N/A: Hi everyone, here's my new chapter of The Devil Fighter.
I want to thank you for reviewing, following and favoring my story, I'm glad you are enjoying it, I promise this story will be more exciting than you can imagine.
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(Opening Theme: Hero's Come Back - Nobodyknows)
Chapter 2: I'll Die But I'll Live.
'BEEP' BEEP' 'BEEP' 'BEEP'
Elliot shuts his alarm clock with his fist, nearly breaking it literally. He sat up on the border of his bed before checking the alarm clock which marks 6:00 AM.
He stretches his arms "Akeno-san, time to wake up." He says between his yawn, while scratching his back.
No answer from her.
"Come on, Akeno-san. Don't you just stay asleep." He turns his head by his shoulder "We have to get ready to-" He trails off.
Akeno was not there on his bed, it's like she just disappeared. There was a note on the pillow, he grabs it to read the letter.
Dear Elliot-kun.
I had to leave and return to my house with the clothes you lent me, I have my spare uniform there, so don't worry on the matter.
I'll see you in school today.
Take care.
Love Akeno ;)
Elliot scratches his head, did she really walked in the streets to get home with his pajamas on? He shrugs in response, he puts down the note on the nightstand and climbs out of his bed.
Before getting ready for school he had to do his routine exercises, he starts doing push-ups to 100 repetitions and sit-ups to 50, then he gets his dumbbells of 50kgs from his closet and do the alternated bicep curl in 50 repetitions each arm. And before finishing his routine he practice his punches and kicks with the punching bag.
After finishing his routine, he decides to take a nice shower to getting clean for the school. After his bath, he dresses his Kuoh Academy's uniform and goes downstairs to eat his breakfast.
Afterwards, he makes his sandwiches for lunch before taking his school bag and walked off from his house to go the school.
Meanwhile in Occult Research Club in Kuoh Academy during the lunch break...
"W-WHAT?! Rias exclaims in shock. "Repeat everything what you just said!"
Akeno, now with her uniform fixed by using her magic, giggles "At the park, I challenged him in a match but he won against me, but after the fight he acted kindly with me and he offered to stay at his home."
"Akeno do you have any idea what you've done?" She asks in annoyance. "Why did you challenged Elliot in a fight and revealing your powers?!"
"Calm down, Buchou. He didn't even asked about my powers, maybe he was just amazed by my lightning bolts and my skills to fight." She says before giggling, remembering the past events.
Rias sighs exasperated and face palms herself. Although she wonders why he didn't asked about her lightning powers.
There was two people watching the conversation.
One is a handsome young man with short blonde hair and grey eyes. He is Kiba Yuuto, more known as "Prince Charming" of Kuoh Academy, he is so popular with the girls by his attractive appearance, but also he is the enemy of every male of the school.
Another is a petite girl around 15 years of age with white hair and hazel eyes. At the front of her hair has two long bangs going past her shoulders and several loose bangs hanging over her forehead, while the back has a short bob cut and wears a black cat-shaped hair clip on both sides of her hair. She's Koneko Toujou, she is a first-year student, not much is known about her but some rumors said she is considered the mascot of Kuoh Academy.
They both know and heard about Elliot and his unknown power.
"Akeno-senpai, do you mind if I ask how the fight was?" Kiba asks "Was he powerful when he showed his true powers?"
Akeno shrugs "I don't think he was, I could attack him with my lightning, but I never seen his kind of power from a normal human before." She puts her index finger on her chin "I think he can posses some kind of energy inside. I remember he used a technique... How did he call? I think "Power Geyser" he said." Akeno replies.
"Power Geyser?" Rias asks.
She nods "Yeah, his attack is when he punched on the ground and launched his energy like an eruption."
"...Impressive..." Koneko murmurs in emotionless tone but with a hint of surprise while sitting on the couch and eating her chocolate bar.
"If he defeated you with that attack why do you think he is not powerful than you?" Rias inquires with her arms crossed.
Akeno turn her head back to Rias "If his attacks were too powerful I would be very injured, but instead he tore up my clothes." She giggles, putting her hands on her blushed cheeks "How embarrassing isn't it?"
Rias' eyebrow twitches uncontrollably, Kiba blushes trying to not imagine the statement she said, and Koneko didn't show any emotion except the pink colorful on her cheeks.
"So what happened after that fight Akeno? Rias asked trying to change the subject before she could said more embarrassing things "Did you get any information about him?"
"He told me he learned his techniques by his friends, he also said he's a fighter like them." Akeno replies.
"A fighter?" Rias asks, Akeno nods "Do his friends has the same powers like him?"
She shrugs "I think so."
Rias puts her hand on her chin in thoughtful 'A fighter being a student? I never thought he could be like that.' She thinks 'He is definitely a person full of surprises.'
"What do you think, Yuuto-san?" Rias asks at him "You think he should join with us?"
"I don't see any problem with Elliot, he seemed like a good guy when I saw him on the entrance." Kiba says with his smile. "So why not? I'd like to see what skills he can do since Akeno-senpai said he can fight."
Rias turns her head to Koneko "And you, Koneko-chan?"
"... If he's not pervert... It's fine for me..." She says emotionless.
"And you, Akeno? I guess we everybody know your answer." Rias says.
Akeno giggles "You guessed it."
Rias smirks "Then we decided. We'll invite him to come our Occult Research Club. We'll know each other between us and be friends with him, he will gain trust with us. Then we offer him to become our new member on my peerage." She concludes.
Akeno clasps her hands "How exciting! I can't wait to play with him to congratulate." Her giggles become perversely.
A small tick forms on Rias' head "Akeno, do not think of scaring our future member!"
"Ara ara~ is Buchou jealous?"
Her eyes widen and her cheeks gets flush "W-What?! Of course not! I don't even know him!" She yells embarrassingly, stomping her foot on the ground.
Akeno and Kiba laughs at her reaction, but Koneko was still quiet, she was just sitting there and eating her chocolate bar.
Elliot is on his class when it started to end, some students prepares to leaving while some others stayed to have conversation with their friends.
His day was not as per usual, those girls never leaves him alone, they don't stop asking about him, like: "Where do you live?", "What is your favorite food?", "Do you have a girlfriend?", even they ask him to go out or eat the lunch with them. Elliot didn't got chance to talk with the boys, now they are actually jealous or angry with him just because they think he's turning into a new Casanova.
He was preparing to leave the class when he heard a familiar voice.
"Elliot-kun~!" It was from Akeno.
The rest of the class gets shocked when they see Akeno on sight, even Elliot. The girls squeals and the boys get excited they are in front of the school's Idol. But then they watch in surprise Akeno walking towards to the foreigner student.
"A-Akeno-san! It's good to see you!" Elliot says with his smile, trying to ignore the glares from the class, watching him being kind at Akeno.
She giggles "It's great to see you too, Elliot-kun."
"So what are you doing?"
"I came to return your clothes you borrow me yesterday." She handed his UFC shirt and his black pajama pants.
In front of the class.
"EEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHH?!" The entire class cries out.
"It can't be!"
"When the hell did that happen?!"
"Goddamn you bastard!"
"H-How is this possible?!"
"D-Did he really borrow her his shirt?!"
"Waaahh! Why do I have to be unlucky in this world!"
Elliot gets panic "T-Thank you!" In fluid motion he takes his shirt and keep it on his bag "N-Now why don't we go outside and get some fresh air?" He push Akeno to get out from the class before it gets worse.
Right now, after escaping of the rest of students, they went to the academy's outside as some students were walking to the exit at their homes. Akeno and Elliot were hiding behind of the bushes, he peeks out to see if anyone didn't follow him, luckily everything was clear.
He sighs in relief before he turn his head to Akeno who was next of him "Akeno-san, you didn't have do that in front of my class." He says as he slumps his body in frustration.
"Sorry. I really thought you were alone in the class." She apologizes, giggling for her carelessness.
He sighs "Now my classmates will not give me some peace for all the entire year." He replies, rubbing his eyes.
"You don't have to worry about." She says "If anyone tries to hurt you I'll make sure they won't bother you anymore." She giggles perversely, showing the sparks on her hand.
Elliot shivers just by seeing her sadistic side "N-No no! You don't have to do that! I can take care of myself and you know it."
"Are you sure?" Unexpectedly, she embraces and putting his arm on her breasts, shocking him "I'm just worry about my friend's safety." She cooed as she rubs her head against his shoulder.
With the blush on his cheeks, he waves his hand "D-Don't worry Akeno-san! I will be fine, I assure you!" He stammers while laughing nervously.
"Well... If you say so." She lets go off his arm.
They stand up getting out from the bushes.
"So what do we do now?" Elliot asks dusting off his uniform.
Akeno gets thoughtful for a moment until she came up with an idea "I know! How about you come with me to the Occult Research Club?"
He raises one of his eyebrows "Occult Research Club?"
She nods "It's a school club I usually go after classes with my friends there. I was wondering if you could join it, I'm pretty sure they will get along with you being a new member." Akeno says with a smile on her face.
"And what do you guys do in that club anyway?" He asks.
"Oh, we just talk or investigate about occultism, paranormal, myths, or anything related about it." She replies "Sounds interesting for you isn't it?"
He shook his head "Akeno-san... I'm sorry, but I think I pass."
"What?" Akeno asks, kinda surprised for his answer.
"I really like to meet your friends, but I'm still new in this academy and I don't know clearly that thing about the clubs. Besides, I'm not interested enough to join the Occult Research Club."
"Oh..." She looks to the ground in disappointment. This is very unlucky for her, she really wanted to present Rias and the rest but she never expected to heard his answer "Please, Elliot-kun." She clasps her hands, while facing him with a sad face like a puppy. For a second time.
Elliot was taken aback by the same gaze from yesterday, with her puppy face that made him to let her stay on his bedroom, but suddenly he realizes that this time he will not fall easily with that simple trick.
He smirks "Ha! Do you think you can change my mind to join the club with those eyes? I will never let that happen again!" He scoffs.
Akeno doesn't give up, she leans against his body, pushing her breasts on his chest "Come on, Elliot-kun~. Joining the club is not so bad, I just want you could present to my friends and spend time together. Please?" She said softly as she keep pushing her breasts against him.
Elliot's his eyebrow is twitching as small trickles of sweat ran down of his face. But he know that was one of her attempts to convince him what she asks him.
He steps away from Akeno and pointing at her with his index finger at her, comically "Ha! N-Nice try! No matter what you do I am not gonna join that club!"
Akeno frowns her eyebrows in disappointment before she turns her back in a huff with her arms crossed.
"Oh come on, Akeno-san. Don't be like that."
"Hmph." She puff her cheeks as she keeps ignoring him.
'Great, now I made her upset' He thinks, now feeling guilty.
He rubs the back of his head before sighing "Ok Akeno-san, how about this? If I learn something about the clubs, I will think if I can join the Occult Research Club. Sounds good?"
Then, Akeno lunges at him, giving a hug again "I knew you can do that favor for me! You are truly my friend!" She exclaims in happiness. She played of being mad on purpose so Elliot could change his mind.
Elliot stumble back almost falling to the ground and blushing, feeling the softness from her buxom body "So... I guess you should head to your club then huh?" He asked trying to not look her breasts.
She nods before letting him go "What about you? Are you going home?"
He nods "I have nothing to do in here, so yeah. I'll see you tomorrow Akeno-san, take care." Before he walks away Akeno grabs his arm.
"Wait, I'll go with you!" Akeno says.
"What? But what about your club?" He inquires.
"I'll tell Buchou I'm skipping for today. Don't worry, she will understand." Akeno replies.
"Akeno-san I don't think you have to skip your club just because you want to go with me." He says.
She lowers the grip but without letting go of his arm "I know, but I do this because I want to have a talk between us and know more about you, I really want to play with you one more time." She smiles softly "Please Elliot-kun, just for today."
Smiling, he shakes his head "You are really hopeless. Alright, let's take a walk, on the way to my house. Okay?"
Her smile grew wide as she nods. They walked off from the school together.
Rias was sitting on her desk, hoping Akeno's arrival with Elliot would not take long so she could have chance to meet him. While Koneko and Kiba were sitting on the couches, waiting to meet Elliot, Koneko was eating a yakitori plate and Kiba was reading a book.
Both seem to be bored like they were waiting for hours, Rias was thinking if Akeno is not doing anything with Elliot again. She's just hope she did not scare him, as she ordered her.
Suddenly her cellphone rings, she takes out from her pocket, checking who's calling; It's from Akeno, she pressed the button and answers.
"Akeno, where are you?" Rias asks "It's been ten minutes we're waiting you come back with Elliot."
...
"What do you mean you are out of school with him?!" Rias yells, Kiba and Koneko jumped from their seats by her outburst "I told you have to bring him here after school!"Rias argues.
Akeno on the phone was trying to calm her down and told Rias she will explain what happened.
Seconds later Rias calms down after hearing her explanation.
"So Elliot wasn't interested to come after all?" She asks, massaging her temples feeling the headache coming.
...
Sighing, she rubs her eyes with her fingers "Now I understand, I guess we have to wait for a time until he makes the decision." She says "Keep an eye on him Akeno, try to convince him about joining the club but do not push him, and don't even try to seduce him you got it?. Ok. Take care." Hanging up the phone, Rias sighs with annoyance as she slumps down on her chair.
"What happened Buchou?" Kiba asks in curious.
"Elliot left from school and Akeno is with him. He wasn't interested to join our club." She answers, a little stressed 'And I really wanted to meet him.' She thinks in disappointment. She lost her opportunity to talk with him in person and know something about him.
"I didn't expect you behave like that Buchou." Kiba says closing his book.
Rias sighs "I'm sorry Yuuto-san for my outburst, I get carried away." She stands up from her chair "That wait was a waste of time. I'm sorry I did wasted your patience."
Kiba smiles "It's okay Buchou, we'll have another chance to meet him."
Koneko did not have importance about Elliot although she wanted to meet him, but just because she want to make sure he's not a pervert.
Rias walks towards to the window glancing at the school grounds while the sun is setting down "I just hope Akeno can take good care of him, I don't know what kind of circumstances will be for him."
"Are you worried?" Kiba asks.
"A little." Rias says honestly "You know that some territories around belongs to the Fallen Angels. For some strange reason I feel they know about his existence and his power." She bites her thumb "Who knows what they are planning to do with him."
"Do you need I should go with them?" Kiba says about to stand up from the couch, offering his help for Rias and Akeno.
Rias shakes her head before turning at him "No, that's not necessary. Don't worry, she have things with Elliot under control, remember she is the Queen." She replies, before she returns to her desk and continuing her duties.
"I get it, Buchou." Kiba says, feeling a bit relaxed; But on his thoughts he wasn't convinced of leave Akeno alone, even though she's with Elliot who can even fight he just hope nothing bad could happen to them.
Meanwhile in an alley...
"GAH!" Raynare crashes on the wall before she face plant on the ground "You... Bastards..." She growls in pain as she lifts her head up seeing three shadow figures. Two of them are men and one is a woman.
"Is this what you call yourself a fallen angel, Miss Raynare?" A man from the shadow who seem to be the leader says "You're nothing but a weakling just like your friends."
Behind of the individuals, the man with the violet trenchcoat, the gothic lolita girl and the purple dressed woman lies on the ground immobilized; All of their bodies were damaged and their clothes were covered with dirt.
They were all unconscious meaning they got a severe beating by the three strangers, they were overpowered by them. Raynare can't believe they could be more stronger she didn't expect.
"Just what do you guys want? Why did you attacked us just like that?!" She angrily ask before wincing in pain on her body.
The shadow figure took a step forward "We want you tell us about the human with the unknown power."
"W-What?" She babble "I-I don't know what are you talking about? We don't know about that human!"
She cries out in pain when the shadow figure steps her hand, almost breaking her fingers.
"Don't try to fool us, we know your Ojou-sama ordered you to watch over him but not killing him." The shadow replies "However our boss thought otherwise and he wants us to kill him. But before we need to know what he looks like and you are the only ones who knows about him. So I ask you again, what do you know about the human? Otherwise you will not use your hand anymore." The shadow began to step more her hand.
She grimace feeling the bones cracking up "I rather die than disobey her orders!" She retorts "You don't know what she would do with you if she finds out about this!"
He chuckles "Are you gonna tell her about our plans?" The shadow figure kneels before gripping her hair and yanks her upwards to look at her face "You neither will know what are we gonna do with you and your friends." The man shadow threatens at her "Hmm, how about a deal, if you tell us about the human and when we kill him, we'll cover this up so she will not know about this. Sounds good?
But unexpectedly, Raynare spits blood on his face "I don't trust you after you did to me and my partners! I will not say anything to a traitors like you and your friends!"
The shadow man wipes the blood before sighing "I was trying to be nice with you but you leave me no choice." He lets her hair go before turning one of his partners "Bring the blue haired woman."
The another man nods, he approaches the woman before he drags her to his partner by pulling her hair. He pulls her up showing her hurt face to Raynare. The leader walks towards to the woman before he takes out his pocket knife.
Raynare gasps.
"You don't want to see your childhood friend dying if you don't tell us what we want?" A grin plasters on his face "I'll give you one more chance to think, or else you will see your friend with her throat open." He put his knife on his neck.
"P-Please, don't do this!"
"Or maybe I could take off one of her eyes. I think it would be better if I cut her tongue don't you think?."
Raynare's childhood friend began to whimper in fear.
"Please stop this! I tell you! I tell you! But leave her alone! Please!" She shouts in despair. She don't want to see her childhood friend or her partners dying in a horrible way, what kind of person would do like that anyway? She feels now dishonored for failing at her Ojou-sama, she's now afraid she will be responsible for fail her loyalty.
The leader smiles "Now you did a good choice, let her go." His partner release her hair as letting her fall on the ground on her knees.
"Now I'll ask you for the last time. Where we can find the human?"
After Akeno called Rias by her cellphone she can't help but laughing at her reaction. Rias was so angry that almost left Akeno deaf and Elliot startled with a jump at hearing her outburst. After the call Elliot asked her who was on the phone and gets surprise when Akeno told him it was Rias, he never knew the president of the Occult Research Club was the Princess of Kuoh Academy.
Now he found pretty interesting about her but he was not ready yet to talk with her due his nervousness since his first day at school.
Right now they walk down the streets from a few yards towards to the park to the same way at Elliot's home. Elliot tries to tell Akeno to let go of his arm she was still hugging, but she refuses saying she was enjoying like this and she will let go until they are at home. He sighs, he don't know what he should do about it, so he decided to let her what she wants, as long as she won't pressure him.
Akeno glares at Elliot, he's quiet and frowned but what he cannot hide on his pretense is the light blush on his cheeks. She smiles softly, he doesn't look shyly but, for being with the most beautiful girl of Kuoh Academy, he can't control himself. He tries to not look at her face but when she still glaring at him, he gets more nervous.
"Elliot-kun." Akeno speaks.
"Y-Yeah?" He turns his head at her, trying to contain his blush at glaring her violet eyes.
"About your friends you mentioned, I forgot to ask about their names. Can you tell me about them?" She says.
He smiles, he was prepared to answer her that question "My best friend is Terry, I met him in South Town, when I was a orphan he decided to take care of me. When I told him I wanted to learn to be a fighter I met his brother, Andy. He's quiet and sometimes stoic but he accepted to be my master; And their friend who is a Muay Thai champion is Joe. He's like Andy of being stoic but he exaggerate a little when he fights." He says, adding with a laugh.
He remembers his good times he had with them when he was a teenager. His training was very difficult since he had to do the workout to make his body athletic and flexible before they taught him how to fight, even in his free time he enjoyed watching them training each other showing their impressive abilities of the fight that he began to admire them.
They are his best friends that Elliot never had.
Akeno is impress Elliot could have those interesting people as his friends.
"So where are they now?" She asks.
"Terry's still in US in South Town, Andy and Joe are somewhere in Japan doing other things they have to do like training. Joe told me he will return after his training."
"You mean the one who shared his house with you?" Akeno inquires.
He nods "Yep. That's him."
Akeno smiles "They seem quite friendly since they took care with you and taught you how to fight. I would really like to meet your friends and know them better, Elliot-kun."
Elliot smiles at her "That would be a great idea Akeno-san, just wait until Joe returns and you will meet him, then I'll see how you can meet Terry and Andy while they are absent."
Akeno is happy, she found very interesting about him, she was very glad that his friend named Terry took care of him since he mentioned that his parents passed away in his childhood.
"Hey Akeno-san..." Elliot speaks "I think I already told you everything about me. So... I'd like to know a little more about you."
Akeno's eyes widen, her mouth gets instantly closed, she don't know what she's gonna tell him about her. It's becoming complicated for her, because there's something unusual about her. Rias said that no matter what Elliot asks, she must not say nothing about her... but Akeno understands he's referring about her childhood, but either way, she don't even want to talk about it.
Elliot watches Akeno looking down, showing her face full of worry and bad experiences, like she never showed before.
He stops walking forcing her to stop her tracks as well "Akeno-san?"
She snaps out before turning to Elliot, with his worried expression.
"Are you okay?" He says.
She found out that she was showing sadness on her face "Oh, I... I-I..."
Before Akeno could answer, she feels a disturbing presence. Elliot was confused in seconds before he also felt that someone is near. But that presence was elusive, it goes from one place to another, faster and confusing. But that comes near to Elliot and Akeno, like a bee. He looked around the street but it was all deserted around.
Akeno frowns. Suddenly, before knowing what's going on, she looks up only seeing a light spear approaching.
"Look out!" Akeno shouts.
Elliot looks at her one second before he sees what she's looking, he sees a light spear; He thought that thing was coming at Akeno. Acting quickly, he grabs Akeno with his arms and jumps out eluding the light spear, he lands on feet as he watches the light spear pierced on the ground before shattering in pieces.
He turn to Akeno with a slight blush for being on his arms "Are you okay Akeno-san?" He asks.
She nods "Y-yeah, thank you."
"Damn it! I missed!" A voice says from above.
They look up and saw three individuals on the skies, there was one man is wearing with unbuttoned dark suit without a tie, underneath of his suit his white shirt and black shoes. And his short dark hair well combed.
Another it was muscle, wearing a motorcycle jacket, dark blue jeans and dark brown boots. He was wearing a dark red bandana on his head. He has the appearance of being a rebel.
Lastly the woman wears with dark grey long sleeve shirt, black pants with her brown skirt and black boots. With her long dark blonde hair on her back.
All of them have black feather wings on their backs, and flying on the skies.
"You thought you could kill him with that attack easily? Man you are just being reckless." The man with the suit says to the muscle man.
The muscle man growls at him "Shut up! This time I won't miss!" A light spear appears on his hand and throws at Elliot and Akeno.
Elliot frowns at the attack, without letting go of Akeno he front flip his body eluding the light spear again. He lands on his feet safely as he watches the muscle man growling by his second fail.
The blonde haired woman chuckles "Seriously, your attack was totally numb, making it just a waste of energy. This human is not like the others we killed."
The man with a suit nods in agreement "Just our boss told us before. We had to be careful."
Elliot let go Akeno on feet before he turns around at them "Who are you people?" He asks in interrogation.
The man in the suit cross his arms "That's always a stupid question we always heard. But I will answer anyway." He replies "I'm Arturus." He points at the muscle man "This is my partner, Bravius." He points at the blonde haired woman "And she's Lilliane."
'This is bad! They've known about Elliot's power and they come to kill him!' Akeno thinks in despair as she was taking her battle stance to defend.
"I don't know what is your problem, but I want to ask why are you attacking us!" Elliot says in anger.
Arturus smirks "We have also a question for you, human. Why are you with that devil?"
That caught Elliot off guard "Huh?"
Akeno's eyes widen.
Bravius also smirks "We're talking about your girl."
Elliot turns his head at Akeno in shock and confusion. He don't understand what they're talking about, but that's impossible that such thing as 'the devils' could exist in this world.
"I don't know what you're talking about but she's not like that! You don't even know her!" He shouts, refusing what he heard.
Lilliane scoffs "Your can save your lies for the grave, human. You made a pact with her, so you must know what she's really."
"My friend is not a devil! I don't believe what are you saying!" Elliot retorts clenching his fists. Nobody can call that his friend is a devil.
Bravius laugh "She is your friend?!" He looks at Akeno "Didn't you told him the truth, sugar?"
Akeno did not answer, she was biting her lower lip as she tries to simulate that she don't know them.
Elliot was getting pissed, he points at the motorcycle man menacingly "Leave her alone or I'll break your face with my fists you punk!"
"Are you gonna fight with us?" Bravius smirks at him "Do you think you can beat me and my partners alone?"
"I don't care what are you or how you're flying with those wings." He raises his fists "But I will show you not to mess with me and my friend!"
Suddenly a hand pat on his shoulder, he turns his head by his shoulder at Akeno "Akeno-san?" He says, wondering why she interrupted the beginning of the fight.
She shows her serious look at him "I'll take care of them."
Elliot gets surprise, but in the bad sense. "WHAT!? Are you crazy?!"
She stands behind him "Let me crush them." Akeno insist, with a serious but slightly sad tone.
"But what are you thinking? I know you can fight, but the power of these guys is more that-"
"Elliot-kun... I'm sorry." The black haired says, cold but full of sadness, because she's going to reveal something about herself, beginning with a shining aura around her.
Then, Elliot cannot believe what he was watching now, two devil wings spreads out from Akeno's back.
His eyes and his jaw were open wide "A-Akeno-san..."
She slowly turn her head at him, showing her sad smile "I didn't mean to hide the truth about myself. I don't know what will you think about me after this, but I'm doing this because you are my friend, Elliot-kun." A tear rolls down on her cheek.
Akeno is sad for revealing her true self, in front of a really nice and compassionate friend. She didn't want tell and prove him that she is really a devil, but she was forced to do it because she is facing the enemy of her friend. She want to protect him, but now she feels in pain now that he knows the truth, maybe he's now afraid or confused at her, but Akeno now is trying to concentrate in her next match. All just for Elliot at all cost.
She turns her head at the three strangers "Those persons are looking for you, I'll distract them enough so you can escape." The sparks covers her hands "You don't have to worry about me, trust me."
She leaps and with her wings she fly towards to the strangers with the intention to attack them.
Arturus raises his eyebrow "She's gonna attack us? Well I guess we have to deal with that devil before finish our job." He says as he prepares a light spear on his hand.
Bravius grins as he cracks his knuckles "Alright! Let's have some fun with her!"
Lilliane grins as well "I don't see why not."
(Persona 3 OST - Unavoidable Battle)
Arturus throws the light spear at Akeno. She dodges the attack before with her hands throws her lighting bolts from her fingers at them.
They dodges the lighting bolts while Lilliane summons a light spear on her hand and Bravius summons two light spears on his two hands. Bravius trows the two spears at Akeno.
She summons the symbol before the light spears bounces on her shield, but she knew she saw Lilliane was above from her. She casts her spear downwards, Akeno acts quickly and dodges the attack; It just was a distract, she receives a kick on her stomach by Arturus.
She yelps in pain as she's thrown backwards before keeping her balance of flying.
"Face it, devil. We are three and you are only one. You don't have a chance against us." Arturus says smugly.
"I don't care!" She retorts before creating two lighting balls on her hands "I won't let you attack Elliot!" She casts the two spheres at them.
They fly up to elude the balls but when they was below of them, it explode creating a shock wave filled of lightning and fluttered the area. Arturus, Bravius and Lilliane suffer of being electrocuted and with minor damage.
Lilliane grits her teeth, recovering from the electrocution before staring at Akeno in disgust, she grabs her light spear and charges at her. She swings her spear but Akeno dodges before she rears her hand back, gathering the lightning on her hand. The raven haired strikes with the palm of her hand on Lilliane's torso, the impact electrocutes her before she generates a shock wave, sending her backwards.
Arturus and Bravius watched their partner crashing against a tree and falling into the hard concrete.
Bravius growls at the raven haired "That's it, no more playing around!" He charges at her.
Akeno summons three yellow symbols ahead and each one launches a blast of lighting at Bravius. He evades the lightning without slowing his speed, rears his fist back to prepare a blow before Akeno summons the red symbol, blocking the punch. She backs off before launching a blast of lighting out of her hand. Bravius swings his arm deflecting the lightning out of his way, it cause a little pain but he manage to deflect the attack.
Suddenly, Arturus is behind of Akeno. Knowing he plans to attack from behind, Akeno flew up dodging two light spears. She turn her head at the suit man, holding telepathically three remaining light spears, he throws the rest at her. She moves each side eluding two and launches a lighting bolt to the last spear disabling the attack.
Getting another feeling of being attack from behind, Akeno ducks dodging a blow from Bravius, she turns around and preparing the same technique she did on Lilliane, she strikes the blow on Bravius' stomach.
But... The attack didn't affect him.
She looks up in disbelief at Bravius, smirking at her.
"My body can resists to any attacks like yours, even tough you are attacking with your lightning my body can take that kind of attack." He said with a laugh.
He punches on her stomach, almost taking off her oxygen of her lungs, she gasp in pain as clutching her stomach before he grabs her by the collar and throws her like a ragdoll. Akeno hits into the ground, she struggles to get up despite the pain on her body.
Arturus summons multiple spear lights and cast them at her. She acts quickly and creates a sphere surrounding her, protecting against the barrage of light spears. After blocking, she vanishes her sphere before in one second she dodges a roundhouse kick from Lilliane, who recovered after Akeno's attack.
She backs off, dodging a axe kick before casting lightning bolts from her fingers, Lilliane moves her body to elude the lightning as she closes from her distance. The blond haired makes a jump into the air and throws a flying kick. Akeno crosses her arms to block the kick but by the force of the attack send her backwards and slides across the ground.
She jumps back avoiding of being crush by Bravius leaving a crater by stomp. Suddenly she turns around feeling another presence only receiving a kick on her face by Arturus as she is thrown backwards and hits against a wall, she slides her body to the ground as she stares at the three attackers, smirking at her.
She struggles to get up, not even thinking of giving up.
"Please miss, I don't have to kill a beautiful lady like you." Arturus says "How about this? You leave us to do our job and we are not gonna hurt you anymore."
"No." She grits her teeth as she stands up "I will not give Elliot to a scum like you! I swear if you laid a finger on him I'll make you ashes with my lightning!"
Artusus clicks his tongue "A devil protecting a human?" He laughs "After you revealed him that you are a devil? He must be scared of you right now so no matter what you do it will be for nothing."
"Hey, I'll take care of this devil. She deserves a payback for what she do to me." Lilliane speaks "You guys start to search on that boy."
Suddenly, she cast a lightning bolt out of her hand. Hitting Bravius on his left eye.
"AAAAAAHHHHH! MY EYE! MY FUCKING EYE!" He screams in agony as he gets on his knees, clutching his eye with his hands.
His partners gets shock at the scene before turning at Akeno, showing the frightening and threatening look on her face.
"I told you that you will not laid a finger on Elliot," She hisses menacingly "Or I will turn you into ashes!"
Lilliane growls at her "You bitch!" She charges.
Lilliane punches the wall when Akeno dodges, leaving a hole in it. Akeno jumps back into the air before creating a ball of lightning, increasing some of its size with her two hands. She cast the ball at Lilliane who tries to block the attack but unsuccessfully, the attack throws her like a ragdoll and falls into the ground, hard.
Akeno dodges a light spear from Arturus as he flies at her in great speed, she forms the two lightning balls on her hands and launches them at him, he dodges the two without difficulty before he launches a kick on her chest, then he uppercuts on her chin sending her up and then he finishes with an axe kick on her stomach as she falls to the hard concrete path, making a crater into the middle of path. She's now on the park, the same place she met Elliot.
(Ost End)
Arturus lands on the ground as he makes his way to the crater, watching the dust dissipating reveals Akeno lying on the ground, struggling to get up but her body wracks in pain which avoids her to still fighting.
"Fool, you just made me angry for stand in our way." He says with a frown before stopping his tracks, next to her. He summons a light spear on his hand "This is your end, devil. Say goodbye to your 'friend'."
'Elliot... I'm sorry.' Akeno closes her eyes to accept her fate.
"SLASH KICK!"
A foot wreathed in blue energy, kicks on Arturus' face, sending him flying backwards away from Akeno and falling to the ground.
Akeno opens her eyes before widening in shock when she sees the person who saved her, standing in front of her. That's right, it was Elliot.
He turn his head at her "Are you okay Akeno-san? Sorry for taking it so long, I've tried to follow you when you were flying and fighting with those bullies."
She sits up on her knees "What are you doing?!" Akeno yells "I told you to run away!"
He frowns "You think I would leave you alone like that?" He clenches his fists "I'll show them who's dealing with. They are gonna pay for what they've done to you." He said with a hint of angry on his voice.
She shadows her eyes "Why... Why are you doing this? After I told you what I am... Are you not afraid of me because I'm a...?"
She feels a pair of hands patting on her shoulders she lifts her head, seeing his brown eyes.
"Akeno-san... I don't care if you are truly a devil or not, you're still my friend. I confess that I never believe the existence of those devils or angels or anything like that, until you showed me those wings." He puts his hand on her cheek "But I'm not afraid of you Akeno-san, you are beautiful, kind and gentle; You are my friend and I'm happy for meet you."
Her widen eyes starts to tearing up, she began to feel the happiness lightning up on her heart. During the fight, she tried to fight whatever she could to protect him, but had a lot of pain inside making her pretty weak and deconcentrated, but that was until hearing Elliot nice words.
Slowly, she gives him a small smile, the tears beginning to roll down on her cheeks, she wrapped her arms around him giving him a heartfelt hug and burying his face into his chest. Elliot smiles as he ran his hand along her back.
The comfort scene was interrupt when they heard a groan. They turn seeing Arturus rubbing his face after receiveng the kick standing up in the middle of the path far away. Seconds later Bravius, in Arturus' left, and Lilliane, in his right, appears landing beside of their partner. Bravius was clutching his lost eye with his left hand as some blood came out, Lilliane has some damage on her body by Akeno's attack and her clothes were pretty messed up.
"You fucking stupid human!" Bravius growls "Why you would risk your pathetic life to protect a freaking devil?
"That doesn't matter Bravius." Arturus says "Just finish these fools once it for all."
"Don't you want to make him pay for kicking you?" Lilliane asks with her eyebrow raised.
He cross his arms "I'm not say I'm very pissed at his actions, I want to see what he's capable for a human, just don't get yourself killed."
Bravius shrugs "Whatever you want." He says before he covers his wound with his headband and prepares his light spear with his other hand.
Elliot frowns, seeing they are ready to attack, he turns to Akeno "Please, stay right there Akeno-san. I'll take care of this."
She gasp "But Elliot-kun!"
"You don't have to keep fighting, you're badly injured. Just let me finish those freaks."
"Ara. If I could stay better to help you." Akeno says, tired but happy.
"Don't worry Akeno-san, I'll be fine. I'll get you outta here after I finish with those punks." He stands up and turn around.
"Listen, be careful with that big guy over there, his body can resists any attacks but I think he's slow, the lady she's very agile on foot, but not good on the air, and the man suit... I think he's fast, be careful if he attacks you from behind." She mutters at him to let him know about their skills and defects so he could have the advantage against them.
The fighter smiles from under of his cap "Thanks for the detail." He walks towards to the three aggressors in five steps before stopping his tracks "So you guys came here just for me is that it? Well I'm here, and I will not run away." He cracks his knuckles "Let's get this over with."
"Hmph. I'm surprise you got guts, but I'm afraid this will be your last moment." Arturus says as his partners prepare their light spears.
Elliot chuckles "It's too soon to say that, the fun is about to begin." He takes his battle stance "Just shut your speeches and fight!"
(Persona 4 OST - Reach Out To The Truth)
Arturus frowns "Kill him."
Bravius and Lilliane charges at him as using their wings to increase their speed. Elliot ducks eluding the horizontal swing of the light spear from Lilliane and jumps into the air when Bravius throw his light spear but only he misses.
"Take this!" Elliot goes downward launching an axe kick at the motorcycle man but he blocks crossing his arms in 'x' pattern, the kick was incredibly strong but it didn't affect Bravius.
Bravius grabs his leg before spinning around without letting him go and throws him to Lilliane as she prepare to take a hit with her light spear, but Elliot was prepared for it coming, he backflips eluding the attack and launches a flying kick at her, she leans back eluding the kick as Elliot lands and slides on the ground.
He turn around before blocking a roundhouse kick from the blond haired woman with his arm but he stagger back by the force of the attack, he moves back eluding another roundhouse kick before he counterattacks with a technique.
"ZAN-EI KEN!"
Elliot with an incredible speed of a blink he hits the blond haired's stomach with his elbow.
She gasp exasperatedly as she stagger backwards and clutching her stomach, Elliot takes the chance to attack but he was interrupt when Bravius on the air throw two light spears at him, but he jumps back eluding.
Bravius lands next to her "You okay lady?" He asks without looking away from Elliot.
"Yeah. Guh, I can still breathing." She answers between her grunts "Dammit that boy really hits hard! And I thought this would be easy."
He grits his teeth "I don't think he could be a simple human, but he must die and we know it clearly."
She stands up "Shall we do our strategy?" She asks.
Bravius nods.
Elliot is getting impatient while he was still on his battle stance, he speaks "Hey, what are you standing and babbling about? Come over and fight!"
Bravius and Lilliane both irritated, charge at Elliot with their own light spears ready, running aside each other. Elliot began to dodge every attack but their attacks were very fast that the light spears almost cut any part of his skin or clothe, he don't have a chance to counterattack against two opponents who are attacking at the same time.
He jumps eluding a horizontal swing from the light spear as he do a backflip to step away from his opponents and counterattack.
"POWER WAVE!"
He launches a stream of power by punching the ground.
They fly up as the stream of power past them before charging at the human again. Lilliane sweep kicks to his legs but Elliot jumps to avoid it, but then he sees Bravius launching a flying kick at him, he crosses his arms to block just before he receiving the kick, the kick echoed almost throughout the park that Elliot almost feel his arms getting broken, the kick was so incredibly strong than his as he's thrown backwards and slides on the ground for several feet.
"Elliot-kun!" Akeno exclaims in concern as she tries to get up and help him, but she grimace when the pain on her body prevents her.
Grunting, Elliot struggles to get up as he clutches his left arm that hurts more than his right arm. He thinks they are not even humans judging by big man's immensely strong attack. He was getting difficulty he has to fight against these two.
Bravius and Lilliane smirks after they managed to take damage on that human, now unable to block. They fly towards him to do the same strategy to finish him.
Elliot is now incapable to use his arms to fight, he decides to use his unharmed legs. He plays now at defensive, waiting until Bravius and Lilliane next attack.
He dodges a diagonal kick from Lilliane, the first attacker. Lilliane keep fighting using legs with an incredible speed. Every try of Elliot to block is in vain, so he just can slightly jump backwards every kick. Suddenly Bravius is behind him before he rears his fist back preparing to launch an attack.
Elliot feel his presence from behind knowing he was about to attack, acting quickly he ducks on the ground as Bravius' fist past him about to hit his partner, Lilliane.
Her eyes widen before she blocks her face with her arms until Bravius' fist accidentally hits her, the impact sends her backwards for few feet but somehow she seem pretty undamaged comparing by Elliot's.
After learning his mistake, Bravius looks downwards to Elliot only seeing him preparing with another technique.
"RISING TACKLE!"
Elliot jumps upwards and kicks Bravius on his chin, right on his glass jaw, sending him flying into the air like a ragdoll and lands into the ground that explode outwards. Elliot lands on the ground before turning around, facing Lilliane with a scowl on her face.
"You brat! Why don't you just die?!" She shouts as she charges at him in rage.
Lilliane and Elliot began to attack each other with kicks, he was getting the advantage to do her same attacks thanks for some training from Joe Higashi, teaching him the art of the Muay Thai.
Elliot do a round house kick to her head but she ducks eluding it and when he turns around by missing the kick she punches him on his stomach, he stagger backwards before seeing her doing a back kick, acting quickly he grabs her foot but the attack push him back but he tries to not loose the grip as his feet slides on the ground.
He grimaces when he feels his damaged arms trembling with pain for blocking the kick. He grab her leg and he was about to elbowing but Lilliane jumps and launch a kick with another leg, but Elliot manages to dodge leaning his head back. The high-heeled boot almost hits on his cheek.
He gets his opportunity to grab her other leg, without letting go the other, then he spins her around and throws her towards to a tree.
Her back hits against the trunk before falling into the bushes.
Panting, Elliot tries to recover a few of his energies, faster as he can, before massaging his both arms trying to ease the pain and preparing himself to use them again. Suddenly the blond haired stands up from the bushes and with blood boiled runs directly to Elliot.
"This game is over!" She shouts as she was getting close to Elliot at foot.
Elliot wait for the specific moment until Lilliane gets close enough to try a desperate strategy and finish her right now.
Lilliane launches desperately punches and kicks intending to break his bones but Elliot was concentrate enough to elude them, she launches a quick jab on his face but he dodges quickly before grabbing her arm and elbows her stomach with enough force, ignoring the ache of his arms. Then he uppercuts on her jaw, stunning her as she stumbles backwards.
Now getting the moment he charges at her and prepares a technique that Joe Higashi taught him.
"TIGER KICK!"
His knee wreathe with blue flame and knees her on her stomach, as some spit came out of her mouth; She is thrown backwards through the air before bouncing multiple times on the ground until crashing against the trees of the park, destroying some of them.
(Ost End)
Elliot pants as his is sweat covered in his face but grinning for his victory, although it was a tough battle for him. He looks at Bravius, lying on the ground knocked out by the Rising Tackle, then he turns again at the unconscious blond haired woman leaning against a trunk of a tree.
Meanwhile, a still injured Akeno who had time to hide behind a tree, was completely in shock after watching the fight, by the fact that Elliot manage to defeat two fallen angels despite he is human. His skills are so unpredictable, just how many techniques he can do? Akeno couldn't help but smiling at him, she thinks she would give him a "reward" for winning the fight. Needless to say what kind of reward is thinking Akeno for Elliot.
'Clap' 'Clap' 'Clap' 'Clap'
Elliot turn around seeing Arturus clapping.
"Impressive, absolutely impressive. I never seen a simple human could defeat my two allies with that kind of your skills." Arturus says.
"You know, you should be with your teammates and helping them instead of doing nothing." Elliot answers with his frown.
"I didn't wanted to steal their fun, but I decided to watch the fight because I wanted to see your 'power' you posses." He replies.
"Power?" He raises his eyebrow.
"Don't act like you don't know." Arturus retorts "No human can have a power like yours and can defeat my partners."
"Oh yeah? Well they deserve it for underestimate the will of one of my kind." Elliot retorts pointing at Bravius and Lilliane "Now I got a question for you, just who are you? Are you some kind of... Angel?"
Arturus chuckles "Please, I'm not like one of those weak dogs who work for "God" anymore, I was expelled from the Heaven and I'm what the Devils and Angels call me, a Fallen Angel."
Elliot raises his eyebrow "A Fallen Angel?" He shakes his head "Well, that doesn't matter for me. But I suggest you take your friends and leave, because I will not hesitate to kick your ass."
Arturus stays silent for a moment before chuckling "Brave words, but such fool words. I'm afraid I can't do that, I'm still focusing in my main objective. I admit that your abilities are impressive but I'm afraid it does not compare with mine." He began to undress his dark suit, revealing his white sleeve shirt " You still got energies left?" He says "Because I have much to spare."
Elliot rolls his shoulders before taking his usual fighting stance. He still feeling some pain in his arms but he has to endure with it and keep concentrate to fight.
Arturus grins, he prepares himself too as he cracks his knuckles.
Both fighters are keeping an eye each other, while circling slowly, paying attention who's gonna make the first move. Suddenly, Elliot charges directly at the Fallen Angel before launching a kick, but in just a blink he sides steps, avoiding easily the kick. Elliot attacks again giving him a punch but Arturus do the same taking a step back. Then Elliot attacks repeatedly with punches and kicks but Arturus dodges every blow with incredibly speed.
"What's wrong? I thought you still got energies but you are doing slowly." He sneer without stopping of dodge.
Elliot was getting pissed at hearing his scoff, he was trying to hit him as fast as he could but Arturus' speed was on top what he never expected.
He thinks he should try to hit him with the Burn Knuckle, he rears his fist as the blue flame engulfs on it.
"BURN KNUCKLE!"
But as his fist was about to hit Arturus' face, the fallen angel dodges and grabs his arm with his hand, Elliot gasp in disbelief.
"Too slow." Arturus muttered.
The fallen angel grabs his shoulder with his other hand before he knees Elliot on his stomach; Elliot gasps out in pain, the blow was so hard that he could feel his ribs getting broken, it's not like Bravius' attacks, it's way more stronger than him.
After giving damage at the fighter, Arturus grabs his head and gives him another knee hit, Elliot stumbles back stunned before Arturus kicks him on his chest sending him backwards.
Elliot gets drag against the ground before crashing against a tree. He grunts in pain before spiting the blood out of his mouth. He watch Arturus walking towards him.
He struggles to get up, leaning his back against the tree's trunk.
"Is that all you can do against me? Don't tell me you are tired already." Arturus keeps scoffing at him.
Elliot growls in response. He don't say anything to answer Arturus, except this: Angry and pissed, runs directly to Arturus, screaming with a fist prepared. Arturus, confindent and smiling, was still walking to him and prepare one of his fist to counter attack, but suddenly, Elliot jumps higher over him until he reaches behind his rival.
He tries with a roundhouse kick in the air, but Arturus just block with his right arm. Elliot lands easily and tries again with a sweep kick but Arturus dodges with a jump and counterattacks with his own kick.
Preparing for the impact, Elliot crosses his arms in 'x' pattern to block it. But when Arturus kicks his arms, his most damaged arm got broken by the kick, even his bones. He just receives a great amount of pain he never feel before, most different than his previous fights.
He cries out in pain before he was push back again and crashing into the side of the fountain.
Akeno watch the scene in shock and fear while covering her mouth with her hands, she was thinking to helping him but unfortunately she was getting long to heal herself and her stamina is low to cast her lightning. It's impossible that Fallen Angel are defeating Elliot so easily, unless... He's not like when he fight with her, a much less like his two partners. He was keeping his true power all the time.
Elliot leans against the side of the fountain, holding his right arm which is now useless to keep fighting, there was some blood on his lips and the pain overtakes all of his body. He wants to still standing against that guy but he was now defenseless
"Let me ask you, human. Did you really thought you could defeat me just like my partners?" Arturus says as he walks towards him.
He stops at middle distance from Elliot.
"You are very wrong, a true fallen angel cannot get their intentions interrupted just by a human and cannot be defeated by just a simple one of your kind, no matter what power you have. I'm much more than you think..."
He shows two more black feather wings flipping out on his back "This, is shows how I am stronger than you are!"
Akeno gasp in disbelief, when a fallen angel has four or more wings that could mark he's powerful than the other two fallen angels she fought. But now she was getting panicked because Elliot is now in serious trouble, with those injuries he can't still fight against Arturus.
"And now..." He summon a light spear on his hand "Time to erase from your existence."
But suddenly, Akeno jumps out from the bushes and lands right in front of her enemy with her arms extended to protect Elliot.
"A-Akeno-san?!" Elliot exclaims, not believing Akeno is about to sacrifice her life to save him.
"Hm?" Arturus raises his eyebrow "You again? Why don't you just run away for your life and leaving this worthless human to die?" He says.
"HE'S NOT A WORTHLESS HUMAN YOU SCUM! He's name is Elliot and he's my friend!" She shouts in rage "If you want to kill him you have to kill me first!"
Elliot gets shock at hearing her statement "Akeno-san, what the freaking hell are you doing?!" He yells before grunting in pain for his arm "Don't act like a goddamn hero! You have to run!"
"Elliot-kun... You are my best friend I've had... I don't want to feel responsibility for your death." She turns at him with her sad smile but with a strong determination "I want to protect you with my life. If I die, I want to let you know I'm glad I met you."
Elliot stays speechless. He still not believe what she's trying to do. He just watch it, he's too injured and tired to answer.
It was unfortunately for Akeno, she don't have enough energy to summon a shield to protect and nor she have possibilities to defeat Arturus, but that wasn't matter for her. She has at least a bit of her power left. Lightning bolts came out from her hands, she has a bit of energy left just in case.
Meanwhile, Arturus chuckles "Let's see, kill you and your demon girl with a same spear? I don't think this could be a bad idea seeing you suffer how she dies in front of you." He says to Elliot before he throws his light spear at her.
Akeno is preparing to face her imminent death.
But unexpectedly someone push out of the way and falls to the ground before she hears the sound of human flesh pierced by a spear and a voice of pain, she lifts her head up and sees in horror what just happened.
Elliot was the one who pushed her, receiving the spear instead of her.
"ELLIOT-KUN!"
Elliot has the stomach trespassed by the spear, an immense hurt in all his body and pukes high mounts of blood from his mouth. He was about to fall but a poor sad Akeno comes to him, catching him on her the arms.
Why?! Why did you do this?!" Akeno yells in angry but also in the verge of her tears. "Why did you want to sacrifice your life just for me!? Elliot-kun, idiot!"
Elliot grunts before answering with his forced smile "I'm sorry..." He tries to talk but he coughs blood, accidentally staining her uniform "I haven't any choice... I couldn't be able to... Live without you... Let die a friend who sacrifices just for me... That wouldn't make me... apologize with myself."
"But... Elliot-kun... I don't want to live if you're not with me! There's a lot of things I wanted we could do together, as friends..." Her tears rolls down on her cheeks and began to hiccup about to cry.
He shows a small smile despite the blood on his lips, he puts his bloody hand on her cheek "I wish if I could still alive... We could do... So many things you said... You are more special than being my friend... Akeno-san... I'm sorry... This didn't go out like I thought."
Arturus was a little surprising, he never thought that human with his energies he left has the intend to sacrifice his life instead of her despite she's a devil. But either way he's satisfied now that human is dying. He also enjoys how Akeno is horrified from the inside by seeing his friend suffering.
"Elliot, don't die!" Akeno cries "My friends will come and we'll help you! But please don't die!"
"Akeno-san..." He murmurs, deciding to tell his last words "Tell Terry, Andy and Joe... I thank them for changing my life... And tell them everything I've done for protecting you..." He smiles weakly at her "I'm sorry for being so reckless... But I never let a beautiful girl die in front of me..." He chuckles before grunting in pain.
"Elliot... I beg you... Don't die..." Her tears began to drip on his face.
"Don't cry... You have to be happy... I hate seeing you cry..." He breaths slowly, feeling his heart stopping of beating "Akeno-san… Don't... " He close his eyes, leaving a last breath.
Suddenly, the light spear disappears from his stomach as more blood splatters out from his wound before it disappears. Arturus smirking made this by moving his hand. Elliot, instantly, after some abrupt movements in all his body, stops moving… or breathing.
He's gone.
Akeno's eyes are widen and frozen, still soaking in tears and her mouth was slightly open. She hung her head, where part of her face was impossible to see.
The sky was getting dark, blocking the light of the moon.
Arturus is now satisfied and smiling for fulfill their job. He would kill Akeno but he thinks it's better to let her live with suffering and misery. He leaves the place walking, leaving Akeno with just what remains of Elliot. The fallen angel hasn't anything more to do, just take his two fallen comrades with him.
'ZAP'
A lightning bolt came directly to Arturus. He blocked at time, but received some damage in the arm.
"W-What the...?"
He sees Akeno, standing up with her right hand raised as she carries the lifeless body of Elliot with her other arm. Her eyes were still shadowed, her expression turns darker that the fallen angel can't help but getting nervous, he don't know that he just angered at the Priestess of Thunder.
The clouds becomes too much darker before the thunders and lightnings sounds all over the sky.
"I'll never forgive you..." Akeno mutters but with a hint of threatening on her tone "I will never forgive you...". That were her only words directly to Arturus. She just has the heart broken for that atrocity, so her only response is a highly expansive lightning storm.
Two thunders fall down directly at the fallen angel, he jumps back quickly before flying with his wings, when the thunders hit the ground it causes great explosion and erupting great amount of smoke, even the earth began to tremble for the impact.
Arturus is perplexed, how is this possible she recovered her energies all of a sudden to gain a devastating power like that?
Akeno did not stop attacking, she keeps sending thunders at him with intend to make him suffer just like he did to her. Arturus was getting desperate as he don't stop to elude, some of the thunders almost hits him that he almost feels the electric shocks on his body.
He attempts to attack her by trowing a light spear at her, but as the light spear was in inches of her, her body engulfs with some kind of lightning aura and manages to deflect the light spear, leaving him stunned.
"I-Impossible!" He shouts in disbelief.
There's not chances he could keep fighting against the wrath of Akeno, the only thing he left to do is escaping. While he stills eluding the thunders, he grabs the unconscious Bravius and Lilliane, carrying them by under of his arms, which by the way Bravius is heavier than Lilliane. He flies away from the park.
Akeno was still standing as she watches the fallen angels getting away, the storm is calming down and stops of sending thunders after destroying the major part of the park, including part of the fountain. The clouds uncovers the moon and the sky becomes clearly becoming the quiet night, but for Akeno it was a tragic night.
Akeno is not better after she intimidated one of the higher fallen angels, she involved one of her friends who was a threat for the enemy of the devils just because his power within, she never thought something like this would happen to him, her friends neither. She tried so hard to protect him to allow him to continue living as a human, but she did it for nothing.
She feels humiliated and useless after her failing her attempt to protect him.
Her coldly sad head stares at his deceased friend, before sitting up on her knees.
"Elliot-kun..." She murmurs with her lips quivering and unleashing her nonstop tears "I'm sorry... I'm so sorry..." She was now in limit, she hugs her deceased friend before bursting into tears as her cries echoes the destroyed park.
Suddenly a red bright circle appears on the ground as the circle glows before erupting a flash light through the park. When the light fades reveals the crimson haired girl, Rias Gremory; The nice looking boy, Kiba Yuuto; And the grey haired petite girl, Koneko Toujou. They look around in shock the park was destroyed like it happen some kind of natural disaster.
They sees Akeno, wounded and holding a body on her arms.
"Akeno!" "Akeno-senpai!" Her friends cries out as they runs towards Akeno.
Rias kneels alongside of her friend before putting her delicacy hands on her shoulder "Akeno! Are you okay?!" She exclaims in concern trying to look on her face.
"B-Buchou..." She turns at her, showing her teary violet eyes.
"Akeno, we're sorry for the delay! We sensed you are in danger but it was difficult to locate where were you in that moment. Only with the sense of Elliot's power we could find you in the park." She says trying to reason with her why they take so long to save them. She looks at the lifeless body of a young caped boy before she sees a wound on his stomach.
Her eyes widened "Akeno... Is he..."
"Yes..." Akeno answers with pain "He's Elliot... He's dead."
Everyone gasps.
"Who did this?! The Fallen Angels did this?!" Rias asks with anger and sadness by seeing her friend traumatized.
She nodded slowly "They were strong... I tried to protect him, even thought he found out I'm a devil... But I didn't make it... I was about to get kill before he save me... And... And..." She can't tell anymore, she was still crying, believing it was all her fault.
Rias hugs her friend, ignoring the blood staining on her clothes as she strokes her ravanette hair to comfort her before Akeno let it go. Kiba and Koneko watch the scene with complete sadness, it's the first time they see Akeno crying for losing someone who was a very good friend to her, they're also angry the fallen angels are responsible.
Rias broke the hug before cleaning her tears off with her thumbs "He sacrificed his life to save you, right?" She deduces, turning her head at the dead Elliot.
Akeno nods.
Rias takes the cap off to watch his younger face before caressing his cheek and his black ponytailed hair, she couldn't help but feeling sad too. A young man who became Akeno's friend and the only one who makes her happy is dead. She should have sent Kiba or Koneko to watch them and everything wouldn't happen like this. She will never forgive the culprits they made Akeno witnessing the death of a person she really cares.
"Akeno..." Rias speaks at her "There's one thing I can do for helping him. You know I can resurrect him, using one of my Evil Pieces for it, but we know what's the price."
Akeno slightly stares at her with wide eyes, but knows what Rias talking about. She knows the devils can revive humans after the death, using an evil piece, an artifact with the shape of a chess piece made by the demons, but there's a high cost and Akeno truly knows, they will not resurrect as humans again.
"Akeno. I can do it if you want. You'll stay with him all the time you want, go to the academy with you, everything else, but you know he'll stay under my orders. Are you really sure you want this for him?" Rias asks wanting to know if Akeno really wants to revive Elliot.
Akeno was silent for a moment before answering "Buchou... I accept." Akeno answers "I always know how consist that. I don't know how Elliot-kun would react when he gets back to life. But I remember he told me."
"Akeno-san... I don't care if you are truly a devil or not, you're still my friend." That's his words said to her. Rias gets surprised at hearing the words but she was happy he never abandoned her friend even thought he learned she's a devil.
"So..." Akeno, surprisingly has a little smile on her face "I wanna see his face when he gets scared and surprised for that."
Rias smiles "Very well." She takes out a red chess piece of "Pawn" from her pocket "Before we begin, what was his last name?"
"Oh, it's Davidson." She replies.
Rias nods, she stands up to initiate ceremony, the crimson aura engulf around her body.
"I order, in the name Rias Gremory. You. Elliot Davidson, I resurrect you back to this soil as my servant, and be reborn as a devil. You, my "Pawn", with a new life, be delighted!"
The red chess piece began to float and glow before slowly moves downwards and getting inside of Elliot's body. Rias sighs as her aura dissipates from her body.
"It's done." Rias says "But he needs to be healed from his wounds, we don't want to loose him again." She turns at Akeno "Do you know where he lives?"
Akeno nods.
"Good, I come with you to his house." She turns at Kiba and Koneko "The rest of you have clean the mess, nobody should see this disaster."
They nods understanding her order.
Rias and Akeno, still holding Elliot by her arms, stand each other before Rias prepares the red circle.
"Buchou... Thank you... For everything." Akeno smiles.
Rias smiles softly at her friend "Just take care of him better next time."
They step on the middle of the circle before it starts to glow brighter before the light flashes, in that, Akeno, Rias and Elliot were vanished along with the circle, leavin Kiba and Koneko alone.
"Well, at least tomorrow when he wakes up we finally meet him." Kiba says.
"Hai..." Koneko murmurs.
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Elliot grunts before his eyes slowly crack open, only watching a familiar ceiling. He push himself in sitting position before looking around where he was, he was in his own room in slightly confuse expression, wait... He wasn't suppose to be death? Or it was just a dream? No, it can't be a dream, it's impossible. He felt his death coming, he felt the pain, all of it was real, then why is he on his bedroom now? More importantly, what happened to Akeno?
Then his doubts were interrupt when he realizes something unusual, he was naked, his upper body was expose and he feels he don't wear a pants. What the hell happened to him?
And further, he notices two giant lumps under his blankest, the lumps were moving and breathing, he uncovers the sheets in a swift before his eyes and his mouth wide open.
He founds two beautiful girls, he suddenly realizes they're Rias and Akeno, sleeping. But then he also founds the most shocking thing by the reason of his expression.
They were naked.
In conclusion, Rias and Akeno were sleeping on his own bed, butt naked.
Elliot remains speechless for a moment... Before he jumps out of his bed and scream.
"HOLY SHRIMP!"
To Be Continued...
N/A: Done! Wow! This chapter was the most longest than the previous! Anyways, hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, sorry for taking long to update, I was playing Payday 2 and Batman Arkham Origins (Awesome games by the way), I had some difficulties of writing, but I will continue this story but first I have to take a little rest.
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