"" - Talking
'' - Thinking
{} - Sparda
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Yukio entered one of the empty classrooms of the old school building, intent on using this place to do a bit of training as he closed the door behind him before sitting down cross legged as he followed Sparda's instructions
{Now…Cup your hands in front of you and concentrate…magic is all about will and imagination}
Yukio kept his gaze on his hands, taking calming breathes before an red ball of magic started to form, stopping once it was the size of a snooker ball.
{Good…now you need to decide on what you want to use it as…}
"Oh my…I didn't think you would be taking up magic so quickly" Akeno spoke from the now open doorway, the ball of magic in Yukio's hands disappearing due to his surprise as he spoke
"Akeno-san…? How did you?"
"I sensed your magic…" Akeno answered with a smile, moving to kneel down opposite him as she added
"You have a good start but you should practice to summon it easier"
"Right…" Yukio spoke, turning his focus back onto gathering his magic together again, the red ball forming in his hands before looking up as Akeno spoke
"So do you know what you want to use it for…?"
"Not really…"
"Well…I would suggest fire magic considering the colour shows your strong points…" Akeno spoke, turning her gaze to the doorway as she smiled to Rias. Yukio surprised he'd been snuck up on by both third years as she spoke
"So this is why you didn't head home then…? If you wanted to start training you just had to ask, Yukio"
"I didn't want to be any trouble and Sparda knows enough to help me get started" Yukio replied embarrassed, scratching his cheek with his forefinger.
"It's no trouble, Yukio. You are my cute servant and wanting to be prepared for anything is a good sign" Rias spoke with a smile as she looked to Akeno as she added
"I'll leave this to you then Akeno" There crimson haired master left the room, leaving Akeno to teach Yukio about magic after she'd put barriers around the walls of the room to avoid him destroying anything.
…
Yukio appeared out of the magic circle as he looked around the empty room. He was here for a contract but no one seemed to be here to meet him which he found odd, trying to sense for any humans, only to find nothing aside from the growing bad feeling in his gut.
{Stay alert} Sparda spoke up, Yukio nodding in agreement as he spoke quietly
"Hello…? I'm a Devil from the Gremory's household…Is the client here?"
Yukio finally realised he was in the kitchen as he headed to the door, taking a moment to poke his head out to look around only to find no lights around the entire house until his eyes were drawn to the door opposite. Moving slowly and carefully to the door he pushed it open, picking up the candles which brightened the room.
Yukio took a few steps into the room, his eyes picking up the sofa, table and such that would be found in a living room. His nose picked up something disgusting, Yukio quick to cover it as he turned, his mouth dropping open in shock at the corpse that was nailed upside down to the wall.
'Who…Who could do such a thing?' Yukio thought, failing to hold back his gag reflex and vomiting onto the floor, coughing a few times to clear his mouth as Sparda spoke
{We need to get out of here} Yukio eyes knitting in confusion as he picked up the writing on the wall
"It's written as "Punishment for those who did bad deeds!". I just borrowed the sentence from someone important." A young male voice spoke up behind him, Yukio turning to see a foreign teenager with white hair, dressed as a priest. An evil smile grew on his face as he spoke
"Hmm. Well, well. If it isn't a Devil-kun!" He sounded happy although there was a creepy tone to it
'Damn…Exorcist' Yukio thought, as he slipped into a fighting stance as he started to sing
"I'm a priest. A boy priest. I cut Devils. And I laugh while cutting the head of you Devils. Lalalala" Yukio wondering what was wrong with the exorcist who continued to speak
"My name is Freed Zelzan. I belong to a certain Exorcism group. Oh, just because I introduced myself, you don't need to introduce yourself. Please don't. Because remembering a Devil's name is a waste of my memory. It's okay. You are going to die soon. I will make sure of it. It might hurt at first, but later you will feel so good that you will cry. Now let's open the new door!"
{He's insane…} Sparda spoke, Yukio mentally agreeing as he gulped before speaking nervously
"How could you kill that person?"
"I killed him. Because he was a regular criminal who has been summoning Devils. So I had to kill him." Freed spoke as if it was nothing, smirking as he picked up on Yukio's shocked look
"Huh? Are you shocked? Aren't you running away? That's weird? Weird indeed. I mean humans who makes a pact with Devils are scum. Scum indeed. Can't you understand that? No? Is that so? Well you are scum, Devil."
"I thought Exorcists were only supposed to kill Devils…?" Yukio asked
"Huh? What the fuck is that? A Devil like yourself lecturing me? Hahaha. I will laugh at this. You probably could get a reward for being funny. Okay then. Listen carefully you shitty Devil. Devils use humans' greed to survive. If you live by making a pact with a Devil, then you are no longer a human. It's the end. That's why I killed him. I make a living by killing Devils and those that are contracted to a Devil. That's my job." Freed retorted angrily before Yukio fired back
"Even Devil's won't go this far!"
"Huh? What are you talking about? Devils are trash. It's common sense. Didn't you know? Seriously, you should start your life back from a toddler. Wait, it's useless to tell this to a reincarnated Devil like you. More like, I have to kill you. Hahahaha. It's awesome, isn't it?" Freed spoke as he pulled out a sword that had no blade and a gun the air vibrating with a bang as the sword gained a blade of yellow energy as he continued.
"You kind of irritate me, so can I cut you? Can I shoot you? Is it okay? Okay then. Now I'm going to stab your heart with this light sword, and I'm going to blow your head with this cool looking gun! Man, I'm seriously going to fall in love!"
The priest sprinted towards Yukio, slashing his sword at him. Yukio using a blast of flames to push himself back out of the way of the attack, skidding to a halt a few steps back.
"Huh…? Using magic to dodge my attacks? At least I still got you" Freed smirked, Yukio dropping to one knee as he noticed the bullet wound in his left calf.
"Gwaaaaah!" Yukio moaned as he clutched his injured leg, seeing Freed smirk victoriously as he spoke
"How is it!? The special bullet made from light that is specially made for Exorcists! And it doesn't make any sound. Because the bullet is made from "light". This situation turns both of us on, doesn't it?"
Yukio activated his gauntlet as he took a deep breathe forcing himself back to his feet, most of his weight on his right leg as Freed spoke "So still up for some more Devil-kun…Then Die! Die, Devil! Turn to dust and disappear! This is all for my entertainment!"
He was laughing by the end, preparing himself to fight Yukio until a familiar voice caused both to freeze
"Please stop!" Both looked to see Asia, Yukio speaking quietly before he realised himself
"Asia"
"Well if it isn't my assistant, Asia-chan. What happened? Did you finish putting the barrier?"
"No..oooooooo!" Asia screamed as she saw the corpse that was nailed to the wall
"Thank you for the adorable scream! Oh yeah, this is your first time seeing a corpse like this, isn't it Asia-chan? Then look carefully. This is the fate of humans that are entranced by a Devil."
"No, no…." She spoke, turning to look at the pair, shocked at seeing Yukio there, his hair covering his eyes and his gauntlet shaking slightly at how the Priest could just show such a thing to the innocent Sister.
"Father Freed….that person…" She spoke as she looked directly at Yukio
"Person? No, no. This shit here is a Devil. Hahahahaha. What are you misunderstanding?" Freed spoke curiously as he looked between the pair as Asia spoke shocked
"Yukio-san is a Devil…"
'I didn't want her to find out' Yukio thought bitterly
"What... what? You guys know each other? Wow. Now this is a big surprise. Is it the forbidden love between a Devil and a Sister? Seriously? Are you serious?" Freed spoke with a smirk
"Ahahahaha! Devils and humans can never coexist! Especially humans that are from the church for whom Devils are the biggest enemies! Also, we are a group of heresy that was deserted by God. Asia and I are humans that can't survive without the support of Fallen Angels"
"Anyways I don't actually care about that but I need to kill this trash here to finish my job. Are you ready?" Freed spoke as he thrust his sword towards Yukio again, the silver haired teen starting to build up magic into his gauntlet as he thought
'Guess I've got to see if I can pull that move off now' Putting his gauntlet clad fist up in front of his chest he readied himself to attack, his eyes widened as Asia stepped in between him and the Priest with her arms spread out in an attempt to protect him.
"Hey, hey…Are you serious? Asia-tan, do you know what you are doing?"
"Yes, Father Freed. I do. I beg you, please forgive this person. Please let him go."
Yukio looked on speechless as his leg gave way under him, wincing as he mentally cursed himself for not having good enough control as his magic dispersed as Asia continued
"I can't stand it anymore…You can't kill people just because they are entranced to a Devil. You also can't kill Devils. It's wrong!"
"Haaaaaah!? Don't talk shit, bitch! You learnt that Devils are trashes at Church! Seriously, you have issues in your brain!" Freed seemed to be annoyed at the Sister who quickly replied
"There are good people, even among Devils!"
"There aren't, moron!"
"That's what I thought until recently….But Yukio-san is a good person. That fact doesn't change even after I found out that he is a Devil! Killing someone is unforgiveable! God won't allow such acts!" Asia spoke, surprising Yukio that she was standing up for her beliefs to the priest.
Freed hit her with the side of his gun and something snapped inside Yukio, magic starting to gather in his hand as his eyes glared at Freed as Sparda spoke up
{Don't Yukio the Fallen will sense you!} Yukio still gathered energy into his hand as he mentally replied
'That bastard deserves it!'
"The Fallen Angel girl insisted that I don't kill you. But I'm getting a bit pissed. I can't kill you but maybe I can rape you? If I don't, I won't be able to heal my heart. But before that, I need to kill that trash over there." Freed spoke annoyed, turning just to see Yukio back on his feet, his hair covering his eyes, his left hand glowing red.
"Eat this…!" Yukio roared, pointing his palm at Freed, flames blasting the priest into the wall as Yukio took a few moments to regain his breath. Freed's clothes were scorched all over the front as he remained standing with a creepy grin on his face which turned to confusion as the floor glowed blue and white, speaking up in surprise
"What is this?" The magic circle of the Gremory household appeared on the floor before the others appeared as Yukio dropped down to one knee as he panted tiredly, his eyes turning as Yuuto spoke up with a smile
"We came to rescue you, Yukio-kun"
"Oh my, this is awful" Akeno spoke looking at Yukio
"Preist…." Koneko spoke, narrowing her eyes at the priest, who grinned despite the wound in his stomach which was covered in blood.
"Wowoooof! Here's a present for a group of Devils!" The priest spoke up as he started to slash his sword, Yuuto blocking the priest's attacks with his sword as the sound of them clashing filled the room.
"I'm sorry. He's one of us! We can't let you lay a finger on him!"
"Wow, wow! A touching word coming out from a Devil! What are you guys? Devil Rangers? That's nice. I can feel the heat. I'm getting turned on! So how is it? Are you doing it? Is he the one bending? So are you guys in this kind of relationship?" He asked as they continued to clash swords, the priest with his tongue sticking out as Kiba looked back at him with anguish as he spoke back
"What a vulgar mouth…It's hard to believe you are a priest…Oh, that's why you are an "Exiled Exorcist", right?"
"Yes, yes! I'm vulgar! I'm sorry about that! Because I'm an Exiled! I was kicked out! That's why, screw the Vatican! I'm alright as long as I get to cut Devils whenever I feel like it!" Freed was laughing and enjoying the fight while Yuuto was staring seriously at him with a calm expression as he spoke
"You are the type that is the most hard to deal with. Someone who feels like they are living by cutting Devils….To us the most harmful type"
"Haaah!? I don't want to be told off by a Devil! I'm trying to live now just like other people! I'm not in a position where pests like you can talk down to me!"
"Even Devils have rules" Akeno spoke while smiling but with serious eyes, showing signs of waning to fight Freed who spoke back to her with a smirk
"Nice. I like those passionate eyes. Big sis, you are amazing. I can feel your urge of wanting to kill me. Is this love? No. I think it's a killing intent! Superb! This is great! I love the feeling of intending to kill and getting intended to kill!"
"Then disappear." Rias spoke seriously as she stood next to Yukio, turning her gaze to him as she looked over him and apologised
"Yukio. I'm sorry. I never expected the Exorcist will visit this client's house."
Her eyes narrowed as she noticed the wound on Yukio's leg before asking "Yukio…Did you get wounded?"
"Yeah…He shot me…but I got him back" Yukio answered sadly, expecting to be told off later. Rias looking at the priest with cold eyes, picking up the burnt clothes Yukio had caused as she spoke in a low and scary tone
"Looks like you have been looking after my cute servant?"
"Yes, yes. I have been playing around with it. I was planning to cut his body all over but he shot me and then I was interrupted. It finished as if it was a dream."
An explosion roared through the room, a piece of furniture behind the priest being blown away by Rias' ball of magic.
"I will never forgive those who harm my servants. I especially can't forgive a lowlife like you damaging my personal possessions." She spoke seriously pissed off at him, waves of magic power surrounding her.
"Buchou! there seems to be a group of Fallen Angels heading to this house. At this rate we will be at a disadvantage" Akeno spoke up as if she'd detected the Fallen Angels coming towards them, Rias gave another stare at the priest as she spoke
"…Akeno, retrieve Yukio and prepare the transport. We will go back to our headquarters"
"Yes" Akeno stated as she started to cast a spell, Yukio looking to Asia for a moment before turning to Rias as he spoke
"Buchou! We have to take her with us as well"
"It's impossible. Only Devils can use the magic circle to transport. Also, this magic circle can only transport me and my servants"
"But she saved me from being in an even worse condition, Buchou…please" Yukio replied, his gaze meeting Asia's as she smiled at him as she spoke
"Yukio-san, let's meet again"
"Asia!" Yukio called, reaching out to her as the floor started to glow blue again, as Freed shouted
"Like I will let you escape!" He started to slash towards the group, Koneko throwing the sofa at him. By the time the priest evaded it with his sword, the devils were already transported to the club room.
…
"There are two types of Exorcist." Rias started to explain while healing Yukio's leg
"The first are the Exorcists who receive the blessing from God to perform excorism in the name of justice. This group borrow its power from God and Angels. And the other ones are called the "Exiled Exorcists"."
"Like the Exiled Devils?" Yukio asked as Rias nodded before continuing
"Excorism is a holy ceremony that is performed in the name of God. But sometimes, there are Exorcists who start to enjoy killing Devils. Killing Devils become their purpose in life and it becomes their entertainment. So they get kicked out from the Church without exception. Or they get erased for being found guilty."
"So they would be killed?" Yukio spoke as Rias spoke
"But there are some who survive. What do you think happens to those bunch? Simple, they go to the Fallen Angels."
"…and use there power of light to continue to go after Devils" Yukio spoke as she smiled to him as she spoke
"Yes…The Fallen Angels also lost a lot of their comrades and their men in the previous war. That's why they started to collect servants, just like us"
"So the Fallen Angels and the Exiled Exorcists have the same objective which is to kill Devils, right?" Yukio asked, understanding why they were dangerous as Rias nodded and answered
"Yes, that's exactly it. That's why they are called "Exiled Exorcists". Some dangerous Exorcists who became addicted to Devil-hunts started to attack Devils and humans with connections to Devils by borrowing powers from the Fallen Angels. So the boy priest from before is exactly like that. He is an "Exiled Exorcist" and he is in a certain group with Fallen Angels supporting them. They are not proper Exorcists, but they are still dangerous like the proper ones. No, since they have no restrictions, they are harder to deal with. It's not smart to deal with them. So, the church you went to before does not belong to God but to the Fallen Angels."
Yukio took a few moments to think wondering how Asia got involved with such dangerous people before he spoke just loud enough for her to hear him "Buchou…I want to save that girl, Asia"
"It's impossible. How would you pull it off? You are a Devil and she is a servant of Fallen Angels. It's the two kinds that cannot coexist. Saving her means making the Fallen Angels your enemies. If that happened, we would also have to fight…" Rias spoke back seriously, Yukio looking down at his lap as he replied sadly
"But…they're just abusing her healing power…and she deserves better then being with those Fallen Angels…I mean, she stood up for me even though she knew I was a Devil"
Rias looked at him sadly as she smiled, pulling his head to her chest she hugged him gently as she spoke softly "Yukio…If there was something I could do without making them my enemy then I would…"
"I understand Buchou…I just wish I could do something to help her" Yukio replied with a sigh, a red line over his cheeks as he enjoyed the moment.
…
Yukio sighed as he sat on the bench, in a park, the next day. He's skipped school given that he still had an injured leg from the priest the previous night and Rias had said it would be fine.
He looked at his hands as he wondered what he'd done against the priest, he didn't understand what Cero was or even how he knew how to do it, even his talks with Sparda seemed distracted as if the spirit was working on something else as he answered questions from him and even then it felt like he wasn't getting the whole story.
'Whatever that Cero was I can't do it again…' He thought to himself with a sigh, somehow his thoughts drifting back onto Rias as he blushed. He knew he didn't really stand much of a chance but he enjoyed his time around her and the others; that was the main reason for him to become proficient with what powers he had, so he could protect them as best he could.
'I wish there was something I could do to help Asia…but I'd be putting Buchou and the others at risk…and I'm not even sure what I can do with that Gauntlet…if only I could use Amonusen…' His thoughts were broken by a loud rumbled from his stomach, Yukio scratched the back of his head, deciding he should go get something to eat as he looked up to see a golden colour.
Yukio's eyes quickly searched around before settling on a blond haired girl that looked familiar. She turned towards him as she noticed his look her face turning shocked along with Yukio's as they realised who they were looking at
"Asia….?" Yukio spoke in disbelief.
"Yukio-san…?" Asia gasped in surprise
…
Yukio smiled as he watched Asia get confused in front of the register, as the employee asked troubled
"Umm, what would you like to order…?"
They were both standing in a fast food restaurant in the business district. Given that Asia was probably use to living in Churches, Yukio found it understandable that she'd never been to somewhere like this as he decided to help despite her earlier protests that she'd be fine.
"Sorry. She will have just a hamburger and some fries" Yukio spoke up, the cashier smiling as she took the order
"Okay" Asia looking shocked as she spoke
"Ouuu. I'm ashamed. I can't even buy a single hamburger by myself…"
"Don't worry about it… you'll be fine once you get use to Japanese" Yukio replied with a friendly smile.
They both sat down in a booth once they had got there meals, Asia looking surprised at the small pile on Yukio's tray as he answered her unasked question.
"I skipped breakfast this morning" Asia nodded as she turned her attention back to her own food, looking at the hamburger with intrigue while Yukio spoke
"You can eat that by taking the wrapping off like this" He demonstrated for her as she looked amazed at him as she spoke
"There's actually a way to eat like that!? Amazing!" Yukio smiled as he kept an eye looking out for any unsavoury characters, a small part of him realising that he was acting like his sister when he'd been younger, stifling a laugh as she looked at him confused
"What's the matter?"
"Oh…it's nothing really…just remembering how my sister acts around me when I was younger" Yukio answered turning his attention back to her as he realised she'd not eaten any of the fries yet as he added
"You can also eat the fries like this"
"Oh my!" Asia replied as she watched him eat fries before Yukio added
"Why don't you try?"
"Oh ok…" She spoke before taking a small bite of the burger, chewing it for a few moments before her eyes started shining as she spoke
"It's delicious! This burger is very delicious!"
"Well enjoy your first burger, Asia" Yukio spoke with a smile as Asia nodded before replying
"Yes, I will…"
She started to eat her meal while Yukio was quick to polish off most of it only leaving him with a strawberry sundae which he was savouring as he wondered over why Asia seemed relieved to see him, deciding to not ask her while she was enjoying herself.
"Yukio-san can I have a try of that" Asia asked as she looked still half full sundae, Yukio with plastic spoon in mouth as he quirked his head to the side, giving her a nod as he handed over the spare spoon he'd brought over. Asia smiled as she took a tentative spoonful of the cold treat into her mouth, shivering slightly as she ate it before speaking
"Wow….that's so sweet" Yukio pulled the spoon from his mouth as he spoke
"Yeah…there are a few places that do it better then here but I'm not really fussed" He took a moment to think wondering over what he should do next as his smile grew at Asia taking another spoonful of sundae as he decided that he should show her around for a bit
"Asia?"
"Ah, yes?" She asked, a line of ice cream over her top lip as Yukio handed her a napkin as he spoke
"You've got some ice cream on…" He signalled where it was as Asia blushed before wiping it away as he continued
"…would you like me to show you around for a bit?"
"Really?" Asia asked surprised as Yukio nodded as he replied
"Yeah…it'll be fun"
…
{I stay quiet for half the morning and you've got and got yourself on a date with the Sister} Sparda spoke as Yukio helped Asia play on an arcade machine in front of him as he thought back embarrassed
'It's not a date…I'm just showing her around'
{Sure you are…} Sparda replied with a disbelieving tone as Yukio heard the machine make an electronic explosion, signalling that it was game over as Asia spoke
"Aww…"
"You did good Asia" Yukio spoke as they started to walk outside; he'd helped her with some of the games although he wasn't very good at most of them. He noticed her gaze drawn to one of the crane games as he spoke up
"What is it?"
"Haaau! No, nothing….It's nothing" She replied trying to deceive the silver haired teen, who started to walk over to the crane game as he spoke
"Oh…ok then…I'm just going to play this for a little while alright?" Asia blushed as she looked at the dolls inside the machine, following her gaze to see that she was looking at a "Rache-kun" doll inside.
"Anything I should aim to get Asia or…?" Yukio asked as he slipped the coin into the slot as she started to splutter slightly
"Umm…No…it's…."
After five tries he managed to get Rache-kun doll, picking it out before turning to give it to Asia as he spoke with a smile
"Here you go…" Asia blushed in surprise as she accepted it as she asked
"How did you…?"
"Oh…I noticed you were looking at it" He answered with a friendly smile as she held it tightly to her chest as she smiled as she spoke
"Thank you very much Yukio-san. I will take care of this doll"
…
Evening was setting in as the pair walked the streets laughing. The day had been fun for both given that they'd looked round the others shops which had interested Asia to no ends. Yukio winced as he sat down on a low wall, Asia looking concerned at him as she spoke
"Yukio-san…that wound…Is it from yesterday?" She crouched down and started to check the injury as she asked
"Can you lift your trouser leg up?"
"Oh…you don't have to, Asia" Yukio spoke with a smile as she shook her head as she replied
"I want to repay you for all the fun I've had today" Yukio sighed at the seriously look as he pulled his trousers up to show it, Asia placing her palm over the bullet mark before a green light covered it, the warmth soothing Yukio as he watched her focus on it before asking
"How is it?" The light disappeared and she urged him to move to check it had been healed, Yukio moving it fine without any trouble as he spoke
"Thank you Asia…You really are amazing…It's a Sacred Gear, right?"
"Yes, it is" She spoke softly, Yukio smiling as he spoke embarrassed
"I've got a Sacred Gear…well two but one's sealed and the other I've no idea how to work it"
"Yukio-san, you also have a Sacred Gear? I didn't realise it at all" Asia spoke surprised
"I think you're powers amazing, Asia…being able to heal anything" Yukio spoke with a soft smile, Asia looking confused back at him before turning sad and starting to cry. Yukio feeling bad for what he said as he led her to somewhere they could sit down properly.
Asia then started to tell the story about the girl who was called the "Holy Maiden"
In a certain region in Europe, there was a girl who was discarded by her parents. She was raised in a church nearby by a nun along with other orphans. The girl who was a strong follower of the Church received a special power at the age of 8. She healed a wounded puppy, and a person from the Catholic Church witnessed it by chance. From there on, her life changed. The girl was taken to the main Catholic Church and she was symbolised by many as a "Holy Maiden" because of her healing power. She used her power to heal many believers. They were told it was a power of divine protection. Rumors brought rumors and she was respected as a "Holy Maiden" even without her approval. She had no dissatisfaction's for how she was treated. People from the Church were kind and she didn't hate healing people. She instead was happy that her power was of use. The girl was thankful to God who had given her that power.
But she was a bit lonely. She didn't have any friends she could talk to. Everyone treated her nicely and was nice to her. But there were no one willing to become her friend. She understood why. She knew that they were looking at her as something irregular. They didn't look at her as a human but as a creature that could heal humans.
But one day, it changed. By coincidence, there was a Devil nearby, and she healed it. She thought that even if it was a Devil, she had to heal it if it was injured. It was her kindness that made her take such an action. But that changed her life forever. One of the people from the Church saw that incident and notified others of the Church. The higher ups of the Church were shocked about it.
"A power that can heal Devils!?"
"Something absurd like that cannot happen!"
"The power of healing is only to heal the followers of God!"
Yes, there were several people who had the power to heal. But the power to heal the Devil was out of the question. The people of the Church thought it was common sense that the power to heal doesn't work on Fallen Angels and Devils. Apparently, a similar incident had happened in the past. The power to heal Fallen Angels and Devils that were not protected by God. But that was feared as the power of a "witch". So the people saw her as a heretic.
"Damn witch that heals Devils!"
The girl who was respected as a Holy Maiden was now feared as a witch. So the Catholic Church kicked her out. The group that picked her up was a group of "Exiled Exorcists". In other words, she had to get divine protection from the Fallen Angels. But the girl never forgot to pray to God. She also never forgot to thank God. But the girl was still cast away. God didn't save her. What shocked her the most was that there was not even a single person that was willing to defend her. There was no one who cared about her.
"It's because I didn't pray enough…See? It's because I'm clumsy. I'm so stupid that I can't even eat a burger by myself" She spoke as she wiped her tears away, Yukio not sure what to say as he sat next to her, she'd been cast out cause she was kind to everything, even devils.
"This is also a trial that God gave me. Since I'm a clumsy nun, God gave me this trial so I have to endure it." She spoke with a laugh as if she was talking to herself as he gently took hold of her hand. Asia looking at him confused as Yukio smiled speaking softly as he wiped some of her tears away
"Asia…You're not clumsy…you've just led a live where you didn't get the chance to experience things outside of the Church…Anyone else in your position would be the same"
"I want to make lots of friends one day. I have a dream. I want to go buy flowers with a friend…and also go buy books and… talk…"
"Don't you see we're already friends…and we've done loads today to prove that" Yukio spoke with a smile, a small part of him cursing God for what he'd put Asia through up till now as he continued
"Even if I am a Devil, it's alright. I won't take anything from you…You can call me whenever you feel like it. I should give you my number as well" Putting his hand into his pocket to pulled his phone out as Asia asked nervously
"…Is that a pact with a Devil…?"
"It's not…We are going to be actual friends. We can put all the other things aside and talk when we want to, and we can spend time together when we want to…go shopping or play games…Okay?" Yukio spoke, squeezing her hand gently as she put her other hand on her mouth and started to cry for joy
"Yukio-san. I have no common sense" She spoke between tears as Yukio nudged her slightly as he replied
"We could learn by going around the city…I'll help you as much as I can"
"I can't speak Japanese and I don't know Japanese culture" Asia spoke as Yukio chuckled quietly as he replied
"I'll teach you. We could even go to museum to look at Japanese national treasure"
"...I don't even know what to talk about..."
"What have we been doing today then…? Anyway I already thing of you as my friend" Yukio asked, Asia smiling back at him
"Really…?" Asia asked Yukio nodding as he smiled. It faltered as a new yet familiar voice entered the conversation
"It's impossible" Yukio's eyes narrowed as he looked for the owner of the voice, finally settling on a slender girl with black hair as he spoke annoyed
"You…" She laughed over Yukio's voice before speaking
"Heh. You survived. And to add to that, as a Devil. Are you serious? That is the worst."
"…Raynare-sama…." Asia spoke, Yukio figuring that was her name as he spoke seriously
"What does a Fallen Angel like you want…?" She sneered as Yukio's question as she retorted looking at him with disgust
"I don't want a filthy low-class Devil like you talking to me…That girl, Asia is my personal belonging. Can I have her back? Asia, it's useless to run away."
"No. I don't want to…I don't want to go back to that church. I don't want to go back to the people who kill other people….Also you people did things to me…" Asia replied with disgust, Yukio wondering what had happened as he moved in front of her as Raynare replied
"Please don't say that Asia. Your Sacred Gear is essential for our plan. So please come back with me? I also took the time to look for you. Don't make trouble for me." The Fallen started to approach as Yukio activated his Gauntlet, easily slipping into a fighting stance in front of Asia as Raynare laughed darkly
"So that's the Sacred Gear you hold…I was told it was a dangerous one by the higher-ups. But it looks like they were wrong…It's just an ordinary one called "Twice Critical". It doubles the possessor's power for a certain time. But doubling your power is not a threat to me. Seriously it suits a low-class Devil like you"
{You really want to take her out} Sparda asked, Yukio filing away the bit of information about the Gauntlet for later.
'Yeah…' Yukio thought, charging magic quickly into his gauntlet before blasting flames at her, Raynare dodging by flying into the air as she prepared a spear of light in her hands only to find herself getting punched in the face by a fist, Yukio managing to spin forwards to deliver an axe kick to her head, launching her into the ground.
"Activate!" Yukio spoke, the gem on his gauntlet glowing for a moment before a voice called out
[Boost!] Yukio felt the extra strength inside his body as he landed in front of Asia as he spoke to himself
"That felt good" Asia looked surprised at him before Raynare flew up into the air angrily
"Disgusting Devil how dare you hit me…?" Preparing a spear of light in her hand, Yukio started to charge magic into his gauntlet as he spoke annoyed
"You killed me first…I'm just repaying the debt" He turned as Raynare threw the spear, grabbing Asia as he shot himself away from the Fallen. The Sister's surprise at being grabbed as Yukio skidded to a halt on his feet again, a few feet away. He turned to face her only to cough up blood at finding the spear of light hit his stomach, pain searing inside him which started to fade as he realised Asia was healing his wounds
"Asia if you don't want that Devil to be killed, come with me. Your Sacred Gear is essential for our plan…" Raynare was cut off as she was forced to dodge a roar of flames from Yukio; despite the fact Asia was still healing him
"Go to Hell!" Yukio shouted as he charged magic again only to falter upon hearing Asia's voice
"I understand…"
"Asia…you don't have to go with her…I can protect you" Yukio spoke as he looked back to her, hoping to be able to change her mind.
"Yukio-san, thank you for today. It was really fun" She smiled brightly as she checked that his wound had been healed before walking towards Raynare, who smirked victoriously as she spoke
"Good girl, Asia. That's it. Now problem solved…I'll let you off for today low-class Devil-kun. With today's ritual, you will be freed from your suffering" She smirked lecherously as Yukio prepared to fight again as she spoke
"Thank you for being friends with someone like me" Yukio's eyes widened as she smiled brightly as she added
"Goodbye" Raynare covered Asia with her black wings as she spoke
"If you bother me again I will definitely kill you, farewell" With that she flew into the air, Yukio's eyes settling on the Rache-kun doll that Asia had left as he took a few calming breathes, the flame that covered his gauntlet seemed to grow in intensity as he looked at it.
Author's Notes
Another chapter done, next chapter will be the first use of Amonusen, which may come across like a Demonic version of Durandal. I'm hoping to have Yukio come across as more of a technique type of character although he'll have his fair chunk of power to work with.
Currently having trouble figuring a good point to show off Amonusen's Balance Breaker although it'll be after the first showing of the Welsh Dragon Scale Mail, am tempted to have it show against Kuroka before the Sitri match.