I work in a public sector, it would be strange for me if only certain people were allowed to see me." It was her attempt at reassurance, making the situation light when things seemed to be incredibly outlandish. Takumi definitely wasn't feeling as at odds with the idea of visiting heaven as before, part of him even wanting to believe that maybe it wouldn't be so splendid as all the texts spoke of heaven being – not exactly bad, but rather… calm.
"Please, grab my hand and then we can be off. Oh, I'm so excited to introduce you to her!" Gabriel prompted, Takumi making sure that Alice and Jack were holding tight before taking the delicately offered hand. The light that surrounded them wasn't like the other energies they had felt before, most because they had been used for combat. This was welcoming, warm, as if you were being greeted into a personal paradise, quite well suited considering the fact that they pretty much were.
Much like he had expected, the skies shone with an unearthly beauty, elegant buildings stretching out beyond the horizon as if they had never been touched by dirt in their lives. Ever figure they passed was decked out in the finest clothes Takumi could imagine; they made a stark contrast as they walked down the pristine roads, not a single person seeing them and not immediately falling to their knees in respect. If they weren't with what essentially classed as one of Heaven's leaders, Takumi might've even felt flattered. Now he just felt awkward.
Soon however, things were far more awkward as the group were led up to a much more dramatic looking building, the normal figures slowly giving way to much more heavily armoured guards, weapons clutched tightly in hand as the stood silently. Not a single second of movement was given even to Gabriel as they passed through the doors, a fair haired man dressed similarly to Gabriel smiling upon their arrival.
"It is good to see you well sister. Irina Shido, Xenovia Quarta: Though given an impossible job, you've come out triumphant and Takumi Yuu, the man who was able to make that all happen." The man greeted with held out arms, Takumi needing no introduction to understand the power this man held. Compared to Gabriel's warm aura, the man held a subtle commanding power to his stature – he was no taller or muscular than any other normal person and yet the librarian was hesitant to even think of a lie.
"I haven't exactly done much, I'm just a normal librarian surrounded by superheroes." The brunette replied, hugging Alice and Jack closer to him, to their joy. No matter if it be in Heaven or on Earth, the joys of being praised by their master was still the same. "It's not as if I can command them like Pokémon after all."
"And yet they still listen to your commands, do they not?" Michael answered, a knowing smile gracing his face. "No offence meant, but it is extraordinary to see such powerful figures bow down to such an average person and yet they follow you without question and with such flawless teamwork even with some at such a tender age. The fact that through your work, you were able to cull an entire horde of rogue fallen angels and Kokabiel of the Grigori speak sof your abilities, your joint abilities."
"My lord, your praise honours us needlessly, we did little to contribute to the fight." it must've burned Xenovia to admit they did little to assist in the mission they had originally been sent out on, two powerful exorcists that had been granted the permission to wield pieces of Excalibur simply sitting on the side-lines as the person they were sent to meet did everything by himself.
"…Are these not the Excaliburs you two were tasked to collect before me, albeit in a fused form?" the Michael countered, his voice gentle as he lifted Xenovia's bowing head. "It shall be known that Xenovia Quarta and Irina Shidou assisted in the defeat of a six winged fallen angel and brought back the Excalibur pieces when they were stolen, be proud of what you have managed to achieve, no matter if you must ask another to help you."
"Michael!" Gabriel called out as she grabbed her brother's arm, such an ungraceful movement clashing terribly with their regal appearances so much that Takumi couldn't help the small chuckle that escaped him, the same as Jack, Alice and even Irina.
"Right, right, I suppose I should introduce our new guest to you." Michael conceded with a smile, turning to the door adjacent. "Please, enter and meet Takumi. He is the one who wields powers similar to the ones you described."
The blonde who walked in was clad in shimmering armour of silver over blue, a holy cross hanging from her neck. While she was no angel considering her different clothes and lack of halo, she as still just as beautiful as any other within the realm, a pleasant smile upon her face as she bowed her head to Takumi.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Takumi Yuu. Tell me, what does the title of Lancer mean to you?"
And let's put that to pause! Yes, we're introducing a Lancer to the team and you can probably guess who its is, because i am terrible at keeping identities a secret save for like, two people of this story so far. Never mind. Anyway, what do you think of this chapter? Please tell me, I'm always looking for ways to improve myself.
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Eagles can fly - altered from Doki Doki literature club - eagles can fly (Natsuki's poem)
Fight for your future (Originally France France Revolution) - altered from Nyanyannya - Kakuen no philosophia
A strange man - altered from Rupert Hine featuring Jon Pertwee as the Doctor - Who is the Doctor?
The basics of spell casting - original
Mirror Mirror - Original
The heart - Original
Sleep, Baby, Sleep - A lullaby
Super hero time! See you next time!