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After that brief moment of surprise from the exorcists, which Akira found himself amused by, the black-haired male got down straight to business. The plan was simple; find Kokabiel, his ally Valper Galilei (who apparently was supposed to be an exiled priest due to illegal experiments), apprehend the both of them, grab the Excaliburs and be done with everything. With everything clarified, Akira and the other Phantom Thieves excused themselves so they could go home and prepare for their mission.

Their intended destination was a cathedral. Its roof jutted with gothic spires, their exteriors adorned with ornamented windows. At their tallest point was a bronze hued dome, a statue of the cross etched onto its metallic surface. Encircled by the drab shapes of apartment blocks and shopping malls, its surroundings made the building stand out even more than its already grandiose architecture suggested. The road that led to its arched entrance was well-kept, and the trees that lined the meandering path could technically be considered pleasing to the eye.

"…Hmm…" Yusuke hummed to himself, admiring their surroundings in the dark due to the night being the type of sky to overshadow them. "Although we are here for a different purpose, this reminds me of the time Akira and I went to the church in Kanda."

"Really?" Haru asked, adjusting the hat on her head since she was in her Phantom Thief clothing just like everyone else at the moment. "That sounds rather strange for you, Yusuke-kun. Akira-kun as well." She commented, looking between the two males.

Akira shrugged his shoulders, eyeing the gang behind him as they continued to march onwards to the meeting place. "Yusuke wanted to gather some inspiration around there, to try to get a better understanding of something. That visit proved to be rather fruitful if I do say so myself." The comment of the boy was soon forgotten by everyone as they arrived outside of the building's boundaries.

Akira peeked around and saw a few figures all standing around in dark robes. Fully opening the door, their presences were noticed. "There you guys are." Issei said as the Phantom Thieves walked into the building, Futaba being the one to close the door behind them.

"You all certainly took your time if I have to say so myself." Ravel threw in her own opinion, folding her arms. She tried to adjust her hair before throwing a hood over her head to conceal her identity. "Did something happen that it caused you all to be behind schedule?" There was also a bit of soft foot tapping from the female blonde.

Ryuji looked around to see that all of the humans that were in Tokyo last year were also eyeing one another. "Not really." He stated while putting his hands into his pockets while raising an eyebrow. "We pretty much tried to find the supplies we could as fast as we could. You guys didn't exactly give us a time limit either."

The Phenex sighed at Ryuji's reasoning and nodded her head. "Yes, you're right. I'm… sorry for venting out like that." She apologized. "It's just that… I'm a little bit tense at the moment."

"That is perfectly understandable." Xenovia said from the side, carrying a small pile of robes in her hands and walking over to the Phantom Thieves. "You are inside of Church territory after all with the possibility to have to face holy sword users as well as one of the leader of the Fallen Angels and Grigori." She then turned her attention towards the Phantom Thieves. "Here, these are for you. Just put them over your…" The blue-haired female looked up and down to fully process their clothing. "…Outfits."

Irina came up from behind, carrying a small pile of her own. "They're exorcists robes that can help disguise yourselves." She explained. "Since we're going into enemy territory, it should be the logical choice, right? Though, I didn't think you guys would already have your own disguises." A bit of an impressed look was worn on her face. "They look really good. Did you guys make them yourselves?"

Accepting one of the many pieces of clothing, Akira had the corners of his lips curled down but his eyes rather neutral at the same time. "Technically, we have." He eventually answered after a moment of thought when all of the Phantom Thieves were given the robes.

Xenovia, meanwhile, stared at all of the other humans as they began putting on the clothing they were given over top of their current outfits. She furrowed her brow in thought. "What kind of an organization are you for it to be required to wear something like that?" The tone of her questioned requested an immediate answer as she eyed the masks that each of them wore. "The Church has never been aware of people like you before."

"Well, maybe you should just broaden your horizons a bit more." Makoto stated, fiddling with a button before grabbing the hood that was attached to the robe and pulled it over her head. "Plus, it makes a lot of sense that the Church doesn't really care about us." Grabbing her mask, she stashed it into one of the pockets on her robe.

"I've got to say though," Futaba stared off while trying to stuff her bulky goggles into one of the inner pockets the new clothing provided. "I did not expect this kind of structure to be in this city." She shrugged her shoulder right after though, looking at the building they were planning on entering. "Not like sightseeing was really a part of our to-do list when arriving here anyways."

"It looks like it was built years ago…" Asia said slowly, trailing off as she took in the sight a bit longer.

"That's because it was." Irina confirmed for the former-nun. "It's still maintained these days, but hardly any people use it as it was meant to be used. Now, it serves more as a park rather than a place of worship."

There was something close to reproach in her tone, everyone could tell. Asia was slightly hesitant at first, but then she patted Irina on the back gently. The exorcists jumped a bit and snapped her head over to see that blonde giving her a nervous look of reassurance. Irina only gave back a sheepish look of thanks.

"…Are you sure that you all are fine with this?" Kiba asked quietly, yet he managed to grab all of the attention. "This is just for me and me alone after all."

Issei tapped the male blonde Devil's shoulder with his knuckles as if he were knocking on a door. "Dude, it's not sweat at all." The teenager replied to his fellow Peerage member. "We're friends, aren't we? Yeah, I know that kind of sounds typical and stuff. But hey, it's kind of the truth. As well as you were the one to actually show me the ropes when I first became a Devil in the first place. Simply put, we're all worried for you, man."

All but the two exorcists and Phenex nodded in a bit of agreement with Issei's small speech. "I don't mean to be the one to destroy the mood…" Ravel then broke the one second of silence. "But shouldn't we begin looking for the Excaliburs about now? The night isn't going to remain like this forever."

"No sweat." Ann waved her hand in an assuring motion. "Oracle's already got everything under control."

That just left Xenovia and Irina confused as all of the Phantom Thieves began to squat or sit down. Did she just use some kind of alias or codename? The duo were slightly baffled by their relaxed moment when even the Devils joined in. "What are you all doing?" Irina questioned in disbelief. "We're supposed to be searching for the Excaliburs, not just sitting around!"

"We are looking for the Excaliburs." Akira stated, pulling out his gun and looking it over to make sure that it was in prime condition. "Well… technically Oracle is looking for them at the moment." He gestured to the hacker who had her back facing the two from the Church but was moving around a lot in her spot. "Once she finds out where they are and how many Fallen there are possibly guarding them, we quickly come up with a plan and go in."

That just caused the blue-haired exorcist to frown. "How does-"

"Success!" Futaba exclaimed from her spot. Immediately, most of the Phantom Thieves and Devils began to crowd around the ginger-haired teenager due to her sudden cheer. "Found them!"

"…What?" Xenovia asked, after having her jaw hang open for a couple of seconds. ""H-how in the world… Does she have a Sacred Gear or something?"

Yusuke turned to see the female pointing directly at Futaba. "…You could say that." He simply replied back before turning to look at the green holograms that Futaba was producing. "Oracle here has an ability to… help us navigate around many structures we must traverse through."

"… I'm confused, is her name Futaba-san or Oracle-san then?" Irina asked, raising her hand up as if she were in a classroom and wanted the teacher's attention.

"Meh, you could say one or the other. As long as you don't say Oracle in public it's fine." Ryuji shrugged his shoulders, not even looking back towards the exorcist. "They just codenames we came up with." He then pointed at a general x-ray of the building with a shiny ball sitting somewhere inside. "Okay… so that's probably the Excaliburs right there… Aren't there supposed to be three instead of one? Oh well, maybe they're just in that one place." But something else caught his eye. "Are those red dots supposed to be enemies, like the Fallen Angels or something?"

"You should already know the answer to that." Futaba answered. "We've been through these kinds of things a multiple of times."

Ryuji still blinked. "Well… shit."

"Well… to be fair, we didn't know how many there was when there was only one red dot before." Ann pointed out. "Here, let's just assume that each dot is only one."

"If that's the case, then that's still a good amount lingering around." The male blonde pointed out.

"…Then things are going to be a lot harder than I thought." Issei stated, twisting his lip in a bit of displeasure when he saw what could possibly be too many Fallen Angels for them to take on at the same time.

"Things are already difficult enough as they are now, I-cchi." Koneko remarked.

"Getting inside will be the easy part maybe." Akira commented, putting his hand to his chin. "Our disguises may help out with that. But actually navigating around the building is going to be the difficult part then since it may be suspicious for a group as large as ourselves to be seen wandering about."

"What if we split up?" Asia asked.

"I don't think that's really a good idea." Ravel answered with a frown scratching the top of her head. "If there are that many Fallen Angels around, then we need to stay together in order to support each other properly…"

"…Actually, Ravel-san," Akira noted, leaning over Futaba's shoulder to get a better look at the image she was producing. "I think splitting up might be a good idea."

The Phenex however gave Akira a bad look. "…Are you just planning on getting us killed in there?"

"No, no, no, this is going to be good." Ryuji interrupted. "Just listen."

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All of the Devils and both exorcists slowly walked forward, all of them feeling a bit nervous as they approached the building.

As they proceeded through the winding trail that led to the cathedral's entrance, they passed under an archway before hesitating in front of the wooden doors. "…So, are we all ready?" Xenovia asked, looking back and saw everyone nod their heads in confirmation. Putting her hand on the doors, she pushed them open and they all entered.

They could see holes in the floor where once pews had been bolted to the ground. The immense columns of granite that had long ago lost their veneer. The lines of mildew ran down the walls and draped from wooden balconies. The staircases that led said balconies, missing steps from rot and decay. As soon as they stepped into the antechamber, their eyes were drawn to the immense doors that laid at the back.

"Well, well, well… What do we have here?!"

Hearing a voice, all of them looked up to see a figure fall down from the ceiling. There was a gleam of light provided from the moon that reflected off of something shiny. All of them dodged out of the way in separate directions. Kiba however created a single sword and blocked an incoming blade. Pushing off of Kiba right after, the figure landed on the balcony. Getting back up to their feet, Issei was the first one to recognize who it was.

"Freed." The brunette snarled, balling his fist up.

"Oh, hi." The psychotic exorcist greeted with a wave of his hand. "If it isn't the disgusting Devil and his friends. You know, I was looking forward to hunting down the two exorcists that actually came to this town. But here they are with all of you! You know, I actually should be thanking you." He then laughed. "Nah, just kidding! The thought almost makes me vomit!"

"Well… no point in keeping these on." Issei commented as he threw the robes off as did the other Devils.

"Five at once?" Freed questioned. "I feel flattered. Who knew I was so popular amongst you filth! Although, it is rather insulting. Ah, Asia-chan, how are you doing?" The former-nun did not answer, choosing to hide behind Issei's back instead. "You really need to be more assertive." He then clicked his tongue. "But then again, you always were an annoying little shit."

"Shut up, you bastard!" Freed gritted his teeth.

Freed rolled his eyes. "It's always shut up. Always. And I've heard that insult too many times. Why can't you think up of anything better or interesting for a change?" The man scratched his chin. "Actually, where are your other friends? Those Devil-worshippers? I really need a chance to screw the blonde one after what she did to me!"

Ravel showed a face of disgust. "I get the feeling that he is a stray exorcist. But he's a lot more foul mouthed than what I would have normally pictured one to be. I at least thought they would still be normal."

"They can be." Koneko commented. "He's just disgusting and obnoxious."

"Oi, isn't it rude to talk about people behind their back?" Freed asked, but then began to pick his ear. "Then again, I haven't exactly been showing any good manners myself." He grinned. "I have yet to introduce my most esteemed companion. Valper Galilei, ladies and gentlemen."

There was a sharp intake of breath from Kiba as a new figure began to approach from behind Freed. They revealed themselves to be an old man with a pencil-thin mustache and dull grey hair. He was dressed in priest clothing, the robes barely fitting over his fat form.

"He makes swords." Freed commented offhandedly. "Very good swords."

The man raised his sword, giving everyone a good look since they didn't get one before. The blade gleamed with yellow light, half its length embedded into the stone floor. There was something that they all felt from it, holy energy.

"He… fused them…" Ravel said quietly, stepping back as a bit of fear shivered in her body. "The Excaliburs have been fused…"

"Yes, quiet the obvious observation." Valper dismissively said. "I just did what should have been done long ago. It took a painstakingly delicate process to piece them back together, but it was rather successful in the end. After nearly an entire lifetime, I have finally achieved my goal and dream." He then sighed in nostalgia. "Although I wouldn't have gotten anywhere if it weren't for me being the head of the Holy Sword project."

Kiba's eyes widened, then narrowed. The grip on his sword became dangerously tight. Issei saw the Devil's arms shake in anger. "Dude… keep it together." Issei sang out cautiously while keeping an eye on Freed and Valper.

"So, there was more to stealing the Excaliburs rather than a simple way for Kokabiel's attempt to starting a war." Xenovia narrowed her eyes. "But that only creates more questions. What are you planning to do with the reforged one? You know that the Excaliburs are meant to rest in pieces!"

Vapler smiled. "Do you really think that I so foolish as to explain what my plan would be?" He asked while shaking his head. "To think the Church sent two incompetent exorcists to try and retrieve their swords… Also for them to choose to ally themselves with Devils… I almost feel insulted. Not only that… did you actually not consider the idea that if Kokabiel were a part of this, that he would be alone?"

Looking around them, the room suddenly seemed darker than before. As they eyes trailed upwards, they saw that there were Fallen Angles along the walls and ceilings. Rows of black feathers and bodies filled their visions, blocking the boundaries of the room. That darkness soon filled up with light as each of them began to hold weapons made of the element in their hands.

Quickly pressing their backs against one another, the Devils and two exorcists just held their ground. "When did they show up?!" Issei exclaimed, his head darting back and forth all over the place.

"I know that we've technically seen how many there were supposed to be…" Ravel commented, warily eyeing their surroundings. "But it is rather…" She swallowed. "Surprising to say the least."

Freed snickered. "Oh boy, it's like an all-you-can-kill murderfest here." He then squatted on the railing while resting the golden blade on his shoulder. "I got first dibs though!" The man licked his lips.

Valper leaned against the railing meanwhile. "Now, before we depart, do you have any final words? I'll be sure to enjoy them."

They all looked to each other. At first, their looks were nervous. But then that changed. The expressions began to show smirks which only made Valper and Freed frown and suspect that something was up. It was then weird symbols began to form on the floor beneath them. As soon as they were spotted, a green down formed around the Devils and exorcists.

Issei then brought his hands up and gave their audience two middle fingers with a manic grin. "Ka-boom, baby!"

Immediately, the walls next to the entrance and windows exploded and began to collapse. Rubble flew everywhere as the Fallen Angels on the floor were pelted from the back. Those that were around the ceiling meanwhile all scrambled to try to find a safe spot while dodging massive chunks of falling debris. Those are the safer parts of the walls flew forward to try and kill their enemies. Ultimately, they failed as they discovered that the green dome was a barrier as their weapons bounced off.

The sound of gunfire immediately filled the air. As the dust from the falling chaos began to rise, bullets shot right through the air and pierce many more Fallen that were still standing. They all fell down, screaming in pain and agony since their legs were shot.

While that all happened, Xenovia and Irina were absolutely shocked at the display. Yes, they were well aware of the plan. They go in and distract the Fallen and whoever else was inside while the other humans would rig explosives along the walls. Before detonation though, they would be covered in an extremely strong barrier. But the two exorcists did not expect the scheme go play out so smoothly or effectively judging by the look of the scene before them.

The Devils meanwhile seemed to be preparing themselves as if nothing were going on, like they were already used to these kinds of scenarios all playing out. Issei even pulled a gun out of his pants, spreading out several cards in his hands and putting them into firearm magazine and even the handle. Kiba slowly slid two blade edges against one another, taking on a stance to get ready. Koneko cracked her knuckles. Asia even raised up three cards with odd images of a multiple people standing next to arrows pointing up with certain pictures in the background; a sword (Matarukaja), a shield (Marakukaja), and a single boot (Masukukaja).

Xenovia tapped the green dome curiously, and not even a sound came from the point of impact no matter how much force she put into the gesture. She just watched the Phantom Thieves work with such efficient. She had to admit, she was impressed.

[Are we ready to rumble?!] Futaba's voice suddenly rang through their heads like she was an announcer, the exorcists once again being surprised and or shocked.

"One second!" Asia replied for them all. With a small grunt and look of concentration, she began to channel magic into the cards. With a sudden swipe of her hand right after, several red, purple, and green spheres shot out of the cards and went into each and every single one of them. Not seeing the startled expressions of the duo from the Church, Asia looked over. "We're good now!"

[And away we go!] Futaba yelled as she lowered the barrier. [Remember your roles and to not lose sight of it! Commence operation… uh… Fallen fiasco!]

"Really?!" Ryuji's voice was heard yelling above the gunfire. "That's what you seriously go with?! That sounds kind of lame!"

[You come up with a better name then!] The hacker defended herself.

"Both of you stop it right now!" Ravel stopped the argument before it could spiral out of control. "Are you both actually going to have this discussion?! Focus on the task at hand!"

"Alright, let's go!" Issei exclaimed, snapping Xenovia and Irina out of their stupors.

"R-right!" Xenovia nodded her head. "Come on, Irina!"

"Got it!"

Hearing that reply, both of the exorcists and Kiba all leapt up towards the balcony where Valper was. But the man had long fled since the explosions first started. Freed however took on their charges however as he had hopped of the balcony to stop them. But then a grenade came from the side and blasted the stray exorcist out of the way. The three looked over to see Haru aiming a grenade launched in their direction. The three of them nodded in thanks before landing on the balcony and beginning to chase Valper once more.

Freed growled and groaned at the same time, pushing a pile of rubble right off of him. Growling, he looked straight at Haru. "You bitch!" He roared, getting up to his feet. With a sudden burst of speed, he dashed towards the female in a blur.

But just as Freed slashed upwards, threatening to decapitate the girl, he was blocked by Ryuji's sudden weapon. With a swinging movement, Ryuji managed to push Freed away. As the stray exorcist growled, he suddenly disappeared out of thin air.

"What the hell?!" Ryuji exclaimed, suddenly stepping back out of surprise. "He can turn freaking invisible?! What kind of shit is that?!"

[Behind you guys!] Futaba suddenly exclaimed.

As Freed suddenly appeared, he was right where Futaba had announced. But Yusuke was there right after, blocking the surprise attack. Being pushed back by Freed, Yusuke's back was pressed right against Ryuji's. "Go! We will take care of this!" The blue-haired male exclaimed, gesturing for everyone else to continue their fights in incapacitating everyone that was against them.

"You know, we're hardly doing anything stealthily lately." Ryuji commented, glancing over his shoulder out of the corner of his eye to get a look at Freed. "Kind of ruins the whole Phantom Thief thing, doesn't it?"

"Hmph." Yusuke let out amused air from his nostrils. "Sometimes things don't go as planned, or one must approach the situation in a different manner. It can be applied to anything."

Freed suddenly disappeared then reappeared right between the two of them. With his hands planted on the ground, the man first caused the two teenagers to stumble forward before kicking the back of their heads. Just as they suddenly had turned around to try and attack, the stray exorcist was suddenly gone. Getting back to back once again swiftly, they kept their eyes open.

But while this happened, several dark-green orbs flew all over the place. The odd thing was however was that they all only targeted the Fallen Angels and Freed. But there was a common source though. That source was Morgana standing right on top of Zorro's hat while taking potshots with his slingshot.

As both of their heads craned around, they attempted to ignore the chaos around them. If they were lucky, Freed would choose to focus on them rather than let the two of them off so easily. [In front of Skull!] Futaba's sudden warning came to them as Ryuji's eyes immediately snapped to attention. Even Yusuke looked behind his back.

Running towards the blonde was Freed, as they were aware of thanks to their hacker. But just before the man reached the teenager, he suddenly disappeared. [No wait, now Fox!] Looking forward, the blue-haired swordsman partially drew his blade. Freed suddenly appeared as he attempted to stab Yusuke, but the teen managed to block the tip of the blade with his own metal weapon.

As Freed pushed off and tried to slash the stomach next, Yusuke ducked down but kept his weapon partially drawn to block the swing. At the same time, Ryuji spun around and bashed the side of Freed's head. Hearing a shout of pain, Freed disappeared. Futaba's voice announced Freed's movements right after.

Raising his weapon horizontally, Ryuji used both of his hands to support the item just in time as he managed to stop an overhead slash from the stray exorcist. Yusuke had the blade put back in its sheath and immediately jabbed the sword-cover right into Freed's stomach while Ryuji's kicked a knee with his heel.

Freed growled in annoyance. But then a certain pattern began to form for the man. He would constantly go back and forth, only focusing on Yusuke and Ryuji. But the duo's synergy proved to be extremely annoying to fight against, always having his attack blocked with the possibility to be countered after. He kept at it though, hoping he would eventually catch them off guard. But no matter the amount of effort, Ryuji and Yusuke worked together extremely well.

Yusuke eventually slashed upward with a lot of strength. The result was knocked the Excalibur up, but Freed still kept his grip on it. Ryuji followed up however by spinning around the bringing his arm upwards, using his weapon to smashed the bottom of Freed's fists. The golden sword them spun into the air and away from the three of them. But before Freen could even run, he was grabbed by two hands.

Looking over, the last thing he saw were some kind of pirate and kabuki-looking figure before being slammed to the ground then blacking out.

Meanwhile, Akira ducked down and avoided a spear made of light thrown towards his head. Pointing his pistol in that general direction, he pulled the trigger and released a single shot from his firearm. What was unfortunate form him at that moment was that his attention was split so he didn't see a Fallen Angle attempt to attacking him from a blind spot.

What was fortunate for Akira though was that he was not alone as Makoto had nailed a fist right against the face of the attacker. "Ride, Johanna!" She then exclaimed, positioning herself as her Persona appeared right beneath her. While swerving on the spot, Akira had jumped up at the same time and landed on the free space that was behind the one that was given the codename Queen.

Blue energy roared out of the exhaust pipes the bike had, creating blue wave of explosions that blasted away everyone around them. Just was the swerve ended, Akira leapt forward with the momentum. Summoning Arsene, he flipped around with his Persona as each of them landed a foot right against a Fallen's face.

Haru provided covering fire, having Milady constantly shoot from the gatling gun that was inside of her dress. Since the space around the ground was covered, the Fallen tried to come at her from the air. But Haru managed to blast them with her grenade launcher or use her axe whenever they got too close for comfort.

Lashing her whip out, Ann had the weapon wrap right around Issei's arm. "Hold on, Issei!" Ann exclaimed, pulling with all of her might. Swinging the brunette around like a mace, the boy landed a solid blow right against a few enemies that he passed by. But Ann then swung upwards and then down to the ground. "Asia-chan, freeze his legs!" Ann called out to the former-nun.

"Umm, o-okay!" The blonde replied, bringing out single card with a single snowflake (Bufu). With a wave of her hand, ice shot out right towards its intended destination. As the beam of cold energy hit the feet of Issei when he landed on the ground, such limbs were coated in ice.

"Uhh, Ann-senpai," Issei stared off, seeming confused and a bit nervous. "What are you doing?"

"Skull, toss Issei your weapon!" Ann exclaimed.

Ryuji looked over to Ann as if she were crazy, but still complied. "You got it!" He then threw his weapon over towards Issei.

Just as the brunette caught the weapon out of relex, Ann looked over to Akira. "Joker, wrap my whip around Issei's body and then pull as hard as you can! Mona, chip the ice so it creates a cone!""

Looking over, Akira eyed Ann's hand before looking over to the brunette. Morgana did the same. Eyeing the ice right after, both male figures grinned as they got a good idea of what Panther had in mind. As Arsene grabbed the whip and began to fly around Issei, Morgana rushed over and began to carve away at the transparent rock.

"Err… Ann-senpai, you still haven't answered my question." The Devil reminded them, the uneasiness beginning to grow inside him.

But his words went unheard as Arsene had just finished wrapping the entire whip around Issei while Morgana has managed to made a rather crude looking shape that Ann had wanted. "Okay, Joker, spin him!" Ann announced.

"Wait, what?!"

Issei just managed to ask that question as Akira's Persona suddenly pulled as hard as it could. Yanking Issei off of the ground, the Persona swing around and smashed Issei's body against an unfortunate figure. Spinning around, the whip unravelled itself meanwhile and caused the brunette's body to spin like a top.

Soon enough, Issei became a spinning blur. Like a toy top, Issei kept on rotating at high speeds while holding out the baton Ryuji had thrown towards him. It was as if the boy had become a sudden force that couldn't be stopped as the brunette-Devil bashed his way through the opposing forces. But then he eventually, the ice portion broke beneath his feet. Suddenly tripping, Issei started flipping through the air while flailing his arms.

"Thanks, Issei!" Ryuji held his arm out and grabbed his weapon back as the brunette flew by him.

The Devil however did not have a nice fall. Landing on his face, the force behind his launch was still keeping him on the move. Skidding on his face, Issei felt his body run right through a single Fallen Angel before coming to a complete stop. Groaning, the brunette slowly pushed himself off of the ground while hissing in pain while trying to nurse his poor face.

But then he felt someone grab his ankle. Eyes widened with surprise before snapping his head over behind him. Seeing who it was, Issei immediately began to panic when Koneko was the one in his sights. "Oh no – Koneko-chan – wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait!"

His request was ignored when Koneko immediately threw Issei through a crown of Fallen Angels.

Ravel blasted the center of a small group of dark-winged enemies with a suddenly explosion of fire. Flying through the combat, she saw one of the Fallen she had sent airborne holding a spear of light and aiming for her. A pirate ship suddenly came flying in from the side and rammed the Fallen out of the way. Feeling a hand grab her wrist, Ravel was yanked onto Captain Kidd's ship with Ryuji who was already on board.

Flying through the air, the blonde duo saw a few pursuers surrounding them. A couple flew close, but Ryuji slammed their heads with his weapon. The pirate Persona meanwhile pointed its cannon-hand around, bolts of lightning shooting out of the metal tube. Ravel and the ship meanwhile peppered the others with fire and cannonballs.

Haru slightly entered the fray, making sure to be careful with her axe swings. The weapon was still heavy to her, but it was not as bad since she had become used to the weight. Slamming the backside of the weapon against a few heads, the Fallen that were struck held their heads as they seemed to be dizzy all of a sudden. Firing a single grenade into the air right after right in the middle of a group that was in the air, she rolled out of the way while Milady aimed and shot the explosive.

Just as Haru got to her feet, she saw a single Fallen Angel in front of her face. Quickly raising her axe up to defend herself, she had managed to block the fist that was about to meet her body. As the Fallen snapped their hand back to groan in a bit of pain, Issei suddenly came sliding in from behind.

"Sorry, Haru-senpai, mind if I borrow this?" Issei asked, his feet knocking the handle of the axe off of the floor and into the air before he caught it in the hand with the Boosted Gear.

"As long as you're careful." Haru warned caringly as Milady walked over to her side. With a gesture of its fan, the Persona waved the item towards the brunette and a red-orange, a purple, and green light all washed over Issei.

"Thanks!" The Devil nodded with a huge grin, slamming the blunt side of the massive weapon right against the Fallen who was trying to nurse their sore hand and starting to run into the fray once more.

Seeing a few more Fallen soar towards him, Issei spun around while swinging. Knocking a Fallen Angel away (whom collided with Ryuji and knocked him off of Captain Kidd's ship), the brunette planted his feet against the ground. Dashing forward while spinning in the other direction, he knocked two more Fallen away. He then suddenly threw the axe into the air before rolling on the ground.

As soon as he was in an upright position, he drew his revolver and fanned the hammer. Despite Issei pulling the trigger six times, all of the Fallen in his sights were struck three times per shot (Triple Down).

Fortunately for him, that was every Fallen that was left standing. There was not much luck on the boy's side though when a final Fallen Angel tried to ambush him from behind. That turned around though as the Haru's axe was still in the air and it landed right on top of the head of the only conscious enemy and knocked them out.

"…Is it just me, or does Gremory-san's Peerage seem much more coordinated and better than I remember?" Yusuke asked.

"The fact that we didn't really need those disguises is more on my mind at the moment, actually." Akira replied back.

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Valper let out a yelp of pain as he was thrown through the air and skidded along the ground. The dirt had suddenly kicked up like fireworks under his weight. The man was then dragged along the ground forcibly in the direction of a ton of Fallen Angels and Freed frozen inside of massive ice cubes.

"Ah, there you three are." Akira got up while brushing dirt off of his jacket. "And I was thinking that you guys failed to catch him and allow him to escape." He then turned over to Ryuji. "I guess I owe you 500 yen."

Just as Valper was thrown into the center of the small crowd, Ann had Asia freeze the man in a block of ice like the others. "As much as… it makes me hesitant to say… but…" Xenovia started off at first, but then she slowly trailed off.

Irina understood what her partner was attempting. "What she's trying to say is… umm…"

Apparently, everyone around them understood what they were trying to say and nodded their heads. "No problem." Issei waved his hands before scratching his head. "Well, I think we should be thanking you guys at the same time."

Despite Kiba nodding his head, he still stared at Valper. "I have to ask." He suddenly spoke up, gaining all of the attention. "What are you going to do to him?" He gestured to the frozen man inside of the cube.

"We are going to take him back to the Church." Xenovia answered. "It will then be assured that he will be forced to live out his punishment for the rest of his days."

Kiba however frowned. "That's it?" He asked. "Just something like that?" His questioned were full of a sour tone as he did not look very pleased. "Only to serve a menial punishment?"

Xenovia narrowed her eyes. "And you have something appropriate in mind?" She asked.

"Yes, Kiba, do you? And while you're at it, explain why all of you are here in the first place."

All of the Devils, except Ravel, all froze at the voice that came from behind them. As they all turned around, Rias, Akeno, and even Sona were all standing in place. Judging by the looks on their faces, Rias and Akeno seemed to be a bit patient while Sona demanded answers.

"…Alright…" Akira slowly nodded his head. "…But you can't get mad at us." He then eyed Rias. "Gremory-san and Himejima-san I can understand. But why is Sitri-san here as well?"

Rias raised an eyebrow. "I feel like she's the only one who really has any amount of control over you out of the two of us."

Erledigt! Endlich! Hol mich hier raus! AAAUUUUGGGGHHHH! SCHRAUBE DIESE ÜBERSETZUNG! ES IST SCHRECKLICH! ES IST SCHRECKLICH! WARUM HABE ICH AUCH BEACHTET, IN DIESEN RANDOM CRAP ZU SEIN? WER LÄSST DIESEN SCHISS AUCH LESEN? ICH WIE, WIE DIESES AUSGEGEBEN WURDE! Es wird keine Veränderung geben! SCHADE! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Ich denke, ich bin mit schlechten Übersetzern verrückt geworden.

No flames please.