Here is the next chapter!!
Sorry for not updating for a week, guys. I have to face some... family problems first and I somehow lost my will to write for the whole week.
But, let me state this before you think of it. I AM NOT GOING TO ABANDON THIS STORY..
Although I lost it for a moment, my ideas for this story of mine is still swirling around my head, ready to be written, that's all.
Also, A very big thank you for all of my readers. I didn't expect that I can reach a 100 followers and over 80 favorites. it's nice to see that you lot are enjoying my story and it's one of the reasons why I can't abandon this story halfway. that'll be cruel for me as a newbie fanfic writer, after all.
Enough of that, let me answer the reviews of the last chapter:
Tyrant Overlord Killidia: Yep, and here is the awaited chapter. many thanks for you on helping me in this arc, man. I really appreciate it. For the harem, I think that's the gist of it. or at least, the one that I'm considering right now. About how they will interact with Issei and Zen, like what you said to Tsubasa, I'll see it after I arrived at that point. Also, thanks for your suggestions, as always.
Renaxan: Thanks for reading my story, and I hope you are enjoying it, my friend. I also liked Ravel and was planning on adding him to Zen's, but I think she fits together with Issei, and I plan on creating an interesting plot for the both. just wait for it..
Also, a bit of note: For those who are fond of Sirzechs x Grayfia pairing, I'm going to apologize early for you all because I'll be putting her to Zen's harem. I'm sorry, but that's final and I don't plan on changing it. I'll just pair Sirzechs to some OC MILF or something like that.
Another note: This chapter has a rape scene and a bit of gore, so prepare for that. for the underage, it's your choice since I can't stop you from reading it.
Also, do I have to change the rating of this story because I think there will be more gore coming in, or is T enough? just asking.
Without Further Ado, Let's go on the story.
"Hello" - Speaking
'Hello' - Thoughts
Hello - Flashback
Hello - Skill names
[{Hello}] - Inner beings speaking
(3RD PERSON P.O.V)
Kalawarner then widened her eyes after hearing what Zen just said to her.
From all of the things she was expecting him to ask her, he asked her 'that' one? She didn't know how she would answer him.
It was not because she wanted to protect the fallen angels in the church. Rather than protect them, she wanted all of them to be killed for everything they did to her, even taking her only remembrance to the man right in front of her right now.
Although that was useless now that she found him, she still wanted to get that back, if possible. That was the only thing that helped her to keep moving on, even in her hardest times, that was the only thing she was relying in order to not give up living.
It was also thanks for that, that she now met the man he wanted to see for a very long time, after all.
Kuroka, who was oblivious of what was happening within the town, just tilted her head, with Kalawarner still rubbing it softly.
"Care to tell me about it, Zen-chi?" Asked Kuroka to Zen.
Zen, after waiting for a few moments for Kalawarner to answer him, only to end up in a silence, decided to tell Kuroka what had just happened to him this day. How he met an innocent nun that is now residing within the church, how she told him her life story, and how he almost went berserk because of it.
This got both Kuroka and Kalawarner's eyes widened. If they were talking about a man who was good at keeping his emotions at bay, The first man they can thought of is Zen. Kalawarner aside, since she knew who Zen really, not just the story that the underworld had about him, but who he really is, Kuroka also knew that he was good at keeping it from going out of control, because of how she constantly try to tease him, only for it to be in vain.
And to heard that he almost lost himself just by hearing the nun's story, That story must be a harsh one, and at the same time, It is something that he can relate to.
"...Wow. that is one of a hell of a day you got there, nya." Commented Kuroka, her eyes still widened at what Zen just said to them.
As for Kalawarner, She just stayed silent. Not able to say anything about it. What will she say to him? That the girl will die since her sacred gear, a miracle given by the Biblical God that was basically, part of one's soul, be taken away from her tomorrow night? What if he hated her after she told him? What if he told her he was disappointed to her for doing something like that? Even though Kalawarner had something important to her taken away by Dohnasheek, she don't have an excuse since she helped her, making her an accomplice to what they are going to do.
But then, She felt someone's hand grasping her free left hand, the other one still stroking Kuroka's furry body, as Zen smiled at her, like he somehow recognized her dilemma.
"Don't worry, I won't hate you or anything, you know. Although I can't say the fact that I'm not disappointed in you.." Kalawarner then lowered her gaze, feeling like she had let Zen down, but felt relieved after she heard what he said to her after that. "But, I know that you don't have that much choice, so I forgive you." Continued Zen
Kalawarner then felt her eyes were getting watery, trying to wipe them off, only for her to be beaten on it by Zen, who now stood up as he wiped her tears falling from her eyes.
This made her blush, since Zen rarely do things like this, and it was the first time for Zen to do something like this to her. Hell, he didn't even did something like this when she was still a kid. All they did was play and Zen teaching her a few things taught to him personally by the old man.
"Thank you." Was all she could say before wiping out the tears left in her eyes.
Although Kuroka was happy that Zen forgave Kalawarner, she couldn't help but pout at Zen, for doing something like that with someone who entered the house just a few days ago. Even though she was always beside him everytime he was at home, he didn't did anything to her like what he just did with Kalawarner.
Basically, she was jealous of the woman currently stroking her head.
But, in terms of who knows him better, Kalawarner got her beaten so she can't protest, much less say anything about it.
After a few minutes passed, Kalawarner had calmed herself down completely, as she now tries to tell Zen what her fellow rogue fallen angels are trying to do
"Okay, Zen. I'll tell it to you. What they are going to do, and why did a nun suddenly came in the worn-out church of the town. I'll tell you everything." Zen just nodded at her.
Kuroka then closed her eyes, but kept her ears open so she can hear what Kalawarner will say to them. She can already feel that something will happen soon, and a bad one at that, since it was the same feeling when she was having some suspicions of her sister getting experimented by that bastard she killed a few years ago.
"Before I explain to you that. First, the one leading the rogue angels on this town is Kokabiel. Second, He joined some group that may wipe out the Three Biblical Factions, if their current situation won't improve. Third, their leader is someone you know very well, but I can't tell who is it." Stated Kalawarner.
"What do you mean by that?" Asked Zen.
"Kokabiel didn't tell me what was her name, but I saw her face." Answered Kalawarner.
Zen frowned his eyebrows after hearing this statement. He got a feeling he knew this person very well, and from the way Kalawarner said to him, it must be a female. Although he didn't know who it was, since most of what he met in his life within this world are female, after all
'A female who can lead someone in Kokabiel's caliber, is it her?' Thought Zen, as the first person that came to his mind is a gray haired woman, the one he trained to become strong, the one he treated as someone close to him, much like a brother would to his little sister or something even more, and...
The one who made him feel terrified in just one word.
After a few moments of thinking, he got out of his trance and decided to ask Kalawarner who it was, and hoped it wasn't the person he just thought.
"How did you saw her? What did she looked like?." Asked Zen.
Kalawarner then thought for a few moments, trying to remember what the person's features was. "I saw her when they forced me to follow by taking something important to me, with Kokabiel leading us four. He then took us on some mansion somewhere and we saw her standing inside a room. She looked like a kid, wearing a goth-loli clothes, and a long raven-colored hair. Although she looked like someone harmless, her aura was something like what you had when He was still alive." She explained.
"Something like what I had, huh?"
"Yeah, she also had the same lightless eyes that you used to have." After she said this, Zen then confirmed who it was.
Zen stayed silent for a few moments after that, thinking about the people he met throughout his life before he settled down in Kuoh. He then remembered who the person Kalawarner was trying to describe.
'Ophis, huh...' thought Zen, as he recalled the time he met with the 2 dragon gods, fighting against each other after that incident.
If he wasn't wrong, this will become troublesome in the future if she was the leader of that group.
'I'd like to know more about this group Kali is talking about, but base from what she just said to me, it seems that she is also as clueless as I am right now..' thought Zen.
He just scratched the back of his head after realizing who was the person, making the two rose their eyebrows, with Kuroka opening one of her eyes after hearing what Zen was doing.
"Do you any of the members of that group? Aside from Kokabiel and that person?" Asked Zen, trying to see if Kalawarner had seen someone other than Ophis. Although he knew it was a slim chance, but why not try?
Kalawarner just stared at his eyes, and realized that he knew the person she just described. She let out a small sigh on her lips and try to recall the other people she saw in that mansion.
"Well, aside from that girl you surely knew, I met others who called themselves as the true Maous of the underworld. I almost want to decimate the man who introduced himself as the true Beelzebub and called us trash, but since I'm within the enemy territory, I can't do anything suspicious, lest I'll be killed." Said Kalawarner, frowning at the thought. She had the strength to shut the man's mouth, but wasn't able to do so, if it weren't for her most important thing taken by Dohnasheek and that she is within the enemy territory.
After hearing what Kalawarner said, Zen widened his eyes a bit after hearing that the Old Satan Faction was still alive.
'Hmm, one surprises after another, huh? Okay, so the Old Satan Faction somehow survived after the Civil War, and aligned themselves on someone like Kokabiel, with Ophis as the leader, which ended up with a mysterious group that I think, had more members than that. If the three factions aren't going to have a peace treaty, then the possibility of them wiping out is high.' Thought Zen, as he was trying to decide to whether reveal himself or just let it pass and enjoy this peace he had right now.
'This is getting more troublesome than I thought.' Thought Zen, as he frowned on what will happen to the underworld if that were to occur.
As Zen was still lost in his thoughts, Kuroka then remembered something when Kalawarner said about the Maou part. It was when she was still running away from her pursuers until someone approached her in a a cave she was hiding before she ended up in front of Zen's house.
"I think I'm familiar with that group." Said Kuroka, getting both Kalawarner and Zen's attention with her now starting at Zen.
"What do you mean?" Asked Zen.
"One of those people Kali-nyan her said once invited me to join their group. They said that if I join, I can meet Shirone again, but I refused since they smell so shady and I can't trust someone that easily. People like that tend to throw you away once you're no longer useful to them." Explained Kuroka.
"Can you describe what was the features of the man? I think I've met that person somewhere.." Asked Zen, making Kuroka rose an eyebrow on that statement.
She then remembered that the man in front of her was one of the Original Lucifer's, if not his closest friend, if what she once read in a book was right.
For Kalawarner, She didn't say anything and stayed silent at their interaction, while thinking of other informations she got there. But so far, still nothing had come to her mind. She was also confused about the small girl she met. It seems Zen knew her and was going to ask him who was it, but decided not to. Although Zen kept too many secrets, She knew he will tell it to them once he knew that it was the time.
"He was wearing a long cloak, a long brown hair that covered one of his eyes, and a prideful attitude. To be honest, if I ain't injured at that time, I might have fought him right where we were." Said Kuroka, as Zen frowned after knowing what was the identity of the describe man.
Kalawarner after seeing this, couldn't take it anymore and decided to ask him who was the person.
"So, from the way you narrowed your eyes, it seems you also knew this person, huh?" This made Zen flinched a bit, with Kalawarner narrowing her eyes towards Zen, with the said man avoiding her gaze. He forgot that this person knew him very well, and it's going to be a bit problem for him if she decides to settle down in their house, since he couldn't hide any secrets to Kuroka anymore.
After seeing his reaction, Kalawarner let out a small sigh as she spoke once again. "Look, I won't ask who is the small girl, but you have to tell us about this man. Like Kuroka, I almost fought him if not for the reason that I am currently in the enemy territory."
Upon hearing her reason, Zen also let out a small sigh, but this one was that of a resignation as he then decided to tell them.
"Okay. The man Kuroka just described, if I'm not wrong is Shalba Beelzebub. He is the descendant of the Original Beelzebub, and part of the Old Satan Faction." Said Seen, but this still didn't answer them why he frowned just from hearing his name.
"Then, why did you suddenly frown when you heard his name? Did you had some history with him?" Asked Kalawarner, after staying silent for a bit of time.
Zen stayed silent for a few moments, trying to say the words he will say in an appropriate way, but couldn't find what was the words. He just decided to just say it completely to them.
"It's because I am the one who ended the Civil War of the devils, killing him along with the other descendants of the Original Maous in the process, or you can say in this case, I tried. To think that they survived is something that didn't pass into my mind until now." Said Zen, surprising the both women. Well, one of them is currently a cat, but it still counts right?
"Wait, wait. YOU killed them? But, the devils said that the current Maous are the ones who ended the war. And because of that, they were promoted from high-class devils to Maou-class because of their Outstanding prowess in both strategies and battles. How can you say that you are the one?" Asked Kalawarner, dumbfounded on the revelation of what truly happened in the Civil War.
"I told them to take it as their credit, and with their Outstanding prowess like you said, it was believed by the normal devils pretty easily." Said Zen, as his eyes fell down to his right hand. The same hand that tried to calm down someone that was dear to him,
Only for it to be misinterpreted, making the said person stare at him with eyes full of terror.
'Monster...' Zen frowned after remembering that word, along with that face of hers. The way she looked at her at a that time, it hurt him so much that he wouldn't be the way he was right now, if it wasn't for the second person who accepted him... well, accept him at his worst at that time.
Because it was the same look he got everytime he was wearing that mask.
Kalawarner, who saw Zen's eyes narrowing even further, and Kuroka, who felt his aura spike up a bit of guilt and self-loathing, decided to not ask further, even when they had so many questions swirling inside their head. Instead, Kalawarner only asked him why he did that.
"Why?"
Zen just stayed silent as his hands grasped into a fist, while closing his eyes. It was like he was trying to forget something, from the way his face looked right now.
It was...full of pain.
"I...have my reasons..." After hearing this, both Kuroka and Kalawarner realized to not ask any further than right now. The last thing they want to face is Zen going back to his broken self.
"...Well, enough of that gloomy things. How about you tell us right now about the intentions of the fallen angels, Kali-nyan?" Kuroka then decided to change the subject, as she fixed her gaze to the owner of the lap she's currently lying on.
At this statement, and the way Kuroka said it, Zen couldn't help but feel thankful at the cat. She knows when to change the subject and how to lift someone's spirits. He didn't say anything to her, but showed a small smile at his face.
Kalawarner, realizing that Kuroka asked her a question, decided to get on the point. There was no reason for her to defend them right now, even if she lost that important thing to her, because...
It was currently right in front of her, after all.
"Yeah, you're right. I think it's also the time to tell you, and..." Kalawarner then looked at Zen as she continued. "No matter what I say right now, I can't stop you from fighting them, right?" She then showed a small smile on her face, with the sky outside now darkening after the dusk passes.
She was feeling hurt, not because she was going to lose her former comrades, but because the man she adored was going back to the very last thing he wanted to. She knew Zen wants a normal and peaceful life, but after this night, there was no way he could go back to what he was right now. He will once again, be forced to take all of their burdens and move forward, and it hurts her to see him again like that, but she knew there was no choice. She can only grit her teeth inside her mouth as she started to say it to them.
"The objective of the fallen angels in this town is to take a sacred gear through a full-moon ritual. The sacred they, or Raynare was going to take is Asia Argento's, the nun that was suddenly stationed in the ghost church of this town, and the one who had the healing sacred gear, Twilight Healing." Explained Kalawarner. She didn't need to tell Zen that Asia would die in the process, since he already knew it thanks to her father.
With this statement, Zen was giving his all to not let his instincts take over and go on the church to murder every person currently residing on it. At least, not now.
For once in a blue moon, he was agreeing with his instincts. But not now. Doing it right now would attract some unnecessary attention. He was going to wait until midnight before attacking the church.
"Thanks, that's all I need to hear." Said Zen, as he stood up and went to the kitchen, starting to prepare dinner, with the two left on the couch confused.
They were just staring at him as he proceeded to cut some ingredients, his face in a normal one, not in his emotionless state. Kalawarner was expecting him to just go to the church right after he heard her saying that. But seeing him this composed, while preparing dinner? Something she wasn't expecting to him.
Zen, after realizing them just staring at him confused, decided to broke the silence.
"What? Is something wrong?" Asked Zen, tilting his head to the side a little, as he rose an eyebrow.
"No, nothing wrong. It's just that... I expected you to go to the church directly after I said that and... you know." Said Kalawarner.
"Well, of course I want to go to the church right now and shake off my rust for a bit, but... I think I'll wait till midnight. That way, I won't attract unnecessary attentions from the people living within the town." Explained Zen, making the two girls nod at understanding.
After that, Zen just went and focused on cooking, while both Kalawarner and Kuroka just went to watch some cartoons at the television, waiting for Zen to finish cooking their dinner.
After a total of 35 minutes passed, Zen finished cooking the dish and served it on their table, with Kuroka pouncing on her chair as she changed back to her human form, holding herself back on eating first, as a drool fell from her lips. It made both Zen and Kalawarner chuckle at seeing her state.
They then proceeded to eat after Zen set down the dish. They were talking now and then about what Zen was doing in the school, some are Kalawarner's adventures before she ended up here in Kuoh. All in all, it was just a normal talk.
After they finished eating, along with Zen washing their dishes as Kalawarner helped him at the job, with Kuroka just lied down at the couch, not giving a care on the housework, Zen then proceeded to go to the door, with Kalawarner going to the couch, taking Kuroka again to her lap, after transforming to her cat form
"Then, I'll be off for an hour. Both of you can go sleep earlier if you want and wherever you want." Said Zen as he opened the door, still wearing his school uniform. Since it will be stained after he comes back, he didn't bother to change and decided to just go to the church with it.
"Okay. be careful, okay?" Said Kalawarner, worried at the ravenette. Although she knew that doesn't need to be worried, she can't help but still do it. It had been a milleniums of years after she met him again, after all.
"Yeah. Don't worry, I'll be fine." Replied Zen, as he gave her a small smile before walking out of the door, then closed it.
After closing the door, he let his eyes glow in sky bluish color, signing that his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception is currently activated, as he walked towards the place where he will let loose a bit of his power.
The church.
o-o
(ISSEI'S PART, THE SAME TIME ZEN LEFT HIS HOUSE)
Warning: gore scenes and a bit of rape scene.
He was lost in his thoughts.
Just like what Zen said to him, Rias told Issei to go to one of Koneko's contracts since she had to go to her other contract, which made him confused.
Why did Zen warned him to be careful on his way to Koneko's contract's house? From the way Zen said to him, It's like something bad will happen there. As he thought about that, another question popped inside his head.
If what he was thinking was true, then how did Zen know about it?
He was too lost in his thoughts that he almost forgot he arrived at Koneko's contract's house. Deciding to put the thought away, he then proceeded to knock on the door.
No response.
He thought maybe they didn't heard him, so he knocked again.
"Hello?" This time, he called out to see if they can hear him now.
Still no response.
He then frowned after hearing no one replied him, so he checked the door if it is unlocked which is true, much to his surprise.
After entering the house, he called out once again if they can reply him right now that he had entered the house.
"Hello? Is there someone at home?" Said Issei.
But, still no response.
He then went to one of the rooms within the house, after sensing someone within the said room.
After he opened the door, he was met with some gunshots and some slashes of something white, in which he dodged, albeit barely. Courtesy to Zen's training last night.
As he fixed his posture and tried to look around the room to see who was the person, he widened his eyes at horror at what he felt when he stepped within the said room and its current state.
He stepped at a pool of blood, some internal organs scattered all around the room, and a body stucked to the wall by some knives stabbed in his arms, legs, along with the opened stomach with a tube of intestine hanging out of it.
If he was the same person last 4 days ago, then he would probably been throwing up right now. But for some reason, he didn't. He just stared at the scene wide eyed and still had the feeling of throwing up, but it won't go out.
Maybe because of the images he saw when he was being transported to Zen's inner world, or something other than that.
After staring at the mutilated body on the wall for a few seconds, he spoke.
"What the hell is this?" Was all he could mutter before he turned to the person who tried to shot him, and from the way this man had been staying in this room, he was also the one who killed this innocent man.
Issei was then replied before hearing the said man laugh in a maniacal way.
"This is his punishment for doing something wicked." Said the man who was standing on the side of the room, holding a white stick on his right hand and a revolver on his left hand.
Issei then saw that the man had a neck length grey hair and was wearing a green coat with a row of golden colored buttons and an upturned collar. He was also wearing a white type of priest clothing that was buttoned up to his neck and a pair of green pants that matches the color of the said coat.
He then laugh maniacally after realizing that he got Issei's attention, a maniacal grin plastered on his face, while his tongue was hanging out of it, as if he was tasting something.
"Well, well. Looks like our li'l devil friend has found its way here." Said the man as he raised his hands just the height of his shoulders, his grin widening as Issei just glared at him, not able to make a sentence on his mouth because of the current state of the room.
My name, is Freed Zelzan! A young priest whose part of a certain exorcist organization!" Intoduced the man, as he gave Issei a mock bow with a grin turning into a sick smile.
"Priest!?" As Issei heard him say the word, he unconsciously took a step back.
"Of course. I'm not some fucked up shitty devil like you." Freed Replied, a sick gleam now available in his red eyes, which Issei just glared back on it. While most people will find it scary, he wasn't even scared about it, even a bit. Zen's crimson eyes was many times scarier than that.
After glaring at Freed for a few moments, Issei asked the said man.
"Are you the one who killed him?" Asked Issei, as he pointed a finger at the mutilated body on the wall.
"Who gives a d*ck about that?" Chucked Freed. "The fucker made a contract with a shitty devil. That's why he ended up like that. Once you're within the grasps of some shitty devil, you can't even be called a fucking human anymore."
He then raised his gun and readied the light stick in his hand.
"Getting rid of you shitty devils and fucking shitty humans who are allured by you," Said Freed as he started to run towards Issei, his light stick glowing white, making Issei feel something in his spine. Like, that thing is something harmful to him.
"IS MY FUCKING JOB, SHITTY ASSHOLE!!" Freed Continued, his glowing sword now falling towards Issei.
But before it could cut him in half, he dodged in the side, like he was expecting him to attack like that. But, he didn't realized that he was shot in his knee until he felt a stinging feeling on it.
Upon feeling his knee got shot by a holy bullet, he tried to look at Freed. Only for the said madman to kick him in his face, skidding him through the pool of blood until he stopped when his back tackled the wall behind him.
"How does it feel?" Said Freed, before licking the barrel of his revolver. "An exorcist's holy bullet and my majestic light sword, You like it?" He then laughed maniacally as Issei just gritted his teeth before he tried to stand up, not giving a damn about his right leg.
"Hoho~ hoho~ As expected of you, devils!" Chuckled Freed. "It always gets exciting to bisect you everytime you make that shitty face!"
Issei just grunted a little, his eyes still glaring at Freed as he tried to stand up, but the pain in his right knee was getting worse.
"You Bastard!" Exclaimed Issei, as he summoned his Boosted Gear, using it as soon as it appeared on his left hand.
{Boost!} Shouted the Gauntlet.
He then went to attack the Grey-haired maniac, only for him to stop when he heard the door behind him open, along with a terrified scream.
"Kyaaa!!!!"
The two then stopped at went to look at the source of the sound.
Why was she here? Although he knew that she was a nun, Issei didn't expect her to arrive here together with the madman in front of him, and he was surprised for that.
"What? You done setting up the barrier?" Asked Freed, raising one of his eyebrows as he scratched the back of his head.
"T-This is!?" Asia's eyes widened at the scene within the room, making her almost fall into the pool of blood.
"P-Priest Freed, h-how could you do this on someone innocent!?" Shouted Asia, trying to keep herself together after seeing something new to her.
"He got allured to some shitty devil's charms. Ending people like this is our job! Yes! All in the name of God!" Said Freed, shouting in the end as he then laughed maniacally.
"B-But still-!!" She was going to retort the madman priest, only to widen her eyes again after she saw the person on the side of the room.
"I-Issei-san!?" Exclaimed Asia, as she covered her mouth with her hands, not believing what she was seeing.
Freed, after hearing Asia shout the name of the shitty devil in front of him, rose an eyebrow as he grinned maniacally and spoke up.
"Hoh? What is this? What is this? You know this shtty devil?" Asked Freed, as he pointed his light sword towards Issei.
Asia then let out a gasp, not able to believe what she just heard to her fellow priest as she just look at Issei, asking him if it was true.
"I-Is it t-true, Issei-san?" She asked, hoping that it wasn't true.
Upon seeing this, Issei felt an overwhelming guilt inside his chest. Why not? A nun that was shunned by the people she thought it was her family for over a few years, only to find a friend she didn't knew it was a devil, the same being that made a heretic in the eyes of the church.
And seeing her eyes that was hoping it wasn't true, it made him feel bad. Even more so in an innocent girl like her. But he doesn't have the choice, he'll have to spill the beans since there was no other way to hide it.
"Yes. I'm sorry, Asia-chan. But please understand! I wasn't trying to fool you!" Confessed Issei, making her widen her eyes at the revelation, as he tried to convince her that what he was doing in that time was genuine.
"B-But, why?" Said Asia softly. She was close on breaking down after hearing that her first friend was a devil.
"Unfortunately Asia-chan, but that's how this fucked up world works!" Spoke Freed, walking towards her. "Humans and Devils are always incompatible. Not to mention we can't live without the fallen angel's protection." He then once again, laughed maniacally as he leaned down near Asia's face.
As he saw Asia's eyes widening in terror, he just gave her an evil grin as he then returned to Issei, who was struggling to stand up as he spoke up.
"Well then, enough of that drama. How about we end this down now, hmm?" Said Freed, his evil grin still plastered on his face as he stabbed Issei's shoulder with his light sword, making Issei scream in pain.
"Issei-san!" Shouted Asia, as she went to Issei's side extending both of her hands towards one of his wounds, healing them as Freed rose an eyebrow on what Asia was doing.
"Hmm? Wait, what are you doing?" Asked Freed, losing his grin as he then rose an eyebrow.
"I'm healing him!" Was all Asia said to him, making Issei widen his eyes on what she was doing to her.
"Idiot! Didn't you understand what I said!? He is a devil! We are humans! Sooner or later, he will backstab you, you know!" Said Freed, scratching his head in the process.
"Even so! Even if he is a devil, he is also my friend! He treated me with kindness, and made me smile! I can't abandon someone who treated me like that!" Shouted Asia, tears falling down from her face as she healed Issei.
This surprised Issei. He thought she was going to abandon her once she knew that he was devil, but it wasn't. She was even healing him right now, making him speechless until,
Freed grabbed a handful of her blonde hair as he threw her on the other side of the room.
"Oh no, you don't!" Shouted Freed.
"Kyaa!!" Screamed Asia in pain, as she was thrown on the other side of the room, her back slamming against the wall behind her.
Issei was going to stand, his injury in his knee now healed, only for him to stop when he suddenly heard a gunshot out of nowhere.
As he went to see what was that, he widen his eyes in horror.
He saw Freed extending his arm that was holding his gun, who had a smoke coming out of the barrel.
He then saw Asia, who had her eyes widened with a blood leaking out of her mouth.
And what surprised him the most was,
The gunshot in the center of her chest, her arms unmoving in her side.
"ASIAAA!!!" Shouted Issei on the top of his lungs, making Freed shot Asia again with another two shots, near the one on her chest.
"So, you also got allured by him, huh? Well, no matter." Surprisingly, he had a calm demeanor when he was shooting Asia, until it broke down again into his maniacal grin. "I've always wanted to taste you so with you now dying, you wouldn't mind it, right?" He added as he let out a maniacal laugh, ripping out Asia's clothes in the process as he took of her panties, showing him her womanhood in all its glory.
Freed went to taste her womanhood, his hands now groping her breasts, with Issei not able to do anything, since he was still struggling to stand up because of the holy properties of the light sword he got in his shoulder.
As he somehow managed to stay up, he heard his Boosted Gear shout {Boost!}, Making him relax a bit in the surge of the power within his body, which also strengthened his ability to resist the holy poisons within his body. He was then silently approaching Freed, stopping him before he did something to Asia even more than what he was doing.
Freed was now very happy for a very long time in his life. Since when the last time he did something like this? Add to that what he was going to taste was a nun, someone who was a virgin for the rest of their lives, always dedicating themselves to God, and it felt good, the best one from all the things he had, to be exact.
"Time to make you adult, little Asia-chan. Oh, but you're dying right now so won't be able to do it after this, right?" He let out a small, but maniacal chuckle. "Don't worry, I'll let you feel it that you will also fucking do it in heaven." He added, preparing to insert his manhood towards Asia's.
As he was about to insert it in, he was suddenly kicked in his jaw that he flew towards the mutilated corpse stucked in the wall on the side of the room.
"Y-You bastard!" Shouted Freed struggling to speak, since he felt like his jaw made a cracking sound, only for him to see that Issei was now readying his left arm as he ran to him.
"W-Wai-" Freed tried to talk, his eyes widening at the Gauntlet, but was silenced when Issei connected his left fist covered in a spiky gauntlet, breaking his nose in the process as he was slammed in the wall, having some cracks all around it.
As Issei was preparing to connect another punch in Freed's face, his eyes full of anger on what the madman just did to the innocent nun, he was suddenly kicked in the stomach, courtesy by Freed, which made him skid towards where Asia was currently on.
After kicking him, Freed can only grip his face, glaring at Issei on what he just did to him. His other hand was grabbing something in the pocket inside his prist coat, and took something like a ball of sorts. Oh, and by the way, his d*ck is till hanging outside the zipper of his pants, uncovered.
"Tch! Although I want to kill you right now, I feel like you called some reinforcements, so let's call it this day. Goodbye, jackass!" Shouted Freed, as he threw the ball beneath him, spouting a smoke that covered himself in the process.
As the smoke dissipates, Freed was no longer in the place, making Issei grunt in frustration in the process.
Then, he remembered something that he forgot, thanks to the maniac priest.
"ASIA!!" Shouted Issei, as went towards Asia's side.
He tried to look for some heartbeats inside her body: in her neck, her wrist, her chest, everything where there was a heartbeat, only for it to be done.
He then looked at Asia's face, which had tears falling down the eyes, blood coming out of her opened mouth, and...
Her eyes was lifeless.
At seeing her eyes, he can't do anything but cry. He just cried as he hugged the nun's petite body within his arms.
He had failed her, he couldn't protect her. Even though Zen trained him yesterday, and said that he could mostly take stray devils by himself at his current state, he wasn't able to protect the innocent girl in his arms.
Although he managed to payback the man responsible for this, he managed to get away, right in front of him, no less. and this even made him cry even more because of how the man easily managed to get away. He knew he was now stronger than before, but he lacked the experience on how he will use his newly found strength.
He learned that harsh truth just now.
And at the cost of his first girl friend.
He finally knew what Zen was meaning on 'something bad'. Although Issei was confused on how did Zen knew about what will happen, he was going to ask his brother-like friend after he meet him tomorrow.
For now, he just wanted to mourn on his friend who just died right in front of him.
'Why!? Why is the world always cruel to her!? She didn't even did something bad, and all she got is this!? Why!? Please answer me! God! Why are you this cruel!?' Shouted Zen in his mind, the God part made him frown a bit on pain.
As he was thinking about that, a certain thought passed on his mind, although it was so fast that he himself didn't recognized it.
'Please give her another chance.. anyone who can hear me out there, please...'
"Lucifer-sama..." Muttered Issei, so soft that he thought he was just thinking about it.
Then suddenly, a magic circle appeared just on his side, which made his eyes die open.
Why not? It was the same magic circle who appeared just in time to save his life.
A crimson red magic circle.
As the light of the magic circle dissipates, Rias and the whole gang of the ORC appeared on its place, making them widen their eyes in horror on the scene. Although in Koneko's case, she just widen her eyes a bit, but was full of emotions inside her eyes.
After seeing Issei holding a girl in his arms, Rias decided to just ask his believed pawn on what had just happened in the place.
But before she could,
"Please, Buchou. Can you revive her, revive Asia-chan, please?" Said Issei, his eyes full of tears and was close on breaking down.
This surprised Rias on the attitude of her pawn, along with what he just said to her. She was conflicted on that. She wanted to find a strong people to add in her peerage in order to fight her fiancee, if the time comes.
She was going to refuse what Issei said to her, only for her to stop it after she saw what was the thing in Asia's middle finger.
Rias widened her eyes in realization as she then gave her pawn a reassuring smile, aking him gently.
"Care to tell me what happened, Ise?" Rias asked as she took out a bishop piece.
o-o
(IN THE CHURCH, 17 MINUTES AFTER RIAS ARRIVED AT WHERE ISSEI IS)
"DAMN IIIITT!!!"
Shouted one of the fallen angels in the church. or to be exact, the one Zen fought just outside the church, Dohnasheek.
"Shut up, old man! There's no way that a human could be stronger than us. He just caught you off guard." Said the small blonde fallen angel girl; Mittlet.
"Hmph. To be defeated by a mere human and run away with your tail between your legs, You should be ashamed, Dohnasheek." Said a black haired girl who was wearing a SM outfit and the one who killed Issei; Amano Yuuma, or known by her true name, Raynare.
There was also an over 30 members of priests sitting down on the chairs of the church, with the said fallen angels on the front of the church. They were waiting for the maniacal priest and the nun so that they can prepare the full-moon ritual as soon as they arrived.
They then heard the doors of the church open, so loud that all of the heads of the people within the church turned their heads on the person who opened the door.
"Hey! You're late! We've been waiting for a few hours and you're still taking your time out in the town!" Shouted Mittlet to the person in the door, thinking it was Freed and the nun, only for the people within the church to see that it was someone else.
"Huh? You've been waiting for me? I didn't expect that." Said the man who opened the door.
As soon as he talked, the gang within the church, prepared themselves, not knowing who was this person. Well, at least there was one who recognized him.
"Y-YOU!!" Shouted Dohnasheek towards the man who just entered the church, which also closed immediately.
"Yo. So your arm's already healed, huh? Well, good for you." Said Zen, with sarcasm in his voice as his eyes was still glowing blue, like that night where he cut off his arms, making Dohnasheek scream in terror just by seeing his eyes.
Dohnasheek didn't respond what Zen just said to him, and just let out cold sweats of bullets out of his head, as he somehow peed himself, falling down to the floor.
"Wait. Who are you!? You've got some balls invading someone's territory without our permission!" Shouted Raynare towards Zen, who didn't even react a bit on his statement and just replied them, again with sarcasm on his voice.
"So, you are saying that I am invading your territory? How about you look at yourselves, invading a devil's territory without their permission, are you looking for war?" Said Zen, making them flinch when Zen pointed that out.
"Shut up, you lowly human! How dare you try to threaten us, huh!? Try to observe the situation. We have almost 40 combatants in our side, and you are all alone! Don't try to scare us, lowly human!" Threatened Mittlet, as he pointed towards Zen, with the priests preparing their weapons.
"..." Zen didn't say anything. Instead, his bangs on his forehead covered his eyes as he leaned his head down, making Mittlet think her threat was success.
"What's wrong!? Cat got your tongue!?" Was all Mittlet could say before she, along with the priests and her fellow angels in the church felt a burst if energy, coming out from the man she just tried to threaten.
Zen still didn't say anything, while the occupants within the church was also sweating bullets like Dohnasheek, until Zen finally spoke.
"Three times."
"Huh?" Said Raynare, confused. She was the only person to be able to talk even with this immense pressure Zen was letting out.
"I let you go for three times. Care to think back of your actions so that you can understand what I am saying, Fallen angels?" Said Zen, as the one of the twin married swords, Bakuya slowly, but surely manifested within his left hand.
"If you can't remember it, then let me elaborate it to you." Said Zen, after hearing nothing from the fallen angels, along with them looking at him confusingly.
"First, You killed the man I treated as my brother in all but blood. Second, You tried to kill him again after he was reincarnated, along with the 2 devil heiresses of this town. Third, I heard from the fallen angel that you treated as a tool that you were trying to kill an innocent nun in order to take her sacred gear. And judging from that thing hidden underground, it seems like that's the case. Remember anything from what I said?" Said Seen, making the fallen angels' eyes widen in realization.
The woman they treated as a tool, Kalawarner was... killed by the man in front of them, if not, then something was done to her if she hadn't come back since yesterday.
This made them lost all of their hope. It was a wrong move to let her wander in that night. And now, they lost their Trump card because of their arrogance that they thought she could beat anyone who's aware of the supernatural, including the heiresses in this town, easily, because they knew one thing about her that was true.
She was one of the angels trained by the being that was feared all throughout the supernatural world.
But, it seems that someone had beaten her if she hadn't appeared until now, along with the fact the their invader indirectly said that she got their 'tool'.
How wrong were they to assume that she was the strongest in this town.
"You didn't even realized that I was watching you when you tried to assassinated the devil heiresses. I'm rather fond on the other one, you see. So, all of the things you did until now, let me return them back to you. And let me say this, it will be finished in an instant." Continued Zen, as he now revealed his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception to them, making them look to their possible deaths of their lives a hundred times right in front of their eyes.
And they all have same conclusion on what they were seeing.
They were all gonna die right now, in this place, in the most gruesome way possible.
At this point, Zen wasn't hearing anything. The screams of terror of the occupants in the church, their breathing, none of it can be heard by Zen right now.
All he was hearing was his own breath and the voice of his hollow.
'Kill them! make them feel what the innocent girl was feeling all the time! Tear them to shreds! Don't leave any piece of them alive!' Shouted the hollow, his instincts towards himself.
Normally, he won't listen to his instincts everytime he heard it, but this time...
He was making an exception.
At that night, within the church...
All hell broke loose.
That's the end of the chapter!!
Okay. So first, I'm going to apologize. I told you all that the Asia arc will be just 2 chapters, but I didn't think it would be this long. I promise to you that the next chapter will be the conclusion of the Arc, so get ready for the date.
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