Returning home from school Anthony and Kiyome entered his home, only to find Kalawarner waiting for them, dressed in nothing but a kitchen apron.
"Welcome home dear. Would you like dinner, a bath, or maybe… me?" Kalawarner cutely asked, winking at Anthony, who just gave her a deadpan stare, while Kiyome showed a smile, but her eye was twitching.
"Ah," Anhony sighed, "Kala, really?" He raised a brow at her, only for her to continue her act.
"You damn perverted fallen!" Kiyome shouted. She practically ran up to Kalawarner, retrieving her whip from a dimensional space, and unfurled it, wrapping it around Kalwarner's person, dragging her upstairs.
Surprisingly Kalwarners' face showed delight throughout the entire ordeal.
Anthony didn't get involved any further. He simply went into the kitchen and found dinner actually prepared, so he decided to relax and eat, then watch some television. And after another hour or so Kiyome and Kalwarner returned to the living room, Kiyome with a tired expression and Kalwarner sporting a refreshed one.
'Something tells me things went the other way around up there.' Anthony thought, deciding not to press the issue any further.
Instead he decided to inform Kalwarner of his encounter with Asia this morning.
"So Kala, a strange thing happened this morning on our way to school. Me and Kiyome met a nun by the name of Asia Argento, who says she's in town to repair the old church that hasn't been in use for years. That mean anything to you?" Anthony asked, watching as Kalwarner's face took on a grave expression.
"Yes, I do. And it's not good." Kalwarner said, she then explained Raynares' full plan in its entirety.
It seems originally her team was assigned to Kuoh to watch over Issei. Their organization the Grigori had credible intelligence that he possessed a powerful sacred gear, and their leader wanted to make sure he didn't awaken prematurely and lose control, if he did, then the order was to eliminate him without mercy, a much better end than the alternative.
"Except that didn't happen," Anthony interrupted Kalwarner, "Issei was awakening his gear, sure. But, he showed no signs of rampaging at all, yet Raynare still attempted to kill him. Why is that?"
Kalwarner shook her head, "I have no idea. Suddenly Raynare informed us of new orders from the top, and that Hyodou's designation was changed from surveillance to elimination."
"Strange," Kiyome hummed, "I don't know much about you fallen, but I've heard from various sources that your leader is actually rather docile when compared to most others in charge of factions, taking in people of mixed-blood and the like. I also hear he loves sacred gears with a passion."
"That's all true." Kalwarner confirmed, "Azazel loves sacred gears, and only resorts to killing the host as an absolute last resort. So getting a kill order out of the blue is certainly strange."
"It sounds to me like someone is manipulating the situation to cause undo strife," Anthony speculated, "Kala, do you know who sent you the order that changed your mission objective?"
Once again Kalwarner shook her head. "Sorry I don't. Since Raynare is the mission leader only she knows who gave the order. However, I have a pretty good idea of who did it, but speculation right now won't help us at all."
"True." Anthony said.
"Right." Kiyome added.
"Anyway, about the rest of Raynares' plan." Kalawarner said. She then went on to describe what Raynare intended for Asia. It turns out Asia holds a rare sacred gear known as Twilight Healing, and Raynare plans to use a machine that extracts sacred gears to remove it from Asia, and implant it in herself. The problem is that the sacred gear extraction machine kills the previous host, which is why Azazel himself banned it ages ago.
Upon hearing this, both Anthony and Kiyome began to radiate both anger and killing intent.
"Why, why would she do that?!" Anthony screamed, "It makes no sense!"
"Raynare is in love with our leader Azazel, so in doing this she hopes to become stronger and get him to notice her." Kalawarner explained, eliciting a scoff from Kiyome.
"Ridiculous. If she wants to be stronger, then she should just train, not resort to such inhumane methods." Kiyome said, trying to keep herself from going to Raynare was hiding at that very moment and ending her life.
"Well Raynare doesn't see it that way." Kalwarner said.
"Regardless, this is unforgivable," Anthony said, placing his gaze on Kalawarner, "Hey Kala, is there any way you can get in touch with Azazel and inform him about the current situation?"
"Actually I've already sent a message earlier today to Grigori HQ. I haven't received a response, but it should be coming in a few days," Kalawarner explained, "And with any luck, they'll send somebody to help resolve this situation before it gets any worse."
"That's good." Anthony said, really appreciating Kalwarner's initiative.
However, he felt that with the luck they had been experiencing, things would get worse before they got any better.
Anthony was proven right a few days later.
Suddenly he received a call from Rais, informing him that Issei was in trouble, fighting a stray exorcist on his own, the same one that had been killing their devil clients in the vicinity in the last few days. Immediately understanding, Anthony raced over to the ORC clubroom and met up with everyone else.
"Excellent," Rias said when he arrived. She then summoned forth a transportation circle, Kiba being the first to rush through with a sword in hand, the rest following behind him.
Stepping through the portal they ended up in a house, the owners of it lying in pools of their own blood, Issei lying on the floor injured.
And to Anthony's surprise, the stray exorcist that had messed up Issei was none other than Freed Sellzen. Even more to his shock Asia was also in the house cowering behind Freed, her clothes torn exposing her body. He had no clue why it had ended up like this, but he did know one thing, Freed needed to die, sooner rather than later.
Jumping back as Kiba blocked a slash from hish light sword, Freed laughed and said, "Oh my, ruining our fun huh? Hey question blondie are you the pitcher of the catcher in the pair?"
"That's quite a fowl mouth you have there for a priest," Kiba responded, lifting his sword up slightly in case Freed attacked again.
"Ah eat shit devil scum!" Freed screamed.
"Die." Koneko montonly said, jumping at Freed and throwing a punch at him.
He jumped back and avoided it, only for Koneko to place her hand on the ground and pivot her body, delivering a leg kick to Freeds' chest. And although he blocked it with his light sword, the impact sent him crashing back into a nearby bookcase, destroying it in the process.
Freed however was up in the next second, the same maniacal smile plastered on his face.
'What the fuck is this guy made of?' Anthony thought. Freeds' unusual toughness, Anthony got the feeling he wasn't a normal human.
"Wew, well now, finally someone to get me going!" Freed said.
"Oh, so you like to play rough do you?" Akeno asked, lightning sparks generation on her hands. "What a naughty boy you are, vulgar priest-san."
"And you my dear are a hot piece of ass." Freed responded, beginning to rub his body all over.
For some reason Anthony felt ticked off at that.
"I think that's quite enough of that." Rais said, stepping forward, while Akeno went and began attending to Issei's wounds. "You a stray priest have entered my territory and killed those under my protection, any last words?"
"Haha, eat shit and die devil bitch!" Freed screamed, he then noticed Anthony and grinned in his direction. "Well, if it isn't the little cunt who stole my fallen prey from me the other night, tell me how was that piece of ass?!"
All eyes went to Anthony at Freed's words, but his face remained a mask of indifference.
"Why are you looking at me, he's obviously insane. I'll admit I did encounter him the other night, but as for a fallen angel, I have no clue what he's talking about." Anthony skillfully lied, he didn't really care how Rias would react later, but he'd be remiss if a friend of his got killed because of her prettiness. That he wouldn't allow.
What?!" Freed shouted, pointing ihs gun at Anthony, "You fucking lier!"
"Again no clue," Anthony again denied, shrugging his shoulders. "Rather, why are we still talking when we should be handling this fucking psycho?"
Anthony summoned forth his Gigantis dagger and was about to rush towards Freed, only before he could, a portal opened above him in the ceiling, drawing both him and Asia towards it.
"Haha," Freed triumphantly laughed, "Later devil scum!"
"Asia!" Issei yelled. He attempted to stand to his feet and go after her, only for his wounds to keep him from doing so.
"Everyone, we need to go right now," Rias instructed, summoning forth her own magic circle, everyone moving back towards it.
"Wait, what about Asia," Issei questioned, still trying to go and save her, fighting the pain of his wounds.
"Issei," Rias called out, "You're in no condition right now to do anything for her. Besides, she's been anchored to the teleportation circle. No matter what, we can't save her right now. We need to go."
Issei didn't like it one bit, he clenched his fists in anger and wanted to disagree, but he knew Rias was right. So reluctantly, he and the others retreated, leaving Asia with the fallen angels.
However the night was far from over.
"I'm going," Issei firmly stated to Rias and everyone else.
After returning to the ORC clubroom and having his wound mended, Issei immediately declared that he would storm the fallen stronghold, the old church on the edge of town, and save Asia.
"I cannot allow that." Rias stated, sitting behind her desk.
His plans however were not going the way he expected.
"Why not!?" Issei asked in frustration, "Why can't I go?"
"Issei, you know that girl is a nun of the holy church correct?" Rias asked.
Issei nodded his head.
"So why should we save her? She's an enemy of our entire race, furthermore if we got involved things would only escalate that could lead to a reignition of the Great War itself." Rias explained.
"Well, we all know that's a bunch of bullshit."
Everyone turned their heads to Anthony, who was leaning on the back wall, his arms crossed over his chest.
"I'm sorry, what did you just say?" Rias asked, a frown on her face.
"I'm saying what you just said is utter bullshit. Restart the Great War? Give me a break here Rias. First off, those fallen were in the wrong, coming into your territory and killing humans under your watch. They've already admitted to it, furthermore they want to cause more trouble in town. So I really don't see a problem with going to the church and killing the whole lot of them. Or, are you not the ruler of this territory like you claim to be?" Anthony finished, a small smirk on his face directed at Rias, earning him a stern glare that didn't phase him at all.
"I'll say it again Athony, it's not that simple. And as your master I demand a bit more respect." Rias stated once again, Anthony yawning as she did.
"Whatever Rias." Anthony walked over to Issei and clapped a hand on his shoulder. "Come on Issei, let's go and save Asia, she's your friend, right?"
"Right." Issei stammered, really surprised at Anthony's actions. "She's my friend."
"And there you go. Doesn't matter who or what she is, as long as you two are friends, then nothing else matters." Anthony spoke, everyone else also feeling the same in their own way.
"Now then, let's go." Antony exclaimed. He grabbed onto Issei and pulled him, the two of them heading towards the place for the final battle with the fallen angels.
Meanwhile at Anthony's house, a hooded figure stood at his door and rang the doorbell.
"Who is it?" Kalawarner asked, cracking the door, her face becoming astonished at who it was.
It seems the Grigori had come through for her after all, and in more than any way she could imagine.
It was a quiet night as Anthony and Issei arrived at the edge of the forest outside the abandoned church.
Issei being utterly surprised as he saw none other than Kiyome, leaning against a nearby tree, dressed in blue jeans, black ankle boots, and a yellow hoodie, a whip in her hands. "Kyomei-senpai, what are you doing here?"
"Pervert isn't it obvious, Anthony called me to help you out." Kyomei stated, snapping the whip in her hands.
"It's true." Anthony plainly stated. "Seeing as how Rias won't move for whatever reason, I thought some more backup might not hurt. So Issei," he turned to him, "get ready, because we're about to go into a slaughterhouse." Anthony summoned forth his Gigantis dagger.
While Issei headed the words and summoned forth his Boosted Gear, still looking the same as when he first summoned it days ago.
"Really now, you haven't made any progress have you?" Fafnir asked Issei, disappointment in his voice.
"Huh, who said that?" Issei asked.
"Issei, I told you before, that's Fafnir, the spirit living inside my sacred gear." Anthony explained.
"Oh right, you did tell me that." Issei sheepishly said, scratching his cheek lightly. In truth he now remembered when Anthony had introduced Fafnir to him, it had been in the clubroom where his gaze and mind were focused on Rias and Akeno's breasts.
"I certainly did." Anthony deadpanned, noticing the lecherous look in Issei's eyes. That told him all he needed to know about his current state of mind. He could only sigh in disappointment. "Anyway, let's get moving."
Right after Anthony finished speaking, Milett descended on the group from the sky, causing Issei to fall on his butt, a look of fear across his face.
"That' gothic loli tried ot murder me the other day!" He screamed, Milett smiling sadistically at him.
"Hey pervert," Millett sneered, only then noticing Anthony and Kiyome. Seeing them, she began to back up. "No, keep that blond freak away from me!"
Once again Issei was left speechless.
Kiyome seeing Milett's reaction asked Anthony, "What did you do to her?"
"Nothing, nothing at all. She just attacked me the other night and I defended myself, simple as that." Anthony stated, though he had to admit, he did enjoy seeing Milett cower in terror in front of him.
At that moment Anthony didn't realize a switch that had always been turned off within him had been flipped into the on position. Making him dangerous in more ways than one.
"Right." Kiyome said, averting her eyes from her boyfriend who was slightly grinning now at the cowering Milett. She didn't want to know and didn't ask anything else. Instead she turned her attention back to Milett and skillfully flung her whip out at her.
The whip then wrapped around Milett, restricting her movements. Kiyome then channeled a bit of lightning magic through her whip, giving Milett an electric shock that made her scream out in agony.
"Gah!" Following that, she simply passed out.
Reeling her whip back to her, Kiyome then began to move forward, Anthony following behind, dragging Issei in tow by the scruff of his shirt collar.
As he was being dragged Issei whispered to Anthony, "Your girlfriend is super scary."
"I know," Anthony whispered back, "However I still love her just the way she is."
The group made short work of clearing the forest and ended up in a clearing, the entrance to the abandoned church within their view, along with a slew of stray exorcists, wielding light swords and guns, all of them aimed at the group.
"Well, this is…" Anthony placed a hand on his chin, surveying the enemies before him. He wasn't worried about himself, no he was worried for Issei who was still incredibly weak, and a bit for Kiyome who was still human but had no intense training like the priests in front of him.
'Given the situation, it's going to be tough to break through.' Anthony thought.
That is until Kiyome struck the ground with her whip and a magic circle appeared in the air by her side.
In the next moment a creature began to emerge from it. At first only a claw could be seen until the rest of the body appeared, and the beast that appeared was a griffing of all things. Landing on the ground with an audible thud, it flapped its wings, unleashing a torrent of high speed wind slashes at the army of stray exorcists, cutting a few of them and forcing the rest to jump back.
Kiyome smiling as that happened.
"Woah, is that a griffin?" Issei asked in disbelief, his eyes sparkling with wonder.
"Yeah, Kiyome comes from a family of beast tamers, so I thought teaching her a bit of summoning magic would do her some good," Anthony explained, however he never expected her to summon a griffin of all things so quickly. It really showed her potential for magic.
Anthony sent Kiyome a thumbs up, just as the stray exorcists were regrouping and preparing for another assault.
That's when a multitude of swords appeared under them, and one of them was punched through the air, destroying the church doors themselves.
"Oh, so you made it huh," Anthony asked.
The people he was speaking to were none other than Kiba and Koneko, the pair nodding in his direction.
"Wait, what are you guys doing here?" Issei asked, wondering how this was happening.
"Isn't it obvious, we came to help you," Kiba spoke.
"We did." Koneko montonly said.
"You guys." Issei murmured. He had no words to describe how he was feeling at the moment.
And that's when Anthony delivered a smack to his back, causing him to stammer forward. "Don't just stand around and gawk, I thought you came here to save Asia."
"Right." Issei said to himself, regaining his balance. Now that the path forward had been cleared he ran inside the church doors, only to be faced with another group of stray exorcists.
One lunged at him with a light sword, only for Anthony to appear before him and block it with his Gigantis dagger.
(Negate)
His golden sheen around his body, Anthony pushed the exorcist back and followed it up by sticking his dagger into his shoulder, then delivering a punch to his face. The impact from it sent him flying into the bleachers around them.
"Not tonight." Anthony cracked his neck, a grin on his face.
Deciding the opponents in front of them were too strong in close combat, the exorcists raised their guns and began to fire off light bullets at the group. However all the bullets were stopped by a wall of wind, courtesy of the griffin Kiyome had summoned.
"Now Sky, let them have it." Kiyome ordered, Sky roaring in recognition of the order.
Flapping her wings, she sent the light bullets back at the exorcists. Of course none of them took any damage seeing as the bullets could only harm creatures of darkness. But what they weren't immune to was the miniature vortex Sky created that accompanied the bullets back.
The stray exorcists were littered with multiple gashes as their bodies flew through the air.
The path once again clear, Anthony turned to Issei and yelled to him, "Now Issei go, Asia is being held up ahead in an underground space. It's right under the altar."
"Right, thank you." Issei said to Anthony as he charged forward.
Only for Freed to appear from the air, slashing down at him with a light sword in hand.
"Haha, no so fast, you shitty dev-"
Before Freed could finish his usual foul mouthed comment Anthony blurred in front of him and delivered a downward kick right on top of his head, causing the priest to only bite his tongue, blood spraying from his mouth, but the attack also sent him into the bleachers, destroying quite a few of them.
"Please will you just shut the fuck up!" Anthony roared, racing down towards Freed, only to move back when he felt something coming at him. He narrowly avoided being hit by light bullets.
"Gah! Yu fukng dvl!" Freed attempted to say, aiming his gun in Anthony's direction, however because he had inadvertently bit his tongue, his words came out garbled, Anthony and the others lightly chuckling as it did, Issei long gone.
"Honestly I think it's an improvement." Kiyome commented.
"Right you are dear." Anthony agreed.
Freeds' brow twitched. He stood up and then roared. "Agh!" He lunged forward at Kiba, only for him to catch Freed's blade with his own, Kiba seemingly fine being so close to the light sword.
"Fuck anher ne!" Freed raged, jumping back from his clash with Kiba.
"Meet my sword, Holy Eraser, it can absorb light," Kiba explained, Koneko jumping in and beginning a flurry of punches against Freed.
He dodged it all, trying to land a hit on Koneko, only for the white haired girl to nimbly dodge in return, coming so close to Freed he couldn't use his weapons.
"Get bent," she said, as she delivered a punch to Freed's face, the breaking of bones echoing as the punch landed, sending him flying back into the wall, his face a mess of blood and a giant purple bruise as he slumped to the ground.
As for the other stray exorcists, Kiyome, Sky, and Anthony made short work of them. The area was completely clear.
Double checking once more Anthony nodded his head in approval, turning his attention toward the inner doors. "Now then, let's finish off the foul mouthed white hair and catch up with Issei."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
They all closed in on Freed, making sure to keep their guards up in case he pulled any tricks, and he did. Flicking his wrist, something landed in Freed's hand, he then put pressure on it and squeezed it, a white smoke encompassing the area around him when he did so.
"Sky!" Kiyome quickly yelled, the griffon cooing in recognition.
She flapped her wings in the direction of the smoke, causing it to dissipate into the air, only when it was all gone, Freed was no longer lying in the spot below the wall. He had run away.
Anthony wanted to curse, but kept his cool. They still had things to accomplish. So marching forward he headed towards the inner sanctum of the church, where Issei and Asia, only with the mastermind of this whole mess Raynare awaited.
Kicking open a set of doors in front of him Anthony came upon a sight.
Asia was strapped to a crucifix, tears in her eyes, as Issei lay on the floor, his body riddled with bleeding wounds, Raynare smirking over him, hovering in the air with her wings, a light spear in one hand.
'Damn, we're too late.' Anthony angrily thought. He had rushed ahead of the others, thinking maybe he could prevent the extraction, but it seems he was too late.
Then there is Issei.
Despite the wounds all over his body, he staggered to his feet, tears in his eyes. "Don't worry Asia, I'll save you," he called out, Anthony hearing the determination in his voice.
"Haha, yeah right, you can't save anybody," Raynare mocked, throwing the light spear from her hand, striking Issei in his left leg.
"Agh!" Issei screamed in agony once again, but he didn't fall this time. Rather, he began to stagger forward, not giving in to the pain.
Anthony could only think it was immensely cool and was about to step in and give him some help, when an unexpected voice told him not to do so.
'Partner, wait, don't do anything.' Fafnir said.
Anthony frowned. 'Fafnir you can't be serious here. He's going to die if we don't do anything!'
'Lisen. I know it's hard to just watch, but trust me, he's almost reached it.'
'Reached what?'
'A piece of the true power he wields. And if we step in now, he won't gain anything.'
Anthony knew what Fafnir meant with his words. Issei was close to awakening the true power of his sacred gear, the emotions he was experiencing in his current situation being a catalyst to force the Boosted Gear to awaken since sacred gears relied in big part on the emotions and will of their users.
Still… Anthony tightened his fist, hardly able to stand by and just watch.
"Haha, come on and give up already, I win." Raynare said to Issei, hitting him with another light spear that forced him to stagger back but not fall once again.
"Just shut up!" Issei roared, surprising both Anthony and Raynare. "You hear me bitch, I said shut your mouth."
(Boost)
Issei's gear rang out.
"I know it, I know I'm weak, and that I can't protect anything." Issei admitted.
(Boost)
"However, that doesn't mean shit to me." Issei glared at Raynare and yelled, "Because even if I'm the weakest being on this planet I made a promise to Asia and I intend to keep it!" Issei roared with all his might.
(Boost, Boost, Boost, Boost)
The word continued to ring out from Issei's gear until a glow began to envelop it, forcing Anthony and Raynare to both shield their eyes. Then as the glow dissipated, the both of them noticed that Issei's gear had changed forms.
'It seems he's done it.' Fafnir happily said.
Rushing forward with renewed vitality Issei closed the distance to Raynare and delivered a punch to her face, sending her crashing into the ground. He then followed her, delivering a flurry of punches to her face and the rest of her body, not letting up at all.
"This is for killing me, this is for lying to me, and this is for hurting Asia!"
(Boost, Boost, Boost)
With every punch Issei delivered, his gear rang out again and again, Raynare's healing ability unable to keep up with all the blows she was taking, a look of horror on her face.
'What's going on?! I should be invincible now, this shouldn't be possible!' Raynare thought, taking blow after blow once again.
"Ragh!" Issei roared, delivering one final punch to Raynare's face, smashing her head into the ground, creating a small crater in the process.
The blow left Raynare a twitching mess, her face covered in blood. Using the last of her remaining strength she called out.
"Someone, anyone come help me!" Raynare pleaded, but no one came.
And then they did.
Freed once again appeared in the upper levels, looking down at the scene with glee.
"Fuck, not him again," Anthony groaned, walking up to Issei and Raynare, the pair finally noticing him after their whole fight. "He's like a tumor."
"Fuck you." Freed yelled at Anthony, he then turned his gaze to Raynare. "So fallen-chan, want me to come and save you?"
"Of course, get down here and save me," Raynare yelled at Freed from her position on the floor.
"Oh but that would put me on a collision course with the dagger bastard who saved the blue fallen-chan," Freed pointed out, tapping a finger on his chin. "Hey fallen-chan if I save you, can I have sex with you?"
"Huh?" Raynare yelled.
"Oh if that's the case then you can just take her," Anthony said, "After we get Asia's sacred gear back of course."
"What?!" Freed yelled happily.
"What?!" Raynare shouted in horror.
"What?!" Issei shouted as well just because.
Everyone was eyeing Anthony like he was insante, but the person himself didn't feel that way at all. He was perfectly calm and knew what he was talking about. "Well I mean, don't you think it's fair," he placed a hand on his chin and sent a cold gaze at Raynare, "Since she likes playing with others so much, how about she gets played with for a bit. An eye for an eye as they say."
"Don't be ridiculous!" Raynare raged. "I'd rather kill myself than let that perverted priest place his dick in me!"
"Ah fallen-chan is so mean to me," Freed sighed, "But if that's the case, Then see ya later devil scum." Freed then turned and escaped, leaving Raynare all alone.
"Huh, guess you don't inspire loyalty at all," Anthony stated, still looking at Raynare with a cold gaze, "Too bad for you."
Raynare felt the walls closing in around her, so she played the only card she had left. She looked towards Issei and said to him, "Issei, please save me." For a moment her appearance reverted back to that of Yuuma Amano. "Issei I love you, save me from these devils and we can be together forever."
'This bitch.' Anthony angrily thought. He tried to hold out hope, thinking she was just an unwilling pawn in all this. Even if that were true now, any remorse he now had for her was gone. She was just disgracing herself at this point.
"Look Issei, I even kept the necklace you gave me," Raynare said, pulling it out of her cleavage.
Isseis' expression could noy be seen, his hair covering his eyes. Instead he slowly kneeled down to Raynare, and punched her in the face once again.
"That's enough!" Issei roared, he then ripped the necklace from around Raynare's neck, Raynare coughing up blood after the punch to the face.
"Well said Issei," Antony chimed in. He kicked Raynare in the head, the kick knocking her unconscious. "And that's that."
The fight over, Anthony picked Raynare up and slung her unconscious body over his shoulders, he then moved over to Asia and freed her from her restraints, catching her as she fell, before gently setting her on the ground.
"Asia." Issei said in worry, staggering over to check on her, tears racing down his face. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. Because of me, you died."
"No, she's not dead," Anthony stated, hearing Issei's cries. "Rather, there is a way to save her, isn't that right, Rias?"
"Correct." Rias answered.
She and the rest of the ORC entered the inner chapel, walking up to the group of four.
"Rias and Akeno too," Issei stammered, "But I thought…" Issei couldn't even finish his sentence.
"Issei, let's not dwell on why they're here, just be happy they are," Anthony said, having removed Twilight Healing from Raynare, placing it back in Asia rather easily if he did say so himself. "Now you can save Asia."
"How?!" Issei asked.
"Easy, all Rias has to do is use an evil piece on her and she'll turn into a devil," Anthony explained. "It's a win win for everyone." He had heard that Asia's sacred gear could heal anything, not just humans and angels, and with no adverse effects. And knowing Rias' personality as well as he did, Anthony knew she wouldn't pass up an opportunity to add her to her peerage. So as he said, it's a win for all situation.
"Rias," Issei turned to her, "Can you do it, can you save Asia?"
"Yes, I can. But more importantly, Anthony, where do you think you're going with the fallen angel?"
Anthony had attempted to leave inconspicuously with Raynare in tow, but it seems Rias is sharper than he first thought. So hearing her question he stopped in his tracks and turned around to face her. "About that, what Freed said before is true, I did save a fallen angel."
The entire room fell completely silent, the entire peerage staring at Anthony.
"Why would you do that?!" Rias asked, narrowing her eyes.
"Well, as it turns out. My very first client was the fallen angel I saved, you know the one you gave me the Kamen Rider poster you love so much." Anthony pointed out, rubbing his cheek lightly, "And well, doing all that talking, we became friends, and so I decided to save her. That's all there is to it."
"Anthony," Rias narrowed her voice, "What you've done is not something to joke about."
"Heh, what I've done. All I did was save a person I cared about, so they're a fallen angel, so what?"
"So what?!" Akeno shouted, Anthony looking at her deadpan.
"Yeah, so what," he shrugged, "What? You're going to tell me all devils are as nice as you guys," he asked a bit sarcastically, causing everyone to look away from him, "Because let's not forget, it was a stray devil who killed me. So I think your viewpoints are rather skewed. Listen I have no clue what past you guys have with the fallen angels, but that's not my past. I just became a part of this world and have no idea the whole of yet. But, what I do know is that without Kalwarner's help, Asia would've probably ended up much worse. Now, if you'll all excuse me, I need to go deliver Raynare to a member of the Grigori." Turning back around Anthony exited the chapel, no one stopping him.
For deep in their hearts, they knew he was right.
"Dammit it all!" Raynare roared.
All her plans were now in ruins, and what's worse, Kalwarner had helped the enemy stop her and she had been captured. Now she was tied up along with Milett, awaiting a senior member of the Grigori in the forest where Anthony had dropped her off.
"Hehe, someone's mad," Milett jabbed, sitting next to Raynare tied up as well. She too had been captured, having been delivered to the location by Kyomei after she had split off from the Gremory peerage members who assaulted the chapel.
Raynare turned towards Milett and once again snarled, "Shut the fuck up!"
The two then got into a shouting match, but they quickly fell silent as they noticed something in the air itself.
One moment there was nothing, and then in the next, a figure wrapped in a cloak was standing before them, their long dark hair flowing out of their hood.
Looking at the figure, Raynare felt fear.
While Milett just snickered and said, "Oh, you're in big trouble now."
Usually Raynare would make a comeback, but with the figure in front of her, she didn't dare say a word.
"So, tell me," the figure spoke, a feminine voice coming from under the cloak, "What do you think of him, this Anthony Kusha?"
Of all the things the two fallen angels expected to hear, questions about Anthony were not one of them.
On his way home from school Anthony was finally glad things had settled down.
That night after dropping off Raynare where the senior member of the Grigori was said to appear, he returned home, took a hot shower, and went straight to bed.
Then a day later he showed up in the ORC clubroom to find Asia, dressed in a Kuoh Academy uniform. Rias had not only made her a bishop, but also enrolled her in the school. Anthony couldn't say he was disappointed in it, and Issei was extremely happy about it, which caused Rias to scowl at him.
Chuckling internally Anthony was wondering how long it would take Issei to realize Rias had actual feelings for him. He thought it might be a while, given how dense he was.
As for Anthony working with the fallen and the Grigori, Rias and the others didn't speak of it again. And since he didn't want to discuss it, he didn't press it. So overall things had ended well for him.
Except for one thing.
To explain the events that took place, Kalawarner was given the order to return to Grigori, having left the same night the incident at the church had occurred. She didn't even say goodbye to Anthony before she left.
He couldn't deny he felt saddened by this, especially how close he had Kalwarner had become.
"Oh well, maybe I'll see her again someday," Anthony sighed, arriving at his home, and noticing a package on his stoop, addressed from none other than his parents.
Dismissing all other thoughts from his head Anthony scooped up the package from his arms and frantically unlocked his front door, stepping inside, and kicking off his shoes, heading for his living room.
Only to be shocked again, as Kalawarner was sitting there, dressed in nothing but a bathrobe.
"Kala, what are you doing here? I thought you went back to Grigori." Anthony kept his eyes level with Kalawarner's eyes, if he moved his eyes any lower his other head would take over and that would be very bad given the situation.
"I did, but I've received new orders," Kalwarner said, shifting positions, her robe showing off more of her breasts, "After all that's happened, our leader wants one of us stationed in Kuoh at all times. For some reason he thinks this place will become quite interesting, now that the Red Dragon Emperor has awakened and become a devil."
"I see." Anthony said, feeling his entire body heat up. "So, that means you'll be sticking around then?"
"Yes, it does. Aren't you happy?" Kalwarner asked, her robe practically on the floor now.
"I am." Anthony moved to take a seat. "So, where will you be staying," he asked as he began to open the package his parents sent him.
"Fufu, why with you silly." Kalwarner answered.
"Oh…. HUH!" Anthony screamed, turning his gaze to Kalawarner who had somehow closed the distance to him, pressing his arm into her breasts.
"Fufu, so cute." Kalwarner leaned in and planted a kiss on Anthony's lips, just as he finished removing the last seal on the package his parents had sent him.
And when he did, both he and Kalwarner could feel an energy coming from the parcel.
"What?" Anthony stuck his hand inside the parcel and dug around until he felt something, which he then yanked out. Appearing in his grasp was a roman gladius (roman sword) of all things, only its blade was pure yellow and its grip scarlet in color. "What the hell is this?" Anthonyn had no clue what his parents had sent him, but from the energy it confirmed one thing for him.
That his parents were actually part of the supernatural, and that they knew he now was as well.
Just knowing that gave him a sense of comfort.
"Anthony." Kalawarner breathed. "Do you know what you hold in your grasp?"
"No clue." Anthony said, moving the gladius around a bit. "Why, is this sword really that important?"
"Yes." Kalawarner answered. "For the sword you now hold in your grasp is a holy sword, known as Crocea Mors, also called-"
"-The Yellow Death." Anthony finished.
He, a devil, was easily holding a holy sword, but more than that it was sent to him by his parents of all people.
Once again Anthony asked the question.
Who the hell were his parents?
A/N
That brings the fallen angel arc to a close. Anthony showed his stuff a bit more and also his sadistic side has been awakened. That will play a role in the future and in future lemons.
Now as for the mysterious girl who asked about Anthony, that's a future member of his harem, you'll find out which one soon.
As for Anthony getting a holy sword in the mail from his parents. I not only did it to deepen the mystery of them, but also because Anthony's origin is related to a famous person from Roman history. Try and guess which one if you can.
Next up is the Riser arc, and who knows what surprises will be in store for you readers.
That's all, now please review and comment.
Anthony's Harem: Kiyome Abe, Nero, Kalawarner, Xenovia, Akeno, Kuroka, Valerie, Lavina Reni, Fianna Ordesia, Ingvild Leviathan, Grafiya
Issei's Harem: Rias, Asia, Ravel, Irina, Koneko, Emhilde, Rossweisse