Hmm, been a while, eh? Sorry about that, guys. I'm not just a fanfic writer, I'm also a Youtuber with a small fanbase, but a fanbase nonetheless. Gotta budget my time here. Before we start:

1) Emblemfan1: Thanks for all those reviews, you've also brought up quite a few questions many others have asked me:

A) The look of the Sacred Gear: This is my fault, I've actually assumed many of you already know what the Boosted Gear (Anthony's Gear) looks like. To clarify, it currently looks its second form in the anime. It will evolve into its third and final form later on. Why does it look like this and not its Twice Critical form?... Can't tell you yet, but this leads to the next question.

B) Anthony's new abilities, and how strong is he?: Your talking about his premature use of Dragon Shot, right? This also ties into his backstory, but I don't wanna say anything else until the time comes. At the time of writing this, I also reached out to another writer who asked a similar question, and was concerned this will turn into an "OP human in DxD" fanfic. I promise you, this will NOT be the case, as those fics he was talking about have an overpowered human for no reason other than Sacred Gear = victory. Anthony will have some difficulties ahead.

C) How will I explain how Anthony remained human?: Again, this is in his backstory, as well as some hidden lore. This chapter will clear the air somewhat, but it will still leave a few unanswered questions.

2) Ace: Thanks for the info on the characters there. And yes I'm gonna see Endgame, mostly cause it will be the final time good old Stan da man Lee will make one of his famous cameos... riposare in pace, Stan; you'll live on in our hearts and minds.

3) Zero: My character is stupid and can't do anything right? That's funny, you got ahold of a Phantom Ruby and couldn't do shit either (air-horn sounds). I love how you worded this too: "you made your caracter too much stupid cant do anithing"... this is how I know this guy is 9-years-old (maximum, 11). What's next, your gonna say you slept with my mom? Cause that's SOOOOOOOO original, #sarcasm. (AN: Only Sonic fans will get the first joke)

Alright, lets get back into it.

Chapter 6: Raynare's Betrayal

BANG!

One kick... that's all it took for Koneko to open the church doors. She was also extremely calm about it. "Destruction of Private Property and Breaking & Entering... you do this spesso, don't you?" Asked Anthony, jokingly. He got no response from the young girl, as usual. Aside from that, being in a church without a mass going on was creepy... it was WAAAAAAAAY too quiet.

That is, until a familiar priest came from a dark corner.

"Hey, look! It's the Devil boy and his Devil friends. Glad you could make it to our evening mass. Our first reading, is where you and me left off!" Said Freed, pulling out his gun and sword. "The thought of tearing away your maggot flesh and cook it makes my mouth water" he continued, giving his gun a lick. Normally, Anthony would've made a joke, something both Kiba and Koneko expected to happen; but Anthony's only answer was him summoning his Sacred Gear.

"Listen here, Heath Ledger. I'm only gonna ask you once, and one time only... where... is... Asia?" The Italian growled.

"Asia? Hmm, you mean that Devil-loving whore of a sist-?" Freed began.

[BOOST!]

BAM!

Freed didn't get to finish his insult because Anthony, using his Pawn power to change into a Knight, was on him in mere seconds; holding the crazed priest by his throat against the altar. "Ultima possibilità... where... is... Asia?" Anthony asked again, his patience wearing thin.

"Fiiiiiiine, such a buzzkill. She's in the basement below us, right underneath the altar. Here, I'll show you a SHORTCUT!" Said Freed, about to use his sword to slice Anthony's pretty head off. Thanks to the speed of the Knight, Anthony was able to get off and avoid the attack.

"Have a seat" said Koneko, tossing a bench at the priest. He sliced it in two easily.

"Your pretty strong for a kid. You lost, or you need help finding your mommy?" Freed asked.

"Suck it" said Koneko, proceeding to throw 2 more benches at a fast pace. Running sideways, Freed evaded and shot his gun at the trio. Kiba leapt at Freed and engaged each other, swords clashing. Freed tried getting a clear shot on the Knight a few times, but his speed allowed him to not only zip away from harm, but also dash right up for another attack.

[BOOST!]

Anthony tried his own luck by throwing a punch that would've broken ribs if it made contact, but the priest's sword blocked Anthony's strike. "Too slow!" Said Freed, pointing his gun and was about to pull the trigger, but Anthony did a sweep kick to knock him off balance. He tried punching again, but his assault was once again blocked by the holy sword. Around the same time, Kiba also tried slashing, however the priest used his gun as a makeshift shield. "Not bad, for a bunch of Devils" said Freed.

BLAM!

He shot at Kiba, but the handsome Knight avoided it with some fancy footwork. Shoving Anthony off, Freed went after Kiba and their swords clashed again, only this time Kiba's sword turned black and... "Hey, what the hell?" Asked Freed, his holy swords light beginning to flicker.

"This is Holy Eraser, a sword that devours light. Pretty cool, huh?" Explained Kiba. Freed just growled and increased the pressure of his attack. Kiba jumped away for some reason.

"Hey, Father!" Called out the voice of Anthony. When Freed turned to fire his gun, Anthony was already in range for a KO punch.

[BOOST!]

Anthony: A-FUCKING-MEN!

POW!

Freed: GAAAAAAAAAAAH!

CRASH!

Getting socked right in the face, Freed felt one of his teeth crack under the stress as he flew into the altar. Blood also formed in his mouth, so he had to spit it out to the side. When he looked up, Anthony was coming at him again! He knew their was no way he'd survive another hit like that. Growling and taking something out of his pocket, "You haven't seen the last of Freed Sellzen! HA!"

FLASH!

POW!

Anthony's Sacred Geared fist impacted with the altar... but not Freed. He was nowhere to be seen. "Dannazione! CODARDO!" Anthony yelled out, as if to tell Freed that... wherever he went. He must've used some kind of flashbang or something to escape. However, Anthony noticed some stairs that were covered by the altar previously were now visible. Was this the basement he was talking about? Maybe. Was it were he fled too? Probably not, Anthony knew better, that would be too easy. Having no other option, Anthony went down the stairs with Koneko and Kiba following suit.

Downstairs, was a sight that would haunt Anthony (and even the 2 Devils with him) for life... Asia... hanging on a giant cross on a platform... like Jesus Christ before he died. The only good thing about it was that she wasn't nailed to it by her palms and feet, but instead chained... didn't make it any less horrifying.

"Asia! ASIA!" Called out Anthony. Asia's eyes fluttered, hearing Anthony's voice. She moaned out his name weakly as she opened her eyes and lifted her head up, seeing her childhood friend. Thanks to the speed of the Knight he was still promoted to, Anthony was upon her quickly. "I'm here, Asia. Non ti preoccupare, I'll get you out" Anthony promised, beginning to pull on the chains.

POW!

Anthony: GAAAAH!

Out of nowhere, Anthony was kicked in the stomach and flung down from the platform. Kiba managed to catch him. "Anthony! How nice of you to join the party" said Raynare, the one who delivered the kick.

"Ugh... let her go, Ray-Queer! Or else your feathers'll be stuffed in my pillow!" Anthony warned as he was recovering from Raynare's surprise attack.

"As comfy as that sounds, we're kinda in the middle of preparations at the moment. If you like, the dance floors open" said Raynare. The minute she said this, the 'dance floor' was suddenly occupied with Fallen Angels and priests, holy swords and light spears drawn.

Without a second thought, Anthony rushed at the new enemies with the speed he still had from his Knight promotion. He didn't attack them necessarily, but rather cast them aside to try and get to Asia as quickly as possible. Koneko and Kiba of course helping, turning the tide of battle. Anthony knocked down 4 opponents (2 priests and 2 Fallen), when he heard Asia cry out in pain. His head immediately turned and locked on, the cross Asia was on was starting to glow with magic.

"Yes... yesssssss! It's coming, it's actually coming!" Said Raynare. Anthony was distracted by his childhood friends screams, he didn't see the Fallen Angel he knocked down prepare a spear...

POW! CRASH!

Hearing the noise behind him, Anthony saw the Fallen Angel he just fought was now against a wall, unconscious. Koneko's foot was in the air, she obviously took care of it. "We'll take care of these guys, Anthony. Go, now!" Said Kiba, engaging another priest. Anthony only nodded a silent thank you, then ran up the platform.

By the time he got up there however, Asia had stopped crying... but her eyes resembled those of dead people or those just standing on Death's doorstep. "You want her? Take her" said Raynare, snapping her fingers and the chained that bound the nun loosened. Asia fell like a rock, but Anthony managed to catch her... she was cold to the touch.

"Asia? Asia? It's me, Anthony; remember?" Asked Anthony, speaking softly. Thankfully, Asia began to stir from the sound of his voice.

"A... Anthony?..." She manged to get out, though it was clear it took allot of effort out of her.

"It'll be ok. Just heal yourself, and we'll get outta here, ok?" Anthony asked.

Asia's eyes expressed shame for some reason. "I... I..." she started.

"Go ahead, I got EVERYTHING I needed out of her, you can go now" said Raynare. Anthony was tempted to lash out at the Fallen Angel, but he had to worry about Asia right now.

"Here, I'll help you" said Anthony, lifting up Asia's hand over her body. Much to his surprise, Asia's Sacred Gear didn't activate. "Come on, Asia. Heal yourself" said Anthony.

"I... can't..." she said.

Hearing this, Anthony began putting pieces together. He didn't like the picture it painted. "What... did... you... do?" He turned his head to Raynare slowly as he growled at the Fallen Angel, demanding an explanation.

"You still don't get it? Asia had no need for Twilight Healing, so I figured I'd borrow it for awhile" She said, revealing the Sacred Gear's physical form for a quick second.

"Put... it... back... proprio... adesso..." Anthony ordered.

"My, my; soooooo tough. Listen, I had to go under the radar for this, so the answers no" Raynare said, then readied a light spear. "But if you like, you can die together."

"Why... why do all this? If your trying to get back in His Grace, why target Asia? What did she ever do to you?" Asked Anthony.

"Who said I EVER wanted to get back in His Grace? Being a pure angel was so boring, had to spice things up in my life" said Raynare.

"By going around asking random men on dates?" Asked Anthony.

"Hehe, that's the point, silly boy. I needed a superhero to fulfill my damsel in distress act. I wish you could see the look on your face when I revealed myself to you, it was classic and made spending time with you worth it!" Said Raynare, mimicking Yuuma's voice and laughing once she was done. "But like I said, you knew how to treat a girl. That was the most fun I've had in a thousand or so years, I almost felt bad I had to kill you" she continued.

"To think I was actually fooled by a girl whose name meant 'dolcezza'..." Anthony muttered.

"Actually, I chose Yuuma because it also meant 'setting sun'. I found it appropriate since my plan was to kill you at night anyway. Speaking of which, let's talk inappropriate. First; you refused to die, even though you promised you would. Then after you came back, you replaced me with a pious nun slut. Ugh, shame on you, Anthony. That's just low, even for you" Raynare taunted, once again using Yuuma's voice.

If she wasn't so focused on mocking Anthony, she would have noticed his teeth gritted and Sacred Gear glowing...

"I thought you and me were something special. Did you take her on a date too?" Raynare continued, blissfully unaware of the quickening blinks Anthony's Sacred Gear gave off as well as the Italian's growling. "Your making me so jealous. Did you get your pole greased by her? What about me? Maybe I can hop on the meat stick next? HAHAHAHA!"

That was the last joke Raynare made...

Anthony: SHUT UUUUUUUUUUUP!

KA-POW!

Enraged, Anthony put Asia down gently and with a quick swing, he punched Raynare in the face with his Sacred Gear. Blood leaked out of her mouth from the impact, then she slammed head-first through the cross Asia was hung on moments ago. This also caught the attention if those who were fighting below. For 6 seconds, Raynare didn't move... guess she didn't see that one coming. Anthony went over and wrapped his arms around Asia again, when he heard the rumble start moving.

"Ugh... Anthony... you... you hit me..." said Raynare in a low voice. She felt her lip, feeling blood on it, and brought it into her line of sight. "I... I... I LOVE A MAN THAT TAKES CHARGE! WHERE WAS THIS HUNK ON OUR DATE, HUH?!" Raynare said crazily, readying a new light spear since the one she held before dissipated. Slamming it down, she missed due to Anthony jumping away. He wasted enough time, he needed to get Asia help... and fast!

"RUNNING AWAY? HOW DO YOU EXPECT TO GET LAID BY PLAYING HARD TO GET?!" Raynare continued her crazy talk, flying after him. She threw more light spears, but missed each time.

Since he was still treated as a Knight, Anthony was able to get out of the basement and back to the surface quickly. Once he was in the main building again, he heard Asia cough, her breathing also slowing down. He set her down gently on the only bench that wasn't used (or damaged) during the fight with Freed.

"Asia? Resta con me, ok? Everything'll be fine" Anthony assured her, grabbing her hand and firmly squeezing it.

"A... After you left..." Asia said, her voice a little horse. "... I prayed... prayed for so long... that I'd... see you again... I was blessed... to have a friend like you..."

"Non parlare così, you'll be fine, I promise!" Said Anthony, his eyes starting to water. He's lost so much in his life... he couldn't lose her... not again. "Once you get better, we'll sing karaoke one night. Then I'll take you to that Disney movie you always wanted to see... ya know, the one with the Lions? And after that, I'll introduce you to the ORC. Sure they're all Devils, but they're good people... so are these 2 pervs in my class, but I'll keep them in line..." Anthony cried, tears steaming down his face like Niagara Falls.

Asia's hand caressed his wet cheek. "I never wanted... to make you cry..." Asia said, tears in her eyes as well, but she held her smile. "I'm so sorry... Anthony... I loved... being with you again..." she continued, looking straight into Anthony's eyes. "It was... like old times... I never got to... tell you how... I felt... Anthony I... I... I loved you... I loved you, so much..."

Those were the nun final words before her hand with limp, along with her body and breathing. Anthony just looked down with widened eyes, trying to process what he was seeing. It couldn't be... the last person from his former life... gone. Over what? Not a fire, not moving away... over nothing at all.

"Why... why her, huh? She was a healer, she... she helped people" Anthony sobbed, hugging Asia's body. "Isn't this what you wanted? Your creations to live in peace? WHY! WHY TAKE HER, ASSHOLE! SHE WAS INNOCENT, SHE LOOKED UP TO YOU, EVEN SKIPPED TIME WITH ME TO ATTEND BIBLE STUDY! THAT'S FUCKING DEDICATION! SHE HEALED THOSE IN NEED, DIDN'T YOU HAVE A PURPOSE FOR HER ON EARTH?!" Anthony screamed up to the roof, though his sorrow was directed to God himself. "YOUR OWN SON DID THE SAME THING! YOU TOOK AWAY MY MOM AND DAD, BUT NOW HER?! GIVE HER BACK! GODDAMMIT, GIVE HER BACK!" Anthony cried, hugging Asia's body tighter as if to keep her here.

"How ironic."

Hearing that voice, Anthony tensed up. "A Devil praying to God... doesn't that hurt you or something?" It was Raynare, having finally caught up with Anthony. But instead of finishing him while he was morning over Asia, she took the opportunity to pleasure herself by torturing him a little more. "By the way, see this? Your Knight boyfriend did this to me, but doesn't matter" said Raynare, showing Anthony a cut. She then used Asia's Twilight Healing to heal the wound till it was gone. "Thanks to Asia's cooperation, I'll never have to worry about tiny scrapes or about losing my rank in the underworld. Ahhhhh, Great Azazel..." Raynare cooed.

"That's it?" Asked Anthony. "You did... all of this... for some school girl crush? Azazel... he's the leader of the Fallen Angels after turning his back on God, right? You took an innocent life, just to get into some guys pants?" Anthony asked the Fallen, becoming angry.

"Look, it's nothing personal, this is the destiny of mortals who possess Sacred Gears" Raynare stated.

"That's Cazzate! She never cared about power, she was no threat to you!" Anthony snapped.

"Maybe not, but her power was feared by humans all the same. They don't deserve such power, they'd just abuse it anyway" said Raynare.

"Heh, funny. You speaking from experience?" Anthony back talked.

"Humans are such hypocrites. They claim to fight for a common goal but the minute someone better comes along, they try and run them into the ground... what a waste of power" said Raynare.

"It never would have came to that, I would've protected..." Anthony said.

"She's already dead, you moron! How you can protect something that's already gone? Even if she wasn't, you couldn't save her anyway, just like you couldn't save mommy and daddy!" Said Raynare, cutting him off and pointing at him... Wait a second, how did Raynare know about his mother and father? Regardless, that last comment made Anthony's reason snap.

[BOOST!]

Raynare flinched. Something was wrong. Anthony's power just spiked to a level he didn't have before. Running forward, Anthony punched Raynare in the chest, making her slide across the room. As painful as that blow felt, she just laughed it off and healed herself with Asia's gear. "Weren't you listening? It doesn't matter how many times you touch me, I'll just heal right back up!" She said.

[BOOST!]

Ignoring the Fallen Angel, Anthony charged again, but this time Raynare jumped to avoid the attack. It was mostly out of luck since Anthony was still promoted to a Knight. Spinning in midair, she threw 2 light spears at Anthony's legs, embedding themselves in his knees. "Hurts, doesn't it? Light is the worst pain a Devil can endure..." Raynare's speech was stopped by...

[BOOST!]

Although in extreme pain, Anthony grabbed both spears and pulled them out of his knees with a cry of rage and sadness. Now Anthony knew how Ace Ventura felt that one time... 'No way... a third power boost? But that's impossible, its just a Twice Critical' Raynare thought to herself. What surprised her even more was the fact that Anthony managed to stand, albeit with some difficulty. "How can you even stand? That light should've burned your kneecaps inside-out, what kind of Low-Class Devil are you?!" She said, both angry that her power seemed to have not allot of effect on the 'Devil', and scared because there was no way for a Twice Critical could give him such endurance.

"I'm... not... a Devil" Anthony answered.

[BOOST!]

Anthony was now radiating power in waves, reaching a level that Raynare couldn't match. Out of fear, she threw another light spear in desperation. Rushing forward with his fist outstretched, the spear was nullified as Anthony closed in on his target. A whisker away from punching her again, Raynare evaded above and threw a light spear in his back... a stronger one. Anthony fell to the ground, but rolled over once the spear vanished.

Above him, was Raynare with another set of wings. "Alright, you want to play rough? FINE!" She said, swooping down at the Italian.

CLACK!

Kiba arrived and blocked Raynare's attack. "How rude, you weren't invited on this date!" Said Raynare, swiftly kicking the blond Knights head and knocking him into a pile of ruined benches.

Koneko jumped up from behind the Fallen Angel and kicked her in the back, making Raynare crash into the floor. "You ok, Mister Stallion?" Asked Koneko in a monotone voice.

"Sure... passa attraverso di me" Anthony coughed.

While he and Koneko conversed, Raynare started glowing, she was healing herself again! "HA! You've already replaced Asia with a kid? You really ARE a prude!" Taunted Raynare, flying into the air and levitated 4 light spears around her before launching them. Koneko didn't have the speed of a Knight, but she was tiny, so it made her a slightly harder target as she evaded. She jumped up to deliver a punch to the Fallen Angel... but the poor girl was blasted at point-blank range with some Fallen Angel magic. She crashed into the floor, good thing being a Rook came with high defense... or she might be in worse condition.

"Talk about saving people, your own fuck-buddies tried bailing you out while you just lie on the floor!" Said Raynare. "Raynare, keep an eye on the human, Anthony. There's something about him that needs investigation... " she continued, improvising a male voice, most likely Azazel's. "Time and time again I reported nothing interesting about you, but he was so adamant you were different. Just keep watch over him, he says. His Sacred Gear will awaken eventually, he says. I was tired of waiting day after day, month after month, year after damn year! Strong emotions will trigger a premature release, he says. But even after your own family burned to death right in front of you, nothing happened! Only after defending some scared little girl, did your power awaken, and what a disappointment..." Raynare blabbed on.

Hearing that Raynare knew about the fire made Anthony's eyes widen, as he relived the memory...

-FLASHBACK-

Anthony was playing video games with a friend of his, Irina Shidou, that fateful day. After she went home and left with her parents, Anthony's mother and father prepared to get dinner started. Anthony was upstairs cleaning his room (he was a bit of a neat freak), when he heard a commotion downstairs. For some reason, his Father was on top of his mother, choking her to death as the stove was on fire. He kept saying to his wife "moriresti per me" as he prevented the love of his life from breathing. The fire on the stove started eating at the wallpaper until it started growing, but Anthony's father paid it no mind.

Scared and not knowing what else he could do, Anthony ran out off the house as the fire blazed, his parents trapped inside.

That of course, was what the trauma to his mind showed him, but now that he heard Raynare's confession...

Anthony was playing video games with a friend of his, Irina Shidou, that fateful day. After she went home and left with her parents, Anthony's mother and father prepared to get dinner started. Anthony was upstairs cleaning his room (he was a bit of a neat freak), when he heard the doorbell ring downstairs. Thinking it might have been Irina or one of her parents, he headed down only to see his father had already answered the door. He let in some young girl that had the same attire and looked the same age as Yuuma... and it appeared Anthony's father was in some kind of trace.

"Miele? Chi c'è?... Oh, abbiamo un ospite! Benvenuto, benvenuto!" Said Anthony's mom, she loved it whenever company showed up (AN: A common, and extremely true, stereotype is that Italians LOVE company).

"Good evening, my names Yuuma. I just moved in next door, its nice to meet you!" Yuuma said cheerfully, in perfect Italian.

"Piaceri tutti miei, tesoro. Tony? ti dispiace chiamare Antonio per cena?" Asked Anthony's mother, but her husband did not answer, just stood there motionless. Yuuma held out her hand, their was a glowing circle on it.

"Thank you so much for letting me stop by, but... moriresti per me?" She said and with a roar like an animal, Mister Messuri was on top of his wife, choking her while repeating the words Yuuma had just used.

As the Messuri parents continued to fight, Yuuma revealed her true self to Anthony's mother, whose eyes struggled to comprehend what she was seeing. An Angel? In her house? And it was somehow controlling her husband with a magic trick? But they were law-abiding citizens, raised their child right, and did everything they could to support each other; so why was a servant of God punishing them like this? Looking behind Yuuma, now Raynare, Misses Messuri's eyes widened upon seeing her son see them like this.

Noticing her reaction, Raynare turned to see a young Anthony standing and staring, his young mind trying to process what he was seeing. An Angel? Mom and dad, fighting? It was too much to take in at once! Smiling evilly, Raynare formed a light spear, and threw it into the stove, causing it to explode and blaze. Anthony just backed up, his instincts telling him to get the hell outta there, and he booked it. His home burned to the ground as Raynare's laughter echoed in his ears...

-END FLASHBACK-

Anthony's fist tightened, hard. Tears started falling down his face again... the light of his Sacred Gear flickering.

"That's quite enough, Raynare" said Rias, making herself known.

"Oh, look; if it isn't the Red Crimson Princess herself, Rias Gremory. To what do I owe this wonderful audience?" Asked Raynare, venom oozing out of her voice.

"You've toyed with my servants emotions long enough. I'll..." Rias said, but a sudden spike of raw power stopped them both. It originated from...

[BOOST!]

"... You... killed... my family..."

[BOOST!]

"Ruined... my life..."

[BOOST!]

"Betrayed... my trust..."

[BOOST!]

"Incasinato... my childhood..."

[BOOST!]

Both Rias and Raynare, as well as the recovering Kiba and Koneko, FELT the change in Anthony's power. Not only was he getting stronger... he was getting angrier. His head was down, so they couldn't see his face. "Impossible... I modified your memories, how do you remember that?" Asked Raynare, her body shaking.

Anthony just continued to growl, trying to control his temper. "YOU... took EVERYTHING... from MEEEEEEE... just to... get your... MICIO WET?!"

[BOOOOOOOOOOST!]

Anthony was now flaring with raw, unadulterated power... that, and fury. Raynare began to back up, she was now scared, and still didn't understand how a little Twice Critical could do all this. Sure, Sacred Gears get stronger based on its owners emotions... but still, Twice Critical was one of the weakest Gears! There's no possible way that one could contain such an enormous level of power. As soon as her foot stepped backward, Anthony's head shot up and locked onto Raynare, pure rage on his face and eyes! Panicking, she once again levitated multiple spears of light and threw them at Anthony...

SHATTER! (8x)

None of them got even an inch close to his flesh, they shattered on mere contact with his power! Knowing she was now outmatched big time, Raynare turned to fly off. Sadly for her, Anthony was still in promotion as a Knight, and grabbed her leg tightly. "Non iniziare quello che non puoi FINIRE!"

KA-POOOOOOW! CRASH!

Slamming his Sacred Gear right into her side, Anthony launched Raynare into a wall. Her ribs broke, and one of her wings were bent. She immediately tried healing herself but this time around, these injuries were more severe than the others. Before she could blink, Anthony clutched her neck with his right hand (not enough to choke her, but hold her down) and started hitting her... over and over again. Every time he punched her, it felt like she would break apart on the next hit, so she sped up the healing to her fullest extent. Anthony didn't have the strength of a Rook or Queen, but his speed of a Knight let him punch her at a rapid pace. With every 4 punches he gave, he would boost up.

He didn't want to stop... couldn't stop. Anthony was now like a rabid animal, not going to stop until his prey was subdued or killed. He no longer cared what he was doing, he just needed something to take his anger and sadness out on, and Raynare was the perfect punching bag. Even with the Twilight Healing, Anthony caused more damage to her body than she could repair. As she looked into Anthony's eyes, she could've sworn she saw a transparent image of a dragon... though it might have just been a hallucination out of fear.

She needed an alternative... something to get him to stop and distract him long enough. Pulling back after the 29th punch, Anthony prepared to strike again...

"Anthony!"

Anthony stopped himself. Raynare had the audacity to change into her Yuuma persona. "I'm sorry... I really am! Like I said, I didn't want to kill you, but I had no choice! I truly loved our date, Anthony... and you. If I really didn't love you, why do you think I spared you all those times? It's because you really showed me a good time, I couldn't kill you... it broke my heart. I love you, Anthony. Please understand, Azazel's the leader, I couldn't go against him. But with you... I can leave it all behind... we can be together, forever..." Yuuma/Raynare said, also crying while she spoke.

"I... I..." Anthony stuttered.

...

...

...

"I know the game..."

Yuuma/Raynare gasped.

[EXPLOSION!] The Gear's gem glowed bright-green with power. "Resquieta in pace, sole al tramonto" said Anthony and with a roar, he continued his attack as Yuuma/Raynare screamed.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

He and Yuuma/Raynare were engulfed in green light, and the harsh blow generated a huge wind, blowing the clothes of the other members of the ORC. When it faded away, the wall was completely destroyed with Anthony's Sacred Geared fist in the middle of it... all that remained of the Fallen Angel... was the Twilight Healing on the floor... and black feathers raining around.

Raynare... was no more...

Tired, Anthony deactivated his Gear, but he still had one thing left to do. Picking up the Twilight Healing, he ran over to where the deceased Asia laid, and slipped the rings of her gear on his fingers. "Come on, Asia. Come on!" He ordered, using the gear to try and bring Asia back somehow. Of course, it didn't work but still... he had to try. The rest of the ORC watched as Anthony did this. Once he realized his effort was futile, he took off the ring and gave them back to Asia's corpse.

"Once the Sacred Gear leaves the body, its like pulling the heart from its strings... I'm sorry, Anthony... she's gone" said Rias, honestly feeling bad for her newest servant.

He was on her, grabbing her shoulders and pulled her face up to his. "Bring her back" was all Anthony said, not blinking.

"Anthony, I..." Rias was saying, but Anthony quickly interjected. "PLEASE! Rias..." Anthony sobbed, putting his head down. He was so exhausted, that he could barely stand anymore, his face also landed in her bust.

"My mom... my dad... she's all I have left... please... bring her back..." Anthony begged, but then lost consciousness and slumped over. He boosted too many times and used way too much power from his Gear.

His battle with the Fallen actually explained allot. This wasn't a Twice Critical, but a Longinus... the Boosted Gear, otherwise known as the Red Dragon. No Twice Critical was capable of that power and even if it was, it would have destroyed itself in the process. Rias will have to explain this to Anthony when he wakes up. As Kiba and Koneko took the young Italian off of their King, she eyed Asia's still form before making a decision...

-TIME BREAK-

*BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!*

CLICK!

"Ugh... feel like merdaaaaaaaaaaaaa" groaned Anthony, waking up. After stretching his muscles, he got out of bed to brush his teeth and stuff. As soon as he exited the room however, he smelled something good. Was Rias making him breakfast this time? When he got downstairs, he looked at the person in the kitchen... did Rias dye her hair yellow? No wait, could that be...? "Hmmm? Oh, buongiorno Anthony; I..." Before 'Rias' could finish, Anthony rushed over and hugged her tight. "Asia... thank God... your alive. I'm so happy. Your home" he cried, tears of joy streaming down his face.

At Kuoh Academy...

BANG!

Anthony slammed the door of the ORC open, seeing Rias drinking some hot tea. "Oh, good morning. Sorry I didn't sleep with you last night, I..." she said, but stopped when Anthony rushed over and hugged her just like he did to Asia this morning. Rias dropped her tea as a result, but she could always get more.

"Thank you... thank you, so much..." Anthony cried again. Rias couldn't help but blush, she didn't expect him to be THIS happy.

"Your... your welcome. Would you mind having a seat, there's something I need to speak to you about" said Rias.

"Oh... sorry" Anthony apologized, but he couldn't contain his happiness. Taking a seat on the opposite sofa, he and Rias got down to business.

"As you already know, once a Devil decides to reincarnate a human, Evil Pieces are used to bring them back to life" said Rias.

"Except this guy, did you ever figure out why yet?" Anthony said, thumb pointing to himself.

"Unfortunately no, but I have a theory it might have something to do with your Sacred Gear" said Rias.

"My Gear?" Asked Anthony, looking at his hand were his item was stored.

"Anthony, did I ever tell you how many pieces I used to revive you?" Asked Rias, getting off her sofa and sitting on the arm of the one Anthony was at.

"Um... no, just that I'm a Pawn. So you can have 7 more, right?" Asked Anthony. He then started blushing when Rias wrapped her arms around his neck from behind him, her breasts against him.

"Your the only Pawn I'll ever need, or want. To be honest, before reviving you; I had a Rook, a Bishop, a Knight and all 8 of my Pawns" she said.

"All eight... so you used all of them... on me?" Asked Anthony, reading the content clues on her choice of words.

"I didn't have a choice, you only responded with all 8 of my Pawns, so I knew there was something special about you. Plus, your battle with Raynare proved it, your Sacred Gear isn't a Twice Critical... but in fact, the Boosted Gear. One of the 13 Longinus, also known as the Red Dragon Emperor, and one of the most powerful Gears in existence" Rias explained, her head resting on Anthony's shoulder.

"Boosted Gear, huh?" He asked, looking down at his hand again. So... he had this special Gear all along? Sounded pretty badass. He then felt his chin being turned to face Rias.

"The Crimson Princess, Rias Gremory; and the Red Dragon Emperor, Anthony Messuri... match made in hell, isn't it?" Said Rias.

"Hard to argue with that logic" Anthony smiled.

"Well, I suppose I should stop coddling you, or our newest member will become jealous" winked Rias.

"Excuse me?" Asked Anthony, cocking an eyebrow and not understanding what Rias meant.

"Um... Anthony... what's going on?" Asked the innocent voice of...

"Asia?! What are you doing here?... and why are you wearing that?" Asked Anthony, seeing Asia was wearing the Kuoh Academy uniform.

"It's ok, she's prettier than I am... and will probably do things I wouldn't do..." Asia said. Anthony now felt embarrassed, what the hell brought up THIS conversation?

"W-What'cha talking about? Of course your a pretty girl, Asia! Just look at you, your cadavere stupendo!" Anthony said, though he's never seen this side of Asia before so he wasn't sure how to react.

"Like I said, no need for her to get jealous" said Rias.

"I'm not jealous, I'm just insecure! Dear Lord, please forgive my sin of lust and... GAAAAAAAAAH!" Said Asia, then she started praying and it didn't go well.

"Asia! Sorry, since your a Devil, you can't pray anymore" said Anthony, helping his childhood friend back up.

"Oooooooh, but you were this morning..." she whined.

"That's because he's not a Devil, my dear. Anthony's still as human as the day he was born" said Rias.

"I know... God's probably angry at me for changing into a Devil, huh?" Said Asia.

"How do you feel about it?" Asked Rias.

"No regrets. As long as I'm with Anthony, I can take on anything!" Asia said, cheerfully. Rias found the former nuns innocence contagious, even she felt whenever Anthony was around... where did that come from?! "By the way, what do you think?" Asked Asia, twirling around for Anthony to get a good look at her new clothes.

"Like I said, fantasico! Tomato-Head here's got nothing on you" said Anthony, giving Asia a thumbs-up.

"Excuse me?" Asked Rias, narrowing her eyes at Anthony, but he didn't show any fear.

"Invidioso much?" Asked Anthony, winking at Rias.

"Humph, asshole" said Rias, smiling at Anthony, knowing she got caught. Akeno, Kiba and Koneko then walked into the room; with the Queen pushing a tiny cart with cake on it that read: Welcome Asia! Anthony wasn't gonna lie, it was pretty cute.

He didn't know what to expect next with this strange group of friends he made, but one thing was for sure... it'll be one HELLUVA ride!

Anthony's Italian Dictionary:

1) Spesso: means "often"

2) Ultima Possibilità: means "last chance"

3) Dannazione: means "Goddammit"

4) Codardo: means "coward"

5) Non ti preoccupare: means "don't worry"

6) Proprio Adesso: means "right now"

7) Dolcezza: means "gentleness"

8) Resta Con Me: means "stay with me"

9) Non Parlare Così: means "don't talk like that"

10) Passa Attraverso Di Me: means "goes right through me"

11) Moriresti Per Me: means "would you die for me"

12) Miele? Chi c'è? Oh, Abbiamo Un Ospite. Benvenuto, Benvenuto: means "honey? who's there? Oh, we have a guest. Welcome, welcome"

13) Piaceri Tutti Miei, Tesoro. Ti Dispiace Chiamare Antonio Per Cena: means "pleasures all mine, sweetheart. You mind calling Anthony down for dinner"

14) Incasinato: means "fucked up"

15) Micio: means "pussy"

16) Non Iniziare Quello Che Non Puoi Finire: means "don't start what you can't finish"

17) Sole Al Tramonto: means "setting sun"

18) Merda: means "shit"

19) Buongirono: means "good morning"

20) Cadavere Stupendo: means "drop-dead gorgeous"

21) Fantastico: means "fantastic"

22) Invidioso: can mean "jealous" or "envious"