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AxA-Life.5 Battle at the Old Church

Hazazel took me to the old church. At first I thought that we were just going to boldly walk inside, when Hazazel suddenly pulled me into the bushes.

I looked at him with a questioning expression, Hazazel smiled.

"Infiltrating like this is cool, right."

I suddenly felt the urge to clunk him on the head and go home. But before I could do that…

"…Amakusa-san…?"

Hearing a familiar voice, I turned and saw Koneko-chan with Issei-san and… a good-looking guy. Note to self, punch good-looking guy in the face when no one is paying attention.

Issei-san turned and glared at Hazazel, and so did Koneko-chan and good-looking guy.

"Amakusa-san, why are you together with a fallen angel? Are you joining the fallen angels?"

"No, Koneko-chan. It's nothing like that. Hazazel here just brought me to help him tack down some rogue fallen angels. Although I'd rather not be here, but I just can't leave an idiot like him to his own devices."

"Oi, what's that supposed to mean!?"

I ignored Bird-Man and continued to talk. Issei-san and good-looking guy seemed like they were ready to attack Hazazel at any given moment, but I managed to stop them with logic.

"Please just ignore him. If you attack now, they bad-guys inside the church will notice you."

Hearing this, they frowned but understood.

"Hey Shirou-kun, what do you mean by idiot? I'm really curious."

I ignored Hazazel and looked at Koneko-chan with a smiled.

"So Koneko-chan you guys are here to handle the rogue fallen angels, right? Then I guess there's no reason for me to be here. I'll be going now…"

"Hold it right there Shirou-kun! If you leave now I'll send a message to the freeloaders in your apartment to let them know that you were here."

In other words, he'd get Gabriel to lecture me. That's not something I'd want to happen. She might seem nice enough, but I get the feeling that Gabriel can be scary when she wants to be.

So with reluctance I sat back down and looked at the devils.

"Well it looks like I have no choice. I'll just stay here until the fighting done. I mean, it's not like I can fight or anything. I'm just a normal human."

"That happens to be a natural born Holy Sword wielder."

"…Shut up."

The good-looking guy frowned.

"I'll never work with a fallen angel, but I'll let him go for now. If what you say is true then I guess he's not our enemy for the moment."

With that the good-looking guy turned and when to a different bunch of bushes. Issei-san and Koneko-chan followed close behind him. With that I was suddenly left with just Hazazel again. I looked over at him and smiled.

"Looks like they have everything under control. Let's get something to eat."

Hazazel frowned and looked back at the church. He then shook his head.

"No, we can't just leave this to the devils. I have a feeling that somethings going on in there that's going to change who we preserve the world."

With that he crouched down and started towards the church. With a sigh I followed after him. Like I said earlier, I couldn't leave this idiot alone.

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We made it to the church without being detected by the enemy. Hazazel looked around while I just sat back and waited. I mean, it's not like I can do anything myself. Actually now that I think about it, why did Hazazel bring me? My only strong point is being able to use Holy Swords, and we don't even have one on us!

I turned towards to complain to Hazazel some more, when I saw something unexpected. Hazazel completely disappeared.

… No way…

That bastard abandoned me here! This was his plan all along, wasn't it! I'll kill him!

As I was cursing Hazazel in my head, I heard some clicking sound. I turned… and saw a bunch of priests looking at me with guns and lightsabers ready.

Hmm, this could be problematic. There's no way to escape without getting shot and cut up. Is this by any chance where I'll die? Great, I'm going to die a virgin.

As was crying over my misfortune, the two guards suddenly collapsed. From behind them Himiko appeared. In hand was Muramasa, and Honjo Masamune strapped to her back. As always Muramasa was releasing a creepy aura. She looked down at the guards in disgust.

"Stray Exorcists… they're an embarrassment to the church."

Himiko then looked up at me again.

"Shirou, why are you here? This is fallen angel territory."

I'm guessing that I can't get out of here without telling her why I'm here. So I told her the entire story. After finishing my story she sighed and looked at me with dead eyes.

"Seriously? Listen, that girl is most likely another stray. There's no point in saving her. Let the fallen angels have the girl. Instead you should be worrying about what to make for dinner tonight."

With that Himiko turned around and prepared to head off. I, on the other hand, picked up one of the lightsabers. Himiko then turned for frowned in disapproval.

"So you're still going to go through with it? Why?"

I just smiled at her.

"Don't know; just can't bring myself to ignore a damsel in distress. Even if I haven't met her before. Besides…"

Issei-san wants to help her. I just met the guy but already I kind of like him. Seems like he'll be fun to hang around with.

Himiko just sighed and put Muramasa on her shoulder.

"Well I could just drag you back, but I suppose you'd just find a way to escape."

She then held out I finger.

"Just this once; I'll accompany you in doing this idiocy just this once."

With that she made her way towards the church entrance. Smiling to myself, I followed her.

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Once we appeared at the entrance, I saw Issei-san and the Occult Research Club enter the church. Following Himiko's lead, we were about to enter the church, when suddenly, Himiko grabbed my collar and jumped back. Before I could even complain, the place I was just standing was sliced apart.

As I was wondering where that came from, someone came into view.

"Oh my, you dodged it. Now that's impressive."

Turning around, a girl appeared. Seeing her, I couldn't believe my eyes. She was a young girl about my age, with silvery-white hair that reached down to her waist. Her eyes were a bright red with dignity in them. She wore simple blue gauntlets, greaves, and breastplates that emphasized lightness and ease of movement. In her hand was a silver long sword that strangely suited her.

"I am Veronica Sellzen, an agent of the Fallen Angels. Hope you don't mind, but I'm going to have to kill you now."

Eleonora then lifted her sword and attacked. Muramasa in hand, Himiko blocked Veronica's attack, but was forced back a bit. Veronica simply smiled.

"Arifal."

Suddenly, the sword was covered in wind and Himiko was blown away.

At first I thought she was going to crash land, but Himiko managed to plant her feet on the ground and get into a battle ready pose. She then narrowed her eyes at Veronica.

"Sacred Gear, huh. That's going to be tricky to deal with. Muramasa!"

Just then, Muramasa was covered in its creepy aura. Before Veronica could do anything to defend herself, Himiko was right next to her and swung her blade. But it was stopped with a sudden burst of wind shielding Veronica.

I wanted to help, but couldn't find an opportunity to help. Himiko was just barely fending off Veronica, who seemed to be using the wind to speed up her attacks.

Veronica then jumped back, a smile on her face.

"You're good. This is the most fun I've had in a fight in a long time. I'm glad that I decided to follow Raynare on this one."

With that, Veronica pointed her Sacred Gear, Arifal, at Himiko.

Himiko, not to be outdone, also pointed Muramasa at Veronica. I could tell that they were about to clash again. But I didn't want that. I don't know what, but something told me that Veronica wasn't an enemy. So I did the only thing I could think of.

I ran up and grabbed hold of her. Veronica, not expecting me to intervene so suddenly, was caught off guard. Also, for some reason I felt something incredibly soft in my hand.

Before I could identify the object, Himiko punched me in the face, forcing me to let go and fall to the ground.

"You really are a no good pervert. Be glad that Gabriel-sama has an interest in you, otherwise I would have decided death would be better the recruitment."

Veronica, clearly embarrassed, looked at me in some interest.

"Gabriel has her eyes on him? That could be useful information."

Seeing her blushing cheeks, I finally figured out what I had grabbed on to. It was her breast. I shall engrave the sensation of it into my mind.

"I won't let any information about Gabriel-sama become public for the fallen angels."

It was clear that Himiko was planning on killing Veronica now. She lifted up Muramasa and pointed at her.

"Curse her, Muramasa."

Just then, Muramasa started to release the most repulsive aura I've ever seen. Veronica, sensing the danger, held out Arifal. Not wanting them to hurt each other I moved in. Before she knew it, I grabbed and took Honjo Masamune from Himiko. With Honjo Masamune gone, Himiko quickly dropped Muramasa.

She then turned towards me, pure anger clouding her eyes.

"Shirou, what do you think you're doing."

"… Keeping you from killing a hot girl."

It was clear that Himiko was annoyed, but she simply took a deep breath and calmed herself down. She then looked at me and held out her hand.

"Shirou, I won't kill you since Gabriel-sama is interested in you, but that doesn't mean I won't hurt you."

Before she could do anything, I heard an explosion coming from the church. Veronica, hearing this, sighed.

"Looks like those devils make it to the basement. All well, I did my job. If you two want to go inside, then go ahead. I won't stop you. Hope you have fun."

With that, Veronica took out a small ball and threw it on the ground. When it hit, it exploded releasing smoke. When the smoke cleared out, Veronica was gone.

Himiko, seeing this, sighed.

"Well, may as well check out the inside. Let's go, Shirou."

With that, she took Honjo Masamune and picked up Muramasa (while glaring at me). We then moved to the church and was about to open it up, when I suddenly pushed Himiko away.

Before she could kill me, a single spear of light appeared and stabbed right where we were a moment ago. Eye opened wide, Himiko looked over and saw what attacked us.

It was a girl. She kind of looked like a fallen angel, but a little different.

She has black hair and white strands framing her face and her eyes are red. For an outfit she had a strange black shirt that showed off the center part of her body, and a short black skirt. Also, for some reason she had a choker with a chaining stretching from it. An on the sides of her head were these strange looking metal-like ears.

The girl looked down at us with an emotionless face.

"Target acquired. Begin elimination prose."

Not really sure how this chapter is, but that's that. Issei's battle with Raynare won't be appearing because I couldn't think of how to add Shirou and Himiko to it without ruining the original fight. Besides, now I can start adding in some of me 'non-supernatural' ideas to the series. Hope you enjoy it. Crimson Dragon Emperor

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