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Eye Catch #8: Asher is on fours on the checkered floor, his back bent down and his butt in the air. He's wearing a red and white speedo, revealing most of his butt cheeks and showing his underbulge. He's blushing and has his mouth open. His chest is exposed as well and he's wearing nothing on his feet.
Episode 4: I'm Gonna Save My Friend!-Part 3
In the clubroom later in the evening, Kabu was going to eat his extra-large hamburger, but stopped and tensed as he heard Richard slap Issei across the face, who was dressed in the school uniform.
"I'm sorry, Isa," he apologized before looking solemn. "I don't want to hit you, but it's for discipline. How many times do I have to tell you?" He crossed his arms and leaned against the wall. "It's not possible. Just forget about him. You're a member of the Gremory household."
The brown-haired devil felt her cheek burning from the slap, but she knew she deserved it. She rubbed it to numb it. Still, she cared about Asher. She wanted to help him, even if it meant... "Then kick me out of your household," she suggested, looking up at him. "I'll be doing this alone if I have to."
Richard frowned. "Isa, you're asking to do the impossible."
"But I'm just a pawn to you, President. Losing a pawn won't-"
"Enough!" he shouted, making Issei shoot back in fear.
"Pr-President..." she stuttered.
He sighed and stopped leaning against the wall, his arms dropping to his sides. "I'm sorry once again, but Isa, do you really think the pawn is the weakest piece on a chessboard?" he asked. She looked away, unable to answer.
I do, but... she thought sadly.
He then sat his butt on the end of the desk and put his hands on the edges. "As I said, Evil Pieces possess the same traits as their chess counterparts."
"But then, what's the special trait of a pawn?" Issei asked.
"Promotion." She shot a confused look at him. "If a pawn reaches to the last of the enemy's lines, they can be promoted into any piece other than a king."
"So, does that mean I'll receive everyone else's abilities?"
"As long as I, your master, see it as enemy lines, then yes." She nodded. Akihiko entered into the room and Kabu approached him, talking to him. His face changed from happy to serious. "For example, the church. And as for your Sacred Gear..."
"It doubles my power and makes my bows out of nothing right?" she asked, finishing his sentence and surprising him a little. "Yuut-" She suddenly realized what she was calling Raynark and cleared her throat. "The fallen angel told me about it." She closed her eyes, only to feel Richard cup her cheek, making her open them and blsuh.
"Use your brain," he suggested with a smile and a hand on her shoulder. "Sacred Gear is activated by its owner's will. The greater your willpower, the more powerful it will become."
"M-my...willpower?" she asked as he removed his hands from her. As he stepped back however, Akihiko walked to him and whispered something to him, making his smile disappear and nod.
"We have an urgent matter coming up," the red-haired devil announced as he and Akihiko were going to walk out of the room. "Akihiko and I will be out for a bit."
"W-wait, President! What about our conver-"
"Isa, listen. Even with a promotion, a single piece can't stand against a fallen angel," he replied as a magic circle formed and made the two gentlemen disappear.
"Yes...I know," Issei said. She'll risk anything to save Asher, absolutely anything. She began to walk to the door.
Yumi, sitting on a couch, stood up and asked, "You're going anyway?"
She stopped and answered, "Yes, and you can't stop me, princess."
The blonde-haired female looked concerned and put her hands behind her back. "But you'll get killed."
She nodded. "Even so, I'll free Asher."
She closed her eyes and smiled. "I like your determination, but it's just a little too reckless."
Issei turned to her with an annoyed voice. "Shut up, princess!" she shouted before she noticed Yumi summoning a sword sheath by her side with a sword in it. The brown-haired devil felt surprised.
"I'll be coming as well, Issei-chan," she answered.
"Wh-what?! You?!"
She nodded. "The President did say, 'Even with the help of a promotion'. And he recognizes the church as enemy lines."
"Then..."
"At the same time, he implied that we would back you up."
"'We'? You mean, Kabu-kun's coming too?"
He sighed and crossed his arms. "You two going alone would worry me," he stated. She smiled at them both. At least she won't be alone when she'll take on Raynark.
At night, a young boy, possibly around 12 or 13, was sitting on a thick branch of a tree far from the church, moving his legs back and forth. He had messy short blonde hair and blue eyes. He was wearing a long-sleeved white shirt with a bowtie, black trousers, and black dress shoes. He pouted. "Ugh, this is so boring!" he shouted. "Why do I have to stand guard?" He saw a red glow, making him look down at it. The red glow disappeared to reveal Akihiko and Richard. He stood up and sighed. "About time!" He jumped down and was bowing down to them. "People like to call me the Fallen Angel Milo!"
The raven-haired male smiled and closed his eyes at him. "Eeto, eeto~, how courteous of you, young man," he said.
"My servant sensed you," Richard said in a serious tone. "You must be scared about us on the move."
Milo stopped bowing and giggled. "Nope," he replied with an evil smile. "It's just that we don't want the devils interrupting our ritual."
"Eeto~, we apologize. Our cheerful kids just went there," Akihiko stated before chuckling.
The boy looked at him in shock. "Wh-what?! Really?! Are you serious?!"
"Why yes, boldly going through the front gate," Richard answered with a smirk. He figured Issei would go anyway.
Milo turned around and angrily stomped his foot on the ground. "Goddamn it! I figured you'd be sneaking behind me from the back!" he shouted before sighing and getting a smirk on his face. "Well, how many dumb lackeys you'll bring won't matter! It won't be a problem. After all, you two knuckleheads are the only ones with a chance of interrupting us." He turned around and gave them an evil glare. "Thanks for coming all the way up here, gentlemen!"
"Oh, it won't matter," Richard said, making the young boy look confused. "We're not joining them."
"Oh really? You're abandoning them?"
Meanwhile, Issei, Yumi, and Kabu were hiding near the church entrance. "What a strong murderous intent," the brown-haired female muttered.
"There must be lots of priests and nuns gathered," the blonde-haired beauty said.
"Dang..." She then looked at her. "I'm actually relieved that you'd join me, Kiba. And Kabu-kun too."
Yumi smiled at her. "We are a team, after all," she replied before slipping her smile away and having a different look in her eyes. She continued in a low, serious voice, "And personally, I'm not too fond of fallen angels, priests, and nuns myself." She furrowed her brows down. "I despise them all."
Issei looked at her in surprise. She's never really seen the "princess" like this. "Kiba?" she asked. Suddenly, the white-haired shouta moved from his hiding spot. She looked at him. "Wait, Kabu-kun?"
He stood in front of the entrance. "They must know that we're here," he said. Both the ladies walked next to him as he kicked the doors open, revealing his small bulge. They all walked through the nave. The church was empty, but looked a little torn down.
"This is terrible..." Issei whispered.
Everyone suddenly heard a female voice saying, "Why hello there~!" Everyone tensed up as they saw Frieda skipping to them, wearing a nun outfit. She closed her eyes, smiled at them, and waved. "Nice to see you all again~. I'm afraid I'm getting sentimental~." She giggled. All of the devils looked at her angrily.
"Frieda!" the female pervert shouted.
The grey-haired nun opened her eyes to reveal them being Yandere-like and put her hands behind her back. "I never thought I meet the same shitty demon twice~," she said. "You know~, since I'm super strong~. Once I see your kind, they DESERVE this kind of treatment~." She then made a head cut gesture, making the noise imitating it. She then took off her outfit, revealing the same jumpsuit she wore the other night and the gun and light sword in her hands. "That's why I'm pissed off-" She pressed the gun against her lips, her pupils shrinking. She finished in her cold voice, "-you shitty demons hurting my pride." She then licked the gun, disgusting the devils.
"Gross...now where's Asher?!" shouted Issei furiously.
"Oh~? The shitty priest who fell for a devil~?" Frieda asked. "He's at the underground ritual site where you can reach through the altar~." She then looked back at the altar, then back at them.
"Underground?" Yumi asked, getting her sword out. Kabu was in a fighting position.
"If you get past me, that is~." She giggled evilly, getting into battle position and smiling sadistically.
"Alright. Sacred Gear!" the brown-haired devil shouted as her gauntlet and bow and arrow appeared.
The white-haired boy carried and aisle chair and threw it at Frieda, saying, "Take this." She sliced through it with her sword though.
"Man, you're one insolent little dwarf, hmmm~?" she asked in a teasing manner, resting her cheek on the gun.
He stared daggers at her. "'Dwarf'?" he questioned in a quiet yet furious voice as he threw more chairs at her. She dodged them and shot at him, which he and Issei dodged as well. Yumi charged at her from above, the grey-haired psychopath barely dodging her attack.
"Idiot!" she shouted in her cold voice as the two engaged in a fight. Frieda shot at the blonde-haired beauty, who dodged them and swung her sword at her, which she blocked.
"You're pretty good for a nun," Yumi said.
"You're not too shabby either, to be honest~," Frieda replied before holding up her gun to her. "It really makes me want to kill you~." She then pulled the trigger, which Yumi barely dodged by doing a backflip, kicking her sword away. The nun gritted her teeth at the girl. "Bitch."
"Whoa," commented Issei in awe. "So she isn't just all looks."
Yumi smirked at Frieda. "I'm so sorry," she sarcastically apologized. "Let me be a little more serious." Her sword then turned into pitch black. As the grey-haired sadist got her sword, she scoffed, stuck her tongue out, and lunged towards her as she did to her. When their swords clashed, Yumi's sword began to diminish Frieda's light sword. She gasped.
"H-how the hell-" she muttered.
"Holy Eraser," the blonde-haired female answered. "The sword of darkness that consumes all light."
"Uuuuugh! You have a Sacred Gear as well?!"
"Seriously?" the female pervert asked. "Kiba also has a Sacred Gear?"
The blonde-haired female pushed the psychotic nun back and shouted, "Hyoudou-chan!"
"Oh, right!" She then pointed her arrow at Frieda. "Power up!"
"Boost!" shouted her gauntlet, her bow and arrow glowing green.
Frieda pointed her gun at her, smiled crazily, and yelled, "Stupid bitch!"
Outside of the church, Milo said to the two gentlemen, "Well, anyway, if I defeat you, their master, your puny servants will have nothing," he stated as he spread his black angel wings out. "Yoohoo! Galanaki and Donnasia! Come forth!" A purple portal appeared behind Richard and Akihiko, making them turn around to see Galanaki and Donnasia themselves.
"You're acting cocky," the blue-haired fallen angel said.
"Well, we meet again, Sir Gremory," the older women greeted.
"We need to pay back your servants, I'm afraid." However, the two devils mustered a smile on their faces.
With his eyes still closed, Akihiko said, "Eeto, eeto~, it looks like you're all here~!" Both of them were confident that they will defeat them.
"Promotion!" Issei shouted, still pointed her arrow at Frieda and dodging her bullets. An imaginary rook chess piece went inside of her. A rook is ridiculously strong... she thought as the arrowhead turned into an ivory fist. "And have a ridiculous amount of strength!" She then shot the arrow at the woman and broke a bullet.
"Are you serious?" Frieda asked before the arrow hit her head, knocking her into a wall, making a dent in it.
Issei panted. "You've done terrible things to Asher and I won't forgive you for that!" she shouted at her before grinning. "I feel a lot better beating you."
The grey-haired nun slowly stood up, her body trembling. "Sh-shut your f-fucking mouth, cunt!" she shouted angrily. She got out her weapons and lunged for her, but Kabu threw another row of seats at her, knocking her back once again. She still wasn't unconscious however, as she slowly stood up once again. "Th-that fucking...hurt." Yumi then swung her sword at her, but she quickly jumped up onto the altar. "Tch! I don't want to be killed by shitty demons!" She got out a small pebble and laughed crazily. "Sayanara, shitheads!" She then threw it, dispersing a light, making everyone cover their eyes. When the light disappeared...so did Frieda.
"She disappeared!" Issei exclaimed.
"At least she's out of the way," Yumi said, walking to the female pervert's side. "Let's go."
"Sure," the shouta replied as he punched the altar away, making it break into a million pieces and revealing a passage down to the ritual sight. He and the ladies went down there.
Asher-kun! I'm coming! Issei thought confidently.
"It's quite obvious that you're interfering with our plan," Donnasia said to Richard and Akihiko.
"Repent with your life!" Galanaki shouted as he and Donnasia let their wings out and flew up.
The red-haired male turned to the raven-haired one. "Akihiko," he said.
"Yes, President," he replied, opening his now sadistic eyes and raising his hand in the air, forming a thunder cloud and letting the thunder hit him so he would absorb the power. In a transformation, all his clothes disappeared, including his underwear, leaving his well-toned chest, butt, and large penis exposed. His arms formed sleeves around them, his chest forming the top, and his bottom forming the pants. He was in a red and white shrine outfit, showing some of his pecs. He licked his lips, his eyes soft but sadistic, and posed, ending the transformation.
"What the hell?" Milo commented with a puzzled look. "Are you nulling me into some cosplay show or what?" Akihiko ignored him, doing a hand formation and raising his arms up with a battle cry. Many magic circles appeared, making a barrier.
"Wh-what?!" Galanaki exclaimed in shock.
"A barrier?!" the blonde-haired fallen angel added, looking around the barrier. "Ain't this pretty bad?"
The raven-haired devil chuckled as electricity sparked on his hand. He looked at the boy with Yandere-like eyes and a smile. "I'm afraid it is, since you won't get out of this cage," he answered before licking his lips once more.
"So this was your plan all along?" the blue-haired male asked.
"Yes," answered Richard. "We plan to get rid of all of you. My apologies." He grinned.
"Oh, you think we're just birds?!" Milo shouted in anger as he shot up in the air.
"You'll just vanish, young man."
Galanaki scoffed. "Finish posing," he said.
"Once the ritual is over, even you won't be able to stand in our way," Donnasia warned. Both males doubted it. Issei, Yumi, and Kabu will make it somehow.
As the three servants finally made it to the sight, Raynark was there with his back towards them. "Welcome, devils," he greeted as he turned to them. "You're quite late." It was confirmed when they all saw Asher unconscious and chained up at the top of a stairwell, only wearing a pair of white see-through pants. Many nuns and priests were there. They were all shocked at the sight, but Issei gasped. Her heart dropped at the sight. She couldn't believe she saw the blonde-haired male like this.
"ASHER-KUN!" she yelled from the top of her lungs.
He slowly stirred and partially opened his eyes, seeing her, Yumi, and Kabu. "I...Issei...san?" he asked in a weak voice.
"H-hold on! I'm coming!" However, as she took a step, the blonde-haired beauty saw Raynark throw a spear at her. She quickly grabbed her and pulled her away, shouting, "Hyoudou-chan!" Both and Kabu were blown away from the shot, hitting against a wall.
"Oh? Did I ruin your dramatic reunion?" he asked sarcastically. "I'm so sorry, but the ritual is almost over." The cross Asher was chained at glowed green, making him scream.
"Wh-what are you doing to him?!" the female pervert furiously asked.
Yumi gasped. "I see...the fallen angels' objective was to..."
"Obtain that priest's Sacred Gear?" asked Richard. "Is that what you all wanted?"
"Sacred Gear?!" Issei gasped and covered her mouth with her hand as she saw Asher screaming and crying in pain and agony as the cross continued to glow. His chest glowed green as well. "What'll happen to him?! Will he..."
"Make his life forfeit," finished Richard, frowning.
The ritual was done. The cross stopped glowing and Asher hung his body down, his bulge bouncing a little and his eyes losing the glow it had in them. The green light in his chest flew away from his body.
"A-Asher is..." Issei whispered in grief as her eyes were watering at the sight. "...is going to die?" Her body shook in fear and grief. The green light made two rings. Raynark reached out for them.
"Yes...your Twilight Healing..." he murmured as the orb hovering over his hands. "It's finally in my grasp." Issei began to cry. There he was...near the brink of death...and she was too late to save him...she couldn't save him...
Ending it here. How was this chapter? Poor Asher...
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