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Sorry for the wait guys. I've been really busy and hit a few roadblocks. But I've managed to make a concluding chapter to this arc.
Hope you guys had happy holidays, and I wish you a happy new year.
Chapter 15: Yamagata Arc - Part 3
After the whole fiasco with the Norse creatures, the chaos has finally died down, and everyone has gathered in one spot. But the most interesting part about it is that many various types of people are gathered in one spot.
Terra and Ventus are mages of Earthland. Mittelt, a Fallen Angel on the run. Yorokobi, an Exceed. Leone, an eager youkai on seeing the world. Shiroe, a Shinto Half-God. Ragna, a Damphir with a very special fragment. Joshua, recently appointed Guardian Angel for Terra. Kougyoku, a Devil of the Vinea Pillar. And finally, Rossweisse and Eleonora, Valkyries of Norse mythology.
Astfolo just wondered off after the conflict, nobody knowing where he went. Ventus just said that he'll be around.
It was strange to see so many members of various factions gathered in one spot, but at the same time, not trying to kill each other. Well, there were tensions between three certain members.
But the most interesting part that the group is interested in is the fact that both Terra and Ventus had a history with each other.
When they were asked this sort of question, Terra explained it to them with a shrug.
It turns out that the two met each other when they were very young kids. Terra was currently on his travels, while Ventus was keeping up her dreams of being an ally of justice in her own way. She was on her own as well, considering the fact that both her parents passed away due to illness.
The two had their fateful meeting when they came to a town at the same time, and found a group of bandits terrorizing the town. Naturally, these bandits had no chance of beating the two powerful Slayers. When the two finished them off, they met each other in surprise, seeing such a strong fighter of their age. After rescuing the town, the two got to know each other and became good friends.
Yet, being both Slayers, they grew curious of each other's powers, and decided to have a spar.
A very very intense spar.
The moment they tested each other's powers was the moment that they saw each other as rivals. Friendly rivals. Meaning that they were good friends, yet very competitive with each other.
They've gone their separate ways once they got a few things done, but they still meet up with each other time and time again. And it was at this point that Ventus followed Terra as he jumped through the portal in the sky, without him knowing that someone followed him.
When Ventus arrived in Earthland, she had to take a few days to grow accustomed to the world she is in, and then set out for both justice and Terra. It was at the point of her journey that she encountered Astfolo, and somehow managed to rope him into her journey. Something about exploring the world alongside her while at the same time delivering justice like a hero.
Currently, the entire group was now walking towards Yamagata. The Valkyries told them that their leader, Odin, is actually in the city. This surprised many members in the group, seeing how a powerful god is here right now. But the Vakyries told them that Odin was there for leisure pleasures. The group didn't know what they meant by that, but the two Vakyries gave tired sighs.
Soon enough, the two young woman predicted where he would be. And that place...
...is a Strip Club.
The group grew highly confused, but Rossweisse just grew an annoyed tick on her face as she walked inside. The group stayed silent for a while, before they heard some nagging coming to them.
"Alright, alright, I'm leaving. Truly, a Valkyrie with no openings. No wonder you're a virgin and no boyfriend at all." an elder voice said.
"S-Shut up! I didn't want to be single! I didn't want to be a virgiiiiiiiin!" Rossweisse whined out.
Soon, the group was met with the sight of Rossweisse holding a paper fan looking irritated, while an old man with a long white beard and eyepatch walked out of the club. When they walked out of the club, he turned his head, only to be met with the sight of them.
"...My my, so many different types of people, gathered here in one spot. That's quite surprising..." the old man commented. Eleonora then bowed in respect towards the man.
"Odin-sama, Rossweisse and I have completed out mission, just as you ordered us to." Eleonora said, her tone sounding patient. This caused the group to blink in surprise, seeing that the elder man in front of them is Odin.
'...Odin is a pervert? Greeeeaaaaaat...' Ragna thought blandly while giving a deadpanned look towards the elder God.
'...Well he's an interesting grandpa...' both Terra and Leone thought.
'...Oh my god, there are more of them.' Mittelt thought with shock and horror as she realized that both her leader and Odin were both perverts.
'...This god is a pervert...?' Kougyoku, Joshua, Ventus, and Shiroe thought.
"Yes. We completed it, but we have received unexpected assistance from many members from various factions." Eleonora told him.
"Hoh?" Odin said with an intrigued tone as he stroked his beard. "That sounds very interesting indeed. Tell me..." Odin said, turning to the group. Almost everyone flinched, as Terra simply blinked upon this.
"I'm quite curious to know why so many members decided to help out in this case. Usually, we just mind each other's business. But you decided to help." Odin told them. Terra simply scratched the back of his head.
"Well, to be honest, we just happened to get caught up in that sort of thing. What we did was out of us not knowing what was going on from the start, before we decided to help take care of things." Terra told him. Odin raised an eyebrow at him.
"Is that so? So you weren't here on orders or anything?" Odin asked.
"Not really. We're currently a traveling group right now. No faction is ordering us around." Terra told him with a shrug.
It was the silence passed between the two as they looked each other in the eye. The group felt tense, seeing how this silence passed through the air. That is, until Odin started to chuckle.
"...*Chuckle*...in all my years, I never met someone as interesting as you, or this group for that matter. I'm honestly quite surprised, seeing so many factions here without trying to fight one another. I guess times truly bring change." Odin said, before he gave Terra an interested look.
"Tell me boy. What is your name?" Odin asked.
"Terra Tachikaze. Earth Dragon Slayer." Terra told him.
"Hoh? A dragon slayer you say? You don't get those types of warrior this often around these times. It's even more interesting that a Magician calls himself a dragon slayer." Odin said.
"Indeed Odin-sama. But I have witnessed Terra's actions in battle, and he certainly lives up to the title." Eleonora told her leader. Terra simple scratched the back of his head.
"Really? Didn't think it was that special." Terra commented. Eleonora simple giggled at him.
"Well, it isn't everyday that a Magician can bring down a fire giant, albiet with the help of others. But your strength truly astounds me." Eleonora said with respect in her tone, before she gave a sly smile. "You sure you are not a hero? I'd be more than happy to be your guide to Valhalla." Eleonora said while giving a small and quick wink at him, something that was noticed by a few females in the group, causing them to slightly frown.
"I'm more of an adventurer if anything." Terra said while shrugging.
"Hoh hoh hoh, quite an interesting young man here. A dragon slayer, yet he calls himself an adventurer and not a hero? This boy is getting more and more interesting." Odin said with interest, before he gave a sigh.
"Pleasantries aside, it seems that this old man has to apologize to this group for the trouble that they were caught into." Odin said with a sigh.
"That isn't necessary Odin-sama." Shiroe spoke up. "The situation wasn't in your control to begin with, so nobody could expect something like this. Besides, our leader here would've helped regardless." Shiroe said, turning his eyes to Terra. Terra blinked in surprise when he turned to them.
"Leader? When was I appointed that?" Terra asked in surprise. He then felt an elbow from Ventus, who gave him a look to be quiet. Terra just sighed at her while shrugging.
"In any case, I should thank you for your assistance on helping my Valkyries in their mission." Odin thanked them with a small smile on his face. "Now then, since you girls completed your mission, your free to do whatever you want before I decided to go back to our home. Don't waste this opportunity though. A festival is currently going on." Odin said.
The group then noticed that some sort of festival was going on at Yamagata, with the people having a festive mood in the air.
"So if you'll excuse me, I'll enjoy the festival here as well." Odin said with a glint in his eyes as he walked back inside the Strip Club. Rossweisse noticed this, and followed after him.
"Odin-sama! Please stop this at once!" Rossweisse called out to her leader as she followed.
Eleonora sighed while giving an apoligizing smile to the group.
"I'm sorry about that, but Odin-sama has that sort of quirk." Eleonora told them.
"We noticed..." Ragna said with a deadpanned tone. He then shrugged as he decided to walk off. "Anyways, we're done here, right? I could use a break now, and see how this festival is. Later." Ragna said as he walked off.
"Going lone wolf again? I don't think so." Leone said as she followed after Ragna. "C'mon Shiroe! Let's not make Ragna here feel lonely!"
"Who said I was lonely!?"
"R-Right..." Shiroe said as he followed. It was then Leone called out to the Devil.
"Hey, Kougyoku! Why won't you hang out with us for a while? Seems pretty boring when you're all alone!" Leone called out, surprising the Devil.
"M-Me? But I'm quite fine alo-" Kougyoku told her, but was cut off was Leone grabbed her by the sleeve and dragged her along.
"C'mon! Don't be like that!" Leone said as she dragged her along.
"H-Hey!"
'...You'll need the alone time with him.' Leone thought as she gazed at a certain fallen angel, before she left. Terra shrugged at the sight, before he turned to both Eleonora and Ventus.
"Well, why won't we enjoy the festival ourselves?" Terra told the two, causing the two to smile at him.
"Of course! Well, since we're new to this, it doesn't hurt to check them out together." Ventus said, before she grabbed Terra's hand and began dragging him along.
"It won't really help if you drag him along..." Eleonora pointed out as she walked alongside them.
"W-Wait a moment! What about-!?" Mittelt tried to call them out, but was soon met with silence as she found herself alone with Joshua. She didn't stay anything, before she slowly gazed at Joshua.
She saw Joshua standing there with a soft frown on his face.
"...You realized that we will have to eventually talk about, you know?" Joshua told her.
"..." Mittelt didn't say anything but look down at the ground.
(Rooftop)
Both Angel and Fallen Angel sat silently on the railings of a building while seeing the festival going around the city. Mittelt seemed really quiet, while Joshua held a neutral look on his face. The silence passed between the two, before a sigh escaped Joshua's lips.
"...You know, how many years has it been since we last saw each other? Quite a while, hasn't it?" Joshua said. Mittelt flinched, before a guilty expression finally showed it on her face.
"...Yeah, it has." Mittelt quietly said. "So many years. I was kind of hoping you would forget about me, you know?" Mittelt said. Joshua sighed as he ran his hand through his hair.
"It's hard to say. After all, how can I forget my very first student?" Joshua said. Mittelt clenched her teeth upon hearing those words.
"...Student. Right..." Mittelt quietly said, before she began to remember her days back in the past.
A past that she wanted to get away from.
It all started with Mittelt being originally an Angel. At the time, she was a low ranked Angel in need of training. That is when Joshua came into the picture. Seeing how he is a higher ranking, he was assigned to become Mittet's teacher in the ways of magic and combat. The two became close since then, since Joshua was alone most of the time, not having much of a chance to bond with anyone, while Mittelt was eager to learn from her peers. Thus, the two factors led to them having a close student-teacher relationship.
Meanwhile, Mittelt also had a friend back in the human realm. During her times down on Earth, she ended up befriending a human girl, and the two became close friends since then. Mittelt always supported the girl, considering that she was quite sick at the time, always having to rely on a wheel chair to get a way, Mittelt sort of appointed herself as a Guardian Angel for her friend.
However, one day changed it all. The day where everything turned for the worst.
It turned out Mittelt's friend was sought out by an aggressive playboy who was in the same school as her. This said playboy had his sights set on Mittet's friend, but she constantly turned him down. It was then one day that Mittelt's friend had enough of his moves, and then proceeded to talk him down in front of a bunch of people, leaving him humiliated upon her actions.
It was then that sort of move was considered tragic. It led to so many bad events.
It turns out that the playboy was part of a local gang that committed crimes while escaping the police. But not just any part. He was considered the leader of the local gang, and had his underlings follow him.
When Mittelt decided to return to earth and see how her friend was doing, she was met with the sight of something horrible.
Her very own friend, lying on the ground in a pool of her own blood, while a man stood above her body while smirking at her, calling out to her how it was payback for humiliating him in front of his "people".
She stood there silently, horrified at the sight of such acts before her, shocked to see her own friend dead before her. And she couldn't do anything about it.
It was then she snapped.
She fell into a deep sense of wrath, and went into a blinding rage of bloodlust. She screamed with fury as she summoned her spear and then proceeded to kill each and every member within the room, leaving nothing more than a bloody mess in the room. How she kept cursing out to them like they were disgusting insects, brutally torturing them in the process while tears of rage and sadness leaked from her eyes.
As a result of falling into wrath, one of the seven sins, Mittelt fell from her Angel status and became a Fallen Angel.
By the time she was done with the massacre she has brought upon, she became shocked upon discovering what happened to her. So shocked, she collapsed onto her knees while hugging herself in realization of what happend. She has fallen, meaning she cannot go back to Heaven with her status. In her blind fit of rage, she forever lost her status as Angel.
Having no other choice, she ran away. She ran away, having no home to return towards to. All she had left was nothing but to go to the Grigori and live her life as a Fallen Angel.
As for Joshua, it wasn't well for him as well. It turned out that one day, he decided to get a small gift to commemorate their one year anniversary of him teaching her the ways of combat. By the time he finished his gift and went to wait for Mittelt, it was far too late. He was soon given the news that an Angel has fallen, and can no longer return to Heaven. And that Angel was none other than Mittelt.
He was shocked to hear such a thing, and immediately went down to Earth to search for her and see if the news was right or wrong. Unfortunately, he couldn't find her anywhere, thus losing track of her since then. But up to this day, he still hasn't given up on searching for Mittelt, wanting to find out the truth behind everything.
Thus, leading to this situation.
"So...you've been looking for me the entire time...?" Mittelt quietly asked Joshua, causing the Angel to nod at her.
"Indeed. It's been quite a while, but I believed that we'll meet again someday." Joshua said as he put a hand on his chin, before he looked at her with a small expression of his usual expression appeared. "Honestly, it took quite a while Mittelt." Joshua told her. Mittelt meekly nodded at him.
"I-I see..." Mittelt quietly said.
Silence passed between the two, before Joshua turned his gaze towards the city.
"...You know, I was quite shocked and surprised when I heard you became a Fallen Angel. I at first didn't believe in such a fact, but it reality told me that you became one and joined the Grigori." Joshua told her.
"...I have no excuses." Mittelt told him. Joshua then turn towards her.
"...Tell me. Why did you fall?" Joshua asked her. Mittelt gained a pained expression upon hearing that question.
"...I...I just gave into my wrath, you know? The moment I saw those bastards murder her in front of my very eyes...I just couldn't control myself and succumb to the wrath that has driven me." Mittelt explained, before she clenched her teeth. "Me, a former Angel, fell to wrath. Usually, Angels fall due to lust, envy, or pride these days. But me? I fell to wrath. That honestly quite an ugly sin out of all, isn't it?" Mittelt asked.
Silence passed between them once more, before Joshua puts on a thoughtful expression.
"...So that is your sin. Wrath, hm? To be honest, I expected a more...darker theme. But when you hear the story and context, I suppose it can't be helped." Joshua said. Mittelt's eyes widened, and her eyes turned to him.
"W-What!?" Mittelt said in surprise. Joshua simply gave his signature chuckle.
"Mittelt, I've observed humans for quite a while now. If its one thing I noticed, its that humans became angered or enraged upon seeing their loved ones fall before them. We Angels also have capabilities of feeling such emotions like humans. So what is to say that Angels can't act like humans, and humans can't act like Angels?" Joshua said to her.
"Joshua..."
"...I cannot lie when I feel a bit disappointed that a fellow Angel has fell from Heaven due to such a sin. However..." Joshua said, before his hand reached out and patted Mittelt on the head. "...It'll be more even more disappointing if my one and only student went on dying on me." Joshua told her.
"...!" Mittelt gasped in surprise as she looked at Joshua with widened eyes. Joshua gave his usual smile.
"Honestly, whether you are a Fallen Angel or not, the fact remains that you still remain as my student. And you more or less act like the same before you fell, albeit with a colorful mouth. So honestly, I don't see much of a difference other than the wings." Joshua said.
Mittelt couldn't help but look on with shock as she looked at her teacher, as she cannot believe what she was hearing.
"...S-So...we're good then...?" Mittelt shakily asked.
"Yes Mittelt. I suppose we are." Joshua said softly to her.
(With Terra and the others)
Meanwhile, Terra and the other two wind users were enjoying the festivities of the air. Both Ventus and Eleonora changed into a more suitable attire for the festival, as they both wore kimonos to fit in with the festivity. He and his two other female companions were enjoying the stands around, with them winning many festival attractions, and Terra enjoying the food at any stand that he comes across, much to the amusement of both Ventus and Eleonora.
What Terra didn't know, however, is that he didn't notice the glares of jealous he was getting from the men in the crowd, seeing how he is accompanied by two beautiful female figures.
"Man, this yakisoba tastes so good~!" Terra enjoyed the taste of the food he had.
"Honestly Terra-kun, you say that any food is good. I mean, not with the past 10 stands that you've decided to try out." Ventus point out with a small smile.
"I'm surprised that he is able to stomach that all. I wonder why..." Eleonora wondered. Ventus merely gave a small smile towards her female companion.
"Well, Terra-kun is a user of Dragon Slayer magic, and this type of particular magic focuses both the physical strength and the magical aspect of him. Both of these require lots of energy and stamina, and Terra needs the nutrients to energize him. So with the large amount of power he is holding, it also requires calories and nutrients." Ventus explained.
"Oh, I see. Dragon Slayers are interesting indeed..." Eleonora said with an intrigued look towards Terra. Terra then finished the yakisoba, before he threw the container in a nearby trash bin.
"Well, I can eat about anything, but I'm not really into bitter food." Terra said with a shrug, causing both females to blink in surprise.
"Really? I though you'd eat about anything Terra-kun." Ventus said with slight surprise in her tone.
"Just because I have a big appetite, it doesn't mean I have taste." Terra told her.
"Says the guy who can eat rocks like it's regular food." Ventus retorted with a playful smile.
"Touche." Terra said with an admitting tone.
"As amusing as this conversation is going, I believe we're not merely here for the food." Eleonora pointed out, before she heard her cell phone ring. She blinked, and looked to see who it is.
"Hello?" Eleonora said, and stayed silent a bit. She then sighed as she hung up the phone. "It seems that my fellow Valkyrie needs my assistance in controlling Odin-sama from his usual habits." Eleonora told the two of them.
"Ah, bummer." Terra said while scratching the back of his head.
"Must be hard, having that sort of leader like that." Ventus said with a bit of pity in her tone.
"You'll get used to it." Eleonora said with a shrug, before she turned around and started to walk away. "I'll meet up with you two later." Eleonora said as she waved at them, causing the two to wave back as well. As she disappeared into the crowd, Ventus soon looked at Terra.
"Hey, Terra-kun. Want to see something cool?" Ventus asked.
"What is it?"
(The Others)
"This game sucks!" Ragna cursed as he held a rifle in his hand, missing a particular box.
Somehow, the group dragged Ragna into playing games with them, much to his ire. However, he had no choice but to do so. It also didn't help the Leone jabbed Ragna into playing with them, and getting him irritated into playing with them seems to do the trick. Currently, the group were at a stand where they were supposed to knock down a particular toy or box down with their rifles that shown rubber bullets.
"Wow, your aim sucks. I thought you Vampires has a keen sense." Leone teased with a smirk on her face.
"Piss off! Just because I have keen senses, it doesn't automatically mean I can use a gun!" Ragna told her with an irritated expression.
"Now now, calm down you two." Shiroe said, trying to placate the two, before he noticed Kougyoku standing next to him with an unsure expression on her face with the rifle she had.
"Do you not know how to use a rifle Kougyoku-san?" Shiroe asked, causing the young Devil to break out of her expression and turn to Shiroe with a surprised expression.
"O-Of course I do! I-I'm just making sure how it works properly so that I know how to use it correctly!" Kougyoku told him while stuttering, his pinks turning a bit pink in embarrassment. However, Shiroe just gave her a patient smile.
"Well, alright then. But if it helps, simply pull back the lever, and pull the trigger." Shiroe said, pointing it out. Kougyoku blinked in surprise, before she turned back to the rifle in her hand. She pulled back the lever, cocking the gun to be ready to fire. She shakily lifted the rifle and tried to imitate what the others did. She focused her aim, and then pulled the trigger. A popping noise was made as she fired, making the rubber bullet fly through the air. It soon impacted with a box of Pocky, and was knocked down to the floor. She blinked in confusion upon seeing this.
"...So did I win?" Kougyoku asked, her expression a bit unsure.
"You did win, Kougyoku-san." Shiroe answered her with a patient expression. Leone gave a teasing grin towards Ragna.
"...Wow Ragna, she's a better shot than you, and it is her first time." Leone teated, further irritating Ragna.
"Shut up!" Ragna exclaimed with a comical irritated expression. Leone chuckled, before she turned to Kougyoku, receiving her prize.
"So Kougyoku, what exactly brings you here anyways?" Leone asked the Devil, causing Kougyoku to blink in surprise upon the question.
"I'm sorry?" Kougyoku responded.
"Well, from our experiences with Devils, it seems they have something to do here in the human world. So you must've had something to do here." Leone said while shrugging.
"Well..." Kougyoku, a bit hesitant to answer.
"I wouldn't be surprised if her reasons revolve around Terra. That guys somehow attracts trouble..." Ragna commented with a dead panned expression.
"Actually that is correct. How did you know?" Kougyoku responded with a surprised expression.
Silence passed through the group upon hearing her answer, and then they focused on her with surprised expressions.
[Huh!?] the group shouted in surprise.
"Wait a moment here, so you came here because of Terra?" Leone asked in surprise, before she placed her hands on her hips while looking at the Devil with a raised expression. "So what, you want him in your Peerage or something?" Leone asked.
"That is the purpose of coming here." Kougyoku admitted with a shrug.
"Well sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but I don't think Terra is going to join you. He's too busy focused on other important things." Ragna told her. 'And what exactly am I doing at this moment...?' Ragna thought to himself, before he shook himself out of it.
"Well then, it's not my problem then. I wasn't even interested in inviting him in the first place anyways." Kougyoku said with a disinterested tone. This caused Shiroe to blink in surprise.
"Wait, then why did you come here, saying that you wanted to invite him into your Peerage?" Shiroe asked. Kougyoku simple sighed.
"Well, seems like it was an idea my advisor gave to me." Kougyoku responded. She then saw the expectant looks for wanting more details from the group, and she raised an eyebrow upon this. "Why are you so concerned about this anyway? I mean, each and every one of you are from different factions, yet you are concerned for a Dragon Slayer." Kougyoku asked, being confused upon this.
"Well, for one thing, he is our friend. Of course we'd be concerned about his well-being." Leone pointed out. "And as his friend, it's up to me to look out for him, just in case people try to harm him."
"...Friends, huh?" Kougyoku quietly said to herself, quiet enough for no one to hear. "I see. So that's the reason, huh? Well, I suppose I could explain it to you. I won't really gain anything out of the moment." Kougyoku said, before she decided to explain.
Kougyoku is a member of the Vinea Pillar, an extinct Pillar in Devil Society. It means that her Pillar still exists, but they no longer have any Pure-Blood members, losing their status as a Pillar. Kougyoku is a member of the Vinea, but she is part human, part Devil. As such of her family status and her bloodline, her family received bad treatment from the elders of the Underworld, seeing how they're now considered filthy and no longer having an pure blood members, seeing how Pure-Bloods is important to the Underworld.
However, her advisor has told her about Terra, who slowly began to be recognized in the Underworld due to his accomplishments, and he suggested to her how gaining Terra in her Peerage will help her gain recognition amongst the elders. But Kougyoku knew better, seeing how the elders won't give a damn about whether or not Terra is in her Peerage or not, because one thing will remain the same.
She isn't a Pure-Blood. Plain and simple.
Honestly, the reason why she came out to the human world was to escape the belittling of the Elders, and enjoy so time of freedom and fresh air.
"...And that's that I suppose." Kougyoku finished her story, before she decided to try out the sweet treat she had. Her eyes brightened when she found how tasty it was, and eagerly ate the chocolate sticks.
"...Huh. Sounds tough." Ragna said after remaining a bit silent. He then gave a scoff. "Even if they aren't the Old Maou faction, even the current ones are still assholes." Ragna commented.
"A rather crass way of putting it, but yes, it seems that the elders of Devil society doesn't seem too flexible..." Shiroe commented.
"So that's your story, huh..." Leone quietly said. Kougyoku sighed, before she gave a curious look towards them.
"I'm quite curious about Terra though. He seems to be an interesting Dragon Slayer, who is able to have so many members from different factions gather around him, yet not give a single sign of conflict." Kougyoku commented.
"Ah, Terra's always like that. He doesn't really care what faction you are. If you are good in his books, then he'll treat ya like a friend." Leone told her, causing Kougyoku to blink upon this.
"A friend?" Kougyoku asked. Leone nodded at her.
"Yeah. He does that to almost everyone." Leone told her, before she ringed her arm around Kougyoku's shoulders. "Now then, why don't you enjoy your time here? The night is still young, and you don't have to return to your home so soon! You can't lose here!" Leone said with a smile.
Kougyoku stayed silent for a moment, before a small smile appeared on her lips and nodded.
(Viewing Area)
"Wow. You were right when you said the view is amazing..." Terra said with a bit of amazement with the sight before him, causing Ventus to giggle at him.
Both Dragon Slayer and Devil Slayer were in a secluded area in Yamagata, where they were given a nice view of Yamagata and its surroundings, giving them a nice view of the festival night life going on.
"Well of course. You've always enjoyed great views, so I just looked around to find the highest point of this area. Suffice to say, I'd say you're satisfied with it." Ventus told him with a smile.
"Well yeah. I mean, nobody could deny such a great view." Terra said as he leaned against the railings. Ventus just sighed at him while shaking her head.
"Honestly, you're still the same as ever when I last met you. I guess some people never change." Ventus said with a knowing tone, causing Terra to give a small snort at her while looking at her with an amused look.
"Oh like you can talk. You're still aiming to become that ally of justice thing, right?" Terra reminded her, causing Ventus to smile proudly upon the fact.
"But of course! As a Devil Slayer, it is my job to bring forth justice and prevent great evils from rising. That is my role and dream I intend to follow." Ventus told him, causing Terra to give her a small grin.
"Certainly good to know. But you also need to know that despite you being a Devil Slayer, I've met a few Devils of this world. And some of them are actually good people." Terra told her, remembering his meetings with Rias and her Peerage, as well as Serafall and Sairaorg. Ventus just gave a reassuring smile towards him.
"Relax, I don't see the world in black and white, you know? All I believe in is doing what is right." Ventus told him, causing Terra to nod at her.
"Well that's certainly good to hear." Terra said as relaxed onto the railings. "I've gotta admit, despite me traveling around in a new world, it's nice to see a familiar face." Terra said with a small smile, causing Ventus to giggle.
"I'm also glad to see you to Terra-kun. After all..." Ventus said, as she got closer to Terra while wrapping her arms around his arm, all the while bringing his arm between her large bust. She then leaned forward and got close to his ear.
"...I can't let my future husband get hurt, right?" Ventus whispered into his ear.
Silence passed between the two as soon as she uttered out those words. Terra just stayed silent upon hearing this, and then turned to her with a silence gaze. Silence passed between them as they both stared each other right in the eyes, not saying a word to each other. It was then Terra gave a tired sigh to break the silence.
"You're still hung up on that promise, huh?" Terra said tiredly, before he scratched the back of his head with his other arm. Ventus just gave a sweet smile at him.
"Of course. I did promise myself that any man who is my age beats me in combat, as well as saving me, is considered my ideal husband. And seeing as to how you've managed to pass those requirements, you are now my future husband." Ventus simply told him, causing Terra to groan at her.
Here is the story.
Back when Terra and Ventus around the age of 13, Ventus made a vow to herself when she was younger. She told herself that a man who manages to defeat her in battle, as well as being able to rescue her from a dangerous situation, is considered her chosen husband. Ventus was a strong mage at the time, stronger than most 10-11 year old kids and mages. However, Terra managed to best her in combat. There was also another story where he saved her life from danger. It was from that moment, she declared to him to be his wife, much to Terra's confusion and shock.
"That's a weird way of finding yourself a boyfriend." Terra commented, causing Ventus to pout at him.
"Oh come on, a girl likes to choose her own ideal boyfriend and future husband." Ventus told him.
"Yeah, but this is sort of jumping the gun you know?" Terra told her.
"What is jumping the gun? All I'm doing is me declaring to be your wife." Ventus told him.
"And that proves me point..." Terra said while sighing. Ventus furthered her pout at him.
"Oh come on. What's so complicated about this?" Ventus asked Terra.
"Well for one, you're throwing away your true happiness. I mean, you truly don't know if you found someone who is good for you. I don't think following that promise you made to yourself will help your ideal husband. Second, you're kind of rushing this. Couples start of dating first to see if they like each other or not. And third..." Terra listed off, before he blinked upon something.
"...Um, I got nothing." Terra said, scratching the back of his head. Ventus sweatdropped at him.
"Look, Ventus. I care about you a lot as your friend. I don't want you to just throw away something like this over something so trivial." Terra told her. Ventus stayed silent for a moment, before her eyes saddened for a bit.
"...Does that mean you not love me?" Ventus quietly asked. Terra blinked upon this, before he sighed upon this.
"Jeez, how many times have you not asked me that question? Well, I'll say it once and I'll say it again. I'm just not sure." Terra answered with an unsure look on his face. "I...never really considered being in a relationship. I'm just focused on exploring and searching for my old man. Being in a relationship hasn't really come into my mind." Terra told her, causing Ventus to soften her looks at him.
"I see. So even after all this time, you're not sure about being in a relationship." Ventus said, before her eyes slightly widened in realization.
"I got it! Since you are hesitant on entering a relationship, why don't we start like you suggested?" Ventus asked, causing Terra to blink in confusion.
"I'm sorry?" Terra asked in confusion.
"Why not have a few dates like you suggested? That way, you can see if you truly like me!" Ventus told him. Terra stayed silent for a bit, before he just gave a small smile as he shook his head.
"Well, if I know one thing, it's that you're quite focused on whatever is on your mind." Terra said, before he just shrugged. "Fine, let's give this a shot. A few dates, just to see where this will go." Terra told her, causing Ventus to smile upon this.
"Yes! At this rate, being your future wife will be become solid!" Ventus said excitedly. Terra then gave a sweatdrop at her.
"Hey, didn't we just agree to have a few dates to see where this will go?" Terra asked. Ventus pouted at him.
"Oh don't be like that? Besides, aren't I good wife material?" Ventus said while winking at him.
"Oh, you'll make a good wife someday." Terra said with a causal tone, making the Devil Slayer blush at him.
"R-Really...?" Ventus asked with a hopeful tone.
"Yeah."
"Does that mean...?"
"No, I'm not considering you my wife." Terra told her with a deadpanned look.
"Oh come on!" Ventus whined out. Terra sighed once more upon this.
"Honestly..." Terra said with a slightly tired tone. Ventus pouted a bit, before she ringed her arms around Terra once more, stuffing his arm between her cleavage.
"Fine then. I guess we have to start things out like this then." Ventus said while cutely pouting at him.
"Whatever floats your boat." Terra said with a shrug. Ventus then grew a small smile on her lips.
"Well then, I think this will give a good start." Ventus said, leaning in.
Terra blinked in confusion, a bit lost on what she meant. That is, until he felt something soft touch his cheek.
*CHU*
Terra felt soft lips being planted on his cheeks, and his eyes realized that he felt Ventus kissing him on the cheek. Her kiss lingered on his cheek for a bit longer, before she separated. As she did, she gave a genuine happy smile towards him.
"Consider that just a taste from your future wife!" Ventus chirped with a happy tone. Terra then formed a blush on his cheeks as result of the kiss and smile he received from her. He looked away from her while scratching the other side of his cheek.
"Please don't tease me like that..." Terra muttered while looking away from her. Ventus's smile grew further when she saw this.
"Aw, you act so composed when it comes to love, but receiving kisses sure rile you up, huh? Maybe I should kiss you more often..." Ventus said with a suggestive smile.
"Please don't push it..." Terra told her with a groan in his voice.
This merely caused Ventus to giggle even further.
(Hotel Room)
'This room...seems a lot more smaller with this amount of people.' Terra mentally commented as he looked at the room before him.
Considering it is a two person hotel bedroom, the amount of people within it made it a bit crowded. With many members from different factions, along with a Earthland companion and descendant of a hero.
As for Mittelt and Joshua, they returned to the group with a better mood, surprising the others. However, Terra only knew the situation and could only stay quiet upon this. However, he was happy to see the relationship rekindle between the two.
Speaking of which, Odin casually sat on the chair with his two Valkyries by the side. The Norse Chief God stroked his beard while at it.
"Well now, it's been good experience for this old man. Being able to see such liveliness amongst the people, along with the nice swaying bodies of the woman, always brings enjoyment." Odin said with a grin on his face.
Rossweisse's eyebrow ticked, while Eleonora just sighed upon this. Odin then cleared his throat, and then stood up from the chair.
"Well then, I think it's best we head back home." Odin said, before he turned to Terra. "Terra and Ventus, was it?" Odin said to the two Slayers, causing the two to nod at him. "In all my years, I never expected two people such as yourself from a world outside the nine worlds, or outside of any mythological worlds to be honest." Odin commented. It was then Ventus looked at Odin with a curious expression.
"Urm, Odin-sama, since you are aware of the nine worlds, and you having the power to travel between them, is it possible for you to create a link between our world and this?" Ventus asked. Odin hummed for a moment, before he shook his head.
"I'm afraid not. While I am aware and specialized in world connections, I'm afraid my power is enough to simply link to another world. Though, there is one being..." Odin absently said on the last part, which Terra grew curious.
"Who is this one being?" Terra asked curiously. Odin then shook his head.
"Never mind that. Even if I told you, I highly doubt it will help you simply get back home. I've heard it prefers solitude above all else." Odin said. "But I'm sure that with the method of you getting here shows that it isn't possible to go back. You'll just have to keep on searching." Odin told them, before he started to walk towards the door.
"Well, it's been fun. See you youngsters elsewhere." Odin told them. Both Valkyries waved their goodbyes as they followed their leader, with Eleonora giving a wink towards Terra, much to the ire of the three young woman in the room. When Odin opened the door, he decided to say one final thing.
"Oh, and Shiroe? Tell your father I said hello." Odin said, which very much shocked Shiroe upon hearing this.
"What!?" Shiroe said in surprise. Before they could speak any further, the door closed.
Everyone stayed silent, before Terra turned to Shiroe.
"...I guess divine blood can be sensed between you guys. And I believe Odin met your father sometime in the past." Terra told Shiroe, who nodded at him.
"True. I guess mythologies don't stay separate that much..." Shiroe quietly said, before he sighed. "Well, there isn't anything I could do now. Hopefully, Odin can keep quiet about my lineage." Shiroe said.
"Lineage?" Kougyoku asked curiously.
"Sorry, Shiroe doesn't like to talk about it. It's rather personal." Leone told the young Devil.
"Oh, well, that's fine then..." Kougyoku said, but she did give a curious gaze towards Shiroe. It was then Ventus stood up from her seat as well.
"Well, I think we had plenty of fun now. I'm going to go to my room now to get some shut eye. C'mon Astfolo." Ventus said, making the young man follow after her.
"Coming!" Astfolo said with an enthusiastic tone. Ventus then turned to Terra and gave him a wink before leaving, furthering the ire of two certain girls. As soon as they left the room, Kougyoku sighed as she stood up from her seat.
"While it has been a good experience, I'm afraid I have to return home." Kougyoku said, standing up from her seat. It was then Terra gave a curious look at her.
"So you're leaving now?" Terra asked the Vinea Devil. Kougyoku nodded at him.
"Yes. I'll just tell my advisor that it was a failure to get you into my Peerage, so you won't have to worry." Kougyoku said, before her eyes saddened a bit. "...Then I'll be stuck back at home again." Kougyoku quietly said. But Terra heard it, and gave a frown.
He heard the story from his friends, telling him Kougyoku's situation. He immediately frowned upon hearing this, and felt sorry for her situation. However, his eyes then widened when he had an idea in his head.
"You know..." Terra started, catching everyone's attention. "Does your family or advisor know when you are supposed to return?" Terra asked her, making Kougyoku looking confused upon this.
"Urm...no, not really. All they do know is that I'm just out there searching for a Peerage. Why do you ask?" Kougyoku asked with a confused look. Terra then grew a smile.
"If that is the case, then why not just continue your "search"?" Terra suggested, emphasizing the the word "search". Kougyoku just kept getting more confused, while Shiroe caught on what he meant.
"What do you mean by it?" Kouyoku asked, getting even more confused. Terra could only give her a small smile.
"Well, you not just pretend you're searching for a Peerage, while at the same time enjoying your time here and not at your home?" Terra suggested, making Kougyoku realize what he meant.
"...You're right! While my family and advisor thinks that I'm out searching for my Peerage, I'm just enjoying my time out here!" Kougyoku said with realization.
"That's right." Terra said with a nod.
"Seems like a smart idea. A bit cunning and deceptive, but a smart idea nonetheless." Shiroe agreed.
"Hoh? I never knew Terra was capable of such deception. I don't know if I should be intrigued or worried about human potential." Joshua commented.
"Knowing Terra, I shouldn't be worried." Mittelt said with a deadpanned tone.
"Better than being stuck at home with a bunch of pricks." Ragna added in.
"Good idea!" Yorokobi agreed.
"Well that's good to hear." Leone agreed.
But it was then Kougyoku grew a bit conflicted upon this.
"But...I'm worried that my advisor will contact me about my progress. I need proper evidence that I'm searching for my Peerage, which I am not." Kougyoku said. It was then Terra just shrugged at her.
"Well that's easy. You're trying to get me into your Peerage. So why not just travel with us." Terra told her, surprising the group upon his suggestion.
[What!?] everyone in the room exclaimed in surprise. Kougyoku just looked at him with a surprised look.
"But...I am not interested in putting you in my Peerage. Oh wait...!" Kougyoku said in realization.
"Yep. You can simply pretend to follow me to get me into your Peerage, providing you a good cover. So you can simply travel with us while enjoying the human world. Everybody wins." Terra said with a shrug.
"It's more of a win for her than for you or us in that matter." Mittelt commented, not liking that there is a potential member to this group. It was then Kougyoku gave a hesitant look.
"Why are you doing this for me...? We just met each other..." Kougyoku asked him quietly, astonished that someone is helping her. Terra then turned to the others.
"Well, I just met these guys and known each other for a few days, yet we're pretty much friends. And look what we are now." Terra said, gesturing to the group.
"A motley crew with members from different factions?" Ragna suggested.
"Hear hear." Leone agreed.
"Am I considered a part of the group?" Joshua said, pointing to himself. Mittelt just gave a small smile towards her teacher.
"Knowing Terra, you're pretty much inducted into this group. Congrats." Mittelt said with a slight joking tone.
"I feel so honored." Joshua said with his usual smile.
Terra then turned to the Devil with a small smile on his face.
"I mean, thats what friend are, right?" Terra asked, surprising her upon hearing this.
"F-Friend!?" Kogyoku said in surprise.
"Yeah. A friend. What, is something wrong with that?" Terra asked with a raised eyebrow. Kougyoku looked at him with widened eyes, before her expression greatly brightened.
"...Yes! We are friends!" Kougyoku said with happiness, before she reached out and shook his hand. "Oh! My first friend! I can't wait to enjoy so many things with you, along with your other friends!" Kougyoku said happily.
"What the hell!?" Mittelt said in a confused tone.
"Wait, she said first friend..." Leone commented.
Kougyoku then seperated from Terra, and gave him an ecstatic smile.
"I'll go pack my things! I can't wait to travel with my friends." Kougyoku said, and then proceeded to leave the room with a happy look on her face, closing the door on her way out. Meanwhile, Terra just stood there while blinking upon this.
"...Well that happened."
The others gave a look at each other.
"Didn't you hear what she said? She said first friend. So does that mean..." Shiroe said to the others.
"It's probably that. Damn, even isolated from others? Devil society is sounding more hell than it actually is. And I know what I said." Ragna said, making Joshua shut his mouth upon this. However, he did give a disappointed expression.
"What a shame." Joshua said.
"Huh. Poor girl. Having to endure something like that. I think a friend is what she needs, and Terra is what she needs." Leone said while folding her arms together.
"...I guess. But she better not be another person for Terra. I already have enough trouble as it is." Mittelt said while gazing at Leone.
"I'll take that as a compliment." Leone said with a cheeky grin, making Mittelt's eyebrow twitch upon this. The Fallen Angel then turned to Terra.
"Terra, I understand that your intentions are good and all, but don't you realize the situation between us." Mittelt said, gesturing to her and Joshua. Terra then folded his arms upon this.
"Well, tell me. What are your feelings towards Devils? Mittelt. Do you honestly have any grudges or hatred towards Angels and Devils" Terra asked his Fallen Angel companion, making the blonde girl blink at him. After a moment of silence, she answered.
"...To be honest...no." Mittelt said with a thoughtful tone. "Sure, I'm wary around them due to history of bloodshed between Angel and Devils. But beyond that, I honestly don't feel anything towards Angels or Devils. I can't like them, nor dislike them. Joshua-sensei is considered special, since we have a good student-teacher relationship."
"My, I'm quite touched..." Joshua said with a his usual smile. Mittlet then gave a small push in response.
"Don't push it." Mittelt said with a small smile. Terra then turned to Joshua.
"And Joshua. Does you hate Fallen Angels and Devils?" Terra asked. Joshua went thoughtful for a moment, before he gave his answer.
"As an Angel, dark thoughts and emotions will lead to my falling. Naturally, me possessing hatred or rejection of Fallen Angels and Devils isn't really much. I couldn't hate the whole race, since Fallen Angels were once our brethren before giving into their desires. To be honest, I feel pity towards Fallen Angels, since they gave into their dark desires. Even Mittelt-chan here." Joshua said while patting her head.
"I don't need your pity..." Mittelt said while pouting. Joshua merely chuckled, before he continued.
"For the Devils, we always had a bad relationship with each other. Of course I'm wary. After all, it's an Angels duty to wipe away sins." Joshua admitted. "However, I've begun thinking things differently during my time observing humans. I've seen humans commit such foul deeds, it makes them look like the Devil. And while I have little to no experiences in interacting with Devils, I have seen some that are...less sinful. The Vinea member we encountered has shown that to me." Joshua said, before he folded his arms.
"In the end, I guess my duty as an Angel is to wipe away the sins. But only when I see sinful acts. But I don't see any, do I?" Joshua said, making Terra smile at him.
"I got ya." Terra said, before he looked at the rest.
"Well? What do you think everyone?" Terra asked the group.
"I'm in. It's finally nice to have a new female companion in the group." Leone agreed.
"Wooh! New member!" Yorokobi cheered.
"I trust your decision Terra." Shiroe said with a nod.
"Damn, another member to this motley crew. But she's a lot more tolerable than other Devils, that's for sure." Ragna said with a shrug.
Hearing their agreements, Terra could only give a grin upon this.
"Alright then. It's decided. From here on, she's going to become a new member to this little group of ours!"
(Train Station)
After getting a night's rest, the group decided to head off once more. Both Terra, his group, and Ventus' group stood at the train station. Ventus gave a sigh as she stood in front of Terra.
"Well, it seems this is where our own journey splits from here Terra. You and your little group can do who knows what, and I have to set off to find a way home and preserve peace and justice here." Ventus told him with a small smile on her face.
"I guess so. Just when we got to see each other again. But you know me, I can't really stay in one place for so long." Terra said while scratching the back of his head.
"True. So this is where we split. But I have a feeling we'll meet soon enough." Ventus said with a small wink, something that caught the attentino two certain females in the group. And one of them didn't really like where this was going.
"Yeah, we probably will. Till next time Ventus." Terra said, seeing Ventus train arrive. Ventus nodded at him, and leaned him to give him a kiss on a check, much to his surprise and the others, and the ire of Mittelt and amusement of Leone.
"Later Terra-kun." Ventus said with a wave as she walked into a train.
"Bye bye!" Astfolo waved rather energetically as they entered a train.
The two soon entered, and then proceeded to take off, leaving behind Terra and his group. Terra stood there a bit dazed upon this kiss, and sported a small blush on his cheeks as he rubbed the cheek that she kissed. He soon noticed the others quietly looking at him, and just cleared his throat.
"W-Well, with them going, I guess we should get going as well." Terra declared.
"Yeah..." Mittelt said half-heartedly, still annoyed upon seeing another female after Terra.
"When did you get chummy with each other all of a sudden?" Leone said with a sly grin as she ringed her arm around Terra's shoulder.
"Not even sure myself." Terra answered her plainly, causing Leone to blink in surprise upon hearing his answer.
"Alright, enough with this whole love triangle or whatever shape is going on. We have a train to get on." Ragna said with a flat look, pointing to a certain train arriving.
"Ah, you're right. We should get going everyone." Shiroe said to the group, before he turned to Kougyoku, who stood alongside the group with an excited look on her face.
"Are you ready, Kougyoku-san?" Shiroe asked. The female Devil nodded at him.
"I am!" Kougyoku said with a nod. It was then Terra turned to Kougyoku with a small smile on his face.
"Seems like you're ready to go. Hope you're ready, because we're about to face some crazy adventures ahead of us." Terra told her, but the girl simply shook her head.
"I am ready! After all, that is what friends do, right?" Kougyoku told him with a small smile. Terra nodded at her.
"Yeah. So are you comfortable with traveling with a Angel and Fallen Angel?" Terra asked her. Kougyoku looked thoughtful for a moment, and then took a glance at both Joshua and Mittelt, she nodded.
"...To be honest, all I've been told is that I should be Fallen Angels and Angels since they're our life-long enemies. Of course I'd be wary, meeting a Fallen Angel and Angel for the first time. But seeing how both Angel and Fallen Angel aren't fighting, I just assumed that they're not enemies in this case. Or am I wrong?" Kougyoku asked.
"No. Both Mittelt and Joshua told me their feelings towards you, and they feel neutral towards you. Which is a good thing if you ask me. Besides, I'll make sure none of you guys fight each other. Right?" Terra said, looking at the three members from three different factions.
"Don't worry. I wouldn't really hurt you if Terra managed to make friends with you." Mittelt told her with a shrug.
"I'll try not to agitate you." Joshua said with his usual smiling expression.
Seeing their answers, Terra just turned to her with a smile. "See, you're off to a great start." Terra told her, before he turned to everyone.
"All right everyone! Are you guys ready to go to our next stop?" Terra asked everyone.
[Yeah!] everyone said in agreement.
And that's a wrap to this chapter and arc!
Whew! Some much has been revealed, and so much has been going on. And I felt satisfied on what I wrote. Once again, a fun arc to write with, despite a few writer's block here and there.
And here's an interesting fact. According to Norse Mythology, Valkyries are often portrayed as lovers for heroes. Issei and Rossweisse? What is there to stop for both Terra and Eleonora? Yes, it is confirmed that Eleonora is indeed part of Terra's harem. You are welcome.
(The background of Mittelt and Joshua)
You know the most known cliche that revolves around Fallen Angels? Is that they "fall" from the most generic reasons. For example, many Fallen Angels fall from lust. Other Fallen Angels fall with their "pride" due to becoming arrogant against others. Other Fallen Angels fall with envy for the most generic of reasons.
Well, I've decided to give a more understandable reason for falling. For this, I gave Mittelt a background story. I made Mittelt's reason for her fall due to her succumbing to the sin of wrath due to the loss of a human friend, not through the generic bad-guy reasons, such as power, hatred of humanity, hating the rules of heaven, etc. I mean, any person can succumb to hatred and wrath when dealt with the situation of seeing your very loved ones die before you. So this is more of an understandable "falling" if you get what I mean.
For Joshua, seeing the background information on him from the video game, I learned that Joshua is quite lonely. He never made much friends, and he managed to make connection with Neku. So I've decided to make him a lonely Angel in this story, until he met Mittelt and taken her under his wing (no pun intended). Thus, establishing a friendship between the two.
(Terra's Romantic Sense & Ventus)
So did I catch you guys off guard with the relationship going on between Terra and Ventus? Because I sure did myself.
Originally, I was going with Terra and Ventus being childhood friends, and then realize their feelings for each other as time passed by. But I scrapped that idea, seeing how it's kind of boring.
Instead, I've decided to write a situation where Terra accidentally made Ventus fall in love with him. It may not seem original, but it's better than the usual generic reasons of falling in love in my opinion.
And to top it all off, I've decided to make Terra a more ironic character. He is dense when it comes to female feelings. But when he knows about it directly, he actually treats it in a rather mature fashion. And even so, Terra is confused or hesitant of entering a relationship. Especially when it comes to his childhood friend of his.
So with that, I've took their relationship in that direction.
Harem (Not in order): {Mittelt, Leone, Kuroka, Serafall, Gabriel, Ventus (OC), Eleonora (Madan ou to Vanadis), WIP)
The Party
Terra Tachikaze - Human Mage (Earthland)
Mittelt - Fallen Angel
Leone - Youkai (Akame Ga Kill)
Yorokobi - Exceed (Edolas)
Shiroe - Half-God (Log Horizon)
Ragna - Damphir (BlazBlue)
Joshua - Angel (The World Ends With You)
Kougyoku Ren Vinea - Half-Devil (Magi)
(Final member coming next arc)
Next and final arc of Terra's travels: Miyako Arc
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