Hi-dilly-do guys! I returned from the realm of the dead with the TENTH CHAPTER !

Although unfortunately I have not respected the promise I made to you ... sorry guys, but these days I have almost never been free and I wanted to post the chapter today so unfortunately here is probably the shortest chapter after chapter 1 ... sorry again, however, the next one will be long ... ok, I don't promise, but I'll try!

Anyway: How are you? I hope well and that above all you are happy and healthy! Lately I can say that I have started reading at least other fanfictions of various series ... and thanks to those I have become passionate about ... Blazblue (Heck, I love this series), so MAYBE expect something about it, same thing for a certain Familiar of Zero (Eh eh) and a very special show that will please you (EH EH)

Oh, before wishing you a good read, I just have to tell you one thing: at 99.9% I will not post any chapter in August because I will stay for almost the whole month at the seaside ... if this happens, then the updates of the two series currently underway (Bleach DxD and FFXV: Journey In Remnant) will resume in September. I can only tell you that I will spend all August writing the chapters since I HATE the sea: 3

Anyway, happy reading!

Enjoy!

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Chapter 10: "The Two Exorcists! Wait-Stop, Yuuto!"

[TONIGHT! TONIGHT! TONIGHT!] (Bleach OP 4)

By BEAT CRUSADERS

*Instrumental*

(The screen appears static, as if there was an absence of signal. The screen then changes, becoming white while, surrounded by the coloured silhouettes of the protagonists, the Bleach DxD logo appears in the center of the screen and then in a white light.)

Woke up with yawning,

It's dawning

I'm still alive

(The scene changes: The camera takes over Ichigo, Rias and her Peerage walking and talking together on the streets of Kuoh until they stop and turn behind them.)

Turned on a radio

To start up new day

(As soon as they turned, the group of friends saw Kaito and Senna join them. As soon as they did, they all headed for school.)

As goddamned D.J. chattered

How to survive

(The scene changes: the camera now shows various characters. Sirzechs and Gryfia are seen dressed in elegant red and silver dresses; Azrael is dressed in a purple and white tuxedo while two figures are hidden by white cloaks.)

Amazing news got over

On that air wave

*Instrumental*

(The scene changes: Hollows rain down from the sky as Rias, Issei, Yuuto, Koneko, Asia, Akeno, Senna and Ichigo prepare for battle.)

Tonight,

Love is rationed

(The scene changes: Issei, Yuuto, Akeno, Senna and Koneko run forward as they start attacking the Hollows)

Tonight,

Across the nation

(As Yuuto, Akeno, Senna and Koneko fight, Rias and Asia start preparing magical attacks)

Tonight

Love reflects world wide

(The two failed to notice a Hollow who was about to hit the two girls from behind but, before he could do it, the Hollow was killed by Kaito through his scythe)

Almost another day

(When the Hollow was killed, the Hollow disappeared into a purple smoke and, as the camera continued shooting, Ichigo appeared from behind as he activated the Bankai from the smoke. As soon as Tensa Zangetsu appeared, Ichigo swung towards the camera, obscuring the view.)

She's a shooting star

(The scene changes: The camera begins to frame a kind of bright green crystals inside a church completely in the dark.)

Good-night (Good-night)

Good-night (Good-night)

(As the camera continued to capture the bright crystals, something in the church moved in the shadows.)

She's a shooting star (She's a shooting star)

(The camera starts moving, starting to head towards the church bedside.)

Good-bye ...

(As soon as the camera was close enough, the bedside lit up with the same light emitted by the crystals, showing 4 people. Two were sitting on the bedside, one was sitting on the ground while the fourth person was standing: The person sitting on the ground it was Freed, the person standing was Zero while the two people sitting were Valper and Kokabiel. The camera starts zooming in towards Kokabiel until it enters its red iris.)

*Instrumental*

Tonight,

Love is rationed

(The scene changes: Ichigo, Senna and the ORC were having fun in an arcade game room)

Tonight,

Across the nation

(The scene changes: ORC members along with Ichigo and Senna walked together on the streets of Kuoh)

Tonight

Love reflects world wide

(The scene changes: Everyone was seeing Issei in front of them trying to make the self-timer of a camera work)

Almost another day

(Everyone smiles towards the camera lens, which took the photo)

See you some other day ...

(The camera now frames the photo taken and then fades into a white light)

On the streets of Kuoh, with Yuuto ...

"E-Excalibur ?!" Yuuto was shocked to see Freed wielding an Excalibur, a weapon that Yuuto vowed to destroy along with all the other versions of the legendary weapon. "What? Surprised, shitty devil? " Freed seemed to watch Yuuto confused and then laugh manically "Weren't you created to use these swords?" As he said it, Freed licked the Excalibur's blade and then sprinted with incredible speed towards Yuuto who parried the blow, albeit with difficulty due to the speed of the mad priest. "Damn you, how do you know ?!" Snapped Yuuto, shocked and angry at the same time ... that was his most intimate secret, so how could anyone have known? Without having the time to think better, Yuuto had to start defending himself against Freed's attacks, which became faster and more aggressive to such an extent that at the umpteenth blow, Yuuto's sword broke. "Shit!" Yuuto said mentally as he stepped back a few steps after the blade was broken. "Gyahahahahah!" Freed started laughing while enjoying the moment: He was about to kill a shitty demon. "So, shitty devil? What do you think of my Excalibur Rapidly? " Freed asked as he pointed the blade at Yuuto, who spat on the ground while summoning the Holy Erased in his hand, then replying to the priest "That will be destroyed by my own hands! And your fate will be the same, Freed! ".

"Really? Then do it below, experiment! " Freed smiled manically when he said it, breaking something inside Yuuto who, with a beast-like battlecry, ran towards Freed trying to hit him with a slash from top to bottom, but unfortunately the priest had foreseen that move and, with a quick swing, parried Yuuto's blow. "Come on, shitty devil, let me have fun!" Freed said with a maniacal laugh as he started attacking Yuuto with very rapid blows, and none of them was parried by Yuuto who suffered every blow and then fell to his knees a few meters away from Freed, starting to bleed from the wounds. "Gyahaha! Is this what you can do, failure? " Freed laughed as Yuuto fell to his knees.

"Uh? Already broken? " Freed frowned slightly at the sight of a wounded and defeated Yuuto, a vision that made him laugh. "Gyahahahahahahahahahahah! How beautiful it is to make you bleed! How beautiful it is to kill you! It's a real fun, ahahahahahah! " Freed said as he writhed from the laughter that ended when Freed saw Yuuto try to get up, albeit with difficulty due to the injuries and especially the blood he was losing due to the various hemorrhages. "Oh? Can you continue this? Perfect, ahahah! Then-" With a smile on his face, Freed raises the Excalibur Rapidly upwards, ready to make it drop on Yuuto "-Prepare to die!" He said then to lower the blade on Yuuto, who tried to parry the blow ... which did not come. In fact, just before the blade could hit him, someone's hand stopped Freed's arm, and Freed turned to whoever stopped him, recognizing him. "Zero ... why did you stop me from killing a lousy devil?" Freed seemed to spit at Zero who instead tightened his grip slightly as he said "You are ordered to retire, Freed".

"Retire now? Are you kidding me? I'm having a great time!" Freed gave a slight psychopathic smile as he watches the masked man "Aren't you doing the same with the orange-haired boy?" Upon hearing Ichigo named, Zero tightened his grip, so much that Freed made a grimace of pain while Zero said coldly "Now" and then let go of Freed's arm, who backed away. "Jeez, you're boring" Freed sighed and then took a last look at Yuuto, who had remained still and silent because of his injuries "See you around, shitty devil!" That said, Freed left the road, walking away. Just before he could be followed by Zero, however, Yuuto seemed to have gained enough strength to speak and ask "Why ... did you save me?". "Because you're a friend of Kurosaki. If you die, Kurosaki can't use his true strength, his power to 'protect' his friends" As he spoke, Zero turned his back on Yuuto and then left when he finished talking. Yuuto was silent for a few seconds until he chuckled slightly and muttered to himself "Dying ... eh ... I already died ... once ..." and then tried to get away but, due to the injuries, he fell to land without forces with a loud thud followed by an "Oof" suffocated by the impact. Remaining silent, Yuuto began to lazily close his eyes and, as his senses left him, Yuuto could vaguely hear someone's footsteps approaching ...

Meanwhile, at the ORC headquarters, with the others ...

All the attention of those present was directed towards Rias, who began to tell the story of Yuuto and the reason for his strange attitude, but this also created questions, such as that of Issei "The holy sword project?". "Till some years back, a project existed to raise children who could wield Excalibur-" As she spoke, Rias had her head bowed over a cup of coffee prepared just before she began to tell "-Yuuto is the only survivor of that project".

"The Church had that sort of project?" Asia and Ichigo asked, surprised that the Church could do such a thing. "Just like the Inquisition in Vampire the Masquerade. They only know how to be demons," Kaito said coldly, although his comment made Asia, Issei, Riad and Ichigo raise their eyebrows in confusion. "What? Have you ever played a Roleplay game?" Kaito seemed surprised by the reactions of his friends "D&D? Savage Worlds? Call of Cthulhu?" Kaito waited for an answer that unfortunately did not receive, and this made him sigh "Never mind. Rias, can you continue". "Ook-" Clearly confused by this scene, Rias had to take a sip of coffee from the cup before "-Holy Swords are weapons that pose a threat to devils ... however, I heard that only about one person able to wield them appears every few decades.

Amongst them, there's the Holy Weapon Excalibur- "As she spoke, Rias glanced at Issei" -A Longinus similar to the one inside you, Ise-kun "." Longinus ...? "Issei observed his right arm, confused from Rias' strange phrase and this entailed a sigh from Kaito who said "You don't know what Longinus is?". "And instead you know it?" Ichigo stood with his arms folded while watching the Rook who made a knowing expression "Obviously: Longinus was the name of the spear that mortally pierced Jesus Christ, and coincidentally that spear was a Sacred Gear. "

"Wait a minute, is that spear a Sacred Gear?" Ichigo asked when he heard Kaito's explanation that he made a slight gesture with one hand "Obviously, otherwise how could he kill the Son of God? The name" True Longinus" may be more famous, right?". Rias nodded slightly and then spoke "Yeah, and Yuuto is one of those who received training to adapt to the Holy Swords, especially the Excaliburs".

"Then, is Kiba able to wield the Holy Swords?" Issei asked Rias who shook his head, immediately replying "No, Kiba wasn't able to adapt to Holy Swords ... the training facility labelled the test subjects who couldn't adapt to the swords as 'defects' and had them disposed "... Obviously it didn't take much to understand what happened to the 'defects', in fact the reactions came almost immediately. "It can't be ..." Issei's eyes were wide while Asia instead had her hands in front of her mouth, shocked "... It's not an acceptable act by those who serve God ...". "How humans can treat it ... is unacceptable" Ichigo shook a hand in anger while Kaito instead sighed, actually holding back feelings of pure hatred "To serve their God they have become worse than us devils ... tch".

"Unfortunately the Church considers us Devils an evil existence, but I believe that the ill will of humans is quite evil" While speaking, Rias sighed sadly when she remembered the day she saved Yuuto "When I reincarnated Yuuto into a Devil, that boy was swearing for his revenge even he was in a critical situation. Because his talents were being abused for Holy Swords since he was born, I wanted him to use his talents effectively as a Devil. It would have been a waste of his talent for swords if he was just obsessed over Holy Swords ". "It makes sense-" Kaito rubbed his chin, reasoning about Rias' explanation "-That boy wasn't able to forget about the Holy Swords, starting to hate those weapons. That hatred then increased to hate the Church itself, right? That's why he seemed to be so angry yesterday" Kaito looked up at Rias who nodded slightly, followed by a sigh and then spoke.

"Exact. It would be great if he lost the hatred towards the Holy Swords ... if he hadn't disappeared." "Do you know where he could have gone?" Ichigo asked, worried about the fate of his friend. "Unfortunately no-" Rias shook her head and then observed Ichigo and Kaito "-Please, can you look for him?". Ichigo thumbs-up "Sure, don't worry, we'll go and find him right away, right?" Ichigo observed Kaito who was silent, intent on reasoning about something and then sighing after a few seconds and getting up "Jeez, that blondie is a pain in the ass. Come on, Ichigo, let's go" Kaito said as he left the room, followed almost immediately by Ichigo who, before leaving, greeted everyone else with a wave of the hand.

Two hours later, with Kaito ...

"Where the hell did Yuuto go?!" Kaito's scream echoed for a few moments between the roofs of Kuoh. Why the roofs? Because Kaito and Ichigo had separated when the searches began: Kaito, taking advantage of the roofs of Kuoh Town, search clues from above while Ichigo searched the streets. "Tch, what a pain in the ass-" While talking, Kaito sits on the ground on the roof where he was and then sighs "-That's why I hate blondes, too emotional. I hope Ichigo has found some clues, otherwise I start to get angry ... "Kaito murmured as he began to observe the slightly cloudy sky.

"Tch, I hope it doesn't rain ... I could have switch with Ichigo, right?" While he was intent on complaining, Kaito got up and turned casually while two small and simple Hollows appeared around him (Do you know the simple Hollow in Brave Souls? Here, imagine those). "Hollows ... alright, let's dance: Truth and Liar!" Kaito raised his right hand, summoning his scythe and, holding the weapon, began to reap the poor Hollows who could do nothing but be eliminated by the young reaper's scythe.

With a sigh and a gesture of the hand, Kaito made Truth and Liar disappear and then shrugged when he heard a noise behind him. "I'm afraid you're out of luck, you're late. I killed the Hollows, y'know," Said Kaito to the person behind him who uttered a "Eeeh? And I who also skipped the bath to eliminate those Hollows ... " In a very ... feminine voice. This slightly confused Kaito who thought it was Ichigo who had arrived. Intrigued, Kaito turned to the person, and both of them widened their eyes. "You are / Wait, but you ..." They said and then pointed to each other.

"Kaito-san?! / Senna-san!"

Meanwhile, with Ichigo ...

Ichigo was walking through the plaza, occasionally stopping some passers, asking they if by chance they had seen Yuuto (Obviously he physically described him), unfortunately receiving negative answers. Obviously the first thing that Ichigo before asking for information was to perceive Yuuto's Reiatsu, but unfortunately some time before he made a bad discovery: It seems that, excluding the Hollows, Zero, himself and Senna, nobody has Reiatsu in this world... and this did not help the situation, on the contrary it only confirmed that the searches could become very long, and Ichigo needed a break ... and some chocolate (It's canon: His favourite food his chocolate). In fact, at the last negative answer, Ichigo sighed as he lightly scratched the back of his neck. 'I hope Kaito has had more luck than me ...' Ichigo thought as he decided to take the much-dreamed break, heading for a nearby bar.

After a few minutes later, time to order and receive the order, Ichigo left the bar, heading towards a nearby table while holding a chocolate croissant in his right hand together with a slight smile on his face. As soon as he sat down, the young Shinigami-Daigo immediately began to eat the croissant, enjoying the chocolate melting in his mouth, heck if he loved chocolate, it was his favorite food. As he finished eating the croissant, Ichigo watched the Kuoh Plaza still full of people, although many were starting to leave, some to go home and some for other chores.

Among those people, however, Ichigo saw a blond head that seemed slightly familiar intent on looking for something ... or someone. Concentrating, Ichigo focused on that person, recognizing her a few seconds later. "Oi, Ravel!" Ichigo said as he raised a hand, calling the young Ravel Phoenix who, turning towards Ichigo's direction, noticed him and approached him. "Ichigo! What luck, I was looking for you-I mean, what randomness, right? " Ravel said with a slight embarrassment by making Ichigo chuckle slightly, who took on a curious tone. "What are you doing here in Kuoh?" Ichigo was curious about the reason for Ravel's presence here in Kuoh. "W-Well ... why-" Ravel shifted her gaze slightly downwards, not wanting to tell them the truth, therefore deciding to lie and smile falsely "-I wanted to give the human world a chance. What are you doing instead? "

"A small break. Until recently I was looking for a friend of mine: Yuuto Kiba-" Ichigo gave a slight sigh "-He disappeared from before and I was looking for him with a friend of mine ". "Yuuto-Ah, Rias' Knight! You can rest assured Ichigo- "Ravel smiled slightly at Ichigo, who was confused" -The boy is in my residence to rest ". This surprised Ichigo, in fact, he got up suddenly, triggering his questions about Ravel "Seriously?! And why is he staying with you?! "

"I-I found him a few hours ago in an alley ... he was seriously injured ... b-but don't worry, I treated him thanks to the Phoenix Tears and he is now resting. You'll find him at school tomorrow morning" Ravel waved her hands slightly as she explained, calming Ichigo's concern. He sighed first and then smiled. "Eh... thanks Ravel, I'll call Rias later" Ichigo said with a slight smile to the young Phoenix who blushed, bringing a hand to her chest, as if something was wrong. 'W-What is this ... feeling?' Ravel wondered, moving slightly away from reality, letting Ichigo call her sometimes until he put a hand on her shoulder, finally bringing her back to reality to the 7th call "Ravel!".

"Fueh?!" Ravel jumped slightly and, when she saw Ichigo's hand on her own shoulder, the girl blushed more but, before Ichigo could say something else, Ravel moved away slightly with great speed from the young Shinigami-Daigo. "S-See you around! Tomorrow Yuuto will go to school! " Ravel said in embarrassment and then literally escaped from Ichigo, who was all too confused by the situation. "What the…Sigh ..." Ichigo sighed, shaking his head, still confused by the situation and then thinking. 'Next time I will ask him why he behaved this way ... but now I have to warn Kaito ...' Ichigo sighed remembering their plan to look for Yuuto.

With Kaito ...

Senna, in her Shinigami clothes, was honestly surprised by the presence of Kaito, who was pointing to her. "W-What are you doing here, Kaito-san? A-And how did you kill those Hollows ...? " Senna said as she watched the black-haired boy: Although they hadn't conversed, Senna had heard his presentation ... and Kaito should have done the same, since he had called her by her name. Apart from names and appearances, how could Kaito know and see the Hollows ... but above all kill them?

"S-Senna-san! How the Hell-Damn, what a pain- "Kaito said as he scratched the back of his head with a slight sigh" -Listen, it's a long story, so I'll explain it briefly: Angels, Fallen Angels and Devils really exist, and all ORC members are Devils, like myself… I think I said too much. "Said Kaito as he saw Senna with a mixture of emotions on his face: Confusion, surprise and ... fear. "D-D-Devils ...?" Senna stammered as she paled slightly "Are you kidding me, Kaito-san?"

"Uff ... don't say I didn't tell you" Kaito said while two bat-like wings appeared from his back, indicating his status as Devils ... maybe it was better not to do it in the presence of a Senna armed with a Zanpakuto ... in fact the girl had pulled out the weapon. "G-Go away devil! I-I'm not afraid of you!". "Woah woah! Stop please!" Kaito raised his hands, trying to calm Senna down "I and the other ORC members are good! Ichigo is our friend!". In hearing the name of the Shinigami-Daigo, Senna lowered Mirokumaru. "Really?" She said intrigued ...

Meanwhile, with Issei ...

"Yawn, I'm so tired ... and so alone" Issei complained as, stretching his arms, he had arrived in front of his house after the ORC meeting, albeit alone this time since Asia had stayed with Rias. "I hope they found Yuuto-" While talking to himself, Issei put his hand on the handle of the main door but, as soon as he touched it, he had to step back after perceiving an energy in a certain sense familiar ... it was energy of-

'Exorcist of the Church!' Issei thought as he quickly opened the door and ran inside shouting "Mom!" Heading towards the first room of the house, the living room where he found his mother sitting at the table together with two girls, one with hair short blue and with a green strip while the other has light brown hair and tied in a pair of twintails, dressed in huge white cloaks and with crosses as necklaces. Furthermore, the blue-haired girl is holding in her hands a huge object hidden among various bandages, as if it was a mummy.

'Exorcist?! Oh no ... That thing that the blue headed have in her hands ... is too dangerous' Thought Issei when he saw the two girls who looked at him while Miki turned to his son. "Oh welcome back. Why are you so pale? " She asked Issei who shook his head murmuring "Nothing ...". Before Miki could say anything, the twintails-haired girl stood up and smiled at Issei, greeting him "Good afternoon Ise-kun!". "... Nice to meet you" Issei gave a defiant look to the girl who noticed him, and then made an offended face "Huh? You don't remember me? I'm Irina! "

"Irina ...? Iri ... na ... - "Issei began to observe the girl carefully until he pointed a finger and shout "-YOU WEREN'T A BOY?! ". "Eh Eh, you couldn't help but make the mistake. Back then, I was a tomboy with a masculine face- "Irina chuckled slightly, remembering their childhood until her look became serious while the other exorcist stood up" -Though a lot of things happened before we could meet, huh? It's funny ... isn't it, Xenovia? " Irina knew that even though she was behind her, Xenovia had nodded slightly.

As he saw that the two exorcists were leaving, Issei began to drop his guard, thinking that it was over until Irina looked at him with a strange smile while she said "Truly, you can never tell what might happen at a reunion". This shocked Issei ... Irina and her friend understood that he had become a Devil! The two girls had clearly seen the shock in the boy's eyes and, while Xenovia doesn't seem to give us any weight, Irina decided it was time to go home and let Issei rest ... call this motivation 'For the days of our childhood', but Irina didn't want to fight Issei or do anything bad to him ... for now.

Saying goodbye to Miki, the two exorcists in fact left the house in Issei, letting him 'breathe' and reassure Issei who thought only one thing ... 'I must warn Buchou!'

The next day, on the roof of the school, with Ichigo, Kaito and Senna ...

On the roof of the school, Ichigo, Kaito and Senna are talking to each other during lunchtime. "So, you told her that the Devils exist; You, Rias and the others are Devils and that I will help you ... right? " Ichigo rubbed his temples while Senna and Kaito nodded, leading Ichigo to sigh. 'Rias hoped it had to remain secret ... at least I trust Senna' Ichigo thought as he watched Senna, asking her "Don't you have any questions?"

"No-" Senna shook her head as she smiled "-Yesterday Kaito explained everything to me before you called him on the phone". "By the way: Have you seen that damned blond?" Kaito said annoyed to Ichigo who nodded. "Yes, I saw him two hours ago while I went to the bathroom. He's fine, and we have to thank Ravel". "It's funny, a Phoenix helping someone else ... I still can't believe it" Kaito chuckled slightly and leaving Senna confused asking "Phoenix?".

"Long story, one day we'll tell it," Ichigo said as he stretched his arms slightly and then yawned. "Shut your mouth, wild boar" Kaito smiled slightly at Ichigo who 'gently' raised the middle finger of his right hand. Senna laughed slightly at the scene and, as soon as the other two tried to say something to her, the bell rang, signaling the continuation of the lessons. "Damn, the bell! Hurry up!" Ichigo said as he ran with Kaito and Senna to head to class.

The three did not know that the two exorcists, Irina and Xenovia, were about to arrive ... bringing with them a small storm

A few hours later, in front of the old school building ...

"Are you sure I can enter? I mean, they don't know me and-" Said a nervous Senna. Ichigo, Senna and Kaito were in front of the club entrance, ready to enter ... if not for Senna's enormous nervousness. "Jeez, I told you: They won't eat your soul ... first they will steal it" Kaito said with a slight smile as he said the joke, making Ichigo chuckle while Senna gave him a shove and this made Kaito laugh while he opened the door of the club and entered with Ichigo and Senna while he said "Coooomiiing!".

Unfortunately for them, the situation was not the happiest indeed there was a lot of tension, a tension that could be easily cut with the knife: Sitting on a sofa in the club, Irina and Xenovia watch Rias and Akeno while, behind them, find Issei, Koneko, Asia and Yuuto, who observes the two exorcists with a murderous gaze. "Uuh ..." Ichigo and Senna muttered as they tried to understand the situation ... Kaito instead sighed heavily. Those present in the room turned to the three and, albeit in silence, were greeted with a nod or a hand wave by everyone except Xenovia, Irina and Yuuto.

"Good grief-" Kaito approached the back of the sofa where Rias and Akeno sat and then leaned on his arms, carefully observing the two exorcists and then smiling "-The Church no longer knows where to put the hands: First the Holy Sword Project, and now the Excaliburs stolen. " As soon as he said these precise words, all those present (except Senna who was confused by the situation) were shocked, especially the two exorcists, in fact Irina stood up. "How is it that you knew about the thefts?!" Irina was shocked and what she said intrigued Ichigo and Senna, the latter who asked "Wait, what do you mean by theft?".

"Oh for Cthulhu's sake-" Kaito avoided making a facepalm just because it was understandable that Senna didn't know what had happened "-Simple and direct: A while ago Excalibur was destroyed and from the pieces left forged 7 Excaliburs. Now someone a few days ago stole three Excaliburs from the Church and then they sent two Excaliburs wielders to find them. For take them back, the Church send two Excaliburs wielders, is that correct?" Kaito gave a glance to the two exorcists, making Xenovia sigh that began to free the object she kept hidden between the bandages. "Exactly, we are Excaliburs wielders. My Excalibur is- "As she spoke, Xenovia freed the immense weapon from the bandages, presenting the weapon in all its glory: The weapon appears as a two-handed sword with a grip long enough that can be held with 2 hands with a cross in the pommel. It has an axe-like guard and a second grip with a chain-like form connecting the guard with the blade, the blade itself being huge and long that ends with 3 points "-Excalibur Destruction".

"Instead mine is-" Irina took a thread that was tied on her left arm and, as soon as she touched it, the thread turned into a katana with a round gold guard and a long enough grip making it a two-handed blade "-Excalibur Mimic!" The girl proudly said as the weapon returned to being a thread "Y'know, it's really convenient in that it can freely transform its shape". "Oh cut the bull-" Kaito sighed as he saw the two girls presenting their weapons as if it were a fashion show, but was silenced by Rias who gave him an angry gaze and then observed the two exorcists and ask "So: what Excaliburs have been stolen?". "There are three stolen Excaliburs: Nightmare, Rapidly and Transparency" Xenovia said with a serious expression "And they were stolen from-".

"Kokabiel," said Kaito as he closed his eyes, surprising the entire room except the two Shinigami, Issei and Asia. "Impossible, how could you know? Only the Church could have known! " Irina got to her feet, clearly annoyed that a Devil seemed to know everything unlike Peerage. "Above all: That Kokabiel?! The same Kokabiel as the Bible? " Rias asked as she watched Kaito shrug while he said "Obviously. Oh, y'know-" Kaito looked at Irina with a fairly cold look "-You aren't the only ones who can know a thing or two about this". "You little-" Irina clenched a fist but was stopped by Xenovia who bowed her head slightly "Please, we only have a request from the church: The Devils must keep out of the fighting between Kokabiel and us, the Excaliburs wielders".

"You're full of yourself, aren't you?" Kaito chuckled slightly, mocking the two exorcists who both said "What?". "Kaito!" Rias snapped at the attitude of Kaito, who raised a hand towards his King "You ask not only to show that the Church can manage it alone, but also because you are afraid that we can ally ourselves with Kokabiel". This upset the Devils in the room. "Headquarters is concerned with that possibility as well" Xenovia said sincerely as she watched Kaito sigh and shake his head. "B-But ... we would never do that!" Asia's voice echoed across the room, causing Xenovia's gaze to shift to the ex-nun. "You ..."the witch" Asia Argento" Xenovia's voice was cold, and this pierced Asia's heart with one blow, making the girl tremble with fear when she heard the nickname.

"A girl like you who was called the "Holy woman" … become a Devil-" Irina shook her head sadly "-A girl who has become a Devil now shouldn't have faith in Our Lord, right?". "I-I ..." Asia could not find words as she tried to step back slightly when she saw Xenovia approach and ask "Do you still believe in the Lord?". "... Yes, I cannot let it go ... I will always have faith in Our Lord" Asia said as she lowered her head. Asia's response seemed to make Xenovia sigh as he freed Excalibur Destruction from the bandages "Then in the name of the God, we kill you now. Our God will reach out with his benevolent hand to even the most sinful ". Before anyone could move to stop Xenovia from attacking a frightened Asia, a certain scythe's blade was already attached to Xenovia's neck, who was surprised at the speed of how the blade was pulled out.

"Oi, Church bitch, it's hard to make me angry," Kaito said with pure anger in his voice as he kept Truth and Liar focused on Xenovia who stood still and said "Do you really want to challenge the Church? A mere Devil shoots off his big mouth ... ". "Perfect timing. I'll be your opponent" Said one person who had been silent so far. "And who are you?" Irina asked as she prepared Excalibur Mimic as she saw Yuuto approach with a murderous instinct. "I am your senpai ... though a failed creation"

To be continued ...

[Hanabi] (Bleach ED7)

By Ikimono Gakari

Kirameite

Yurameite

Aoki yume maihanatsu

Hana moeyuku

(The camera faces the cloud-covered sky and then drops to show Rias, Akeno, Asia and Koneko lying on a hill, intent on sadly observing the sky covered by clouds)

*Instrumental*

(The scene changes and moves inside Yuuto's room. Yuuto is intent on sleeping soundly)

Seijaku ni ochiru sora futahira no yume hanabi

(The scene changes, heading towards Issei's room. Issei is lying on the bed, intent on observing the ceiling until he closes his eyes, starting to sleep)

Mune saku omoi wo

Anata ni utau wa koe ga kikoeru?

(The scene changes, showing Ichigo's room. Ichigo is lying in his bed, intent on sleeping)

Setsuna ni hiraku sore wa hanabi

(Both the three boys open their eyes when an image appears in their mind. As soon as they open their eyes, the three furiously leave their homes, running towards a mysterious destination)

Kirameite yurameite

Aoki yume maihanatsu

(The scene changes: Issei starts running through the alleys of his neighborhood while the image of Rias crying appears in his mind)

Sakihokore haruka takaku

(The scene changes: Yuuto is running through the streets of Kuoh heading towards the park while the image of various smiling children appears in his mind)

Mamoriyuku are homoi

Hitasura narihibike

(The scene changes: Ichigo is running towards the nearby hill Kuoh while the image of a mysterious girl appears in his mind)

Hateru made semete tsuyoku

(The scene changes: The clouds begin to disappear, letting the sky begin to light up the city. As soon as the girls start to get up, someone calls them, making them turn and smile)

Kono hana moe yuku

(Ichigo, Issei and Yuuto reach the girls and, smiling, they all lie down to observe the clear sky, and then fall asleep)

Preview of the next chapter:

Xenovia: ... Are you laughing

Yuuto: It's happiness

Kaito: It's time for the Grim Reaper to start fighting ... Truth and Liar: Balance Breaker!

Irina: Balance Breaker ?!

Yuuto: Ichi ... go ...

Ichigo: You're a fool! And that's why I will defend you!

Issei & Saji: We can make it, just the two of us!

Yuuto: Above us!

Zero: I wanted to save your life ... but it seems that I will have to show you REAL despair. A despair that you will never experience if you continue to play the fight. I will show you ... the desperation of the battle!

The next chapter: "Devils VS Exorcist: Yuuto's past" will be released on July 29, 2020!

"Your death will be Ichigo's despair!"

Aaaand cut! Also in this chapter there is not much to say, so let's answer the reviews immediately! Let's get started right away:

- Lucifer's assassin: Unfortunately yes ... the mentality of people amazes me sometimes ... and almost never in a positive sense

- Murder Leo: Ichigo will NEVER be part of Rias' Peerage ... first of all it is all too powerful for any piece in my opinion, then because he wants to remain 'himself' (Ichigo is already a hybrid of everything ... we make the situation worse). White Ichigo will continue to repeat 'I am Zangetsu' because, canonically and especially also here in the fanfic, it is. Ichigo still won't accept it until-OPS! SPOILERS! CUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTTT!

- Clovers: Uuuuh, no ...? Maybe I put openings and endings because I want to do it?

I hope I have answered all the reviews because right now I have to hurry that I have a birthday of a friend of mine to celebrate ^^

See you in the next chapter! Here Zack, see ya!