"I still don't understand," Alex said. "That Ise-clone is walking around using Dress Break on anything with a skirt, and we're sitting here, drinking tea with this monster."
"Indeed," Makoto said, sipping his tea. "You don't understand. Attraction World is similar to another Sacred Gear, Incinerate Anthem. Unlike a regular Sacred Gear, it can move to a different host." He took another swallow of tea. "However, Attraction World doesn't just randomly pick a host. It will only move to the heirs."
"Trueborn sons of Sawagoe Tomaru," Azazel said. "Your father."
"You know him?" Makoto asked, surprised.
"I went to a bar with him once. Strange guy."
"Attraction World can only pass to his male heirs. If Caleb extracts it, it will disappear and find a different host. If you're lucky, it will find me again."
"I wouldn't call that lucky," Alex commented dryly.
"If not, good luck finding the new host. My father screwed around with as you so nicely phrased 'anything with a skirt'. God knows how many children he has walking around. Let alone what they would do with such power."
"I still won't let you have it," Alex insisted.
"Alexander Gremory," Sensei interjected, his voice booming. "Listen to reason. A Sacred Gear cannot be destroyed. It will find a new host no matter what we do. Makoto can be held as a prisoner by us. An unknown new host is a far greater risk."
"If we defeat Caleb and free that girl, he'll be gone, I'm certain of it."
"I'm not asking you to trust me," Makoto said. "But without me, Attraction World is lost. It's too dangerous to let loose."
"Even if we trust you for some reason. We don't know where Caleb is and Rias-oneesama won't help us while Ise is running around."
"I know where he is," Makoto said. His tone implied he was surprised none of them knew. "And Issei-kun, well, once I have Attraction World back, I should be able to tone down that obsessive attraction. Then he'll calm down until the real Issei finds it's way back to the body. Right?"
Azazel nodded. "We should move then. Gather the others, Alex."
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"It's guarded quite heavily," Makoto warns them.
Azazel smiles. He pushes the pedal deeper.
His sports car accelerates even further.
Then, the Fallen Angel pushes a button.
[Satellite Downfall Cannon System activated,] a voice echoes in the car.
At the end of the road, a massive explosion sounds.
"Remind me again how you know where Caleb is?" Alex asks.
"I can feel Attraction World. It's a power that's hard to miss. Especially if you held it for a few months."
"But what if it didn't pass to your son?" Alex points out.
"Then we're in trouble. Regardless, Caleb wants it, I'm certain of it."
"We're here," Azazel-sensei interrupts them.
He parks the car on the partly destroyed road. It looks like the Satellite weapon worked quite effectively.
Next to their sport car, another car parks.
Gaspar stayed behind to take care of Ise (who's locked in the girl's changing room), meaning there team consists of eight people: Alex, Azazel, Asia, Rias, Akeno, Koneko, Xenovia and Makoto.
"Let's go," Rias says, not wasting any time.
The others follow her inside.
The building looks like an old warehouse. A simple hallway takes them to a door.
Rias doesn't open it, she simply blasts it apart with her powers.
The room they enter is dimly lit with candles.
Against the far wall, Kotonoha is bound to a cross. Her uniform is partly torn. A faint purple halo glows around her body.
In front of her is an angel with dirty white wings. Five pairs. This was definitely Caleb. He was surrounded by half a dozen lesser Exousia. On his right was a girl with brown hair and the same uniform as Kotonoha. She was the only one that didn't have wings.
Caleb turned when they entered.
"I expected you," he said, spreading his arms. "Unfortunately, you're too late. I'm almost done extracting Yandere Dozuki. Attraction World will be next. How kind of you to bring me five new servants, Itou-kun."
A blood-red ball of magic barely missed Caleb's head.
"Be careful whom you call servant," Makoto warned him. He threw a look at Rias. A dark red aura surrounded her. She was ready for battle.
"Kill the men," Caleb ordered. "Leave the girls alive."
The Warrior Angels started moving.
Spears of light filled the air.
They quickly discovered Exousia were hard to kill. Unlike the angel that had attacked Makoto, these were fully prepared. They were clad in a dark armor set that seemed to block most magical attacks. Rias' side had a healer, so they didn't have to worry that much about wounds. However, Asia was quickly depleting her stamina.
Caleb was stalling. It was a matter of minutes before he had Yandere Dozuki in his hands. By then, Asia would be too tired to heal them.
A sudden attack slipped past their defenses and pierced Makoto.
This was not a minor wound. The spear had pierced his belly. Blood sprayed out and Makoto fell to his knees.
"Hey," the brown haired girl yelled. "Makoto is mine to kill."
"Calm down," Caleb said. "I'll let you finish him off."
Something shifted. The purple aura changed to pitch black. Kotonoha opened her eyes. The ground started shaking.
"What's happening?" Alex yelled over the loud rumbling sound.
"That's her Balance Breaker," Azazel yelled back.
"That's impossible. Itou has lost his Sacred Gear. There's no way she can-"
Realisation hit him. "You mean to tell me she's actually in love with him?"
"Apparently."
The wooden cross splintered as the armor formed itself around her.
Smoke and dust filled the air.
They could hear loud noises. Screams and stabbing sounds.
When the smoke cleared, Caleb was lying on the ground, bleeding heavily. Three fellow Exousia were sprawled out around him. The girl with the school uniform lay there as well. She was clearly dead, her throat slashed open by the dozuki.
In the middle stood Kotonoha, her black armor dripping fresh blood.
The three remaining Warrior Angels quickly fled.
"We have to save him," Azazel said, he took out a bottle of Phoenix Tears.
"Are you insane?" Alex said.
"If we don't she'll kill us all," Azazel pointed out.
Alex looked at Kotonoha. She was waiting patiently, but there was still rage left in her.
Alex nodded.
Azazel knelt down next to Itou and poured the Phoenix Tears on his wound. It closed and Makoto opened his eyes.
"Did we win?" he asked.
"Yeah. Your girlfriend saved us."
"My girlfriend?" He looked at Kotonoha in her black armor.
Slowly, he stood up and walked to her. When his hand touched the armor, it shattered.
"Hey guys," a voice said. "Look what I found."
Koneko walked over to them, a baby cradled in her arms.
She hesitated for a moment, but then she handed the baby to Kotonoha.
A blue light shone from the baby.
The bracelet that was Attraction World floated out of it's tiny body.
Everyone held his breath, but then, it went further up, through the ceiling and was gone.
"What just happened?" Alex asked. "Shouldn't the Sacred Gear go back to Itou?"
"I don't think so," Azazel said.
"I don't get it."
"Come on guys," Rias said. "Let's go home."
All of them followed their King.
"Hey, wait," Alex said, trailing behind. "What the hell just happened?"