A/N: Well I got into a bit of an accident…ok okay I got into a big one, so this one's just a little belated since I can finally get out of bed. Anyways…here it is…
Chapter 6
As they all rushed into the mass several shots rang out as the Hellsing's and the Angelo's opened fire and sliced their way through the mass of Mock Angels and ghouls. As Lucien fought to stay close to Alexiel he was surprised when he heard her giggle. Then he turned to see that she was in the middle of a mass of Mock angels, and none had even touched her. She had none of the abilities of an angel, her power hadn't awoken at all, and yet she was taking down icky little beasties as if they were play dummies.
"How do you manage that?" He asked.
"Manage what?" She asked as they fought the beasts back to back with him. There were a lot.
"How do you manage to need me the least out of every Angelo I've ever protected?" He asked. He was being honest; she needed him at this point about as much as she needed a third arm.
"I'll need you when we find the Demons or fallen angels controlling them. Mock angels have no mind of there own, they're easy to control. Some thing is controlling these, and doing a good job." She said as she dodged an attack from one and stabbed into another.
"What makes you say that?" He asked with a chuckle of his own as he sliced a couple of the things.
"Watch, they follow me, they're only attacking me, and of course you, but that's because you're in the way." She said as she spun away from him, and true to her words they followed her, only attacking him in an effort to get to her, Alucard and Integra were in the rear blowing them to pieces, but weren't even being attacked.
"I see what a neat trick." He said simply. He had a plan forming in his head. "I have a plan." He said simply with a smile to her.
"What is it?" She asked smiling back. She looked even more like that 1930's Treasure hunter now, with a gun in one hand and a blade in the other.
Just move forward, I'll keep an eye on your back, if they're smart Demons they know where we're headed and if we can take care of them and set the spells these others won't last in the house, the spells repel evil, and eliminate any evil currently within the house. Think you can do that? He said in her head.
She smiled and nodded, she knew why he'd spoken in her head their enemy was strong, and if they were strong enough to control this many Mock Angels they were strong enough to use said Mock Angels ears. "Just push forward!" She called back, knowing both her friends would hear her.
With that said they all pushed forward, cutting through anything that got too close until they'd made it to the stair case. Once there Lucien smiled, he didn't think they'd make it down the stair case, it was crawling with Mock Angels.
"They're going after just you, so I think I'll take you away from them." He said with a smile as he pulled her close.
Alexi looked at him in surprise. "My dear I hardly think now's the time for a kiss!" She said with a smirk.
"There's always time for a kiss, but that wasn't what I had in mind." He said as he lifted her into his arms and stepped up onto the banister.
"Then what are you thinking?" She asked.
"I was thinking of going for a walk." He answered and stepped off the banister as his wings opened behind him and he seemed to float in the air next to the stairs.
Her arms tightened a moment around him before she realized they weren't falling. "You idiot." She whispered as she looked at his wings, he had four of them. They were black with feathers, and they were beautiful. She reached a hand to stroke along the top of his wing and he smiled at her.
"Don't do that, my lady." He said softly.
She arched an eye brow. "Why not?" She asked as he brought them down.
"I'll tell you later." He whispered in her ear. "Ready?" He asked.
She grinned at him, her grip on gun and sword tightening. "Ready when you are." She said with a smile as he set her down. As if on queue they spun so that they were back to back and began to cut through their opposition, moving slowly but steadily toward the chapel.
They stopped near an intercom and Alexiel pushed the button. "Where are they?" She asked
Daniel's voice came over the intercom. "Right outside the chapel, they're fallen, not demons." He answered.
"Figures…" Alexiel muttered. "If you don't hear from us in an hour bail out, and grab Mr. Ladson from hall three." She said simply.
"You got it Alexi." With that they began to move again. Lucien kept an eye on her back, but not to close an eye so that he wouldn't be distracted. She could really move.
"How much farther until we reach the chapel?" He asked as they were once again brought back to back. Alexi continued fighting but was also looking around. She remembered the usual way to get to the chapel but not as clearly as the secret way.
"A Hundred yards…give or take, and our…friends will be right outside." She said simply She said with a smile. She had a particular distaste for fallen angels. She knew the Angelo protector was a fallen angel as well, but for some reason, she liked him. He didn't act like most fallen angels did, arrogant and self involved. He seemed genuinely concerned for the well being of humanity. She liked that about him.
"Well we'd better be ready for them." Lucien said with a smile of his own. He felt them there, she was right, they were right outside the chapel, and he knew them. Apparently Wrath and Gluttony thought that it was okay to disobey his and the new ruler of hell's orders. He expected it of Balbero, but Beelzebub was an unexpected addition. He wondered how Balbero had conned him into it, probably the same way she conned most of the Satan's into anything, with her body.
"I know these two, They're high ranking fallen angels, the first wife of Lucifer, and the Satan of Gluttony, think you can handle them?" He asked. The reply he received was unexpected, it was a giggle.
"Wrath and Gluttony, sounds like a party." She said with a smile as they continued to push forward. "Any suggestions as to how to deal with them?" She asked as they turned in unison, still back to back.
"Aim for Beelzebub's stomach, he's gluttony after all, so that would be his weak point…as for Balbero…make comments about her filthy body, it'll get her to attack blindly, once that happens attack her face and chest, her assets." Lucien said with a smile. "Because that's the first thing she'll attack on you." He said with a smirk. Balbero had always been jealous of Alexiel's beauty, and the fact that he had found Alexiel more attractive then her.
"Sounds like a good plan to me. Now, where is the spell room?" She asked.
"You should know that well enough; it's the room you found me in." He answered.
"Got it." She said simply and was mildly surprised when the Ghouls and Mock angels backed off. "What?" She asked.
"Good, you're here; I was beginning to worry, Angelo." Balbero said with a smirk. Balbero looked as drop dead gorgeous as ever, but the malevolent waves coming off her would send anyone thinking of hitting on her packing. The think standing next to her looked like some horrid version of an overly fat human body with a fly's head.
"We want our master back Angelo." It said.
"Wrath and gluttony, you must have stooped pretty low to get him to join you in disobeying her Balbero." Lucien said with a hint of a smile that didn't reach his eyes. Alexi noticed that no emotion reached his eyes, at least not right now.
"If I didn't love you I'd slit your throat!" She roared at him. Then something changed, she was all over Lucien, which pissed Alexi off. "Why did you leave me for that silly Angel? You know I'm more of a woman then she ever was." Balbero said mocking tears.
"Get your sluttish hands off him!" Alexi growled. To her surprise Lucien's arms snaked around Balbero.
"I never loved you; I used your power, and your body, that's all." He whispered in the woman's ear before pushing her away.
"Bastard!" She screeched at him swinging a sword down at him, only to have it blocked by Alexiel's sword. The woman looked surprised. "You even gave her your sword? Let her control it? She couldn't be…" Balbero screeched again and swung down hard, as if trying to cut through the sword and into Alexiel.
"You filthy woman, what man in his right mind would want something that has so obviously been thoroughly used?" Alexiel asked. She had been trained to use her astral power, but wanted to surprise this woman.
"You little bitch! I'm the most honored woman in hell!" Balbero said.
"You mean most fucked?" Alexiel asked with a smirk.
"I'll break your neck!" Wrath bellowed and reached for her throat. Alexiel cut said hand off and pointed her sword at the woman's beautiful face.
"You are in my home threatening me and those in my care, if you wish to leave with your pretty face in tact I'd suggest you do so now."