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ShadowUzumaki55; He surely does yeah, he doesn't back down from what he believes is right. They are yeah, they understand he's not done anything wrong, other than do what he thinks is right. Hehe, Akeno can be rather scary when she wants to be huh~? They did have quite the cute scenes of dates huh~? And we'll see what happens~

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The Church Fight part 1

"We should be going now."

Rias said as they looked around the area that they were in. The bus station was still rather vacant as well, so it seemed like it would be an interesting thing for them to go. Ise held onto all of the stuff that Takato and Asia were forced to leave behind.

"You're right, Buchou. I'll prepare..."

Before Akeno could finish, someone who was watching them from a distance, made a magical wave of fire head towards them. Koneko was the first to see it, and saw it going for Ise, who remained oblivious.

"Move!"

"Huh?"

Ise didn't understand, not until Koneko rushed her, and knocked her down. The flames went above Ise, and hit the ground behind them both. The flames spread out across the ground and caused it to burst the concrete.

"We're under attack!"

Yumi announced, making a sword appear on her hip.

Rias looked towards the place where the flames came from, and saw…

A young woman dressed in gothic lolita clothing.

She wore a dirty smirk on her face, something that Rias didn't like at all.

"Ara ara, so did Takato-sama's new family come for him?" each narrowed their eyes. "Sorry, it seems you're late. The Fallen Angels took him a few minutes ago. Most likely all the way back to Kuoh. You should have seen the spectacle, he put up a pretty good fight. He killed a fair few Exorcists before the Fallen Angels took him down together. Well, he also managed to injure them as well a good deal, isn't that wonderful? Even outnumbered, outgunned, and he still fought. Are you proud Devil-chan's?"

Rias and the others didn't like how this woman was speaking.

It almost sounded like she was mocking them all for no reason other than to do it.

"So, it seems you know my Pawn as well? Who may you be?"

Rias was calmly speaking.

But her anger was conveyed through her eyes, glaring right at the woman before her.

"No worries about that now. But, if you're thinking of mounting a rescue, then I can't let you do that. Because, if you do, then Takato-sama wont die. He wont die...I wont be happy. I wish for him to die already."

"Why?! Who the fuck are you!?"

The Witch merely laughed as if she found it funny.

"Don't worry about it young girl, I'm merely someone who doesn't like Takato-sama's family, and wish for them to perish. I thought I had gotten my wish the day that the Fallen Angels had killed him thr first time. But you." Her finger went to Rias. "You, brought him back. And I couldn't even harvest his Sacred Gear's either. That's a bad thing."

"Gear's..."

"That's right, young Takato-sama has not one, but two."

"Two...why does he have two?"

Rias already had a guess about it before, that he had two.

But with the confirmation, she didn't understand why he did.

"Well, that's interesting, you didn't know about it? I suppose it would be confusing as to why he has two. But, I know why he does, and that's all that matters right now. Because, I understand just who this boy is, and what he might do in the future as well. He shall be a very scary person if he learns the truth."

"Truth? About what?"

Akeno demanded alongside Rias.

But the Witch just wagged her finger as she summoned a magical circle.

The next moment, a few Exorcists appeared with swords, and guns at the ready. However, their eyes seemed different. It was like they weren't even with what was going on. They looked like puppets more than anything else.

"Well, you'll eventually find out. But don't worry about it. For now, deal with these people. Oh, come to the Church to find Takato-sama. But if you do, then I'll be waiting for you there, and I wont allow him to be alive. And then once his Sacred Gear's are taken, I'll kill the idiot Fallen Angels and take the Sacred Gear's for myself, the one true ruler. Chao."

She waved her hand and disappeared, leaving them with the Exorcists before them.

Ise took a step back as the others stepped forward.

"Ise, don't worry, we'll take care of these. You stay back and-"

"Give Takato back now damn yoooooooooooooooooou!"

Ise charged forward, and her Sacred Gear appeared on her arm. The red gauntlet glowed, and then Rias heard [Boost!] which surprised her, and she felt Ise's power rise a little bit at the power that was filling her body.

The Exorcists she confronted swung his sword, but Rias could tell that they were dull swings. Ise raised her arm, and blocked the sword, then the next moment, she punched the Exorcist in the stomach, blowing him away.

"Yes, that's right Ise, lets take care of them all!"

The others understood, and rushed forward.

"You wont last long!"

Yumi made her darkness sword swing in time with one of the Exorcists coming for her. She blocked the strike with her blade, and then pushed him backwards sparks going off between their blades, and got close.

The final blow came when the girl gave a hard slash to the shoulder and hip, running down vertically. Yumi looked happy, and then went fast, faster than Isane could see, and cut down several of the controlled Exorcists around.

"Suck it."

Koneko gave a dull reply as an Exorcist swung her sword for the young girl. Koneko jumps to the side and avoids, only to use her Rook strength to embed the fist she had right into the side of the head of the Exorcist, blowing them off their feet, and knocked them backwards, into another group of them, forcing them dwn onto the ground.

"Fufu, well done Koneko-chan. Leave this to me~" Akeno's hand went into the air, and a magical circle appeared up above. "Resound, thunder!"

The sky sparkled with Akeno's demonic powers, and the pain was brought.

More than that, the lightning crashed into the ground, blowing away the enemies, and killed them off.

Finally, Rias had a group confront her. They all aimed their swords towards her, but Rias' aura surrounded her. She didn't look pleased. More than that, she looked absolutely pissed off at that moment in time.

"For even trying to harm my Takato, I'll blow you all away!"

Rias' Power of Destruction flowed from her hands, into a black block of demonic power. The power went towards the Exorcists, and washed over them. Because of her power which could annihilate anything, it did so with the humans, and killed them off.

Even the ground below them was obliterated, displaying Rias' anger on high.

"That damn Witch, she had the same feeling as the weird signature we've been looking for. So, this Witch also came with the intent to harm my cute Takato as well. That's it, I've had enough of all of these people now. Trying to harm my Takato, they all deserve death and decay as well. We'll be getting back Takato now, once dealing with these people!"

Rias didn't hold back, and she unleashed her POD powers before her, in a wide arc, and crushed all of the enemies in the area. Even Ise and the others had to duck because of the powers, and Rias showed her destructive energies.

The others could see that right now, Rias truly was pissed off, and she wouldn't be holding back either. She, wasn't happy, and neither were the others. And now, they were going to be saving Takato no matter what else happened.


"Haaaaaah….Haaaaaah..."

Takato panted as he felt the heat rising in his chest.

His body, was covered in wounds.

After the fight in Tokyo, he had his body and powers drained. And the Fallen Angels didn't get off without injury either. Mittelt's body was cut up, Dohnaseek had wounds across his face, and body, and Kalawarner also had large wounds gracing her body. Even Raynare had a gash on her forehead. None of them were safe from this.

"Get in their you shit!"

Dohnaseek growled out, disgusted that Takato managed to wound him like he did.

Takato was thrown into a prison cell, along with Asia following behind him. Asia rushed to Takato's side, and placed a hand on his face. His eyes went towards the Fallen Angels, and made a determined look appear on his face.

"I'll get out of here!"

He charged for the door with pain rippling through him.

But Dohnaseek clicked his fingers, and bars of light stopped his path. The light was dangerous to Devils. He could feel intense pain from just staying near it, so he pushed himself backwards, and held a hard glare for the people before him.

"Good luck with that, boy. You know, it is thanks to your attacks on us that we discovered your powers. To seal another's ability, it is quite the Gear. And it shall be ours."

"Yeah, yeah, you said that already. Tell me something I don't know already you arrogant bastard."

Takato said through gritted teeth, as Dohnaseek laughed at him.

"Yes, but you're missing the point. I'm going to be taking your Sacred Gear away from you, and I'll have that girl there watch as you die! It wont even leave you alike, the shock of having it ripped out of you can kill a person, you know...wait, sorry, I was speaking as if you were a person, but you're not a person at all. Sorry about that Devil."

Takato didn't care what happened to him.

But his eyes went towards Asia.

The innocent girl that looked frightened.

Remembering her story, Takato felt ashamed that he couldn't save her.

That he couldn't protect her when he said that he would. Even if outnumbered, he hated that he couldn't do what he had promised.

He didn't have many cards left to play now.

But, he did have one thing that he could do.

"Please, let Asia-san go."

He said it with a clarity others might have been surprised and even jealous of on how selfless that he was sounding at that moment in time.

"T-Takato-san!"

Asia was surprised, even the Fallen Angels were as well.

But, Takato spoke with conviction next, and his eyes danced with determination.

"Please, leave Asia-san alone! She's a good person, you don't have to hurt her! You can have me! Take my Sacred Gear, if you want! I don't care! But, leave Asia-san alone! She's an innocent girl, who doesn't deserve this! My Sacred Gear, can seal powers of others! Isn't that worth something!? Can't you take that and leave Asia-san to have a normal life!? Please, I'm begging you! Just let her go, and I'll do what you want!"

Asia couldn't believe that Takato would plead for her life, instead of his own. Usually, people bargained for themselves. But, Takato bargained for her life instead. Like he truly wanted her to be safe, and sound.

It was fantastic, yet frightening that he would say that normally.

She didn't want to leave him.

She couldn't leave him.

She wanted to stay beside him always.

She didn't even think she could, even if she got out, she'd do all she could to help him as well.

However, Dohnaseek found it hilarious.

"Hahahahaha!" Dohnaseek laughed at Takato, who held himself rather well. "You have nothing to bargain for. You're a Devil, trapped. What could you offer me that I can't take? Sorry, but no, we wont be letting her go. You will witness your own death, and she shall witness it as well. And then afterwards, we'll kill her as well!"

"Why!? She's a good person! Don't kill her, please!"

Dohnaseek wagged his finger.

"Even if you say that, it doesn't matter. Because, you are a person that is worrying for us. But, she's got a good Sacred Gear. The power to heal, and the power to seal an opponents ability, isn't that the best together? I don't have to worry about injuries to myself, and I can seal away my opponents power. Then, after that, we'll begin our plan."

Takato's eyes flickered.

"W-What plan?"

Takato demanded harshly, but Dohnaseek wagged his finger once more in an antagonizing way.

"Don't be rude. You'll eventually find out what it is. For now, stick around for a while, and enjoy your time down here. This place, no one will ever hear your screams~"

Takato looked to Asia who was frightened. He was as well. He didn't want to die again. He wanted to live, and love, even if it was a meaningless thing. It was his. He also felt worried for Asia, and had to do everything to protect her, he wouldn't be able to live if something happened to an innocent girl because of something that she couldn't control.

"Then, it wont hear my screams. Please, you don't have to do this. You have me, do what you want with me. But not to her. Not to Asia-san. She's an innocent girl, just let her live, and be happy. You must see that this is wrong."

"Wrong?" Dohnaseek growled. "Do you know what else is wrong!? The fact that even after all this time, all the hard work we put into our lives, we are the bottom of the barrel. We always have nothing to us, we are nothing to anyone! We Fallen Angels are a dying race, and with other races stronger than us, you'd think Azazel-sama would want us to become stronger. But, no. His only goals are peace, and that's not what I want! I want to become great again!"

"What are you, the president?" Dohnaseek gave Takato a weird look. "Either way, it doesn't matter. Because, I am going to get out of here, and I am going to show you why it is not okay to piss me off. One last warning. If you don't want me to do something to you, you'll let us go, right now! And if not me, then Asia-san! Right now! Your last warning!"

Dohnaseek, Kalawarner, and Mittelt began to laugh out loud at the sight of Takato's determination, while Asia looks on with love filling her eyes, and Raynare looked on at her 'therapist' and wondered how she would survive if she didn't have her 'therapist' by her side.

"You must be high on drugs."

"Not presently."

Dohnaseek gave him a weird look.

"Well, either way, it doesn't matter all that much. Haha, you must be out of your head."

"Out of my head huh...well, that's nice. Because, you wont have one for much longer."

Dohnaseek and the others besides Raynare laughed out loud, and walked off. Raynare gave a brief look towards Takato, and then turned her head, and walked away. In that moment she looked at him, she felt unsure of what he was going to do.

Once they were gone, he made sure that they weren't being listened too. He looked left, and right, and all the way around. No cameras. Of course he didn't know if anyone was listening at the door, but the Fallen Angels seemed cocky enough to not even leave guards to watch over them either. Takato knew that was going to be their downfall.

His eyes then went towards Asia and he offered the young girl a small soft smile.

"Asia-san, don't worry, we're going to be getting out of here."

"B-But, how Takato-san?"

Takato showed a smile, and summoned his staff to his side.

"With this."

"With that?"

He nodded, and looked to the bars of light before him.

"I've worked out a few things about my Sacred Gear. This can help us get out of here. We'd have to be sneaky about it though. Also, with these bars of light, if I can muster up enough energy, I could break down the bars with my demonic power. They neglected to seal our powers in here."

"How do you know Takato-san?"

"Because I summoned my Sacred Gear." He replied while smiling, Asia clocking onto what he was thinking. "And if that's the case, then we'll be using our ways to get out of here. If I could break down the bars while being quiet...then we might have a chance. But I have to rest for a little while. Still a little warn out from the fight beforehand."

"T-Then while Takato-san rests, I'll heal your wounds!"

Asia was strong.

He felt that with his body as she healed his wounds, sitting down in the corner of the cell.

Her green light felt the best. It felt like the light was truly beautiful.

"I'm sorry Asia-san, I couldn't protect you."

"N-No, Takato-san! You did, don't you see?" Takato looked at her with perplexity. "Because, you selflessly threw yourself in front of enemy attacks again and again. Takato-san saved my life, and has protected me many times. These people are very strong, Takato-san was outmatched. Of course it would be very hard for you to fight them all. No one could normally at our level...Takato-san, I am sorry about all of this. Because of me, you have become involved, and are about to die b-because of me..." Asia continued showing a sad face, and her eyes leaked tears, Takato looked on with a sympathetic face. "S-So, I understand if you don't like-"

"Don't finish that Asia-san." Takato interrupted her, brushing under her eyes. "You didn't do anything wrong, they would have come for me eventually anyway. They killed me for the Sacred Gear inside of me. And they would have tried to come for me again anyway. Asia-san, I am glad to have met you, you gave me a driving force. Before I met you, I was going through this new life with no real direction. But you gave me a purpose, and that was to protect you."

Asia's face heated up, as her hand clutched onto his hand. He flipped his hand and held onto her hand gently. Their fingers interlocked with one another's, Asia and Takato both held redness on their cheeks.

"Takato-san..."

"Yes, Asia-san?"

Asia's cheeks turned even more red.

"...What is it like to be in love?"

"E-Eh? W-Why are you asking me?"

Asia became shy, turning her head away.

"B-Because, I've never understood it! H-Have you been in love Takato-san?"

"...I am in love, yes." Asia turned back to him with surprise. "I love this girl, I've known her for a long time now, and I'm never going to see her again." Asia's eyes became heavy with feelings, seeing how his own emotions were being displayed. "Asia-san, are you in love?"

"T-Takato-san, that's..." Asia composed herself the best that she could. "...I think that I might be. Takato-san, even if everything turns out bad, let us meet up again one day."

"Heeeeh, if I die, I will return to nothingness. You'll be going to Heaven Asia-san, a place that is wonderful."

Asia's eyes flickered, and thought about going to Heaven while Takato didn't.

It just didn't seem fair.

It seemed so depressing.

How could she go there, and Takato didn't?

"Takato-san, I don't want to go to Heaven without you."

"Asia-san...I'm never going..." His eyes watered up. "I'll never go to Heaven now...there's, people I have to say I'm sorry too up in Heaven….my Obaa-chan, I'm never going to see her again, I had to say I'm sorry..."

"Why are you sorry Takato-san?"

Takato shed a few tears as Asia held onto his body.

"Because, she died, and I wasn't able to save her...somehow, I think it was my fault. I worried her too much. I said before about me being a sickly child, right?" Asia nodded her head. "She gave up everything to me. At one point, I couldn't move well, my hands wouldn't respond, so she would feed me, wash me and take care of me."

"How did you get cured of that Takato-san?"

A flash went through his mind, and he began to question himself that as well.

How did he?

How was he cured?

What disease did he even have in the first place?

Why couldn't he think of the answer?

It was such a simple thing.

He should know…

But, something.

Something was keeping him from the information and he didn't know what it was.

He wasn't even sure that he ever knew…

No, he did.

But, why he couldn't access those memories, he didn't even understand.

Takato was unsure right now, and he felt weirded out that he didn't understand.

"Aaah..." Pain rippled through his skull, and he released a large breath. "I...I...how did I...what was it that...I-I don't remember..." Asia looked confused, as Takato adopted a cheery smile. "I just did, but yeah...Obaa-chan gave up a lot for me. She wasn't always in the best health herself, and in the end, she died right beside me. I remember...she was gone, she died...and I'll never get to apologize for that..."

"Takato-san, I'm sure your Obaa-sama wouldn't be mad at you, she loved you. From what you've said to me, she truly loved you to do all of that. And that's why, I feel the same right now, because you've done so much for me. You've fought for my safety, you've protected me. Takato-san is no way weak."

Takato nodded his head, wiping away his tears.

"Sorry Asia-san, I showed a weak side then...no more, I'll get us out of here, that's my guarantee, I promise you."

"Y-Yes!"

Takato and Asia leaned their heads together to regain their breath, and trying to calm down.

Soon though, Takato regained his stamina. Not fully, but enough for him to become a credible threat, so he stood up, with Asia. Aiming his Sacred Gear staff at the bars of light, he gathered demonic power at the tip…

But then the doors opened so he put his staff behind his back.

The one that entered was Raynare herself.

Her eyes looked cloudy, as if she had been through quite a bit of emotions.

"Raynare."

Takato greeted, as Raynare showed a sad face.

"Doctor." Takato wasn't sure why she called him that. "You know, I need you to stay around!" She confused him at the confession. "You know, with your assistance, I have been working through my issues, what if you aren't around!? What if I fall back into my bad habits!? Azazel-sama is never going to love me! And I don't agree with this anyway! Damn it all, I am worried about all of this! The days draw long, and then nights came and they were just as long as the days..."

Once again, Raynare went on a tangent...


One hour later…

"...Then the large women came, and then petite women and then the large women again." Takato looked lifeless, as Asia was shedding tears of absolute sadness onto Takato's chest. "You know, I think Azazel-sama truly is a man that has a love for large breasts. And don't even get me started on the nickname he gave me. My first years at the Grigori, where anything but happy memories. Raynare Ganga." Takato snickered as Raynare looked devastated. "D-Don't laugh my therapist! That's what he called me! Raynare Ganga, aka, drug lord! That's what people call me! And then the large women came through the long, sunny days. And then at night, the petite women came. And then the large women again at the day time. The endless days and the endless nights were just as long as the days-"

"How many nights and days are there?"

Takato broke the silence he held for a while.

If nothing else, he could have at least some more time to rest. And Raynare did have everyone else leave when they tried to do something, though he did see them come in now and again, so that's why he didn't break out yet, waiting for the chance to escape.

"Twenty seven." Takato's eyes rolled into the back of his head, losing hope in his life. "Don't look at me like that. We are close to reaching a goal-"

"And yeah, while you do that, I am going to be killed along with Asia-san here. Look, I'll listen to all of your problems as much as you want, but you've got to let us go. Please, you have to release myself and Asia-san. Even after that, you can just say we broke out. Raynare, despite your tedious life stories that drag on, personally I think you should write a blog to get these feelings out, I know you are a good person."

"Really Doctor?"

"Well, I know you have a good heart at least, and I am not a Doctor. If you didn't, you wouldn't want to better yourself, would you?" Raynare looked on as Takato inhaled a breath. "I'm not asking you to lead us out of here, I'm asking to just get out of this cell. Come on, I freaking helped you with your problems, didn't I? I listened to all of your, many, many problems, didn't I?"

Raynare folded her arms.

"Some of those problems were caused by you!"

"And because you tried to kill me didn't have anything to do with it at all, right?" Raynare's eyes narrowed. "Either way, be cool Raynare."

"I am cool!"

Raynare snapped back, showing that she wasn't happy at all.

"Then let us out, and you can leave. We just want to escape. Look at us….do we deserve this?" Raynare felt her body twitch, her eyes fluttering. "Does either Asia-san or myself deserve to die, for something we had no control over? God's system placed these Sacred Gears in us, that's not our faults. We didn't even want to fight in this damn Fallen Angel, and Devil wars or whatever. I was a normal guy, and Asia-san is a normal nun who's had a bad life. We haven't done anything to deserve this, have we?"

Raynare put a hand to her forehead, and she had to think.

Of course she could see the benefits of what he was saying.

It was true that they hadn't done anything wrong.

But, if she could do something, then shouldn't she? And she needed her councillor, someone that would listen to her thoughts and feelings. Even if he seemed annoyed, he did listen to her words more than anyone else.

Raynare made a sword of pink light.

"Move back from the bars."

Takato, and Asia pulled backwards, and she released a large swing of her sword. The light sword cleaved right through the bars of light, cutting them down into nothingness. The particles of light floated into the air, and sprinkled away.

"Raynare..."

Raynare turned her head.

"...I need someone to listen to my woes, and if I can't have that, I'll go out of my mind. So, please just come on now and we'll escape. But you promise, you'll listen to my thoughts on why Azazel-sama likes petite bitches as well but never looks at me?"

Takato didn't really understand why he had to do this.

But, oddly…

It was saving his life.

"Deal."

"Then follow me." Takato and Asia looked unsure. "Hurry!"

"Alright calm down." His hand reached towards Asia, who smiled. "Lets go Asia-san."

"Yes! Takato-san's kind heart has saved us again!"

Takato chuckled light heartedly, and nodded his head.

Then, they followed Raynare out of there. They went towards the stairs, after bypassing the door. The corridors were long, and Takato felt like they were underground right now. Even if he was following Raynare, he had to trust her with this.

If anything good came out of this, then it was her protecting them and helping them escape.

They came to an opening, leading to a large hallway with only left, and right the ways to go. Takato looked right and saw darkness down that way. And the other way was light. He could see a trickle of moonlight.

He guessed that it probably would be night by now.

"This way, we should be able to get out. They should be in the shrine towards the right from here. We go left, up the flight of stairs, and then out of the Churches front doors. Once clearing the Church, we should make a break for it."

"Y-You're coming with us?"

"Well, I can't stay here anymore, can I?"

"But..."

"No time, come on."

Takato had to agree.

She was helping him right now, and Asia as well.

So he was going to go for it with her.

"Okay."

Takato held Asia's hand as they ran left towards the dimly lit hallway. Even the bulbs that were on the roof didn't offer much light. He guessed that even if underground, electricity was a thing. But it didn't seem to be much. Either that, or it was because of the bulbs themselves.


Coming towards the light, they opened the hatch and were revealed to be in a place where it was like a normal Church. Though the holy items had been broken. The pews were rotten like the wood had been there for years without care. The roof had holes in it, like someone had shot up spears of light to vent, he guessed Raynare, but honestly speaking it could have been any one of them. That's what Takato thought anyway.

Asia clung to Takato's arm who offered her a reassuring smile.

"Not long now Asia-san."

"Y-Yes, Takato-san!"

Asia smiled, as Raynare rolled her eyes.

"This way we need to go before-"

"They show up?"

Takato, Asia, and Raynare stiffened their bodies, hearing the voice of Dohnaseek. Followed by Kalawarner and Mittelt, they descended from the sky, their black wings shimmering in the nights moon glow.

Raynare tightened her hand, as Takato pushed Asia behind him, activating his Sacred Gear's staff.

"So, trying to escape are we?"

"Sorry, the hospitality kinda sucks, so sorry can't stick around."

Takato answered Kalawarner who sneered right back.

"Raynare! Are you really helping the enemy?"

Mittelt looked surprised, so Raynare smirked.

"Sure, he is my therapist, and I need that after all you people have done to me. Like the endless days, and that turned into the endless nights, and then the days came again, with the large women obscuring my thought process along with the petite women, and then the large women again. And then the-"

[SHUT THE FUCK UP! NO ONE CARES!]

The three Fallen Angels growled out as loud as they could, making Raynare stifle.

Takato felt sorry for her a little bit, that she had to go through all of this crap, just because she was a Fallen Angel woman who had problems. Though he could agree about the fact that she does go on longer than necessary about it all.

"Fuck all of you! My treatment is coming to me in the form of this Bishounen! He's helping me! And once the Devils come, you'll all be fucked then! Haha, you Kalawarner, with your large breasts and nothing going on upstairs!" Kalawarner's eyes turned moist. "And Mittelt who is offensive to women everywhere! Grow breasts you bitch!" Mittelt cried a little bit as she looked at her chest. "And finally, Dohnaseek who has a small cock and doesn't know how to use it! Seriously! You're around three women all day and you don't hit on me!? I understand the other two, but not me?! Is your head full of horse shit!?"

Dohnaseek's eyes danced with tears, Takato being surprised that she could make them look like that.

"S-Shut your face Raynare! You're a bitch! That's it, you're gone now! You are going to die a horrible death right now!"

Dohnaseek formed a spear of light within his hands, but Takato pointed his staff at the man.

"I have you sealed! Haaaaah!"

The cursed light danced around below Dohnaseek, but he flew out of the way before it could take effect. Takato grimaced, but thankfully because it missed, he didn't have any drawbacks to the sealing process which he was thankful for.

"Saw that coming a mile away! Yeah, I can show you how to die if you'd like? Well, I don't mind either way on what happens with you. Your death would be fine, and so would your lies as well. So, why don't you-"

"Stop speaking already!"

Takato yelled out, as he activated his sealing once more. Dohnaseek flew around the area, avoiding Takato's sealing technique. However, Takato followed him with the staff, but Kalawarner wasn't having that.

"You die now!"

Kalawarner's sword of light was formed, and she flew right for Takato. Takato went to take her on with shadows, but Raynare made a light sword, and blocked the attack with her sword, forcing Kalawarner to take a step back.

"Sorry Kalawarner, but I can't have that happen!"

"Why?! Why have you gone against us!?"

Kalawarner couldn't believe it.

But Raynare inhaled a breath and showed a resolute face.

"Because I've been working through my issues! If I hadn't, then I'd be on your side, but he's helped me be a better person! Than I am right now, you know!? I am a good person as well as a cute person! And it would be the best thing ever!"

Kalawarner slashed at Raynare who blocked the blade, and forced her backwards. They exchanged blows with being rather equal in skill honestly. That was until Mittelt came in with her spear of light, and threw it towards Raynare.

"Raynare! Please don't do this!"

"Sorry loli-sama! Don't worry about it!"

She deflected her spear of light, only for Kalawarner to slash her top, exposing her breast. Also, a cut ran across her chest, and bled hard. Raynare ground her teeth angrily, only for Takato to yell "Duck!" which she did, as he sent off a sizeable wave of demonic power.

"Shit!"

Kalawarner cried, summoning her light to attack. However, in that instance, Takato allowed his sealing Sacred Gear to flourish. For a large portion of stamina and mental strength, the curse marks caught her, and ran up her body. The light she made, faded into nothingness, surprising the young woman.

Raynare smirked as the demonic power collided with Kalawarner, blowing her off her feet. Mittelt then became shocked, as Raynare used this chance to get close, and slice her with her blade of light, knocking her down to the ground.

"Takato! Lets go!"

"Yeah! Asia-san!"

Takato took Asia's hand and rushed towards the exit.

Dohnaseek had other ideas however.

His hand danced with light, and many spears formed. Like arrows, he shot them out, and they call converged upon Takato and Asia. He didn't want to kill them, not yet, he was going to disable them completely.

Takato noticed the spears, and knew he wouldn't be able to get out of there in time if he grabbed Asia, so he threw Asia towards Raynare.

"Raynare! Get her out of here! Take her to the Devils! Take her to Rias Gremory-senpai! I know she'll help! I promise!"

"B-But, what about you!?"

"Go! I'll be fine! Please, take her!"

Takato didn't get to say anything else as the arrows of light pierced every part of his upper body. They didn't go deep, but light arrows appeared all over his back, stabbing into him. Blood shot out of his form as Takato used his Night Reflection to swipe off the arrows of light, while Dohnaseek made a spear of light, ramming it right through Takato's leg, and brought him down to the ground, seemingly unconscious.

"Takato-san! Raynare-san, we have to go back for Takato-san!"

Raynare looked around and saw that Kalawarner couldn't use her light, Mittelt was dealing with the wound. And she knew that she couldn't beat Dohnaseek right now either. If she tried, then they'd be captured as well.

The words of what Takato had said rang through her like a train.

How he told her to get Asia out of there.

"I'm sorry Asia, lets go."

Raynare grabbed Asia, and on the wishes of Takato, hauled her over his shoulder, and flew to safety.

"No! Raynare-san please! I can't leave Takato-san! I have to help him! Please! Takato-saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!"

Takato looked at Asia with his kind smile.

"Don't worry about me Asia-san, live, and have a good life, for me. Goodbye."

Asia broke into tears as Raynare flew away.

He was doing this, to save her.

To save them.

All he did, was to help her. And was willing to even stay behind to protect her.

She didn't like it.

She hated it.

She wanted to protect him as much as he did her.

But, she couldn't make it to him, and even if she hated it, she knew that he was doing this for her.

"No! I wont let you!"

Dohnaseek wasn't having any of it, and aimed a spear of light towards the young women.

As he was going to release it, it felt like a chill went down his spine.

The next moment, the light disappeared within his hands, accompanied with the curse marks all over his body. Once again, his powers had been sealed, and shadows had dragged him to the ground so he couldn't move.

His eyes shot towards Takato, who was barely conscious.

But, his Sacred Gear was active.

He had used his last bit of strength to summon the power to seal his light.

Dohnaseek gritted his teeth as Raynare flew away with Asia.

"You piece of shit!" Dohnaseek turned to Takato, and slammed his foot into his back, causing him to cause up blood. "She got away! Now we'll never have Twilight Healing on our side! You fucking bastard! I hate you for this! But, your sealing power shall come in useful!"

Takato, with his remaining strength, chuckled hollowly.

"Sorry...messed up your plans...haven't I…?"

His words enraged Dohnaseek and he looked super angry, like he was going to murder the young boy.

Dohnaseek's eyes were dyed the colour of hate and anger for the young boy.

"You know what. You're going to have something very terrible happen to you. And it isn't going to be pleasant either. Your Sacred Gear, when it leaves your body, it will feel like your life has ended. You wont be able to breathe, speak, you wont even be able to let out a cackle. Because, I'm going to muzzle you, that's what they do to dogs, right?"

"Dogs...why aren't...you doing it...to yourself then…? You...talk to much..."

Dohnaseek kicked Takato in the side, making his wounds bleed a little more.

"Insolent bitch."

Takato's eyes glared upwards towards the enemy.

"...Kill me then...for being insolent...as if you don't...I'll come back...and fucking kill you, you piece of shit...I won today...Asia-san got away...you never will win now...The Gremory's are….stronger than...you, they'll kill you...even if I don't...before I get the chance...I'll be okay with that...you will disappear...for killing Ise-san...for killing me...for trying to kill Asia-san and Raynare as well...you will end today, I assure you...of this..."

He could hardly speak.

He knew he'd fall unconscious soon, but he didn't care.

He wasn't going to go down without a fight, no matter what else happened.

Dohnaseek turned his disgusted eyes downwards.

"That's right, keep telling yourself that. With your Sacred Gear, I will be able to have my power finally realized. I'll seal all powers before me, and kill them with my overwhelming light. Then, Kokabiel-sama, and everyone will see my power! Even that idiot Azazel-sama shall never be able to beat me!"

"...You're delusional, you arrogant prick."

Dohnaseek put a hand to his ear, all the while, stabbing Takato in the leg once more with a piece of wood that was near by, since his light was sealed right now.

Takato didn't shed a tear, but he winced at the woods feelings on his body that twisted within his body. What no one saw was the darkness around the wound, offsetting the woods damage as much as possible, protecting Takato from the worse effects imaginable.

"Sorry, didn't catch that over your stabbing. What did you say?"

He said, pulling out the wood.

Takato panted.

He however, wouldn't back down. He never would quit.

As long as their was breath within his body, he wouldn't back down.

"I said...your arrogance shall be...your undoing. Haven't you heard...being so arrogant...will put you...into hot water...you'll die."

Dohnaseek didn't like the sound of that, grabbing Takato by the back of his head, and lifted him up with a single hand. His face, got right into Takato's own and he was sneering. He truly was sneering at Takato, but Takato was too tired to care.

All he cared for was Asia having escaped.

If she truly had, then he could be happy.

He could die happily, knowing that in the end, he did his best, and managed to save someone.

In this way, then maybe he could make up for his mistakes, for the worries, and fears he felt.

"Is that right young Takato?"

"Yeah, it is."

Takato growled back, Dohnaseek not liking that one bit.

He dropped the boy, and his body floated to the ground. However, Dohnaseek didn't let him off, and kicked him hard in the torso. He spat out blood, and broke through a few pews, before his body embedded itself into the wall.

Kalawarner and Mittelt watched on, with a sadistic look to them, seemingly enjoying what was happening.

Takato on the other hand, wasn't passed out.

He was very close.

He could feel the light of his eyes slipping away.

But before him, was a ghostly image.

If it was a hallucination or not, he didn't care.

All he cared about was seeing his grandmother before his disappearing light eyes.

"Obaa-chan...I'm sorry..."

The elderly woman's ghostly form walked closer, and placed a hand on his face.

He didn't know if he was imagining this or not, but it felt real.

It felt like his grandmother's hand on his cheek.

The warmth was incredible.

Even with the oncoming storm that was the Fallen Angels.

He strangely felt at peace.

The fact that she was there, looking at him, and touching him, caused him to cry.

The pain didn't.

The anguish of his life didn't.

But, finally after all this time, he cried at the sight of his grandmother.

Every lovely wrinkle, every line he traced with his dull eyes.

"Obaa-chan..."

He called once more, his life feeling as if he was leaving him.

The old woman offered a sincere smile, and he heard the words "It's okay my boy, you've done well. I'm so proud of you. You don't have to be sorry for anything, I love you." and those few words, were all he really needed.

Even if they were his mind playing tricks on him.

He simply didn't care.

All that mattered was her love for him, and his for her.

Even if Devils return to nothing once dead, he'd definitely always remember her, no matter what else happened now.

He, was with his grandmother, and that's all he needed to go on.


Meanwhile, within the Occult clubroom, things were heavy with tension. Ise, Yumi, Koneko, Akeno and Rias were all looking worried. Having retrieved Takato's and Asia's things, they came back here to make a plan to save Takato.

They only had a few little times about it.

But, they were going to do their best to save Takato. They just didn't know how they were going to go about it. Besides the obvious, they were worried that if they did that, then Takato could be killed on the spot.

Ise while listening to Rias, and the others forming a plan, was restless.

She couldn't stop thinking about what could have happened to Takato.

What pain he was going through.

What he would be worrying about. If he was hurt, if he was dying. Or if he was fine. She didn't like not knowing. That's what angered her more than anything else within this world, that she didn't know anything about it.

All the others felt it as well.

Yumi felt her anger rising at the situation, but unlike Isane, she was able to keep it calm and safe.

Koneko also felt worried for the Senpai that she had grown attached too in a friendship way.

Akeno worried for Takato and what the Fallen Angels would be doing. If they tried anything, then the Fallen Angels...would he think they were horrible? And if he did then what would he think when it came too…

"Buchou! We have to go and get Takato right now!"

Akeno was snapped out of her thoughts when Isane yelled like that.

Rias nodded her head.

"I know that Ise, but we can't simply storm in...can we? We need to figure out their tactical strength. They have Takato, and if we simply burst in, then we threaten to get him killed. They could finish him off with a single attack."

"And he could be getting murdered right now! You know, the Fallen Angels, that's what they are known for! They have tried to kill him, and if we leave him there, then he is going to die! We can't do that!"

Ise yelled as loudly, and with frustration as well, she couldn't hide it at all.

Rias also felt her anger growing as well, and worried for what was going to happen to Takato as well.

"I know that Ise! Don't worry about it, Takato is a resourceful young man. Probably, he's thinking of ways to get out of that kind of situation. But, we have to be careful. We make a wrong move, and he is going to die. And we can't have that happen. I wont lose Takato like this."

Rias looked strong right now.

With Takato having been captured, it had pissed her off to no end.

She didn't want anything bad to happen to Takato, and she expected him to do his best, so she would do hers as well.

"So, Buchou, how shall we proceed? With every minute we waste here, it is another minute that the boy doesn't have. Takato-kun might seriously die if we waste time. So, what are your orders, Buchou?"

Rias placed her hands together.

"Yes, of course we're going to have to go and rescue him. The only thing I can think about is going through a secret way. If there was a tunnel. If there was somewhere else we could go. Or, if we could teleport there. Though I've never teleported to a Church so I don't know if it would work that well..."

"They're at the Church? We should just bust through the front door! We don't have time for this! Every second we waste, Takato might be getting killed! We don't even know what they want with him!"

"They clearly need him alive for something. Otherwise, they wouldn't have taken him."

"You're right about that."

They all gasped.

Their eyes shot to the window, and saw that Raynare was there, with Asia as well in her arms, and she had been sobbing.

"Fallen Angel! To come here was your last mistake! For taking Takato away, this results in death!"

Rias' hand lit up with her POD, and she aimed towards her.

Asia however jumped out of the young girls arms, and put her hands out, declaring with teary eyes.

"Please don't!"

Rias turned towards her, recognizing her.

But since she was there, where was Takato?

"...You're that nun that is with Takato that time...so, what happened to Takato?"

Asia began to cry as the others watched on.

"T-Takato-san sacrificed himself for us...for me. He stopped them from following us...he got stabbed and beaten...Takato-san keeps saving me...he allowed us to get away. If he didn't do that...then we wouldn't of been able to get away….Takato-san saved us. Please, we have to save Takato-san before they take it!"

Asia cried out, worried for what could happen to Takato.

If he was dying right now, she couldn't take it.

After everything that he had done for her, if he died...she didn't even want to think about it.

"T-Take what?"

Ise felt worried for the blonde haired boy.

Raynare inhaled a breath.

"...They're going to take his Sacred Gear."

Raynare revealed the truth.

Besides Ise, they all looked on with dull eyes, realizing what it meant.

She looked around and saw that everyone looked worried, or even scared as well.

"...What's wrong? Even if they manage to take his Sacred Gear-"

"He'll die, Ise." Rias' eyes turned downwards as she said that, going off the devastation. "It would take someone with incredible life force to survive the process of Sacred Gear removal. However, Takato isn't even in the best conditions, and if he was the chances are slim. And now that he has been attacked all these times, he'll be low on energy...so, there's no chance he is going to survive if we don't do anything."

Yumi's hands tightened, and her body shook. Ise looked completely devastated.

Takato...was going to die?

"N-No, it can't be! He can't die! Why would they do this!?"

Ise didn't understand why they would do that.

"Takato has a Sacred Gear that can seal off his enemies powers." Raynare revealed. "They see that as a valuable power. Just think, if he turned it on you, he could see your demonic powers, leaving you sitting ducks. Dohnaseek wants that power to seal off his enemies powers. And he wont stop at Takato's, he wants Asia's as well."

"And what are you doing here? Aren't you with the enemies as well?"

Akeno gave accusing eyes as well as her accusations.

Raynare looked on with dull eyes.

"He's my therapist."

Raynare explained, the others giving off a weird face.

"I'm sorry, but did you just say he is your therapist?"

Akeno couldn't help but be giddy at the thoughts of that.

Raynare put on a shy face, not liking to admit it, but had to in the end.

"He helps me with my problems, even if he did hit me with cars, and what not. But, it doesn't matter all that much in the end, you know? We have to go and rescue him!"

"I just want to make sure that you aren't doing this for your own motives...therapist huh, is he any good?"

Rias said it with a face full of worry that Raynare could do something odd.

But, Raynare showed her determination easily.

"Well, he fucking saved both me and Asia! And yes, he's a fucking amazing therapist who taught me to not be afraid of the large women with the endless days! And the petite women through the endless nights! Followed by the large women again in those scorching days!" They gave her a weird look. "Doesn't that mean I have to repay the damn Bishounen or something!? Besides, if something happens, then a certain Dragon is going to be very pissed off! Will rampage! And will kill all of us! Do you not understand this!?"

"D-Dragon? What Dragon?"

Rias looked worried, but Raynare placed a hand on her forehead.

"I didn't know until recently, but that boy, is connected to a Dragon in a serious way! Probably the strongest user in history! And if she...ooh God no, it is going to kill us all. We have to fucking save him, understand me?!"

Rias didn't quite get what she was going on about.

But the Dragon thing interested her.

Takato knew a Dragon.

Did he know he knew a Dragon?

Either way, it didn't matter.

"Alright, so how are we supposed to proceed?"

"We have to bust in the front entrance."

Raynare said it as if it was nothing at all.

Rias didn't exactly like that idea.

"How can we do that? If we do-"

"If we don't, he dies. There's no time to mess around finding back entrances. They'll be starting the process right now, and if we dilly dally around, we wont be able to save him. Fortunately, it takes time and Takato is a resilient dude, so he can and will fight but we have to hurry."

Rias didn't like having to work with a Fallen Angel.

But, if Takato had protected her, and Asia, then he must have thought they were good.

Recently, she had to think a bit like him as he had made valid points. Though she was the Master, she had to admit that she had learned much about humanity from him and his kindness had touched her in ways she hadn't thought of.

"Alright, Ise, everyone, lets go. Also, Ise, your Sacred Gear-"

"It's...I mean, it filled me with power once so..."

Ise wasn't sure, and Rias turned her head curiously to the side.

"Power...I see." Rias nodded her head. "From what I have researched, I believe your power is to boost your powers every ten seconds, Ise."

"B-Boost my powers?"

"Yes, at least that is what I believe it is. And remember, desire. That's what you need. Your Sacred Gear will respond to your desires Ise, and I say that saving Takato is probably a big motivator for you, am I wrong?"

"N-No! I'll definitely save him!"

She declared, as Rias nodded.

"Yes, and also, remember about promotion. The ability to change your class. As in turning into a Knight, Rook, Bishop, or Queen. Though Queen might be out of reach since you've just turned. But the others would be good Ise."

"Yeah! Takato taught me about it as well!" Rias looked surprised, as Ise tightened her fist. "Hang on Takato, your Queen is coming now! Then we'll all have group se-"

"Finish that sentence and I shall kill you. This isn't a threat, this is a promise you pervert."

Koneko glared out, making Ise rescind what she was saying.

Even Rias and Yumi looked terrified that Koneko went that far, and showed a scary side to her as well. Though she seemed to be mostly relaxed now that she had gotten that off her chest as well.

"R-Right, Koneko-chan..."

"Lets go."

Rias exclaimed and they walked forward together.

Asia tried to follow, but Rias stopped her.

"Takato risked himself to save you, it is best if you stay here."

"B-But, that's why I have to go!" Asia said it with conviction. "Because it is Takato-san, I have to and save him as well!"

Rias placed a hand on her shoulder.

"To hold such feelings inside of you is a wonderful thing. But Takato placed himself in danger for this, and he did this while thinking about your safety as well. If you went and something happened to you then..."

"Takato-san saved my life, many times." Asia said it with conviction. "He might be hurt...no, Takato-san is definitely hurt, and the least I can do is heal his wounds when he is saved! I-I can't fight like all of you can, but I can do this! I can heal all of Takato-san's wounds!"

Rias wasn't sure.

She wasn't against the idea.

But, she couldn't guarantee her safety either.

"Ara, it seems that she truly has developed affections for Takato-kun." Asia's cheeks turned red at Akeno's words, and shyly looked away. "Fufu, she's right though Buchou. Not one of us have a healing ability that can heal him up quick. If he is in danger of death from injuries, then we should have this girl come and heal him as well."

That's how Akeno felt, and Rias could understand why she said it as well.

"Yes, you're right. Then please follow us Asia!"

Having heard her name before, Rias declared it strongly, and Asia responded with that same strength.

"Yes! I shall save Takato-san as well!"

With that decided, everyone rushed out of their to save their male Pawn.

They could only pray that they would make it in time, and hoped nothing bad would happen either to anyone that they cared about.


Back at the Church, underneath it within a massive area. Takato's body was being strung up to a large wooden cross. It burned his back, and the Fallen Angels were probably getting off on the pain. In fact, that's how he woke up.

He could see the legion of Stray Exorcists that were before him as well. They all were snickering, laughing and making jokes about Takato being killed soon. But he didn't care about that. He wouldn't allow his fear to rule him.

His eyes went to the side, to see Dohnaseek smirking at him.

"So, you're awake. I'm glad, I did want you to be awake for this, for the time that you're going to die."

Takato knew what he was doing.

It was as clear as day.

"Scaring me, isn't going to work for you. A classic tactic meant to induce fear."

"What kind of fucking person are you? Not even scared of death?"

Takato shook his head, denying what the man said.

"That's wrong. I am petrified of dying again. But I can't do anything. My body is worn, I feel sick, and you're about to use your powers on me. And it seems that even your powers as a Fallen Angel have returned, I can't see my marks on you."

"For a short while, I couldn't get them off. But over time, I managed to have them removed. Or more like, they disappeared on their own. It seems to not last indefinitely. Maybe that's apart of the users will. They stay there for as long as the wielder of the Sacred Gear permits, or can muster up. It lasted about twenty minutes with me. But since you're a new user-kun of your Sacred Gear, it makes sense why there is a limit like this."

Takato chuckled softly, looking at the Fallen Angel girls. They didn't hold back, and just sneered at him. He shook his head, and turned towards Dohnaseek once more who showed a resolute face that wouldn't ever be stopped.

"You didn't get Asia-san and Raynare it seems. Hah, not so almighty as you wanna make me believe, are you?"

Takato wasn't one to mince his words in these situations.

Even if he was going to die, he was going to make it as hard as he possibly could for the enemy that was before him.

Dohnaseek showed a pissed off look to his eyes.

"So what?" He growled. "They'll be found eventually. And once I have your Sacred Gear, you will be the power I use to get them back. Raynare, I'll kill her, and as for the nun, she'll be stripped of her powers, and will be given to me."

Takato couldn't believe it that he was being so arrogant about a failure of his own.

Dohnaseek surely was one of a kind.

"Good luck with that." Takato said with a pained smirk, antagonizing Dohnaseek. "You can try and do that, but I know the Gremory are stronger than you. Rias-senpai, Akeno-senpai in particular are very powerful, and you can't measure up to them, right? That's why you haven't directly attacked the Devils in this town. Play macho man all you want, but I see the truth that's hidden behind your eyes. You're scared of them, and for good reason as well. They'll kill you, you know?"

"Tch, once I have your Sacred Gear-"

"Wont be enough." Takato smiled out with rage in his eyes. "My Sacred Gear has a drawback that it takes a lot of stamina, and mental energy as well. Using it more than twice will leave you in critical condition. Even if you use it at full power, it is a very powerful, but detrimental Sacred Gear as well, isn't it? You'd have to choose which power you'd be sealing off. By the way, if someone who is a new Devil can give you people trouble, an experienced Devil must be such a pain for you, right? They must be very powerful or you wouldn't of been hiding away for as long as you have, and you wouldn't of tried to capture me all those times that the Devils stayed at my home, am I wrong?"

Dohnaseek's anger was growing, partly because what he said, was true.

Takato wasn't lying, he was actually speaking truth at this moment, and it pissed him off to no end that this was happening.

"Shut up now!"

Takato knew he was getting under his skin as the slap he gave Takato was very strong.

But he endured it and showed a fearless smile, something that unnerved Dohnaseek and the other Fallen Angels.

"Sorry, did I hit a nerve with you? Don't you like admitting that you're weak? Because, that's what you are. If you need others powers to be strong, then you're weak. Dohnaseek, Kalawarner, and Mittelt, you must hate the fact that you need my power, to become strong without doing it on your own."

"Shut up! Just shut your mouth you bastard! I fucking hate you! Seriously, keep your mouth shut now!"

Takato began laughing at the man that was before him, something that immensely pissed off the elder man.

"I'm sorry, but you get worked up so easily. I find it very funny, honestly. So, is there anything else you wanna tell me? Maybe how you're going to use my Sacred Gear for evil deeds or something like that? Perhaps you could say something about me personally. My life, my body, my health, is there anything you'd like to add? Because I've heard it all before."

Dohnaseek couldn't understand why Takato didn't even look scared.

"...You're mad. I said it before, but death is coming and you don't look frightened. And you say you're frightened."

"My Obaa-chan taught me that fear can be something that can be powerful and can help you. And I am doing that now. The fear is fuelling my emotions and I am resolving myself. Even if I die, I am going to make it as hard for you as I possibly can. I'll hold on for as long as I can. I'll resist you at every turn Fallen Angels. I'll make sure that you wont be able to get away from me as well. Even if I die, I'll come back and haunt you. I'll be with you every step of the way, and you wont be able to get through me, you know?"

Dohnaseek shot a challenging look towards Takato who didn't back down.

But then he smirked.

"Alright then, if that's how you want it." He turned to the side, where the extraction device was, and saw that Kalawarner was there. "Turn it to the maximum."

"But, we only need to have it on half for the extraction to take place..."

"You don't understand, this shit needs to be dead as soon as possible. And I want it out of him right now. So don't hold back now." Kalawarner nodded, and set the dial up to high. Takato looked on unmoving. "So, is there anything you would like to say before the end comes?"

Takato held his stiff upper lip.

"Enjoy what life you have left Dohnaseek. Because I am tell you right now, you wont be alive for much longer. You are evil, there's no good inside of you, there's nothing that would show me how good you are. You are evil, and you'll get what's coming to you, Dohnaseek. Enjoy it, while you can."

Dohnaseek didn't look bothered in the slightest, and raised his hand.

"Begin."

Nodding at Dohnaseek, Kalawarner begun the extraction. Takato watched the device come closer to him, he saw what appeared to be electricity bouncing off the tip. It felt sickly to even look at, so it came closer and Takato didn't like it at all.

As it came close, Takato gritted his teeth, and then…

It began.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

His screams, were true screams of pain.


Outside of the Church, as Rias and the others arrived. Since it was already night, the place they were on was lit up by the street lamps. Rias herself overlooked the ground, seeing Ise, Yumi, Koneko, Akeno, Raynare and even Asia looked determined as well.

Takato was inside, they knew that much by Koneko saying "I can smell Senpai's scent from here." which relieved Rias that they had found him. The inside of the Church didn't seem to be lit, so they could only presume that the ritual was probably going down lower than the Church.

"Inside, there's a secret passageway that leads all the way to the bottom within the sanctuary, it can't be missed if you know where to look, at the alter." Raynare began, showing blueprints of the Church she had gotten beforehand. "Every other place can be ignored, but we'll have to go through the front. Knowing Dohnaseek, he placed at least Freed in the opening area. He is a cut above the rest. And he is crazy, so that's a deadly combination. And I wouldn't be surprised if the Fallen Angels also placed a few Stray Exorcists there as well, so don't be surprised if you see a few more people there as well."

"Yeah, we've fought him before, the ass."

Ise spat out, recalling what happened with Freed that time when she last saw Takato.

She hadn't seen him since then and even now she was more worried than ever before.

"Below that, the Fallen Angels shall be waiting and probably will begin the extraction of the Sacred Gear soon enough. And even there, there will be a few Stray Exorcists as well."

Raynare showed her worry on her face, and didn't hold back either.

"Wow, you've got a lot of Strays working for you."

Ise expressed her genuine surprise that they had more than a few expendable people working with them.

Raynare waved it off like it wasn't anything at all.

"They followed Dohnaseek and us due to various reasons. We've been gathering them for years now to work for our group. A few other Fallen Angels have a fair few as well working with them. Since they are humans that have no home, we take them in and have them work with us. It is how the Grigori is able to stay strong as well, relying on the human's powers as well. Though for people like Dohnaseek and I guess the others as well, they don't like it and in fact, hate that the humans seem to have amass of powers, and the Devils also reincarnate people with strong powers. That's partly the reason why they're taking people like Asia, and Takato, because they have strong Sacred Gear's. For the God who cast us out, to take his trinkets for the humans, that's what their mindset is now."

Raynare explained the best she could.

Ise didn't expect that, and was quite shocked.

On some level, it kind of made sense why they were doing what they were doing, if they were twisted enough to hurt people for their goals. But that's how it was.

"Then we have to move quickly. The Fallen Angels are strong, Ise, everyone. Akeno and I shall take care of them, your mission is to take back Takato. He probably will be in a bad condition, so you all get him out of here."

[Yes Buchou!]

They all replied besides Asia and Raynare who simply nodded their heads.

They were pumped for what was going to happen.

They were going to save Takato no matter what else happened.

They weren't even going to hold back either.

[AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!]

As they were going to move, they all heard the screams of Takato, and were all speechless.

"Takato-kun..."

Yumi gasped out, never having heard such a scream of pain.

Even during her past, she hadn't heard someone scream so loud, and she knew Takato wasn't one to scream at pain he was in. So, whatever pain he was in, it was a true, and real one that even she couldn't express correctly.

"C-Come on! We have to go and get him!"

Ise announced, Rias nodding.

"Exactly right Ise! Lets go everyone!"

Rias walked forward first, and the others followed.

However, as they walked, a magical light appeared beside them. Rias turned her head, and saw a magical fireball coming for them, so she stepped forward, and raised a demonic barrier, blocking the blast of flames, but the flames were stronger than anticipated, and knocked her down.

"Aaah!"

Rias cried out, as the others became on guard.

Stepping forward out of the shadows, the young Witch once again came forward.

"I told you that if you came, I would stop you from stopping this."

"Is that how it is?"

Rias stood up, as the Witch inclined her head.

"That's right. That's what I said, and I am sorry but I can't let you go on. Because, I am going to have to stop you people." Magical circles appeared before her, as they glared on. "So, who would like to fight me first?"

Rias took a step forward.

"I'll deal with you myself!"

"B-Buchou, it would be best if we fought together!"

Yumi complained, but Rias waved her hand, and pointed to the Church.

"Takato is in danger of death. Go, I'll deal with this woman myself."

"But..."

Ise wasn't sure.

She didn't want Rias to die, even she could tell that this woman was a scary one.

But Rias held a resolute face.

"That's right, I will be fine Ise. Everyone, don't worry about me now. Just go and save Takato before he dies."

Ise and he others didn't like it, but they nodded, and ran off, besides Akeno.

Rias saw that she wasn't leaving, so turned to her curiously.

"Akeno?"

"Ara, don't worry Buchou, a Queen can't leave the King. Besides, this woman here is far beyond the Fallen Angels in powers. We have to fight together to survive right now. I sense a deep power inside of her. And if we take her lightly, then we'll be executed."

"You're right Akeno. Let us take this girl out together."

The young woman chuckled as if she was enjoying herself.

"No offence, but you two don't have the power to take me down."

Rias and Akeno didn't like the sound of that.


As they did that however, Ise and the others consisting of Raynare, Asia, Yumi and Koneko all stormed the Church. When making it to the large doors, Ise was going to open them, but Koneko walked forward, and punched so hard that the wood was destroyed all together with a single punch, shocking everyone around.

"K-Koneko-chan!?"

Ise let out a shrill but Koneko showed a determined face.

"...We don't have time, lets go and get Senpai."

"Right!"

Together, they went into the Church, in order to rescue Takato. What trials would face them, they didn't know now. But, they didn't care, as they had Takato to save, and they weren't going to let him down, no matter what else happened.


End chapter!

So, we've got to the home stretch! Rias and the others came into contact with the Witch, who is going to be Rias', and Akeno's opponent! Since she's rather strong, we'll see how they deal with her. Ise and the others are naturally worried, and while that was going down, Raynare had a change of heart (if only to keep her 'therapist' around) and went to escape, only for Takato to sacrifice himself to save Asia and Raynare. And now, he's gonna have his Sacred Gear extracted. Next chapter, we'll be seeing some interesting things from Takato and Isane and the likes, as it is the last chapter for the Fallen Angel's arc.

Takato; Ise (fem), Vali (fem), Rias, Akeno, Asia, Koneko, Yumi (fem), Gasper (fem), Xenovia, Irina, Rossweisse, Ravel, Kuroka, Kunou, Le Fay, Ophis.