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Episode 4: I'm Gonna Save My Friend! - Part 2

Raynark? thought the female pervert, looking at her new friend, then looking at the fallen angel. She saw his black wings and shot a furious glare at him, shouting, "So, you ARE a fallen angel!"

The reflection of Raynark's sculpted body could be seen in the rippling water. "It IS true that you are now reborn into a devil," he replied snarkily before glaring at the priest. "Asher, you can't run away."

He angrily shot a glare back. "I can! I don't want to go back to that place where I have to kill people and deal with Frieda!" he yelled before glancing towards Issei with a frown. "I'm sorry. The truth is that I ran away from the Church because-"

"I figured," Issei replied, confusing him as she returned his glance. "You don't want to be near those scumbags on your own accord, right?" Surprised that she figured that out, he nodded. She then glared back at Raynark angrily. "Why are you here, fallen angel?!"

He scoffed and crossed his arms under his pecs. "A squalid low-class devil like you shouldn't talk to me so frivolously." An evil smirk spread across his face. Her body tensed up at that. "If you stand in my way..." He paused and formed a light spear the color of his eyes.

"A-a light spear..." she muttered in fear, backing away from him.

"I'll kill you completely this time!" the raven-haired fallen angel finished with a sadistic laugh.

Issei didn't want to die, but wanted to protect Asher, so she shouted, "Sacred Gear!" Her gauntlet, bow, and arrow appeared. Raynark became shocked at the sight of it.

"A Twice Critical and a Creation Maker?" he muttered in shock. "No way...a Longinus?!"

The brown-haired girl looked confused and looked down at her Sacred Gear. "A Longinus?" she asked curiously. President never referred to it as that...

"A Sacred Gear with more than one ability...having a Twice Critical, also known as the Dragon's Hand, doubles the power of the user temporarily while the Creation Maker makes weapons out of nothing but thoughts..." Raynark explained before he shook his head and chuckled, suddenly looking confident. "But, you're probably weak, so it won't be as effective." She gritted her teeth at him in anger. "My superiors weren't lying that you have a dangerous Sacred Gear, but I went through with that farce." He then changed his voice into 'Yuuto's'. "'I love you, Issei-chan. Do you mind if you go out with me?'" He smirked again, returning to his normal voice. "Remember? I still remember your cute, stupid little smile." He began to laugh.

Issei blushed in embarrassment, feeling forlorn. Asher was surprised that Raynark would do that to her, making him more mad at the fallen angel. The brown-haired devil pointed her arrow at the fallen angel and yelled, "Sh-shut up, asshole!"

He smirked at her, putting one of his hands on his hips. "Oh, try to hit me with that," he teased. "I doubt you're really experienced with it. Why don't you just hand over Asher and leave?"

She scoffed at him. "Yeah, right! As his friend, I won't let you take him back to that hellhole!"

"Issei-san..." Asher whispered to himself, blushing and smiling. Words couldn't describe how grateful he was for her...

She looked at her gauntlet. "Activate! You can double my power, right?"

The red gauntlet then glowed green and shouted, "Boost!" Her bow and arrow glowed green as well. She tensed up a little because of it, energy flowing through her body.

"I-I suddenly feel stronger-" she said before Raynark threw the light spear at her chest, impaling her. She suddenly felt scorching pain course throughout her body, making her drop her bow and arrow and sink towards the ground.

The blonde priest gasped, dropping the Racchu he was holding onto the entire time and running to her. "Issei-san!" he exclaimed as he knelt beside her. The light spear disappeared and she struggled to stand up. Thankfully, Asher supported her onto her feet.

"As expected, you wield a Longinus, but you're too weak to use it," the fallen angel stated condescendingly. However, the priest began to heal her wound, surprising both him and Issei.

She looked up at him with widened eyes. "Asher-kun...?"

"It's okay, I'm handling it." She looked down at her wound, which was disappearing and feeling better.

It does heal devils like me, she thought in awe. It's truly amazing... The wound then healed up, only her shirt stained with blood and having a hole where Raynark impaled her.

"Wow, Asher, your power IS remarkable," the fallen angel commented, earning another furious glare from the young priest. "Return with me. Your Twilight Healing is rare and you're actually experienced with that Sacred Gear."

"No way!" he shouted, standing his ground. "You just want me for my power!"

Raynark frowned, forming another light spear in his hand. "Really? What if you agree to come back and I spare the devil's life?"

Asher bit his lip, but he figured that Raynark wouldn't just do that, knowing him. But when he opened his mouth, Issei shouted angrily, "Cut the crap, you jerk!" He shot back a little and looked at her. "Who'd follow an asshole like yo-" However, the fallen angel swiftly moved up from the fountain and above her, throwing the spear at her position. Scared for Asher, she pushed him away, yelling, "Asher! Run!" When the lance hit the ground, it exploded, blowing her into the fountain while blowing the priest back.

When he opened his eyes, he saw her in the water. His pupils shrunk. "Issei-san!" he exclaimed in complete horror and worry.

Issei slowly stood up, her body trembling from the pain. "Damn it...that spear was more powerful than the last..." she stammered in a low voice. She took a step, but immediately fell down into the water. Asher gasped and stood up. However, Raynark appeared in front of him, angering him more.

"I missed on purpose, you see," he said casually. "If I actually hit her, she'd be in pieces. I doubt you'd heal her fast enough."

This evil man cornered him and that scared Asher more than anything. He laced his fingers in prayer, closed his eyes, brought it up to his face, and said, "Lord, forgive me..." He then opened his eyes and separated his hands. "But damn you, Raynark! I'm never going back there!" He then shoved him away and ran to the brown-haired girl. But suddenly, the raven-haired fallen angel quickly grabbed him by his collar, choking him.

Issei watched in horror and anger. "Asher!" she shouted as she tried to stand up once more, but fell into the water once again.

Raynark clicked his tongue. "You're extremely difficult, Asher," he whispered in his ear. "I'm not going to kill you, but since you're a stubborn man..." He formed yet another light spear and pointed it at Issei. Both of their pupils shrunk in fear. "Do I HAVE to kill her to get you to join me? After all, she is your friend..."

The young priest gulped. He didn't want Issei dead. She was his friend...and someone he felt was a little more than that, but he wouldn't let someone like Raynark kill her. Asher had no other choice. If it meant that she will be kept alive... "Fine," he replied.

The fallen angel quirked up an eyebrow. "Oh?"

"Fine, I'll go back. Only if you spare Issei-san's life."

Raynark laughed evilly while Issei was baffled at what she heard. She saw that in his eyes, he never wanted to go back, but he wanted her to stay alive. Her vison blurred, eyes welling with tears. "A-Asher..." she muttered, her throat beginning to throb. "N-no..."

"Forgive me, Issei-san," he whispered as the fallen angel wrapped his wings around him and himself.

He patted his head. "Good boy, Asher, good boy," he said. "After tonight's ritual, you'll be free of hesitation and suffering." He then looked at Issei and said in his 'Yuuto' voice, "Sayanara, Issei-chan."

The female devil had the strength to finally stand up. She ran to them. "Asher! No!"

"Goodbye...Issei-san..." the blonde-haired priest said in sorrow, a couple of tears running down his cheeks. He and Raynark then disappeared in black feathers. She twitched, now in disbelief that she didn't save him once again. She fell down on her knees in the fountain, her Sacred Gear disappearing. She began to break down into tears, sobbing as well.

"Why...why do I need to be so weak...?" she asked in a choked voice as she covered her face with her hands. "Why can't I save him...just once?" She hated this. She hated her failure. She hated her weakness. She hated those more than anything else in the world...


Eye Catch #7: Asher is wearing the Kuoh Academy males' uniform and is sitting on the checkered floor, carrying a chess piece with his fingers. He looks happy and wearing no shoes. His knees are up, his leg tilting to the right while the other to the left, touching knees and covering his bulge.


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