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A Psychologist Day And Life

Chapter Fourteen: From Psychologist to Commander In One Easy Step

I just thought that this would be the worst night in my entire life. Actually...

At 1 o'clock the attention would shift from DeFaux to the both of us. At 1:01, Rosette would tell our true identities and intentions and at 1:02 all hell would break loose. So in that respect, this would be the worst three minutes of my life.

"Steiner," Satella said in a commanding voice, "get away from him."

"Such a foolish child," DeFaux replied.

"Oh shit, it's the hound for Pandemonium." Amor said out loud. DeFaux looked at him furiously. "Oh wait? Did that came out?"

"Just shut up Amor. Now's not the time for any of your stupid remarks." I turned to him. "So why are you here? Are you going extending the olive branch or the bayonet?"

"What do you mean by that?" Chrono asked.

"Why Chrono, he's here to join forces with us. Isn't that right?"

DeFaux looked at the both of us. "Who are you? How do you know my business?"

Knowing that the time has come, I said calmly, "I'll explain everything in the living room. Satella, let the nice devil in, will you?"

Satella gave a grunt of disagreement before allowing DeFaux to follow us inside. There Rosette told everything to the whole entire group. When it was all said and done, everyone was quiet.

"So," Satella said finally, "in a nutshell, you deceived us."

I agreed with her, "Yes...yes we did."

"Well duh..." Amor murmured.

"Do you have any proof that what Rosette says is true?" Chrono asked. I stood up.

"Azmaria hates her powers, Satella took ten years to find her family and still haven't found it, DeFaux is a leader of a group dedicated to hunt and destroy the sinners, Chrono was once a Sinner himself who quit because his girl got killed, Steiner is a devoted butler and Rosette..."

"...is a vengeful girl who wants to kill Aion," Amor continued. This time, I gave the slap to him.

"True, but she's also a determined girl who wants to find her brother and help people." Everyone was surprisingly quiet.

"So do you know what will happen?" Azmaria asked.

"Yes," we answered her simultaneously. It was one of those brother moments.

"What will happen?" DeFaux asked. "If you know everything, then you know about the future."

"Well yes, that's true. However the future that we know off might not ever happen."

"What will happen in the end?" Chrono asked. "What will happen to us?"

Amor and I looked at each other. Then in a loud voice, Amor said, "Everyone will get booked except for Azmaria."

"Booked?" I asked.

"Uh...killed."

Chrono as well as everyone had a look of shock. I figured that it would be time to reveal what will happen.

"Okay...Aion will know everyone's weakness because of the Head of Pandemonium he processes."

"True," DeFaux said agreeing.

"He's holding most of the cards. He has most of the Apostles, Fiore and rest of the Sinners at his disposal."

"Fiore?" Satella asked.

Amor snapped his fingers. "Oh, right, right. We forgot the fact that Fiore is working against her own free will. She's in Aion's control."

"Anyways, to continue. I suspect that Rosette will receive her Stigmata marks at daybreak."

"Stigmata?" Azmaria asked.

"Yeah. Mary Magdalene went through the same thing that Rosette will go through, didn't she Chrono?"

"... ... ..." was all Chrono had to say.

"After that the Order will find out about the Sinner's hideout. They will find it empty and will be attacked by Vido and Genai. As the result of that battle Calv and Vido will be destroyed with the Order's San Francisco forces being somewhat weakened."

"Calv will sacrifice himself for the greater good," DeFaux said admirably.

"No, Calv's my boy, he isn't going to die." I didn't want Calv to die. Despite his heavy Scottish accent and pig-like appearance, he was alright for a devil.

"You had a boy?" Amor asked. Everyone looked at us.

"It's slang. I'll enlighten you with it later. Moments later, Aion and the other Sinners will be sighted at the Carnival being held on the outskirts of town. This is where the Ritual of Atonement takes place."

Azmaria asked, "What's the Ritual of Atonement?"

"It's basically the Ritual that will awaken Rosette here into an Apostle...the greatest Apostle..."

"I'm an apostle?" Rosette asked.

"The final virtue: justice. See, it's all been about you. You're going to be the tool that going to flip this world upside down."

"Just picture yourself a devil in a blue dress. Oh, the irony," Amor added.

"So..." Chrono concluded. "Aion has no use for the apostles or the Sinners. Just for..."

"Chrono has it," I said to the group. "How about the rest of you?"

"The question is," Satella asked, "is what we are going to do now?" We all thought about this situation. Even the great DeFaux was stumped due to the events.

"Think about this situation as a well played chess game," I said after a while. "You can either beef up your defense or go on the offensive. The question is what...Okay, I got it. We can't do anything to stop Rosette from getting her marks. We can make a surprise attack on the Sinner's hideout. It's located on a beach house near the business district of the city. The Order must not, repeat, not know about the situation or about this alliance. I want no one to leave for personal matters without our consent."

"Who died an made you boss?" Rosette asked. She was obviously angry about this. Amor, however, covered this.

"What's that Rosette? You don't want to see your brother ever again? You want the Sinners again?" Rosette kept quiet. The fact that we knew about her brother's fate and what will happen if she didn't follow our instructions scared her. "Stupid..."

"I must talk to the other Pursers about this," DeFaux said as he prepared to leave. Seeing that devil's look of uncertainly, I decided to escort him out the door.

"Your lack of faith disturbs me," I said to him as he was leaving. He turned around.

"Forgive me for not trusting you at this time as you humans have a history of deception, corruption, among other things."

"But isn't that what you devils are also?"

"True."

"Times change, people change."

"Hmmm..." the purser then left. I stood at the door how things would be now that everything was revealed. Amor was still being comic relief however God knows when that's going to die down. Our chances of getting home was getting slimmer. There has got to be something in this dimension that will get us home.

That morning we heard a quick cry of pain. Chrono, Azmaria and Satella ran over to Rosette's room. Amor, Steiner and I, however, stayed in the living room. We knew what it was.

"Sir," Steiner said to me, "are you going to investigate the noise upstairs with the others?"

"No. I already know what it is and I remember telling the others a few hours ago. I swear, it's in one ear and out the other."

"We're not all smart like you Bert," Amor said calmly.

"Whatever..." Moments later we saw Azmaria going up and down the stairs, carrying bandages. I felt like saying 'I told you so, I told you so' but that would be uncalled for. The group stayed upstairs until 8:00 am. By that time, Amor fell asleep on the couch and me looking at the window. Steiner was dusting around. The group made its way down with Rosette all bandaged up.

"It's just like you said," Chrono said. "Now I'm sure you're telling the truth." The phone rang and Steiner answered it.

"It's for you," he said, motioning me to answer the phone. "Hello?" On the other end of the phone was DeFaux.

"We have found the Sinner's hideout. It is like you said: a beach house near the business district."

"Why doesn't that surprise me?"

"We'll attack at noon today. You don't suppose that we can tell the Order about this, can we?"

Now I was thinking about the Order and its resources. However these aren't your ordinary demons. These guys are powerhouses and they would only raise the casualties in this battle. It would be useless.

"No, we are not going to tell the Order. Besides, once the battle begins, they will be dispatched to our position anyways. Noon it is, see you then."

I hung up the phone with the others looking at me.

"DeFaux called. Said that he located the Sinners. We'll search for them near the business district and then we'll attack." I could of sworn that I saw a glimpse of hope in Rosette's eyes. I rolled my eyes at the thought.

"We leave at 11:30 sharp. Till then, prepare for the upcoming battle." As the group left, Amor whispered in my ear.

"Nice one, Iron Blood."

"Iron Blood?"

"A nickname."

"From where?"

"Now that would ruin the fun of teasing you, would it?" Then we looked at Azmaria who was seen with Rosette. It seems that they we're up to something.

I gave Amor instruction. "Keep tabs on Azzy. I don't trust her."

"Azzy?"

"It's a nickname. Now that would ruin the fun of teasing her, would it?"

"You're a bitch, you know that?"

"Just go." Amor followed Azmaria while Rosette made her way upstairs. We both exchanged glances. Then I thought about the battle and the possibility of Joshua being there. Then I thought of the possibility of him being accidentally wounded in battle. Then I thought of the possibility of him being accidentally killed.

"Do I really hate Joshua that badly?" I thought about these thoughts again and again. Then I smiled.

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