"This should be high enough," Labrys muttered as she stood on top of a building. The building was the tallest one among the structures around the area. She was still cloaked in an illusion that covered her robotic parts, so she looked like a normal girl instead of an Anti-Shadow Suppression Weapon. "Initiating summoning procedure."

As she uttered the command, the illusion on her body flickered, dispelling her cover and revealing her robotic parts. And then, her body was engulfed in an azure aura.

"Come forth, Ariadne."

The Persona, Ariadne, appeared behind Labrys. The crimson strings that were used to guide Theseus in the labyrinth could be seen floating around her, creating intricate patterns surrounding her.

The first time she awakened to her Persona, she was unaware of Ariadne's true capabilities. But, after running several tests, she discovered that she was able to perform analyses on her enemies and map an entire city block with her Persona. While it wasn't as powerful as Fuuka's or Rise's, mapping a large area was valuable for reconnaissance missions. Actually, it made sense, considering that in her legend, Ariadne guided the hero Theseus through the labyrinth, providing the basis of the ability for Labrys' Persona.

Due to her mapping power being considerably weaker compared to the two aforementioned Persona-users who could use their powers to outline an entire city by just thinking, she needed to perform the method from a high place, like at the top of a tall building. That way, there would be no visual obstructions that would prevent her from seeing the city block. And after scrutinizing the area, she would make a map out of it and create a copy of it inside her database.

Earlier, she identified the places where the murders occurred. As expected, those places were barricaded by police tapes, because the dead bodies of the victims were found there. And those corpses were not disposed, causing them to be discovered by civilians. By locating all the crime scenes, seeing that all of them were located rather closely to each other, she would be able to deduce the culprit's movement. Then she would map the city block where the murders occurred to help her find the culprit much easier. In case the culprit broke the pattern, she still had another plan, which was Plan B.

After mapping the city block, making a map of it inside her database, Labrys would move on to the next stage. In order to trap the culprit, she would make use of her ability to conjure illusions. While she mostly used her illusions to conceal her robotic parts, she could theoretically make false images on the entirety of a city block. The purpose of the illusions was to make sure that no civilians would be involved, in case if she encountered the culprit. It was also to make sure the culprit wouldn't be able to get away due to the illusions trapping him.

In hindsight, she was thankful of encountering her own Shadow, besides having an understanding about what she truly wanted, but also about how to use the underutilized ability of conjuring illusions to its limit. Without seeing Shadow Labrys using her illusory power, she wouldn't be able to understand how the power could work.

After she was done mapping the area, she dismissed her Persona and left the building, but not before donning her illusory disguise. It was almost nighttime, and based on her research, it was estimated that most of those cases occurred around this time. If everything went according to her plan, she would be able to catch the culprit red-handed, and she would punish the evildoer for all the crimes he had committed. She was sure that Mitsuru would be proud if she managed to do that.

Still, she needed to be careful. Considering that all the victims so far were Devils, then the culprit had to be strong enough to defeat them before killing them. While she was confident in her ability as a Persona-user and an ASW, being extra cautious wouldn't hurt. Using the map that she had created earlier, she walked down the area to cover most of its parts with illusions. The illusions would serve as some sort of barriers to keep civilians away, as well as to trap the culprit in case if she managed to locate him.

As she marked another part of the area with an illusion, she suddenly heard a scream which was not too far from where she was standing. "Now?!" Labrys wasn't sure whether she was lucky or unlucky to suddenly get a lead on the culprit, but now that the opportunity to apprehend the serial killer while he was in the act had appeared, she wouldn't let such an opportunity slip away from her fingers. She dashed down the back alley, rushing over to where the scream came from.

When she took a turn around the corner, she saw the source of the scream, which was a girl clad in a school uniform, which was the same like hers. The girl was clutching her shoulder, which seemed to be injured. The girl was startled when she saw Labrys suddenly show up in front of her and showed a terrified expression on her face as Labrys approached her.

"P-please don't hurt me!" The girl cried.

Calmly, Labrys spoke, "No need to worry. I ain't here to hurt you or anythin' like that. I'm askin' you, though…" She slowly stepped forward, approaching the terrified girl. "Are you a Devil?"

The girl seemed surprised as she gave Labrys a wary look.

"In case if you're wonderin', I ain't an exorcist or stuff like that. Do I look like an exorcist to ya?" Labrys asked. The girl responded to her question by shaking her head. "Good. So, are you a Devil?" She repeated her question. Slowly and hesitantly, the girl nodded.

So, this girl was targeted by the serial killer due to her being a Devil. And judging from the time interval between the time when Labrys heard her scream and the time when she found her was short, the culprit should be somewhere nearby.

"Alright, so did ya see who's attackin' you?" Labrys asked.

"Umm… I didn't see him too well, since it happened too fast," the girl said. "The moment I realized I was attacked, he got away." Then, she sniffled. "I-it hurts…"

"Let's get that wound checked out first," Labrys offered. "Still, the serial killer's still prowlin' around the area. This place ain't safe to stay around…" She looked at the injured girl, giving her a gentle smile. "Stick close t'me, missy. I'm goin' to get you outta here…" She turned around to lead the girl out of the alley to a safer place.

"T-thanks…" The girl said. "…You're a nice person."

Due to Labrys' back facing the girl, the mechanical maiden didn't see a twisted, face-splitting smile on the girl's face as the girl conjured a black blade out of thin air.

"Too nice, in fact. It almost makes me feel bad having to kill you. Almost, mind you."

And at that moment, Labrys' instincts told her that she was in grave danger. She spun around and saw the girl trying to stab her with that black blade in her hand. Quickly, she deflected the attack and pushed the girl away before she jumped back, widening the distance between both of them.

"Aww, too bad, then. Oh well, killin' you outright would be boring…" The girl said as she steadied herself after being pushed away by Labrys. Her voice didn't sound like a girl's anymore. The voice that came out of her voice was the voice of a man, albeit a high-pitched and annoying one. She twirled the black blade in her hand before she conjured more of them, holding them between her knuckles. "Where's the fun in that if ya got killed from that attack?"

"You're the killer," Labrys said. It wasn't a question. It was clear as day that the 'girl' before her was the one who did all the killings. She immediately dispelled the illusion that covered her body, revealing her robotic parts. "I'm gonna punish you for all the things you've done." She brandished her great axe as the weapon let out steamy hiss.

The 'girl' quirked her eyebrow and spoke, "Another robot girl? Wow, today's my lucky day!" She turned around with a twirl, as if trying to conceal the black tendrils that emerged from her body. Labrys could see that she was morphing into a new shape. When she stopped twirling, she had a rather hideous, malformed look. A large chunk of her face seemed to be melting from her cheek, and she tried to stop the melting by pushing the flesh back into her cheek. "Wait a moment, I'm gonna fix my face a bi-" Before she could finish her sentence, Labrys rammed her torso with her axe, slamming her against the wall.

As the dust from the impact settled, Labrys realized that the girl's body had melted. She pulled back her axe and looked at what remained of the girl warily.

"Now that's just plain rude, innit?" The annoying, high-pitched voice that came from the melting girl before spoke. Labrys looked behind and saw a white-haired young man, garbed in a clerical uniform, resting against the wall. "Hmm… somehow, you created a barrier or shit like that 'round this place, huh? That's kinda new."

"Tch," clicking her tongue, Labrys brandished her axe. "You ain't gettin' away, murderer! You're gonna pay for what you have done!"

The young man sneered. "What do you think you are, a superheroine or somethin'? And callin' me a murderer ain't nice, y'know? At least, call me by my name, 'kay? Name's Freed Sellzen. Welp, tough luck t'find 'nother robot girl here, but why don't we play a game?" The young man, Freed, suggested. "Since you created the barrier around this place, why don't we play hide-and-seek? Find me if you can~!"

And Freed disappeared in a flash. Feeling annoyed, Labrys put her axe on her back before she started using her map to navigate through the labyrinth that she made using her illusions.

All her brilliant planning seemed to be undone by that madman, which irked her to no end.

"Now I'm angry…" Labrys muttered as she ran down the alley in order to find Freed.

Heart of a Butterfly

Persona 3 and High School DxD Crossover

Chapter 20: Crawling Chaos

"Hey, don't you think it's a little weird here?"

"Hmm? Weird? Why's that?"

"Well… maybe it's just me, but don't you think we've seen the same garbage bin three times already?"

"Hmm… now that you mention it, it does feel like we're walking in circles. Don't you think so, Kaichou?"

Sona Sitri and a few members of her peerage were patrolling the backstreets in order to investigate the areas where the murders happened. They were patrolling the areas in two groups: one group was led by her and the other led by the vice-president of the student council, Tsubaki Shinra. At first, they considered patrolling the areas by splitting into smaller groups which consisted of two members, but considering that there might be a deranged murderer and rapist on the prowl, they were moving in large groups instead for their own safety.

The High Class Devil knew that the opponent wasn't someone they should face without proper planning. So, she had prepared a plan beforehand, as well as a second plan in case the first one couldn't work.

And now, they were trapped in some kind of illusory maze, presumably created by the culprit himself. She mentally chastised herself for her oversight. She should have expected their target to be able to use illusions to confuse his victims and his pursuers.

"Hope the others will be alright…" A girl with white, wavy hair, the Bishop of Sona's peerage, Momo Hanakai, said. From the look of her face, it seemed that she was worried about the group led by Tsubaki. If the entire area was covered in illusions, then they might be affected by the illusions as well. "Kaichou, what should we do now?" She asked Sona.

Sona looked at Momo, before she turned to look at the rest. Besides Momo, the ones who were with her were Ruruko Nimura and Genshirou Saji. Ruruko was a petite girl whose brown hair was tied into long twin-tails and she seemed to be wearing a pair of thigh-high stockings which were bright green in color. The other one, Saji, was a boy with slightly messy blond hair. He was also the only male member of the Student Council.

"Let's be careful…" Sona finally decided. "We still don't know the full extent of our target's power, and it looks like we are trapped in the illusions that seemed to be conjured by the target himself. Be prepared." The High-Class Devil adjusted her glasses. "If the illusions cover the entire block, then he should be nearby."

The three members of the Student Council gulped.

Then, Sona smiled slightly and spoke to the only male student in their group, "And I'll be counting on you to protect the others, Saji."

Seeing Sona's smile was enough to make the newest addition of her group blush slightly before he brought his fist to his chest, thumping it confidently. "Y-you can count on me, Kaichou! I-I'll protect Momo-san and Ruruko-san with everything I got!"

Hearing Saji's proclamation, both Ruruko and Momo couldn't help but blush. Momo twiddled her forefingers as she looked away shyly. It was clear as day that the white-haired girl was harboring a huge crush on the boy. The same could be said about Ruruko as well, as she rubbed her arm bashfully as she looked away in embarrassment.

Sona nodded. "Thank you. Please make me proud," she told Saji. "Now, let's continue. Watch each other's backs."

"Understood!" Momo said before she glanced at Saji. "Will be counting on you, Gen-chan."

"Alright!" Ruruko said in energetic tone.

"You got it, Kaichou!" Saji said.

As the four of them continued walking down the alley, Momo suddenly said, "Wait." She perked her head, and from the serious look on her face, it seemed like she had detected something.

"What's wrong, Senpai?" Ruruko asked.

"I heard noises…" The white-haired reincarnated Devil said.

"Noises?" Saji frowned. "W-wait, I heard them too!"

All four of them were able to hear the noises. The noises got louder by each passing second. Sona furrowed her brow, recognizing the noises as something that came from a battle.

There was a fight going on, Sona thought to herself.

And then, they saw the body of a girl being flung from a corner, crashing into some garbage bins. Sona immediately made a signal to those who were with her to stop. Seeing the signal, Momo, Ruruko and Saji immediately prepared themselves. Saji clenched his left fist as some sort of armlet appeared on his left arm. Shaped like a chameleon, the gems on the armlet released some sort of purple light as soon as it appeared.

Slowly, the girl who crashed into the garbage bins picked herself up, grunting a bit before she picked up the giant axe that she dropped earlier after crashing. Sona's eyes widened as she recognized the girl.

"You're-" Sona was unable to finish her words as black arrows rained onto them.

"Tsk! Weaver's Art: Shield!" The girl shouted before a mechanical-looking woman appeared before the group. She swayed her hands, conjuring red strings that were instantly weaved into the shape of a barrier, blocking the arrows.

"Aww, c'mon now!" Then, a voice said. "Now ya can make shields?! That's pretty unfair, innit?" The grating voice whined before a white-haired young man, clad in a priest's coat, stepped out of the corner. In his left hand was a glowing exorcist's sword while in his right was a black sword.

"An exorcist?" Sona muttered. "The one responsible for all those murders was an exorcist?"

Hearing what Sona said, the young man scrunched up his face. "Gee, what gave you that idea?" He said.

"Yeah, he's the one responsible for all the murders…" The girl from earlier said. Judging from the doll-like joints on her limbs, it's safe to say that she wasn't a human. "You huntin' for him too, Kaichou?"

"Indeed…" Sona nodded as she pushed her glasses up. "If I'm not mistaken, you are Labrys Kirijo, and you are a robot, from what Rias had told us…"

The robot girl, Labrys, shrugged. "An Anti-Shadow Suppression Weapon, or ASW, to be exact. But that's not the point right now…" She brandished her giant axe. "We got a psycho to deal with here. I believe you wanna beat him up or something, no?"

"That's the idea so far, yes…" Sona responded coolly. "Now… what's your name?" She addressed the psychotic-looking exorcist. "I believe an exorcist won't leave behind the corpses of the Devils he slew without disposing them first, so I believe that you might be an excommunicated one, or just acting like an exorcist as a cover…" Then, her violet eyes glinted dangerously as the area they were currently in was filled with demonic aura. "Either way, prepare yourself. I, Sona Sitri, shall end you, once and for all…"

The members of her peerage, Saji, Momo and Ruruko, were shaken a bit by the pressure caused by the demonic aura exerted by their King. It was their first time seeing her being this serious.

Meanwhile, the white-haired young man raised one of his eyebrows as he looked at Sona before he whistled. "Wow, that's pretty scary! Oh well, name's Freed Sellzen. Call me Freed." He started counting the people there, including Labrys. "One, two, three, four, five… hmm." His lips curled up into a mad grin. "Wowie, today's my lucky day!" The debauched look on his face was very unmistakable, causing the girls to flinch in repulsion.

"Now you've done it…" Saji growled before he stood in front of both Momo and Ruruko, who were repulsed by Freed's presence. "You're gonna pay for what you've done, you bastard!"

Now that Labrys was standing beside them, Sona turned to her. "This is unexpected, but will you lend your strength for a while?" She asked.

"Ya don't need to ask, Kaichou!" Labrys replied, steam coming out of her joints and giant axe.

Seeing that the ASW and the group of Devils had teamed up, Freed grinned amusedly. "Man, it's gettin' more and more unfair! Oh well, can't really complain. You want to kill me?" He asked, his tone turned dangerously low. "Come and get me."

Aigis was in her apartment. She had removed her uniform and folded it neatly before putting it on the table. Clad only in her armored bodice, the mechanical maiden sat at the corner, hugging her knees.

"Labrys…" Aigis muttered softly. "What's happening to you? Why didn't you share your burden with me? You're my sister…"

She was saddened and disappointed that her sister, Labrys, wasn't willing to share her problems with her, despite them being sisters. While she understood that she might simply need some time before she could tell her everything about her problems, she couldn't help but feel like she had been abandoned by the one she loved.

When she realized that she had yet to let go of her abandonment issue, Aigis let out a mirthless chuckle. When she thought that she had changed, there were still some aspects within her that remained the same. She couldn't bear to lose those she loved. When Labrys stopped relying on her, it felt like there was a giant rift forming between them. It felt like she had abandoned her.

She hated herself for thinking such a thing. She knew that Labrys had her own reasons to not share her burdens. Like what Yukari had told her before, she needed some time before she could be comfortable sharing her problems with her.

As Aigis remained seated at the corner, there was a blue butterfly fluttering about. Curiously, it left glowing dust trails as it flew. Noticing the unusual insect, Aigis looked at it as approached her before it perched on top of her head.

"Hello, butterfly-san…" Aigis greeted the butterfly. While she was unable to see the butterfly which was currently perched on her headband, she could feel that it was there. For some reason, with the unusual insect perched on top of her head, she felt a lot calmer than before. There was this feeling that she couldn't properly describe when she saw the butterfly showing up.

Now that she thought about it, the windows and the door were closed. How could the butterfly enter her apartment in the first place? While there might be some tiny holes somewhere, it's not like the butterfly could squeeze through them.

Still, she didn't let such a trivial matter to bother her. The butterfly had such a calming presence. With it perching on her headband, she no longer felt troubled.

Soon after that, her system went to 'sleep mode'. While she was asleep, she dreamed of butterflies.

When she woke up, the butterfly was nowhere to be seen.

Back at the town, Sona and three members of her peerage, plus Labrys, were engaged in a battle with Freed Sellzen. While it might seem unfair to have five people battling one opponent at the same time, Sona didn't want to take any chances. She needed to take him down with all she got. And she hoped that Tsubaki and the rest would get the message that she sent earlier so that they could come as reinforcements, provided that they weren't lost in the illusory maze.

The vanguards who were battling Freed head on were Labrys and Saji, with the android girl taking a proactive role. Momo and Ruruko were assisting them as Sona coordinated them in attacking their target while using her water manipulation at the same time.

"Stay still, you bastard!" Saji shouted, using the line from his Absorption Line to ensnare Freed. But the deranged exorcist just nimbly dodged it before he unleashed more black arrows that somehow came out of nowhere. All of them were directed towards Saji. As soon as he released the arrows, he narrowly dodged a jet of water that was launched by Sona.

Luckily, before they could even reach Saji, Ruruko stood in front of him, deflecting the arrows with her bare hands. But she was unable to stop one of them to pierce her shoulder, causing her to cry out in pain. Her knuckles were bruised after using them to deflect the arrows earlier. Grunting, Ruruko pulled the black arrow, throwing it aside.

"Ruruko-chan!" Momo went to the girl with twin-tails, worried. "Are you okay?"

"I-I'm fine…" Clutching on her wounded shoulder, Ruruko replied. She grimaced as she noticed that her shoulder didn't stop bleeding. "W-wha?"

Dusting off his coat, Freed grinned. "Ya should think twice before using your body to shield your friend, girly…" He said. "Those arrows ain't no ordinary arrows, y'see?"

Struck by a realization, Sona looked at the black arrows on the floor. All of them seemed to be releasing some sort of black smoke. Grimacing, she looked back at Freed and spoke, "Those arrows are poisonous, are they not? Or cursed…" She had heard of the weapons that could inflict wounds that could not be healed. Could it be that those arrows could do such a thing?

"Ding, ding! You are correct!" Freed announced grandly. "Next time, try to not use your own body to protect your teammates! But, well…" There was a face-splitting grin on the excommunicated exorcist's face. "There won't be next time, because you'll die here!"

With inhuman speed, Freed dashed towards the group, seemingly aiming for the injured Ruruko. But before he could reach her, Labrys stood in his way, swinging her giant axe onto him. When the attacked managed to hit him, he was sent flying by the sheer force of the hit, sending him crashing into a wall.

"You're gonna regret hurting 'em, trash…" Labrys growled. Her red eyes were glowing eerily. Then, using her rocket propellers, she dashed towards the downed Freed, ramming his body against the wall with her own. She had already dropped her giant axe in favor of her fists, which were obviously made of steel.

As she repeatedly punched Freed's face, suddenly she stopped as something pierced through her stomach. When she looked down, she saw Freed's sword being pierced through her stomach, which protruded out of her back. Now that her attention was diverted, Freed grabbed her face with his hand.

"That hurts, y'know?" Freed said before he slammed Labrys' head repeatedly on the wall before flinging her away towards a pile of rubbish. "Stay there. I'll deal with you later…" He dusted off his coat as he calmly approached the others. Despite the brutal beatdown that Labrys delivered earlier, he showed no sign of injuries. It seemed like he was never hurt in the first place. "Now, what should I do to you guys?"

Sona glared at the white-haired excommunicated exorcist, whose grin grew wider as he looked at the injured Ruruko who was still clutching on her still bleeding shoulder. Both Saji and Momo stood protectively in front of the younger girl, glaring at Freed as they did so.

"Well, no matter…" Freed shrugged. "Maybe I should end this once and for all…"

Somehow, Freed stopped grinning as he closed his eyes. For some reasons, the surroundings became colder and the atmosphere became heavier. He threw his exorcist sword onto the ground as his black sword in his other hand was dismissed.

"Maybe I should show you… the downside of turning a human into one of your kind, Devil…"

Realizing what the deranged exorcist meant, Sona immediately shouted to her subordinates, "You three, run!" But she was too late as the area was filled with suspicious-looking fog. As for Freed, he opened his eyes.

Disconcertedly, instead of red, those eyes of his were glowing yellow in color.

The first who was affected by the fog was Ruruko. "Ngh… argh…" She clutched on her wounded shoulder. "N-no… K-Kaichou, h-help me…"

"R-Ruruko-chan…" Like Ruruko, Momo was also affected. It felt like the fog was physically harming her. With unfocused eyes, she looked at Saji, who seemed to be in pain as well. "G-Gen-chan… n-no…"

"Gah… d-dammit…" Saji's face contorted in pain as he pressed his hands on the sides of his head. "K-Kaichou…"

Seeing the members of her peerage in such a state, the usually calm and stoic Sona Sitri was agitated. She looked at Freed and shouted, "What have you done to them?!"

Now that a grin returned on Freed's face, he shrugged and spoke, "Oh, nothing…" His yellow eyes returned back to red. "I just showed 'em how contradictory their nature is. And, oh, don't feel bad or anything. I ain't blamin' you for turning 'em into Devils or something like that. I'm just showin' you that while they might be Devils, deep inside, they are still humans…" His grin widened.

"What do you mean?" Sona asked warily.

"Eventually, you'll understand…" Freed said before something emerged from behind his back. "Now then, it's time to kill you all."

Bracing herself, Sona prepared her magic. With the members of her peerage being unable to fight, and Labrys being put out of commission, she was on her own against this psychotic exorcist. She had no choice but to go all out.

But, before she could do anything, she heard a monstrous roar before Freed's arms were suddenly wrapped in chains.

"Hah…" She heard Labrys' voice. "What a pain, what a pain…" She saw Labrys approaching them, walking in steady pace. In her hand was her giant axe. Somehow, her body was emitting an ominous aura. "If I were a human, that would've hurt a lot, you know?"

There was a slight reverb in the android girl's voice. Then, Sona noticed that Labrys was grinning madly, a far cry from the taciturn-looking android girl earlier. And disturbingly, her eyes were no longer red in color.

They were golden and glowing.

"Y-you!" Freed's eyes widened in surprise. For the first time, he tensed.

"Me?" Labrys tilted her head in an innocent manner. Such a gesture might seem innocent and endearing, if it weren't for that face-splitting grin on her visage. "Why so serious, Father Sellzen? Are you afraid of my eyes? Or… are you afraid of… this?" The ominous aura surrounding became stronger before she bellowed, "Persona, Asterius!"

The same monstrous roar resounded in the back alley before a giant, horned figure emerged from the ground behind Labrys. Wreathed in black fire, the monster let its presence known by letting out another roar. And at that moment, the back alley turned into something else; a dark, shadowy dungeon, fitting for such a monster to reside in.

"N-no way…" Sona stared at the monstrous creature in amazement. "I-it's… Minotaur…"

As the surroundings reverted back to normal, the creature sunk back into the ground once again, but the ominous aura surrounding the android girl remained.

"This is unexpected…" Freed said. "Alright, you win this time, robot girl. I-" Before he could finish his words, a giant fist emerged from the air, squashing him flat.

"Sorry, you were saying stuff?" Labrys asked innocently.

"That's rude, you know? At least let me finish first…" A disembodied voice complained. "I didn't expect someone like you to appear here. An anomaly, yes…" Despite that Freed was no longer there, his voice still could be heard. The one that Labrys had flattened earlier had vanished into thin air. "I suppose I need to change my plan… you said your name is Labrys, no?"

"Yes, I am Labrys… and I shall kill you once I find you…" Labrys said calmly despite the ominous aura she was emitting.

"I'll remember that…" And then, he said no more, indicating that he had probably left.

The fog that had been affecting the reincarnated Devils was gone. Still, they were left exhausted by the experience. Momo was comforting the traumatized Ruruko, who got it worse among them. Luckily for her, the wound on her shoulder had stopped bleeding. As for Saji, he was slumped on the wall, seemingly worn out by the ordeal.

After making sure that her subordinates were alright, Sona went to Labrys' side. But, considering that the android girl was still emitting the ominous aura, she approached her carefully and warily.

"Heh… this is boring…" Labrys grumbled before she closed her eyes. "Here, take it back. There's no one to kill here…" Gradually, the aura dissipated, and when she reopened her eyes, they reverted back to red.

"Labrys-san?" Sona spoke to her. "Is everything alright?" She asked.

Now that she had returned back to normal, Labrys smiled sheepishly. "Umm, 'm fine…" She answered. "Still, are they alright?" She pointed at the two girls and one boy who were with Sona.

"They will be fine…" Sona said. "Still, thank you for assisting us today, even though we failed to take the target down."

"Please don't mention it, Kaichou…" Labrys said. "I'm doin' things that I feel right, is all. At the very least, no one's terribly hurt today…"

"Indeed…" Sona nodded. "Still, we better leave this place. I assume that Tsubaki has left some barriers around the area so that no people may enter this place. Let's go to the school, so we can discuss more about what had happened today in length…"

"Alright, you got it," Labrys replied, nodding.

"And, we might as well discuss about what to do next..." Sona added. "You are fine with that?"

"Sounds good to me," Labrys said.

Soon after that, the rest of the Student Council showed up. After making sure that everyone was safe, they left the area. Apparently, Tsubaki had set up multiple barriers around the block to make sure that no one would wander around the area.

As for Sona, she was honestly quite impressed by what she had seen earlier. Just like what Rias had told her, Labrys was truly quite an exceptional one. If things went right, she might be able to get an additional member of her peerage.

TO BE CONTINUED

Author's Note: Finally, the update is here! So, here we are, Chapter 20 of Heart of a Butterfly, titled Crawling Chaos. Well, hope you guys like this chapter, and sorry for the long wait. And now I'm done with college, I can finally focus on writing fics and stuff, so expect more updates in the future. Woohoo!

Special thanks for Sorata Shioya for beta-reading this chapter, like usual. Good to work with you, as always.

So, please leave some comments about this chapter. They are necessary so that the author won't lose his appetite while eating his lunch so that he can write more chapters. Please stay tuned for the next chapter, Chapter 21: Raging Bull. Until then, farewell.

Prince Arjuna (2015)