"Talking"

'Thinking'

("Voice")

('Voice Thinking')

(Attacks)

Chapter 4 - Old Friends Together Again - What Will Come Of This?

"Lucille. It's good to see you again." Cassius greeted her in a gentle tone. The pink haired girl's lips trembled as tears began to overflow trailing down her cheeks. She leapt to him as she tumbled down into cries of joy. Her arms wrapping around him as they both fell to the ground. Lucille on top of Cassius.

"I never thought.. I-I would see you again." she whimpered as she looked into Cassius's golden eyes. Their gazes interlock with one another Slowly transporting them into their own world. Small smiles from both of them were seen as Lucille's tears began to wither. "Oh Lord." she began praying holding onto Cassius tightly. "Please bless this poor soul with good fortune as I shall be your servant and watch over him. Let him never suffer again." Lucille finished praying as she returned to Cassius' eyes.

"Lucille?" Cassius began.

"Yes, Cassius?" Lucille returned with a smile. A light pink blush was seen on her cheeks.

"Our food is gonna get cold y'know?" he chuckled nodding up to the plates on the counter.

"Oh my! You're right!" she realized as she shot up. "Let's eat before it gets cold.

They both returned to their seats. Smiling to each other.

"Thanks for the meal!" they both said before digging in.

"Damnit!" the voice of a woman shouted. "How could that stupid brat figure out that Sacred Gear! It's so infuriating! Grahh!" she shouted as she punched the wall next to her.

"Jeez do you get like this everytime things don't go your way, Raynare?" a small blond petite girl skipped up to Raynare's vicinity.

"Like I was supposed to know that he could use it! Or that stupid exorcist bitch getting in the way!"

"Not only that seems even a group of humans and devils are after them as well." A tall man waltz in in a calm demeanor. "We might have to shift focus and continue our efforts to acquire Twilight Healing to keep off our tracks. Positive that tracks were left when you fought that kid. I will say though he is most intriguing."

"Quiet, Dohnaseek! But you're right let's return out focus on getting me Twilight Healing. Plus I still need to kill that other kid. I don't know what Azazel sees in him but I'm going to kill him anyway. "

"Going against Azazel's wishes huh? Seems like a deathwish."

"I know! But it's just so infuriating! I know where the dumb kid is at least so that's a start. I know just what to do." Raynare mutted to herself as she chuckled sadistically.

"Well anyway we have a job to do. Let's get to work."

"Right." Dohnaseek and Mittelt said together as they all disbanded.

'I won't forget you though. You and that exorcist bitch. You'll get what's coming to you both when I'm done with this. If he is with that pink haired girl...it could be a problem.'

Meanwhile around the OCR the group discusses their next move.

"We still need to find more about that kid though. Any information is crucial. If we can acquire him for our family, he will be a valuable asset." Rias explained to the group.

"The thing is that we don't know anything about him or his whereabouts." Kiba stepped on. "As much as he would be a benefit, for now we should put that on the backburner for now. The fact we saw fallen angels about in the area is troublesome."

"That is indeed true, Kiba. Still if there are any hints we should act on it. Anything that can help."

"What about those freaks we tied up? Maybe they know something?" Koneko asked as the group at the same time remembered. "They muttered something about a cult while we were searching the forest.

"I took a look into that." Akeno butted in as she had a file in her hands. "The cult that they muttered about is something known as 'The Cult Of The Hollow Dragon." she finished as she handed it over to Rias.

"Hollow Dragon? Never heard of that before."

"Apparently according to the rumors, this supposed dragon is a Heavenly Dragon." she giggled as everyone went wide eyed and their jaws dropped.

"That's impossible! There's only two isn't there?!" Rias was shocked. Sure they were rumors but the fact that these were being created seems outrageous to begin with. "Why all sudden there's rumors of a third.

"Apparently according to the cult, this dragon was older than the Red and White Dragons. It's strength was sucked out of him before being sealed into a Sacred Gear. Not only that but there was a suppression seal to suppress it's power due to it was too much for the process of sealing it in the Sacred Gear. It made this dragon into what it's known today as the Hollow Dragon. Otherwise known as The Dragon Of Oblivion." Akeno read through the documents as the rest of the group was in shock.

"Cultists stew up some serious shit yo." Koneko finally reacting in her usual way. The delivery sometimes was almost truly comedic.

"The Hollow Dragon..." Kiba said to himself quietly. "That name alone sounds terrifying."

"Alright! Alright! Let's keep focus." Rias clapped her hands gathering everyone's attention. "Now onto Sacred Gears I did come across someone else that seems to have one hidden inside him."

"Oh? Is it the pervert that you saw earlier? He seemed kid of adorable." Akeno giggled.

"He's pretty weird." Koneko said simply.

"True he has some...interesting traits. But a Sacred Gear is always a boost to our peerage. Hopefully I can find a way to-" she stopped as she looked out the window. She felt something for a moment. She then disappeared as the group looked on confused.

"I wonder what that was about." Akeno pondered.

"So mind telling me why we're out shopping for clothes again?" Cassius groaned.

"Oh classic Cassius." Lucille giggled. "I said your clothes were in the washer so I figured we could find something more casual for you to wear. You don't need to be dressed like a fancy assassin all the time." she teased playfully winking at him.

"H-Hey it keeps my face hidden." Cassius looked away blushing. "Come on."

"Oh calm down I'm only teasing." Lucille continuing with the giggling. "Look this shop looks neat you might something to your style! Let's go!" she said with excitement as she grabbed Cassius by the wrist pulling him in to the store.

After a while they both left and Cassius came out in dark blue jeans and a long gray sweater. The sleeves were pulled up a bit. "I will say this feels pretty comfortable."

"It looks that way. It also looks good on you!" Lucille chirped as she came out in a red skirt with shorts underneath. She playfully twirled around him looking up at him. "So what do you think? Cute right?"

"Indeed it is." Cassius in agreement as he shows Lucille a warm smile. He was brought back into reality quickly as he felt a quick sharp pain. His face winced as his head started throbbing in small jolts of pain.

"Cassius! Are you alright?" Lucille asked in shock.

"Y-yeah. It's not as bad as yesterday but I sense something. It's faint but familiar."

("I feel it as well. Maybe we should investigate.") the voice erupted from his left hand as a purple glow shined.

"Right. Lucille. Mind coming along?" Cassius grabbed her by the wrist as he began running to where he thought the sensation would come from.

Lucille nodded as she was taken aback being pulled along. They dashed towards the source as they slowed down. Stepping softly behind a tree.

"Strange. Like out of nowhere it just disappeared." Cassius felt confused. What was that?

"I felt it too." Lucille look worried slightly. She peeked around as she saw something gruesome. "Cassius! Look!" she shouted quietly. Cassius looked over to see what Lucille laid her eyes upon. A fallen body seemingly impaled. It lied there as he was struggling and bleeding out.

"Whatever the source was must've lured him there and then killed him." Cassius theorized.

"Oh poor soul." Lucille looked on in sadness.

("Quick you two hide! Something is coming!") the voice erupted as Cassius and Lucille ducked behind a bush. Cassius seems to have an affinity of finding bushes to hide in.

A red magic circle appeared that made Cassius looked worried. It made it worse as he gripped tightly onto Lucille's hand as she looked at him in worry.

'What else happened to him that night?' she wondered as she looked back at the circle summoning forth a familiar face for Cassius. Devil wings sprouted forth as the bearer of them sprung forth above the prone seemingly lifeless boy.

Cassius gulped as he uttered one word.

"Gremory."