Author's Note: An update… whew…

-DRAGON AND FAMILIAR-

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So... Now that we were done talking with Gremory-senpai, we decided to move out and go straight to the old abandoned church Gremory-senpai pointed us to. Still it seems my query has dampened my comrades moods somewhat. Ahhhh! Stupid Issei! That was a very bad move!

"Errr..." Honestly I don't know what to say here. And we're halfway there. Uhhh... Think... think... huuuu... Okay... "Ummm... Do you guys know what do we when we get there? I mean it's not like we can just knock on their doors or something."

Hahahahaha! What's with that look guys? It's a legitimate question! Eh? Why the evil look now?

"Well Issei..." Reisen... I don't like the way you look at me. So is the look you're giving me Sanae. "We are not going to do anything. You are."

Eh? I am... no wait...

"Don't tell me...!" And with that, the two of them kept pushing me forwards with evil smiles on their faces. It's probably revenge for making them doubt their abilities. Then again what I also asked Gremory-senpai is a legitimate question as well. Still they're somewhat upset...

And thanks to that...

"Stop! Stop pushing!" They keep pushing me towards the church with smiles. It was clear I was bait. That and clearly these guys knew my face. Considering that once we popped up near the church and these guys with matching black leather long jackets appeared with light spears and didn't impale me and... ummm... I must admit the whole thing made me lose several years of my life.

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"You know kid it's pretty gutsy of you just to show up at the doorstep of the people who tried to kill you." The Grigori leader told me and my friends with a smile. We on the other hand shrugged.. "Still seeing that you are here then you probably have an inkling of what's going on."

After getting recognized who I am, instead of getting stabbed or anything we have been apologized to and was ushered inside the church and was asked to wait. Heck we were even served tea. Though we... especially Reisen were rather weary of drinking the beverage, we did so in the end. And honestly it was fine. It was just normal tea. And as we enjoyed that this scruffly looking man came in and introduced himself.

He was Azazel the leader of the Grigori or should I say the Fallen Angel Faction.

"Yeah... and honestly I doubt that a lot of people wouldn't miss a loud explosion sound followed by a giant beam of light." I said to him who laughed.

"True. You have to be blind and deaf not to see it. Heck kid thta thing made trouble for a lot of us. You have no idea how many people's memories we had to alter and/or erase along with other data; like any recordings and such." He shook his head and sighed. "To be frank however the whole thing spiraled into epic proportions that I must admit is partly my fault." To our surprised he bowed down to me and...

"I am sorry." He apologized. Wow bowing to me was already surprising enough but this... I turned to Sanae and Reisen but found that they didn't know what to do in this situation either. Heck how should I know what to do in this situation! I mean... arrrgghhh...

"Ummmm... I... well... it's okay now I guess." I said lamely. What? What else could I say in this situation? Heck my two companions with me were just as lost as me. "Please stand... I... well I know you tried to kill me and all... and ummm... judging from the way that you're apologizing meant that the whole trying to kill me thing wasn't in the plan or something..." I scratched my head. Well I don't know how I made that speech from thin air but I guess it's... ummm... adequate. Turning to my companions and seeing them giving me thumbs up meant that I did good. Which is a good thing because I'm not the guy that makes eloquent speeches. That's what Remilia or maybe what Kaguya does, not me... Well I think Kaguya is not a fan of that... I think...

Well what do I know.

"Heh. Well at least you're good at the pickup, kid." The man shook his head and smiled at us. "And I'm glad that you have accepted my apologies despite the weight of the crime made against you." I scratched my head.

"Honestly Azazel-san, I want to know why I'm... well was I hope... targeted." I asked and he nods with his grin increasing in size.

"Well I could. But let me at least know how much do you know about why you are targeted. I mean my pretty little underling admitted that she had let slip a few things. Also I would like to find out why are you here and what do you know about the going ons in this city of yours." Those were fair questions. After all, even if he told us the info freely, without prior knowledge that information would be useless and we would have wasted his time.

And thus I told him all we knew without implying about the truth of Gensokyo and for now our association with Gremory-senpai and the rest of the devils. I also showed him my Sacred Gear and considering I saw his eyes lighting up and nod in satisfaction at what I said, I'm pretty sure that I got on the right track.

"Good good. You have a slightly clear view on things and a good amount of information. Whoever that witch was on teaching about Sacred Gears despite the inadequacy of the information I have to thank... Also you finding someone with the knowledge of the Great War is interesting and " To be fair, I actually doubted if Patche even knew about it... then there was Koa... "In any case let me tell about us Fallen Angels and what we do..."

What came next was a brief overview of the activities of the Fallen Angel along with a small amount of history behind it. Though I do not know if Azazel-san sensed our urgency or anything but it was an overview we got along with the reasons for me getting attacked.

Apparently, killing me wasn't even in their agenda at all... well at least not immediately. With their activities mostly on research and the handling and training of Sacred Gear users I was in their observation list. Apparently most Sacred Gear users were either freaked out by their new found abilities or incredibly drunk by it. The former were either recruited by the devils or themselves and trained in the usage of their Sacred Gears, while the latter depending on the severity of their actions were either captured and imprisoned, rehabilitated or put down. This made my case even more serious as Azazel-san described to me my Sacred Gear.

Boosted Gear he said. It was a powerful Sacred Gear in the line called the Longinus. It allowed the user to increase his/her power to that of Gods if one let's it so. And apparently if there were any high risk Sacred Gear users that could run amuck and do a lot of property damage then it was the wielder of Longinuses especially those who wielded Boosted Gear... and in this case me. Heck according to him most of them went mad with power and...

Oh boy I'm so glad I'm not able to use Boosted Gear to it's fullest potential. And it seems Azazel-san was grateful for that too. And considering what else I wield then it's a very good thing.

"Ah... that's good honestly... and considering you already have..." He turns and stares at my companions but...

"We can put him in line you know..." Sanae said with a- wait why are their eyes gleaming...

"..."

I suddenly feel like someone stepped on my gave and such... ummm... It's like the feeling of... ummm when or before and after I get beaten up after a perverted antic I do...

Oh boy...

"Ahahahahaha..." Yes... this is the only reaction I can do. Laugh and scratch my head. How typical...

"That's rather reassuring honestly. Still with the situation as it is, I don't think it would ease the minds of everyone when they find out that the source of the beam is a Sekiryuutei..." Azazel-san is right. In fact I'm seriously glad that we didn't inform this to the Devil faction considering how serious this is... and how the past Sekiryuutei were like. They'll think that I have already gone rouge and...

Oh great dragon god of Gensokyo! I'm so screwed if that happens!

"Oi don't panic kid." You tell me that after telling me how screwed I am? Really?! "With your knowledge of the situation and the fact you came to me meant that you are planning your own steps to deal with the problem. Am I right?" We nod... wow he's really smart as they say!

"Good, good... Honestly after speaking with you, I already made my own plans. I suggest though that you seek out the other two factions in this..." Okay... time to admit. So we tell him that we already have contact with the Devil Faction... though we did not say what we talked about. "Well that's no surprise. After all you guys are from Kuoh. So the only faction you haven't encountered is the Angelic one..." What's the problem now? "Well this is just in but the Angelic faction is rather testy. Not only because of the commotion we have caused but because there is some idiot trying to rile us up with rumors. Admittedly the rumors are rather stupid and obvious that it would not fool anyone, but the fact that somebody is trying to take advantage of this situation is making everyone edgy..."

Ah... that was no good... The whole thing is already is a giant mess, but for someone to actively try to make everyone fight... Suddenly that sinking feeling of mine just got worse...

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