And we're back. I find the friendship between Asia, Issei and Ben pretty nice. They're all very alike, being people that use their gifts to help others. Can't wait to see some more action.
And for those wondering, yes Asia will be captured again. I thought of a good way to stop Ben from interfering. Sorry if you're expecting something different. I want to stay on track at least until Issei beats Riser.
Again, don't own. Not making money. Shows belong to their rightful owners.
Chapter 4: The Devil's in the Church
Issei would've been in Heaven if he wasn't so worried about Bri and Asia. Well, more Asia really. Bri could take care of herself pretty well.
He and Rias were naked again, with her breasts pressed against his back. She was glowing purple, and all his wounds were healing over. Soon it was like they had never happened.
"All done." Rias said happily. Issei could only mumble thanks as he covered himself and grabbed a towel to cover himself. Then he went into the main room so that Akeno could bandage his leg for him. "You need to relax and get your strength up." Rias said while in the shower. "The blessed bullet that Stray Exorcist used on you was very strong. You were lucky that Bri was able to defend you till we got there."
"A Stray Exorcist?" Issei asked. "I'm not even sure what that means."
"It means that a ton of them got the boot from the church." Kiba said. "For lack of options, many of them became servants of Fallen Angels."
"Wait! You can't actually be saying that Asia is in the same camp as that Freed dick."
"We're not saying anything other than that you're a Devil and for whatever reason she is the servant of a Fallen One." Rias said as she exited the shower. Bri chose then to show up in her speedy-dino form. She almost seem to start as she saw Issei and Rias wearing only towels. In fact, Rias' seemed to be straining to hold her.
"Glad you could heal him." She said, turning back into her normal self.
"Where's Asia?" Issei asked her. "They didn't get their hands on her, did they."
Bri hung her head in shame. "I'm sorry. I was still suffering from nearly knocking myself out. I feinted, as when I came to Asia was gone. She must've distracted the Fallen Angels before they found me. I'm such an idiot." Issei wilted with each word.
He was a failure. A stupid pawn. Bri was the one strong enough to save Asia. All he did was get shot in the leg. He can't save himself, much less his friends.
Tomorrow, he was going to get stronger.
(**/*\**)
How many was that?" He asked Bri, panting on the ground. He had been using the park's playground as exercise equipment, and Bri agreed to help coach him.
"Uh. That was…two chin-ups." Bri said in a nervous tone. No wonder. He must be really out of shape if he only managed two. "I'd have thought you'd be a lot fitter than that, running from the girls trying to beat you up all the time."
"Yeah, well I never really got away from them. They always caught me and gave me a pounding. But I'm not gonna bitch out and throw in the towel. I'm gonna become strong enough that you don't have to keep jumping in to save my ass."
Bri smiled. "Great, Issei. Then get back on those monkey bars and try again. I want ten chin-ups from you this time, and no excuses." She blew her whistle at him and he climbed back up. He managed to get to nine before his hands slipped. "Eh. Close enough. At least we're getting somewhere."
"Issei. Bri." They heard Asia's voice. "It's really you."
(**/*\**)
Asia looked really nervous inside the diner. Poor girl had probably never been to a diner before.
"Trust me, it's the only way." Issei said, smiling. "This is how you eat a hamburger." He picked his up and took a massive bite out of it. Half the damn thing was gone already. He swallowed before turning to Ben. "You got anything that could beat that?"
Ben smiled. "I do. Except that I can't eat the good stuff in that form. I can eat everything including the kitchen sink, but if it counts as proper food I just can't stomach it." He always found that weird.
"Seriously? You can eat anything except food? Lame." While they were talking, Asia took a little dainty bite from her burger. It was kinda cute, in a way. Ben took as big a bite as he could. The best way to remind himself he was a man was to act like one.
"It's so yummy." Asia said. She clearly liked hamburgers.
"Hey Asia." Issei asked. "You ok? That dick didn't hurt you?"
Asia shook her head. "The masters wouldn't let him. They wanted me in perfect health. I feel so much closer to God inside the Church. I know he will protect me. And…it reminds me of home."
"So, what made you come to the park?"
Asia seemed to get sad before speaking again. "The weather looked so beautiful, and I thought it might be nice to get out and enjoy the day. But then I saw you two there, and my fun day got even better. So yay."
"You know what? Since you're free, why don't we all have a fun day, just the three of us?"
"I'm up for it." Ben said. Asia looked like she could do with some cheering up. Plus she was so nice to be around.
"Sure." Asia smiled when she said that.
"Great." Issei said. "You should probably know that Bri's a superheroine from another dimension."
"Really?"
"Yeah. She's dealt with all kinds of things. Haven't you Bri?"
"Yep. Alien warlords, evil spellcasters, time-travellers, I've even fought an Ancient Evil once." It felt great telling about his adventures. While they went around telling stories, the three of them had plenty of fun at the arcade. Asia did really well at fighting games and the Dance Revolution. Issei even managed to win her a stuffed animal from the claw machine. And Ben showed off some of his forms. Asia found Ditto, Pixie Dust, and Ball Weevil really cute.
"You know what?" Asia asked. "I can't remember the last time I had this much fun."
"I know." Ben said. "Sure fame's nice. But you can't go anywhere without fans swarming you all the time. It's actually kind of nice being another nobody."
Issei hissed in pain as he put some weight on his injured leg. Ben guessed that Rias couldn't heal all the damage those blessed bullets did.
"Oh, you're still injured." Asia said. She led them to a nearby fountain and its seats so that she can heal him. Ben watched as she crouched down, her Gear glowing as she healed the wounds. She obviously cared about her friends. She was incredibly kind. Heck, if he wasn't a girl and currently dating Ester, he might've asked her out.
"Is that good?" She asked Issei.
"Uh, yeah. It already feels a thousand times better." He got up and started kicking the air. "Check out these badass moves I've got. Awesome, Asia. Thanks so much." Asia giggled in delight.
"So, Asia." Ben said. "How did you get involved with Fallen Angels?" He really didn't want to ask, but he had to know.
"Well, it's a bit complicated. When I was a baby, I was abandoned by my real parents. They left me in front of the church of a small town in Europe. I was told that when they found me, I wouldn't stop crying. The sweet nuns brought me up. One day, when I was about 8, a sad little puppy who was hurt real bad found its way to the church where I lived. I prayed as hard as I could that God would spare him, and when I did, a miracle happened."
"Your Sacred Gear." Ben said. If you had no idea about them, that would seem like a miracle.
"Yes. Because of my power, I was immediately taken to a larger church. Men and women from all over the world would visit when they were injured or sick and I was told to heal all of them. The idea that I possessed this thing that could help other people made me so happy. I finally felt like I had a purpose." Ben was a bit worried. It didn't sound like they gave Asia a chance to decide. They'd just placed her in front of a crowd and told her to heal them. He wasn't complaining, but they could've asked her first. "But then one day, I came across someone who had fallen, and was in bad shape. I managed to heal him, but he wasn't a man. The church was furious that I healed a Demon, and accused me of being a witch. They even tried to burn me."
"They WHAT!?" Ben was furious. Asia was just trying to help a stranger, and because he wasn't human they tried to kill her? He was almost tempted to go Alien X, and show them how terrifying a god could be.
Almost. The next choice would've been going Way Big, but he imagined Rias and Asia wouldn't be keen on that.
"They said that anyone who had my kind of power was a heretic, so I had no choice but to run away."
"That's awful." Issei said. "So did you decide to join the Fallen Ones after that?"
"Yes. But I never forget who I am. I say my prayers and try my best to live a good life." She looked sad now. "They're awful. They do such horrible, evil things, and all in the name of God. The suffering has to be a test of my faith. But if I can overcome these trials, then someday my hopes and dreams will come true. That's what I believe anyway."
"Asia." Ben was a bit nervous she would hate him for saying this. "I don't mean to belittle your beliefs, but I don't think God's involved in this. If he really does exist, then after all the suffering you've seen He doesn't deserve any prayers. Sometimes you just have to find someone closer to Earth to help you." Whatever else Ben was going to say was interrupted by his phone. He cursed internally as he saw that Rias was calling. "Bri here."
"Bri." Rias said. "The Exorcist has been spotted threatening people in Downtown. I need you to go and stop him. You're the strongest of our group."
Ben frowned. "Understood." As he hung up, he noticed that Issei and Asia were looking at him. "Freed's been spotted in Downtown being a big fat dickhead. Rias wants me to stop him."
Issei nodded. "Good luck. Wipe the curb with his ass."
"I will." Ben smiled, changing into Jetray. He was now a red, pterodactyl-like alien. A long tail hung down from behind him, and he had a big yellow mouth and horns. He quickly jumped into the air, flying fast enough to shake the trees. Ben smiled as he flew.
Freed was going down.
(**/*\**)
"Isn't that sweet?" A familiar voice spoke out. Issei nearly froze in alarm. That voice. It couldn't be…?
"Yuuma." He recognised the Fallen Angel who murdered him in the first place.
"Lady Raynare." Asia gasped.
"So the rumours about your downward into Devildom were true." Yuuma/Raynare said in a mocking tone. "And so were the rumours about your new girlfriend. I'm going to enjoy beating her to a pulp and taking her Sacred Gear for myself." Issei got worried. If she hurt one hair on Asia's head… Then he remembered the rumours from school. And one girl who everyone kept mistaking for his girlfriend…
"Please." He scoffed. "Bri's dealt with worst things than you and your buddies. You're not even close to her usuals."
Yuuma smirked. "You overestimate your girlfriend. No mere human can beat me. Maybe if you're really lucky, I'll give you her corpse back." She glared at Asia. "Don't even think about trying to run. You're already in enough trouble."
"Be gone." Asia said. "I want no part of your evil anymore. I only came back because I was afraid that Bri or Issei would get hurt by you. But I realise that they're exactly the kind of people to stand up to your wicked ways."
"I'm glad you left, Asia." Issei said. "You're too good for them anyway. They're just a bunch of wannabe bastards anyway." He looked at Yuuma again. "And if you don't think that Bri could beat you, then why did you have your pet Exorcist lead her away then?" Issei could see that he had struck a nerve. "What do you want with me anyway?"
"Not everything's about you. But I'm happy to finish what we started." Issei felt a chill. "Let's have fun."
A spear of light formed in her hands, and Bri wasn't around to absorb it this time. But Issei wasn't going to give up just because Bri wasn't about to play hero. He had to start defending himself, and defend Asia. "Sacred Gear!" He yelled out, his Gear forming already. It actually looked really impressive.
But Yuuma just laughed at him. "Is that really all you got? It's nothing but a Twice Critical. Coming up short, as usual."
Issei was confused. "Wait. A twice what?"
"It's also called a Dragon's Hand. That thing only doubles your power temporarily. You might as well be fighting me with sticks and stones."
"Great. Bri's Omnitrix is still cooler than my Gear." But Issei didn't want to be as good as Bri. He'd never compete with a girl who saved the entire Universe. He just wanted to be strong enough to beat Yuuma.
"Word upstairs is that you're a Devil to watch out for. That your Sacred Gear was a force to be reckoned with. That's why I put on that dumb little girl act." She started looking timid and demure. "Please Issei." She said in Yuuma's sweet voice. "Be my boyfriend." She laughed in her normal voice. "Ridiculous. But you sure bought it. Hook, line and sinker."
"Shut your face and fight." Issei yelled, nearly in tears. He had given his heart to Yuuma. And she tore it apart for her own sick amusement? The bitch was going down.
"You're an idiot if you think you can take me on with that tiny thing." Yuuma looked angry, with sharp teeth and glaring at him. "Give me the girl, take what's left of your dignity, and go before I change my mind."
"Not gonna happen."
"Please Issei." Asia whispered. "I don't want you to get hurt."
"Bri's not always gonna be there to save my ass. If I can't take care of my friends, then what good am I? C'mon Sacred Gear. Boost my power."
The gem glowed with green light as golden writing glowed down the side. "Boost!" A deep voice came from the Gear. The wind started blowing around him. "It's working." Issei yelled. "I can feel the power."
That was when Yuuma threw her light spear at him. He felt unbearable pain as it stabbed him through the abdomen. Why did they always aim for there? As he collapsed he heard Asia call out his name.
"Nice catch." Yuuma said sarcastically. "It looks like your equipment can't get the job done. If I were you I'd get used to that." She was annoyed to see that Asia was actually healing him. Well if that tramp wanted to see her friend get hurt over and over again that was her business. "Now Asia. Be a good little girl and come with me. Your healing power is far more rare and infinitely more valuable to our kind than his Sacred Gear ever could be."
"I knew it." Asia yelled. "You just wanted me for my power. You don't care about me at all." Issei felt anger for Yuuma. How dare she treat her like this? Asia was his friend and Yuuma was crushing her feelings.
"How about we make a deal then?" Yuuma said as she made another spear of light. "Come with me, and I promise I won't murder your friend."
"Screw you lady." Issei yelled at her. Where was Bri? He was out of his depth, and Bri could easily beat this bitch within an inch of her life. "No way she's going with you."
Yuuma surprised him, jumping high into the air and arching overhead with her spear. As she threw it, he only had enough time to push Asia out of the way before it landed at his feet and exploded. He was sent flying into the water of the fountain. "That sucked. I've never seen a spear that strong." He tried to get back to Asia, but his feet and his balance refused to work properly.
"I spared his life on purpose." He heard Yuuma say to Asia. "If I wanted to, I could've delivered a fatal blow. Your friend would've shattered into a million pieces." He didn't hear what Asia said, but he had to watch as she walked into Yuuma's embrace. He could only watch as they teleported away. He could only collapse in defeat, angry that he couldn't save her, as Bri came back. She saw the damage to the area, and somehow knew what had happened. She didn't say anything. She just hugged Issei and started dragging him back to the Club Room. Issei would've preferred if she wailed on him for being such a loser. For having let Yuuma take Asia away.
Anything was better than this broken feeling.
(**/*\**)
Everyone looked at Rias and Issei as she slapped him again.
"Let me try one more time." She said. "If I say don't, you don't. You have to forget about Asia. You are a member of the Gremory family now."
"Fine then." Issei said. "Then maybe it's time you released me from your household. Because I refuse to just let her go."
"I'm sorry. I can't do that."
"Of course not." The sarcasm was so thick Issei would've needed a spoon. "I'm your precious pawn. Can't do without your most important piece, can you?"
"That's enough, Issei." He stopped. Rias had never raised her voice like that before. "Pawns are important. They're not the weakest pieces in the game, by any means."
"Do you remember when I said that my Evil Pieces have the same attributes as their chess characters?"
"Yeah, but so what?" Issei scoffed. "What can a stupid pawn do?"
"In this chess game, quite a bit. If a pawn advances deep enough into the enemy's territory, it can be promoted to any other piece besides the king."
"So does that mean that I can eventually have the same powers as everyone else?"
"Yes, but only if the master declares the place enemy territory. Say for example the Fallen One's church."
"Now, let's talk about your Sacred Gear."
"Oh, yeah." Issei said. "Doubles my power, right? Yuuma said-" He stopped, painful feeling welling up. "I mean, the Fallen Angel told me."
"Just feel." Rias said, holding his head between her hands. "Any Sacred Gear works in direct correlation to the current feelings of its owner. Or to put it another way, the stronger those feelings are the stronger your Sacred Gear will be."
"I didn't know. That's cool." Akeno creeped up behind Rias and started whispering in her ear. Rias looked angry before speaking. "Something has come up. Akeno and I have to step out for a moment."
"Wait a minute. I have more questions for you."
"Remember." Rias said, ignoring Issei's question. "Even if you are promoted, no matter their rank, a single Devil cannot stand up to a Fallen One." A teleportation circle formed around their feet. They vanished, and the room was quiet.
"AARRGGHH!" Bri yelled as she punched the wall. A large crater formed as everything shacked. Cracks spread outwards from it as plaster fell down.
So much for quiet.
"That complete BITCH!" She yelled. "Asia's been captured by those Fallen bastards, and we're just supposed to forget about her? Fuck that! I don't work for her, so she can't stop me from rescuing Asia. And then, I'm gonna use her to do some redecorating around town." He remaining words were reduced to angry mumbles and more swearing as she waved her arms around.
"You're both going?" Yuuto asked Issei, ignoring Bri's outburst.
"Yep, and I'd love to see you try to stop Bri."
"You're going to get yourself killed. Bri might be able to fight them, but you can't do it on your own." Thanks for reminding him of his failure to protect Asia before.
"I can deal with that, as long as one of us gets her out of there."
"That's very brave. And very stupid too."
"It's none of your Goddamn business." Bri yelled at them, stopping as Yuuto picked up his sword.
"I'm coming with you two." He said.
"What?" Issei and Bri yelled, shocked.
"Weren't you listening Issei? The President basically said you get into that church and you're promoted."
"That's pretty cool." Bri mumbled, still coming out of her blood rage.
"But she also said that you wouldn't be able to do it on your own."
"Yeah?"
"So we're gonna back you two up." Koneko stood next to Yuuto. "And there's no way in Hell that we're gonna let you both go without us so you might as well save your breath."
"Koneko too?"
"There's nothing else going on." She said in her monotone voice. "Besides, I don't want Bri angry at me."
(**/*\**)
"Oh, man." Issei whispered. "Can you feel that?"
"Yep." Yuuto replied. The four of them were hidden in the trees just in front of the church doors. "There must be a ton of priests in there."
"Well, I don't know about you guys. But I'm not gonna just spend the night watching Bri knock down everyone in the building. I want some action too." He smiled. "But I'm glad you guys came along."
"No worries. We're buddies, right?" His expression turned serious. "Besides, Fallen Angels aren't exactly my favourite things in the world. The truth is, I hate them."
"There's no need to be sneaky." Koneko said. "They know we're here."
"Great." Bri said. "It's way more fun smashing things." She changed into a tall, yellow robot alien. Her head and legs were normal sized, for a big alien. But her body and arms were huge! They must've made up over half her height. There appeared to be large pistons extending from her elbows, and her hands had sharp claws. She stomped up to the front doors and smashed them open with one claw. She then smashed her way through what was left until she could enter. Issei, Yuuto and Koneko followed her.
Looking inside, they noticed that all the holy statues had been defaced. Guess these guys felt uncomfortable around them. But the rest of the room was empty. Everyone had to be in another room or something. They tensed up as they heard clapping.
"So, we meet again." Freed said as he walked into view. "Glad you could make it. I bet I'm a sight for sore eyes." He noticed Bri's new form. "And you must be the shapeshifter. Don't think you've won already. I'll slice your monstrous body wide open and cut out your heart."
"I'd like to see you try." Bri said in a very deep voice. Issei almost would've thought she was a dude.
"Here's the thing. I pride myself on never having to fight the same Devil twice. And yet here you both are, just rubbing it in. If there's one thing I won't abide, it's being mock by maggot Devils and their pet monster in the house of God. So let's finish this." He pulled out his light sword and his blessed pistol. But he had to jump away as Bri slammed her fist into the ground. The piston in her elbow pumped up and down, and the crack she made grew bigger.
"Where. Is. Asia?" She growled.
"Oh, you mean that filthy, Devil-loving whore-of-a-sister? She's down in the basement, getting all ready for the ceremony. So I'd go easy on the earthquakes. Don't want to bring the place down on her." He charged forward, but Bri knocked him aside as Yuuto charged to meet him. She changed again into what could only be described as Frankenstein's Bride. She had pale-green skin and scars over her body. She wore a black dress with slits for her legs. Two electric coils rose from her back and lightning arced between them. Freed had to move again while Bri fired lightning at him. Just as he landed, Koneko threw an altar bench at him. But he sliced it in half like it was nothing. "You're pretty strong, for a runt."
"Suck it." Koneko said as she threw another bench at him. He quickly moved, firing his pistol at everyone. Even Bri had to move, because she wasn't too sure if Frankenstrike was bulletproof. Fred was distracted as Yuuto slashed at him, causing him to focus on his strikes or be killed.
"C'mon!" He yelled. "That all you got? Show me something interesting." Despite Yuuto's efforts Freed blocked all his strikes. Say what you want about his personality, but he really was a skilled swordfighter.
"You're pretty quick." Yuuto had to admit.
"Thanks. You're not too bad yourself. Makes me want to kill you even more."
He pointed his gun straight at Yuuto's face, but he managed to dodge the bullet somehow, backflipping like it was nothing. Kiba was like a total badass.
"Alright then." Yuuto said. "If you want to get serious about this, then I can too." His blade started glowing black, like an inverse copy of Freed's blade of light. They charged each other once again, but this time Freed's sword flicker like a bad light bulb.
"Hey." Freed said, sounding annoyed. "What the hell is this?"
"It my Holy Eraser. It's a sword of darkness that devours light."
"Please." Freed scoffed. "You think I'm afraid of you?" He jumped back, but found himself colliding with something soft. He looked over his shoulder to see that while he'd been busy with Yuuto, Bri had crept up behind him. Placing a hand on each shoulder, she lit him up like a Christmas tree. Issei could actually see his skeleton, like in a cartoon. Freed managed to break free, his skin blackened and giving off smoke.
"Now, Issei." Bri yelled. This was his cue.
"BOOST!" His Gear yelled as he powered up.
"Enough of this bullshit!" Freed readied his pistol.
(**/*\**)
While everyone else had gone to attack the church, Rias and Akeno had gone to provide a distraction. She knew that Issei wouldn't just abandon Asia. But she had to push him into going with the others. If it was just him and Bri, there might be a chance neither of them would come out alive. They found the lookout Angel, a runty little girl in a Lolita outfit called Mittelt. All they had to do was keep her and her allies distracted.
So far it was working perfectly.
"Rescue or not, I can't let you go." Mittelt was saying. "You're like, totally the Captain of your 'loser' squad and if we take you out, they're on a trip to useless town. Sorry, but I'm bringing friends to this tea party." She pulled off a magical girl pose as a Fallen One portal opened from above and behind them. The two other Fallen Angels Issei and Bri encountered stepped out of it.
"Good work, Mittelt." Kalawarner said, wearing another coat that barely held her breasts in place.
"Sad to say we meet again, Lady Gremory." Dohnaseek stood behind her looking very smug. "You should've kept your Servant in line."
"He stuck his nose where it doesn't belong again."
"Well, well." Akeno looked ecstatic. "The gang's all here."
Rias smiled. As long as the two of them kept these three distracted, the others are sure to win.
(**/*\**)
"Time for a promotion." Issei yelled, feeling the strength of the Rook flowing through him. Freed's bullets just bounced right off him. He had a look of quiet horror on his face.
"Yeah. I'm fucked." He said in a deadpan voice.
"Did I mention that it kicks some serious ass?" Issei shouted as he punched Freed back towards the altar, crashing into the pile of benches Koneko had thrown before. "That's for Asia. For what you did to her. Hey, that felt pretty good actually."
"I always feel better after putting the bad guy down." Bri said as she walked over to him. Rustling alerted them to the fact that Freed had climbed out of the debris.
"You bastard!" He yelled, pulling out two swords of light. But he didn't get very far before Koneko flattened him with another bench. "Ouchies!" He moaned like a kid as he was flung back. As he got back up, he had to dodge another slash from Yuuto and lightning from Bri. "I'll be damned if a bunch of Devils get the better of Freed Sellzen." He hopped on top of the altar, pulling out a bomb of some sort. "You won the battle, but not the war, scum." As he threw down the bomb, he vanished in a flash of light.
"That coward." Issei felt angry. "He got away."
"Forget him. Asia's in trouble." Bri said. Koneko kicked the altar over, showing a set of stairs leading downward. Bri changed back to normal so that she could fit down them better. As they ran down to the bottom, they heard a lady laugh.
"Come on in, Devils." Yuuma said, not even facing them. "Welcome to the party. Though I'm afraid you're too late." She turned, showing Asia chained to a giant cross like a sacrificial virgin. Standing between them and her was every other Exorcist they had detected.
"Asia!" Issei and Bri yelled. She looked up at them, and gave a weak smile. They got ready to charge in, but Yuuto pulled them both back. Where they had been standing, a light spear was imbedded into the ground.
"This really is an incredibly touching reunion. But unfortunately, the ritual's over." Asia screamed as the cross she was chained to started glowing green.
"What are you doing to her? Let Asia go, right now." Issei felt unbelievably angry. He'd never felt like this before.
"That's it." Yuuto realised something. "They're after her Sacred Gear."
Issei couldn't believe this. This was what they planned on doing to Bri for her Omnitrix? Well, they were going to be in for a surprise. But…
"I don't understand. What's going to happen to her?"
"I'm sorry. But taking her Sacred Gear is taking her life." Asia stopped screaming. When they looked back, a green light left her body, and she was limp and helpless. Wait. She was dying? Asia was dying?
"Twilight Healing." Yuuma said. "At last it's within my hands."
And the Fallen Angel laughed at the death of an innocent.
Well, Raynare's in for it now. I figured that Freed would serve as an excellent distraction for Ben while Raynare grabs Asia. Despite her words and her arrogance, the Fallen can tell that they would need Twilight Healing to beat Ben. And Ben does actually have a temper in his show. We just don't get too many chances to see it. But as Overlord, Aggregor and Malware could tell you, he can and does get pissed.
Next week, the Fallen Angels get what's coming to them. And I have a good idea how to have it be Issei's fight.