Chapter 13: The Devil and The Nun

"Adrian? Is everything alright?" Rias asked. She and him were both in the ORC shower, using herself to heal Adrian. He had been stewing ever since he had gotten hurt by Sellzen, and leaving poor Asia behind. He was worried for Damon as well, considering he hadn't heard from either of them since that night, and it had been two days, but he was certain the otherworldly devil hunter could handle himself, which brings him back to worrying for Asia.

"I'm fine," Adrian grumbled, and once Rias was done healing him, he stood up, regenerating his clothes, and walked out of the shower without even a second glance. Rias was growing concerned, she hated seeing any of her servants like that, especially Adrian.

Once he was inside the ORC, he had his shirt lifted to allow Akeno to bandage his lower torso,

"You're healing up alot faster than most devils, but you still need to take it easy for a little while. That light weapon that stray priest used was powerful. It's amazing that you're still with us right now as we speak." Adrian turned his head to face Akeno once she finished dressing his wounds,

"Sellzen was a stray exorcist? That explains a lot."

"What's a stray exorcist?" Asked Issei.

"Priests that got the boot from the church, and with a lack of options, become the servants of fallen angels," explained Kiba.

"Hold up, you mean that cutie Asia is in the same league as that crazy bastard?" Asked Issei, to which Adrian frowned,

"No, not the same. She tried to stand up for me against that fucker," he said.

"Despite that," said Rias, entering the room in a towel, "The fact remains that Adrian is a devil, and she is the sevant of a fallen angel." Adrian faced Rias defiantly,

"It doesn't matter to me WHAT she is, there's goodness in her," hissed Adrian. He turned to the entrance, "I'm going for a walk, don't bother waiting for me." He stormed out, and most of the ORC was concerned.

"Haven't seen him like that since I first met him," said Calvin. Rias looked at where Adrian just exited,

"He really cares for her, doesn't he?" Asked Rias sadly. Calvin turned back to Rias,

"Maybe just as much as he cares for you." Calvin then left Rias to her thoughts, as he started to leave as well.

"Where are you going?" Asked Katrina.

"To see if I can help, because that's what friends do," shot Calvin over his shoulder. Katrina rolled her eyes and followed him as he walked out the door, both hoping to catch up with Adrian. Koneko crossed her arms,

"They should just leave him be. They'll only make it worse by following him."

Several hours later...

Adrian was now seated on a park bench, lost in his thoughts, most of which consisted of Asia and her safety. Two days with no contact after that incident with Sellzen was more than a bit concerning. She might have been captured...or killed.

Asia...forgive me...he thought to himself, closing his eyes, a single tear rolling down his face.

"Hello Adrian."

His eyes shot open, as right before him stood Asia!

"Asia!" He stood up, gently placing his hands on her shoulders, "You're okay!" She smiled at him, wiping his tear away.

"Damon kept me safe," she said, "I'll show you."

After a short, brisk walk, she led Adrian to a small alleyway, at the end of which was a small abandoned bar, the name "Broken Challis" scrawled in faded cursive on a large plaque above the doorway. Asia entered first, while Adrian hesitated, seeing his motorcycle parked next to the doorway. He then slowly made his way inside.

Once inside, he first noticed a tall coat rack, a memorable green trench coat hanging off one of its pegs, and a somehow familiar black coat hanging from another. The entire interior was lined with tables and chairs, covered in a fine layer of dust, and at the far end was a desk, a pair of boot clad legs crossed on top, belonging to Damon.

"Yeah, once more so we get it all covered," said Damon, his face covered by a large phone book, "a large supreme pizza with no olives, one pepperoni, one cheese, a side order of cheese sticks, four marinara cups, four sundaes, one chocolate, one vanilla, and two strawberries." Damon lowered the phone book, seeing Asia returning, and joined by Adrian. "Yeah just add it on to my tab," said Damon, and he tossed the phone from his shoulder, back onto its holder, which Adrian saw was just a payphone...jammed into the wall and crudely wired in.

"Damon...haven't heard from you in a while," said Adrian, looking fairly displeased.

"Had no choice but to lie low," said Damon, "Until those hunting parties died out or at least down. Plus, I hope you don't mind but I had to keep the bike during our wait. But thanks to my new informant, everything seems to have chilled out."

"Informant?" Asked Adrian suspiciously.

"Just try not to kill him on sight," said Damon, pointing to the top right corner of the room, revealing stairs leading up to a second floor, and standing in the doorway was...

"Wesker!" Growled Adrian, seeing the fallen angel leaning against the doorway,

"Settle down," he said, straightening up and strolling down the stairs, "I'm not here for a fight."

"Seriously?" Asked Adrian, flabbergasted to say the least, "You expect me to believe that crap?" formed his blade, "You tried to kill me and my friends!" He brought out his seldom used Sacred Gear, "You paired Asia up with a psycho priest who almost hurt her just for standing up for me!"

"I didn't pair her up with that freak!" Spat Wesker, and even removed his sunglasses out of anger, "In fact when I first saw him it took almost my entire will NOT to kill him on sight." Wesker sighed heavily, and continued, "Raynare made me promise not to kill him, but she wouldn't AT LEAST let me punish the man for almost having his way with a nun," he gestured to Asia briefly.

Two days earlier...

Damon, with Asia clinging onto him for dear life, soared down the street on Adrians motorcycle, narrowly dodging cars and pedestrians as he made sure not to run into any fallen angels. He eventually made it to the Broken Challis, and killed the engine,

"I think we lost them," he breathed.

THUD!

Both riders looked, and saw a man in a black trench coat and sunglasses,

"Wesker!" Gasped Asia.

"Get inside the bar," said Damon, "Lock the door and don't open it until I say so!" Asia then ran into the bar, locking the door behind her like Damon wanted her to, and the devil hunter brought out Black Dahlia, "Nice shades, but since you're friends with that pansy priest, I guess I'm gonna have to shatter them with a bullet between the eyes," said Damon, and began to shoot at Wesker, finding out quick that the fallen angel was fast, fast enough to dodge Damons bullets, and actually charge him, snatching the gun out of his hand and flipping the hunter off the bike, aiming the gun at his head.

"That 'pansy priest' is no friend of mine, and because of him, I think I figured out who the real villains are here." He twirled the gun, the grip aimed at Damon, and the hunter hesitantly took back his gun.

Present...

Finally, Wesker got to his point, "I joined the fallen angels so I can bring some good to my name, but instead I just made my already bad name worse by serving them." Adrian furrowed his brow,

"How was it already...oh yeah, ALBERT Wesker made it that way."

"Being the son of a bioterrorist scumbag kind of makes it bad."

"Well if you two are done," began Damon, "the pizza should be here any minute." Soon enough, three large boxes of pizza, one medium box of cheese sticks, and four sundaes in shining glasses, were delivered to the front door of the Broken Challis, with Adrian being the one to hold the boxes while Asia and Wekser held onto the sundaes. Damon quickly dusted off a table, and allowed the three to set the food down, with Damon handing out paper plates for everyone to eat. Once plates had been made, Asia looked at her slice of cheese pizza, unsure of what to do. Adrian actually found it adorable,

"You start with the pointy end," he said, and demonstrated by biting into his slice of pepperoni pizza, chewing slowly. Asia stared at her pizza for a moment,

"Oh...well then, if that's how it's supposed to be done," and took a small bite, "...Oh my! It's delicious!" Adrian chuckled lightly, but quickly stopped when he saw Wesker smiling at her as well. Adrian cleared his throat,

"So...Asia, why were you in the park earlier?" Asia hesitated, then answered,

"Wesker said the coast was clear, and the weather was perfect so I thought I'd go for a walk," she then lightly blushed, "and then I saw you on the bench and my day got even better. So yay!" Adrian smirked,

"Tell you what, since you're free, how about you and I spend the day together?" Asia blushed, and smiled,

"I'd love to!"

"Adorable," said Wesker, half meaning it, and glanced over at Damons box of pizza, finding it empty, "Obviously someone has a bit of an appetite," he said with a hint of disgust.

"Hey, me and Asia were trapped in here for two days with no food, cut me some slack!"

After lunch, Adrian and Asia spent the rest of that day at a local arcade, enjoying the time they spent together with racing games, dancing, and even sharing the photo booth with each other. Once they were about to leave, Asia dashed to a crane machine, eyeing a small white stuffed animal with a red nose, with an equally red ball dangling from the top of its head on a solid black wire, and purple bat wings.

"Have an eye for stuffed animals?" Asked Adrian. Asia whirled around,

"No! Well, sort of...yes!" She hung her head in embarrassment, until Adrian lightly laughed, inserting a quarter into the machine, and with a moment of suspense, won the stuffed animal easily. With the red nosed animal in her arms, she smiled at Adrian,

"Thanks for winning this little guy for me Adrian! From now on every time I look at him I'll remember how much of a blessing it was to get to know you!" Adrian rubbed the back of his head, a smile on his face,

"Well c'mon, there's still more to see," and led the way, with Asia holding on to the small stuffed animal tightly,

"Thank you...even if it is only for today..."

More time passed, and the two found themselves seated at a large outdoor fountain, with Asia healing Adrians wounds to the point of nonexistence. When she was done, Adrian rose up, cracking his neck,

"Thank you Asia, I feel so much better now!" He twisted his torso, now free of injury. Soon the two were seated again, and Asia began to speak,

"When I was a baby, I was abandoned by my real parents," Adrian kept quiet as Asia began to reveal her past, "They left me in front of a church in a small town in Europe. I was told that when they found me I wouldn't stop crying. The sweet nuns took care of me. Then one day, when I was about eight, a lost puppy found it's way to the church, and it was badly hurt, so I prayed to God as hard as I could, and then a miracle happened..."

"It was suddenly healed," said Adrian.

"Yes, and because of my power, I was immediately taken to a bigger church, where men and women from around the world would visit me when they were injured or sick, and I was told to heal all of them. The idea that I possessed this power to help other people made me so happy. I finally felt like I had a purpose..." She paused, "Then one night, I came across someone who had fallen, and he was in bad shape. I healed him...but I found out he wasn't a man..." Adrian understood,

"He was a devil...and the church kicked you out for healing him," Adrian said, more to himself than Asia.

"Not exactly. They said anyone with my power was a heretic, so I had no choice but to run away."

"Those bastards...and that's why you got caught up with the fallen angels?"

"Yes, but I will never forget who I am. I say my prayers and try to live a good life, but the fallen angels are awful. Doing cruel and evil things in the name of God." She paused again, gripping the front of her dress, "This suffering has to be a test of my faith. And hopefully if I can overcome these trials, I can fulfill my hopes and dreams!" Adrian cocked an eyebrow,

"Dreams for what?"

"To make lots of lifelong friends, to get to know them well and do amazing things. To have fun and care for each other. Sounds silly I know, but I'd be happy to have any friends..." Adrian gently but firmly gripped Asia's hand,

"No matter what anyone says...WE are friends. After all we've been through together, it'd be hard NOT to be friends. And now that I know plenty about you, I suppose it's only fair to tell you a bit about myself," Adrian paused himself, and released her hand,"Although, I bet once you know what I am...truly...you might not want me as your friend." Asia then took Adrians hand,

"I already know you're a devil, and you stood up for me against Sellzen, but it IS forbidden for us to be friends though. I don't want to cause you any trouble." Adrian smirked a cocky grin,

"I don't care if it's forbidden. You're my friend and no one can change that." Asia shed a tear of joy, and both of them embraced in a tight hug, until the both of them looked into each others eyes, drawing each other that much closer to each other...

"Isn't that sweet?" Both of them froze, and looked to the center of the fountain, and saw a familiar girl in revealing leather armor, and dark feathered wings.

"Raynare," growled Adrian, and his Sacred Gear appeared, along with his whipfist.

"It's been a while, hasn't it Adrian?"

"Yeah, haven't seen you since I absorbed your one friend. What was her name?" He brought a finger from his Sacred Gear hand to his chin in thought, "Oh yeah!" He snapped his fingers, and morphed into the first fallen angel he had ever absorbed, "Cindy Fyre," he said in her voice, and he morphed into the second fallen angel, voice changing again, "and Belinda Winters." He reverted to normal, seeing a smirking Raynare still in the fountain. He then saw that she wasn't even looking at him,

"Oh Asia..." the scared nun hid behind Adrian. "So it appears you truly are on a downwsrd spiral into devildom. I had such high hopes for you."

"B-Begone!" She squeaked, "I want no part of the evil you or the other fallen ones are up to!"

"Nice of you to make yourself clear," said Adrian to Asia proudly, and he turned back to Raynare, "Now what the hell do you want Raynare? And where's your boyfriend Wesker?" The fallen angel laughed,

"As if I'd tell you, filthy virus." Adrian clenched a fist, "And you can quit playing dumb, I already know about Weskers betrayal." Adrian swore under his breath. "But since you're here, we do have some unfinished business!" She formed a spear of light in her hands, and Adrian took up a defensive position,

"Asia, stay behind me!" He shouted, and Raynare threw the spear, which Adrian caught with his Sacred Gear arm, just barely keeping it from piercing his eye.

"DEVOUR!"

There's that voice again! Thought Adrian, but he didn't dwell on it for long, as the spear suddenly began to shrink, as he felt the power that made up the spear drain from itself into his Sacred Gear, the gemstones on both sides of his hand glowing bright red. I wonder... Adrian then aimed his Sacred Gear, clenched in a fist, straight at Raynare, "Let's give this a try!" Shouted Adrian, and the gemstones glowed even brighter,

"DISCHARGE!"

A red beam of energy shot from Adrians fist, and rocketed towards Raynares temporary perch. She shot up into the air, and the beam of energy landed in the middle of the fountain, detonating, and leaving a decent sized crater in the center of the fountain. Adrian looked up, seeing Raynare still in the air, forming two more light spears in her hands. Adrian then launched his whipfist at Raynare, gripping the small bit of armor on her chest, and with one pull, dragged her out of the sky and towards himself. He spun around and right when she was close enough, planted a solid roundhouse kick to her jaw, smashing her into the ground. He put away his whipfist, and gripped Raynares ankle with his Sacred Gear, and began to slam her into the ground,

One!

Two!

Three!

He lifted her up, making sure they'd see eye to eye,

Four!

Five!

Raynare laid in the water of the fountain, eyes wide in shock, while Adrian turned back to Asia,

"You okay?" She simply nodded, until Raynare slowly rose up, an even larger light spear forming in her hand, and she swiftly jammed it into Adrians back, and out his chest. Adrian gripped the spear, keeping her from forcing it deeper within himself.

"Maybe I should have dated you instead," said Raynare with a malevolent purr, "I love a man who's rough!" She then bit his earlobe, getting her point across,

"Then you're gonna love this," said Damon, appearing out of nowhere and delivering a solid punch straight to her face before drawing out Black Dahlia, firing off several round in her direction.

"Raynare!" Wesker had just arrived, a gun in hand, aimed at Raynare.

"Adrian!" Katrina and Calvin then arrived, weapons, armor and electricity already readied for a fight, and once Katrina saw Wesker, her aim shifted,

"Wesker!" She shouted, blades igniting, catching his attention,

"Katrina?" Wesker lost his focus, which Raynare took advantage of, and sent an explosive light spear down at him, detonating on the ground in front of him, sending everyone flying.

The dust was starting to clear when Adrian slowly stood up, crushing the light spear in his chest while doing so.

"Why is it I'M the only one getting hurt?" He asked to no one in particular. He looked up once the smoke cleared, and saw Raynare flying above him and the others, and to his horror, Asia was in her grip!

"It's been fun toying with you, but now we must depart," said Raynare, earning a glare from the Blacklight Virus Wielder, but it dissappeared when Asia spoke,

"It's okay Adrian," she said, tears in her eyes, and a sad smile on her face, "I'm glad I had you as a friend." Both of them suddenly vanished in a puff of black feathers, and Adrian could only stand and huff, barely containing his rage.

"Adrian!" Calvin and Katrina rejoined their friend,

"Was that the same nun from that house the other day?" Asked Calvin. Adrian could only nod. Calvin took in a sharp breath of air, "And Raynare just took off with her." Adrian nodded again, rage at the tipping point.

"Guys!" All three of them turned and saw Damon kneeling next to Wesker, whose glasses were gone, eyes closed, and didn't appear to be breathing. Adrian rushed next to Damon, and sure enough, Allen Wesker was not breathing, and his heart had stopped. Adrian hurried to perform CPR, with Calvin and Katrina watching from a distance, until finally, Katrina had enough and shoved Adrian off of him,

"How could you even THINK about saving him?! He tried to kill us!!" She yelled, until Damon spun her around,

"HE WAS MY INFORMANT!!" That shut Katrina up, "For the past couple days he was helping me and Asia hide from Raynares goons, so we could try and get her to safety!"

"Problem is, she already knew about Weskers betrayal," said Adrian, "She was just biding her time so she could strike." Calvin then made his way to Wesker,

"Everybody back!" He charged up his hands with electricity, kneeled next to Wesker, "Clear!" A pulse of electricity was sent through Wesker, almost like a defibrillator. Wesker shot up into a seated position, coughing and wheezing as Damon and Calvin helped him to his feet, "Just want this to go on record, I still hate you," Calvin informed Wesker. Adrian looked around, trying to form a plan,

"Don't worry Asia," he said to the spot in the sky she was last in, "I'm coming for you."